tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post8878582277144604516..comments2024-01-27T20:58:12.878-05:00Comments on Boogie Woogie Flu: The Rich Fag Jew and the Cellar Full of GoysTed Barronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975741901400619750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-49071633012461997432015-01-28T15:24:59.155-05:002015-01-28T15:24:59.155-05:00i thought lennon's joke was "cellarful of...i thought lennon's joke was "cellarful of boys"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-59271118640804941322014-04-08T13:51:50.846-04:002014-04-08T13:51:50.846-04:00I've read that it's only audible on the or...I've read that it's only audible on the original 45.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167182864755645970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-25723952450041736272012-12-10T02:48:30.444-05:002012-12-10T02:48:30.444-05:00I concur with anon above--thanks for this fitting ...I concur with anon above--thanks for this fitting tribute to a man who never gets his due, even with two (appalling) plays about him this year in england. also, yeh, the "fag jew" line's a myth. drasilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-53176807838748858272012-12-09T21:14:11.437-05:002012-12-09T21:14:11.437-05:00beautiful bit of writing there. so glad to see yo...beautiful bit of writing there. so glad to see you're back. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-42720331585030467992012-12-09T18:47:58.181-05:002012-12-09T18:47:58.181-05:00I think the "rich fag Jew" thing is just...I think the "rich fag Jew" thing is just a story. I wouldn't put it past Lennon's cruel, grotesque and scathing sense of humor or his love of word play. But if he ever used that phrasing it didn't end up on the released version of the song. Here's the acapella version. The slur clearly isn't there.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z93__aVkYFI&list=PLNNZe_flBALNlsT6icoJjJtLFsSoNfRyD&index=30Christiannoreply@blogger.com