What exactly is a "cinnamon girl"?

[Connonym]

You know, like in the Neil Young song

[tigereye]

1. I always thought the song had to do with heroin use

but, no, here's a link with some info.

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1267

[Sanity Claws]

2. I thought it referred to skin color

A brown, tannish color

[Little Wing]

3. No way, that's a Type O Negative song

[Left Is Write]

7. Theirs is a remake. Neil Young is the writer and originator.

[Little Wing]

15. I know

was looking for trouble :D

[Shakespeare]

4. I always thought it was referring to her hair color (redhead). n/t

[montanto]

5. redhead nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. Moms of "Ginger Kids"?

http://www.gingerkids.org

[Left Is Write]

8. Are there nutmeg nieces too? Cayenne cuties? Saffron sweeties?

[Squeech]

9. Houston, we have a problem

Does this mean Neil Young bears some responsibility for the Spice Girls?

[Left Is Write]

10. Oh, dear. I guess it could be his fault!

[kedrys]

11. I have another explanation, but it would get this thread locked.

:evilgrin:

She f*cked off and left me, of course, but hey.

[matcom]

12. it may LOOK like a taco

but is smells like Cinnabon

[atomic-fly]

13. just got a Mathews Sweet/Susanna Huffs cd

Under the Covers, Vol. 1
has a great cover of it

will open in windows media player.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000EQ5QFE001005/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/002-2100887-4840026

corect link now.

[Crabby Appleton]

14. On the liner notes to Decade,

Young says "Wrote this for a city girl on peeling pavement coming at me thru Phil Ochs eyes playing finger cymbals. It was hard to explain to my wife.".