anyone else turned off by this?

[Andy P]

i'm just getting into my morning jacket and love what i'm hearing. bermuda highway was one of my early favorites, but i couldn't make out all the words. then i looked them up and realized that the lyrics were great...except for one line.


your ass it draws me in like a Bermuda highway.

does that turn anyone else off? I mean the song is great but that line just seems so unneccesary. Maybe it's just me but if you change ass to face or anything else it would be better. It just took me by suprise.

[Jellyfish]

I usta date a girl that had an ass as big as a highway. ;D

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

i'm just getting into my morning jacket and love what i'm hearing. bermuda highway was one of my early favorites, but i couldn't make out all the words. then i looked them up and realized that the lyrics were great...except for one line.


your ass it draws me in like a Bermuda highway.

does that turn anyone else off? I mean the song is great but that line just seems so unneccesary. Maybe it's just me but if you change ass to face or anything else it would be better. It just took me by suprise.

to me, that line makes the song just crack a bit more.  the rest of the lyrics are awesome, of course, but what else would draw one in "like a Bermuda Highway" except for someone's ass?  he just can't help it but to look.  if you changed it to "face" I don't think it would have the same sparkle or appeal, IMHO.

[Andy P]

to me, that line makes the song just crack a bit more.  the rest of the lyrics are awesome, of course, but what else would draw one in "like a Bermuda Highway" except for someone's ass?  he just can't help it but to look.  if you changed it to "face" I don't think it would have the same sparkle or appeal, IMHO.

I guess I see what you're saying, but I think eyes could have worked as well without sounding a little vulgar. But then again I don't have any albums out

[BH]

Short Bitter Fucked Up Life didn't bother ya any?

I think maybe the tone of MMJ causes people to take them a little too seriously sometimes....

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

I'm not certain it's vulgar.  In fact, I think it's rather complimentary.  Of someone's ass, that is...that he just has to look, and because of it's fine features, he's drawn in to something he can't look away from.

[ali]

i don't think it's rude - in the context of the song, i thought it was kind of sweet

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

upon further reflection, it's not like he's saying..."hey baby, your sweet plumb of an ass draws me in like a Bermuda Highway" or "your ass is shaped like a bowler hat and it draws me in like a Bermuda Highway"...so yeah, he says "your ass" but doesn't add "your ass is like a gravy boat full of lovin'" or some other banality....

[j]

Few people know the song was originally titled "Hershey Highway" .  This is speculation, of course.

[tdan]

 :o I love this thread!

[SMc55]

None of the lyrics make very much sense to me. I think that's why I like them.

[SF_NC]

What's wrong with saying ass?

Ass.  Ass.  Ass.  

It doesn't hurt anybody.

And it's the best line of the song, anyway.

[capndan]

I'm pro ass on this one.  It took me a little while to realize that's what  Jimbo was saying here as well because you don't expect him to be so bold.  I've always wondered how this would fare as a pick up line??  It's on a short list of my favorite MMJ lyrics as it stands.

[ycartrob]

He may not literally mean "your ass".

Like the saying, "Your ass is mine". Pretty sure "ass" means your entire body, not just buttocks.

Too bad the word "ass" has reared up such a bad connotation. I felt it could end up this way and maybe more figurative terms could be cracked. The discussion shouldn't go down the pooper, in fact, using hind sight, it's a great idea. I just don't want my comments to be some butt to some joke...

[SF_NC]

He may not literally mean "your ass".

Like the saying, "Your ass is mine". Pretty sure "ass" means your entire body, not just buttocks.

Too bad the word "ass" has reared up such a bad connotation. I felt it could end up this way and maybe more figurative terms could be cracked. The discussion shouldn't go down the pooper, in fact, using hind sight, it's a great idea. I just don't want my comments to be some butt to some joke...

Oh.  Synechdoche and metonymy.  Maybe so.

I link he's being literal, though.  The chick's got a nice ass.

[EC]

He may not literally mean "your ass".

Like the saying, "Your ass is mine". Pretty sure "ass" means your entire body, not just buttocks.

Too bad the word "ass" has reared up such a bad connotation. I felt it could end up this way and maybe more figurative terms could be cracked. The discussion shouldn't go down the pooper, in fact, using hind sight, it's a great idea. I just don't want my comments to be some butt to some joke...

I mean, it's completely possible that Jim is writing about an actual ass drawing him in.  Perhaps the ass in question had a beam coming out of it, and the beam was filled with hypnotic rhythms and tones, luring him in.  Or maybe the ass actually had a honing mechanism, one that physically drew him in, without him having any power to stop it.

Or, you know, maybe he's referring to his friend's donkey.  Maybe he really loves animals...

[ycartrob]

Or, you know, maybe he's referring to his friend's donkey.  Maybe he really loves animals...

OK, now this is close and it really opens it up for me.

Check it out. Mary and Joseph had a donkey or two in the manger, right? This is an obvious reference to one of the wise men who came to Bethlehem. Bermuda Highway is an old expression for the Northern Star (the guiding light for the wise men). Jim did a little flip flop on it (the wise men wouldn't know about Bermuda, this was before they had a strong tourism bureau down there) so he plays time traveller a little with the lyrics. The wise man was drawn to Bethlehem via the Bermuda Highway and  then drawn into the manger by the ass (he's speaking to Joseph here, so he says, "Your ass...").

Simple!

[ratsprayer]

what a wonderful man is about jesus...

 ::)

[EC]

what a wonderful man is about jesus...

::)

I thought Lil Billy was about Jesus...

[ratsprayer]

I thought Lil Billy was about Jesus...

the way he sings is also about jesus.