Ken | Playlist | 21 January 2009

Wed. 1/21/09 9:01am jan:

we have a new national leader: all hail. Now what will our radio leader
bestow upon us today?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:01am Cecile:

hello, ken.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:02am annie:

morning everyone!! hi cecile.. did you survive yesterday?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:02am Vicki:

fart music.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:03am Ken:

Hi all. Am I glad to be here.. had a hell of a time getting here this morning. Been driving all night.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:03am John from Oslo:

Hello Ken, leader of the Freeform world. oh, yes I second that Vicki!

Wed. 1/21/09 9:04am cribley:

I nominate Ken for the chairman of the FCC.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:04am cribley:

I suppose he'd be a puppet for Larry, though.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:04am Karen in Sleepy Hollow:

how will regime change change Ken?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:05am Cecile:

Yeah, I was working like a madwoman all day on the laptop at home. Whee.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:06am Parq:

Wouldn't "Puppet for Larry" be a good name for a band?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:06am Ghengis Jung:

Does Larry follow politics?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:06am Cecile:

Ken, do you know that one dance track by Felix da Housecat that samples the theremin from Mars Attacks?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:07am annie:

i like larry's little puppet.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:09am jan:

Leader Ken: did you attend the great leader change festivities in DC

Wed. 1/21/09 9:10am Ken:

Is that what was going on in DC yesterday? I had to drive down to drop off an application with the FCC and the traffic was murder!

Wed. 1/21/09 9:12am Vicki:

Do you have any photos Ken? Of the inauguration, not the FCC HQ

Wed. 1/21/09 9:12am Lizardner Dave:

Yep Ken, that's what it was. And I for one welcome our new ant leaders!

Wed. 1/21/09 9:13am annie:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/19/84951/5354/1017/685468

this is pretty funny..

Wed. 1/21/09 9:13am Ken:

Photos of what? The traffic I sat in all day and all night? I had no idea what the hell was going on. I was glued to my iPod.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:14am Ken:

Sorry, no photos again this week. Egad. Will getback to photos next week.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:15am jan:

Ken: look on the front porch, the paper boy must have thrown the paper by now- in the Times, you can read about all the balls that you missed.
They had some music at parties in DC.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:15am Cecile:

UFO? Man, this doesn't sound like Michael Schenker...

Wed. 1/21/09 9:17am Ken:

I left the house without looking at the paper. What did I miss?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:17am Cecile:

Marmaduke was especially hilarious this AM.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:17am annie:

george bush left without a word's notice ken

Wed. 1/21/09 9:18am Parq:

And for some reason, they let his lawn-care guy give a speech.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:18am John from Oslo:

Who is George Bush?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:19am annie:

looks like he brought his extended family with him too.. damn immigrants

Wed. 1/21/09 9:19am Cecile:

It's a slang term for Texas marijuana, John.

No more Scottish terriers in the white house.
the ONLY thing I will miss...

Wed. 1/21/09 9:19am Lovich:

Hmmm, who is George Bush?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:23am Lizardner Dave:

Hmmm...methinks Ken is channeling Irwin's show later today.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:24am Swami:

George Bush was president after Reagan, before Clinton. . . oh, you mean the ass clown?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:26am JCityJensen:

ding dong the dick is dead (or in a wheelchair being wheeled out)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOEq-ImGWJ0

Wed. 1/21/09 9:28am John from Oslo:

Ok, I get it - t'was this guy:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/1/20/1232435529514/20.01.09-Steve-Bell-on-th-001.jpg

Wed. 1/21/09 9:28am hans from norway:

Ken: you should move to norway!! we dont have cars yet. some rich people use horses, the rest of us walks.. no traffic jams

Wed. 1/21/09 9:28am Cecile:

AND...you have Viking metal!

