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All Those Years Ago

A hit for George Harrison in early 1981. Its lyrics were rewritten shortly after fellow Beatle John Lennon was murdered on December 8, 1980. It has fellow Beatles Paul McCartney on bass and Ringo Starr on drums. Technically, it's a 'Threetles' song since it has the three surviving Beatles on it. But since George wrote it, it's on his solo album 'Somewhere in England' and he sang lead on it and played guitar - it's considered to be a George Harrison solo song. Collaborations between the fellow Beatles on each others' solo albums are pretty common and continue to this very day. The video shows clips from Beatles movies.

'All Those Years Ago' is a tribute to the late John Lennon. It went to #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart and it scored significantly elsewhere. At the same time there were other tributes to John and the Beatles. The Dutch studio group STARS ON 45 had a Number One hit all over the world with a dance medley of mostly Beatles covers (it even made it in Communist East Germany, imagine that!). The influential Roxy Music scored their only Number One with their cover of Lennon's 'Jealous Guy'. Lennon's 'Imagine' hit the top in the UK. Lennon himself hit Number One posthumously. There would be other 'tribute' songs by Elton John, fellow Beatle Paul, Pink Floyd, and others during the next few years.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 16, 2024

kool aid

a cheap refreshing drink that comes in the form of a powder in a packet. Comes in many, many flavors. Just add water. Non-carbonated, the drink is promoted on TV by the walking Kool Aid pitcher. He holds a picture and a cup filled with the drink and says "Ohhhh yeahhh!" as he crashes through a wall. Jim Jones and his People's Temple cult in the Jonestown compound in Guyana commited mass suicide by drinking Kool Aid laced with cyanide.

Mom: Are you thirsty? I got some grape flavored Kool Aid.

Kids: Kool Aid! Kool Aid!
Tastes great!
Kool Aid! Kool Aid!
Can't wait!
Kool Aid! Kool Aid!
Tastes great!
Kool Aid! Kool Aid!
Can't wait!
Yaaayyyyy for Kool Aid!

by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 9, 2007

Cadillac Ranch

1. a modern art sculpture in Texas that resembles the famous British Stonehenge except that Cadillac cars are buried front down at an angle instead of large rocks. Since this is an art display, its statement could be interpreted in various ways by the viewer.

2. a popular song by rocker Bruce Springsteen from his double album "The River" which hit in the early 80s. This album became the first of many Number One albums for the Boss.

In the liner notes for "The River" there is a picture of the Cadillac Ranch sculpture. Ironically enough, the song "Cadillac Ranch" delves into the themes of maturing, maturity, aging and death. Pretty heady stuff. Bruce's version of this tune live is even better - check it out.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice May 17, 2009

Jedi

somebody who has become a master of his/her trade and profession. This person had a good tutor and has been taught well. A new professional.

Clarence Clemons was an iconic member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band for decades and his sax playing always evoked crowd cheers at concerts. After he died in 2011 from a stroke and a fall from which he never recovered, his nephew Jake took over sax duties for Bruce's tours. When I saw the Boss and his E Street Band play in 2014 and again in 2016, I could tell that Jake learned his playing well from his uncle. He is a full-fledged Jedi of saxophone playing.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice September 7, 2019

Not My President

This phrase is a notorious slogan found on stickers and T-shirts, used by people who oppose the policies of George W. Bush. The sticker also features a picture of W. The slogan is an anthem of resistance and refusal to accept Bush as America's legitimate President. It became more commonplace after the Iraq war started.

At the parking lot of a Media Play store I saw a purple car with a Not My President sticker on the rear.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice October 2, 2007

USMC

OK, we all know that USMC stands for the honorable "United States Marine Corps" and some people refer to them as "Uncle Sam's Misguided Children". However, in early 1987 there was a big scandal where one or two security guards at the U.S. embassy in Moscow, U.S.S.R. were caught being involved in an espionage ring and security breach, and one or more of the guards (who were United States Marines) were in a sexual relationship with a Russian female agent. They were court-martialed and for a while "USMC" was an abbreviation for "Under Seduction of Moscow's Cunt". This occured even while Reagan and Gorbechev were in a state of friendly dialog and Cold War tensions were lessening.

This USMC/embassy mess did not stop the talks between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. from continuing. The Cold War ended peacefully a few years later and the incident was largely forgotten.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 25, 2008

Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!

1. a situation where a man (a client?) has a sexual quickie. Maybe it's during a break period.

2. a euphenism for just plain ordinary non-kinky sex. No oral or anal or role-playing or S & M jive, just slide it in. Sometimes referred to as simply "wham, bam!".

3. What rock'n'roll chameleon David Bowie interjects after the last verse and before the grand blowout of his classic hit "Suffragette City". It's on the legendary protopunk album "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders of Mars".

1. James and Mary had a hot time in the storage room this afternoon. It was so brief but so electric and so intense it was a case of "Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!".

2. Jojo was walking around the streets of Salt Lake City when he saw some college students unpacking a Volkswagon. They told Jojo that they were going to do some kinky sex acts, threesomes, an orgy and such and invited him to join them. Jojo declined. They asked him what kind of sex he liked doing. He just deadpanned "Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!".

3. On the CD version of the "Fire And Gasoline" album by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols there is a cover of "Suffragette City". Steve Jones substitutes the " Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!" line with "Wham, bam, load it baby!".

4. Ahhhhhhh, wham, bam, thank you ma'am!

by I Saw U2 Live Twice July 18, 2009