11-09-2018, 02:50 PM
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carpe musicam
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Originally Posted by rostasi
Mickey Thomas (the vocalist): "When the song went to No. 1, I said to Bernie [Taupin, one of the writers],
"More than ever, people are gonna ask what ‘Marconi plays the mamba’ means." He said, “I have no fucking idea, mate.”
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Well I can only guess if the record company knew what Taupin meant they would have black-listed him. He just took the fifth to keep his job.
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Originally Posted by mord
Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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"it counts in our hearts" ?ºº?
“I have nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion.” Jack Kerouac.
“If one listens to the wrong kind of music, he will become the wrong kind of person.” Aristotle.
"If you tried to give Rock and Roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." John Lennon
"I look for ambiguity when I'm writing because life is ambiguous." Keith Richards
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