Wed. 1/21/09 9:29am Lovich:

Prescott Bush is the man.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:29am annie:

personally, i was a big fan of primal scream therapy.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:29am Lizardner Dave:

This could use a litlle...http://thetyser.com/

Wed. 1/21/09 9:30am annie:

lovich, did you listen to dave emory last night?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:30am John from Oslo:

I'd rather have Waikiki Metal - but it is true - we don't own cars

Wed. 1/21/09 9:32am jan:

love that tale -Ken taking the FCC application to Washington on
Inauguration day. That is one for the history book of WFMU, when it is finally written. When is that book going to be written, anyway? That would be a good premium during the fund raising

Wed. 1/21/09 9:33am Lovich:

i just checked the Heritage show. Thanks Annie.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:35am Cecile:

Klaus Nomi for President.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:36am Mark:

I was singing this all day yesterday

Wed. 1/21/09 9:37am annie:

how about "puberty love"

Wed. 1/21/09 9:38am Cecile:

I think Nick the Bard needs to sing Sly's "There's a Riot Going on"

Wed. 1/21/09 9:38am Dragos:

Do you have Alan Vega as special guest?

Wed. 1/21/09 9:39am William Swan:

lol @ selections

Wed. 1/21/09 9:39am Cecile:

Also, and I hear that drumbeat and always think of the "Battle of New Orleans"

Wed. 1/21/09 9:41am Cecile:

"when we lit his tail the gator lost his mind..."

Wed. 1/21/09 9:44am Klaus Nomi:

blackbeard for president

Wed. 1/21/09 9:50am Ken:

Dave Soldier will be out guest on Seven Second Delay tonight, at Maxwells in Hoboken. He's going to hook me and Andy up to brainwave EEG monitors so we can see who can make better music with their brains, me or Andy. And then Dave friend Brad will play American Pie on brainwaves.

Wed. 1/21/09 9:59am kit:

Funky President, Pts I & II, by James Brown. Why the hell not?

Wed. 1/21/09 10:01am Ken:

Cause I heard it a few times yesterday? Sorry, if I had only known that yesterday was Inauguration Day, I could've prepared a special show!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:02am Johnny Horton:

battle of new orleans always makes a show special.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:02am kit:

Duly chastened.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:02am Otis:

I stopped work just to pop on to say gawd bless you for the Elakelaiset. Finnish humppa increases my productivity tri-fold. Elakeliaset could very well be our new savior reborn.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:03am Ken:

Yes folks, listen to Otis! The REAL news today is that there's a NEW Elakelaiset record! Thank you, John from Oslo!!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:05am Nestorg:

It's so hilarious to hear Finnish humppa from a NY radio station!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:07am Otis:

John from Oslo is to blame for turning me on to the power that is Elakelaiset years ago. I think John has a Finnish Hummpa stand when you get off of the PATH on route to the station. Just listen for the humppa and let it do it's work.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:09am Cecile:

Now i want some hummpa metal.
Like KORPIKLAANI.
hint hint

Wed. 1/21/09 10:10am annie:

second that cece

Wed. 1/21/09 10:10am Nestorg:

Once Eläkeläiset played a gig in Germany. They were asked not to mention Nazis, Gays and Hitler. They started their gig by shouting: "How are all you fucking gay nazi Hitlers!" And the crowd was in extasy.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:11am Otis:

Nestorg - ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Cecile - Yes, I second your emotion! Mo Humppa Ken See Voo Plate?

Wed. 1/21/09 10:11am paulthepostman:

Hi Ken and cityslickers. Sorry, but I never had a problem with Bush, apart from the seeds poppin' now and again.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:12am Cecile:

That's awesome, Nestorg. I love that!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:15am Ken:

Oh man, we've got to bring Elakelaiset to NYC!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:17am Wendy del Formaggio:

Ken, I agree. Can't we convince them to do some sort of FMU thing? I bet they'd love them in Damrosch Park!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:19am Lizardner Dave:

Bring Hummppaa to the USA! Bring Hummppaa to the USA!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:20am John from Oslo:

I'm sure Eläkeläiset will play in NY, as long as they are provided with an organ and alcohol

Contact info on www.humppa.com

Wed. 1/21/09 10:21am Mark:

an organ you say

Wed. 1/21/09 10:21am Otis:

Hey John! Thanks for the Humppa.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:23am Vicki:

and maybe some plane tickets too eh!

Hey Ken, maybe play The Most Unwanted Song since Dave Soldier is on your show tonight...

Wed. 1/21/09 10:24am JCityJensen:

this rocks havent heard that post office guys in awhile - got any of the girl/aphex twin

Wed. 1/21/09 10:27am Otis:

How about some Der Plan?

