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[[John Lennon]] and [[Peter Sellers]] are seen talking about Acapulco Gold on a recording of the [[Beatles]] studio sessions.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzG6Z47P4aw&feature=related</ref> |
[[John Lennon]] and [[Peter Sellers]] are seen talking about Acapulco Gold on a recording of the [[Beatles]] studio sessions.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzG6Z47P4aw&feature=related</ref> |
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The [[Rush (band)|Rush]] song "A Passage to Bangkok" mentions "Golden Acapulco Nights". |
The [[Rush (band)|Rush]] song "[[A Passage to Bangkok]]" mentions "Golden Acapulco Nights". |
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Argentinean band [[Soda Stereo]] include the phrase “como oro de Acapulco” (like Acapulco Gold) on the song Planta from the 1995 album Sueño Stereo, the writer [[Gustavo Cerati]] makes reference to the drug being inside his body like blood to a plant |
Argentinean band [[Soda Stereo]] include the phrase “como oro de Acapulco” (like Acapulco Gold) on the song Planta from the 1995 album Sueño Stereo, the writer [[Gustavo Cerati]] makes reference to the drug being inside his body like blood to a plant |
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Acapulco gold is the traditional name of a potent strain of cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) originating in Acapulco, Mexico. The plant is named after its brownish gold, or gold and green color.
History
The Oxford English Dictionary quotes an early usage of the term from a 1965 newsletter, in which it was described it as "a special grade of pot growing only in the vicinity of Acapulco. The color is either brownish gold or a mixture of gold and green. This grade has a potency surpassed by few of the green varieties and usually comes at slightly higher prices or in short weights."[1] According to one linguistics book, "The gold in this phrase originally described the golden hue of the leaves on the marijuana plant, but later came to refer both to the high quality of the marijuana and to the especially high price it commanded."[2] Acapulco by itself can be used as a synonym for marijuana, generally referring to a high-grade type like Acapulco gold.[1][2] The similarly-named Acapulco red, refers to a reddish-brown marijuana grown near Acapulco, Mexico with reddish tops on the plants.[2]
References in Media
The New Riders of the Purple Sage song "Henry" from their eponymous first album references Acapulco Gold - the song is about the title character traveling to Acapulco to smuggle "twenty keys of Gold" back to the States .[3]
Although the Led Zeppelin song " Over The Hills And Far Away" does not mention Acapulco Gold in the studio version, singer Robert Plant frequently inserted the phrase into the song during live performances. After the lyric "I live for my dreams and a pocketful of gold" he would muse the phrase "Acapulco Gold" as if an afterthought or clarification. A soundboard bootleg of a 1973 live show entitled "Heritage Strain" features as artwork a pack of Acapulco Gold marijuana cigarettes. [4]
John Lennon and Peter Sellers are seen talking about Acapulco Gold on a recording of the Beatles studio sessions.[5]
The Rush song "A Passage to Bangkok" mentions "Golden Acapulco Nights".
Argentinean band Soda Stereo include the phrase “como oro de Acapulco” (like Acapulco Gold) on the song Planta from the 1995 album Sueño Stereo, the writer Gustavo Cerati makes reference to the drug being inside his body like blood to a plant
References
- ^ a b "Acapulco." Oxford English Dictionary Online, Oxford University Press, via oed.com. (Subscription required). Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ a b c González, Félix Rodríguez. (1996.) "Spanish Loanwords in the English Language: A Tendency Towards Hegemony Reversal." Walter de Gruyter: Berlin, New York, ISBN 3110148455, p. 110. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ http://www.nrpsmusic.com/music/lyrics/henry.html
- ^ http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/led-zeppelin/led-zeppelin-heritage-strain-tarantura-tcd-38-12/
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzG6Z47P4aw&feature=related
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