Be In My Video - Revision history

Jason.Kreitzer at 21:52, 9 November 2021

2021-11-09T21:52:23Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 19:45, 17 September 2021

2021-09-17T19:45:27Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 17:35, 31 July 2021

2021-07-31T17:35:16Z

Jason.Kreitzer: "Smell the Glove" is a Spinal Tap reference, not a Michael Jackson reference.

2021-07-29T13:29:08Z

"Smell the Glove" is a Spinal Tap reference, not a Michael Jackson reference.

Spider of Destiny: /* Notes About This Song */

2011-09-29T00:06:56Z

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2011-09-20T13:25:24Z

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Spider of Destiny at 00:22, 17 September 2011

2011-09-17T00:22:53Z

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2011-09-17T00:06:20Z

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2011-09-17T00:00:50Z

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2011-05-25T19:07:45Z

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 * The line ''"I will make your nose smell the glove"'' is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]''. In this 1984 comedy film about a fictional rock group the band is trying to promote their album ''Smell The Glove''.  Another reference to smelling the glove would be made in ''[[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]''.
-* The line ''"let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight"'' is a reference to [[David Bowie]]'s music video ''"Let's Dance"'' (1983).
+* The line ''"let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight"'' is a reference to [[David Bowie]]'s song ''"Let's Dance"'' (1983), which includes the nonconsecutive lines "Put on your red shoes and dance the blues" and "Under the moonlight, this serious moonlight."
 ==CC Clues In This Song==

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 * [[Them Or Us]]
 * [[Strictly Commercial]]
 ===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===

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 <b>True Glove - Frank Zappa & The Mothers (1984)</b>
-* [[In France|In France]] (03:32)
+* [[In France]] (03:32)
 * [[Be In My Video|Be In My Video]] (03:41)
-* [[He's So Gay|He's So Gay]] (02:46)
+* [[He's So Gay]] (02:46)
 * [[No Not Now|Won Ton On]] (05:48)
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 * At the start of the ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'' version a band member is soliciting oral sex for the whole band from a girl who wants to fly down to Orlando, Florida with them.
-* The line ''"I will make your nose smell the glove"'' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. In this 1984 comedy film about a fictional rock group the band's debut album is called "[[wikipedia:Smell the Glove|Smell the Glove]]". In the context of his MTV parody the line might also be a reference to [[Michael Jackson]], who popularized both MTV and music video's. In 1984 Jackson was still black, but already his nose had undergone a few facelifts. He wore his famous white glove whenever he made a public appearance. In the ''[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]] (1984)'' video a reporter asked [[Frank Zappa]] whether he could write chart toppers and sell millions of albums if he wanted to? Zappa responded: ''"Yeah, but who wants to go through life with a tiny nose and one glove on?"'' Another reference to smelling the glove would be made in ''[[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]''.
+* The line ''"I will make your nose smell the glove"'' is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]''. In this 1984 comedy film about a fictional rock group the band is trying to promote their album ''Smell The Glove''.  Another reference to smelling the glove would be made in ''[[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]''.
 * The line ''"let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight"'' is a reference to [[David Bowie]]'s music video ''"Let's Dance"'' (1983).

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 ==Notes About This Song==
-At the start of the ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'' version a band member is soliciting oral sex for the whole band from a girl who wants to fly down to Orlando, Florida with them.
+* At the start of the ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'' version a band member is soliciting oral sex for the whole band from a girl who wants to fly down to Orlando, Florida with them.
-The line ''"I will make your nose smell the glove"'' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. In this 1984 comedy film about a fictional rock group the band's debut album is called "[[wikipedia:Smell the Glove|Smell the Glove]]". In the context of his MTV parody the line might also be a reference to [[Michael Jackson]], who popularized both MTV and music video's. In 1984 Jackson was still black, but already his nose had undergone a few facelifts. He wore his famous white glove whenever he made a public appearance. In the ''[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]] (1984)'' video a reporter asked [[Frank Zappa]] whether he could write chart toppers and sell millions of albums if he wanted to? Zappa responded: ''"Yeah, but who wants to go through life with a tiny nose and one glove on?"''
+* The line ''"I will make your nose smell the glove"'' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. In this 1984 comedy film about a fictional rock group the band's debut album is called "[[wikipedia:Smell the Glove|Smell the Glove]]". In the context of his MTV parody the line might also be a reference to [[Michael Jackson]], who popularized both MTV and music video's. In 1984 Jackson was still black, but already his nose had undergone a few facelifts. He wore his famous white glove whenever he made a public appearance. In the ''[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]] (1984)'' video a reporter asked [[Frank Zappa]] whether he could write chart toppers and sell millions of albums if he wanted to? Zappa responded: ''"Yeah, but who wants to go through life with a tiny nose and one glove on?"'' Another reference to smelling the glove would be made in ''[[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]''.
-The line ''"let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight"'' is a reference to [[David Bowie]]'s music video ''"Let's Dance"'' (1983).
+* The line ''"let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight"'' is a reference to [[David Bowie]]'s music video ''"Let's Dance"'' (1983).
 ==CC Clues In This Song==

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 References a [[Hose|hose]]: ''"They'll spray an alley with a hose."''
-References [[leather]]: ''"Wear a leather collar"''
+References [[leather]] and [[collars]]: ''"Wear a leather collar"''
 References a [[Nose]]: ''"I will make your nose smell the glove"''

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 References [[leather]]: ''"Wear a leather collar"''
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