Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - FOTM KOTJ, Vol. 6: Toronto Mike'd #620

Episode Date: April 14, 2020

10 FOTMs kick out the jams in volume 6 of this critically acclaimed series.

Welcome to episode 620 of Toronto Mic'd, a weekly podcast about anything and everything. Proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, a fiercely independent craft brewery who believes in supporting communities, good times, and brewing amazing beer. beer. Palma Pasta. Enjoy the taste of fresh homemade Italian pasta and entrees from Palma Pasta in Mississauga and Oakville. StickerU.com. Create custom

stickers, labels, tattoos, and decals for your home and your business. And the Keitner Group. They love helping buyers find their dream home. Text TORONTOMIKE to 59559. I'm Mike from torontomike.com and joining me for the sixth volume of FOTM KOTJ.

Are you guys? 10 FOTMs comprise Volume 6. And if you'd like to be a part of Volume 7, take your phone, record yourself talking about a song you love for 30 to 60 seconds, email that file to mike at torontomike.com, and voila, it's going to happen. Everyone is welcome to do this. Now let's kick it. Ticket. so ambitious for a juvenile but then if you're so smart tell me why are you still so afraid

where's the fire what's the hurry about you better cool it off before you burn it out you got so much to do and only so many hours in a day. But you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old, you're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through. Oh, when will you realize Vienna waits for you Slow down, you're doing fine You can't be everything you want to be Hey, Mike. One of my favorite songs is Vienna by Billy Joel.

And I loved it the first time I heard it, which is already, you know, decades ago. It's just a great story. It's really well written. He sings it amazingly. And I had kind of forgotten about it until a couple of months ago when I was watching a new show on Netflix called The Politician. And Ben Platt sings it. And his version is also fantastic. I actually have it downloaded to my phone. Sometimes listen to it on my way to work when I need to just chillax a little bit and not take it all so seriously. So Vienna by Billy Joel and also the phone off the hook And disappear for a while It's alright

You can't afford to lose a day or two When will you realize Vienna waits for you And you know that when the truth is told That you can get what you want Or you can just get old You're gonna kick off Before you even get halfway through

Why don't you realize Vienna waits for you When will you realize Vienna waits for you Thank you. Tiny whiny This chick from country Come home this season Looking for fun Tiny whiny Went away so long

Now she back home Wailing down the town I come to run I come to jump I come to I want to run. Thank you. Wild Miss Dinah Roll back Miss Dinah Hi everyone, it's JJ here.

I haven't submitted anything up until now simply because there's just way too many songs that I really enjoy. But Leave FMK suggested that I could do a Soca song since maybe, I don't know if anyone else has submitted a Soca song. I haven't listened to them just yet. But I can't even really pick my favorite Soca song, but I thought I would start with this one. Tiny Whiny by Byron Lee and the Dragon Leias, which might be ironic to some since I'm Trinidadian and Byron Lee is Jamaican. But anybody who has met me knows that I'm small. I'm 5'1".

And Tiny Whiny is just about a short woman who goes back home to enjoy carnival after not being home for a long time. And given all that's going on, I think it's appropriate for my first submission. I want to roam back, come to me so fast. for my first submission. Tiny, whiny, whiny, oh, boom, boom. Tiny, whiny, whiny, oh, boom, boom. Ba-ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba- Wine Miss Tiny, whiny, jumping in the band Whining, whining, on she man Tiny, whiny, get so hot She said, mister, give me all you got I come to run, I come to jump

I come to, ah I want to run back, come to the sofa I wanna Tiny, whiny, whiny, oh, boom, boom Tiny, whiny, whiny, oh, boom, boom Tiny, whiny, whiny, oh, boom, boom Tiny, whiny, whiny boom boom Whiny, stiny, roll back, miss tiny Whiny, stiny, roll back, miss tiny ¶¶ I said the wine was tiny Rolled up and stiny Miss Tiny Wine, Wine, Wine Miss Tiny Wine, Wine, Wine

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Miss Tiny Wine, Wine, wine This tiny wine, wine, wine This tiny wine, wine, wine Rolled up this tiny This tiny wine, wine, wine Thank you. Oh, oh, one, eh, eh, one Oh, oh, one, eh, eh, one Oh, oh, one, eh, eh, one Play a little kiss and tell with poison pills bitten in the valley of thirst the body kills i got an ocean pearl. I see an open world.

Ocean pearl. Ocean blue You just have to whisper Promising the moon And if she dares to dream Make it true. I got an ocean pearl. And I see an open world. Hey Mike and my fellow FOTMs, it's Becky here. My jam is 5440's Ocean Pearl. 5440 was one of the first bands I ever saw live.

I think it was at the Forum at Ontario Place in the early 90s. Fast forward to 2007 and I'm living in Grand Cayman, a little rock in the Caribbean. I was told to check out a local band called Ratskin and the first song I ever heard them play was Ocean Pearl, which blew me away that a local rock band was covering a Canadian song. And from that day on, I was a big Ratskin fan, and this song brings back great memories. I got an ocean world. I got an ocean world. I got an ocean world. I got an ocean bird Mother, I don't want to take my medicine

24 years in the gutter again I'm losing it I'm losing it. I'm losing it. Everybody's acting like they're all all right. I can barely get myself to sleep at night. I'm sick of it. Yeah, I'm sick of it.

