Request Line: Gone, But Not Forgotten

Earlier this week Don T served up a touching tribute to our dear departed friend the Wee Baby Seamus.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: nobody contributed more to Request Line than tWBS did.  Whether it was filling in for me when I couldn’t get my shit together, or just contributing his heart out every week, the man clearly had a lot of music in his heart.  And like many great rock stars, he lived fast, loved hard, and died (relatively) young.  So I thought in tribute to a year since his passing, today’s topic would be a pretty simple one: artists who left the stage tragically early.  I’ll get us started with one of the most talented (and troubled) young women who ever stepped in front of a microphone.

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Mr. Ayo

Hologram not withstanding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41qC3w3UUkU

scotchnaut

“Wow! Try to do better.”

-Spur

Mr. Ayo

In my defense:

1) I’m hammered
b) I searched for Tupac like a fucking lily white nerd
#) I refrained from posting a biggie video

I rest my case. Let’s move on to the sexy.

Last edited 3 years ago by Mr. Ayo
Mr. Ayo

For anyone that wants some inspiration, I suggest this web page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_murdered_hip_hop_musicians

Horatio Cornblower

I don’t think we need to be inspiring people to murder hip hop musicians, Mr. Ayo.

Gumbygirl

Well

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scotchnaut

That’s my jam!

scotchnaut

I’m not dogging you, I’m dogging Spur.

And, yes. I would like some sexy.

Mr. Ayo

As you wish, sir.

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Mr. Ayo

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Mr. Ayo

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Gumbygirl

Got away with one there!

Mr. Ayo

Shh. Be cool!

Don’t get me in trouble with internet dad, again.

Gumbygirl

I know nothing!

SonOfSpam

RIP, Andre Rison’s house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrLequ6dUdM

SonOfSpam
scotchnaut

Brad Delp was 55 but he suicided. He was the lead singer of Boston and a key figure in the phenomenon that was “1970’s-Era White People Arena Rock”. I’ve got a question. Foghat. Anyone dead? Itching to post “Slow Ride”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HuiH-0R6a0&ab_channel=BostonBostonOfficialArtistChannel

Last edited 3 years ago by scotchnaut
SonOfSpam

Awwwww

Viva La Tabula Raza

I think Lonesome Dave Peverett passed a few years ago….

SonOfSpam

In Eazy;s case, NWA stood for Not Without AIDS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIU07K_28ck

BeefReeferLives
SonOfSpam

Rikki mentioned Shane McGowan earlier; Kirsty MacColl was killed by a boat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

Gumbygirl

Oh yeah. In front of her kids. Turrible.

Spur

And back to the Gulag. Piss ant channel rep is making a problems in my neighbor

SonOfSpam
scotchnaut

AND IIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE DRUUUUUGGGGSSSSSSSS, OHHHHH, IIIII WILLLLL ALLWAYYS LOVE DRUUUGGGSSSSSS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3-hY-hlhBg&ab_channel=whitneyhoustonVEVO

SonOfSpam

Good bathing music.

Gumbygirl

🎵How will I know
If these pills will kill me?
Fall in the tub
And then I will see🎵

Horatio Cornblower

Say what you will about Ike Turner, but he’s one of the inventors of rock and/or roll as we know it, and he had the good taste to die before Tina.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-AzcJMkbjA

SonOfSpam

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Gumbygirl

Jesus.

Horatio Cornblower

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(a favoUrite tWBS meme, if I recall correctly, although if also recalled correctly he would beat me to death for saying he meme’d)

scotchnaut

I read her autobiography way back when-he always demeaned her as an artist (a small part of his despicable behavior, yes) but was speechless when she walked out of the recording studio after singing this ditty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Lehkou2Do&ab_channel=SamToucan

Gumbygirl

Drop the mike on Ike.

BeefReeferLives

Saw the documentary on Tina that came out recently… Very recommended. Tina went through some shit & still came out on top.

SonOfSpam

“spent a good two hours talking about Jeff Buckley” and you thought you were going to score???

Oh you sweet summer child.

scotchnaut

His first choice was probably Leonard Cohen, smgdh…

Horatio Cornblower

“Surely my intensive emersion in the world of Gregorian chant will get me into those pants!”

Gumbygirl

At least it wasn’t the Indigo Girls. Or Anne Murray.

Dunstan

MFer gets diagnosed with terminal cancer, puts together his best album in years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMTKb-pgxGI

Horatio Cornblower

Fuck, that’s a great value pick this late.

