Songs about masturbation?

[-Jar-]

"Pink Thing" by XTC.

Though this song is more about the "object" and not the "verb"

-jar

[richmon]

What's the ultimate insult ?
You're master baiting and your hand falls asleep!

Aren't Frankie goes to Hollywood 'Relax' and Devo's 'whip it' about that? Or am I sick and twisted. Don't answer that.

[GMichael]

Michael Jackson's Beat it?

[JohnMichael]

Michael Jackson's Beat it?

If only he followed his own advice he would not have had all those troubles.

[Dusty Chalk]

Aren't Frankie goes to Hollywood 'Relax' and Devo's 'whip it' about that? Or am I sick and twisted. Don't answer that.

I don't think they're about masturbating so much as just plain about having sex. Maybe kinky sex, but not solo sex.

According to the band, that "one song" is not about masturbation after all. I'm not sure I believe it.

Which one? The Vapors one? Yeah, it is, I don't care if they deny it.

[Stone]

Which one? The Vapors one? Yeah, it is, I don't care if they deny it.

Yup. That be the one.

[DariusNYC]

"Pink Thing" by XTC.

Though this song is more about the "object" and not the "verb"

-jar

I always thought that song was about Andy Partidge's baby. Can an XTC expert weigh in?

[Davey]

I always thought that song was about Andy Partidge's baby.

And I always thought "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was inspired by a drawing Julian did about his friend Lucy. Imagine my shock when it was pointed out to me that there may have been an illicit drug reference hidden in there

[GMichael]

And I always thought "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was just about a drawing Julian did of his friend Lucy. Imagine my shock when it was pointed out to me that there may have been an illicit drug refernce hidden in there

Huh? No....... Say it aint so....!

[Troy]

Sandy Koufax- Yazbek
My Best Friend- Jellyfish

I always thought Pink Thing was about a baby too . . .

[jrhymeammo]

And I always thought "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was inspired by a drawing Julian did about his friend Lucy. Imagine my shock when it was pointed out to me that there may have been an illicit drug reference hidden in there

John Lennon absolutely denied that song had LSD reference. I think he said it was about a drawing his son made. It had a lady up in a sky and said her name was Lucy. So John wrote a song about it while Yoko............. well she was Yoko.

[Davey]

So John wrote a song about it while Yoko............. well she was Yoko.

Well, not to get too picky, but I don't think Yoko came along until a bit later. The whole point is that sure, songs can be inspired by anything and it's a nice backstory with the drawing and the girl with diamonds and all, but John Lennon was a very bright guy and so I'm sure he intentionally wove those images from his son, and from Alice In Wonderland, and from his own strange trips, in a way that would leave it open to interpretation. I mean, even Paul thinks it's about LSD

Same with Pink Thing. Who'd seriously call their newborn "pink thing" unless they were just trying to be cute and coy? Have you read the lyrics?

I want to take you out and show you to the girls

When I stroke your head I feel a hundred heartbeats high

Don't you think it's time you met some female pink thing?

So why is it I'm happy when there's tears down in your eye?

[Troy]

Sure, Pink Thing is clearly a double meaning, purely intentional. XTC did that a lot, "My Bird can Sing", "Knuckle Down" etc.

Pink Thing always reminded me of that 50s Ames Brothers gem "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" cuz it had the same sorta tone.

[BradH]

Sure, Pink Thing is clearly a double meaning, purely intentional. XTC did that a lot, "My Bird can Sing", "Knuckle Down" etc.

Here's Andy Partridge:

"Harry was called Pink Thing when he was born but I love my d!ck and I'm not afraid to tell people. So it's about both."

Any questions?

Re: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

Julian brought home a picture he drew in school. John saw it and the conversation went something like this:

Who's that?

My friend, Lucy.

What are those?

Diamonds.

Lennon titled it like the old masters, "Vase in the Sun with Fruit" or whatever. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, no acronym intended. I never heard McCartney say it stood for LSD, just the opposite. He tells the same story as Lennon. It's dumb to think they would lie about this song for years when, just a few months after Sgt. Pepper's, McCartney admitted to the press he had taken LSD. Also, Paul has no problem stating "Got To Get You Into My Life" was about marijuana.

Here's Lucy. Notice the similarity to the cover for Walls And Bridges, another of Julian's school drawings.

[hifitommy]

from the 60s!

[bobsticks]

What does it say about the forum that this is the fourth most viewed thread in the last six months?

For the curious it has been superceded only by "Beatles--Yes or No, Dusty's LOTW, and What is Spinning?.

[jrhymeammo]

What does it say about the forum that this is the fourth most viewed thread in the last six months?

For the curious it has been superceded only by "Beatles--Yes or No, Dusty's LOTW, and What is Spinning?.

I'm kinda bummed out that "Songs about the Big Ladies" didnt become everyone's favorite thread. If I knew more, I would post but ah well.
Answer to your question bobsticks, I decided to say F'it ever since AR.com sold out to BestBuy(actually are they still advertising?). We promote good sound, then we see some ads by Orb Audio. Kinda goes against what everyone believes in. But, if that's gonna keep this site operational, then I guess it's not too bad... I dont know. Dont get me wrong, it's still a great place to learn about audio and gears(I still don know crap). How about starting a thread, "What *&^%$ should I buy"

JRA

[Dusty Chalk]

What does it say about the forum that this is the fourth most viewed thread in the last six months?

For the curious it has been superceded only by "Beatles--Yes or No, Dusty's LOTW, and What is Spinning?.

I think there's something weird about the counting system. It seems the longest threads have the most "hits" -- is that right? Or are they counting a hit for each post, so if you view a thread that has 53 messages, you add 53 hits to its hitcount?

[BradH]

John Lennon absolutely denied that song had LSD reference.

Ah, here's the confusion. I read too much into that. What Lennon denied was the title was an acronym for LSD but It's an acid song, just like Yellow Submarine. Most acid songs didn't have direct references to the drug itself.

Let's see, today on RR we've covered acid, masturbation and classical music. That's a helluva combination...I guess.

For the record, I have never been abducted by a UFO.

But I think it's a very probing issue.

[Davey]

But I think it's a very probing issue.

Kind of like that Frankie Goes To Hollywood song our old buddy richmon mentioned up above. Relax. Yeah, I doubt he was singing about a UFO experience, but I do think there was some probing on his mind. Not that there's anything wrong with that ...