Yeah, they said a text, man. I lost my job, man. You got hooked on. I'm T-coded. They shut the lights off. They took the car in. I bought a sort of shotgun. Yeah, they sent a text, man.

I lost my job, man. You got hooked on. I'm T-coded. They shut the lights off. they took the car in. I bought a sawed-off shotgun. I'd rather be crazy than to take these pills. Hey, what's up, Toronto Mike? It's Jason from Sudbury.

I'm a big fan of the Glorious Sons. Love those guys. I know that we've all heard the song Sawed-Off Shotgun on the radio, what, hundreds of times, I guess, because radio really did overplay the hell out of it, especially when it first came out. But still, no matter what, it's an awesome, catchy tune,

and I will never get sick and tired of hearing it. But besides the fact that this is an awesome, catchy tune, pay attention to the lyrics. I mean, really, pay close attention to the lyrics. It is crazy how many people could actually relate to this song. Especially today, dealing with the coronavirus. But this song talks about everything from mental illness, depression, money, losing your job, getting your car repossessed, drug addiction addiction getting hooked on Oxycontin and then at the end of the day

the guy buys a shotgun just to end it all I guess it's actually kind of a sad song when you think about it really but unfortunately it is one that many people can sadly relate to I'm losing it sadly relate to. They need people like us. Yeah, they sent a text, man.

I lost my job and you got hooked on Oxycontin. They shut the lights off. They took the car in. I bought a sauna. Yeah, they sent a text, man. I lost my job and you got hooked on Oxycontin of it, they shut the lights off, they took the car in, I bought a son, I'm shocked. Yeah, they sent a text me, I lost my job and you got hooked on. I'm sick of it, they shut the lights off, they took the car in I bought a saw and I shot a gun That summer

He was on a fishing trip The last gold he ever scored Won the least enough They didn't win another Till 1962 The year he was discovered I stole this from a hockey club I can't turn up under

My 50 mission car I worked it in I worked it in to look like that It's my 50 mission car It's just 50 mission car And I worked it And I worked it in I worked it in I worked it in

To love it like that And I worked it in To love it like that Hi, this is Kevin in Alberta. And the best concert I've been to so far is the Tragically Hip at the Scout Bar in Houston, Texas back in 2007 with my buddy Kurt. It was just a little small bar venue, just 200 other people, and kind of blew my mind that we were seeing the Tragically Hip in such a

small venue when they would sell out an arena easily here at home. So they didn't play this song that night, but when they came to play my little Alberta town, probably five years later, I sent them a message on Twitter asking them to play it for me, and they did play it that night, so I choose to believe that they played it for me, and this is 50 Mission Cap by the Tragically Hip. They didn't win another till 1962. The year he was discovered. My fifth admission count. I worked it in.

I worked it in to look like that. It's my 50 mission cap It's his 50 mission cap And I worked it in I worked it in And I worked it in To look like that And I worked it in

To look like that It's my fifth admission time It's my fifth admission time It's my fifth admission It's my fifth admission We'll be right back. Direction wonder why you have it now Stand in the place where you were Now face west Think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven't before

If you are confused Check with the sun Carry a compass To help you along Your feet are going to be on the ground. Your head is there to move you around. So stand in the place where

you live. Now face the world. Think about direction. Wonder why you haven't now. Stand in the place where you were. Now face the world. Think about the place where you live. Wonder why you haven't been gone.

You and me are going to be on the ground. Your head is there to move you around. Your wishes and dreams, your dreams will be falling. Listen to reason Season is calling Stand in the place where you live Now face the world Think about direction Wonder why you have it

Now stand in the place where you were Now face the world Think about the place where you live Wonder why you have it This is Marcus here again. It's still impossible to pick an all-time favorite song, so for a variation, I'll pick my first favorite song. Seven-Year-Old Mark Fell in Love with Stand by R.E.M. at summer camp,

and Green was my first album ever. If wishes were trees, the trees would be falling. Listen to reason, reason is calling. Your feet are going to be on the ground. Your head is there to move you around. So stand. Now face the world. Think about direction. Wonder why you haven't Now stand

Now face west Think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven't Stand in the place where you live Now face north Think about direction Wonder why you haven't Now stand in the place where you were, now face what's left.

The place where you live, wonder why you have it now. Stand in the place where you are. Stand in the place where you are. Your feet are going to be on the ground Your head is a thin one So stand Innocent say I keep a check She was a bad, bad nevertheless Calling it quits now, baby, I'm a wreck Thank you. I'm not trying to lose Then you're left in the dust Unless I stuck by ya

You're the sunflower I think your love would be too much Or you'd be left in the dust Unless I stuck by ya You're the sunflower You're the sunflower Every time I'm leaving on you My name is Jarvis.

