BEST BAND NAMES PLAYING THE TOLEDO AREA THIS WEEK (NOV 26-DEC 2)
Ten Inch Willy--tonight & Saturday at Lucky Louie's
Froghead--tonight & Saturday at M.T. Loonies
Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen (of "Hot Rod Lincoln" fame)--Sunday at Magic Bag
A Modest Proposal--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Fate Of Apollo--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Fifth Floor--tonight at Sports Zone
Hot Karl--tonight at Sports Zone
Static Rituals--Saturday at Underground
Clean Car--Saturday at Underground
Friday, November 26, 2004
Thursday, November 25, 2004
TURKEY DAY
Hey all you turkeys, it's Thanksgiving Day (Oh shit, why did I have to type that? "Thanksgiving Day." Brings back traumatic memories of that TV movie with Mary Tyler Moore and Jonathon Brandmeier. Shudder.), and here's how I play it...
Thanks to everyone reading this for reading this, especially those who do so on a regular basis. And especially to my friends who read this, thanks for being a part of my life!
Everybody enjoy your feast today (even if it includes low-carb stuffing), and here's to loading ourselves up on enough L-triptophan to knock us all on our sorry Thanksgiving asses!
Hey all you turkeys, it's Thanksgiving Day (Oh shit, why did I have to type that? "Thanksgiving Day." Brings back traumatic memories of that TV movie with Mary Tyler Moore and Jonathon Brandmeier. Shudder.), and here's how I play it...
Thanks to everyone reading this for reading this, especially those who do so on a regular basis. And especially to my friends who read this, thanks for being a part of my life!
Everybody enjoy your feast today (even if it includes low-carb stuffing), and here's to loading ourselves up on enough L-triptophan to knock us all on our sorry Thanksgiving asses!
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
WEEKLY KARAOKE RECAP (NOV 19-22)
Ouch. Short week. Only 11 songs total. I used to could do almost twice that at Mugzie's. :(
FRIDAY, JALAPENO'S, 4 SONGS
Away From The Sun--3 Doors Down, Daughter--Pearl Jam, Just A Gigolo--David Lee Roth, Mother--Pink Floyd
Yes, I know. I didn't notice it until I got home: I did "Mother" and "Daughter". Weird. Anyway, twas a bit of an off night for me. Missy came along, she wanted me to do "Mr. Roboto" but she was set on leaving around 12 so I never got to it, nor did I get to try working the room with "You Don't Love Me Anymore". Worst part was seeing that they built a DJ cage which cut the size of the stage in freakin' half! Plus you can't see the singer from where we sat! SUCKS!
SATURDAY, MUTZ, 5 SONGS
Turn The Page--Bob Seger, NEW--Insensitive--Jann Arden, Oh Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison, You Don't Love Me Anymore--Weird Al Yankovic, You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'--The Righteous Brothers
Jann Arden was on "Rick Mercer's Monday Report" last week, and looking way hot. (She's kinda got "The Build"...yummmmmy) Looked her up on Bearshare Saturday morning, found "Insensitive" and started practicing it. Had to use the EVV but not bad. Other than that, obviously I stuck to my aces. Seger I'm nailing, Orbison I'm nailing, and of course worked the crowd very well with the Weird Al. Last line target this week: Lester. (PS: Forgot I did the Righteous Bros as a duet with Fat Bastard.)
MONDAY, SOUTHWYCK LOUNGE, 2 SONGS
One More Minute--Weird Al Yankovic, Outside (acoustic version)--Aaron Lewis & Fred Durst
Stuck to the aces again in case I was being scouted. A good night, nailed 'em both perhaps the best I've ever nailed 'em. Now, if I had had enough time, I would have done either "Oh Pretty Woman" or "One Thing" third, which would have made it three "O" songs on the night for a tic-tac-toe. Alas it was not to be. (Mind you, normally I like to be X, but there's only 2 "X" songs in the book.)
