T-Rex

Wargod48

20th Century Boy! Excellent band!

I love T. Rex have over 20 of his ( Marc Bolan was T.Rex) CD's, just a great great artist and one of my personal favorites.

Favorite album by him, 'The Slider'

manny wrote:

I love T. Rex have over 20 of his ( Marc Bolan was T.Rex) CD's, just a great great artist and one of my personal favorites.

Favorite album by him, 'The Slider'

Marc was an awesome musician and vocalist! RIP!

The other cool thing is Marc Bolan's strange twisted nursery rhymes, probably inspired by herb or two, and maybe even took a couple magical mystery tours to write some of these lyrics.

I have never never

Nailed a nose before

That's how the garden grows

I could never understand

The wind at all

Was like a ball of love

And when I'm sad



and if someone could explain what 'Think Zinc' is about ?

People passing by, all through the night

They use my numbers in strange ways

Over the telephone, you should hear them groan

I crossed his wires in strange ways *


You Gotta Think Zinc/Thinka Zinca

I am guessing its about sex, what this has to do about thinking Zinc I have no idea.

Whatever Bolan was smoking...I want a pound of it.

I love those lyrics! He was one trippy hippy-cat!

Here are the lyrics to 'Telegram Sam' if you would like to sing along to video posted by WG48

I know's where you' ve bin

Purple Pie Pete Purple Pie Pete

Your lips are like lightning

Girls melt in the heat

Telegram Sam

You're my main man

Telegram Sam

You're my main man

Bobby's alright Bobby's alright

He's a natural born poet

He's just outa sight

Jungle faced Jake

Jungle faced Jake

I say make no mistake

About Jungle faced Jake

Automatic shoes

Automatic shoes

Give me three D vision

And the California blues

Me I funk but I don't care

I ain't no square with my corkscrew hair

Telegram Sam Telegram Sam

I'm a howlin' wolf

Thanks for that late-night pick-me-up!

Ah, crap. Homework!!

Another thing you will notice about T. Rex/Marc Bolan is how many time he uses cars as metaphors for women, from his earliest recordings right to the very end in 1977.

'Bang a Gong' being the most famous example:

'Your Built like a Car/You Have a Hubcap Diamond Star Halo/Built like a Car oh Yea'

and scores of other songs where women and automobiles seem interchangeable.

manny wrote:

Another thing you will notice about T. Rex/Marc Bolan is how many time he uses cars as metaphors for women, from his earliest recordings right to the very end in 1977.

'Bang a Gong' being the most famous example:

'Your Built like a Car/You Have a Hubcap Diamond Star Halo/Built like a Car oh Yea'

and scores of other songs where women and automobiles seem interchangeable.

I can dig it!

As long as the music's good!