Saturday, May 19, 2007

Accidents Will Happen

Although I had heard the song many times, I never really caught onto the opening lines of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "That Smell" until the other day:

Whiskey bottle
Brand new car
Oak tree, you're in my way

That's funny, and reminiscent of Humbert Humbert's description of his own mother's untimely demise: "(picnic, lightning)."
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2 comments:

  1. MJNMay 20, 2007 at 11:45 AM

    "Gimme Three Steps" is pretty darn amusing, too.

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  2. Kinky PaprikaJanuary 30, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    Don't ask me how I know this, but the Skynyrd history page run by Ronnie Van Zant's widow has a picture of the wrecked car that inspired "That Smell."

    http://www.lynyrdskynyrdhistory.com/grbio.html

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