Talk:Stoned Soul Picnic (song)

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Surry[edit]

The article currently says that the neologism "surry" means "let's hurry". But its citation for that is the song's page on SongFacts.com, where the info is given in a user comment (by "Ken from Louisville KY"). Even if articles on SongFacts.com are considered authoritative, surely user comments are not. Are they?

I can easily register on SongFacts.com and add a note below Ken's stating that "surry" is a shortened version of the word "slurry", meaning a thick suspension of solids in water. But that don't make it so. TypoBoy (talk) 13:47, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note that I'm not disputing the claim about what "surry" means. I'm just saying it lacks a citation.

Agreed. A user comment is not a reliable source. –BMRR (talk) 00:52, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't say that the neologism "surry" means "let's hurry"; it says, "Another possibility is that it is a shortened 'let's hurry'". So it's not really stating a fact, it's speculation on what surry might mean. Nyro is dead and probably the most authoritative source (the Michele Kort biography) states Nyro said, "Oh, it's just a nice word." I will update the article with this citation. --hulmem (talk) 01:38, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure of the matter of fact, Laura's testimony notwithstanding but am pretty sure that at the time it was "surrey", like in The Surrey with the Fringe on Top. So surreying was leasurely travel someplace and I believe there were contemporary depictions which should be retrievable now with same. Another case of verbing not being new. 198.255.197.105 (talk) 08:21, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The comment that "surry" may be a neologism meaning "slurry" seems nonsensical.[edit]

In the discussion as to the meaning of the word "surry," the writer offered the comment that Nyro, "may have been using surry as a neologism meaning slurry, consistent with the term slurry, used in mining, a wash of sediment that flows down from an excavation site." In the context of the lyrics, that would seem to mean the singer is inviting you flow down to a picnic in a wash of sediment, which seems far-fetched, to say the least. It's like equating "fury" and "furry" for no good reason. I suggest removing the sentence from the article, as there's no evidence or citation to support it, and it offers nothing of value. 2A06:C701:9CEE:8A00:318E:4A5F:BB6B:B49B (talk) 15:29, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]