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|    gilwood3@yahoo.com to Matt Schlabach    |
|    Re: Song reference not mentioned in "Bil    |
|    01 Aug 19 13:24:44    |
      On Friday, March 17, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Matt Schlabach wrote:       > Hello.       >       > I was listening to Billy the Mountain, and towards the end of the song is       > the portion whose lyrics read:       >       > do-do-do do-do-doot doot do-do-do ... ... I'm so hip ... beef pies ... he       > was born next to the beef pies, underneath Joni Mitchell's autographed       > picture, right beside Elliot Robert's big bank book, next to the boat where       > Crosby flushed away all his stash and the cops got him in the boat and drove       > away, to the can where Neil Young slipped another disc ...       > Frozen (something) pie       > Frozen (something) pie       > Frozen (something) pie       > And that was the main influence on him       > The influence of a frozen beef pie.       >       > I didn't think too much of it at first, but then I was driving some people       > somewhere when a song came on the classic rock radio station that sounded       > EXACTLY like that part of the song. It was quite interesting. I was so       > surprised that I almost crashed into the back of a car that was stopped in       > front of me.       >       > But I couldn't find out what song it was that FZ was making fun of. None of       > the FAQs, or the Notes N' Comments sections of Zappa websites have mentioned       > it.       >       > I would like to know the group and the song title that was being parodied in       > that part of the song. If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about,       > you can check it out on the Just Another Band from L.A. album, or the       > Playground Psychotics album. It appears more than halfway into the song,       > and it starts with the "do-do-do do-do-doot doot do-do-do" part. From what       > I recall of the song on the radio, it had a folk feel to it, with acoustic       > guitars and whatnot.       >       > Thanks for any help,       >       > The Deej       >       > fhoepf@mail.utexas.edu              You must be young ... That part made us laugh the most. Its "Crosby still       BLAH BLAH Suite:Judy Blue Eyes"              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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