I think that may have been a common misconception or gag about this song at the time, but rdon McLendon probably thought that because it actually goes, "take off your cloak, my love, and close the door" (not "take off your coat," as they have here - I've submitted this and a few other minor corrections). Fred from Laurel, MdFrederick (Galveston): That's both sad and funny.For a man who claims to have absolutely no musical talent, he was surprisingly on pitch. Robert from Houston, TxJohn Cleese sang a brief snatch of this on an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus.My favorite Petula song, however, is "Call Me". Paul from Washington Dc, DcLyricaly, this is the best of CLark's hits.I always thought the lyrics said, "Take off your clothes, my love, and close the door." Very risque-sounding to a 5th grader! But apparently the lyric is "Take off your coat, my love, and close the door." Or IS it? And how about her name "Petula"-just sounds so lyrical all by itself. Reading the lyrics now, I have to say that they make total and complete good advice for a long-lasting relationship (my marriage is 20+ years now):Problems often over-rated, (learn to) compromise, forget foolish pride, and one of my favorite lines: Why pretend you've somewhere else to go? Rereading these lines today I had to laugh. I wanted to by "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe but my older sisters insisted I buy this one. "Don't Sleep in the Subway" was the very first 45 record I ever purchased with my own money. Camille from Toronto, OhPetula Clark has a beautiful repertoire of songs and is perhaps underrated maybe because her delivery is a lovely, subtle one.Steve from Whittier, CaExcellent song.and memorable chorus!.Harry Iii from Honolulu, HiI also have the 45 single. Yet everyone talked about how the subway in the song wasn't a train, but just an underground walkway. And to hear it coming out of the mouth of that pristine songstress Petula Clark, who was approved of by everyone's parents, it just seemed incredible. I thought it was an astonishing line to hear in the repressive atmosphere of 1960's pop radio, when songs were being banned all the time.
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