Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - Weather Jamz #TOAST: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1921

Episode Date: June 19, 2026

On this 1921st episode of Toronto Mike'd, and 54th episode of TOAST, Mike is joined by Rob Preuss and Bob Willette as they kick out their favourite weather jams.A version of this podcast without programmatic ads is available to all Toronto Mike'd Patrons at patreon.com/torontomike.Toronto Mike'd, an award-winning podcast, is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball, Ridley Funeral Home, Nick Ainis, and RecycleMyElectronics.ca.If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at [e-mail]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you go? Are we going to start now? No, you, I've never done this before. This is Bob and Doug. No, you, I've never done this. I don't know, I don't know either. How it goes? I think it's a, hi.

I'm, called a cold open. My name is Robert Willett. Some people call me Bob. Bingo Bob. Some people call me Bingo Bob. And by my side is you. I'm Rob Proust. Robert, Peru.

Robert, yes. Robert Yalkin-Prois. Oh, really? Yeah. Oh, cool. This is a cold open that we've never done on this show before. No. And we're going to be talking about your,

It's your subject. Weather. Weather. Weather. Whether or whether or not, this is going to be good, is the question. I got a,

I got a bad, I got a feeling's going to get better. I got a feeling. Ben, bam, hit the song. That is gold. That is good.

That is good. F-O-T-Ms. Do you know what time it is? It's two. Two. One. I should mute Bob's mic to this part.

Yeah. I love that. You could. Host. Feat. Feat. That was black IPs I was doing That's what that was

Bam bam Yeah Now I know why we don't do a cold open Too much A lot It'll do I mean We could just keep going Two alpha males on the same

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Joining me today. Hey, this is 1921. Wow. Episode 1922. for Ridley Funeral Home. Joining me today for this 54th episode of Toast, Studio 54, it is Rob Pruss and Bob Willett. Welcome back, friends. Hello, hello. How are you? How long's it been?

Less than a month. Less than a month. Like three weeks or something, right? Yep. It's been, yeah, because you guys were on after the Elmo gig. It was the 25th of May. Can I ask you right off the top? Can I ask you a question?

I won't name the FOTM who sent this in, but I got a question about you, Rob Pruse. And I feel, you know, you should be able to explain yourself because I wonder if there's these rumors running rampant. Okay? So a listener wrote in and said, why didn't Rob Proust just rent a car to go to the Elmo gig since he rented a car to get to toast a couple of days later? Yeah, I wasn't able to. I thought, I knew you were going to ask me about that. Well, it's not me. No, I know.

Well, hey, hey, listener. Hey, listener, go. No. No, I mean, of course, as it was happening, it occurred to me that, like, in the heat of the moment. I probably, probably could have, but I couldn't at the same time because I had to organize the shit with the car. My wife, uh, you're losing your mind. You don't know, so I store your cattle at a converter. And it's, it just happened. You were going to like that day, right? You were going to leave. It was the day I was supposed to leave. So, not knowing about the insurance and,

and, and there was a lot of shit to deal with with that car and which is also the reason that I drove up this weekend and then took the train today because I'm actually getting rid of the car that I just fixed because it's a, it's a long story. It's, it's a long story. Um, but that's why I was able to rent the car a few days later, but in the heat of the moment with the 24, 20, 20, 20, 24 hours. In the heat of the night. Yeah, no, I just couldn't make it work with all the shenanigans. Well, you owe me no explanation, but

I'll tell you later. But thank you for asking, listener. It was just curious. I know. I know. And I, even showing up for toast on Monday, I thought, man, this, like, it's 24 hours later. Right. I turned it around, but like in those 24 hours, so much shit went down. Rob, you're not a big sports fan, right?

I mean, your nephew playing NHL hockey aside, you're not a big sports. fan. I watched the end of the World Series because everybody was. Oh yeah. You got caught up it though. I like tuning in at the exciting

ends. Did you watch? And I'm going to, I know Bob did, and I did, and Bob's wearing the perfect jersey for this, but did you watch yesterday's World Cup match

Canada versus Qatar? Nope. I was on the road. So you had no, you were on the road. Okay. So I'm going to Bob now who's wearing a Jonathan David jersey.

Yep. Fucking amazing. That's the first win in the history of this. First win in the history of the game. And this is what there was like, They had six games before this tournament. They're seven to them. This is the eighth game that they've played where they finally,

they got a point last game. They won this game. 86, the 22 and now 26 is, I was, I was at a golf tournament and I was watching on my telephone. Wow. I was,

I was like hosting a golf tournament for, wow, I was one of the hosts. Anyways, they didn't have Humble's number. They couldn't afford them. And it's soccer, right? It is soccer?

Yeah. That's what they, He's playing on Ted Lasso, right? Yes, that is. That's all I know about soccer. He can't be this. No, I'm not. You know the World Cup is soccer.

Yeah. But you know, every four years, the world gets together and plays this tournament. Toronto's been hosting games. Yeah, and we can complain all, you know, people are, oh, there's too many teams.

Two many teams. It was 48 teams made it this time around. 48 teams, guess what? Because there were 48 teams, Canada score six goals yesterday. Wow. That's why. Is Canada historically a good team?

No. Oh, no, no. That's our first World Cup win. That's our first World Cup win. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, Bob, Bob is a soccer guy. Yeah. I jump on these tournaments.

Like, I've been all over this world. I'm wearing my Japan jersey right now. You are. Yeah, I got a gift from, there's like a place you can get together. Market. What's the name of that place? A stacked market. Stacked market.

And Adidas has like a place you can go and watch games together. And they invited me and gave me a couple of Japan jerseys. And then it really wears nicely and it looks great. It is a great jersey. And I randomly got the country Japan. Like, you know, I, you know, Cross your fingers. You get into this bag.

I hope I got Canada. I got Japan. It's not bad to get, though. It looks good, too. It's a cool. The crest is cool. And then I decided, I said, oh, these are nice.

Like, I'd buy a Canada jersey like this. I googled the price. What do you think this cost off the rack at this Adidas shot? Oh, I can. 132.76. Pretty close. Bob, do you want to take a guess?

Yeah, probably right around this. I'm going to say about a buck 50. 190. Yeah, wow. So this jersey I'm wearing now is $190. Yeah. So I have a story on this jersey. And guest $125.

he's off. This jersey is what you call. I believe, actually, CP 24, we're calling them fake jerseys. But it's not a fake jersey. It's a knockoff. Yeah.

The fact that it's a really well done knockoff. I ordered it online along with a Vladdy Guerrero, like a black and gold, Vladig Guerrero, Blue Jays, American League champions. I recognize his name as a baseball player. But I thought for sure I got ripped off.

I bought two jerseys for $140. So I'm like, if these show up, I'm lucky if they don't anyways. Then I go back on the, they confirm the thing. I go back on the website's gone. The website is completely gone.

I'm like, you got the product. Yeah. And then I'd say, so I say to my wife, I'm like, Laura, I think I got ripped off.

I think, look, it happened and tell my mom because everybody gets mad. Yeah, and I'm like, look, it happens to everybody.

I got, this was like an Instagram by and I got, I got ripped off. Anyways, three weeks later they showed up. Showed up. Yep.

And they wear fine? Like, it's not disintegrating in the rain. Oh, Speaking of weather jams. Yeah. No, it's okay. Yeah, it looks pretty good.

It looks cool. Now, I'm okay with knockoffs. Yeah, I was going to say, it's got the Nike thing. It's got the little loony on the back that the Canadian, it's right down to the T. It is very, very, very, is it a good knockoff? Yeah, it's a good knockoff. Yeah, it's a good knockoff. By Tobias Vaughn, aka Mike, who says Qatar won their qualifying group.

So they actually would have been in the World Cup, even if there were only 32 teams. Fair enough. Because you were suggesting. You know what? Yeah. And he says, there's no. need for Canadians to minimize this win because here's a fun fact that I know Bob, you'll know this, but

Rob won't know this. This is the first time a team who's not from, that's not from Europe or South America. I did you. You guys were talking about that on the WhatsApp last night. I was going to say, I knew that. Digest that for a minute. So USA has never done this. Yep. Mexico's never done this. Wow. Right? No Central American teams. South Korea. Yep. Super cool. So this is

first win. And again, that first tournament in 86, which I didn't even tune into. That's I was 10 years old when it happened. Wow. I But we didn't score a goal. No, zero goals. So no goals. And then the second,

we finally, Alfonso Davies scored a big goal, but we didn't win a game or get a point in Qatar. Nope. And now the first game, we got our first point. And this second game was amazing, except for the Kone injury,

which is unfortunate. But the 6-0 win, we're probably, we're almost like, we're almost like, not clenched yet, but we're going to advance beyond this stage. Yeah.

Oh, my God. Into the knockout round. That's great. Which is amazing. And you know what? And you're right. It is a very Canadian thing to want to minimize it. I will say this,

Jonathan David, who I'm wearing who got a hat trick, is the first player to get a hat trick on home soil since England in 1960. That's cool. 66, when they won it. You know what I like about sports because I don't like sports? But what I do like is the statistics that live on and live on. Well, here's another one. Right now, lots of time to go here.

But as we speak, the two leading goal scores in this tournament are Lionel Messi and Jonathan David. Wow. And Kyle Laron is in second. He's in the top five. He's tied. Yeah. So don't minimize it. No, Switzerland is on Wednesday,

at 3 o'clock p.m. That's the next game? That's the next game. And I'm excited. And what's happening in Toronto? Like, is the traffic being a met? Oh,

is everything is insane. Unbelievable bad. Because New York is the same. Like, like, I mean, all the Knicks. Yeah. All the Knicks was crazy. The Knicks was crazy.

But then like, I forget where the soccer games are happening. It's a giant stadium. Yeah. So all that traffic stuff is insane. Yeah. The other day I was coming, I took a few,

I've been off this week. Took a few days off and I was coming back from Sable Beach. Living the life. And I, oh yeah, yeah, I'm a baller. New car. Taking the week on. New to me car.

And they could belong to an 80 year old man, but still I'll take it. You're getting there. But I end up, but there was an accident on the gardener and they close all around Bimo or now Toronto Stadium, as they call it. And it was, it took an extra hour for me to get home. We're not a FIFA thing so we can say Bimo. I know we can. That's true.

Which is just celebrating a bank. I'd rather say Toronto's taking. No, I know it's true. It's true. Exciting times, Bob. Jump on. Because jump on for Wednesday at 3. I will. Tune into Canada, Switzerland. See if we advance to the knock.

And you have to watch the knockout match. Always. You lose you. I say you lose to go home. Canada hosts or Toronto hosts a round of three and two match. But it's not going to be, it won't be group B. Right. Who are they playing on Wednesday?

Switzerland. Okay. Which is the cream of the group. They're the best. Yeah. I can argue we're second best. That's exciting. Okay.

Okay. exciting times. Tobias Vaughn will keep us glued in here. It's honest. There was a little, in the FOTM group, there was a little, I think Carlo, who's a good FOTM, he'll be at TMLX 22 on Thursday. Everybody should be there, okay? But Carlo, I think, felt there was a sense of anti-Italian sentiment coming from the aforementioned Tobias Vaughn. This happened in the WhatsApp group. You probably didn't pick up on it.

But I noticed. Anti-Italian. Carlo gets his backup when Tobias Vaughn drops the facts about Italy missing how many World Cubs in Iran. It's very interesting how there's a little tint there. But we're not anti-Italian on this show because we're proudly brought to you by Palma Pasta, the Petrucci family. The beers in front of you, Bob Willett,

are there intentionally. You are a proud father. I am. I'm a proud stepfather. I'm a person. I'm a person. I want to try the dad body too. I have a picture of your stepson right here.

Yeah. He's graduating from high school next week. And that's amazing because, you know, being a step-parent is key and should be celebrated just as much. But Bob loves his Pilsner. I do love a Pilsner. And that is over. my dad body.

Yeah. Oh, sorry, over my dad bought. Yeah, over my dad body. No, it says body. Okay,

over my dad body. From Great Lakes brewery. Yeah. Crack that on the mic. Let's go. Can I crack one too? Yeah,

you're a proud stepfather. What do you got? Over my dad body. Okay, go ahead. One, two, three. Well, that's a good one.

