I was watching Fox's "Animation Domination" last night when I realized two sort of embarrassing fact about myself.
1) My fight against the addiction to television falls apart when it comes to Sunday nights.
2) I absolutely love the song Let The Sunshine In.
When I admitted to number 2, Bif threatened some sort of divorce proceedings, and I think she was only half kidding. While it is The 5th Dimension's version of the song that I am enamored of, I fully realize that the song comes from a musical Hair. I'm not particularly a fan of musicals but I have a chub for Let The Sunshine In. And most of the Rocky Horror songbook...
Oh and Hedwig, you cannot beat Hedwig with a big, rock musical stick.
All of this reminds me of my childhood infatuation with the theme song from Caddyshack, I'm Alright by Kenny Loggins. I could blame my musical taste on being a child, but truth be told if I'm Alright were to start playing in the cubicle behind me, I would smile and quietly sing along. As this child, I had once called the radio station KJR here in Seattle to request I'm Alright (Theme From Caddyshack) by Kenny Loggins. The stoned intern said, "I'm Alive? I don't know..." I reiterated that no, it was the theme from Caddyshack by Kenny Loggins, but got nowhere, and did not get to hear the song that day.
I cried. Okay, I didn't but c'mon, corporate radio trying to destroy a young fans love of a song? Whatever...
This in turn reminds me of calling San Francisco's Live 105 to get some info on a couple of songs. Big Rick Stewart had played a rocking version of Saints by the Breeders and a Nirvana song that would play fairly regularly, but wasn't on any albums. I called and spoke with yet another stoned intern. The conversation went something like:
Me: "Hey, where does that version of Saints come from? And what is the name of the Nirvana song you guys just played?"
Stoned Intern: "Saints? Yeah, I don't know... We didn't just play a Nirvana song."
Me: "Yes you did, like 9 minutes ago. It's the laundry room song?"
SI: "No, we didn't play one."
Ever since, based on two experiences, I have come to the conclusion that radio interns have made it their lives calling to screw with anyone who dares call in.
**It turns out there was a single version of Saints released (produced by J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. fame and originally released on the vinyl only Head To Toe EP) and that the Nirvana song was called Verse Chorus Verse (although, I think there's some speculation on that) and was an unlisted track on the No Alternative collection. I know you guys were worried.
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Nice one, but you told me your favorite Kenny Loggins song is Return to Pooh Corner.
It's okay, I was obsessed with Holiday Road by Lindsay Buckingham when I was a kid, complete with casio synth dog barking in the end of the song.
I've called radio stations twice...once to win a cup for correctly counting the number of times Prince says "Purple Rain" in the song and once to request a song.
And as a former radio station intern, I'm offended that you think they're all stoned. They were, in fact, just fucking with you since you called a radio station in the first place. And you probably sounded enthusiastic, immediately marking you as a crazy.
I'll give you some time, I'll just let you be.
I'm not assuming ALL radio interns are stoners, but knowing people who have worked radio (including college shows like myself) I have to say the odds are pretty friggin' high.
You're pretty friggin' high.
Only radio programs I called are the college stations, and they are usually so happy to hear ANYONE's voice--nevermind someone who actually enjoys that crappy music they are playing--that they give up the goods without much pause... stoned or not.
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