Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - Toast 5: Toronto Mike'd #1052
Episode Date: May 20, 2022In this 5th episode of Toast, Mike is joined by Stu Stone and Cam Gordon as they kick out jams they dig from bands that became famous with a previous lead singer. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to ...you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Canna Cabana, StickerYou, Ridley Funeral Home and Duer Pants and Shorts.
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A little piece of toast, cause there's so much to choose from.
There's brown bread, white bread, all sorts of wholemeal bread.
It comes in funny packages, we're writing on the side.
But it doesn't matter which one you have, cause when you cut the crust off,
have it with marmalade or butter, cheese, tomatoes, beans, banana,
or chocolate if it's strange, it doesn't really matter.
Oh no, it all goes with toast.
Who sings this?
After a long and dreary five-month absence...
Paul Young.
We might need a new...
I'll talk to him.
I will, I'll talk to him.
For next time.
The Pandemic Friday crew of Toronto Mike,
Stu Stone,
and Cam Gordon...
Be afraid.
Be very afraid.
...are back.
FOTMs rejoice Rejoice.
This is Toast.
Okay, scrape that toast, boys.
That's Paul Young?
Yeah.
Every time you go away?
Correct. One and the same.
Is that right?
Yeah.
Oh, shocking.
That's a fun fact.
That's a mind blow.
Already a mind blow.
Already a mind blow.
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Joining me for this
month's toast.
Our fifth, as always,
Cam Gordon.
Yay.
And Stu Stone.
Yay.
Thanks for having us, Mike.
Yeah, this is great.
It's finally we get to be on the show.
Yeah.
Oh, you're pretending like it's your first time.
Yeah.
I get it.
It's pretty clever.
I actually almost didn't make it here tonight
because you took down your We the North flag.
I almost went to a neighbor's house. Bojana almost got a
knock on her door. She's been waiting for me.
Memories. Welcome back, Cam. Welcome back, Stu.
Cam, I saw you recently. Thank you so much for coming to
TMLX9. It meant a great deal. Wow. How was that?
It meant a lot to me. It was awesome.
5pm?
It took me like two hours to get there.
And you still put in the effort because you care about me.
I literally almost turned around at one point
because it was happening.
But you literally didn't. Just solo dolo?
Yeah.
Stu, just...
Well, who was there?
We know who wasn't there, but who was there?
Well, let's just quickly address somebody who wasn't there.
And I'm just curious, did you have a good excuse?
Like, what did you do instead of TMLX9 last Friday?
I was actually in New York.
Is that true?
That's true.
Not North York.
That's a work.
New York.
No, no, New York.
Not Old York.
Do you have any photographic evidence?
I have videos, sure.
You do?
Yeah.
Okay, you buy the okay some
kind of like the liberty wait what's their statue of liberty something like that okay so you were
in new york that's a pretty damn good excuse but we missed you stew i missed you guys as well i had
a uh fotm dj lethal was playing his first ever show at madison square garden what and i wasn't
gonna miss that but he was playing what by himself no no Madison Square Garden. What? And I wasn't going to miss that.
He was playing what?
By himself?
No, no, with Limp Bizkit.
Okay.
That was their first time ever playing MSG all these years later.
Is that true?
Yeah.
That's surprising.
That's the reason why we went.
You got to see these videos, man.
This place was out of control.
When are you going to get DJ Lethal to call in during the crowd here?
And this is called like the Dad Rock tour or something?
No, it's called
Limp Bizkit Still
Sucks tour.
Still, okay.
They're very
self-deprecating.
Yeah.
Greetings from
Sault Ste.
Marie.
Guess who I'm
quoting right now
who's on the
pirate stream,
live.torontomike.com.
Guess who I'm
quoting.
One of the
Greyhounds.
Any guests do?
There's an FOTM
who has just
chimed in to say greetings
from Sault Ste. Marie.
Any idea who that is?
Greetings FOTMs
from Sault Ste. Marie.
That's MF.
MF.
So hello to MF
and let me shout out
some other FOTMs
on the live stream.
What's she doing
in Sault Ste. Marie?
What do you think's
going on right now?
Come on.
On the campaign trail.
Oh, that's happening
up there too, huh?
The whole frigging province,
believe it or not.
Moose Grumpy,
thanks again for the mascot.
Can you see it on camera?
I'll just put it up here.
Thank you, Moose Grumpy.
And also, Ian Service,
thank you for this service.
Live.toronto.com.
Real quick,
can I just point out
something unrelated
to anything you're saying?
Yeah, of course.
Back to the
me in New York thing.
Yeah.
So, that was my first time
going to Madison Square Garden
as well.
Have you guys ever been there?
No.
It is shocking.
Tell me why.
Because you see the,
when you see,
you know,
video of it
and pictures of it
from above,
it like looks like,
you know,
Maple Leaf Gardens
or some,
you know,
it looks like some old
cool stadium.
It's actually like
on the fifth floor
of an office building.
Yeah.
It's crazy.
I've been in the front door.
I've never,
it's in like Penn Station
is on top of it, right? Yes. Okay. And it was really cool, man. Yeah. It was really cool. yeah it's crazy i've been in the front door i've never it's in like penn station is yes yes okay
and uh it was really cool man yeah it was really cool a lot of history yeah amazing uh by the way
uh quickly the brother i want to say hi to yyz gourd i just want to say hi to uh cambrio who's
here uh jokeroru is here and for people who are listening, you could be here too.
You just got to follow Mike on Twitter
and then click on the...
Live.torontomike.com.
And then you can join us when we do this live at 7.30 p.m.
Sometimes 7.27.
By the way, up until like two years ago,
I thought it was Madison Square Gardens,
but it's garden, like singular.
I think just because of Maple Leaf Gardens.
I think that's
mildly interesting.
Was it Boston Gardens?
Boston, really?
Boston Garden.
Stu, are you watching that winning time on HBO?
I'm digging it and
Cam Bale on it.
I've only seen the first episode and I liked it
but I've just been so busy
that I haven't watched any shows. You'll be the tiebreakers so i'm sure it's good maybe how this is the most important thing in my
mind is i see you and your beautiful face how is aunt sandy doing you know i was just with her
yesterday she survived her third bout versus covid and they call this a pandemic it's crazy
she's uh she's still with us and she's still walking around and
complaining and talking and joking and oh awesome she's herself i hope to never be shouting out
ridley funeral lots of salt when we talk about ann sandy yeah she's doing good and uh she
appreciates the love lots of salt i wasn't sure at first okay okay because sand salt no like i've
seen videos like she's she likes right she does like I've seen videos. Like she's,
she likes,
she does like salt in the matzo balls.
She likes her salt.
Okay.
Uh,
what's with the David Alter?
I know that Leafs are done and buried.
Shout out to Red Leaf Theater at home,
but what was up with the,
how did that come to be with you and David Alter?
Oh yeah.
Well,
the Leafs,
if you heard of them,
they were,
uh,
expected to go deep in the playoffs.
And,
uh,
Bodog wanted to do like a live pre-game show with david
alter and they asked me if i wanted to do it with him and i was like sure can i like make fun of him
and make fun of his favorite song and they were like sure whatever you want so we were actually
discotheque all the time yeah so we were actually uh you, the Leafs losing cost us.
A lot of them.
Because we were actually.
No one suffered more.
We were being compensated for that.
And so we were.
Alter got a piece.
We were expecting like a deep run.
Yeah.
But we ended up doing seven broadcasts together. And this, of course, was on what platform?
This was on Twitter.
Twitter Spaces.
Twitter Spaces.
Our live audio product.
Which was really cool cool by the way
uh really fun and uh i know that both david and myself both hit up cam for like instructions
a little bit independently not intuitive like live.toronto no no it was really good it was
really good it was really good you said it was a lot of fun the user experience was was very good
how are things going on over how are things things going at Twitter? Everything's okay? Yeah, all good.
Okay, back to you. Thank you.
Yeah, I mean, I think that Bodog is potentially
looking to hire Cam eventually.
We'll see. The brother
chimed in, the brother,
not to be confused with Brother Bill, but the brother
says he attended all the Bodog spaces.
He was there. He liked it a lot.
So, you know, had the Leafs gone deeper, it would have
been great. But I think that they're planning on possibly having me and Alter do more stuff.
I don't know when or what.
But now they're shifting me over to something with Rick Campanelli now.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Will you?
Because I see you pop up with Alter.
And I start to think maybe this is my own ego.
But I start to think that somehow you're connected through me.
Sure.
Because I think, oh, you're connected through me. Sure.
Because I think, oh, you're FOTMs and you flash your card or whatever.
That's how it happens. But that's how you met Alter, right?
Well, that's how I know him.
But the Campanelli, too.
That could be my...
I just met Rick for the first time on Zoom yesterday.
Okay, but he's also an FOTM.
And we hit it off nicely.
So basically, anybody you've ever met, Mike, if Stu ever does anything with them, it's your...
Well, the good news is I consider this all practice for my eventual run with... Anybody you've ever met, Mike, if Stu ever does anything with them, it's your...
Well, the good news is I consider this all practice for my eventual run with Basement Bob.
By the way, I'm actually worried about him mildly only because he's gone quiet.
I don't like it when people go quiet.
That's not good.
I've been burned.
He lives in my neighborhood.
I'll keep an eye on him.
Okay, yeah.
Go knock on his door.
Bob Ouellette.
Tell Bob Ouellette that we've noticed he's been quiet
and we miss him.
I want to ask you this, Stu,
and then we'll get to you, Cam, but
you were unable to make TMLX9
because you went to New York and said, but you will be
at Comic-Con in Niagara Falls.
I was hoping that that wouldn't get
out. Well, Cam spotted it.
I keep getting served ads for it,
and I saw Kevin Nash was there.
Yes.
And I want to see who else was there.
Wait, this is amazing to me.
So people are going to come up to you
because you were in Donnie Darko and the Magic School Bus.
I actually don't think anybody's going to come up to me.
You want to go with me here?
You know Emily Valentine's going to be there from 90210?
I didn't know that.
That's pretty exciting.
Kevin Nash, Shatner. McFoley. McFoley. Wow. And Stu Stone. A bunch of wrestlers were there. Is David Alter going to be there from 90210. I didn't know that. That's pretty exciting. Kevin Nash, Shatner.
Mick Foley.
Mick Foley.
Wow.
And a bunch of wrestlers were there.
Is David Alter going to be there?
No.
But this is my first time ever doing something like this.
It's something that I've avoided doing.
But my friend, who's another actor who's doing that convention, he was...
Do you want to name drop him?
Yeah.
Well, he plays the voice from Fievel the Mouse in the American Tail movies,
Phil Glasser.
That's a big deal.
Yeah, he's the man.
So he does these conventions.
He's the man.
Well, he's a man.
He's not the man.
He's the man.
No, okay.
And he's...
Are you cold?
I'm a little chilly.
Okay, what's wrong with you?
Put some fat on those bones.
Anyway, he told the Niagara Falls convention people,
oh, you got to have my boy Stu,
because he wanted me and him to have a fun weekend together.
And so they booked me, and then we'll see what happens.
But I'm anticipating.
YYZ wants to go to Niagara Falls for this.
When is it?
It is in June.
Actually, Booger. Booger will be there, Booger will be there.
Booger will be there.
By the way, do you know how much it costs to do a photo or an autograph or photo with Stu Stone?
Not priced by me, by the way.
Okay, can I guess?
Yes.
$40.
You're right.
I told the guy when he told me that I said I wouldn't pay $40 for my autograph.
Can I get a few and I'll sell them for $30 outside the convention?
He goes, you'd be surprised how many people, you know, if you're the, if it's your first
time going, people who are diehard collectors that go to these conventions, they want to
snap up anybody who's.
Is Virgil going to be there?
No, sad Virgil.
Can I say a few more names?
Eric Estrada.
Yes.
Wow.
Chips.
Both the chips will be there.
Like this guy.
The tool guy.
Richard Karn.
Richard Karn.
That's a big deal.
We got Booger.
We got the butler.
Oh my God.
Oh, from Fresh Prince.
Yeah.
Jeffrey.
Joffrey.
Yeah, Joffrey.
Jeffrey with a G.
We got fucking Ron Perlman's going to be there.
Okay.
To me, that's a list.
Ron Perlman.
It's a pretty big show.
What's Stu doing there?
I have no idea.
Are you sure you're not working it, like mopping the floors and stuff?
I'm not doing that, but hopefully it goes well.
We got the, what was this movie again?
Scream?
Scream.
Okay, Mr. I Don't Watch Movies.
He's not sure.
Yeah, this is good.
The goalie.
Okay, that's a Star Wars guy.
Paul Blake?
No, the equipment guy. Oh, yeah. Oh, David Ayers. that's a Star Wars guy. Paul Blake? No, the
equipment guy. Oh, yeah. Oh, David Ayers.
He's an e-bug. Emergency backup goalie.
Where the rest theory is, Stu Stone.
What a cast and crew. It's like the Avengers
of C-List. Well, I mean, I think that the funny
part will be that in between the
convention times where we get to like
mingle with these types. Right. And so
who knows what kind of fun and hijinks
I can get into. Be careful. Howling around with Tom Berenger. Well, he's actually kind of fun and hijinks I can get into howling around
with Tom Berringer.
Well, he's actually postponed.
He's postponed.
Oh my God.
It's amazing.
He's probably not vaxxed.
Tom Berringer,
Danny Bonaduce,
David Koechner,
and Corey Feldman.
Oh my God.
Feldman's going to be there?
All postponed.
All postponed.
Okay.
This guy's a big
John Bradfield Layfield.
Yeah, JBL.
That was like,
he was like the champ.
Yeah.
Okay. So this is exciting.
I don't know if we'll have another one of these before then,
but we'll follow you on Twitter.
I'll tell you what happens,
but if any of the FOTMs come there,
don't be upset with me when they ask you for 40 bucks.
You could just wait outside by the Golden Griddle.
If you say I'm an FOTM, maybe we find a way.
Yeah, meet him outside and he'll do it for $20.
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I will say, though, that I do wish to run some sort of a contest, if you don't mind.
That has nothing to do with that Niagara Falls Comic Con.
And remember, you're back here before then.
Before the thing I'm about to do a contest for?
Well, I don't know when that is, but when is that going to be?
Because you are back here at the end of the month.
The when is on June 22nd that I'm about to tell you about.
Okay, you'll be here two more times before then.
So I can do it.
Wow.
This can be an ongoing contest.
He's got to catch up to you.
All you have to do is write in an email to Toronto Mike.
Mike at TorontoMike.com.
Mike at TorontoMike.com.
Yeah.
And just write a joke
That's gonna make me laugh
Okay
And whenever I'm on this program
Makes you laugh
If I'm on this program
Whether it be on the 420 Jams
Or whatever it is that we're doing
Or our new sub series
That we're starting with
YYZ Gord
If I laugh at that joke
You will get two tickets To the Canadian world premiere screening of our old favorite movie and probably the last hurrah that we will ever...
Faking a murderer.
Faking a murderer.
Wow.
As part of our deal to make the film and get funding to do the movie, one of the contractual stipulations was to have a screening.
And because of COVID, we never had one. And now they're like, hey, you better have the movie. One of the contractual stipulations was to have a screening. And because of COVID,
we never had one.
And now they're like,
hey, you better have the screening.
So it's going to be on June 22nd
at the Review Cinema.
So I can go to this?
You can go to this.
I'm going to put it in my calendar.
There's 100 tickets available for sale
and that's it.
Wow.
And I'll give away...
We should make it a TMLX.
I will give away a pair of tickets
to everybody who emails
that makes me laugh.
I love this.
Mike at Toronto,
Mike.com.
Send the email.
If you don't want to,
and you want to just support independent films and it's 12 bucks a ticket.
I don't get any of the money.
So this is not me hawking something.
That's nothing.
It just goes towards the theater and the whatever.
So in that movie,
faking a murderer,
which is excellent.
Uh,
there is a,
there's Gord Marno,
but there's also cans of delicious,
fresh craft beer from great Lakes Brewery.
So I just want to crack open a burst right now and thank GLB.
I'm going to do the same thing.
Right on the mic.
I actually did it.
That was nice.
And while you guys glug that down, I'll let you know the tickets for that from here.
Can I use a koozie?
Will be available at...
That's a can of Cabana koozie.
Use it, buddy.
On Eventbrite or you can look on Facebook, which is a rival competitor.
Are you going to tweet a link to this?
Yes.
I'll put a link.
Astu Stone, tweet a link.
I'll tweet a link, and Mike maybe will share it on his...
And put a link in the not-so-secret FOTM.
Maybe you'll share it on your blog.
What day of the week is it?
I would love to.
It's a Wednesday night at 9 p.m.
Ooh.
So it's...
Wait, you can't do that?
I'm going to be biking to the Review Cinema to see the fake...
Maybe.
I was hoping maybe when I'm...
I'll sign autographs for 40 bucks.
What I'm hoping for, Michael...
Do cameos.
Yes.
Mic-er.
Yeah.
What I'm hoping for is that my next appearance on this program...
Which is on the 31st of May.
I'm hoping that I'll be palling around with you-know-who,
and maybe they'll want to sponsor some sort of after-party
like we all go to the park.
Let's just tell the world right now.
Stew Stone in my backyard
at 8 p.m. on May 31st
with Andy Palalas of Canna Cabana.
Yes, our first time ever talking or meeting.
And it's going to be stoner jams
and talking weed
and it's going to be fucking amazing.
Thanks for doing it.
I've been smoked.
Mike, are you going to partake?
You know, when in Rome.
Oh, there you go.
When in Rome.
The promise. But I'm hoping that he, you know, he partake? You know, when in Rome. Oh, there you go. When in Rome. The promise.
But I'm hoping that he, you know, he takes a liking to me, you know, in kind of the way 1236 does.
And then he will want to sponsor some sort of like after party or we all, you know, some kind of thing.
