ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Right Now" by SR-71

[@pymandres]

you couldn’t make blazing saddles today. the actors would read the script and say “hey, this is blazing saddles. it’s already a movie.”

[@Gwyn1stborn]

first half ngl

[@farshnuke]

It is grimly amusing to learn people were making the argument you are satirising so long ago.

[@whatr0]

you couldn't make blazing saddles today because movies take longer than a day to make typically

[@rayelgatubelo]

Also, if they were referring to anything Mel Brooks, that's not even true. Because one year later, the multi-Tony award-winning musical The Producers hit Broadway.

[@lwhack458]

It was written by Richard Pryor.

[@elizabethmancini4037]

"Fake plastic submarine" is what the band used to call girls who "tried too hard" to be sexy in high school. So yeah... It's an inside joke. Source: Seventeen year old DJ banter that I still remember. I'm not a fan of the band or anything. I just have an encyclopedic knowledge of stupid shit.

[@jjmah7]

Elizabeth Mancini Can you substantiate that somehow? It’s been a huge mystery to fans of the song for over a decade now. Literally no one except for you seems to know this bit of info lol

[@constructionbootgazer]

jjmah7 my guess would be the vapid, superficial girls from high school. Submarine would be describing how easy and often they go down on guys.

[@jjmah7]

Matt McNicoll It’s a good guess

[@bound2thefloor1]

That's the most useless information I have been fed all week, and I will probably remember that for a life time! The more you know!! LOL

[@Tblaster00]

@@constructionbootgazer I would have thought it was because submarines have a lot of "sea men" inside of them. Like that seems to be the literal joke to me at least.

[@arklestudios]

"That song on the radio you hate... I probably wrote it." Not gonna lie, that may be my new favorite Twitter bio. *LOL*

[@e32b61]

Brian Webber Is it though? Really? Why? Because it “tells it like it is”?

[@GarfieldiusPrime]

Your icon is awesome man. I loved that episode of Duck Dodgers.

[@brantisonfire]

Dudes made a lot of money ghostwriting for pop singers. Haters gonna hate.

[@DestinyKiller]

@@e32b61 are you ok?

[@gwitch]

@@e32b61i hope you have touched grass and are less weird and angry now

[@charliedawson6318]

_"Why does everybody think my words can make a difference?"_ Sings the aspiring Musician.

[@calebmurphy9406]

And what a difference he made.

[@PeterGriffin11]

I'm lost why is that song racist? All he said was people are sensitive are people just assuming things or did he actually say something offensive?

[@basedsouljah]

@@PeterGriffin11 Yeah nothing is offensive about that song. This is just an example of how careful people were about being PC in 2017. (Todd not the band)

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

I think the singer was saying that there was a contradiction between people telling him he’s insignificant and yet telling him that his words matter. I think that he should’ve resolved that by saying that his words did, in fact, matter, and he should be responsible, but maybe if the same person told him both of these things, then he could correctly be calling out some hypocrisy.

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

@@basedsouljah Yeah, and I don’t think Todd was your stereotypical SJW, but he was uncomfortable with how the song constantly threatened to become offensive, especially for a teen pop punk band.

[@dasstu]

Every single one of the band members looks like a fifth year college kid that still cruises high school parties for chicks.

[@lordmanshaft1112]

More like the creepy 40 something professor trying to pick up undergrads at the near campus bar

[@darthandeddeu]

@@lordmanshaft1112 janitor

[@robcolone8546]

All right all right

[@quackmeister1238]

Ahhhh the "number era" of pop punk, found in the soundtracks of your PS2-era sports/racing game and/or early-mid 2000s kids/teen movie.

[@LadyBrightcynder]

Wow you just brought me back to my early teens immediately

[@patricklauer4452]

Quackmeister123 Tony Hawk Pro Skater comes to mind

[@SatoshiKong]

Patrick Lauer THPS always had legit punk bands like Dead Kennedys and Suicidal Tendencies to balance it out, though.

[@NoCoastRaps]

Lolllll

[@EraVulgarity]

This was on that one jetski game where the kraken would throw you thousands of feet into the air when you went out of bounds

[@amyrosefan926]

That singer has a "can I talk to the manager" haircut. Highlights included.

[@planescaped]

Let me see your supervisor! Then his supervisor! Then every one after that until I get someone who will cave to my demands just to get rid of me!

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

A level 71 momcut. He wants to speak to your record executive.

[@someone___1240]

But he’s a boy from the 2000’s so it’s ok

[@michaelgraham9774]

@@someone___1240 He was like 35 when this came out

[@SecretAgentNein]

Michael Graham So he was a big boy. What’s your point?

[@Jaceblue04]

Our house, In the middle of our street. Seriously, the amount of songs that have this melody is staggering to say the least.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

That's what this song made me think of and I'm happy I'm not the only one!

[@kobalt_ren01]

Hmm, prime mashup fuel.

[@johnathom-v3y]

our house in the middle of our house our house in the middle of our house

[@zuuldestroyerofworlds4393]

Yeah thats what i heard at first

[@emdiar6588]

"You know that song on the radio that you hate... I probably stole it"

[@ShootingStarNeo]

Why did I suddenly get slapped in the face with the feeling I'd turned on a Sonic Adventure 2 level when the hook hit?

