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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet — Having an Average Weekend
Album: Savvy Show Stoppers
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Released: 1988
Length: 3:57
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Oh to be Young, Canadian and silly!  Thank you RP
Posted 1 year ago by ai63    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

I am crushing Donald Trump's head.  Crushing his head, crushing his head.

 ... and it feels good!




Keep the  politics out of RP.
Posted 1 year ago by khorn49    [ Reply ]
I defy anyone not to laugh when the chicken lady explodes.
Posted 1 year ago by Vref+10    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:

Thing is, this group has loads of great songs, yet this is the only played here. C'mon Bill, you're supposed to be more avant garde than that.


Avant garde? This album was released in 1988! I propose "Crate Diggin'" is a more genuinely descriptive term cuz' kids conceived to this music are now old enough to have a couple or ten kids of their own.
Posted 2 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

I am crushing Donald Trump's head.  Crushing his head, crushing his head.

 ... and it feels good!


s/biden/ and no one would notice.
Posted 3 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
New season coming! 
Posted 3 years ago by jasonthehead    [ Reply ]
 khorn49 wrote:

No place for such stupid comments


Awww.... let's ponder that for a second:

Posted 3 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
Will the wolf survive?
Posted 3 years ago by chuck02    [ Reply ]
i like this early 80s lo fi sound
Posted 3 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
My mom says if there's a depression, I'll have to enter a dance marathon.
Posted 3 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
I am crushing Donald Trump's head.  Crushing his head, crushing his head.

 ... and it feels good!
 
No place for such stupid comments

Posted 4 years ago by khorn49    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah, this song is SO MUCH MORE than just a song for us Canadians
Posted 4 years ago by newbolddrive    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:


I squash your head.
 
I pinch your face.
Posted 4 years ago by snider100    [ Reply ]
 alexandersmcmillan wrote:
Wow. And just like that I'm transported back to my adolescence watching reruns of The Kids in the Hall. It feels like another life.
 

I squash your head.
Posted 4 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:
Bill, can't you play anything else by them? They have much more than this that's worthy.
 

I'd love to see some suggestions!
Posted 4 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
AWWW YEAH!! I love this song and KITH so much!
Posted 4 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
Wow. And just like that I'm transported back to my adolescence watching reruns of The Kids in the Hall. It feels like another life.
Posted 4 years ago by alexandersmcmillan    [ Reply ]
Bill, can't you play anything else by them? They have much more than this that's worthy.
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
(Comeback) Kids in the Hall!  
Posted 4 years ago by jasonthehead    [ Reply ]
Image result for kids in the hall gif"
Posted 5 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
I am crushing Donald Trump's head.  Crushing his head, crushing his head.

 ... and it feels good!
 
Clearly, you haven't crushed hard enough.

Edit: crush harder.
Posted 5 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
Love the tune selection on RP... a 9 from this poor ol' boy
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Our band played with the Shadowy Men in 1986 at the now defunct Railway Club in Vancouver along with the Shuffle Demons as part of the CIRAC Festival. Good memories of good times when we were all much younger...
Posted 5 years ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
SMSP are great! And that's a fact!
Posted 5 years ago by alain.brault    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
I wish Samantha Bee would do a Kids in the Hall-style humour segment.
 

Especially in light of how flat some of her material has been lately....
Posted 6 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Surfs You Right!
c.
Posted 6 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
Rejoice! The Kids are in talks to do another series. Looks like this one will be on an online platform instead of broadcast.

 
Well their last offering, Death Comes To Town, was about 75% horrible (it was about 25% gold tho so I think the concept just got drug out too long, just like poor Buttonhole) so I hope it's sketch comedy and not a mini-series!
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Oh hey, it's Canada's national anthem!
Posted 6 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
Rejoice! The Kids are in talks to do another series. Looks like this one will be on an online platform instead of broadcast.
Posted 7 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
only on RP - you guys are amazin!
Posted 7 years ago by runlenarun    [ Reply ]
I am crushing Donald Trump's head.  Crushing his head, crushing his head.

