Do y'all like Piña Coladas?

[Undertoad]

The song is a clear attempt to latch onto the zeitgeist of its time. What will become a successful pop song? Mentioning what has been said, that has not been said before, picking up the style of the day. Amongst the fresh tags in 1979's stylesheet: personal ads; pina coladas; health food; yoga; and calling your girlfriend the "old lady". The song is offensive for pandering to such things in such an obvious manner. It's a trick to get you to listen to it.

Mr Holmes had previously made his bones by writing a much more offensive "story song". It was called "Timothy". It was about cannibalism.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

The song is a clear attempt to latch onto the zeitgeist of its time. What will become a successful pop song? Mentioning what has been said, that has not been said before, picking up the style of the day. Amongst the fresh tags in 1979's stylesheet: personal ads; pina coladas; health food; yoga; and calling your girlfriend the "old lady". The song is offensive for pandering to such things in such an obvious manner. It's a trick to get you to listen to it.

Yes, I like Red Bull and vodkas,
gettin' caught in hurricanes,
Doin' kundalini yoga,
for fibromyalgia pain...

[SamIam]

If we're talking about songs that breed fear and loathing, I vote for "Afternoon Delight." It flooded the airwaves when it first came out, and everytime I heard it, I switched to the classical music station. Nothing like a little Vivaldi to calm the nerves.

Oh, and for you young 'uns, here's a sample of the lyrics:

Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always though a fish could not be caught who wouldn't bite
But you've got some bait a waitin' and I think I might try nibbling
A little afternoon delight.

[sweetwater]

::singing softly to myself::

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