[@issaicx]

That be the Sum 41 tickling in you brain

[@crazycatlady2744]

SR-71: "You couldn't make a Mel Brooks movie today" Taika Waititi: "I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move"

[@SynGirl32]

Jojo Rabbit for the win.

[@Pensfan5919]

You could make Spaceballs today, though.

[@pabloni1117]

@@Pensfan5919 but you wouldn't, because Spaceballs is perfect and timeless

[@ECL28E]

I mean... you can. You just need to be smart, funny, and a good director. Like Taika Waititi.

[@maxsimeck902]

satirizing nazis is hardly "politically incorrect."

[@dutchah91]

I'm kind of surprised Todd didn't hit the 'not a rhyme' button for rhyming cellophane with submarine.

[@eugenideddis]

Erik van Duyn He was too confused to realize that they were trying to rhyme.

[@smurf0920]

Erik van Duyn its a slant rhyme

[@Silverizael]

Especially since the guy pronounced submarine as submarane in the song to try and force a rhyme. So bad.

[@medes5597]

Fake plastic submarine - she thinks she's deep but she isn't. Supposedly.

[@TeemoQuinton]

It's a pretty good slant rhyme, it actually rolls with the song and doesn't sound forced unless you REALLY wanna nitpick it.

[@r_o_y3419]

I was born and raised in Baltimore. Nothing you said about Baltimore is offensive. I've said worse. lol

[@MrDman21]

To be fair GOOD CHARLOTTE is almost from Baltimore.

[@KayleeCee]

Hey, The Wire was good. Even though it, uh, pointed out a lot of the complaints that people have about Baltimore.

[@EenZekereMartijnK]

Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore.

[@chdreturns]

Baltimore is basically the Detroit of the east.

[@ashen_roses]

Todd really went Big Bill's Hell Cars on it

[@Mclarenboy100]

The moment I heard the Hannah Montana theme, I kinda had the same reaction when we found out the nerdy guy from the Buggles produced All The Things She Said.

[@HolyGoddessMotherAnne]

Ya mean Trevor Horn? Yeah....

[@rejunshane]

WHAT? Wow I did not know that! I always assumed it was their manager Ivan shapovalov cause it was made in russian 3 years prior. Wow that’s so weird aha!

[@Annafyz]

​@@rejunshane Trevor horn wrote the English words for All the things she said. Original music was by Sergei Galoyan who was 17 at the time and lyrics were by Elena Kiper

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

The transition from pop punk to nu metal honestly makes a lot of sense

[@robertparker6280]

Right?

[@ianbugayong9236]

You should also do Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus

[@artdecodisaster1062]

Yeah

[@foxdie1001]

What's with these homies dissing my girl🎵 ..........

[@cognitivedissonance8406]

foxdie1001 That's from a Weezer song, Buddy Holly. An actual good song, unlike what Wheatus does

[@drdead2006]

@@foxdie1001 You dumb shit...

[@ottok7448]

@@drdead2006 thats rude

[@AndulkaLP]

Failed Follow-up: "Politically Correct" Me: Ooooooh Noooooo........

[@heymistercarter.]

AKA: how to nonsensically torpedo your career with one song. Because yea, the fact that they not only wrote and recorded this song, but made it a single, raises a lot of questions. It feels like someone was especially proud of that track, even with multiple people telling them not to do it.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

Ah, the days when pop punk was seriously everywhere. For better or worse.

[@Clay3613]

It stayed on life support until 2006, this stuff was in nearly every racing game of the PS2 era.

[@BlackZynfyndel]

Clay3613 *Almost every video game despite the genre I managed a retail game store during this time. It was pretty unbearable.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

Yeah, and I mean, it's still around, but you have to dig a little deeper.

[@Siddif]

The best days 😅

[@pokefreakplays]

Modern pop-punk is pretty great actually. Pretty active community too.

[@RayneSaltair]

OMG the lead singers hair gives me the creeps. He looks like an old man trying to attract kids.

[@something6510]

RayneSaltair bit dude it looks like the mom's from Kate Plus Eight

[@daverichards9141]

More of a roofie monger

[@alexruddies1718]

Shit, I had a similar hair cut at 19...but I was 19 though...

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

That about sums it up. Dude was old enough to be the father of his core fanbase.

[@heathercameron1485]

It's called the "I want to speak to the manager" haircut. Kind of popular with middle-aged suburban moms.

[@Ramonatho]

I know I'm four years late to this party but these guys wrote 1985 that made Bowling for Soup famous and I find that fascinating. A two hit wonder if their original version made it big, but they gave the song to their friends to let them have a chance of getting big with it, and they did. Wild stuff.

[@paulpangilinan6671]

7 years late but I kinda wished SR-71 blew up too. I like the harsh-ish tone of the lead singer and the guitar solos that weren't as short as Sum-41's. Though, they probably would have went more towards the direction of tomorrow instead of right now so maybe Bowling for was the better choice for pop punk.

[@frankm.2850]

Is it me, or does the band look like a bunch of late 20-early 30 somethings trying to look like teenagers? I mean, something just looks off about these guys.

[@kimbooley90]

You're correct. The lead singer was 35 when this song came out.

[@Unnlikable]

You're right, they all look like Flash Thompson from the first Spider-Man movie

[@FamousByFriday]

Yeah. I think it seemed kinda weird back then too. They blur the line of satire. Is this guy making fun of us or trying to hang out? Seemed like they were trying too hard. It’s like that “felt emo” character that guy plays. They probably should have come out with a few more hyper pop singles before they dropped something social.