 ... and it feels good!
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I wish Samantha Bee would do a Kids in the Hall-style humour segment.
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Ahhh. When MTV was MUSIC TeleVision. What fun it was. Fuck I'm old.
Posted 7 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
Thursday night 10pm CBC channel 9 out of Windsor

The Kids In The Hall 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
When the chicken lady explodes you just have to laugh{#Laughing}
Posted 8 years ago by Vref+10    [ Reply ]
Ha, got give it an 8 just for the name of the band and the song title. 
Posted 8 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Such good fun!  Love these cool jams...  Yeah, man, just havin' an average weekend... Hey, dim the Lights, Chill the Ham!  Bravo, RP!
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]

Posted 9 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
cabbage head and chicken lady
Posted 10 years ago by ceicilbee    [ Reply ]
I'm crushing your head....
 
Posted 10 years ago by SirLars    [ Reply ]
Kraft dinner anyone?
Posted 10 years ago by BobLoblaw    [ Reply ]
well Bill, the name fits the tune , to long and not inspiring......
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
surfs down......{#Eyes}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Eeevil
Posted 11 years ago by Tuesday1    [ Reply ]
I am squeezing your cheeks!

 TampaPurple wrote:
I crush you head!

 


Posted 11 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Is this the only freaking song you can manage to play from these guys?
Posted 11 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
I crush you head!
Posted 11 years ago by TampaPurple    [ Reply ]
 kylieh wrote:
I miss Kids in the Hall...
 
 
Sigh.  So do I.
Posted 11 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
No sh.. Shirlock.    Theme song.

 
Gutter wrote:
This song always reminds me of Kids in the Hall!  
 
 


Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Wow, one of my favorite surf rock bands. This is why RP is awesome. 
Posted 12 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
I am squishing your head.
Posted 12 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Kregg wrote:
cabbage head?
 
Cabbage Head

"Why won't you let me forget that I have a CABBAGE FOR A HEAD?!?"
Posted 12 years ago by shaun315    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

YES YOU CAN!!!

 
Hmmmnn, the links there all say "content currently unavailable".  However, I just checked and Netflix has them — available for rental AND streaming!  Think I'll have to get a fix soon......  I squash your head!
Posted 12 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
This post apparently contained an image that was dragged into the post editor. Sorry, but any text contained in the post after this point has been lost.
Posted 12 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:

CHICKEN LADY LOVES LIFE!!!

Gotta get laid... Gotta get laid... 
 
Classic KITH! What an amazing show at an amazing time in the production history of Toronto.
Posted 12 years ago by Lakeview    [ Reply ]
Hehehe... <3
Posted 12 years ago by BijouBijou    [ Reply ]
 NeuroJoe wrote:
 
CHICKEN LADY LOVES LIFE!!!

Gotta get laid... Gotta get laid... 
Posted 12 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
This song always reminds me of Kids in the Hall!  
 
Posted 12 years ago by Gutter    [ Reply ]
I miss Kids in the Hall...
 
Posted 12 years ago by kylieh    [ Reply ]
Great seque after Talking Heads 'Stop Making Sense'.

Saw the KITH on tour a couple of years ago.  Not sure I can do that again ... I laughed so hard my sides were aching for two days.
Posted 13 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
yep
Posted 13 years ago by jpstfx28    [ Reply ]
Still outstanding!
Posted 13 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
To the Kids! 
Posted 13 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
YES!!!
Posted 13 years ago by StoneyG    [ Reply ]
 NeuroJoe wrote:

 

6:30.... GOT A QUARTER!?
Posted 13 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
Ah, the Nineties...  Good times! 
Posted 13 years ago by pcicatar    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}

...we need a surfing banana!!! Love Shadowy Men!
Posted 14 years ago by Ntropy    [ Reply ]
i thought this was the Kids in the Hall theme when i first heard it. Thanks for confirming that for me fellow RP listeners!
Posted 14 years ago by annie_fannie    [ Reply ]
cabbage head?
Posted 14 years ago by Kregg    [ Reply ]

Posted 14 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
Celebrate! The Kids will be back on Canadian TV in January 2010. They are doing an eight-episode program called "Death Comes to Town." Instead of sketch comedy, it will be a series with a story arc. Ah, Canada. Curling and the Kids... 
 
