“It’s five o’clock somewhere” is a popular drinking saying, referring to the time that many bars open. “Kiss me. It’s midnight somewhere” is a jocular New Year’s Eve saying that has been printed on many gift items. “Kiss Me It’s Midnight Somewhere t-shirt” was posted on Twitter on December 20, 2009.
Twitter
funtshirts
@funtshirts
Kiss me it’s Midnight t-shirt: Kiss Me It’s Midnight Somewhere t-shirt - funny New Year’s Eve t-shirt! Celebrate N… http://bit.ly/7DcHms
11:18 PM - 20 Dec 2009
Twitter
Daniela Jusino
@JusiNotes
@_newhouse and I bought a shotglass ring! And a necklace that says “kiss me it’s midnight somewhere” obvi were finna look the best tommz
4:32 PM - 30 Dec 2009
Twitter
Lady Ace
@___Lady_Ace___
@DonnieWahlberg I think you should just kiss me now. It’s got to be midnight somewhere, right? *SMOOOOOCH*
12:52 PM - 31 Dec 2009
Love the Life You Live
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Kiss me.. It’s midnight somewhere! 
My Status Is Baddest
Monday, December 31, 2012
FUNNY FACEBOOK STATUS UPDATES ABOUT 2013:
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Kiss me ~ it’s midnight somewhere. (Helen Waite)
Twitter
Karla Muñoz
@__karlitababie
It’s midnight somewhere so kiss me! 😘 #happynewyear #hello2014 http://instagram.com/p/inZ7pLQLKR/
12:11 AM - 1 Jan 2014
Twitter
Cypress Wreaths
@CypressMesh
Kiss Me It’s Midnight Somewhere 2.25” Round Button
11:31 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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