Ouch. Short week. Only 11 songs total. I used to could do almost twice that at Mugzie's. :(
FRIDAY, JALAPENO'S, 4 SONGS
Away From The Sun--3 Doors Down, Daughter--Pearl Jam, Just A Gigolo--David Lee Roth, Mother--Pink Floyd
Yes, I know. I didn't notice it until I got home: I did "Mother" and "Daughter". Weird. Anyway, twas a bit of an off night for me. Missy came along, she wanted me to do "Mr. Roboto" but she was set on leaving around 12 so I never got to it, nor did I get to try working the room with "You Don't Love Me Anymore". Worst part was seeing that they built a DJ cage which cut the size of the stage in freakin' half! Plus you can't see the singer from where we sat! SUCKS!
SATURDAY, MUTZ, 5 SONGS
Turn The Page--Bob Seger, NEW--Insensitive--Jann Arden, Oh Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison, You Don't Love Me Anymore--Weird Al Yankovic, You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'--The Righteous Brothers
Jann Arden was on "Rick Mercer's Monday Report" last week, and looking way hot. (She's kinda got "The Build"...yummmmmy) Looked her up on Bearshare Saturday morning, found "Insensitive" and started practicing it. Had to use the EVV but not bad. Other than that, obviously I stuck to my aces. Seger I'm nailing, Orbison I'm nailing, and of course worked the crowd very well with the Weird Al. Last line target this week: Lester. (PS: Forgot I did the Righteous Bros as a duet with Fat Bastard.)
MONDAY, SOUTHWYCK LOUNGE, 2 SONGS
One More Minute--Weird Al Yankovic, Outside (acoustic version)--Aaron Lewis & Fred Durst
Stuck to the aces again in case I was being scouted. A good night, nailed 'em both perhaps the best I've ever nailed 'em. Now, if I had had enough time, I would have done either "Oh Pretty Woman" or "One Thing" third, which would have made it three "O" songs on the night for a tic-tac-toe. Alas it was not to be. (Mind you, normally I like to be X, but there's only 2 "X" songs in the book.)
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
WEEKLY KARAOKE RECAP (NOVEMBER 12-15)
FRIDAY, MUGZIE'S, 11 SONGS
Babylon--David Gray--They like me to start out with a slow song...
Daysleeper--R.E.M.--...I couldn't decide between 3 slow songs...
NEW--No One Is To Blame--Howard Jones--...so I did all 3. My high mid-range worked well throughout.
NEW--Mexican Radio--Wall Of Voodoo--Steve Dahl did his show from Mexico this week, so I've had this song in my head all week even though they didn't play it, which I still can't believe.
1985--Bowling For Soup--Ahh, that delightful light-headed feeling. But actually, I'm starting to kinda suck at this one. I might have to shelve it.
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--This one, however, I am absolutely nailing.
One More Minute--Weird Al Yankovic--Micki requested it. Again. Well received.
NEW--Bad To The Bone--George Thorogood--Nailed it. Sent it out to my gal Christine.
She Drives Like Crazy--Weird Al Yankovic--Every time Doug does the original, I have to follow it with this. I didn't even want to. It's so Pavlovian.
Dixie Rose Deluxe's Honky Tonk, Feed Store, Gun Shop, Used Car, Beer, Bait, BBQ, Barber Shop, Laundromat--Trent Willmon--Seems so easy to sing now. Then again, it IS country.
NEW--Don't Change--INXS--Had a good voice this night, so I went for another high mid-range. Not bad at all.
Unfortunately, on a night when my voice was in top form, since it was only Doug and me singing for two hours (again), and despite my begging them to continue, they decided to pack it in early. D'OH! Also it looks like this was the swan song for karaoke at Mugzie's. R.I.P. (But at least this will free up my Friday nights so I can watch ALF's Hit Talk Show.)
SATURDAY, MUTZ, 5 SONGS
It's No Good--Arthur Kill/Depeche Mode--My AK/DM hybrid version.
I Believe In A Thing Called Love--The Darkness--Made it work as a duet with another singer.
My Way--Frank Sinatra--Believe me, I wanted to try this in a Sinatra/Matt Dusk voice, but my EVV (Eddie Vedder voice) took over again. It can't be stopped!
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--I kick ass on this song.
Don't Know What You Got--Cinderella--The EVV worked very well on it.
MONDAY, SOUTHWYCK LOUNGE, 3 SONGS
Something About You--Level 42--Heard it on the radio, had to try it. Needs work but not bad.
