November 13, 2007
Cup an Ear
We've been having this semi-ongoing debate with a young barista at our local Hollywood Starbucks re song lyrics. He can't listen to songs with bad lyrics and we don't let bad lyrics get in the way if the music's good. The topic first raised its ugly head when the coffee-shop chain began selling the Robert Plant-Allison Krauss duet album Raising Sand. We were anxious to give the disc a listen but he was reluctant, having never liked Led Zeppelin's lyrics. Then today, College Humor posted The Rocker's Pocket Guide to Sentences That Do and Do Not Rock, including this bit of Zeppeliniana:
ROCKING SENTENCE:
Do, squeeze, squeeze me, baby, until the juice runs down my leg
The way you squeeze my lemon-a
I'm gonna fall right outta bed, 'ed, 'ed, bed, yeah
– Led Zeppelin, "The Lemon Song"
NON-ROCKING SENTENCE:
Give me a handjob, baby, and continue that handjob until I come on my feet. Also, my dick's name is "Lemon."
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