Pop Culture References

[scottidog]

Accordion to Alsongs.com the line is:

He said, "I really like your snaggletooth necklace.
Your pants are groovy, and your hair's okay.

But I still like mine better.



And yes, I was trying to be punny when I used the word accordion. Trying. :lookround:

[scottidog]

I see everyone is waiting with bated breath (or baited breath if you had fish for dinner) for any news from the Weird Front...



Reviving this topic.



One of the most pop-culture reference laden songs is "I Can't Watch This." Aside from the references that are explained over at Alsongs there are a ton more... let me see if I can find some of them...



it tastes more like fresh peanuts or was it Skippy (or maybe Peter Pan?) Is it just me, or is there something wrong with Smuckers owning Jif?



They keep going and going



don't hate me because I'm beautiful... This one is so ingrained in pop culture, I'm having trouble locating the original source. I remember it was an ad for an shampoo, and that Kelly LeBrock was the Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful girl. The commercial itself was a play off of her movie The Woman In Red. But I still can't think of the shampoo. Was it Breck?



that guy with the real flat hair

That goes "woof woof woof" and waves

His fist in the air



That would be none other than Arsenio Hall. What has he done to his hair lately? Did anyone else see him on Star Search? Hit me with those digits!



You're soaking in it... Wasn't the manicurist's name Marge?



When you've got a headache this big



Read the Book. There was a large campaign blitz in the late 80s (early 90s?) to make the Bible more available and user friendly. It was re-named Power For Living ang the Arthur D. DeMoss Foundation gave away a lot of them.



this is your brain on drugs Who doesn't remember this ad?



I've fallen and I can't get up... I couldn't find a link, but this was a company that sold those personal alarm things that you wear. The most memorable thing about this commercial was the way the poor little old lady who fell yelled her line.



Whew! I told you there were a lot. I probably missed a few. Or got them wrong...



Anyone else want to pick a song to analyze?

[KagayakiWashi]

Wow this is old, but I wanted to make a topic like this....and here it is!

I don't know if it fits, but I'll make some things I noticed(that should be obvious to some, but whatever)

In "I'll be Mellow When I'm Dead" Al mentions the Big Mac(McDonald's), what some don't know is that the Jumbo Jack is a speciallty at Jack-In-The-Box, very popular in California.

On "Everything You know is Wrong", Al mentions "My Evil Twin" followed by the reference to "St. Peter". This song was designed to sound like the group "They Might be Giants" and on Their CD, Apollo 18, John and John make a reference to "St. Peter" one the first track, and the fourth track is entitled, "My Evil Twin". They Might be Giants also did the song "Everything Right is Wrong Again".

In "Germs" Al sings "Hey, don't touch that, you don't know where it's been.." that same line was in the song(I forgot who wrote it) "Don't Touch That!"

I know you guys probably know all this, but I just wanted to waste time.

[Grom]

One of Those Days - "Some slimy alien jumps outta my chest."

[JKaudio]

I actually was remembering the "read the book" reference as one of those Time/Life book club catch phrases. I think there were books about ghosts, mythology, and such. Am I just crazy here?

-Jeremy

[scottidog]

QUOTE On \"Everything You know is Wrong\", Al mentions \"My Evil Twin\" followed by the reference to \"St. Peter\". This song was designed to sound like the group \"They Might be Giants\" and on Their CD, Apollo 18, John and John make a reference to \"St. Peter\" one the first track, and the fourth track is entitled, \"My Evil Twin\". They Might be Giants also did the song \"Everything Right is Wrong Again\".



No, I didn't know that, but it makes sense if EYKIW is a style parody of TMBG.



QUOTE I actually was remembering the \"read the book\" reference as one of those Time/Life book club catch phrases. I think there were books about ghosts, mythology, and such. Am I just crazy here?



No, you're not crazy, you're just wrong!



Actually there was a big campaign around those books too. http://www.wyomerc.com/tl_oldwest.html



:biggrin:

[Orthography Enthusiast]

"Funky cold medina" in "Isle Thing" is a reference back to the lyrics of the tune Al parodied, "Wild Thing." I guess the funky cold medina itself is kind of a hip-hop update of the idea behind "Love Potion #9," only a little more indelicate. The part about the dog, for example.

[Dr_Dad]

QUOTE One of Those Days - \"Some slimy alien jumps outta my chest.\"



BUZZZZ !!!



As the great Art Fleming often used to say,

"No, sorry ...."



The question is -- What is "Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White"?



And let me tell what you DIDN'T win ... [j/k, Grom ]





Dr. Dad

[P.S. And yes, I AM indeed old enough to remember the ORIGINAL pre-Trebek Jeopardy .... :nervous: ]

[Grom]

QUOTE QUOTE One of Those Days - \"Some slimy alien jumps outta my chest.\"



BUZZZZ !!!



As the great Art Fleming often used to say,

"No, sorry ...."



The question is -- What is \"Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White\"?



And let me tell what you DIDN'T win ... [j/k, Grom ]





Dr. Dad

[P.S. And yes, I AM indeed old enough to remember the ORIGINAL pre-Trebek Jeopardy .... :nervous: ]



Bwah, I shouldn't have relied on memory.



"Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts. "

[scottidog]

Hey Seva! As promised, here are the pop culture references for Couch Potato (we could add another one by changing the spelling to Potatoe.)



