Topper Headon

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Anji Basket Case Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 15914	August 14th, 2007 at 08:46pm What's 'stay[ing] free' though? That's what I want to know! Is it the woman because she's like not restricted by the pad? Just...too many associations with the song that it befudles me.
High Fidelity Falling In Love With The Board Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 7797	August 14th, 2007 at 10:31pm I have no clue. Maybe Mick got lost in the ladies room and though "hey, that's a catchy name for a song!" Wouldn't be surprising (Protex Blue)
Anji Basket Case Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 15914	August 15th, 2007 at 07:30pm Mick wrote it about Robin banks, remember. But maybe the pad company agreed with the song's message, and decided to use the name.
Right_Profile Idiot Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 598	September 10th, 2008 at 04:18pm Once my away message was Stay Free and my friend thought i was talking about the pads. Of course I was. So back to the topic of Topper, how do you pronounce his last name? I always think head'n like heading minus the g. Or is it heed on? Huh.
High Fidelity Falling In Love With The Board Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 7797	September 10th, 2008 at 04:50pm Right_Profile: Once my away message was Stay Free and my friend thought i was talking about the pads. Of course I was. So back to the topic of Topper, how do you pronounce his last name? I always think head'n like heading minus the g. Or is it heed on? Huh. I've heard it pronounced both ways, but I know it was HEE-DON on Tom Snyder so... Paul's last name took me a month of Clash obsessing to figure out, and now I laugh at people who can pronounce it. There was a Clash question on Jeopardy a few months ago and Alex Trebec was all, "On the cover of London Calling, Paul Sim-OWN-NUN-OWN-NUN..."
Anji Basket Case Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 15914	September 13th, 2008 at 04:22am Color Me Impressed: Paul's last name took me a month of Clash obsessing to figure out, and now I laugh at people who can pronounce it. There was a Clash question on Jeopardy a few months ago and Alex Trebec was all, "On the cover of London Calling, Paul Sim-OWN-NUN-OWN-NUN..." Lol. Jeopardy is usually so boring.
worn-out astronaut. Had A Life Before GSB Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 28177	September 14th, 2008 at 07:29am omg fab. I had problems with Toppers last name too.
wfougoafoihqfe Falling In Love With The Board Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 9656	September 16th, 2008 at 12:38pm Yeah I've heard his name pronounced both ways too. But I doubt I'll actually ever be in the situation when I'll have to meet him and go "Oh you're Topper Headon! Hi" And if i ever do, I'll just assume we're on first name terms to avoid any mistakes.
Right_Profile Idiot Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 598	September 16th, 2008 at 06:53pm too true. uhh so my friend's dad worked with a guy who grew up with Topper. pretty snazzy, eh? yeah i know it's not really anything.
wfougoafoihqfe Falling In Love With The Board Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 9656	September 18th, 2008 at 01:59pm oooh
High Fidelity Falling In Love With The Board Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 7797	September 18th, 2008 at 05:07pm Aibohphobia: But I doubt I'll actually ever be in the situation when I'll have to meet him and go "Oh you're Topper Headon! Hi" And if i ever do, I'll just assume we're on first name terms to avoid any mistakes. I love Topper, don't get me wrong, but he did so much smack that he probably has NO idea how his own last name is pronounced anymore.
Anji Basket Case Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 15914	September 20th, 2008 at 12:08pm Color Me Impressed: Aibohphobia: But I doubt I'll actually ever be in the situation when I'll have to meet him and go "Oh you're Topper Headon! Hi" And if i ever do, I'll just assume we're on first name terms to avoid any mistakes. I love Topper, don't get me wrong, but he did so much smack that he probably has NO idea how his own last name is pronounced anymore. Lol. He was probably the one who invented the other pronounciations.

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