WES WELKER: [sits in radio booth with a dazed expression]
PRODUCER: [through earpiece] Come on, Wes. Introduce the segment.
WELKER: [blinks, glances around]
PRODUCER: Shit. Connor, go in there and poke him with something.
CONNOR: [enters the radio booth and pokes WES WELKER on the shoulder]
WELKER: [turns, smiles broadly] Hey! Welcome! It looks like we’ve got a special guest here today. Everyone, say hi to Matthew McConaughey!
PRODUCER: [through earpiece] No, Wes, that’s the associate producer, Connor.
WELKER: [squinting, confused by the voice in his head] God?
PRODUCER: No, Wes, it’s me, the producer. We need you to introduce the radio segment. Just a few words, and then Connor will get a song started.
WELKER: [points] Hey! Well isn’t this a treat! Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, everybody!
PRODUCER: No, Wes, that’s just a poster of the Rolling Stones.
WELKER: Hey, would you look at that! It’s our lucky day! Looks like we’re going to be joined today by recording legend Nile Rogers!
PRODUCER: No, Wes, that’s a mop.
WELKER: [points] Hey! Looks like we’ve got a special guest! Legendary adult film star Ron Jeremy, everybody!
PRODUCER: No, Wes, that’s just Jim Tomsula. He’s…crashing here for a little bit. Just until he gets back on his feet.
WELKER: Well what do you know, folks? Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell is here to spin a few yarns.
PRODUCER: No, Wes, that’s just a lamp. Wait…that’s not…[screams]
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Welcome to Request Line! Today’s theme is songs about STARS. Whether that means rock stars, movie stars, or those twinkly little things in the sky is up to you. The sky’s the limit, except not really, cause you can look a lot further out into the universe if that’s your taste. I’m going to start things off with some shoegaze from a band called Kid Dakota I saw open up for Cloud Cult at the Knitting Factory almost ten years ago. Enjoy!
Trick of the Moonlight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEDTsriphrg
Incubus – Nebula
This video used to freak me out when I was younger.
As much as I love Soundgarden, I think that this is by far their worst song, Maybe it’s just an irrational hatred, like Hippo with Spoonman (which is a great song!)
/Shrugs
//Yells at cloud
CSN – Southern Cross (my buddy used to sing the hell out of this song, and that whispered “yes” toward the end would never fail to make me laugh):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw9gLjEGJrw
That’s a good’un.
Don’t know if anyone’s done the old Hoagy song, but here’s a young skinny Sinatra killing it during a promo for Lucky Strike smokes. Ah, the good ol days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn27HYX_DYI
Pantera’s cover of Planet Caravan is pretty fucking awesome, so here’s the worst video for it I could find:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWChhdIgT6Q
Okay, this is tenuous, but, the cover of the album Binaural is the Hourglass Nebula, so SPACE.
Marginal association ACCEPTED. Nice choice, sir.
Since Rikki started the Dead, here they are with Built to Last:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNHL1ZwZjk0
And, because it made my best friend laugh her ass off when I played it off my iPod on a road trip:
Paul Oakenfold, Starry Eyed Surprise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msef24JErmU
Songs about stars? Jesus. This one could be the longest goddamn RL ever. OK, here’s item one:
Portishead, Wandering Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEQNAZGoZrw
Probably gonna leave this one off DFO Radio because of its length, but it at least deserves a mention. Grateful Dead – Dark Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvRKsyAF-h8
This one’s too obvious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNQKf-JIPVI
Kinda pissed it took us this long to post this:
Black Star Riders:
https://youtu.be/0-qZqAQ836k
Wednesday 13: Die Sci-Fi
https://youtu.be/E-My7ajC7Wo
I’m the rotten seed in the mouth
Of a world that wants to spit me out
My pre-written epitaph!
Geeze, this one was star-ing me in the face the whole damn time.
Pennywise – Alien
Good choice
Radiohead – Black Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na5qrW032H4
That’s it. I’m breaking out the black eyeliner.
How about Starr? It don’t come easy. Like embedding videos.
https://youtu.be/bvEexTomE1I
This is a fun damn band to rattle your bones.
Stars? Excuse to post post Los Angeles is Burning? Excuse to post Los Angeles is Burning.
Bad Religion – Los Angeles is Burning
If we’re doing songs about the destruction of LA, then I’ll go with TOOL – Aenima
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neGdoqsuiN8
There is never a reason NOT to post Los Angeles is Burning.
Love this band.
One of the best live shows I’ve ever seen.
Of all the songs I know called Satellite, this is probably the best:
Strung Out – Satellite
Nice
Pink Floyd – Brain Damage/Eclipse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVQ3-Xe_suY
Wilco – California Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQwlAjiSzQc
TIME FOR A DAVID BOWIE COMMENT CHAIN
And of course my personal fave of this Bowie theme:
The continuing adventures of Major Tom:
I’m surprised we got this far without Bowie.
I’m four hours late but had to say good hustle by all.
/hard ass slaps
Outkast – Aquemini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pjHlizcXI8
Last week during the air guitar post we were talking about playing air drums and it got into a general badass drum song discussion. This motherfucker is a badass drum song. Around the last 30 seconds of the song the drum beat doubles down and shit gets real fierce.
True story: if the Panthers beat the hell out of the Broncos as expected, I was going to have Cam Newton host a “beating them like a drum” edition of Request Line with “good drums” being the topic. Still plan to do that theme sometime in the future.
Cool. I’ve got some ideas for that one.
