I guess we now have a song

[Douglas]

Apropos of nothing, here's the chorus in Meredith Brooks' "I Need:"

"I need a Guru, I need to chill
I need a Mercedes 280SL
Yeah, that'll fix it, I'll be complete
I need a, I need a, I need a
That's all I need, see how easy I am to please
That's all I need, maybe then I will be complete
That's all I need, I'm not asking for everything
That's all I need, see how easy I am, I am"


Douglas Kim
New York
USA

[J. Huber]

And all this time, I thought it was Janis Joplin's song "Mercedes Benz"...
 
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
 
Since it was released in 1970, we can assume she was referring to the Pagoda, wouldn't you say? Turns out she ended up with a 1965 Porsche...


James
63 230SL

[France]

Hi Guys,

Just one part of my checkered past, for a short time I helped out on the Little Princess Light Show at the Fillmore West; Janis had recently died.  How strange is life??







Trice
1968 280SL US, signal red/bl leather, auto, kinder seat
Sarasota FL; Alsace France; Switzerland
Think of your Pagoda as a woman with a past...

[TR]

"I need a Mercedes 280SL" at ~02:45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BfOIUKURlQ

quote:Originally posted by Douglas

Apropos of nothing, here's the chorus in Meredith Brooks' "I Need:"

"I need a Guru, I need to chill
I need a Mercedes 280SL
Yeah, that'll fix it, I'll be complete
I need a, I need a, I need a
That's all I need, see how easy I am to please
That's all I need, maybe then I will be complete
That's all I need, I'm not asking for everything
That's all I need, see how easy I am, I am"


Douglas Kim
New York
USA

Tom in Boise
'71 280SL 4-spd, signal red w/lt. tan interior, restored/enhanced

[glennard]

PPP- Pertinent Pagoda Poseur  Does 'a 280SL Mercedes' need a 'Meridith Brooks'?

[Douglas]

I would like to know why she needs a 280 SL and not a 230 or 250 SL?

Douglas Kim
New York
USA