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"Bomb Iran" (or "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran") is the name of several parodies of the Regents' song "Barbara Ann", originally written by Fred Fassert. The most popular of the parodies was recorded by Vince Vance & The Valiants in 1980. "Bomb Iran" gained a resurgence in notoriety in 2007 during John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. ==Origins== In reaction to the Iran hostage crisis which began in November 1979, the first publicly known version of this parody was recorded by a group called "The Baritone Dwarfs" and aired on the radio in Boston in December 1979.〔〔(Copyright record ) showing a December 1979 registration for "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran".〕 A second version, with different lyrics, aired on KIXS-FM (now KGSR) in Killeen, Texas (which broadcasts to the military institution Fort Hood) for a single weekend in January 1980.〔 At least five more "Bomb Iran" songs were written and copyrighted in 1980.〔(Copyright record ) for "Bomb Iran" in May 1980.〕〔(Copyright record ) for "Bomb Iran" in August 1980.〕〔See also registration records SRu000010613 (February 1980), PAu000198244 (April 1980), and PAu000307862 (June 1980) at (the U.S. Copyright Office searchable database ).〕 In addition to these parodies, another version of "Bomb Iran" was written by radio personalities Dana Michaels and Tom Rivers. This version of the song was produced by Rivers and performed by Michaels (guitar and vocals), Ernie Norris (guitar and vocals), John Rode (guitar and vocals), Mark Lewis (vocals), and Tony Blake (vocals), who called themselves the "Not Current in This Time Zone Singers".〔Kossen, Bill. "Not Current in This Time Zone Singers". ''Anchorage Daily News'', Aug. 3, 1980.〕 It was first aired on KFQD Radio (where Rivers was program director) in Anchorage, Alaska on April 25, 1980,〔Skok, Mark. "The drums of war heard in Anchorage". ''Anchorage Daily News'', April 26, 1980.〕 immediately after an attempt to rescue the American hostages in Tehran failed. Rivers later wrote in Billboard Magazine, "...the phones lit up like a Christmas tree. We logged more than 20,000 calls in three days...and they were 97 percent positive."〔Rivers, Tom. ("From Michigan to Alaska: PD Tom Rivers" ). ''Billboard Magazine'', July 19, 1980.〕 Because of the song’s popularity in Australia and New Zealand, EMI Records called Rivers to discuss a possible recording contract and tour.〔 Another version of "Bomb Iran" was recorded in 1980 by a group called "J.C. & the B-1 Bombers".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bomb Iran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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