Archive for the ‘Death’ Category

Dark Meat 266: HB, TMBG

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

John Linnell and John Flanesburgh, two smart alec guys named John from New York, have been making music under the name They Might Be Giants for the last 30 years. Finally, the recognition they deserve! Go deep, deep into their catalog with these disturbing tunes.

All Songs Performed and Written by They Might Be Giants
* Space Suit
* Older
* Dig My Grave
* Exquisite Dead Guy
* Turn Around
* Where Your Eyes Don’t Go
* Dead
* She’s An Angel
* Hide Away Folk Family
* Your Own Worst Enemy
* A Self Called Nowhere
* The Bells Are Ringing

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Dark Meat 237: Suicidal Thoughts

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

This is a suicide-themed show. I’ve done one before, and I just noticed that it’s gotten the highest numbers of any of my shows. Give the people what they want! Interestingly, no repeat downloads. Hmmmm.

* Pink Floyd – Goodbye Cruel World
* Joe Jackson – Blaze Of Glory
* The House Of Love – Who By Fire
* Randy Newman – Better Off Dead
* David Bowie – Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide
* They Might Be Giants – At The End Of The Tour
* Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear The Reaper
* Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Death Is Not The End
* Rupert Holmes – The Bitter End

(Disclaimer: Suicide is for chumps. There are better escape hatches.)

Dark Meat Leftovers: Holiday On Ice

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Ghosts! Remember the dead with us here at Chez Dark Meat – remember, they only want to be your friend. Note that it’s a rerun, and it is not, in fact, Memorial Day Weekend.

* Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
* Haunted Mansion 30th Anniversary – Grim Grinning Ghosts (Excerpt)
* The Specials – Ghost Town
* Ben Folds – Carrying Cathy
* Sugarplastic – Ohio
* Colorblind James Experience – Ride Board
* Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
* Stan Ridgway – Camouflage

Dark Meat Leftovers 27: Rites Of Passage

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

We explore the stages of life this week, chiefly adolescence, marriage and death, perhaps because they all have such great parties tied in to them. Watch it flash before your eyes as you hear:

* The Ventures- Hava Nagila
* Laurie Anderson – Beautiful Red Dress
* The Who – Tattoo
* They Might Be Giants – First Kiss
* Bettie Serveert – For All We Know
* Steely Dan – Haitian Divorce
* The House of Love – Who By Fire

Dark Meat Leftovers 20: The Darkest Meat There Is

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Vive le Death! Another show about the subject we all must study, featuring:

John Easdale – Everbody Dies
Urban Inbreed – It’s Gonna Be Death
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Lucky Man
Dead Can Dance – I Am Stretched On Your Grave
Madonna – Die Another Day
Spinal Tap – Back From The Dead

Dark Meat Leftovers 14: Go Ahead, I Dare Ya

Friday, June 15th, 2007

This week we consider the positive aspects of suicide. Weigh your options! :
Residents – Love Leaks Out, Amber
Oingo Boingo – Don’t Fear the Reaper
Mountain Goats – No Children
Joe Jackson – Blaze of Glory
Randy Newman – Better Off Dead

Dark Meat Leftovers 9: By Their Own Hand

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

I thought to myself, sooner or later I’ll have to do this show – every lead vocal you hear is either a victim of drug overdose or, ahem, their own victim. Featuring:
She’s Lost Control – Joy Division
Rainy Days and Mondays – Carpenters
Devil Inside – INXS
Bang A Gong – T Rex
Lake of Fire – Nirvana

Dark Meat Leftovers 4: Guess The Theme

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Sharpen your mind while your soul disintegrates! With music by:
The Residents – Constantinople
Bob Peck – Cigarette Girl
Dead Can Dance – How Fortunate the Man with None
The Sugarplastic – Ohio
(by the way, the theme is DEATH. I figured life’s too short to make you guess.)