Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - FOTM KOTJ, Vol. 15: Toronto Mike'd #701
Episode Date: August 6, 202010 FOTMs kick out the jams in volume 15 of this critically acclaimed series....
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I'm Mike from torontomike.com.
And this week, it's another edition of FOTM KOTJ.
That means these are jams
being kicked out by you.
If you'd like to appear
on a future volume
of FOTM KOTJ,
simply record yourself
talking about a song you love
for 30 to 60 seconds
and email me that audio file. I'm mike at torontomike.com.
I'll take it from there. Are you ready to kick out the jams? Well, it's all right
Riding around in the breeze
Well, it's all right
If you live the life you please
Well, it's all right
Doing the best you can Well, it's all right doing the best you can well it's all right as long as you lend a
hand you can sit around and wait for the phone to ring waiting for someone to tell you everything
Waiting for someone to tell you everything Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring
Maybe a diamond ring
Well, it's all right
Even if they say you're wrong
Well, it's all right
Sometimes you gotta be strong.
Hi, Mike.
It's Kurt Ardren from Melitta, Manitoba,
a public address announcer for the verdant oil capitals
of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League,
proving that FOTMs exist beyond the GTA
across this great country of ours.
I'd like to kick out the jams with End of the Line,
a tune from the Travelling Wilburys
off their Travelling Wilburys Volume 1 from 1989, I believe.
Featuring Dylan, Harrison, Jeff Lynn, Roy Orbison, and my all-time favourite, the late, great Tom Petty.
It's my definition of when five good friends get together to make great music.
I really enjoy it.
I hope you do too.
Thanks for all you do, Mike.
See ya.
Well, it's all right
Everything will work out fine
Well, it's all right
We're going to the end of the line
Don't have to be ashamed of the car I drive The end of the line Don't have to be ashamed of the car I drive
Till the end of the line
I'm just glad to be here, happy to feel that
Till the end of the line
And it don't matter if you're by my side
Till the end of the line
When I'm satisfied
Well, it's alright
Even if you're old and grey
Well it's alright
You still got something to say
Well it's alright
Remember to live and live, live
Well it's alright
Best you can do is forgive Well it's all right Best you can do is forgive
Well, it's all right
Riding around in the breeze
Well, it's all right
If you live to love you, please
Well, it's all right
Even if the sun don't shine
Well, it's alright
We're going to the end of the line ស្រូវតែរសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសារសា� Things come out at night Things come out at night Things come out at night
Things come out at night
Discos don't open till after dark
And it ain't till twelve till the party really starts
And I always had to be home by ten
Right before the fun was about to begin
Proud of people I'd have been sighting out
Just for one reason, to rock the house
But in the daytime the streets were clear You couldn't find a good freak anywhere cause
The freaks come out at night The Freaks Come Out At Night The Freaks Come Out
The Freaks Come Out At Night
Now when freaks get dressed to go out at night
They like to wear leather jackets, chains and spikes
They wear rips and zippers all in their shirts
Real tight pants and fresh mini skirts
All kinds of colors running through their hair
And you can just about spot a freak anywhere
But then again you can know someone all their life
And might not know their freak unless you see him at night.
Cause the freaks come out at night.
The freaks come out at night.
The freaks come out at night.
The freaks come out.
The freaks come out at night.
The freaks come out at night.
The freaks come out at night.
The freaks come out at night.
The freaks come out.
The freaks come out at night. Now the party's jumping. The place is patting. Outro Music lovers. They do it in the park, they do it in the dark, but most freaks are known for breaking hearts. You can never tell what a freak is thinking of, and you may never catch a freak
without at least one glove. They don't walk, when they step, they strut, and nine times
out of ten, they drive you nuts. So take my advice, you don't stand a chance. Freaks are
so bad, they got their own dance. So if you want to live a nice, quiet life, do yourself
a favor, don't come out at night, cause freaks come out at night. Freaks come out at night. Hey Toronto Mike, it's Neil from White Rock once again with another suggestion for your request hour or show as it were.
I heard you and Ben Rayner talking a little bit about your love for Public Enemy.
about your love for Public Enemy.
And I thought we'd go back a little further than even Public Enemy for a band called Houdini
and The Freaks Come Out at Night.
The Freaks Come Out.