I love a song that's called Sunflower because I like it from Spider-Man and the Spider-Verse. I can hear you telling me to turn around Fighting for my trust and you won't back down Even if we gotta race, get up right now I know you're scared and you know Bye. Unless I stuck by ya You're the sunflower I think your love would be too much Or you'll be left in the dust Unless I stuck by ya You're the sunflower

You're the sunflower Hey fella, I'm talking to you, you, you too. Do you guys know who I'm talking to? Those of you who go out and stay out all night and have the night. Respect us, be hard on you, get me. But let me tell you something. The sisters are not going for that no more. Because we realize two things.

That you aren't doing anything wrong. That we had better do by ourselves. So from now on, we're going to use what we've got to get what we want. So you'd better think, think. There was a time when we had respect. That's the thing I never will forget. Thank you. Think what the future holds for me. Far ahead to see. I don't need no heartache. I can't stand no misery.

Let me think. Think. Come on. Yeah. Woo. It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it out of sight Don't you just love it when you discover an Easter egg in a song, something you weren't expecting to find?

Hey there, Mike, this is Brony, and a few years ago I went on a James Brown binge. I found myself on YouTube watching every single James Brown performance video I could get my hands on. That led me to discover his right-hand man Bobby Bird and his awesome trombone player Fred Wesley, and that led me to discover this song, featuring Fred Wesley and the band, written and produced by James Brown, and called Think About It.

Vocals by Lynn Collins. It's an incredible song, and at the 1 minute 20 second mark, there's a reason for my former 16-year-old self to love it even more, because at that moment we discover an Easter egg, the origin of the sample that's the main hook in It Takes Two by Rob Bass and DJ Easy Rock. But I won't do nothing Better you won't do Better won't do nothing Better you won't do Come on and see About the right thing Come on and see About the right thing

You gotta think About me too Come on and see About me too Come on and see Sugar Man won't you hurry cause I'm tired of these scenes For a blue coin Won't you bring back

All those colors to my dreams Silver magic ships You carry Jumpers, Coke, sweet Mary Jane Sugar Man met a false friend On a lonely dusty road Lost my heart when I found it It had turned to dead black coal

Silver magic ships you carried Jumpers, Coke, sweet Mary Jane Sugar man, you're the answer Mary Jane Sugar Man You're the answer That makes my questions disappear Sugar Man Cause I'm weary Of those double games I hear

Hello, Mike and fellow FOTMs. It's Midtown Gord back again. I liked it so much the first time, I thought I'd give it another shot, try to kick out the jams. I was just thinking about a couple of years ago, a friend of mine recommended a movie called Searching for Sugar Man.

And by the way, you should see that movie. And it's about a guy, he's a laborer. He had a couple of albums out. He's from Detroit. His name is Sixto Rodriguez. Just goes by the name of Rodriguez. And had a couple of albums out. Wasn't too popular.

And he kept working as a laborer, as a construction worker. But apparently, he was larger than life in South Africa. They loved him there. The myth was that he had committed suicide and was dead. And yeah, he was larger than life, bigger than Elvis in South Africa. And a radio DJ from South Africa tracked him down, brought him down to South Africa, and he was hailed as a hero down there. So if you can find Searching for Sugar Man, go ahead.

And here it is, Sugar Man. Sugar Man Sugar Man Won't you hurry Cause I'm tired of these scenes Sugar man, won't you hurry? Cause I'm tired of these scenes. For a blue coin, won't you bring back all those colors to my dreams? Silver magic ships you carry

Jumpers, Coke, sweet Mary Jane Sugar man met a false friend On a lonely dusty road Lost my heart When I found it It had turned to dead black coal Silver magic ships You carried Jumpers pulled

Sweet magic Sugar man I'll never smile again Until I smile at you. I'll never laugh again. What good would it do? For tears would fill my eyes My heart would realize That our romance is through Doo doo doo doo doo

I'll never love again I'm so in love with you. I'll never thrill again to somebody new. Hello, Mike. It's Steve Paikin here. I wanted to let you know that the song that I have picked for you to kick out the jams for is called I'll Never Smile Again. It was Frank Sinatra's first ever smash hit. It came out during the World War II years, and the reason that I like it so much is that it was written by a woman who lived near Bathurst and Eglinton in Toronto. Ruth Lowe was her name. She was actually a friend of my grandmother's.

And Ruth got married as a 20-something youngster, and her husband went into the operating room for some routine surgery, and he never came out. He died on the operating table. And this song came to her as a kind of inspirational moment. I'll never smile again unless I smile with you. It's a beautiful song by Frank Sinatra. It caught the zeitgeist of the moment

because, of course, a lot of women during the World War II years became widows like Ruth Lowe did when their husbands didn't come home from serving overseas. The irony of the story is that Ruth married again, and one of her kids from her second marriage is one of my best buddies, a photographer named Tom Sandler, who people can see at some of the big events around town if and when they ever happen again. Tommy's one of the best photographers in town, and ironically enough, he has blue eyes just like Frank Sinatra's. Anyway, I'll Never Smile Again by Frank Sinatra, written by Toronto's own Ruth Lowe.

And that brings us to the end of our 620th 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. Sticker U is at Sticker U. And the Keitner Group are at the Keitner Group. Be a part of Volume 7.

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