Good to hear it, and I'm hoping it makes it over to this side of the Pond sometime soon. I really liked the Kids way back when - deliciously offbeat and laid-back humour.

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 viciousfishes wrote:

I just realized how much I miss The Kids in the Hall. 

 
Agh!  I couldn't place it, and couldn't figure out why it made me feel so happy. Teehee.
Posted 14 years ago by nerakdon    [ Reply ]
 viciousfishes wrote:

I just realized how much I miss The Kids in the Hall. 


 
Me too. SUCH a great show.

Posted 14 years ago by tapatia1072    [ Reply ]
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Very exciting.  Unfortunately, I canceled my satellite subscription in the fall due to the lack of programming.  Not sure if I can find this online.

 
YES YOU CAN!!!

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]

Ear candy....Girl Drink Drunk!


Posted 14 years ago by Shouc    [ Reply ]
Love the Shadowy Men!
Posted 14 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
 viciousfishes wrote:

I just realized how much I miss The Kids in the Hall. 

 

+1
Posted 14 years ago by rtb    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Guitarist}{#Motor}
Posted 14 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]

I just realized how much I miss The Kids in the Hall. 


Posted 14 years ago by viciousfishes    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
Celebrate! The Kids will be back on Canadian TV in January 2010. They are doing an eight-episode program called "Death Comes to Town." Instead of sketch comedy, it will be a series with a story arc. Ah, Canada. Curling and the Kids... 
 
Very exciting.  Unfortunately, I canceled my satellite subscription in the fall due to the lack of programming.  Not sure if I can find this online.

Posted 14 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
Celebrate! The Kids will be back on Canadian TV in January 2010. They are doing an eight-episode program called "Death Comes to Town." Instead of sketch comedy, it will be a series with a story arc. Ah, Canada. Curling and the Kids... 
Posted 14 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Greatest TV theme song ever.
Posted 15 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
...what a great song to turn on radio paradise hearing!..

Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
simply cannot hear this without thinking about the KITH....

I hear the kids in the hall are doing a movie....
Posted 15 years ago by SirLars    [ Reply ]
i remember this as the theme song to THE KIDS IN THE HALL. great tune, good to hear it again.
Posted 15 years ago by stevematic    [ Reply ]
 ekalvi wrote:
I agree completely.
 
Ditto.

Posted 15 years ago by narc    [ Reply ]
 tcbeatie wrote:
Awesome song.  Even before the Kids in the Hall..
 
Yes {#High-five} Love the Shadowy Men!
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 CamLwalk wrote:
I'm crushing your head!
 
OH shi-

Posted 15 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
everyone of these "beach blanket bingo" songs sounds exactly the same, , , , blah blah blah . . .
Posted 15 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
I first heard this song when I came to Canada 6 years ago. By now, having watched hours and hours of KITH, this is totally stuck in my head and an anthemic song for many Canadians :D
Posted 15 years ago by adelicatebalance    [ Reply ]
Funny.. I'm in the middle of watching the entire Kids in the Hall Series.. Good times.
Posted 15 years ago by i4niblind    [ Reply ]
Awesome song.  Even before the Kids in the Hall..
Posted 15 years ago by tcbeatie    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a nice Fender Rrrrrrrreverrrrb {#Clap}
Posted 15 years ago by TeleFrank    [ Reply ]
 CamLwalk wrote:
I'm crushing your head!
 

Ha! {#Smile}
Posted 15 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
I'm crushing your head!
Posted 15 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
God, what a great tune! It always makes me think "The Kids In The Hall" are coming on, until I remember I'm listening to RP! {#Rolleyes}
Posted 16 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]

like the guitar playing


Posted 16 years ago by falcon4    [ Reply ]
 ndad47 wrote:
good music for my ipod when I leave packets of paper in the wood for my little friends from the soviet union

 

????????? 

