9@9 - November 10th, 2009

I rarely do this two days in a row, but yesterday was so much fun...

[9:05:37 AM] MWD: A late start to the 9@9 today.

[9:05:53 AM] MWD: Here's hoping it's because they put more work into it this time.

[9:06:00 AM] MWD: The year - 1981.

[9:06:07 AM] MWD: right on the edge

[9:06:22 AM] MWD: #9: April Wine - "Just Between You and Me"

[9:06:42 AM] MWD: I shouldn't like that lead guitar tone, but I do.

[9:09:40 AM] MWD: #8: I told you yesterday that she was raging with jealousy.

[9:09:59 AM] MWD: Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes"

[9:10:16 AM] MWD: Here today to claim her spot and kick Bonnie Tyler's ass

[9:13:16 AM] MWD: #7: 38 Special - "Hold On Loosely"

[9:13:46 AM] MWD: I don't know how most bands are able to deal with 1 drummer.

[9:13:50 AM] MWD: These guys had 2.

[9:14:10 AM] MWD: I still have no idea why.

[9:15:05 AM] Shane Jones: let me know when they play the gap band

[9:15:32 AM] MWD: If they don't, do you want me to tip over your desk for you?

[9:15:40 AM] Shane Jones: please

[9:15:54 AM] MWD: stay tuned

[9:17:54 AM] MWD: #6: Kenny Rogers - "I Don't Need You"

[9:18:10 AM] MWD: They pulled this one off the scrap heap.

[9:18:28 AM] MWD: When I hear this song I think, "Stick to the chicken, Kenny."

[9:21:07 AM] MWD: #5: Rush - "Limelight"

[9:21:33 AM] MWD: BobFM is throwing quite a challenge at their casual listeners with those 2 back-to-back.

[9:21:45 AM] MWD: Hat tip for that!

[9:26:00 AM] MWD: #4: Steve Winwood - "While You See A Chance"

[9:26:13 AM] MWD: Against my better judgement, I like this song.

[9:26:46 AM] MWD: I forgive him for still dressing like a character on Miami Vice.

[9:29:32 AM] MWD: #3: Pat Benatar - "Treat Me Right"

[9:30:15 AM] MWD: Everyone knows that "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the first video ever aired by MTV.

[9:30:23 AM] MWD: Know what the second video was?

[9:31:04 AM] MWD: Pat Benatar - "You Better Run"

[9:32:14 AM] MWD: #2: Blondie - "The Tide is High"

[9:32:42 AM] Shane Jones: bob, 1981 music choice sucks

[9:32:54 AM] MWD: Middle of the Road

[9:33:10 AM] MWD: the choices - not campaigning for the Pretenders

[9:33:45 AM] MWD: BTW - Debbie Harry *is* that kind of girl.

[9:35:52 AM] MWD: and #1 on this day in 1981...

[9:36:05 AM] MWD: Hall & Oates - "Private Eyes"

[9:36:20 AM] MWD: the song that got them kicked straight out of Philly.

[9:39:19 AM] MWD: Hall & Oates were on the Rachael Ray show yesterday.

[9:39:33 AM] MWD: Damn. I missed it. Now I'll have to kill myself.

[9:40:13 AM] MWD: Forgive me for that last comment. I rarely say anything so EMO.

[9:41:39 AM] MWD: Ugh. 0 for 2 start to the week. C'mon, Bob. Get your head in the game!

[9:41:15 AM] MWD: Post game report:

[9:41:34 AM] MWD: The first song that BobFM played after the 9@9?

[9:41:50 AM] MWD: April Wine - "Just Between You and Me"

[9:41:55 AM] MWD: WTF, Bob?

the 9@9 running commentary

At my day job, we use Skype for communication. A lot. Every once in a while, mostly to entertain myself, I'll post a running commentary of BobFM's 9@9. This morning I thought to myself, why create all of this marginal content just for my co-workers, when I can post it on my blog and, with any luck, amuse tens of others.

So here's BobFM's 9@9 for November 9th, 2009 along with my running commentary.

[9:02:53 AM] MWD: You guys ready for the 9@9 play-by-play?

[9:03:07 AM] MWD: Crap year - 1984. Gee, wonder if we'll hear any Van Halen?

[9:03:32 AM] MWD: Okay, here we go...

[9:03:48 AM] MWD: #9: Madonna - Borderline

[9:04:06 AM] MWD: Raise your hand if you shelled out the $50 for her Sex book.

[9:04:41 AM] MWD: The publisher put only two restrictions on her:

[9:04:48 AM] MWD: 1. No beastiality

[9:05:04 AM] MWD: 2. She could not insert a religious symbol into herself.

[9:05:46 AM] MWD: Some high standards they set for her.

[9:07:08 AM] MWD: This really is going to be a puke-fest.

[9:07:26 AM] MWD: #8: the Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now"

[9:07:31 AM] MWD: (speechless)

[9:11:07 AM] MWD: #7: Dan Hartman - "I Can Dream About You"

[9:11:26 AM] MWD: Was this one of those Soap Opera/Rock Star guys?

[9:11:31 AM] MWD: Does anyone care?

[9:14:12 AM] MWD: Didn't know this - Dan Hartman was the bass player in the Edgar Winter Group and was the songwriter of "Free Ride"

[9:14:37 AM] MWD: #6 - I guessed correctly, but "one too early"

[9:14:53 AM] MWD: Rick Springfield - "Love Somebody"

[9:18:37 AM] MWD: #5: the Romantics - "Talking In Your Sleep"

[9:18:47 AM] MWD: Every cover band's dream.

[9:18:56 AM] MWD: Can the Stray Cats be far behind?

[9:22:01 AM] MWD: #4: Bonnie Tyler - "Holding Out For A Hero"

[9:22:13 AM] MWD: For those of you that thought she was a one-hit wonder.

[9:22:24 AM] MWD: The even rarer "two-hit wonder"

[9:22:38 AM] MWD: Kim Carnes is raging with jealousy.

[9:24:55 AM] MWD: Wow - this song has the most unnecessary drum solo ever.

[9:27:25 AM] MWD: #3: Phil Collins - "Against All Odds"

[9:27:47 AM] MWD: Perhaps the most maudlin song of his career. Which is really saying something.

[9:31:35 AM] MWD: #2: Laura Branigan - "Self Control"

[9:31:58 AM] MWD: I'm sensing a theme here.

[9:32:13 AM] MWD: Artists "other hits"

[9:32:53 AM] MWD: No Jessie's Girl, no Total Eclipse, no Gloria

[9:33:39 AM] MWD: BTW - If I don't hear Van Halen at number one, I'm going to lose it.

[9:34:35 AM] MWD: Last tune

[9:34:47 AM] MWD: #1 on this day in 1984...

[9:34:57 AM] MWD: And quite the capper to this load of crap

[9:35:16 AM] MWD: Billy Ocean - "Caribbean Queen"

[9:35:57 AM] MWD: No Van Halen.

[9:36:07 AM] MWD: I have tipped over Shane's desk in protest.

[9:36:43 AM] MWD: Not a good start to the week. BobFM has a case of the Mondays.