Then , much later , there was "Be Cool , Dave or Jimmy or somebody (I forget) Is Dancing with a Sissy " , which takes a decidedly un - 70's "That's coool , different strokes " approach.
For all the talk we hear about how "Open" the 70's were , you could'nt sell a "Gay" themed song , unless it was a Novelty , like Rod Hart's "C.B.Savage". Then , of course , years later , you had Josie Cotton (Who , if it were possible to turn a Gay man Straight , she could have done it.) with her (Novelty) hit , "Johnny , Are You Queer" , which later became something of a pro - Gay anthem....It was'nt concieved in hatred , just for laffs. Same with Reverend Horton Heat's "Cowboy Love".
IDON MINE said:
Joe is one of the weirdest out there! His early rough soul tracks make me wonder someone ever had him record a love balad. PNEUMONIA also come to mind, where he is love sick and says he's "gonna blacken both of her eyes!" He has some other really psycho ones, can't think of them now.
G'DAMN CREEP!
swt said:
Ona recent episode of The Big Enchilada, I played "Davy, You Upset My Home" by Joe Tex. It's about a guy who's jealous because his girl is really into Davy Crockett. (I think this is from the late '50s when Davy Crockett was a very popular TV show.)
The girl even buys Davy Crockett false teeth because, Joe sings, "I punched her in the mouth last night."
Another line: "I whipped her so until she went insane. And now she wants to buy herself a Davy Crockett brain."