Comments on: SWEET AND DANDY (1972) http://www.eoinbutler.com/home/sweet-and-dandy-1972/ Mayoman of the Year Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:36:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eoin http://www.eoinbutler.com/home/sweet-and-dandy-1972/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Eoin Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:03:07 +0000 http://www.eoinbutler.com/?p=2030#comment-313 At her wedding back in the day, my ex-girlfriend's granny sang a song about a young girl forced to marry an drunken older man against her wishes, when she loved someone else. Bet that was an awkward reception. For what it's worth, yer man's full analysis of the song here: http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/SweetAnDandy.htm At her wedding back in the day, my ex-girlfriend’s granny sang a song about a young girl forced to marry an drunken older man against her wishes, when she loved someone else. Bet that was an awkward reception.

For what it’s worth, yer man’s full analysis of the song here:
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/SweetAnDandy.htm

]]> By: Sean http://www.eoinbutler.com/home/sweet-and-dandy-1972/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Sean Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:49:01 +0000 http://www.eoinbutler.com/?p=2030#comment-312 Far be it from me to go against a professor in sociolinguistics (sounds impressive, I'm probably more a professor in talking bollox) but the lyrics still suggest to me a shotgun wedding. In particular, the words that Johnson's aunt and uncle use don't seem to be all that uplifting. As for odd songs played at a wedding, I had Something Happens 'Kills the Roses' at one point... Far be it from me to go against a professor in sociolinguistics (sounds impressive, I’m probably more a professor in talking bollox) but the lyrics still suggest to me a shotgun wedding. In particular, the words that Johnson’s aunt and uncle use don’t seem to be all that uplifting.

As for odd songs played at a wedding, I had Something Happens ‘Kills the Roses’ at one point…

]]> By: El Kid http://www.eoinbutler.com/home/sweet-and-dandy-1972/comment-page-1/#comment-309 El Kid Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:27:21 +0000 http://www.eoinbutler.com/?p=2030#comment-309 The producers facial expression at the very, very end is classic. It's like "did you just fart in my fucking studio?" The producers facial expression at the very, very end is classic. It’s like “did you just fart in my fucking studio?”

]]> By: Eoin http://www.eoinbutler.com/home/sweet-and-dandy-1972/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Eoin Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:13:31 +0000 http://www.eoinbutler.com/?p=2030#comment-307 Could be an arranged marraige, Sean. But that Peter Patrick guy grew up in Jamaica and is a professor of sociolinguistics (specialising in Jamaican creole). He says he sang this song at his own wedding so... a song about a shotgun wedding would be an odd choice, no? Could be an arranged marraige, Sean. But that Peter Patrick guy grew up in Jamaica and is a professor of sociolinguistics (specialising in Jamaican creole). He says he sang this song at his own wedding so… a song about a shotgun wedding would be an odd choice, no?

]]> By: Sean http://www.eoinbutler.com/home/sweet-and-dandy-1972/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Sean Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:02:37 +0000 http://www.eoinbutler.com/?p=2030#comment-306 I think it is more a song about a shotgun wedding, bit like Springsteen's The River... I think it is more a song about a shotgun wedding, bit like Springsteen’s The River…

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