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To: Catphish
"Rough Boys" by Pete Townshend

Tough boys, running the streets, come a little closer
Rough toys, under the sheets, nobody knows her
Rough boys, don't walk away, I very nearly missed you
Tough boys, come over here, I wanna bite and kiss you

...

Gonna get inside you
Gonna get inside, gonna get inside
Gonna get inside your bitter mind

After that excerpt, is anyone surprised?

MD

25 posted on 05/07/2003 8:17:17 AM PDT by MikeD (Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!)
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To: MikeD
Gonna get inside you

Gonna get inside, gonna get inside

Gonna get inside your bitter mind

Uh, "Rough Boys" was dedicated to the Sex Pistols and is about a rock star in his mid-30's trying to relate to being called a "boring old fart".

I would think the term "bitter mind" should be a giveaway that the song's about Johnny Rotten.

P.S. - "Who Are You" was written about a drunken Townshend encounter at a bar with Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Pistols ("I remember throwing punches around and preaching from my chair").

27 posted on 05/07/2003 8:24:25 AM PDT by Numbers Guy
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