Like a hot box.
Well, we'll talk to him.
You and I will have a private chat with him right after we get him all excited.
Yeah, we'll get him liquored up first.
Let's do it. Okay. So was telling monica about today's topic oh god okay and she said basically
something like uh how many words will it take for you to explain it because it took me a few
sentences to explain it so i wrote it out in the most succinct way so this is how I would explain today's topic. Jams you dig
from bands that became
famous with a previous lead singer.
So I think that's 13 words.
Because that covers it all. A, it has to be
a song you like. So Stu, you're kicking out
three jams you like. You too, Cam.
You're kicking out three songs you like.
We're all kicking out context jams.
What does that mean?
Yeah, we're going to do two jams.
Yes, of course.
There's going to be a lot of great music
and then it'll be fun to do that actually.
More music is better.
So you dig the song.
It's from a band that had become famous
with a previous lead singer.
So there was a lead singer.
That lead singer maybe quit, was fired, maybe died.
They replaced him or her with somebody else.
And then that band went on to make a song that you dig.
That's it. So is there any
confusion? Because Cam's
brain is still hurting. I think it sucks.
Personally. So there's a
microphone. Explain why it sucks.
Because I think it's fantastic. It's dumb.
It's a dumb idea. Why is it dumb?
There's just not that many good
options.
Although I will say, as I mentioned, I'm very glad where I landed,
but I did not like the amount of words. So you're happy where you landed, then that's it.
Shut the fuck up.
That's done.
I'm happy where I landed.
Stu, are you happy where you landed?
I've been wanting to say that to him for...
Here's something, okay?
You could do an episode, not that this is that,
but you could do an episode where not that this is that, but you could do an episode
where bands have had hits with multiple singers
because, you know,
the Beatles and Sloan and all these types of places.
The Cars.
Sure, the Cars.
Eagles.
Lots of examples.
Fleetwood Mac.
Right.
That's a different topic.
That's a different topic.
Right.
There was some controversy about this topic
in our build up to here
and I'm guessing you guys didn't pick that band.
Well, I don't know when you want to address this.
I was going to open with an example
that we'd all agree on that nobody picked.
Okay, let's do that.
But like Mike and the Mechanics.
No, that's different.
That's not Genesis.
Not only is that not Genesis,
but that's not a band,
that's a band where they bring in lead singers
from elsewhere.
That's what they are. Paul Carrick. Like Mike and the Mechanics, they bring in, that's elsewhere. That's what they are.
Like Mike and the Mechanic, they bring in
that's the whole idea. I kind of disagree.
Sort of like Neverending Lights. I think if Mike and the Mechanics
had a hit with one singer and then they had a hit
with another singer, that should qualify.
Which they did.
I was going to say Smooth Runnings.
The lead singer that had the first hit
was not a member of the band.
I mean, he was in my eyes.
And you know what
his name was?
Pun intended.
Paul Young.
In your eyes.
Right, and he sings
the Toast song.
No, different guy.
Different Paul Young.
And I was doing
In Your Eyes
to reference Peter Gabriel.
Yeah, I know.
So we'll get to Genesis
in a minute.
First, I just want to point out
people are like,
oh.
Genesis does what
Nintendon't.
Like Journey,
Journey has a new lead singer.
Yeah, but they didn't record new songs with that guy. And not only that, it's not just recording the new songs. Like Journey has a new lead singer.
Yeah, but they didn't record new songs with that guy.
Not only that, it's not just recording the new songs.
They've got to be a good song.
You've got to dig the song.
It's got to be a hit. It doesn't have to be a hit.
What did Monica think of this?
You have to like the song.
Which means Cam's going to hit us with a bunch of dreck.
Just an asinine talker.
So the example, let me get to the example.
The best fucking example, which none of us picked,
because if someone had picked it,
I wouldn't be using it right now, is ACDC, okay?
Because ACDC becomes famous with songs like
Dirty Deeds, Done Dirty, and Highway to Hell.
Right.
Who's the lead singer for those songs?
Anyone?
Brian Johnson.
Bon Scott, right?
Bon Scott.
Bon Scott.
Bon Scott dies, and then they replace him.
Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home. Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home.
Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home.
Brian Johnson, right,
is the guy they bring in
to be the new lead singer.
You probably dig a song
with Brian Johnson
on lead vocals.
Sure.
For example,
Back in Black
or Shook Me All Night Long.
Thunderstruck.
Or Thunderstruck.
Any of these fucking songs.
You know,
it's like Money Talks.
That's another region.
Sure.
ACDC is a great fucking example. The Smackdown theme. Friday Night Smackdown theme is Talks. That's an underrated jam. Sure. ACDC is a great
fucking example. The Smackdown theme.
Friday Night Smackdown theme. Lots of good examples.
But you see how that there
is a great example.
That right there is a great example of
today's theme is ACDC.
Awesome.
Awesome.
And because
we're kicking out context jams, which
means if we had picked out ACDC,
we might play Highway to Hell,
a little bit of it,
or some of it,
and talk a bit about like,
oh, that jam,
you know, whatever.
And then I'll bring that down,
and then we'll kick out the true jam
you want to kick out,
which might be Who Made Who.
All I need is a miracle.
I forget, were you at SARS Fest?
No, I was never at SARS Fest.
Highway to Hell, WWE pay-per-view.
Is that something?
That was SummerSlam, Highway to Hell.
Cam just shouted that out.
Oh, well, he would.
He would know.
It's like SummerSlam colon Highway to Hell.
So before we get to the first jam,
this is going to be a lot of music today.
I want to show Stu Stone my pants.
So, do you see this?
Yeah. I'll show show Stu still in my pants. Ooh. Okay. So, do you see this? Yeah.
Like,
I'll show you more
outside,
okay?
Is this a new sponsor?
New sponsor.
Is this a shtick?
Is there sizes for us
as well,
or?
When I think about you guys,
I'll talk to the guy there
because that would be
a great idea.
It would.
I think it would.
I could use some new pants.
Matching pants.
When I think of you guys,
I think Cam's got this style.
Like, he looks like he's out of GQ.
And I think Stu's got more of a hip-hop style
where he just looks cool.
Street.
Yeah, he looks street.
You look GQ.
I look like I just fell out of bed.
Can you say street chic?
Yeah, street chic.
Streetwear.
GQ.
And I just look like I roll out of bed
and I'm wearing sweats
and I just wear a t-shirt.
Like I have zero style.
This is what I think.
I'm just being self-deprecating here.
You know, it's true.
Okay.
So, Dewar hooks me up with pants, shorts, shirts.
It's amazing that you scored Monica.
Oh, I thought you were going to say I scored Dewar pants.
I'm like, anyone can save 15% right now at Dewar.
And you can do it online or you can do it in the retail store.
There's a retail store.
How do you do that?
TMDS.
How do you spell that?
I can go to.
D-U-E-R.
So go to D-U-E-R.ca.
Go ahead.
So I can go to Simpsons or Eaton's or the Bay and I can just say TMDS and it's going
to give me a discount at the register?
That doesn't make sense.
At the Dewar store.
Oh, you have to go to the Dewar store.
Don't go to Kresge's.
Okay. Where are the Dewar store. Oh, you have to go to the Dewar store. Don't go to Kresge's. Okay.
Where are the Dewar stores located?
Go to Dewar.ca.
They have a location in Toronto.
Oh, good.
I should write down that address.
They look comfortable.
You can also buy it online, but some people want to try on clothes before they buy it.
Stand up.
Let's take a look.
But I'm telling you.
Look at that.
I was showing.
I know.
Leave a funk.
I said my ass look good.
That's the cycling ass.
Squats.
You get nice glutes when you cycle.
You almost didn't need to get a vasectomy
because of all the bicycling you do.
What would you call those pants?
Are those like chinos?
Are they short on the bottom?
They're not short on the bottom.
Are they capris?
They do get tapered in.
I gotta see the bottom.
They might be the best pants I've seen.
Yeah.
I think the only time I've seen the pants.
And here's the thing.
Just one last note on this, and then I'll move on, and then we're going to get to the
Do they have pleated?
Do they have studded?
They have such a great selection, but just one last thing.
No joke.
No bullshit.
I wore the TMLX.
I was showing it off.
I biked in it.
You can bike in these because they're rugged and they're comfy as fuck.
Oh, they're rugged?
Totally.
But then because they look good, you can go from the bike lane to the boardroom.
From the bike lane to the fast lane.
Life in the fast lane.
Yes.
That band qualifies.
$4.91.
Thank you, YYZ, my assistant.
You're the new VP of sales, YYZ Gord.
$4.91, Queen West.
Tyler, you're out of here.
Hey, this is Corey from Corey's Closers.
Come on down to $4.91.
$4.91.
Queen Street West. Come on down to 491 Queen Street West.
Come on down to 491.
So this is near Sticker U, I guess.
We got great pants.
So shout out to Sticker U.
Shout out to Great Lakes.
And shout out to Dewar.
And shout out to Canada Cabana in the backyard with Stu Stone on May 31st.
Don't you dare miss it.
You're going to want to come down to 491 Queen Street West.
We got some great Dewar's pants.
And people are coming in.
They say to me, Saul, how do you sell the pants for so cheap? I say, well, listen, you're going to come down to 491 Queen Street West. We got some great doers pants and people are coming in. They say to me, Saul, well,
how do you sell the pants for so cheap?
I say,
well,
listen,
you're going to come in.
We're going to put you in a pair of pants that you love and you're going to
like it.
Come on down 491 Queen Street West and don't forget to tell them.
So I'll send you.
Send that to Ed Conroy.
Okay.
Shout out to retro Ontario.
Are you ready?
Cam Gordon for your first context jam. Sure. This is a context jam. Okay. So everybody, here was good. Shout out to Retro Ontario. Are you ready, Cam Gordon, for your first context jam?
Sure, yeah.
This is a context jam, okay?
So everybody, here we go.
That may have been my best impression.
That was great.
That was a good bit.
I'll be checking the live chat.
You know he's dead, right?
Yes.
Shout out to Ridley.
At live.torontomike.com, I'm checking the live chat.
How did he die?
Old man, 80.
Old man disease.
I think he just died of being elderly.
Oh, I'm D.
Did you ever go into his shop?
Never.
I did.
I'm a West End guy.
I thought you were more of a West End girl.
West End girls.
Oh, I love that jam.
Okay.
Did they ever change the lead singers?
No.
Okay, here we go.
This is the context jam.
All right.
You picked it.
I had a gap between the selections.
Give it a little time here.
Let it brew a bit.
Emily tries but misunderstands.
She's often inclined to borrow somebody's dreams.
I would have loved to have done whatever these guys were on.
You could do that on May 31st.
By the way, Corey's is closed.
Did we mention that?
Yes.
Soft.
By the way, Gord wears Dewar jeans all the time.
He says they're great.
Gord's got a great ass.
Yeah, I noticed that on TMLX9.
What song are we listening to, Cam?
We're listening to the song See Emily Play by Pink Floyd featuring the vocals of Sid Barrett.
Now, was it Ben Rayner's mom went to school with Sid Barrett?
I believe it was a Ben Rayner story, yeah.
Shine on you, that crazy diamond.
Yeah.
Sid Barrett was...
I feel like he died not recently, but like 12 years ago or so?
No, much more recent than that, I think.
I think it's like three years ago.
Didn't he lose his mind?
Yeah.
From acid?
Too much acid?
Pretty much.
This song's from 1967.
This song's going to like this song's gonna be
what 60 years old pretty soon is that right yes math yes your math is impeccable but can i tell
you that the death he died in okay i was dead wrong you were right uh dead wrong no pun intended
he died in 06 in my mind it was a few years ago but 06 is when Sid Barrett died. See Emily play. Here's a few fun
facts about this track.
It was covered by
Canadian group 3to1 on a
1967 album called
CTV After 4.
I'm very curious
what that's all about.
This has been covered by
a lot of artists, including David Bowie
for his Pinups album as
well as uh i couldn't remember if someone from this band was fotm the grapes of wrath yeah oh
kevin kane no not yet not yet and also uh martha i did see them recently martha wainwright covered
this um as well i i feel like we've not talked about pink floyd a lot are you are you it's a
are you guys pink floyd fans see I'm not a big Pink Floyd guy.
I just respect Dark Side of the Moon
and I had Delicate Sound of Thunder.
But I'm not a big Pink Floyd.
I'm just a casual Pink Floyd guy.
What about you, Stu?
I feel like we may have had this anecdote
on this show already.
Some incarnation, some blah blah.
I was once invited to a concert.
This must have been in 1998 or 7
and it was like you want to come see roger waters and i was like roger waters what's that
they're like no come you'll like it and i was like you thought it was bill waters i didn't know what
it was and so we went to the show and we had we had like the worst seats you could imagine and i
was like and then the opening act was like, ugh.
And then all of a sudden, Roger Waters comes out and they break in.
You know, I hear Pink Floyd music.
And I'm like, whoa, what's happening here?
Who is this guy?
He's like, this is going to be all Pink Floyd music.
And I'm like, what?
And it blew my mind.
Right.
Like, it was such a good show, even though he,
I don't agree with a lot of the other
shit that this guy says and does but boy what a show that was man to see it and hear it and
it was i had known the pink floyd music just from being in high school and going to the planetarium
etc etc but i didn't know pink floyd like the names of the guys you know i was psychedelic
sunday yeah it was an incredible, incredible experience.
Was this at Sky Dome?
No,
this was in LA.
This was at like the Glen Helen Pavilion.
Like in high school,
you're always exposed to like,
uh,
hello.
Yeah.
Or wish you were here.
Wish you were here.
Or whatever song he's about to play.
Comfortably numb.
Should we get into your jam?
Or do you want to?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Do you want to play the other jam?
It would be nice to know like,
why does,
so Sid Barrett's kicked out of the band?
What happens there?
I think he was just, like, an acid...
Like, literally an acid casualty
because he was gone after, I think, the second album.
And then they replace him?
Like, his brain broke.
Well, not really
because I think just, like, Roger Waters and Dougie Gilmore
took over.
Gold scored.
Yeah.
It would be Morris, though.
Yeah, they kind of like both.
I think Roger Waters
sang more
but like David Gilmour
sang too.
Okay.
So maybe before
I feel like I should
know more about this band.
But I'm going to play
your jam from Pink Floyd
but maybe now
we have our
Well you know why
another fun fact
that maybe
I don't want to spoil
this for Kim
but you know
their engineer
was Alan Parsons.
This is true. Yeah. This is true.
Yeah.
This is true.
Now the bulls are taking the court.
It's kind of hard to find other trucks
because they're all so long.
But now we need to talk about Genesis.
Okay, let's get this out of the way.
Wait, he didn't even play his song yet.
I know.
We're going to embed a Genesis chat.
Oh my God.
Then we're going to kick out the Pink Floyd, okay?
This is all over the place, Mike.
No, it's all related.
You'll know what I mean in a minute.
Is it?
Yeah, yeah.
So Genesis, now not a founding member,
but early on in Genesis' time, they add Phil Collins, okay?
So he's not a founding member, but he's there early.
So Phil is in the band.
He's a drummer.
Yeah, but he's not the singer.
Well, he sings a couple of songs.
He's not the lead singer.
Peter Gabriel's the lead singer.
And Phil Collins is in the band,
and he'll sing
on an occasional track ringo style or whatever right photograph i'm saying that if their lead
singer moved on and a new lead singer became the lead singer and they had hits that qualifies the
thing that that genesis has going against them in my opinion let's hear it is that like i off the
top of my head can't think of a Peter Gabriel
Genesis song that was a big hit.
But it doesn't matter if you can
because you know that they were famous
before Phil was a lead singer.
But they became on another level famous.
I don't know that song you just played,
See Emily Play.
I've never heard that.
No one knows that song.
Oh my god!
Are you kidding me? Stu and I don't know See Emily Play. I've never seen that. No one knows that song. Oh my God. Oh, are you kidding me?
You and I don't know.
See Emily.
He's fine.
I've never seen.
Wow.
How do you live with this monster?
How do you live with this monster?
That,
that just pushed me over the edge.
This topic is so dumb.
Okay.
But you also said you have to like the song.
Yeah.
This next song at the dig.
You don't have to dig the first song.
But then you just contradicted yourself.
You said,
Oh,
nobody knows any of these Genesis songs. You're not, you're missing it. They have to dig. But then you just contradicted yourself. You said, oh, nobody knows any of these Genesis songs.
You're not.
You're missing it.
They have to be famous.
And I concur that they were famous.
But the song you dig is the second song.
You have to like the song of the new lead singer.
You're losing the plot.
Like, get some help, would you?
Is that the deers lost in the plot?
Lost in the plot, yeah.
Take a deep breath and tell me what's upsetting you.
The Toronto Mike show.
I'm telling you.
If this continues.
Stu and I don't know.
Hold on a second.
You're going to replace me.
If Mike continues with this behavior,
then Doug Gilmore and Shane Waters here
will just take over the whole operation.
It's Bill Waters.
I'm telling you.
I was expecting me to argue.
This is great.
Hear me out.
This is so lame.
Hear me out.
Stu Stone, who knows a shitload about music.
Yes.
Musicologist, I might say.
I mean, I...
He's a Rob Bowman.
What are we talking about?
He's Alan Cross.
If I heard that song, it would take me a minute to be figured out.
You don't know See Emily Play.
If I play that for you a hundred times, you'd be like, who the fuck is that?
Okay, let's do a poll.
Hermits?
Hermits?
Yeah, I wouldn't know.
I wouldn't know.
He gave me the finger. Well, you deserve it. You deserve it. For what? Because you're trying to disqualify a bunch ofits? Yeah, I wouldn't know. I wouldn't know. He gave me the finger.
Well, you deserve it.
You deserve it.
For what?
Because you're trying to disqualify a bunch of shit.
