{"id":905,"date":"2007-10-05T13:53:55","date_gmt":"2007-10-05T17:53:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-10-06T15:17:36","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T15:17:36","slug":"last-man-standing-home-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/last-man-standing-home-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Man Standing: Lyrics Referring to Uniquely 20th Century, Post-WWII Home Goods Made of Industrial-Fabricated-Composite Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I just knew<\/em> this sexy title was going to attract you to today’s Last Man Standing. I was listening to Lou Reed’s “Street Hassle” when the following line jumped out at me – but not for the obvious reason: <\/p>\n

“She creamed in her jeans as he picked up her knees from off of the Formica top bar.”<\/em><\/p>\n

It was the mere mention of Formica<\/a><\/strong>, that once-prevalent countertop material of my youth, that got me thinking about songs that refer to uniquely 20th century, post-WWII home goods made of industrial-fabricated-composite materials<\/strong>. I wish I could describe this better: it’s home goods stuff made out of fake<\/strong> materials. Not<\/em> cars, not<\/em> surfboards, not<\/em> jet airliners (Happy birthday, Steve Miller<\/strong>!), but artificial, industrial-made home products that were distinctive of post-WWII American (and European, I suppose) homes: particular types of furniture materials come to mind, home construction materials (but not wood, for instance), wonder cleansers, you name it. There’s one rule (at least for starters): state the home goods material referred to along with the song title<\/strong>. I’ve given you Lou Reed’s “Street Hassle” and the reference to Formica. <\/p>\n

The following clip is a hint at another song fitting this Last Man Standing game.