Enjoy. Outro Music You're a man and you're a woman and you're a man and you're a woman and you're a man and you're a woman and you're a man and you're a woman and you're a man and you're a woman and you're a man and you're a woman and you're a man and you're a woman and you're a man and you're a woman and you're a man and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman and you're a woman The freaks come out at night The freaks come out at night The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night The freaks come out The freaks come out at night Outro Music The Freaks Come Out At Night There's a world container
With your name on it
And a billion ways to go berserk
When the country quits on you
It must be dinner
And the hammer on this one
Is there's no dessert
He's the one who couldn't imagine
All the people living life in peace.
Good news, you get to vanish.
Go to Cleveland, be an indie smash.
The good news is now you're smaller.
The bad news is you can be smaller than that
Go sex and souls, be a reader, get used
Laugh at a funeral or two
Laugh and laugh till all the chameleons turn black
Laugh and laugh till you're told please don't come back
Then fake incredulous say I just can't believe.
How'd it get this late so early?
Say ain't life a grand and I'm an all y'all.
Then drop it into your haunted bunk.
Hey Mike and my fellow FOTMs, it's Becky.
This is my third jam and I was going to try and record it outside to capture some bird song to give it the backyard studio feel, but I don't trust my recording capabilities that much.
This is one of my absolute favorite songs by the Tragically Hip. It's World Container.
And I listened to this album nonstop while traveling in Europe.
I thought it was fitting since Gord was singing
There's a World Container with your name on it.
There are so many great lyrics in this song.
And my absolute favorite is How'd It Get This Late So Early.
And I think it perfectly captures the best nights that I've had in my life
where time seems to fly by and the night goes by in an instant.
And I think it also makes me think about Gord's passing
since it got late much too early for him.
So, enjoy. in progress We're all songs of one song and that song is
Don't Forget
We're all songs of one song
and that song is
Don't Forget
We're all songs of one song
and that song is
Don't Forget All songs are one song and that song is done for, yeah
Now it seems you can't ask for more than what you're sure you're really ready to offer
So what's your offer?
Although it seems you think you know you don't
You thought you did it and now you're not sure
No one's ever really sure
And so it seems
It's up to you to make your dreams come true
And be home in time for dinner
So what's for dinner?
And then you'll see
There's no time to eat
So get off your seat and go make me a winner
Everyone's a winner.
Everyone's a winner.
Hello, Toronto Mike.
Cambrio here, the Stewstone mega fan.
My request is for the Melligrove Band.
Everyone's a winner.
This is a nice little song, some pop rock for you.
A little bit of a piano ballad from famed Mississauga Boys.
They aren't doing much now, but this song remains, and I think it's a great one. So thanks so much, and see you on next time's Pandemic Fridays. Oh, come on! I'm tired of flipping from my head I'm wasting time, I'm making something from my head
I'm wasting time, I'm making plans
So please, don't believe in me
I fall in love with all I see
I'll stay there when I believe
Oh, I, I believe in you
And when you want it more than anything
Then fate will bring you all that once seemed lost
And when you see it more in every dream
Then God will sing,
Sing a faith song. guitar solo All alone at the end of the evening
Where the bright lights have faded to blue
I was thinking about a woman I loved
I never knew. And it's so hard to change Can't seem to settle down
But dreams I've seen lately
Keep on turning out
And burning out
And turning up the same
So put me on a highway
Show me a sign
And take it to the limit
One more time
When I bought my first new car in 1994, I made a mixtape for it.
I can recall that it had Bryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, Don Henley,
and a song from the Eagles that had followed me around for a few years by that point.
Excitement was also growing for the Hell Freezes Over Tour coming to the C&E that summer,
which I still regret not spending that insane price of $125 for a ticket.
But I was made aware of this jam by Mr. Graham in grade 13, referring to it as the Calculus song.
Anyone who knows Calculus knows you take it to the limit. The song and its meaning has obviously
changed over the last 26 years, away from the chalk-whipping math teacher, but I do think about
him every single time. When there's nothing to believe in Still you're coming back
You're running back
You're coming back for more
Put me on a highway
Show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time.
Take it to the limit.
Take it to the limit.
