Wanna take over Radio Free Lunch this Friday? We’re doing a tie in with the new movie “Pirate Radio” and I want you to co-host Radio Free Lunch! Submit your theme idea here with 5 songs that would support it. The winner will come in THIS Friday for the lunch hour!!
OK, Here goes:
The Ramones: Rock n roll radio
Autograph: Turn up the radio
REM: Radio free Europe
Elvis Costello: Radio radio
The Clash: Radio Clash
Hence…radio in the title and the song. I am a Jersey boy who went to school with Matt Pinfield and worked the high school station as a DJ. Matt now works with Steve Craig and Leslie in NYC. How about 20 minutes on the radio for old time sake. My cell is 770-313-6737. Thanks!
Thanks for your cell phone number, what are you doing at 3am?
Lovely idea Mara!
To me, the whole concept of Pirate Radio is to play music one cannot normally hear on the commercial airwaves. To those disaffected few (or many) who crave something different from their stations, Pirate Radio provides a an inkling, a vague taste of something different out there. Its not that the music we hear every day is bad, in fact most of it is great, but there is simply so much more. Here’s five songs to illustrate my point on this:
1. “Shoot Out the Lights” by Richard & Linda Thompson
2. “Devil’s Dance Floor” by Flogging Molly
3. “California Stars” by Wilco & Billy Bragg
4. “Matty Groves” by Fairport Convention
5. “Love Spreads” by The Stone Roses
Thanks! Hope to see you Friday!!!
Larry
Where the Boat Leaves From-Zac Brown Band
I Love Rock and Roll- Joan Jett
Get Up Stand Up-Bob Marley
I Won’t Back Down-Tom Petty
Everyone Wants a Rock-They Might Be Giants
Throwing in one for cheese: Yo Ho A Pirate’s Life for Me
here goes..
my theme “That’s what she said” all songs that could be double entendres
get up. stand up–Bob Marley (waiting in vain works as well)
I’m on fire–Bruce Springsteen
I can’t get no satisfaction–The Rolling Stones
It’s hard–The Who
Bang and blame-R.E.M
I still haven’t found what I’m looking for–U2
Even better than the real thing–U2
cheese: How deep is your love, get into the groove
That is really clever!!!!
My theme would be “Banned by The BBC.”
I’d start with God Save the Queen and ‘I am The Walrus’ and go from there. For the hell of it I googled ‘songs banned by the BBC’ and there’s a lot of good stuff, not all of it that old or obscure.
I’m going to go with “Sink or Swim”–because as is the case with the “real” pirate radio ship (and in the movie apparently), the boat sinks, the DJ’s jump ship, losing all of their records in the process. Bummer.
Dancin’ with Myself (speaks of “sinking another drink” –Billy Idol
Nightswimming–REM (bodies also sink)
The Weight (which sinks)–The Band
Celebrity Skin–Hole (as in sink-hole)
The Anchor Song–Bjork
Ship of Fools–Erasure
These are amazing!! Keep them coming so we can make this a regular feature
!!!!
Being Friday the 13th I think bands or songs that have fallen on bad luck. A member that has died, bankruptcy, equipment stolen, law suits, or just a cloud of bad karma over the group. Most of these bands were pirate radio hall of famers…
Sex Pistols – Anarchy (Lost Sid, Financial issues)
The Who – Teenage Wasteland (Lost Keith & john, breakups, reunions)
Ramones – Blitzkreig Bop (Lost Joey, Johnny & Dee Dee and the revolving door of members)
MC Hammer – Cant touch this (Bankruptcy for cheese)
Spinal Tap – Big Bottom (the kings of bad karma)
I think for real world bands Def Leppard is the bad karma band. Lost Arm, Lost guitarist, Lost equipment. I think more variety of problems than anyone…
I have been listening to radio free lunch for some time. I think this idea could be expanded upon. Adding in some scandal like Gwynn has said below all falls under this Bad Karma theme. If you keep it to bands that have been in the Pirate radio genre it really works. Maybe Some Metallica (Cliff died, James burned), Joe Satriani (Cold Play, and Chickenfoot (web of plagerism)), Social Distortion – Bad Luck, Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song, Queen – Another one bites the dust (Freddies Death). Lots to build off…
Growing up in the 70′s & 80′s your cheese is all wrong… Kiss was the start of pirate radio, they played to concerts with the theatrics and drama under the radar for years, the record sales were an after thought. They have had members quit, die, reunite, quit again, replaced, reformed and remorphed and now sitcoms! Kiss dolls, lunch boxes, games and about anything Kiss could be put on or sold on. Hard Luck Woman is the song because about everything Kiss did was cheese.
