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By The Bohemian Athiest
By The Bohemian Athiest
Has this ever happened to you? You're hanging out at the 5 & Diner, enjoying the atmosphere along with the seemingly cuddly music about a girl in a poodle skirt meets Johnny 'leather jacket' McMotorcycle, then BAM! He’s a fuckin' red stain on the pavement. His girlfriend left alone to cry with her three friends who sing doo wop for dramatic effect
technically these songs span from the 40s to the 60s. There are quite enough songs that cover this subject matter from that era to have its own sub-genre. It seems completely out of place to the time. How was something so morbid allowed in an era that thought a belly button was to skanky for TV? ('I Dream of Genie's naval)
Want to know what I think? This is purely a theory, but I could see it being some kind of PSA propaganda for teens and the dangers of driving or dating while young, much in the way of 'Reefer Madness' and potheads' dangerous attraction to open windows.
It goes like this.
Mac: Kids are stupid and we don’t want them doing stupid things
Johnny: Well tell them not to cause it's stupid
Mac: Can't. They're too stupid
Johnny: Well they scare like everyone else, just tell them it will kill them.
Mac: Right, but it wont. What if they figure out it’s a lie?
Johnny: They wont they're too stupid. Now light me up a cigarette Johnny! Gotta go maintain my health.
(Yes for your information everyone WAS named Johnny or Mac in the 50s and in black and white)
So all you crazy guys and dolls out there in propaganda-land, smoke some some weed, smoke some with your girlfriend, drive carelessly while having unprotected sex
and relax. Just don’t smoke cigarettes I hear that will kill you.
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