Still just awesome like that
[Todd steels himself for another clenching review of the posterior song about the gluteus maximus.]
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.
Still just awesome like that
Alternatively, <insert Futurama clip from "A Fishful of Dollars" here>
edited 22nd Oct '14 11:55:42 AM by Odd1
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.
(on Rico Suave) "That is Michael Sembello of "Maniac" fame, and hopefully I get to him someday on this show."
Until further notice
"Stevie [Wonder] must've hired this guy for some supreme guitar skills, because he sure wasn't hired for his looks."
It's Stevie Wonder, I think that's a given for both parts.
edited 31st Oct '14 3:34:27 AM by Pyrite
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Ten seconds before
Has he really done a Cinemadonna for Dick Tracy? I can't find it anywhere.
Deep into that darkness, peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
Until further notice
It's scheduled to be the next one, based on the stinger to Bloodhounds of Broadway. Don't think it's up yet though.
Come to think of it, I'm curious to know what he thinks of "One Night In Bangkok", seeing how he mentioned that he needs to watch Chess one of these days. Lyrics by Tim Rice, music by half of ABBA, rapping from the brother of Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, makes absolutely no sense out of context of the musical, probably culturally offensive to anyone from Thailand, barely qualifies because "Superstar" reached No. 14 on the US charts thirteen years before (but does anyone remember it apart from the musical?)... I know it's a stretch, but hey, it's worth a shot.
edited 31st Oct '14 4:09:48 AM by Pyrite
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Ten seconds before
Okay, that explains it. Someone had added it to the list prematurely.
Deep into that darkness, peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
Visiting from the Hoag Galaxy
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"One Night in Bangkok" is actually banned in Thailand.
His twitter hinted he might do "Ooh Child" eventually.
Until further notice
I suspected that, but missed that line in its Wikipedia entry. Whoops.
edited 31st Oct '14 5:11:36 PM by Pyrite
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A chub from the Grant Corporation
Valerie Carter’s cover version (used in the film Over the Edge) is utterly spectacular
. And this from someone who loves the original.
There are no words
...we have seen the future. Now we know the truth. The robot apocalypse won't be Ultron. It won't be the Terminators. It won't be HAL 9000. It will be the Automatic Man, stealing our girlfriends and so dooming humanity.
Mad Scientist Wannabe
This was much better than Mr. Roboto, I don't understand how this song never got as big as that one did.
Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
So... Does anyone know where that original lyrics for Maniac is?
I went looking but sadly it seems like the chorus that Todd mentioned is all that's been known of the demo lyrics.
Until further notice
Found the reference here, by way of Cracked. Unfortunately, as Balrog wrote, it seems to have been only that one line that's been mentioned.
edited 4th Nov '14 9:50:07 AM by Pyrite
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I feel the need to write the original version. |D;;;
I actually thought that "it was originally written for a violent horror movie" thing was a joke at first when Brad Jones mentioned it in his Manic review.
Until further notice
"Bang Bang" review up. Expecting a "Shitty Shitty" joke any minute now.
EDIT: ...Well, we didn't get one, but we got Nancy Sinatra in the stinger. (I should've gone for the obvious, dammit.) Otherwise, there isn't really much to say about the review or the song.
edited 13th Nov '14 5:39:24 AM by Pyrite
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I like how he does the "hey have you heard of this Ariane Grande" obvious joke in the beginning but I... literally didn't. Eheh.
Also, am I just imagining it, or... I was listening to the start of the song and paused because I could swear it reminded me of something, and I think it was actually Blurred Lines?
I've heard of her. I wouldn't have noticed she was in here because she and Jessie J sound similar, as he sorta pointed out.
I usually agree with Todd, but this is not the case. I actually like this more than anything associated by any of the three artists. And I kinda like the noisiness of it. It sounds energized.
I actually liked Jessie's "Price Tag" and tolerated "Domino". Haven't heard anything else from her, but given the samples Todd gave us, I'm happy about that.
Ariana Grande has the looks and the voice, but I don't think I've fully enjoyed anything she's put out so far. "Problem" had Iggy and the unnecessary whispering dude weighting it down, and "Break Free" sounded like your average club track of '11 despite Ariana's inclusion.
And I don't like Nicki at all. Let's just leave it at that.
edited 13th Nov '14 7:03:30 AM by Xeroop
Pretty good review. Todd really brought his A-game to both stupid butt songs.