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Has anyone ever heard of this song being mis-labeled as by BTO? 76.65.20.250 ( talk) 00:25, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
This song came out the same year I entered The Citadel and there was a long standing rumor that song was about the school. There are numerous vague references and "Dinos bar and grill" was a popular cadet hangout for many years. Must have just been coincidental. 23.24.109.165 ( talk) 15:49, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
Originally, this song was called "G.I. Joe is Back in Town" and there are references out there that suggest the song's original lyrical intent. It referred not only to the popular toy line but also referred to all those soldiers returning home from the Vietnam War. I hope someone familiar with the song adds this information in the future. WikiPro1981X ( talk) 17:04, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
The single was #98 in the 1976 year-end charts in the UK [1]. I've just tried to add this info myself, but as usual the vagaries of wikitables have scuppered my efforts. Would someone with more competence be able to make the needed addition? Thanks. -- ThunderingTyphoons! ( talk) 11:58, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
@ Bretonbanquet: - Greetings! I see you reverted my edit. So let me attempt to justify why I made the edit: While this section is verifiable and reliably sourced, as you pointed out in your edit summary, I don't believe that the use of the song during the 2012 Republican National Convention adds any information of value to this article from a long-term encyclopedic standpoint. It's an occurrence local to a specific point of time for a specific political party in the United States. From my experience, many politicians or pundits (they coincidentally tend to be of the Republican variety) have used songs of major musical artists, who then publicly comment that they object to the use of that song, owing to differences of political viewpoints, etc.. However, nothing further usually comes of it. If it led to an ongoing nationwide conversation about the use of music for political purposes, that would be one thing, but that tends not to be the case.-- WaltCip ( talk) 12:08, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
I think their should be section where it’s all of the tv shows, films, etc that used this song because I know theirs a lot of them and it’d be nice to see all of the things this song has appeared in. Jerry Steinfield ( talk) 19:59, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
The Cardigans recorded a version of this song, which appeared on the soundtrack of the film Trojan War (film) and their album The Other Side of the Moon (album) It should be noted in the "covers" section of this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penpusher ( talk • contribs) 03:05, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
This article includes a quote containing a profanity which seems jarring in context. Wikipedia:Offensive material says "offensive words ... should not be included unless they are treated in an encyclopedic manner. Material that would be considered vulgar or obscene by typical Wikipedia readers should be used if and only if its omission would cause the article to be less informative, relevant, or accurate". The article notes that the song is used in Toy Story 2 and mainstream advertising, therefore should editors consider the increased likelihood of children visiting this page and the language they may stumble upon?
If the quote was changed to say "They fell in love with the song and played it incessantly..." this does not appear to less informative, relevant or accurate.
Note that:
DarylKayes ( talk) 12:05, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Scott Gorham expressed surprise at the song's popularity, attributing its unexpected success to two DJs in Louisville, Kentucky who "fell in love with the fucking song and played it incessantly until other stations in the surrounding area picked up on it".RoxySaunders ( talk) 20:32, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
...attributing its unexpected success to two DJs in Louisville, Kentucky who played the song "incessantly until other stations in the surrounding area picked up on it".DarylKayes ( talk) 17:48, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
I've listened to a lot of blues rock in past 2 years but this doesn't sound like it at all. Although It's not surprising since cause someone been labeling pretty much every albums of thin lizzy from 70s as blues rock Progrock70s ( talk) 21:16, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
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Has anyone ever heard of this song being mis-labeled as by BTO? 76.65.20.250 ( talk) 00:25, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
This song came out the same year I entered The Citadel and there was a long standing rumor that song was about the school. There are numerous vague references and "Dinos bar and grill" was a popular cadet hangout for many years. Must have just been coincidental. 23.24.109.165 ( talk) 15:49, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
Originally, this song was called "G.I. Joe is Back in Town" and there are references out there that suggest the song's original lyrical intent. It referred not only to the popular toy line but also referred to all those soldiers returning home from the Vietnam War. I hope someone familiar with the song adds this information in the future. WikiPro1981X ( talk) 17:04, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
The single was #98 in the 1976 year-end charts in the UK [1]. I've just tried to add this info myself, but as usual the vagaries of wikitables have scuppered my efforts. Would someone with more competence be able to make the needed addition? Thanks. -- ThunderingTyphoons! ( talk) 11:58, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
@ Bretonbanquet: - Greetings! I see you reverted my edit. So let me attempt to justify why I made the edit: While this section is verifiable and reliably sourced, as you pointed out in your edit summary, I don't believe that the use of the song during the 2012 Republican National Convention adds any information of value to this article from a long-term encyclopedic standpoint. It's an occurrence local to a specific point of time for a specific political party in the United States. From my experience, many politicians or pundits (they coincidentally tend to be of the Republican variety) have used songs of major musical artists, who then publicly comment that they object to the use of that song, owing to differences of political viewpoints, etc.. However, nothing further usually comes of it. If it led to an ongoing nationwide conversation about the use of music for political purposes, that would be one thing, but that tends not to be the case.-- WaltCip ( talk) 12:08, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
I think their should be section where it’s all of the tv shows, films, etc that used this song because I know theirs a lot of them and it’d be nice to see all of the things this song has appeared in. Jerry Steinfield ( talk) 19:59, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
The Cardigans recorded a version of this song, which appeared on the soundtrack of the film Trojan War (film) and their album The Other Side of the Moon (album) It should be noted in the "covers" section of this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penpusher ( talk • contribs) 03:05, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
This article includes a quote containing a profanity which seems jarring in context. Wikipedia:Offensive material says "offensive words ... should not be included unless they are treated in an encyclopedic manner. Material that would be considered vulgar or obscene by typical Wikipedia readers should be used if and only if its omission would cause the article to be less informative, relevant, or accurate". The article notes that the song is used in Toy Story 2 and mainstream advertising, therefore should editors consider the increased likelihood of children visiting this page and the language they may stumble upon?
If the quote was changed to say "They fell in love with the song and played it incessantly..." this does not appear to less informative, relevant or accurate.
Note that:
DarylKayes ( talk) 12:05, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Scott Gorham expressed surprise at the song's popularity, attributing its unexpected success to two DJs in Louisville, Kentucky who "fell in love with the fucking song and played it incessantly until other stations in the surrounding area picked up on it".RoxySaunders ( talk) 20:32, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
...attributing its unexpected success to two DJs in Louisville, Kentucky who played the song "incessantly until other stations in the surrounding area picked up on it".DarylKayes ( talk) 17:48, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
I've listened to a lot of blues rock in past 2 years but this doesn't sound like it at all. Although It's not surprising since cause someone been labeling pretty much every albums of thin lizzy from 70s as blues rock Progrock70s ( talk) 21:16, 5 December 2022 (UTC)