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Lou Reed — Walk on the Wild Side
Album: Transformer
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Released: 1972
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Holly came from Miami F.L.A.
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.

Candy came from out on the island,
In the backroom she was everybody's darling,
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She said, hey baby, take a walk on the wild side
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls go,

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo

Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City is the place where they said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side

Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo
You should have seen him go go go
They said, hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side

Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that dash
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls say

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
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 Isabeau wrote:

Marc Bolan. David Bowie. Freddie Mercury. The glam/trans gender thang had a young woman in her 20's simultaneously a bit fascinated and confused. However, as any good audiophile will confess, I don't give a fekk what they might do offstage, just damn grateful these artists were ON stage. 



Very well stated!  I Agree!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Isabeau wrote:

Marc Bolan. David Bowie. Freddie Mercury. The glam/trans gender thang had a young woman in her 20's simultaneously a bit fascinated and confused. However, as any good audiophile will confess, I don't give a fekk what they might do offstage, just damn grateful these artists were ON stage. 
Here ! Here!
I was looking at a song done by Orville Peck on You Tube recently. Almost all the comments were about his sexuality. I posted a comment that I could care less about that... I came for the music!


Posted 1 year ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
I LIKE IT!  GREAT TUNE!   I don't care what anybody else says!  Great bass guitar sound!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Stratocaster wrote:

Best song ever, by someone who is a terrible vocalist.


Probably the most accurate and the funniest comment I think I've read here!
Posted 3 years ago by IvanTheMediocre    [ Reply ]
Best song ever, by someone who is a terrible vocalist.
Posted 3 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 pattiecovert wrote:

Does "and the colored girls say" make anyone else cringe?


Not really. This is from 1972. A little presentism is OK, but acknowledge it.
Posted 3 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Always loved this song, doesn't matter what anybody says.
Posted 3 years ago by dmiklitz    [ Reply ]
I just like the song, I couldn't give a crap about social implications. I never put much into an artist's agenda or commentary. 
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
I was a kid when i heard this song on a radio, and i really like it, without even knowing what this song about or even who sing it. Just enjoying the melodies. Today, 35  years later i still like it  for the same reasons. Just pleasant for the ears.
Posted 3 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
 grhorn wrote:

this what ya call "rap"?



I think the technical term is sprechgesang.
Posted 3 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
So apparently in the 70s Lou would pretend to shoot up heroin on stage in his concerts as part of his persona.  Which is really sad, I wonder how many 16 year olds in the audience saw that and figured it must be ok since their hero does heroin!   And those 16 year olds probably ended up homeless criminal addicts or dead by the time they were 20. 
Posted 3 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
8 plays in the Mellow Mix?

This song is iconic and hard not to like but 'mellow'?  
Posted 3 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Excellent, but.......you're gonna' have to pull this song from the air after the language police take notice.
Posted 3 years ago by rmoore007    [ Reply ]
Best "all right" in rock music history. 
Posted 3 years ago by virwill7    [ Reply ]
This just in!, Bill is old enough to have had classics 'grow on him'
Posted 3 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Funny, Today I hear Bill say "I actually hated this initially but eventually came around". I too recall songs played too often and "hating"them only to have them come back into the fold. This one really a treasure.
Posted 3 years ago by grousegrinder    [ Reply ]
this what ya call "rap"?
Posted 4 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
B R I L L I A N C E !!!
Posted 4 years ago by saellig668552    [ Reply ]
One of the best tracks of all time! Has been a 10 in my life for quite some time now. Good to hear it on RP.
Posted 4 years ago by boc_monkey    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Lou Reed: One of the few artists who dare to rhyme the word 'head' with the same exact word...'head'. A lyricist doesn't need to explain I suppose...
 

Well, it's two different meanings of the word.
Posted 4 years ago by pixel-pusher    [ Reply ]
I first learned to love this song from a Levi's ad in the early 1980s
Posted 4 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
used to play this on the juke box when it was my turn to dance at The Dollhouse in the mid 70's, true story...

