Request Line: Tennis Anyone?

INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY/NIGHT/DAY/NIGHT/DAY/NIGHT/DAY…

DJ 3000 and various other robot entities remain trapped in a time loop inside the KDFO recording studio.  The collection of robots are all seated in front of the portal, watching raptly. A call of “fault!” is heard, and they all applaud politely. 

— [DOOR FLIES OPEN] —

JOHN DIMAGGIO: Hey guys, what’s…

ALL: SHHH!!!

JOHN DIMAGGIO: [whispers]…going on?

After a few bouncing noises, a cry of “out!” is heard through the portal.

DJ 3000: WE’RE WATCHING WIMBLEDON.

JOHN DIMAGGIO: Oh. [quietly watches until the next point ends] Aren’t you worried they’ll spot the portal?

PETUNIA: Maximilian figured out how to set up a bandpass filter on the portal so it only allows green light to transmit through.

MAXIMILIAN: THEN WE SET IT UP AGAINST ONE OF THE BACKSTOPS. PEOPLE MIGHT SEE A LITTLE SHIMMER IF THEY LOOK IN THE RIGHT SPOT BUT THAT’S ABOUT IT.

ALL watch the next point, then flinch slightly as a mishit causes an errant ball to fly in the general direction of their vantage point.

RUSSELL WILSON: Just have to hope a ball doesn’t hit this exact spot and come through.

PED-209: IT’D BE A NICE SOUVENIR, THOUGH

The game has ended and a changeover has begun, so everyone resumes speaking normally.

YETI: Souvenirs are what one obtains at the [sneers] French Open, not here on Wimbledon’s hallowed grounds.

MAXIMILIAN: WHAT’S IT CALLED HERE, THEN?

YETI: [stuffily] It’s known as a “keepsake”.

DJ 3000: [sighs] WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET THINGS READY FOR REQUEST LINE, THOUGH.

JOHNNY 2.5: HAVE WE GOT A TOPIC?

RQBOCOP: NOT YET, NO.

JIM NANCE 081-RD-92C: Might I suggest “tennis”?

DJ 3000: SUGGEST IT ALL YOU LIKE, PRETTY SURE THERE AREN’T 100+ SONGS OUT THERE ABOUT TENNIS.

YETI: What if we expanded it to “the language of tennis”?

DJ 3000: GO ON…

YETI: Songs with words that might be associated with tennis. Like “court”.

PED-209: OR “VOLLEY”?

PETUNIA: How about “spin”?

JOHNNY 2.5: “ADVANTAGE”, MAYBE?

JOHN DIMAGGIO: Heh heh, “deuce”.

MAXIMILIAN: “SERVE”.

RUSSELL WILSON: “Fault”.

RQBOCOP: “LOB”.

DJ 3000: ENOUGH, ENOUGH. OKAY, LET’S RUN WITH IT.  I’LL GET US STARTED AND WE’LL SEE WHERE THIS GOES.

 

Today’s theme is “tennis”.  We’re looking for songs whose titles include the words “tennis”, “court”, “volley”, “spin”, “advantage”, “deuce”, “serve”, “fault” or “lob”. Please use ONLY these words (ones like “love” would make the topic way too broad).  Let me know if you’re stumped and I’ve got a few more options I can open up.  Post links as “https://www.youtube.com/watch?n0t4R0cK and they should embed in the comments after you refresh.  Last week’s puzzle answer of “Mr. November” by The National went unsolved.  Let’s get to it!

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SonOfSpam

Oh the puzzle song…it wasn’t a rock, it was a rock LOBster.

DJ TAJ

If you make it through without laughing at the absurdity you are closer to god than I am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDoRgDJRenw

BeefReeferLives

Thanks for all the fun, RTD!! I saved this one for last. You might say I kept it up my sleeve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXlzi5Ntys

DJ TAJ

Cool song to start the whole thing RTD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfVKC-OxPq0

DJ TAJ

If it wasn’t for that nothing AC/DC band these guys would (should) have been huge

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scotchnaut

[throws vintage Fila headband allegedly worn during 1978 Wimbledon quarter-final purchased on Etsy for $299 to the ground] I mean, the song was RIGHT THERE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnDWLNFEBMU&ab_channel=PerniceBrothers-Topic

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scotchnaut

“Whether it’s a topspin lob, Eggs Benedict or a dirty Martini, you gotta serve somebody”.*

*not an actual lyric

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOK0v2QYy9Y&ab_channel=BobDylan-Topic

BeefReeferLives

The Blair Witch serves The Dark Lord

(i understand, though. It’s hard when there’s two pages, and that one was picked early)

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scotchnaut

Too Blair Witchy as well.

/yes, I know, you never scroll thru

Brick Meathook

I did a search for “deuce” and “beach” so it ain’t there

Brick Meathook

okay didn’t realize there was already another page but THAT IS NOT MY FAULT

scotchnaut

I “LOVE” THAT YOU USED “FAULT” AS A PART OF YOUR EXCUSE!

scotchnaut

I’d just like to say that this weekly post is a great de-stresser for me. It (very kindly and gently) forces my thoughts about the work week out of my brain and focuses it towards a fun and interesting and mildly challenging pursuit.

/you did a good, RTD

BeefReeferLives

Heartily agreed.

SonOfSpam

Yep yep

Horatio Cornblower

Agreed. Unfortunately work kept me “out” of it this week.

Sorry not sorry.

scotchnaut

I claim it for BRL because the odds favour it.

BeefReeferLives

It wasn’t “Forehand” was it?

BeefReeferLives

If not, ya stumped me good this week, RTD!

scotchnaut

Don’t recall any tune by the name of Slazenger though…

BeefReeferLives

Ah, I was taking the “4” literally and not in 1337

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album title

scotchnaut

Might be a band with just the one hit also. (I liked Rod Stewart’s cover better though)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo_GMMLULXw&ab_channel=andrew91118

scotchnaut

This has my vote as the most under-rated amazing tune to end a concert movie- Sharkey’s Night/Credit Racket. (yeahright will be +1-ing this. I feel it in me bones)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxXVSBN2-Bw&ab_channel=LukeK79

BeefReeferLives

So weird that she was married to Lou Reed.

But maybe not so weird, when you think about them…

scotchnaut

He was an outright racist asshole. Maybe she thought she could ‘fix’ him? Otherwise it makes no sense to me.

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SonOfSpam

Is Club Tropicana a tennis club? MAYBE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYX0sjP6Za8&ab_channel=WhamVEVO

scotchnaut

“Name a better song about grass. You can’t!”

-Trent Green

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mREi_Bb85Sk&ab_channel=YouCan%27tDownloadVinyl

SonOfSpam
scotchnaut

Very few people know that “Sowing the Seeds of Love” rhymes with “Strawberry Fields Forever”.

scotchnaut

We (me, I guess) should throw a tune by Parquet Courts onto the fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5P1SzaJ3jk&ab_channel=smallerhotels

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scotchnaut

I’ve got this naughty notion that XTC is not talking about playing surfaces here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyvgFFAzwzA&ab_channel=egidiosabbadini

SonOfSpam

Also “Dear God” was not a hymn

scotchnaut

Whoa.

SonOfSpam

They Might Be Giants remade this, but the original’s a fun one-hit wonder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zstZkoGyZS4&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9

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BeefReeferLives

“Set” is a tennis term…

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

BeefReeferLives

Self contained double shot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN3Wred_eQk

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