tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550542818993957125.post3246459157225935168..comments2023-10-30T09:19:50.592+00:00Comments on The Beauty Offensive: Oh FFSseahorsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04006649663400552591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550542818993957125.post-77343067666189532682009-02-01T00:24:00.000+00:002009-02-01T00:24:00.000+00:00Do you know that never even occurred to me? But no...Do you know that never even occurred to me? But now, watching the video again I am struck by the accordion player's phallic emphasis. And there was me thinking he was pining for his electric guitar and latex.<BR/><BR/>It's fascinating how these old tunes/stories etc take on multiple meanings. It's probably because they are so ambiguous in the first place.<BR/><BR/>So did I get it wrong then? Is the brig in fact 'back in your trousers'???seahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006649663400552591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550542818993957125.post-79824077571364697572009-01-31T09:34:00.000+00:002009-01-31T09:34:00.000+00:00I thought it was all about booze-droop. Seriously....I thought it was all about booze-droop. Seriously. So it was "Put him in the <I>long boat</I>, til he's sober", "Take him and shake him and try to wake him", that kind of thing. And then "Hooray and up she rises" presumably referring to the intended outcome. So not about drunkenness per se, but the after-effects on sexual performance, early in the (next) morning. <BR/><BR/>Am I wrong? I've understood this to be the case since I was old enough to understand the concept. However, it could be something out of Freud's <I>Interpretation of Sea-Shanties</I>...<BR/><BR/>Not that it matters, as it makes sense being about an actual drunken sailor. We sang "Puff the Magic Dragon" at primary school.The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.com