Wed. 1/21/09 10:28am John from Oslo:

Hi Otis - and there is a short humppacast (interview) here
http://www.grundfunk.net/elakelaiset-der-humppacast/

Wed. 1/21/09 10:29am paulthepostman:

poo, missed the Postal Workers while checkin' out the loony Elakelaisets.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:29am GP:

Translation guide:
http://www.pocreations.com/vout.html

Wed. 1/21/09 10:30am north guinea hills:

poo, missed the postal workers while rebooting my workstation :(

Wed. 1/21/09 10:31am Otis:

Thanks John, will listen later today. BUT of course not until after ken pertainin ta kenny pertainin ta irwin finish their dj'ing pertaining to the radio industry

Wed. 1/21/09 10:35am Parq:

Ken, he was tap dancing in stocking feet.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:35am north guinea hills:

i miss those old tellus recs.....

Wed. 1/21/09 10:38am RSTVMO:

Whatever!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:38am GP:

Play some Operatic hip-hop bagpipes PLEASE!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:39am Vicki:

hurray!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:39am Webhamster Henry:

My kids can do the "Kid's parts" in The Most Unwanted Music...

Wed. 1/21/09 10:39am paul:

DO ALL YOUR SHOPPING

AT WALMART!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:39am dylan:

"Lots of praying and no breakfast"

Wed. 1/21/09 10:40am rokhausen:

it's amazing is how unlistenable the most-wanted song is.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:40am Webhamster Henry:

Most Wanted Music is pretty funny too!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:41am GP:

YESSS!!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:41am Otis:

I truly love this song. Most unwanted my ass.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:41am Wendy del Formaggio:

when the rapping opera singer started up, she made me spit out my tea I was laughing so hard. still am.
this song is GREAT!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:42am listener mark:

good morning all
this is a happy song

Wed. 1/21/09 10:42am GP:

Not any worse than Baz Luhrmann

Wed. 1/21/09 10:43am jan:

oh this "Most Unwanted Song" is great to hear on your show. I actually
bought this CD years ago, and maybe listened once. Turns out it's not the greatest thing to sit down and listen to on the HiFi. But on the radio-
great. Thanks for reminding us.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:43am Vicki:

you know this song was introduced to me by Mike Howes at KZSU about 8 years ago, and he said "this is called The Most Unwanted Song and er... it... sounds like YOU"

Wed. 1/21/09 10:44am Tristram in Brooklyn:

I liked it when Ken was singing better..

Wed. 1/21/09 10:44am The Log Lady:

Dave Soldier is my new personal Jesus. Please can he have his own radio show?

Wed. 1/21/09 10:45am north guinea hills:

i can see similarities to some of vicki's music, lol!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:45am GP:

More bagpipes please

Wed. 1/21/09 10:45am Ken:

Fave bagpipe songs, anybody?

Wed. 1/21/09 10:45am Vicki:

I like "Ramadan, Ramadan, lots of praying with not breakfast"

Wed. 1/21/09 10:46am GP:

ummmm. errr , ahhhh....

Wed. 1/21/09 10:46am Vicki:

download The Most Unwanted Song at UBUWEB

url here - http://tinyurl.com/2o7tt2

Wed. 1/21/09 10:47am Otis:

I want to have a packed club DJ night, just once, 5000+, where there is a dancefloor packed and sweaty getting down to the most unwanted song. I'd follow it up with the complete Big 10-8 by Negativland.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:47am Cecile:

AC/DC - it's a long way to the top.
Great bagpipe song

Wed. 1/21/09 10:47am Vicki:

fave bagpipes has to be Rufus Harley

Wed. 1/21/09 10:47am fatty jubbo:

every time I'm listening to WFMU and something comes on that makes me stop what I'm doing, it always turns out to be some Dave Soldier project.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:48am GP:

Thx Vicki

Wed. 1/21/09 10:48am Listener James from Westwood:

Whoa, massive FMU flashbacks. I first heard this cut on FMU on the drive to the East Orange station location on one of my first volunteer runs, can't remember which. I know the 1st time I came down, Andy Waltzer was hosting Kristen Hirsch, but I distinctly remember hearing this while on the Parkway looking for the right exit . . .

