choffman2001
(Florida's Left Coast) | | Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 15:23 | |
Yyyyyyeahhhh... and I'm sure Miss Molly truly enjoyed a good game of soccer! lol  SmackDaddy wrote:talk about gutter minds. Chances are "gonna ball tonight" was related to "going to a ball tonight" and "having a ball" as in "having a blast"
gonna ball tonight = gonna rock tonight.
1950s kids.
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toterola
(Further) | | Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 15:01 | |
kcar wrote:
The reason this got any airplay at all was that it could be interpreted in two different ways. Both takes are right.
Please enjoy the song regardless, y'all.
I'm of the same mind as you, kcar. Jerry Lee, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats, all were masters of double entendre. You gotta remember folks, it hasn't always been okay to just come out and say "F*^% You" in a pop song. With apologies to C-Lo.  |
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kcar
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SmackDaddy wrote:talk about gutter minds. Chances are "gonna ball tonight" was related to "going to a ball tonight" and "having a ball" as in "having a blast"
gonna ball tonight = gonna rock tonight.
1950s kids. The reason this got any airplay at all was that it could be interpreted in two different ways. Both takes are right. Please enjoy the song regardless, y'all. |
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walchenbach
(Puget Sound) | | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 23:22 | |
put it back on the shelf for another 6 years.
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oldviolin
(Esse quam videri) | | Posted: Jan 02, 2011 - 14:53 | |
Little Richard...nuff said
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HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land) | | Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 08:05 | |
You guys have not got a clue !  |
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SmackDaddy
(San Diego) | | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 16:39 | |
talk about gutter minds. Chances are "gonna ball tonight" was related to "going to a ball tonight" and "having a ball" as in "having a blast"
gonna ball tonight = gonna rock tonight.
1950s kids.
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apd
(Toronto, On) | | Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 15:48 | |
Papernapkin wrote:Little Richard is 5'10".
He looks about 4'10". |
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 16:00 | |
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:so glad to hear a little LR. Often imitated never duplicated.
Bill just made a comment about the lyrics "gonna ball tonight" and not knowing what that meant when he first heard it. Same with me and LR lyric "dancin underneath the apple tree"
Okay, I think I get what it means, but what's the origin? Google wasn't helpful. |
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Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida) | | Posted: Oct 16, 2009 - 09:22 | |
wallyfuzz wrote:an original...In his time, he sure played with some minds!
'and ball tonight'! (pimp)
Absolutely...he was what Southerners call a "hot mess", eh? Amazing..."ball tonight" got past the sensors of the era.  |
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tom-kenna
(pompano beach) | | Posted: Sep 14, 2009 - 20:01 | |
jadewahoo wrote:Roots Rock 'n Roll!
go cat go!!! |
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Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA) | | Posted: Aug 14, 2009 - 08:06 | |
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oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri) | | Posted: Aug 14, 2009 - 08:04 | |
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keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | | Posted: Jul 13, 2009 - 17:00 | |
Eagan wrote:A great artist who's influence is still reverberates through Rock and Roll.
What he said. Little Steven played this on his syndicated show this week. When it comes to eclecticism and just plain pickin out good tunes, RP rules. |
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jadewahoo
(Beautiful Earth) | | Posted: Jul 13, 2009 - 16:47 | |
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ScottFromWyoming
(Powell) | | Posted: Jun 11, 2009 - 21:09 | |
Just an FYI, the "Specialty" label was Little Richard's original home. If you get a "best of" that's on a different label, it was probably re-recorded at a later date.
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dunno
(somewhere between here and over there) | | Posted: Apr 09, 2009 - 14:14 | |
was this song in hibernation for six years on RP ?
(see date of song comments below)
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Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.) | | Posted: Apr 09, 2009 - 14:13 | |
so glad to hear a little LR. Often imitated never duplicated.
Bill just made a comment about the lyrics "gonna ball tonight" and not knowing what that meant when he first heard it. Same with me and LR lyric "dancin underneath the apple tree"
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i4niblind
(Vancouver, BC) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2009 - 11:52 | |
hell ya! rippers and 8-balls.. ball tonight indeed.
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jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2009 - 11:44 | |
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ptah
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Aug 07, 2003 - 00:50 | |
Originally Posted by Eagan:
A great artist who's influence is still reverberates through Rock and Roll. Thanks for the reminder.
Well said. It's about roots.
I will have to listen again for the horns. Thanks for the pointer Leslie. :)
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camden_hampden
(Baltimore, MD) | | Posted: Jul 17, 2003 - 15:13 | |
Annie Lennox could learn something about believing in what you perform from this song!
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wallyfuzz
(Oakville (RPT+3), On) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2003 - 19:01 | |
an original...In his time, he sure played with some minds!
'and ball tonight'! (pimp)
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Notelrac
(Raleigh, NC) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2003 - 19:00 | |
I can't listen to this without hearing the Brave Little Toaster and his friends struggling to find their Master.
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Leslie
(under a rock in Antioch, CA (155 mi. south of RP)) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2003 - 19:22 | |
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Eagan
(Victoria) | | Posted: Mar 27, 2003 - 09:07 | |
A great artist who's influence is still reverberates through Rock and Roll. Thanks for the reminder.
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