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gentlepuma20 said:Of course. And Dorothy was an American too!

Is this what people are obsessing over on Stack Overflow now? Good grief, I honestly can't make heads or tails of any of this anymore... 🙂

mistypanther said:So she just went to Kansas and said, "That's all there is to America"? 😕 😢

You’re totally missing the point. It's a metaphor, with a capital M. Dorothy was in Oz (not the prison kind), right? And Oz is basically like Yugoslavia. She realized everything was a mess, turned tail, and headed back to Kansas—which is America. 😁 😁 😁

I gotta hand it to myself, even an Egg wouldn't have come up with something this clever. 🥳

Carol Jackson45 said:You clearly don't get it. It’s a Metaphor with a capital M. Dorothy was in Oz (not prison, mind you), which is basically like being in Yugoslavia. Then she finally realizes how wrong everything is, turns on her heel, and heads back to Kansas—which represents America. 😁 😁 😁

More like Cleveland? 😵 😕 😢 😢

mistypanther said:More like Cleveland, right? 😵 😕 😢 😢

Oakland 🤣

Man, Columbus is something else, brother.😬

Carol Jackson45 mistypanther said:Oakland 🤣

Then what on earth does overflow have to do with any of this? 😢

I’m ready to be institutionalized. Honestly, isn't it about time? 👋 😢

Through shoes soaked by autumn rain... 🙂 🙂 🙂

Oh man, I am absolutely wasted... someone please call me an Uber! 🙂

mistypanther said:So what does overflow even have to do with it? 😢

Masonic conspiracy
😈

Walking through puddles, autumn rain... 🙂 🙂 🙂

Man, he’s just singing. It was fall, and his shoes were trashed. You really think everything needs some deep, hidden meaning? Newsflash: it doesn't. 😬

Carol Jackson45 said:The Masonic conspiracy 😈

Honestly, he’s just singing a song. It was autumn, and he had holes in his shoes. Do you really think every single detail needs to have some profound, hidden meaning? It doesn't! 😬

Give me a break. If he actually had holes in his shoes, he would've stayed home. Get it? A hole is just a symbol, just like the shoe or the rain.

I don't even know anymore. 😢

mistypanther said:No way. If his shoes actually had holes, he would've stayed home. Get it? The hole is a metaphor, just like the shoe and the rain.

They ripped on his way from the stadium to his place. I mean, you have no idea how far it is walking from Central Park to Kansas... Oakland 😁

So, what they're basically saying is he’s a patriot, just one without a single cent to his name? 😢

mistypanther said:So, he's claiming to be a patriot, just one without any money. 😢

True, patriotism doesn't put food on the table. 😢

Alright, we finally dealt with the Egg. Now let's move on to Elvis Presley—that guy is pure legend. I’ve always been obsessed with this line:
"for revenge and midnight are like twin sisters, born at midnight, one just before, the other just after"

Some wise guy once tried to explain the whole depth of that lyric to me on some news forum. Get this: they're like twin sisters, but they aren't actually twins because their birth certificates don't match, you know? That's why he says they're like, implying they're similar yet distinct 😁

Carol Jackson45 said:Well, we finally moved past the Egg phase. Now let's dive into Elvis Presley—talk about true mystery... I've always been obsessed with this lyric:
"for revenge and midnight are like twin sisters, born at midnight, one just before, the other just after"

I once had some wise soul on the news feeds explain the sheer depth of those lines to me. You see, they are like twins, but they aren't actually identical because their birth certificates don't show the exact same time. Get it? That's why they are like each other—implying they are similar yet fundamentally different. 😁

But if it happens at Midnight, then one could be at 00:00:00 and the other at 00:00:30, which technically falls on the exact same day. 😢

You think it's pride, huh? 😬 Honestly, I feel like someone locked Elvis Presley in a cargo ship and gave him some LSD, because that would definitely explain why this lyric makes zero sense.

Adam Moore said:So you think this is something to be proud of? 😬 I honestly feel like someone locked Madonna in a cargo container and pumped it full of LSD, because there is absolutely zero logic to this lyric.

And what, have they been on that trip for the last 15 years? 🤣 Just totally out of it? 😁

Adam Moore said:talking about pride, huh? 😬

Midnight, pride, the abyss... it's all the same garbage 😬

Now that Jack Sparrow is sending me nasty emails like he's writing to Rolling Stone 🤣

mistypanther said:Like Obelix? 😁

😂

Carol Jackson45 said:Midnight, pride, an abyss—it’s all the same thing 😬

New York City is one thing, but when Jack Sparrow sends me some nasty email masquerading as a Rolling Stone report 🤣

😂

It isn't even directed at you; it's for Elvis Presley. Or an Egg. Or just some random guy out in Kansas. 😱 😁

Dead Carrot said:Someone once tried to explain the whole depth of that line to me on the news feeds—pretty wise, I guess. They were saying they are like twin sisters, but not really, because their birth certificates don't actually match, you know? So they are like, implying they're similar yet different 😁

Yeah, that’s all well and good, but there isn't actually a word "like" in the lyric 🙂

OP OP! I really respect that people actually bother to learn the lyrics, even if they spent years dragging the man through the mud. 👍

I’d give everyone here three points just for being able to watch TV without losing their minds:

rutvica said:It actually reminds me of this time back in high school when a buddy of mine explained how Deep Purple wrote Child in time using basically the exact same logic.

The whole backstory behind "Smoke on the Water" is wild, too. So, Frank Zappa was performing at this venue in Montreux, right by Lake Geneva in Switzerland, when some idiot fired a flare mid-set and set the whole building on fire. Zappa starts yelling that the place is burning and everyone needs to get out—but the crowd just stood there thinking he was messing around or making it part of the act! It wasn't until the flames actually swallowed the hall that they realized he wasn't joking, and pretty soon, the whole place was toasted.

The next morning, the guys from Deep Purple—who were also at the festival—were looking out from their hotel window at the smoke from the ruins drifting over the lake like a thick fog. All they had to do was add those legendary chords to that scene...