did head mean in the late 60s what it means today? did they just mean it was like a head trip, or did it have sexual Connotations?
shareI think it was a combination of both, but yes it did have that same meaning back then as well.
shareI took it literally; there is a lot of head imagery in the movie, like actual heads, body parts.
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"Love means never having to say you're ugly." - the Abominable Dr. Phibes
My understanding is that they said whatever the first thing that that word makes you think of...that's it.
The album cover idea was the best. A shiny silver cover so that when you picked it up to look at it the vague reflection of your own head became the "cover art". :-)
I have read in various sources that the name was Head so that if there was a sequel, the advertising could say "From The People Who Gave You Head."
that would be wonderful
shareIsn't 'HEAD' at the beginning of most film reels, at least in the old days?
shareI have read in various sources that the name was Head so that if there was a sequel, the advertising could say "From The People Who Gave You Head."
Thank you, I needed a good laugh.
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That's correct. The first thing on a film reel, before the movie, is the countdown leader, and the first thing on the leader is a frame that reads "HEAD." It's so you can tell if the reel was rewound after being projected. The viewing audience never sees it. I don't know if that has anything to do with the name of the film, but it's the kind of inside joke that would probably appeal to the producers.
shareThe various meanings haven't changed. But, I think the main thing was the influence from the Pop Art world. i.e. Andy Warhol films like Sleep, Kitchen, Vinyl, Space, Bit#h, ect. It was a very surreal and "so simple, it's smart" kinda idea.
"What rotten sins I've got working for me. I suppose it's the wages." -Bedazzled (1967)
Surely the most common meaning for "head," in the late 60s, and the 70s, was someone who used psychedelic drugs, as in "pot head," "acid head," and in an earlier era, "hophead." I graduated from high school in 1966, in Michigan. I don't believe that the term "giving head," with its very different meaning of "head," was in common use in the midwest until at least the late 70s, if not the early 80s. Of course, it may well have been common in California in the late 60s, I don't know.
When the movie came out, I, and all I knew who went to see it, had no doubt that "Head" in the title meant a user of psychedelic drugs. That was a complimentary term among those who did so. It meant you "have been experienced," as Jimi said, you were hip, someone who shared that experience. I also have no doubt that most who saw the film at that time thought the same. But, that doesn't mean that the film makers didn't also have other meanings in mind.
Head is a sports equipment and clothing company, known mainly for their alpine skis and tennis racquets. When I was a little kid back in the '70s I thought their name was hilarious. It has many meanings.