NP Re: propaganda [was Re: Vineland]

[deedle at loop.com]

I always assumed this was about valium.  I led a sheltered life, however,
and couldn't tell you if they are yellow or not...

-- deedle

>        Is there any relation between this little helper and the
>one the Rolling Stones sing about?  I had thought that the "little
>yellow pills" were nembutal (sp?) but I live in the US pharmacopia.
>(song lyrics below)
>
>       Mother's Little Helper
>       (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)
>
>What a drag it is getting old
>
>Things are different today, I hear every mother say
>They just need something today to calm her down
>And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill
>She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
>And it gets her on her way, gets her through her busy day
>
>Oh doctor, please, some more of these
>Outside the door, she took four more
>What a drag it is getting old
>
>Men just aren't the same today, I hear every mother say
>They just don't appreciate what you get tie
>They're so hard to satisfy, you can tranquilize your mind
>And go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
>And for gets her through the night, help to minimize your flight
>
>[refrain]
>
>Just aren't the same today, I hear every mother say
>The pursuit of happiness is such a bore
>If you take more of those, you will get an overdose
>You'll go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
>It for gets her on her way, through...