I can't believe nobody else noticed that the line "They call her Natasha but she looks like Elsie" is a reference to the number "Cabaret" from the musical of the same name, sung by the character Sally Bowles. Here are the pertinent lines:
"I used to have this girlfriend known as Elsie
With whom I shared four sordid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower
As a matter of fact she rented by the hour
The day she died the neighbors came to snicker
'Well, that's what comes from too much pills and liquor'
But when I saw her laid out like a Queen
She was the happiest corpse, I'd ever seen"
@Spunth Very hip reference! and probably at least somewhat relevant, what with Elvis\' incredibly wide consumption of culture both high and low. Given his age it would be quite a surprise if he wasn\'t familiar with the movie and soundtrack.
@Spunth Very hip reference! and probably at least somewhat relevant, what with Elvis\' incredibly wide consumption of culture both high and low. Given his age it would be quite a surprise if he wasn\'t familiar with the movie and soundtrack.
I can't believe nobody else noticed that the line "They call her Natasha but she looks like Elsie" is a reference to the number "Cabaret" from the musical of the same name, sung by the character Sally Bowles. Here are the pertinent lines:
"I used to have this girlfriend known as Elsie With whom I shared four sordid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower As a matter of fact she rented by the hour
The day she died the neighbors came to snicker 'Well, that's what comes from too much pills and liquor'
But when I saw her laid out like a Queen She was the happiest corpse, I'd ever seen"
Musical clip:
youtu.be/nx3F3YfsWHA
@Spunth Very hip reference! and probably at least somewhat relevant, what with Elvis\' incredibly wide consumption of culture both high and low. Given his age it would be quite a surprise if he wasn\'t familiar with the movie and soundtrack.
@Spunth Very hip reference! and probably at least somewhat relevant, what with Elvis\' incredibly wide consumption of culture both high and low. Given his age it would be quite a surprise if he wasn\'t familiar with the movie and soundtrack.
@Spunth I bought the LP when it came out and I loved Cabaret yet never made the connection! Thank you!
@Spunth I bought the LP when it came out and I loved Cabaret yet never made the connection! Thank you!