"Society's Child" always made me sad when I heard it. I would think these
lyrics would still ring true today, no? With all the problems kids face
today ... seems it hasn't changed all that much but it is enhanced through
the media.
Heather
At 07:38 PM 3/23/02 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I wonder if Janis really felt this way, or if she was just writing about
>geeks in general. I always thought she was kinda cute! Besides, how many of
>the other kids with whom she interacted at that age could say they had
>experienced fame and had had a major hit ("Society's Child") long before they
>were 17 years old?
>
>I wonder -- what are her lyrics like these days? I don't think I ever really
>paid much attention to her after her "Society's Child" album came out. I do
>remember one song from that long-lost album, and I'm not going to even guess
>at the title, that had the lyrics that went something like this:
>
>Don't talk about sex
>You might get hexed
>God will punish you
>For your dirty mind
>It's no sin to enjoy a raping
>Just to find out the facts of life
>So you make it with your mind
>
>Pretty provocative stuff for a (I think) 13 year old in the 1960s. Is her
>current stuff worth checking out?
>
> --Bob (whose name was never called when choosing sides for basketball,
>hastily making Saturday night plans so he won't feel like a geek)
