Don’t worry, this isn’t a diatribe about the lyrics in contemporary music. The title is in reference to 45 rpm records that were a free give-a-way in laundry detergent. I don’t remember what brand of soap it was but some time in the late 60’s or early 70’s you would get an actual vinyl record inside the box. I guess it was the adult equivalent of the toy prize inside the cereal box.
I don’t know how many of these we got, but for some strange reason I only remember two of the records. I vividly recall there was “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys and “Lineman For The County” by Glen Campbell. At the time, these were two major recording acts and those were huge hits. I doubt an artist today would let their songs be marketed in such a fashion.
Now that I think about it, maybe today would be the best time for such a campaign. Imagine the tag line, “Dirty lyrics, but clean clothes!” I missed my true calling.