Well, darn it all. I just got the news that Tom Lehrer passed away. He was 97, so he had a pretty long life, but it’s still sad. That’s probably the song that everyone knows him the most for, but the first one that I knew to be his was called “Poisoning Pigeons in the …
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If You Don’t Like The Song “Stayin’ Alive”, How About These?
Back a very very long time ago, I learned that if you ever have to do CPR and need a way to keep the compressions well-timed, you can use certain songs. At the time, the only one I had heard about was ‘stayin alive’. Now, I have found a whole medley of good CPR songs. …
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That Skunk Gave Me The Flu!
I haven’t written in a while, like 3 months, oops. So I thought I’d start with something silly. Did anyone else hear the song “Sad Songs Say So Much” and think it said “I’ll hold the skunk”? No? Just me? To be fair to myself, I was only 4 or 5 and the song was …
Look, Some Dizziness
When I saw that someone had mashed up “The Look” and “Pour Some Sugar ON Me”, I had the thought I often have when confronted with a combination that doesn’t immediately make sense to me. “Hmmm. Interesting. I wonder how that’s gonna work.” The answer is that even though on a basic level you can …
Stayin Alive, the Ragtime, Rockabilly, Normal Person Voice Range Edition
I was at a wedding a couple nights ago and someone told me how much he hated the song “Stayin’ Alive”. I don’t know if I’m sheltered or what, but I’m fairly certain that no one had ever said that to me before and I fully expect to live the rest of my life without …
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What’s Up With Dolly Parton Being So Good At Everything
I’m going to go ahead and blame the rampant shittiness that has been life the last few years for it, but I’m still kinda disappointed in myself for not having gotten around to listening to Dolly Parton’s “Rockstar” album even though it came out like two damn years ago. Here she is, from that album, …
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So Long, Bob Rivers. Hope You’re Not Roasting On An Open Fire Like Those Damn Chipmunks
Radio Host, Song Parodist Bob Rivers Has Died. Man, I was so bummed when I heard this news over the weekend. Growing up, I had two favourite song parody guys. The first, obviously, was Weird Al (one of the first records ever given to me as a child was the “Eat It” 45), and the …
Name That Attitude Era Tune
I thought this was going to be easier than the Ruthless Aggression edition, but I managed to do worse by one. I missed Ken Shamrock which drove me nuts because I totally knew it, Brian Pillman (I have no memory of that song whatsoever), ivory (I remember two other themes she used but not this …
Pretty Sure I Just Got Robbed By This Guess The Oscar Winning Song Lyrics Quiz
Can You Guess the Oscar-Winning Song Based on the Lyrics? I got 75 percent here which kinda surprised me, but unless there’s something I’m not picking up on, it should have been higher. Without giving anything away, the one about talking to the sun I’m absolutely right about even though the damn thing keeps telling …
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Name That First Draft Band
I got 70 percent on this guess the original name of the band quiz. I’m happy with that. the only one I missed that annoys me a little is Queen. Nothing like realizing you’re about to get it wrong in that split second where you’re hitting the button and it’s too late to stop.