No, I'm not.
And you are the worst contestant in the history of this format.
Okay, FOTMs, thumbs up.
Have you heard of C. Emily Play?
Thumbs up or thumbs down, please?
You got some musicologists in the group, right?
That's the audience.
Who do you think is listening?
I'll make it easier for you.
Oh, my God.
Just put a number one.
Cam is correct.
I see that.
He's anti-Stew.
No, no, no. It was Pink Floyd's
first top ten hit. Jerk.
I think
it's a hit. Let me reiterate it.
It's a familiar hit.
I just wouldn't have known that it was Pink Floyd.
Let me rephrase. sounds familiar. It's a familiar sound. I just wouldn't have known that it was Pink Floyd. He's fucking backtracking. I wouldn't have known that it was Pink Floyd.
That's all.
Stu and I are a little ignorant as to the success of this jam.
That this obscure Pink Floyd band.
Right.
Who's Pink?
He's a guy.
If I may, I concur 100% that Pink Floyd was famous.
What the brother?
Thumbs down.
Oh, there we go.
The song, I'm going to play it now.
Someone was agreeing with that thumbs brother? Thumbs down. Oh, there we go. The song, I'm going to play it now. Someone was agreeing
with that thumbs down.
Okay.
Okay.
This is a great fucking jam
I'm kicking out here.
I don't want people to think
I don't like Pink Floyd,
heaven forbid.
Did you cut my mic?
Yeah, I shut your,
you know why?
It got too hot.
You're too hot.
You're like Gretzky.
You're hot.
You're hot.
Hot disqualifies. I haven't said theyzky. You're hot. Genesis qualifies.
I haven't said they don't.
I said we should talk about it
because I'm not sure they do.
Oh, this is a good one.
This is a good jam.
Pink Floyd's really good.
This album is really only,
what, four songs?
And it's not around
how sonically it's recorded.
It's going your left, your right,
it's doing a lot of things.
By the way, Rain Over Me is a great fucking rain song,
and it also sounds great in the headphones.
I want something to show you the way.
Tired of lying in the sunshine,
staying home to watch the rain. And you are young and life is long, The song like really holds up.
Like this was recorded and released
before Stu and I were born.
Stu was born in the 80s.
This is what, 75?
Dark Side of the Moon?
You know,
when you come to bands like this,
people are so deep into them.
Wow, 1236 retracting his support for Cam.
Thank you.
Pink Floyd,
look at their greatest hits.
It wasn't a big 60s song.
It wasn't a small song.
It was a small song, and I don't know it,
and Stu doesn't know it, and most people listening
don't know it.
But Pink Floyd is a monster band, and this is a great pick by you.
And also, if Leslie's listening, I have now decided that hearing your arguments, I now
agree that you could kick out a Phil Collins-led song.
Well, that's good.
We're making progress.
Because I'm open-minded.
I don't want to misquote 1236.
He actually is just trying to explain that the song maybe wasn't a big hit in the 60s,
but over time it developed some sort of a cult following, like Stu Stone's career, if you will.
And he says, sorry, Cam, thumbs down.
Well, I will say that album
like, well, the album
Piper's at the Gates of Dawn and
the See Emily play, I feel like those
Thaddeus Pink Floyd influenced
kind of like psychedelic bands
in the 80s and like shoegaze
bands. It was more popular in that.
Shoe gaze? What's that?
Like emo, right?
Like, no, it's...
Are you guys going to cover that with Brother Neil?
Probably.
Brother Neil.
His name's Bill.
His name's Brother fucking Bill.
Oh, Bill.
I thought Neil was on the show now.
Keep his fucking name.
I thought you replaced Bill with Neil.
No, there's two different people.
I'm staying on brand here.
Okay.
I'm sorry I lost my temper.
Cam is drowning in this toast, he says.
Okay.
A lot of my mind. Cam is drowning in this toast.
You're saying, just to reiterate here,
Sid Barrett was the lead singer.
He was replaced.
Who's singing this song, Cam?
This is David Gilmour, I believe.
And then they have a new lead singer and you dig this jam.
It qualifies.
Who's on the CBC?
David Gilmour?
Yeah, David Gilmour. Different David Gilm CBC? David Gilmour?
Different David Gilmour.
And Doug Gilmour.
And Doug Gilmour from Kingston, Ontario.
Cam was pissed.
I've never seen him like that. I'm actually shaking.
I don't know if I can finish the fucking show. One time when I interrupted him one too many times,
he did that.
Oh, when I got mad for real.
I remember that.
I played some hidden cameras
with Barclay. I played some hidden cameras like I just had enough.
I played some hidden cameras
with Barclay.
I heard.
I loved it.
Shout out to Cam Gordon here.
Okay.
Great choice.
What a start we're off to here.
Even though Andy doesn't dig it,
but Andy just doesn't dig
that first Pink Floyd song.
But really, that's not your song.
I just want to point out
your song is this one.
I'm just trying to fit the format.
This is the song you dig.
So we're basically, you know, you like what you
like and this qualifies. So good for you, buddy.
This is a great song.
And I like how their
songs go in like different directions.
So cool.
Here, let's ride it home
and then I'm going to go right into my jam here.
The song is longer than a 1236 episode
of Toronto Mike.
Actually, you know what? Shockingly, it's only
four and a half minutes or five minutes.
I sing you a version that doesn't have the intro
because it has those bells and stuff.
Alright, my first jam's coming up,
everybody. Buckle up
and prepare to shoot me down as usual.
Does your lamp have a USB port?
Yeah.
You want to plug in, big guy?
No, that's cool.
I like that.
Ooh, you hit the poster.
Is this Alice in Chains' early demo?
Sounds like Alice in Chains. It sounds like...
Okay.
We care a lot.
We care a lot.
Oh, is this Faith No More?
This is Faith No More.
Ah.
And that voice you hear.
This was a hit.
This was like an underground old rock hit.
It made them famous. Campus radio.
It made them famous.
I had this on compilations and stuff.
So this voice you hear is Chuck Mosley.
Okay, so he was the lead singer for Faith No More.
What year is this?
Is this like 86?
Yeah, it was definitely 80s.
So around then.
I'll check it out in a second here.
I'm excited that you played this because if what's coming next comes next,
like, oh, that's very exciting always.
This album is also called We Care A Lot. Coming next comes next. Like, oh, that's very exciting always. Shout out to Lonnie Schwartz.
This album is also called We Care A Lot.
And it came out in 1985.
November 1985.
This is ahead of its time for 1985.
Agreed.
How's like sort of like almost like there's like sort of a midnight whale kind of thing to it too.
Yeah.
I could see that.
So this is again, okay, so let me set the stage here.
Yeah, 1236 is not agreeing with this pick either, by the way.
Oh, it's a great pick.
He also says, is it a work or a shoot?
Is it a work or a shoot?
Who's saying there'd be no boot sauce at this song?
The Stu Eisenstein story.
No, Faith, this is a great jam.
So Chuck Mosley.
I love 1236.
He would fight
with his,
fight with his
bandmates.
So,
they had like a
chemistry problem
and they fired him.
And they said,
get the fuck out of here.
We're tired of your bullshit.
I feel like I'm an
80s music expert
and this isn't
on the radar
of like a song
that hit.
I got a lot of like,
I had a lot of like
alt-rock compilations,
and this was in it all the time.
This would be on Retro Night, like an early in the evening.
I feel like this is more of a hipster
alternative.
People who are K-pop types would like it.
Now we have to define fame.
There's not fucking Janet Jackson.
If something's too popular, Cam doesn't like it.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
Alright, so they needed to replace their lead singer.
They're not too popular.
They brought somebody
in.
I've seen them all.
It's the only movies
I watch.
Which is why he loves
my comic con
because it's not
very popular.
They brought somebody
in to replace Chuck
Yes.
as lead singer
and
that man's name
Patton
Mike Patton
let's listen
what a gem What a jam.
Luckily, we reset the jams when we went from Pandemic Friday to Toast.
Because I know that Cam kicked us out of the band.
I never got sick of this.
There was some controversy with this song at the time.
Because the fish died?
No.
Well, that too, I guess.
But of course, I don't know if this is part of your spiel.
I don't know the spiel.
Let's hear your spiel.
You know, give it away now.
Red Hot Chili Peppers was tearing up the charts at the exact same time as this.
And people often confused the two because of how they looked visually.
Yeah. How the songs, the because of how they looked visually, how the songs,
the song, how they
rap it, you know, the
lead singers with their shirts off, the whole
thing. It was very, like,
I want to say, like,
Backstreet Boys versus
New Kids on the Block type of thing. Remember he was
dancing with the big boxing gloves?
Right, no, no, no, big deal. So this came out in
1990, so it was like ahead of that.
Like, ish.
That comes out in 91 is when Blood Sugar Sex.
What was Mother's Milk was 89.
That was, yeah, Mother's Milk was 89.
We were talking about that today.
Yeah.
Maybe people thought Chili Bears were copying this song.
No, no doubt.
I just remember there was a thing.
It was a whole thing.
Do you remember Extreme's first big hit was Get the Funk Out?
Yeah, that was right in there too. Right in there too. Right in there too. It was a whole thing. Do you remember Extreme's first big hit was Get the Funk Out? Yeah, that was right in there, too.
Right in there, too.
Right in there, too.
And then More Than Words.
Are you going to give it a living color, the hard funk?
Oh, yeah.
Hold on.
I love this part.
What is it?
What is it?
What is it?
What is it?
Oh.
Man.
Oh.
Man.
Shout out to the brother in the chat room who shouted out a jam that none of us are going to kick.
And I'm ashamed of it.
Night Shift by the Commodores was a banger.
Well, there's lots of options.
I love that song.
We all picked our three favorite ones.
Gotta be some sweet sass.
Sorry, is this Commodores without?
Without Richie.
Yeah.
That's Smokey. He meant Richie. That's right.
Smokey.
He meant Richie.
Okay.
Well, the song's about Smokey.
Yeah, yeah, because Easy Life Sunday...
Is that really?
Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Wow.
Is that right?
Or it's about Marvin Gaye.
Sorry, no, it's about Marvin Gaye.
Because you're thinking of When Smokey Sings.
Yeah.
By ABC.
ABC, yeah.
How does it say Squeeze?
When Smokey Sings. Okay, so not How does it say squeeze? When Smokey sings.
Okay, so not a mind blow at all, except I thought I'd
bring us... By the way, you know
Billie Eilish? Can we get to the end of the song?
Because that's the coolest part. Okay, tell me
about Billie Eilish and then I'll turn this on.
When she first showed up, her
attire seemed like she was dressing
like Mike Patton from this video,
less the boxing gloves.
Like kind of the tie-dyed, long...
Should we talk about the fish?
That fish dies, right?
That fish is out of water.
It was like 30 years ago, so I assume it's...
Do I remember correctly?
Does the piano set on fire?
I think it blows up at the end.
Yeah, I think you're right.
The fish dies. The piano dies. There was a couple of... First of all, when I think it like blows up at the end or something yeah I think you're right so the fish dies the piano dies
there was a couple of first of all
when I think of songs that have
the really cool piano ending like this one's about
to go into November Rain I think of
also like Layla
Dakota but also
Get Well Eric Clapton
I'm trying to think like
another big one
it's on the tip of my tongue
if it comes to me
all this is in the background
like a Nine Inch Nails song maybe has that
I think like Hurt
yeah Hurt
Hurt
what a jam.
The Used, I think, does this on one of their songs.
I had to learn this on the piano when I heard it.
I was at my grandmother's house.
They wanted klezmer music.
I was playing this.
Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home with the fish.
Like, this is the part.
Do they do fish funerals?
No.
For the right money though.
I think you're right, Mike.
PETA got mad at them.
Delicious group.
Whoa.
Is this a mind blow?
More of a fun fact than a mind blow.
It's not a mind, more of a fun fact.
Mr. Bungle?
Yeah.
Is that what this is?
Yeah.
Seems like a chem thing.
Yeah, they, no.
Oh, no, cambrios.
Ah.
So this is Mr. Bungle.
Hey. Mike Patton's from Mr. Bungle.
Mike Patton's from Mr. Bungle.
And what I find interesting about this jam... This song was originally called Travolta.
And Doo-Doo... Doo-Doo,odoo the clown shout out to doodoo they changed the
name because they didn't want to trouble with Travolta's lawyers so they changed it to quote
unquote so the original version is called Travolta then they renamed it quote unquote and it's mr.
bungle from Mike Pattden's band before he joined
Faith No More. I gotta say, would you say the Look
people are like a Mr. Bungle
rip-off band? Although I think they're
also... That's cut from the same cloth, for sure.
I think they're all ripping off Oingo
Boingo. Oh, shout out to Danny
Elfman. I don't like
any... This is not my
primus even a bit.
Yeah, we know who's got to bring back.
Somebody was at Primus the night that we had TMLX9, I feel.
Oh, like a...
I saw like Geddy Lee was there.
Because they did Farewell to Kings in its entirety.
Okay, so that's a little Mr. Bungle.
We'll save you by that.
Okay, Stu Stone, I'm excited to come to you.
Do you want to say anything before your context jam?
I'm actually, it's a little bit hot in here. I'm just gonna...
He's taking off the... Ladies and gentlemen,
he's taking off the Charlotte Hornets
jacket. Is that a Larry Johnson or a...
Is that Larry Johnson? Mugsy Bogues.
I figured that you would...
You know, I figured I would win early.
I figured... No one's beating Epic.
I think I would just throw a softball
out here. He's totally disrobing. I would just throw a softball out here.
He's totally disrobing.
I'm just gonna...
It's a little...
What do you got there?
Oh!
If we could just play my first song.
All right.
All right.
Oh, okay.
Sorry, sorry.
I checked my working though.
But work it, wait.
Yeah.
This is toast. This is like the I checked it by working, though. But work it, wait. This is toast.
This is like the band that the topic was created for.
I knew you guys wouldn't pick it.
Well, we knew you'd pick it.
Low-hanging fruit.
Well, ACDC is low-hanging fruit, too, and we didn't pick that either.
Okay, here we go.
I get up!
And nothing gets me down.
The lead singer that's singing right now could be written about by 1236
in one of his Canadian Jewish news articles.
Oh, he's Jewish.
Oh, yeah.
I didn't know that.
No, he's still active, right?
He's still performing.
I heard Marden Popoff go off against him last
week like saying that he's capable of still hitting the notes but he's too busy trying to
do his like showbo dancey stuff that he's not trying at the vocals what is like late 60s
let's talk about it guys yeah what a jam seriously one of my first big fucking big jams everywhere
big fucking hit huge hit right uh a fucking hit. Huge hit. Right?
A few little, I mean, we all know the song Van Halen, Jump.
This song is different than their previous outings because it's got a keyboard laced hook,
which people were like, members of the band were like,
I don't know about this keyboard thing.
We're a rock band.
And they fought about it.
And obviously Eddie Van Halen, who's, I believe he's playing the keys here too. I think so, yeah. keyboard thing. We're a rock band and they fought about it and obviously
Eddie Van Halen, who I believe he's playing
the keys here too.
I think so too.
He wins that argument along with
Ted Templeman who's
the producer of the song
and they end up having this huge
massive hit.
A few fun facts that I may share.
Please, and I'm going to take your photo while you do it
because you're wearing that great t-shirt.
Can't you see what I mean?
First of all, he thought of the song when they drove by
and some guy was threatening to kill himself
and David Lee Roth was the friend and they joked like,
you know, the people here would probably all go ahead and jump.
And then it became a song.
Now, that sounds a little bit too contrived of a story,
but that's the story they're going with,
so that's the one I'm going to repeat.
Lean into it.
A couple of other things I wanted to tell you
was that David Lee Roth dedicated this song
to martial artist Benny the Jet Urquidez,
Urquidez?
Benny and the Jet.
Of whom he was a student.
So when you see David Lee Roth in the music video
doing these jump kicks and whatnot,
he's an actual martial artist.
He was very limber.
Yes.
He always had to do the splits,
jumping and kicking.
Very physical performance.
He brought that to his frontmanship,
and I think that's from his martial arts training.
Good to see you.
According to Daryl Hall and John Oates, however,
Eddie Van Halen told them
that he copied the synth part from
Kiss Is On My Lips and used it in Jump.
Which is called Kiss Is On My Lips.
Lips, yes.
Now it's Lists.
I know, it's Lists.
And Daryl Hall said, quote,
I don't have a problem with that at all.
And they didn't sue or go after him.
Van Hollen.
I don't recognize the ripoff, but they...
Sort of.
Sort of.
This song was a number one hit in which two countries that we know of?
United States.
Yes.
And Canada.
That's correct.
Wow.
Things get really big for Van Halen after this song.
Bigger than even, you know, they were already big.
But this, you know, MTV, this was a game-changing song for them
because the video and their popularity,
they reached a whole new audience that was younger.
Due to the MTV audience, they blew up.
And, you know, with riches come the spoils.
David Lee Roth had to go.
Sammy Hagar kicking around with his band.
Sounds like The Who.
Decides, why don't I give it a shot?
Ladies and gentlemen, coming to the stage.
He can't drive 55, ladies and gentlemen.
He stands at 6'7".
From Twitter Canada.
Rain on me, yeah.
Rain on.
This song really...
What a smash for these guys.
Makes you want a Pepsi?
Yeah, Crystal Pepsi, sure.
People were leaving Van Halen for dead at this point.
They had a mildly popular album before this came out.
And they had some other stuff going on,
but this was, like, bigger than Jump.
This was, like...
And it's kind of an adult contemporary arrangement
for young people to get behind this.
But it was a massive play for them due to the fact that the Pepsi Corporation came in and made it the song to launch Crystal Pepsi.
The song more popular than the soft drink.
But this I think of as like a sports anthem.
Like you'd hear it in arenas or like intro music or like, you know, the 91 World Series.
But Jump is heard in every arena across Europe.
