Request Line: Angels and Demons

INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY

An aging man in a Mets jersey sits behind the microphone, peering down at a script.

DAVE JOUSS: [in a silky smooth, radio-friendly voice]…and after a single bite of the rich ground beef, succulent breadcrumbs, and a hint of parmesan cheese, you’ll agree that Rosina’s meatballs are a taste of Italy brought right to your door.  Now available in the frozen foods section of your local grocery store.  [looks up from the script]

DJ 3000: …AND IT’S A WRAP.

DAVE JOUSS: [in his normal voice] We’re done?

DJ 3000: WE SURE ARE.

DAVE JOUSS: You only need the one take?

DJ 3000: AFFIRMATIVE.  THAT WAS PERFECT.  I GUESS THEY WEREN’T KIDDING ABOUT YOU BEING THE BEST MEATBALL PITCHMAN IN HISTORY.

DAVE JOUSS: It was supposed to be pitcher.

DJ 3000: APPARENTLY IT TRANSLATES BOTH WAYS.

DAVE JOUSS: I can’t deny that it’s fun having this voice for a while, though.

DJ 3000: SMOKE ‘EM WHILE YOU GOT ‘EM, I ALWAYS SAY.  DID YOU GET A DATE SET FOR ARBITRATION YET?

DAVE JOUSS: No, they have a “status conference” in three months.

DJ 3000: THESE THINGS TAKE FOREVER.  AT LEAST YOU HAVE A SOLID CASE TO UNWIND THE DEAL.

DAVE JOUSS: It’s going to eat up a year of my life.

DJ 3000: [singing] ♫…AND THEN THERE’S ALL THAT WEIGHT TO BE LOST…♫

DAVE JOUSS: [looks down at midsection] Hey!

DJ 3000: I WAS QUOTING PAUL SIMON.

DAVE JOUSS: Oh, right, “Crazy Love Vol. II”.

DJ 3000: SPEAKING OF SONGS, YOU READY TO DO THE REQUEST LINE INTRO?

DAVE JOUSS: Sure thing. [voice changes to silky smooth radio-friendly version] Greeting, ladies and gentlemen, I’m your host Dave Jouss and I’m delighted to welcome you to yet another edition of Request Line!  Today we’ll be covering a topic that is near and dear to the heart of a young soldier I ate in hopes of getting out of a certain deal I struck: Angels and Demons.  We’re looking for songs about celestial beings and their counterparts from the netherworld.  I’ll get us started with one from the grandfather of the genre, the progenitor of the 27 club, the immortal (though maybe he’s not so happy about that part considering where he’s spending his time these days) master of the Delta Blues, Robert Johnson.

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

My phone isn’t displaying the YouTube embeds, so i have no idea what’s been posted and feel strongly this must be included:

https://youtu.be/CBTOGVb_cQg

yeah right
yeah right

Fuck it, I can double shot this shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ2xPTf8jEk

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King Hippo

that’s just #GoodWokeLivin’ raght thar

SonOfSpam
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King Hippo

Oh, God help me but it’s in my dumb-dumb head, so you should share my agony:

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

BeefReeferLives

You sure the fuck ain’t, Gregggggg. Ya scumbag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRmTb6VHe_g

Beerguyrob
King Hippo

Woohoo, I was hopin’ fer Zed Zed Topp!

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King Hippo
Game Time Decision
BeefReeferLives

Well ding a ding dong a dang a dong ling long…

(I like saying that in a Frank Sinatraesque tone)

King Hippo

Really, the whole story around Jeebus and teh Fallen One is a long, drawn out drag race in the desert (ppl forget that)

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Game Time Decision

How abouts the debil himself?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-suRhwqCGc

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Gumbygirl

“Let’s have a round for the bright red devil who keeps me in this tourist town”
https://youtu.be/D_r4fsSjqqU

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SonOfSpam

Pretty cool way to kick off your first a;bum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5txwFv-zYM

LemonJello

Seems like a song our dear, departed tWBS would like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csATriX8Ed0

SonOfSpam

Dude.

SonOfSpam

One of my favorite dead songs, mainly because it doesn’t go on for 20 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9SKxL9CnW0&ab_channel=LongStrangeTrip710

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LemonJello

Really choked by missing this one.

SonOfSpam

Yeah man…it was like the lynchpin of that album.

LemonJello

I honestly didn’t know that Golden Earring had any other songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QiN0zzqHEc

Gumbygirl

Please allow me to introduce myself
https://youtu.be/Jwtyn-L-2gQ

King Hippo

Easily my favoUrite Stones tune

Gumbygirl

And the other extreme
https://youtu.be/atnvJG6zJLc

Anthony In TX

I’ll go for a two-fer:
https://youtu.be/jZCExWnwqW8

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& a double shot from Phil & the boys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t238hUxlGHo

SonOfSpam

Couldn’t find Jimi’s version for some reason, so here’s some skinny chick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ZzwG_Ztyk&ab_channel=RebelThoughts82

King Hippo

Hey, this is still Murrika can’t go no wrong with skinny chicks

SonOfSpam

Needs a couple trips to Golden Corral.

King Hippo

Also the name of my hairdresser’s shop. Yes, I use a hairdresser FUCK OFF it is my only half-decent feature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa3rBVb3v4g

BeefReeferLives

“Fat Charlie the Archangel sloped into the room”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU9EucA18GE

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What the hell, bartender, make that a triple shot…

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

BeefReeferLives

thanx to RTD hint above…

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Derp. Shoulda checked above as well as below…

SonOfSpam

Rikki can be trikki

King Hippo

he rocks around, that’s right, on time

BeefReeferLives

Got the shingles vaccine yesterday & feeling pretty spacey & blah. Kinda like I did after the Covid shots…
That’s my excuse & I’m stickin’ to it.

SonOfSpam

Kinda early for a Blair Witch pick, innit?

Beerguyrob

WHY WASN’T I INVITED?!

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SonOfSpam

So many bad songs about angels (and I’ll be posting at least a few), so here’s a good one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H58gMiQQRm0&ab_channel=TheBlackCrowesVEVO

King Hippo

No lie, I was thinking of this from the same band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUMp3dRw4Kw

King Hippo

Also, well done to Spam for reminding me of one of the truly great (and underrated) classic rock albums in EVAR.

Anthony In TX

It’s really a shame Southern Harmony didn’t hit like their first record. These guys had such a terrific 1-2 punch for those first albums and the second was just so fucking good.

King Hippo

Sorry, the laws of The South require this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_XGnxTi-fE

SonOfSpam

Don’t trust this guy singing about eyes.

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