Okay. Just so the beer. So Pilsner is a type of logger. Yeah. Pilsner's German. So in the umbrella, you got your logger. And then Pilsner is a

yeah. You have an ale in which you have different. That's lovely. Oh, that's nice. You know what? It's fresh, too. I don't know what date is rude.

Pilsners, I would say, are more malty than hoppy. And that's why I like the malt flavor of it. There's nowhere to hide. I just, the people from, who is here? Steel whistle were here yesterday for steel whistle. What's it called? Steam whistle. Steel whistle would be a good.

Yeah, yeah. It's like a regular band or a cover band. You know, come on. Steam whistle. Steal recovery from last night. one thing very, very well. Right, right. So, but there's no word,

we were talking about how there's nowhere to hide. Like in certain beers you can hide with upping the hops and different things or whatever. But there's nowhere to hide. Yeah, with your lager. Yeah. That's very good. Okay.

Big question for Bob. That's a business question. We'll see how he answers it. But there was big news from Indy 88 this past week. Yeah. Brent, who was one third of the morning show. Yeah.

Was let go. Yeah. Do you have any insight into what happened there? I was away. So I still actually still, it's your phone. I actually still haven't. been in the building since it, since it happened to be completely honest. I'm not trying to avoid

the question. I received the email about it. I was surprised, um, but not shocked. Uh, it is a three person morning show is a for an independently owned radio station is expensive. Let's be honest. This is cost cutting probably. It's cost cutting. Um, and I think there's probably something to do with, uh, on, I, I don't want to, I don't want to be smirch. Brent. He's a good guy. But perhaps, maybe not the sound that the owner is going for right now. That's all. You know, and again,

it doesn't mean he's not a great broadcaster. It doesn't mean it doesn't have a great few. He was there 14 years. He does a great podcast with one of the guys from Born Ruffians. Oh, about the Toronto Maple Leafs. It's really funny. Yeah,

it's a really good podcast. I love that band. Yeah, born ruffians are great. Yeah. So he, he's a very talented broadcaster and he will, he'll land on his feet somewhere.

But I don't, yeah, it was a cost cutting. First and foremost, I would say. But again, I don't, I don't know. I literally, yeah, I literally haven't. Look, the numbers, look, if you, I mean, I'm not speaking at a turn here. This book wasn't great for indie after that we've had three great books in a row. This was not a great book. I had a great book. But if I do say, So you're going to be the new morning show host. My shows, uh, I got my bonus. I, I, I, I, I, my show, my, my, my shifts did well. Um, but again, there's, um, it's evenings. It's a, I have a question, Bob. Yeah. Because there's, So the former leads in this new trio, which is now a duo, and remind me, Carlin and who?

Carlin and, um, Jackie. Jackie. I almost said Josie. She said, well, but that's where I'm going on this. Josie, who was the main person in that morning show previously, who left for chum, is now going against that because she's the new Marilyn Dennis. Yep. She'll be going against them with Nat Hunter.

Right, from BC. Yeah. Who's been on air here in Toronto before. Okay. A new name to me, but maybe I want to say. Mix 99-9 days. Her and Karen Steele are good friends from what I know. But that is interesting that maybe people familiar of in the 88.

It's just interesting to me. Yeah. Josie is now actually going to be the morning show host at Chum. And that's one of the stations you shout out as you're trying to take a piece of that pie with your head here and et cetera. Yeah. It's, yeah. You look at who's got the big pieces of the pie. Oh, Chum, CHFI and boom.

All right. CHIFI, huh? It's crazy. CHIFI is a juggernaut and their number one overall. That's crazy. At this event where I got the Japan jersey. that I'm wearing right now, I was hanging with Gerdip.

Oh, yeah. Gerdip and Pujo, right? That's the morning show. They used to be produced by Blair Bartram, my old boss. Who is one of the guys who should be more accountable for the Derringer chaos?

That is a very interesting statement. And you're... Well, guess who my guest is on Monday? Blair Bartram? No, it's Maureen Holloway. Oh, well, there you go. In the basement. Okay, back to...

Can ask your CHFI question? What kind of music do they play these days? Like, as far as... It's a watered down top 40. Is it really? I would say it's... It's very, like, you're going to hear Rihanna and, but you're also, but then every now and then, I actually was listening the other day, um, because I was in between cars and I was, I was like, okay, I'm going to get listening to a bunch of different. High roller. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I couldn't find a car I could afford. Yeah. Real high roller. Um, and, uh, and, uh, I was listening to FI and they, they were dropping some old school, like 80s ballad style things. Yeah. It's funny. Cause like whenever you guys, don't know much. Really. Like Linda Ronstat and Aaron Neville. Whenever you guys talk about CHFI, my memory of CHFI, my memory of CHF.

from when I was a kid is that it's just old, old music candlelight and wine. Yes, that's all I ever think of. So when I think of it, would they play this on CHFI? For sure.

Back in the day. Would they play it today? I don't know. I actually haven't, I don't think I've ever tuned. One day I was on it with Aaron Davis and my Cooper, so I listened to myself.

That's the only time I tuned in CHFI in my life, I think. Do you know why I'm playing this jam? Pibu Bryce in RIP. Bebu. I love Pibu. I love his voice so much. So we lost Pibu Bryson,

who's more known for duets. I was going to say, is this the one? Yeah, I was going to say, is this if I'm ever in your arms again? Oh, yeah. This was,

oh yeah, this would be on CHFI for sure. Yeah. Core CHFI list is a great song. It's a great song. It's got that reverb from the 90s or the 80s. It's beautiful. Yeah.

I'm fading down the wrong fader. So I am going to bring this up for the crescendo here. But any thoughts on the loss of this beautiful, voiced angel? No, we just loved his voice on everything. I loved his voice in the Disney films that they opened the credits are rolling in the Latin. Oh, Beauty and the Beast?

Yeah, Beauty and the Beast, yeah. Did he do? Oh, it was James Ingram who did somewhere out there. Right? Yeah. Somewhere out there. Was he an American tale? No, that's somewhere out there. That's James Ingram.

That's exactly what I was just saying. Wrong. Kind of keep track of our Disney duets. Wrong soulful voice. But people did some beautiful duets in the 70s with Roberta Flack. Oh, no, in the 80s with Roberto Flack as well.

Yeah, let's get this right. Gorgeous songs. Yeah. You're right. I'm going to get this right. I should be a better researched here. But Piabu Bryson. How do you pronounce it?

Pibo. Peebo. Peebo. I said Peebo. Peebo. I'm just sticking with my branding of getting all the names mixed up here. Okay. So, Peebu.

Here comes. This is big time. I love this. Payle munch. I'm showing you know somewhere. Peebo's like, look at those guys. Those idiots don't even know my music. We got you, Peebo.

Okay. So here we are. He did a duet with Natalie Cole. Yep. What you won't do for love. Okay, so let me see here. Let me get to the right stuff here. Tonight I celebrate my love with Roberta Flack.

That's the one. That's a monster jam. That was 1983. A lot of making love mentions in that one. A lot of make-out jams. A lot of love. Making love was big in the 80s. People made love in the 80s more than they did any other time.

I'm going to say it. And that's why it was so controversial. Just before the AIDS scare. Yeah. Right. But no at a moment. Yes. And then it got controversial because George Michael came along and said,

I want your sex. That's true. But like making love... But he said monogamy. He was pro-monogamous. Friends and lovers, remember? Like, Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson. Like the amount of, nothing would change if we made love.

Do you know how people today would lose their minds if there was a song that said what George Michael said, I want your sex? Do you know they're talking about wet-ass pussy on TV? It doesn't matter. People would be more offended to hear sex is natural. Sex is good and everybody does it, but everybody should. I guarantee you. He says crazy things sometimes.

No, no, no. I guarantee you people would lose their minds. In 2026. Yeah. We have a song about how much you love anal sex, it'll go to number one. Yeah, I know, I know. But I still think that George Michael would. Yeah.

That's right. No, no. I still think George Michael's tonight. Oh, good. I don't want to spoil it. Okay. The other movie, by the way, was Aladdin. Of course you do.

Of course you do. Aladdin. Oh, yeah. A whole new world with Regina Bell. Yep. Or is it Regina Bell? I'm going to say Regina. You say Regina.

You say Regina. You say Regina. You say potato. Regina Bell. Okay. Can I do a little thing before we get to the weather jams? Sure. show. It's my show. That's true. I can remember that.

So, it's nice to it. I mentioned that if you're never doing a cold open again. If you ever listen to Hits 977. Yeah. You're going to hear a... I was afternoon drive there for three months. Were you? Yeah, it was. I remember. I fall a ball everywhere, except for that stop at 99.9. Because, our, virgin

radio. Yeah, well, because I wasn't on the air. Right. Okay. So this is a song that gets played on 99, sorry, 977 hits FM from St. Catherine's all the time. We talked about it last week here. Peebu's going to let me go to this. Here we go. So there you go.

You hear that on the radio listening to 977 hits. It comes on every hour, I think. That's about 10 years old that song now. The Glorious Suns. 2017. Close to it.

That's Gloria's Sons. Yeah, that's Gloria's Sons. And that's young beauties. Young Beauties and fools is the name of the album. And he's the guy, the beaches are singing about in the Blame Brett song. Oh.

That's Brett. Right. He's Brett. Right. Okay. So there you go. That plays a lot. Right.

And I don't know. I hear it a lot and I love it. Okay. So I sing along to it because it's a sing-along. Sawed-off shotgun. But then this came on the radio when I was driving my kid to soccer the other day. And I realized it's the same fucking song, but this song comes first. You ready?

Go. Okay, that's So What by Pink. Isn't that the same thing? I'm going to leave it to the musician. Can I do it again then? Can I do it again? Yeah, yeah. Okay, so here's saw it off shotgun, right?

Remember, this comes second. So Pink goes first. But here's Sawed shotgun. Okay, here's Pink. Ready? Yeah. I lost my job. Musician Rob Pruse, what say you?

The grooves are totally different. totally different. Totally different. I'm going to play them on top of each other now. No, because one is like a swinging dinta dinted like everybody wants to rule the world. The other one is a straight beat. They're different keys.

Yeah, but what they do, the ping song was a big hit. It came first. Big hit, monster hit. But they do. They play a lot of that on Virgin radio. They share a production technique. Like, it's just the sound of the recording.

Yes. It's a multi-voice. And the layering. The layering of the voice is very similar. See, I'm no musician. But I'm not a musician, but I'm a DJ. And I can tell you that those don't, work together when you de-j.

No, no, but even if I pitched it up, no. The grooves are different. Yeah, I kind of hear what you're saying, Mike, but I never associated the two ever. No, but the good thing is if you associate them, that works for you. Because we all associate music in our own way. But I did sing the sought-off shotgun lyrics

over the PIN song, and it works very well. Play the pink song. I'll show you the other song that reminds me of. What song? Play the pink song, and I'll show you over time. Yeah. You're going to sing it? I'll bring it down. Yeah, yeah. It's been a hard Day's Night and I mean you could do any

song. You know what I mean? Okay, but you Okay, speaking to the Beatles, I do, I am glad you brought up the Beatles there. Did I? It was Paul's birthday yesterday. He turned 84. But here, I'm going to play a Beatles song. You might have heard of this one. I'm not sure here. It's an obscure. So what? I'm not a rock.

See, exactly. Listen to it now. Yeah. But only focus on the strings, okay? Okay. Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been lives in a dream

waits at the window wearing the face that she keeps in a jar. You've heard it before. Okay, so just focus on the strings. So Paul, who turned 84 yesterday, he was talking, he wrote that song. Yeah.

And he's talking to George Martin. Yep. And George Martin's telling him about this song would be better with an orchestral arrangement. Like, let's get an orchestra, some strings and stuff. And Paul is thinking about Bach,

and he's listening to a lot of Bach. That's how you say it, right? Rob. Bach. Yeah. Okay. You've heard of this guy. Bach.

I call him Johan himself. Was he in Skid Row? Johan, Sebastian Bach. And Dean was, yes. Just checking. All right. And George Martin said, no, there's a composer I've been listening to.

