Tonight's show was completely unoriginal! With the exception of the theme song du jour at the top of the show, every song I played tonight was recorded by someone other than the person who originally recorded it.

"They're Everywhere" - Jim's Big Ego

"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" - They Might Be Giants
"Please Please Me" - Barnes and Barnes
"Working in the Coalmine" - Devo
"Money (That's What I Want)" - The Flying Lizards

"Stuck in the Middle With You" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"Bohemian Polka" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Good Enough For Now" - Throwing Toasters

"Holiday in Cambodia" - Richard Cheese
"Science Fiction Double Feature" - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
"You're the One That I Want" - Arthur Mullard & Hylda Baker
"Downtown" - Mrs. Miller

"Hip Shop" - Paul and Storm
"My Name Is Not Merv Griffin" - the great Luke Ski
"House Party at Arkham Asylum" - The Gothsicles
"Hockey Monkey" - Ookla the Mok
"Tiberius Rising" - Urban Tapestry

"Jump in the Line" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"18 Wheels on a Big Rig" - Trout Fishing in America
"Spider-Man" - Moxy Fruvous
"Baby Got Back" - Jonathan Coulton

"Zippadeedoodah" - Carla Ulbrich

Tonight's show featured a set of superhero songs in honor of the new Iron Man movie and a set of songs for Mother's Day. There was also a lot of talk about bacon in #dementia, so I threw in a bacon song, too.

"Big Bad World One" - Jonathan Coulton

"King of Spain" - Moxy Fruvous
"Fish Sticks" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"Caffeine" - Toxic Audio

"Iron Man" - Black Sabbath
"Peter Parker" - the great Luke Ski, featuring Sudden Death
"Arthur Curry" - Ookla the Mok
"The Ballad of Barry Allen" - Jim's Big Ego
"The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" - Lemon Demon

"Mother's Day Song" - Paul and Storm
"Oedipus Rex" - Tom Lehrer
"My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama" - Frank Zappa

"Stress" - Jim's Big Ego
"Bacon" - the great Luke Ski
"Rabbit Valley" - The Four Postmen
"Captain, Captain" - Dan Hart

"Stop Talking About Comic Books or I'll Kill You" - Ookla the Mok

It's the First of May. What do you think I played? Aside from the obvious topic, there was also a brief celebration of the first boat outing of the year.

"WWSD?" - Ookla the Mok

"First of May" - Jonathan Coulton
"Sex 'n' Violence" - Dan Hart
"Only a Woman" - Team America: World Police Original Soundtrack
"Jerkin' Around" - Henry Phillips

"Working in the Coalmine" - Devo
"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" - They Might Be Giants
"Why Can't I Shoot the Dog?" - Sudden Death, featuring The Gothsicles
"Bite It" - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

"I've Got a Tan" - The Four Postmen
"Seaside Lament (Sand)" - DaVinci's Notebook
"Rock Lobster" - The B-52s

"I Saw the Coelacanths" - Power Salad
"Little Miss Communication" - Jim's Big Ego
"Make You Cry" - Jonathan Coulton

"Count to Ten" - Paul and Storm

Tonight, we shared a couple of really bizarre news stories, welcomed filkertom to #dementia, and wished powersalad a happy birthday tomorrow. And somewhere in between, I managed to play some music:

"They're Everywhere" - Jim's Big Ego

"Dancin' Fool" - Frank Zappa
"Twisting" - They Might Be Giants
"Taxidermal Therapy" - The Four Bitchin' Babes
"Mounted Animal Nature Trail" - The Arrogant Worms

"My Cat is Afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner" - Power Salad
"Rhubarb Tart Song" - John Cleese & 1948 Show Choir
"Cheese Enough" - Throwing Toasters

"Can't Find My Penis" - Robert Lund
"Detachable Penis" - King Missle

"Telly Taley Heart" - Tom Smith
"Shop Vac" - Jonathan Coulton
"A Better Version of You" - Paul and Storm

"Co-Dependent" - The Four Postmen
"Do I Creep You Out" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"The Alien Jellyfish Song" - Chris Conway

Tonight's show featured a small "celebration" of Tax Day, plus lots of random goodness.

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"I Wanna Dance" - The Four Postmen
"The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" - They Might Be Giants
"Madelaine" - Jonathan Coulton

"Kiss This! - Hey IRS!" - Robert Lund/Spaff, featuring Michelle Davis
"Your Tax Dollars at Work" - Henry Phillips
"Minimum Wage" - They Might Be Giants
"Money (That's What I Want)" - The Flying Lizards

"The Gates" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today" - Avenue Q Original Broadway Cast Recording
"Malcolm" - The Arrogant Worms
"Existential Blues" - Tom "T Bone" Stankus

"My Cat Is Afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner" - Power Salad
"Do I Creep You Out?" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"O Sting" - Ookla the Mok
"My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" - Moxy Fruvous

"Concrete" - Jim's Big Ego
"Love Connection" - Carla Ulbrich

"Every Time You Stifle a Sneeze" - Lemon Demon

Tonight's show went with the theme "Alphabet Soup," i.e. songs starting with each letter of the alphabet, in order from A to Z. The concept was blatantly stolen (erm, I mean borrowed) fromleisurely_sip, who has done similarly themed editions of her WUML show, Coffee and Cartoons. Predictably, the show ran a little long (by about 20 minutes), to accommodate all 26 songs.

