Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - FOTM KOTJ, Vol. 14: Toronto Mike'd #670

Episode Date: June 18, 2020

10 FOTMs kick out the jams in volume 14 of this critically acclaimed series.

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CDN Technologies. Your IT and cyber cybersecurity experts. I'm Mike from torontomike.com, and this is the long-awaited volume 14 of FOTMT-J. The cat calls through the night And two chicks in the parking lot Crack wives on the price of fame They stood to gain The phone books, they ripped off

And two shapes in the dark Across the way No, the price of flight It's weight and size If you've got something That sheds some light Use it tonight Tonight Heads down, thumbs up

Two sips from the cup of human kindness And I'm shit-faced Just laid to waste So wait here, wait up Stock tips from credit checks Come next in the logics line And all on my dime If you've got will and a little time

Use it tonight Tonight You had to send a wrecking crew after me I can't walk right You had to send a wrecking crew after me I can't walk right Hey Mike, it's Neil from Toronto to kick out another jam. Sticking to a Canadian theme from my earlier selections, I discovered this band on the soundtrack to the somewhat regrettable Paul Gross movie, Men With Brooms. I was really drawn by the harmonies from this band.

It's a cut from their 2005 album, Twin Cinema. These are the new pornographers with Use It. Choose it tonight, tonight You had to send your wrecking crew after me I can't walk right You had to send your wrecking crew after me I can't walk right, I can't walk right Use it tonight Tonight

Tonight Tonight Night Night Night, night. I love you You know I do Yeah, it's perfect Well, it isn't under there I've been meaning to call you

I've been meaning to call you And I do I've been meaning to call you I've been meaning to call you I've been meaning to call you And I do Thumb rings once Thumb rings twice Thumb rings three times Hey Mike, Hey, Mike.

I already submitted one entry that you played back on the FOTM KOTJ Volume 3, and I'd thought about submitting another, but forgot to. I've been really enjoying your pandemic podcasts, Bro Jake and, of course, the boys on Pandemic Fridays, and really enjoyed this week's Brother Bill episode, which inspired me to submit another selection. You and I are about the same vintage, Mike. I grew up a huge hip fan, but that waned as I moved into my early 30s and I didn't really appreciate the second half of the catalog as much as I should have. After Gord's death, like a lot of people, I rediscovered the hip and I began to appreciate their newer material. In fact, I really enjoy the Bob Rock albums. The Fully Completely Podcast with Greg and Jamie has

opened my mind and allowed me to hear songs differently. Songs I didn't hear before. So I should have sent this selection a few weeks ago. Greg and Jamie came to the conclusion that Gord wrote this song as a tribute to his mom and I absolutely love this song so as a belated happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there this is in view thanks Mike I do I do I do I do Day of race is dark of night An excited state's gone in plain sight

Another wave of backhand light I lose, things change but never in your eyes I am all you You You're always in view I I am my world

You are in everything I do guitar solo She's got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I stay too long I'll probably break down and cry

Oh, sweet child of mine Oh, sweet love of mine. Hi Mike, Kevin in Alberta here. Just heard the plea from you and Brother Bill to submit more FOTM requests, so here I am. This song here is taking me back to my high school days. I actually used the lyrics in this song as a calligraphy project in my grade 9 art class. I actually took the grade 9 art class in grade 11 because in order to graduate Ontario High School I needed to have at least one art or music credit and not being musically inclined or even artistic I had to try something so

I used lyrics from this song and by the, it also has one of the most recognizable opening riffs of any song that I can think of. So please enjoy this one. Guns N' Roses, Sweet love of mine Oh, yeah Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet child of mine Oh, sweet love of mine Oh, sweet child of mine Oh, sweet love of mine guitar solo Where do we go?

Where do we go now? Where do we go? Where do we go? Where do we go? Oh, where do we go? Where do we go? Where do we go now? Where do we go? Where do we go now? Where do we go now?

Where do we go now? Where do we go? Where do we go now? Where do we go? Where do we go now? Where do we go? Where do we go now? No, no, no, no, no, no, no Sweet child

Sweet child Of mine I saw you dance From the corner. I caught your name in a conversation. Playing hard to get. I can't understand. When I look at you, I see the story in your eyes. When we're dancing, the night begins to shine.

The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. When the stars light. The night begins to shine. Talk till dawn. Hi, my name is Surface. I'm kicking it to jam.

The night begins to shine by B-E-R. I like it because it gets me hyper. We'll see you next time. The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. Have my mind made up. Wanna feel your touch. I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm

I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. But we're dancing. The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine.

