Honky Tonk?

[sharee]

 Honky Tonk?

[wertoi]

Fra 'Mr. Bojangles':

He said 'I dance now
At every chance in the honky tonks
For my drinks and tips'

Ut i fra dette vil tolke det som en bar e.l., iallfall ut ifra dette. Men hva en 'honky tonk man' er, aner jeg ikke.

[songbird]

Åh, endelig! Har lurt på dette selv! Har hørt noe med "honky tonk woman" også, men hva svarte betyr det???

[haakoo]

Wikipedia hadde svaret

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honky_tonk

Honky tonk was originally the name of a type of bar common throughout the southern United States. Honky tonks were also known as Tonks or Tunks. These were usually establishments selling alcohol to a working-class clientele. Honky tonks sometimes also offered dancing to piano players or small bands, and sometimes were also centers of prostitution. In some rougher tonks the prostitutes and their customers would have sex standing up clothed on the dance floor while the music played. Such establishments flourished in less reputable neighborhoods, often outside of the law. As Chris Smith and Charles McCarron noted in their 1916 hit song "Down in Honky Tonk Town", "It's Underneath the Ground, Where All the Fun Is Found."

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