Thursday, January 09, 2003

Anybody out there listen to

Anybody out there listen to Chuck Prophet?  I ask because I’ve been wondering about his song, I Bow Down and Pray to Every Woman I Meet.  Near the end of the song the lyrics go “Aint no mother… gonna criticize me.” The pattern of the words against the music makes it sound like there’s a two syllable word that fits right after “mother” and I was wondering when I first heard the album whether such a word had been deleted.  The more I listen, the less I think that happened.  There’s no cursing on the album as far as I can tell, and the song’s theme suggests to me that the word I suspect may have been deleted wouldn’t fit with the story being told.  Anybody else thing Chuck’s playing with Chuckle’s head?  Anybody else want to get in on the fun?