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Originally Posted by AndrewG
I am disappointed with the fact that Meat Loaf chose to record this one.
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Well, you know it was essential for the story.
If you take the song seriously, it may indeed appear stupid and offensive. I played it to a number of people and their reaction usually was "yuck" as soon as they heard the "dick in my pants" line because they neither knew nor cared for the "story". (As has been pointed out already, you can't get the story from the song.)
I had to listen to Rammstein's
Pussy before I heard
California and even saw the (porn) video it came along with. I thought it was disgusting and (involuntarily?) amusing at the same time. I somehow feel the same way when listening to
California but I can tell you
California is true art compared to that.
Childish lyrics indeed, but wrapped in a catchy tune and good music. I rather listen to Meat's ... er ... Patrick's ... ah, what the hell... complaints about the trouble with his dick than to the boring tearjerkers on
HCTB.
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Originally Posted by AndrewG
Offence childish lyrics ("I wanna smash your face in"/"I can barely fit my Dick in my pants"). In a complete anti-poetic world in comparison to for example For Crying Out Loud is in.
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Maybe people don't have an open mind for subtle lyrics anymore.