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August 2008
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looking back
Sex, religion, politics, music, and Danza
This past week, much like last week, brought us some good times. Here are some of our faves from the past week.Jesus Christ, Katy Perry! The Today Show?
David Duchovny wants to believe…that he can have sex with everyone on the planet
Is MC Hammer ready for some football?
Girl performs Carry On Wayward Son on a keyboard, and it TOTALLY ROCKS
We’re just Biden our time until the DNC
Tags: addiction, david duchovny, dnc, electone, elton john, espn, football, girl, good times, jesus christ, joe biden, kansas, katy perry, mc hammer, sex, spouse, today show, Tony Danza, yamaha
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songspeak
David Duchovny wants to believe…that he can have sex with everyone on the planet
I can quit anytime I want...really!
X-Files and Californication star David Duchovny has admitted himself to a rehabilitation center for sex addiction. Many people seem surprised, but given his role on Californication, and his early work in the Showtime soft-porn series Red Shoe Diaries, I’m not all that shocked.
He has asked for respect and privacy for his family (including wife Tea Leoni), which is understandable. But one wonders how something like this happens. He must’ve kissed a girl. And liked it. A lot.
This probably also explains his ***spoiler alert*** steamy scenes with Gillian Anderson in the latest X-Files dud. I mean, movie.
Anyhow, I wish him well in his recovery. Let’s keep those boners in check, David. (And I know “boners” is crass, but blame Matt’s reference to Growing Pains in the last post for that one).
Tags: 00s movies, 00s tv, 90s tv, boner, californication, david duchovny, david duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction, gillian anderson, growing pains, i kissed a girl, i want to believe, red shoe diaries, rehabilitation, sex addict, sex addiction, showtime, tea leoni, x-files
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don't insult our intelligence
Jesus Christ, Katy Perry! The Today Show?
Katy Hudson has come a long way from her 2001 Christian album, Faith Won’t Fail. Even her name as changed– now she’s Katy Perry. Her song, I Kissed A Girl, has been cat-cat-cat-catching on for quite some time now. It annoys me… for various reasons.First of all, don’t insult our intelligence, Katy Perry. You ripped off both the title and the premise from Jill Sobule. Trying to titillate listeners with such a ‘taboo’ subject isn’t anything new.
But it’s not like you’re intelligently trying to make some sort of statement about sexuality, you’re trying to appeal to the frat-boy fantasy of two chicks getting it on. Ur other song, Ur So Gay also used similar tired old gay stereotypes. I know you’re kidding around and everything, but girl, you know it’s true.Katy Perry has come a long way from growing up as a good girl in a nice Christian household, we get it.
Here she is performing I Kissed A Girl on The Today Show on Friday, August 28th, 2008. Good wholesome family entertainment:
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songspeak
Is MC Hammer ready for some football?
There’s a new commercial for Monday Night Football on ESPN with MC Hammer, and I sure do get a kick out of it. I’ve discussed in other posts the usage of MC Hammer’s songs in commercials, but this one’s different. For one thing, MC Hammer actually appears as himself. For another, well, I won’t ruin it, but just listen to what’s said just before the dude wakes up. I just think this commercial’s great because who hasn’t had a totally weird dream that gets weirder when their alarm goes off, and the sound of their alarm is incorporated into their dream? I know I have.
Anywho, I get a kick out of it. So here it is, for your viewing pleasure (there is a second commercial after it that’s also pretty amusing, but it doesn’t have MC Hammer in it, so nuts to them):
I mean, I don’t even care about sports and this commercial almost makes me want to watch Monday Night Football. Almost.
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songspeak
Girl performs Carry On Wayward Son on a keyboard, and it TOTALLY ROCKS
We’re not in Kansas anymore. About 20 seconds in, you’ll see what I mean. She recreates all instruments in the song using this Yamaha keyboard. That’s some fancy footwork. Carry on, my wayward son…
Thanks to Jeff for the link. The girl’s version of Rush’s YYZ is also quite awesome.
And watch the original version of Carry On Wayward Son, by Kansas… it’s truly amazing to see how many band members and instruments they used after watching the girl’s performance on the keyboard.
Tags: 10 year old, 70s music, carry on my wayward son, carry on wayward son, electone, girl, japan, japanese, kansas, keyboard, recital, rush, stage, synthesizer, we're not in kansas anymore, yamaha, yyz
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songspeak
Judging from this news, American Idol will still suck
Are you effin' kiddin' me with this new judge BS?
American Idol has decided to kick it up a notch and add a fourth judge to their panel. Joining Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul will be Kara DioGuardi, a Grammy nominated songwriter.
This news is being taken a couple different ways, some like the change and some don’t. One must wonder how Paula Abdul will feel about an intelligent, well-spoken female hopping aboard the American Idol train. I mean, next to Kara DioGuardi, Paula will look even more like the drunk, insane, retarded drug addict that she is. But for many, that’s the only reason to watch this dying glorified talent show.
