203958, RE: Here's the lyrics: Posted by rdhull, Thu Aug-25-16 11:35 PM
>Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him >The bitch in him >Upsets the Jim >Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him >The bitch in him >Outweighs the Jim >Jimmy's got a little bit of she in he >But when he pee, he see > >Reality can be a-stiff sometimes >But then again it can be flexible >Depending on the angle of the dangle >Increased by the heat of the meat >And with the proposition that all men are not created equal >So why frown? >Yeah, even the sun go down >We'll call it mixed emotions for now >Play on, Jimmy >Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him >The bitch in him >Upsets the Jim >Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him >The bitch in him >Outweighs the Jim >Jimmy's got a little bit of she in he >But when he pee, he see > >Reality can be a-hard >But then again it can be a-swinging >Like I said, depending on the angle of the dangle >Increased by the heat of the meat >And with the proposition that all men are not created equal >So why frown? >Even the sun go down >We'll call it mixed emotions for now > >Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him >The bitch in him >Upsets the Jim >Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him >The bitch in him >Outweighs the Jim > > >My first impression and the most relevant point.....is that >this lyric doesn't even come CLOSE to the derogatory nature of >Georgie Peorgie. In fact...I'm not even sure this Funkadelic >song is derogatory or mean-spirited at all. There's an >interesting discussion to be had there though. I haven't >thoroughly analyzed it...but there might even be a contention >that the song is not a critique of Jim but rather a critique >of social norms. ie 'Reality can be a-stiff sometimes But >then again it can be flexible'. I'm not completely convinced >one way or the other yet....but I think there's an argument >that the Funkadelic song might even be gay/trans-positive. >You could read it as a 'let your freak flag fly' type of >message. (Play on, Jimmy) > >I'm interested to see what other people think....but the more >I read the lyrics, the more I think that this song might even >be way ahead of it's time in specific relation to queer >theory. > >One thing's for sure....there is a HUGE difference between >this song and Georgie Peorgie.
I think it's in the vein of Lola and Honky Tonk Women
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