INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY/NIGHT/DAY/NIGHT/DAY/NIGHT/DAY…
DJ 3000 and various other robot entities are trapped in a time loop inside the KDFO recording studio. DJ 3000 is fiddling with a complicated contraption of wires and lenses with a puzzled expression on its main console.
DJ 3000: WHY THE HELL ISN’T THIS…
JIM NANCE 081-RD-92C: Can we hurry this up, I’d like to get back to using the portal to watch the Masters.
DJ 3000: HANG ON…
MAXIMILIAN: DID YOU TRY REVERSING THE POLARITY?
DJ 3000: [slaps forehead] OF COURSE!
The other prisoners of the time loop watch as DJ 3000 disconnects the power leads and reverses them…
— [space time continuum flies open] —
..and then…
— [TARDIS flies open] —
THE DOCTOR: Goddamnit, DJ 3000, stop pulling me in here! I’ve told you a dozen times there’s nothing I can do to help you break the loop.
DJ 3000: I KNOW, I KNOW, THIS ISN’T ABOUT THAT.
THE DOCTOR: Good, because the Daleks have developed the capability to…
DJ 3000: I JUST NEED A TOPIC FOR THIS WEEK’S REQUEST LINE.
THE DOCTOR: WHAT? You ripped a hole in the fabric of spacetime and dragged me through it for that?
DJ 3000: WELL…YES.
THE DOCTOR: I don’t fucking know, how about songs about fire, which is what the Earth is going to end as a ball of, if I don’t…
PETUNIA: We’ve already done that one.
THE DOCTOR: Okay, how about songs about snow and ice, which is what the earth is going to experience in the form of nuclear winter after the fire phase of the Daleks’ new superweapon causes all of the oxygen in the atmosphere to…
RUSSELL WILSON: We’ve done that one, too.
THE DOCTOR: [exasperated] I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS I HAVE TO GO SAVE THE HUMANS!
DJ 3000: LISTEN, IF YOU LOVE THE HUMANS SO MUCH WHY DON’T YOU…
PETUNIA: Hey, I have an idea! How about “songs of tribute?” Like, in tribute to something the songwriter loves.
MAXIMILIAN: YOU MEAN, LIKE, SONGS ABOUT HOW GREAT SOMETHING – LET’S SAY, ROCK AND ROLL – IS?
JIM NANCE 081-RD-92C: Or golf?
PETUNIA: Sure! Or songs about other bands, or other entertainers.
THE DOCTOR: Fine, great, whatever. Now will you just let me the hell out of here?
DJ 3000: SURE, SURE. JUST ONE MORE THING. CAN YOU GET US STARTED WITH OUR FIRST REQUEST?
Today’s theme is: Tributes. We’re looking for songs that are written as tributes in praise of things. This could mean other (preferably real) entertainers, or concepts in general. Post links as “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o0d8y3Nj” and they should embed in the comments after you refresh. Due to the subjectivity of last week’s topic (and the week before that), there was no puzzle song. Have at it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVpsM3YAgw
Am I doing this right?
https://youtu.be/3Fw0OvKFKhw
Tribute to Irish Mickey Ward, boxer out of Lowell, MA. His first fight against Arturo Gatti is straight out of Rocky. Once of the worst officiated fights ever. never should have gone past the 9th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPC0kTWaE7I
Here’s the 9th round. The whole fight is insane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5mRv3xGY80
She really, really, liked the son of the preacher man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAZLgsDRUv4
A lot of rock bands seem to really like heroin. I wonder if my aversion to heroin is what kept me from learning to play the guitar?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfH-ohHMQ-k
Also, I’m beginning to think Beef Reefer is DJ 3000, the way he cranks these things out every week. Awesome work.
Aw, thanks Horatio.
& btw,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLOjmY–TA
Iggy also was a big fan of Candy. Couldn’t let her go.
Not sure why anyone would do a duet with Kate Pierson; I don’t care who you are, you’re losing that one.
You probably won’t see this, but remember when George Michael did a duet with Aretha Franklin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQvUBf5l7Vw
As I understand it this song is a tribute to Iggy’s heroin dealer, to heroin, or both. Basically Iggy really loved heroin.
This song is why Johnny Yen was on of my picks in the Johnny draft.
Ten minutes late for this tribute song. Ah well…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boNNEoXdzIM
& thanks for the fun, RTD!!
They didn’t need no Lionel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrkEDe6Ljqs
This is a great, great tune.
I believe that this was a tribute to Charlie Parker…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67MwsDUAMwE
At risk of Blair witchin this bitch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cFaucr0b8
Kilgrave?
“And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2GQqu18J0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2TP7tNQPwk
How ’bout this one, RTD?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu4_zVxmufY
A tribute to John Lennon, IIRC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUW6nJQuDqM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax1fmLA9iDA
Johnny P.’s tribute to good ol lysergic acid diethlymide 25.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmjnQjRvPUQ
Soul Brother #1’s shout out to smack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07SWjWaOxc4
https://sports.yahoo.com/masters-2023-trees-fall-into-gallery-at-augusta-national-no-injuries-reported-203608430.html
Timber!
Rotting stump unlike any other
“Yeah, you gotta keep this shit sterile.” – Jason Pierre-Paul, glancing at his hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2MnJGBpSR4
This tune was popular when I was at a hockey camp way back when.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y7VJ7PH7Pc&ab_channel=TheB17Barrage
It’s a helluva town…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoKn7vkSMBc
Let’s do another town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PHOeXIPNZE&ab_channel=Gjammin
TRIPLE CITY SHOT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcADqxnQA_4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKdk97y2Wjg&ab_channel=BruceSpringsteen-Topic
Less fun than I Love LA but ok
Let’s do another town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMAGI7zRqj8&ab_channel=Tim
This was about some doctor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHcP4MWABGY
DOUBLE SHOT for Michael Hutchence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggGD9wMlIdk
I’ve got a weird soft spot for ABC but I’d never have expected them to come up with this tune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTV5FvNCbhk&ab_channel=ABCVEVO
Written for Kurt and Courtney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_rTTsZZ9KE
I like that Krist Novoselic basically became a deranged hermit literally living on an island in Puget Sound.
That’s my favourite Foo Fighters song and probably my favourite grunge song ever.
Indeed, it fucking rocks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DraNr74xM7M&ab_channel=Remasteredvideos
I mean, he was a fantastic DB but an entire song?
Pretty sweet nickname for a DB
Don McLean pays tribute to Vincent Van Gogh:
https://youtu.be/oxHnRfhDmrk
One of ex-wifey’s favorites.
HOLY SHIT, were we both married to the same lady???
Was her name Polly Andry?