Hello and welcome to another episode, a short episode. Many music Monday, always short, always 15 minutes, always music related this week. Featured, another 80s television show theme song. That's right, by request.
This is amazing because I forgot what this was even about. I like, oh my gosh. You guys, I just had the best giggle, a true LOL. Oh man, you know, it's so good to laugh.
So good to laugh. It's really good old solid LOL. I've heard a lot of pretty good laughs from you in the last week. Yeah, we've got a couple of things cooking.
And the Dell is just laughing about all of it. Gosh. And it's funny because I'm leaving for Australia tomorrow, which to me is somber. Yeah, it's not an LOL.
It's somber, you know. I have a pain in my knee, my left knee, and I'm like hoping that it's not some sort of blood clot that disengages during my long, long, long, deep from product, body from both my deep, please stand up on that flight. I want you to do your stretches commencing in five norms. You want to be where you can see, and troubles are all same.
You want to be where everybody knows your name. The coffee said the model is looking right. You're shrinkin' off the Europe and you're even right. The house and lights are not a girl.
Be glad there's one place in the world where everybody knows your name. And there always where you came. You want to go back, people know, you've all all the same. You want to go back, everybody knows your name.
You want to go back, people know, you've all the same. You want to go back, everybody knows your name. Where everybody knows your name. Originally or written by Gary Portenoy and Judy Hart-Angelo.
Yeah. For the TV series, for the TV series Cheers. Cheers. Cheers, Clank.
I'm picking, I have my fact notebook. I'd like to get some facts in. You're holding it. I'm holding it.
Yeah, it's your cute little notebook. So the theme song was actually composed as the theme song. So it was written for the show. And that length that you see it in the show.
That was it. Right. And it was the fourth version of a song that Gary and Judy were working on. And then when it became the theme, when it was finally approved, like the producers were super involved and they changed the lyrics and they got it exactly the way they wanted it.
Then, then they went into the studio, Gary and Judy, and they made a new version. They made a lengthened version. Oh, like a song. Yeah.
Which is what I just played. I played the full version of the song, but that came after them composing the theme. I thought it was interesting. I think it has a little bit of a we were just speaking about Billy Joel before we were recording and it does have a little bit of that Billy Joel ask feel, right?
Like, yeah, yeah, the piano man drives right? Like everyone knows your name. Far in the wall. So I'm excited up to the bar.
Yeah. Yeah. And the truth is, is we've actually we recorded this episode once already and we had a we had some electrical issues in our house this week. Lights went out, folks, some lights went out.
I forgot to save the podcast before the lights went out. Yeah. And so our electrician came and had to do some switch your switch Arunis and oops, the episode was gone. But it gave me another opportunity to mix the theme.
Yeah. Okay. I was able to mix it a little more. Oh, yeah.
I liked it. I thought it was great. You know what it reminded me of? What?
Like an 80s movie that had like, they took the original song and then made it kind of like a pop song at the end, like for the credits. Do you remember, like, you know, I'm thinking of like National Lampoon's vacation or something that like, you know, when they're on the roller coaster and there's just like this really bang and fun pop song, like playing while the credits are rolling and they're showing like, snap shots. I felt like that was kind of an early, they were early to do that where they had kind of like some pictures going while the credits were rolling with like a poppy song where you felt like you were getting a little even more like, Oh, this is kind of like the behind the scenes. Oh, I know what you're saying.
Yeah. Yeah. It's fun. So that was my pop, poppy, punk, punky, poppy version of the Cheers theme.
I really liked that show. Did you watch that show? I did. Yeah.
I did watch that show. It debuted on August 13th, 1982. And interestingly, 1982 was a really big year for hardcore punk rock. And just down the street from the Cheers bar, the exterior in Boston, just down Beacon Street, like really close was is the Massachusetts, I'm reading this Massachusetts state house, the capital of Massachusetts.
And there's this really famous punk rock record cover, hardcore SSD control. The kids will have their say, it's the whole Boston crew storming the steps of the capital. Wow. Yeah.
Black and white, just really kind of black and white, arresting black and white image of SSD control. It looks scary. And right down the street from that walking distance is Cheers. And then just another block from that is a place that I, the last place I lived in Boston, the last apartment that I inhabited in Boston was on Beacon Street, close to Cheers.
And there was a Bank of America there. Okay. And I went in to do my transaction and the door opened up and there was like 150 bucks there. Like I found 150 bucks in the bank machine.
Wow. That sounds lucky. Yeah. It was one of the, I was like, why didn't I?
I don't know if I've ever found that type of money. And it was like, it was kind of a, the funny thing was, it was at a time when I probably, I didn't needed it as much as I needed it before. Oh. Oh, okay.
Of course I found more money. Yeah. I mean, it was funny. Oh, wow.
So those are little connections I wanted to make where I lived. Cheers, the exterior and the Massachusetts State House. And that band. And that band, SSD control.
So the band was called SSD control. What does that stand for? Society system, D control. So were they, I'm a little afraid to ask, were this was not like a, what's the deal?
Were they like anti-government or something? Like why were they storming the Massachusetts Capitol? The title of the record is the kids will have their say. Okay.
So I guess they were gonna go. Yeah. Okay. They were, they were straight, they were straight edge band.
Mm hmm. They did. They're one of the first bands that kind of had like a militant edge to them a little bit. But just to be clear, we're not saying that they're in any way connected to like the storming of the Capitol in January 6, like that type of thinking or philosophy, right?
