Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz

[Nftnat]

"Finally, someone let me out of my cage!" Which is to say, our computer @ home is finally back up & running. So of course I'll be around a lot more. Happy days are here again, YYYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

[Captain Caps]

You like Gorillaz? I never envisioned you enjoying their music. I know of your religion, and I thought that religion was against vulgarity (The Gorillaz album, after all, did have a Parental Advisory label on it. I should know...my brother likes them, too). Sorry if I offend, nft...

and either way, Congrats on getting the computer back up!

Sincerely,

John "Captain Caps" Kilduff

[Nftnat]

Well, I saw that video on that Toonami thing. I don't really watch such stuff; I don't even watch VH1 except for the Behind the Music things. I remember that video & that was one of the few lines I understood; it seemed appropriate.

[Matthew Hunter]

I kind of like that song, though I haven't heard anything else by those guys. We have a local rock station called 102.1 KDGE The Edge, and they have a few little "novelty" tunes like that, or stuff that's not in any particular category. There's a hilarious but kind of inappropriate song by a group called "Tenacious D" entitled "F#$@ Her Gently" (using sound effects in place of the word), one that's a parody of the Cake song "Going the Distance" called "Calling for Pizza", and some guy called "Afro Man" singing "Because I Got High". They also have one from Space Ghost, Brak singing "I'm a Cucumber, Please Don't Send Me To The Pickle Farm!"
-Matthew

[DR. BELCH]

"Eastwood" is pretty clean and upbeat, with a prosocial messsage and positive future outlook. Beats some of the incomprehensible low-class "gangsta" sludge where every word has four letters or less. "I'm useless...but not for long. The future is coming on." Plus those purple zombie gorillas are the best part...

"Because I Got High" is one of those songs that begs to be parodied. I've noted there is a verse that's so dirty it doesn't get played on the radio, which makes the whole song sound choppy and off. So I took the liberty of writing clean alternative "Would have..." verses for the edited version, with lines ranging from "gone to the bathroom" to "gotten a haircut" to "taken the dog to the vet" to "gone to the post office".

On novelty songs: a station up in Memphis used to play parodies of classic/recent songs on their morning show, and I taped some. A couple of my favorites are "Baby Got Gas" and "(I Like) Beer Guts" (both takes on Sir Mix-A-Lot).

Suddenly I feel an urge, it being close to Halloween, to pump up "Werewolves of London" at top volume and howl along on my harmonica....

[Captain Caps]

My main concern with this song-

What in the Holy Hell is "sunshine in a bag"? I say it's a drug reference. Someone enlighten me.

Other notes-

The only novelties I dig are either by "Weird Al" or performed on the "Opie and Anthony Show", which I haven't listened to for almost a month now. As for "Weird Al", a few months back, I once again became a fan of his work, after a period of dislike. While I still don't like "Running With Scissors", and thinking of "The Weird Al Show" gives me unpleasant feelings (of pity for Al, instead of dislike for the show), the rest of his music is okay by me.

To me, "Because I Got High" was the only bad part of "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".

Sincerely,

John "Captain Caps" Kilduff

[Nftnat]

Good question. I think Belchie himself asked about that "sunshine in a bag" thing before. Anyway, again I'm glad you've come around on Weird Al, tho I also steer clear of Running With Scissors somewhat. I'm reminded of the Rod Stewart album Some Guys Have All the Luck, produced by Michael Omartian, with one exception. There was one song with which he had moral disagreements (yes, he's a Christian), so someone else produced that song. Omartian had a disclaimer included on the liner notes to the effect that he didn't have anything to do with that particular song because he couldn't produce it in good conscience er sum junk.

[Matthew Hunter]

I heard the uncut "Because I Got High" once, I can't remember how or where. Wasn't the movie, I never saw it. Anyway, the radio station here edits one verse about gambling out completely (perhaps for time) and replaces some dirty words with sound effects (one is a screeching cat, the other a nerfball gun noise or something.) There's also something at the end, like a dirty word mixed with a chicken clucking or something that the radio doesn't play.

I have heard a Mixalot parody somewhere or other before. that dumb song asks for it. It's fun as a dance song, though, a perennial at school dances nowadays. In fact, Sir Mixalot, last I heard, quit and teamed up with the Presidents of the United States of America for some project, but I haven't heard much about either party since. I miss the Presidents, those guys were hilarious....if you have never heard their stuff, check out "Dune Buggy", "Kitty" and "Old Man on the Back Porch".

-Matthew

[Captain Caps]

I have that music video on a Rod Stewart compilation. I like the video effects and Rod's suits. Also, the video for "Infatuation" was awesome. Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger, Motley Crue, Bill Clinton, the late JFK, Robert Evans, Jack Nicholson...I'm amazed at their abilities to attract women. You gotta give Rod and the others that one.

Sincerely,

John "Captain Caps" Kilduff

Some guys do nothing but complain...

[Sharklady]

I am not remotely amazed by JFK's ability to attract women.