Posted 4 years ago by mmartinwhite1938    [ Reply ]
Play this all the time True classic !!!
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
True classic piece from Lou Reed! Hard to believe this song
and Bowie's "Space Oddity" were top 40 hits in the Spring
of 1973..
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
Wouldn't be the same without the input from Mr Herbie Flowers! 
Posted 4 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
Always a risk taking a crack at an all-time classic, but Lou Reed doesn't come across as much of a singer here. Also, are you allowed to rhyme "head" with "head"? I guess if you go platinum, none of that really matters...
Posted 4 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
headphones are a must on this one, especially for those colored girls...
Posted 5 years ago by weavus    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:

I think the word your looking for is "queer," as Reed references folks that transcend sexuality, gender, and other tendencies usually rejected by a heteronormative society. 

In this case I think queer also works because Reed appears to be celebrating oddness as a trait worthy of examination.

But yeah... the way you expressed it was pretty bad.
 
Marc Bolan. David Bowie. Freddie Mercury. The glam/trans gender thang had this young woman in her 20's simultaneously a bit fascinated and confused. However, as any good audiophile will confess, I don't give a fekk what they might do offstage, just damn grateful these artists were ON stage. 
Posted 5 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
And the third member of the triangle of trouble { Iggy } is thinking how did I outlive David and Lou?
Posted 5 years ago by dickmahoon    [ Reply ]
Never get sick of lou
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
The lyrics have one too many "doos" in each line. I can't believe someone put in the effort to type them out but not count them. I mean, it's about the most iconic "doo doo doo" sequence in rock history. 
Posted 5 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
Worked in shoe store when this came out. Perfect.
Posted 5 years ago by zurcronium    [ Reply ]
See the source image
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
My cousin's in there doing the "doo da doo's"...... which has no bearing on why it's still one of my favourite tacks of all time!
Posted 5 years ago by morganmike    [ Reply ]
 pattiecovert wrote:
Does "and the colored girls say" make anyone else cringe?
 
Yep, because it's "and the colored girls go"

If you don't like that, then avoid "I Wanna Be Black" where he consults his backup singers. It's brilliant and hysterical, really.
Posted 6 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 earthbased wrote:
The song is about Warhol's crew.
 
Yes. I learned that just the other day. The characters in the song are based on actual transgender people who hung around with Andy Warhol in his Factory. I used to think Lou had to be straight, but it turns out he was sexually liberal and was willing to go wherever it took him. 

Posted 6 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Woah, I have RP open in one browser window. I another I'm looking at recent posts on boinboing.net. The moment I saw this Disco cover: https://boingboing.net/2018/10... the original came on RP. Are you guys watching me?
Posted 6 years ago by slackfactory    [ Reply ]
This sounds like something my grandmother would sing
Posted 6 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Definitely a 10, but Lou's voice is the weakest part of the song. The lyrics, the bass, "the colored girls" (they do a wonderful job), the sax, the strings...they're more memorable. Lou just stays out of the way of the groove and recites...which works perfectly. 

 
I can't image anyone other than Lou doing the voice-over (and not ruining it)
Posted 6 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
Transformer, where this track first appeared, is such a great record. Boy, do I miss Lou Reed and David Bowie..... totally captures downtown NYC in the 70's. 
Posted 6 years ago by dmiklitz    [ Reply ]
Most excellent cringy classic!
Posted 6 years ago by Angry_Old_Man    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
I am not fond of (very-very) gay-music - is that bad?

 
I think the word your looking for is "queer," as Reed references folks that transcend sexuality, gender, and other tendencies usually rejected by a hetero\normative society. 

In this case I think queer also works because Reed appears to be celebrating oddness as a trait worthy of examination.

But yeah... the way you expressed it was pretty bad.
Posted 6 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
Such genius!!!{#Rolleyes}
Posted 6 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
 Bat wrote:

F-L-A. 

How long has it been since we used last used anything other than the (now) standard two letter abbreviations for states?

 
On July 1, 1963, the Post Office Department implemented the five-digit ZIP Code, which was placed after the state name in the last line of an address. To provide room for the ZIP Code, the Department issued two-letter abbreviations for all states and territories. 
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Great version.  Lou talks for 15 minutes and never really does the song. 

Steely_D wrote:
Fun version on "Take No Prisoners."

"Little Joe never once...Little Joe was an idiot!" 

