Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. www.straightdope.com › 21342137 › in-steve-miller-sIn Steve Miller’s “The Joker,” what is “the pompatus of love”?

   www.straightdope.com › 21342137 › in-steve-miller-s

   • Cached

   Oct 25, 1996 · “Pompatus” mystified millions when Steve Miller used it in his 1973 hit “The Joker”: “Some people call me the space cowboy. / Yeah! Some call me the gangster of love. / Some people call me Maurice, / Cause I speak of the Pompatus of love.”

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Joker_(Steve_MillerThe Joker (Steve Miller Band song) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Joker_(Steve_Miller

   • Cached

   It is one of two Steve Miller Band songs that feature the nonce word "pompatus". The first line of the lyrics is a reference to the song "Space Cowboy" from Miller's Brave New World album. The following lines refer to two other songs: " Gangster of Love " from Sailor and "Enter Maurice" from Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden .

3. songsfrommemory.com › pompatus-of-love-what-doesPompatus Of Love: What Does It Mean? | Songs From Memory

   songsfrommemory.com › pompatus-of-love-what-does

   • Cached

   May 11, 2020 · The pompatus/pompitous of love is a nonsense lyric, based on a lyric originally written by Vernon Green. However, Vernon Green did have the imagination to say that it was about intimate things that you would tell only to a close and special person.

4. americansongwriter.com › behind-the-meaning-of-theBehind the Meaning of the Classic Song: "The Joker" by Steve ...

   americansongwriter.com › behind-the-meaning-of-the

   • Cached

   Feb 14, 2023 · Miller sings: You’re the cutest thing that I ever did see / I really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree / Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time. Also in the song, Miller uses the...

   • Author: Jacob Uitti
   • Video Duration: 4 min

   • Occupation: Senior Writer

5. wzlx.iheart.com › featured › kenny-youngSteve Miller Reveals What The "Pompatus of Love" Really Means

   wzlx.iheart.com › featured › kenny-young

   • Cached

   Oct 15, 2019 · One line in the song has always confused fans (and critics alike). When Miller sings : "Cause I speak of the pompatus of love". Watch in the clip below as he tells the history of his first Number one single and finally clears up the confusion over that word "Pompatus".

6. genius.com › Steve-miller-band-the-joker-lyricsSteve Miller Band – The Joker Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

   genius.com › Steve-miller-band-the-joker-lyrics

   • Cached

   The Joker Lyrics: Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah / Some call me the gangster of love / Some people call me Maurice / 'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love / People talk about...

7. People also ask

   What song has a nonce word pompatus?

   • It is one of two Steve Miller Band songs that feature the nonce word "pompatus". The first line of the lyrics is a reference to the song "Space Cowboy" from Miller's Brave New World album. The following lines refer to two other songs: "Gangster of Love" from Sailor and "Enter Maurice" from Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden.

   The Joker (Steve Miller Band song) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joker_(Steve_Miller_Band_song)

   See all results for this question

   Does Miller use the word pompatus in 'the Joker'?

   • Also in the song, Miller uses the word “pompatus.” In fact, “The Joker” is one of two songs in which Miller uses the term. Sings Miller: Some people call me the space cowboy / Yeah! Some call me the gangster of love / Some people call me Maurice / ‘Cause I speak of the pompatus of love.

   Behind the Meaning of the Song: "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band

   americansongwriter.com/behind-the-meaning-of-the-classic-song-the-joker-by-steve-miller-band/

   See all results for this question

   Did Steve Miller use the word pompatus?

   • The Joker was not the first time Steve Miller used the word pompatus, however. He was actually referencing an earlier song from 1972 called Enter Maurice from the album Recall the Beginning: A Journey From Eden. sweet words of epismotolity (or epistotology, epistemology?) in your ear and speak to you of the pompatus of love… I think you get it.

   Pompatus Of Love: What Does It Mean? | Songs From Memory

   songsfrommemory.com/pompatus-of-love-what-does-it-mean/

   See all results for this question

   Is the pompatus based on a true story?

   • The pompatus/pompitous of love is a nonsense lyric, based on a lyric originally written by Vernon Green. However, Vernon Green did have the imagination to say that it was about intimate things that you would tell only to a close and special person. Or something like that.

   Pompatus Of Love: What Does It Mean? | Songs From Memory

   songsfrommemory.com/pompatus-of-love-what-does-it-mean/

   See all results for this question

8. www.youtube.com › watchSome People Call Me the Space Cowboy(The Joker) - YouTube

   www.youtube.com › watch

   • Cached

   Dec 15, 2011 · Do you know why some people call him the space cowboy? Watch this video to find out the origin and meaning of the classic song "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band. You will also enjoy the live ...

   • Video Duration: 4 min
   • Views: 14.5M

   • Author: higgles100