It's just different.
The album.
Do you remember the name of the album this was on?
Anybody?
OU812.
It was For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, which was a acronym.
Is that an acronym?
That's an acronym. yes. Like scuba.
That's right. The song reflects
on living for the moment and not being
afraid of making a change.
According to Eddie Van Halen, I think we've played this song
before, so some of these facts have already come out.
I think we've played songs with the same
name. Didn't we kick it out like two weeks ago?
The biggest hit that I
played before was Jump, right?
According to Eddie Van Halen, the late, great, shout out to Ridley Funeral Home,
Eddie Van Halen, the instrumental dates back to 83 before he wrote Jump.
Although it didn't come out until this.
Yes, here, right now.
Right here.
And when he played it for everybody, and we love when this happened, Mike.
We love when this happens, Mike.
Nobody wanted anything to do with this song. Oh, shocking.
An
early version of this song
appears in the 1984 movie
The Wildlife. I wasn't able
to find it, but if you can, I'd love
to hear an early version of this song. Are you in it? Who's in that movie?
I'm not in that movie. Lauren Stain did not direct
that one. Cynthia Dale? 1984
The Wildlife, which was scored by Eddie Van
Helen. So there's an early version of
in that
soundtrack.
And I think Joe Cocker may have
been saying right now in that.
What would you do
if I sang? Sammy Hagar claims
he was writing the lyrics to the song at the studio very late
one night and heard Eddie in an adjacent room
working on a piano melody.
Hagar said he suddenly realized that we were
writing the same song. Isn't that magical?
That is quite the coincidence.
Now, when the music video...
Let's talk about the music video.
It's very controversial.
Sammy Hager did not want to do
the video's concept when it was first explained
to him. He said, people
ain't even going to be listening to what I'm saying.
It's not as good as my Corey's Clothier's impression from earlier.
People ain't even going to be listening to what I'm saying because they'll be reading these subtitles.
Reading subtitles.
Which one of the messages in the video even says, right now maybe you should be paying attention to the lyrics.
But the Warner Brothers chairman insisted, saying that this would be the biggest music video
in the group's career.
Wow.
And Hagar was so angry
he disappeared to South Carolina
for a week.
When he showed up for filming
he had pneumonia.
He was suffering from a fever
which intensified
in the music video.
He slams a door.
That was not acting.
That was him throwing
an actual tantrum.
They kept it in the video.
There's a little
real talk for you.
Try to remember, like, right now is harder
than it looks.
It was like a bunch of Jack Handy quotes.
The video ended up winning.
Sweeping the MTV Music
Awards that year in 92.
It won the video of the year.
Because Jeremy didn't sweep it that year.
Michael Anthony says
it's the best video they've ever done.
Daddy!
Hagar is still disappointed in the results,
saying, I don't think it's enough about the band.
Stu, let me know when you're done,
because I have a big question I want to ask you.
I'm dying to ask you.
Can I ask you quickly?
This sounds like an M-Town.
Yeah, but before you do that,
let me just say one last thing.
The song was produced by Ted Templeman, the same producer as Jump.
That's cool.
And where did this land on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100?
Definitely a top 10.
I say 23.
I'm going to say this went all the way to number one.
Ladies and gentlemen, number 55.
Whoa.
55.
I can't drive 55.
That's a hay guard.
Like trolling.
So a song that is a huge hit,
something that 1236 would refer to
as something that over time became...
He was there.
He was there.
Now, do you have a preference?
What do you prefer?
Do you prefer David Lee Roth,
Dan Halen, or Sammy Hagar,
or Gary Cherone, as Cambrio says?
Definitely not Gary Cherone.
I will say that David Lee Roth
is the better front man, that's for sure.
More entertaining, a lot more hits, I guess, with him.
But I also think that I was a little bit older in late, you know, grade 7, grade 8, grade
9, grade 10 during the popularity.
So maybe I liked the Sammy Hagar version more because I was of age to sort of get with that.
Remember the song
Finish What You Started?
Yeah.
I'm in too deep.
That was a piece of shit.
See, to me,
it's no contest
because maybe
because I was a right age
when I heard Sammy Hagar.
For sure.
But, you know,
Panama and Harper Teacher.
Of course.
In those music videos,
David Lee Roth, number one.
That's what I said.
He's the better frontman.
I even liked his solo thing, the Skyscraper project.
I think that they gave a big push, and I would say that all the songs were just like Pirates.
That's crazy from the heat.
All of the bands we're going to hear tonight, this is probably the most successful version of a group replacing.
How can you replace David Lee Roth and succeed?
It really depends how you define that Pink Floyd change.
Well, because
how can you replace the greatest
frontman like that with a guy who
isn't and still
has equal success?
The best example is the one no one
picked, which is ACDC.
I think Van Halen...
I say ACDC's heights following
the change of lead singer, because Bon Scott dies. Van Halen... I say ACDC's heights following the change of lead singer
because Bon Scott dies is higher.
Yeah, but Van Halen had...
Van Halen has to maintain.
Yeah, but Van Halen reached astronomical heights
with their singer.
But they were already so fucking high.
Chuck Mosley.
ACDC maybe didn't.
Yeah, Patton versus Mosley.
By the way, you didn't mention Courtney Love
allegedly was briefly the singer.
Yeah.
Allegedly.
I still don't buy that.
The note I had on that
absolutely was that
Courtney Love
was one of the singers
who tried out
to be the lead singer
for Faith No More.
Sort of like
Sass Jordan
trying out to be
the lead singer
for Van Halen.
Very similar.
Which is a story
that she shared.
By the way,
the last 1236 episode,
Doucette passing away,
I always thought that was David Lee Roth.
Like, let them rock and roll.
Greg chiming in in the chat
that Van Halen had four straight
number one albums with Hagar.
If you've ever seen Weezer in concert,
which I have many times,
they're big Van Halen fans.
Their whole logo is all Van Halen'd out.
I wonder if they were,
they had to have been David Lee Roth fans over Hagar.
Right, because of their age.
Yeah.
It's an age thing, I think.
But that was a great choice.
I think that was an excellent choice.
Before I left to come here, my mom said,
are you going to win tonight?
I said, don't you worry, kid.
Don't count those chickens.
Don't you worry.
I'm going to hit two home runs for you tonight, kid.
Cam Gordon.
Yes.
Any words before your second jam?
And this is the context jam, and then we'll kick out the real jam.
This one I feel like might be on the razor's edge,
just because of some naming on this.
There you go.
That's an ACDC album.
Let's give this a listen, and we'll litigate this.
All right, hold on.
I started doing something else.
Here we go.
Oh, no, not this one.
The other one, I mean.
No, that's okay. We'll'll listen to this but isn't this the
context jam or do i have them backwards yeah it's fine this is this is good it's the context okay
give me kisses sweet but only for one night with no repeat
and maybe you'll go away and never call And a taste of honey's worse than none at all
Oh, little girl, in that case I don't want no thought
I do believe that that would only break my heart
But if you feel like loving me
And you've got the, I second that emotion.
So, if you feel like giving me a lifetime of devotion, I second that emotion.
Okay, this is my second straight jam from 1967.
It was a good year.
Yeah, the Miracles.
You know why?
The Maple Leafs won the World Series.
The Maple Leafs got a touchdown to win the World Series.
Absolutely.
Remember it well.
Second, that emotion.
This was the number two hit in Canada, number four in the U.S.
Again, this is the Miracles.
Later covered, just later that same
year by, this is like a joint thing.
Diana Ross and the Supremes and the
Temptations. They did like a
joint album together. What was it called?
Diana Ross and the Supremes and the
Temptations. Like mini-pops?
Yeah, something like that.
The Funk Brothers.
It's, of course, Terry and Dory Funk played on both of those versions.
Jerry Garcia would play this a lot in concert with the Jerry Garcia band.
In this song, the Miracles version appeared on the Big Chill soundtrack,
one of those iconic... Do you know who played the dead guy in the Big Chill?
Kevin Kline. Close.
Charles Grodin. You have the wrong
Kevin. By the way, Trudy just wrote me...
Kevin Bacon. My mom, she loves the Miracles.
There you go. Keep going with
Kevin's. You're going to get this. Kevin.
Another famous Kevin. Kevin
McReynolds. Oh, you're doing well, though.
Stu, do you know who played the dead guy in the Big
Chill? Yes.
Kevin Costner.
Really?
You didn't let me answer.
Whoa.
I was going to say Stinky Sullivan.
What show is that from?
Is that Growing Pains?
Yes.
Okay.
Oh, De Boner.
Boner.
Boner's De Boner.
That was Mike's friend.
Sylvester De Boner is his name.
That actor died quite young.
Quite tragically.
Really? Yeah. That actor died quite young. Quite tragically. Really?
Yeah, that actor died quite young.
Yeah, Boner.
Stinky Sullivan.
He went into the woods and either killed himself or had some...
All of those shows had like...
In the woods?
Skippy was on...
Skippy was Family Ties.
Yeah, they all have...
Like all these shows have a guy with wacky neighbors.
Yeah, wacky neighbor names.
Who was the hunky Valentine guy that Mallory fell in love with?
Nick.
Hey.
Potsy.
Potsy.
When I started watching WWF...
That's so good.
It all comes back to Weezer.
I thought Nick and Corporal Kirshner.
Speaking of dead guys,
it was the same guy
because they were dressed in military.
And Rambo.
Yeah.
Johnny Rambo?
Anyway, so we're obviously going to hear...
So name the lead singer we just heard.
Well, it's of course...
Someone who's actually coming to town this summer,
Smokey Robinson.
When?
Smokey sings...
Playing at the Jazz Festival.
ABC.
Another bad creation.
Yeah.
Yeah, that reminds me of the other jump we kicked out
like a few weeks ago when we did all the jump songs
like Van Halen and we kicked out Jump by Chris Cross.
Don't try to compare us to another bad little fad.
That's ABC. Another Bad Creation.
But this is a different ABC.
Follow the money, Mike. Is ABC really
the name of the band that sings when Smokey sings?
Yeah. Okay, so they're not...
Yes, it's just ABC.
Another Bad Creation is not ABC.
It's Another Bad Creation.
Okay, are you ready for your...
Well, yeah, let me say Smokey Robinson
leaves the Miracles
in the early 70s.
But then they actually have
one of their biggest hits
after Smokey fucking Robinson
leaves, which is huge.
And this was a song
I had no idea
this was the Miracles.
I knew this song.
I didn't know it was singing.
I didn't know that either.
Used in a lot of ads.
That's fine. We'll get to that. Wow. I didn't know that either. You used it in a lot of ads.
We'll get to that.
Wow.
This is the same miracles Same miracles.
Wow.
This is my third of three pick.
I was so satisfied.
Cam may have been
consummated to this song.
His parents may have actually created Cam to this song.
I like the Cookie Monster part.
Later, after Stu kicks out a certain band,
we'll reveal why you had a last-minute change.
Okay.
How could you have had a last-minute change?
He got his picks in before me.
I made him give one up to you.
That's all I'm going to say.
Because I felt it was more on brand for you.
I appreciate that.
Guys, number one hit in the US.
Love Machine, 1975.
Wow.
What? This is a way week?
Both my first two picks,
1967 and 1975.
I just realized that.
Did they get sued for this part?
Okay.
Wilson Pickett. We were going outside and Monica made some kind of noise. that. Did they get sued for this part? Did they get sued for this part? Okay, so, like,
Wilson Pickett.
We were going
outside,
and Monica made
some kind of
fucking Wilson Pickett
Land of a Thousand
Dances.
Monica made some
reference.
She did,
like,
a Chandler Bing
thing.
She said,
could you be
anymore,
whatever?
And then I said
something,
oh,
nice 90s reference.
You're living in the
90s.
And she looked at me
and she said,
and what decade are your three jams from tonight?
And I had to shut the fuck up.
I was done.
Say that again.
I didn't hear it.
I was busy.
So we were going out to pick up the walk to pick up the kids, Monica and I.
And she made some comment like, could you be anymore or something?
I can't remember.
Could you be?
And I said, oh, nice 90s, nice Chandler Bing reference.
I said, you're living in the 90s.
And then she asked me what decade were my three jams going to be from tonight.
Healthy relationship there.
And I said, and then I shut up because it's like I'm the one living in the 90s.
Reluctant to find he's stuck in the 90s.
Gian Gomeschi.
Went to the same high school.
Did you know that?
Yes, Noah Mintz told me.
Did you know that?
Billy Griffin.
No relation to Alfredo.
That's the singer.
No, no, no.
Shout out to Wilson Pickett.
Do you know where Billy...
Wait, did you say Lyle Alzado?
No, I said Alfredo Griffin.
Guys, guys, guys, guys.
You know Lyle Alfredo was in his early 40s when he died?
I do now.
Go ahead.
Billy Griffin.
New vocalist. He actually wrote
this song, too. This song's ridiculous,
by the way. It is. But anyway, number one
hit in the U.S. I like it. I like the cookie monster.
It has kind of like an OJ's vibe to it.
Okay, I forgot to write it down.
We're going to do the
Ezri Geography
Corner. I was talking to Ezri today.
He went to high school in Baltimore.
I apologize.
I forgot to write down the name of the high school.
Other famous folks who went to the same high school is Billy Griffin, okay?
The high school that we don't know the name of?
I got three names.
Okay, but where is it?
In Baltimore.
And what's the name of the school?
Why the fuck would you ever want to leave Baltimore?
I'll tweet it out later.
I can't wait.
We got three names.
McNulty.
Steve Simmons.
Cass Elliott.
Cody.
Oh, Mama Cass Elliot
Who did not choke
On a ham sandwich
Did not choke
On a ham sandwich
How did she die?
She had a heart thing
But it was not choking
On a ham sandwich
What about Elvis?
He did not die
On the toilet
Did you guys see
Arnold Schwarzenegger's
In town this week?
I saw it
Because my wife told me
He was biking
Without a helmet
Okay
Well someone who directed
one of his most famous movies,
Barry Levinson.
Oh, yes.
Twins.
Twins?
Yeah, twins.
And last but not least,
Spiro Agnew.
Vice president with Nixon, right?
Tricky dick.
Didn't he also write
the Gru comic books?
Okay.
So, Mike,
you mentioned in a lot of commercials.
Oh, again. Chill, chill of commercials okay chill chill chill chill you
said spiro agnew i just want to say uh my condolences to fotm jason agnew the sudden
passing of his mother this week okay so our thoughts are with jason agnew i'm sure he'll
be appreciative that you did that during love machine please you know, my meaning is, my intent is good. This song was monetized a lot.
Yes.
TV shows it was in.
Full House.
Oh, yeah.
Apparently John Stamos sang it in an episode with the-
And he was in the fucking Beach Boys.
With the Rippers?
Yeah.
Ally McBeal.
Wow.
Great show.
Futurama.
It had that dancing CGI baby.
That's right.
Ally McBeal.
I never saw that show.
Five movies this was in. This is range. Are they going to do an Ally McBeal. I never saw that show. This is in five movies this was in.
This is range. Are they going to do an Ally McBeal
reboot? Yes. You know, she's with
Harrison Ford. What's the name of that? Who's the
actress that plays her? Calissa Flockhart. That's right.
She's with Harrison Ford. Okay, guys.
Five movies this was in.
54.
Wait, wait, wait. Studio
54. Mike Myers?
Donnie Brasco. Yeah, with Johnny Depp.
He hasn't been in the news.
Chicken Run.
Yeah, with Mel Gibson.
Wait, Mel Gibson's in Chicken Run?
Yeah, it's a cartoon.
Are you a Mel Gibson fan?
What do you think of his views?
Sugar Tits is okay, but not the anti-senatism.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
That's what he called the cop when she pulled him over.
Coyote Ugly.
I never saw it, but I do know that's a popular movie.
And this, I think, was a Disney movie.
Heavyweights.
Piper Laurie?
Piper something?
Anyway, go ahead.
Heavyweights.
Laurie Metcalf.
Speaking of Roseanne.
I'll say it one more time.
Heavyweights.
I know Heavyweights.
Is there a fat kid with red hair and freckles?
No, you're thinking of...
Sandlot.
You're thinking of...
That's my buddy.
Is he from the Sandlot?
My buddy's from the Sandlot.
He's not in Heavyweights. Yeah, okay. I don't think he's in Heavywe? My buddy's from the Sandlot. He's not in Heavyweight.
I don't think he's in Heavyweight.
And one, okay, three commercials.
He might be, actually.
His name is Pat, the guys that you're thinking of.
Yeah, I can see his face.
Can I get through this?
Pat Renna.
He's getting mad again.
Okay, Pat Renna.
Okay.
Denny's.
Yeah, fuck him, right?
Like, this is our show, right?
Make love to him.
Do you remember Denny's?
Yes. Love Machine was in the commercial
featuring a mother
handing her dancing
Why are you so angry?
We're like interacting
with what you're saying
to us.
We're listening to music
We haven't seen each other
These are good fun facts.
I know but why can't
we like talk about
those facts?
Like you're in such a rush.
What do you think Toast is?
What's your order
at Denny's when you go?
The Grand Slam.
Grand Slam.
He's a Grand Slam guy.
I go with the Grits. Travel Lodge. There's your order at Denny's when you go? The Grand Slam. Grand Slam. He's a Grand Slam guy. I go with the Grits.
Travel Lodge.
There was a dancing bear.
Learning the ropes.
I have to point this out because I remember this.
Stephanie Kaye, the actress who played Stephanie Kaye,
left Degrassi because she got a show with Lyle Alzado
called Learning the Ropes.
Do you know who else was in that?
Learning the Ropes?
Yannick Beeson.
Murdoch Mysteries guy.
I know.
