I Saw U2 Live Twice's definitions

Leann Rimes

a corporate Nashville assembly-line teen product modeled up to appeal to the soccer mom crowd in the fucking PC 90s. She was geared up to have a "wholesome" goody-goody image to appeal to people who don't like their music too challenging. She was declared a teen prodigy when she covered the country classic "Blue". Right after that, several albums consisting of her covering other people's songs were released. She has destroyed good songs like "Purple Rain" by Prince, and predictably sang "Christian" ("You Light Up My Life") and "patriotic" songs (just in time - right after 9/11, imagine that! Cha-ching!). Around 2003 she released a teen crap dance album, it stunk. She records whatever is the heat of the moment. She is a manufactured star, indicative of what's wrong with popular music today.

On Thanksgiving Day 1997, my mom turns on the radio and Leann Rimes is wailing her version of "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers. Everyone in the whole fucking family is impressed and struck with awe at her extreme "talent", everyone, that is, except me.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice July 16, 2007

Canaca

It's a trade name for a major cannabis growing firm in Canada. The name comes from 'CANAdian CAnnabis'. Since marijuana in all its forms and uses is legal in Canada, this is a major agricultural company that grows hemp plants.

1. I reently took a big vacation going through Canada and New England. I entered Canada at Niagara Falls at bought some reefers and a lighter at a cannabis shop in town. Later on during a pit stop at the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory I got some gas for my car then I went next door to the Smoke On the Water shop (that's the actual name!) and I bought 3 more yellow submarines. When I arrived at the motel in Ottawa and got settled in for the next day of city touring I pulled out two doobies from my Canaca bottle and lit up.
2. Before I reentered the U.S.A. there were signs stating that you couldn't take weed out of Canada but I already smoked mine anyway. I did save my Canaca bottle and brought it back to America. empty.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice September 7, 2019

Van Hagar

a term used (not necessarily in a derogatory manner) to describe the lineup of Van Halen when Sammy Hagar was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band (1985 - 1996 and again in around 2003 - 2005).

In 1985 Van Halen got the nickname "Van Hagar" for obvious reasons. The following year I saw Van Hagar live in concert on the 5150 Tour. I think the band was at their commercial peak at that time. 5150 was the band's first #1 album, and of all those VH albums that reached the top it's the best.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice February 19, 2008

Private School

snob factory - paid for by snobs, generates snobs

Private school kid: I'm better than you! Bow down to ME!
Public school kid: Go to hell, asshole!

by I Saw U2 Live Twice June 18, 2006

FTS

it means "Fuck This Shit". Used to express frustration and/or apathy.

I was waiting for the signal to change so I could cross the street in downtown Toronto and there was Charles. He was blitzed and he was wearing a shirt I've seen in America. It said on the top "Famous Oriental Saying" and had some slash marks below it. Turning the head sideways revealed that the "Oriental characters" made up the English words "fuck this shit". Charles repeated the "saying" on his racist T-shirt by saying "Yeah. Fuck this shit. FTS." The light turned green. We crossed the street, I turned east and he went west.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice November 5, 2006

Milli Vanilli

Officially, Milli Vanilli was a techno-dance singing duo consisting of Rob Pilatus of Germany and Fabrice Morvan of France. They released one album in late 1988, "Girl You Know is True". From that period up to early 1990 it spawned five Top 10 hits - the title track, the #1 "Don't Forget My Number", the #1 "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You", the #1 "Blame It On the Rain" and entering the new decade with "All or Nothing". In early 1990, they were caught lip-synching "Blame It On the Rain" live on TV during a music awards show. The previous year the tape skipped during a "concert" that also revealed the duo's lip-synching. Allegations flew. Later in the year the duo said they wanted to do some real singing on their next album. They revealed to a music employee that all they did for the record was pose for the album cover and have the project credited to them under the name "Milli Vanilli". The shit really hit the fan after that. The duo's album sold multi-platinum but was soon deleted. They had to return their Grammy for Best New Group, the first time that ever happened. Milli Vanilli was disgraced in what is possibly the biggest sham in music history. Still, they were used in a Pepsi TV ad the following year, lip-synching to an opera record. A year later, they released an album under their real names, supposedly the vocals were the duo's own. It sank like a stone in a pond. Pilatus commited suicide in 1998. Fabrice is still living. The term "Milli Vanilli" now is used to denote fraud and fakery.

Since that time other performers like Madonna, Ashlee Simpson and Britney Spears have been caught lip-synching on stage. Not as much fuss has been made about any of that. Hmmmm. It's a damn shame that the Milli Vanilli story has come to what it is. Their first album has some really good songs on it, but they will never be released again and we probably never will hear them again because of the big scandal. There's some terrific music on it, it's just a shame that the wrong people got all the credit for it.

by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 9, 2007

diva

originally, a female opera singer. Then in the 80s MTV defined "diva" as a "woman singer who sings with emotion". Whitney Houston and Tina Turner were listed as divas. Now it basically refers to a music or movie star who is famous for her sexiness but has zero talent. She thinks the universe revolves around her and is surrounded by yesmen/yeswomen who roll out the red carpet and kiss her ass, telling her she's great. A self-centered rich bitch. There are a lot of spoiled talentless haughty divas around today.

Mariah Carey is constantly greeted by toadies and ass-kissers who tell her she looks nice every day and they roll out a red carpet before her. She's such a diva. Also, Britney Spears is out partying all the time this week while most of us have to work. What a diva!

by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 7, 2006