How can you not include George Michael (Bathroom arrest, male prostitution), Michael Jackson (Child Molestation charges, child endangerment), Boy George (Drugs, male prostitution, kidnapping), Chris Brown (Domestic Abuse), Janet Jackson could do no wrong (Superbowl). Kurt Cobain Nirvana (Died)
Bad Karma has hit all these people for one reason or another…
To tie in with “Pirates” and “Friday the 13th”, my idea is to have a “Bad Boys of Rock” theme. The songs featured will be by bands that have been “rocked” by headline making scandals:
1. “The Kids are alright” by The Who
(Pete Townsend’s child porn scandal)
2. “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse
(Does it really need an explanation?)
3. “Little T & A” by The Rolling Stones
(Again, do I need to explain?)
4. “The End” by The Beatles
(The Paul is Dead scandal)
5. “It’s Hard to be a Saint in the City” by Bruce Springsteen
(About his alleged affair with the girl in the gym)
Last night I had three ideas, one was taken by Tom, I forgot the second one, I should really write down my ideas BEFORE I go to bed and I am left with the one below. You guys are creative. Mine seems weak in comparison to those above me.
My topic is weather.
“Like a Hurricane” – Neil Young
“Rain in the Summertime” – The Alarm
“Chasing Cars” – Snow Patrol
“Thunder Road” – Bruce Springsteen
“Pressure Drop” – The Clash
Cheese:
“Snowbird” – Anne Murray
If I had a vote it would be for Angela.
Thanks.
Neil
Rebel Rebel:
Songs that use the word Rebel, acknowledge Rebels, or are just about defiance.
Rebel Rebel -David Bowie. What’d you expect, the theme is Rebel Rebel..Hellooo
Rebel Yell-Billy Idol
The Authority Song –John Mellencamp
Revolution –Beatles
All Along the Watchtower -Jimi Hendrix. The man played a right handed Guitar left handed-Rebel!
For Cheese-I’d like to use an Animal House clip:
(wanna be Romeo singing on stair case)
I gave my love a cherry that had no stone
I gave my love a chicken that had no bone
I gave my love a story that had no end…
CRASH!BANG!CRACK!…….
..Sorry…(John Belushi –Rebel)
The beauty of pirate radio is that it threatened the establishment, while at the same time joyfully capturing the zeitgeist of the 60s.
Why not spend a Friday lunch dissing the worries of our era, such as ADHD – Hyperactive (Thomas Dolby), the new 2012 movie – End of the World (REM), health care reform – Pressure (Billy Joel), Dancing with the Stars – Ball Room Blitz (Sweet), and the hunt for Osama – On the Loose (Saga).
Regards,
John
This one’s going to seem a bit weird, but my theme would have to be unintentional workplace dancing… Generally moods greatly improve on Fridays, so I found a few songs that just have a tendency to help make people a little more animated. To me, these songs start out with a head bob or a tapping foot, and end up with someone blushing.
“Does This Mean You’re Moving On?” – The Airborne Toxic Event
“16th & Valencia Roxy Music” – Devendra Banhart
“Pencil Full of Lead” – Paolo Nutini
“Meg White” – Ray LaMontagne
“Keep The Car Running” – The Arcade Fire
Hi Mara,
My wife and I moved to Atlanta about a year ago and have really come to love your program, so here goes my theme: Songs in honor of 150th anniversary of the publication of “On the Origin of Species”. I mean let’s face it, traveling around the world on the HMS Beagle to look at lizards, birds, and snails, Charles Darwin was one of the great pirates of our time. So a theme based on evolution is my suggestion…
Song list:
REM: Losing my religion
Dylan: Times they are a changing
Bloodhound Gang: Bad Touch
The Monkeys: Hey hey we’re the monkeys.
Pearl Jam: Do the evolution
Beastie Boys: Brass monkey
Alternates:
Public Enemy (lead singer’s name is Chuck D): Bring the noise
Beatles: Revolution –> talks about change.
Bon Jovi: Living on a Prayer
Thanks,
Steve