Wed. 1/21/09 10:48am Carmichael:

Good day, everyone. Wonderful tune-age thus far, Ken.

Favorite Bagpipe song: "Snow On the Hills". Good luck finding it. Tannahill Weaver's "The Log Splitter Set" is much more, uh, *accessible* ....

Wed. 1/21/09 10:48am detroitdave:

What the hell have I stumbled into here?????? Ken? Bagpipes, opera..... (twilight zone happening, computer must be fukin up?!...it's a Dell.)

Wed. 1/21/09 10:49am Mark:

must shop at Wal Mart must shop at Wal Mart must shop at Wal Mart must shop at Wal Mart

Wed. 1/21/09 10:49am Mooose:

Ah sweet Andy Waltzer!! I'd almost forgot

Wed. 1/21/09 10:49am Vicki:

I've played it a lot on my show

Wed. 1/21/09 10:50am Tristram in Brooklyn:

That Walmart jingle is scary!!!!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:51am GP:

OK..off to lunch at my local Scottish / Chinese restaurant.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:51am Carmichael:

What we need right now, even more than cowbell, is a good Castrato tune.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:51am rokhausen:

yes, i tuned in and i thought Do or DIY was filling in again,

Wed. 1/21/09 10:52am Carmichael:

GP, try the kung pao haggis.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:52am Will:

Ken,

Favourite bagpipe song? That would have to be the concerto for bagpipe and gamelan by I.M. Harjito.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:52am fatty jubbo:

I like screechy irritating sounds, but I have never been able to find a love for bagpipes...except on St. Patriick's day when an unexpected bagpipe parade comes stumbling down the street.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:52am Wendy del Formaggio:

UbuWeb's entry for this song says, "Fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population will enjoy this." Are all 199 of us commenting on Ken's playlist at this very moment? haha.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:52am Cecile:

and the bangers and moo goo gai pan

Wed. 1/21/09 10:52am Dickdong:

There's a song on here called "Bagpipes make my balls itch" Techno bagpipes? http://www.isound.com/goat_music
And where's the Jew's Harp on this unwanted song?

Wed. 1/21/09 10:52am John from Oslo:

In my book, the most unwanted song is "Hello" by Lionel Richie, and possible also "Dancing on the Ceiling" no bagpipe alas...

Wed. 1/21/09 10:53am Ken Marks:

Needs sitar!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:53am Tristram in Brooklyn:

Unlike incandescent light bulbs, which illuminate regardless of the electrical polarity, LEDs will only light with correct electrical polarity. When the voltage across the p-n junction is in the correct direction, a significant current flows and the device is said to be forward-biased. If the voltage is of the wrong polarity, the device is said to be reverse biased, very little current flows, and no light is emitted. LEDs can be operated on an alternating current voltage, but they will only light with positive voltage, causing the LED to turn on and off at the frequency of the AC supply.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:53am Listener Dave from NH:

This is pretty bananas and possibly even further out there than his stuffs with the Thai elephant orchestra.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:54am fishmonkeystew:

Actually, for me the most unwanted song is "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" by Meatloaf. Evil, pure and simple.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:55am Lizardner Dave:

The only thing that could make this better is a little David Lee Roth and some train whistle....

Wed. 1/21/09 10:55am John from Oslo:

You said it Dave!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:56am Cecile:

fishmonkey, that and "sometimes when we touch" Dan Hill. Or any Dr. Hook ballad...

Wed. 1/21/09 10:56am Ken:

How about bagpipe tunes I can find? There are NO songs tagged with "bagpipe" in out entire MP3 library. Actually, there is one, but it doesn't have ANY BAGPIPES!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:56am annie:

FMS- yeah, this is absolutely tolerable compared to meatloaf

Wed. 1/21/09 10:56am owen:

surely the worlds most unwanted song should contained a nu-metal dj.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:56am Stuart:

Oh, Pak Harjito's famous bagpipe piece. I play in a gamelan he directs, have played that piece. It's not soothing. Am taking the liberty of reposting will's comment to the gamelan's internal mailing list, though (which Pak Harjito reads).

