[X&Y] Hold On Loosely, But Don't Let Go...
Published: Mon, 03/26/12
X & Y COMMUNICATIONS NEWSLETTER FOR MEN
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IN THIS EDITION: Despite my video rant about wimpy song lyrics
yesterday, not ALL of them are as bad as the examples I gave.
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FROM ZERO TO ROCKSTAR LIFESTYLE IN THREE MONTHS OR LESS?
I've just met Greg Greenway recently, but I already know he gets
embarrassed when everyone talks about what he's done.
Nevertheless, his track record is pretty remarkable by anyone's
standards.
He only had three phone numbers in his pocket when he came to the
US for the first time, but within just 90 days he had gone out with
a former Miss Arizona, been invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to
Tahiti with seven women and had the Governor of California buy him
a drink.
Greg was sick of the "average normal guy" lifestyle, and he wanted
OUT.
How did he do it? Only video is good enough to back up a story
like that, and here is where you can log in and see it:
www.scotrecommends.com/greg
Here's a hint: There are six specific and proven techniques you
can use to build solid rapport with people VERY quickly.
This is much more powerful than anything you may have heard in the
past, allowing you to access high-end social circles that most
"normal" people can't even hope to hang with.
When Greg started learning this "social circle" stuff for himself,
there was no one out there who really taught it in-depth.
So he found out what worked by trial and error. His top secrets
are revealed right here:
www.scotrecommends.com/greg
This is VERY, VERY different than anything I've told you about
lately. Greg is onto something here that A LOT of guys would
pretty much kill to figure out.
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HOLD ON LOOSELY, BUT DON'T LET GO...
Okay, okay. Even though that video I sent you yesterday contained
some pretty strong opinions on how completely wussified some songs'
lyrics are, I wanted to be sure to give "equal time" to at least
one example of a song that has a much better take on things.
While Smokey Robinson was still crying "The Tears Of A Clown" (and
having women throw underwear at him anyway), a certain southern
rock band in the early '80's had this take on women instead:
"Hold On Loosely" by .38 Special (1981)
You see it all around you
Good loving gone bad
And usually it's too late when you
Realize what you had
And my mind goes back
To a girl I met some years ago
Who told me
Just hold on loosely but don't let her go
If you cling too tightly
You're gonna lose control
Your girl needs someone to believe in
And a whole lot of space to breathe in
It's so damn easy
When your feelings are such
To overprotect her
To love her too much
And my mind goes back
To a girl I met some years ago
Who told me
Just hold on loosely but don't let her go
If you cling too tightly
You're gonna lose control
Your baby needs someone to believe in
And a whole lot of space to breathe in
There you have a pretty good plan for showing just enough interest
in a woman without giving your power away, huh? That pretty much
sums it up.
And you've got to appreciate the apparent irony of how the male
songwriters perpetrated like it was actually a woman giving the
advice.
It's as if that would somehow make the song's message more
credible, even though we all know that in real life women seldom
articulate what they really want from a man with such clarity.
It's all weirdly similar to what goes on in Shakespearean plays
like "Twelfth Night" where a man plays a woman disguised as a man.
But anyway, I wanted to be sure to give a shout out to at least one
rock and roll song that got it right. If you can think of other
good examples, by all means write me at scot@deservewhatyouwant.com
For what it's worth, "Cherry Pie" by Warrant won't count.
There's one more thing before I wrap this up.
Lest I be reminded of it by one of you, let me be the first to
acknowledge that .38 Special is unfortunately the same band that's
also responsible for this shocker:
So caught up in you, little girl
You're the one that's got me down on my knees
(from So Caught Up In You by .38 Special. 1982)
Man, that hurts. And that came out a year after "Hold On Loosely",
no less. So they should have known better.
All I can say is that you wouldn't have caught Molly Hatchet
writing lyrics like that.
Be Good,
Scot McKay
=====
IN THIS EDITION: Despite my video rant about wimpy song lyrics
yesterday, not ALL of them are as bad as the examples I gave.
=====
FROM ZERO TO ROCKSTAR LIFESTYLE IN THREE MONTHS OR LESS?
I've just met Greg Greenway recently, but I already know he gets
embarrassed when everyone talks about what he's done.
Nevertheless, his track record is pretty remarkable by anyone's
standards.
He only had three phone numbers in his pocket when he came to the
US for the first time, but within just 90 days he had gone out with
a former Miss Arizona, been invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to
Tahiti with seven women and had the Governor of California buy him
a drink.
Greg was sick of the "average normal guy" lifestyle, and he wanted
OUT.
How did he do it? Only video is good enough to back up a story
like that, and here is where you can log in and see it:
www.scotrecommends.com/greg
Here's a hint: There are six specific and proven techniques you
can use to build solid rapport with people VERY quickly.
This is much more powerful than anything you may have heard in the
past, allowing you to access high-end social circles that most
"normal" people can't even hope to hang with.
When Greg started learning this "social circle" stuff for himself,
there was no one out there who really taught it in-depth.
So he found out what worked by trial and error. His top secrets
are revealed right here:
www.scotrecommends.com/greg
This is VERY, VERY different than anything I've told you about
lately. Greg is onto something here that A LOT of guys would
pretty much kill to figure out.
=====
HOLD ON LOOSELY, BUT DON'T LET GO...
Okay, okay. Even though that video I sent you yesterday contained
some pretty strong opinions on how completely wussified some songs'
lyrics are, I wanted to be sure to give "equal time" to at least
one example of a song that has a much better take on things.
While Smokey Robinson was still crying "The Tears Of A Clown" (and
having women throw underwear at him anyway), a certain southern
rock band in the early '80's had this take on women instead:
"Hold On Loosely" by .38 Special (1981)
You see it all around you
Good loving gone bad
And usually it's too late when you
Realize what you had
And my mind goes back
To a girl I met some years ago
Who told me
Just hold on loosely but don't let her go
If you cling too tightly
You're gonna lose control
Your girl needs someone to believe in
And a whole lot of space to breathe in
It's so damn easy
When your feelings are such
To overprotect her
To love her too much
And my mind goes back
To a girl I met some years ago
Who told me
Just hold on loosely but don't let her go
If you cling too tightly
You're gonna lose control
Your baby needs someone to believe in
And a whole lot of space to breathe in
There you have a pretty good plan for showing just enough interest
in a woman without giving your power away, huh? That pretty much
sums it up.
And you've got to appreciate the apparent irony of how the male
songwriters perpetrated like it was actually a woman giving the
advice.
It's as if that would somehow make the song's message more
credible, even though we all know that in real life women seldom
articulate what they really want from a man with such clarity.
It's all weirdly similar to what goes on in Shakespearean plays
like "Twelfth Night" where a man plays a woman disguised as a man.
But anyway, I wanted to be sure to give a shout out to at least one
rock and roll song that got it right. If you can think of other
good examples, by all means write me at scot@deservewhatyouwant.com
For what it's worth, "Cherry Pie" by Warrant won't count.
There's one more thing before I wrap this up.
Lest I be reminded of it by one of you, let me be the first to
acknowledge that .38 Special is unfortunately the same band that's
also responsible for this shocker:
So caught up in you, little girl
You're the one that's got me down on my knees
(from So Caught Up In You by .38 Special. 1982)
Man, that hurts. And that came out a year after "Hold On Loosely",
no less. So they should have known better.
All I can say is that you wouldn't have caught Molly Hatchet
writing lyrics like that.
Be Good,
Scot McKay
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