Be Good Johnny

forgive my ignorance, but what is the background to this song? Does anybody know? It's definetly one of most bizarre things I've ever heard.

"The Pope does not smoke dope, even if he should." What the hell?

Posted by: Meseret at 04/04/05 12:49 PM | Reply
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If, by background, you mean the artist, check out the allmusic.com entry for Gregory Gray. It has more information than you'll probably resonably need although it doesn't actually have an explication of the song itself.

If, by background, you mean why the statement "The Pope does not smoke dope, even if he should" , I can hazard a guess. In the 80's (maybe even earlier) I fondly remember a co-worker who had one of my favorite "cheeky" T-shirts of all time: "I like the Pope. The Pope smokes dope." (I'm sure that line was swiped from some other source.) It was a very handmade silkscreen with a xerox-distressed pic of JPII with a joint in his mouth. I always thought it was funny. Especially when he insisted on wearing it all week when the Pope came to our city.

Posted by: skatelip at 04/04/05 3:44 PM | Reply
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I thought it was funny as hell. Maybe if the pope smoked dope he would lighten up and catch up with the rest of the world, and realize that women aren't second class citizens and allow priests to marry so they won't be tempted by helpless little boys.

Let's hope the next pope partakes of the doobage.

Posted by: Puddin' at 04/05/05 7:57 AM | Reply
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Hi..I'm gregory..the singer and writer of that song...for me the song was about not trying too hard..understanding that doing all the right things,doesnt always add up to being a sincere person...

tongue!!!@£$%^&*

Posted by: Gregory Gray at 08/19/05 7:50 PM | Reply
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