Tenacious_Peaches Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 The lyrics in question to CCR's Proud Mary are as follows... Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans Ike and Tina's version is listed as... Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans Experts, which is it...pain or tane? And if it's tane, may I assume that means octane like gas, and not what my vulgar mind thinks it is? :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windy1 Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Ike and Tina's version was the original- the words are about the crummy jobs they( theoretically ) went through. In New Orleans pumping tane wouldn't necessarily mean a gas station- it's a big center for the petroleum and gasoline industry. At least that sounds reasonable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelP Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 CCR - 1969 Ike & Tina - 1971 I think it is safe to assume that the word tane should correctly be written as 'tane and is short for octane. The reference is to performing menial tasks such as washing dishes and pumping gas. Cheers.....Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 I always heard it as "pumped a lot of plain" meaning regular gas as opposed to premium gasoline. That made some sort of sense to me. I guess I'm suggesting still another possiblity and adding fuel to the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Funny...I always thought the lyric was "pumped a lot of pane"....as in propane. And, unless I'm mistaken, Creedence's version was the original. Live and learn, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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