Wearing a tuxedo, a red bow tie and old-school eyeglasses, Mr.This article excerpt includes a quote in which a man uses the expression to describe how quickly his bride thinks. Lorenzo: Even so, that was very impressive! More Examples But, you! You were like greased lightning.
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I knew how to answer all the questions, but there were so many steps to each problem, and I wanted to double-check all my answers too. That’s just how long it took me to finish. The professor almost had to kick you out of the classroom. I can’t believe how fast you finished that test! It took me forever.Īlba: I know. He was 60 years old.Lorenzo: That was the worst test of my life. On May 27, 2011, Conway died of pneumonia with sepsis after drug use disabled his ability to seek medical help. Tragically, it was that addiction that killed Conway. That back injury ultimately gave Conway access to painkillers and was one reason for the actor’s addiction to prescription pills. More specifically, while Conaway and the other cast members were dancing on top of the car, Conaway fell from the car and injured his back. While filming the famous dance number for “Greased Lightnin’,” Conaway had a serious fall. To add another layer of complexity to this song’s backstory, “Greased Lightnin'” had negative repercussions for Conway’s health. John was very good doing it, but it should have been Kenickie-it was Kenickie’s car!” A Deadly Dance Scene “I was upset with it because I thought Jeff needed a number.
“It’s Kenickie’s goddamned number!” she said. Patricia Birch, the film’s choreographer disagreed with the solo switch. “And because I had clout, I could get the number.”Ĭonway was, reportedly and understandably, unhappy about losing his solo and he wasn’t the only one. I wanted the number,” Travolta told Vanity Fair about the song. “I have to be completely honest with you. In the musical, Kenickie’s character sings the lead in “Greased Lightnin’,” but in the movie, Danny sings the lead with support from Kenickie. The song was written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey for the original 1971 musical version of Grease. Today, several subsequent performances of Grease have cleaned up these lyrics for younger audiences. It was just a song about a car, right?!Īfter researching the song, the kids found out the true meaning of ‘Greased Lightnin'” Ahhh, We remember the days when the song was really only about a cool car. The friend ended up being sent home for bringing in a dirty song, but the kids had no idea why. Needless to say, as the kids were singing along to the sexual lines when the teacher abruptly stopped the record. The kids in the class had memorized the song and the movie, after all, it was all the rage in 1978. A user on Reddit shared a story about when he was growing up and a friend brought the song in to play for the class. However, to young audiences, the inferences the song made were lost on them. The song is clearly referring to getting lucky with the ladies thanks to their oh-so-cool car. You know that it ain’t shit, we’ll be gettin’ lots of tit, greased lightnin’ With a four-speed on the floor, they’ll be waitin’ at the door Several of the lyrics like, You are supreme, the chicks’ll cream, for greased lightnin’ and You know that I ain’t braggin’, she’s a real pussy wagon are explicitly sexual. This makes sense in light of the racy-pun intended-lyrics. (“Duel-muffler twins,” for instance, is redundant, and “purple-pitched tail lights” are largely illegal today.) Consequently, these lyrics are more akin to the boasting that often arises from a group of young men trying to attract young women. Hence the lyric, go, greased lightnin’, you’re burnin’ up the quarter mile.Īnd, after a brief study, it does appear that many of these modifications to Greased Lightnin’ aren’t completely legitimate. For those non-car-aficionados like us, drag racing is usually an event between two cars that start from a standstill and race for a quick quarter mile. Quickly falling in line, the T-Birds sing and prance as they talk about fixing up Greased Lightin’ for a drag race. (I’ll get the money, I’ll kill to get the money). We’ll get some overhead lifters and four-barrel quads, oh yeahĪ fuel injection cut-off and chrome plated rods, oh yeah Well, this car is automatic, it’s systematic, it’s hydromatic
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