Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 1, 2024 9:33:55 GMT -6
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG "FLAGPOLE SITTA")
EISENBERG: I remember that song. That is "Flagpole Sitta" by the band Harvey Danger.
COULTON: That's right. With a title designed to make you sound as white as possible.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTON: So what we've done for this game is, for no particular reason, we've re-written the lyrics to "Flagpole Sitta" to be about various countries around the world. Seemed like a good idea at the time, so.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTON: Contestants, your job is to tell us what countries we're talking about. So Ophira, let's do this example for them. Are you ready?
EISENBERG: I am.
COULTON: (Singing) I was tired, I was climbing up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Buon giorno to my friend Lisa. She wants us to go to Napoli.
www.npr.org/2012/05/25/153548603/flagpole-sitta
EISENBERG: I remember that song. That is "Flagpole Sitta" by the band Harvey Danger.
COULTON: That's right. With a title designed to make you sound as white as possible.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTON: So what we've done for this game is, for no particular reason, we've re-written the lyrics to "Flagpole Sitta" to be about various countries around the world. Seemed like a good idea at the time, so.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTON: Contestants, your job is to tell us what countries we're talking about. So Ophira, let's do this example for them. Are you ready?
EISENBERG: I am.
COULTON: (Singing) I was tired, I was climbing up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Buon giorno to my friend Lisa. She wants us to go to Napoli.
www.npr.org/2012/05/25/153548603/flagpole-sitta
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Rasted: I’ve never felt like a one-hit wonder. To be honest, of course, when “Barbie Girl” went crazy around the world, we were afraid we’d be a one-hit wonder. Then “Doctor Jones,” “Turn Back Time,” and “My Oh My” took off, and it was certain we weren’t a one-hit wonder.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/aqua-barbie-girl-oral-history-1319069/
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/aqua-barbie-girl-oral-history-1319069/
