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* SpringtimeForHitler: In Todd's ''One Hit Wonderland'' of "Timothy" by The Buoys, songwriter Rupert Holmes (of "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" fame) explained his thought process for writing a song about [[ImAHumanitarian trapped miners who resorted to cannibalism to survive]]. He wanted to write a song that would intentionally be controversial and get banned from the airwaves. Radio stations eventually began pulling the song after they [[IsntItIronic realized the lyrics]]. Todd points out that teenagers were edgelords just as much back then as they are today, so they started to call up other radio stations to start playing it, and eventually the song rose to #4 on the charts while the entire music industry had to collectively acknowledge it, including radio stations trying to claim that the titular Timothy in the lyrics was actually a donkey, not a human. It wasn't his intention for the song to become a hit, but he certainly wasn't disappointed by the results.

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* SpringtimeForHitler: In Todd's ''One Hit Wonderland'' of "Timothy" by The Buoys, songwriter Rupert Holmes (of "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" fame) explained his thought process for writing a song about [[ImAHumanitarian trapped miners who resorted to cannibalism to survive]]. He wanted to write a song that would intentionally be controversial and get banned from the airwaves. Radio stations eventually began pulling the song after they [[IsntItIronic realized the lyrics]]. Todd points out that teenagers were edgelords just as much back then as they are today, so they started to call up other radio stations to start playing it, and eventually the song rose to #4 #17 on the charts while the entire music industry had to collectively acknowledge it, including radio stations the record label trying to claim that the titular Timothy in the lyrics was actually a donkey, mule, not a human. It wasn't his intention for the song to become a hit, but he certainly wasn't disappointed by the results.

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* RatedGForGangsta: Todd notes that Far East Movement defines "poppin' bottles in the crib" as "gangsta". He then proceeds to demonstrate by unscrewing the cap of a liquor bottle, which is accompanied by the caption "[=STRAIGHT UP THUGGIN'=]" and the chorus of Music/{{NWA}}'s "Gangsta Gangsta".

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Todd notes that Far East Movement defines "poppin' bottles in the crib" as "gangsta". He then proceeds to demonstrate by unscrewing the cap of a liquor bottle, which is accompanied by the caption "[=STRAIGHT UP THUGGIN'=]" and the chorus of Music/{{NWA}}'s "Gangsta Gangsta".Gangsta".
** In the Trainwreckords episode for MC Hammer's ''The Funky Headhunter'', Todd notes that despite Hammer playing up his new gangsta image as the main theme of the record, Hammer still doesn't curse and continues to do the dance moves which made him famous. This was despite Hammer actually having been from the streets, and having been well-connected enough with local gangs to seriously intimidate many of his opponents.

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