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Look at this photograph
Over 2 1/2 years ago, at my 30th birthday dinner at the Olive Garden, Matt, Heather, and I lamented about how ridiculous and overplayed the song Photograph by Nickelback was. We made fun of the lyrics, and how we’d hear it at least 3 times a day on the radio. So why post about it now? Because, over 2 1/2 years later, I still hear it at least once a day on mix 93.1. I guess Chad Kroeger never figured out how their eyes got so red, or what the hell was on Joey’s head.
I won’t torture you by posting the video as I usually do. So instead, look at this photograph. Every time I do it makes me laugh. (And what the hell is on that bunny’s head?):
Tags: 00s music, bunny with pancake on head, chad kroeger, joey, nickelback, olive garden, photograph
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songspeak
Can you tell Feist how to get to Sesame Street?
The Feist song, 1 2 3 4 has popped up in an Apple iPod Nano commercial of course, but she found a whole new audience by kid-i-fying her song on Sesame Street recently. And though maybe not as much as this guy, she just loves counting to 4, what can she say.
Here’s the Apple iPod Nano commercial and here’s the music video for the actual song.
Tags: 00s music, 00s tv, 1 2 3 4, apple, feist, i love counting, ipod, kids tv, nano, sesame street, the count
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songspeak
Destiny is a fickle bitch, Locke. One day you’re the chosen one… the next day you’re not
The Others are a band from Easthampton, Massachusetts (hometown represent, yo!) that writes and performs songs about the ABC tv show, Lost. If you’re a fan of the show, you’re in for a real treat with their songs. They combine a love for the Lost plotline, a keen sense of detail, and witty lyrics.Some of my favorite lines from their songs:
“Destiny is a fickle bitch, Locke. One day you’re the chosen one… the next day you’re not.
“I was told by the Other woman about your other guy.”
“Will you marry me, Kate? I hope it’s not too late. We can start a family… you and Aaron and me”
Here is a song by The Others called “Primary Objective”:
Here’s another one of their songs, “Flash Forward”
There’s something amusing about how seriously the songs are sung, and yet the lyrics are just really about Lost. I wonder though, if non-watchers will find the same joy in these songs as I do. Regardless, Shannon Purcell, Eric Lee, Blake Girndt, Tommy Foster, and Gabe Sullivan who also make up their non-Lost band, The Thungs, seem to be cranking these songs out like nobody’s business. Each song is for sale on their myspace site. More videos of their songs after the jump. (more…)
Tags: 00s music, 00s tv, easthampton, lost, lost band, the others, the thungs, tribute band
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songspeak
Lazy Sunday
Ever since Andy Samberg and the fine fellows at Lonely Island made Lazy Sunday, SNL has embraced the idea ‘Digital Short’ fully. Thank god, because there have been some real gems since. There have been a bunch of parodies and many many homages (with a particularly good one being Lazy Scranton), but the original is still king.
Who has seen this and hasn’t songspoken it?
Tags: 00s music, 00s tv, andy samberg, chris parnell, double true, lazy sunday, snl, the lonely island
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songspeak
Slide to the left, slide to the right… slide to McDonald’s?
Everybody clap your hands! I love how McDonald’s decided to use The Cha Cha Slide in one of its Happy Meal commercials. I think it’s great. In fact, I’m lovin’ it.
Originally developed and recorded by DJ Casper in 1996 for Bally’s Total Fitness,The Cha Cha Slide Part 2 by Mr. C The Slide Man (aka DJ Casper) Featuring The Platinum Band was recorded later. Because in part 2, they felt the desire to get funky. You can practically taste the funk as this kid eats his apple slices in the aforementioned Happy Meal commercial:
The Cha Cha Slide Part 2 itself has provided some serious line-dancing action in clubs, at weddings, proms, and parties across the U.S. and beyond. Better watch the video now, or you’ll look like a jackass at your niece’s Super Sweet 16 party.
