Clothes make the man, and in this case, the radio episode. Who knew that there would enough songs about pants to fill a front loading washer?
Actually it would take a lot of short shorts to fill a washer, but we like the song and the look. Here’s The Royal Teens from 1958 and “Short Shorts”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYKlYA77ZI4
Less is more we always say. James Brown said this with his tune “Hot Pants”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1U-EBVuLt0
Pants enter politics courtesy of new laws that restrict low riding pants. “Sagging” pants are illegal in Georgia, Illinois, Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas. General Larry Platt has been a civil rights activist since the 1960’s, but his best known contribution to society is his epic rant “Pants on the Ground”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMwhl4IrPNc
This classic Levi’s ad with Ken Nordine celebrates pants in full psychedelia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jCJURLuzdw&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL966A1CFA8E08F826
Every week on “Record bin Roulette,” KPLU’s John Kessler and John Maynard put an insightful and fun spin on a century's worth of discarded vinyl. The feature is published here and airs on KPLU 88.5 every Thursday during Morning Edition, All Things Considered and on Weekend Saturday Edition.