And he's been listening to this song since 1960. When he saw a certain movie, okay? So I'm going to bring down Eleanor Rigby and I'm going to play the song he's been listening to. That's cool. I can't wait. This is from Paul's telling this story. I heard him tell it. I hear it.

Yeah. Well. Oh, look at all the lonely. The angry version. So this is, you'll know this name. Bernard Herman. And he composed this for an Alfred Hitchcock movie called Psycho, which came out in 1960.

And that's what inspires. The strings you hear on Eleanor Rigby. You know what the relationship is? It's the sound of the strings like digging into the bow. It's that real harsh effect. That's so cool. I didn't know that. Yeah, well, I just learned this from a podcast.

Well, you remember the Gilbert Godfrey podcast? Yes. So the guy he did it with, fuck, what's his name? He's got a Frank something. Frank Del Padre or something. Like something, Frank San Padre or something. Fucking Italian names, I can't do this anymore. Carlo, don't get mad.

Don't get mad. Okay. Guys are racist. All my best friends are Italian. Going back to Woodbridge. So, because Psycho Revolver comes out in 66. That's what Eleanor Rigby's on here. But this podcast drops this fact because they're doing a thing about how the Beatles and Bob Dylan inspired each other.

That's cool. And it was very interesting to me. And I'm listening. And the guy just in passing says that, oh, you know, Eleanor Rigby was inspired by the Psycho song. And then in my head, I'm like, oh, my God, I never consider that. But it's so obvious now that I know it's true. It is very obvious if you listen to Eleanor Rigby again. And then I found the clip of Paul McCartney telling the story.

And it is true. That's super cool. George Martin was inspired by Bernard Herman. And that's where you get those strings. And Eleanor Rigby. Love it. Interesting, right? Okay.

Are either of you two able to make TMLX-22 on Thursday? I know I'm not. Because you're not in the city. I'm not in the city. I'm on the air. And you're on the air. 6 to 9 p.m. We're going to collect at Great Lakesbury.

And I am. I'm eating your palm up. And I am on. and I am on 6 to 10 p.m. Are you really? Yeah, yeah. You will not be there. This week I'm on my regular shift.

Next week I'm filling in for Adam. I'm doing the week of the 29th. I'm doing middays. On Saturday, this is funny. I did not know that on Friday, Brent had been let go. So Brent did a shit. He did a vacation.

Oh, warning to Bob. Brent did a vacation and he came back for one shift. And after that shift is when they let him go. So that was Friday. So I didn't know until. Mike Cooper always told me never go away for two weeks. Really? In radio, go away for two weeks?

Yeah. Gone. Oh, Jesus. Mike Cooper, legendary. Mike Cooper. Wow.

Yeah, we talk about the stupid joke of the day. So on Saturday, when I didn't know Brent was like that, but I was biking my normal bike ride, and I'm biking by a garage sale outside the owner of Radio Lab's house. Oh, really?

Yeah. So I actually took a photo and put it in WhatsApp, but you've been locked out of WhatsApp or whatever. But one of the items he was selling, and him and his partner, I don't know if they're married or not. Kim. So she was there.

They're married. Did you introduce yourself? Yeah. Oh, you did. Okay. I said, because she I said,

because they were selling an indie 88 sweater. I just thought it was indie 8 or indie FM? I think it was indie. I have a picture in the WhatsApp

I think it was like an indie 88 sweater. And then I noticed they had a signed poster thing for Matthew Goodband. Yeah, yeah. And so I'm seeing this stuff

and this thing and then I realize because I've seen the car there so many times. I knew where I was. Yeah. And then I said, I can't remember.

I actually did. I said, oh, I know a guy who works at Indy 88 and she's like, oh, who? Right. And I said,

Bob Willette. And she did, I'm his boss or something like that. Yeah, she's, well, she's second in charge after the owner. So this all happened, but I now wish I had known about the Brent thing. I would have interrogated her. Yeah. What's going on?

I didn't know about the Brent thing until Monday. Was he there or no? I didn't lay eyes on him. Oh, you didn't see the one. You didn't see Chris. No, I didn't see Chris. But they had a lot of camping gear, and I'm always interested in buying camping gear because I'm going to take an annual trip.

But they had like a tent for sale and they had a lot of like a day. Have you had the kayak out this year yet? So I now have it in my calendar. I'm kayaking on Tuesday. Nice. It's pretty. It's good weather. I actually, I got in Lake Huron this week.

I love Lake Huron. I did. I love Lake York too. At Salable Beach. No, I'll be in July. I thought it was going to be freezing. Because Georgian Bay is usually warmer on the other side, but I was in full on Lake Huron. And it was actually not horrible.

Wow. Yeah. I mean, it wasn't a cold dip. Yeah. But it wasn't hot. Like, it wasn't warm. Like, you know, it was comfortable. It was just right.

I was fine. I'll be there in late July. I'll be in that lake. I love it up there. So, fun fact, I did not buy the indie 88 sweater because I keep thinking one day Bob will just get me one or something. You want one, I'll get you one. Yeah, I want one. Sure.

Of course. So this was Hansen, okay? A lot of great songs. I want to complain about the topic and then we'll get into it. You can't complain. There's no vetoes. I'm not vetoing it. I'm complaining.

That's different. Okay. I can complain. Of course, we can, what would we do if we didn't complain? That's true. Oh, yeah. It's too broad. Like when I kicked out, we kicked out rain jams on toast or maybe it was pendent.

Friday. Oh, I've probably already, all my songs were probably already picked. I never even thought of that. Well, we didn't have any rules about that. Yeah, weather was pretty broad, right? Weather's too broad. Yeah. Weather, rain is weather.

Yeah. Yeah. Sun is weather. You're right. It's too broad. The weather is weather. We could have narrowed in on different specific, we could have on thundered lightning jam.

That's true. Like, so I was swimming in the sea. Yeah. That's true. A great lake maybe. I do apologize. I understand that now. It's too broad.

Yeah, yeah, I get it. But Stu always liked it broad and I always wanted it narrow, narrow, no, I appreciate. I didn't think of it like that. I know when I picked it last time, I was like, weather, whatever that means to you. But I did think, yeah, that's pretty open. But this is a great song.

I saw Millie Vanilli at the C&E Stadium. Who were they opening for? It was a bill with Information Society. And, God, was it Paul Adduly. It was like in 1989, I think. I know somebody who saw Millie Vanilli with Young MC. It might have been him on this show as well. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It was in 1989, I think, at C&E Stadium. Have you watched the document? documentary? Oh, it's so good. I gotta watch it. It's sad and good. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, well, one's dead, right? He's dead. Rob or Fab? Sure, one of them, yeah. No, I think Fab killed them. Sure. That's sad. It's all sad. Yeah. They were still taking advantage of, but they also enjoyed it. Of course. Also, Boney M was the same model. Like, I feel like we got, we were like, oh, you're faking it out or whatever,

but Boney M was the same deal by the same people. Do you know this? Yeah. The guy you put together Millie Vanilli also did Boney M. But I think, but I think the time period was different because for Boney M in the 70s, it was easier to create a studio band and have that be the image because they were sort of following Abel. Like the Archies? No, Archie's in the 60s. But I think what Boni M did was that they made

good records, but they were able to look like Aba and like look like glam. Yeah. And still be a real group. Well, is it C&C Music Factory for Freedom Williams, who also just lost his mind recently. I don't know if you saw that with the MAGA thing. Oh, yeah.

Oh, it's so funny. I'll tell you. But it's funny. You mentioned C&C Music Factory. Because Martha Wash. I'm kicking them out. I don't even do it. No, no, no.

but I'm just what I'm going to say is she's not in the video. Yeah, yeah. She's not in the video. They got a model singing everybody dance now. That's right. I forgot about that. Yeah. Right.

So it wasn't that it was so out of the ordinary. Yeah, yeah. That's funny. So here's one of the many, because the joke was when I played for the jam, the rain jams, I kicked out love rain over me by the Who. I think we did that. I think we did that toast. I think I remember that. I didn't know.

No, I don't think so. Because I played it. Yeah. And then I thought it was Cam and Stu. It's not about rain. But it's definitely about rain. That definitely sounds like one of those flower things. Anyway, it does, but it's a little more gray, actually.

I'll give them that. Well, there's literally rain in the opening. You hear the rain falling. But R-E-I-G-N rain is like a queen raining over you. That was just clever wordmanship. I think you're being clever. You're a wordsmith. Rob, any words before we kick out your first weather jam?

No, this was the first song that came into my head, though, because I've known this song since I was, let's see, like eight years old or something. It was a hit on the radio. Why didn't you kick your? out Millie Vinilly's fantastic. Blame it on the rain. I didn't think about it until just the exact moment now that when you started playing it.

Too many weather. You're right. Too many. Too many. So we're going to roll right into Rob Pruse's jam, but I want to say, Recycle My Electronics. com is where you go. If you have old electronics, old devices, old cables.

Don't throw it in the garbage. Go to Recyclemyelectronics. com. Put in your postal code. It won't work for you, Rob, in New York, but it works in Canada. Yep. And find out where you can drop that off.

I highly recommend the Tim Cherry episode about Don Cherry. I can't wait to listen. It was last one week ago today. I enjoyed David Bearwald. Yeah, well, Kate, yeah, he was a little prickly, but he was good. It was good. Here's your first jam. Weather jams.

Here you go. Confess something to you? Yeah. I don't know this song. I am unfamiliar. Really? Both and you're both trying to place it. Sorry, I don't know.

No, it's not a bit. It was a hit in 1972. Okay, but, yeah, I know lots of songs from 1972. And I don't think it's a goal that everyone remembers. It was back. in old 72. That's exactly it. We all squeeze a stick and we all pull the trigger.

So who is this? It's her name is Shy Coltrane. Shy Coltrane. Related to? Not at all. She was, she's a white woman from Chicago. Okay. And a blue woman?

This is a white woman? Hold on. I honestly pictured a black woman. I know. Sure. Yeah. I pictured Martha Wash. Right.

This is really her only hit. Jennifer Holiday or something. Yeah. It did. It made the top 10 around the world. I think in Canada, it got to like maybe eight or something. But I had it on like a K-Tale compilation.

Okay. So I just always love the song. What's it called? Thunder and Lightning. Okay. Just making sure. And she didn't have any other hits. That's it.

So really, she's a one-hit wonder. She had another hit in Europe and I think she's sort of maintained a career. She's still alive. She's like in her 70s, late 70s. And how do you pronounce that name? I think it's shy. Because my neighbor's name is spelled like that and her name is Chi. Well, then let's say Chi Coltrade.

Well, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. You're asking the wrong guy. I'm just looking at it. But I just always like the song. Our names are Bob, Bob, and Mike. Bob and Mike.

We're not here to pronounce things. Oh, I was at my son's convocation this week. And I think the guy who reads the name says a great job. He's amazing. And you have to tell him, like, how the... He puts it out phonetically. You have to record yourself saying your name. And then he can write it down in the way you can read pronunciations.

Like, he's a linguistic expert guy. He nails every name, unbelievable name. But I think when he gets to my son, his name is James Boone, it's like a break. Like, it's unbelievable. These names, though, he's nailing. the pronunciation. I'm just thinking, oh, thank God that's not a guest on my show. I would put you the fuck out of that. So what makes Canada great?

Yes, I know. I'm pro. I love it. But when you get a name like Bob Willett or Rob Proust, it's like a... Although Proust, I think I fucked up the first time. Pris? Yeah, yeah. Proust, yeah. Proust, yeah. Proust, it's like Dr. I get Willett still. So I get Willett. The first time I ever wrote your name down in a note when we were going to first get to...

OUE? I wrote it like OUEEE. Yeah, you wrote the Fronce Verlet. So weird. Yeah. I just realized about that song, Thunderlighton. I feel like maybe she might have got inspired from the old song Knock On Wood. Remember the disco song? But it's from 66. But there's...

Knock on Woods from 66? Yeah. Did you bring here? No, I didn't bring it. No, I complained about the topic. No, no, no, I just thought about it. But did you bring any fun facts or mind-blows? Not for the song.