The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. The night begins to shine. The day is the time It is the time Thank you. ДИНАМИЧНАЯ МУЗЫКА Субтитры сделал DimaTorzok Әй, тұртың, сұр-сыр, әй, жұртың, ұр-ұр, ұр-ұр. Субтитры сделал DimaTorzok Hey, it's Jason from Sudbury, and I chose to do something a little bit different for you guys. So, the band is called The Who. Obviously, not as in classic rock band The Who, which I'm sure you guys have figured this out by now. But rather, Mongolian heavy metal band, The Who. These guys spell it H-U.

And I don't know if it's an acronym for something, because if you look it up online, they actually spell it all in caps. H-U is all in caps. So anyway, they've been around for a couple years now. I only discovered these guys recently. Actually, the song that I chose for you guys, I believe it's pronounced U-V-U-V-U, or is it U or is it Uwe Uwe U? I'm not 100% sure on that one.

But I first heard this on Octane a couple of weeks ago on Sirius. Now the version you'll hear on Octane is the second version, so the band decided to release another version of this with some English parts. They brought in Danny Case, who's in a band called From Ashes to New, and he contributed the English vocals on this. Now, I chose the original, and even though I can't understand the language, nonetheless, I think it's a really cool and catchy tune, and I dig the instruments. There's some really cool instruments on this, and the Mongolian throat singing is pretty

cool as well Субтитры создавал DimaTorzok We won't give up. We won't give up. That touch my heart It's not the way you kiss That tears me apart Many, many, many nights go by I sit alone at home and cry over you What can I do? Don't want nobody, nobody Cause baby, it's you Baby, it's you

Baby, it's you Is it true what they say All about you They say you'll never, ever, never Be true They say you'll never, ever, never be true It doesn't matter what they say I know I'm gonna love you any old way What can I do without you? Don't want nobody, nobody Baby, it's you

Baby, it's you Baby Hi Mike, my name is Craig and the title of my song is Baby It's You and it's by a California group called Smith and the only reason I'm requesting this song is due to the outstanding performance from the lead singer, the late Gail McCormick Enjoy

I know I'm gonna look in the open What can I do Without you Don't want nobody, nobody Baby, it's you Baby, it's you Baby, it's you Don't leave me alone Come on home

Baby, it's you Baby, it's you Baby, it's you You know I need your loving You know I love your heart Baby, it's you guitar solo Did you check us out Down at your local show Were you wearing denim Wearing leather Did you run down to the front Did you go for your tickets

Through the ice and snow Denim and leather Brought us all together Through the show That's at the Spirit Parade Thank you. Yeah, yeah of those bands I'm still fans of. Iron Maiden came over at that time, Def Leppard. One of the bands that still to this day is one of my favorites, they're still going strong, making new music, is a band called Saxon. A lot of their songs have historical significance, mythological references, etc. But one of the songs that really still epitomizes

what we as 15, 16 year olds at the time were thinking was a song called Denim and Leather. Here it is. Crank it up. Yeah, yeah, yeah Do you crave a freeing guitar? Or smashing out the drums? Maybe you can learn to play the bass You can always be a singer Like me, let's break the band

We're on the stage street We wait at your command Damn love But it's all together It was you that set this very place Damn love But it's all together In the shell, it's a sadness driven dream guitar solo It was you, you, you, you That set those spirits afire

It was you, you, you, you That put us here today It was you, you, you, you That filled the cousin hall It was you, you, you, you That set the spirit free And ever and ever But it's all together

If you wish you, let's set this thing free Denim and leather, but it's all together If you wish you, let's set this thing free Denim and leather, but it's all together Thank you. It was you that set the spirit free It was you that set the spirit free Thank you. Well, I've been up to Paris And I slept in a park Went down to Barcelona Someone broke in my car And I'll search the world over

For my angel in black Yeah, I'll search the world over For a Euro trash girl Took the train down to Athens And I slept in a fountain Some Swiss junkie in a turret Ripped me off on my couch Rip me off of my couch Yeah, search the world over

For my angel in black Yeah, search the world over For a Euro trash girl The CRS on the metro Shook me down for a bribe On my knees for the sergeant On my knees for the sergeant When my passport arrived Yeah, search the world over

For my angel in black Yeah, search the world over for a Euro trash girl Euro trash girl Euro trash girl Euro trash girl You're a trash girl

You're a trash girl Called my mom from a payphone I said I'm down to my last She said I sent you to college Now go call your dad And the waitress that he married Well, she hung up the phone You know she never did like me But I can stand on my own

Sold my plasma in Amsterdam Spent it all in a night Buying drinks at the milk bed For a soldier in drag And I'll search the world over for my angel in black. Yeah, I'll search the world over for a Euro trash girl. For a Eurotrash Girl Eurotrash Girl Eurotrash Girl

Eurotrash Girl My Eurot Trash Girl Hey, it's Ron. I'm Mike. Chris and East York here. In 1993, I saw Cracker open for Soul Asylum. Girlfriend at the time wanted to go see Runaway Train. Not the greatest decision, but listening to Cracker,

the next day I went and bought Kerosene Hat. Sort of the CD that taught me about secret tracks, with that or never mind it anyway. Maybe it's because I knew the relationship was never going to work with someone, the complete opposite of an angel in black, and maybe it's because my parents were divorced and I didn't like my dad's wife.

