KINKY BOOTS
By Elaine Suede
"Kinky Boots" finally made it to our town and the missus and I saw it over the weekend. [click here for Diane's earlier review] There aren't many surprises, but it is fun, well made, and has a breakout performance from Chiwetel Ejiofor as the smart, loveable, sassy TV/DQ, Lola.
But, I kept wondering - why burden a PG, fun-for-all movie with a title like "Kinky Boots?" "Kinky" alone will have the ever-watching, righteous-right genuflecting on their own petard.
Well, it appears that British sensibilities going back nearly half a century come into play. The "Avenging," Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee, had a novelty hit by the same name, in the black and white days.
I bring it to you here, today. If your browser supports it, click the music bar below, and sing along!
(boop boop)
Him: Kinky boots,
Him: It's a manly kind of fashion that you borrowed from the brutes,
Her: Borrowed from the brutes,
(boop boop)
Her: Kinky boots.
Her: Fashion magazines say wear 'em,
Him: And you rush to obey like the women in a harem.
Her: Full length, half length,
Him: Fully fashion calf length,
Her: Brown boots, black boots,
Him: Patent leather jackboots,
Her: Low boots, high boots,
Him: Lovely lanky thigh boot,
Her: We all dig those boots.
Her: Everybody's crazy for those kinky boots, kinky boots,
(boop boop)
Her: Kinky boots,
Him: And whether you're in evening dress or bathing suits,
Her: You wear boots, boots, kinky boots.
Her: There are twenty million women wearing kinky boots, kinky boots,
Him: Puss in boots,
Him: Footwear manufacturers are gathering the fruits,
Her: Gathering the fruits,
(boop boop)
Her: Kinky boots.
Her: Advertising men say try 'em,
Him: And you all run amok like a flock of sheep to buy 'em.
Her: Sweet girls, street girls,
Him: Frumpy little beach girls,
Her: Square girls, cool girls,
Him: Sexy little schoolgirls,
Her: Maiden aunties,
Him: Major debutantes,
Her: They all dig those boots.
Her: Everybody's rushin' for those Russian boots,
Him: Prussian boots,
(boop boop)
Her: Kinky boots,
Both: Cover up those slender little tender foots with kinky slinky,
Him: Leather is so kinky,
Her: Come and get those kinky boots, boots, kinky boots.