Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 344 of your favourite podcast Sneaky Dragon.
This week it’s: breach of trust; strong feelings about pranks; thoughts about Seinfeld; awkward hugs; overgiving celebrity; unrevealing truthfulness; social survival tool: nerdar; horror gorror; how to avoid monsters; fraud ghost; It; no-see-ums; cave clowns; Stranger Its; Harold Ramis’ Marx Brothers film; San Diego Comicon; British internet; care home prank; chess pressure; Twelve-Cent Archie; “How Well Does Bart Speak French?” and other no one cares continuity questions; comic strips tips; sirens; writing sequels; hating The Last Jedi; problems with the Ant-Man trailer; chat lines chat; teen years = dumb years; the Top 5 satirical sports songs as requested by Thomas; and, finally (and it’s about time) Mallarmé facts.
Thanks for listening.
The Top 5 (somewhat) Satirical Sports Songs as chosen by Dave:
1) “Kicker Conspiracy” by The Fall from the 1983 gatefold single “Kicker Conspiracy” b/w “Wings” /”Container Drivers” b/w “New Puritan”
2) “Van Lingle Mungo” by Dave Frishberg from the 1970 album Oklahoma Toad
3) “Fireworks” by The Tragically Hip from the 1998 album Phantom Power
4) “I Don’t Want to Play Football” and “The Stars of Track and Field” by Belle and Sebastian from the 2002 soundtrack album Storytelling and the 1996 album If You’re Feeling Sinister respectively
5) Golfin’ Blues” by Loudon Wainwright III from the 1978 album Final Exam
and, just bubbling under, the more on-the-nose:
6) “Sport (The Odd Boy)” by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band from the 1969 album Keynsham
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Yet another excellent list from Dave that left me wondering why I’d never heard most of these songs before. I’m a huge fan of The Roches, but Golfin’ Blues was new to me. A real treat to hear those wonderful harmonies again.
Thanks, Chris. Out of curiosity, which songs had you heard before?
Ha, you’ve fallen into the linguistic trap of guessing I might have known more than one! In fact it was just The Stars of Track and Field, so really just half a song in this context. I do like the Fall and the Bonzos, but clearly need to listen to more of both.
While I’m doing that, here’s a clip you might like of Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, including their dad’s song Lullaby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zc-aGWxQn8
Thanks for the link. I enjoy hearing siblings harmonizing. Their voices often have that great blend that comes from a combination of genetics and growing up singing together. When I heard the opening bars of “Hobo’s Lullaby,” I was taken right back to a summer in the 1980s when I first heard it night after night in a play I did box office for. It’s amazing how deeply music is embedded into your brain. I’m glad they explained that their dad wrote his Lullaby to himself, although I’m sure a lot of parents tell (if not sing to) their kids, “Shut up and go to bed…”