James31524 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I'm not sure, so I checked the listings first, then searched the forums to see if it had been asked before. In the song 'Walk like an Egyptian" there appear to at least a few veiled drug references. For example: Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh) They snap their teeth on your cigarette That would seem to be a reference to a 'roach clip'. The reference to a hookah in the following line would seem to confirm this. Does anybody know if my guesses have any merit, or am I completely off here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I can't anything official right now, but I would say it was too obscure. Perhaps the lyricist was having a laugh, but I can't find anything that refers to this line of the song. I do know, however, that it had been banned from airplay during the time of the Gulf crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 E-A, I remember something about that song being banned during the war... I guess it might be because the Egyptians are Arabs too... I don´t see a clear refernce to drugs neither... mostly a joke, or maybe a laugh about Lacoste´s crocodile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Being on drugs might have made the song more tolerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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