
INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY
Once again, all the lights are off in the studio, and it’s completely silent. The studio lights come on…
…and in the hallway that leads to the studio a series of frantic footsteps can be heard.
— [DOOR FLIES OPEN] —
HUNTER RENFROW: [tossing his bike helmet and backpack onto the couch and making his way directly over to the soundboard] I’m here, I’m here!
DJ 3000′: HEY, NOT BAD, WE’VE GOT A FULL THREE MINUTES UNTIL AIR TIME, THAT’S MUCH BETTER THAN USUAL.
HUNTER RENFROW: Well, I’ve been trying to do some self-improvement. Been training again – got my forty time back down to within two-tenths of my college time.
DJ 3000′: I SAW YOUR BLUESKY POST. GOOD WORK.
HUNTER RENFROW: Speaking of which…you wouldn’t know anything about this, would you?
DJ 3000′: [whistles innocently]
HUNTER RENFROW: Oh come on man, I’m supposed to have a tryout with the Steelers in two weeks, I can’t have them thinking that I’m retired. Is this payback for the whole Runestaff/Fight Club thing?
DJ 3000′: LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN USE THE INTERNET TO SPREAD MISINFORMATION.
HUNTER RENFROW: All right, all right, I’m sorry I did that. Can we call a truce?
DJ 3000′: TRUCE.
HUNTER RENFROW: So what have we got on tap for a topic this week?
DJ 3000′: YOU MENTIONED THE STEELERS, ARE YOU READY TO TRY OUT THAT DIVISIONS THING YOU TALKED ABOUT DURING YOUR INTERNSHIP LAST SUMMER?
HUNTER RENFROW: Yeah!
DJ 3000′: YOU SHOULD PROBABLY EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT HOW IT’S GOING TO WORK.
HUNTER RENFROW: Okay. So the idea is that folks request songs that have something to do with the four teams in a division, and every three weeks or so we’ll do a different one. I mean there’s a few songs that are explicitly about the teams themselves – like “The Super Bowl Shuffle”, and “Ram It” – but songs about the cities for the teams are okay too. And then songs that have connections to players for whatever reason…I think we can be pretty broad with it and just have fun.
DJ 3000′: ALL RIGHT, LET’S GIVE IT A SHOT. SINCE YOU MENTIONED THE STEELERS SHOULD WE START WITH THE AFC NORTH?
DJ 3000 displays a graphic on his main screen.
HUNTER RENFROW: Totally. I’ve got a song from Cheekface that inspired the whole thing – let’s send this one out as a dedication to the team that just spread out Deshaun Watson’s cap hit Bobby Bonilla style so they’ll be paying him until 2029…and maybe beyond, with that dumpster fire of a franchise, who knows!
Today’s theme is “AFC North”. We’re looking for songs that have anything to do with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Baltimore Ravens, or the Cleveland Browns, or anyone notable who has played for those franchises. Please post links as “https://www.youtube.com/watch?h073r(R4fT and they should embed in the comments after you refresh. Last week’s puzzle answer of “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats was nabbed by BeefRiverLives again. Have at it.
Pittsburgh Dad on the entire AFC North
https://youtu.be/GGHlgVt0KFY?si=X9uMEcbO2ry3YvtD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdjnmtUwbWQ
to Bengals and Browns united in hate and so many other things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIuYQ_4TcXg
“Kathy”, I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh “Michigan seems like a dream to me now”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo2ZsAOlvEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYj8EAWvTBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Kb7KYP61A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggG93GanDBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm2jualpF0Y
+1 Duquesne beer!
“Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up there”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLwZvg46jms
Surrrrrrrre. It was Pittsburgh that made you drunk. (& the album name seems apt for this forum)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jewf5Mf3kM4
This is wunnerfull!
Good! You’ve had a rough week. Glad to bring a lil ray of sunshine.
This made me think of DeShaun Watson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9NaQ_0aBA
If that’s the case
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGMabBGydC0
From Pissburgh
One for Pittsburgh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ1R0QfzzEE
(Because of all the gay steel mills, you see)
I thought it was raining men due to infrastructure failure.