[@JLynnEchelon]

@@kimbooley90 THANK YOU. I knew he had to be older than the rest of the groups at this time.

[@zorkk2000]

@@Unnlikable what about most of the cast of grease

[@RockedNet]

I remember this song was HYPED back in the day and these guys were going to be the next big thing. I literally haven't heard of anything besides this song from them.

[@Keopro]

Rocked the band that covered them managed to have more success, how is that even possible?

[@Xx_L1v1ng_H3L_xX]

Yoooo, I love your channel

[@patricklauer4452]

Ayyyyyyyyy! Luke my man! 😃

[@carrotcrow13]

Rocked Technically you have. We all have. "1985" was written by the singer Mitch Allen who let Bowling for Soup use it to become the song we all know today.

[@DigitalRX2r]

If you've heard a pop song on the radio you've heard the lead vocalists writing. He's written a few dozen hit singles for pop artists over the past two decades.

[@kelthulhu]

According to Urban Dictionary, a submarine is anyone less than a marine, like a navy man, sailor, etc. Therefore, she impersonates low ranking military personnel.

[@mileshill7196]

M Ass Rides In Navy Equipment.

[@crispypickles8466]

Fake plastic= fake tits Submarine=navy man= seaman=seamen=semen He's talking about leaving her covered in his ...in his...well, you know.

[@BarkertheScrunkly]

I thought was a condom reference because an erect dick with a condom on looks like a submarine.

[@StepperBox]

November Codwell Kelly?

[@Shelek_Bearer]

>Talk about political correctness >Goes into the comments at lightspeed to see if there's a spicy discussion

[@msnicotiana]

Using greentext formatting outside of 4chan is just screaming to the online world that you stink and you hate women

[@duncanwilson2392]

I think they called her a submarine because she was full of seamen.

[@Flowtail]

...well logically that leads me to believe she’s trans

[@BurningWell]

No, she was fake and filled with other men's semen.

[@Champiness]

If that’s true it basically tracks with Mitch Allen’s subsequent history of lyrics that divert at a slightly douchier angle from consensus reality.

[@jessiehermit9503]

Or because she was always going down (on men). And full of semen.

[@rabidhog4912]

Bruh

[@Schiels229]

that "fake plastic submarine" line is like the pop version of a rob zombie lyric

[@averagebritishguy7082]

What the fuck is your profile picture??????

[@s.bakyhnh1756]

"You Get What You Give" by New Radicals is the very definition of one-hit wonder. Come on, Todd!

[@orangelion94]

S. Bakyhnh I got good news for you

[@Seth9809]

I have the same good news for you.

[@tomboz777]

You get what you asked for.

[@NemFX]

Purely on principle, I think Todd and I have to fight you for saying it, despite him already making the video..

[@atvena]

Bare naked ladies - one week

[@Champiness]

Everything from him writing "1985" onwards is how I imagine all the non-Trevor Horn fans must've felt watching the end of the "Video Killed The Radio Star" episode.

[@benjamin_burke]

When he whipped out the gasoline . . . "Welcome to One Hit Wonderland, Where bad singles burn! Todd in the Shadows will teach you all a lesson you won't learn!"

[@digamejh]

I was expecting him to go all Arthur Brown (speaking of another one hit wonder) You're gonna burn!

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

kevin willems and I bring you...

[@JasperJanssen]

Elijah Ford Fire! Luckily, that episode is also on KZbin.

[@Arcademan09]

Todd "im going to make 9/11 look like a fu*king joke" In The Shadows

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

GREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&MGREENM&M

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

7:41 Wow, it’s like every single comedy special on Netflix “I am the only one who’s brave enough to say this” -ten million edgy white boy comedians

[@e32b61]

Mychael Darklighter Granted, Carlin would probably disagree with you 100% on what “political correctness” is. The type of political correctness he spoke of was created by the people in power, not by minorities.

[@brifox]

@@taffysaur The term "political correctness" was literally invented by a conservative talk show host to complain about him not being allowed to use the n word. It's never been anything but a dog whistle.

[@drifter402]

@@e32b61 watch again lmao

[@Mr_DPZ]

"Nothing good comes from Baltimore?" I feel personally attacked as a fan of both The Wire and Animal Collective.

[@clwireg]

Also Beach House are from there, and Zappa...

[@morganstuart8798]

Tupac spent a large majority of his youth in Baltimore.

[@Frijolero18]

Let us not forget JPEGMAFIA

[@lizucavictoria]

I burst into laughter at the Mel Brooks line.

[@RacingWorldTV202]

And Todd's reaction 🤣🤣

[@Torthrodhel]

"You couldn't make this kind of thing nowadays!" *makes this kind of thing nowadays*

[@MrPajamaShark]

Todd is my all-time favorite content creator for many reasons, but one of them is the way he is able to consistently embrace the anonymous nature of his character to be able add to the 'lore' of his show whenever he wants. In this case, Todd has beef with Baltimore and I love it.

