who was the first guy to wave a lighter at a slow song?

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dunkman
dunkman Posts: 19,646
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
and why? ok so it's not as bad as say... wondering who the first person was to milk a cow? and what the bejebus did he think he was doing at the time? ;) but its something i've wondered for a while... like non-alcoholic beer... why?

why doesn't anyone get their lighters out for really fast songs and then wave them furiously.. that'd be much cooler!

so, to surmise... waving lighters.. why?
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    hahahaha I love this question :D So I did a little research...and according to ask.com:

    In Pop Culture
    During slow songs at live concerts, particularly power ballads, concert goers often wave lighters in the air. This tradition is being at least partly superseded by the waving of mobile phones, both for safety reasons, and because mobile phone users are becoming more common than smokers. [citation needed]


    History
    According to an interview by Matthew Alice, the use of lighters in concerts started due to the influence of several sources, making it difficult to trace. First, there is the theory that the practice simply started at a Neil Diamond concert of 1972 or a Bob Dylan concert at 1974, because the audience had lighters available. Another theory is that the gesture is symbolic of songs with flames mentioned, such as the Doors' "Light My Fire." Another theory is that this practice came out of a performance during Woodstock where candles (rather than lighters) were held aloft, and evolved from this. [2]
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    As far as I know, when Melanie Safka took the stage at Woodstock in 1969, it pissed down with rain during her set. The audience held candles aloft, and she wrote a song about the event, called "Candles in the Rain". People took to holding candles or lighters up whenever she performed the song live, from about 1970 onwards. So there you go.
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    As far as I know, when Melanie Safka took the stage at Woodstock in 1969, it pissed down with rain during her set. The audience held candles aloft, and she wrote a song about the event, called "Candles in the Rain". People took to holding candles or lighters up whenever she performed the song live, from about 1970 onwards. So there you go.
    My boy Richard is wicked smaht.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    i knew it would have something to do with hippies ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • releaselauren
    releaselauren Posts: 384
    funny question! and it got me thinking...did I ever do that at a concert?

    A blurry memory came into my mind. I was at a Whitesnake concert around '89 and I may have waved a lighter during ''Is this Love?'' :o must have been the pot smoke in the air that made me do it.
    "you shall be released" ~ EV
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    I don't know but Dunk was the first one to wave his wang at a slow song.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I don't know but Dunk was the first one to wave his wang at a slow song.


    i dont even know what a 'wang' is but if its the name of that small Chinese chimney sweep then yes i was.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    dunkman wrote:
    i dont even know what a 'wang' is but if its the name of that small Chinese chimney sweep then yes i was.

    You've not heard the word 'wang'? I'm surprised. I think you'd like it Kung Po style. :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    You've not heard the word 'wang'? I'm surprised. I think you'd like it Kung Po style. :)

    course i know it, but i'm not wanting to get banished again by posting about it!!! :o
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    You've not heard the word 'wang'? I'm surprised. I think you'd like it Kung Po style. :)


    I've heard of a wanger. But a wang? Circumcised, I guess.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I've heard of a wanger. But a wang? Circumcised, I guess.

    Maybe. Hmmm...
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    His name was Marc Bic
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    i farted at a 'guess who' concert.....didn't know i'd start a trend....:p

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