But what are you doing for the whole month? I'm not here to complain about the fact you drive from New York and come on toast. You're amazing. But part of the glory of this is we play the song and then you give us these fun facts and mind-blows. In fact, it was hard to find even information about she, chai, coldrain. There's not much because it was only one hit. Aren't you disappointed when he has no mind blows or fun facts? Well, I can't complain because I have no blind mind.

I have no mind blows and fun facts. I didn't know I was on the show today until last night at 10 p.m. We're trying to keep a movement so you have time for all the tangents. So yeah. So yeah, we're, but you know what? I come from the Second City world, sir. I'm a graduate of Second City. Oh, I know.

I was there. But anyways, what I wanted to say was it just occurred to me that there's a lyric in the song Knockin' With it goes, it's like Thunder, boom. Enlightening, boom. The way you love me is frightening. And I thought maybe she took the thunder and lightning and wrote a whole song. And then Freddie Mercury did the same thing with Thunder, Thunderbolt and Lightning, very, very frightening me.

Very, your Proust and Thunder and Lightning reminds me of Zeus. Yeah. People call me Zeus. Can I call you Zeus? Yeah, you don't have. Do they really? Some people. Besides your wife, does anyone call you Zeus?

No, it was a guy in a band one time, like on the road, yeah. I would change it to Rob Zeus. You can't do that. All right. So Chai Cold Train or Chi Cold Train. We're not sure. Thunder and Lightning. You had it on a K-Tel compilation.

And there is a K-Tel deep dive in the Toronto Mike podcast feed with the daughter of the founder. That was a good episode. Oh, I just inherited a whole bunch of K-Tel records. Yes. A ton. The covers are the best part, too. Like the fake ones that aren't original hits? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Those ones, yeah. You know, it's special when they say original artists. Of course. Right, you get the master's there. Okay. Any words, Rob, I mean, sorry, Bob, before I kick out your first. No, let's just do it. I got some stuff for you.

Let's bring it down a notch. You should have a piano in here and Rob can just do it. I do have piano upstairs. I'll bring it down. It would be really like Paul Schaefer. We dreamers have our ways. A face and rainy day. Wow, this is a good choice.

And somehow we survive. We keep the feelings warm. Protect them from the storm. Until our time arrives I made it through this song, right guys? There you go. You're making it through now. 1980s, I made it through the rain.

Is it 1980? Yeah. God, it's holdover from the 70s, huh? So Barry Manolo, obviously, my dad's favorite artist, so always, we had Barry Manil's greatest hits volume two on CD. Two is good.

It's a good one. And do you know what? It's got one song on it. You can't get on Spotify. It's got put another quarter in the jukebox with Ronnie Millsack. Wow. You can't get that on Spotify.

Wow. Anyways. So, yeah. So this, I'm a bit of, I'm a Barry nerd. I love. Barry's recovering from lung cancer. Yep. And he,

he's a little worried. Last time I read, that he's not, he's still trying to tour. He just played Toronto not that long ago. He was supposed to. He's supposed to play Buffalo. And he's put it off,

I think, because he can't, he's, it's not there right now. He's booked to play in Long Island like in a couple weeks too. I know. I know.

I know. So, yeah, it's kind of sad. Yeah, I think this, so this was on his album, Barry. Yeah. Which was the pretty, what's interesting about this one. This has a whole bunch of, this was written by somebody else first, right? And then he heard it and he went with his long time. Is it Sussman or somebody was his regular, his regular co-writer?

Yeah, yeah, I do. Give me a second. I got it right here. So originally, so it was originally written by, it was recorded in 1979, by, Gerard Kennedy, who wrote it with Drey Shepherd. I don't know who that is.

But then he went to Bruce Sussman and revised the lyric with Jack Feldman, another guy. And so it's got six different writers on it, which is odd for that time. But he is the co-producer with Ron Dante. And do we know who Ron Dante is? Joe Dante's brother.

Yeah, possibly. Well, that was going to be my guess because I think of Gremlin's. Yeah, Gremlin's, right. Joe Dante is best known as the real life lead singer of the fictional cartoon band. The Archies!

The Archies. That's right. Which, of course, Andy Kim's a co-writer. Yes. That's right. So the producer of this is the co-producer of this song.

And that comes back to the Brill Building. Ron is the co-producer of this? Yes. Wow. Yeah. Ron Dante. Co-producer of this song. And it gets big too, right?

Yeah, yeah. Those arrangements are so great. Oh, you know what? I like cheese. It sounds just like in the background. It sounds like, looks like we made it. Exactly.

And one voice. Yeah. This kind of music. Which is 1980, so it's post-punk. But this kind of music is why we needed a punk movement. Yeah, absolutely. This is CHFI. This is CHFI. This is CHFI, this is old school CHIFI.

Or even CKFM. Yes. You know what before it was mixed and whatnot. With Reiner Schwartz or something. Yeah. This might have been too heavy for CHFI in 1980. It might be too big. It was, uh, this peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, by the way,

which was his 11th and last top 10. Was his last? Wow. Okay. Went to number four on the AC, on the AC, So that's a Barry. Did you know a Barry was in this basement this week? Barry Flatman was here.

Oh yeah. And he was on one of the people you'd hear on Santa Shark. Right. Santa Jaws. Santa Jaws. You're married. You're married.

I wasn't there. I wasn't there. You're not so, Rob, you need to listen because I play both sides and we talk about it. I can't wait. I can't wait. I can't wait. All right, guys, I want to say this to you.

You ready? I really brought it down. Happy Pride Month. To all who celebrate. And I sure fucking do. Happy Pride Month. I get in trouble. And have we got it?

I get in trouble. I can't do this. I have so many fun facts and mind blows for you. Here's a fun fact. Maybe you know this. This is the weather girls. Martha Wash and Izora Armstead. Okay?

California duo. Do you know what their name was before they changed it to the weather girls? Just so I could kick them out on our weather jams episode. Isora and Martha? Yeah. That's good guess. So, you ready for this? This is what they were called.

And I'm not joking and I'm not making any judgment. I'm just reading the name of this duo. Two tons of fun. Two tons of fun. And then they changed it to the two tons. And then they finally changed it to the weather girls. Perfect song. Whether or not, they're over a ton.

Weather or not. I make no judgments. I know it sounds like a good great. I know. What big fat. It's a great song. Two tons. I say two more.

What yours? This is the number one. This is 1982. At least in September 1982. Crazy. Is that a corg? What's that in the background?

Like the drum machine? The handclaps? Oh, yeah. So this was a number one dance hit in the USA and it reached the top 10 in a bunch of countries in this wonderful world of ours. Great song.

It's really appropriate, I feel, for Pride Month. And don't say anything yet. I'll do the mind blows in the fun facts. And then you can pick up what I missed. Thank you very much. So a few things. One is this song's already been mentioned, but I'm going to play it again.

Hold on. Is it in a film as well? Has it been in a film? Oh, it's been in several, I'm sure, yeah. I was going to say it's impressive how you do this without a mouse, but... I know, right? I've heard worse. I've done worse, okay?

I've been worse this month. This show. This song came up organically. Yes, it did. Just like... Because we were talking about Millie Vanilli and how they had somebody... They weren't singing. Right.

And in the video for this... Martha Wash is in the video, the original. Yeah, that was a big controversy. But not just C&C. We'll get into it here for a moment. But this voice you're going to hear is Martha Wash, who sings its raining men for the weather girls. That's cool. Same woman.

Yeah. Yeah. So you're saying this guy went mega? No, so what happened was he was invited to, he was one of the artists that said yes originally to the 250 concert. Right. And then he gets all this backlash. And a bunch of people like Martina McBride drop out and young MC drops out.

He goes and he puts a video on his Instagram of him sitting on the toilet. That's right. Going, I do whatever the fuck I want. He goes, you know what, I'll give a shit if I'm, what do he say? He's like, I don't give a shit. I'm not mag. I'm not nothing. He goes, I will piss right on Donald Trump's head.

But I'll do whatever I want. Nobody tells me what to do. He's like, yeah, 15 minute rant. On the toilet. On the toilet. Keep it classy. He's going to get hemorrhoids. That was a long time to sit on the toilet.

Here, a little Martha wash. Then I have another one for you. See and C music. Look it up. Freedom Williams. It's just fun music, though. Oh, it's from a scene, brother. Some of my, you would like some of the mixes I have coming up on Saturday.

Saturday night? All right. Come on night. Please, yeah. So any moment now, we'll get to some lyrics, and you'll notice something similar. Yeah. Yeah, they both say, yeah, a lot. Yeah

Let's dance, guys Dance, dance, dance Black Box Oh yeah It's familiar Martha fucking Wash again But I'm pretty sure They had a model

In this video too I think so I feel like one of them had Maybe I feel like one of them Had her in it I feel like Okay look it up So this is Black Box

Strike it up But that's the voice of Martha Wash She's also gonna make you Sweat's voice On CNC Music Factory's big hit Geez What a time to be alive

when these were banging. Holy, shout out to extend a mix. Hey, was it's raining men your first jam or was that just a pride side gen? No, that was my first jam. It's raining men by the weather girls is a perfect jam for weather jam. But my mind blow hasn't come yet. This is just fun. This is the same woman.

Same fun. So. Her voice is amazing. Okay, you ready for the mind blow? Yep. I'm going to play another song by the man who wrote its raining men. So we're coming back to it's raining men. So we're coming back to it's

Raining Men by the Weather Girls. Who wrote that song? Well, let me play a song as I crack open a GLB on the mic here. Finally. Cheers. Sunnyside session, IPA. Aha, good time.

Keyboardist extraordinaire, Rob Proust. What are we listening to right now? It is the theme for the late show with David Letterman, written by... Well, it was actually late night. Late night. That's right. Late night with David Letterman.

On NBC. And who wrote this and who's playing the keyboards here? Mr. We need to get him in the basement. I tried. Did you? I got as far as like his manager or PR person. Yeah, before he politely declined. Paul Schaefer.

Paul Schaefer wrote. Paul Schaefer wrote. It's raining. It's raining then. Crazy, right? It's nuts. Okay. So Paul Schaefer, he wrote over a guy named Paul Gibrarra.

Okay? And they wrote it like in one afternoon in 1979, but they wrote it for Donna Summer. That's crazy. Because Paul had already written songs for Donna Summer, right? And Donna Summer had just had a big hit with last. dance, right? And so its raining men was for Donna Summer. But Donna Summer had just become

a born-again Christian. And she thought its raining men was blasphemous. That's a quote. She called it blasphemous. It is, but that's what makes it more fun. Yeah. Born-again Christians don't like fun. No, I know. They like it when it rains frogs instead. They want frogs. Shout out to Magnolia.

Okay. So now, they go to who do they go to next? They bring this song, it's rainy men. They bring it to Diana Ross. Makes sense? She says no. They bring it to Share. She says no. They bring it to Barbara Streisand, okay? So if you're keeping score,

Donna Summer said no. Diana Ross said no. Sherr said no. Barbara Streisand said no. And it was finally, at this point, it was offered to two tons of fun. Who's the producer of it? It was Paul Schaefer.

Paul Schaefer produced it too? I think the production has a huge part to do with it, you know? And so these, were they signed? Did they have a hit before this? The Weather Girl? Yeah. I don't think so. Right.

So they're an unsigned, or maybe they're a signed band, but they're in development or something. Well, they also didn't like this song. They thought it was too crazy to record. And Martha Wash said, are you kidding me? I just did not think people would buy it.

And that's why I kept saying no. Wow. Two tons said no. And then finally they record this song. It was a 90-minute recording because this Jabara guy wouldn't shut up. Maybe that's why they used to name Weather Girls. They were like a school.

In the back row, by the way, the Waters sisters, Julia Waters-Tilman. and Maxine Waters-Willard. They do the background vocals and Stephanie Spruill. Anyway, that's the chorus and it's rainy man.

It's still an anthem to this very day. Big time. There you go. Martha Wash and Izora Armstead. Okay. And Paul Schaefer wrote the fucking song.

That's a fun fact you can drop on everybody. So does that make it Kankon? Well, it was written. It's written by him and produced by him? I don't know. Well, the production, we're taking...

No, do you write the music and the lyrics? There's four parts of... And I think it's... I know how it works. I know. I'm in radio. This is what I do for a little bit. We did a whole episode on Maple.

