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The Iranian Hostage Crisis took up all of 1980, so Vince Vance's song to the tune of Barbara Ann was in response to that. That "crisis" is still well-remembered by right-wingers over thirty years later, as I'm sure that most Iranians are well aware of the 1953 US-orchestrated Operation Ajax coup almost 60 years later.

Just striving for accuracy in finger waving. "Bomb Iran" is a classic of jingoism and hate not an original of the "maverick" McLame.

I'm sure most Americans in 1980 had no clue about Operation Ajax or even really knew who the hell the Sha was. More Americans could tell you the score of the 53 World Series and name the team line ups than could name their state reps.