NumberSix

Since March 2020, The Six of One Show/Six’s Record Party has produced many parodies, some of which were COVID-related. Here is the entire sordid chronicle, covering all phases – from the initial lockdown, mask madness, to vaccine insanity.

1. “School’s Out (with Corona)”: A parody of Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out”
2. “Social Distancing”: A parody of Queen/Bowie’s “Under Pressure”
3. “God Help the USA”: A parody of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA”; mostly a commentary on the U.S. going totalitarian
4. “Seventeen Bodies”: A parody of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons”, about several governors sending COVID-19 patients to nursing homes
5. “COVID-19”: Parody of Steely Dan’s “Hey Nineteen”
6. “Covid Cucks”: Parody of the late Dave Cloud’s “Spotty Bird”
7. “A COVID-19 Christmas”: Parody of “A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives
8. “The Coof”: Parody of Kix’s “The Itch”; my favorite parody of all
9. “Two Masks – Better Than One”: Parody of U2’s “Two Hearts Beat as One”
10. “Because the Coof”: Parody of Patti Smith’s “Because the Night”, mainly focusing on people’s civil liberties being violated
11. “COVID People”: Parody of Pulp’s “Common People”, about how easily some people adjust to the “new normal”
12. “Mask Free”: Parody of Jimi Hendrix’s “Stone Free”
13. “Vaccinations”: Parody of The Human League’s “Fascination”; by then, it was already apparent that the vaccines didn’t work

By now, The Six of One show went the way of all flesh…but the chronicle would continue with my new show, Six’s Record Party:

14. “Everybody Must Get Vaxxed”: Inspired by Kurt (from Austin), a parody of “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35”; covers much the same ground as “Vaccinations”

This is a recap of the February 27, 2022 show, in which I mentioned that in the current Russian-Ukranian war, my sympathies are with Russia, I eulogized Gary North (1942-2022), read an article, and paid tribute to Mark Lanegan.

Format: Artist, song [album (year)]

Hour 1

1. Size 14, “Sleeping in the Wet Spot” [Size 14 (1997)]
2. R Stevie Moore, “I want You in My Life” [Phonography (1976)]
3. Ian Hunter, “All the Way from Memphis (Live)” [Welcome to the Club (1980)]

New Music Express:

4. Dashboard Confessional, “Everyone Else is Just Noise” [All the Truth That I Can Tell (2022)]
5. Tears for Fears, “No Small Thing” [The Tipping Point (2022)]
6. Superchunk, “On the Floor” [Wild Loneliness (2022)]
7. Superchunk, “This Night” [Wild Loneliness (2022)]
8. Gang of Youths, “The Angel of 8th Avenue” [Angel in Realtime (2022)]
9. Beth Hart, “Whole Lotta Love” [A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (2022)]

Hour 2

10. Dread Zeppelin, “Heartbreaker (At the End of Lonely Street)” [Un-Led-Ed (1990)]
11. Human Sexual Response, “What Does Sex Mean to Me?” [Fig. 15 (1980)]
12. Flamin’ Groovies, “End of the World” [Fantastic Plastic (2017)]

Tribute to Mark Lanegan:

10. Screaming Trees, “Orange Airplane” [Clairvoyance (1986)]
11. Screaming Trees, “Transfiguration” [Even If and Especially When (1987)]
12. Screaming Trees, “Girl Behind the Mask” [Even If and Especially When (1987)]
13. Screaming Trees, “Grey Diamond Desert” [Invisible Lantern (1988)]
14. Screaming Trees, “Subtle Poison” [Buzz Factory (1989)]
15. Mark Lanegan, “Ugly Sunday” [The Winding Sheet (1990)]

Hour 3

18. New York Dolls, “Babylon” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
19. The Jaggerz, “The Rapper” [Time Life – Ultimate Seventies – 1970]
20. Goo Goo Dolls, “Slide” [Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)

Live segment:

18. Tea Leaf Green, “Bootlegger” [Levitt Pavilion, 5-26-2019]
19. Tea Leaf Green, “Hanging from a Tree” [Levitt Pavilion, 5-26-2019]
20. Tea Leaf Green, “Baseball Jam” [Levitt Pavilion, 5-26-2019]
21. Tea Leaf Green, “All Washed Up” [Radio Tragedy! (2011)]

18. Dr. Feelgood, “Things Get Better” [Private Practice (1978)]
19. The Rolling Stones, “All the Rage” [Goats Head Soup, Deluxe Edition (2020)]
20. Ducks Deluxe, “Coast to Coast” [Ducks Deluxe (1974)]