It's Been Awhile--Staind--Working very well except I gotta get used to the necessary breathing pattern.
You Don't Love Me Anymore--Weird Al Yankovic--Whereas Mugzie's is too big a room and Mutz is just right, the SL room is too small. Had to linger just a bit longer on each victim. Instead of singing the last line to Doug, this time I targeted Sir Bob (aka "My liege!"). Poor guy.
Notes: With Mugzie's falling by the wayside, I'll have to wait and see if they find another Friday gig for me to run. In the meantime, they have tapped me to run the Mutz show November 27!
FRIDAY, MUGZIE'S, 11 SONGS
Babylon--David Gray--They like me to start out with a slow song...
Daysleeper--R.E.M.--...I couldn't decide between 3 slow songs...
NEW--No One Is To Blame--Howard Jones--...so I did all 3. My high mid-range worked well throughout.
NEW--Mexican Radio--Wall Of Voodoo--Steve Dahl did his show from Mexico this week, so I've had this song in my head all week even though they didn't play it, which I still can't believe.
1985--Bowling For Soup--Ahh, that delightful light-headed feeling. But actually, I'm starting to kinda suck at this one. I might have to shelve it.
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--This one, however, I am absolutely nailing.
One More Minute--Weird Al Yankovic--Micki requested it. Again. Well received.
NEW--Bad To The Bone--George Thorogood--Nailed it. Sent it out to my gal Christine.
She Drives Like Crazy--Weird Al Yankovic--Every time Doug does the original, I have to follow it with this. I didn't even want to. It's so Pavlovian.
Dixie Rose Deluxe's Honky Tonk, Feed Store, Gun Shop, Used Car, Beer, Bait, BBQ, Barber Shop, Laundromat--Trent Willmon--Seems so easy to sing now. Then again, it IS country.
NEW--Don't Change--INXS--Had a good voice this night, so I went for another high mid-range. Not bad at all.
Unfortunately, on a night when my voice was in top form, since it was only Doug and me singing for two hours (again), and despite my begging them to continue, they decided to pack it in early. D'OH! Also it looks like this was the swan song for karaoke at Mugzie's. R.I.P. (But at least this will free up my Friday nights so I can watch ALF's Hit Talk Show.)
SATURDAY, MUTZ, 5 SONGS
It's No Good--Arthur Kill/Depeche Mode--My AK/DM hybrid version.
I Believe In A Thing Called Love--The Darkness--Made it work as a duet with another singer.
My Way--Frank Sinatra--Believe me, I wanted to try this in a Sinatra/Matt Dusk voice, but my EVV (Eddie Vedder voice) took over again. It can't be stopped!
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--I kick ass on this song.
Don't Know What You Got--Cinderella--The EVV worked very well on it.
MONDAY, SOUTHWYCK LOUNGE, 3 SONGS
Something About You--Level 42--Heard it on the radio, had to try it. Needs work but not bad.
It's Been Awhile--Staind--Working very well except I gotta get used to the necessary breathing pattern.
You Don't Love Me Anymore--Weird Al Yankovic--Whereas Mugzie's is too big a room and Mutz is just right, the SL room is too small. Had to linger just a bit longer on each victim. Instead of singing the last line to Doug, this time I targeted Sir Bob (aka "My liege!"). Poor guy.
Notes: With Mugzie's falling by the wayside, I'll have to wait and see if they find another Friday gig for me to run. In the meantime, they have tapped me to run the Mutz show November 27!
Monday, November 15, 2004
THE IDEA POSTED HERE BELONGS TO ME. NO STEALING IT! YOU HEAR ME?
I have a dream. Someday I hope to start a chain of restaurants to directly compete with Hooters. Instead of featuring waitresses with big breasts, mine will feature waitresses with big beautiful bubble butts. And it shall be called...Mud Flaps!
I have a dream. Someday I hope to start a chain of restaurants to directly compete with Hooters. Instead of featuring waitresses with big breasts, mine will feature waitresses with big beautiful bubble butts. And it shall be called...Mud Flaps!
