"So, apparently, cockney rhyming slang has been reinvented for a new generation. But, to be honest, a lot of it isn't much. Take a few examples:
Paul Weller - pint of Stella
Britney Spears - beers
Bob Marley - charlie (cocaine)
The Kooks - nukes (ballistic nuclear weaponry)
Ok, so we made the last one up, but it just goes to prove how rubbish they all are. Still. You can do better, can't you?..."
Link: Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - music: Searching for some better slang.
Wit wonders why Paul Weller's wonderful band The Jam never hit it that big in the States. The politics, perhaps.
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