Bossy Monkey
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:15 PM
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Over 40s: Was "damn right" cut out of the 45 of Theme from Shaft? |
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I heard the song in a restaurant the other day and didn't remember having heard "Damn right!" in there before. On the other hand, I remember seeing Isaac Hayes make an appearance on a talk show and the host asking him to say "Damn right!" (and wondering what the hell that was about.) I do remember "That cat Shaft is a bad--" "Shut your mouth!" "But I'm talking about Shaft" "Well we can dig it."
Maybe my memory's just shot to hell.:)
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:27 PM
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1. I remember the same line you remember. |
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But the phrase "damn right" doesn't ring a bell. But that was a long time ago. Could be that with the censoring they had back then it was cut out. I remember that the word "pregnant" couldn't be said on TV until sometime in the 70's. I remember an interview with Dick Martin saying how in skits they did on "Laugh In" they couldn't say that word. So maybe that has to do with the same kind of censoring. It was early seventies as I recall.
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Bossy Monkey
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:25 PM
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2. Or it might have just gotten lost in the soup of 1970s audio technology |
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I think "pregnant" was more of a problem in the '50s, specifically with regard to "I Love Lucy."
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:32 PM
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3. Wasn't "pregnant" said first on "The Dick Van Dyke Show?" ....hmmm |
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:think:
Maybe this'd be a good DU research project.
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Thu Aug-19-04 09:03 PM
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4. Yeah, I thought it was "Damn Straight!" |
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but I haven't heard the song for a long time.
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Thu Aug-19-04 09:28 PM
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5. "Damn right," here are the lyrics |
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Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft Lyrics
Who's the black private dick That's a sex machine to all the chicks? SHAFT! Ya damn right!
Who is the man that would risk his neck For his brother man? SHAFT! Can you dig it?
Who's the cat that won't cop out When there's danger all about? SHAFT! Right On!
They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother SHUT YOUR MOUTH! I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft. THEN WE CAN DIG IT!
He's a complicated man But no one understands him but his woman JOHN SHAFT!
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Thu Aug-19-04 09:37 PM
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6. Da-Dah-Dunt Da-Dah-Dunt Da-DahDunt-Dah |
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Fri Aug-20-04 12:53 PM
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7. kick in case somebody remembers for sure |
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NightTrain! Where are you? (Not that he's over 40, but still)
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