|
| ||
| Name: Ryan Roe Email: prawnrr-rmv@this.com-yahoo.com Position: Movie / Television / Comic Book / Trivia Geek View Ryan's Personal Profile |
| ||
| When Ken Jennings appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman last Tuesday night, the CBS Orchestra played him on with the song Jeopardy by the Greg Kihn Band. Or if you prefer, they played him on with I Lost on Jeopardy by “Weird Al” Yankovic. It’s the same tune. Either way, it was appropriate for the Jeopardy champ whose reign had come to an end on the show aired that very day. If you pay attention, you’ll find that the late night talk show bands do that kind of thing quite a bit. I don’t know if Paul Shaffer was the first to have the idea, but his band, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien’s Max Weinberg Seven, and the Tonight Show Band all use music that are fitting for the entering guests. The Late Late Show doesn’t do it because they don’t have a band. Heck, at the moment they don’t even have a host. I’m not sure about Jimmy Kimmel’s Cleo and the Cletones… The audience is usually yelling too loudly to hear the music. When Paul Reubens was on Letterman’s show promoting the Pee-wee’s Playhouse DVDs, the band played Our House by Madness. When Jim Carrey was on some show promoting Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the band played Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves. When Alyson Hannigan—who makes a great clue in the party game Celebrity Salad—was on Conan’s show once, the band played Alison by Elvis Costello. And so on. This makes me wish I were a late night talk show bandleader, just so I could choose songs. If Eliza Dushku was on the show, I’d play Faith by George Michael, because Dushku played a character named Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If Wayne Gretzky was on, I’d play I’m the Greatest by Ringo Starr, because Gretky was The Great One. If Alan Greenspan was on, I’d play It’s Not Easy Being Green by Kermit the Frog. That would be funny. If Marcia Cross was on, I’d play Hot Cross Buns. Hmm… Come to think of it, she might or might not appreciate that one. If Natalie Portman was on promoting her new movie Closer, I’d play the song of the same title by Nine Inch Nails. If Lauren Graham was on promoting Gilmore Girls, I’d play Girls Girls Girls by Motley Crue. If the creator of the Australian children’s TV show Bananas in Pajamas was on, I’d play Yes, We Have No Bananas. I have no idea why that guy would be on a late night talk show. But hey, it’d be fun to play that song! Ooh, ooh! You could even do it for historical figures! If Abraham Lincoln was on, I'd play People Got to be Free by the Rascals. If Napoleon Bonaparte was on, I'd play Short People by Randy Newman, and hope Napoleon wouldn't have me executed. If Lot’s wife was on, I'd play some song by Salt-n-Pepa! Ha! If Catherine the Great was on, I'd play the theme song from Mr. Ed! Sorry about that, I’ll stop now. And now, what about you folks at home? Can you think of any good talk show guest/walk-on song matchups? Post them in the comment thingy below. Comments on this post are closed. |
| ||
| I can't think of any good song-celebrity combos of my own right now, but I thought I'd share one of the best I've seen. When Tony Danza was on Letterman recently to promote his talk show, the CBS Orchestra played him on with Elton John's "Tiny Dancer." It took me a couple seconds to get it. |
| ||
| If Aslee Simpson came on, you could play Milli Vanilli's "Girl You Know It's True". Anyone nifty should consent to be played on with "Yes We Have No Bananas". I would. |
| ||
| News News Archives Files Polls Journals Profiles Statistics Recent Comments |
| ||
All Journals
| ||