Benny Mardones

#390 (08-13-2018)
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[@princeanubis7800]

How did they squeeze 54 minutes out of one song.... I love them so much😂😂😂

[@DavidJackson-vj2oi]

He rocks and rolls so hard he broke his heal stomping

[@AugustThor438]

How did it heel?

[@EastBayMB]

Not enough was made of the eye roll when her dad says she’s jus 16 years old.

[@Taboot761]

It’s so over the top it could be used as a reaction gif on Twitter.

[@beevdastoner]

i miss danny sods on the bonfire🔥🔥

[@smokeyplays7183]

me too , not the same , no more stoner riffing on one topic for 40 mins

[@FRM101]

At the time of this Merv Griffin interview, Mardones was a 33 year old Vietnam Vet (hence the flag). After this song went to #11 on the charts in 1980, Mardones began a 9 year substance abuse hiatus, but came back in 1989, rerecorded it, the rerecording went to #20, and he continued to perform it live until 2017. He never had another top 20 song, but he knew how to squeeze all the wonder out of his one hit. He died in 2020 from Parkinsons, age 73.

[@uriah9559]

he was also a pedophile.

[@lukebryant5017]

Maybe that’s why he liked them so young, he had enough of the bush back in Nam 😂

[@JooDawg]

Vietnam made him look a million years old

[@uns33n]

@@lukebryant5017 It was actually the young girls stem cells holding off the Parkinson's the whole time.

[@TheHouse81]

The comment section on the KZbin video is gold.

[@gatorjkd]

I’ve been looking for this one forever, you are an angel

[@thornie123]

I lose it every time jay does the high pitched Mardones lmao.

[@916mw]

It’s obnoxious and fucking awful

[@Astorte]

11:52; 27:40

[@natedavis4588]

YT is recommending a live soft rock playlist of the 70s, 80s and 90s after this 😂

[@kim-jong-poon]

Same

[@evanabbott2737]

Hahahaha

[@jt8713]

Into the night minus the first 30 seconds could of been a good love song

[@jlshel42]

AKA the radio when mom drives you to school

[@ayyywerelisteninghere1022]

Benny Mardones first album is titled "Thank God For Girls"

[@Taboot761]

And the cover for that album is SO unintentionally creepy. I bursted out laughing when I saw it after watching this.

[@johnytwotimes4072]

Interesting fact, just like Will Smith the working title for this song was Parents Just Don't Understand!

[@jordishima]

The interesting thing is that the song is about Mardones’ 16 year old neighbor, whose father walked out on the family. The lyrics are actually dealing with her feelings of abandonment and destitution. He hired the girl, as well as her siblings, to walk his dogs, among other things. It was actually Mardones’ writing partner Robert Tepper that made things sexual. He made a remark about her after she had left Mardones’ house, dressed rather maturely for school, after which Mardones replied, “Pal, she’s just 16 years old, leave her alone.” He immediately used that for the opening lines

[@jizunk_in_my_trizunk]

Oh sure but when R Kelly pees on a girl it's "not cool".

[@pointlessopinion611]

No one said it wasnt cool, illegal......maybe

[@jmjm4664]

@@pointlessopinion611 amazing comment.

[@xalahuj]

drip drip drip

[@tds42099]

My great aunt genuinely showed me this song two years ago and I never saw the video or looked into this Is hilarious

[@drpastormartinosempa8930]

Wearing the Hamburgler's tank top on doesn't help your case....

[@TrevorScanlan]

Dan is killing it in this

[@zacharypickering9202]

Love you crack Lee ❤ 💙 💖 BURN ON CAMPERS!!!

[@grodo3487]

That guy was introducing a band in 1980 like it was 1955.

[@jamessayers1236]

Growing up I heard this song a thousand times never thought about the lyrics till this

[@missdebbie8131]

This is a great song. I will always love it. I dont know yet whether this was mentioned, but the girl in tge video is Tawny Kitaen. She was 21. Thank God.😊

[@jameshoch9632]

This is an absolutely CLASSIC bonfire video, so fucking funny. And I happen to love this song

[@Tayscopea]

It's not a bad song though

[@bryankelly7158]

At first I was like whatever it’s some goofy 80s song and now I’m %100 into it

[@SP-qo3pd]

Who knew Zelda from Pet Semetery could wail.