 


Posted 7 years ago by Vicey    [ Reply ]
Image result for walk on the wild side gif
Posted 7 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Well, this one actually:
https://e.snmc.io/lk/f/l/13887ca4349bc0bca8ecabeae2246aad/1975840.jpg

 
Yes; I should have specified "the album this song was originally on".  Oh, well.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
{#Clap}
 
ScottishWillie wrote:

Not bad but perhaps sad. You are absolutely entitled to like whatever you want as long as you don't enforce your preferences on others. However If you exclude music on the basis on race, religion or sexual preference you limited your life and that is sad.  

 


Posted 7 years ago by icuski2    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
I am not fond of (very-very) gay-music - is that bad?
 
Not bad but perhaps sad. You are absolutely entitled to like whatever you want as long as you don't enforce your preferences on others. However If you exclude music on the basis on race, religion or sexual preference you limited your life and that is sad.  
Posted 8 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
PSD brought me to Lou, how good is that.
Posted 8 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
Bowie and Mick Ronson produced this album.
 
Well, this one actually:
https://e.snmc.io/lk/f/l/13887ca4349bc0bca8ecabeae2246aad/1975840.jpg
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Saw a great headline today. Andy Warhol wanted Lou to be his Mickey Mouse.

Makes perfect sense! {#Roflol} 
Posted 8 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
Perfect 10
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
Absolutely LOVE this Song!!!
Posted 8 years ago by Elvis78    [ Reply ]
 lososs wrote:

apparently David Bowie ({#Notworthy} , and also {#Cry}) helped LR a lot with this song!

 
Bowie and Mick Ronson produced this album.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Definitely a 10, but Lou's voice is the weakest part of the song. The lyrics, the bass, "the colored girls" (they do a wonderful job), the sax, the strings...they're more memorable. Lou just stays out of the way of the groove and recites...which works perfectly. 

 
apparently David Bowie ({#Notworthy} , and also {#Cry}) helped LR a lot with this song!
Posted 8 years ago by lososs    [ Reply ]
 Peter_Bradshaw wrote:
...... another legend who has left planet earth  R. I. P. Lou

 

 
Agreed. Except...that each of us is according the selfsame opportunity, a one-time-only offer.
Posted 8 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:

Maybe you need some more time before coming out?

 
{#Lol}
Posted 8 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
I am not fond of (very-very) gay-music - is that bad?

 
Maybe you need some more time before coming out?
Posted 9 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Can I kick it?
Posted 9 years ago by OceanBlue    [ Reply ]
Brilliance. Genius.

 
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
 GTT wrote:
Immortal, and not even the greatest of LR.  One of those songs that bring a burst of joy from millisecond one.
 
A burst of joy, and now that Lou has left us, a touch of nostalgic melancholy.
One of the best songs ever.
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Immortal, and not even the greatest of LR.  One of those songs that bring a burst of joy from millisecond one.
Posted 10 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
Definitely a 10, but Lou's voice is the weakest part of the song. The lyrics, the bass, "the colored girls" (they do a wonderful job), the sax, the strings...they're more memorable. Lou just stays out of the way of the groove and recites...which works perfectly. 
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}Hey babe - take a walk on the wild side ..... a Lou Reed Classic - STELLAR!
Posted 10 years ago by saskcamadian222    [ Reply ]
Fun version on "Take No Prisoners."

"Little Joe never once...Little Joe was an idiot!" 
Posted 10 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
I am not fond of (very-very) gay-music - is that bad?
 
Hmmm, so very gay is alright, just as long as it's not very very gay?
Just checking.
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I am not fond of (very-very) gay-music - is that bad?
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
...... another legend who has left planet earth  R. I. P. Lou

 
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 coolpeople_rule wrote:
Already there Lou...but not literally.

 
R.I.P. Mr. Reed
Posted 10 years ago by ShaunJ    [ Reply ]
Already there Lou...but not literally.
Posted 10 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
You are missed Lou Reed
Posted 11 years ago by JaySea    [ Reply ]
 

Lou Reed by ~JSaurer
©2008-2010 ~JSaurer

take a walk on the wild side...
uncle Lou, the great american poet.

airbrush, water colours, 1994
 


Posted 11 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Thankfully, there is PSD...C'ya!
Posted 11 years ago by TheBorgBuilder    [ Reply ]
Soooooooooo good.  
Posted 11 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Lou Reed: One of the few artists who dare to rhyme the word 'head' with the same exact word...'head'. A lyricist doesn't need to explain I suppose...
 

