Robert Palmer's "Johnny & Mary": C or D?

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Classic

20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 26 May 2022 23:03 (one year ago) link

Just heard this song in the wild the other week, I think on a restaurant patio, I was very pleased.

Maybe in fact the best song

a legible shriek (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 27 May 2022 02:58 (one year ago) link

Johnny says he’s willing to learn
Then he decides
He’s a fool

is this a gag or... (it's when not then)

buffalo tomozzarella (ledge), Friday, 27 May 2022 07:53 (one year ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgBGDv

buffalo tomozzarella (ledge), Friday, 27 May 2022 09:46 (one year ago) link

hmmm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W35Kjuspn4

buffalo tomozzarella (ledge), Friday, 27 May 2022 09:47 (one year ago) link

is this that rarest thing: agreement across all ilxor?

mark s, Friday, 27 May 2022 10:27 (one year ago) link

“Ça plane pour moi” maybe?

20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 May 2022 10:37 (one year ago) link

_Johnny says he’s willing to learn
Then he decides
He’s a fool_

is this a gag or... (it's when not then)

I heard it as “then,” looked it up and saw “when.” Listened again a few more times, still leaned towards “then.” Probably it really is “when,” that makes more mundane logical sense. But to me “then” would make for a better lyric, packs more emotional punch, is almost a Dylanism.

20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 May 2022 10:41 (one year ago) link

Johnny says he'll live anywhere
Then he earns time to

Yay for Johnny and his exciting new life, wonder where he's gonna move to!

buffalo tomozzarella (ledge), Friday, 27 May 2022 10:46 (one year ago) link

Okay that one is obviously “when.”

20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 May 2022 10:49 (one year ago) link

On Spotify the lyrics thinking has moronic quotes around the second part of both those phrases, as if Johnny is referring to himself in the third person.

20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 May 2022 10:54 (one year ago) link

I’m not going to go to the matte on this, you and Spotify are no doubt right. And thanks for the tv spot.

20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 May 2022 10:56 (one year ago) link


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