You Wear It Well: Songs that reference items of clothing

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Hollow Horse, Jan 10, 2019.

  1. Jimmy B.

    Jimmy B. Be yourself or don't bother. Anti-fascism.

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    "I like the way the line runs up the back of the stockings/I've always liked those kind of high heels too" - Everybody Wants Some!!, Van Halen
     
  2. Carl LaFong

    Carl LaFong Forum Resident

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    "Your trouser cuffs are dirty
    And you shoes are laced up wrong
    You'd better take off your homburg
    'Cause your overcoat is too long"

     
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  3. bob_32_116

    bob_32_116 Forum Flaneur

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    Donovan loves not only his shirt, as proclaimed by the song's title, but also his jeans and his shoes, and in fact his whole wardrobe.
     
  4. John54

    John54 Senior Member

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    Dodie Stevens, Tan Shoes and Pink Shoelaces
     
  5. TMRY

    TMRY Forum Resident

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    Silver hair ragged shirt and baggy pants, he did the old soft shoe.
    You beat me to it.
     
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  6. Hollow Horse

    Hollow Horse To pretend to be happy could only be idiocy Thread Starter

    Another coat found hanging, belted and all...



     
  7. Stereosound

    Stereosound Forum Resident

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    Stereosound Forum Resident

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  9. jonwoody

    jonwoody Tragically Unhip

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    I don't feel like reading all 10 pages so if someone already mentioned "Long Black Veil" my apologies.
     
  10. bob_32_116

    bob_32_116 Forum Flaneur

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    by?

    I wish people would not assume everyone knows the artist when they give song titles.
     
  11. Hollow Horse

    Hollow Horse To pretend to be happy could only be idiocy Thread Starter

    Quite. But often we're expected to aren't we. And if we haven't done our 'homework'...
     
  12. Hollow Horse

    Hollow Horse To pretend to be happy could only be idiocy Thread Starter

    Think that Long Black Veil is by Johnny Cash? I didn't mind Googling it as it took all of three seconds.
     
  13. john hp

    john hp Forum Resident

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    Lefty Frizzell originally


    Later by the Band amongst many others
     
  14. Hollow Horse

    Hollow Horse To pretend to be happy could only be idiocy Thread Starter

    Also The Chieftains?
     
  15. john hp

    john hp Forum Resident

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    with Mick Jagger ...
     
  16. john hp

    john hp Forum Resident

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    "I'm gonna put on a iron shirt and chase Satan out of earth" - 'Chase the Devil' - Max Romeo & the Upsetters
     
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  17. Hollow Horse

    Hollow Horse To pretend to be happy could only be idiocy Thread Starter

    You never know LOL I'm on a bus and can't check as their wifi restricts YouTube. :laugh:
     
  18. bob_32_116

    bob_32_116 Forum Flaneur

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    so to all those smartypantses who said to just use Google, as you can see, this particular song could be by any one of several artists.

    "Three seconds to look up Google" ( I think ten seconds is a closer estimate). Maybe so, but how long would it have taken the poster to add the words "Johnny Cash" or "Lefty Frizell" in the first place?
     
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  19. c-eling

    c-eling Dinner's In The Microwave Sweety

    Thomas Dolby-Silk Pyjamas, 1992
    'Silk Pyjamas/Pith Helmet'
     
  20. mark winstanley

    mark winstanley Certified dinosaur, who likes physical product

    Johnny Cash, Nick Cave and about a hundred other people
     
  21. vivatones

    vivatones Forum Resident

    “Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes”
    Bobby Freeman
     
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  22. mark winstanley

    mark winstanley Certified dinosaur, who likes physical product

    If it hasn't come up yet.
    Steve Miller Band Abracadabra - black panties and an Angel's face
     
  23. c-eling

    c-eling Dinner's In The Microwave Sweety

    And One-Military Fashion Show, 2006
    'White Pants/Now She's Slipping On Her Uniform'
     
  24. bob_32_116

    bob_32_116 Forum Flaneur

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    Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On

    Everything else can come off, apparently, and the other clothes that can be removed are listed in the song, but the hat stays on. Kinky.
     
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  25. Hollow Horse

    Hollow Horse To pretend to be happy could only be idiocy Thread Starter

    Oh it has... couple of pages back I think lol
     
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