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J K Van Nort jkvannort at yahoo.com
Fri May 10 15:39:39 UTC 2024


I find the Beatles allusions overt but hilarious from “I Want to Kiss Your Feet” to the band’s name, since Volkswagens were called “Beetles”. Later when the band serenades Oed and Metzger, they sing a song with the lyric: “On the lonely sea”, which is a Beach Boys song from Surfin’ USA, a 1963 release. Both the Volkswagens and the Beach Boys repeat the line throughout the song. Got that tidbit from the podcast, Mapping the Zone.

In solidarity,
James

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