Hey, it rhymes.
Posted 11 years ago by wlpendley    [ Reply ]
Lou Reed: One of the few artists who dare to rhyme the word 'head' with the same exact word...'head'. A lyricist doesn't need to explain I suppose...
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:
dude is cool as a cucumber...

oh, and vegans have more fun!

 


Posted 12 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


  
You're looking a bit green in this pic Romeo. I like your g/f though.

Posted 12 years ago by clive369    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:



{#Lol}

 


Posted 12 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
Wow can't believe this is the first time I have heard this on RP.  Been listening since 06 or so.  Many good memories.
Posted 12 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
 palatin8 wrote:
Happy birthday, Lou!
 
70 last Friday, if I'm not mistaken. Yeesh.
Posted 12 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Happy birthday, Lou!
Posted 12 years ago by palatin8    [ Reply ]
Classic - great producer too.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
So needed at the end of work day {#Motor}
Posted 12 years ago by obstetricus    [ Reply ]
I was quickly tired of this POS when it came out; its aging has produced vinegar rather than a fine wine.

Posted 13 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Outstanding, my best from Sweden.
Posted 13 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
Lou Reed trumps Sufjan Stevens.

BTW Absolut is not rubbish
Posted 13 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Firstly, huge Lou Reed fan. Love his guitar work. Great bassline of course in this song, but other than that, he could have done just fine without ever writing this one.{#Doh}2
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 coy wrote:
is this where the movie 'where the wild things are' came from ?
 
You are kidding, right?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
is this where the movie 'where the wild things are' came from ?
Posted 13 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
 swoeller wrote:
Bill — that was a sonically and emotionally significant mix — Chicago into Walk on the Wild Side. Bravo and Thanks, sw
 
agreed

Posted 13 years ago by jchap5    [ Reply ]
OK, really, I can go another 10 years ago before needing to hear this again.
Posted 13 years ago by zschubert    [ Reply ]
{#Puke}
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Bill — that was a sonically and emotionally significant mix — Chicago into Walk on the Wild Side. Bravo and Thanks, sw
Posted 13 years ago by swoeller    [ Reply ]

Joe Strummer - Lou Reed Walk on the wild side, Live (2002)

Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros at St. Ann´s Warehouse, Brooklyn NYC, Apr.5.2002.

 "Joe gave it his all to the end, didn't he? Such a gentle man who nevertheless shared an intense passion for justice and the common man. His legacy goes beyond the music, as great as that is.   drgrl 2

"Well Joe Strummer when he was with the Clash used to play live in big stadiums in front of big audience but with Mescaleros played live in small clubs and that was the only thing that he always wanted even when he was with the Clash (but success and populariry are bad things)....the reason? simply to be close with the people....thats was Joe and we ll never forget him....RIP....He died from a heart attache but his HEART WAS TOO BIG for the humanity....thank you for your beautiful music!!!"    xsandinistax

Holly came from Miami, Fla
Hitchhiked her way across the USA.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her leg and then he was she - she said:

Hey Babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.

Candy came from out on the island,
In the backroom she was everybodys darling,
But she never lost her head
Even when she was given head - she said

Hey Babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
And the coloured girls go, doo dodoo

Little Joe never once gave it away,
Ev'rybody had to pay and pay.
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York city is no place where they said:

Hey Babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.

Sugar plum fairy came and hit the streets
Looking for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo, you should have seen him go go go - they said:

Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.

Jackie is just speeding away,
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash, Valium would have helped that bash - she said:

Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
And the coloured girls go, doo dodoo

 



Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Always dug this song.  That sax solo really is a great touch.
Posted 13 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
 TheBorgBuilder wrote:
absolute rubbish.
 
If you're from planet rubbish and rubbish is good yes. Then definitely yes.
Otherwise you must be off your rocker!

Posted 13 years ago by cirruss    [ Reply ]
Is this in celebration of the repeal of DADT?  Ouch.  I know - my bad.  Good decision though.  All for it!
Posted 13 years ago by tbaloney619    [ Reply ]
 casey1024 wrote:
Lou Reed has the dubious distinction of being the worst concert I have seen.  It was somewhere around 1978 or 79 at Waterbury Palace in Waterbury, CT.  Positively awful.
 
