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Post by torethatbridgeout on Jan 23, 2004 2:54:51 GMT -5
If fame was going to yank Paul into the stratosphere, it probably would have happened by now. No, he probably doesn't really want it. But you release records and have songs on TV shows and commercials, and you never know what might happen. What is the most likely scenario for how he gets a megahit and becomes a World Class Fad?
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Post by Nudge on Jan 23, 2004 3:05:44 GMT -5
the only likely thing i can think of is if he had the main song for a major blockbuster movie(worked for aerosmith), but i dont think that'll happen.
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Post by elgoodo on Jan 23, 2004 3:12:28 GMT -5
TTBO, are you a vampire?.. (you always seem to do your best polls in the middle of the night)
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Post by torethatbridgeout on Jan 23, 2004 3:34:27 GMT -5
A failed vampire. You're right, this probably should have been a poll:
1. Nudge's movie scenario ... and not Sylvia Plath 2. Manned space flight takes "All Shook Down" to Mars 3. Grandpaboy EP introduced as evidence in Michael Jackson trial 4. "16 Blue" finally covered by Rod Stewart when he's 80 5. Paul gets caught up in Al Qaeda sting 6. Tommy's star rises so high he drags Paul along 7. A weeping Virgin Mary appears on Kathy's site which is visited by billions 8. Dennis Kucinich uses "Pine Box" as campaign theme song
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Post by Kathy on Jan 23, 2004 7:22:48 GMT -5
If fame was going to yank Paul into the stratosphere, it probably would have happened by now. No, he probably doesn't really want it. But you release records and have songs on TV shows and commercials, and you never know what might happen. What is the most likely scenario for how he gets a megahit and becomes a World Class Fad? Pencil me in for a "movie song" vote. k.
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Post by KeithD on Jan 23, 2004 8:59:28 GMT -5
Didn't that not really pan out with "singles"?
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Post by zook on Jan 23, 2004 10:05:50 GMT -5
Best chance may be one of these teenie tarts or Disney clones does a cover of one of his songs and people want to find the original. Either that or Russell Crowe uses AAA as his official theme song.
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Post by liam studebaker on Jan 23, 2004 10:13:54 GMT -5
All the planets (and their satellites) need to align in a perfectly straight line.
Either that or Paul needs to cover " Dinah-Moe-Humm" or "My Ding A Ling."
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Post by Marc on Jan 23, 2004 10:41:16 GMT -5
Paul can get Courtney Love to let him work on one of Kurt's left over Demos and make it into a duet.
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Post by prozach on Jan 23, 2004 12:13:40 GMT -5
Well, I've done my part. Just sent this e-mail to the local top-40 station:
"Good Morning.
I would like to request the song "Crackle and Grag (alt version)" by Paul Westerberg to be played sometime around the two o clock hour. Two-twelve would be best. Please note: I am interested in the 'alt version', not the original version. Also, please do not talk over the entire accoustic intro. I know you already play a full load of 'Sylvia Plath suicide' songs, but this one is really worth it.
Thank you."
Stand back, people. I've started a landslide.
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Post by Nudge on Jan 23, 2004 12:24:30 GMT -5
now email that to every radio station in the country and hopefully all the stations will play it at the same time. wouldn't that be something, Westerberg coast to coast.
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Post by zook on Jan 23, 2004 12:35:12 GMT -5
Responses from radio station:
Dear Mr. Prozach
Thanks for your request! Unfortunately, we do not have "Crackle & Grag" on any of our albums. We do have "Crackle & Drag" by Paul Westerberg but I am sure that is not what you mean as we are too stupid to think for ourselves. We will continue to look at other station's playlists for "Crackle & Grag" and will be happy to add it as long as someone else does it first. Or if someone pays us gobs of cash to do it. In the meantime we will be sure to put on a mindless Matchbox 20 song at 2:12 for your listening pleasure. Thanks for listening to KRAP - the station that plays the same lame songs over and over because we can.
Sincerely,
Richard Head Program Manager
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Post by Nudge on Jan 23, 2004 12:47:33 GMT -5
i can hear the radio annoncer of KRAP now, "coming up a very rare extend version of in-a-gada-da-vida"
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Post by claypigeon on Jan 23, 2004 13:01:21 GMT -5
Didn't that not really pan out with "singles"? No, nor did it pan out with Can't Hardly Wait. However, in both those cases those songs were sandwiched between a ton of other stuff that got more airplay. If a Paul song was the featured, played to death song from a movie (ala the Goo Goo Dolls and that Wings Of Desire remake--can't remember the real title) I think it could happen.
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Post by Marc on Jan 23, 2004 13:07:18 GMT -5
Or maybe he can cover a Nine inch Nails song like Johnny Cash did.
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Post by prozach on Jan 23, 2004 13:24:27 GMT -5
Responses from radio station: Dear Mr. Prozach Thanks for your request! Unfortunately, we do not have "Crackle & Grag" on any of our albums. We do have "Crackle & Drag" by Paul Westerberg but I am sure that is not what you mean as we are too stupid to think for ourselves. We will continue to look at other station's playlists for "Crackle & Grag" and will be happy to add it as long as someone else does it first. Or if someone pays us gobs of cash to do it. In the meantime we will be sure to put on a mindless Matchbox 20 song at 2:12 for your listening pleasure. Thanks for listening to KRAP - the station that plays the same lame songs over and over because we can. Sincerely, Richard Head Program Manager my cd case says 'Crackle & Grag', I swear P.S. I signed it "feelinglikea100leps from the State Pen"
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Post by fungo on Jan 23, 2004 13:42:09 GMT -5
He could marry J.Lo.
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Post by gravy on Jan 23, 2004 13:45:59 GMT -5
He just needs to get some more press....
1: Go shopping with Winona Ryder. 2: Join Guns n Roses 3: Duet with John Rzenick 4: Behind the Music!!!! 5: fake his death.
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Post by Nudge on Jan 23, 2004 14:00:11 GMT -5
he could fake his age and go on american idol, he'd be the only person in the history of the show to deserve a number one hit. either that or he can beat the snot out of clay aiken.
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Post by karenripington on Jan 23, 2004 14:18:36 GMT -5
back about a hundred million years ago when i worked in a record store there would be insane amounts of people buying vast quantities of songs they heard on their favorite soap opera (general hospital and all my children seemed to be the most popular shows for these song requests) or during their exercise classes -- maybe a "sweatin' to the oldies" compilation or a wedding / death song for the soaps?!?!?!
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