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'Obsolete' songs?

Started by mgk920, July 07, 2016, 11:06:20 AM

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abefroman329

#150
April 05, 2019, 10:43:33 AM  
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 05, 2019, 10:06:53 AM
Quote from: abefroman329 on April 05, 2019, 09:13:29 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 04, 2019, 11:43:05 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 04, 2019, 11:34:30 PM
Riding With The King by BB King and Eric Clapton features the line "Take a TWA to the promised land" which refers to the defunct airline carrier taking passengers.

TWA was taken over by AA.
American, not JetBlue.

But JetBlue has taken over their former hub spot at JFK, along with (at least some of) their aircraft/airplanes.
It doesn't matter.  American purchased AA.

PHLBOS

#151
April 05, 2019, 11:34:44 AM  
Quote from: abefroman329 on April 05, 2019, 10:43:33 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 05, 2019, 10:06:53 AM
Quote from: abefroman329 on April 05, 2019, 09:13:29 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 04, 2019, 11:43:05 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 04, 2019, 11:34:30 PM
Riding With The King by BB King and Eric Clapton features the line "Take a TWA to the promised land" which refers to the defunct airline carrier taking passengers.

TWA was taken over by AA.
American, not JetBlue.

But JetBlue has taken over their former hub spot at JFK, along with (at least some of) their aircraft/airplanes.
It doesn't matter.  American purchased TWA.
FTFY
GPS does NOT equal GOD

kevinb1994

#152
April 05, 2019, 12:05:27 PM   Last Edit: April 05, 2019, 12:08:33 PM by kevinb1994
Quote from: PHLBOS on April 05, 2019, 11:34:44 AM
Quote from: abefroman329 on April 05, 2019, 10:43:33 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 05, 2019, 10:06:53 AM
Quote from: abefroman329 on April 05, 2019, 09:13:29 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 04, 2019, 11:43:05 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 04, 2019, 11:34:30 PM
Riding With The King by BB King and Eric Clapton features the line "Take a TWA to the promised land" which refers to the defunct airline carrier taking passengers.

TWA was taken over by AA.
American, not JetBlue.

But JetBlue has taken over their former hub spot at JFK.
It doesn't matter.  American purchased TWA.
FTFY

I was gonna point out that typo myself.

kevinb1994

#153
April 05, 2019, 12:06:53 PM   Last Edit: April 05, 2019, 12:09:20 PM by kevinb1994
Quote from: PHLBOS on April 05, 2019, 10:30:46 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 05, 2019, 10:06:53 AMBut JetBlue has taken over their former hub spot at JFK.
Incorrect regarding aircraft.  At the time, JetBlue's fleet were all factory-fresh A320s; a type that American wouldn't even use at all until it merged w/US Airways a few years ago.

Thanks for this correction, it sure didn't seem like that that was the case.

roadman65

#154
April 06, 2019, 10:28:54 PM  
Lou Reed's Take a Walk On The Wild Side has the lyrics " And the colored girls go doo doo doo doo doo da doo" which the name colored is been gone since Archie Bunker's Place got cancelled.
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

SectorZ

#155
April 08, 2019, 07:15:19 PM  
Another one I found, literally in the first line, Sting speaking of his VCR. Funny thing is, in 1980, VCRs were still making inroads into homes and not common at all. Now, they're extinct.

kevinb1994

#156
April 08, 2019, 07:18:30 PM  
Quote from: SectorZ on April 08, 2019, 07:15:19 PM
Another one I found, literally in the first line, Sting speaking of his VCR. Funny thing is, in 1980, VCRs were still making inroads into homes and not common at all. Now, they're extinct.



I haven't heard that one in a while. Thanks.

kphoger

#157
April 08, 2019, 08:55:59 PM  
When was the last time a cable TV subscription in Beverly Hills had only 57 channels?

Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

abefroman329

#158
April 09, 2019, 09:38:43 AM  
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2019, 08:55:59 PM
When was the last time a cable TV subscription in Beverly Hills had only 57 channels?


And at the time, it was an exaggeration!

What about the scene in Back to the Future Part II where the cable/satellite package had channels numbered in the hundreds?  Hundreds of channels!  How absurd!

kevinb1994

#159
April 09, 2019, 10:08:46 AM  
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2019, 08:55:59 PM
When was the last time a cable TV subscription in Beverly Hills had only 57 channels?



And nothing on?

kevinb1994

#160
April 09, 2019, 10:09:19 AM  
Quote from: abefroman329 on April 09, 2019, 09:38:43 AM
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2019, 08:55:59 PM
When was the last time a cable TV subscription in Beverly Hills had only 57 channels?


And at the time, it was an exaggeration!

What about the scene in Back to the Future Part II where the cable/satellite package had channels numbered in the hundreds?  Hundreds of channels!  How absurd!

They didn't know that there'd be much more variety today.

renegade

#161
April 09, 2019, 02:31:01 PM  
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 09, 2019, 10:09:19 AM
Quote from: abefroman329 on April 09, 2019, 09:38:43 AM
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2019, 08:55:59 PM
When was the last time a cable TV subscription in Beverly Hills had only 57 channels?


And at the time, it was an exaggeration!

What about the scene in Back to the Future Part II where the cable/satellite package had channels numbered in the hundreds?  Hundreds of channels!  How absurd!

They didn't know that there'd be much more variety today.
Yeah, because five channels of "Douching Up With the Douchebaggians" is nowhere near enough!
Don’t ask me how I know.  Just understand that I do.

