July 16, 2007

Gordon: Baby you can drive my car...
Rob: But put some gas in it, it's almost empty.
Chico: You two are nuts.
Gordon: Thank you.
Chico: Welcome back to the big show. Next up on the list.. with all the singing going on this week, we thought we'd put together our own Songbooks. Makes sense, right. In fact, our first Songbook is...

The Singing Bee and Don't Forget the Lyrics!

Jason: "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow
Chico: "Music" by Joss Stone.
Jason: "Memory" by Betty Buckley
Chico: "Music" by Madonna.
Rob: "Sing" by the Dresden Dolls
Chico: "The Love Theme from Name that Tune" by Tommy Oliver.
Jason: "Sing" by Joe Raposo - anyone remember Sesame Street?
Rob: I do.
Chico: Yep
Gordon: 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing'
Rob: "Thank You For The Music" by Abba
Jason: Thats a good one.
Chico: See how easy that was?
Jason: Yup.
Rob: Anytime I can mention the Dresden Dolls it's a fun time.
Chico: Next up...

Come up with a songbook about Mary Murphy, our favorite manic judge on "So you Think You Can Dance"

Gordon: Maniac - Michael Sembello
Rob: "Let's Dance" By David Bowie
Gordon: 'Flash dance theme'
Chico: ... Man, Gordon, you took mine.
Rob: "Girl Anachronism" By The Dresden Dolls
Jason: "Dance, Dance" by Fall Out Boy
Gordon: 'Dance' by Stryper
Chico: "Scream" by Michael & Janet Jackson.
Jason: "Private Dancer" by Tina Turner
Gordon: Macarena!
Chico: Ha! I was waiting for that.
Rob: "Dance This Mess Around" by the B-52's.
Gordon: And lets toss in the Electric Slide and the Cha-Cha Slide, too
Rob: What about the Blockbusters UK hand Jive.
Jason: By the Platinum Band
Chico: Okay... Enough bad line dances :) Next on the list...

Rock of Love with Bret Michaels is premiering this week. Why not give our rocker a little love...

Rob: "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi.
Jason: 'Love Gun' by Kiss.
Gordon: 'Love Child' - Diana Ross
Rob: "Flesh For Fantasy" by Billy Idol
Chico: "Loving You" by Paolo Nutini. Think about it... What other lyric says "I think it's time for all your morals to leave"
Rob: "Girl At The Rock Show" by Blink 182
Rob: "Bank of Boston Beauty Queen" By the Dresden Dolls
Jason: "Big Twelve Inch...Record" by ZZ Top
Chico: Cool deal. Okay, next songbook...

Our class of fifth graders. Come August 30, Jacob, Spencer, Marki, Alana, and Kyle will be no more... Sing for them while there's still time.

Gordon: 'Short People!' BWA HA HA HA HA HA
Chico: Not again...(*headdesk*)
Rob: "Kids In America" by Kim Wilde
Gordon: The Strawberry Shortcake Theme
Jason: "Hot For Teacher" Van Halen
Chico: "Graduation (Friends Forever)" ... sorry, had to.
Jason: "School's Out For Summer" by Alice Cooper
Gordon: Coin-Operated Boy by the Dresden Dolls
Jason: "Rock and Roll High School" The Ramones
Chico: And "With a Little Help from My Friends"... of course.
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next one...

John O'Hurley. His "To Tell the Truth" is returning to the air thanks to GSN...

Jason: "Little Lies" Fleetwood Mac
Chico: Already "Sharp-Dressed Man" and the love theme from "TTTT 60s" come to mind.
Rob: Christopher Lydon by the Dresden Dolls
Gordon: Whats a Christopher Lydon?
Rob: Big time liar from a Dresden Dolls song who wronged singer Amanda Palmer
Gordon: You can't just keep sticking in Dresden Doll songs unless the title makes sense.
Rob: Sorry.
Gordon: For example, 'Bad Habit'. by the Dresden Dolls. Now THAT makes sense.
Rob: Cool.
Jason: "Beautiful Liar" by Shakira/Beyonce
Jason: "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean
Jason: "Hips Don't Lie" -- Shakira
Chico: 'You Know I'm No Good' by Amy Winehouse.
Gordon: 'Lies Lies Lies' by the Thompson Twins
Rob: Little Liar by Joan Jett
Jason: "Hey Paula" by? Paul and Paula (for Paula Poundstone)
Chico: Lie to Me? by Jonny Lang.
Gordon: Last one?
Chico: Last one... has to be a good one...
Gordon: of course

How about one for the guys of El Chupacabra. Losers need love, you know.

Chico: So I propose... "Too Little Too Late" by the Barenaked Ladies.
Rob: The Time Has Come by The Dresden Dolls
Gordon: Bad Day, Daniel Powter
Jason: "I Lost On Jeopardy" - Weird Al
Rob: Bad is Bad by Huey Lewis & The news
Gordon: And just to keep the joke running a little more, Tracking Treasure Down by Gabriel and Dresden
Chico: "Knock'em Out" by Lily Allen.
Jason: "Too Little Too Late" by JoJo
Rob: Sayonara by Gackt
Gordon: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Em Goodbye, Bananarama
Chico: Nice
Jason: Leave (Get Out) by JoJo
Gordon: 'Not Enough', by Gabriel and Dresden
Chico: And finally, a song from a guy who knows about losing..."One Shot"... by Mario Vazquez. I'm ashamed I know that.
Gordon: And that, as they say, is that
Rob: I think we pretty much burned up about half of the Dresden Dolls music library right there in that game.
Gordon: When we come back, we get to taste some Temptation. You're reading WLTI, home of the $1.98 special.
Jason: No Rip Taylor though.
Chico: Give us $1.98 and we'll talk about whatever you want.

(Brought to you by The Search for the Next Dresden Doll. Don't you wish your weimar-looking goth chick was hot like me? Music provided by Gabriel and Dresden).

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