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Episode 27: UHF

Happy New Year, party pals! This week, Discord & Rhyme co-host and Weird Al Superfan Rich Bunnell joins us to discuss the soundtrack to Weird Al Yankovic's UHF!
Released in the summer of 1989, UHF got lost in the shuffle of one of the biggest blockbuster seasons ever. The film may have been overshadowed by the likes of Batman and Indiana Jones, but time has been kind to UHF. Many today consider it a cult classic, and also one of the stranger albums in Weird Al's catalog.
In addition to the songs from the film, we also have tunes about classic TV shows, the requisite polka medley, and also one of the greatest odes to Americana ever written. It's true! So fix yourself a twinkie weiner sandwich, crank up the volume and yank off the knob as we dig into everything U-62 has to offer!
 
SHOW NOTES:
UHF is available to watch here
Check out Discord & Rhyme today!
Current Affairs: The Radical Egalitarian Politics of UHF
Welcome to the Fun Zone
The Georgia Guidestones
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Generic Blues" by Weird Al Yankovic
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Episode 26: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Happy holidays, gang! This week we're getting into the Christmas spirit with one of the most beloved 90s Christmas classics. Or depending on your mood, a sequel to a 90s Christmas classic. We're talking about HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK! Kevin McCallister finds his way to the Big Apple, which means lots of tourism montages, snow-covered cityscapes and wacky hijinks involving one of the most famous hotels in the world.
The soundtrack features the usual suspects of Christmas tunes, as well as tracks from Darlene Love, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and TLC. Yes, you read that right. TLC is on the Home Alone 2 soundtrack. And we'll tell you all about it. So grab some eggnog and a slice of cheese pizza and join us as we ring in the holidays the only way we know how!
SHOW NOTES:
Home Alone 2 is streaming on Disney+, and available On Demand
Home Alone House Sold!
Please check out Overthinking It today!
Christmas Creeps on Eight Crazy Nights
Christmas Creeps on The Long Kiss Goodnight
Sideways: "Why Home Alone is the Best Christmas Soundtrack Ever"
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "All Alone on Christmas" by Darlene Love
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Episode 25: Actors Rocking Badly

On this edition of our On The 5's series, Libby takes us into the dark underbelly of fame, where actors decide it's time to strap on the guitar and play rock star for an album or two. That's right, this episode is dedicated to rock songs from some of your actors! Y'know, provided your favorite actors are Bruce Willis, Kevin Bacon and...*checks notes* Stephen King? He acts sometimes, right?
Look, no one ever said the job would be easy, but we torture ourselves so you don't have to. Which is a lie, because if you know how this show works then you know you're definitely in for some auditory madness. But we know you can handle it, because you're a trooper and that's why we love you.
SHOW NOTES:
For reference: The Spaceballs Theme
The music video for Dogstar's "Ride"
See Also: Our episodes on Earth Girls Are Easy and Repo Man
Libby reviewed Jeff Goldblum's jazz album for Consequence of Sound
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Fighting Around The World" by Trey Parker
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Episode 24: Road House

Happy Thanksgiving, party pals! This week we're giving thanks for all things ROAD HOUSE! Patrick Swayze is Dalton, the world's greatest cooler/bouncer/NYU philosophy major and he's here to clean up a seedy backwater bar and maybe the whole town too.
The soundtrack features several tracks from the Jeff Healey Band, who appear in the film as the Double Deuce's house band. We've also got cuts from Bob Seger, Otis Redding, and the man himself: Patrick Swayze.
So buckle up and watch out for falling polar bears as we take a trip to the land where pain don't hurt!
SHOW NOTES:
Road House is available to rent On Demand and DVD/blu
"A Good Heart" by Kris McKay
Road House 2: Last Call
Surviving Edged Weapons (very NSFW)
Join us on Black Friday for a brand new episode of Christmas Creeps!
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane 
OUTRO: "(Let's Have a) Patrick Swayze Christmas" - Michael J. Nelson
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Episode 23: The Color of Money

