[highlander_UW]

I remember when I first heard Candy Man on the radio I thought that if it was about the claims of a drug dealer it was an ok song, but if not it is major lame...turns out it's just about candy.

[L.N. Smithee]

I remember when I first heard Candy Man on the radio I thought that if it was about the claims of a drug dealer it was an ok song, but if not it is major lame...turns out it's just about candy.

My oldest sister was almost obsessed with reading all kinds of obscene double meanings into hit records. But sometimes, as Freud admitted, a cigar is just a cigar.

[weegee]

I remember when I first heard Candy Man on the radio I thought that if it was about the claims of a drug dealer it was an ok song, but if not it is major lame...turns out it's just about candy.

Well all of those kids singing in the background should be a tip off. The Sammy Davis Jr. recording of that was backed by the Mike Curb Congregation.

I bring up this history because Mike Curb produced a lot of soundtrack albums for 1960s AIP drug/biker/youth films (like The Trip, the Wild Angels, and Wild In The Streets) but he cleaned up his act and now does a lot to keep those recordings from being reissued. He has Curb Records these days (and a whole lot of country bands).