Barenaked ABCs (Alphabetical Barenaked [Ladies] Catalog

Episode 92: Give It Back To You (fix) 

I made a mistake in uploading today, so I have fixed the error. Thank you so much for deciding to stay with us for your BNL reviews.  It brings us so much happiness, that we would like to “Give It Back To You” by giving you another episode. And we have a guest this week: Bill Meeks. Read our liner notes this week to see the multitude of his accomplishments! 

Appearance 

Ed and Jim working on the harmonies 

BNL covers “IN The Air Tonight” on AV Club 

Plugs 

The Fakist 

https://thefakist.com/

Do Anything Media 

doanything.media 

Dogboy Adventures / Trials of King Sparrow  / Bert is Evil 

https://www.amazon.com/Bill-Meeks/e/B00GHX1AK8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1572231253&sr=8-1

Now, Steven Page is touring the US again.  And he is doing VIP experience!  Buy your tickets now, since they are already on sale.  But if they come to Maine, BACK OFF!  I’m first.  The rest of you better get in line. And while you are waiting behind me, you can listen to our episode this week “Get In Line”.  It is a week of hardships on the show, so see if we make it through it with Richard Cheese. 

Video (actual official video) 

Appearances 

Playing live 

at Junos 2000, with Mounties and gogo dancers

Plugs 

GO OUT AND BUY Jeff Whitmire’s “Deep Fried Superhero” 

On iTunes or Bandcamp 

https://jeffwhitmire.bandcamp.com/album/deep-fried-superhero

We don’t have Aaron this week, but that is okay because I got back-up from Tyler Boudreau from “Fantastic Mr. Fox Minute” as we discuss “Get Back Up”.  

Appearances 

Ed and Tyler being interviewed for Silverball 

You can download the Fantastic Mr. Fox Minute anywhere that podcasts are downloaded. 

We have a very special guest tonight. The man who made tonight’s song possible.  The one that the song was written for (and based on some of his “Kids In The Hall” skits, maybe about?)… the one and only Dave Foley!  Join us as he discusses how “Gangster Girl” came to exist. If you aren’t familiar with Kids In the Hall, or maybe just want a walk down the hallway of Dave’s work, check out our liner notes below. 

Gangsta Girl snippets 

Appearance: 

PLUGS (go see Dave doing “Whose Live Anyway” in Portland, OR) 

https://www.ticketfly.com/event/1854821-whose-live-anyway-ryan-portland/

If you don’t know KITH, and why don’t you, then  

https://alchetron.com/The-Kids-in-the-Hall

Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald were on the last “Ships and Dips” Cruise 

Kids In The Hall – “Can’t Kill Rock / Jazz Flute” 

Newsradio season 3, ep. 5 – Dave in drag at Halloween party (at 12:30) 
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x553yeo 

“Case of the Three Sided Dream” 

Kids In The Hall – “Sarcastic Man” 

Fallout New Vegas – Dave Foley “Yes Man” 

Special ending 

Dave on “Hot In Cleveland” (since I couldn’t find a good “Dr. Ken” snippet) 

Dave Foley on “Maron” 

Fun and Games 

We are finishing up the Fs (another letter down!) and we are having a great time discussing Ed’s most political son so far “Fun and Games”. We have a guest, Becca, join us at the end, so we get a gender balanced review this week 

Original 

Also bathroom sessions version 

Appearance 

As people know, we skipped “Faith” on the Yellow Tape CD Bonus… because it doesn’t exist.  However, there is a video of them playing it on the Ships and Dips 5 cruise  

References 

Jonathan Coulton “Want You Gone” 

Hollywood Undead “Bullet” 

Chicago “Both Reached For The Gun” 

Chicago “Razzle Dazzle” 

Episode 87: Fox on the Run  

No, we are not taking on the major networks.  We aren’t cable.  We are a podcast.  Where we discuss Barenaked Ladies songs alphabetically.  Wait.  BNL covered “Fox On The Run” and then they were on the Fox network…. coincidence??? 

Live from the Horseshoe in Toronto 1991 (that was later turned into the “Hello City: Live From Toronto” Amazon release in 2017) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4U1H9MRNgo  (Go to minute 10:20) 

Manfred Man 

“The Country Gentlemen” 

The Zac Brown Band (sounds similar to BNL but slower… more country) 

It was introduced to bluegrass by Bill Emerson[3] and Cliff Emerson and quickly became a bluegrass favorite.[4] 

It was covered by American country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall. His version was released as a single in 1976 and peaked at #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. 

Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes released a version of the song as a single in 1976 in the UK, but it did not chart 

Leonard Cohen “Bird On A Wire” 

Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – “It Takes Two”  

Appearance 

Buy on amazon (Hello City: Live From Toronto) 

Ships and Dip 2007 as they leave Turks and Caicos 

2012 

After Steven left and they bring a person on stage to join them. with Duncan Fremlin on banjo 

They change the end of this one 

Steven at Leonard Cohen’s funeral 

Plugs: 

Jeff Whitmire album 

https://jeffwhitmire.bandcamp.com/album/deep-fried-superhero

Michael Hunter’s Indigogo campaign 

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/michael-william-hunter-s-first-comedy-music-album#/updates/5

We were having major audio problems this week, so luckily we got this episode done in time.  I would say with Four Seconds to spare.  We are without Aaron and Michelle (except via satellite), but luckily we have Jeff Whitmire, straight off his album release, which you can buy on Bandcamp or iTunes (https://jeffwhitmire.bandcamp.com/album/deep-fried-superhero).  I highly recommend you go out and buy this extremely inventive album. 

In Concert (2009) 

Barenaked Ladies and the Persuasions 

Different Appearance this week 

MWSU had a theater competition where five different people did their videos with this as their skeleton.  I could only find 2 of them. Missouri Western State University Cinema  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO-Y6d11FZY (office hide and seek or tag. student director Erin Williams and produced by Jeff Meyer) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQlkBqbLRI (it came from the drain) 

Bill Monroe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Monroe) 

Four Seconds 

It goes to show it’s not what you know,  

but who you know 

So’s ya know, I can go, flow Bill Monroe 

Then throw to Snow  

For the show stay low, just play it on a Dobro 

Oh, I tiptoe to and fro 

From Ontario, my stereo’s Blue like the Rodeo 

Growin’ like freak-show free-throw this is just the intro, 

Watch it keep droppin’ like dominos 

One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Three Mississippi, Four 

Now rewind, 

What’d you have in mind? 

Could we unwind? I’m fine, we can find a streamline 

Recombined, intertwined 

If I’m gonna headline, 

I’m inclined to be movin’ all the behinds 

Line to line, I kind of shine 

Redesigned, redefined 

Keepin’ up the spellbind, gotta make it worth the grind 

Just in time to have another close encounter 

Of the third kind 

One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Three Mississippi, Four 

I’ve been away, four years and a day 

You’d be thinking I’d be lonely 

But I’m out here to stay 

Wouldn’t have it any other way 

Oh flip, the light is turning orange  

Coat ripped when I caught it in the door hinge 

I slipped when the lade in the 4 inch 

Bought it in a store in Germany 

Wore it like a makeshift snowdrift 

Had to get a gift, saw the red shift rift 

When Gretta got an eyelift  

Oh sure that one’s obscure, maybe even piss poor 

But I had to take a little detour 

I’ve been away, four years and a day 

You’d be thinking I’d be lonely 

But I’m out here to stay 

Wouldn’t have it any other way 

Episode 85: For You 

We love doing this podcast.  But sometimes we have to hold back a little bit.  You don’t know everything about us. And those secrets are what keep our relationship healthy?  Right?  I mean, we are being this way FOR YOU.  It’s in your best interest.  Okay.  Can you just forget I said this since you can’t forgive all the parts of this argument that I cannot concede?  Could we maybe just get to talking about “For You”?  I bet you will really like our guest, Blake Reilly! 

Versions: 

Everything To Everyone 

Barenaked Ladies and the Persuasions 

Bathroom sessions 

ITunes Original (similar to acoustic) 

Which you can get at bnlhttp.com 

Appearance 

Keeping people at bay  

Ed heckles the audience, in Portland, ME 

Plugs: 

Catch Blake and his hundreds of shows over at  

We won’t keep you waiting out in the cold for this week’s episode.  Aaron and Tracy discuss “Footprints” (not the poem).  I know it isn’t Christmas, but we’ll leave it to that other podcast to keep things to the right season.  We do things the right way: Alphabetically!  So we open our door to you so you can join us by the fire for this discussion. 

Holiday Train Tracks ℗ 2010 featuring the Odds, Barenaked Ladies & Special Guests Released on: 2010-10-31 

https://holidaytrain.typepad.com/2013_holiday_train_blog/2010/12/holiday-train-tracks-cd-alberta-food-banks-are-in-the-groove.html

Christmas wishes and a story from Jim 

Our “creepy” soundtrack was provided by BenSound.com 

We won’t keep you waiting out in the cold for this week’s episode.  Aaron and Tracy discuss “Footprints” (not the poem).  I know it isn’t Christmas, but we’ll leave it to that other podcast to keep things to the right season.  We do things the right way: Alphabetically!  So we open our door to you so you can join us by the fire for this discussion. 

Holiday Train Tracks ℗ 2010 featuring the Odds, Barenaked Ladies & Special Guests Released on: 2010-10-31 

https://holidaytrain.typepad.com/2013_holiday_train_blog/2010/12/holiday-train-tracks-cd-alberta-food-banks-are-in-the-groove.html

Christmas wishes and a story from Jim 

Our “creepy” soundtrack was provided by BenSound.com