Martin Scorsese recently called comic book movies "theme park rides" and the internet had a collective meltdown over it. Coupled with the release of his latest film, The Irishman, now seems like a pretty good time to discuss a Scorsese film! Join us this week as we dig into 1986's THE COLOR OF MONEY! 
The Color of Money follows retired pool hustler Fast Eddie (Paul Newman) taking a young hotshot named Vince (Tom Cruise) under his wing. With Vince's girlfriend Carmen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) in tow, they hit the road for a 9-ball tournament in Atlantic City.
Produced by The Band's Robbie Robertson, the soundtrack features classic rock mainstays like Eric Clapton, Robert Palmer and B.B. King. Oh, and there's also a little ditty by one Warren Zevon. Perhaps you've heard it? Also in this episode, Joe and Libby find themselves hopelessly addicted to pitching bigger and better sequels to this film, because that's just the world we live in now. It's a wild ride, so hop in and let's roll!
SHOW NOTES: 
The Color of Money is available to rent On Demand and on DVD/blu
Martin Scorsese's comments on comic book movies
Beyond Yacht Rock: Divorcecore
INTRO: "Werewolves of London" - Warren Zevon
OUTRO: "Main Title" - Robbie Robertson
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Episode 22: Forbidden Zone

Happy Halloween, party people!
Join us on a strange and spooky journey to the Sixth Dimension as we discuss the soundtrack to FORBIDDEN ZONE!
In the early 80s, Richard and Danny Elfman were straining to break free of the musical theatre circuit. Richard devised Forbidden Zone as a showcase for Danny's band, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, as well as a means of breaking into the film industry. The result is a wild pastiche of Vaudeville, stagecraft, animation and big band music produced completely outside the realms of studio filmmaking and any semblance of good taste.
The soundtrack features tons of music from Oingo Boingo, as well as pieces cribbed from Cab Calloway, Freddy Martin and...er...The Three Stooges.It's a wicked blast of camp from start to finish, and we discuss it warts and all!
SHOW NOTES:
Forbidden Zone is free to stream on several services
Richard Elfman on the film's use of blackface
"Swinging the Alphabet" - The Three Stooges
Intro: "Pico and Sepulveda" - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
Outro: "Forbidden Zone" - Danny Elfman and The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
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Episode 21: Shaun of the Dead

It's time to get spoooooky! Join us this week as we slide into the Halloween spirit with the soundtrack to SHAUN OF THE DEAD! Not only is Edgar Wright's 2004 debut one of the greatest horror comedies of all time, the soundtrack is a rip-roaring ride through 80s power pop classics, hip-hop and electro beats, a couple of Queen songs, and all points in between.Wright is one of the last filmmakers standing who truly cares about curating a quality pop soundtrack, so this is definitely not the last we'll hear of him on this podcast. In this episode, we get into our favorite Queen songs, the implied history between Shaun and Liz, and how much it hurts to see vinyl destroyed...
 
SHOW NOTES:
Shaun of the Dead is available to stream and on DVD/blu-ray
Check out Libby's review of The Specials' latest album over on Paste
Intro: "The Blue Wrath" by I Monster
Outro: "You're My Best Friend" by Queen 
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Episode 20: 80s Misfits & More

It's hard to believe we've made it twenty episodes! But here we are, and as we like to do on the 5's, this week we're counting down some 80s soundtrack cuts. Songs that maybe don't have the full support of a soundtrack album, or might get lost in the shuffle of an artist's other work. You might not think of some of these as misfits, but when else would we ever get to talk about them? Now, that's when!
This episode also draws a pretty clear line between Libby's taste in music versus Joe's. One is smooth and laid back, while the other never met a guitar that didn't need a good smashing. (Together, they fight crime!)
At any rate, kick back and enjoy this eclectic mix of 80s soundtrack tunes. Who knows, you may just come away with a new favorite song!
SHOW NOTES:
From The Week: "The Coming Death of Just About Every Rock Legend"
No really, the "Who's Johnny" video needs to be seen to be believed
Intro/Outro: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane 
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