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
WEEKLY KARAOKE RECAP (NOVEMBER 5-8)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, MUGZIE'S, 16 SONGS
NEW--North Of The Border--Eggs Danny Thomas Style--Written after the Election Day travesty. The premise being that if I had the necessary resources, I'd move to Canada faster than you can say Saskatchewan, but for now I can dream. But as I began to explain the premise of the song, Micki shut my mic off, so I was not able to give it the proper set-up. Plus it was in a bad key. Anyhoo, the lyrics are at the bottom of this post.
NEW--Imagine--John Lennon--I figured if I can't say it, I'll sing it. My mic was left on this time. Did good.
Behind Blue Eyes--The Who--Took forever to get a drink, ended up singing this with a dry throat. Not good.
Float On--Modest Mouse--Decided to stick to my A material, in case any bands were scouting me incognito.
One More Minute--Weird Al Yankovic--Requested by one of the barmaids.
Hurt--Johnny Cash--Starting to seem too low!
It's Been Awhile--Staind--Getting really good at this one, nice compliment to "Outside".
NEW--My Way--Frank Sinatra--Requested by another of the barmaids. Decided to throw caution to the wind. Ended up sounding like Rat Pack meets Grunge. You know me, when in doubt, fall back on the Eddie Vedder voice! So if Pearl Jam did this song, I think it would sound damn good. I got mucho props.
Margaritaville--Jimmy Buffett--Yeah, I know, someday I'll learn more Buffett.
NEW--The Closer I Get To You--Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway--Duet with Tina. She asked me to learn it a couple of weeks ago. I didn't really, but there's room to improvise a bit, so it went well.
Oh Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison--Really nailing this one lately.
Outside--Aaron Lewis & Fred Durst--Had to whip out my ace.
NEW--Lady--Styx--Actually Tina did this one, but I threw in some low harmony. Not bad.
You Don't Love Me Anymore--Weird Al Yankovic--Fun to work the ladies in the crowd, but Mugzie's is too big a room. Almost have to run across the room at times.
NEW--Don't Go Breaking My Heart--Elton John & Kiki Dee--Duet with Tina. Higher than my other Elton stuff, so not as good as I'd like.
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--I'm nailing it.
NEW--Fall To Pieces--Velvet Revolver--Tina's friend sang it, but again I tossed in some low harmony. Will need to bump it down a key or three if I try it myself.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, MUTZ, 6 SONGS
NEW--Time In A Bottle--Jim Croce--Nailed it, but it's a hell of a lot shorter song than I remember.
1985--Bowling For Soup--Tough to breathe through it, but I'm getting better. (Actually I get kinda light-headed by the end, which sometimes is quite enjoyable.)
Turn The Page--Bob Seger--Nailed it. (Friday night while D&M were packing up, this came on the jukebox. Tina and her friend and I sang along in sort-of three-part harmony, I guess as an encore.)
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--Not only am I nailing it, I really enjoy it and really get into it.
You Don't Love Me Anymore--Weird Al Yankovic--Finally I got around to working the Mutz crowd with this one. Smaller room, works much better. Gotta do it more often.
Broken--Seether (with Amy Lee)--Duet with Bev. She was rather drunk, but even when she's bad, she's good. Raves all around. (Score: Bev 3, certain person 1.)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, SOUTHWYCK LOUNGE, 2 SONGS
North Of The Border--Eggs Danny Thomas Style--Got to explain the premise this time. Much more well-received with the proper set-up. Also tried a different key which worked better. Still tough to stay in sync with the music though.
Brown Eyed Girl--Van Morrison--Wanted to brush up on it, just in case.
"North Of The Border" by Eggs Danny Thomas Style
Parody of "Over The Rainbow", music/lyrics by Arlen and Harburg
Parody lyrics by D. Pribe and W. Rose
Somewhere north of the border, I can see
There's a land that I learned of thanks to the CBC
Somewhere north of the border, beer is blue
And the dreams that I dare to dream maybe will come true
I'll wish upon a maple leaf and all these redneck Yanks I'll leave behind me
Where snowflakes fall like hockey pucks and people know that Dubya sucks
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere north of the border, geese do fly
Geese fly north of the border, why then oh why can't I?
