Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (10/06/89)
Really-From: rdg@hpfcmi.hp.com I've got a question about the song "Keeping me Waiting" that appears on the Cathy Demos. There's a line that goes something like: I've seen many strange things/shooting stars, stars and stripes Is the phrase "stars and stripes" supposed to mean the USA, and if so, why exactly does she consider is _strange_? Or am I just reading too much into the lyric? Maybe somebody can find an interview to shed some light on this... ;-) ;-) Rob Gardner hplabs!hpfcmr!rdg Hewlett Packard or rdg%hpfcmr@hplabs.hp.com Fort Collins, Colorado 303-229-2048 80525-9599 "Ask me about Home Brewing"
CCJS@cc.nu.oz (James Smith) (10/12/89)
Rob Gardner writes: > I've got a question about the song "Keeping me Waiting" that appears > on the Cathy Demos. There's a line that goes something like: > > I've seen many strange things/shooting stars, stars and stripes > > Is the phrase "stars and stripes" supposed to mean the USA, and if so, > why exactly does she consider is _strange_? Keeping Me Waiting is set on the moon. One of the things you would see on the moon is an American flag. Which, when you think about it, is rather a strange thing to see on the moon. Jim -- James Smith, Computing Centre, University of Newcastle, ccjs@cc.nu.oz.au "Who's for dinner? Shall we draw lots, boys?" -- _Asterix at the Olympic Games_
Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (10/13/89)
Really-From: James Smith <munnari!cc.nu.oz.au!CCJS@uunet.UU.NET> Path: cc!ccjs From: CCJS@cc.nu.oz (James Smith) Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa Subject: Re: Keeping Me Waiting Message-ID: <9726@cc.nu.oz> Date: 12 Oct 89 10:32:16 EST References: <8910060009.AA06712@hpfcmi.HP.COM> Organization: University of Newcastle Lines: 20 Rob Gardner writes: > I've got a question about the song "Keeping me Waiting" that appears > on the Cathy Demos. There's a line that goes something like: > > I've seen many strange things/shooting stars, stars and stripes > > Is the phrase "stars and stripes" supposed to mean the USA, and if so, > why exactly does she consider is _strange_? Keeping Me Waiting is set on the moon. One of the things you would see on the moon is an American flag. Which, when you think about it, is rather a strange thing to see on the moon. Jim -- James Smith, Computing Centre, University of Newcastle, ccjs@cc.nu.oz.au "Who's for dinner? Shall we draw lots, boys?" -- _Asterix at the Olympic Games_
Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (10/13/89)
Really-From: munnari!wraith.cs.uow.oz.au!stephen@uunet.UU.NET (The Mighty Ogbo) In article <8910060009.AA06712@hpfcmi.HP.COM>, Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU writes: > Really-From: rdg@hpfcmi.hp.com > > > I've got a question about the song "Keeping me Waiting" that appears > on the Cathy Demos. There's a line that goes something like: > > I've seen many strange things/shooting stars, stars and stripes > > Is the phrase "stars and stripes" supposed to mean the USA, and if so, > why exactly does she consider is _strange_? Oh no, someone called the Americans _strange_. Must agree with Kate here. You have a weird culture. We have a saying here, generally used after watching some weird US news story - "only in America..." :-) Never mind, I'm sure you'll all get over it. Let's hope you can survive it! Fortunately, all the best music from overseas (relative to Oz.) comes from the UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Nicholson (The Mighty Ogbo) stephen@wraith.cs.uow.oz "I'll bet you're the sort of bloke who pulls his undies out of his bum with his finger when he's talking to someone..." - Black Alice - "Sons of Steel" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (10/15/89)
Really-From: donley@blake.acs.washington.edu (Erik Olson) >Really-From: munnari!wraith.cs.uow.oz.au!stephen@uunet.UU.NET (The Mighty Ogbo) > >Oh no, someone called the Americans _strange_. Must agree with Kate here. You >have a weird culture. We have a saying here, generally used after watching some >weird US news story - "only in America..." :-) Yeah, and we Americans see a weird story, we say "Only in LA..." - Eo