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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: jbissell on July 29, 2008, 11:02:17 PM
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I know there were a bunch that weren't mentioned during the show, here are some of my favorites:
Michael Moore on CCR “Fortunate Son” – “Says it all. Bush, the fortunate son who didn’t have to go to Vietnam, now sends the sons, not of the fortunate, but of the poor and working class. I would love to play this songs at full blast outside the White House some night. And don’t think I won’t!”
Jared Leto:
NIN “Closer” – “Great song to…uh…play at your high school prom. Part of an album that is a masterpiece of pain and desperation. And the textbook for thousands on how to succeed completely without compromise.”
30 Seconds to Mars “Attack” – “F**k it. I had to put this here. It’s the first single off our new CD, A Beautiful Lie. We are very proud of it. I originally wrote this song while on tour on Lollapalooza. I had thrown it out several times but it eventually became not only the first song on our new CD but the first single off of this record. It’s a song about freedom.”
Backstreet Boys:
Marc Anthony “I Need To Know” – “Great Spanglish crossover song which has inspired me to reach out to my Latin roots for my future Howie solo record. I liked the song so much that I performed it in a solo tribute show I did to raise money for lupus a couple years ago.”
Korn “Coming Undone” – “Jonathan Davis is a good friend of mine and an extremely talented write and singer. It’s my relaxing song, although many would find it a little harsh for relaxation.”
Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens:
Elvis “Hound Dog” – “I love this song cuz Elvis is da man.”
Counting Crows “Accidentally In Love” – “This is such an awesome song. It always reminds me of the movie Shrek when I hear it.”
George Lopez on The Who “Behind Blue Eyes” – “Soft and hard, like me.”
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MOS called in with Shyamalan but he forgot to mention Blink 182.
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I missed out on highlighting this priceless quote from the Steve Perry playlist, re Eels' "It's a Motherfucker" (!!):
"How can you not love this love song. E is real Ball-Z."
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I love how gay Alan Cummings' list is. It's not even a little bisexual, which he apparently is.
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A few more Dane Cook gems that I didn't mention:
Guns N’ Roses “Rocket Queen” – “Starts out like a pissed off cobra in a pit of drunk prison inmates before transforming into a gentle aunt washing your hair. ‘Rocket Queen’ is a satisfying song for anyone with multiple personalities that all hate each other and a strong desire to chew on a chain.”
Deep Purple “Space Truckin’” – “Hi, my name is Dane Cook. Wanna watch me play my air guitar? No? Well then go swallow your own fist you boring boob.”
Guns N’ Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” – “If there was ever a song that made me want to go down life’s ‘bad road’, it was this hypnotic, teeth-smashing creature of a song. I wanted to buy a ski mask and rob every bank in sight. Then give that money to a new charity I’ve started in my pocket.”
O-ZONE “Dragostea Din Tei” – “If you haven’t seen it or don’t know what I’m talking about you really have no business being online ever again. Internet? You should be on the InterNOT. Haha…lol…rotfl.”
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Guess when Jim Carrey's playlist went up:
"Strawberry Letter 23" (Track 1): "Classic lost song from the '70s. Makes you wanna be on roller skates, with a disco ball. Coincidence that the number 23's in the title? I think not."
"Hey Man Nice Shot" (Track 19): "I heard it was about Kurt Cobain, who was born in 1967 and died in 1994; both dates add up to 23."
I would also be remiss if I didn't point out the grammatical error that either Carrey or Apple made here:
"Nobody's Home" (Track 17): "Remember when there were only '15 channels of sh*t on the TV to chose from, chose from, chose from?"
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I love how gay Alan Cummings' list is. It's not even a little bisexual, which he apparently is.
Alan Cumming is bi? Well, I'll be damned. Who knew? I have to check out that playlist.
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What would a bisexual playlist look like? A Garbage song, some show tunes, and some Megadeth?
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Five years ago, I'd have said it would probably include Ani DeFranco and/or Rufus Wainwright. In actuality, it could contain anything.
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What would a bisexual playlist look like? A Garbage songFosse, some show tunesFosse, and some MegadethFossePeter Allen?
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The best part about this, Dave, is that Fosse was a choreographer, not a composer or musician. But it's great to imagine people who would watch iPod videos of Fosse dances with the sound off.
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The best part about this, Dave, is that Fosse was a choreographer, not a composer or musician. But it's great to imagine people who would watch iPod videos of Fosse dances with the sound off.
