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"17:00 Somewhere" is perhaps Josh's most well known [[Music Career|song]], | "17:00 Somewhere" is perhaps Josh's most well known [[Music Career|song]], It was recorded in Nashville at the Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa in April of 2024 near the end of the [[Michael Quinn Era]]. It is a cover of "It's Five O' Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, with Josh changing the lyrics and title referencing the time "Five O' Clock" changed to 17:00, since Josh's anti-American beliefs include being against the use of a 12 hour clock, preferring military time, or as he calls it, "metric time." | ||
=== Lyrics<ref>https://genius.com/Joshua-block-worldoftshirts-1700-somewhere-lyrics</ref> === | |||
''The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow'' | |||
''An' so am I'' | |||
''Work day passes like molasses in wintertime'' | |||
''But it's July'' | |||
''I'm gettin' paid by the hour, an' older by the minute'' | |||
''My boss just pushed me over the limit'' | |||
''I'd like to call him somethin''' | |||
''I think I'll just call it a day'' | |||
''[Chorus]'' | |||
''Pour me somethin' tall an' strong'' | |||
''Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane'' | |||
''It's only half-past twelve but I don't care'' | |||
''It's 1700 somewhere'' | |||
''[Verse 2]'' | |||
''Well, this lunch break, it's gonna take all afternoon'' | |||
''An' half the night'' | |||
''Tomorrow, I know there will be hell to pay'' | |||
''Hey, but that's alright'' | |||
''I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck for the whole year'' | |||
''My Nashville vacation's gonna start right here'' | |||
''If the phone’s for me'' | |||
''You can tell 'em I just sailed away'' | |||
[Chorus] | |||
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong | |||
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane | |||
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care | |||
It's 1700 somewhere | |||
[Bridge] | |||
I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab | |||
An' be back to work before two | |||
And a moment like this, you can't help wonder | |||
"What would Joshua Block do?" | |||
[Chorus] | |||
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong | |||
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane | |||
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care | |||
Pour me somethin' tall an' strong | |||
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane | |||
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care | |||
Oh, I don't care | |||
It's 1700 somewhere | |||
[Outro] | |||
What time zone am I in? What country am I in? | |||
It doesn't matter, it's 1700 somewhere | |||
I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck | |||
I'll sue your ass | |||
It's 1700 in New York, it's 1700 in Miami | |||
It's 1700 in Nashville | |||
It's 1700 somewhere | |||
== References == | |||