Slade (then only 24) and lyricist Dorothy Reynolds's paean to carefree youth was knocked up in a matter of weeks to plug an end-of-season gap at the Bristol Old Vic.
For the record, Thuuz's Series A funding is about $1.2 million more than the per-season gap between the NFL and referees.
It's a good time to be a TV fan: A few weeks ago, "Cougar Town" finally returned after a hiatus that stretched beyond fans' endurance; the long-absent "Mad Men" rewards our epic patience in less than two weeks; and "Game of Thrones" finally comes back April 1, after a completely normal between-seasons gap that felt like an endless stint in one of Robert Baratheon's jails.
In most seasons, the gap between the leagues is only a few steals.
In the last five seasons, the gap between first place and third has never been fewer than 17 points.
Manchester City and Manchester United were lavish spenders as they attempted to bridge last season's gap.
The draw on Sunday leaves Real eight points adrift in the table and though the Champions League remains the priority this season, the gap must be closed.
Last season the gap between the final relegation spot and final play-off spot was 35 points – or 27 if we overlook Portsmouth's deduction for their financial problems – it now stands at 13.
Yet come the end of the season, the gap was 12 points, those defeats – one in the League, one in the Carling Cup – had been forgotten, not least because revenge was achieved in the FA Cup final, and Chelsea were champions of Europe.
The show is based in Los Angeles this time; the 16 contestants out of the gate skew younger than former seasons and the gap between young and old seems bigger (49 year old Epperson has a son the same age as some of his competitors).
The result also saw the team, which finished sixth in the constructors' championship last season, close the gap on Sauber in sixth this season to 25 points with six races remaining.
