Crossword clues for get on
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to put on," 1590s. Meaning "prosper" is from 1785; "to advance, make progress" is from 1798. That of "be friendly" (with) is attested by 1816.
Wiktionary
interj. Expresses surprise or disbelief. vb. (context transitive intransitive English) To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
WordNet
v. have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" [syn: get along with, get on with, get along]
get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) [syn: board] [ant: get off]
get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on, mount, mount up, jump on, climb on, bestride] [ant: hop out]
grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"
appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.; "The news won't be on tonight" [syn: be on]
develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: progress, come on, come along, advance, get along, shape up] [ant: regress]
grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: senesce, age, mature, maturate]
Wikipedia
”Get On” is a song written and recorded by the Finnish rock band Hurriganes in September 1974. It appeared on their second album, entitled Roadrunner. It was originally supposed to be just a filler, as the number of tracks recorded at that stage was deemed insufficient to fill a complete album. According to Remu Aaltonen, both the music and the words were the result of improvisation, when producer Richard Stanley wanted the band to come up with one more song.
However, according to Richard Stanley, the band had been playing the song live already during the previous summer, months before the recording sessions in Stockholm. There exist recordings made by people in the audiences during the summer of 1974, and the song appears on these recordings.
The words of this song consist of some kind of “Rock Esperanto”. There are words and phrases from the English language, but also non-sense words, and the syntax of proper English is not used systematically. Also, it is not possible to assign a sensible meaning to the lyrics. This situation arose from the deficient knowledge of English by the singer, Remu Aaltonen. The words were supposed to be replaced later by proper English, and Remu’s words were only meant for a demo recording. However, the other members of the band, as well as the producer, thought that the delivery was strong, and decided to stick to those words, despite opposition from Remu Aaltonen. The unique words are part of the charm of the song.
The guitar intro is a version of the intro of Chuck Berry’s “ Johnny B. Goode”, as Remu instructed Albert Järvinen to kick the song off with this riff. The rhythm guitar the vocal harmonies of the middle eight were overdubbed, otherwise the song was recorded in one take.
“Get On” is one of the best known songs by Hurriganes. It is usually heard on every gig that the band plays. It is often among the top songs when Finnish rock songs are discussed in the media, and it was voted the best Hurriganes song in the vote “The Greatest Bands” of the Finnish radio station Radio Rock.
The song won the European Pop Jury competition in 1974.
Usage examples of "get on".
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’.
His wife, who was terrified of drowning, refused to get on the boat again, and eventually Verne sold it.
The kinder ones would sometimes say, 'Bend over, girl,' or 'Get on your knees, girl.
As far as Reynaud had been able to tell, Young was simply incapable of watching someone else get on with his job in an orderly fashion as long as he could interfere without exerting himself.
She should not even have come back for it, but how far could she get on two hundred dollars-maybe less-without even a change of clothes?
Anything else was a matter for the Navy to deal with, and some of the interest in his eyes faded as he waited for them to get on with it.
He was just supposed to tell him no, and if there were any problems get on the blower to 911.
Hollering into the dark was about as brave as I was going to get on the cellar investigation.
This time there was no secret reserve in his mind, no promise that after this he would get on with his journey to Mizzer.