If happy Canada geese fly north of the border
Why oh why can't I?
--Copyright 2004 by Ducksoup
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, MUGZIE'S, 16 SONGS
NEW--North Of The Border--Eggs Danny Thomas Style--Written after the Election Day travesty. The premise being that if I had the necessary resources, I'd move to Canada faster than you can say Saskatchewan, but for now I can dream. But as I began to explain the premise of the song, Micki shut my mic off, so I was not able to give it the proper set-up. Plus it was in a bad key. Anyhoo, the lyrics are at the bottom of this post.
NEW--Imagine--John Lennon--I figured if I can't say it, I'll sing it. My mic was left on this time. Did good.
Behind Blue Eyes--The Who--Took forever to get a drink, ended up singing this with a dry throat. Not good.
Float On--Modest Mouse--Decided to stick to my A material, in case any bands were scouting me incognito.
One More Minute--Weird Al Yankovic--Requested by one of the barmaids.
Hurt--Johnny Cash--Starting to seem too low!
It's Been Awhile--Staind--Getting really good at this one, nice compliment to "Outside".
NEW--My Way--Frank Sinatra--Requested by another of the barmaids. Decided to throw caution to the wind. Ended up sounding like Rat Pack meets Grunge. You know me, when in doubt, fall back on the Eddie Vedder voice! So if Pearl Jam did this song, I think it would sound damn good. I got mucho props.
Margaritaville--Jimmy Buffett--Yeah, I know, someday I'll learn more Buffett.
NEW--The Closer I Get To You--Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway--Duet with Tina. She asked me to learn it a couple of weeks ago. I didn't really, but there's room to improvise a bit, so it went well.
Oh Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison--Really nailing this one lately.
Outside--Aaron Lewis & Fred Durst--Had to whip out my ace.
NEW--Lady--Styx--Actually Tina did this one, but I threw in some low harmony. Not bad.
You Don't Love Me Anymore--Weird Al Yankovic--Fun to work the ladies in the crowd, but Mugzie's is too big a room. Almost have to run across the room at times.
NEW--Don't Go Breaking My Heart--Elton John & Kiki Dee--Duet with Tina. Higher than my other Elton stuff, so not as good as I'd like.
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--I'm nailing it.
NEW--Fall To Pieces--Velvet Revolver--Tina's friend sang it, but again I tossed in some low harmony. Will need to bump it down a key or three if I try it myself.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, MUTZ, 6 SONGS
NEW--Time In A Bottle--Jim Croce--Nailed it, but it's a hell of a lot shorter song than I remember.
1985--Bowling For Soup--Tough to breathe through it, but I'm getting better. (Actually I get kinda light-headed by the end, which sometimes is quite enjoyable.)
Turn The Page--Bob Seger--Nailed it. (Friday night while D&M were packing up, this came on the jukebox. Tina and her friend and I sang along in sort-of three-part harmony, I guess as an encore.)
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--Not only am I nailing it, I really enjoy it and really get into it.
You Don't Love Me Anymore--Weird Al Yankovic--Finally I got around to working the Mutz crowd with this one. Smaller room, works much better. Gotta do it more often.
Broken--Seether (with Amy Lee)--Duet with Bev. She was rather drunk, but even when she's bad, she's good. Raves all around. (Score: Bev 3, certain person 1.)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, SOUTHWYCK LOUNGE, 2 SONGS
North Of The Border--Eggs Danny Thomas Style--Got to explain the premise this time. Much more well-received with the proper set-up. Also tried a different key which worked better. Still tough to stay in sync with the music though.
Brown Eyed Girl--Van Morrison--Wanted to brush up on it, just in case.
"North Of The Border" by Eggs Danny Thomas Style
Parody of "Over The Rainbow", music/lyrics by Arlen and Harburg
Parody lyrics by D. Pribe and W. Rose
Somewhere north of the border, I can see
There's a land that I learned of thanks to the CBC
Somewhere north of the border, beer is blue
And the dreams that I dare to dream maybe will come true
I'll wish upon a maple leaf and all these redneck Yanks I'll leave behind me
Where snowflakes fall like hockey pucks and people know that Dubya sucks
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere north of the border, geese do fly
Geese fly north of the border, why then oh why can't I?
