“You hang around, baby, with Jean and Joan and a who knows who” (emphasis mine) sounds to me like he’s suspicious that when she’s spending all this time out away from home doing whatever she’s doing, she’s not always just “out with the girls,” if you know what I mean.
That would be his side of the story, of course, and as song listeners, we can easily assume we’re dealing with an unreliable narrator.
Don’t let Jimi stand next to your fire. He’ll just do something stupid with it…
Huh, that’s the first time I’ve ever that, and I think I’m just going to stick with ‘thoughts’, what a stupid line.
No, I been singing and hearing thoughts since some time in the early 70’s.
OTOH, “Don’t sleep in the subway, darling” is excellent advice.
Yes, as already noted.
somewhat similar to “que sera sera” which is basically fatalistic or Zenlike
Nope, it’s an old blues song based on a girl who was murdered in 1900
Dave Bromberg and Dylan both do versions, plus plenty of other people.
Put down that chainsaw and listen to me.
It’s time for us to join in the fight.
It’s time to let your babies grow up to be cowboys.
It’s time to let the bedbugs bite.
You better put all your eggs in one basket.
You better count your chickens before they hatch.
You better sell some wine before its time…
Also Let’s Get Tatoos by Carter USM is questionable advice:
Party on Dude
Let’s buy some booze
Go downtown
And get tattoos
I like the song Take it Easy and it sounds, prima facie, to be good advice. Slow down, lighten up, don’t make yourself crazy.
The issue is that the writer seems to think escaping his relationship problems can be achieved by calling out to a random woman, climbing into her truck and depending on her to save him, somehow.
This will likely only further entrench his problems.
Therefore, “take it easy,” by his own definition, is not good advice.
Huh, I’ve always heard that line as “Gino Jones and who knows who.” I had this mental image of Gino Jones as a rather skeevy but smooth-talking dude. Who knew?
Follow your daughter home!
Guess Who, 1973
“Lock her up, lock her up!”