You did? With me. On what makes a Cancon. I know how, yes. Was I here? No. Wait,

you guys did it by yourself? It's before you were in real. I need to listen to that episode. Yeah, we did a whole episode. And he played songs. Because we played like my way. Yeah.

Because it's pre-70 whatever. Right. So, but if he did the lyrics and the music by himself. I don't think he did though. No, it was because Paul wrote it with Jabari. Okay, but that's so that's two halves. Yeah.

And he produced it. If you produced it alone, then that counts. Maybe it is. Yeah. We'd be missing out on this. Do you want me to go and find out who the fuck gets a production credit on this? I'll do it. I can look it up.

It's just a cool song. It is. And it wasn't a huge hit at the time, but I think it just lived on. Well, it was number one dance hit. Dance, of course, of course. It was number one on the dance charts. But it's one of the songs that lives on beyond its era for sure. Absolutely.

It's rain and men. Okay. So we're now finding out from Bob. I'm also going to go there. So it is written by Paul. Paul Jabara and Paul Schaefer. Producers are Paul Jabara and Bob. Bob Esty.

So maybe if you don't know the answer, Rob, you can just say, I don't know. But if you remix it enough, you could make it. Like, because there's an angry kids are a duo. They're Canadian. And they, they've done like, there's a version of sun is shining by Bob Marley. That counts as Cancone. That would have been a good weather jam. That's true.

You know what? And that really, what really would have. Andy's got her mind blowing. She didn't know that it was Martha Wash singing Black Boxes. Strike it up. So that my work here is done. Done. No blame it on the rain.

Mike, we are of a similar vintage. This is from St. Catherine's Chris. When it came out, they weren't exactly singing. I just started high school. Oh, you were talking about Millie Vanilly here.

What a scandal. So I want to shout out the people on the live stream before we get to Rob Pruse's second jam. I see here, I'm like a romper room here. I see Andy, who a big degrassy fan. Burlington. Oh, that's you. Fuck that.

Hey, ref, he's the official accountant, although not my accountant, but he is an accountant, Hey ref, also a hockey referee. Ian Service, beloved, I see all these people on Thursday. Everybody listening, by the way, is invited to TMLX22, Thursday, 6 to 9. No ticket required there. It's just like a Toronto Maple Leafs baseball game at Christy Pits. But I do buy you your first beer, courtesy of Great Lakes brewery, and Palma Posta will feed you. Leslie's on the live stream.

I hope to see Leslie and Cousin Janow, who's not on the live stream. but Canada Kev is on the live stream. I can't wait to see him Thursday. Rob Delmundo, he was chiming in with yesterday's episode with Caitlin McGrath. We got in some Rob Delmundo questions. Mike, aka Tobias Vaughn, is here. He's going to fact-check us on our soccer stuff. St. Catherine's Chris is here.

Shout out to Hits 977 and saw it off shotgun by the glorious sons. Rob Proust, what do you want to say before your second jam? This was the second song I thought of, so off top of my head. He kind of went in order. This, I think he spends a total of 30 seconds. Yeah, yeah. This, this, this, and hits it. He's done for the month.

But no fun facts or mind blows. Oh, no, I got one on this one. Okay, okay. I got one on this one. Another Rob song I don't recognize. Good. First, I thought it was rush. It was like an album cut for Beverly Hills Cop 2.

Rob, this song's 23 minutes long. Just kidding. Just kidding. None of you kicked out Purple Rain. Nope. Hansen. No. And Gensile.

Oh, so many song Hanson. I was too many songs. Too many songs. It's true. That's my complaint. Too big a universe. Weather jam. I wish I had veto power.

You gave it up. I gave up my veto power. You've got strong mayor powers. This is Prince? I think so. Is this your favorite Prince song that has rain in the title? Yep. It is.

You know what? No bad dance, but it will do. I'm not going to say that you're wrong, but you're wrong. This is not the best prince. song with rain. Not the best, my favorite. Oh, okay. Different.

Yeah, Bob. That's subjective. I know, I know. I know it's subjective, but you're still wrong. The first time your favorite is incorrect. Yeah, I'm sorry. I love this song. Tell us what it's called.

Tell me about it. It convinced me why it's good. So in 1984, Prince released when Doves Cry is the first single for the Purple Rain Phenomenon. And it's one of those songs. Yeah, it's one of those songs I'll never forget where I was the first time I heard it. Ryan in my backyard in the sun

with CKFC on the radio and they're like on my little clock radio and they're saying here's the... And you're what? You're already like a... I was going to say you're 15 year old Juno Award winner by that point already, you know, like... No, well we had... Have you ever won a Juno? Yeah. Is that true? Yeah, I have a Juno. I'm sure I've sent you the picture before. Where is it right now?

It's on my... It's in his backpack. What was it for? For Honeymead Suite, group of the year. Oh, see, not for spoon. No. That's received... Now you know what? It's miscarriage justice. I know. I know. Spoons didn't even make the CFNY documentary and I'm still pissed about it. There's two pictures of us in there.

No, nothing. Oh, pictures, pictures. That's CFMY democracy. That, put that to bed. You know, there's a little rival, I know, but there's a little heated rivalry. Well, Alan Cross and Scott Turner and Iver Hamilton were touring this movie. Yeah, right.

It's a Brampton. And it's in, like, because it's in Freddie P's backyard and he was on the Pete and Geith show, he got invited. So he was there. And somehow Fred wanted Howard there and Howard said, nah, like, I'm not part of the spirit of radio. He's not part of that. He's not part of that. He's not a little. Yeah. It's 89, y'all.

Yeah. Yeah. No, I understand why. But he did go because I guess Ivers said, oh, we'd love to have you or whatever. But Alan is the moderator for this panel discussion. For the screening. The screening in Brampton. And Alan Cross is the moderator and he goes, everybody's on the stage. Liz Janick. Liz Janick believes Michelle Obama is a man. Well, I didn't, okay. All right.

Well, I believe that this is not the original Biden anymore. It's a new fake Biden. Like, these are Liz Janik, but she's not goofing. Where are you getting this from? Howard Glassman, who had a one-on-one chat with her at this event. You can play my jam part two while we're talking. But he put it on his podcast. That's why I feel like.

Yeah, sorry, we're totally taken away from this. I know. Here, no. We're getting back to you. I apologize. So Alan Cross is like introducing everybody in the panel and going through, but does everybody, but skips humble, skips humble Howard completely. Really? Like doesn't even, he's on the stage.

And then, and then Fred was pissed off at this. Yeah. And then Fred called Alan and called him out. And Alan, I don't know, said he was, sorry, it wasn't intentional. whatever. But according to everyone in attendance, it was obvious. So at some point, Alan says his whole thing about how, you know, they would tell me to play a certain song and I would refuse to play it because it was about the music. And this always upset Fred because Fred wanted bigger ratings, just like Indies doing this thing. They wanted to get bigger ratings so they could all make more money

or whatever like this. And then Howard makes a crack about how Alan has been sucking on the corporate teat for the past 30 years. So he's the voice of Q&O7 right now. Like he's not some punk indie guy. He never was. And he was only one year with the Spirit Radio. He comes in 86. Right. And by 87, Morrison's gone in 87. So that's when it's only 77 to 87.

And Alan caught the last year. And then he was Mr. Corporate for, he's Mr. Corporate. He's in bed with Chorus for how many years now. Alan is. So Howard was goofing on that. But there's a whole, there's a whole schism now. Well, yeah. A schism within the CF and Y.

Between the Alan Cross and Humble and Fred now. Oh, I see. Yeah. And I'll say this. I'll, I just remember what Martin Street. because I actually, unlike most people, I spent three years every weekend with Martin Streak. I produced his shows in when he was the host.

I'm not a Shep guy. I'm not a spirit guy. I am an Edge 102 guy. Yeah, yeah. And here's what Alan Cross. Here's, here's, I'll say it. I don't care. Here's what Martin Streak said about Alan Cross.

He goes, Alan Cross is great. He read all about the things I was at. Well, Brother Bill made a similar comment on this show. He goes, he called out Alan and said, you know, he wasn't there. Yeah. Look, Alan's unbelievable good at what he does. He really is.

Well, and history is written by people who write it down. Jesus. We're in sync, brother. It's true. Alan will tour a year at Binduced speeches. It's like political history. It's like everything. But Alan also can't improvise to save his life.

Like the reason he didn't introduce Howard, he didn't know Howard was going to be there because he didn't have anything written down. I have worked with Alan Cross. He writes every word he says down. And he does, and what's a great skill is. Well, and we know what a great skill is. Yeah.

Nobody knows he does it. That's a great skill on his part. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. He writes, I write down, I'm AC. I saw him do it. He types everything out. So maybe that's why he didn't do it. But it's still quite possible.

This curveball that Howard is now going to be part of the panel, he has nothing. He might not have been ready to say anything. Yeah. Uh, which it was weird. Which is weird. He's going down the panel and he skipped over. He went to, we've totally hijacked. Yeah.

While we're talking, we keep talking. just play my song over again. because it's a good song. You brought a mind blow. Yeah, but I like my... Tell me about this one. Is that on... What album's it on?

So, 84. We're back in 84. Back in 84. This was the B-side to the single When Doves Cry. Was it? Yeah. So it's on Purple Rain the album?

No. No. It's just on the 45. It's called. It's called 17 days. Is it about the weather? Yes. Let the rain come down.

Let the rain come down. Yeah, he was obsessed of rain. Yeah. So, so you have to, of course you guys remember in the days when there was an album and there was a 45. Yeah. You would always like flip the 45 and be like, 50s, of course we do. You'd flip the single and go,

holy shit, there's one more song from this band that I've never heard before. How rare that was. Sometimes the B-side is on the album. Sometimes. Lots of times. But in the 80s,

what we learned in the early 80s, like when I was buying Boomtown Rats and Gary Newman singles and like Elvis Costello and like the magic then was people started putting different songs on the B-side. So you would buy all the 45s

because you get one more song. That's what we look for. A lot of those rare pearl jam songs. Yeah. Like if you wanted yellow lead better until rare dogs. get that. It was a B-side to a single.

Jeremy, maybe. Yeah, it was a B-side to a single. Jeremy, I think. I think you're right. So in 84 for Prince, to have one more song, Purple Rain wasn't even released yet. I bought a lot of singles from Pearl Jam actually to get the B-side because I couldn't get it anywhere else.

The Humpty Dance was a B-side. Was it? Yes, it was funny. Stop what you're doing because I'm about the ruin. The image in the style that you're used to. Okay, I look funny. Play my other. See, yo, I hope you're ready for me.

Now, gather around. I'm the new fool. 17 days for us original Prince fans was like a rare. A rare gem. Did you know Shog G and Humpty Hump are the same guy? Nope. You turn the lights down. Okay.

Prince goes the lights down. And don't look me in the eyes. He was crazy. Genius, though. He's a... Michael Jackson called him a meanie. Michael Jahn. He's a meanie.

He hated. Prince and Michael hated each other. Well, Prince was not on. Competition. Competition. Yep. He's a meanie. I can't believe we kicked out a Prince song

and it wasn't Purple Rain. Yeah. I like that you're unpredictable. Yeah. We're too predictable, but... I don't think... I don't think anybody was...

Well, maybe me it was expecting Barry Mantolo, but... No, that was a good surprise. Just enjoy British piano playing. Is this... Where is this? What's you doing? So this is just him... It's like a demo in 83.

This was released just in like 2018. or something, he would sit at the piano and just record in the studio and just jam my shoes. So, because I heard, I heard like Paisley Park, you know, like that his estate. Yeah, yeah. There's literally hundreds of hours. In the vaults.

Because all he did was going to record. This is just him. He's recorded everything. He's recorded everything. Yeah. His whole house was recorded. Yeah. So this is, this is him just.

