This morning, after a discussion about what year it was when Cher sat on the cannon in her knickers and wailed to the US Marines about time, its fleeting nature and her itchy crotch, I used the internet to find the answer and I learned three things.
1. It was 1988, thus Pre-Gulf War I. Put that in your trivia memory bank, co-worker K.
2. There is a term for that end-of-the-song-key-change. It is The Truck Driver’s Gear Change. The concept and its title is actually funnier than the website, but what the hell – there are mp3s of all the key changes and after you listen to quite a few it becomes quite hilarious indeed.
3. The question “How am I Supposed to Live Without You?” as posed in song by Mr. Michael Bolton (and containing said Truck Driver’s Gear Change) was originally written for Laura Branigan. That one’s going in my trivia bank.
* Referring to driving a standard transmission, this title reflects the only useful advice my driving instructor gave me at age 16.