This is more trivia than humour but I was thinking about how the gun culture permeates American music as in:
'Down by the River' by Neil Young
Down by the river I shot my baby Down by the river Dead, ooh Shot her dead, ooh
Also the Jimi Hendrix version of 'Hey Joe'
Yes, I did, I shot her You know I caught her messin' round messin' round town Huh, yes I did I shot her You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town And I gave her the gun And I shot her Alright Shoot her one more time again baby!
How morbid! Some how I can't imagine the songs coming out of the UK in the 60's having the same lurid vehemence especially on 'Top of the Pops'
