But now you're sad, your mama's mad
And your papa says he knows that I don't have any money (papa says he knows that i don't have any money, papa says he knows i don't have any moooneeeey)
Well tell him this is last chance! To get his daughter in a fine romaaaaance
Cuz a record company, Rosie, just gave me a big advance!
well, here is how he sang it in Boston on March 25, 1977:
But now you're sad, your mama's mad
And your papa says he knows that I don't have any money (papa says he knows that i don't have any money, papa says he knows i don't have any moooneeeey)
Well tell him this is last chance! To tell him this guy's no creep!
Cuz I just got my picture, Rosie, on the cover of Time and Newsweek!
Oh it was just so precious. I had never heard it until now, and now suddenly became our late 70's EB kitchen and I can SEE BOTH of those magazines covers on our kitchen table in the mail stack.
Damn, y'all.

The font on both covers is so tell-tale of the decade! I love it.
ReplyDeletei noted the font also look closely at each --they are, gasp!, the SAME! i guess in the days of "type set", the styles were slim pickin's.
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