Monday, January 2, 2017
"Sugar Town" #5 12/31/1966
It's been said this song had some of the dopiest lyrics of the 60's, in several ways. Its writer, Lee Hazlewood, admitted as much. He went to a club in L.A. one night and saw some people with sugar cubes and an eye dropper containing LSD. He didn't partake but was told they were all headed to "Sugar Town." Lee was careful to conceal the true drug-laden purpose of the words. Nancy Sinatra gave a laid-back delivery because she knew the meaning too, but kept it disguised.
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I always thought the song was an anthem about being a reclusive.
Had no idea it was an acid song until I researched this. Go figure.
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