The Friday Canon: Adam And/Or Ants

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Today's canon is early 80s new pop* sensation Adam Ant, with or without his trusty backing band of Ants. You get five(-diddly-qua-qua) ticks. Ridicule (in the comments box) is nothing to be scared of!


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*was he even considered New Pop, actually? What DID the music press make of him?

Comments

Dont drink dont smoke what do you do?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Goody Two Shoes.

What's going on there, then? I've never really figured it out.

Re: Dont drink dont smoke what do you do?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Things I've heard:

- it's an attack on Kevin Rowland ("pretending that you're Al Green")
- it's an attack on the press for attacking Adam and Kevin Rowland for their relatively vice-free lifestyles.

I do not know the truth.

Re: Dont drink dont smoke what do you do?

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

This second explanation is the one that I've always heard.

Re: Dont drink dont smoke what do you do?

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

snap. up to the point of waving guns around in public.

Re: Dont drink dont smoke what do you do?

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Blimey, I thought it was about those people that gloat over you when you quite smoking. I didn't realise it had hidden meanings. :o