[@browncoat697]

@@letangier2385 He's actually from Virginia which also makes sense for having beef with Baltimore

[@letangier2385]

@@browncoat697 god im so glad to be corrected, i figured he didnt sound quite yinzer, thank you

[@DestinyKiller]

​@@browncoat697why does that make sense? I'm curious, I came to the comment section for the lore beyond his hatred of Baltimore lol

[@Lndo-sh1xl]

The lead singer looks like Chris from parks and rec with the Karen haircut. I can’t unsee it.

[@charliedawson4877]

*Remembering the fun innocence of the late 90s and early 00s* God damn it 9/11!

[@Reagan1984]

How early are we talking Because 9/11 happened in 2001, that's as early as you can get for the 2000s.

[@JellyBabie1984]

Clearly you didn't live through the 90's early, mid, or late because there was nothing innocent about it lol. Actually considering political correctness and the lowering violent crime rate this is the innocent time compared to them 😂.

[@basedsouljah]

@@Reagan1984 No... no it's not. 2000 was 365 days of pre-9/11 action. So was 80% of the year 2001 itself ..... lmfao

[@Topaztan]

SR-71 was a band I listened to a lot as an angsty preteen and then when I finally heard the more upbeat stuff they were known for it came as a suprise. Probably the reverse experience for most people but I still keep a few of their songs on my rotation. What can I say, dude can write a hook.

[@cuneiformed]

🎼 We all live in a plastic submarine, a plastic submarine, these lyrics really suck 🎼

[@GasmaskAvenger]

This must be another side effect from eating with an empty stomach.

[@hiimemily]

The fucking *_BAD IDEA_* sirens were brilliant.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

"You couldn't make a Mel Brooks movie today" SR-71, the official band of Cinematic Venom.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

@Tom Ffrench He absolutely complains about political correctness. He got called out for saying the N word and went on a huge rant sefending himself saying it's okay because he has a black friend etc. etc. and did a full 180 on Allison and co.

[@fermintenava5911]

He always was a jackass. Or at least he easily switches around being one - no self-awareness.

[@OfficialEmilioVision]

"You couldn't make a Mel Brooks movie today." Mitch Allan, meet the movie "Jojo Rabbit".

[@bfure1]

Also, as if you can say that when south park and team America have movies. Or Borat

[@themocaw]

It turns out you can make a Mel Brooks movie today. . . if you're as funny as Mel Brooks. Just like you can make George Carlin jokes today. . . if you're Christopher Titus.

[@e32b61]

Emilio-Vision Unlike The Producers or Blazing Saddles, Joho Rabbit very much a love it/hate it affair. That’s a large black mark on it when people can’t even agree on whether it’s an ignorant, tone deaf Nazi movie or just an innocently sweet Nazi movie.

[@leadbones]

It isn't an apt comparison, really.

[@leadbones]

@@bfure1 Those movies are old. You're old.

[@memphisgadfly5816]

Wow. Credit where credit is due, that's a great Twitter bio

[@blackestoftheblack6418]

Still waiting for the dog police video

[@pseudofox]

BlackestOfTheBlack yeeessssss

[@Sarah-oi3of]

BlackestOfTheBlack Sounds delightful!

[@patricklauer4452]

Sammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[@rosablackwell64]

SAME

[@kingofjs]

SR-71 sounds like a Star Wars Droid.

[@Legitpenguins99]

It was a super high tech US recon plane during the cold war.

[@MrChadsimoneaux]

@@Legitpenguins99 aka the Blackbird. Aka the X-Men plane.

[@bthsr7113]

AKA one of the most unique aircraft in US inventory. Still holds the record for fixed wing flight. Also it had quartz windshields sonicly fused to the titanium frame. A rare breed of a singular quality.

[@Amateur0Visionary]

Amazing plane. And it leaked fuel on the ground so it wouldn't in the friction caused heat of flight.

[@exquisitecorpse__]

Yeah it does!

[@chrisschuler2278]

Fake plastic submarine is saying she's a fake girl trying to be one of the "in crowd" while floating under the radar betraying all their real friends

[@amityislandchum]

Damn this was a nostalgia trip. I had completely forgotten about this song, but suddenly remembered every word.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

I've always hoped you'd do "Own Worst Enemy" by Lit, but this is close enough. xD

[@BlackZynfyndel]

We Remotely Low I loved that song more than I should have.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

Rai Gresham I still listen to it, it's catchy as fuck, and was completely new at the time. That song/album predates Enema Of the State shockingly.

[@Septicor]

Are they a one-hit wonder though? I specifically remember Lit having many other followup songs, and even one from the Titan AE soundtrack.

[@lkjhgfstudios5863]

I think I heard a second one

[@isetmfriendsofire]

I saw it on a one hit wonder list, but I didn't source check that or anything.

[@musingmaple]

This song will always remind me of an AMV I saw years and years ago using Brock from Pokemon.

[@averagebritishguy7082]

Of course it does.

[@minako134]

The FMA one did it best I think.

[@michaelgraham9774]

Funny you should say that because their second, more angsty album has a bunch of songs that were used to make AMVs that got posted to KZbin like 17 years ago

[@Romax-pg2is]

@@michaelgraham9774 AMVs using "Tomorrow" and "Goodbye" were _everywhere_ in KZbin's early years.

[@Romax-pg2is]

@@minako134 5 years late, but is it this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKSsknaOa8eZidksi=XJdbSF0teVnVxXed

[@CrashThompson]

Oh god. Tomorrow got WAY more radio plays on my local stations than Right Now ever did. Yeesh.

