[1971] [1972]
Bubblegum beauty and the song's not bad either.
The outfit: Cheeky.
The moves: Groovy.
The tune: Infectious, wee bit funky, genius words sung with folky melody and harmonies, crowd chorus and hand clap delirium. There's something about it so you don't hate for some reason and then it eventually it becomes embedded in your brain forever. I mean some have called it a moronic pop crime but they didn't mean it as a compliment that it is yet as an aesthetic value a moronic pop crime is highly appealing. As an achievement this is one of the great moronic pop crimes. A pop masterpiece.
*And there's more than meets the eye. Emma points out there was something scary about this song when she was small. The thought of your momma or poppa mysteriously leaving and being far far away was horrifying for a child. The fact that these traumatic lyrics were sung in a chirpy... er... sorry, upbeat manner adds to the sinister tone.
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