Saturday, May 5, 2018

Songs about a Hat

On Thursday, January 13, 2011 we lost Christo Island because the owner and Linden Lab had some arguments. We lost our home. This song was helpful to go on and we found a new sim. Yes, River Island. 
Click this link for the lyrics of that post.

"You Can Leave Your Hat On" is a song written by Randy Newman and appearing on his 1972 album Sail Away. According to an Allmusic review by Mark Deming, the song is a "potent mid-tempo rock tune" and a "witty and willfully perverse bit of erotic absurdity". Newman later admitted the song was, "too low for me to sing it. I can't rock it too hard, which maybe I should have...or maybe not."

Joe Cocker recorded "You Can Leave Your Hat On" for his 1986 album Cocker. Released as a single, Cocker's version peaked at #35 on Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, and it was featured in the 1986 Adrian Lyne film 9½ Weeks during the striptease scene. It was also a popular single in Australia (where the film was immensely popular), reaching Number 23.
A music video was released which featured footage of the striptease scene from 9½ Weeks and scenes with Cocker and his band performing the song. In some countries, the song itself is considered a striptease anthem, and still being used by strippers.

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