# JOHN DENVER'S big B-side

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 20, 1999, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260 "1999-10-20T02:06:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![andrureeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@andrureeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrureeve)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260/1 "1999-10-20T02:06:00Z")

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Remember John Denver’s big hit “I’m Sorry”? No? Well, it was the A-side for awhile, until deejays flipped the record over and played the b-side. It was a smash. Which song? Why, it was “Calypso”!!!

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260/2 "1999-10-21T05:27:00Z")

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I’m drawing a blank. Can you hum a few bars?

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**Author:** ![Jomolungma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@Jomolungma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jomolungma)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260/3 "1999-10-21T09:10:00Z")

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Exactly how _does_ one draw a blank.

I don’t know about humming a few bars, but there are some I’d like to _hit_.

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260/4 "1999-10-21T18:28:00Z")

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Jomo: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Well, you asked! 🙂

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**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260/5 "1999-10-21T21:35:00Z")

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Jomolungma posted 10-21-1999 04:10 AM

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> Exactly how does one draw a blank.

It’s the same as drawing a normal shell, except you don’t draw the bullet.

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**Author:** ![Jomolungma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@Jomolungma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jomolungma)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 1999, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260/6 "1999-10-22T14:07:00Z")

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My deepest thanks, comrades!

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 1999, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-denvers-big-b-side/260/7 "1999-10-24T00:31:00Z")

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To listen to a sample of Calypso click here \*\* [Courtesy of CDNOW](http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=330384275/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=DENVER*JOHN/itemid=411772)\*\*