Yes, I know. Little guy. He was like her brother. Beeson Murdoch Mysteries guy I know yes I know
Yannick Beeson
little guy
he was like
her brother
Beeson
okay well that show
didn't last very long
I think it was a CTV show
I watched it
but then I always
I always
I thought
when that got cancelled
I thought they could bring
Stephanie K back
to the grass
but they didn't
anyway one final commercial
this is one
because this was maybe
a Duracell
like dancing lizards yeah that's the one I remember
yeah yeah that's probably the first time I heard that
anyway fucking love machine number one
are you ready I wasn't even sure that was a real
song because I've only fucking heard it in ads
well there you go
and there's a lawsuit waiting to happen I'm calling
the wrestlers right after this episode
I'll wrap you with my cane
I like that choice because I learned a lot.
Thank you.
So thank you, Cam.
And calm the fuck down.
You calm the fuck down.
We're three friends.
Jesus.
Kicking out jams, sharing fun facts and mind blows,
enjoying a beer, and having good conversation.
It's not World War III.
We're not negotiating peace treaties.
How do you know?
It's about to be.
My mom says that...
Oh, no, sorry.
Not my mom.
Oh.
Another friend of mine is listening to the show.
Named Lindsey is listening.
Lindsey?
And she said that Pat, who I mentioned,
Pat Rana is not in heavyweights.
Who's in heavyweights?
Trust me, she knows.
Okay.
Oh.
So she's a fan of the movie.
All right, I'm just mistaking my... But I like that Sandlot performance me, she knows. Okay. Oh. So she's a fan of the movie. All right, I'm just mistaking my,
but I like that Sandlot performance.
That's great.
Okay.
So I think you guys are going to,
you know, I'm stuck in the 90s.
Shout out to the camp.
You ready for my second jam?
Sure.
Oh, wow.
I'm curious to hear what your second song is going to be.
Fucking love this song. Fucking love this song.
I love this song.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Go, Scotty.
It's your birthday.
We're going to party like it's your birthday.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Jonathan Brandis was in Ladybugs.
Okay, the late, the late great.
Oh, wow, yes.
Hey, hey. Well, Ladybugs is with Rod the late great. Hey, hey.
Well, Ladybugs is with
Rodney Dangerfield.
I got a lot of balls.
Martha, make with the wig.
I don't know much,
but I got a lot of balls.
Wait, turn it down for a second.
Hey, Martha, make with the wig.
We got a game.
That's pretty good, right?
That's good, right?
I don't know much,
but I got a lot of balls.
I got a lot of balls.
We missed...
We're like working with
Rich Little tonight.
Apparently Wham covered
Love Machine.
That impression I just did of Rodney in Ladybugs
is better than my
Saul Corman impression.
That song's like menacing. You know what? I fucking love it so much. I am W-O-U-L-D, but it is similar to how Rain Over Me is a rain song, but spelled differently.
Wood is an Andrew Wood song.
Andrew Ward song.
Andrew Ward song.
Ward?
Andrew Wood, of course. Mother Love Bone?
That was supposed to be the grunge act out of Seattle to break.
And he was a great front man, and of course, Crown of Thorns and all that.
Anyway, Andrew Wood died of a heroin overdose.
And this is Wood.
I saw Alice in Chains a few summers ago
when they opened for Blink-182 with a different singer.
Well, that's what this topic is, right?
Yeah.
So maybe you should let me know.
But no, because the Blink-182,
they didn't have a song with that other guy, did they?
No, I mean...
I think they did, did they not?
Mark?
Skeezus?
It's like a guy from like some other yeah Lou
yeah Lou
is the new lead
singer I don't think
that's right of
fucking blink 182
skis skisa the
news back
skiba skiba
what are you talking
about
are you okay
Matt Dillon
that's what you think
of when you see this
I hear that
no fuck you guys on trio the guy from Are you okay? Matt Dillon. That's what you think of when you hear this song.
No, fuck you guys.
Alkaline Trio.
The guy from Alkaline Trio.
Skizzes.
Lou Skizzes.
It's Skiba.
Skiba.
It is Skiba.
Okay, but you know what I mean.
It is absolutely Skiba.
Yeah, Skiba comes in.
Skiba.
Right.
But now we're talking about Alice in Chains.
So sorry, who's Skiba?
He's the guy who joins Blink-182. Okay. Alkaline Trio. Right. But now we're talking about Alice in Chains. So, sorry, who's Skiba? He's the guy who joins Blink-182.
Oh, okay.
Alkaline Trio.
Right.
He's from Alkaline Trio.
Just a love machine.
Shout out to FOTM.
What's Alkaline Trio's big song?
Alkaline Trio's big song is nothing,
but Blake fucking Murphy is at FOTM.
Absolutely loves Alkaline Trio.
They were like a Warped Tour band, I think.
Were they not?
You have to be younger than us, I think,
to get into that sweet spot
of emo, alkaline,
trio land or whatever.
Okay, can we talk about
Alice in Chains?
Can we please?
Can we please?
Great jam.
This song's fucking great.
Love it.
Wow, is this a hit?
I know this song, though.
Yeah, I won't give it to you.
I just have to fucking dig it.
It doesn't have to be a hit, and it's fucking great.
I'll give this one to you.
I know this song. Hold on, give it a minute.
I'll give it to you.
I like it.
I like it. I like it.
Kind of sounds the same as...
Well, that's partly because of Jerry Cantrell,
but let's talk about this.
Okay, so the first song we played...
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
This guy was giving shit about Genesis.
Wasn't he in the band already?
Wasn't he in the band already?
I'm talking about William Duvall.
Give me a minute to explain myself.
Give me a fucking minute.
Stu, don't make me call your mom.
Give me five minutes to explain myself.
Give me five minutes.
The primary vocalist on this jam is the guy who replaced Layne Staley.
Layne Staley was the lead singer of Alice.
Slow your roll on Jerry.
Sure, he's a founder.
He's always going to be there.
He's great.
But listen.
Layne Staley was the lead singer of Alice in Chains. Got it? Yes. on, Jerry. Sure, he's a founder. He's always going to be there. He's great. But listen.
Lane Staley was the lead singer of Alice in Chains.
Got it? Yes.
He always sang with Jerry Cantrell,
but Lane Staley was the lead
singer. Lane Staley had a heroin
overdose and died in
2002. Seems like he
died earlier than that. Well, that's when he died.
We all thought, that's it for
Alice in Chains. Lane's gone. There's no Alice. We all thought, that's it for Alice in Chains. Lane's
gone. There's no Alice in Chains. I actually
went to see Alice in Chains open
up for Velvet Revolver at the Molson
Amphitheater. Were you working in a booth
there outside?
I went to see Velvet Revolver
but I'm like, Alice in Chains, I wonder
what they sound like with this new guy
William Duvall.
William Duvall sounded
fucking great. This song
lead performance is
William Duvall.
This song is not a hit.
It's an alt-rock radio hit for sure.
Yeah, let's see if they're right.
And you're familiar with this song?
Yeah, I heard it all the time on 102.1.
Chill.
I don't think they played this on 102.1. They played the fuck out of this time on 102.1. Chill. I don't think they played this on 102.1.
They played the fuck out of this song on 102.1.
I don't think they did.
I'm going to fucking burst.
What is wrong with you guys?
I was so chill.
Okay.
So this is the fourth.
You like chill.
This is the fourth studio album by Alice in Chains,
but the first since the death of Layne Staley. They replaced Layne Staley
with William Duvall. This album
is called Black Gives Way to Blue.
Right. Okay. So,
William Duvall, now he's a new vocalist. He's a
rhythm guitarist. He shares
he always blended his voice with
Jerry Cantrell because that's also what
they did, right? Like the death liberative grunge.
Now, the coincidence about this
album release is it was released on the 17th anniversary
of the release of Dirt.
And that's a fun fact.
This song is called Check My Brain.
It's a great Alice in Chains song
and it's perfect for this topic
because it's a song I dig
from a band that became famous
with a previous lead singer.
09, I think.
This is way after.
Sounds awesome. Yeah, let 09, I think. 09. This is way after. That sounds awesome.
Yeah, let's hear it out.
Right.
It's a great fucking song.
I'm going to go in the chat now
and see what they're doing.
There is a signature
Alice in Chains sound.
Yeah.
You know, you got the,
I want to say like the drop D bass
kind of thing happening,
but also the really awesome
creepy harmonics
between the vocalists.
Very unsettling. That's kind of like the way
that they're, you know, any other band that
does it is just trying to sound like them.
You know what I mean?
Totally. Yeah, yeah, but that's a lot of it.
You saw Alice in Chains and Blink-182.
Yeah, what a weird combo, right?
Did you get, you got... I went for Alice in Chains
and they were the opening act
and then I stayed for Blink-182.
And I wasn't like I knew Blink-182, but when I left, I appreciated it.
Yeah, it was with Loose Keezes.
Loose Keezes.
And so I decided that there was a couple songs I ended up liking from Blink-182,
but Alice in Chains was really cool.
But it's, you know, it's very, the young kids were like, what is this?
Like the people who were there.
Old timers.
Yeah,
but it was good.
I really liked it.
I'd see them again for sure.
And you're going to Smashing Pumpkins
and Trans Addiction?
Yeah.
Shout out to Bob Lillette.
I saw Smashing Pumpkins with Bob
about four years ago.
Fantastic.
That was the best show ever.
That's why I almost don't want to go to this one
because like,
leave the memories alone.
because we had this talk.
I had a disappointing time in 2000.
Was it 2000?
1999?
98?
I think it was 2000
when they disappointed me
in their farewell tour.
They were real hit or miss.
Yeah,
but they were so good
a few years ago.
You saw them at like,
I was going to say
SummerSlam at Trust?
Yeah,
that was SummerSalt.
SummerSalt.
SummerSalt.
That's the one
Our Lady Peace put together
and that's the one
I saw them too
because I think
Foo Fighters were on that bill too.
They were kind of shitty.
Foo Fighters.
Yes.
Our Lady Peace was on the bill because it's their fucking show.
And then the headliners were the...
They were the only band I ever saw to play at Maple Leaf Gardens.
And they were...
I would say they were just okay.
Just okay.
But they were good a few years ago.
Stu, the mic is yours.
Set us up for your second jam.
I mean, this is going to take a while to get through.
Yeah.
I'm ready though.
You just walk me through it.
You're going to want to get comfortable, folks,
because when you want to win this show,
you have to go the extra mile.
And cheat.
You have to go the extra mile.
And I've gone that extra mile,
kind of like how Esso used to promote.
They go that extra mile, didn't they?
Tiger.
Go that tiger.
Okay.
Tiger in your tank.
I think my mom really likes
the first song I'm going to play,
but let's introduce the band.
I've always wanted to sample this.
It's not too late, man.
It's just really awesome.
I got Ben Stroud here.
You know this song?
It's right up there of that Pink Floyd song.
Nah, this is a fucking...
This is a banger.
Is it instrumental?
No.
Nope.
So this is Color My World,
the first significant hit by the band Chicago.
Oh, wow.
Wow.
And interestingly enough, this is one of those songs, Mike, we love when this happens.
But, you know, they were like a brass kind of rock and roll brass act.
This is nothing like their other stuff when they were the Transit Authority or whatever.
This is nothing like their other stuff when they were the transit authority, whatever.
And this became the slow dance anthem at high school, proms, universities, dances, weddings. In the 1970s, you could not escape this song at a Simcha.
Sorry, what's it called again?
Color My World.
What year is this?
This is...
Early 70s.
Yeah, early 70s.
Is that a paint store?
Color Your World? Color My World. Yeah, Color My World is the name of this song, not 70s. Is that a paint store, Color Your World?
Color My World.
Yeah, Color My World is the name of this song, not Color Your World.
What's the store?
Color Your World.
Color Your World.
Yes.
I'm more of a Benjamin.
Fabric land.
Fabric land.
So if you've watched the Chicago documentary, which I recommend you do, Terry, who's singing
this, was a guitar player.
Yeah, what's his full name?
Terry Kaith.
Terry Bolio.
K-A-T-H, Kaith.
I should say Kaith.
You might say tomato.
Tomato, tomato.
He tragically died.
Went to go, he went, they were partying, trying to score a Coke.
And if I remember the documentary correctly, he went for a ride.
His buddy got a new car and that was it.
Whoa.
Car accident. Wow. So they need to replace him. They went for a ride. His buddy got a new car and that was it. Whoa! Car accident.
So they need to replace him.
They needed to replace him.
This is a dumb question. Chicago's from Chicago, right? Yes.
That is a dumb question. That is correct.
Is Europe from Europe? Now, I want to point
out that there's another guy who
named Bill
Bill Champlin
Bill Champlin
who sang
vocals on other Chicago songs
throughout their run
but
it was really when their bass player decided that
he had a song that he thought that they should play
none of the guys in the band wanted this
next song. It seems whenever a band says
we don't want to record it, it turns
their whole fortune around. Biggest song ever
and here is the bass player of Chicago's first song a band says we don't want to record it, it turns their whole fortune around. Biggest song ever. And here
is the bass player of Chicago's
first song that he ever wrote and recorded.
You know, his.
Oh, wow.
He was already in the band.
Correct. What's the music?
Trudy's going to love this song.
I love it.
This is from their 10th album.
Can you imagine?
Go Olympic.
If You Leave Me Now, Chicago, written and sung by Peter Cetera.
Wow.
Kanak Kev says, ooh!
Released as a single in July of 76.
Wow.
Single topped the Billboard Hot 100 number one.
Wow.
Hot 100 number one.
Wow.
It was their first number one hit that they ever had
on the chart as well as their first
number one hit on an easy listening
charts. Oh shit.
This song is very easy to listen to.
Is this Doc Rock? No.
I would play it on my boat.
I went to number one internationally in the
UK, Australia, Canada,
Ireland, the Netherlands.
I mean, you talk about the band didn't want
to do the song.
And it became their biggest hit.
PC was right.
Of course, David Foster
would end up
collaborating
with Peter Cetera,
and they would change the entire sound of Chicago after the success of this.
And they had a whole run of hits,
of which keyboardist Robert Lamb also sang on some of those songs in that era with Peter Cetera.
He never really took full leads, but he sang.
Like, look away?
Well, we're going to get there.
We're going to get there. We're going to get there.
Peter Zatara gets so famous with Chicago's Ballad Run of the 80s that he leaves the group.
David Foster allegedly breaks up the group.
Kenny Loggins it.
David Foster breaks up the group, essentially.
And Peter wants to go and work with David Foster.
And they do the Karate Kid song,
which originally I think was supposed to be for Rocky IV.
But what a jam that was.
I am a man who will fight for your honor.
That's not the one, though.
That's the one from...
Win in the end.
That's a different one.
I thought you were just, like, stating.
Okay, yeah.
Stating.
I'm with you.
Because Teen Wolf, Karate Kid, and Rocky
are all cut from the same cloth.
So One Good Woman, was that?
You got the feeling.
You're a good singer, Cam.
Thank you.
I mean, if you don't like this song, you can go to hell.
Go fuck yourself if you don't like this song, right?
Here, listen to this.
Beautiful.
What a beauty.
And it's the bass player.
We love when that happens.
Does Gibby like this song? I should ask him. Ask him for me. I don't think he does. It it's the bass player. We love when that happens. Does Gibby like this song?
I should ask him.
Ask him for me.
I don't think he does.
It's too soft for him.
He's more of a ZZ Top guy.
You might be right.
Molly Hatchet.
So, Peter Cetera leaves the group.
Chicago's done for, right?
Done.
They're finished.
No, finished.
Never hear from them.
You'll never hear from these guys again.
Peter Cetera, he's so big
once he goes what the hell are you going to do
got nothing left
no tiger in that tank
interestingly enough Chicago decides to record another album
and we've talked about this before
but the guy that broke up the band
David Foster
gets the call to come work with the band
tears are not enough
and you know you gotta go back to the hand that, you know.
Sure.
You don't want to bite the hand that feeds you.
Cash some checks.
You got to dance with the one who brought you.
They couldn't get Peter Cetera back, but they got Fosty back.
Woo!
Good enough.
And in 1986, this happened.
Just sounds like a David Foster song right off the bat.
Dun-dun. It just sounds like a David Foster song right off the bat. That sounds like REO Speedwagon.
Yeah.
Jason Sheff is this singer.
Sounds like Sheriff or something.
Alias.
Jason Sheff. See you at Trip Alias. Jason Sheff.
He's Tripod.
Spell Sheff.
S-C-H-E-F-F.
I figured Cam would like this song.
Yeah.
I think I sent this to Richie Dynum.
We can reveal now that Cam had to scramble with some miracles.
Bowed out. Because I told him he could not to scramble with some miracles. Bowed out.
Because I told him he could not have the song he got first.
The band he got first because I said Stu picked it as well.
And I think it's more of a Stu thing.
I couldn't argue with that.
Here's the hook.
Here it comes.
This was one of the songs they sent you, right?
I'm gonna love and I'm gonna love.
Shout out to VP of sales who heard this at his dentist.
Good dentist officers are playing this.
You'll still love me for the rest of your life.
Well, let's let you guys know,
Will You Still Love Me,
which is a great song.
I would like to slow dance at the next TMLX
with anybody to this song.
Even Liz.
Canada Kev, though, says Peter Cetera's Chicago is soft Chicago.
He says it's puke.
Well, Peter Cetera was in Chicago when they were hard Chicago, too.
But he prefers 25 or 6 to 4.
Peter Cetera's in the band there.
Saturday in the Park.
Street player.
He's in the band there.
Street player.
The Chicago band, this was their first top ten hit following the
departure of Peter Cetera.
And guess who,
what instrument Jason Sheff played in the band?
Bass. He played the bass.
Hey, $5 shock. He was the
ace of bass, so to speak.
Oh yeah, I watched a show called Severance
and they use ace of bass quite a bit.
One of the song's co-writers, Tom Keen,
was in the band Keen,
but not the one that sang Somewhere Only We Know.
Right, which I think I kicked out.