When are we going to hear the unreleased print stuff? It's all, it's a decade, right? Well, some's been out already. It's still coming up. Oh, yeah. Every day. Beg it to be near me. You know what's underwater

I doubt that you could hear me The rain come down Let the rain come You know what's a good We didn't No one kicked it out But I feel like it would have been a great day To play Steal My Sunshine

Oh But I think I kicked that I'm kind of a song Yeah I think I kicked out of Are you sick of it? Yeah As far as one hit wonders go

Yeah I'm totally sick of it To be honest Can I tell you a good Michael Jackson joke? Yeah. Because you talked about Michael Jackson and Prince in the rivalry. Is it fit for the pit? Let's hear. Yes. There was a comedian on, this is on threads. This guy said, my friend took his family to see the Michael Jackson movie

and his son claimed it was the greatest movie he'd ever seen. But I'm a real MJ fan, so I don't believe the accounts of little boys. But I'm bump. But I'm bump. Today when a USA plays Australia, I was reading that the Aussie fans had some pretty interesting

similar chance loaded up for the American crowd. No, about Donald J. Trump. Really? Oh, nice. That'll be fun. When is the game? Three o'clock today. The Americans are playing really well. Yeah, they played one game really well. That's fine. Did they get six goals, Bob?

No, they didn't. Will there be a point in the series when America will play game? They could. They could. Okay. Well, everything, like this is just to get to the knockout round. Yeah, yeah. It gets interesting. I see. We don't know what the future holds. Okay. Thank you for bringing this,

because another song I did not know. Yeah, it's an obscure print song, but the, like... So would that be on one of the, like, the box set? It's on the box set. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, I have the three disc, like that one that came out that, like, that's like, um, it's, I think it's in, I don't know if it's an order. They had a thing called the hits and then the B sides and then extras and stuff. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's on that. Oh, okay, all right. Yeah. But we really didn't listen to it. I apologize. We got on a... I know you didn't. We listened to it.

It's fine. It's fine. You'll play back and say, oh, we really did listen to it. memories. I do. It's great. It's just one of those like,

Bob's spilling here in the scene. One of those B-side jams. That's I love B-Sides. Well, there's a Kinnock here and I can get more

from the fridge. I'm good right now. Okay, so, uh, that was great. Now we're going to kick out the second jam by Bob Willett.

Yes. Rhymes of Gillette. That's right. This is a rare hit that, that I'm surprised you didn't take, actually. I didn't realize it was also 19. I feel it's a Bob jam.

I feel like it's also, this is also, this is also, this is from 1980. I didn't realize I have two songs from 1980. Because Bob has mentioned this song before on Toast. I have. Yeah, yeah. This is a trifecta. It was a hit on three American charts.

Wow. No, number one hit. I'm excited to hear it. Do it. Come on now. You're in your country phase. I am. See, we're kicking our rain jams today.

Love it. Yeah, we are. Yeah, we are. Yeah, we are. I love a rainy night. I love to hear the thunder. Watch the lightning when it lights up the sky. You know what made.

Did your dad love this song, too? No, my, my, My mom was the country person. I feel like a parental thing. Yeah. Yeah. This would be my mom. Do you remember our Kenny Rogers' chats? Yeah. You know, my mom, so my mom, my grandparents

on my mom's side, always had CFGM on here. Like, every, like, the radio was never not on in that house. Like, it was CFGM all the time. Amazing. Which was the big, what was the country? Cham, was it? In 18, yeah.

Sunny day, because I love a rainy night. Yeah, I love her. Well, I love to be. But I love a rainy night. I love a rainy night. I love to hear the thunder. Watch the lightning when it lights up the sky. You know it makes me feel good.

It's a good. Well, I love a rainy night. It's such a beautiful sight. I love to feel the rain on my face. Taste the rain on my lips. In the moonlight shed. Eddie Rabbit. Yeah, Eddie Rabbit said, Eddie Rabbits, I love a rainy night.

number one song on the Hot 100 on the adult contemporary chart and the country chart. It's a great song. It was part of a Budweiser commercial back in the 80s. No, sorry, Miller. It was a Miller thing.

He says that he first recorded the phrase in the 60s. Wow. And it sat there and he kind of refound it again and then he co-wrote this with another guy with Evan Stevens. So the interesting, here's what I didn't know. Can you turn up the thing here?

No, no, not me. No, no, yeah, not the music up. Turn it, yeah, turn that up. Listen to this. I don't know if you knew this. You know, this song? It's also a rain jam. Okay, wait.

Let's go. I love it already, whatever it is. Well, you'll know it as soon as you hear it. Oh, yeah. Oh. Seven lonely days and a dozen pounds ago. Elvis. Yeah.

One night if you were gone. It's a, uh, don't know why you'd run. What you're running to It's another rain jam. This is my mind blow. Wait, tea. I want to rain you home. He does the two verses, classic.

The sound is so beautiful for a production. On this lonely, Kentucky back road. I've loved you much too long. My love's to be strong. You should kick up Kentucky songs. Yeah. Yeah. We just get some chicken while we're out of it.

He lived in Mississauga, Colonel Sanders. Elvis? No. Kentucky rain. Written by Eddie Rabbit. Wow. Yes. That's a mind blow.

There you go. That's all right up there of the Paul Schaefer mindblow. There you go. Yep. Bum bum. He wrote this for Elvis. He wrote it for Elvis. Yeah.

Before he wrote, I love a rainy night. Wow. I'm reading that down. That's a good mind blow. Kentucky rain. Does his rabbit have two T's? Yeah, Eddie was right. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, he passed away in 98. Wow. Eddie did? That long ago. Yeah. I thought it was more recent. I don't know. I just read it online.

Oh, no. You would know. 98 feels like yesterday when you get old. I still have my yield t-shirt from my pro jam constantly. May 7th, 1998, he had lung cancer. He was only 56 years old. Yeah. That's young, man.

Yeah, man. It's younger than Rob Proust. Totally weird. Wow. I think about that every year when the beat up, when Paul McCartney and Ringo get older. And I'm like, he's,

And you think how young George was and how young John was when they died? What they were doing? When they died, wait, I think the biggest thing is that when you look at the Wilburys, when you look at the traveling Wilburys and they called how old they were, they were all younger than us right now in this room. We all thought Roy was so old. Roy Everson. It was like 52 or something.

Oh, I just saw a thing. And he was dead before the second album. Somebody, some guy, some random guy on Instagram going on about all the albums Jeff Lynn produced in the late 80s going into the 90s, Oh, Cloud 9. Including the Woolburys. And then also the, he did the Roy Orberson album. And all the Tom Petty stuff.

George Harrison. George Harrison, I got my mind set on you. He did all that. I did not know that about Jeff Flynn. And then when you read that and then you realize they all do sound the same. Yes. It's that sound. Yeah.

Anyway, so there you go. I love a rainy night. I love a Kentucky rain night. Love it. Oh, Kentucky. And let me peel back the curtain to say that song was played on Bob's phone. And you connected to this channel via T-R-R-R-R. Really?

Yeah, I just played it. You're doing that right now? Yeah. So that's what... I just played it. When VPSA plays clips for FOTMCAS, that's how he does it. So I don't know what's going to get played. Like, I didn't even get a ball.

He suggested it, and then I had come up with... I gave him the songs, but I did keep one mind blow for myself, and I just played it off Spotify right now. In theory, you two could pass the duchy. You could pass the cable. We could. Yeah, yeah. So I literally just, yeah. And he brought his own cable, too.

Love that. I did bring my own cable. I know. You don't have to do that. That's amazing. Okay. You guys ready? I got to get some CanConn in here, okay?

You ready? Do it. Get it. I thought I saw you from star to star. I saw it. Yeah, right. One of my favorite Neil Young songs. It's a great song.

I forgot all about it. Like a hurricane. He wrote this in 1977 during a period of time when he was unable to sing because he had an operation on his vocal cords. So Neil Young wrote this without being able to sing it. Wow. In 77. And it first appears on an album in 19.

So he wrote it in 75. Right. Sorry. But the song was released on American Stars and Bars in 1977. That's amazing. Wow. That's so cool. I first discovered this song because I bought the double CD decade.

I think I talked about decade a lot because the decade and Hot Rocks were like two of these double CD things I bought. And it's like, oh, here's all my stones. Isn't that cool? And here's my Neil Young. Like the hurricane was on decade. but I do have some mind blows and some fun facts for YouTube wonderful

gentlemen because the song's very long It's a great song though forgot about it And there's a lot of great Neil Young songs where you see oh this is a seven-minute song This is an eight-minute song

But you actually feel they're too short I don't know how he has this ability But this is one of those longer songs Not long enough Okay so first mind-blow Is that the bridge Into the chorus on this song Was inspired by a 90s

161 hit song that I will play for you two right now. Are you ready? Do it. You need our permission? Whoa. We have a mistake here. This is not it. I'm serious. I have the wrong song loaded up.

What? I know. I'm enjoying this, whatever it is. This is not it. It feels like any. As you can hear, this was not before like a hurricane. I have the wrong song. Give me a moment.

I'll take it up on YouTube. Wow. That's wild. That's wild. You could have rolled with you. Just lied your face off. Well, that's, no one's going to believe me. That's true.

Stand by. How did that happen? Hold on. What do I have here? Wild. Don't want me to Shazam this? No, I mean, it sounds like the cranberries a little bit. How did that happen, everybody?

Speaking of the cranberries. Yeah. This is what I meant to play. There you go. Greatest keyboard solo in this song. Great jam, right? Yeah. The keyboard solo is ridiculous.

You've got to make sure you play the keyboard. keyboard solo. Here comes. Anything for you, Rob, Pruey. Here comes. Listen. Poetry in motion. Is it Dion? No.

No. Who is it? Del Shannon. Sorry. And I know the song from Jive Buddy and the Master Mixer. Yeah. Come on, everybody.

Come on, everybody. Because after this, it's, how's it going? My, uh, I can almost do the whole Jive Bunny if I play that back. That's so funny. So, poetry in motion.

So you say, so what year is this song? Oh, gee. Jesus. So what is he playing on? Is it a Hammond? That's probably an organ. Like an organ, right?

Yeah, yeah. Nothing really electronic in those days. No, but they would have run it. Would they run it through something? No. Just straight. Just straight. You could get those freaky sounds.

That high, eh? Yeah. But people just weren't choosing to use them all the time. So like the first time you try it. Cool. So this song inspires Neil Young to write the bridge for like a hurricane. Really? Also, you know, it's a little bit of, this is a, you know, walking in the rain.

Yeah. 100% bubble. You are the genius we need on toast. That is true. So, just a little bonus here is that we also have an MTV unplug from Neil Young. I recognize those chords, actually. It's the same as Runaway. Okay.

It's exactly the same. That's why you're here. We need a musical expert on this show. I just realized that. That's cool. I'm a walking in the rain. What went wrong with our love. I love that was so strong.

Yeah. You really hear it on the unplugged here. That's cool. Wow. That's crazy. Same melody too. I fucking love this man. This is so cool.

That's really cool. A little pitchy there, a little pitchy there, Neil. That's my sound, man. Save it for FOTM cast. Cheese. What album is this song? MTV Unplugged. Wow.

Which was shared with Pearl Jam. Same record. Is that true? Yep. Because they never put out the Pearl Jam, right? Nope. Pearl Jam was in a full set, but it was short. Really?

I really like a lot of four. Oh, because they do it together, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. This was recorded the same day. They made no code. And they made a, they made a mirror ball. Well, because there was Merkinball. Merkinball is the one with I got it on it.

Right, right, which is I got shit. Yeah. But this is so cool. So I didn't know that. I have seen the footage of the Pro Jam because I really, I really like the porch. Yeah. That they do in that. plugged and I never understood why there was no

The black is amazing. Yes, that's true. That's amazing. Yeah. Yeah. Fucking amazing. I didn't know that. He's so cool. He's playing this organ too, right? So I'm going to play a little cover, though. This is a lot of covers of like a hurricane. It's one of those songs.

I was going to say, well, the hurricane by Bob Dylan is what is his way. That's what I thought of it. Yeah. He was a Bob Dylan was? No, Hurricane Carter. I met Hurricane Carter before. Hurricane Carter was living here. Oh, Hurricane. Yeah, yeah. The Boxer.

I thought too many was in the basement. And they filmed the movie here. Wow. It's very good, actually. I like that movie. This is the story of hurricane. Yeah, I love that song. This is the late grade.

