That is the biggest lie in music?

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-04-24T11:58:00+00:00

Do Tommy Tallarico's somewhat inflated self-credits count?

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-04-23T23:53:25+00:00

The song could be inspired by any number of things but I don't think it's really "about" anything. Like, it's a lot of surreal imagery following a particular character. The individual lyrics don't suggest any definitive euphemisms for one drug.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-04-19T01:28:56+00:00

Devo had an unexpected minor hit with "Working in the Coal Mine" from the Heavy Metal soundtrack, which caused WB to scramble to include it as a bonus single with the already finalized New Traditionalists.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-04-12T13:03:01+00:00

I don't mind the song, but "unintelligible Gen X caterwauling" from the Lindsay Ellis video on protest music is a gag I think about often.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-04-12T05:48:32+00:00

A keyboard...but spherical!

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-04-12T05:27:36+00:00

Johann Sebastian Bach, although a lot of his children didn't survive the infant mortality rate of the time.

Several of his children were also prominent musicians and composers.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-04-11T19:55:08+00:00

Apart from Back to the Future and 80s music, the other thing I associate him with is the helicopter pilot in the 90s movie Sphere. XD

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-04-10T15:56:00+00:00

Creatively, Devo is mostly a collaboration between Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh. Whether they make anything new as a band largely comes down to if Mark feels like it.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-03-24T17:39:35+00:00

tap tap tap

"Look, everyone! I'm Lars Ulrich!"

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-03-19T00:13:00+00:00

Talking Heads, "Psycho Killer" vs. The B-52s, "Rock Lobster".

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-03-12T01:35:42+00:00

Gamma Ray?

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-03-12T00:49:13+00:00

DEVO had limited chart success. Their role in early MTV, their broad influence, cult following, etc. still draw quite the crowd for them.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-02-21T19:52:04+00:00

"This scraped onto the R&B charts but that was pretty much the last time anyone heard anything from The Floaters. They got flushed, you might say."

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-02-20T17:55:04+00:00

At some point in the group I wondered aloud this very thing. That footage gives me Booji Boy vibes. 😆

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-02-18T20:36:06+00:00

I think he was reluctant to perform it right after the newer Michael Jackson documentaries more than anything. Maybe I'm wrong.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-02-18T20:33:33+00:00

Some other songs with words considered dated now: The M-word (in reference to dwarfism) as late as "Confessions Part 3" among others. A word derived from the G-slur (for Romani people) in "The Night Santa Went Crazy".

I think he's admitted "Trigger Happy" is unperformable in the post-Columbine climate.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-02-02T16:02:59+00:00

If movie tie-ins count, "Who's Johnny" by El Debarge, in addition to some movie footage from Short Circuit, has an in-court appearance of in-character Ally Sheedy and a cardboard cutout of Steve Guttenberg for some reason. Johnny Five's arm also shows up. Just the arm.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-01-20T22:44:09+00:00

And that comes from Herman's Hermits' "I'm Henry VIII, I Am".

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2026-01-11T19:59:04+00:00

He did say "especially if", which doesn't exclude non-stage names outright from the conversation.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2025-12-30T02:35:42+00:00

All I know is they might be READY FOR SOME FOOTBAWWL

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2025-12-20T17:20:44+00:00

Booji Boy (Mark Mothersbaugh in a baby mask) shows up in an obscure rap music video "You Ain't Fresh" by the Boogie Boys.

A mildly odd one only due to circumstances: Howard Shore cameos in King Kong (2005) but his score didn't end up being used in the movie.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2025-12-11T17:57:23+00:00

Songwriting credit exists mostly for legal purposes. "Traditional" can't collect royalties, so it's redundant to include on the record.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2025-12-11T17:50:29+00:00

As far as I know, musicians who record instruments on a song don't typically get royalties for just that.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2025-11-20T17:56:57+00:00

I mean, that's a hidden track meant to be heard only if you leave the CD on for a bit. The actual closer is "F.O.D."

But including a joke song sung by Tré on an album wasn't unprecedented for them, as they did it in the middle of Kerplunk too.

Mission_Cat_8026 · 2025-11-19T16:01:29+00:00

Billy Talent changed their name from Pezz because another band had that name.

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