Neil Young's 'I've seen the needle and the damage done' is actually about a sewing club his mother attended in her later years, when her eyesight was failing. And she was on heroin.
XTC's Pink Thing is deliberately ambiguous, as it could be Andy Partridge talking about his baby son, or well you can probably guess.
Anytime you rise, I'm here, And I'm crazy for you pink thing. You make me want to laugh, You make me want to cry, When I stroke your head I feel a hundred heartbeats high, Pink thing.
I want to take you out and show you round the world, Pink thing it'll be OK. If I could only wake you from your slumber curled, Pink thing what would straight folks say?
That man isn't fit to enter heaven. That man is a sinner, Ever burning in disgrace. Pink thing, spit in my face, I'd love you for it.
Anytime you call, I'll fall, Into madness for you pink thing. You make me want to live. You make me want to die. And when I stroke your head I feel a hundred heartbeats high, Pink thing.
I want to take you out and show you to the girls, Pink thing they're a whole new tribe. If you could only see the way the way the gingham swirls, Pink thing it's a whole new vibe.
That man isn't fit to be a father. That man is a sinner, 'Fore they cast me down to die, Pink thing, spit in my eye, I'd love you for it. Yes, I'd love you for it.
Anytime you rise, I'm here, And I'm crazy for you pink thing. You make me want to laugh, You make me want to cry, When I stroke your head I feel a hundred heartbeats high, Pink thing. Hundred heartbeats high, Pink thing. Hundred heartbeats high.
I want to introduce you, Take you to the brink thing. I want to introduce you, Tell me what you think thing. I want to introduce you, Make that missing link thing. Don't you think it's time you met some female pink thing?
You make me want to laugh, You make me want to cry, So why is it I'm happy when there's tears down in your eye?
Little pink thing.
From XTC - Song Stories: 'To end any controversy about this song,'Pink Thing'is about the birth of Harry Partridge and Andy's penis."Harry was called pink thing when he was born but I love my dick and I'm not afraid to tell people.So it's about both." says Andy.'
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