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asIsaidtomyfriend t1_j1koxzm wrote
And dance by the light of the moon
Spirit50Lake t1_j1ksbmx wrote
...we used to sing this around the campfire when we were kids!
youngmindoldbody t1_j1lfhd1 wrote
My dad use to sing this back in the '60s, I'm sure he didn't know having never been to Buffalo.
heeroguy t1_j1knb1x wrote
ok so not only one that got cow and chicken out of this
DaveOJ12 t1_j1kp7by wrote
Nope. Here's a link to the episode
mintmouse t1_j2aowy4 wrote
It’s sung by TV on the Radio on their early album OK Calculator
DaveOJ12 t1_j2axmfp wrote
I was thinking of this episode of Cow and Chicken.
AaronBenne t1_j1kp9xp wrote
Originally it was cum out tonight
idhtftc t1_j1l6yeq wrote
Conversely, "Buffalo Soldier" is not about Buffalo, NY at all.
WarrenMulaney t1_j1m1z9v wrote
Dreadlock rasta
GreatDario t1_j1tfyuv wrote
He was a buffalo soldier in the heart of America
TheToastIsBlue t1_j1l5iwb wrote
I remember practicing this song for our 4th grade musical and our teacher deciding Eric was going to sing it the day before the performance. Fuck you Eric.
WR810 t1_j1lnqjg wrote
Sounds less like a 'fuck Eric' and more 'fuck the music teacher who made the swap'.
poopiopeepio t1_j1ltcb0 wrote
Fuck you too buddy!
StopSwitchingThumbs t1_j1lkz11 wrote
Eric doesn’t have blue toast. You won. Eric’s a mark ass bitch.
copyrider t1_j1knhuo wrote
There are a bunch of similar songs about the prostitutes of Memphis, TN. Look up Whoop That Trick and others by Three Six Mafia.
Alice_B_Tokeless t1_j1kv881 wrote
Yes, the Memphis Jug Band was singing about a world of sex, drugs and violence back in the 20’s ( cocaine blues etc. )
SciNZ t1_j1lq61h wrote
Lucille Bogan’s “Shave ‘em dry” is pretty freaking explicit too.
Indifferentchildren t1_j1lp33i wrote
I'm confused: this is the '20s.
scud121 t1_j1mpr6a wrote
The other 20s
SonofBeckett t1_j1mxict wrote
The previous 20’s. There’s been, like 20 of them.
roninwarshadow t1_j1l9ems wrote
La Grange by ZZ Top
A little home on the range, outside a little Texas town.
StopSwitchingThumbs t1_j1lkw14 wrote
“Don’t save her, she don’t wanna be saved.” The Triple 6 was the first rap I ever heard in third grade and it changed music forever for me. They for sure speak of the plight of all sorts of people in North Memphis and beyond.
loveofjazz t1_j1kpouo wrote
“I need sat mic, mang…”
JeffNasty t1_j1kvlou wrote
Wasn't "Buffalo gals" also featured in an episode of Cow and Chicken way back in the day?
MaxCWebster t1_j1nq4z2 wrote
majorjoe23 t1_j1l6z3o wrote
When I was a kid I remember being perplexed by a Far Side comic with the text “The Elephant Man meets Buffalo Gal.”
In one of the books Gary Larson explained it was a reference to the song “Buffalo Gals.”
cybermage t1_j1l0gri wrote
Okay, but, what did you wish for?
jthanson t1_j1leozx wrote
“Buffalo Gals” was also a common tune played by pianists in the Old West.
Potatoswatter t1_j1llbi1 wrote
In movies or according to piano reel sales?
jthanson t1_j1mm8cl wrote
Most of the Old West predated piano roll sales. In those days sheet music sales was what determined a hit song.
ron_swansons_meat t1_j1linol wrote
I thought we were talking about "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm Mclaren. Eminem was inspired by the line about "buffalo girls girls around the outside, around the outside..." From that song. Malcolm Mclaren is also the guy that produced and made the Sex Pistols a household name. Weird dude.
wufoo2 t1_j1lp0mr wrote
If you said “sex pistols” in my mom’s household it would not go well for you.
reddit_user13 t1_j1lxotl wrote
My preferred version.
Darth_Corleone t1_j1lu24k wrote
All this scratching is making me itch
Thick-Baker-7366 t1_j1m9vjg wrote
Cookiepuss?
Darth_Corleone t1_j1ma0d9 wrote
Take me home and eat me YEAH!
skinnergy t1_j1l8ju2 wrote
My third grade class did a concert in which this song was included in 1969.
BonerSquid316 t1_j1lglbh wrote
This is the second Buffalo Gals Fact on Reddit this week
wufoo2 t1_j1lp1h3 wrote
Maybe go outside
BonerSquid316 t1_j1nsfph wrote
I live outside, I’m a squid
TheRedditFerret t1_j1nbbae wrote
Round the outside, round the outside?
uplate2much t1_j1knlg9 wrote
I thought that was by beans stinkwater.
JoshTay t1_j1m57q0 wrote
From another source:
>Written by Cool White, [aka John Hodges] it was originally published as “Lubly Fan” in 1844. A favorite of minstrel audiences, its words were easily changed to reflect the location of each performance (e.g. Buffalo Gals, Charleston Gals, Mobile Gals, etc.). The song was popular through the war.
"Lubly Fan" was a bastardization of "lovely fanny".
KingBasten t1_j1lgyni wrote
Buffalo soldier dreadlock rasta
copperdusk t1_j1mc5u0 wrote
Stolen from Africa
Brought to America
i_was_an_airplane t1_j1metln wrote
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
baby_blue_eyes OP t1_j1n0sge wrote
That's actually a sentence (although I don't understand it).
i_was_an_airplane t1_j1n20yr wrote
City bison (that) city bison bully, bully city bison
Sabres00 t1_j1mbz4k wrote
Go Bills!
[deleted] t1_j1kv6em wrote
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Bloody_L t1_j1mv423 wrote
Before his dog got sick, that old rummy used to be my best customer.
seattlesnow t1_j1n98pj wrote
Its all lame AF now, Buffalo inner harbour is weak compared to yesteryear.
ojolofo t1_j1p7e1l wrote
Oo
Camp_Coffee t1_j1knugs wrote
Pretty sure it’s about drugs
leicanthrope t1_j1lkb3c wrote
Minnie the Moocher is though.
Splunge- t1_j1kmxkx wrote
Unpopular opinion: that movie is stupid.
Captain-i0 t1_j1kn0n9 wrote
That is an unpopular opinion.
I disagree vehemently
DaveOJ12 t1_j1kn294 wrote
I feel like I've seen this before. Lol.
>Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight.
>Come out tonight.
>Come out tonight.