Bad Memory, Not Spontaneous Parody

John McCain didn't invent the "Bomb Iran" tune that bombed at a press conference yesterday. I remember hearing a Parody of the Beach Boys song "Barbara Ann" around the time that Iranian terrorists held Americans hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for OVER A YEAR.

The timing of McCain's remark may have been inappropriate, but it's not a joke he just invented out of thin-air. I heard the song ON THE RADIO when I was a kid. So before people start lambasting Senator McCain, they might want to recall a time when the public sentiment in the USA was NOT so relaxed.

Had it not been for the strange defect that caused US military rescue-mission helicopters (ordered to Tehran by then President Jimmy Carter) to crash, the jingle might have been far more poignant than a bad attempt at humor. Lest We Forget ...

Author's Addendum:
I think Sen. McCain's biggest blunder was attributing the lyrics to the "Beach Boys", rather than the artists who wrote those altered lyrics. But even MY professional research staff (AKA, Me) had trouble finding information on the 20-some-year-old parody, so I'm certain McCain's PAID Researchers will locate it (now that McCain, presumably a Presidential Candidate, is under close media scrutiny).

Author's Addendum #2:
Some people like to treat every omission or generalization as evidence of the author's lack of attention to detail. In my case, omissions are often intentional. Operation Eagle Claw, the failed hostage rescue mission was fraught with problems, both technical and logistical, and is also frequent fodder for conspiracy-laden conjecture--a phenomenon I like to steer away from whenever possible. For the sake of completeness, the following link will forward you to the Wikipedia article on the matter, which I find to be an accurate and concise description of the events of that day.