I always liked him. And I wish I could have had him on Toronto Mike. But the fucker died on me. Once I thought I saw you in a crowded hazy bar. You can name that singer. And guitars. From star to star Cross the moment

Just two eyes Turn it once To fire This is my distant cousin Jeff Healy Is this Jeff Healy? Yes sir Holy crap It's so good

He's like you He's a prodigy Wow Unbelievable he's buried at Park Lawn Cemetery Is he really? Bike over and see his gravestone Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home The latest guest on Life's Undertaking

Rob you got to check it I listened to it on the drive yesterday I loved it Heather Wakin Yeah, Heather Rankin. I was going to tell you, when you were playing that little weird Irish mistake earlier, it reminded me of Heather Rankin, like that nice kind of high boys.

Right. Well, she had a wicked sense of humor, too. She was great. But that family has suffered a lot of loss. Yeah. Her story about her brother, like her older brother and stuff? Well, that's because Bob and I was one of our favorite indie songs

from Canada is Mary Me Archie. Wow. And she wrote that and sings that. The daughter of the guy who crashed to went over the cliff. Rankin, Molly Rankin's right? The apologies. Not the same. The association.

is not correct. The Neil Young... This is called the Miaculpa. The Neo-Niel-Young thing. Although I will say this. Here's a little mind-blow for you. The stage in which they recorded, the Pearl Jam recorded their unplugged,

which was happened on... They were just finishing up their European tour. 91? Yeah, it was 91. 92. It was broadcast May 13th, 92, so it would have been early 92. They did it on the same stage,

sound stage as Sesame Street. Oh, wow. Yeah. Yeah. Here's a connection to Hurricane Carter, Rubin Carter. Leslie says that Cousin Janow, who I hope to see on Thursday at TMLX-22, everyone's invited. 6 to 9 p.m. at 30 Queen Elizabeth Boulevard down the street from the Costco. Hurricane Carter lived down the street from Cousin Jano in the early 2000.

Wow, that's cool. Yeah. In that movie, so you can see the Dome and the scene. It's a very Toronto movie, Hurricane. It's very good. Okay. I think, was that Norman Jewison? I don't make sense.

It might have been Norman Jewison who made that movie. I believe it was. And Norman Jewison was, when I went to my convocation at Convocation Hall, he was affiliated with the U.S. He shook my hand. That's my degree. Norman Jewison? Yeah, that's really cool.

And Ivan Reitman, because I've heard a couple, I just went to two convocations in a row. Yeah. So I went to Montreal for the McGill one, and the guy who started Shopify did the keynote. And then I just went to York University at Sobe Stadium. And the guy who started the chain of hotel. that includes Marriott.

He did his thing. And I remember, oh, I was really lucky because these are all businessmen. And I'm like, oh, I got Ivan Reitman. Oh, that's cool. That's really cool.

All right, business people. Okay, shout out to all the business people who count the almighty dollars. Okay. Thank you for all the Neil Young sounds here. It's very inspiring. I was, you know, when I was on the train here this morning,

I was texting with Kevin Hearn a little bit, and I realized that Kevin, the way he sings his solo songs and with Berniculated, he sort of has a Neil Young vibe in his voice. And he sort of carrying, on that tradition. I really think there's something

special about that kind of voice. I love that voice. It's almost soft. It's soft and it's pure and innocent. Sometimes it's not like... It's not perfect. No, it's not perfect. But it really conveys like a feeling. I think it's so cool. I think it's cool. Your third jam is a song I know. Good. So Bob and I will actually know this song.

You ready? Yep. Good choice, Rob. Thank you. I thought it was going to be. Here Comes the Rain by the Erasmix. Or naked rain by... And the Beatles have a good song called Rain, too. No rain, Blind Melon? Yeah?

I asked Monica last night, her favorite weather jam? She said no rain by Blind Melon. There you go. Oh, my good song. I really like this song, Rob Bruce. I love the song too. I think it's a beautiful tune. This is Crowded House, 1991.

From the album Woodface? I don't know it. You don't know it? It's a pretty big hit. It's a big song. I don't know. No, I mean, I know crowded house songs. No, I'm surprised you don't know this.

No, I don't know. At first I thought it was America. Really? Yeah. It's got that vibe a little bit. It sounds like Neil Young. Because it's Tim Finn with his brother Neil singing together. Finn Brothers, Pearl Jam does a lot of stuff.

Yeah, well, they work with Liam his son a lot. Eddie and Liam are buds. They'll do, like, throw your arms around me and all this. Yeah. I honestly, I'm sorry. I don't know it. It's a good song. I like it.

Weather with you. Great song. It's called Weather with you? It's called Weather with you. It's called The Weather with You Always Take the Weather Everywhere you go. Right. I saw Crowded House in 2010. I've heard they're amazing lives.

They're so good. They're so good. Neil Finn is unbelievable. And they did this song and they sort of had a little jam at the end of the song. And they sort of got a little groovier and gruevier. And it turned into David Byrne came out with them and saying, Oh, no. And you may find yourself.

Like a lot like during one time. Yeah, yeah. What? Where was that? It was. Same as it ever was. Like where? No, no, where was that?

Oh, it was this, it was a club. It was, uh, it was downtown. It was like a pretty, I mean, it was a sort of medium-sized club, but because it was crowded house, but it was just the most magical moment. Oh, I jammed for like five minutes. And then out walks David Byrne. Yeah. And then all of a sudden the base started going to do, do, do, do, do.

That's up there with like, you know that, you know, like, don't let the sun go down on me. me, the George Michael. Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Elton John! Yeah. And the place loses their mind. Yeah. Like I love, look, I get, I love moments.

I've seen Pearl Jam does it all the time. Do they really? Oh, yeah. They brought Bono out. Like, that was the biggest one I've ever seen. They brought Neil Young out as well. So I was there. You were there for that one.

Yeah, I was there. Were you there for the Neil Young one as well? Yeah. Well, I'm trying to say. The Bono one was amazing. I knew the Bono one was going to happen. Because you two played the week before in Toronto. And you can see him on the stage.

And yeah. Bono sitting side stage with this big hat. Oh, my God. Yeah. And I was right behind them. I was sitting behind them. I was in the side. And I can say, oh, I go.

The edge of Bono there. I've seen the clip on YouTube from years ago when you two were touring it in Sweden and they went into Dancing Queen and they brought out Benny and Bjorn to like chilling them for dancing queen. That's like up there. Like when you think about the biggest people you could bring on. If you're in Sweden, you bring out two of Abba, two of four, two fourths of Abba or whatever. I guess we half of Abba. That's half of Abba. Thank you.

Half an Abba. Yeah. That's amazing. Yeah. That's amazing. And then so they go from that song into Life Daring War II. Yeah. Great.

Amazing. Once in a lifetime. Once in a lifetime. Same as it ever was. Right. Sorry. Yeah. You know what was the movie with Nick Nolte,

down and out in Beverly Hills? Yep. They used that song and I feel like that's the first time I'm like, what the fuck is this? Really? Yeah. Wow. Same as because they,

you may find yourself, you may ask yourself. Yeah. It's like what is this? It was used prominently in down and out of Beverly Hills. You guys, you're just young enough that you, like for me, like when,

when that album came out, talking his album, it changed everything. Like for us, like in the new wave world to hear that album and how they were combining it with like more like African elements with the grooves and stuff and more musicians and extra drummers and stuff. There was nothing like, well, Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel are starting doing that.

But really talking hands were one of the first. Yeah. So cool. Yeah, it was really cool. Bob Willett's final jam. And no arguing that it's not a weather jam. No, no. Take the weather with you.

The one that did get Hanson, I felt, was that cover by REM. We can talk about the weather. Oh, is that even a cover? Maybe that's not. No, I think it's their song, isn't it? Oh, no. Superman's the cover. The Superman song that R.E.M. does it.

That's a cover. So that's a cover. But, yeah, that's an original R.m. Actually, the, uh, we can talk about the weather. I don't know that song. It's a big way. Is that so central rain or so central rain or whatever? That's actually a weather jam too as well.

Okay, lots of great. Yeah, but do you not know, hold on, because it is a different title for this R&M song. I always kind of mess me up. It's called Pop Song 89. Oh, okay. Yeah, right, right. Which you always think, why is it called Pops on 989?

Like it should be called, we can talk about the weather or something like that. But did get hands in. So much music. Oh. I saw you, I know you, I know you. I think I can't remember your name. Double vocals, yeah. We'll let them say the word weather and then we'll get out of it.

I'm sorry I lost my sad. I thought she was someone and shouldn't talk about the weather. Pop song 89. I always thought that the beginning of that song sounds like a door. It's like, hello. I didn't know it is. I'm sure.

I'm sure that's an homage to the doors. Absolutely here. Okay, any words Boba let before your final jam? Yeah, actually, I want to actually kind of contextualize it a little bit. So this is from 2015, the song is. And right around that time, are we doing, which we're doing the Great Big C one, right? Are the Alan Doyle one?

Yes. The one that starts with the first letter is L. Yeah. Okay, yeah. Yeah, yeah. So it's the Alan Doyle song. Well, because I didn't listen to it. Oh, okay.

No, no, no. Because I gave him to an option just the case one of mine was done. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So at the, right, one with this, Let's go is his solo album. And,

uh, was he in a fortium. Did you get him in here? Yeah. He was in, in 20, 25. Yeah, that's right.

Just recently. He was great, actually. Yeah. I, uh, saw, I was Jackson Triggs's winery.

You know, they do their thing down in their, the winery. but they also did it in the winter. It was actually in April because it was Earth Day. This is what made me what makes me say they did a songwriter's circle at the Winter Garden Theater. Wow. So not the Elgin, the one that's above it.

Right. Which is, yes, which if you've never been and you have any opportunity to ever go see something at the Winter Garden Theater in Toronto, you must go. It is by far the most unique place in Toronto. And it's the acoustics. I'm planning to do a solo show there.

It is my favorite place. I am now. Yeah. Oh, now you're right. Just realized. That's what I saw Conan O'Brien. Yeah. I was like, do you play the Winter Garden? Yeah.

He didn't do the Elgin? I think he did the Winter Garden. No, I think he did the Elgin. The Elgin is the bigger one. What's the one where I see all the fractured fairy tales? Is that the Wigin? Yeah. The Winter Garden is a, so, like, the story of the building.

They didn't even know what was there at one point. There was a whole other theater above it. He was doing it all. Yes. And there's literally like vines falling. I saw Pete Postalwath do a one-man show there. I saw, who's that comedian, right? Steven Wright.

Steven Wright. Oh, that's funny. So it was. It was so... Yeah. K. Billy. Uh, K. Billy Super Stars. So it was a, um, they put on this, this songwriter circle hosted by Tom Power of CBC,

uh, with Stephen Page of the bare naked ladies. Lindy Ortega, who's this amazing kind of new country artist. Yeah. And Alan Doyle. Wow. And so they all got the, they all went around and did a bunch of their stuff. Wow. I love hearing, I love songwriter, songwriter circles because you get to get the context of songs.

Yeah, yeah. The reason why I know was Earth Day is because for like, uh, uh, for Stephen Page did break my heart with zero microphones and most of the lights out in the place. And, you know, he's got such a great voice. Stephen can just like belt it out. So it was really cool. Walk into the old apartment. He did not do that one, but he did.

He did break my heart. But this song. I love Stephen Page. And I do not like the band without him. No, they're not. No, I don't either. I've seen him a bunch of times without Steve. I've never gone.

I would never go. You know, I wouldn't. They're B&L. They're not Bar-Maked ladies. It's a different experience. Yeah. So, So, Alan, Alan Doyle is there, and he tells, and this is on his album, Let's Go, and it's called Laying Down to Parish.

And it is a story, a famous story about four fishermen in Fogo Island in, like, around 18, around 1915. And it's a story of how they literally wrote their names on their gaffs, right? Because they got, they got separated from the world. And they wrote their names on their gaffs and said, laying down to parish. Never forgo. Seriously. And they, yeah. And so you hear this story and then he sings it.

I literally have, it's beautiful. All right, here we go. It's weather. That killed them. Living isn't easy. Dying isn't hard. When the hungry's days of winter plays the wicked cards. I'll not be called a quitter.

