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"Justified & Ancient" is a song by British band the KLF (Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty) which featured on their 1991 album ''The White Room'' but with origins dating back to the duo's debut album, ''1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)''. The song is best known for its remake that was released in November 1991 as a pop-house single subtitled "Stand by The JAMs", with verses featuring the vocals of American country music singer Tammy Wynette. This version was an international hit, reaching #2 on both the UK Singles Chart, and the U.S. dance charts, #11 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and hitting #1 in 18 countries. Despite its success, "Justified & Ancient (Stand by the JAMs)" was the final release by the KLF through retail channels as well the second-to-last altogether release from the KLF (the last release being the mail-order only "3 a.m. Eternal") before Drummond and Cauty quit the music business and retired the KLF name. ==Background== The title "Justified & Ancient" refers to the KLF's pseudonym and earlier incarnation, "The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu" (The JAMs). The JAMs took their name from a fictional subversive cult from the 1970s conspiratorial novels ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy''. Just as the fictional JAMs made it their remit to propagate chaos and confusion, so too did the real JAMs and the KLF. Their attempts to subvert the music industry and other establishments were frequent, unconcealed and controversial. The song "Justified & Ancient" is a statement of identity and rebellious intent. Moreover, it deliberately ''under''states this intent. In contrast to the provocative and abrasive lyrics of the JAMs' album ''1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)'', on which "Justified & Ancient" first appeared, the song has a soft and innocuous tune, and quaint lyrics: "''We don't want to upset the apple-cart (Kallisti), and we don't want to cause any harm, but if you don't like what we're going to do, you'd better not stop us 'cause we're coming through.''" 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「Justified & Ancient」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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