I normally just read dance notation, close my eyes, and imagine the beautiful dancers.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Zorn_Cachucha.jpg/400px-Zorn_Cachucha.jpg)
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As an undergrad at Montclair, I actually had to study something called Labanotation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labanotation
Which is like, this weird semaphore language used to communicate different dance moves. I don't know if it's still in common use, but it seems like the sort of batshit thing that some modern dance type would have come up with in the 1950s or 60s. I had no idea what any of this meant and so just wrote down a bunch of random Labanotation symbols and then spazzed out to a Cure song for my "final exam." At one point I actually tried to run up one of the walls of the black box theater, but wound up just sort of tapping it with my toe and running away. I got an A-.
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My mom was in Erick Hawkins' dance class. It was the kind of place where if you were fat or ugly or didn't dance very well, they wouldn't make you feel welcome. She didn't have any of those problems.
Yet, when she dances, I only see her do dumb Mom Dancing. Please explain, Grote!
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The best part about this, Dave, is that Fosse was a choreographer, not a composer or musician. But it's great to imagine people who would watch iPod videos of Fosse dances with the sound off.
that is why i "switched" to peter allen at the end; but I can no longer think of Fosse the man without hearing Robin Williams swishily screaming "FOSSE!" in my head
Get it, "switched"?
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MOS called in with Shyamalan but he forgot to mention Blink 182.
Yeah, I didn't get to fully explore the baffling horror of that list, but I was trying to hurry since there were only a few minutes left at that point.
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I promise I didn't just choose Kevin Smith because of Tom's hatred of the guy. I came across this in my search:
http://stereogum.com/archives/celebrity-playlist/kevin-smiths-aborted-itunes-playlist_004053.html
(on bon jovi)Some folks may feel like I’ve tossed my street cred by ranking Bill Hicks and Bon Jovi in the same playlist, but fuck ‘em. I’m from Jersey; what do you expect? Besides - anyone who denies ever enjoying any Bon Jovi track is lying to you. It was a tough call, picking just one Bon Jovi track instead of twelve; and the temptation was there to go with one of the bigger, stadium-rock anthems like “Wanted Dead or Alive” (because, I’ve seen a million faces, and I like to think I rocked ‘em all, too). But for repeated plays, I lean toward the more ballad-y Jon Bon, and more than “Never Say Goodbye” and “I’ll Be There for You” (which will forever represent the Prom song genre to me), I dig this track. Fuck you - it’s sexy, man. This song makes me want to get into some heavy teenage petting. But, y’know - with my wife, not an actual teenager; sex with an actual teenager would be illegal, and as much as I love the Jov, I ain’t doing time for any former hair-band.
*gross*
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I promise I didn't just choose Kevin Smith because of Tom's hatred of the guy. I came across this in my search:
http://stereogum.com/archives/celebrity-playlist/kevin-smiths-aborted-itunes-playlist_004053.html
(on bon jovi)Some folks may feel like I’ve tossed my street cred by ranking Benny Hill and Bon Jovi in the same playlist, but fuck ‘em. I’m from Jersey; what do you expect? Besides - anyone who denies ever enjoying any Bon Jovi track is lying to you. It was a tough call, picking just one Bon Jovi track instead of twelve; and the temptation was there to go with one of the bigger, stadium-rock anthems like “Wanted Dead or Alive” (because, I’ve seen a million faces, and I like to think I rocked ‘em all, too). But for repeated plays, I lean toward the more ballad-y Jon Bon, and more than “Never Say Goodbye” and “I’ll Be There for You” (which will forever represent the Prom song genre to me), I dig this track. Fuck you - it’s sexy, man. This song makes me want to get into some heavy teenage petting. But, y’know - with my wife, not an actual teenager; sex with an actual teenager would be illegal, and as much as I love the Jov, I ain’t doing time for any former hair-band.
*gross*
Never trust someone who uses the phrase "fuck you" to defend their musical taste.
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^^Yes, the correct phrase to use is, "Don't judge!"
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I promise I didn't just choose Kevin Smith because of Tom's hatred of the guy. I came across this in my search:
http://stereogum.com/archives/celebrity-playlist/kevin-smiths-aborted-itunes-playlist_004053.html
(on bon jovi)Some folks may feel like I’ve tossed my street cred by ranking Benny Hill and Bon Jovi in the same playlist, but fuck ‘em. I’m from Jersey; what do you expect? Besides - anyone who denies ever enjoying any Bon Jovi track is lying to you. It was a tough call, picking just one Bon Jovi track instead of twelve; and the temptation was there to go with one of the bigger, stadium-rock anthems like “Wanted Dead or Alive” (because, I’ve seen a million faces, and I like to think I rocked ‘em all, too). But for repeated plays, I lean toward the more ballad-y Jon Bon, and more than “Never Say Goodbye” and “I’ll Be There for You” (which will forever represent the Prom song genre to me), I dig this track. Fuck you - it’s sexy, man. This song makes me want to get into some heavy teenage petting. But, y’know - with my wife, not an actual teenager; sex with an actual teenager would be illegal, and as much as I love the Jov, I ain’t doing time for any former hair-band.