To Kara’s credit, she has written hit songs for many of American Idol’s alumni, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Katharine McPhee, Taylor Hicks, Bo Bice, and Clay Aiken. But really, it seems American Idol is getting desperate, feeling the need to change their format now.
Let’s be honest: American Idol is garbage. It has been since the third or fourth season. Some might argue it has been since it premiered. Me? I just find it sad that in any given week, more people vote for a bunch of mediocre, semi-talented wanna-be karaoke performers than vote for the next president of our country. But that’s just me.
So, what’s my opinion on American Idol adding a fourth judge?
Who gives a rat’s ass?
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misheard lyrics
Hold me closer, Tony Danza
This misheard lyric comes from an early episode of Friends. Phoebe is talking about the song by Elton John about Tony Danza, and starts singing, “Hold me closer, Tony Danza“.I don’t think anyone had the heart to tell her it was “Hold me closer, tiny dancer“. But I like her version better.
The song also had a brief resurgence in the 2000 movie Almost Famous.
And speaking of Tony Danza, it’s a shame his short-lived talk show got canceled. I was a big fan of the Danzitions segments on The Soup. There’s an example in this clip:
Tags: 00s movies, 00s tv, 70s music, 90s tv, Almost Famous, danzitions, Friends, hold me closer tiny dancer, hold me closer tony danza, Phoebe, Phoebe Buffet, the soup, Tiny Dancer, Tony Danza, ukelele update
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songspeak
We’re just Biden our time until the DNC
I can't believe it. It's really me. OMG!!!
The Democratic National Convention starts this evening with a bunch of speakers, including Ted Kennedy, among other things. But last night there was a big kickoff concert. “Green Sunday At Red Rocks” featured performances by recording artists and environmental advocates including Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Sheryl Crow and Sugarland.
Sheryl Crow dedicated Strong Enough to Barack Obama and Joe Biden, changing the lyrics… “Are you strong enough to be my man, or my president?” Dave Matthews performed an acoustic set with Tim Reynolds, still dealing with the sudden loss last week of his bandmate, LeRoi Moore.
We’ll have to see which songs are used in the campaigns from this point forward. There will be plenty of pep rallies, and there will be many songs used. Hopefully, the campaigns are putting a little bit of thought into which songs are used.
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan’s campaign used Born in the U.S.A. as its pep song. Many people consider it a song about American pride. Lyrically, however, the song is really about how the U.S. poorly treated (ignored) the Vietnam war veterans as they returned home. It’s one of the more misinterpreted songs of Bruce Springsteen’s career.Of course, besides picking a good song, the Obama-Biden campaign also has to figure out a way to make sure newscasters are getting the name of the ticket right. CNN’s Betty Nguyen had trouble with this the other day, the morning after the famous text-message/email from Barack Obama announcing his running mate. She referred to the ticket as “Obiden.”
“I’ve got to stop you,” her co-anchor T.J. Holmes said. “That’s the second time you’ve done that, ‘Obiden.’ ”
“I said ‘Obiden?’ Really?” Nguyen said.
“You didn’t realize you said it, but… Obiden.”
“It’s becoming a household name.”
Tags: Barack Obama, betty nguyen, born in the u.s.a., campaign, cnn, colorado, dave matthews, democratic national committee, democratic national convention, denver, dnc, green sunday at red rocks, joe biden, obiden, president, ronald reagan, sheryl crow, sugarland, t.j. holmes, ted kennedy, tim reynolds, vietnam
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songspeak
Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale?
In a world where the names of well-known famous-types keep getting weirder and weirder, Zuma Nesta Rock is one of the weirder ones.Born this past Thursday, August 21st, 2008 to Gwen Stefani (of No Doubt fame) and Gavin Rossdale (of Bush fame), he weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces.
Sure, Zuma Nesta Rock is no Pilot Inspektor, Moon Unit, or Dweezil, but it’s still kinda bizarre. Some thought went into picking the name at least.
I wonder whose mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth he has.
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looking back
It’s Friday; you ain’t got no job… you ain’t got shit to do
We posted a bunch of stuff this past week. Some posts made us laugh, some posts made us cry. When we got together over some burritos and diet pepsi last night to plot our takeover of the internet, we realized it may be awhile before global domination ensues. One thing is for certain however, songspeak is here to stay.
Here are some of our recent faves.
- Dungarees make me feel fine
- Don’t insult our intelligence, Subway!
- Comcast TV ads with terrible, yet clever puns
- AC/DC: They’ve got the biggest balls of the Wal-Mart
- Oh, What a feeling! Toyota!
- New FreeCreditReport.com commercial with Eric Violette on a bicycleWhatever will next week bring us? Oh, the headline is a reference to this movie, in case you were wondering.
Tags: chris tucker, comcast, don't insult our intelligence, dungarees, eric violette, freecreditreport.com, friday, ice cube, jared, jeans, subway, toyota, wal-mart
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