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1. "m. Liam Neeson/Terry Crews" In response to Reply # 0
mg: Conor Oberst
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Terry Crews Spandau Ballet's "Musclebound" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHnD201pOjk REASON: He has muscles, one of the things he is known for. An early MTV staple and one of my favorite Spandau Ballet songs (the other is "Chant No. 1"), something different than the expected Diana Ross/Michael Jackson song. The chorus is easy: "Work till you're musclebound, all night long Work till you're musclebound, all night long Gotta work till you're musclebound, all night long Gotta work till you're musclebound, all night long"
Why? "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
Maybe change it to "I've got a very particular set of skills to pay the bills."
(this immortal scene from White Chicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQhLLCUgFIg I feel like we did this on The Late Show, but the spread site doesn't list him as a guest anywhere so maybe he got bumped or didn't actually appear? Oh well.)
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41. "RE: Watch, answer and win? " In response to Reply # 37
So, during that time period do are we supposed to go for the obvious choices so somebody actually wins or go super obscure so no one wins? Either seems possible.
2. "t. Charlize Theron/Josh Hartnett" In response to Reply # 0
mg: The Roots
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20. "RE: t. Charlize Theron/Josh Hartnett" In response to Reply # 2
Charlize Theron
The Roots "The Dark (Trinity)" No YouTube link. It's streaming on Pitchfork, though. Have you heard it?
Why: Later this year, Charlize is starring in a mystery film called "Dark Places." She also recently told People magazine that she is not planning on straying away from dark roles, even though she has recently become a mother.
Why: Play it as "70 Days, 70 Nights." Some of his most notable roles have been in the similarly titled films "40 Days and 40 Nights" and "30 Days of Night."
3. "w. Hugh Jackman/Jimmy Page" In response to Reply # 0
mg: Barry Gibb & The Roots sit in: The Voice Winner
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Jimmy Page Muddy Waters' "You Need Love" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoqR7ztdTCg REASON: The song that was turned into "Whole Lotta Love", and a way to perform this song without messing with LZ's publishing issues.
ALTERNATE PICK The Yardbirds' "Stroll On" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHNL5_2LspE REASON: The song older Page and Jeff Beck fans still go nuts over, as it was from the film BLOW UP and the song itself is a take of the old "Train Kept A Rollin'". For thousands of British guitarists, this scene caused a revolution and a sensation, looked upon with the same glory as Jimi Hendrix at Monterey Pop or Woodstock.
Why: Jimmy Page has been immersed in remastering all of the Led Zeppelin catalog and sifting through alternate takes/etc. He is, in fact, "Digging In The Crates." And this Show & A.G. song just so happens to flip a sample from a certain revered hard rock band from the UK.
4. "th. Amanda Seyfried/Will Ferrell vs Chad Smith" In response to Reply # 0
mg: RHCP (but unannounced)
NO! LIST Tom Petty M J Zeppelin Springsteen Neil Young Eagles Ray Charles Madonna Chuck Berry South Park TV Songs Justin Timberlake "Food Glorious Food" "Twilight Zone" theme "A Boy Named Sue" "Night Moves" "The Situation" "Superbowl Shuffle"
Amanda Seyfried Pink Floyd's "Sheep" http://youtu.be/tcRYdVlGXNQ?t=8m4s REASON: She stars in a new movie that has to do with being in a relationship with a sheep farmer. I'll go for this, specifically the coda of the song beginning at the 8:04 mark.
ALTERNATE PICK 7:50 mark of Love's "Doggone" http://youtu.be/YBdD7X-oULY?t=7m50s REASON: My all time favorite drum solo, what George Suranovich did with this blew me away. I'd later discover he was heavily influenced by Ed Thigpen but "Doggone" convinced me I needed to get back into drums after my foot broke my bass drum when I was 3 or 4.
Why: It's a RHCP song that has an outro with prominently featured COWBELL (see Ferrell's beloved Blue Oyster Cult "need more cowbell" SNL sketch). This could also work with any RHCP song you choose to play, just throw in an obnoxiously extra amount of cowbell. "Give it Away," maybe?
Q: Did someone on staff produced Six Millions Ways to Die In The West? Because you have too many people on promoting it. More than Colbert had on for The Hobbit.
NO! LIST Tom Petty M J Zeppelin Springsteen Neil Young Eagles Ray Charles Madonna Chuck Berry South Park TV Songs Justin Timberlake "Food Glorious Food" "Twilight Zone" theme "A Boy Named Sue" "Night Moves" "The Situation" "Superbowl Shuffle"
Amanda Seyfried "5000 Ways to Die" by Nerf Herder Suggested by:Captnish
Will Ferrell vs Chad Smith "Give The Drummer Some" - Ultragagnetic MC's (pretty sure, but the arrangement had a lot more horns than I remember.) Suggested by:undeadsinatra
5. "f. Seth MacFarlane/Thandie Newton" In response to Reply # 0
mg: Rascal Flats
NO! LIST Tom Petty M J Zeppelin Springsteen Neil Young Eagles Ray Charles Madonna Chuck Berry South Park TV Songs Justin Timberlake "Food Glorious Food" "Twilight Zone" theme "A Boy Named Sue" "Night Moves" "The Situation" "Superbowl Shuffle"
Seth MacFarlane Pink Floyd's "Sheep" http://youtu.be/tcRYdVlGXNQ?t=8m5s REASON: If not used for Amanda Seyfried, I'll go for MacFarlane, same reason.
Thandie Newton Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Castles Made Of Sand" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiBF_hJ3sSE REASON: While she will probably be there for her forthcoming movie, I wanted to focus on her becoming one of the characters in the Jimi Hendrix biopic, so change the lyric to "and so castles made of thand, fall in the thea, eventually"
50. "RE: Help needed, and current standings" In response to Reply # 46
Bryan Cranston "Let's Go All the Way" by Isley Brothers
Brie Larson "Go Goodbye" by Brie Larson
Zoe Saldana "The Devil" by The Brothers Johnson
Paul Rudd "Omegaman" by The Police
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