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Old 05-21-2010, 04:05 PM
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Another lyrics question: Dalai Lama (Clambake)

There's a song by Clambake I like called Dalai Lama. Here's what I think one line says:

Dalai Lama, with no hair
Soul vibrations in the air
There's a question I've got for you
Why are you named after a beast of burden with an Aunt Beru?


Aunt Beru? The only Aunt Beru I know is the one in Star Wars. ANAICR, she wasn't a llama; nor did she have one. I thought maybe there was a reference to Peru in there, since that's a place where one might find a llama, but it really does sound like 'with an Aunt Beru'.

Any insight into the lyric?

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Old 07-16-2010, 05:09 PM
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... living in Peru!!!!

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