But Jason Schiff played bass in that band
and that's how he got this gig.
Isn't that cool?
So one of the co-writers of the song,
they were like, well, we've got no one that can sing this.
He's like, well, I got my bass player.
Five Dollar Shake says,
Colonel Sanders is to chicken
what David Foster is to soft cock rock.
He's not wrong.
As well as Bill Champlain, who's a David Foster collaborator and a member of Chicago through this whole run.
And a singer, like he's doing the background.
He does leads on a bunch of other stuff.
Anyway.
Oh, and VP reminds you that David Foster hit poor Ben Vereen with his car.
Oh, really?
Kind of sounds like Diet Peter Cetera here.
Yeah.
It's very REO.
I expect you to tell us very soft rock stuff.
He just doesn't quite hit the high notes as Peter Cetera, right?
Okay, now you got to think.
They came back.
They had this song.
It's got to be done, right?
Chicago's finished now.
That's 86.
Put a fork in them.
They can just live off of their past hits.
They can tour these songs for the rest of their lives.
Goodbye, Chicago.
Royalties.
Yeah.
Don't need to work anymore.
A young woman by the name of Diane Warren comes along.
Ooh.
I know her.
For sure.
She gave Aerosmith their only number one.
Totally.
We talked about her. What if I told you guys?
Wait a minute.
Prolific.
Wait a minute. What's Stuart? Whoa, whoa, whoa. What are I told you guys? Wait a minute. Prolific. Wait a minute.
What's Stu up to?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
What are you trying to say, Stu?
When Bill Champlain becomes officially the lead singer of the group for the first time,
he's been waiting in the wings.
Finally, he gets his shot.
So Dwayne Ward to...
If I was to tell you the biggest commercial single they ever had...
There you go.
I mean, this is a prolific entry into this topic.
All these...
Bigger than you're the inspiration.
Here's a band...
Here's a band that had all these different lead singers.
I said I'm happy for you.
I'm really happy for you.
Found someone else.
I guess I won't be coming round.
I guess it's over, baby.
Baby.
It's really over, baby.
Whoa.
And from what you said.
It's kind of like a Diane Warren signature writing here.
It's pretty weak sauce.
We agree.
The chorus is good. It's the way it used to be
So if it's gotta be this way
Don't worry, baby
I can take the news, okay
But if you see me walking by
And the tears are in my eyes
Look away, baby Look away Now, what if I was to tell you See me walking by and the tears are in my eyes.
Look away, baby, look away. Now, what if I was to tell you?
We meet on the street someday.
This is the group's largest selling single of all time, topping the Billboard Hot 100 at number one.
You mean the highest charting?
Highest charting position and largest selling.
That's shocking.
Both.
It was the number one song of the year in 1989 as well on the Billboard chart.
I missed this one.
This song, unlike any hits from Chicago's early career, does not prominently feature horns at all.
And it's also the band's only
number one single following Peter Cetera
leaving the group. How
crazy is that?
What genre would you... Is this soft rock?
This is soft rock. Because you think of this
and then you think of like Poison
and whatever you wrote. But when you listen
to the production here,
how did this song come to be, folks?
Diane Warren got the gig
because people heard
I Don't Want to Live
Without Your Love
and the heart song
These Dreams.
Okay.
These dreams
come out in the close.
No, but it's kind of
similar kind of.
The arrangement
and the chorus.
It's like,
don't want to miss a thing.
If you're an Aerosmith fan,
you probably don't like that song.
Right?
Like, you don't go from like... Yeah. It's all, don't want to miss a thing. If you're an Aerosmith fan, you probably don't like that song. Right? Like, you don't go from, like...
Yeah.
It's all the same.
You don't go from Sweet Emotion to...
Anyway, Chicago has had, like, five or six singers over their span.
We've just...
But can I...
I gotta...
Are these bands...
These singers came into the band?
Yes.
Or they were already there?
All of them were there?
No, some of them came in.
Some of them were there.
It's a combination of different things.
They still tour.
They still tour.
Like, it's just a brand at this point.
Who's the current lead singer of Chicago?
They still have a couple of the guys. They're still in there, but there's a guy from Toronto
that's in the group, or Niagara Falls, I want to say,
that's in the group now. But they still have
three of the original members are still in there.
Canada Kev says it's soft
cock rock. You're not a popular
figure right now in the chat. You know what,
Canada Kev, not everything is about making your cock hard.
Okay? Sometimes it's okay to have a
soft cock. And if you're gonna
do that, it's nice to listen to some nice quality music.
I definitely slow danced
to this song. This was like a huge...
I'm surprised you don't have more of a relationship.
I remember...
CFDR all over it. I don't remember
this song. I don't know. Maybe I blocked it out.
You're the Inspiration
was everywhere in my grade school
and at the dances.
They had some...
And also...
Talk for me to say I'm sorry.
Good comment from 1236 here.
Peter Stara, then another guy,
then another guy.
Oh, Terry Cass shot himself.
It wasn't a car accident.
He was playing with a gun
and accidentally shot himself.
There you go.
That's a whole different story.
That's a whole different story.
From first season of 90210.
Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home.
But yeah, what a prolific entry because all these different singers yet hits.
Decade after decade.
So I actually was going to do a quick fun fact following the Alice in Chains song.
I thought this was Bush X.
It does sound a bit like that.
I just wanted to, because I meant to talk a little more about Jerry Cantrell,
which is that he's always been there,
and he's kind of always making that sound with Alice in Chains.
And I was just going to remind you guys that Jerry had that kind of
pretty successful alt-rock solo period,
and this is one of his big solo hits. The Boggy
Depot? Right.
Yeah. I remember this song.
Yeah, this is my song. And I think in the
Vasectomy Jams, I played Cut You
In. You remember Cut You In?
This is a
good song.
You can hear that voice
from the Alice in Chains song.
That's all.
Now the mic is back to you, Cam.
But wasn't Scott from 90210?
He shot himself.
He shot himself on purpose.
He wasn't playing with a gun.
No, it was an accident.
It was an accident?
100%.
I thought he was playing with guns.
He was playing with his dad.
Her parents had a gun.
I thought he was depressed.
Scott did not commit suicide. It was an accidental shooting. He was playing with his dad. Her parents had a gun. But I thought he was depressed. Scott did not commit suicide.
It was an accidental shooting.
But wasn't he depressed?
No, like David Silver did like an impassioned thing on the student.
No, because David Silver ditched him to go hang with Brandon and Dylan,
and he was all miserable.
Okay, so my memory, and I watched it.
I remember watching it.
My memory is it was an accidental.
Andy will clarify for us.
I think he was trying to impress.
It's like, hey, hey, I'm
cool, look. He was
twirling the gun in front of David Silver,
says VP of Sales. And then they threw his cowboy
hat into the
Russian roulette thing.
Yeah, you know what?
I always think of that guy, Scott, as like, remember
when the first season of American Idol
aired and they had this guy named Dunkelman
with Ryan Seacrest?
Cousin Oliver.
Do you remember Dunkelman at all?
Yes.
Ryan Dunkelman or whatever.
So it was like there was two of them and then they took one out back and shot him.
Scott was only in like the one episode.
Okay, well it felt like more than one episode.
They like established him and then killed him in the same show.
But it wasn't.
I think it's like a meme too.
And it's interesting that we speak to Stu Stone about this, who went into the gap with David Silver.
That's right.
It was Urban Outfitters.
Oh, not the gap.
No.
Okay, now what would you like?
Still get residual checks for that.
And I'll be signing Beverly Hills.
Cam Brielle says the guy from Boston killed himself.
Is that true?
The More Than a Feeling guy?
Because Kurt Cobain was worried they were...
Scott was in a few episodes.
Scott was in a few episodes.
He was in more than one.
But I think they always knew they were going to kill him off.
I remember because I was watching in real time from the first episode before they had the new theme song or whatever.
And there was, I felt like we had like five or six Scott episodes before y'all.
Yeah, yeah.
But I think they created the character just to kill him is my point.
That's for sure because he was a dweeb.
Yeah, they were like, well, we're going to kill one of these guys.
Mike, I'm sure I've mentioned, like, we went to school with a David Silver.
Well, see, I remember that David was supposed to be like a nerdy guy.
Yeah.
And then a couple years later, he was the hunky guy.
He shaved his head.
He was the hot guy.
What was the fake drug?
There was something like ecstasy.
Oh.
Euphoria.
Euphoria.
They all did Euphoria.
That's a great fucking.
Have you seen Euphoria on HBO?
No, but I know that if you go to a convenience
store and you bring an egg, they'll tell you how to get
to the party. Hey, by the way, can I have
just like five seconds of nerd talk?
Scott died in season two, by the way.
Mr. One episode, get the fuck out of here.
You're supposed to be an expert. But that's what you
remember him for. I was there. You don't think of
Scott episodes, you think of Scott killing
himself episode. I remember he
was a character on the show who killed himself. Have you ever had a conversation
with somebody about 90210 and they're like, oh my god,
I love Brandon. I love Dylan. I love Scott.
Nobody loves Scott.
But they'll talk about Scott in good riddance.
He only lasted one season.
That's rude. That's a Green Day song.
Respect. You know that. Mike,
Rosie Gray T.O. update?
Yeah, please. So I
heard he was on Wikipedia updating some stuff.
He actually got a new entry completely vetoed
because they said it wasn't newsworthy.
Well, tell me and I'll tell you it's fucking newsworthy.
By the band Flag Camp,
who was like a Thornley band.
Okay.
But was very prominently mentioned in Johnny Dovercord's.
And that wasn't enough to get this thing to live.
Yeah, because he was doing...
He's gatekeepers. Yeah, because he was doing a...
He did like a little
organization of the Thornley bands
as well as Stu Stones on Wikipedia.
You know, Rosie Gray Teo is one of the great
gifts this city has. Right up there,
Retro Ontario and Mark Weisblot.
Retro Ontario, Mark Weisblot, Toronto
Mike and Rosie Gray Teo. That's your Mount Rushmore.
This mysterious entity.
Now, I just want to let you guys know, Anthony Petrucci had a birthday last week.
A lot of birthdays this week.
Happy birthday, Anthony.
It's also the birthday of Palmas Kitchen.
We had a TMLX event at Palmas Kitchen
in December 2019.
Did anyone here go to that?
I was there.
Okay, was Stu there?
Stu was there.
Amazing.
Where was I?
Palmas Kitchen in December.
Yes, I was there.
Skeezus was there?
Lou, sweet Lou. Now he's with Blink-182. He was there, yeah.'s Kitchen in December. Yes, I was there. Skeezus was there? Lou, sweet Lou.
And now he's with Blink 182.
He was there, yeah.
Him and his hat.
So we're going to try to get another TMLX at Palma's Kitchen in December 2022.
But I just want to say happy birthday to Anthony and to let people know if you want authentic
Italian food, palmapasta.com.
Shout out to DJ
Farbsie celebrating
the birthday today
too.
And how is he
related to Doodoo
again?
Is that Doodoo's
son?
Cousins.
Uncle actually.
You're not sure.
No, no, I'm sure.
It's his father's
brother.
Okay.
And Andre the Giant
would have been 76
today.
And I have my
Andre the Giant mug.
A lot of big birthdays
today.
So we're all going to
down to our last jams now.
Yeah.
What would you like to say
before I kick out the context?
I don't think Stu's going to like
this first track.
I think he's going to get mad,
but let's give it a shot.
I hope so.
Let's give it a shot.
I love this song
because it reminds me of Boogie Nights.
Yeah.
I like it.
Yeah.
Okay.
He likes Boogie Nights.
Oh, John C. Reilly is fucking amazing
in Winning Time.
Yeah, he's...
Speaking of...
Magnolia and Boogie Nights.
Some wild, dead-to-life performances of this.
I like this song.
$5 Shake loves this song.
I was once out strolling One very hot summer's day
Not a surf.
When I thought I'd lay myself down
He's popular.
All he wanted was a Pepsi.
I know, that's institutionalized.
Try my Hall of Famer 1236.
I forgot to mention, he wasn't very, you know, he kind institutionalized. All right. Hall of Famer 1236.
I forgot to mention, he wasn't very, you know, he kind of brushed it off, but I think now he realizes how important that is.
He's the second inductee.
That's fucking amazing.
That's pretty big.
That's huge.
I guess you got to be in a lot of shows to get in that, huh?
How many shows has he been in?
Moving on.
Are your top five?
It's not quantity, it's quality.
Oh, well, even
more.
Listen, you think
you're upset.
Somebody's been in
more episodes than
you.
Based on how much
you've like paid
them.
Were you upset?
Guys, there's only
two members of the
Hall of Fame.
Retro Ontario and
Mark Weissel.
That's it.
That's fucked.
That's it.
That's stupid. Do you know how That's it. That's stupid.
Do you know how far we live?
Like we're literally in a basement.
Yes.
We're not getting paid.
Oh, YYZ Gord hasn't heard this song,
which means YYZ Gord,
you got to catch up on Boogie Nights.
Okay.
Hold on, I'm going to wait for him.
Wait.
It's kind of an epic I actually
I love this song
Jazz flute
We could probably just say
We're not coming back
Until we get our
Dutch pictures
We'll have to talk
I just want money
I don't care
Dude's back on
March 31st
Everybody
March 31st Next year Holy fuck March 31st Everybody March 31st
Holy fuck
May 31st 2020
Special guest by the way
In the backyard
Did you drink all those beers before we got here?
I see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 empty cans
Mike spill the wine.
By the way, Trudy loved the Chicago portion of the show. Oh, yeah.
Did Trudy ever listen to Psychedelic Sunday?
No.
Kevin Alberta is mentioning that.
She was more of a...
You'd hear this often on Psychedelic Sunday.
She was more of a Bay City Rollers Saturday Night type of gal.
Back to you, Cam.
Yeah.
Gordon.
So we're listening to Eric Burden and War.
Now, War's the band...
Do you guys know anything about the band War?
Because I'll be honest,
I knew pretty much nothing about them beyond a few songs.
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing.
But that's not them.
That was Edwin Starr?
Edwin Starr.
And Bruce.
Huh!
Yeah, and that's also in Seinfeld when she thinks that's
the original title for War and Peace.
That's right. But you're not allowed to watch
a comedy. You know, Seinfeld.
I know Seinfeld. That's allowed. Okay.
Take a note, everybody. Eric Burden, of course, from
The Animals, who did House of the
Rising Sun, amongst other songs. This was
him trying to go kind of psychedelic.
Yeah. And it fucking worked.
This was a top five hit in both the US
and in Canada.
Talk about
a lot of dead guys. They actually
opened for Jimi Hendrix in Jimi Hendrix's
last ever live show.
And he was dead the very
next day. Is that 71?
Close, 70.
Maybe they killed him.
He's in the 27 Club.
He is.
I don't have a lot of other
fun facts about this.
Let's roll into this other jam, I think.
Roll and roll and roll.
This is the real jam. That's the context jam.
So that lead singer is Eric Burden.
That's right, Eric Burden.
But you said the band was like Eric Burden and War.
That's how they were dubbed? Yeah, and we're going to have to talk about this. Eric Burden. That's right, Eric Burden. But you said the band was like Eric Burden and War?
That's how they were dubbed?
Yeah, and we're going to have to talk about this.
Eric Burden and War.
Oh, I like this song.
Days and Confused.
Hey, someone should sample this right here. Also, another commercial song.
Great jam.
And Cam also is a big fan of Shrek
Is this in Shrek?
I think it was covered by those
Hey Now I'm a Rockstar guys
Yes, actually we'll get to that
Is that the third wave of ska?
Yeah
A lot of commercials use this.
I feel like they're poking the Pepsi guys.
They're sort of like a
Joe Walsh vibe.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Life's been good.
And like reggae kind of drums.
I feel like you used to see sports compilations
to this.
Like hockey fighting.
Is this early ska?
Because it's like reggae drums and horns.
Is this early ska?
No. First wave is in Jamaica.
Second wave is the two-tone. That's in the UK.
I hear horns and I hear reggae drums.
Doug in the slot, it's like too bad.
Second wave, it's second wave.
1976. All my jams are from this era.
Interesting. That's a total coincidence.
That's because you're looking back. Nostalgic.
Yeah.
Why can't we be friends
number six in Canada
and the US?
Yeah.
As Stu mentioned,
this was also covered
by Smash Mouth.
Smash Mouth.
Yeah.
Which their version
appeared in two movies.
Basekitball.
Oh.
That's a Stone Parker
and Craig Parker
and Stone Parker.
South Park.
And also in the movie Wild Things. Did you ever see that? Oh, yes. That's that Stone Parker. Parker and Stone. South Park and also in the movie
Wild Things.
Did you ever see that?
That's that sexy movie.
It's the party of five.
Neve Campbell.
Who's in a Kids in the Halls skit
from back in the day.
Neve Campbell.
Kevin Bacon.
He's in the pool with the girls.
I think you see his bacon.
Not kosher.
Michael Hitchens. Kevin Bacon. He's in the pool with the girls. And I think you see his bacon. Oh. Not kosher. Michael Hitchens.
Also dead?
Also dead.
Cover this song for the Barbed Wire soundtrack.
Okay.
Another Canadian.
Pam Anderson.
Anybody see that movie?
Kevin Bacon's daughter is in a lot of things right now.
Like, I see her in a lot of, like, a Netflix show, Monica's Walking.
Who's his daughter?
Oh, Kevin Bacon.
I think he's in the new movie, too.
Keira Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon had a daughter, and she's an actor in lots of things. Oh, Keira Sedgwick. What happened to her? Oh, Kevin Bacon. I think he's in the new movie too. Keira Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon had a daughter
and she's an actor
in lots of things.
Oh, Keira Sedgwick.
What happened to her?
Well, I don't know.
She was in a show
that we don't see
on broadcast television.
Okay.
Like, that's where you go to die
in my world.
Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home.
Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home.
But their daughter
is in a lot of things.
Monica watches
these Netflix shows and stuff
and there she'll be.
Kevin Bacon
and Keira Sedgwick still on her.
Anyway, getting back to war.
Similar to Chicago.
Okay, Limp.
And Limp, by the way,
the last Hutchins thing ever
was this movie Limp
directed by...
Limp, basically.
Directed by...
Barry Levinson.
Dwayne LaVold,
aka...
Sam.
A skinny puppy.
Custom.
Oh, Custom.
What?
Custom directed a movie called Limp
with Michael Hutchins. Like the In Excess guy. a movie called Limp with Michael Hutchins.
Like the In Excess guy.
Yes, In Excess is Michael Hutchins.
The Mick Jagger of Australia.
Not to be confused with Drew Hutchins.
Last thing I'm going to say is when you hear from Cam Gordon,
the fucking cassette kick, I played it through a million times.
Maybe not a million, but a thousand times.
Every song was killer on kick.
A lot of hits.
All killer, no filler.
Are you done?
I feel like that last one didn't need to get out.
It was important. I was just going to say, similar to
Chicago, the band War still tours
to this day. You know, like one original
member. They were from Long Beach.
They're actually playing this weekend
in Mount Pleasant, Michigan at a place called
Tacos and Tequila.
Do you want to go?
Should we go? FOTM road trip?
Where is it? Tacos and Tequila, Mount Pleasant.
Kind of a Victoria Day
road trip? Nah. See War?
What is it good for?
Spill the wine?
If I want to see War,
I'll turn on CNN.
Too soon. Oh.
Too soon.
You know, that was the original name of Tolstoy's
piece was War,
What Is It Good For?
Absolutely nothing.
Say it again.
I remember there was like a Bruce Springsteen box set
that came out in the 80s.
It was like a giant record box set.
Oh, with the Easter Lake fans. And then his cover of Springsteen box set that came out in the 80s. It was like a giant record box set.
Oh, with the Easter leg bands.
And then his cover of War Was It Good For was on that thing, and it was like a hit.
It'd be intense.
Love me some Bruce.
Okay.
Bruce is loose.
Bruce Springsteen's tits is a great story by Tom Wilson.
Whoa.
You've said that word twice on this broadcast.
Which one?
Tits?
Yeah, now three times.
But in context.
What was the first time?
Sugar tits.
But that was again, quoting Mel Gibson. I in context. What was the first time? Sugar tits, but that was again
quoting Mel Gibson.
I'm not using the word.
Speaking of Mel Gibson,
Lethal Weapon.
Tom Wilson used it.
Okay,
yeah.
Oh yeah,
Donner,
Richard Donner passed away.
but also that last song
was in Lethal Weapon.
Okay.
Are they making
a new Lethal Weapon?
Because there's a rumor
out there they're going
to make a new Lethal Weapon.
I'm just waiting
for a new Ally McBeal.
Do it,
do it with Chris Fargo. Okay, so Cam, I'm just waiting for a new Ally McBeal. Do it with Cliff Sparrow.
Okay, so Cam, I'm sorry. This is your
segment. Any more words to say about
War? That's a good pick, though.
Although I will say the first song was
credited to Eric Burden in War.
The second song was just credited to
War. Does that count? Yeah, I'll give it to you.
Turner Ward.
Yeah, Turner Ward. Do you know
Taylor Ward? It's an outfielder
for the California or the Anaheim Angels.
Or what are they called now? Los Angeles Angels.
Angels of Anaheim?
It's almost Taylor Ward.
It's funny how they were the California Angels
when we were growing up. Then they were the Angels of Anaheim
and now they're the Anaheim Angels.
Ward, I'm worried about the beaver.
That's from Rattle and Hum, which is
way better than discotheque. Shout out to David Alter. It's all shit. I'm going to the beaver. That's from Rattle and Hum, which is way better than Disco Tech.
Shout out to David Alter.
It's all shit.
I'm going to kick out a jam.
Ward, what is it good for?
You guys ready to just rock your socks off?
Are you fucking ready?
Yeah.
Honestly.
I might be stuck in the decade,
but it's a great decade.
Here we go.
I totally know what's coming up.
Well, you have no idea what's coming up.
How do you know?
It's a guess.
Lucky guess.
How do you know it's 90s can't come? I just It's a guess. Lucky guess. How do you know it's 90s cancer?
I just figured you were going to choose these guys.
You have no idea.
You have no idea what I'm going to do.
Watch when they're playing with them this summer.
I saw that.
I'm standing with Sammy.
Oh, man.
Let's go.
Is there a play in Toronto or no?
No, it's in Winnipeg with Biff.
Why don't we go to that?
Yeah.
You don't want to go to Winnipeg.
Oh, yeah.
You got his van stolen. Stay with Sammy want to go to Winnipeg. Oh, yeah. You got us Van Stolen.
Stay with Sammy's.
Bandits were there.
Van Stolen.
Van Halen.
Bandits.
Billy Van.
Billy Van giving Peter Gross a severance check.
Van Wilder 3.
Freshman year.
I did the soundtrack.
Jody Vance.
Okay, it's coming.
Van Hammer.
Hold on.
I need a moment.
Vader. Big Van Vader. Hold on, I need a moment. Dan Vader.
Big, big Van Vader.
Responsible for the original Sting.
Any plans to bring back Completely Ignored?
The podcast?
I don't think so.
It's dead.
I do have a blog entry that's like 80% finished.
That's not a podcast. That's not a podcast.
It's not a podcast.
All right.
So this is the context jam.
I'm trying to figure out.
Let it brew.
Is this I Mother Earth?
I don't recognize the song, but I recognize the production.
It sounds fucking great, right?
I like the bongos.
It's great.
Underappreciated jam.
Apache.
underappreciated jam apache
hold on here it comes
I'll dedicate this to Michael Lang
can you imagine the mosh pits back in the day
I was there
you were there
brother Bill
I wasn't in the punk scene
that's why I didn't talk in that episode
I used to get like
Blowing around like
I feel like we saw them on New Year's Eve
At Lastman Square opening for the Watchmen
Yeah
Sounds right
I forgot that we saw the Watchmen
Was it Gondarvas or Glued Light probably open
I think it was Glued Light
I'm working on getting the Gondarvas guy
I don't know this song Well I don't know this song.
Well, you don't know this song?
I recognize the band.
It's not quite sonic.
It was a big, big, but you were in California, maybe.
So the can car didn't help California.
I don't know it.
Alright.
Sounds like the other song.
Oh, the hard rock.
Is this metal?
It's pretty good is what it is.
I like it.
So it's I Mother Earth.
For those who don't know,
we have to educate those who don't know.
I Mother Earth.
That vocalist you hear, of course, is Edwin Starr.
Do you guys know Edwin's last name?
Gazelle.
Encarnacion.
Gazelle.
It's the same as the Falafel Place by Blur Cinema.
So Edwin was lead singer for I Mother Earth from 1990 to 1997. That means he's playing on Dig
fucking I Dig Dig and Scenery and
Fish. Do you guys have any idea
where the name
I Mother Earth comes from?
Captain Planet. It's like a
Mad Lib of Our Lady Peace.
Well, initially they called
it I M E as an I M Me. I, initially they called it I-M-E,
as in I am me.
I-A-M-M-E.
I am me.
I am me.
But then they decided at some point
it should stand for something.
So I Mother Earth is just what they made
I-M-E stand for.
But seriously, those two bands came up
right around the same time out of Toronto
with sort of similar, like Mother, Lady.
Yeah, Our Lady Peace you're talking about.
Sort of like... And they toured together all the time still. Totally, Lady. Yeah, Our Lady Peace you're talking about. Sort of like
they toured together
all the time still.
Totally, yeah.
I'd go to that show.
To this day.
Anyone going to see
Jan Arden?
She's in Vandits.
She is in Vandits
but she's also
at Massey Hall.
I would see her for free.
Would you?
I don't know.
I would see
I have a list of bands
in my head
where if I got a free ticket
I would bike over and enjoy.
Jan Arden.
Jan Arden's on that list.
Is Faking a Murder June 22nd on your list of things you'd bike over to?
Because I have to sign autographs for 40 bucks a pop because Michelle got accepted to McGill.
Whoa, whoa, bury the lead.
Congratulations.
It was her program of choice.
And I won't say her grades because it sounds like a dad bragging,
but she had excellent grades to get in this program.
So she got accepted.
So she's going to Montreal.
Can KDIA stay with her?
I never did a DNA test, but she actually is the one that looks a bit like me.
So I believe she's my kid.
Do a cheek swab.
Yeah, we got to do the 120.
Can we come up with other band names that are three-word band names?
I Mother Earth
Our Lady Peace
rhymes with orange
rhymes with orange
yeah we're missing
the H
which head took
change of heart
so I'm gonna roll out
of Not Quite Sonic
Bay City Rollers
yeah
that's a good one
Seven Married Three
cumbersome
yeah
that's all I remember
from them
Third Eyed Blind
The Rolling Stones
The White Stripes
The Tragically Hip
The Royal Pains I think it's metal.
Sort of metal.
Whoa.
Is this the outro?
This is the real jam I'm kicking out right now.
That was my context jam.
This is my real fucking jam.
They had a hit with the other singer? You ready
to hear it? Oh, I thought I remember. This is a good song.
Great song. This is a great
song.
Very urgent. Sounds like Muse.
I'm not done.
Very late-minded.
What?
Like the tea party. I've had to grab my attention
With all this what I've given
This lonely sound
This is a hit.
This is a fucking hit, buddy.
This is a hit.
It first sounds like the Deftones guy.
Chino.
Definitely cool.
I didn't get the chorus in there.
That's not a wah-wah pedal.
That's not a wah-wah pedal.
That's a...
I would like the...
When was this a hit?
What year?
Is it like 99?
I don't know it. 99s? We're the summertime in the void. We're the summertime in the void.
I don't know it.
Suns up, skies down.
They stand the other way until time's up.
Dead, right?
99.
So, Summertime in the Void by I, Mother Earth.
There's a lot going on in this song.
There's a lot going on. And song. There's a lot going on.
And it's really long.
It's like seven and a half minutes or something.
Okay, so this was a big hit.
And I dug it.
And it's a new lead singer because when Edwin left the band,
and I liked Edwin's solo stuff too.
I'll point out another trip around the sun.
Tripping around downtown. Tripping around downtown.
Throw me a bone.
Throw me a bone.
Anyway, this is Brian Byrne.
Brian Byrne took over for Ed Wynn.
Did he win the slot on a reality show?
No, I don't think so.
But the funny, interesting, fun fact is that in early 2016,
he announced he was going to try out to become the new lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots.
Whoa.
Chester Bennington did that, right?
That was Bennington.
That was really few months.
I think, yeah, I know.
Everyone, watch your back there, Brian.
But yeah, I believe Bennington was the lead singer.
When did Scott Whelan die?
That was really few months.
Like, he was dead already.
He was, like, out of the band and doing solo stuff before he, like, died.
He, like, played his last show in Toronto,
did he not?
No,
he did an interview
with Todd fucking Shapiro.
Todd Shapiro,
right,
the folklore.
When he had a SiriusXM show
before he disappeared.
Was that Sirius?
I don't know,
I didn't listen.
I feel like he played it
at a live show.
Although I helped launch it,
which is a fun story.
Whoa,
whoa.
Yeah,
yeah,
because-
I once went to lunch with him.
Todd Shapiro,
what?
I did.
Because I had,
okay,
so Todd wanted
the Humble and Fred blueprint
for SiriusXM
because Humble and Fred
would add a podcast.
What do you mean blueprint?
Like basically,
what did Toronto Mike do
for Humble and Fred?
Okay.
So Todd said,
I want that.
Yeah.
Like, what do you mean?
I record...
What is a podcast?
It's a template.
Yeah, like a template
or whatever.
And I worked with...
In fact, Monica took the photos
for the initial website. She took the photos for the initial website.
She took the photos
in the backyard here.
I still have them all.
So we built a website.
So by the way,
were you like urinating
or how does that work?
Anyway.
Anyway, I won't play
all seven and a half minutes.
It's a great jam though.
You can.
Anyway, Todd Shapiro.
I will say that
of all of the entries
we've had this evening.
What's Stu going to say, Cam?
I don't know.
Both of Mike's songs here, I didn't know either of them.
But this might be the L.A. period.
But I know Mother Earth songs.
I just don't know either of the ones you played.
I feel like he wasn't in L.A. by this time.
I was.
Because this was like 1999.
I was living there full time.
No, this was 1999.
Yeah, I was there in 96. Okay. Yes. No summertime in the void this time. I was. Because this was like 99. I was living there full time. No, this was like 99. Yeah, I was there in 96.
Okay.
Yes.
No summertime in the void
for you.
But it was a big hit
on 102.1.
That's my blind spot
because I also don't know
Tragically Hip had new albums
that I didn't know
those songs either.
There was like a little
blind spot for me.
Our Lady Peace
had another album.
I don't know any of those.
My Canadian rock
fandom and obsession
ends at around 1996, 1997.
Right.
I feel like all these bands had their third or fourth album in that time.
Like even Sloan, whatever album they did after the blue one.
Right.
I'm clueless to it.
I'm going to do a little thing here, okay?
So I've got a nice and low in the mix.
You guys listening?
Yeah.
Listening?
Yeah.
You're my place to know.
You're my place to go.
You're my place to see.
You're my place to be.
What's this? There's nothing in this world.
There's nothing like you. What's this?
Is this like they're both on the song or something?
Just new I'm on the Earth?
Just that guy's new album?
Nothing.
You know what this is?
I can't wait to find out.
From a Jersey South commercial?
It's a miracle. It's a miracle.
Cam, I'm surprised you missed this.
This was a big campaign to get people to visit Ontario,
and they had different artists singing.
There's no place like this, that song.
Oh, that's fun.
And, I mean, there's a Molly Johnson version.
There's a whole bunch of different people.
Shout out to FOTM Molly Johnson.
That particular one I took there, that's actually Brian Byrne,
who is the new lead singer for R.I.D.B.
He is from out, yes.
He is from, I don't know if he's from Newfoundland or Nova Scotia,
but maybe it's Newfoundland.
But he's from the Atlantic provinces, for sure. I like Summertime nova scotia but maybe it's newfoundland but he's from the atlantic provinces for sure i like summertime in the void still
but i will say i think michael lang was telling me that he saw i am mother earth in the past
couple of weeks and he said the two singers i was gonna say turns or something yeah and van
hillen did a tour like that briefly, I think, with Van Hagar.
What did they say?
Van Hagar.
Van Hagar and Van Holland when Daryl Hall was going to be the lead singer.
Okay.
Good choice.
Stu Stone.
Good choice.
How are you doing, buddy?
I'm well.
How are you?
Stu's buying concerts.
I'm excited about this.
This is also on brand for Stu and that means I'm going to enjoy this.
What would you like to say before I play your context band?
Stu's looking at Toto tickets.
Like, I'm not even kidding.
Always.
That's an evergreen statement.
I'm literally looking at Ticketmaster for Toto tickets.
Didn't we, because I was trying to figure out,
like, isn't Steve supposed to come here at Casino Rama?
He's like the Ringo Starr thing?
Yeah, he's like the all-star band.
I think it's soon.
We should look that up because I want to go to that.
Van Halen is also a song by Nerf Herder.
That's right, Nerf Herder.
Casino-rama, May 27th.
That's coming up.
When is that?
That's like next week, bro.
Bro, that's in eight days.
That's next Friday.
I'd have to go next Friday.
Okay, just remember you're here on the 31st.
Ice Cube's coming to kaseyorama too
that'll be a good that'll be a good day yeah that'll be a good day see what you did there
it'll be wicked 70 no walking from the dogs 72 bucks to go see fucking money means nothing you
can't take it with you i think like how or uh paper you howard jones is in it don't try to live
your life in one day
is Howard Jones in it
I might be able to get
free tickets
if that's the case
why you get a hookup
with Howie
I have a Hojo hookup
wow why don't you
hook up us with anything
well
Cam and I have been
with you every fucking month
well if you
you know
if I was a Hall of Famer
oh fuck you
now you'll never get
in the Hall of Fame
alright here's what
I want to say
Todd Shapiro hookup
Todd's getting in the Hall of Fame. All right, here's what I want to say. Todd Shapiro hookup.
Todd's getting in the Hall of Fame before you.
So here's what I'd like to say.
I could have, Mike and Cam, in audience,
I could have went with Toto.
My mom actually, when I was leaving,
after she asked me if I was going to win or not,
and I assured her that I would,
she said, oh, it's because you're going to play Toto?
I said, I'm not going to play Toto.
And she said, huh?
Huh?
You're not going to play Toto?
What do you mean?
What? And I was thinking, you know, I could play Toto.
Because, of course, they had a second lead singer.
Explain to me why they qualified.
Well, because we've,
Joseph Williams became their lead singer
after their original lead singer left.
Oh, the composer's son.
Yes, and then they had a couple songs with him.
Nerve Hurter is a Star Wars reference.
And John Williams did the theme.
So what's Nerve Hurter?
So I could have...
It's the Chewbacca.
He says it in Star Wars, the new Hulk.
He says, it's like an insult to Chewbacca or something.
Harrison Ford, who's married
or with Callista Floghart
from Ally McBeal. It's all
fucking coming together. Sorry, Stu.
Don't get mad at me. Like Cam got mad at me.
Uh, I think you're,
no, it didn't crash. So I could
have picked, I could have picked, uh,
I could have picked Toto and I should have
because I really love them. and i should have because i really
love them you really should have and if anybody wants to go next friday to go see the ringo star
show at the casinorama i'm down to go peace and love peace and love because that canada cab would
go well i'd go so maybe we can meet there and we can meet at the craps table and we can shoot
shoot the dice ted ted n Nolan has a bar there.
