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Definitions by I Saw U2 Live Twice

Norwegian Wood 

1. a tune by the Beatles that is notorious for possibly being the first rock'n'roll hit that prominently features a non-Western instrument - in this case the sitar. The lyrics describe the evolution of an extra-marital affair that John had that was now over. Paul sang the words. The title phrase is a play on phonetics - the line "knowing she would" in the lyrics was considered to be too risque for radio so that phrase was replaced by "Norwegian Wood". If you ask me, that sounds even more "risque" or at least funny to me!

2. what you get after a night of laying with a Norwegian woman.
1. in my college class of "Art and Music of the Post-WWII Era" one day our professor played "Norwegian Wood" as an example of the Beatles' contribution to music and culture. She explained the meaning behind the lyrics and then asked us, "Does anybody know why it's called 'Norwegian Wood'?". I think "Norwegian girl, woody...", then I start laughing. She says, "I hear some giggling back there!"

2. Garry laid a young Norwegian waitress he met at a restaurant. The next morning he woke up with Norwegian Wood.
It refers to Beats Per Minute. It's used to describe the tempo of music, especially any type of dance-oriented modern music.
Rave, techno, disco, Hi NRG, house and other clubby dance styles all have a high BPM.
BPM by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 18, 2009

New Jersey 

the home state of one of the greatest troubadours of rock'n'roll - Bruce Springsteen!

Also the state name is the name of a 1988 Bon Jovi album.
The first time I ever saw the Atlantic Ocean (and waded in it) was at Seaside Heights, New Jersey. I was 15 years old at the time.
New Jersey by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 15, 2009

Up with Hope, Down with Dope  

a slogan (using rhymns) that's been used in the past by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Up with Hope, Down with Dope sounds like a positive notion, but when the children grow up and have to face the problems and stresses of life where dumbasses are in unearned positions of power and they try to influence every aspect of our lives then some may lose hope. Then how do they try to cope and meet demands? You guessed it - DOPE!

prom promise 

a bullshit declaration that some high school students are forced to sign by their goody goody two shoes parents that says that they won't use alcohol or drugs during prom night. Ah-ha-ha-hahahahahahahahah!
Prom Promise is an idea spawned by extreme MADD-types, Tipper Gore-types and soccer moms. If you resort to having your kids make such chicken shit pledges like that then you don't really trust them and you ain't raising them up in a good way. If you've done your max to rear them right then you have to let them loose.

1. "...he's got to make his own mistakes..."
RUSH
New World Man

2. the little birdie has to fly sometime.
abbreviation for the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist organization that is legal here in the USA. They intimidate, harass, beat up, abduct and kill people that they hate: blacks, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Hispanics, Asiatic Orientals, non-white Caucasians, Native Americans, immigrants, labor union people, "liberals", people who are involved in interracial love and sex affairs (and marriages too), socialists, communists and other so-called "undesirables". They also commit acts of arson and bombings against against specific places like homes and houses of worship. If people in government are so devoted to fighting terrorism, then how about getting rid of DOMESTIC terrorism as well?
It's unbelievable that some lawmakers were defending the burning of crosses in people's yards as a legit exercise of free speech! It's intimidating people, so that makes it an act of terrorism. What more can be said? The KKK and similar groups are violent terrorist organizations. A bunch of douche bags is a bunch of douche bags. Period. If it swims like a duck, quacks like a duck...
KKK by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 14, 2009

drugs suck 

a catchphrase in the 80s stated by Steve Jones that says it all. He nearly died from drug abuse and he's seen others die from it too. He ain't saying it because "someone told him to". Experience is the best teacher.
In the 80s there were ads on TV featuring rock stars doing anti-drug announcements. It was called Rock Against Drugs (RAD).

Genesis stated that "drugs are a no win situation so please don't it" while their hit "Throwing It All Away" plays in the background.

Another example: Jon Bon Jovi says, "I was given this script to read to you. Drugs are not a part of this workplace. Drugs are bad 4 U ... blah blah blah. Any questions?" Yeah Jon: how much moolah did you get to "read this script to us?"

Steve Jones is tightening a hex nut on his motorcycle. Then he gets up and says, "Hi. I'm Steve Jones. I used to play guitar in a band called the Sex Pistols. A good friend of mine in that band - Sid Vicious- died from drugs. I nearly died from drugs." Then he looks directly at the video camera and says "Drugs suck". He had a song on his 1986 album "Mercy" by that name. Later on New Kids on the Block members wore that slogan on T-shirts because it so "cool" and fashionable and "hip". Soon after that there were shirts that said "New Kids Suck". That they do!

Take it from people who've been there and survived it. There's a lot of things that suck today, including drugs.
drugs suck by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 14, 2009