Is the song "Windy" by the Association about a mentally challenged woman?

Publish date: 2024-05-08

My brother used to say the lyrics didn't make any sense unless you understood Windy was supposed to be "special," but I always countered by saying, why would they write a song about a mentally challenged woman.

Who was right?

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by Anonymousreply 45September 22, 2022 8:38 AM

[quote]why would they write a song about a mentally challenged woman.

I know, right?

by Anonymousreply 1September 21, 2022 6:04 AM

Yes R1, they should leave you alone, please leave you alone, yes leave you alone, won't they leave you alone ... and on and on and on

by Anonymousreply 2September 21, 2022 6:18 AM

Thanks for the memories, OP. I'd forgotten Windy, but now you've transported me back to my 70s grade school chorus room having to sing this hippy dippy song.

by Anonymousreply 3September 21, 2022 6:24 AM

I don’t know how anybody can forget “Windy” when it was the music played during one of the most memorable set piece musical sequences in “Breaking Bad,” featuring everyone’s favorite meth whore, Wendy.

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by Anonymousreply 5September 21, 2022 6:35 AM

R5, I didn't watch Breaking Bad.

by Anonymousreply 7September 21, 2022 6:47 AM

But Windy has Stormy Eyes ……

by Anonymousreply 8September 21, 2022 6:47 AM

I always thought she was on LSD.

by Anonymousreply 9September 21, 2022 7:00 AM

[quote] Yes [R1], they should leave you alone, please leave you alone, yes leave you alone, won't they leave you alone ... and on and on and on

Dummy, that was Ruby Red Dress, not Angie Baby

by Anonymousreply 11September 21, 2022 7:10 AM

I actually remember whole parts of this song and I havent heard it in decades.

by Anonymousreply 12September 21, 2022 7:12 AM

Thanks so much for the correction R11 - Ruby of course was the one who took her love to town whilst looking for a mysterious dark-haired man.

by Anonymousreply 13September 21, 2022 7:14 AM

Everyone at DL knows it’s Wundy

by Anonymousreply 14September 21, 2022 7:18 AM

Fruit of the Loom undies had a jingle: whose underwear is under there?

So I always sing those words to Windy’s melody.

Years ago when I’m bought my iPhone 8 (?) at Costco, the vendor clerk was named Windy, and she was pregnant.

by Anonymousreply 15September 21, 2022 7:23 AM

tt's about a gay man with inflammatory bowels.

by Anonymousreply 16September 21, 2022 7:33 AM

Everyone knows she's gassy

And Gassy has lots of gas

She passes out of her ass

And gassy has wings to fan

Her gassy can, her gassy can, her gassy can

by Anonymousreply 17September 21, 2022 7:34 AM

Of course it's about a crazy lady

by Anonymousreply 18September 21, 2022 7:35 AM

Angie R20 your memory from R1 must have shrunk when you turned the sound down.

by Anonymousreply 21September 21, 2022 7:50 AM

[quote] why would they write a song about a mentally challenged woman?

OP -- "They" (The Association) didn't write the song.

A woman named Ruthann Friedman wrote the song. She originally said that it was written about a man. This is explained in the wiki article. And apparently, it is known that the band changed it to be about a woman. Some time later, she seemed to realize it was about herself?

She was living with David Crosby at the time, so yeah, drugs could have been involved, R9.

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by Anonymousreply 23September 21, 2022 8:17 AM

Every one of you need to be spanked for not linking to the song.

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by Anonymousreply 24September 21, 2022 8:20 AM

^ You mean like the link in Op's original post? Are you Ok?

by Anonymousreply 25September 21, 2022 8:26 AM

Who’s struttin' down the runways of Weho

Spreadin her skirt for the mens at San B?

Who’s got a bulge the size of a mango?

Everyone knows it's Wundy

by Anonymousreply 26September 21, 2022 8:27 AM

@r23, " She originally said that it was written about a man. "

I guess, "...everyone knows it's Bob" didn't have the same ring to it 🙄

by Anonymousreply 27September 21, 2022 8:36 AM

r25 well, shit. I was distracted by the poll.

I love this bouncy song!

by Anonymousreply 28September 21, 2022 8:38 AM

^ Sure, I'll have another drink as long as you're pouring

by Anonymousreply 29September 21, 2022 8:40 AM

This song is about meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

by Anonymousreply 30September 21, 2022 8:41 AM

Windy was no Georgy Girl.

by Anonymousreply 31September 21, 2022 8:43 AM

"Years ago when I’m bought my iPhone 8 (?) at Costco, the vendor clerk was named Windy, and she was pregnant."

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by Anonymousreply 32September 21, 2022 8:48 AM

[quote]Windy was no Georgy Girl.

What about Brandy? Now there was a fine girl.

by Anonymousreply 33September 21, 2022 8:48 AM

^ Brandy was no "Diana" until she became "Dirty Diana"

by Anonymousreply 34September 21, 2022 8:51 AM

^ Dirty Diana taught Roxanne how to turn on the red light

by Anonymousreply 35September 21, 2022 8:53 AM

That has to be the ugliest band in existence at Op's link. And that's when they were young and supposedly in their prime. (Although I would have done the Benedict Cumberbatch lookalike up in the right corner.)

by Anonymousreply 36September 21, 2022 8:53 AM

It’s about a kiwi woman called Wendy.

by Anonymousreply 37September 21, 2022 8:56 AM

@r36, The Association were no Beach Boys, that's for sure 🤪

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by Anonymousreply 38September 21, 2022 8:58 AM

And yet she doesn't even show up in this list.

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by Anonymousreply 39September 21, 2022 9:00 AM

You are quite wrong R37. This song was about the bands life changing encounter with Wundy. "Who's trippin' down the streets of the city" is alleged to have been written as "who's tricking down the street at San B? However, a lot was lost when it had to be changed for radio airplay. Most Wundy scholars will agree however the verse "Who's callin' girls fabu and pretti?, Using a voice that's lighter than air! Who's bendin' down to give me a great bow! Everyone knows it's Wundy!" was the band's original lyrics.

by Anonymousreply 40September 21, 2022 9:23 AM

^ I thought it was about Bob. What about Bob?

by Anonymousreply 41September 21, 2022 9:26 AM

You're all wrong, it's about me... Mango

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by Anonymousreply 42September 21, 2022 9:32 AM

First it was Wendy

But then along comes Mary

by Anonymousreply 43September 21, 2022 10:42 AM

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