In a message dated 3/10/01 6:47:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< How about, "C'mon, let me show you where it's at...the name of the place
is I
like it like that"...forget the song title, and it might have even been after
Mamas & Papa's... >>
Hey, Bob, I believe the name of the song is, um, 'I Like It Like That' by the
Dave Clark 5.
:-) I think the song came out a couple of years before the Mamas and Papas
hit the charts, maybe '65 or '66? And while we're at it, does anyone remember
a mid- to late-'60s music show hosted by Lloyd Thaxton -- from LA, I think --
called 'Where It's At?' I'm pretty sure they used this song to open every
episode. And to really come full circle, this show was where I saw the Mamas
and the Papas for the first time, when they we first becoming famous. I
remember it like it was 35 years ago.
Regarding the list's discussion of Joni's grammar, I think her grammar is
always perfect, whether it's correct or not. Joni's no slouch -- she chooses
her words like a poet. When the woman in 'The Last Time I Saw Richard' says
"Constantly in darkness, where's that at," Joni's choice of words tells us
so much about this woman -- she's quick, witty, she speaks in a hip and
slangy way, and her relationship to Richard has gone so far down the tubes,
she's being cutting and sarcastic with him. How many other songwriters could
accomplish so much with just six words? When this brilliant line came into
Joni's head, I don't think she was too worried about dangling prepositions.
;-)
But then again, I suppose they probably discuss correct capialzation on the
k. d. laing and e. e. cummings lists!
Have a great weekend,
--Bob
NPIMH: 'Down to Youse'