Wed. 1/21/09 10:57am detroitdave:

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO KEN?? I think the station has been taken over by some mutant bagpipe carrying phenomena. We gotta call somebody!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:57am Otis:

There is no excuse for Meatloaf. Unless of course, if Dave Soldier covered Meatloaf.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:58am GP:

Can't

Stop

Listening

Must

Stop

Other than that, there are a TON sampling opportunities here.

Wed. 1/21/09 10:58am rok:

yes, this is the best part!!!!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:58am Vicki:

it's women protesters

Wed. 1/21/09 10:58am jan:

no, no, please keep it on, I'll never put that CD in the player. Keep on the most unwanted song

Wed. 1/21/09 10:58am Parq:

At Walmart!

Wed. 1/21/09 10:58am vivian:

Are you sure that isn't Sarah Palin?

Wed. 1/21/09 10:59am fatty jubbo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nontraditional_bagpipe_usage

Wed. 1/21/09 10:59am rok:

you did! you!!!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:00am Vicki:

this is wonderful... a finale to kill all finales

Wed. 1/21/09 11:00am GP:

LOL Rok

Wed. 1/21/09 11:01am Wendy del Formaggio:

YES! it's bagpipe time!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:01am Otis:

I'd love to hear Kenny G play the most unwanted song at 1/16 the speed of the normal version to fill his 3 hour show.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:01am rok:

the ending makes me cry... great start to the day

Wed. 1/21/09 11:01am Tristram in Brooklyn:

Hooray for Ken........

Wed. 1/21/09 11:02am Ghengis Jung:

I kind of like it...

Wed. 1/21/09 11:03am GP:

Ken,
I just horfed my tea through my nose...my desk is now a mess, my eyes have tears..can't stop laughing....may the pipes play FOREVER!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:03am Otis:

Yea! Rufus Harley's Bagpipe Blues!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:03am Vicki:

I bought some kids bagpipes on ebay and nearly died trying to play them. so I gave them to Ergo Phizmiz and he nearly died and then we saw the little blowy reed thing was on the floor. after 10 more minutes of blowing into the little tartan bag Ergo made a goose noise.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:03am detroitdave:

KEN...KEN... look at me.. how many fingers am I holding up? ..........You OK?? Call the music police quick........no pulse!!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:05am John from Oslo:

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (Love Their Country), starts off with a bagpipe!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:05am GP:

Vicki,
That is a hilarious image you have created there with that anecdote.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:06am fatty jubbo:

I would rather listen to a gaggle of geese all day than goddamn bagpipes.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:06am Cecile:

bagpipe blues is a very close cousin to Benny Golson's Blues March

Wed. 1/21/09 11:06am still b/p:

"And others, when the bagpipe sings i' the nose,
Cannot contain their urine."
(Shylock , Merchant of Venice)

Wed. 1/21/09 11:06am Webhamster Henry:

Vicki:
I have one of those kid's bagpipes too . Really cheaply made, crappy plastic reed. Fell apart really quickly.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:06am north guinea hills:

i have an anthony braxton album w/ bagpipes.... weird stuff

Wed. 1/21/09 11:06am AnAnonymousParty:

Yes, but unlike an incandescent bulb, which has minimal resistance when the filament is cold that increases as it heats, in a forward biased LED, once you exceed a certain threshold voltage the internal resistance becomes such that if not limited by an external resistor the diode will consume enough current to destroy itself, so you have to be careful. Knowing the applied voltage and the LED's voltage drop, it's an easy calculation using Ohm's law to find a resistance value to keep the current at a safe level, typically 20-50 mA.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:08am Ghengis Jung:

What's all this lightbulb business? Did I miss something?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:09am Negator:

JUBBO!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:09am Cecile:

Do you have the NOMO disc?
They have a song "brainwave" that is based on a brainwave oscillerator...

ROY WOOD

Wed. 1/21/09 11:09am Parq:

How disappointing. I thought he said "lion music". I thought it would really be cool if that were performed on the same stage as the elephant music.

Wood. At Walmart!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:09am paul:

please don't play any Korn songs that have bagpipes

Wed. 1/21/09 11:09am Sean Daily:

Not even close to first comment! Woo hoo!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:09am Vicki:

you know The Most Unwanted Song also exists as a LIVE show. Imagine that.

