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| Which album contains the songs, 'Peter Bazooka','The Blues Song', and 'Chaos Theory'? | Dead Milkmen songs!
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Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig). Sadly, the Dead Milkmen's last!
| On the cd 'Metaphysical Graffiti', what religious coloring book does the singer have? | Dead Milkmen songs!
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Nitro Burning Funny Cars. Although all may be true, Nitro Burning Funny Cars appears on 'Bucky Fellini'
| In the song 'The Fez', the Dead Milkmen intentionally mess up lyrics to other songs. How do they mess up Jimi Hendrix? | Dead Milkmen songs!
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Excuse me while I puke and die. Off of 'Eat Your Paisley'
| It's a boring day, I got nothing to do, 'cept get a load of retards and drive them to ___________? | Dead Milkmen songs!
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the zoo. from the Album 'Big Lizard in my Backyard'
| On the album 'Metaphysical Graffiti', which band did the Dead Milkmen praise? | Dead Milkmen songs!
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Sha Na Na. If you have ever listened to the Dead Milkmen, you know there is no way it's Depeche Comode.
| On the song 'The Thing That Only Eats Hippies', what famous musician did the thing chew on, but it spit him out!? | Dead Milkmen songs!
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David Crosby. All the punks are gonna scream yippee!
| Punk rock girl, you look so wild. Let's have a child, we'll name her __________? | Dead Milkmen songs!
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Minnie Pearl . From the album 'Beezulbubba'
Camaro. There classic hit! Off of 'Big Lizard in my Backyard'.
| Hardest question for last: In the song, 'Bitchin' Camaro', from where does Joe claim his parents drove said car? | Dead Milkmen Songs
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The Bahamas. But as Rodney points out, The Bahamas are a series of islands, thus making the drive impossible. Never mind, The Dead Milkmen aren't rocket scientists. They just rock! Hope you enjoyed the look back at some of the Milkmen's best tunes.
| What celebrity do the Milkmen mock in the song 'I Tripped Over the Ottoman'? | Dead Milkmen Songs
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Dick Van Dyke. The inspiration for the tune is from opening credits to the 'Dick Van Dyke Show', in which Van Dyke actually does trip over his ottoman. Album is 1990's 'Metaphysical Graffiti'.
| What show do the Dead Milkmen say they're 'gonna wind up on' in the song, 'Bad Party'? | Dead Milkmen Songs
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'Phil Donahue'. 'It's the worst party that's ever been!' One of my favourites, from 'Beelzebubba'.
David Crosby. 'All the punks are gonna scream yippeee!' Always a crowd-pleaser, 'The Thing That Only Eats Hippies' is from 1986's 'Eat Your Paisley'.
| From that same song, whom does the woman say she met at a 'really chic party'? | Dead Milkmen Songs
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Andy Warhol. 'Blow it out your hairdo, cause you work at Hardee's!' That classic is both an EP and a cut from 1987's 'Bucky Fellini'.
| What band is NOT mentioned in the Milkmen's song, 'Instant Club Hit' (aka 'You'll Dance to anything')? | Dead Milkmen Songs
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Erasure. Also included in the bands that 'you'll dance to anything by...' are Naked Truth and Book of Love. Send me a message if you've heard of either.
| Speaking of the Beatles, whom does George Harrison call to tell that 'Ringo's a bum?' in the song 'Ringo Buys a Rifle'? | Dead Milkmen Songs
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Ringo's mother. That's one of the things that pushes Ringo over the edge, along with visions of Paul's possession by the devil.
| One of the band's more recent songs refers to the popular movie cop 'Shaft' and his adventures in what country? | Dead Milkmen Songs
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Greenland . The song is from the 1992 CD, 'Soul Rotation'.
| On that same album, the Milkmen have a song named after another type of seafood. What is it? | Dead Milkmen Songs
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'Swordfish'. Although the band sings of their love for filet of sole, swordfish is what they 'believe in'.
'Filet of Sole'. 'You know I lose control.....when you serve fil-et of sole!' The song is from 1985's 'Big Lizard in my Backyard'.
| On the album "Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)," the Milkmen sang about the 'interiors' of what kind of aircraft? | The Dead Milkmen
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Helicopters. The album was released in 1995 on Restless Records. The cover art resembles a mock logo for a beer brand. "Helicopter Interiors" is the fifth track.
| In the song "Bad Party," what television show do the guests talk about? | The Dead Milkmen
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East Enders. "Gonna shoot somebody if they don't stop talking about 'East Enders,'" the singer warns. He also threatens to "shoot the stereo if they don't start playing my kind of music!" "Bad Party" was on the album "Beelzebubba."
| In the song "Now Everybody's Me," the 'whole planet' is full of what kind of people? | The Dead Milkmen
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TV addicts. "Just a whole planet of TV addicts!" the singer yells, towards the end of the song. The track appeared on the album "Metaphysical Graffiti."
| On the album "Now We Are 20," the Dead Milkmen covered which song by the Specials? | The Dead Milkmen
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A Message to You Rudy. "Now We Are 20" was a compilation album. Most of its tracks were recorded live for the Philadelphia radio station WXPN. "A Message to You Rudy" is one of the exceptions-- it was recorded in-studio and unreleased on CD until "Now We Are 20" came out in 2003.
| According to a song from the 1985 album "Big Lizard in My Backyard," what type of creature came from outer space? | The Dead Milkmen
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Right Wing Pigeons. The album was released on Restless Records. It featured 21 songs.
The periodic table of the elements. The song features a long screed about the handful of elements which, according to the lyrics, are "non-naturally-occurring." The track opens with the announcement, "Hello, Colin, it's the Fez!" We are never told who Colin is, or for that matter, who the Fez is.
| In a song from the album "Soul Rotation," the Milkmen imagined that the movie character Shaft visited a new destination. Where was it? | The Dead Milkmen
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Greenland. "Soul Rotation" was released in 1992. "Shaft in Greenland" is the last track on the album.
| In the song "I Tripped Over the Ottoman," who is 'tonight's special guest star'? | The Dead Milkmen
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Death. "Tonight's special guest star is death!" The song is about a character from "The Dick Van Dyke Show" who goes insane. It can be found on the album "Metaphysical Graffiti."
| During live versions of the song "Smoking Banana Peels," the group liked to make fun of public figures. A common subject of the jabs was former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo. After he died in 1991, someone replaced him in the jokes. Who was it? | The Dead Milkmen
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Pennsylvania state legislator Steven Friend. Steven Friend was a staunch opponent of abortion rights. He was the target of jokes in the songs "Swordfish" and "Smokin' Banana Peels" on the live album "Chaos Rules: Live at the Trocadero."
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