ANyway, take fewer drugs.....and this is like a ventures reincarnation.   wooooo retro.....or are they of the era?
Posted 16 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
good music for my ipod when I leave packets of paper in the wood for my little friends from the soviet union

Posted 16 years ago by ndad47    [ Reply ]
scott4261 wrote:
Cool! It's the Kids in the Hall theme!


I think this song is half the reason I began watching The Hall back when. It was the second or third show.  Always thought this song was way cool.

Posted 16 years ago by amblemourne    [ Reply ]
good pretty good! arrggg bandoleros!!!
Posted 16 years ago by fantomas    [ Reply ]
Cool! It's the Kids in the Hall theme!
Posted 16 years ago by scott4261    [ Reply ]
What?...Whaaaaaaaat???
Posted 16 years ago by appy_monkey    [ Reply ]
I'm crushing your head!
Posted 16 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
Never had seen Kids in the Hall until recently, seeing their first season on DVD - outstanding! I\'m sure Thirty Helens agree!
Posted 17 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
Awesome! Now, this is what I call eclectic radio!
Posted 17 years ago by djcoolhandluke    [ Reply ]
Recently finished watching the entire KITH run (except Brain Candy, did anyone else find that a horrible letdown?) on netflix, and have been going through withdrawl from all that saturation, but this helps sooth it a little...
Posted 17 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
I\'m squishing your head! Or was it \"crushing your head...\"?
Posted 17 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Mark: I can't believe he's dead. Scott: To Reg! Dave: To Reg! Rest: To Reg! Dave: Gee, you know guys, it seems like only yesterday we were a bunch of kids hangin' out, gettin' Slurpees. Next thing you know we all got jobs. Kevin: . . .Or girlfriends. Next thing you know, they're moving in with ya. Bruce: Next thing you know, you're out buying piano wire, good strong piano wire, and sneakin' up on ol' Reg while he reads. Dave: Jobs become careers. Kevin: Girlfriends become wives. Bruce: And Reg becomes a lifeless corpse in your arms. Scott: Kinda--it kinda makes you think about the fragility of life. Mark: Not really. Remember how he fought back? Scott: What a death grip! Almost broke my wrists! Dave: Hey--easy to beat up; hard to kill. All: To Reg!
Posted 17 years ago by LazyBoy    [ Reply ]
Great surf rock sound from that band, The Kids in The Hall had some theme song.
Posted 17 years ago by stevetheshoe    [ Reply ]
Nice melodies dive into Nabla's ears again...
Posted 17 years ago by Nabla    [ Reply ]
pbostian wrote:
wow... kids in the hall. thanks Bill.. never knew who did this.
These guys were great. They were basically a Toronto club band who were doing instrumental surf rock like this years before the Pulp Fiction-inspired revival. I saw them live once and wasn't expecting much but they played an amazing, fun and energetic set. It'd be great to hear more of them on RP though I'm ashamed to say I don't have any albums.
Posted 17 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
slipped my mind...
Posted 17 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
EchoTony wrote:
Loved the Kids In The Hall. Bumps this song up a few points simply for that reason.
I agree completely.
Posted 17 years ago by ekalvi    [ Reply ]
It's time to hate the Swiss!
Posted 17 years ago by mongoose01ca    [ Reply ]
These guys sound a lot like the (?) early sixties band The Shadows... Names just a coincidence? Anyone know? (yes, I know they did the music for Kids in the Hall)
Posted 17 years ago by pdsm7    [ Reply ]
Loved the Kids In The Hall. Bumps this song up a few points simply for that reason.
Posted 17 years ago by EchoTony    [ Reply ]
"I'm the assistant manager of Baskin Robbins. I demand to know what's going on!"
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
wow... kids in the hall. thanks Bill.. never knew who did this.
Posted 17 years ago by pbostian    [ Reply ]
Wooohooo, Kids in the Hall theme...
Posted 17 years ago by joyjoy    [ Reply ]