BIBJ Playlist of the 2000s entry #2: B.O.B. / Hey Ya! by OutKast

That's right, we're going Two for Tuesday!

Classic Rock FM radio has offered no shortage of terrible ideas throughout the years, but the "Two for Tuesday" concept might be my favorite.  (And by "favorite," I obviously mean "most despised").  I spent the summer of 1998 in Clayton, Indiana, running electricity at a new school construction project.  The electrician running the job had Q95 blaring for 8 solid hours a day, so I became well versed in sitting through roughly 7 1/2 hours of awful classic rock/Tom Raper radio ads each day, clinging to the oasis of the random Led Zeppelin offering that would disrupt the stream of Foghat or Yes or Skynyrd or any other godawful 70's "legends".  But Two for Tuesday was clearly the most brutal day of the week.  "You mean instead of suffering through one shitty Santana song, I have to hear that terrible guitar for two songs in a row?!  Perfect.  If you need me, I'll be in the room next door driving this phillips head screwdriver directly into my ear canal.  Hopefully I'll have bled to unconsciousness by the time the back-to-back Foreigner hits make it on air.  Feel free to resuscitate me when the 'We Will Rock You'/'We Are the Champions' medley hits.  Or when they play some Supertramp." 

BIBJ Playlist of the 2000s entry #12: International Players Anthem by UGK (featuring OutKast)

Full Details of the BIBJ Millennial Playlist Hullabaloo are available here. Today's entry is #12: International Players Anthem by UGK featuring OutKast (2007)

I was going to write a video commentary here similar to the Bat For Lashes entry, but I quickly realized that it would take me approximately FOREVER to write about every moment that required further commentary. Do I start by exploring Andre 3000’s Scottish heritage? Or T-Pain’s skill in leading a gospel choir? Or Lukas Haas’ puzzling groomsman status? What about a head-to-head comparison of the wedding cake destruction here, with the similar act in the November Rain video?

As you can see, it’s an undertaking that just won’t quit, so I’ll let the images speak for themselves. I’ll simply say that when I get married, I imagine the day playing out EXACTLY like this. Though I might have a couple more pimps in attendance.



Int'l Players Anthem - UGK (mp3)