[@quentinchilds4007]

The Rock Critic I kind of like it. But, yeah, when songs get overplayed, they start to get old.

[@patricklauer4452]

Hey Crash!!!!

[@griffinohara2794]

The Rock Critic I love how Todd says there wasn't a care in the world in 2000 but then I watch your first Green Day retrospective and you talk about Minority, because it seems like there may have been at least a few cares according to that song.

[@Akursedtime]

"Follow up......Politically Correct." NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Aiolome]

Is barbie girl by Aqua an option? I don't know if they're one hit wonders but that song was everywhere in the late 90's, and it would fit right into the series imo

[@hankcyrus9776]

Aio Lomé they are 1 hit wonders, i am also almost sure he already reviewed it.

[@Aiolome]

Thijs van asselt I've been following Todd for years now, I'm quite sure he hasn't reviewed it.

[@Talessaga2]

They didn't have a 2nd hit? At least i remember another song of Aqua, i think it was Cartoon Heroes?

[@Aiolome]

Valrath823 oh, too bad (not for Aqua of course). I'd be really interested in Todd's take.

[@SamAronow]

Didn't one of them become a Nazi? I'd totally watch Todd try to deal with...that.

[@amberaustin2180]

Todd uploaded today... it is a good day. 😌

[@girlywolfpup1588]

it would be if he didn't make an ass of himself in this video -_-

[@averyterribleperson5292]

OneWingedDash OWD How so? Oh are you from Baltimore? lol

[@aaroncox221]

?

[@SamAronow]

He didn't even have to use his AK.

[@yuriismywaifu203]

Not really, I sliced my thumb open with a meat cleaver today. It's still pretty sore.

[@monwren]

i expected to hear bowling for soup mentioned as soon as i realised the genre of the song, but not like that

[@rars0n]

This song had a personal impact on me. Pop punk was becoming pretty big at the time and bands like Sum 41 were getting tons of radio play (I listened to the local alternative radio station a lot back in the 90's). "Right Now" (the SR-71 song, not the Van Halen song (insert Crystal Pepsi joke)) started getting lots of play and it was a pretty good song for what it was. I think a lot of people thought that SR-71 would be just as big as the other bands. The problem is, we never heard any other songs from them on the radio. Back then, I was still proudly building my "impressive" CD collection, inspired by my older brother who had done so before me, so I was always excited to find new music that I liked and having a job and disposable income meant that I could afford to buy music instead of downloading it. Physical media had tangible value, and I loved going through the album booklets. Besides, back then I was still stuck on dial-up so downloading a single 160kbps mp3 (I refused to download 128kbps files because they sounded like garbage) often took an hour or more. Buying my music was the obvious choice. Except in this case, because I only knew the one song. This was quickly becoming a problem in this era of music, it was a pattern that I noticed happening over and over again: band breaks into the mainstream behind the strength of a single song, one that doesn't sound like any of the other songs on the album. People buy the album based on one radio hit only to never listen to the album they paid $14 for ever again. The song turns into a sour reminder of the wasted money and we all end up hating the song that caused us to buy it in the first place. SR-71 was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. Never again would I buy an album without listening to the whole thing first. I started to download music, not keep it, but to simply audition the entire album before spending money on it. This prevented me from buying a lot of albums that I would have otherwise hated. In my opinion, I think this is probably the biggest reason why the music industry began railing against piracy so hard in the first place. It's not that most people were unwilling to pay for music, it's that people got sick of buying bad music just for one good song. People were tired of being duped by the radio hit that didn't sound anything like the band's other music. Record companies couldn't dump their trash onto customers who had the ability to actually listen to the album first before buying. I've never stopped buying music that I like, primarily because I strongly believe in supporting great artists, and I can't count how many albums I've bought multiple times: the original disc got scratched or lost, so I bought another one; I wanted it in digital format and didn't feel like ripping, so I bought another one; I got interested in collecting vinyl, so I bought another one; etc. I will buy music multiple times over if it's THAT good. But I refuse to pay for an entire album blind, unless it's an artist that I'm intimately familiar with (and even that sometimes burns me, as for whatever reason I really did not enjoy KMFDM's "Tohuvabohu" although I give them a pass, because I love the band). At the end of the day, I was young and stupid and this song really isn't that good. I never should have bought that album. But I'm kinda glad I did, since it taught me a valuable lesson.

[@DestinyKiller]

Your story is a bit like mine. I got my first CD player at 16 and the first two I bought was AC/DC Who Made Who and Lost Boys soundtrack. I hated tapes so much lol. I but music still as well for much the same reasons but sites like KZbin and such are a freaking godsend as is the ability to buy a single song rather than the whole CD. I actually ended up with 2 or CDs by Cold because I was looking for a song (that they didn't even do, it was a Tonic song lol). Luckily I ended up liking a lot of the music Cold did so it wasn't a complete waste. I was very confused when people started griping about paying a dollar for a song because CD singles were 5 for one, maybe two songs. I'm not an album listener (for the most part) so I live being able to look up songs I run across and listen to them a few times to decide on which I like enough to buy. I have 3 different playlists on KZbin. The first one is where I dump any song that I hear a bit of and think I might like. And I'll go through it every other month or so The second is where I move the ones that make the cut from the first list then I'll go through them to move any to the list of ones I'm for sure going to buy Sorry for the novel but I haven't run into many people that purchase music similar to how I do :)

[@nintendiehard]

I had a falling-out with this genre too. But every time one of these songs comes on, I smile and remember it as good shit. This was one of my favorites.