For I choose to take on me. Cause the ice won't air be broken Not by no man Not by me Now I'm laying down to perish And God knows where I'll go Now I'm laying down to perish I just wanted you to know

I just I wanted you to know I'll make my wife a widow But I won't have her trace the shore With a candle in the window and foolish hope above the door. I've got no time for haunting the ones I've held so dear. So I'll carve the crudest message now before I disappear.

And I'm laying down to perish and God knows where I'll go. Now I'll perish, I just wanted you to know. I just I wanted you to know And it's another verse Where it's sad That's beautiful Isn't it?

Yeah The actual gaff That was like one of the four guys One of his name was Joseph Jacobs The actual gaff With his with his name on it was found And it's on display And Joel Bats arm

In Newfoundland At the Anglican church there Yeah Yeah so to hear Alan Who's such a great storyteller obviously Tell the story And then sing this song Just him in a guitar

Wow. Oh my God. He told that whole story. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. So when you, and it's like a well-known story in Newfoundland.

Yeah, yeah. The laying down to perish story. He wrote this song about it. So he, so when I thought about weather, this is a song about weather. Weather killed them. It's the weather that killed them, right?

It's not, you know, they literally, you know, laying down to parish, apparently, you know, when you freeze a death, it's actually not that bad a way to die, they say. So he even said it's, you know, living is hard,

but dying is easier. Wow. I don't want to feel like I've taken an e-line. He goes, you know, I didn't, we tried. We tried to live. We tried to come back and we can't. That's it. Amazing.

Weather can kill you. Yeah. Way to bring me down, Bob. Yeah, ma'am. You're welcome. I'll have to bring us back up. Do it. Beautiful song.

Alan Doyle here, I will say, just seem like a very down-to-earth. Just a likable chap. Like, you know, here you are in a dingy little South Atobical basement, but I feel like I got the best of Alan Doyle. He didn't care where he was. He was just lovely. He was lovely. He really was.

And that's a lovely song. But most of the hits from Great Big Sea are covers. I'll just say that. They have like one big hit that they wrote. Ordinary Day is theirs, isn't it? Yes. But all those other hits are like... They're traditional.

My brother's calling. Something is wrong. Oh, that's not good. Seriously, okay. Well, thankfully, it's the last jam. I'll get hit with that terrible news later. speed of terrible news, very sad news, is that hopefully it's not too sad, and there's no shout out

to Bradley funeral home here, but a surprise trip to Edmonton by my wife, she's leaving tomorrow morning because her dad is sick. Oh, dear. I know, so she's going to go see him for Father's Day. And she will not be, again, I repeat, Monica will not be at TMLX 22. Bring the kids? Who's watching the kids? Me? You're going to bring them, yep. I'm going to, of course I'm going to bring them. I got to, you know, although they're 10 and 12.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, they do it. I'm bringing them. So the couple. and see, come and take care of my children. Yeah, there you go. My 10 and my 12 year old. Okay, ready? This will boost us up after. Laying down after me.

Yeah, this is a happy song. And it's a Toronto jam. We're staying in Canada. Here we go. Oh, yeah. Good one. Sitting stone alone in my backyard. Asking myself,

I should I work so hard? Sitting dream of me. the days that come half a dress just soaking up the sun sitting here I hope I don't get fried two years ago you know I almost died

and yet there's nothing better for and listen to rock and roll sunny sunny sunny days summer solstice this weekend right it's coming up in these days We're closing with Sunny Days, everybody. The best song.

But not their biggest song, but we'll get to that in a moment. So this is Sunny Days by Lighthouse, which is a Toronto band, and there is a CFNY connection. Skip ProCop worked at CFNY. That's great. Yeah. But they wouldn't have played them. No.

I don't think NY would have ever played them. I can't speak to that. But I was busy on CFTR. This is like that early 70s sound that I love. Like my first song, like Chichol Trane. This sounds like Chicago. Yeah. This could be Saturday in the park.

This is 1972. Amazing. Same year as China. It was platinum in Canada. So it went to number four in Canada. It went to 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. But it's not their biggest hit in America or overall,

but we'll get to that in a minute here. So Lighthouse was formed by Skip ProCop and Paul Hoffert. And Paul was the keyboardist. Yeah. Fantastic keyboard player. You would know. Yeah. Takes one to no one.

I had lunch with him once in New York. He came, a friend of mine was down visiting, and he, like, brought up Paul and his wife. He was like, oh, this is Paul Hoffer. And I was like, holy shit. Like, I had no idea. It was weird. Yeah. That's cool. Yeah, he's amazing.

Okay, here. I'm going to play something. Skydome. This stop. I was wondering if you could help me. I would like two Skydogs, please. Some Sky nuts, a Skypop, and a couple of those Skyperkers. But it says, right here on my ticket, Skybox.

Straight up these stairs, sir. Whoa, this is too high for a skybox. Okay, so what does it have to do with Sunny Days? Nothing except the name of this song for the Variety Village charity. I have the compilation CDs in this drawer right here. This was recorded when Howard went to Mix 99.9.9 for like 18 months in 1991 or whatever before he came back. This song is called Sunny Jays. but not a parody of Sunny Days,

but this is Sunny Jays. Fred Patterson from Humble and Fred doing his... Mr. Goohead or Ethel Merman. Absolutely. Very Ethel. Or, yeah, by the way Glenn Miller played, songs that made the head parade. Right.

I love this. It's so fun. Do you know what this sounds like? Little Shop of Horror soundtrack. Totally. Yeah. It'll be a damn ten. Oh, yeah, Steve Martinson.

Yeah. moment there. Rick Moranis is Seymour. Yeah, Seymour. Feed me, Seymour. I love that movie. Who's that? So who's doing the other vocals? I don't know. Like, is it, I know that, you know. Like, they were with Steve Anthony at the time, right?

Captain Phil would know. Because he's, he's involved in this, I think. I was like, so it's not, this is 91, right? Yeah, right? So, yeah. So I thought for a second it would be Pete Cuneo, scary Pete, but it's too early. He's not there yet. He's not there yet. But. Yeah. Jamie Watson is involved. Isn't it too early for him?

No. No, I don't think so. Don't want to be flabby anymore. I think he might have been writing commercials at that time. Don't want to be a fat guy. I'm in Batia. It's before him, right? Yeah.

This is after a Min Batia, isn't it? I think it's before a Min Batia. No. A thin tortilla. Oh, I like a thin tortilla. That's how I remember. I remember that. That's racist.

Show to Arlene Bishop. Yeah. Who works with a thin tortilla. Okay, so there's a retro CFNY jam. That's funny, the beginning of that made me remember all the local

songs that radio always made, like the parodies and stuff. And it made me think of the CN Tower. Next Friday is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the CN Tower. Yeah. It's crazy. Love that.

So here's the biggest hit from Lighthouse. Oh, yeah. Good Toronto band. But here are the CDs. Yeah. Wow, you've got it. So this is accredited.

Sunny Jays is credited to CFNY's Fred Patterson and the 102 crew. Wow. So a bunch of interns. Right. Or studio musicians together. Yeah. One fine morning.

Right, because you couldn't do it. You had to have actual musicians. You couldn't do it the way we could do it now. That's right. We could do one of these no problem right now. But right, there's also a Humble Howard song on this compilation, but it's credited to Humble Howard and the Breakfast Club band. Wow. No.

He was at 99.9.9. It's called Blue Jays All the Way. And it's got a long-came Joe by the Chum FM cheerleaders. I played that for Joe Carter last week. I never heard it? He, well, he knew it. Wow. And he, we had a great chat about it.

Really? One fine morning girl, I'll wake up. Now this sounds like blood, sweat and tears. From my eyes. This is how we're going home today. I think this is a great day out there. What a beautiful Friday in Toronto. Great day.

It's a sunny day. It's not morning anymore, but it was a fine morning with you two gents. And this song was the biggest hit. Another fine one. My Lighthouse. This song went to number 24 on the Hot 100, and Sunny Days went to 34. What lighthouse song is on? Oh, what a feeling. It's got to be this one.

It's got to be this one. 100%. Oh, what a feeling would have this one. This is the biggest hit. It's funny. All this music always reminds me of Ontario Place. Like, it makes me think of being at Ontario Place. Have you driven past, it's just a pile of rubble?

I know you do. It's just outside of the, the synosphere, it's just rubble. Wow. Cheez. Cheese. We had some good mind blows today. You guys brought it. You had...

I had one. I had one. Why don't you step up your game, Proust? I'm going to try next time. What's the theme? Pick a good topic. You're the picker. I am the picker here.

Okay. So I was listening to Black Box. Everybody. And I was listening to C&C Music Factory. And then I was remembering this moment in the early 90s, very early 90s, maybe even 1990, where all those Euro dance songs were everywhere. So here it is. And you can interpret it as you would.

but we're going to kick out 90s Eurodance. You'll know when you hear it. I better get Tony Monaco on the phone. You know what? I tried to get him on Toronto mic. They need to decline. Tony Monaco. Come on, Tony.

90s Eurodance. You'll know when you hear it. I've already got my jams in my head going, man. Yeah, I do. They were big. But you were inspired by the idea of when you heard Black Box. Yeah. Like when I heard the Black Box and I heard C&C Music Factory,

I was like, oh, remember this extended it? Because I don't know what you'd like, to me in my head, I don't know the name. But when you say Black Box and C&C, I'm like, Okay, I know what that is. Well, strike it up and, um, I'm gonna make you sweat or whatever it's called. Those were like monster jams.

And the power by snap. Yeah. I've got the power. But this is not, this is not necessarily that. Like it's cut from the same cloth. Yeah. This is 90s Euro dance.

Okay. So I was going to say, because CNC Music Factory does not count as Euro, by the way. 90s Euro dance. Black Box does because it's an Italian producer. Black Box would count as Euro. Okay. If you're going to,

if you're going to get technical, because Z-103 is the king of Euro. They know it all. You're talking Joey and like J-O-E-E. You'll know when you hear it. I was banging through a bunch of these things. They were monster. Blue by Eiffel 65.

Don't give out songs now. No, I know. 90s, thanks for making the trek. It was amazing. For this 54th toast. Take him back to the train like he does me normally. I'm going to walk. You know, it is beautiful.

It is beautiful. It's a beautiful day out there. Go Canada. Go Canada. We'll play Wednesday at 3. Hey, go Marley's tonight. Go Marley's! The Calder Cup.

The one station I don't get is this... Sports at 365? I don't get it. So I don't see this action. Because somebody said they were going to overtime last night. Yeah, they did. And I went to, and I realized I didn't want to pay a penny for this fucking game. No.

I already paid too much. Right. And there's no more hockey night in Canada on CBC. So we're going to have to cough up more money. Dave Bidini wrote a nice thing about it. You know, this is the way of the world now, right? They want you to subscribe to SportsNense. that's crazy.

The only reason that that Hockey Night and Canada existed was so SportsNet could save face for buying the NHL rights. They got 12 years. That's all it was. Yeah, and the end, CBC got, there was, they didn't get many, they didn't lose money. Really?

There was no money involved. It was all licensing. They got free promos for CBC programs. That's it. Right. So, time to move on. Yep. Rogers spread their cheeks, shout to the Freddie P.

Yeah. And coughed up the billions to get the rights to NHL. And if you want to follow along, they're going to make you subscribe. So, friggin CFL's doing it too. It's like a bunch of games with the CFL are going to be on the zone now. Wow. But that was worth $500 million to, or not $5 million. Not half a bill, but a good amount of money for the CFL.

Wow. I mean, it's just the tradition gets lost, right? Hockey Nank. Yeah, everything ends, man. Yeah, of course. Everything ends. I'm not upset. Shuttle to six feet under.

Okay. And Ridley Funeral. I'm not. I mean, it is what it is, right? Yeah, of course. I'm not upset either. Yeah. I'm surprised you're not upset, actually.

Well, I don't have this whole, like, you know, we're running out of theme zone. It's another topic. I'll get Schultz on to talk about it. And that brings us to the end of our 1,921st show and 51st episode of toast. Go to TorontoMike.com for all your Toronto Mike needs and put June 25 in your calendar

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