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Anotherloverholeinyohead: Cultural influence? I remember when this song came out, I kinda thought his Jewish band members influenced the title/lyric here....
The expression "you need (blank) like you need a hole in your head" is very common among Eastern European Jews..... I remember hearing it from grandparents and teachers etc..... the Yiddish/German expression is "Loch im Kopf" (hole in head). I don't know if I knew at the time that Wendy and Sus were Jewish (or part Jewish), but I knew Fink and Bobby were..... Unless this expression is mainstream and used by other groups too. In fact since Susannah co-wrote it (I think, too lazy to look it up now).... and sings all the back ups... it's probably a good guess the expression came from her  [Edited 9/4/05 16:18pm]  |
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GaryMF said: I remember when this song came out, I kinda thought his Jewish band members influenced the title/lyric here....
The expression "you need (blank) like you need a hole in your head" is very common among Eastern European Jews..... I remember hearing it from grandparents and teachers etc..... the Yiddish/German expression is "Loch im Kopf" (hole in head). I don't know if I knew at the time that Wendy and Sus were Jewish (or part Jewish), but I knew Fink and Bobby were..... Unless this expression is mainstream and used by other groups too. In fact since Susannah co-wrote it (I think, too lazy to look it up now).... and sings all the back ups... it's probably a good guess the expression came from her
[Edited 9/4/05 16:18pm] my grandma uses the phrase and she's an Irish Catholic in the midwest You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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Weren't Prince and Larry kinda speeking somewhat anti-semetic like at the Celebration or something like that? I thought one of the orgers said that on this board? Hmmmm...didn't know Wendy and Sussannah were part Jewish....intersting.  | |
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GaryMF said: In fact since Susannah co-wrote it (I think, too lazy to look it up now)....
She didn't. . ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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moderatorKrystal666 said: Weren't Prince and Larry kinda speeking somewhat anti-semetic like at the Celebration or something like that? I thought one of the orgers said that on this board? Hmmmm...didn't know Wendy and Sussannah were part Jewish....intersting.
JWs are not anti-Semetic... or shouldn't be. | |
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