If happy Canada geese fly north of the border
Why oh why can't I?
--Copyright 2004 by Ducksoup
Saturday, November 06, 2004
DUCKSOUP'S TOP 50 SONGS OF THE MONTH (OCTOBER 2004)
1. Everybody's Changing--Keane
2. Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand
3. Thumbing My Way--Pearl Jam
4. She's So High--Tal Bachman
5. Creep--Richard Cheese
6. SupaDubya--4o. del Tren
7. Chicken Out--Gomez
8. Move On--Jet
9. Float On--Modest Mouse
10. Staring At The Sun--Simple Kid
11. Nothing Is Wrong--Gomez
12. Sweet Transvestite--Tim Curry
13. 1985--Bowling For Soup
14. Drugs--Simple Kid
15. Where Ya Going--Gomez
16. Quinn The Quarterback--Steve Dahl
17. Breakups Breakdowns--Simple Kid
18. It's Been Awhile--Staind
20. It's No Good--Depeche Mode
21. Silence--Gomez
23. On Top Of You--Trey Parker
24. All Things--Widelife
25. Mad World--Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules
26. The Long Road--Pearl Jam (with Neil Young)
27. Fat Bottomed Girls--Hayseed Dixie
28. Trouble--Cat Stevens
29. Average Man--Simple Kid
30. We Like To Party--Vengaboys
31. Dixie Rose Deluxe's...--Trent Willmon
32. Rockin' In The Free World--Neil Young & Pearl Jam
33. Hello--Simple Kid
34. My Happy Ending--Avril Lavigne
35. Aint Talkin Bout Love--Dirty Power
36. Are You Lonesome Tonight--Sam Kinison
37. Truck On--Simple Kid
38. Milkshake--Richard Cheese
39. I Hold Your Hand In Mine--Tom Lehrer
40. The Lunatics...--Fun Boy Three
41. Krenzel Logic--Steve Dahl
42. I've Been Everywhere--Hank Snow
43. Do One--Gomez
44. Buddy Holly--Richard Cheese
45. Beat Me--Custom
46. Tuesday's Gone--Lynyrd Skynyrd
47. Given To Fly--Pearl Jam
48. I Miss You--Blink 182
49. Gonna Be Some Changes Made--Bruce Hornsby
50. Quinn The Quarterback--Uncle Boogie Pants
1. Everybody's Changing--Keane
2. Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand
3. Thumbing My Way--Pearl Jam
4. She's So High--Tal Bachman
5. Creep--Richard Cheese
6. SupaDubya--4o. del Tren
7. Chicken Out--Gomez
8. Move On--Jet
9. Float On--Modest Mouse
10. Staring At The Sun--Simple Kid
11. Nothing Is Wrong--Gomez
12. Sweet Transvestite--Tim Curry
13. 1985--Bowling For Soup
14. Drugs--Simple Kid
15. Where Ya Going--Gomez
16. Quinn The Quarterback--Steve Dahl
17. Breakups Breakdowns--Simple Kid
18. It's Been Awhile--Staind
20. It's No Good--Depeche Mode
21. Silence--Gomez
23. On Top Of You--Trey Parker
24. All Things--Widelife
25. Mad World--Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules
26. The Long Road--Pearl Jam (with Neil Young)
27. Fat Bottomed Girls--Hayseed Dixie
28. Trouble--Cat Stevens
29. Average Man--Simple Kid
30. We Like To Party--Vengaboys
31. Dixie Rose Deluxe's...--Trent Willmon
32. Rockin' In The Free World--Neil Young & Pearl Jam
33. Hello--Simple Kid
34. My Happy Ending--Avril Lavigne
35. Aint Talkin Bout Love--Dirty Power
36. Are You Lonesome Tonight--Sam Kinison
37. Truck On--Simple Kid
38. Milkshake--Richard Cheese
39. I Hold Your Hand In Mine--Tom Lehrer
40. The Lunatics...--Fun Boy Three
41. Krenzel Logic--Steve Dahl
42. I've Been Everywhere--Hank Snow
43. Do One--Gomez
44. Buddy Holly--Richard Cheese
45. Beat Me--Custom
46. Tuesday's Gone--Lynyrd Skynyrd
47. Given To Fly--Pearl Jam
48. I Miss You--Blink 182
49. Gonna Be Some Changes Made--Bruce Hornsby
50. Quinn The Quarterback--Uncle Boogie Pants
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
WEEKLY KARAOKE RECAP (OCT 29-NOV 1)
Ahh, Halloween weekend. Time to play dress-up. Unfortunately, I experienced a slight wardrobe malfunction. The rubber band on my ALF mask broke. So I had to go to Plan B, a.k.a. Operation Dr. Frank N. Ducksoup. As you'll read below, this was no wardrobe malfunction! Muwahahahahahaaaaa!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, MUGZIE'S, 14 SONGS
NEW--Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--D&M found this one for me and it worked so well that I actually did it a second time at the end of the night.
