take two of these and call me in the morning
Most of the time, I feel pretty goddamn pleased with myself for having the foresight to get the hell out of the flyovers and move to an east coast city where there's lots of cool shit to do. But every so often, I come across something that reminds me that all the really cool shit happens about two hundred and fifty miles to my north. Like today when I learned about "Indie Rock Karaoke."
You're probably thinking about now that "Indie Rock Karaoke" offers for our karaoke pleasure a collection of indie rock favorites with which you and I may sing along. And it does (sort of), but it gets better. When I mention that "Indie Rock Karaoke" offers you and me an opportunity to sing with a live band, you'll probably think that's pretty fucking sweet. And it is, but it gets better. When I drop the other shoe and tell you that the house band for "Indie Rock Karaoke" is Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, you'll probably think I'm making shit up. But I'm not. And what's more, here (thanks to Pitchfork) is the list of songs from which we might choose:
It's probably for the best that this is happening on a Wednesday, because if it was on a weekend there is no way in hell that I wouldn't be there. And after I sang "Since U Been Gone" with Ted Leo and the Rx backing me up I might as well die because my life would be all downhill from there. As it is, I might still go. I mean.... if I'm going to die afterward anyway, I probably shouldn't worry so much about missing work the next day.
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Choosing just one song is problematic though.
I'd reallllllly like to sing Minor Threat, but it's so short, that it would hardly give me the time to enjoy the moment. Suspect Device is high on my list too, as is Under Pressure.
Its a testament to how awesome that song list is that the Clash song probably clocks in as the one I'm 4th most likely to sing.
Ted needs to bring this shiz to his legion of loyal fans in our neck-o-the-woods.
I would love to do Under Pressure, but I can't sing. I mean, I can sing from a physically able perspective, but I sounds like crap. If they had any Cher songs, I'd be all over that because she sounds like crap, too.
If he and you show up in Phoenix to do a show, I'd totally come watch you.
Now don't you be making fun of these here flyover states. Our cows get us from point A to point B every bit as efficiently as your automobile-car doohickeys, and sometimes we put on our shoes to ride 'em, too (mostly on Sundays).
Yeah, I could sing "Since U Been Gone." If I lowered it about an octave and a half.
I've seen Ted do "Suspect Device" live and it f'ing rocks. But one tune I am surprised that isn't on the list, which Ted sometimes covers, is Jim Carroll's "People Who Died." That would be an awesome karaoke tune.
Daby: I think "better than the best thing ever" trumps "the best thing in the history of things." This is better than the best thing ever. And you should either have to sing "Search and Destroy" or change your tagline. You can't have it both ways.
AmyH: Ted will probably invite me to join the Pharmacists on tour after hearing me sing. I'll let you know when we're coming to Phoenix.
Scott: You have shoes?! Well, la-di-dah Mr. High-Roller. When I was growing up, I thought shoes were just something to be found in the sci-fi comics like indoor plumbing and flatware.
Jason: I've seen him do "Suspect Device" too and it does f'ing rock. You know what doesn't f'ing rock? That Jim Carroll song. Unless you think the "f" stands for "fail."
Vanna: No need to bundle the nipper up. (How's that going anyway? Any day now, huh?) Chances of making it to New York fall somewhere between slim and none.
Cappy: Of course you do. All the boomers love Steely fucking Dan.