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If we have to remove Amsterdam's lyrics, I think we need to remove Invader's too. The original was published (as sheet music, with words), and thus, is copyright. The court case allowed Amsterdam to retain "his" copyright, but couldn't invalidate an existing copyright. So, AFAIK, if one is covered, the other is too.
Guettarda 14:15, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that at least large chunks of this article were copied directly from some other source. Chocolate egg cream 05:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
There have been other versions of this song recorded besides the classic Andrews Sisters version. Anyone know who these were by? I heard one on the BBC radio program Late Junction not too long ago. Damned if I can find it on the website though.
Soarhead77 ( talk) 17:48, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
While it is understandable that the chorus evokes the idea of prostitution, there are also other, equally valid, conclusions to be drawn. They could be working as barmaids, NOT prostituting themselves but drinking with patrons, and they could also work in any other job in what seems to be a thriving tourist trap. After all, the lyrics also say "They got the young girls all goin' mad" and the chorus suggest they're not mad for the american men, but for their money - Though, of course, a male writer in the 1940s might have believed women were happily and eagerly becoming prostitutes. Not! 2003:CA:3F0F:FCEA:E962:9860:BA3A:7B3F ( talk) 13:34, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
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If we have to remove Amsterdam's lyrics, I think we need to remove Invader's too. The original was published (as sheet music, with words), and thus, is copyright. The court case allowed Amsterdam to retain "his" copyright, but couldn't invalidate an existing copyright. So, AFAIK, if one is covered, the other is too.
Guettarda 14:15, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that at least large chunks of this article were copied directly from some other source. Chocolate egg cream 05:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
There have been other versions of this song recorded besides the classic Andrews Sisters version. Anyone know who these were by? I heard one on the BBC radio program Late Junction not too long ago. Damned if I can find it on the website though.
Soarhead77 ( talk) 17:48, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
While it is understandable that the chorus evokes the idea of prostitution, there are also other, equally valid, conclusions to be drawn. They could be working as barmaids, NOT prostituting themselves but drinking with patrons, and they could also work in any other job in what seems to be a thriving tourist trap. After all, the lyrics also say "They got the young girls all goin' mad" and the chorus suggest they're not mad for the american men, but for their money - Though, of course, a male writer in the 1940s might have believed women were happily and eagerly becoming prostitutes. Not! 2003:CA:3F0F:FCEA:E962:9860:BA3A:7B3F ( talk) 13:34, 22 July 2022 (UTC)