SectorZ

#162
April 09, 2019, 02:55:33 PM  
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2019, 08:55:59 PM
When was the last time a cable TV subscription in Beverly Hills had only 57 channels?



Anytime I scan thru the hundreds of stations in the listings and find nothing I've been known to say 257 channels and nothing on in tribute to that tune.

He had a hell of a cable package by 1991 standards. Never been a big Springsteen guy but that song always struck a chord with me.

bing101

#163
April 10, 2019, 07:43:52 AM   Last Edit: April 21, 2019, 04:59:34 PM by bing101






Al Yankovic talks Syndicated TV. Note there are references to shows that are no longer around like "Oprah talks to Me everyday at 3pm"




And Al Yankovic talks about Judge Wapner, and Siskel and Ebert shows are no longer around.

bing101

#164
April 10, 2019, 07:50:31 AM  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLQ2TIul8pI

Here is the Original edition Soul Asylum of Misery. The clip shows a CD factory but that is not as common as it was in the past though. but the lyrics to the song is still relevant though.

1995hoo

#165
April 10, 2019, 09:24:15 AM  
Quote from: SectorZ on April 09, 2019, 02:55:33 PM
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2019, 08:55:59 PM
When was the last time a cable TV subscription in Beverly Hills had only 57 channels?



Anytime I scan thru the hundreds of stations in the listings and find nothing I've been known to say 257 channels and nothing on in tribute to that tune.

He had a hell of a cable package by 1991 standards. Never been a big Springsteen guy but that song always struck a chord with me.

Note he switched to a satellite dish partway through the song. In the first verse, a man comes by to hook up his cable TV. Later, "home entertainment was my baby's wish, so I hopped into town for a satellite dish. Tied it to the roof of my Japanese car, came home and I pointed it out into the stars. A message came through from the great beyond–there's 57 channels and nothin' on."
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

kphoger

#166
April 10, 2019, 01:22:31 PM  
Quote from: bing101 on April 10, 2019, 07:43:52 AM
Al Yankovic

He also had a song called 'UHF'.  I bet half the users on this forum have no idea what that even is.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

roadman

#167
April 10, 2019, 01:41:53 PM  
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 09, 2019, 10:09:19 AM
Quote from: abefroman329 on April 09, 2019, 09:38:43 AM
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2019, 08:55:59 PM
When was the last time a cable TV subscription in Beverly Hills had only 57 channels?


And at the time, it was an exaggeration!

What about the scene in Back to the Future Part II where the cable/satellite package had channels numbered in the hundreds?  Hundreds of channels!  How absurd!

They didn’t know that there’d be much more variety today.
Variety?!?  More like needless repetition.  Trust me, entertainment is going to be the next big bubble to burst.
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

tchafe1978

#168
April 10, 2019, 01:45:41 PM  
https://youtu.be/Q-5d5IfdYK4

Comedian Tim Wilson put out this song in 2007 that contains many obsolete references. NSFW

formulanone

#169
April 10, 2019, 01:47:37 PM  
Quote from: kphoger on April 10, 2019, 01:22:31 PM
Quote from: bing101 on April 10, 2019, 07:43:52 AM
Al Yankovic

He also had a song called 'UHF'.  I bet half the users on this forum have no idea what that even is.

Please...we all know it's followed by the word "da!"  :-P

Big John

#170
April 10, 2019, 02:19:56 PM  
Quote from: kphoger on April 10, 2019, 01:22:31 PM
Quote from: bing101 on April 10, 2019, 07:43:52 AM
Al Yankovic

He also had a song called 'UHF'.  I bet half the users on this forum have no idea what that even is.
I knew of his 1989 movie with that name.

kphoger

#171
April 10, 2019, 02:24:58 PM  
Quote from: Big John on April 10, 2019, 02:19:56 PM

Quote from: kphoger on April 10, 2019, 01:22:31 PM

Quote from: bing101 on April 10, 2019, 07:43:52 AM
Al Yankovic

He also had a song called 'UHF'.  I bet half the users on this forum have no idea what that even is.

I knew of his 1989 movie with that name.

The song UHF was from the album UHF*, which was also the soundtrack for the movie UHF.



* properly, "UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff"
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

SectorZ

#172
April 10, 2019, 02:32:29 PM  
Quote from: kphoger on April 10, 2019, 01:22:31 PM
Quote from: bing101 on April 10, 2019, 07:43:52 AM
Al Yankovic

He also had a song called 'UHF'.  I bet half the users on this forum have no idea what that even is.

I hate that anytime he parodies something now I have no idea what the hell he is parodying. Makes me feel old.

Rothman

#173
April 10, 2019, 05:00:02 PM  
You've got it all on UHF.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

formulanone

#174
April 10, 2019, 05:04:31 PM  
Quote from: SectorZ on April 10, 2019, 02:32:29 PM
Quote from: kphoger on April 10, 2019, 01:22:31 PM
Quote from: bing101 on April 10, 2019, 07:43:52 AM
Al Yankovic

He also had a song called 'UHF'.  I bet half the users on this forum have no idea what that even is.

I hate that anytime he payrodies something now I have no idea what the hell he is parodying. Makes me feel old.

It's all good: I didn't know what songs he was parodying when I was 10-11 years old, so it goes full circle...I had no idea there was an actual hit song called Jeopardy but knew of "I Lost on Jeopardy". Likewise for Lola and "Yoda".
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