https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifty_Henry
― omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 May 2018 02:16 (five years ago) link
Penelope Tree - in the Felt song of that name.
Lucia Pamela - in Stereolab's song International Colouring Contest.
― Grandpont Genie, Saturday, 26 May 2018 05:09 (five years ago) link
Yes, Penelope Tree got me as well, thanks
― omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 May 2018 12:06 (five years ago) link
I wonder why Leiber & Stoller placed Shifty Henry in prison, I don't see that as part of his bio. At least the Purple Gang you'd expect to be there.
― Josefa, Saturday, 26 May 2018 14:17 (five years ago) link
Naum Gabo from the Uj3rk5 song
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Saturday, 26 May 2018 14:36 (five years ago) link
Is this the “songs that contain characters that you later realized were real people” thread ?
― calstars, Saturday, 26 May 2018 16:44 (five years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Shelton
― the bhagwanadook (symsymsym), Saturday, 26 May 2018 16:54 (five years ago) link
^excellent
― omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 May 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
― omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 May 2018 21:40 (five years ago) link
"you know who was a great help, was Dick Rising, Capitol Records representative...one of the greatest guys I've ever met in my life
https://i.imgur.com/obBPO3r.jpg
verdict: Dick Rising was a real person, but Brian's motive for mentioning him was something like 10% "gosh, what a nice guy" and 90% "teeheehee what a funny name"
― ilxor-com-dog-meat-drawer-7-840-x-600.jpg (unregistered), Sunday, 29 July 2018 00:20 (five years ago) link
admission: I didn't know who Brian Wilson was when I first heard the Barenaked Ladies' "Brian Wilson" in the early '00s
― ilxor-com-dog-meat-drawer-7-840-x-600.jpg (unregistered), Sunday, 29 July 2018 00:22 (five years ago) link