Names, Y: Yoko

"The Ballad of John and Yoko," The Beatles

From the album Past Masters, Vol. 2

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DJ comments: Christ, you know it ain't easy! — cwc

Yoko didn’t break up the Beatles. Paul did. Give her a break! Tell C and BJ to play “Kiss Kiss Kiss” sometime. — sp

Movies, Y: Yellow Submarine/You, Me and Dupree

From Yellow Submarine: "Yellow Submarine," The Beatles

Movie soundtrack

DJ Comments: When I was in grade school, we used to sing this song in music class. For whatever reason, we decided to sing it as Green Submarine. Best explanation: it rhymed. It makes way more sense than this movie. — cwc

From You, Me and Dupree: "Funky Cold Medina," Tone Loc

Movie soundtrack

DJ Comments: Chris and I were going to pass over You, Me and Dupree as a possibility for the show. We were sadly mistaken when we pulled up the Amazon.com list of music. — BJ

Movies, F: Full Metal Jacket/Ferris Bueller's Day Off

From Full Metal Jacket: "These Boots Are Made for Walking," Nancy Sinatra

Movie soundtrack

DJ Comments: The clip below kinda says it all. — cwc

From Ferris Bueller's Day Off: The Beatles, "Twist and Shout"

Movie soundtrack

DJ Comments: Greatest. Scene. Ever.

Movies, H: Help!/Hot Fuzz

From Help!: "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," The Beatles

Movie soundtrack

DJ Comments: I think this movie is hilarious. Zany, even. And this scene sums up the Fab Four quite well: John is the fearless leader, Paul is the preening pretty boy, George is the underappreciated genius, and Ringo is a boner (in a good way, of course). — cwc

From Hot Fuzz: The Fratellis, "Baby Fratelli"

Movie soundtrack

DJ Comments: Having not seen Hot Fuzz, I was shocked at how kick ass the soundtrack was. Who knew that it featured bands like The Kinks, XTC, Eels, The Fratellis...



And check out the trailer for Chris's all-time favorite flick -- Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy

Covers, D: "Dear Prudence," Beatles/Siouxsie & the Banshees

The Original

From the album The Beatles [The White Album]

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DJ comments: I can't believe we haven't played a Beatles song on the Soup until now. What restraint we show. — cwc

I f'ing love this song. I'm taking the Beatles class right now and have an unbelievable amount of respect for the band. Not that I didn't before, but I can't tell you how much I didn't know. I highly suggest taking it if you ever get a sign-up time on the first day. I think it's the first class to fill up every semester -- due in large part to the kick-ass professor who, though born and raised in Iowa, speaks with a British accent half the time. — BJ

The Cover

From the album Nocturne

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DJ comments: Robert Smith was a member of the Banshees at this point (random Cure reference). — cwc