We Built This City On Rock and Roll appreciation thread

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WestwayKid wrote:
23 Sep 2020, 10:20am
I heard this at the grocery store last night:



Same LP as We Built This City (I believe).

I found to my dismay that it was kind of catchy in a cheesy 80's way. I also might just have been nostalgic for the simpler times of 1986.
Nice.

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Because Heston is scared of the baseball thread: https://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic. ... 98#p607698
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 3:37pm
Because Heston is scared of the baseball thread: https://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic. ... 98#p607698
I have a remote warning system in place where I get text alerts whenever someone mentions "hoopla", "Marconi" or "mamba."

And don't forget the mamba is a snake, not a dance. The radio plays a snake! Total subversion.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:15pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 3:37pm
Because Heston is scared of the baseball thread: https://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic. ... 98#p607698
I have a remote warning system in place where I get text alerts whenever someone mentions "hoopla", "Marconi" or "mamba."

And don't forget the mamba is a snake, not a dance. The radio plays a snake! Total subversion.
So, what have you been marinating in tonight?
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:26pm
Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:15pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 3:37pm
Because Heston is scared of the baseball thread: https://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic. ... 98#p607698
I have a remote warning system in place where I get text alerts whenever someone mentions "hoopla", "Marconi" or "mamba."

And don't forget the mamba is a snake, not a dance. The radio plays a snake! Total subversion.
So, what have you been marinating in tonight?
Snake venom
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:28pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:26pm
Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:15pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 3:37pm
Because Heston is scared of the baseball thread: https://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic. ... 98#p607698
I have a remote warning system in place where I get text alerts whenever someone mentions "hoopla", "Marconi" or "mamba."

And don't forget the mamba is a snake, not a dance. The radio plays a snake! Total subversion.
So, what have you been marinating in tonight?
Snake venom
Dance venom?
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:30pm
Dance venom?
But what about this mamba thing? Most people think it's a dance. But it's not. The mamba is the most deadly type of snake. Ever. Seriously. I'm not making this shit up. The mamba is a snake. So perhaps Starship fucked up and meant to say "mambo." But come now... "Mamba" could not have been a mistake. So what does Marconi playing the mamba mean? Clearly, "Marconi" is referring to the radio itself. The marconi. The device. The radio plays a deadly snake. Listen to it. We built this city. The snake -- the mamba -- is slithering from the speakers. Ready to kill greedy corporations. Ready to squeeze the life out of the police. Ready to free the world of all that is evil, and to leave behind only the youthful idealism that is encompassed by the tenets of rock and roll.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:37pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:30pm
Dance venom?
But what about this mamba thing? Most people think it's a dance. But it's not. The mamba is the most deadly type of snake. Ever. Seriously. I'm not making this shit up. The mamba is a snake. So perhaps Starship fucked up and meant to say "mambo." But come now... "Mamba" could not have been a mistake. So what does Marconi playing the mamba mean? Clearly, "Marconi" is referring to the radio itself. The marconi. The device. The radio plays a deadly snake. Listen to it. We built this city. The snake -- the mamba -- is slithering from the speakers. Ready to kill greedy corporations. Ready to squeeze the life out of the police. Ready to free the world of all that is evil, and to leave behind only the youthful idealism that is encompassed by the tenets of rock and roll.
Or they meant mambo and are referring to radio, rock n roll, and dancing. Occam's razor is ready to slit your throat on this.
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Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:37pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:30pm
Dance venom?
But what about this mamba thing? Most people think it's a dance. But it's not. The mamba is the most deadly type of snake. Ever. Seriously. I'm not making this shit up. The mamba is a snake. So perhaps Starship fucked up and meant to say "mambo." But come now... "Mamba" could not have been a mistake. So what does Marconi playing the mamba mean? Clearly, "Marconi" is referring to the radio itself. The marconi. The device. The radio plays a deadly snake. Listen to it. We built this city. The snake -- the mamba -- is slithering from the speakers. Ready to kill greedy corporations. Ready to squeeze the life out of the police. Ready to free the world of all that is evil, and to leave behind only the youthful idealism that is encompassed by the tenets of rock and roll.
Wow I'd never thought of it like that.


















I mean how could I? My mind can't comprehend such madness. :scared:
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Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:15pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 3:37pm
Because Heston is scared of the baseball thread: https://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic. ... 98#p607698
I have a remote warning system in place where I get text alerts whenever someone mentions "hoopla", "Marconi" or "mamba."

And don't forget the mamba is a snake, not a dance. The radio plays a snake! Total subversion.
Who hurt you?

Seriously, I can't stop laughing. I feel like I'm in the Chuckles the Clown episode of Mary Tyler Moore. I have a fucking meeting in five minutes and I'm going to look like a crazy persom.
Got a Rake? Sure!

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JennyB wrote:
26 Feb 2021, 4:21pm
Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:15pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 3:37pm
Because Heston is scared of the baseball thread: https://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic. ... 98#p607698
I have a remote warning system in place where I get text alerts whenever someone mentions "hoopla", "Marconi" or "mamba."

And don't forget the mamba is a snake, not a dance. The radio plays a snake! Total subversion.
Who hurt you?

Seriously, I can't stop laughing. I feel like I'm in the Chuckles the Clown episode of Mary Tyler Moore. I have a fucking meeting in five minutes and I'm going to look like a crazy persom.
Hope the meeting went well. :mrgreen:
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
26 Feb 2021, 9:37pm
JennyB wrote:
26 Feb 2021, 4:21pm
Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:15pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 3:37pm
Because Heston is scared of the baseball thread: https://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic. ... 98#p607698
I have a remote warning system in place where I get text alerts whenever someone mentions "hoopla", "Marconi" or "mamba."

And don't forget the mamba is a snake, not a dance. The radio plays a snake! Total subversion.
Who hurt you?

Seriously, I can't stop laughing. I feel like I'm in the Chuckles the Clown episode of Mary Tyler Moore. I have a fucking meeting in five minutes and I'm going to look like a crazy persom.
Hope the meeting went well. :mrgreen:
Honestly, I don't even remember now. :mrgreen:
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Heston wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:37pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
25 Feb 2021, 8:30pm
Dance venom?
But what about this mamba thing? Most people think it's a dance. But it's not. The mamba is the most deadly type of snake. Ever. Seriously. I'm not making this shit up. The mamba is a snake. So perhaps Starship fucked up and meant to say "mambo." But come now... "Mamba" could not have been a mistake. So what does Marconi playing the mamba mean? Clearly, "Marconi" is referring to the radio itself. The marconi. The device. The radio plays a deadly snake. Listen to it. We built this city. The snake -- the mamba -- is slithering from the speakers. Ready to kill greedy corporations. Ready to squeeze the life out of the police. Ready to free the world of all that is evil, and to leave behind only the youthful idealism that is encompassed by the tenets of rock and roll.
I hope the Saucy Vixen sues you.
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Flex wrote:
08 Apr 2021, 1:03am
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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