The second line is also from Dire Straits' "Heavy Fuel", but the first line is not. But I keep hearing the Dire Straits song when I try to name this one.
The second line is also from Dire Straits' "Heavy Fuel", but the first line is not. But I keep hearing the Dire Straits song when I try to name this one.
It's much older. Some radio stations banned it because it references drinking and sex. That didn't stop it from getting a ton of airplay, though.
But I keep hearing the Dire Straits song when I try to name this one.
My trouble is when I try to come up with this song, I keep hearing ~The Joe Jeffries Group~ song "My Pledge of Love" that begins "I woke up this morning, baby," which I just happen to have listened too shortly before waysider posted.
That's why I think George Bush wasn't re-elected because Dan Quayle couldn't spell potato, and because opened his mouth and inserted his foot when he compared himself to John F Kennedy. Election was over at that point.
I believe we're teetering on the verge of politics, but to set the record straight:
The "potato" thing was bout correcting someone's spelling of the plural of potato. One was Quayle; the other, I think, was someone in middle school. One said potatoes, the other said potatos. The former was correct.
The Jack Kennedy thing was during the Vice-Presidential debate with Lloyd Bentsen in 1988. Dukakis-Bentsen lost to Bush-Quayle by a whopping 420-111 electoral votes.
I misremembered. It wasn't about the plural, it was about the singular. I think Quayle thought potato should have an e at the end. There are some references which consider potatoe acceptable, but the vast majority consider it a misspelling.
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The second line is also from Dire Straits' "Heavy Fuel", but the first line is not. But I keep hearing the Dire Straits song when I try to name this one.
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It's much older. Some radio stations banned it because it references drinking and sex. That didn't stop it from getting a ton of airplay, though.
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My trouble is when I try to come up with this song, I keep hearing ~The Joe Jeffries Group~ song "My Pledge of Love" that begins "I woke up this morning, baby," which I just happen to have listened too shortly before waysider posted.
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Took me a while to remember, but it's
Double Shot of My Baby's Love.
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It sure is!
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"I've been cheated, been mistreated."
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When Will I be Loved... Linda Ronstadt's version
I personally prefer the Everly Brothers version.
It's more of a shuffle and has a slightly different vocal phrasing.
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Potayto. Potahto.
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That's why I think George Bush wasn't re-elected because Dan Quayle couldn't spell potato, and because opened his mouth and inserted his foot when he compared himself to John F Kennedy. Election was over at that point.
Losing the election
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I believe we're teetering on the verge of politics, but to set the record straight:
The "potato" thing was bout correcting someone's spelling of the plural of potato. One was Quayle; the other, I think, was someone in middle school. One said potatoes, the other said potatos. The former was correct.
The Jack Kennedy thing was during the Vice-Presidential debate with Lloyd Bentsen in 1988. Dukakis-Bentsen lost to Bush-Quayle by a whopping 420-111 electoral votes.
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I misremembered. It wasn't about the plural, it was about the singular. I think Quayle thought potato should have an e at the end. There are some references which consider potatoe acceptable, but the vast majority consider it a misspelling.
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waysider's turn.
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In the chilly hours and minutes
Of uncertainty, I want to be
In the warm hold of your loving mind.
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