31 May 2013: it's... a "classic" from... 1965

[ggould]

[RGMike]

uber-BOS: Stan Freberg and June Foray Walter Tetley for Milky Way and Jonathan Winters for V-8.

[ggould]

[ggould]

[RGMike]

let's not be L-7!

I always heard that as "Let this be a sermon". Who knew what L-7 meant? Not me, dat's fo sho.

Everybody in my circle of 10-years-olds knew that "L-7" was slang for "square".

[RGMike]

all together now: "the songs are too short!!"

[yessongs]

Bigger BOS for Get Smart! Such a great show.

Absolutely and Positively !!!!

[Davefish]

let's not be L-7!

I always heard that as "Let this be a sermon". Who knew what L-7 meant? Not me, dat's fo sho.

Everybody in my circle of 10-years-olds knew that "L-7" was slang for "square".

Guess I'm a little too young to have used it that way.

[ggould]

While "My Generation" makes me think of those PBS pledge drive specials, this is enjoyable, if not surprising.  There was not really any FM radio playing deeper cuts back then.  I'd probably BOS the Byrds or the Beatles, but many deserving cuts.

[ggould]

let's not be L-7!

I always heard that as "Let this be a sermon". Who knew what L-7 meant? Not me, dat's fo sho.

never heard that Mondegreen before!

[urth]

let's not be L-7!

I always heard that as "Let this be a sermon". Who knew what L-7 meant? Not me, dat's fo sho.

I always heard it as L-7, but never had a clue what it meant (back then anyway).

[RGMike]

let's not be L-7!

I always heard that as "Let this be a sermon". Who knew what L-7 meant? Not me, dat's fo sho.

I always heard it as L-7, but never had a clue what it meant (back then anyway).

Rick James revived the expression some years later.

[ggould]

let's not be L-7!

I always heard that as "Let this be a sermon". Who knew what L-7 meant? Not me, dat's fo sho.

I always heard it as L-7, but never had a clue what it meant (back then anyway).

Being the clueless one around here, I'll bite: Are people serious that the lyric actually is 'L7?'  I always heard 'sermon.'

[urth]

let's not be L-7!

I always heard that as "Let this be a sermon". Who knew what L-7 meant? Not me, dat's fo sho.

I always heard it as L-7, but never had a clue what it meant (back then anyway).

Being the clueless one around here, I'll bite: Are people serious that the lyric actually is 'L7?'  I always heard 'sermon.'

Completely serious:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooly_Bully#Title_and_lyrics

[RGMike]

let's not be L-7!

I always heard that as "Let this be a sermon". Who knew what L-7 meant? Not me, dat's fo sho.

I always heard it as L-7, but never had a clue what it meant (back then anyway).

Being the clueless one around here, I'll bite: Are people serious that the lyric actually is 'L7?'  I always heard 'sermon.'

Completely serious:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooly_Bully#Title_and_lyrics

Thanks, urth -- I can't believe it's even in dispute. "L-7" was a very common slang expression then.