Veruca Salt

David L. Pelovitz PELOVTZD at ACFcluster.NYU.EDU
Wed Jun 14 12:48:39 CDT 1995


andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk (Andrew Dinn) Wrote: 

> David L. Pelovitz writes:
> 
> > The "Pynchon reference" on Veruca Salt's "American Thighs"
> > is simply a large "V" on the CD itself.
> 
> > It stands for Veruca, though, not the V. we all know.
> 
> Those American thighs wouldn't be the spread kind beloved of the
> libertine now, would they?
> 
Alas, no.  the band members have been pretty clear that it refers 
to AC/DC's "Shook Me All Night Long" which includes the line
"Knockin' me out with those American thighs."

sorry.

David Pelovitz - PELOVTZD at Acfcluster.nyu.edu



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