It’s funny, cause there are so many of these I’m looking forward to. I was really bummed I missed the Air Guitar one.
It was a lot of fun. It actually carried over into the Friday night open thread.
Like Rush’s entire discography?
Some more shoegaze from one of Belichick’s favorite bands: Say Hi (To Your Mom) – The Stars Blink Just For Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJuo1jsmwfc
Vincent – NOFX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hEME7fC-S4
Really dig this.
Elliott Smith – Shooting Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN7Fez5LQgI
WCS already hit the other R.E.M. song…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGfC8uoNCgI
Fits the overall theme:
Double thumbs up, one of my twin daughters is named Claire. Yes, the weirder one.
Literalist:
Damnit.
Double damnit.
https://youtu.be/3JdWlSF195Y
It’s story time with yeah right!
Way back in a previous incarnation during my cab driving days, I picked up a passenger. She was very cute, early 20’s great body and she actually asked me for a date while in my cab. I accepted. Took her to this cool little family owned Italian place for dinner, nothing earth shattering but a good little place. We get back to my place and she absolutely attacked me sexually. I had bite marks on my neck and scratches on my back, she was a maniac in the sack. After the events of the evening were over she started talking about herself, said she used to be a carney. It was about then that I noticed a home made Blue Oyster Cult tattoo on her inner wrist.
Cut to several weeks and one burning penis later and I had a dose of the clap.
Beware of the carney girls folks.
Speak of the devil:
My thought progression while reading this story:
Jealous.
Jealous.
Jealous.
NOT JEALOUS!
Attacked you sexually? Would you say she was…
(•_•) / ( •_•)>⌐■-■ / (⌐■_■)
…burning for you?
That’s good internetin’ right there.
It looked just like this:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vgg6VGtSgyc/TfZg–8OAZI/AAAAAAAAWpk/HuUMv1kBtEI/s1600/blue_oyster_cult_logo.jpg
your dick?
Guess this explains why there’s very little about hand washing or using different cutting boards for vegetables vs poultry on your cooking posts.
But that’s the most trash I’m ever gonna talk. Pretty sure I banged a chick in Vegas who had her man’s face tattooed on the back of her shoulder. And I’m pretty sure it was disgusting. And I don’t think we should move our clubhouse there. Come to think of it, goodbye cruel world.
I also had a dose of Chlamydia about 15 years ago. The fun part about that was I was being a man whore and was seeing a couple of different girls and one girl gave it to me which meant I had to call girl 2 and tell her.
That was not a fun phone call.
The point is, I am fully antibioticed up and disease free!
This place is seriously just all class.
That’s explains the absence of UNC graduates around here.
Shit…I’ve replied to your comments before. Should I get tested?
Couldn’t hurt.
Unlike yeah right’s dick.
(Jesus, these things are writing themselves)
I can see how the small hands are a plus, but I usually try to avoid the girls that smell of cabbage.
Oasis “Champagne Supernova” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3C7DECI0jU
Please send the trophy and check to:
Thunderbird Defense Fund
P.O. Box 15123
Flatbush, NY 11226
That’s great goddamn hustle!
You call that an astronomical-themed song featuring Liam Gallagher on vocals?
THIS is an astronomical-themed song featuring Liam Gallagher on vocals.
“You don’t need some fancy fund to defend your Thunderbird. A good two-foot piece of rebar should be all you need to keep the moochers at bay. Mind you, be careful when yer swingin’ it around – one scratch’ll give you tetanus, and that’s no picnic. Wrap your hands in some old Ace bandages and you’ll be just fine. Just make sure you soak the bandages in motor oil first to kill off the hepatitis.”
– Jim Tomsula
Too hard; just pee a little into the bottle in front of everyone.
-Nick Novak
“Nuts to that, peeing in a bottle in front of everyone is how I ended up unemployed in the first place.”
– LeRon Landry
Pee? Get a surrogate.
-Onterrio Smith
One of my favorite Stones songs.
Blur – “Star Shaped” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPbsYIGwqaI
https://youtu.be/IGL-ojxKkTo
“Uma Thurman”, Fall Out B–
/Removing dart from forehead
Boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hipFGoni6Js
Is there a youtube video of the sound of a ringing ear? Because that’s what Wes Welker hears when anything plays.
http://i.qkme.me/3tdwi7.jpg
Leave it to Lionize to make an awesome, funky song about a somewhat obscure Futurama character.
Lionize – Space Pope
Modest Mouse – The Stars are Projectors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duYqlrgC17Q
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Magic Johnson”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w1IF26kj9_w
/tan thumb up emoji
trying desperately to be the first to this one…
Ooh, nice one.
https://youtu.be/B4iOHyZm-PU
Wifey is enamored with the quasi-musical named after this. It SUCKS. Oh dear Lord does it suck. Don’t ever let your significant other see this film, because you’ll have to endure sitting through it’s schlock 83 times the first week alone.
BACK IN MY DAY WE DIDN’T KNOW WHO WAS CALLING
HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET THE VIDEOS TO EMBED?!
Sorcery.
/seriously, I don’t know why it works for me
Pretty sure my access is slowly being restricted. Guess I went a little far with the “every NFL city plus St. Louis” crack.
It really isn’t; I just checked. The embed code from youtube SHOULD work just fine for you.
Well, as someone still waiting for my next appointment at the Phoenix VA hospital, I’m plenty familiar with things that SHOULD work just fine.
/dies
//does not receive compensation anywhere near the bonuses of the chiefs of hospital