Another talented artist passes, and with him another link to the great American popular music of the 20th century.
RIP Billy.
1 posted on
04/24/2016 6:52:19 PM PDT by
mojito
To: mojito
“Me and Mrs. Jones” is an ode to heroin taking.
Heroin addicts call a fix a “Jones.”
To: mojito
Oh, thought this had something to do with "Mr. Jones" song by the Counting Crows.
To: mojito; Olog-hai
To: mojito
“He had a thing......going on...”
7 posted on
04/24/2016 7:05:12 PM PDT by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: mojito
WHOA! Condolences to family and friends of Billy Paul. R.I.P.
17 posted on
04/24/2016 7:27:46 PM PDT by
PGalt
To: mojito
Not this Billy Paul.
21 posted on
04/24/2016 7:44:27 PM PDT by
dfwgator
To: mojito
But the flip side of Me and Mrs. Jones was his version of Elton John’s Your Sing. A truly amazing 6 minutes of range, energy, and the best of soul...ever!
29 posted on
04/24/2016 9:51:14 PM PDT by
MHT
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To: mojito
That was a great song.
And the spoofs that were made of it in the Clinton era about him and Paula Jones were hilarious.
31 posted on
04/24/2016 9:54:21 PM PDT by
Yaelle
(Tinkerbelle glittering up the runway for Trump Force One!)
To: mojito
Former President Clinton had a huge hit with his version:
http://youtu.be/NNF_PLjnkJk
“It probably was wrong... To show her my schlong...”
34 posted on
04/24/2016 10:01:02 PM PDT by
Yaelle
(Tinkerbelle glittering up the runway for Trump Force One!)
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