[@OcpCommunications]

I genuinely love this song. And I remember spending so many fun hours playing Splashdown on the X-Box with this song playing in the background. I will always think of the fun times I had playing that game when I hear this song.

[@niche8137]

That's exactly how I got into this song! I absolutely loved it from the first time I saw Splashdown from a Stuntman extra; *stupid* fun, too! The game's awesome, especially with the songs used.

[@AlexEich]

SPLASHDOWN!!!! I always thought this song was by Sum 41 bc “Rhythms” was in the game as well.

[@AlexEich]

@@niche8137 AMAN RA AMAN RA LALALALA!

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

I'm done if I ever hear SSX Tricky now lol

[@whatername528]

Your delivery on "time for everything to start burning" cracked me up. XD

[@tommykl]

I must say, I was expecting a "NOT A RHYME" joke at "cellophane/submarine".

[@caitlinerickson7355]

Yeah it's super weird. Usually the rhyme is bad bc whatever made sense didn't quite rhyme, or they shoehorned a random word in that doesn't make sense bc it rhymes; but this doesn't rhyme and doesn't make any sense.

[@perciusmandate]

This song reminds me of those childhood Fridays going to Blockbuster to rent Splashdown for PS2 and the live-action Scooby Doo movie on VCR, then grabbing some Butterfinger BB's and a bottle of Surge on the way out the door. And that was basically the early 2000s in a single sentence. The only thing missing was a dude with frosted tips standing in front of the GAP next door, wearing 2 layers of pastel polo shirts, Oakleys, and a backwards visor while spouting some casual racism about Middle-Eastern people into his Nokia Brick and then making a gay joke and using the R-word in the same sentence when a girl takes affront to him calling her "babe".

[@jackthorton10]

The Year 2000

[@dusty2080]

I love Blockbuster as much as the next guy, and I used to be super nostalgic for the 2000's, but looking back, yeah it was kinda dogshit like every other decade

[@ratmankey]

Being from Baltimore, I always think these guys were bigger than they were because this band was EVERYWHERE for a good 10 years. They seemed to headline a show every two weeks. Same thing happened with Local H in the 90s; one minor hit nationally, but plugged by the local alt-rock station so incessantly that you almost believed they were a legit big deal.

[@gamestation2690]

I'm still waiting for a One Hit Wonderland of "What is Love" by Haddaway.

[@qw000pz]

It's a little known fact that that man had the most consectutive number 1 hit songs in history. He is most definitely not a 1 hit wonder.

[@skimmington]

qw000pz citation please

[@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany]

According to Wikipedia, his only hit in America was "What Is Love". Although, yeah, he was huge in Germany. What Is Love was #11 in the U.S., but both it and his follow-up were number fucking two in Germany.

[@qw000pz]

According to Wookieepedia, "It's a little known fact that that man had the most consectutive number 1 hit songs in history. He is most definitely not a 1 hit wonder."

[@sonikku956]

GameStation3 Ah, Haddaway. Part of the trend of the Euro-Caribbean wave in Eurodance.

[@PhantomKing88]

Mosquito is my favorite song by SR-71. I'm also glad to hear that you appreciate pop-punk Todd.

[@moonlady3000]

Todd! You've spoken my language! This is totally the music I listened to in high school.

[@silvertamagachi]

I wish I didn't STILL listen to this music, but damn is it catchy (even that dumbass "Politically Correct" song will be in my head for hours)

[@PrincessAshley972]

Maybe im just biased here but i highly prefer Bowling for Soup's version of 1985. I didnt even know it was a cover

[@jsdreyer2031]

BfS did a cover of this?? Thanks!

[@PrincessAshley972]

@@jsdreyer2031 I mean, yea. It's one of their most famous songs

[@ssalamander2134]

"Our house, in the middle of the street" Oh sorry wrong song

[@RatelHBadger]

Our Mum she's so house proud, nothing ever slows her down and a mess is not allowed. Our House it has a crowd there's always something happening and its usually quite loud.

[@natedash11]

Wonder if there'll ever be a OHW about them. They had quite a few hits in the UK, but they only had one major hit in the US.

[@thehopeofeden597]

Anyone else want "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House. It's such a classic

[@baileyr7553]

As an australian. HOW DARE YOU. Eh, he did Midnight Oil, I get it. (That also goes back to a different band that could be a one hit wonder over there too. Split Enz.)

[@thehopeofeden597]

Bay Mashups Uh... sorry? They just weren't that huge to my knowledge in America. And Todd only really judges by American ratings....

[@patricklauer4452]

Bay Mashups I’m also from there m8 Crowed House are great

[@thebowlfosho4974]

I'm pretty sure "Something So Strong" was also a successful hit in America.

[@mrkd2k10]

Was Always Bring The Weather not a big hit in the US? I find that surprising

[@casketbase7750]

I was WAITING for Todd to bring up 1985. I love Bowling For Soup, but credit where credit is due.

[@hankcyrus9776]

Jack Casey i hope he will start talking about the 1975. That is what i thought you said.