By the way, Pipes of Peace by Paul McCartney has no bagpipes and it is also shite.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:10am Mark:

I believe I'm ready to rock and ready to roll

Wed. 1/21/09 11:10am GP:

AAP..so your saying that the LED, whilst connected to AC current will exhibit a 60 cycle strobe effect thus increasing the potential for seizure activity?

Ken, the answer is YES.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:11am Carmichael:

Speaking of oscillator music, Isao Tomita's "The Planets" is fairly annoying.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:11am fishmonkeystew:

Lawrence Welk with bagpipes?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:11am Mark:

when shall I start?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:11am Sean Daily:

I'm ready to rock. But I don't think I'm quite ready to roll.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:11am JCityJensen:

throrwing sticky LEDs are better than throwing light bulbs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9pC4jLSLw&feature=related

Wed. 1/21/09 11:12am Mark:

Don't think I ever noticed bagpipes in Sky Pilot

Wed. 1/21/09 11:12am Carmichael:

There's a song on the Mark Knopfler solo album "Golden Heart" that has Northumbrian pipes, which are a remote genetic mutant inbred cousin of the bagpipes.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:12am Cecile:

that Wizzard song was supposed to a parody of the really coldblooded versions of rock and roll lounge bands used to trot out.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:13am detroitdave:

Ken has landed softly down from his trip..........let's just try to pretend nothing went wrong.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:13am Carmichael:

Yes Mark, there are bagpipes waaaaaaay at the end .....

Wed. 1/21/09 11:13am annie:

google tatoo/scotland..... bagpipes

Wed. 1/21/09 11:13am Cecile:

start that AC DC song right in the middle, there's loads of it.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:14am owen:

this. this is the worst.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:14am Cecile:

Play People Like Us's version...

Wed. 1/21/09 11:14am Carmichael:

Cecile, you mean anything by Brian Setzer?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:14am Vicki:

Ths is why I bought the bagpipes, Ken! To PLAY Mull of Kintyre! Is true

Wed. 1/21/09 11:14am AAP:

Yep, the LED will be unlit for 50% of the AC cycle. Also if you are powering them from AC, you have to be careful that the negative swing of the AC won't exceed the diaode reverse breakdown voltage, which would destroy it.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:14am still b/p:

No, no...Them was just fellas who'd regularly buy a bag so they could fill a pipe....see?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:15am annie:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=bagpipes&aq=f

Wed. 1/21/09 11:15am Mark:

now those are bagpipes, I think

Wed. 1/21/09 11:15am Dave:

Ken - three examples of bagpipe jazz here, with mp3s for D/L:

http://www.officenaps.com/2006/11/jazz-obscura-bagpipes.html

Wed. 1/21/09 11:16am paulthepostman:

Ken, play it backwards please.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:16am exaudio:

The AC/DC song featuring bagpipes is "It's a Long Way to the Top." Check out the video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxP9fOMLE_8. It is unquestionably one of the greatest rock videos of all time. I think you'll find the young AC/DC-featuring Bon Scott-both powerful and gorgeous.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:16am fatty jubbo:

the pain. the pain. the pain. the pain. the pain. the pain.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:16am Cecile:

Vicki, I got a chanter for my husband when he was making noise about learning them.
You usually start with the chanter, and then move up to a pipe with bags. A chanter is like a recorder.

He never used it, but i Think I'm going to trot it out so I can play "It's a Long Way to the Top" at karaoke night...

exaudio, I must one million percent agree with you.
And I love the pipers starting to crack up at the end

Wed. 1/21/09 11:17am owen:

wow. that track is so much more tolerable with just bagpipes and no mccartney

Wed. 1/21/09 11:17am GP:

AAP..regulate the negative swing with a capacitor?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:17am Cecile:

Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:18am fishmonkeystew:

When I was 12, this was my favorite band. Especially this album.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:18am Cecile:

bag pipe coming up after 2nd verse, don't freak.

they still rule, fms - I saw them live Monday.
Awesome

Wed. 1/21/09 11:19am JCityJensen:

Yes the bagpipes....followed by AC/DC....followd by a canned PBR ... followed by the shofars....shofar being the Jewish Bagpipes of the music world....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb4gKuoxXxI&feature=related

Wed. 1/21/09 11:19am detroitdave:

Ken...those men with the white coat simply want you to stay warm, let them put it on you. They only want to help! (there's some candy in the pockets if your nice)

Wed. 1/21/09 11:19am Mark:

we have rocking babgpipes

Wed. 1/21/09 11:19am efd:

I just have to say that one of my most fun live music playing experiences was when I was playing drums in an AC/DC cover band, and we found a bagpipe player to play with us on this song. It was amazing.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:19am Cecile:

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:19am Ike:

This song is way better with the bagpipes.

