No , they can't , but , that's Johnny humor. It's hard to imagine anyone taking it seriously.
I heard "Midnight Rambler" earlier today. For years , I thought the line was "I'm gonna hit and run rape her in anger...." But , now , I think he was saying "Hit and Run Rapier" , since he's reading off a list of weapons....I realize all this info is available elsewhere , but I only posess the sufficient lack of laziness to keep up with THIS. ALSO , tHE STONES WERE JUST REGARDED , BY MANY , AS A "yin/yang" opposite to The Beatles' more vulnerable love song repertoirre ....even though "Run For Your Life " or "You Can't Do That" , to cite only two examples , COULD have been regular staples in Johnny Thunders' act , except there's nothing funny about either of them. John Lennon and Johnny Thunders both had woman issues , and for similar reasons.
MikeL said:
How about "Under My Thumb" by the Rolling Stones? The singer is bragging about his girlfriend's submissiveness, and the line that really gets me is when he sings, "I can still look at someone else." Yeah, I know it's a mild example, but it's the one that stands out in my mind.
Oh, wait, I just thought of a far more horrible example..."Little Bit of Whore" by Johnny Thunders when he briefly worked with Wayne Kramer. It's a great rock'n'roll song, but the lyrics can NEVER be heard in mixed company.
