# Swlabr

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swlabr/158670>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 2, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swlabr/158670 "2003-03-02T23:00:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nickrz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Nickrz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swlabr/158670/1 "2003-03-02T23:00:14Z")

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In 1967, the rock band Cream released an album, Disraeli Gears…  
There was a song on it entitled “Swlabr.” Someone once told me it was an acronym, but I’ve forgotten what it stood for.  
I remember the explanation sounded completely logical…

Anyone have the 411? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![brianmelendez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swlabr/158670/2 "2003-03-02T23:07:22Z")

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From the Mailbag: [What does the old Cream song title “SWLABR” mean?"](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mswlabr.html)

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**Author:** ![Nickrz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Nickrz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swlabr/158670/3 "2003-03-03T02:24:02Z")

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Aahhh… thanks. Yeh, it makes perfect sense now.