Talk:Rum and Coca-Cola

If we have to remove Amsterdam's lyrics, I think we need to remove Invader's too. The original was published (as sheet music, with words), and thus, is copyright. The court case allowed Amsterdam to retain "his" copyright, but couldn't invalidate an existing copyright. So, AFAIK, if one is covered, the other is too. Guettarda 14:15, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

that's what you get for only looking at one diff

 * Oops - that's what you get for only looking at one diff. Guettarda 16:53, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Possible Plagiarism
I'm willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that at least large chunks of this article were copied directly from some other source. Chocolate egg cream 05:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * "or ask your local bartender" what was that about then? That didn't make it look like you had a real interest in improving the article. James Fryer 11:40, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Other Versions
There have been other versions of this song recorded besides the classic Andrews Sisters version. Anyone know who these were by? I heard one on the BBC radio program Late Junction not too long ago. Damned if I can find it on the website though.

Soarhead77 (talk) 17:48, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Prostitution, or else...
While it is understandable that the chorus evokes the idea of prostitution, there are also other, equally valid, conclusions to be drawn. They could be working as barmaids, NOT prostituting themselves but drinking with patrons, and they could also work in any other job in what seems to be a thriving tourist trap. After all, the lyrics also say "They got the young girls all goin' mad" and the chorus suggest they're not mad for the american men, but for their money - Though, of course, a male writer in the 1940s might have believed women were happily and eagerly becoming prostitutes. Not! 2003:CA:3F0F:FCEA:E962:9860:BA3A:7B3F (talk) 13:34, 22 July 2022 (UTC)


 * I would advise to not add a prostitution paragraph . 1945 was the end of WWII, with millions of troops deployed world-wide, and the prostitution business going through the roof. The customers were not old sexually frustrated men, they were young boys away from home, missing their girlfriends and wives. The prostitutes needed money in the post-war economy, and being a hooker in 1945 was probably a better experience than in many other years. (I am comparing 1945 prostitution to prostitution in other years. I am not going near the plight of the working woman!)
 * Another point, society was much less sensitive to women's rights, it was such a different world. Prostitution was legal in many countries. For any hooker, having young American boys with money to spend in town was a lucrative business opportunity while it lasted. They were poor, and now they could make some money, and buy things for themselves and family.
 * that is my argument for no-ho essay. Nobody cared in 1945. life was tough. Prostitution debate would be thru 2022 eyes I read a lot of 20th Century stuff for these music pages, and I am also 66 yrs old, so I have some perspective. That's my opinion. if you write a ho-analysis, it better be good! Good luck! Tillywilly17 (talk) 14:26, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * "Both mother and daughter/Working for the Yankee dollar." Tillywilly17 (talk) 14:30, 22 July 2022 (UTC)