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"Mr. Miller has enlivened our language with the invention of the word 'pompitous'," Spacks told the distinguished audience, "which, through the phrase 'pompitous of love' in his mega-hit 'The Joker', has spoken to the romantic soul in each of us, at least when we are high on cough syrup."
Elite Arts Group Names Steve Miller 1st Rock Member Con Chapman 2011
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Examining the lyrics to this popular anthem of the marijuana-smoking, midnight-toking subculture gives us some insight into what Mr. Miller was trying to convey with his poetic license when he penned the words “pompitous of love”:
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I try very hard not to be a pompitous person So far, no one has accused me of being pompitous, and I hope no one ever does.
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I have struggled with this issue through most of my adult life and I am ultimately reaching the conclusion that the pompitous of love is just one of those things in life that are destined to forever remain a mystery.
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I think he was trying to tell us all that we should not be pompitous with our love.
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The Pompitous of Love yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'The Pompitous of Love'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: This article attempts to explore answers to the decades-old question "What is the \'pompitous\' of love "? '
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And then there was this: The pompitous of love originates from a line in The Medallions '1954 R&B hit The Letter.
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Back to the question of how we are to correctly interpret pompitous of love?
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But, now all these idiots are cruising around town singing at the top of their lungs along with the oldies radio station about the pompitous of love.
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Unfortunately, pompitous is a difficult word to define.
goatboy commented on the word pompitous
From "The Joker" by Steve 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 pompitous of love"
January 25, 2008
skipvia commented on the word pompitous
Also (usually) spelled pompatus.
January 25, 2008
goatboy commented on the word pompitous
Ahh..thanks.
I stand corrected
January 25, 2008
treeseed commented on the word pompitous
I always thought Steve Miller was singing "Prophetess of Love".
January 25, 2008
yarb commented on the word pompitous
This spelling seems more natural to me.
I imagine a pompitous to be something like a magistrate. Or a big, plump pillow or beanbag.
January 26, 2008
sionnach commented on the word pompitous
See
pompatus of love
January 26, 2008
seanahan commented on the word pompitous
So that's what he was saying. I bet if you asked 10 people on the street, 9 of them would have heard the song, and none of them would know this word.
January 26, 2008