Morning glory is slang for an involuntary erection. The girl was in a pornographic magazine and he was fantasizing about her. The “bullet in her eye” reference could have been the result of him pleasuring himself and inadvertently getting something on the page in the area of her eye. This theme of fantasizing about unobtainable women runs through much of The Turtles’ work. At the time of release, many radio stations refused to play the song because they thought the song was about drug use. It’s a little amusing to think that the band would have been quick to say that the song was not about drugs, but would have likely stopped short of explaining what the lyrics actually meant for fear of just bringing up another reason that some may have felt also deemed it inappropriate to play on the radio. Anyway, it’s a great song and I can’t believe that I’m the only one here that has commented on it.
Morning glory is slang for an involuntary erection. The girl was in a pornographic magazine and he was fantasizing about her. The “bullet in her eye” reference could have been the result of him pleasuring himself and inadvertently getting something on the page in the area of her eye. This theme of fantasizing about unobtainable women runs through much of The Turtles’ work. At the time of release, many radio stations refused to play the song because they thought the song was about drug use. It’s a little amusing to think that the band would have been quick to say that the song was not about drugs, but would have likely stopped short of explaining what the lyrics actually meant for fear of just bringing up another reason that some may have felt also deemed it inappropriate to play on the radio. Anyway, it’s a great song and I can’t believe that I’m the only one here that has commented on it.
@Jeffro2 Glad to see someone else appreciate this song!
@Jeffro2 Glad to see someone else appreciate this song!
@Jeffro2 Glad to see someone else appreciate this song!
@Jeffro2 Glad to see someone else appreciate this song!