Mad World--Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules--Something slow to start with.
The Scientist--Coldplay--Another slow one. Did it better months ago.
1985--Bowling For Soup--It's all over the radio, and it's fun to sing.
NEW--Creatures (For A While)--311--Better than the last 311 song I did, but still for some reason those are giving me problems.
NEW--Word Up--Cameo--Not the new KoRn version, but close enough for jazz. First two-thirds went okay, the rest...bleh.
NEW--Monster Mash--Bobby "Boris" Pickett--Time to try out some Halloween stuff. Did okay, but the crowd sucked.
NEW--Purple People Eater--Sheb Wooley--Same here. But had to warm them up for my big number...
NEW--Sweet Transvestite--Tim Curry--Complete with dress, wig, lipstick and fishnets. I nailed it. The mic stand, that is. I used a bedsheet in place of a cape for the reveal, and when I threw it off I knocked over D&M's mic stand behind me. Overall, a mixed reception, as expected. During later songs a guy threw a couple of lemon wedges at me. Not sure how I should take that.
NEW--Werewolves Of London--Warren Zevon--Changed out of drag, but the crowd was still...um, iffy. Easy to sing. Too easy. But you gotta love the "bip" near the end.
NEW--I Love The Dead--Alice Cooper--Another mixed reception. Easy to forget how ahead of its time this song was. But I liked it enough to repeat it at Mutz.
NEW--Voodoo--Godsmack--Got the voice nailed, but tough to breathe right during it. Better reception than the others songs, oddly enough.
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'--The Righteous Brothers--Duet with Doug. Tried to switch all our parts from last time. I assigned the harmony parts to him, but he wasn't prepared for it. Plus he had mic probs. Guess we'd better switch back in future.
Float On--Modest Mouse--I think the chicks dig this one, so I'm doing it a lot lately.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, MUTZ, 6 SONGS
NEW--Don't Fear The Reaper--Blue Oyster Cult--"Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription...is MORE COWBELL!"
Aint Talkin Bout Love--Dirty Power/Van Halen--Because I was wearing my Dirty Power shirt. It's a vocal workout, but I like it.
I Hold Your Hand In Mine--Tom Lehrer--D&M let me get away with it again. Went over better than last Monday. Made it a 2-fer with the next song...
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes--Lewis Lee--They found this one just for me, so I felt an obligation. A good set-up for the biggie...
Sweet Transvestite--Tim Curry--I managed to not hit the mic stand this time. As expected, a much better reception than at Mugzie's. The Mutz crowd ate it up. NOTE: D&M got pictures, hopefully I will be able to post them here at the Pond very soon. I looked fabulous! Wait til you folks see me in fishnets. With all the walking I do, my gams are positively delicious, if I do say so meself.
I Love The Dead--Alice Cooper--Ended the night with it. Got Sam and a few others to sing along. Unlike Friday, I stayed in drag for this one. After all, it IS Alice.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, SOUTHWYCK LOUNGE, 2 SONGS
NEW--Long Time--Boston--Did it as a salute to the Red Sox. But the Eddie Vedder voice doesn't work well with a Boston song. Thud.
NEW--Centerfold--J. Geils Band--Vocal range was okay. But tougher to sing than I thought. Breathing was tricky. And it needs the right crowd to join in on the na-na's.
