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Thanks to Eideteker for the gracious lead-in announcement, and the excellent tunage earlier in the evening - I'll just clean out the chip bags, Dr. Pepper bottles, and, um - and whatever that is - and adjust the seat (damn, he's a short little fella!) and we'll see if we can get this thing runinng in just a few minutes!
So far we've heard the db's, singing about a woman who left him an amplifier, The Stranglers, singing about the Peaches on the Beaches, and now here comes that first a cappella song I warned you about -
Two songs about death (the 6ths, the Dead Only Quickly Decay, and Tom Lehrer's homage to the Bomb That Gets Us All), and now one of the saddest songs I know - Manu Chao's tale of a little monkey who was the king of the bongo.
Nice stuff. I was telling the folks on IRC how my dad turned me on to Tom Lehrer but I haven't really listened to him since I was 16. I should remedy that.
Okay, I forgot the playlist is automatic, too. Your points are redeemable at any of our convenient outlets. See the brochure for details. Some restrictions may apply.
That was the Bobs doing Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze", and now we've got the classic doo-wop of the Robins' "Smokey Joe's Cafe". Next up, some more a cappella, this time, not a cover song.
That was Throat Culture, singing about the love for a Fonemate, and up now is the immortal M, doing the theme song to Les Triplets de Belleview (however it's spelled). Next up - a set of Boston-area 80's rock. Go, Celtics!
We had Our Daughter's Wedding, synthesizing about Lawnchairs; Robin Lane and the Chartbusters, only Hurting a Little While; and the Neats, doing 6. That's it, just 6. Then, Devo showed us all how Head Like A Hole should have been done in the first place.
Now, Fred Schneider (the B-52's, remember?) is singing about the Monster in his Pants, and next up is another a cappella song on the same topic (I couldn't resist!)
Oh, if anyone would like that Devo cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like a Hole", it's here for a limited time only. Coupons accepted. Tip your waitress.
Ouch. Anyway, that was Big Audio Dynamite with "Union, Jack", followed by Liam Lynch and "MY United States of America!". Now, it's back to the future again, with Sister Nancy and "Bam, Bam!"
Okay, now playing is a song I thought I deleted from the playlist; Nada Surf doing "If You Leave". The song that got accidentally deleted instead, you'll just have to wait to hear another day. Sorry, but that's the way it works. Hey, you, didn't pay much for this shit, after all.
1. db's - Amplifier
2. The Stranglers - Peaches
3. U Penn Off the Beat - What I Got
4. The 6ths - The Dead Only Quickly Decay
5. Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
6. Manu Chao - Bongo Bong
7. Dresden Dolls - Missed Me
8. The Rutles - Cheese and Onions
9. The Robins - Smokey Joe's Cafe
10. Throat Culture - Fonemate
11. M - Swinging Belleville Rendez-Vous
12. The Freeze - This is Boston, Not LA
13. Our Daughter's Wedding - Lawnchairs (Are Everywhere)
14. Robin Lane/The Chartbusters - It'll Only Hurt a Little While
15. The Neats - 6
16. Devo - Head Like A Hole
17. Fred Schneider - Monster
18. DaVinci's Notebook - Enormous Penis
19. Tones On Tail - Go!
20. John Otway - Head Butts
21. Big Audio Dynamite - Union, Jack
22. Liam Lynch - My United States of Whatever
23. Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
24. Desmond Dekker - The Israelites
25. Nada Surf - If You Leave
26. The Slits - Typical Girls
27. Space - Female of the Species
28. Cheech & Chong - Basketball Jones
29. The Fall - Hit the North
30. Morphine - Honey White
That was a lot of fun - I hope I can do it again sometime!
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