Yeah but the general consensus in biogs etc has always been that Joe wrote it for Mick about Mick's childhood. Mick even repeats it himself in an interview I saw recently.101Walterton wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 3:59pmI thought it was as simple as Joe wrote it about himself but the song better suited for Mick to sing.
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Maybe it was really about Topper down in Dover!101Walterton wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 5:14pmIt isn’t autobiographical so no reason there isn’t a bit of Mick and Joe in there on poetic license.
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Certainly wasn’t about Paulmuppet hi fi wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 5:19pmMaybe it was really about Topper down in Dover!101Walterton wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 5:14pmIt isn’t autobiographical so no reason there isn’t a bit of Mick and Joe in there on poetic license.
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Haha, nice! No, it certainly wasn't101Walterton wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 5:21pmCertainly wasn’t about Paulmuppet hi fi wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 5:19pmMaybe it was really about Topper down in Dover!101Walterton wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 5:14pmIt isn’t autobiographical so no reason there isn’t a bit of Mick and Joe in there on poetic license.
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