Take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit
Take it to the limit
Come on and take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit No more time No more time Take it to the moon
Take it to the moon
One more time
Take it to the moon
Take it to the moon
Come on, take it to the moon
One more time Take it to the next level
Take it to the next level
Take it to the next level
Take it to the next level
Make it Sun's shining, the weather is sweet
Yeah, boy, it makes you wanna move
Those dancing feet
But I risk it, oh, here I am Those dancing feet All I rescue
Ah, here I am
I want you to know, y'all
Here I stand
As the morning gathers the rainbow
I want you to know, y'all
That I'm a rainbow with you
But I'm a hero like Robert De Niro And no one adds a rest to me
I gotta keep my heart
Protection until time
The sun is shining, yeah
War
War is explosive
You got to demonstrate Demonstrate,'ve got to demonstrate
Demonstrate, you've got to demonstrate
Don't fight
Cause the sun is shining
For you, there's nothing else to do
The sun is shining
The weather is sweet
It makes you wanna to move those fancy feet.
To the rescue.
Ah, here I am.
I want you to know, y'all, here I stand.
As the morning gathers the rainbow,
I want you to know now That I'm a rainbow with you great reggae tune that never fails to put a smile on my face. Finlay Quay hasn't really
put anything out in the last little while. I think he's run into some hard times, but
he's put out some great music, and this song is one of his best. Enjoy. In my pocket But I just can't get your love Some say Yeah
And the sun is shining
Don't fight
You got soul
And you're chopping it up
Arrow
For you
There's nothing else to do
The sun is shining
The weather is sweet
Yeah
Boy
Makes you wanna move
Those lines in free To the rescue I miss you, dear. It makes you want to move those dancing feet.
To the rescue.
And here I am.
I want you to know now.
Here I stand.
Ask them all you got, Mr. Rainbow.
I want you to know now that I'm a rainbow with you.
Ask them all you got for the rainbow.
I'm one for that love, cause I'm a rainbow with you.
Top of that door, shining like a lion, yes.
This is some fashion, yes.
Spiritual fashion, yes.
Whoa, whoa, yeah. Whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah. Thank you. Gather in the nucleus sky We will dance in the poison rain
And we can stay a while in heaven to time
It's time to get out
It's time, these days are mine
It's starting together
Two hearts under the sky
It's like I'm holding my arms tonight
You and me together Under electric light
Evil doubts and the poison death
Just you and me forever
By the loads away that
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You know, we don't hear about it in the media,
but this period has been very difficult for many,
especially couples and families, including mine.
I don't think we're even at the halfway point of the coronavirus pandemic,
but I do know that my wife and I have made it this far along by working as a team.
It's only getting better.
So my jam to kick out today is Swades Stay Together.
Thanks so much for your amazing work.
I'll do my arms on us
Just you and me together
In the gear on the horse
Take the file in the nuclear night
And we can feel a little closer
As we tumble through the sky
Star to the sky
Star to the sky
Star to the sky Star together Star together
Two hearts under the skyscraper
Star together
Star together
Star together Stars will come together Stars together
Two hearts under the sky
Stars together
Stars together
Stars together When I first left on the scene
Niggas was petrified
Turned back to the lab
Like they were bitches by all my sight
My rap flow does you right to Cal
And it will never steer you wrong
And all you bitch-ass niggas in the industry
Your careers won't be lasting long
When I first stepped on the scene
Niggas was petrified
Went back to the line Like they were being just my homicide
My rap's no pleasure, right to tell, and it will never see you wrong
And all you big chesters in the industry, your careers won't be lasting long now
Check it, I'm the fucking man who'd have met you
Notice that other niggas rap thousands
Focus, duty, compared to this bunch of cow poodles
Blazin' the stuff that ain't nice to be a lace in the side
Just cause I be that house of a fire
The papaya and the brown that be deepest up inside
And that venture, niggas need to test they freakin' temperature
For the sickness that be spreadin' with the quickness
Remedies, cousin, I be doin' all my enemies
Penalty, then I drink for these good day memories Emotion, crossin' through your town street vicinity Hey, Toronto Mike and fellow FOTMs, this is Andy.
I chose this song for two reasons.
The first is because I thought the FOTM KOTJ series could use a bit more hip-hop
but the second is because when I was 16 and in high school my friends and I would often hang
out in the school parking lot at lunch just chilling listening to music and one day I brought
this CD with me and after lunch the cutest guy in our group, his name was Mike, asked me if I would lend it to him for a bit,
which I was happy to do. Then about a week later, Mike called me and said he was going to be in my
neighborhood and asked me if I wanted him to stop by and drop off my CD. And I said, sure.
When he got there, he asked me if I wanted to go for a drive, which yes, of course I did.
