Salome and Discoteque

[tawanda]

Two of my favorites!!!

Is anyone a big fan of Salome? Does anyone understand the meaning behind it? I've got the CD single and it really gives me a woody.

I am also looking for a video of Discoteque. I have searched everywhere!

 

[foray]

...woody?

 

[tawanda]

Sorry, yeah...it's a word my honey and I use to describe something we reeeaaaalllly like!

 

[foray]

I'm a fan of Oscar Wilde, if that's what you mean by Salome!

foray

 

[tawanda]

No. It is definitely titled "Salome". I heard it only a few times on the radio and had to special order it as a CD single. It's got good bass and rhythm. Wish I could somehow send it to you over the internet...


I am really looking for a video of Discoteque. Any ideas on how to find this?

 

[martha]

Isn't Salome the one who wiggled and sent John the Baptist to his beheading? Maybe I should have paid attention during Sunday school.

 

[rich]

Salome is a historical figure referred to a couple of times in the Bible (Mark 16). More info on who she was can be found here..
The long of the short of it, she danced in front of her father, King Herod, to try and seduce him and grant her mother's wish to get John the Baptist, or something like that.

 

[Salome]

I like Discotheque too.

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Salome
Shake it, shake it, shake it

 

[scatteroflight]

Originally posted by rich:

The long of the short of it, she danced in front of her father, King Herod, to try and seduce him and grant her mother's wish to get John the Baptist, or something like that.

Well, the Bible doesn't say she danced seductively, it's just what everyone assumes. She danced for Herod and he was so pleased with her dancing (it doesn't say why) that he said she could have anything she wanted up to half his area of rulership, or something. So she went right off and asked her mother who told her to ask for the head of John the Baptist. Which is what she asked for--it suggests she was seriously controlled by her mother. It's a cool song, obviously from the point of view of Herod. When he says "Baby I feel sick, don't make me stick to my promise," that's right after she makes her request!

[This message has been edited by scatteroflight (edited 04-18-2001).]