Diana Krall – Hit That Jive Jack

General Commentthis is on of my faves it. a lot of fun to sing along to noy sure what it is amout mind

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General CommentI believe this song to be about buying drugs. Probably cocaine? She's going downtown to see her man... a dealer... Putting it in your pocket means don't finish what's left of the stuff. Standing on the corner full of jive means that she's high on the street. This is just one chick's opinion, but I think it's pretty right on. Curious if there are other opinions!

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  "Jive" was slang for weed in the 30s.

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My OpinionJive was slang for marijuana.

Hit means 'hide'. This transformation could have happened in many ways,

On the street. You don't want to be saying 'hide the marijuana' because the police might hear. Hide becomes hid becomes 'hit'. It might have started with "When I saw the cop, I hid that jive", or "when I saw the cop I hit that jive, jack".

In the songwriting studio. It might have been a transformation from "hid that jive", used on the street, to 'hit in the song, because it sounds better in the song.

Maybe the only way to know for sure is to ask the songwriter.

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  @tracym0q sadly, Nat King Cole, the performer of this song (not sure if he was the writer) has been dead since 1965 so there is little chance any one from the era is alive today.

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