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"Oh dear John..."

Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
edited August 2008 in The Porch
can someone let me know why Ed said this during Release Sydney Night 1.....?

Maybe im missing it?
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  • IwasBit10IwasBit10 Posts: 646
    Sings it on Chicago I '06 as well. Pretty sure it was a reference to Johnny Ramone, although I'm not positive.
    He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share, his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere.
  • pj.uw.laurapj.uw.laura Posts: 553
    That's the only John I've heard of as Ed's reference.
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    montreal 05 he says it. pretty sure eddie cried.
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


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  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    thought it was leguizamo. guess not.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    Definitely Johnny Ramones, did it in Verona 06 too and then dedicated Come Back to him, in the near-anniversary of his death.
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Perhaps he got a "Dear John Letter".
  • walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,613
    I'm going to disagree with the Johnny Ramone guess.

    Eddie sings "Oh dear John" during "Release" at the Mansfield (Boston) show in 1998 (six years before Johnny Ramone's death). So it has to be someone else...
    Everything has chains...Absolutely nothing's changed. - PJ

    “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
  • KimberleeMicheleKimberleeMichele Posts: 67
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    montreal 05 he says it. pretty sure eddie cried.

    DropTheLeash, you are correct - I was at this show, and it took place on the 1 yr anniversary of Johnny Ramone's passing. Ed was pretty somber (and if I recall, drank a little more wine than usual...) and I always felt he was singing about Johnny, too. I got chills when I first heard him say it that night (I'd never heard him do this before) and get chills when I hear it now.
  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    great show, loved the mini acoustic set in the middle & then getting throw your hatred down :)
    Look Alive,
    See These Bones
  • TroubledSoulTroubledSoul Posts: 1,367
    itsevobaby wrote:
    great show, loved the mini acoustic set in the middle & then getting throw your hatred down :)

    great version in an underated show.
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
  • walkthamilewalkthamile Posts: 349
    Jeremy's Spoken wrote:
    can someone let me know why Ed said this during Release Sydney Night 1.....?

    Maybe im missing it?

    I was at Sydney 1 but don't have a copy of the show...but i'm keen to hear it ;)
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