INT. RECORDING STUDIO B – DAY
Wait, there’s another recording studio?
Always has been.
Is it in a different part of the radio station, or…
Listen, can we just get on with it?
INT. RECORDING STUDIO B – DAY
We join a show in progress in Recording Studio B – the regular host sits at his normal place behind the desk, while his patient reclines on a couch with a boom mike positioned appropriately to capture his responses.
DR. XAVIER: …and so your subconscious engages in a natural inclination to respond to these perfectly innocuous situations by reframing them as traumatic ones from your childhood. This allows you apply coping mechanisms that were formed during that period of your life, ones that you’ve come to trust and rely on, even though these methods are extremely counterproductive as an adult.
BRANDON MARSHALL: So at the grocery store when that woman took the shopping cart I had my eye on and I called her a dumb [redacted] [redacted] with a [redacted] [redacted] [redacted], and then when her husband told me to “relax” I threatened to [redacted] [redacted] his intestines and [redacted] [redacted] them [redacted] [redacted], I was projecting back to when I was a boy and my brother took the last slice of pizza and my momma told me that I had to fight for what’s mine?
DR. XAVIER: You neglected to inform me of this latest incident, but…yes, that sounds about right. And that pugilistic mentality served you very well as a professional athlete – but now that you’re in retirement, it’s not the type of reaction you should cultivate, especially not in ordinary, low-stakes situations.
BRANDON MARSHALL: Well, I felt really bad about it. Sometimes it feels like there’s two Brandon Marshalls, you know? One who knows what the rules are and follows them, and another one who’s like my old teammate Jay. Just has absolutely no conception that rules even exist, especially not for him.
DR. XAVIER: [checks his watch] That’s a great topic to discuss, but we’ll have to talk more about it next week – we’re out of time. Thanks for joining us on the X’s and O’s of Your Mind with Dr. Xavier, be sure to stay tuned for Request Line which will be coming up after the break.
The ON AIR sign flips to OFF AIR, and DR. XAVIER removes his headphones. He looks up at the booth window, where we see THE PRODUCER seated at the soundboard on the other side.
PRODUCER: Great work, guys. Good show. Dr. Xavier, I had a bit of a favor to ask – our guest for Request Line canceled and I was hoping you’d be willing to sit in. We could talk about the Raiders’ upcoming draft prospects.
DR. XAVIER: I’m always delighted to indulge in some prognostication, in all matters of the Silver and Black.
PRODUCER: Fantastic. How about you, Brandon? The Bears seems to be in a bit of a pickle as far as their roster is concerned, maybe you’ve got some thoughts on…
BRANDON MARSHALL: [brusquely] I am not interested in talking about that franchise.
PRODUCER: Fair enough.
BRANDON MARSHALL: I gotta jet. Thanks again, Dr. Xavier.
DR. XAVIER: [nods indulgently]
BRANDON MARSHALL sits up from the couch and exits the booth, then leaves the studio.
PRODUCER: There was one other thing, Dr. Xavier – I’ve got this friend I’m a bit worried about…
DR. XAVIER: [having heard this one before] Right…a friend.
PRODUCER: No, really! I’m worried about him. He’s been talking about all kinds of stuff – both in his own life, and in history in general – that never actually happened. And he insists these false memories are real.
DR. XAVIER: Hmm. You’ve heard of something called “The Mandela Effect”?
PRODUCER: No.
DR. XAVIER: I’ll explain. But first, let’s get to business – as an avid listener of your programming I noticed that there’s a topic you’ve failed to cover in well over two hundred episodes. And it happens to be a specialty of mine. Would you mind cuing up an example song for me while I help myself to another cup of coffee?
PRODUCER: Of course. What’s the topic going to be?
DR. XAVIER: Madness. We’re going to talk about Madness.
Today’s theme is “madness”. We’re looking for songs about insanity. Post links as “https://www.youtube.com/watch?r461n68!L3dU(T and they should embed in the comments after you refresh. Last week’s puzzle was a digression from our typical clue of a song, it was “puzzles return next week”. We’re back to normal now, so drop your requests (and puzzle guesses!) into the comments. You wanna get nuts? Let’s get nuts!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NJN_yjHzPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAeiVZzMsKA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Bs8kSz4pY
Here’s the OG. Original Ganja
https://youtu.be/OnYEQbEHNZE?si=8BFp5R-8v5T4Zny5
I know, I know but I’m a Linda fan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgye3NLgIqY
Seal seals the deal. Seal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fc67yQsPqQ&ab_channel=WarnerRecordsVault
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moNX59aC9ZY
This sound has caused Jets’ and Raiders’ fans madness for decades.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Wc2ViPkwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idab67Pj-F0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_aW5rZ_aYo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh1CuRZCymc
Once again, it’s implied.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gsWt7ey6bo&ab_channel=TheStooges-Topic
DOUBLE SHOT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=def3ob2h-1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJXjsVa7rb0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJtHdkyo0hc
Anyone who has seen the documentary will agree that Daniel Johnston was not kidding here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylr4LogqBcs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdXLOkzfsRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVK3tTBJze4
I’ll leave this DOUBLE SHOT for someone else to claim.