GP, did you ever figure out Foobar?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:20am still b/p:

Mr. Wizzard song: Are You Ready to Regulate the Negative Swing With a Capacitor?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:20am fatty jubbo:

OK! this works! sounds like they are trying to emulate a guitar.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:21am Cecile:

chuck berry bagpipes

Wed. 1/21/09 11:21am Ghengis Jung:

I believe that it is Bon Scott playing the bagpipes on this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLS3BCvldqc

Wed. 1/21/09 11:21am Cecile:

thank you ken.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:22am GP:

IKe!
Thanks for the Foobar advice yesterday. I did get it to work..much better sound that the old Windows media player..I'll see how long it takes IT to notice the extra bandwitdh flowin into my computer!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:22am Vicki:

I agree it's a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll, because there are so many other people trying to get to the top rock n rolling too. I personally recommend specialising in something obscure and dislikeable

Wed. 1/21/09 11:22am Cecile:

it is! He was a fine Scots lad - champion drummer and bagpiper.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:22am Sean Daily:

DROPKICK MURPHYS!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:23am detroitdave:

HE"S BACK........! Welcome Ken!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:23am Cecile:

obscure, yes, Vicki, but hardly dislikeable!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:23am trent:

This song made 8th grade very special for me

Wed. 1/21/09 11:23am fishmonkeystew:

Hey, I was gonna suggest this tune. Baaaaggggpiiipes!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:24am Cecile:

It made 9th grade special for me - and I was in Australia when it first came out. The memories.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:24am fatty jubbo:

I'm sure I will instantly forget this song after it's over.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:25am Cecile:

After this Dropkick, i now know I must learn to play the bagpipes.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:26am Ike:

GP, you won't have more than 12k of extra bandwidth flowing in vs. the crappy Windows stream if you're using the 32k AAC+ stream. It sounds amazingly good given that it's only 32kbps. Not as good as 128k MP3, of course, but close.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:27am Vicki:

me and ergo did Mull of Kintyre too - I chose it because it's the Wings song I like the least and it's a waltz

Wed. 1/21/09 11:27am -max-:

"Bagpipes - That's My Bag" by Ray Stevens

Wed. 1/21/09 11:27am Brian C.:

Sky Pilot has a break at the end w/bag pipes--I'm pretty sure--I think there's the gunfire sound effects etc--AW… who cares… it's Wednesday, that means it's HUMPPA DAY!!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:28am GP:

Cool, thanks IKE,

Ken, The BBC has an ALL bagpipes show on one of their radio stations..out of Radio Scotland I'm sure, but it is mostly traditional stuff.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:29am Vicki:

I gave you Mull of Kintyre Ken

Wed. 1/21/09 11:30am Pete:

Fun set, but no House of Pain?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:30am Ghehgis Jung:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hEf1cAVO98&feature=related

"We will rock you!"

Wed. 1/21/09 11:30am Cecile:

Hey, I was screaming about that AC/DC song, too...

Wed. 1/21/09 11:31am Cecile:

ROY WOOD, ken. ROY WOOD

Wed. 1/21/09 11:31am Nick the Bard:

Theres always Korn's "Shoots and Ladders", except it's not in the library that I could find.

