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| From | "bryan" <munki100@pacbell.net> |
| Subject | Re: HE'S a Whore, not She... |
| Date | Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:30:35 -0800 |
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> > Hey didn't Cheap Trick do a song called She's A Whore??
> It's "He's A Whore" (from the first album), and it's about a
> guy who has a job - that job is being a gigolo.
Actually, as I understand it, the song was written by Rick Nielsen
as his tongue-in-cheek response to the fact that Robin Zander
had (at one time) taken a job as a dance instructor, teaching little
old ladies dance steps, in an Arthur Murray Dance Studio or
some similar type of setting. I believe that Zander was taking
lessons and eventually helped take over the class. Nielsen (as I
recall, in an interview, though I'm not sure -- I did speak to him
once, backstage at a concert -- Long Beach Arena, New Year's
Eve, circa 1979 or '80, so maybe that's when I was told?)
chided Zander, saying "[you're] a whore, you'll do anything for
money" when he heard how Zander was making a living prior
to Cheap Trick. Anyway, even if it's not true, it's a good story,
eh?
Bryan
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