So we ended up hanging out that
entire afternoon and having such a great time together that we started dating. And fast forward
to today, almost 25 years later, and we're still together. So this CD has always had a special
place in my heart because of that. The whole album is great, but this song in particular,
Release Yourself by Method Man
is probably my favorite song on the album anyway thanks for giving me a chance to share my story
thanks for listening and I hope everyone is staying safe healthy and happy Just breathe it, just breathe it And keep it moving, baby we be moving
I'm gonna keep it moving, you know we keep it moving
And keep it moving, baby we be moving
And keep it moving, you know we keep it moving
And keep it moving, you know we keep it moving
Baby we be moving, you know we keep it movin'
When I first stepped on the scene
Niggas was petrified
Flat back to the lab
Like they were being chased by homicide.
My rap song does you right to gal, and it will never stay wrong.
And all you've been testing is any industry, your careers won't be lasting long now.
Throw your hands in the sky, And wave them from side to side
And if you're ready to spark up the black and cow
Let me hear you say stimuli
When I first stepped on the scene
Niggas was petrified
Fled back to the line
Like they were being just fine
Hold them tight
My rap don't touch you right to cow
And it will never steer you wrong
And all you've been chasing is any industry
Your career's gonna be lasting long now If I had to live my life without you near me
The days would all be empty
The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever
Oh so clearly
I might have been in love before
But I never felt this strong
Our dreams are young and we both know
They'll take us where we want to go hold me now touch me now
i don't want to live without you nothing's gonna change my love for you you are the love i know
how much i love you one thing you can be true love I've never asked for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You are the love I know
But I love you, the one that changed my whole life
You're good, nothing's gonna change my love for you
Hi Mike, it's Mike Rogotsky.
For my jam, I picked a song from the 80s.
And I remember when I heard this song,
I would think, wow, these vocals are very up front,
and it's very synthesizer heavy,
and it has a really good 80s sound
that made it a mainstay on easy listening radio stations
or adult contemporary radio
stations and it even shows up on your easy listening playlist if you'd like to get into
that today. It was a song that I liked so much and that my wife liked so much as well that
we had it as the last dance song at our wedding and that was kind of fun because it brought the couples out on the dance floor
one last time for this great song.
So for my jam I've picked
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You by Glenn Medeiros.
Thanks, Mike.
I love you
One thing you can't meet your love
I'll never ask for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you.
You want me to take all I do, but nothing's gonna change my love for you. Nothing's gonna change my love for you.
You wanna know by now how much I love you. One thing you can't be sure should know that I'm in your eyes for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You wanna know my by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
You want me to change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You want it all right now
My much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you Thank you. I've been caught stealing
Once when I was five
I ain't just a alien
I just sit on the stack
Well, it's just a simple fact
When I want something And I don't want to pay for it
Now I walk right through the door
I walk right through the door
Hey, all right, fucking bye
It's mine, mine, all mine Hey Mike, it's FOTM Linda.
This song reminds me of a time when my friends and I used to go to this bar downtown called My Apartment.
And whenever this song came on, we would go crazy on the dance floor.
Then for some reason, they stopped playing it.
So I asked the DJ,
and he said it was because people used to slam dance
to the song and get hurt.
So I couldn't believe it.
And every week, I would request this song.
And every week, they would say no.
So when my roommates and I decided to have a house party,
we played the song a few times during the night.
And every time it came on, we danced. And I'm happy to say that no one got hurt.
So here is Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction. guitar solo I'm out. Uh-huh. We don't want to pay for it. We walk right through the door.
Walk right through the door.
Hey, all right.
Fuck it, bye.
It's a It's a
And that brings us to the end of our 701st show.
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Take a streetcar downtown Read Andrew Miller and wander around
And drink some Guinness from a tin
Cause my UI check has just come in
Ah, where you been?
Because everything is kind of rosy and green
Yeah, the wind is cold but the snow wants me today
And your smile is fine and it's just like mine
And it won't go away
Cause everything is rosy and green
Well you've been under my skin for more than eight years
It's been eight years of laughter and eight years of tears
And I don't know what the future can hold or do And eight years of laughter and eight years of tears.
And I don't know what the future can hold or do for me and you.
But I'm a much better man for having known you. Oh, you know that's true because everything is coming up rosy and gray.
Yeah, the wind is cold, but the smell of snow won't stay today. We'll be right back. This podcast has been produced by TMDS and accelerated by Rome Phone.
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