Well, that, and who wants to really play the misunderstood musical enigma that is Korn. (Might not be radio friendly anyway)

Wed. 1/21/09 11:31am chris:

what about albert ayler, he used bagpipes

(roy wood)

Wed. 1/21/09 11:33am -max-:

Black 47 uses the Irish type of bagpipe on most of their songs. Very "rocking" as well.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:33am GP:

Wesley Willis would be good to segue into right about now

Wed. 1/21/09 11:33am Mark:

Wizzard Are You Ready To Rock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFV-zeuCNEQ

Wed. 1/21/09 11:34am Cecile:

yes, chris, good call!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:35am fatty jubbo:

I don't think it's so much the *sound* of bagpipes that annoys me but the stock reference/association it always brings with it. it always seems so precious and has a false sense of nostalgia to it.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:35am jonathan:

hi ken. i've missed you.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:36am jan:

What is this song now playing, if not the most unwanted song?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:37am Otis:

Please stop Paul from singing. More PLU looping for sanity reasons. I just threw up in my mouth, again.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:37am Harry Buttle:

Ken thinks the FCC has given him a license to ill.
I'm afraid I have to switch this off, my sense of existential dread grows worserer and worserer with every second of this.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:37am PMD:

I must say, I love bagpipes. There used to be a guy who'd practice in a park on my bike home from work. Very surreal to hear it in the middle of a busy intersection.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:37am Jeff M:

I think Ashley MacIsaac sometimes attempted to rock (ish) with bagpipes included in the mix.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:38am ?:

My ears are having a seizure

Wed. 1/21/09 11:38am Lizardner Dave:

I do all my shopping at the Mall of Kintyre!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:39am detroitdave:

Ken, perhaps this bagpipe thing is merely a side effect of something deeper going on here.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:39am GP:

This sounds like what really was going on in Alan Watts brain.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:42am paul:

i havent listened to 'original pirate material' in so long...

Wed. 1/21/09 11:42am Jeff M:

...and (coming late to the party, as it is darned early) Rufus Harley rules, as you've no doubt demonstrated.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:45am Ken:

Antidote songs now in progress...

Wed. 1/21/09 11:47am RSTVMO:

Whatever. Whatever!

Wed. 1/21/09 11:48am still b/p:

Can you play "Miami" or "Dancing in the Nude" by Martin Mull of Kintyre?

Wed. 1/21/09 11:49am Vicki:

...bagpipes have to just be treated right

Wed. 1/21/09 11:49am Ghengis Jung:

Re: Bagpipes/Ron Asheton:

One of the best moments of the memorial tribute for famed Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton at the Music Hall Saturday night came after several punkish bands had taken the stage and kicked out raw, driving numbers, including some Stooges' tunes.
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Out on the stage marched Terry Bradley with a set of bagpipes. He wore a plaid kilt and official bagpiper's uniform, and he stood ramrod straight as he piped "MacCrimmon's Lament," a mournful tune whose droning notes filled the auditorium and silenced the partying crowd.

As Bradley piped, video clips projected on the stage's rear wall showed Asheton playing in such local bands as Destroy All Monsters and Dark Carnival. The videos also featured the artist Niagara performing in an outfit that included an undergarment with tassels. One clip showed a man wagging his tongue.

"One of Ron's last wishes was to be piped to the afterlife," Bradley said.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090117/ENT04/90118009/1035/RSS04

Wed. 1/21/09 11:52am AnAnonymousParty:

I don't know about the capacitor, a full wave rectifier would be better and get rid of a lot of the flicker.

Normally I wouldn't go on about it, but I've been doing some web site work for superbrightleds.com and they give me a lot of free stuff to play with ...

Wed. 1/21/09 11:53am GP:

AAP, that sounds great. I ordered one of the newer 200 lumen LED flashlights and it is BLINDINGLY bright.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:55am rok:

don't apologize that was great

Wed. 1/21/09 11:56am Pedro:

wtf!! I want the godfather theme

Wed. 1/21/09 11:57am Lizardner Dave:

This is fucking hysterical.

Wed. 1/21/09 11:58am rok:

which one had the corndogs sample?

Wed. 1/21/09 12:00pm AnAnonymousParty:

Gotta be careful with the ultra bright stuff, some of them can actually cause retina damage, not a big leap from LED to laser diode (my REAL fun toys).

Wed. 1/21/09 12:00pm GP:

Rok,
search the WFMU blog for "How to SPeak Hawaiian" its on there

Wed. 1/21/09 12:02pm rok:

thx GP!

Sun. 1/25/09 3:54pm steve:

hey ken i heard you play sky pilot and thought back to the 1 minute song competition. i made a short version of the song but had problems uploading the song.

here is my delayed entry
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y2RX1YDU

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