Maybe I appreciated the romance of selling your plasma and Amsterdam, whatever it was when that track 69, which is the hidden track number, came out of nowhere, and I heard You're a Trash Girl for the first time, and for me, it was love at first listen. Be well. Got a tattoo in Berlin And a case of the crabs A rose and a dagger On the palm of my hand

And I'll search the world over For my angel in black For my angel in black Yeah, I searched the world over For a Euro trash girl Euro trash girl Euro trash girl You're a trash girl You're a trash girl You're a trash girl

You're a sexual devil You're a sexual devil For my age to live black Yes, it's the world I've owned For a year of trash talk guitar solo guitar solo Wake me when the day breaks Show me how the sun shines Tell me about your heartache

Who could be so unkind Do you dream to touch me And smile down deep inside Or could you just kill me It's hard to make up your mind sometimes My angels, my devils Are falling in my pride My angels, my devils

Are falling in my pride guitar solo Are you wanting inspiration? You spill your secrets on me Then you tell me with a whisper Of things that'll never be Do you hear me breathing? Does it make you wanna scream? Did you ever like a bad dream?

Yeah, sometimes life is obscene My angels, my devils Are thorn in my pride My angels, my devils, baby Are thorn in my pride My angels, my devils, for them I'm proud My angels, my devils, for them I'm proud My angels, my devils, for them I'm proud Mother, cover me with your sleep

Cover me with your sleep. Let your love light shine, let it shine. Love, cover me with a good dream. Oh, let your love light, oh, let your love light shine. Hey, Mike. Al Grego here, a.k.a. Alderall Payne. I hope you're keeping well during this pandemic, and I hope all the fellow FOTMs are doing the same.

You haven't put out an FOTM kick out the jams in a while, so I'm wondering if maybe you're waiting on an entry or two. So I thought I'd submit another one of my entries. This one goes back to 1992 I was a senior in high school big time into southern rock into the Jayhawks and Izzy Stradlin and of course the Black Crows were leading the way Shake Your Moneymaker was huge my high school band played so many tracks off of that album. But when this album came out, Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, such a solid album from beginning to end. So many great tracks on it.

Sting Me, Remedy, Sometimes Salvation. So many great tracks. But my favorite track off that album is Thorn in My Pride. I can't get enough of it, even today. So I'm going to kick out this jam, Thorn in My Pride, by the Black Crows. Enjoy. Love, oh, love, I feel this I'm taking in Let your love light shine, let it shine Love, oh, love, I feel this I'm sleeping

Ooh, let your love, my body shine, let it shine. Angels, my devils, and the thorns in my body. Angels, me, devils, me, thorns in my body. Angels, my devils, my throne and my pride Angels and devils and my throne and my pride Throne and my pride guitar solo Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio oio o Something filled up my heart With nothing Someone told me not to cry

Now that I'm older My heart's colder And I can't see that it's alive It's funny, but when I first put out the call for FOTMs to kick out the jams, I asked you to record yourself for, I don't know, 30 to 60 seconds talking about a song you loved. And then I asked you to email that clip to me at mike at torontomike.com. And for the first, you know, seven or eight weeks of the pandemic, I was getting approximately 20 jams a week, which is kind of amazing when I look back.

That means that very quickly I got to volume 13. That's, you know, 130 jams submitted by FOTMs. Sure, a few FOTMs submitted more than one, but still quite the amazing response. And I thoroughly enjoyed putting together not one but two episodes of FOTM KOTJ a week. I think I was dropping one every Saturday morning and every Wednesday morning for a while.

And then suddenly it all dried up. It was all at once. And part of that is I think I stopped hustling. I stopped reaching out and begging for jams. And also maybe it just sort of played itself out. But I've had, you know, seven or eight jam kickings just sitting around waiting for an issue and I wanted to drain the swamp.

So my boy, my boy Jarvis, stepped up. He kicked out another jam, and then I thought I'd finish it off and get us to 10. So here's a song that every time I hear it, it just brings me joy, brings me hope. I just love it. It's epic. It's an epic jam, and it's by a great Canadian band, Arcade Fire. And this is Wake Up. Thank you. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, With my lightning bolts a-glowin' I can see where I am goin'

With my blinding bones of gold I can see where I am Go, go where I am You better look out for love And that brings us to the end of our 670th show. You can follow me on Twitter. I'm at Toronto Mike. Our friends at Great Lakes Brewery are at Great Lakes Beer. Palma Pasta is at Palma Pasta.

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