Tags: 00s music, 90s music, bally's total fitness, cha cha slide, DJ casper, mcdonald's, mr. c the slide man, super sweet 16
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songspeak
I’m Bob Saget bitch, you betta axe someone
In the short lived, but hilarious comedy/realty tv show, Jamie Kennedy’s Blowin Up, Jamie Kennedy tries to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a rapper. He and his sidekick, Stu Stone film a great music video for their song, Rollin’ With Saget.There are just so many songspeak-worthy lines in this song about the illest motherfucker in a cardigan sweater.
‘night Michelle.
Tags: 00s music, 00s tv, blowin' up, bob saget, cardigan sweater, jamie kennedy, rollin' with saget, stu stone
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Scarlett Johansson covers album of Tom Waits songs
I can’t believe Scarlett Johansson recorded an album’s worth of Tom Waits covers. Remember the ‘Ya gotta get yourself a chandelier!’ skit from Saturday Night Live?
Anyway, here’s a video to ScarJo’s new song, Falling Down. I was prepared not to like it, but alright… I’ll admit it…. I think it’s okay.
Tags: 00s music, chandelier, falling down, saturday night live, scarlett johansson, snl, tom waits
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songspeak
Trapped in the closet
Jamie and I have been making Songspeak Greatest Hits mixes for years now, and while we’ve tried to make them reasonably listenable, we can never deny a truly awful song’s inclusion if it falls under the category of (what we consider to be) songspeak.
That said, even some of these types of songs are just so damn long for a mix… A lot of Pink Floyd songs, Alice’s Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie, pretty much anything by Tool, and of course, Trapped In The Closet by R. Kelly.
Trapped In The Closet, R. Kelly’s ridiculous hip-hopera with all the soap opera elements (sex, betrayal, gunplay) was released in installments of one chapter at a time. Its first twelve chapters run over 30 minutes long. I know this because I own the dvd. When he wrote it, in 2005, he always left the storyline open ended. In 2007, he wrote another ten chapters, and apparently we can expect more chapters. By the way, the dvd is great because there’s commentary on it. First of all, the song itself is basically an R. Kelly singing narration of the storyline. The commentary, therefore, is R. Kelly commenting on the narration of the storyline… just in case the story wasn’t clear or whatever.It’s been parodied a bunch of times, but I think my favorite is South Park’s Trapped In The Closet, the infamous Scientology episode where Tom Cruise thinks Stan is L. Ron Hubbard and gets upset because he doesn’t like his acting. Eventually Tom Cruise and John Travolta are both stuck in the closet and R. Kelly tries to coax them out.
Tags: 00s music, 00s tv, best week ever, hip-hopera, r. kelly, south park, trapped in the closet
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misheard lyrics
I want a slab of coleslaw, I want a ham and cheese
I don’t really know why Rogue Wave places an order for lunch in their song, Ghost, but “I want a slab of coleslaw. I want a ham and cheese” is the first line of the song, I swear… I don’t know, maybe I should look it up…….Okay, I looked it up online, and supposedly the lyrics really are “I want to slam the coastline. I want to hammer trees. You know I like it. You know I like it.”
I think my lyrics actually make more sense, though I have to say, I usually think coleslaw is pretty damn gross.
You can listen to a clip on iLike. Did you know the songspeak has an iLike page now?
We also have a Last.fm page too.
Tags: 00s music, iLike, Last.fm, misheard lyrics, rogue wave
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misheard lyrics
Sometimes I feel like the only cat in the road
The real lyric is “Sometimes I think I’m the only cab on the road”, but Kristen likes to think that her version is better anyhow. Neither one of us is a Train fan, but somehow we like to joke about their song, Cab, from time to time.I found this video on that YouTubes. I have no idea what it’s all about, but maybe the guy from Train could be a little more literal about the lyrics of the song in the video next time.
Oh, and speaking of cabs on the road, has anyone ever watched Cash Cab?
Tags: 00s music, cab on the road, cash cab, misheard lyrics, train
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