Horatio Cornblower

I had no idea the Bee Gees did this song until I saw the HBO documentary. The documentary is very good. Anyway, two of ’em are dead, so here’s the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S43YhQ_eGTw

SonOfSpam

Two things he loved doing were Victoria Principal and coke.

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

Spur

I see dead singers I post dead singers.
You want me to read the post? I only got 15 mins until the next CC
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Gumbygirl

Who is seeing dead singers? There’s a pill for that.

Last edited 3 years ago by Gumbygirl
scotchnaut

Speaking of CC-hopefully one of the guys in this vid is dead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgJckGsR-T0&ab_channel=Moondoggy

Horatio Cornblower

No idea if anyone involved in this band is dead, but tWBS used to post this all the time, so here it is again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYPoMjR6-Ao&list=RDGMEM6ijAnFTG9nX1G-kbWBUCJA&start_radio=1&rv=G71dWFXJ0FY

It’s a good song.

Gumbygirl

Not extremely young, but younger than me
https://youtu.be/vPnLXjx5qOg

Horatio Cornblower

/R. Kelly has entered the chat

//Gayle King has entered the chat

///R. Kelly has left the chat

scotchnaut

////R. Kelly has entered the closet

scotchnaut

“Scroll, scroll, scroll your mouse
Gently down the 1st page.”

-Advice for Spur

Horatio Cornblower

“I absolutely will not”

-Spur

Last edited 3 years ago by Horatio Cornblower
scotchnaut

Back when my kid was very young and we asked him to do something and he got angry he always replied, “I NOT!!!”. This is where we are right now.

BeefReeferLives

You can also have both pages open, and just do a ctrl+F to search for the band/musician name in question…

Horatio Cornblower

Husker Du’s drummer Grant Hart. Hell of a musician/singer in his own right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G71dWFXJ0FY

Horatio Cornblower

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SonOfSpam

lol yes

scotchnaut

Jeebus! Nick fookin’ Drake has been posted by now.

SonOfSpam

St Peter: “So you were in The Beach Boys”
Dennis Wilson: “Yep”
St Peter: “And you drowned?”
Dennis Wilson: “Yep”
St Peter: “Woulda been safer to be in The Land Boys imo”
Dennis Wilson: “You’re kind of a dick”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hyp9b72jSE&ab_channel=OzzyOsbourneOzzyOsbourneOfficialArtistChannel

Horatio Cornblower

Shoulda been you, Mike.

SonOfSpam

A million times this.

scotchnaut

Great late round value. You get an all-expenses paid holiday in Trench Town. Good Luck!

SonOfSpam

Sadly, Ozzy got all Randy Rhoads’s unused years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfNvTVEALw&ab_channel=OzzyOsbourneOzzyOsbourne

Horatio Cornblower

I was just going to put up Rhoads. Unlike his pilot.

Fucking amazing guitarist.

scotchnaut

“If Thee Arrive Late, Thou Must Scroll Through The First Page, However Long It May Be.”

-First Commandment of Request Line

Spur

bullshit. I only give my work laptop 20 seconds to load.

Horatio Cornblower

“That’s what Deanna tells me!”

-B. Favre

Gumbygirl

“Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”

Horatio Cornblower

Making great music and flaming out early, apparently NAWT a new thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb0UmrCXxVA

scotchnaut

“I was just about to post that! Goddamnit!”

-Salieri

Spur
Horatio Cornblower

Is Sally a Nazi from Australia? Because we’ve been over this.

SonOfSpam

Here’s a song not covered by Ugly Kid Joe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5dwksSbD34

SonOfSpam

“Yeah, too young.”
“Well, he was over 50…”
“No, I mean his sex partners.”

scotchnaut

Will also apply to Jimmy Page…eventually.

Horatio Cornblower

If you’re ever in the mood to get screamed at for hours, ask a Who fan why Pete Townsend was on all those kiddie porn sites.

SonOfSpam

It was research and/or he was saving those kids, right?

Horatio Cornblower

That’s what he told the cops, yes.

SonOfSpam

Gonna stay in denial about that.

(apparently he’s just awful)

Horatio Cornblower

What if you’re still alive, but killed your career with what might me the worst video ever?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0j7sModCI

SonOfSpam

But he ripped his shirt in a masculine way.

Gumbygirl

Oh God, the dancing! Put me out of my misery!

scotchnaut

I’ve posted so many songs, I’m almost out of gas. HOLD ON! I’ve got another one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2f-1MhQFgA&ab_channel=Alwaysthesun0

SonOfSpam

“I love that song!”