Look

If you had

One shot

To sit on your lazy butt

And watch all the TV you ever wanted

Until your brain turned to mush

Would you go for it

Or just let it slip?

Yo

Remote is ready

Eyes wide, palms are sweaty

There’s Flintstones on the TV already

Wilma ‘n Betty.

No virgin to channel surfin’ (channel surfing is what it's called when you flip from one channel to the next... flip, flip, flip.)

And I’m HD ready

So I flip – garbage is all I’m getting



This next section is about American Idol.
There’s Simon Cowell
Who folks wanna disembowel
He opens his mouth
Always says something foul
They’re dyin’, wow
Wannabes are cryin’ now
He votes ‘em out
Time to throw in the towel(Throw in the towel is a boxing term (I think.) You would literally throw a towel in the ring if you wanted to stop the fight.)



Shows based on reality

Oh! The humanity

Oh! Ozzy’s family

Sho’ loves profanity

Whoa, the insanity

Oh, dogs that crap and pee

Home of depravity?

No, they live happily

Yo, plus Da Ali G Show

And Celebrity Mole

Oh, there’s Anna Nichol

She’s scarin’ me

“Look, ma! No cavities!”

Oh, it’s a station break (A station break is a commercial, or sometimes the station you are watching identifies themselves.)

Better go out to the kitchen and microwave something



“You’re gonna lose your mind watchin’ TV”

They told me, they’d scold me

But I’d still tune in every show (show)

My cable gets C-SPAN, TV-Land and HBO

The Travel Channel, Discovery, and Lifetime (yo)

“You’re gonna lose your mind watchin’ TV”

They told me, cajoled me

“turn off those music videos!” (no!)

I’m gonna watch C-SPAN, TV-Land and HBO

The History Channel and QVC and Lifetime (yo) (QVC is a home shopping tv channel.)

“You’re gonna...”



My butt is aching

As I watch NASCAR racing

That show about undertaking

Larry King

To 24 to Law & Order There are three different L&O series: L&O, L&O: Special Victim's Unit<here's a bit of trivia: Mariska Hargitay is Jayne Mansfield's daughter.> and L&O: Criminal Intent.)

The Weather Channel’s boring like 60 Minutes ancient reporters

Next up on E! True Hollywood Story

The rise and decline of 12 actors named Corey

Shows for next fall they’ve already been namin’:

CSI: Boise and Touched By An Uncle both sound pretty lame ‘n (There are TWO CSIs: Las Vegas and Miami.)

So does Everybody Tolerates Raymond

And King Of Queens jumped the shark the first minute

I can’t believe Richard Simmons ain’t in it!

I’ll move right on to 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter (Variations of which, incidentally were email jokes long before the tv show.)

Then I bet I’ll watch The Bachelorette followed by Welcome Back, Kotter

And The Muppet Show where they go “Mahna Mahna” (or you can see an mpeg here.)



“You’re gonna lose your mind watchin’ TV”

They told me, they’d scold me

But I’d still tune in every show (show)

My cable gets C-SPAN, TV-Land and HBO

The Disney Channel, and A&E, and Lifetime (yo)

“You’re gonna lose your mind watchin’ TV”

They told me, cajoled me

But I still love Lisa Kudrow (drow)

I’m lookin’ at C-SPAN, TV-Land and HBO

The Playboy Channel (You'll just have to use your imagination on this one.) and Court TV and Lifetime (yo)

“You’re gonna...”



Never missed Melrose Place or Lost In Space <Al Trivia: Bill Mumy, who played Will Robinson, introduced Al and Suzanne.>

I’ve seen each Amazing Race and Without A Trace

But I only watched Will And Grace one time, one day

Wish I hadn’t ‘cause TiVo now thinks I’m gay

Oh, and Fear Factor I watched maybe a half hour

After that, felt like I needed a long shower

Network execs with naked ambitions “Next week on FOX – watch lions eat Christians!” (Fox: the home of quality programming like Celebrity Boxing and Married By America.)

Like to tie up those programming planners

Make ‘em watch all of that junk til their heads explode just like “Scanners”

Leech-covered grub-eating fools on Survivor

Look, there’s James Lipton discussing the oeuvre of Mr. Rob Schnieder

And there’s Gilligan and Spongebob, plus there’s MacGyver

And Jay Leno has got Madonna – hey, there’s Luke Perry on a

Special All-Pig-Latin episode of Drew Carey, wanna

Turn on E.T. ‘cause I’m a gossip freak

And I gotta know who J-Lo is marryin’ this week

A 30-second spot

Then we come back to “Are You Hot?”

I was plannin’ on recording The Sopranos – I forgot

I love shows with or without a plot

I’ll stare til my legs are numb, my eyes bloodshot

Because I only have got

One brain to rot

I’m gonna spend my life watching TV alot



“You’re gonna lose your mind watchin’ TV”

They told me, they’d scold me

But I’d still tune in every show (show)

My cable gets C-SPAN, TV-Land and HBO

The SciFi Channel, and AMC, and Lifetime (yo)

“You’re gonna lose your mind watchin’ TV”

They told me, cajoled me

“turn off that Oprah Winfrey Show!” (no!)

I’ve got it on C-SPAN, TV-Land and HBO

The Learning Channel and MTV and Lifetime (yo)

“You’re gonna...”



You can watch anything you want to, man.



NOTE: I can't believe how many references are in this song. It must be a record for Mr. Pop Culture Cuisinart...



WHEW!



Did I miss anything? :lookround: