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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:16 am
by Insert Coin(s) to Continue
I really loved the song when I heard it on Thursday. The video clips were hilarious!
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:39 pm
by mikelgb
Grom @ Mar 25 2007, 12:06 AM wrote:
Parody of "I'm In Love With A Stripper" by T Pain.
Lyrics:
EDIT: I'm a little unsure about the line "Sure he's grumpy but I'll never forget him". Also, I don't know what the background singers are singing after the "red-head Ginger" part (hence the ??? in brackets).
I am pretty sure this line referenced the Skipper's real character name "Jonas Grumby"
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:43 pm
by scottidog
TheLazenby @ Apr 3 2007, 12:05 AM wrote:
Kind of like "Toothless People"...
Ruthless People was never a big hit, but it was hardly obscure.
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:32 pm
by WeirdAlsBestFriend
Grom @ Mar 25 2007, 08:06 AM wrote:
EDIT: I'm a little unsure about the line "Sure he's grumpy but I'll never forget him". Also, I don't know what the background singers are singing after the "red-head Ginger" part (hence the ??? in brackets).
the band goes like this "ooooh ooooooooh"
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:30 am
by HappyGilmore
I gotta say, I've never heard the original version, except for what a co-worker used to sing.
I'd like to hear Al's, if only cause I like Gilligan's Island. But why didn't he record it?
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:21 pm
by minnick27
Im not sure of Al's reasons, but I know that the verse he sings in concert really works so much better with the visuals. They dont come over too well on a cd.
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:04 pm
by HappyGilmore
If it's more of a visual song where a video is needed, then I guess I see the reason to not record it.
Just cant' get to a show this year.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:14 pm
by Keir
I finally heard this song on Saturday. Combined with the visuals I found it absolutely hilarious. I have a question though. I've never watched Gilligan's Island, but my wife said she's seen every episode and they never even joked about the Skipper and Gilligan being gay in the show. I find that hard to believe after seeing those clips! So was there originally any innuendo intended, or is it completely taken out of context?
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:15 pm
by Big Spoon
It's all completely out of context. Gilligan and the Skipper never had "something special between them" in the show.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:21 pm
by Ambra
Also, at the time the show was on the air, tv shows barely dealt with straight relationships and gay relationships or even the hint of one was strictly off limits. Just 10 years or so before "Gilligan's Island", they couldn't use the word "pregnant" to describe Lucy's "condition" on "I Love Lucy" and married couples on TV didn't even share the same bed.
I've seen this in concert twice now and I really loved it! It definitely works better with the visuals. I wonder how many hours of "Gilligan's Island" Al watched to get the footage?