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He's right. All the street cred he built up in Jersey Girl -- poof. Guess it's back to basics, Kev.
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Al Franken included China Cat Sunflower from Europe '72. Bryce would approve.
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Laurie, your mom's dancing would be so much cooler if she did a six-minute spaz routine to The Cure's "The Kiss," like me. Or to Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You," like my roommate. That was pretty hilarious.
Kevin Smith, ugh. Anyone who defends their shitty musical taste by saying that "anyone who doesn't like [insert shitty band] is lying" should be tarred and feathered. Except for my one friend who turned out to be right about Aerosmith.
Here's another gem:
"Never ask a fat non-celeb with over-compensation issues that stem from having a little cock and too much lard hanging from every appendage (except the aforementioned cock) to do a Celebrity Playlist."
OK, Kev, I won't!
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The five main characters in Entourage has 2 playlists each: one for the actor and one for his character.
The in-character song explanations really can't be beat.
Ari on T.I.'s "What You Know": "What I know is this song alone made me 600K in commissions."
Turtle on "Put It In Your Mouth" by Akinyele: "I bring this song on every first date. If she knows the words, it's on!"
In more disappointing news, Chris Rock is a big Lenny Kravitz fan.
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In more disappointing news, Chris Rock is a big Lenny Kravitz fan.
That IS disappointing.
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Sarah Silverman's (not an iTunes playlist, but same thing)
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/gd/gd081008sarah_silverman
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Not sure if this belongs here or in the "Best Show references in other places" thread, but there's a new iTunes Celeb playlist with the correspondents from The Daily Show. In it, John Oliver gives some love to Scharpling and Wurster. He lists "Consolidated Ball Bearings" since that's the only track that can be purchased as a single, but encourages folks to buy "Hippie Justice."
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Not sure if this belongs here or in the "Best Show references in other places" thread, but there's a new iTunes Celeb playlist with the correspondents from The Daily Show. In it, John Oliver gives some love to Scharpling and Wurster. He lists "Consolidated Ball Bearings" since that's the only track that can be purchased as a single, but encourages folks to buy "Hippie Justice."
Click here for said (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMix?id=293810324&s=143441). (will launch iTunes)
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A few more Dane Cook gems that I didn't mention:
Guns N’ Roses “Rocket Queen” – “Starts out like a pissed off cobra in a pit of drunk prison inmates before transforming into a gentle aunt washing your hair. ‘Rocket Queen’ is a satisfying song for anyone with multiple personalities that all hate each other and a strong desire to chew on a chain.”
Deep Purple “Space Truckin’” – “Hi, my name is Dane Cook. Wanna watch me play my air guitar? No? Well then go swallow your own fist you boring boob.”
Guns N’ Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” – “If there was ever a song that made me want to go down life’s ‘bad road’, it was this hypnotic, teeth-smashing creature of a song. I wanted to buy a ski mask and rob every bank in sight. Then give that money to a new charity I’ve started in my pocket.”
O-ZONE “Dragostea Din Tei” – “If you haven’t seen it or don’t know what I’m talking about you really have no business being online ever again. Internet? You should be on the InterNOT. Haha…lol…rotfl.”
Sometime I wonder if the hatred that I have for Dane Cook is strong enough to survive all the tests that life can throw at us. And then statements like these help to remind me that my hatred is pure and infinite.
Oh, car fire.
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"Famous people" have terrible taste in music. WTF
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So like the ones that say "Jeremy Piven/Ari Gold" is the playlist for Jermey Piven, or for Ari Gold? Or a mishmosh? Not that it really matters.
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So like the ones that say "Jeremy Piven/Ari Gold" is the playlist for Jermey Piven, or for Ari Gold? Or a mishmosh? Not that it really matters.
There is a Jeremy Piven playlist and an Ari Gold playlist. It's the kind of dedication to character that can only be brought by a 3xEmmy winner.
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ooh. i see that now, i hadn't even clicked on it. thx.
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(Kevin Smith - James' Laid)
"A couple years back, while I was crashing at the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas"
This is a grown man "crashing" at the Hard Rock Casino. Was he "couch surfing" the Vegas strip? Scrounging up some loose change to eat ramen noodles with the Pit Bosses?
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(Kevin Smith - James' Laid)
"A couple years back, while I was crashing at the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas"
This is a grown man "crashing" at the Hard Rock Casino. Was he "couch surfing" the Vegas strip? Scrounging up some loose change to eat ramen noodles with the Pit Bosses?
He calls movies "flicks."
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There has got to be a way to tie the Best Show World Dom Scheme into a plot to stop K.Smith from committing anything to film/video/tape/stone tablet ever again, once and for all.
Ever.
Again.
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I'd actually like to read a stone tablet that Kevin Smith has carved something into. I'd be really impressed if it was more than just, like a gash. I imagine him giving up pretty much right away.
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from what i hear his new porno movie is not half bad. i'll probably go see it.
I'm kinda over getting bent out of shape about kevin smith. His movies are stupid but those kind of movies are coming out all the time, at least he has the decency to wait a few years between his contributions.
also i've never hated the man himself, he seems like a decent enough guy who at worst kind of obnoxious.
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also i've never hated the man himself, he seems like a decent enough guy who at worst kind of obnoxious.
Agreed. Seems like a great guy to hang out with. However: Shitty, shitty filmmaker. Perhaps the newest film will be an exception to the rule. But I tend to doubt it.
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also i've never hated the man himself, he seems like a decent enough guy who at worst kind of obnoxious.
Agreed. Seems like a great guy to hang out with. However: Shitty, shitty filmmaker. Perhaps the newest film will be an exception to the rule. But I tend to doubt it.
I went to see Zack & Miri today (what? Smith employs friends of mine, I gotta do my part for their job security). It was just as filthy as you'd expect, but I tell ya, I could watch Elizabeth Banks read an encyclopedia for 2 hours and still feel like I got my money's worth. She must eat a heaping helping of gorgeous at breakfast every day. ... AND she's not even my type.*
But I had to see what happened when View Askew and Team Apatow (Yes, I'm aware that Judd Apatow himself had nothing to do with this movie. But appearances by Rogen, Banks, Craig Robinson, Gerry Bednob and Justin Long? You see what I mean.) went off for a lascivious airport-bathroom dalliance.
Positives about the movie, in no particular order:
1. Based in Pittsburgh, PA. Just about as close as Hollywood will ever get to Harrisburg ... Unless you count Mannequin, 8mm, Major League 2, Girl Interrupted, Lucky Numbers, and all M. Night Shyamalan movies ... which I don't.
2. Elizabeth Banks.
3. As a tall, foul-mouthed, chubby guy, who is indecisive about his facial hair, I love Seth Rogen. Platonically of course.
4. Seeing capable actors tackle Smith's too-cool-for-school dialogue added to the general watchability.
5. The Dutch Rutter scene.
6. The Steelers Fan scene.
Stand-out Negatives:
1. Babies, toddlers, and elementary school kids IN THE THEATER WITH THEIR "PARENTS"!!! (Not Smith's fault, I know)
2. Probably the sickest thing I've ever seen in my life involving Randal from Clerks being poorly positioned while taping a porn scene.
3. Smith's too-cool-for-school dialogue and made-up slang. Filth for filth's sake.
Still, three stars.
*See Jennifer Love Hewitt, Patricia Heaton, and Parminder Nagra. You don't judge me, I judge you.
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*See Jennifer Love Hewitt, Patricia Heaton, and Parminder Nagra. You don't judge me, I judge you.
British Indian! Good choice.
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*See Jennifer Love Hewitt, Patricia Heaton, and Parminder Nagra. You don't judge me, I judge you.
British Indian! Good choice.
I hate to go against the Samir/Steve bro alliance, but Patricia Heaton?! That woman is the devil. In the real life story Everybody Loves Raymond was based on, Ray Barone ended up hanging himself in the garage.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt
Dummy.
Patricia Heaton
Republidummy.
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I hate to go against the Samir/Steve bro alliance, but Patricia Heaton?! That woman is the devil. In the real life story Everybody Loves Raymond was based on, Ray Barone ended up hanging himself in the garage.
Don't worry, Mr. Regular.
My "Good Choice" applied to only Parminder Nagra.
Patricia Heaton can go away.
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*See Jennifer Love Hewitt, Patricia Heaton, and Parminder Nagra. You don't judge me, I judge you.
British Indian! Good choice.
I hate to go against the Samir/Steve bro alliance, but Patricia Heaton?! That woman is the devil. In the real life story Everybody Loves Raymond was based on, Ray Barone ended up hanging himself in the garage.
I just think she's a smokin' hot lady, political views aside. I was pointing out that my "type" tends to be petite brunettes and not svelt blondes.
Samir, your taste is impeccable.
Whattaya mean we've gone too far off topic?
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Clerks II has a playlist. All I have to say is that it includes tracks by Perry Farrell Project #1, Bloodhound Gang, and Lit.