Too Many Tigers

In favor of species extinctions.

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Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 25, 2017
Category: Animals | Music | 1960s

Comments

Actually, he's fine with them being in the zoo. He just doesn't want one in his tank, at his breakfast table, or stealing his girl.

Posted by ges on 10/25/17 at 09:10 AM

His references:

Sue Thompson; Paper Tiger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d58V6a1Cyco

Buck Owens; I've Got A Tiger By The Tail:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGYE77y4qY4

Jim Nesbitt; I've Got A Tiger In my Tank:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9W2EonGvmc

and Lou Reed's pre-Velvet version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egOPIDat-rw

Posted by S. Norman on 10/26/17 at 07:54 AM

I suspect Jim Nesbitt got the metaphor of a tiger in the tank from Humble/Esso/Exxon advertising slogan, which according to one source I found, dates back to 1959. Nesbitt first recorded it in 1964.

Posted by ges on 10/26/17 at 11:43 PM

Yes, and so does the Buck Owens song

Posted by S. Norman on 10/27/17 at 07:53 AM

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