FINE THEN!!! (if ya want something done around here…)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfG5lOsE5fE
Poco responds to Mr. Simon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ki7f4g9X9g&ab_channel=Poco-Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW4Fmvh61b0
This is actually quite a good soundtrack:
https://www.discogs.com/master/28080-Various-Kids-In-The-Hall-Brain-Candy-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkcJEvMcnEg
2nd most obvious Paranoid song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHiGbolFFGw&pp=ygUQcGFyYW5vaWQgYW5kcm9pZA%3D%3D
And the first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qanF-91aJo&pp=ygUWcGFyYW5vaWQgYmxhY2sgc2FiYmF0aA%3D%3D
As Dennis would say, “It’s the implication”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm51ihfi1p4&ab_channel=RHINO
With a shoutout to Dr. Demento
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e13YjTPb_0
HR tries to smooth things over-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3X3rKtruSg&ab_channel=WarmerMusicVideos
To make up for my Blair Witching, here’s some Sparks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3-Wubjmb8Q&pp=ygUSc3BhcmtzIHdhY2t5IHdvbWVu
Acceptable penance! Go and sin no more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X45D5FUcEKg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfmXD90VWsg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xou_HMcIiPA
The same company that made that BB gun made this song? Werid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFVMMCwsss&pp=ygUObHVuYXRpYyBmcmluZ2U%3D
Crazy fun fact: that very same company has an executive producer credit on The Blair Witch Project.
Aw shit, I suck.
Cut that out, that’s crazy talk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJhDltzYVQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB4bHjruGxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVQ3-Xe_suY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7VO6_beRRE
Floyd has a lot of crazy in their tunes
Yup. I don’t think Rog ever got over Syd going nuts.
“There’s someone in my head, but it’s not me…” is an all-timer for lyrics.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBdqGjGpNQA
Old Steve Winwood is the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_-EzBUc-MY&ab_channel=SteveWinwood-Topic
May as well double it with that other Maniac song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=324it5DKoXU&pp=ygUabWFuaWFjIGJ5IG1pY2hhZWwgc2VtYmVsbG8%3D
TRIPLE SHOT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz_vKDw1D40
The fact that Dan had the sense of humor to do this…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zY1LPBNfmc
Puzzle?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ62RzJkYUo
Yep, beat me to it by a minute.
Got it!
Thanks for going easy on us this week…
fuh fuh fuh fuh etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qylhk6jsT0&pp=ygUbcHN5Y2hvIGtpbGxlciB0YWxraW5nIGhlYWRz
i mean come on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoF_a0-7xVQ
Ever hear this cover?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htQVthGRoT8
Once I’ve exhausted all the better topics, I was going to do an “alternate versions” topic that hunts for these sorts of covers – wild divergences from the original. This will fit that topic quite perfectly.
Ooo. Sounds fun!
The puzzle is a noodle-scratcher. Oh well, here’s Lindsey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjQa5-FD72g&pp=ygUcZ28gaW5zYW5lIGxpbmRzZXkgYnVja2luZ2hhbQ%3D%3D
It’s shockingly easy, actually. You’ll kick yourself.
Yes, I am kicking myself. Right in the balls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKFCOWAGQKY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWqUFloFc0w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n2SgOgz6_U
We need to talk about how good of a band Nada Surf is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsmceciTaUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQp55TEdsY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJpXr3w2bew
“I Go Crazy”
Flesh for LuLu
Prepping for Easter dinner at my mother in laws. A few quotes I’m considering.
“First, let us remember to praise Allah.”
“Fucking Biden is going to crush Trump.”
“DEI has to be one of the best trends to ever hit America.”
“You know what? Black people are awesome.”
jjfozz’s request got stuck on the other side of the bay, so I’ll cover this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm35ZUMzDWk
“Is it blasphemy to sell a bible for $60?”
This will always make me think of my son. Shine on, Ben
https://youtu.be/cWGE9Gi0bB0?si=7S8Li4EGl9cimPUs
dusty in here all of a sudden…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvqr366Op3k
https://youtu.be/OZuW6BH_Vak?si=FKBL7QC8jeRVJSFO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9ynZnEBtvw
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fo9fVkNZ_1c
Black Sabbath Am I going Insane, not sure how I goofed up the paste job
Probably not your fault. Sometimes certain YT videos just won’t embed.
In the above case all that’s needed is to delete the “music.” from the url.
Gotta be just the direct youtube link (like in the example link above):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4R0FgikJKo
Yeah we were thinking the same thing here. I have issues with posting from Bing I think. If you can assist with an edit here I’d be greatfull… I’m OCD like that ya know…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo9fVkNZ_1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWDXgUjpORw
Sharp-eyed readers will notice that I didn’t put tight specifications on titles or anything, and one of the reasons for that is so I could request this song with arguably the greatest instrumental intro of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPP2PbayJc
Cover it, Pat!
https://youtu.be/lCets1eNhh0?si=a0X-A7tjMrNhr-Ej
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmCU_QtSzWI
This the puzzle?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_esTMw762n4
or this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-L6G8DQSk4&list=OLAK5uy_nBlO44J8JbmiEcgFhNf9sb3F56sHrmpoI
No, but you’re certainly on the right track. Let’s see if someone is slick enough to scoop you!
If the “shotgun” approach doesn’t work for me, at least someone else can use the results.
I’m amazed it didn’t get selected already, unrelated to the puzzle clue.
Let’s get this party fucking started.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFVMMCwsss
Fun Fact: this song appears in the film “Vision Quest” which was the title of one of the Request Line arcs during COVID. Kind of surprised we didn’t cover the “insanity” topic then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RijB8wnJCN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwWVE84OEIA
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU’RE LOST IN A BLIZZARD MAYBE A DOUBLE SHOT CAN HELP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djrl6fu8myo