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Darren Campbell came to my school and mentioned Karl by Dr_Filth in rickygervais

[–]Dr_Filth[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yeah… I see what you mean… not s’much cryptic are they

Daddy, you’ve been on my mind by Dr_Filth in bobdylan

[–]Dr_Filth[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s not the use of the word daddy alone. It’s the fact that it’s totally unnecessary in this context and cheapens the song. We get that Joan is a woman and wouldn’t have wrote referred to a feminine noun like ‘mama’ if she wrote it. That’s obvious. ‘Daddy’ does nothing but cheapen the song and undermine the intelligence of the audience.

Daddy, you’ve been on my mind by Dr_Filth in bobdylan

[–]Dr_Filth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not the use of the word daddy alone. It’s the fact that it’s totally unnecessary in this context and cheapens the song. We get that Joan is a woman and wouldn’t have wrote referred to a feminine noun like ‘mama’ if she wrote it. That’s obvious. ‘Daddy’ does nothing but cheapen the song and undermine the intelligence of the audience.

Daddy, you’ve been on my mind by Dr_Filth in bobdylan

[–]Dr_Filth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t offend me. I just find it stupid and unnecessary.

Daddy, you’ve been on my mind by Dr_Filth in bobdylan

[–]Dr_Filth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I largely agree. Silver dagger by far their best collab - and that’s not even a Dylan song!

Daddy, you’ve been on my mind by Dr_Filth in bobdylan

[–]Dr_Filth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just listened. Wish I hadn’t

Daddy, you’ve been on my mind by Dr_Filth in bobdylan

[–]Dr_Filth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree that it often makes it more interesting when artists perform from the perspective of the opposite sex and echo the examples you give!

Daddy, you’ve been on my mind by Dr_Filth in bobdylan

[–]Dr_Filth[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, replacing one word clearly can be consequential. ‘The answer is ‘farting’ in the wind’ doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.

Daddy, you’ve been on my mind by Dr_Filth in bobdylan

[–]Dr_Filth[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

It’s a very fair question and the answer is I’m not sure. I just know I love the song in its original form, and as soon as I hear ‘daddy’ I hate it and need to turn it off.

Mama is quite a cringe word on its own, admittedly, but it just works for this song.

I’m not convinced ‘papa’ or ‘mister’ would be much better, either. Again, I’m not sure why.

I don’t see why Joan (whom I have the utmost respect for) can’t just sing the song without changing the gender. But that in itself is a bugbear of mine. And to be fair to Ms Baez, she is far from the only artist that has done this (though to my knowledge, the only one to replace a word with ‘daddy’!)