# Kiss the sky = ???

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 27, 2002, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843 "2002-09-27T07:49:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843/1 "2002-09-27T07:49:54Z")

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The phrase “kiss the sky” appears in several songs - Jimi Hendrix ('Scuse me while I kiss the Sky), U2 (If you want to kiss the sky, you’d better learn how to kneel), Tatyana Ali (Album & song name - I want to fly so high that I kiss the sky all alone), etc. - but does it have any meaning beyond the words?

Anyone know?

Grim

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**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843/2 "2002-09-27T09:52:03Z")

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This probably belongs in Cafe Society, but…

I imagine it means to strive for the (seemingly) unattainable.

And if you want the unattainable, Bono also wants you to be humble.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843/3 "2002-09-27T10:40:21Z")

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No, no, you’ve got it all wrong. It’s " 'Scuse me while I [kiss this guy](http://www.kissthisguy.com) " 😉

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843/4 "2002-09-27T10:46:46Z")

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Off to Cafe Society.

**DrMatrix** - General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843/5 "2002-09-27T11:16:59Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by postcards \*  
> **This probably belongs in Cafe Society, but…**

Almost put it there, but I thought that there just might be a “factual” answer to the question - thank you to the kind **Dr**.

Grim

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**Author:** ![Leamas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e495f1/32.png) [@Leamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leamas)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843/6 "2002-09-27T12:34:43Z")

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I thought it ment, to take drugs… 🙂

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-the-sky/129843/7 "2002-09-27T17:31:32Z")

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Doin’ tons of Colon Blow  
Stuffing it in every hole  
Mile high so am I  
Watching Jimi kiss the sky  
(Aerosmith- Crash)

Obviously a reference… I fkinda figured most other instances of “kiss the sky” were tributes/references to Hendrix.