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| From | "Drew MacDonald" <drewmacdonald@attbi.com> |
| Subject | Re: Who are you Mr. Jones? |
| Date | Sat, 28 Jun 2003 00:58:04 -0700 |
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Ray wondered:
>Are the Mr. Jones in Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul, the one in the Mining
>Disaster by the BeeGees, the one in Ballad of a Thin Man, and the one in
>Counting Crows Mr. Jones all the same guy?
Dunno, but I always thought of Talking Heads' "Mr. Jones" (from 1988's
NAKED) as the happy-ending sequel to "Ballad Of A Thin Man," in which the
banal businessman succeeds on his own terms. I don't remember if Byrne ever
said as much in interviews; maybe I'm just nuts.
Drew
np: nothing , but I suddenly want to play my Ray Wonder discs.
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