[@highpineapple]

Lmfao

[@ithinkimarealboy2402]

Goddamn that's funny

[@biguprochester]

Her spine is the mic stand

[@2113-e1m]

Yo wtf so true 🤣

[@stevenguevara2184]

Thats one hell of a connection. Im verifying on IMDB. We might have a real Ace Ventura situation

[@jamessayers6173]

Four beers in and don't know the guy killed me with merv's face I almost pissed

[@stash.]

27:36 - _If i could fly, i'd fly to Gary Glitters preferred travel routes in east asia_

[@WeShareTheSameAir]

"Into The Night" cover looks like Cher becoming possessed by Christopher Walken whilst on the set of Moonstruck.

[@pointlessopinion611]

I couldnt help but laugh with my tongue on my front teeth

[@irishwk97]

@wesharethesameair you have a beautiful mind.

[@jimweishuhn9953]

I think he died this year too.

[@maxswp]

“I love how the song ends. How murder suicide?”

[@theapostate2735]

What's the deal with sexual predators producing great music and movies.

[@shanestephens4728]

Almost as annoying as airplane food, AMIRITE

[@donaldduck3078]

I think it's called being Jewish

[@jkwalzo]

Into the Night SLAPS though!

[@AloisWeimar]

he runs like Steven Segal

[@thornie123]

I just googled him. Poor Benny died in 2020! Into the night, you will pick us all up… in heaven.

[@TrevorScanlan]

Hes staining a carpet with a teen in heaven now

[@charleyjones4420]

He will pick us up if we hit the heel stomp the 16 year old barrier

[@davidfaustino4476]

I'd rather he didn't.

[@grantmorgan7474]

He got away clean

[@heavenreignsupreme]

well you gotta be 16 and under for him to do that

[@jameshoch9632]

This is classic bonfire right here

[@omartriplett]

I haven't laughed this hard in years. I laughed so hard I thought I was going to pass out. LMMFAO 🤣 👍 💯.

[@cleansweep1074]

You have a low standard for humor.

[@Extraschmedium]

Please do the origin of the bat to the nuts ping! You’re the best for posting all of these!

[@jlbarroso22]

He looks like Jordan Jensen 😆

[@leatheryfoot6354]

Dude, I just commented that! 😂😂😂

[@peacexlove]

I love how they joke about Merv enabling Mardones because rumor has it that Merv got a 21 year old River Phoenix drunk at a party and fucked him.

[@jerrytrejo5365]

Dairy Queen playing this song right now

[@blixx8931]

Half way through this and they haven't addressed the even sicker part of this.. He probably toured for years after this, getting older and older talking about a 16 year old😆 Ha! Ok they did now. Love these guys

[@Darth_Conans]

Uncle Paul: "She's just 16 months old..."

[@AugustThor438]

Suuure

[@ImRanchWilder]

NICE I was just thinking about this episode.. also does anyone remember the episode wherey they analyze on christopher cross for awhile?

[@TMS2211]

Crack lee did a video for that one too

[@cousinit666]

Anthony Cumia covered this better.

[@lukebryant5017]

What, did him and Benny compare notes on how to fuck children and get away with it or something?

[@MJJ1390]

Jay and Bobby would NEVER have this conversation

[@micmac1121]

Benny Madones and his back up band The Predators

[@charlesblack9959]

Real talk though, this era of music was fantastic.

[@geoffbeyrent6950]

Chris Delia wants to know if she is Canadian...

[@andye5724]

Theres a lot of thots texting older guys.. Then when they get ghosted or wronged they bring it up..

[@shanestephens4728]

@CazMatazz ProTip: usually the triggered ones got something to hide.

[@insertnamehere5809]

She's Mexican, so it's all good 😉

[@robertm4050]

The singer actually just died a few months ago.

