TnT's Hit Songs From Mars – Details, episodes & analysis

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In this episode, the boyz say YO!... Ho, Ho, Ho from Hollis, Queens as they unwrap Run DMC's "Christmas in Hollis" in this very special XXXMas episode. As they pull their presents from (Back Door) Santa's sleigh, they unwrap a bounty of New York Christmas classics (both naughty and nice).

Songs:

The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis

Sting - Gabriel's Message

Stevie Nicks - Silent Night

Madonna - Santa Baby

Run DMC feat. Aerosmith - Walk this Way

Run DMC - King of Rock

Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa

Clarence  Carter - Slip Away

Etta James - Tell Mama

Clarence Carter - Strokin'

ZZ Top - Legs

Kiss - Lick it Up

Bon Jovi - Back Door Santa

The Black Crowes - Back Door Santa

Boogie Down Productions - Illegal Business

Louis Armstrong - Christmas Night in Harlem

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In this very special Hallowe'en episode, our beloved rude boys put on their drainpipe trousers and kick back to the spooky sounds of The Specials' #1 hit "Ghost Town."  As they skank down the streets of Coventry they make a stop at Elvis Costello's bordello before clashing with the locals in Brixton. While they are by no means condemning the condom, they marvel at the many, MANY special public service announcements imploring the youth to keep a generation gap...by wearing a CAP!  So, put on your checkerboard patent leather shoes and start stompin'...with TnT!  Happy Halloween, everybody.

Songs:
The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

The Pogues - A Pair of Brown Eyes

The Specials - Ghost Town

Robert Preston - Seventy-Six Trombones

The Specials - Do the Dog

The Clash - The Guns of Brixton

Linton Kwesi Johnson - New Craas Massahkah

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

The (English) Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom

Victor Romero Evans - At the Club

The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning

The Specials - Why?

Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum

Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy

The Specials - Free Nelson Mandela

The Specials - Little Bitch

The Specials - Gangsters

The Specials - Stupid Marriage

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In this week's ep-i-sode
TnT do Suz-anne Ve-ga
The lads go a-ca-pell-a with her hit song Tom's Di-ner
In the midst of their dis-cuss-ion they find their way to Rich-ard Buck-ner
Who leaves and tra-vels well as he sings so-lo in the for-est
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From there they meet with Lu-ka, who is on the se-cond floor
The boyz aren't really sure, but they think they've seen him be-fore
In the form of par-o-dy, and from there they each get ear-worms
From Mr. Pres-i-dent as Tom reveals a Dark Juicy secret...
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Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
D.N.A. (feat. Suzanne Vega) - Tom's Diner
Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York
Suzanne Vega (feat. Joe Jackson) - Left of Center
Suzanne Vega - Luka
Richard Buckner - Fater
Richard Buckner - Brief and Boundless
Richard Buckner - The Ocean Cliff Clearing
Richard Buckner - Pico
Luka Bloom - Dreams in America
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (A Capella)
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant
Otis Redding (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin
ZDoggMD (feat. Devin Moore) - My Name is Zika
Giorgio Moroder (feat. Britney Spears) - Tom's Diner
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Polka Your Eyes Out
AnnenMayKantereit & Giant Rooks - Tom's Diner
Suzanne Vega - 99.9 F Degrees
Mr.President - Coco Jamboo
Katy Perry (feat. Juicy J) - Dark Horse
Van Halen - Atomic Punk
Van Halen - Jump!

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In this very special Halloween episode, Tom and Ty get out their protective eyewear, turn around, and stare into the bright eyes of Bonnie Tyler's 1983 "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Nearly blinded by Jim Steinman's over-the-top songwriting, the two marvel at how he and Bonnie Tyler make the song work (in spite of Tom almost purging his Halloween candy over the multitudinous key changes...or maybe it was the meatloaf?  Another slice, anyone?). The boys dig deep into how pioneering music video maestro Russell Mulcahy brought his spooky magic to the song, creating a perplexing masterpiece for the ages. Hold your headless horseman tight as we gallop into the dark forest of taboo in this episode of T(rick) n' T(reat).

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
Police - Every Breath You Take
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Irene Cara - Flashdance (What a Feeling)
Bobby (Boris) PIckett - Monster Mash
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
Nikki French - Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache
Meatloaf - You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
Meatloaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Bonnie Tyler - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
Air Supply - Making Love Out of Nothing at All
Adam Ant - Strip
Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
Ghost - Dance Macabre

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In this episode, the lads pay homage to Michael Jackson's 1996 sleeper hit "They Don't Care About Us."  On their pilgrimage (by llama of course), they are joined by the likes of Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Freddie Mercury, Thomas Dolby Notorious B.I.G., and Spike Lee as they march to the other-worldly rhythms of Olodum. With the help of this braintrust, the fellas get down and dirty in the favelas of Rio and attempt to unravel how this combative musical offering became an anthem for the dispossessed across the globe.

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Champagne Weather - Rise
Timber Timber - Run from Me
Via Mardot - Tie to the Bar
Bernard Hoffman - The Day the Earth Stood Still
Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us
Michael and Janet Jackson - Scream
Michael Jackson - This Time Around
Grupo Batuque - Batucumba
Olodum - Samba Reggae
The Who - Cut My Hair
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine
The Jacksons and Mick Jagger - State of Shock
Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury - State of Shock
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)

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In this episode the TnT Dork Collective get their nerd on with the geeky 1982 classic "She Blinded Me With Science." Tom blows Ty's mind with some little-known (and nerdy) Thomas Dolby trivia, including his associations with Foreigner, Joni Mitchell and Michael Jackson and then spazzes out when Ty nails his I'll-bet-you-didn't-know questions with the greatest of ease (like a true geek). Tape up those glasses, pop that floppy disk into the Commodore 64 and adjust your pocket protectors for a full-on P.C.P. (Pop, Chips & Parents) listening party!
 
Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
The Duelling Banjos - Duelling Banjos
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
Feist - Mushaboom
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
The Clash - Police On My Back
Foreigner - Dirty White Boy
Lene Lovich - New Toy
Silverchair - Tomorrow
Joni Mitchell - Impossible Dreamer
Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!
Yuval Te'eni & Francisco Tárrega - Gran Vals
Howard Jones - What Is Love?
Devo - Uncontrollable Urge
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
The Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Weezer - My Name Is Jonas
Buddy Holly - You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)

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In this episode the fellas dream their way back to 1963 and stare in disbelief (and delight) as the legendary Roy Orbison upstages the Beatles not once but twice with his top ten hit "In Dreams."  Little did Roy know that as Orbi-mania faded that the Candy Colored Clown was sound asleep aboard the HSFM mothership, existing in a state of suspended animation for 23 years, only to be awoken by illustrious film director David Lynch.  Lynch proceeded to revive not only the sandman but Roy's career as well. Join the boyz as they examine the unlikely trajectory of "In Dreams" and tip their sleeping caps to Roy's undeniable influence across the musical spectrum, including such diverse acts as Van Halen, Chris Isaak, Morrissey and U2.

Songs:
The Imperial March - John Williams
Round Midnight - Miles Davis
The Bird - Charlie Parker
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Roy Orbison - In Dreams
Roy Orbison - Ooby Dooby
Roy Orbison - Crying
Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
Schrello Classic - Blackbird
I Dig a Pony - Beatles
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles
That Lovin' You Feelin' Again - Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison
(Oh) Pretty Woman - Van Halen
The Pee Song - Donovan
Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys
Highwayman - The Highwaymen
Michael Feuerstack - Time to Burn
Not Alone Any More - Traveling Wilburys
End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Love Hurts - Nazareth
Llorando - Rebekah Del Rio
She's a Mystery to Me - Roy Orbison
I Don't Dream Anym

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In this episode Tom goes berserk for Björk while Ty is blasé on her quirk. While Tom tries to convince Ty to not be a “jörk” about her work, the boys discuss the annoyingly unrepresentative hits that sometimes define an artist. While figuratively walking in the forest with Björk they manage to get into a discussion about primal guitar rock and the urge to jump off a cliff. Join the gentlemen as they not so quietly discuss the artist from Mars who came down to earth briefly to surprise us all with this unlikely hit!

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
Green Day - When I Come Around
Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Björk - It's Oh So Quiet
Tina Charles - I Love to Love
The Sugarcubes - Birthday
Björk - Army of Me
Björk - Isobel
Björk - It's Not Up to You
Supergrass - Caught By the Fuzz
Supergrass - Alright
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
The Clash - Career Opportunities
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult - Wildflower
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Björk - Hyper-Ballad (Family Tree Version)
XTC - Senses Working Overtime

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In this episode, the lads travel back to the disco era where they shake their boo-tays to none other than...Pink Floyd?  As they try to dig the dark Floydian disco groove, they critique some hits (and misses) of rock bands attempting disco and marvel at how the genre penetrated every nook and cranny of the era that bears its name. Ty also offers Tom an olive branch for his unrelenting dissing of producers, which Tom preempts...with a gift.  All and all, it's just another brick in the...strobe light illuminated dance floor?

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
National Lampoon Radio Hour - The Immigrants: "The Hillbillies"
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2
Kiss - I Was Made for Lovin' You
Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street
Pink Floyd - Several Species...
Pink Floyd - Money
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Blondie - Call Me
Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Clash - Magnificent Seven
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Rolling Stones - Shine a Light
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne
Alice Cooper- School's Out
Kenny Loggins - Heartlight
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane
Pink Floyd - Us and Them
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Phantom of the Opera
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Chuck Berry - School Day
Smiths - Headmaster Ritual
Rush - Subdivisions

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In this episode, the lads become possessed by the unnerving creepiness of Mike Oldfield's unlikely hit "Tubular Bells", the theme music from the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist.  Thankfully, special guest Joseph Trivers performs a successful exorcism on the dreadful scene, through his exploration of minimalist music and the mechanics of how it confounds, delights, and offers unforeseen avenues of expression. Join the trio for a totally tubular episode of TnT.

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Brian Eno - 1/1
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Pt.1)
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter And Daniel Davies - Main Theme from "Halloween"
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Howard Shore - The Uruk-hai
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi
The Shining - He Saw it on the Television
Al Bowlly & Ray noble and His Orchestra - Midnight, the Stars and You
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1971 Demo)
Johannes Brahms - Brahms' Lullaby
Silence of the Lambs - Fava Beans and a nice Chianti
La Monte Young - Composition 1960 No.7
Terry Reilly - Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
Steve Reich - Come Out
Eighth Blackbird - Two Pages
John Cale & Terry Reilly - Church of Anthrax
Steve Reich - It's Gonna Rain, Part 1
Steve Reich - Piano Phase
Terry Reilly - A Rainbow in Curved Air
The Who - Baba O'Reilly
Ann Southam - Rivers Set 1: No. 1
Julius Eastman - Evil N***** (Live)
Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster & Panaiotis - Ni

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