I've seen him 3 times. 1st time was his rock & roll animal tour. Amazing. Second concert in Wellington NZ the first night...he forgot to turn up. Pity about all the wasted drugs. But he came back the next night and blew me away again {#Chillpill}


Posted 14 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 TheBorgBuilder wrote:
absolute rubbish.
 
ROFL...stick to cubes M8. {#Tongue}
Posted 14 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
Yep.  This was the cutting edge back then.  A hearty "9" for Lou.
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
 zaknafein wrote:
Never really "got" this one.

 


+1

Posted 14 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Lou Reed by ~JSaurer
©2008-2010 ~JSaurer

take a walk on the wild side...
uncle Lou, the great american poet.

airbrush, water colours, 1994
 
I never realized how much Lou Reed looks like Stephen King.


Posted 14 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 planet_lizard wrote:

If you avoid listening to to every classic rock station and stick to RP then this glorious piece of music is played with just about the right regularity.

 
Hear, hear! 

And it serves as an awesome chaser to wash away the suffyawn stevens "taste" out of my ears. . .

{#Bounce}

Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 bytheway wrote:
I rate this song 'overplayed.'  Standard fare on every classic rock station, which is not why I listen to RP.  My 2c.
 
If you avoid listening to to every classic rock station and stick to RP then this glorious piece of music is played with just about the right regularity.

Posted 14 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
absolute rubbish.
Posted 14 years ago by TheBorgBuilder    [ Reply ]
 pinnyrat wrote:

I'm Canadian, but I use "Mass"...and I'm not entirely sure what the two-letter abbreviation is, to be honest.  Is it "MA"?
 

Basically it's all moot anyway.  The 5 digit zip code makes the city and state superfluous.  If you use the 9 digit zip code then that adds the street address as well.

Any your guess is correct.  Massachusetts is "MA" (old school = Mass).  "MS" would be Mississippi (old school = "Miss")




Posted 14 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
I rate this song 'overplayed.'  Standard fare on every classic rock station, which is not why I listen to RP.  My 2c.
Posted 14 years ago by bytheway    [ Reply ]
classic  {#Whistle}
Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
Never really "got" this one.

Posted 14 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
 Bat wrote:

F-L-A. 

How long has it been since we used last used anything other than the (now) standard two letter abbreviations for states?


 
I believe it became standard some time in the late 1980's.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Bat wrote:

F-L-A. 

How long has it been since we used last used anything other than the (now) standard two letter abbreviations for states?

 
I'm Canadian, but I use "Mass"...and I'm not entirely sure what the two-letter abbreviation is, to be honest.  Is it "MA"?
Posted 14 years ago by pinnyrat    [ Reply ]
Wilco has done that more recently, with Florida as well. Many states don't seem to lend themselves to 3 letter abbreviations... ORG? CAL? TXS? NYK? seems more like college radio call stations... i'm sure i'm off...

 Bat wrote:

F-L-A. 

How long has it been since we used last used anything other than the (now) standard two letter abbreviations for states?


 


Posted 14 years ago by joshtime    [ Reply ]
Same here. it's a constant source of pride and shame.

 lophrequa wrote:
can i kick it? yes you can 

i have the dubious distinction of having Tribe Called Quest introduce me to this tune 
 


Posted 14 years ago by joshtime    [ Reply ]

F-L-A. 

How long has it been since we used last used anything other than the (now) standard two letter abbreviations for states?


Posted 14 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
Wikipedia says:

The saxophone solo played over the fadeout of the song was performed by Ronnie Ross, who had previously taught David Bowie to play the saxophone during Bowie's childhood. 
Posted 14 years ago by Albert1967    [ Reply ]
can i kick it? yes you can 

i have the dubious distinction of having Tribe Called Quest introduce me to this tune 
Posted 14 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
Lou Reed has the dubious distinction of being the worst concert I have seen.  It was somewhere around 1978 or 79 at Waterbury Palace in Waterbury, CT.  Positively awful.
Posted 14 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
A classic period piece...like an old wardrobe.
 
A very smelly one at that, as in burn toxic waste.
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]