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25.09.2010, 07:50

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Originally Posted by marcopolo

It is a reference to leaded gasoline: "Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, pumped a lot of 'thyne down in New Orleans.", meaning Ethyl gasoline. Song references the singer was making ends meet with jobs like dishwashing and pumping gas...

He actually says pain not thyne

and in tina turner's version she says 'tain (which means octain or gas)

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