Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!munnari.oz.au!murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au!viccol!cc!ccjs From: CCJS@cc.nu.oz (James Smith) Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa Subject: Re: Keeping Me Waiting Message-ID: <9726@cc.nu.oz> Date: 12 Oct 89 15:32:16 GMT References: <8910060009.AA06712@hpfcmi.HP.COM> Sender: daemon@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Reply-To: Love-Hounds@GAFFA.MIT.EDU Organization: University of Newcastle Lines: 20 Approved: love-hounds@eddie.mit.edu Really-From: James Smith Rob Gardner writes: > I've got a question about the song "Keeping me Waiting" that appears > on the Cathy Demos. There's a line that goes something like: > > I've seen many strange things/shooting stars, stars and stripes > > Is the phrase "stars and stripes" supposed to mean the USA, and if so, > why exactly does she consider is _strange_? Keeping Me Waiting is set on the moon. One of the things you would see on the moon is an American flag. Which, when you think about it, is rather a strange thing to see on the moon. Jim -- James Smith, Computing Centre, University of Newcastle, ccjs@cc.nu.oz.au "Who's for dinner? Shall we draw lots, boys?" -- _Asterix at the Olympic Games_