Really?
Yeah, I actually saw
the animals there.
That's like the only band
I've ever seen.
Is he blacklisted?
He was blacklisted, right?
Ted Nolan?
I think so.
I think so.
So yeah, I could have
picked Toto,
but you know what?
I thought I'd do something
very special for you, Mike.
Because I was on your...
Princess Leia calls
Han a nerve herder.
Go on.
The very first time
that I was on your program,
take a part of me,
I was asked to tell you my top ten favorite songs.
I'm like, come on down to Gory's Closers.
That was the first time.
And that was the first time.
I must not have thought you were a very big deal.
And I played something that we're gonna get to but uh let's introduce
this band that i believe is coming to toronto and for the win oh wow my name is stew stone
and this is how we do it folks is it though now this is how we do it montel
hey This is how we every classic rock commercial.
The breakdown.
Like the breakdown of time time-life commercials.
We'll get to it.
Or like a beer commercial.
China Grove.
I want to wait for that part, then we'll blast it.
American rock band the Doobie Brothers.
Can anybody look up and find out when they're coming to Toronto for their big reunion tour?
Do you want the Mark Weisblot reaction
now or later? No.
Later. Later.
I want it now. He wants
it now. The logic of this pick
is worse than Genesis.
Oh. That's absolutely
fucking ridiculous and I'll explain myself.
They were just on the Mark Maron podcast.
I might have to cancel my summit with him
if he's going to talk like that.
Oh, wow.
China Grove.
Tough talk.
By the Doobie Brothers.
Neither of you come to TML at 9, so you have that in common.
Tom Johnston wrote the song.
He's the singer.
Very successful band.
West Coast band doing that Southern rock thing.
Kind of boogie rock.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
This is, yeah, totally like Southern rock.
Sounds like Southern rock, but they're actually like L.A. guys.
Right.
But China Grove, they also had to listen to the music.
They had some hits.
Hold back water.
Sure.
Come run in Mississippi.
Won't you keep on shining on.
Which is beautiful.
Underrated band.
So as this...
Oh, here it comes.
This is like...
This is like...
Wow. Yeah. like the famous.
Wow.
Yeah.
Yeah, man.
Like there was like a couple of keep on trucking or something.
It was this and like Bob Seger.
Sort of like not Doc Rock, but like.
Like we're an American band by Grand Funk Railroad and shit.
So wise.
He's not a wise man, as his namesake would say.
But I will say this.
So, some health complications force him, the singer, to take a sabbatical to deal with his health.
And it was taking longer than the band thought.
And so, they needed to continue touring.
They didn't have a singer.
There was a guy that was putzing around
with a group called Steely Dan.
Whoa.
That was sort of a background singer,
studio session type of dude
that was invited to come along
and take over as the singer for the group
for this tour.
And it's like, you know,
when a great quarterback gets injured
and then some other guy comes in
and then the great quarterback doesn't get to come back again?
Like Steve Young.
Steve Young is a great example.
So this is like the Steve Young example of somebody else coming in.
And I don't understand 1236 saying there's no logic here
because this guy wasn't in the Doobie Brothers.
He was added as the new replacement singer.
I think this is a very ideal, perfect
example. Perfect example.
Perfect example. Of course
he's wrong.
We know who's coming next, obviously.
This is the first song
that I ever finished my first broadcast
with you. Can I
have a hug? Maybe after, but I'm just feeling
really warm. By the way, the last
song we just heard,
China Grove, produced by Ted Templeman.
Whoa, whoa.
The song we're listening to right now,
What a Fool Believes, produced by Ted Templeman.
Teddy T.
So four of the songs that I played and two of the bands that I played.
Third Basement for the Padres, right?
Gary Templeton.
Gary Templeton.
Van Halen and the Doobie Brothers,
both Ted Templeman projects,
both bands that had two different singers and two different genres. Gary Templeton. Gary Templeton. Van Halen and the Doobie Brothers, both Ted Templeman projects,
both bands that had two different singers in two different genres.
And this invented the Doobie Bounce.
Yes.
This is the Doobie Bounce. Yacht Rock Ground Zero.
Staples the Bullseye.
This song we've played plenty of times, but I fucking love it.
Mike actually wanted me to do a deep dive on this song.
Actually, I still do. I would do two and a deep dive on this song. Actually, I still do.
I would do two and a half hours on this song.
I think we should just do two and a half hours of just Michael McDonald songs.
I was shocked you said no because I had it all lined up.
Let's do it, buddy.
Let's crank it, man.
Speaking of dentist songs.
All I think about is Rick Moranis In that SCTV skit
Where he's running in to punch up the vocals
I've never saw it
It's so fucking good
You can see it on YouTube
So Wandswap's saying
It makes no sense
Because the guy returned to the group
I mean after the fact
David Lee Rock toured with Sammy Hagar
He probably returned in upper all caps.
Yeah, he's crazy.
There's the date.
He's fired up.
That's soon, too.
Okay, I would go to see Doobie Brothers.
And it's both singers together.
It's going to be for the last time.
They're going to do all the songs.
Oh, my God.
So, yeah, you got that right.
June 29.
I think Cheap Trick
or someone's playing with them too.
Let's put some things
into the atmosphere
that we have maybe heard before
or not,
but What a Fool Believes
was written by Michael McDonald
and...
Kenny Loggins.
Kenny Loggins.
Speaking of soundtracks.
So this is actually
a cover version of the song
because Kenny Loggins,
we've covered this in the past.
But I do like that.
Kenny Loggins released his version first. It's good to remind people. And Kenny Loggins, we've covered this in the past. But I do like that. Kenny Loggins released
his version first.
It's good to remind people.
And Kenny Loggins' version
went to like number 73.
This one went to number one.
This song also won
the Grammy Award
for Best Song of the Year,
Record of the Year.
It was the first
non-disco number one
of the year
in 1979.
It is often said that if you listen hard enough
at this part right here,
although I don't hear it,
apparently Michael Jackson is
somewhere buried in these vocals.
The band denies that,
but that's the rumor.
Wow.
I can't hear it.
Grammy Award Song of the Year.
In Canada, number one.
In the United States, number one.
Blah, blah, blah, blah.
The Doobie Brothers.
And you know, I'm actually a Doobie Brothers fan of the Michael McDonald Doobie Brothers.
Not as much the Tom Johnson Doobie Brothers.
No, I'm not shocked to hear this.
Because I'm like the yacht rocker.
You're the yacht rocker.
So, you know, I'm excited to go hear this. Because I'm like the yacht rocker. You're the yacht rocker. So, you know,
I'm excited to go
to see Michael McDonald
perform these songs
with those guys
and a couple other guys
from, you know,
when,
and this is for another,
you know,
wise blood thing,
when Steely Dan decided
they were retiring
from touring,
you know,
they stopped touring, right?
At some point.
They were just going to do albums.
Kind of like what the Beatles did.
Yeah, like the studio band.
The Beatles kind of did that too
for a while.
Until they did one on the roof,
yeah.
But Steely,
I was like,
no,
we're just going to record records.
So a lot of their touring kind of guys
had to go find other work.
So the bass...
Like Skunk Baxter.
Skunk Baxter.
I've been learning the line.
So Skunk is actually a part
of the Doobie Brothers
in this song.
That's why I want to do a deep dive into that song
because there's so much you could talk about.
Lawn seats to see the Doobie Brothers, $34.
I'm going to go to that.
I would go to that.
I'm going to go to that.
I would go, but I would not face the stage.
I would face Stu,
and I would watch Stu watch the Doobie Brothers.
The elation of Michael McDonald,
like the trot him out.
Oh, my God.
Here's what I've got to say about that.
You guys, have you been to Costco?
Yes.
There's one actually down the street from Great Lakes Brewery.
Are you a Costco member?
Yeah, Monica's a member.
Are you, Cam?
I have the spousal card.
I have a Costco guy.
I have a spousal card.
I don't know.
Because, you know, the Costco brand.
Kirkland.
Bruce Kirkland
this Doobie Brothers song
and we've probably
done this before
and I wonder
let's take a vote
here in the chat room
if people like
which thing they like better
are we hearing the doctor
do they like
the original
music is the doctor
to make you feel
like you want to
yes
who did
that's when the singer
came back
but it's okay
because Edwin
eventually comes back
they all come back
it's all gravy baby
David Lee Roth came back my point is but you know what who not came Bon Scott never came back. It's okay because Edwin eventually comes back. They all come back. It's all gravy baby. David Lee Roth
came back.
My point is.
But you know
who not came
Bon Scott
never came back.
Caddyshack Kenny
that's
Yeah because he
did all those
soundtracks.
Yes he did that.
He did that one
and then he did
the Top Gun
but Holiday Road
we discovered
is not Kenny
that's Lindsay
Buckingham.
Right that's
Lindsay Buckingham.
But that's
Vacation.
I want to know isn't that Vacation that's Vacation. I want to know.
Isn't that Vacation?
Vacation.
First Vacation.
Yeah, Vacation.
I want to know.
Whoever told you I was letting go.
No, I want to know.
You ready?
Hold on.
I want to know.
I want to know.
If our audience likes the Doobie Brothers' What fool believes or or the 1236 kirkland version of the
song which we're about to hear right now we kicked out during the um yacht rock episode
which this is like which is our most highest rated pandemic friday is the yacht rock episode
get a good like parody graphic too.
That part's cool.
It's got that doobie bounce to it.
Well, even it gets to the exact same shit
at some point.
It's a great song, by the way.
I'm not dissing this song,
but it is Kirkland version.
Sounds like a sitar or sitar.
Just wait till it gets to like the chorus and you're going to hear like.
You got it, buddy.
I'd spend all night with you, man.
It's like soft rock.
Hold on.
I don't watch the clock.
Let it get to the part here, Cam, and then you can be the judge.
Listen.
Oh.
Steal away.
No, the piano, the No the Yeah yeah yeah
That's like the same
Fucking song
Pretty much
Is this Robbie Dupree
This is the
Guy who went on
To do such hits
As Girls in Cars
The Strike Force
Theme song
And that wrestling thing
Right
Yeah the wrestling album
Piledriver
Piledriver that's it
He was sort of The Rick Derringer of the
Piledriver albums.
Steal Away, Robbie Dupree.
There was a video for that song.
Who's Rick Martel?
Steal away.
Do you know Rick Martel?
I'm curious if anybody
that's watching this, I don't even know
if we're still on.
I'm looking at us. We're on, yeah. I don't see anybody in the chat anymore.
Yeah, well, you have to refresh or something.
I see Wiseblot just left a jam note
that said on the most recent
Toronto Mic'd with 1236,
we kicked out a jam by Doucette called
Nobody, and he says that also
rips off. Oh, I'd like to hear that. Can you pull that up?
Yeah, I've got YouTube, man.
Nobody by Doucette. I'll do it right now.
And I played it with Mark.
So let me call that up
and then let me fade out of this one.
This part kind of sounds like a Steely Dan part,
that part there.
Let's hear this one.
It's kind of like a new wave feel.
Gotta get to the chorus.
Don't bore us, get to the chorus. Don't bore us.
Get to the chorus.
Although, speaking of bore us,
I think YYZ fell asleep during this Doobie Brothers stuff.
Was this a hit?
I feel like I've heard this before.
Yeah, it has like a...
I hear the similarities.
CanCon is tough to find jams
from this era for CanCon.
I hear the similarities.
If anybody wants to go to the All-Star Band Show next Friday night, I'd like to go.
If anybody would like to go to the Faking a Murderer screening for free,
they just got to email Mike telling a joke that I'm going to laugh at.
If I laugh at the joke, tickets are yours.
Otherwise, you could pay $12 and come.
None of the money goes to me.
If you want to support Canadian independent cinema,
like the review cinema, come on out.
9 p.m. the 22nd.
I'm going to be back here again.
I want to do this summit with 1236.
Out of our shells.
I want to do this summit.
And I'm wondering if we should, should that be an episode of this show?
Or should we just go to Pickle Barrel on our own and invite people to like sit at a joint
table?
You got to consult him.
He might find it's off brand.
Like a dinner with Andre type thing?
Like him and I having our first public encounter could be in this
basement.
To be discussed. Gentlemen,
I play this song because it gets
me feeling very emotional and sentimental
and I had another fantastic night with you
guys and I want you to know I love
this so much.
Can you turn this off?
I was going to say turn it up.
That's what I meant.
I love you were going to say turn it up. That's what I meant. I love you guys, and this was fucking amazing.
It's always amazing, and now we have to wait like five weeks until the next one.
Well, let's talk about the next one, because normally it's the third Thursday of the month,
but Cam is going to a concert.
We could order a pickle barrel to the backyard.
Where are you going next week? My treat.
Least Palace. So,
Stu, can you commit
to... My mother loved the Doobie Brothers
pick as well. That means
a lot to me, to be honest. That's important to me.
Stu, can you check your
calendar and tell us if you can
come back on June
14th? It would normally be the 16th, you can come back on June 14. It would normally
be the 16th, but can you come on
June 14 at the normal
time for a
different time next month? I will pull up my calendar at the moment.
June 14. Let's take a look.
It's like a Tuesday, right? It is a Tuesday.
June 14th.
Well, that's Flag Day.
As of
right now, I can.
Okay, so everyone listening,
the next episode of Toast, which will be our sixth,
is going to be the 14th of June.
It's a Tuesday.
Same time.
Same channel.
Same good jams.
Same fun facts.
Same mind blows.
Same start time.
Same everything.
This was a lot of fun, gentlemen.
And I want people to know that I do love coming to this show.
I love it.
And I love it.
And I love Cam and I love you.
I even love Mark. I love him. I I love it. And I love Cam and I love you. I even love Mark.
I love him.
I listen to his episodes, by the way.
Let's tell the other people you love.
You do?
I do.
You listen to all of 1236 on?
I try to tune in any time he's on because he entertains me.
Can you do that stinger thing for Joker Ruru?
Sure.
Stinger!
Stinger!
Stinger.
Luger
Yeah the brother says you can cater
Anderson
It's my
Best friend
Space
Gord loves you
I love Gord
Stu bringing the impressions
Yeah my Rodney Dangerfield
Shocked me
I think my impressions sound better on mic Than off mic I think so Yeah, so you were good today. Yeah, my Rodney Dangerfield was shocking. Shocked me.
I think my impressions sound better on mic than off mic.
I think so.
Yeah.
Everything sounds better on mic than off mic.
Shout out to Toasty McToasty.
That is, of course, from Booze Grumpy.
And guys, yeah, so we have a different time again.
It won't be the third Thursday of next month.
It'll be two days earlier.
Did I say the 14th?
I think I did. 14th. So actually, that's a perfect time to come because then I have the thing on of next month. It'll be two days earlier. Did I say the 14th? I think I did say the 14th.
So actually,
that's a perfect time to come because then I have
the thing on the 22nd.
I can give away tickets.
Yeah.
There you go.
And don't forget,
you're here in the backyard
on May 31st.
I forgot about that.
Andy Palalas
with Canada Cabana.
Can I confirm that real quick?
Well, you already did.
I did so many fucking dominoes
and lined up for that.
I confirmed with you
before Andy put it
in his calendar. What's the date today?
19.
19. Okay. He was only
19. Hey, 19. 19.
19. Oh, man. It's my niece's birthday on the
14th. The 14th? Of June.
Is that important?
Could be. I'll let you know. Well,
let us know ASAP, brother. What's the other date?
You're going to be here because you've committed and it's
important for the sales department. What's the other date? You're going to be here because you've committed and it's important for the sales department.
What's the date again?
May 31st, 8 p.m. in the backyard.
Yeah, I got it in here.
And that.
And that.
And that.
That brings us to the end of our 1,050 second show.
And that...
You can follow me on Twitter.
I'm at Toronto Mike.
Stu Stone is at Stu Stone.
Yes, he is.
Cam Gordon is at Cam underscore Gordon.
For now.
That's not funny.
We'll see.
It's keeping him up at night.
You can tell.
He looks terrible.
I think he looks handsome
Well you like ugly
I'm trying
Like you're into ugly
Wow
Okay
Jeez
Stinger
Great Lakes Brewery
New location by the way
Lower Jarvis and Queens Quay
Hey Jarvis
Shout out to Jarvis
Yeah
Jarvis went to bed
But he was enjoying the show
Great Lakes beer.
Palma Pasta.
Very tasty.
At Palma Pasta.
Happy birthday, Anthony.
Should we do a Jay's Game group effort one of these days and invite everybody to that?
I feel like we should be doing group outings.
Let's do more things.
You didn't fucking come to the group outing last Friday.
Okay, but we do group outings and you blow us off.
That's not a group outing.
That's you telling people to come to a park at 5 o'clock on a Friday.
6 o'clock.
We're right by your house.
Yeah.
6 o'clock.
That's a selfish gathering.
6 o'clock.
Selfish gathering.
6 to 8.
Come to the park right where I live at 6 o'clock.
On a Friday.
It's in the far southwest corner of the fucking city.
Sticker you.
We'll be by the baseball tournament.
Look for the dogs.
Doer.
Guys, pick up some Doer pants, Doer shorts.
They're fucking comfortable.
At Doer Performance on Twitter
and use the promo code TMDS.
Ridley Funeral Home at
RidleyFH. Oh, yes.
And Canna Cabana
are at CannaCabana
underscore
see you tomorrow
and my special guest is Blair Packham.
Wait, wait, wait.
Before you say that, Mike, what's going on tomorrow?
Shout out to Matt Layden in the Battle of Alberta.
That's bizarre.
I tweeted that at him and he wrote back, wow.
Like, I don't know what the wow is for because I said,
shout out to Matt Layden in the Battle of Alberta.
Into it.
He's just excited I think of him.
It's all good.
Peace and love.
We can see that live peace and love next Friday.
Everything is rosy now.
Everything is rosy and everything is rosy and great.