November 2022 Challenge Thread: The TV Guide Challenge

Wednesday November 2, 1998
10:00 PM ⓭ FOX Baywatch
A late night staple, play an album that reminds you of the beach or makes you bounce, slo-mo not required (but encouraged).

Changing the channel for some late night with David Hasselhoff.

Calvin Harris "Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1" (2017 Columbia)
This is bouncy and beachy. Album title and cover image are as on point as I've ever been for a prompt, if I do say so myself.

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Wednesday November 2, 1998

10:00 PM ⓭ FOX Baywatch
Beach House - Teen Dream
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Beach House’s Teen Dream would probably only be beach music for kids that don’t enjoy going to the beach. I chose it more because it had “Beach” in the band name and Pamela Anderson was apart of many Teen Dream’s in the 90s.

Also, they performed on Late Night…


11:30 PM ❺ NBC Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
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Searching “live Conan” in YouTube revealed a treasure trove of excellent options (and kept me entertained through much of the morning). For me, the history of Conan’s late night career coincided nicely with me coming of age. The same time I was first getting into music on my own was at the same time Conan was just starting off. So it’s interesting and fun to rewatch some of these early performances again now knowing how both me and these musicians would grow into the music. I was really hard pressed to choose a single performance, but ultimately went with this probably because It was in a bit of a Dream Pop mood following Beach House.
 
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Wednesday November 2, 1998
10:00 PM ⓭ FOX Baywatch
A late night staple, play an album that reminds you of the beach or makes you bounce, slo-mo not required (but encouraged)

Washed Out - Life Of Leisure

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In the Year of Chillwave (2009-2010), we hung out at the beach with Washed Out, Tori y Moi, Neon Indian, and Beach Boys’ Sunflower on repeat. Gimme my slow-mo bonus points!
 
Wednesday November 2, 1998
11:30 PM ❺ NBC Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Play an album by a musical guest featured on the show or album inspired by the show itself. (Bonus points if you include the Conan performance in your post)

Radiohead - Pablo Honey

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Conan’s very first musical guests played “Creep”

 
Wednesday November 2, 1998
10:00 PM ⓭ FOX Baywatch
Jimmy Buffet -A1A
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Maybe not the first Buffett album people think of, but definitely my favorite. I have driven part of the “scenic” A1A highway and stopped at some of the towns (and beaches!) on the way south.

11:30 PM ❺ NBC Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E-Street Shuffle

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Sure, Max Weinberg didn't play on this album (he joined a year later and his first album with Springsteen was Born to Run) BUT being Conan's in-house drummer, it only seemed appropriate. I'd wager he's performed with Conan the most ;)
 
10:00 PM ⓭ FOX Baywatch
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Teenage Gizzard
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Surfin' through early surfy sounds of the Gizzverse like kicking back on weird beaches with songs like "Summer!" and "Life is Cool"

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11:30 PM ❺ NBC Late Night With Conan O’Brien
NRBQ – Interstellar
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8:00 PM ❺ NBC The Office - Cringe!
AND
9:00 PM ㉝ FX It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia - The Gang Starts a Bar Band
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The Beastie Boys "Licensed to Ill" - look, I LOVE the Beastie Boys but the lyrical content on this one is just a little too much! You know when you are playing something for someone nodding along, hoping they are enjoying it, that is until you realize that the next line is going to get a negative reaction and you are starting to create an explanation in your head for when they turn to you and are like, wait what? Well I get that feeling WITHOUT the person listening with me way too often with this record!
AND
The Gang Tried to Kill Me! - Best damn bar band in all the land!!!
 
Thursday November 3, 2007
8:00 PM ❺ NBC The Office

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Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

For the longest time I consider The Office to be my favorite show of all time so I have to tune in to it! But I must say I think the annoying alone presence of it kinda soured it for me so that made it easy for the Good Place to takes its place as my all time favorite show.

Hot take incoming
As for this album, I think it does have some beautiful lyrics but the majority of the lyrics are non stop cringe fest a. Space Cowboy being the worst offender which makes me groan every time I hear it
 
Thursday November 3, 2007
8:00 PM ❺ NBC The Office

Yep, this band still makes me cringe. I feel like they're up my alley, and bought these thinking that, but I just can't. I need to sell these 4 if anyone is interested.

Stereolab - doesn't matter which album, but this is the one I played.

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Thursday November 3, 2007
8:00 PM ❺ NBC The Office

The fact that I own this album makes me cringe. No idea where I got it, but Peter Cetera as the lead singer era of Chicago is just about as bad / smooth / cringy as it gets, just so 80's and formulaic.

That being said, I can definitely see Michael Scott rocking this album in his car. And also owning the Time Life Ultimate Love Songs collection that "You're The Inspiration" was also featured on, having bought it off the late night commercial in preparation for his schoolgirl outfit night with Jan.

Chicago ~ Chicago 17

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Thursday November 3, 2007
8:00 PM ❺ NBC The Office
Play an album that makes you cringe

Dry Cleaning "Stumpwork" (2022 4AD)
I mean, that album cover. Though, bonus points to the design team for putting a drain on the record label. Weirdly feels like it's draining while the record is spinning.

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Thursday November 3, 2007
9:00 PM ㉝ FX It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Play a bar band (bonus points if they are from Philadelphia).

Going for the double today too...

Sheer Mag "Sheer Mag" (2016 Wilsuns Recording Company)
Philadelphia punk band that forged their identity by playing in local dive bars.

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