Subj : Re: Records
To   : Blue White
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Oct 01 2022 12:03:48

  Re: Re: Records
  By: Blue White to Nightfox on Fri Sep 30 2022 03:58 pm

 NR>> but then again, so does Canada since "faggot"
 NR>> wasn't permitted on the record :)

 Ni>> Yeah, I thought it was weird that he used that word in the lyrics.

 BW> If you know the background, it is not. They were making fun of the people
 BW> who call rock starts names like faggot because they don't see rock stars
 BW> as manly men like they see themselves. I am guessing it was worse for hair
 BW> bands, which Dire Sraits was not.

Ah, that's true, I knew the song's lyrics were from some movers moving some things into a building and watching a music video on TV.  Still, I can see how people might not like hearing that word, and possibly misunderstanding the song too.

Nightfox
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