# Popular Music and the Circumstances of My Birth **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 30, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266 "2007-11-30T02:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/1 "2007-11-30T02:24:57Z")
I was born in the wagon of a travelin’ show I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound Bus I was born in a trunk, mama died and my daddy got drunk a real live nephew of my Uncle Sam, born on the fourth of July any others? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/2 "2007-11-30T02:52:21Z")
Born in the USA… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/3 "2007-11-30T02:58:01Z")
_I was born in a cross-fire hurricane_ ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/4 "2007-11-30T02:59:14Z")
Night I was born, I swear the moon turned a’fiery red ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/5 "2007-11-30T03:02:24Z")
Born under a bad sign. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/6 "2007-11-30T03:18:46Z")
Born to run ---
**Author:** ![Charger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/7 "2007-11-30T03:20:49Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Born in the USA… [/QUOTE] More specifically, born down in a dead man’s town. The first kick I took was when I hit the ground. A baby’s born in the middle of the night in a local delivery room They grab his feet, smack him till he cries he goes home the next afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/8 "2007-11-30T03:23:55Z")
On the day that I was born, Daddy sat down and cried I had the mark just as plain as day, it could not be denied. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/9 "2007-11-30T03:25:59Z")
Booorn to be wild… ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/10 "2007-11-30T03:32:08Z")
The morn’ that I was born my old man beat up the doctor He clocked the doctor ‘cause the doctor said I looked like Chewbacca The doctor said "sir, you’re misled sir, which infers you mistook me; I did not mean your lovely wife was shackin’ up with a wookie What I mean is Wolverine is less hairy than your son He’s looks like Chewie Baba Booey Baba Booey and Hong Kong Phooey all in one To put it mild your new-born child’s completely nutty fu-fu lookin’ I’d shove him back into the oven until he is done cookin’." ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/11 "2007-11-30T03:33:03Z")
Born freeeeeeeeeeeeee … ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/12 "2007-11-30T03:43:38Z")
I was born in the back seat of a Mustang ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/13 "2007-11-30T03:43:55Z")
I was born on planet earth, the rotating ball where man comes first I was born in a laundromat I was born in a cul-de-sac I was born on a pirate ship. (Alright, that last one was a joke from grade school.) ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/14 "2007-11-30T03:48:38Z")
a poor little baby child was born in the ghetto _in the ghetto_ ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/15 "2007-11-30T04:02:43Z")
\*I’ll remember the birth For the rest of my time on this land Your mother sweating buckets And me holding onto her hand Well your father was absent He claimed he couldn’t find the ward Just tugging on mescal Trying to eat the umbilical cord\* ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/16 "2007-11-30T04:27:34Z")
I was born to love you I was born with a broken heart I was born to be blue ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/17 "2007-11-30T04:34:43Z")
Born at the instant the church bells chimed Whole world whispering, born at the right time ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/18 "2007-11-30T04:35:59Z")
My twins were _conceived_ because of the lengthy (hey–it was lengthy enough to make twins–M’KAY?) boring part of “Outland,” but that doesn’t look like what you are looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/19 "2007-11-30T04:57:01Z")
I was born right here, November '43. My dad was a captain in the army fighting the Germans in Sicily. Why was I born to love you? ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266/20 "2007-11-30T07:11:44Z")
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-and-the-circumstances-of-my-birth/428266.md?page=2)