PS: I sit corrected. "I've Been Everywhere" by Hank Snow is NOT the ultimate karaoke challenge. The ultimate karaoke challenge is "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion. But I'm not even close to trying that!
Ahh, Halloween weekend. Time to play dress-up. Unfortunately, I experienced a slight wardrobe malfunction. The rubber band on my ALF mask broke. So I had to go to Plan B, a.k.a. Operation Dr. Frank N. Ducksoup. As you'll read below, this was no wardrobe malfunction! Muwahahahahahaaaaa!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, MUGZIE'S, 14 SONGS
NEW--Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--D&M found this one for me and it worked so well that I actually did it a second time at the end of the night.
Mad World--Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules--Something slow to start with.
The Scientist--Coldplay--Another slow one. Did it better months ago.
1985--Bowling For Soup--It's all over the radio, and it's fun to sing.
NEW--Creatures (For A While)--311--Better than the last 311 song I did, but still for some reason those are giving me problems.
NEW--Word Up--Cameo--Not the new KoRn version, but close enough for jazz. First two-thirds went okay, the rest...bleh.
NEW--Monster Mash--Bobby "Boris" Pickett--Time to try out some Halloween stuff. Did okay, but the crowd sucked.
NEW--Purple People Eater--Sheb Wooley--Same here. But had to warm them up for my big number...
NEW--Sweet Transvestite--Tim Curry--Complete with dress, wig, lipstick and fishnets. I nailed it. The mic stand, that is. I used a bedsheet in place of a cape for the reveal, and when I threw it off I knocked over D&M's mic stand behind me. Overall, a mixed reception, as expected. During later songs a guy threw a couple of lemon wedges at me. Not sure how I should take that.
NEW--Werewolves Of London--Warren Zevon--Changed out of drag, but the crowd was still...um, iffy. Easy to sing. Too easy. But you gotta love the "bip" near the end.
NEW--I Love The Dead--Alice Cooper--Another mixed reception. Easy to forget how ahead of its time this song was. But I liked it enough to repeat it at Mutz.
NEW--Voodoo--Godsmack--Got the voice nailed, but tough to breathe right during it. Better reception than the others songs, oddly enough.
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'--The Righteous Brothers--Duet with Doug. Tried to switch all our parts from last time. I assigned the harmony parts to him, but he wasn't prepared for it. Plus he had mic probs. Guess we'd better switch back in future.
Float On--Modest Mouse--I think the chicks dig this one, so I'm doing it a lot lately.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, MUTZ, 6 SONGS
NEW--Don't Fear The Reaper--Blue Oyster Cult--"Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription...is MORE COWBELL!"
Aint Talkin Bout Love--Dirty Power/Van Halen--Because I was wearing my Dirty Power shirt. It's a vocal workout, but I like it.
I Hold Your Hand In Mine--Tom Lehrer--D&M let me get away with it again. Went over better than last Monday. Made it a 2-fer with the next song...
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes--Lewis Lee--They found this one just for me, so I felt an obligation. A good set-up for the biggie...
Sweet Transvestite--Tim Curry--I managed to not hit the mic stand this time. As expected, a much better reception than at Mugzie's. The Mutz crowd ate it up. NOTE: D&M got pictures, hopefully I will be able to post them here at the Pond very soon. I looked fabulous! Wait til you folks see me in fishnets. With all the walking I do, my gams are positively delicious, if I do say so meself.
I Love The Dead--Alice Cooper--Ended the night with it. Got Sam and a few others to sing along. Unlike Friday, I stayed in drag for this one. After all, it IS Alice.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, SOUTHWYCK LOUNGE, 2 SONGS
NEW--Long Time--Boston--Did it as a salute to the Red Sox. But the Eddie Vedder voice doesn't work well with a Boston song. Thud.
NEW--Centerfold--J. Geils Band--Vocal range was okay. But tougher to sing than I thought. Breathing was tricky. And it needs the right crowd to join in on the na-na's.
PS: I sit corrected. "I've Been Everywhere" by Hank Snow is NOT the ultimate karaoke challenge. The ultimate karaoke challenge is "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion. But I'm not even close to trying that!
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