[@Zach-lc6bs]

Thijs van asselt I'm pretty sure he talked about The Sound and how it should have been a hit.

[@ariwl1]

When you see the title and think he's going to talk about "Right Here Right Now" by Jesus Jones. That seems kinda fitting actually.

[@fusionspace175]

The perspective given by Todd's final lines make the song a great piece of metafiction. He's singing about the band he's in right along with them. It's incredibly honest, seen that way.

[@kvereensr1]

He should do fountains of Wayne "Stacey's mom"

[@lordmanshaft1112]

except fountains of wayne wasnt really a one hit wonder, they made tons of great shit, even if nothing else got tons of top 40 play like Stacey

[@brandonm949]

@@lordmanshaft1112 But isn't that what one hit wonders are? I'm sure most of them have other good songs; those good songs just weren't popular. "Stacy's Mom" was the only Fountains of Wayne song that got into the Billboard Hot 100. It definitely belongs in this series.

[@helios5868]

I found this song MUCH later (I wanna say around 2007-8 when I discovered that these bands weren't absolute garbage as I thought at the time...at age 8). I didn't ever realize anyone EVER cared about SR-71, but they were my JAM for like, a month...which is pretty much exactly what you'd expect. Super nostalgia for me here.

[@itsjuanpacheco]

GOTTA WATCH IT BEFORE KZbin HAPPENS!!

[@vampman87]

I admit, I thought this song was made by Sum 41 as well. The Mall-rock groups all sound the same, just like the Boy Bands of that era.

[@chrisglaze658]

Happened to see them open for someone else in the early 2000's. They were fun to see live, a lot of energy!

[@zaprowsdower4938]

The Blazing Saddles line in Politically Correct just screams "I said the N-word and people got mad at me".

[@Dielawn69]

Or it just screams the truth lol

[@pabloni1117]

@@Dielawn69 no

[@MaxwellingtonIII]

Now a days, yeah. Back when the song was released, not really.

[@ECL28E]

Ugh, no kidding

[@multijxde1855]

@@Dielawn69 nah

[@KohmataReizno]

This is actually one of my favorite songs, I was listening to it a ton a few weeks ago, so this video came at about the perfect time for me.

[@troodon1096]

I don't know if you take suggestions here, but "Brandy (What a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass would be a perfect way to explore a genre you haven't even covered yet.

[@magda_khu]

Unfortunately he said that even though he wants to the band doesn't have enough performances that are available on video. He said so in the video about mediocre love songs.

[@joelowdon1615]

He actually said 'you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today'. He actually did it. What an absolute mad lad.

[@someguy7424]

Thank you, Todd. I didn't really care for "Right Now" when it came out, forgot about it entirely, and now I honestly love it. For some reason, it sounds way better to my 32 year old ears than to my 16 year old ears.

[@dingdongism]

Bad taste in music is a thing that can happen to anyone. I’m sorry to hear you’ve been afflicted. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[@gwitch]

@@dingdongismthis is a weird comment. you’re weird. and likely single.

[@dingdongism]

@@gwitch I am definitely weird. And I’m not single, but I’m definitely curious about why you seem to think being single is something to insult someone over.

[@MLennholm]

🎵 _Our house, in the middle of our street, our house..._ oh, wait...

[@AquaLantern]

*FAKE PLASTIC SUBMARINE!* :D

[@chaosPneumatic]

It sounds to me like he was saying "Fake plastic summer rain." Which doesn't really make any more sense I guess....

[@weirdaljedifan2]

Either that or he's calling her fat. Or both.

[@Tuckerscreator]

Maybe he thinks all the Beatles live there with her?

[@BBPatterson12]

She pretends she can be deeper than she really is?

[@Fickji]

She torpedo's all his hopes and dreams when she comes around.

[@maggie5990]

Why does the lead singer have a "can I speak to the manager" haircut?

[@BethMaryHal]

I was a little young for this genre, but I ended up hardcore into it in my teens. It helped that it transitioned smoothlessly into the pop rock of the late 2000s.

[@NegaLomie]

“You couldn’t make a Mel Brooks movie today” Well, yeah, the pandemic is fucking up production.

[@VinylRewind]

Dang, you just triggered a memory when I saw them live and it was the most awkward thing ever. Everyone came for the opening act and then bailed when they came on. He kept complaining to us that we weren’t getting into their set. My friends and had a good laugh at their expense. Nice to hear the guy did alright for himself.

[@Nightfall815]

One Hit Wonderland: SCATMAN JOHN... anyone?

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

Jonas Bjerregaard This.

[@DetectiveLance]

I don't think he's a one hit wonder....in the truest sense of the word.

[@breadmoneyarchival]

He had at least two hits so I don't think he is truly a one hit wonder.

[@oarck]

he's not a one hit wonder hes a two hit god king

[@DiabolicalApostle]

I'm pretty sure his early death should disqualify him from that status.

[@Bren]

I used to LOVE this song. I remember going to buy the CD at Media Play with a friend, and I put it on in the parking lot. By time we drove to the edge of the lot, she told me to turn around so she could go buy it too. Lol

[@blairbird8022]

TIL that this song wasn't sung by Bowling for Soup.

[@johndavis48076]

Todd says it was “teen” pop punk but the lead singer was 35 when this came out.

