“Maybe that’s why I can’t sleep at night…”
So, just how well versed are you in the Pop Culture landscape?
Time to lighten the mood for a bit. After all, live is too short to always talk politics and current events.
So, here’s your task – identify the movie, TV series, or comedy act for these faux-music acts (well, maybe one or two really did cut an album).
Enjoy!
“Basketball Jones” by Tyrone Shoelaces and the Rap Brown Jr. H.S. Band (Hint: George Harrison, Billy Preston, Carole King, and Michelle Phillips all contributed on this track… seriously)
The Liffy Lads (No song ever performed. Hint: They consider themselves as the blacks of Europe)
“Ballroom Blitz” by Crucial Taunt (Hint: Real song, fake band)
“Greatest Love of All” by Randy Watson and Sexual Chocolate (Hint: Ditto)
“Young Bloods” by Johnny Fish & the Fins (Hint: Let’s grab a malted over at Mr. Takahashi’s burger joint)
A Flock of Budgies (No song ever performed. Hint: This band considers themselves as the blacks of Ireland)
“Ooh-La-We, I Sho’ Gotta Pee” by Right-On Right-On Washington (Hint: Big hit in the 7th Grade back in the 1970s)
“At the Hop” by Herby and the Heartbeats (Hint: Where were you in ’62?)
“Weekend at Party Pier” by Captain Geech & The Shrimp Shack Shooters (Hint: The bass player was cited as “T.B. Player” in the end credits)
And And! And (Later changed to And And Fookin’ And. No song ever performed. Hint: This band considers themselves as the blacks of Dublin)
“Shama Lama Ding Dong” by Otis Day and the Knights (Hint: Yes, that was the real Stephen Bishop on destroyed acoustic guitar)
“Earache, My Eye” by Alice Bowie (Hint: They won The Battle of the Bands)
The Northsiders (No song ever performed. Hint: Bottom-Deco on lead vocals)
“Sweet Transvestite” by Dr. Frank N. Furter (Hint: He’s the same guy who was the Medical Officer in “Hunt for Red October”)
“Gimme Some Money” by The Thamesmen (Hint: Must be played at 11)
“Smelly Cat” by Phoebe Buffay (Hint: The unfriendly version)
The Fookin’ Eejits (No song ever performed. Hint: Elvis wasn’t a Cajun. That’s fookin’ blasphemy)
“True” by David ‘Dave’ Veltri (Hint: Never got the credit he really deserved)
“Ding-Dong” by Blind Melon Chitlin’ (Hint: For the best in adolescent bathroom humor)
Free Beer (No song ever performed. Hint: Top-Deco on lead vocals)
“Cancer Dance” by Duke Fame and the Fame Throwers (Hint: Dr. Johnny Fever)