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Thread #98875 Message #1963076
Posted By: Alec
10-Feb-07 - 06:54 AM
Thread Name: Origins: 'Matchbox holdin' my clothes'
Subject: Origins: 'Matchbox holdin' my clothes'
I heard a snippet of song on the Radio yesterday which contained the above line.It was a female,contemporary sounding vocalist who I did not recognise.I know the Carl Perkins song "Matchbox" is pretty much built around this phrase & believe he was far from the first to use it. I have always thought this is a witty way of conveying a lack of possessions. So does anybody know who was the first to use it?