Max Bygraves: a Faux Pas
Imagine my mortified embarrassment as I realised, midway through a rendition of When You Come to the End of a Lollipop to a group of four-year-olds, that it was a song stuffed with doubles entendres and not a cute song about sweeties as I had previously assumed.
The fearsome vibes emanating from their Montessori teacher were what did it.
The fearsome vibes emanating from their Montessori teacher were what did it.
posted by Helen McCookerybook at Tuesday, February 24, 2009
3 Comments:
Oh no! That's really funny though even so!
I read this today and thought of your "Lollipop" blindness:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/feb/26/broadcasting-regulations-offensive-language
I think the Swedish author of the article may have not been the best person to spot inuendo; she seems to miss some in the quotes she used. Personally I find Zappa's "Bobby Brown" totally offensive; he degenerated into poop jokes, misogyny and homophobia. Wanker.
Phil.
I am sure I am not the only person in the world who is or was totally naive about these things.
Even five years ago, a shocked (and experienced in more ways than one) lecturer at the University of the West told me that 'Rock'n'roll is slang for sex, you know!'.
I was equally shocked that he'd go so far through his rock'n'roll life without realising!
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