Request Line: AFC North

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.

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Gumbygirl

Pittsburgh Dad on the entire AFC North
https://youtu.be/GGHlgVt0KFY?si=X9uMEcbO2ry3YvtD

Gatoraids

to Bengals and Browns united in hate and so many other things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIuYQ_4TcXg

BeefReeferLives

“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

Gumbygirl

+1 Duquesne beer!

BeefReeferLives

“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

BeefReeferLives

Surrrrrrrre. It was Pittsburgh that made you drunk. (& the album name seems apt for this forum)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jewf5Mf3kM4

Gumbygirl

This is wunnerfull!

BeefReeferLives

Good! You’ve had a rough week. Glad to bring a lil ray of sunshine.

Horatio Cornblower

This made me think of DeShaun Watson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9NaQ_0aBA

DJ TAJ

If that’s the case
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGMabBGydC0

From Pissburgh

Horatio Cornblower

One for Pittsburgh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ1R0QfzzEE

(Because of all the gay steel mills, you see)

ArmedandHammered

I thought it was raining men due to infrastructure failure.

Horatio Cornblower

It can be both.

DJ TAJ
Horatio Cornblower

One for the Cleveland fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6tB1gDi3o

BeefReeferLives

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

ArmedandHammered

I love their music so much, Joe Wash is a rock God.

BeefReeferLives

Damn straight. This whole thing is pretty cool.

Ends up with “The Bomber’

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

Horatio Cornblower
Gumbygirl
SonOfSpam

I hate that Limbaugh stole this for his theme song.

I don’t hate that he’s being eaten by worms.

Horatio Cornblower

Hey, give Rush some credit: he’s been sober more than four years now.

SonOfSpam
SonOfSpam
Gatoraids

Speaking of stabbers Ray Lewis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fz-XuobpVc

SonOfSpam

Any surprise that Goin To Brownsville is a blues song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdHXqAvOfXg&ab_channel=HoneyboyWalter

Horatio Cornblower

It’s also Ballsofsteelandfury’s mating call.

BeefReeferLives

Another song about the hapless Browns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXKR-4pTVP8

BeefReeferLives

A song about Art Modell (which is about 2 AFC North teams, i suppose)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmXRQ3vfzcA

SonOfSpam
Gatoraids

thought most of the Smiths catalog was dedicated to the Browns

SonOfSpam

I mean come on.

(also, this is a fantastic performance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBoj-JzQDnc&ab_channel=VioletSkowronski

DJ TAJ

AWESOME!!

Gumbygirl

Weird and wonderful!

SonOfSpam

Song about Lamar’s emergency bathroom visit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEnCxGh8kBg&ab_channel=NDSGroup

BeefReeferLives
DJ TAJ

As long as we are reaching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deTl5FGnL7Y

It’s in Ohio

BeefReeferLives

Well, as long as we’re going down this road, let’s make it a double…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_vJ0fmBfBA

SonOfSpam

This one’s for the boys!

BeefReeferLives

“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

DJ TAJ

Might be pushing it but I am not very bright.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi829EsJvVo

Gumbygirl

Deep cut: the Jaggerz are a Yinzer band
https://youtu.be/IXT4kkRiCYc?si=xsKCOWBXBt6TVzNI

Gumbygirl

The Jaggerz singer, Dominic Ierace, is also known as Donnie Iris
https://youtu.be/YH5Arbm47IQ?si=iENaMSGuPIhDsa2V

Gumbygirl

The jig is up

BeefReeferLives

Deshaun Watson’s theme song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtIlG87_D28

ArmedandHammered

Bengals are tigers, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4

BeefReeferLives

Chosen for band name. (& title is somewhat apt, with their QB situation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roLIYw8Ov_I

Gumbygirl

Double shot! (sort of) This has always been one of my favorite Dylan songs
https://youtu.be/qZhMvLuoMaM?si=3C4AFSAz_ODGv2e3

ArmedandHammered

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

ArmedandHammered

Or would this be better for the Browns, killing the ones you love while keeping an idealized memory?

Gumbygirl
ArmedandHammered

I bet it was the middle stall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMAIsqvTh7g

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