YEEEHAAAAAAAAAA!!!
“What’s all the fussin’ about Shane?”
-You People
Well, I’ll tell you. We made it. We did it. We didn’t get fired (yet). It’s been a year since we started doing this damn thing, and Ryan even brought in a bottle of bubbly to commemorate the occasion. So in order to celebrate our first 365 days on ONEOFUS.NET we decided to do a supersized mixtape show for you guys.
A mixtape show is pretty much the same as a regular show, only instead of just discussing one album, we all pick videos to surprise each other with, and alternate until no man is left alive. Or something like that.
Also it was supposed to tie in with Memorial Day, but we couldn’t even get our shit together enough to even do that. Regardless, we think it’s a pretty amusing show and we hope you do too.
Is there anything that Jack Antonoff writes that isn’t anthemic? That
word made a repeat appearance as we discussed this track and its
corresponding video, wherein Antonoff plays an erstwhile therapist who
lives in a terrible apartment building and dates (or did once), a girl
who brought her own lamp over. Whatever happened to toothbrushes?
One of the miracles of the internet that has since broken out is the
marrying of ODB’s Shimmy Shimmy Ya (also seen in the opening scene of
Knocked Up) to video of Dr. Teeth from The Muppets. It’s remarkable,
and if you’ve not seen it go find the internet (oh, you’re here
already!) and view. Beyond that, this was my take on soundtracking the
Hip Hop Pool Party. Perfect for those who like it raw, whatever that
means.
You could make the argument that Norman Cook’s Weapon Of Choice here
is a uniquely charismatic Christopher Walken. When this video hit the
airwaves back in the day, seeing Walken’s giant forehead out of
character, instead of reflecting his formal dance training, turned
heads. We also talk about how Norman Cook / Fatboy Slim was once in
the Housemartins, which some found surprising.
Clinton, of Parliament/Funkadelic fame, brought us this genius nugget
of 8-bit (seriously, check out the video) wonder, Atomic Dog. Better
known now for the legions (lesions?) of samples it spawned, this song
nevertheless brought funk to the ‘burbs. Soundtrack to the time I
totally “frenched” a girl next to a Joust video game when I was 11.
This was my jam when I was hitting up my local skating rink as a
fifth-grader. I distinctly recall requesting it from the (probably
17-year-old) DJ, and his reply, “Aren’t you a little young for that?”
Yes, yes I was, because I had absolutely no idea that “She’s Tight”
had a sexual connotation. Not so subtle on the video, though. Proud
that Cheap Trick was my first for-real concert experience, even if it
was at Astroworld.
Ah yes, Gene. Not Morrissey. I repeat, not Morrissey. Totally picked
this song because Shane is such a Smiths/Morrissey geek that I knew
I’d get an intriguing reaction, and sure enough, he didn’t disappoint.
Totally solid song, and this band would so totally not exist were it
not for Morrissey/Marr, et al.
Well I went with a theme this time, starting with a video in the 80’s,
continuing through to the 90’s, and Aughts. First up, I just thought
everybody needed to be reminded of the genius that is(was) Falco.
Well, this is FUCKING genius. However there was never a proper video
releases with English lyrics (or we sure as shit couldn’t find one) so
we bounced around a few. All worth the effort of finding on-line. The
same thing can be said, nay, SHOUTED AT THE TOP OF ONE’S LUNGS about…
which is my favorite video of the 90’s. It just can’t be explained.
Much the same as…
Very confusing. Still holds up in the lascivious eye candy department
though.
