Request Line: VisionQuest 2020 (Part 6) – College

INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY

The PRODUCER is laying on his side on the couch, snoring heavily.  BLAKE BORTLES is still present, alternating between bustling around the office tidying things up and sitting morosely in an office chair, working his way through a tin of chewing tobacco.

DJ 3000: Thanks for sticking around.

BLAKE BORTLES: Eh, whatever.  It’s not like I have anything better to do.  Besides, babysitting people to make sure they don’t die of alcohol poisoning kind of brings me back to my fraternity days.

DJ 3000: OH THATS RIGHT I FORGOT YOU WERE THE PRESIDENT OF DELTA HOUSE.

BLAKE BORTLES: I sure was.  That place fucking ruled.  I miss tormenting the shit out of those stupid pledges.  And the chicks, man…you wouldn’t believe how much tail I pulled at that place.

DJ 3000: YOU FOUND THE WOMEN AT THAT INSTITUTION AMENABLE TO YOUR CHARMS, DID YOU?

BLAKE BORTLES: I was the starting quarterback for a football factory in central Florida.  You think the girls came there to study physics and shit?  Yeah, it was a good time.

The room brightens.

BLAKE BORTLES: Truth be told, I did learn quite a bit, though.  When I found time to study.

DJ 3000 chimes loudly.  BLAKE BORTLES crosses the room and grabs the final bottle of homemade ethanol from the top of a desk and heads over to the couch. 

BLAKE BORTLES: [shaking the PRODUCER gently] Come on, buddy.  Time for the the final dose.

The PRODUCER groans.

BLAKE BORTLES: You gotta do it, pal.  Dr. DJ 3000 says so.

The PRODUCER presses his lips shut and shakes his head.  The room darkens.

BLAKE BORTLES: Don’t make me get the funnel, fuckstick!

The PRODUCER opens his eyes and sits up.  He grabs groggily for the bottle and forces himself to down it.  BLAKE BORTLES crosses the room, grabs a bottle of plain water, and slings it at him.  The bottle of water hits a desk eight feet away, but thanks to a fortunate bounce winds up falling in the PRODUCER’s lap. 

BLAKE BORTLES: Man, this is fucking BORING.  Let’s play some more music.

PRODUCER: [rubbing his temples] Nothing loud, please.

Very deliberately, BLAKE BORTLES crosses to the soundboard and turns every single dial all the way up to its maximum setting.

DJ 3000: DID YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR TOPIC IN MIND?

BLAKE BORTLES: Yeah man.  College.

DJ 3000: I’M SORRY, THAT’S KIND OF VAGUE FOR A TOPIC.

BLAKE BORTLES: I thought you’re a fucking deejay, YOU figure it out, stupid.

DJ 3000: PROCESSING.  DO YOU MEAN SONGS ABOUT COLLEGE…?

The room brightens.

BLAKE BORTLES: Yeah, that sounds like a great idea!

DJ 3000: …OR DID YOU MEAN SONGS THAT REMIND YOU SPECIFICALLY OF COLLEGE?

BLAKE BORTLES: Also good.

DJ 3000: …OR MAYBE BANDS THAT GOT THEIR START THANKS TO COLLEGE RADIO BEFORE THEY HIT IT BIG?

BLAKE BORTLES: I like that too!

PRODUCER: [stepping in] I’ve got an idea.  DJ 3000, cue up Check Your Head.  Track 18.

Welp, good luck with this one, folks.  Today’s theme is: College.  We’re looking for songs that about college, songs that remind you of your own time in college, songs that have come to be associate with college in popular culture, and even bands that were popularized by college radio.  Post links as “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra6in6_K3663R” (sorry, no puzzle in mind with this one) and they should embed in the comments after you refresh.

 

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rockingdog
Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

I literally heard less than 30 seconds of this song on a commercial and it was OVER after that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ABpbxIPFI

SonOfSpam

A little on the nose, but tWBS probably loved this stupid song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1umEXpGHc0E

scotchnaut

Dud.

SonOfSpam

I think he’s begging her not to go back home (from college), but either way REM was one of the original “college bands”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nzl8EXGODc

scotchnaut

My earliest REM memory? Bear with me here.

A dude and I are talking at a party (we’re both 22yrs. old or so) and end up talking about how much we miss playing road hockey. We decide to follow through and get together a week later. I’m in goal and he’s 30 feet away throwing slap shots at me. The shots that I manage to save hurt like hell. Turns out the fella was a top ranked prospect before he blew his shoulder out.In between shots he’s yakking about this REM band that is “like nothing you’ve ever heard before”.

scotchnaut
Mr. Ayo

*pulls out doll*

Where did it grab you?

SonOfSpam

Think Paul Simon DOESN’T have a song about college?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLp1OpKh1ok

SonOfSpam

That actually is a fun fact.

Fun fact: My kid does not have a personal assistant.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

My penis has a personal assistant; Lefty.

Mr. Ayo
Mr. Ayo

A year before my college days though.

scotchnaut

At the secondary institution I attended, tunnels connected all of the buildings on campus. Every year an on-campus residence floor or student group was given a 24 hour period to paint on the walls. Our mural was a tribute to Forgotten Rebels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MtdpNdNpKs

scotchnaut

“So fucked up I can’t remember my name” reminds me so much of college, the immediate time after college, the time after that and right now.