[@peacexlove]

Thoughts N Prayerz

[@jaydell4039]

June 2020

[@NunzioBustacucci]

Dude got premium puss respect

[@angelotro]

I woulda been 9 years old when this came on, I listened to a lotta pop & rock radio back then, and I am not familiar with this song. I was always curious about how songs could be 'regional hits', especially listening to Kasey Kasem's Top 40 each week and knowing them all. Yet sometimes a song would show up on a K-Tel collection and you'd never heard of it. I assumed it was some payola type thing, but maybe it's just that my city didn't wanna promote different...lifestyles. Anyways, scratch that first line and you got a hit in the realms of Journey, Survivor or Foreigner (their eye-rolling, sappy ones)!

[@7ogekiss]

one of my favorites. the feldog reference is just the cherry on top 😂😂😂

[@maxwellfrost9701]

He had a song in 1998 called Everything that touches you

[@cleansweep1074]

How about harassing Ringo for Sweet 16, etc? Lots of artists sang song like this.

[@Huxtee7]

17:40 WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD.

[@TMS2211]

Big jay really does think just because he knows something, that it is common knowledge. He takes joy in clowning on anyone who doesn’t get his very obscure references

[@Bri-th1rk]

27:40

[@harrisonsnipes5805]

Thanks I was looking for the singing lol

[@josephhoydilla1070]

Saw it was 54 minutes and was like ill listen to a lil bit . 54 minutes later i want more .

[@lucas2772mascarin]

Feldogs voice completed this for me lll

[@Matt-pc5cd]

Benny Mardones broke his heel due to osteoporosis

[@insertnamehere5809]

While tripping over a Lego set

[@ChoppedGlockShogun]

Thought it was by stompin'?

[@Rekka09]

17:12 Dan surprised the fkk outta me when he hit that note 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥

[@jordandavis6635]

I bet Ted Nugent enjoys some Benny Mardones

[@pnwesty7174]

holy fuck, I'm dying.🤣

[@OhNoMeCheese]

The otherwise supposedly healthy Benny looks so much like the dying scary woman from Pet Sematary

[@Fluoride_Jones]

+OhNoMeCheese It's funny you say that, because that role was played by a male actor. But, yeah, Benny totally looked like Zelda! 😆

[@Dick_Dastardly4_7]

Male Jordan Jensen

[@pattyrodriguez2000]

The black and white stripe shirt dont help this....but such a great song!!!!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

16 was still legal in a lot of States when this song came out. The age of consent was 14 until 2008 in Canada.

[@trendkill1891]

Still is in Michigan😏😅

[@ChoppedGlockShogun]

That's wild.

[@lukebryant5017]

And it’s legal in some states to fuck an animal over 70lbs, that doesn’t mean it’s okay lol

[@stripperkaraoke3578]

I'll take you- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! 😫

[@kauaiperkins562]

U are fuckn hilarious

[@andrewcarlin480]

i watch this once a week.big jay singing/screaming is gold

[@howardbiel1958]

I like my women like I like my whiskey… 16yo and full of coke.

[@liquidmang]

Damn Christine really was a cockblocker this segment

[@citrusmixer1313]

4:07 What if Long Island beard dad walked in on them at this moment? He's about to get his Louisville slugger and cave a skull in. 😅💀 He doesn't even wait until the cover of night. Also notice the white van outside the window?

[@brandonmcmullen6362]

Benny looks AGELESS in this video…and not in a good way😂😂

[@Fluoride_Jones]

+Brandon McMullen Ageless, like Count Orlok. 😆

[@mikewhipkey6863]

If you enjoyed this you will enjoy watching Anthony Cumia and Dave Landau break this video down

[@fullparranrlgames3758]

On the compound?

[@insertnamehere5809]

Benny & Ant share something in common, they're ghouls who can sing.

[@lukebryant5017]

Didn’t ant say he would fuck a 13yr old if it was legal back in the day when they watched that Hansen in Cambodia thing? I’m almost positive he said 13

[@davidratcliffe3710]

​@@fullparranrlgames3758yes

[@leatheryfoot6354]

Jordan Jensen?

[@paydn202]

27:35 lmfao

[@corynewton3865]

I remember thinking how creepy this song was when it came out, and avoided listening to it. Now you bastards have forced me to listen to this song more in 1 hour than I had in the last 30 years. Kudos.