“Alien Salad Abduction” - Chris Conway
“Big Balls” - AC/DC
“Coffee and Cartoons” - Sponge Awareness Foundation
“Don't Shoot” - Rob Balder

“Enema Countdown” - DaVinci's Notebook
“Father O'Blivion” - Frank Zappa
“Gugenheim Love” - Ookla the Mok
“Harvey the Wonder Hamster” - “Weird Al” Yankovic
“Inner Voice” - Sudden Death

“Jesus' Brother Bob” - The Arrogant Worms
“King of Spain” - Moxy Fruvous
“Little Hybrid” - Power Salad
“Math Prof Rock Star” - Jim's Big Ego
“N Apostrophe T” - Tom Lehrer

“Our Love is Like” - Throwing Toasters
“Pico De Gallo” - Trout Fishing In America
“Quite a Man for an Al Fan” - the great Luke Ski
“Randy Newman's 'Theme from The Passion of the Christ'” - Paul and Storm
“Short Blues” - Monty Python

“Toenails” - Kornflake
“Understanding Blues” - Dan Hart
“Voyeur” - Barnes and Barnes
“Where's My River” - The Four Postmen
“XTC vs. Adam Ant” - They Might Be Giants
“You Could Be Her” - Jonathan Coulton

“Zipadeedoodah” - Carla Ulbrich

On tonight's show: welcome back to Dementia Radio, Chris Mezzolesta; celebration of the new season of Doctor Who (and Torchwood season finale); and congratulations to Happy Steve on his Wheel of Fortune victory.

“Not About You” - Jonathan Coulton

“Welcome Back, Doctor” - Sudden Death
“It Takes Who” - the great Luke Ski
“Doctor Who” - Bill Bailey
"Who Is The Doctor" - John Pertwee

“Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White” - “Weird Al” Yankovic
“Vanna, Pick Me a Letter” - Dr. Dave

“The Favor” - Power Salad
“Captain, Captain” - Dan Hart
“Mix Tape” - Jim's Big Ego

“Rejected Commercial Jingles: Pillsbury Cookie Dough” - Paul and Storm
“Spot the Cat” - Ookla the Mok
“My Christian Love” - The Four Postmen

“Someone Keeps Moving My Chair” - They Might Be Giants
“Eleven Saints” - Jason Webley with Jay Thompson
“Disney World” - Tony Goldmark (requested)

“Doctor Qui” (studio version) - Bill Bailey

Here's what I played on the show tonight:

Close But No Cigar – “Weird Al” Yankovic
“Stress” - Jim's Big Ego
“Things I'd Do 4 U” - Throwing Toasters
“Virus Alert” - “Weird Al” Yankovic (requested)

Mr. Fancy Pants – Jonathan Coulton
The Captain's Wife's Lament – Paul and Storm
Re: Your Brains – Jonathan Coulton

The Pirate Song – Tony Goldmark
You Don't Know Jack – the great Luke Ski
Last Saskatchewan Pirate – The Arrogant Worms

Fight Song – Power Salad
Me Pants Fall Down – Da Vinci's Notebook
Party In My Pants – Barnes and Barnes
Gumbo Pants – Paul and Storm
The Villain Who Wears No Pants – Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club

Nugget Man – Paul and Storm
Baby Got Back – Jonathan Coulton

I slept for all of two hours last night. Because today is Easter, I had to be up at 5:00 AM to get ready to sing for a 6:30 AM church service. And I didn't get home last night until 2:00 AM. Why so late? Well, it was because I drove to Atlanta yesterday to see Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm in concert. And it was totally worth it.

This was my first time seeing Jonathan Coulton perform, and I hadn't seen Paul and Storm since their days in DaVinci's Notebook. I knew it would be a fun time. I just wasn't prepared for quite how amazingly awesome it would be. By 7:00 PM, a line had already started forming for the 8:30 general admission show. Luckily, I was able to score a spot right down front, along with voiceofkiki. Throughout the concert, we led the way with hand claps, harmonies, and panty-throwing. Yes, I am proud to say that I was part of a record-setting crowd for the number of panties thrown during "Opening Band." The official count was 11 pairs. I'm proud to say that the pair I threw (a pink thong with two crossed electric guitars on the front) earned a place on Storm's mic stand, where they stayed throughout Paul and Storm's set. Overall, the crowd was enthusiastic and fun, and everyone seemed to have as much fun with Paul and Storm as they did with Jonathan Coulton, despite the fact that, when asked for a show of hands, a majority of the audience admitted to not having heard of Paul and Storm before.

I ended up buying the Thing a Week box set from JoCo and all three of Paul and Storm's CDs. These latest additions to my music collection will no doubt end up being featured on the Mind Warp.

If you haven't seen Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm live, you must! They are amazingly fun and entertaining, and the two acts together make a fantastic double bill.

Here's what I played:


"Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" (orchestrated version) - Tom Lehrer
"Buffalo, CA" - Ookla the Mok
"No One Liked the Tuba" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"They're Everywhere" - Jim's Big Ego

"Rabbit Valley" (Looking for Grandpa version) - The Four Postmen
"Birdhouse In Your Soul" - They Might Be Giants
"The Mountie Song" (live version) - The Arrogant Worms
"I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" (requested) - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"The Ferret Song" - John Cleese and 1948 Show Choir
"Old Keith Richards" -Paul and Storm
"Ikea" - Jonathan Coulton
"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" - Jonathan Coulton

"Here We Go" - Throwing Toasters
"Laurie Laurie" - Power Salad

"She's Dead" - Jim's Big Ego

She's Dead, addenda - Jim's Big Ego

 

Notes: This was the premiere episode of Lady O's Mind Warp on Dementia Radio. I actually had a lot more music ready to go than I had time to play. And here I was afraid that I would run out of songs to play.

Well, it's finally happened. After seven years of talking about it, I'm finally starting up my show on Dementia Radio. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Lady O's Mind Warp, debuting tonight at midnight, Eastern time, on Dementia Radio.

Tune in at http://dementiaradio.org:8027 on broadband, or http://dementiaradio.org:8000 on dial-up.

Happy listening!