-JFK Jr.

scotchnaut

If you’re wondering what a talented artist can do with a cover song and why I shed tears in a Toronto traffic jam while going through a breakup while listening to this-Behold!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_pDt9OJuw&ab_channel=ChantalKreviazuk-Topic

Gumbygirl

Died in a fire, can’t think of a worse way to go
https://youtu.be/sdXjm8pZMws

SonOfSpam
Gumbygirl

Yeah, very bad, but not nearly as common as it used to be. Or should be.

BeefReeferLives

Double Shot!! (Bass player, Woodie, killed himself with (what else) the smack) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMXIDYyXZ44

Horatio Cornblower

Tribute to tWBS?

Terrible song? Check

Dead singer? Check

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeEzmPs7i_U

I fucking hate The Doors

SonOfSpam

Two in a row!

You are doing well today.

Horatio Cornblower

You shut up.

SonOfSpam

BE BEST

Gumbygirl

You sure he was talking about Buddy?

Horatio Cornblower

Not any more.

Horatio Cornblower

I scrolled through quick, so maybe I missed her, (and if I did I apologize), but if I didn’t you all suck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SL0oRcD7t0

And there’s no way Seamus isn’t ducking her calls right now.

SonOfSpam

You owe an apology and we don’t suck. Except the one guy.

Horatio Cornblower

Had to scroll through again but yes, Rikki distracted me with a well played “Josh Brown: World’s Worst Uber Driver” joke, which will never not work.

Apologies are hereby conceded.

BeefReeferLives

It becomes harder to search for previous postings when it goes into multi page mode…

Gumbygirl

Don’t make excuses for them.

Gumbygirl

Ooooh, Salty Spam! Which one sucks? You can tell me, I’m good at keeping secrets. Whisper it, so he can’t hear.

Horatio Cornblower

I think that’s just the Buddy Cole Signal.

Gumbygirl

Oh, duh. He needs to come around more often, so we don’t have to talk about him behind his back.

Horatio Cornblower

I understand he likes it from the back.
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/Can’t put up a stronger signal than that

SonOfSpam

Spam is always salty. Or should be anyway.

BeefReeferLives

Can’t list Sam without listing Otis. Sigh… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7T9HKmERv0

Last edited 3 years ago by BeefReeferLives
scotchnaut

Damn! He was on my list.

BeefReeferLives

Ghaa. Sorry. I’m poasting too much. I get carried away… I’ll lay off.

scotchnaut

DO NOT DO THAT. I was just mad you beat me to it.

BeefReeferLives

Damn. This is getting depressing… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-5zlj49ugk

scotchnaut

Jeebus! This is like finding Deacon Jones in the 14th round. Anyone ever heard of Elvis? (not Grbac, btw)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mk&ab_channel=gaza45454545

Viva La Tabula Raza

Died age 22, automobile accident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In7z7B87Puc

Last edited 3 years ago by Viva La Tabula Raza
Horatio Cornblower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU9JoFKlaZ0

They haven’t left us too soon, but

a) I wouldn’t mind if they retired

b) It’s got Evan Rachel Wood in a doomed relationship

c) He would have wanted this

d) Dude

King Hippo

RIP, ODB aka Big Baby Jesus.

/though is days-from-36 really young for a gangsta??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB1RYVMBqQg

BeefReeferLives

I think 36 equates to approximately 83 in gangsta rap years…

King Hippo

I was looking Biggie up, when I settled on ODB instead. “Notorious” is a fine film to watch shitfaced. He got busted for selling drugs in MY county when at university!

SonOfSpam

Terry Kath was a mean guitar player, also liked playing with guns when he thought they weren’t loaded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimg&ab_channel=ChicagoonMVChicagoonMV

Viva La Tabula Raza

Moon got mentioned below, but this guy went out in a blaze of coke and hookers at the Hard Rock Cafe in Vegas, which seems kind of poetic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgCID2o9iho

scotchnaut

“Patsy Cline died in a plane crash” is my excuse to play this live version of Walking After Midnight by the Cowboy Junkies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFjCxEov-IU&ab_channel=CowboyJunkiesCowboyJunkiesOfficialArtistChannel

scotchnaut
SonOfSpam

Always thought this song was about a fart.

BeefReeferLives

I always hear the lyrics “Did ya hafta smell your finger” when I hear this song. I am demented.

scotchnaut

Also known as “The Elevator Song”.

King Hippo

This was one of the few, non-horrid 90s bands that tWBS really liked!

scotchnaut

So he really died from “Broken Clock Syndrome”. That’s a damn Seamus.

BeefReeferLives