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When it's already passed her by
Bob Dylan didn't have this to sing about
You know it feels good to be alive
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
There is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
Watching the world wake up from history
I saw the decade end, when it seemed the world could change
At the blink of an eye
And if anything
Then there's your sign of the times
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
There is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
Watching the world wake up from history
Right here, right now
There is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
Watching the world wake up from history
Right here, right now
There is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
Watching the world wake up
WOW! This was such a ubiquitous hit; all over MTV and the radio stations, when I worked my second stint in Summit County, as a Lift Operator at A-Basin, the long and what seemed almost never-ending season of 1990-'91, and I can't forget how, one bright and sunny day in between relentless powder-storms, at quitting time, we all gathered ourselves together and started downing pitchers of beer and shots of tequila, with this playing on the screens and through the jamming sound-system... Within a year, I'd be back down in Boulder, in Grad School, newly married, and on a path back to Japan and on to continue exploring every continent except Antarctica, and though none of us could have known how quickly the time would fly, we all treasured -- and drank endless toasts to -- being right there, right then. I still try to feel the same these days, but... -- Ya know, those were different times...
Another great story!
Just like to say, i know this is a 'moot linguistic point' but, i feel "those were different times" is kinda the wrong way round.
In the present, things are as they are. In the future they will (most probably) be different.
So in terms of relativity, it is the present that is 'different' to the past. if you see what i mean.
'Ya know, these are different times'
Did the world wake up from history in 1990? Or ever?
Berlin wall etc. I guess.
It was an interesting time and a great opportunity that was totally squandered. No great shock, though, as human nature will never change. Just look at what's going on in the Ukraine as the USSR begins to reconstitute itself and wave its nuclear weapons in our faces again.
This should have been followed by History Repeating by The Propeller Heads (w/
Shirley Bassey). Just to put things back in proper context.
You need to pay attention to What he is watching on that TV. The Fall of the Iron Curtain...That is what the song is about. The communists lost the cold war and the people finally were free, and took it out on the Wall in Berlin. Having relatives stuck on the wrong side of the Curtain (and knowing others stuck inside East Germany) makes this song even more poignant. Watching The World Wake Up From History....Connie the Commie said We Will Bury You, and they failed. Sadly too many still think that those are good policies.....idiots.
This also happened to be a pop-radio/MTV staple right when the US launched "Operation Desert Storm" in 1990. This song was a nice/ironic anti-war anthem for the time.
I was 20 and the perfect age to get drafted (if it came to that). My parents still had (have) PTSD from the Vietnam draft and were openly talking about whisking me and my friends off to Canada (if it came to that). We weren't that concerned but, having now lived through two decades of wars in the Middle East, maybe we should have been.
Anyhoodles... my point is that I think this is a pretty great song that perfectly captured that moment in time.
Berlin wall etc. I guess.
Keep'em comin' RP!
Also helps that this was the theme song for a 1980s Tampa cable TV show featuring young bikinis in various local settings.
How did that work? Did the director just put swimsuits in different places and film? Because I can't imagine that you would dehumanize a person by reducing them to an article of clothing. That would be gross.
Also helps that this was the theme song for a 1980s Tampa cable TV show featuring young bikinis in various local settings.
Amen. Sometimes I have the same urge then the song sounds different 10 or 20 yrs later. Hearing it in this context always gives me pause to listen again for what I may have missed.
a bit of a damp squib
Well said, mostly. The fall of the Berlin Wall was shocking. The dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party was mind-blowing. Most people who grew up with the Cold War assumed that there was going to be a standoff quagmire for the rest of their lives. This song captures the hope that all that bullshit was going to disappear forever. It's a shame that Russia is still intent on bullying its way to a sphere of influence, but the collapse of Communism is one of the best things that happened in the 20th Century.
Too bad Jesus Jones couldn't find more success.
Yeah, it was a time of optimism, seems so long ago now...
Popfluff
Your husband's band... Jesus Jones, without the hit song.
Contrary to the opinions expressed in many of the comments, I'm glad to hear it on RP.
Song just ended. Time to turn the volume down.... then again, here comes another awesome song. Jeez, I love RP!
