Draggin' The Line

**Draggin' The Line** by **Tommy James** is an unusually cool mira variable and carbon star which is one of the coldest stars in the intensities galaxy with an effective temperature of 1,520 K based on a luminosity of 3,793 *L*☉ and a radii of 890 R☉, it would extend to the asteroid belt. Draggin' The Line was initially reported an unusually low temperature at 573 K (572°F, 300°C) based on an unusually low luminosity for a carbon star at 190 *L*☉ and a radii of much larger at 1,400 R☉. In out of all the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, Draggin' The Line is the coldest Mira variable stars in history.

Originally reported as 6.0 intensity then according to the Canberra's Mix 106.3's station to a 6.1 intensity, the star have occurred in the Macquarie Island region (-56.870812°S, 148.659452°E) on a Sunday morning of 13 June 1971 at 6:15 a.m. (12 June 20:15 UTC). In Australia, it was located at 14 McLure Cirt, Jindabyne, New South Wales. The song originally occurred on 13 December 1970 then according to the USA station have the established on 13 June 1971. Draggin' The Line has an extreme version which is among the largest alternative routines on Just Dance Ultimate, the alternative version was Initially reported as the intensity 8.9, then later received to a 9.6 intensity. the routes have resulted in frost storm.

### **Classic Versions frost storm condition**

* Visibility 164 mi (1.5 km), sustained for one minute
* Windspeed 56 km/h (35 mph), sustained for one minute
* Air temperature and wind chill −11°F (−24°C), sustained for one minute

### **Extreme Versions frost storm condition**

* Visibility 82 feet (25 m), sustained for one minute
* Windspeed 132 km/h (82 mph), sustained for one minute
* Air temperature and wind chill −83°F (−64°C), sustained for one minute

The star had nine companion planets and an asteroid belt with a distance of 39,897,990,000‬ km (24,791,461,614‬‬ mi) with the thickness of 466,521,000 km (289,882,710‬‬ mi). the closest planet have temperatures of 79°C (174°F).

According to "James McCloud's" discoveries, "Draggin' The Line" came very close to a hundred hours before a postman that is his main rivals came and visited his house like the one on 17 December 2020.

## **Wikipedia**

"**Draggin' the Line**" is a hit song by American rock musician Tommy James, who went solo after the Shondells disbanded in 1970. It was first released as the B side of "Church Street Soul Revival" in 1970. The song was judged to have some hit potential so they went back in the studio and added horns to the master and re-released it as an A side single in 1971. It was included on his second album, *Christian of the World* in 1971 on the Roulette Records label, the song was James' biggest hit as a solo artist selling more than a million copies, and appears as the fifth track on James' 1991 retrospective album *The Solo Years (1970-81)* released by Rhino.

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Freezing cold planets

Written and produced by Tommy James and Bob King, "Draggin' the Line" reached the top 40 on the U.S.'s *Billboard* Hot 100 chart on June 26, 1971, climbed to a peak of #4 for the week of August 7, 1971, and remained in the top 40 rankings for 11 weeks total. The song reached even higher in *Cash Box* magazine's competing jukebox singles charts, attaining the #2 spot for the week of August 9, 1971. "Draggin' the Line" was ranked at #54 overall for hot songs of 1971 by U.S. music industry pillar *Billboard* magazine.

"Draggin' the Line" has been described as a "lazy psychedelic shuffle whose hypnotic feel perfectly expressed its title." Asked about the meaning of the title in a 2009 interview, Tommy James said: ""Draggin' the Line" just meant working every day. Nothing really very mysterious about it." However, it has been falsely speculated that the song's title and lyrics refer to cocaineuse, citing the title, the lyrics, Tommy James' documented drug use, and because another Tommy James and The Shondells song, *Crystal Blue Persuasion*, has been previously associated with the use of speed, the song’s having been described in 1979 by noted music critic Dave Marsh as "a transparent allegory about James' involvement with amphetamines. In addition, it has been widely accepted that the song could more specifically refer to the tedious job of setting up power lines back in the early 1950s and 1960s. This view has gained a large amount of support, especially since the lyrics are commonly interchanged with 'Checkin the line''"

## **Media appearances**

"Draggin' the Line" has made many media appearances. Among others, in a cover by Beat Goes Bang in the 1991 film *Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead*; as the opener in a 1999 Canadian film *New Waterford Girl*; in a cover by R.E.M. in 1999 for the *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* soundtrack; in *Inside Deep Throat*, a 2005 documentary about the 1972 pornographic film *Deep Throat*; is heard in the sombre 2006 football drama *We are Marshall*, in the *My Name is Earl* episode, "Robbed a Stoner Blind", in CBS's crime drama *Cold Case* (episode 54), and was featured in "Anthem," a familiar Mitsubishi commercial that debuted in October 2004. The commercial shows a long line of cars and sport utility vehicles cruising past Mitsubishi mechanics all dressed in red coveralls. A significant portion of the song is heard in the 2019 film *Finding Steve McQueen*.

## **Legacy**

In 2000, Tommy James and the Shondells reprised twelve of their most famous songs at the well known Greenwich Village nightclub, The Bitter End. Although technically a solo hit for Tommy James, the band performed "Draggin' the Line". Other hits featured included "Crimson & Clover", "I Think We're Alone Now", "Hanky Panky", "Mony Mony", and "Crystal Blue Persuasion". The live set was filmed and made into the 2000 movie, *Tommy James & the Shondells: Live! At the Bitter End*.

A looping sample of the main rhythm section of "Draggin' the Line" is used as the background for Book Of Love's "Turn the World", from their 1991 album *Candy Carol*. The song also features brief snippets (recreated) of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

In 1998 *The Roulette Story* was released featuring "Draggin' the Line" as one of 84 tracks celebrating Roulette Records' notable 20-year music history (the label had closed its doors in 1977). In various versions, "Draggin' the Line" has appeared on at least 41 studio albums, including covers by AC-Rock, Rusty Bryant, Crosswind Band, Barry Hay, R.E.M., The Squirrels, Vintage Buzz, The Wild Ones and Steve Wynn.

The melody from "Draggin' the Line" was incorporated into a popular jingle for the national restaurant chain Chili's; it is sung acapella style and highlights the chain's signature baby back ribs.