It can be both.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dxnr9fV-Ts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPPGhGOyPHY
We Do What We Want.
One for the Cleveland fans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6tB1gDi3o
The James Gang is from Cleveland. Then they did what a lot of people from Cleveland have done:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KK9cVZvg0M
I love their music so much, Joe Wash is a rock God.
Damn straight. This whole thing is pretty cool.
Ends up with “The Bomber’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGBSwNUTZpA
One for Bengals fans…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTqDN26efA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgniYg5KVqI
Gone, and never coming back!
https://youtu.be/8W1PnI7QGS8?si=eAt3OTH3StNdnm0q
I hate that Limbaugh stole this for his theme song.
I don’t hate that he’s being eaten by worms.
Hey, give Rush some credit: he’s been sober more than four years now.
Lamar can throw!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je7_wMfiMsc&ab_channel=harrypottersdaddy
“Can’t it be both?” – Mike Webster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDLqJndTdQY&ab_channel=JoelPatrickWlodarczyk
About a chick who loves Skyline Chili
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIE_NPy-gXw&ab_channel=TheBeachBoysVEVO
Speaking of stabbers Ray Lewis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fz-XuobpVc
Any surprise that Goin To Brownsville is a blues song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdHXqAvOfXg&ab_channel=HoneyboyWalter
It’s also Ballsofsteelandfury’s mating call.
Another song about the hapless Browns:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXKR-4pTVP8
A song about Art Modell (which is about 2 AFC North teams, i suppose)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmXRQ3vfzcA
Who knew Morrissey was a Burrow fan?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkBqBHdHIJE&ab_channel=33and45
thought most of the Smiths catalog was dedicated to the Browns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRTUZ2sS1D8
I mean come on.
(also, this is a fantastic performance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBoj-JzQDnc&ab_channel=VioletSkowronski
AWESOME!!
Weird and wonderful!
Song about Lamar’s emergency bathroom visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEnCxGh8kBg&ab_channel=NDSGroup
Puzzle song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdQioAuEoc
As long as we are reaching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deTl5FGnL7Y
It’s in Ohio
Well, as long as we’re going down this road, let’s make it a double…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_vJ0fmBfBA
This one’s for the boys!
“When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
And later that night when the ship’s bell rang
Could it be the north wind they’d been feelin’?”
(along with the lyric, chosen for the general vibe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V4NoboSq6w
Might be pushing it but I am not very bright.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi829EsJvVo
Deep cut: the Jaggerz are a Yinzer band
https://youtu.be/IXT4kkRiCYc?si=xsKCOWBXBt6TVzNI
The Jaggerz singer, Dominic Ierace, is also known as Donnie Iris
https://youtu.be/YH5Arbm47IQ?si=iENaMSGuPIhDsa2V
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpiFDrFEGvE
IYKYK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9eLz4DrwF8
The jig is up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePtoxDhJSw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFx3FM4cFTU
Deshaun Watson’s theme song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtIlG87_D28
Bengals are tigers, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4
https://youtu.be/hz1orhaHPk0?si=RGKYdxz3XHBR2Ewo
Chosen for band name. (& title is somewhat apt, with their QB situation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roLIYw8Ov_I
Double shot! (sort of) This has always been one of my favorite Dylan songs
https://youtu.be/qZhMvLuoMaM?si=3C4AFSAz_ODGv2e3
Ravens – Since this song makes me think of Poe, plus the Ravens always end up playing possum at the end of the season, and this is the best I can come up with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkwD5rQ-_d4
Or would this be better for the Browns, killing the ones you love while keeping an idealized memory?
Polka Party!
https://youtu.be/Rrzo_f90rmM?si=FD-bSzRkb4Xg8h03
I bet it was the middle stall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMAIsqvTh7g
https://youtu.be/1ycwHvpZcf8?si=g7fzjtzepzFglVwH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQdxf7O8n1s
https://youtu.be/1qDkZnpOiS8?si=RIb1en3mb5x3tikf
Best I can do here…