You need to pay attention to What he is watching on that TV. The Fall of the Iron Curtain...That is what the song is about. The communists lost the cold war and the people finally were free, and took it out on the Wall in Berlin. Having relatives stuck on the wrong side of the Curtain (and knowing others stuck inside East Germany) makes this song even more poignant. Watching The World Wake Up From History....Connie the Commie said We Will Bury You, and they failed. Sadly too many still think that those are good policies.....idiots.
Good try at education jpfueler but, please keep in mind that this guy is from Texas. He probably thinks Jade Helm communists are hiding under his local Walmart.
gratefulgator wrote:
Wow, haven't heard this song in a LONG time. Wonder what happened to Jesus Jones?
Proclivities wrote:
You may have to ask Judas Williams or Pontius Smith.
i always thought those "dark satanic mills" were in Wales, now it all makes sense
(just kidding!!)
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https://www.ebcpcw.org.uk/english/churches/471
You need to pay attention to What he is watching on that TV. The Fall of the Iron Curtain...That is what the song is about. The communists lost the cold war and the people finally were free, and took it out on the Wall in Berlin. Having relatives stuck on the wrong side of the Curtain (and knowing others stuck inside East Germany) makes this song even more poignant. Watching The World Wake Up From History....Connie the Commie said We Will Bury You, and they failed. Sadly too many still think that those are good policies.....idiots.
Well said, mostly. The fall of the Berlin Wall was shocking. The dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party was mind-blowing. Most people who grew up with the Cold War assumed that there was going to be a standoff quagmire for the rest of their lives. This song captures the hope that all that bullshit was going to disappear forever. It's a shame that Russia is still intent on bullying its way to a sphere of influence, but the collapse of Communism is one of the best things that happened in the 20th Century.
Too bad Jesus Jones couldn't find more success.
You may have to ask Judas Williams or Pontius Smith.
Father | MAN: No more balloon for you. |
Father | I'm sick of you tooling around the village in it, honking at the girls blasting your 1980s American rock music that we got here last week. |
Son | But, Father... |
Father | Go to your palace! |
Brian Griffin | Are you thinking what I'm thinking? |
Stewie Griffin | Yes. |
Stewie Griffin | Just wait until they have to suffer through Jesus Jones. |
Stewie Griffin |
From an episode of Family Guy.
You need to pay attention to What he is watching on that TV. The Fall of the Iron Curtain...That is what the song is about. The communists lost the cold war and the people finally were free, and took it out on the Wall in Berlin. Having relatives stuck on the wrong side of the Curtain (and knowing others stuck inside East Germany) makes this song even more poignant. Watching The World Wake Up From History....Connie the Commie said We Will Bury You, and they failed. Sadly too many still think that those are good policies.....idiots.
I was just thinking about this song yesterday. Leave it to Radio Paradise...
This is definitely in the category of songs that one would judge very differently without the filter of nostalgia.
With: 8
Without: Ma-a-a-a-ybe a 5
...and remember all the possibilities laid in front of you.
CamLwalk wrote:
Jesus Jones! Now there was a band. Yippers, back in the summer of '91. We all thought they was going to be the future of rock and roll.
Oh tish and pish, a_genuine_find. International Bright Young thing was also a big hit, wasn't it?
not this side of the pond, i think.
and i was just now wondering if this band had any other songs... surely some of them had to be pretty good.
Oh tish and pish, a_genuine_find. International Bright Young thing was also a big hit, wasn't it?
Absolutely - and more than that, this CD evokes a fairly significant part of our history Mr A, does it not?
Actually, this is definitely the best song on the CD...
Oh tish and pish, a_genuine_find. International Bright Young thing was also a big hit, wasn't it?
wish Bill would play the one,,,this #2
Jesus Bones!!!
'Cos he was late? And can't anyone do something about that damned Midtown traffic?
it is worthless
Please make it stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh Bill... Not Here, Not Now!
Jesus Jones! Now there was a band. Yippers, back in the summer of '91. We all thought they was going to be the future of rock and roll.
One of the most energetic bands I've ever seen live. They only gig a couple of times a year these days, but they're still great to see.
Yay for JJ and RP!!
I remember how much easier it was to get letters and packages to and from relatives behind the curtain (I'm an Out Of Town Czech. . among other things).
I remember how fast a German friend found my Aunt's relatives in East Germany after not being heard from after the Berlin Air Lift.
I remember the euphoria of watching them Hammer the holes in the Wall.
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