I thought it was about a tennis team!
Which was disappointing enough - on the face of it it’s patriotic! LOL
I know what you mean about love/hate relation with songs. “American Woman” here is the prime example - we had posts complaining about it, but the music is what counts, and it won big time. I know it’s about how horrible we Americans are (and how jealous Canadians are), but it’s still pretty good sounding, at least compared to the competition.
Which was disappointing enough - on the face of it it’s patriotic! LOL
I know what you mean about love/hate relation with songs. “American Woman” here is the prime example - we had posts complaining about it, but the music is what counts, and it won big time. I know it’s about how horrible we Americans are (and how jealous Canadians are), but it’s still pretty good sounding, at least compared to the competition.
Yes, "Philadelphia Freedom" does refer to the name of Billie Jean King's tennis team, "The Philadelphia Freedoms," but the meaning of it goes beyond that to the deeper issue of the homosexual and feminist movements, in which Elton John and Billie Jean King are neck-deep. As much as you can trust Wikipedia (yeah, I know), the entry for that song gives a bit of an explanation of its meaning. The one thing the song is NOT about is American patriotism.
And, yep! "American Woman," same bunk, but a good rock song on its surface.