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Does anyone listen to lyrics?
  Posted: February 7, 2008
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Thanks to BoingBoing for pointing me to this Lawrence Welk show performance of ''One Toke over the Line'' (if you're out of the loop, ''toke'' is slang for smoking Marijuana...I'm guessing Gail and Dale didn't figure that out). The cultural disconnect recalls the recent Washington Post article on the songs used in presidential campaigns, and the odd symbolism they reveal when you really listen to their lyrics.

Some might consider this evidence of shallow thinking on the part of television producers and campaign consultants. But I revel in the evidence that expressive acts can carry invasive meaning wherever they're invoked. What a hoot.