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Re: Short Skirt and a Long Jacket (no OtR)
> Perhaps I'm judging prematurely, but this song actually made me kind of
> disappointed in Cake. It smacks of the current socially acceptable trend
> of mentioning a few "PC" things you like about a girl/women in general,
> and then using that as an excuse to throw out the stuff you really want,
> i.e. short skirt and what not. Sure, there are plenty of "artists" out
> there that disrespect women much much more, but I *knew* they weren't
> cool. Like I said, this comes from disappointment with a band I thought
> I really liked. I remember the first time I heard Frank Sinatra (from
> Fashion Nugget), I loved it. I love a lot of other songs on that album
> too. So I *want* to like them! I don't know, I'm probably not being very
> fair to Cake, but this was what struck me when I first heard the song
> you mentioned and you asked for comments. :)
So I did, however, I may be wrong, but I didn't take anything from this but
a fun song that was just pointing out that there *isn't* the girl "With
fingernails that shine like justice", nothing more nothing less. Rocket
Scientists, or Detweiler's they are not, but fun stuff it is to my ears.
Still wondering what they are like live.....anyone, anyone??
http://www.angelfire.com/rock/lotsoflyrics/shortskirtlongjacket.html
out here going the distance going for speed,
Barry
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