ArmedandHammered

Ah, the ladies who were always up for something weird:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B83L1BOvPmQ

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

It sounds like a great time to run the dishwasher too!

SonOfSpam

Thinking about roasting a side of beef while installing a sauna.

ThurberHerder

Lonely first couple months of grad school, this one cut to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kPRWJah3Rc

Viva La Tabula Raza

Favorite album from my first year of grad school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A

Senor Weaselo

I feel like this is cheating because of the going to music school. Do I do the Senor Weaselo things I played in recitals? The Senor Weaselo things I recorded? Or, the dregs of what my roommate would put on when he made breakfast. Let’s go with that one first.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6md5RSnVUuo

Viva La Tabula Raza

This song and video was simply unavoidable back in ’88.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGw_cOgwa8

Last edited 4 years ago by Viva La Tabula Raza
Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

The irony is this song reminds me of college.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBFdX37Qpnk

Viva La Tabula Raza

I had wildly varying tastes when I was in college.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIrm0dHbCDU

ArmedandHammered

I think this tape was played every other time during our forest parties. Yes, when you go to a small Baptist affiliated school in the mountains, you have to go to the forest to have parties and drink.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR4uKcvQbGQ

scotchnaut

Shhhh….. Keep this one to yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFwom4D3i4g

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Dude.

scotchnaut
SonOfSpam

Thirtysomething’s Timothy Busfield on violin.

Viva La Tabula Raza

For shits and giggles. A google search of “college days songs” yields this. Love the guy’s name. Also seems appropriate to the subject at hand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsWM9N1joQg

Last edited 4 years ago by Viva La Tabula Raza
Mr. Ayo
Viva La Tabula Raza

Doing bong rips and watching this vid certainly was a memorable feature of my second year in college.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q

Cuntler

In honor of when Homer went to college:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZJ4ESU52U

scotchnaut

“Long Way To The Top” from School of Rock fits just fine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bFsn2x7ppA

Cuntler

From what I can remember, this sums up my last two years of undergrad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMK4cfXj5c0

Last edited 4 years ago by Cuntler
Viva La Tabula Raza

Pre-med or Pre-law?

Cuntler

Even better: Double major in history and in film. Graduated with honors! Did bong hits before graduation. Our Indiana, Our Indiana, We’re All For You! IU!

Viva La Tabula Raza

Reminds. Badass bass line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-gYOrU8bA

Viva La Tabula Raza

Reminds and featured in a movie about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iypUpv9xelg

Last edited 4 years ago by Viva La Tabula Raza
yeah right
yeah right

So what if it’s an instrumental.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk_gzDQd4zw

Viva La Tabula Raza

Lotta great music in a movie about college.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG7KCOO76Wc

yeah right

So therefore:
DOUBLE SHOT!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQFTbLKNcg

Viva La Tabula Raza

That was my second choice, but figured it would be a softball for someone else…

scotchnaut

I couldn’t go to any party whilst in college without hearing this at least three times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBShN8qT4lk

rockingdog
ThurberHerder

Also that stupid Asher Roth song. No I won’t link it

Viva La Tabula Raza

These guys came out of Tempe, ASU guys for the most part and became big in the Tempe and Phoenix area before this song was a national hit. Still one of my favorite musicians (Roger Clyne).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfZbFh7qlCQ

ThurberHerder

We used to clown on this for no discernible reason

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOMUjX56xIk

ThurberHerder
ThurberHerder

I watched Friday Night Lights with the rest of the seniors at the state Track meet. Really hits you that high school is over now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIK5FaC38w

Cuntler

DOUBLE SHOT OF 90s HORDE FEST BULLSHIT ROCK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ousaiByU1ko

Cuntler
Viva La Tabula Raza

Reminds. This whole album, actually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imWnuirIL8o

Viva La Tabula Raza

This whole album too. And the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=616-QGQyx-I

Viva La Tabula Raza

Fuck it, make it a Triple Headshot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twY8YQYDBE

Viva La Tabula Raza

Before my college days, disqualified it for me…

Last edited 4 years ago by Viva La Tabula Raza
SonOfSpam
SonOfSpam

Really, everything from Vampire Weekend should count.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i1xk07o4g

yeah right

Completely concur.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Double shot of about. Roll Tide (puke).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A0wGO3c2T8

Don T

Music over education? YES
Auténticos Decadentes – La guitarra
The singer says its an anthem for sloth. True.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NyM5y3-z__s

SonOfSpam
Viva La Tabula Raza

Harmonic convergence, I guess.

Don T

Truancy for sex? YES
?No vaya al colegio mi vida, quédate conmigo?
El Gran Combo – Nido de amor
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cPR6Wd7dsMQ

Viva La Tabula Raza

I’m gonna have to qualify these: Reminds and about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65YIlwxBuvM

Last edited 4 years ago by Viva La Tabula Raza
rockingdog

Bahahah OMG

Viva La Tabula Raza

I don’t know. I was in college mid-late 80s, and there are a lot of songs that remind me of my college days. There was even a jukebox at the student union.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tuzHUuuk

Last edited 4 years ago by Viva La Tabula Raza
Viva La Tabula Raza

Definitely makes it easier.