[@danko5002]

Never knew the mom from that 8 kids show had a band

[@12casbro]

It's a reference to the lochness monster pic that originally sparked that stuff with the legend, it was faked with a plastic submarine.

[@blixbySE]

Okay........ why?

[@Dudofall]

So his girlfriend is a hoax?

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Used to play this song right after "Makes no difference" by Sum 41 before starting my workouts in high school. Those two songs just go TOO well together. Hard to believe its been 20 years since both were popular.

[@Guzuma]

I actually like this band for a lot of years, as an angsty pleb music lover I still like them. I found them through KZbin AMVs back in like 2007 like a lot of people. Also as a fan of Sly Cooper and angsty music, hearing their original name was Honor Among Thieves makes me really happy

[@kathrynroitz]

I very much thought this was a passion project of Bowling for Soup. I'm wowed.

[@artistwithouttalent]

11:37 The reason Mel Brooks's work has survived and thrived despite the incredibly controversial content is not just because the overall work is brilliant and hilarious, but because it _has a point._ The takeaway from the scene in _Blazing Saddles_ with the old woman is not, "Wow, SJWs are ruining pop culture, we should be able to say this shit _now,"_ it's, "Wow, this old bitch sure is backwards thinking." I really shouldn't have to explain this, but _you aren't supposed to be empathizing with the characters saying the N-word._

[@campbellsoup93]

That's the entire point of the line. Mel's movies are brilliant satires that use humor to force you to think about serious subjects. They presented racism as it was, not sugarcoated or lessened, but as real and in your face as the people who face it every day see it. They never glorified the racists or their ideologies. They mocked them relentlessly and made you laugh AT them and at how dumb they were. That's why they worked so well. But nowadays, because the political climate is edging further and further into mindless outrage you can't make a movie like without people calling for boycotts. People will hear that they say the n-word in the movie and instead of asking about the context of it, they jump straight to "this movie is racist! Cancel the director and the actors!" Hell, on HBO Max when streaming Blazing Saddles, the movie now comes with a freaking disclaimer at the beginning about the movie and how it's a satire and not actually racist. Mel Brooks HIMSELF has said that political correctness will lead to the death of comedy and that Blazing Saddles would not be greenlit today because of it.

[@patrickgowen324]

@@campbellsoup93Thank You. It felt like I’ve been seeing this non-stop, admittedly one can make an argument that they didn’t intend it for that and with their sound can make it look like it’s for the N-Word but still.

[@markghughes]

Would have preferred "Flavor of the Weak" by American Hi-Fi.

[@HS_Gomikubi]

I'd just like to comment that as someone who spent many teenage years hearing that song fairly often, I always assumed he was _just_ saying "week", and that while it was about a guy too stupid to realize what he had in this nameless girl who apparently did everything to please him (told from the perspective of someone outside said relationship looking in, presumably hoping to take his place) the phrase "flavor of the week" implied to me that She was gonna figure her way out of the pit eventually and dump this pothead loser's ass. Now? I don't know anything anymore

[@Michael-ep7fp]

How about "One Night in Bangkok"?

[@Champiness]

That's kind of a weird one because everyone involved had lots of other hits, just not... in that, specific, configuration.

[@Michael-ep7fp]

Champiness I'd still like to hear his thoughts on it

[@Champiness]

Michael Fucello Really it would've been weirder if there were a *second* hit from the musical "Chess".

[@Michael-ep7fp]

Champiness stranger things have happened I suppose...

[@Aster_Risk]

That's why it would be cool! He's done a few others like that. :D

[@gamerguy425]

this was the band who originally made "1985". you know, that song from Bowling for Soup that you never realized was a cover.

[@Keopro]

William I saw BFS live in 2014 and they joked about how their two biggest hits were covers (the Stacy's Mom cover was the other one).

[@andrebrynkus2055]

... When people make a comment about some fact they think only they know but is actually is mentioned.

[@gamerguy425]

@@andrebrynkus2055 Actually in that case it was because that's what I immediately thought of as soon as I saw the band's name, and I commented it before actually watching >.> he does obviously mention it since that's like the only notable thing about them, but, otherwise outside the vid most people are unaware, I was until like 2015....

[@stacyswirl]

I legit love this song, also being a pop-punker in the early '00s (Blink 182 with New Found Glory was my first concert), but I am shocked and appalled to find out about the rest of their "career". That is fascinating, and the reason this video series is so great. Thank you.

[@BeeKay5150]

Tell me you saw them together in 2001. I saw them that year, too. Cyrus broke his snare drum the opening song lol

[@stacyswirl]

@@BeeKay5150 yep, 2001 for sure. My second concert later that same year was New Found Glory headlining on their own. At that show, the crowd bounced so hard during their set that that we literally began to break the venue's floor. Everyone was made to leave, and then after a while those that stuck around, including me, got to see the end of the show with NFG playing in the downstairs bar/lounge area. It was a pretty insane night.

[@starmanda88]

That tour was my first concert too! So much fun!

[@scallysnix.6073]

Take This To Your Grave hits the perfect balance of pop and punk for me

[@underdogmodelz2]

I really hope he covers Around The World by ATC. You know how he said Donna Lewis was an ear-piranha? Around The World is an ear-Megalodon.

[@denisenova7494]

But was it even a hit in the US?

[@underdogmodelz2]

Hit number 28, yes! Plus it was a number 1 in other countries.