Or is it? No, no, they were definitely liberal. It was definitely liberal. It was definitely like more of a liberal thing, but with a bit of an edge.
Okay. A bit of an edge, a bit of like a liberal spice. Yeah, but it was like, it was about community and you know, dudes, support and dudes. There was a lot of, there was a little family.
A bro down. A bro down. It was a super duper bro down in the shows. The SSD control played were pretty.
You had to watch yourself out there on the band's floor. You had to watch out because there was the, I don't love that. You know, I found my, I found my little spot. I'd go right to the corner of the PA.
So I could pretty much have everything covered and see anybody coming at me and I was also able to see the band at the same time. But yes, I mean, I'm sure it's an unpopular opinion because a lot of people like that, but I just never liked that environment because well, I'm a woman and I felt unsafe, you know? And so for me, I didn't like threats while I was just going to listen to music, you know. So I'd like steer clear of like the mosh pit, the thing, which, you know, to be perfectly honest, really does not happen like it used to.
I mean, what used to happen was like elbows and fists and it was pretty scary. I saw some rough ones. I was at Lalo Palooza and I'll never forget when ministry played and I thought I was going to die. I was like, holy shit, it's a tornado.
There was another band from Boston called DYS who are similarly powerful as a D control. And they had a song called Circle Storm, which was like the best. I love that song so much, but it's basically about a circle storm. That's a perfect description, actually.
The Circle Storm, yes. And when I tried to join the Circle Storm at one show in Boston, the Dead Kennedy's played, which was so everybody was there. All the new crew in Boston and everybody from Miles around just came to see the Dead Kennedy's play at this pretty big club. And I decided to join the Circle Storm and it was brutal.
Oh, yes. And I was like, well, you shit. So I just basically like, where's the stage? And I grabbed the stage, I climbed up on the stage.
You went up on the stage? And I just sat there. But I just sort of sat there. Like, hey, here I am.
I'm just like, I'm just like, I'm just like, I'm just like, I'm just like, I'm just like, I was sitting right next to a bouncer. And he just like, and all of a sudden he noticed he like jerked, he jerked to the side, and he noticed me, and he's like, he gave me the, I mean, we're right in front of the band. So he came here, I think, but he gave me this big like Boston real broad like, what the fuck. Like, what the fuck.
And then grabs me by the collarbone and drags me to the side of the stage and throws me back into the crowd. Wow. And I was like, that's amazing. It's all I need to know.
Yeah. I shan't be, I never again, will I join the Circle Storm? So you also wear Circle Storm avoidant. Oh, yeah, no.
Because it was dangerous. Yes, yes, yes. It was just not fun. Right, exactly.
I mean, I was in, you know, high school And so I wanted to like smoke cigarettes and have no one in my way Get out of my way. I'm busy killing my lungs. Yeah, I just want to watch this band. Yeah, by the time Rage Against the Machine was playing Lollapalooza the pits.
Yes. I mean, they would make pits for, I mean, they'd make pits for anything They needed no excuse. People make pits for new dinosaur shows and dinosaur junior shows. There's people I would say I've seen a little bit of a resurgence of like the Circle Storm But I wouldn't honestly it's way gentler than what we had.
I mean truly I don't know unless maybe there's like some underground scene of crazy Circle Storms out there, but I've seen negative approach play some smaller clubs. Yeah, and they attract like the older guys and like a real They still it's amazing how hardcore still communicates to a real. Yeah particular little dude But you know negative approach really love women and so I do I never felt unsafe watching negative approach I swear if I was in danger, I know John Brandon would save me. You still negative up You didn't see them in a small club.
Yeah, I'm just saying I go Harold turn around Help me Harold. Yeah, so I did um so when I was originally considering that the cheers thing I thought I would do it SSD style, but there's so much screaming involved in that music Mm-hmm, and I just didn't really feel like bringing that kind of I really like the title of that the kids was it the kids will have their say There we go. There's I can show you the record What's your favorite song on it? Your favorite song I do well, there's a song called how much art can you take which is just two chords over and over again?
So they're kind of making fun of oh my gosh, I already bands. Uh-huh. Huh? Okay, what is the lead off song?
So you put me on the spot. I should brought the record here Sorry boiling. I mean usually you regurgitate that stuff so quickly and happily your little hardcore memories. No Norman Norman Norman and on that Norman many music Monday concludes.
Thank you so much for listening Wait one second. I'm Adele is going to read the X claim mission statement from the ss-knee control kids will have their say LP insert Come up here with us emotions. Let them go. Gotta be real hard have to let them show Must show the others be true.
That's no lie. We can rock together Without getting high They will try to stop us most they can do is dent together We are one our message has been sent won't play the places where the kids can't go Only play to people whose heads are in the show you got to do it yourself if you want to do it right Not at clubs that sell drinks till four in the night Exclaim the scene is real and made up of friends not centered on fashion or all of New York trends our values are each other Yet we all don't think the same if hardcore includes a bunch of jerks then we just must exclaim Wow, I like that. It's like a poem. I never realized I never realized that it's a poem on here and it's really sincere and Amazing actually and it's probably spoke to a lot of people spoke to me.
Yeah, there's a wonderful picture of them playing I think the picture they were also available to tour here. They have the dates the picture was taken by the singer's brother Hmm. I think I can see why this would be like something that a young dude me. Yeah a young Lou Barlow It meant something to you, huh?
It did it's exciting that they were from Boston. It was close I think it's actually really sweet that they wrote a poem. This is literally a poem. Hmm nice