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"'''Five Minutes'''" is a song by [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Bootsy Collins]] and producer [[Daniel Lazerus]], and credited to '''Bonzo Goes to Washington'''. It was released on the Sleeping Bag Records label in 1984.
"'''Five Minutes'''" is a song by [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Bootsy Collins]] and producer [[Daniel Lazerus]], and credited to '''Bonzo Goes to Washington'''. It was released on the Sleeping Bag Records label in 1984.
== Sample ==
The song prominently uses as sample of then president Ronald Reagan, jokingly discussing the possibility of a nuclear war between the USSR and the US, saying the line "We begin bombing in Five minutes!" Harrison acquired this tape of Reagan from somebody involved with his political opponent, Walter Mondale.<ref>Pehling, Dave. “CBS SF Talks to Talking Heads Member Jerry Harrison about Remain in Light.” Cbsnews.com, CBS San Francisco, 14 Aug. 2024, www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/interview-talking-heads-jerry-harrison-adrian-belew-remain-in-light/. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.</ref>
== Sources ==

Revision as of 19:07, 22 August 2024

"Five Minutes" is a song by Jerry Harrison, Bootsy Collins and producer Daniel Lazerus, and credited to Bonzo Goes to Washington. It was released on the Sleeping Bag Records label in 1984.

Sample

The song prominently uses as sample of then president Ronald Reagan, jokingly discussing the possibility of a nuclear war between the USSR and the US, saying the line "We begin bombing in Five minutes!" Harrison acquired this tape of Reagan from somebody involved with his political opponent, Walter Mondale.[1]

Sources

  1. Pehling, Dave. “CBS SF Talks to Talking Heads Member Jerry Harrison about Remain in Light.” Cbsnews.com, CBS San Francisco, 14 Aug. 2024, www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/interview-talking-heads-jerry-harrison-adrian-belew-remain-in-light/. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.