queen victoria and me

elguzel · Post by **elguzel** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 1:27 am

hi,
what is the meaning of this line in Queen Victoria and Me?
"will you wash the easy bidets out of her head"

Sue · Post by **Sue** » Thu Jan 23, 2003 1:04 am

I always heard this as "easy B days" - and I think there is such an expression, meaning something like laid-back, fun kind of days. At one time I thought it might be the brand name of some American shampoo, because I think I was hearing "out of her hair", rather than "out of her head". First time I ever considered the word "bidet" was when I read this question of yours. I see now that it's in the online lyrics -- is it also in printed versions of this poem, does anyone know?

Can't believe it!! Bidets!! Makes no sense at all.

Sue

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Jan 23, 2003 1:17 am

It is 'bidets' in the"Stranger Music" book of poems and songs.

How strange??

or is it?

what is an easy bidet?

Pete

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 4:33 pm

After much thought the only thing I could think of was a bidet is for washing crap perhaps it is to wash the crap out of her head?

As a piece of mindlessly useless information Thomas Crapper who is the purported inventor of the modern day toilet is buried in my local cemetery. Hence the word "crap". We also have W G Grace, the cricketer. That is it. Highgate has Karl Marx and we get Thomas Crapper.

Does anyone have anyone interesting buried locally?

George.Wright · Post by **George.Wright** » Sat Jan 25, 2003 3:56 am

I think this refers to washing the "nits" out of the hair.
Georges

babz · Post by **babz** » Sat Jan 25, 2003 6:56 pm

As I read it, the speaker in the poem is looking to Queen V to punish his woman "because my love she gone with other boys."

Since use of the bidet often follows lovemaking, it seems the speaker wants to eliminate even the memory of 'other boys' from his lover's mind.

"I want her pure as power."

Just a thought.

Barbara