by Sublime. from Wikipedia:
The official title of the song references the date April 29, 1992; however, the lyric is sung as, "April 26, 1992." It has been said this was a mistake, but the take was strong enough the band kept it. Theories have developed about the true integrity of the song's lyrics.Lyrics excerpt:
April 26th, 1992I've found it interesting to note that some songs reference specific dates, and I've decided to post those on the appropriate date tduring this year.
There was a riot on streets
Tell me where were you?
You were sittin' home watchin' your TV
While I was participating in some anarchy
First spot we hit it was my liquor store
I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford
With red lights flashin', time to retire
And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire
Next stop we hit, it was the music shop,
It only took one brick to make the window drop
Finally we got our own P.A.
Where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing today?
Since today is T Tuesday at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog, I'll share the coffee I'm drinking while I listen to the music. Coffee is my usual hot drink of choice, and I always take it black:
My mother drank hers black because back during the Depression she wanted to use her sugar ration for other things. I didn't realize folks put sugar and milk in coffee until after I'd been drinking coffee for years. Now sugar just seems to turn it into a different drink entirely, and milk or cream? Yuck ;)
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Interesting that the song is about a specific event. I like my coffee with milk, but never with sugar! You would love the Wesley Church and museum on London's city road, it is a place with good vibes. Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteIt looks spring like where you are. Right now we have light snow. :( Come on, it is late April. Enjoy your wonderful weather and coffee on this T day!
ReplyDeleteIt looks spring like where you are. Right now we have light snow. :( Come on, it is late April. Enjoy your wonderful weather and coffee on this T day!
ReplyDeleteHappy T-Day! A beautiful cup!
ReplyDeleteNever heard about this song!Thank you for introducing me to it.
oxo Susi
I've not heard of this song before, but I appreciate that you shared it with us. Those lyrics might incite a riot, although I found it interesting and would love to know more about the date and riots.
ReplyDeleteI can blame my grandmother for the way I drink my coffee. I didn't like milk, so she put a bit of coffee in the milk to make it more palpable for me. It was definitely better than making hot cocoa, since she always had a pot of coffee on hand, except at tea time which was always around 4 in the afternoon.
Thanks for sharing your song and your lovely coffee mug with us for T this Tuesday. I really like the looks of your back patio, too!
interesting song...
ReplyDeleteWhen I began drinking coffee in high school I started with a tsp. of sugar and some milk. i dropped the sugar years ago but still have to have som fat free milk in it:) Happy T day!
never heard of this song before... April 26th seems to be a date for many occasions, here we think of tschernobly 30 years ago, which influenced us very much with the nuclear cloud. still shivering when i think of it.
ReplyDeleteanyway, happy t-day!
I drink my coffee black as well unless I have some extra half and half to use up from a recipe or guests. I do enjoy cream in my coffee but hold to the words of my dad when I started drinking it. "If you can't drink it black, you have no business drinking it. "
ReplyDeleteLovely shot of your coffee cup...had to smile about cream & sugar...I do both! Guess it's what you were 'raised on' that makes the difference!?
ReplyDeleteLovely shot of your coffee cup...had to smile about cream & sugar...I do both! Guess it's what you were 'raised on' that makes the difference!?
ReplyDeleteCalling in to say hello. Your cup looks so pretty, my coffee always has milk, but never sugar.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
Beautiful cup bathed in sunlight and looking very springlike!
ReplyDeleteHappy T Day
oxo
Coffee with milk for me, but I gave up taking sugar years ago when I was teaching and I was the only one who had to push through to the cupboard to get the sugar - in the end I gave up sugar as I just felt a nuisance pushing past folk ! I hate it now if someone puts sugar in by mistake!! The Riot photos reminded of how it happened in Manchester a few years ago (and several other English Cities) I was afraid for my son who manages a shop in the centre but he had closed early and left the city before the riots and looting started!
ReplyDeleteHappy T Day! Chrisx
No, I'd never heard that song either. Interesting lyrics. Seems a bit contraversial to me... Thanks for sharing it. And a good idea to share it on the date.
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful coffe mug I must say.
Thank you for visiting and happy T Day!
Blessings,
Lisca
New song for me this week too. Definitely a interesting subject for a song. I drink my coffee sweet and with lots of cream. It's the way my grandmother made my first cup for me so it's the way I drink it. I so use stevia now instead of sugar.
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