Beetlebum? what the....

Jonathan Lemon

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Mar 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/27/99

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Sorry if I'm an album behind but I'm really curious to know if anyone
has an idea about the origin of the word "Beetlebum". The lyrics
indicate that it is probably a name for a loved one but has anyone read
in an interview or anything where Damon might have derived it from?

L

Chris Gottschall

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Mar 28, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/28/99

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I've read similar things myself, but I have my own theory that it comes
from an old Spike Jones novelty song of the same name from the 1950s or so
about a racehorse who always comes in last. I've never read anything to
confirm or deny this. I'd be curious to know if there's any merit to it.

Steve

Jonathan Lemon

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Mar 29, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/29/99

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That's really interesting. That track by Spike Jones actually refers to a
Professor
Feetlebaum which was a character created by "Doodles" Weaver for the band.
Weaver later had a TV show in the 70's where he resurrected the character and
there was an LP recorded in 1974 called "Feetlebaum Returns" (it says here).
The ending refrain was
actually used on a lot of Spike Jones tracks and was actually something of a
trademark. I saw some old footage once on a late 50's TV show. They had some
bizarre film of an
extremely deformed mule named Feetlebaum which they had intercut with some
horse
racing footage and added some wacky commentary on top.

There was also a British band in the early 80's called Jesus Couldn't Drum who
had a
track called "Beetlebum" on their first LP which used the Spike Jones refrain.

L

MiasmaPOP

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Apr 1, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/1/99

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Its about the lead singer of suede when he dated justine from elastica.

Annika M Hagros

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Apr 1, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/1/99

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Damon said at an MTV interview that it's a made up word that describes a
feeling he has... a "sleepy and very sexy feeling". So that's that.

ldydrlng

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Apr 1, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/1/99

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My dad (not a blur fan, he's never heard of them)
uses beetlebum to refer in an affectionate way to
lazy, sleep people. So it isn't a recently made up word.

wadie

Elle308

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Apr 2, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/2/99

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>Damon said at an MTV interview that it's a made up word that describes a
>feeling he has... a "sleepy and very sexy feeling". So that's that.

still doesn't tell us what the *song* is about tho.....

~nicole~

Paul Radetzky

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Apr 3, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/3/99

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I would call it "a song about unhappy love", about defeat and...
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Apr 4, 1999, 4:00:00 AM4/4/99

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I would have to say it's a song about heroin. JUST KIDDING! It kinda sounds
like it's about Oasis.

Nick

MIKEYRIV

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Apr 5, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/5/99

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.......5 minutes long.....

mike.
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Sahmara

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Apr 5, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/5/99

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where have you been?

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MIKEYRIV

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Apr 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/6/99

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sah...@aol.com.Skywalk (Sahmara) writes:
>where have you been?

i got my hair cut REALLY short so i've been kind of hiding until it grows back
a bit.

glitter grrl

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Apr 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/6/99

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On 06 Apr 1999 00:12:01 GMT, mike...@aol.com.remove (MIKEYRIV) wrote:

>.sahmara@aol.com.Skywalk (Sahmara) writes:
>.>where have you been?
>.
>.i got my hair cut REALLY short so i've been kind of hiding until it grows back
>.a bit.
>.
>.
>.
>.mike.

LOL!

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Jan 15, 2020, 5:28:38 PM1/15/20

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My mom used the phrase - and here comes old beetle bum - for whoever was coming last and that was in the early 60's when I first remember hearing it