[@stuartwhite5215]

He just should change the line to "She's just 60 years old......" now that he's in casinos these days

[@BGNOLA]

Benny reminds me of the chickenhawks at punk shows in the 80s.

[@trendkill1891]

That’s very Andy Warhol of him😂

[@donaldduck3078]

So just punks then?

[@spanky3774]

Every time Big Jay sings he sounds like he has a flem bubble in the back of his throat.

[@heavenreignsupreme]

this is Comedy Gold at its finest

[@BazookaTooth707]

He has Parkinson's in the last one.

[@cleansweep1074]

He fought it for 20 years. I hope one of these fukkers get it and see how funny it is then.

[@dustinedwardanderson]

he looks like the lead singer of TESLA.

[@seldomsceen]

This is fuckin hilarious

[@TrevorScanlan]

Hes with a teen staining a flying carpet in heaven now

[@charleyjones4420]

If he is anything like a Gary he batched inside her

[@prissypants2336]

You haven't seen the video where he explains what the song means

[@biguprochester]

Uncle Paul’s theme song. Except his first line is. She’s just 16 months old

[@shanestephens4728]

She’s ready to traaaaaaaaaaaaavel

[@liamroddy420]

Opie is disgusted

[@jlbarroso22]

“Yaay”

[@brtdds]

Holy Shit is this funny

[@prissypants2336]

If i could fly means its not realistic

[@briansmith8749]

Who?

[@sage1682]

As funny as this is, looking back you can see that Dan was gonna leave. Hes the head chef at a restaurant that kinda doesn't treat him well but he still kills until he's bidded his time for another job

[@pendafen7405]

Yes, comedically Dan is levels clear of Jay and the rest of the studio

[@chadriegel2832]

Well on the first episode they even talk about how hard it was to come to the agreement to start the show and then at the end when they talked about it Dan did say they both knew he wasn't going to stay on the show forever. It wasn't anything negative they both just knew it wasnt a forever thing

[@backforblood3421]

No, he meant if he could fly as in he's on a list. I think they're playing the re-release of the song from the late '80s with the video from like 1980.

[@ceauvidnyenteen3531]

Massachusetts is 18. you need to meet them over the border in nh.

[@jayfalcon75]

Anthony actually covered this on his show recently. Classic

[@insertnamehere5809]

Ant and Benny have at least one thing in common 😉 👧

[@lukebryant5017]

Ant’s worse than Benny on this one, like 3yrs worse lol

[@3ShotTGK]

Holy fuck THATS the song? Into the night...wow, I'm 28 years old and learned something new

[@williamsutherland1175]

Please let them do Violent Femmes one day. Please Jesus.

[@cdvitunac]

"Benny Mardones was actually not a pedophile" Jeffery Epstein, circa 1982

[@johnniejackson9794]

😮

[@Kas3-]

Never heard of the guy or the song

[@DioZaWorldo]

Any chance you can get the Gary album episodes?

[@Peterbiltandjelly]

Did opie and Anthony do a bit on this?

[@mitchellkruszewski2616]

That’s what it was!! I knew I had heard someone else talk about this song, but I couldn’t figure it out. Thank you!

[@davidratcliffe3710]

No it was Anthony and Dave

[@smokeyplays7183]

thats were the drop comes from lmao

[@morty100mgdistillategummy7]

For all the incredulous music fans, I was born in '76 & have listened to this song on the radio (regular radio, "soft rock" type LITE98.1 FM) as far back as I can remember. Pretty sure it's an age thing. Atlantic Rhythm Section - _So Into You_ was commonly played, as well. _Afternoon Delight_ (rather brilliantly, I might add) slipped passed censorship & all was well. Kinda like The California Raisons, nobody back in the 80's consciously realized the inappropriateness. Anyone who grew up on FM radio has had to have heard this literally hundreds of times. It is what it is.. Being "offended" by a soft rock single is ludicrous. Different time when most people mainly just lived their lives privately. Which today would be nigh inexplicable.

[@blackadam3761]

Why don't you take a seat....

[@jeridrinehart7853]

"I'd like for you to live MY life privately."

[@blade8989]

Hhhh