Sunday, 30 June 2024

About the Significance of the Pickle - A Cultural History of "The Motorcycle Song" by Arlo Guthrie Misao Dean - IJMS

quote [ ?I don?t wanna pickle. I just wanna ride on my motorsickle.? If you ask me to name a song that features motorcycles, this is the one that pops into my mind right away: Arlo Guthrie?s ?The Motorcycle Song.? The lyrics may be nonsense, but they stick in your head, and the song has had enduring popularity; a radio hit in the late sixties ? Continue reading ]

A bit of background on the way the song changed and the brief period when motorbike riding and hippie culture went along peacefully.

Came across it when playing the song to my kids the other day.
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[by stv179@7:08amGMT]

Comments

Wulf said @ 8:23pm GMT on 2nd Jul [Score:1 Funny]
stv179 said @ 8:55am GMT on 3rd Jul
I guess the text and performance is received in a different way level when English isn't your native tongue but I was nevertheless impressed on how much can be taken out of it.
Wulf said @ 5:54pm GMT on 3rd Jul
We were watching these stupid, but hilarious, PSAs 20 years ago in college. It wasn't until yesterday that the cultural reference was revealed to me, and I love it that much more.
R1Xhard said @ 4:23am GMT on 24th Sep [Score:1 Interesting]
Maybe not Kid friendly, but Motorcycle.

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