The Colonoscopy Playlist

I can tell that I’ve reached that certain special age based on what my interactions are with the medical profession. And this week I had one of those really “special” ones: a visit from the camera snake.

As I was getting ready for the procedure, I realized that there were a lot of songs that were inadvertently funny in the context of a colonoscopy, and that there didn’t seem to be a lot of people putting them together in playlists. So I figured I’d do it so you don’t have to. (You’re welcome.) I posted a request for help on Facebook and got a lot of suggestions from my friends, so this was a real labor of love…from the bottom to the top.

  1. Baby Got Going – Liz Phair
  2. I Like to Move It – Reel 2 Reel
  3. Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. Shout – Tears for Fears
  5. Take It Easy – The Eagles
  6. When the Levee Breaks – Memphis Minnie
  7. Medley: Highway to Hell -> Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
  8. Highway to Hell – AC/DC
  9. It Looks Like I’m Up Sh*t Creek Again – Tom Waits
  10. Medley: “All Stripped Down” / “The Earth Died Screaming” / “The Ocean Doesn’t Want Me” / “New Coat of Paint” / “Chocolate Jesus” / “Take It With Me” ” / “Tango Till They’re Sore” / “Don’t Go Into That Barn” / “The One That Got Away” / “How’s It Gonna End” / “Make It Rain” – Tom Waits
  11. All Things Must Pass – George Harrison
  12. Chocolate Rain – Tay Zonday
  13. Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers
  14. The Waiting is the Hardest Part – Tom Petty
  15. Pants on the Ground – Larry Pratt
  16. From the Bottom to the Top – Frank Sinatra
  17. Way Down in the Hole – Tom Waits
  18. I’m Looking Through You – The Beatles
  19. Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
  20. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
  21. Back Door Man – Howlin’ Wolf
  22. In Too Deep – Genesis
  23. Da Butt – EU
  24. Mega Colon – Fischerspooner
  25. I’m Beginning to See the Light – Bobby Darin
  26. Shine a Light – Rolling Stones
  27. The End – The Doors
  28. Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
  29. Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
  30. Moon River – Henry Mancini
  31. Boogie in the Butt – Eddie Murphy
  32. Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
  33. Show Me the Way – Peter Frampton
  34. Stinkfist – Tool
  35. John Mayer – Inside Wants Out
  36. Up in the Dark – The New Pornographers
  37. Searching With My Good Eye Closed – Soundgarden
  38. Shot in the Dark – Ozzy Obourne
  39. Way Down Now – World Party
  40. Already in a Daydream – Freddy Jones Band
  41. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
  42. Scatman – Scatman John
  43. Into the Great Wide Open – Tom Petty
  44. Tighten Up – Archie Bell and the Drells
  45. Supermassive Black Hole – Muse
  46. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes – Frank Zappa
  47. Black Tongue – Gene Simmons
  48. Medley: ‘Fire in the Hole’->’Do It Again’ – Steely Dan
  49. Shake Your Booty – KC and the Sunshine Band
  50. Dig for Fire – Pixies
  51. Medley: ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ -> ‘Moanin” -> ‘Walkin” -> ‘I’ll Never Be The Same’ – Frank Sinatra / Art Blakey / Miles Davis / Art Tatum
  52. Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out) – Citizen King
  53. Rolling in the Deep – Adele
  54. My Face Your Ass – Lambchop
  55. Pretty on the Inside – Hole
  56. The End – The Beatles

Bobby Jindal is Kenneth the Page

The funniest meme to come out of Tuesday’s very serious speech by President Obama was the chorus of voices who noticed how much Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who delivered the GOP response, sounded like Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock. A Facebook group helped amplify the chorus of voices asking for a furtherance of the meme. And Jimmy Fallon obliged, spinning up Jack McBrayer, who plays Kenneth, to provide a response to the response to the response:

We are down the rabbit hole.