Kick Out The Jams Once Again...

..following yesterday's highly successful post, in which a 40 year old clip of the fantastic MC5 (that's five) on youtube was given a rambling two sentence appraisal, we simply couldn't resist returning to the scene of the crime...

You see, it's been bugging us ever since, what 'kick out the jams' actually means?! Are the 'jams' a particular segment of American society at the time, an ethnic, social or religious minority who, in the singer's opinion, ought to be ousted? (Walt Gleeson's assessment). But surely this is somewhat at odds with the band's left leaning politics?

Are they making a  prediction about the future of music and advocating the removal of a band called 'the Jams', which, with the removal of the -s, would be an astonishingly prescient heralding of the band of the same name some eight or so years prior to their appearance? (the Rabbi's take on things). If so we wouldn't be totally opposed to the sentiment.

Or are they simply lamenting the fact that a collection of jam or similar conserves has become fluffed with a light grey covering of mould, and should therefore be disposed of ? (BFK's ha'penny's worth, and the most likely explanation in our view).

Or does it have some other meaning, hidden or otherwise, which is totally beyond the rather sparse collective intellect here at the PMC. Enquiring minds want to know.

Still, however farcical some of the above may be, one of the contributors can't help but chuckle quietly upon remembering a very ex ex of his who claimed to like music, picking up a CD of the same band (from which the mighty 'jams' was the outstanding track) and asking 'who are the MCs?'. Ha ha ha..