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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-10 05:25 PM
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-10 06:05 PM
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1. " ... I wrote in about fifteen minutes one night. I thought it was cute; a kind of old thirties tune
I guess a key and a lock have always been Freudian symbols, and pretty obvious ones at that. There was no deep serious expression behind the song, but people read things into it. They made up incredible stories as to what the lyrics said and what the song meant. In some places, it was even banned from the radio ... It had great shock value, dropped in the middle of one of my concerts. I'd be singing along about Suffering and the Trials of Man, and then suddenly, 'I've got a brand-new pair of roller skates...' It had a great effect. After it became a hit, though, the fun kind of wore off, at least for me ..." http://www.superseventies.com/1972_4singles.html
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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-10 06:10 PM
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2. Did you all know that Melanie still has a dedicated following
here and especially in Europe and has all along..

http://www.melaniesmusic.com/


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