Benny Drawbars
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Mashing keys 🎹 in The Deep since 2022. Views, opinions, and (questionable) taste in music my own. Same handle on the picture app!
Seattle WA
Joined October 2022
New season, new running playlist on Spotify (I know, I know. ) of what I've played at games this year:
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For those keeping score at home, our The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess progress tracker is at 3 down, 11 to go. Here's 'Casual'
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I'll be honest, not sure the Kraken 'Came Out Swinging' from the jump, but they swung when it counted and if they keep it up this season should be one of The Wonder Years
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Now that the season is *officially* over, here's some 'Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes' by Fall Out Boy from the last home game so we can all sit in our feels about the length of time before more Kraken hockey
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And, if you've learned anything about me all season, it's that if I'm gonna play 'All You Wanted' by Michelle Branch, you better believe I'm *also* going to play 'All You Wanted By Michelle Branch' by @HotMulligan
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Of all the barns in all the worlds, they had to skate into mine. Keeping the @falloutboy vibes runnin' at CPA today with 'Of All The Gin Joints In All The World'. (Also, go watch Casablanca if you haven't recently)
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Ohio is: . -For Lovers . -Not For Any Points in Tonight's Hockey Game . Glad we got that cleared up. ('Ohio Is For Lovers' by Hawthorne Heights)
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Feeling worn down by the time change and the damp weather? Fear not, a Kraken win (which you can follow up with by seeing @State_Champs later this evening) is the 'Remedy' you seek.
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Good day to leap over the Penguins, so seemed appropriate to drop some of 'Leap Year' by @HeartAttackMane (while dressed as Leap Day William. iykyk) . (Also, turns out bald caps are harder to put on competently than I anticipated, but you get the idea)
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And, working out way through the bill at Showbox Sodo Tonight, here's 'Swing' by the aptly named Knuckle Puck
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9 innings of shootouts, but rooting for the home team all the while, so it seems appropriate to play 'Watching All Your Friends Get Rich' by local superstars The Home Team
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I guess it's not *Always* Sunny [for] Philadelphia. 'Kraken (oh oh ohhhhhhh).Fighter of the Flyers (oh oh ohhhh).Champion of the game (oh oh ohh).Master of the hockey and friendship for everyone' . ('Dayman' from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
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Also here's AC⚡DC's 'Thunderstruck' because why not (Otto Mann from The Simpsons will be glad I didn't forget the lightning bolt)
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The day may come when I free myself from the hellish maw of Twitter, but today is unfortunately not that day. It did, however, bring the possiblity of a return of Daniel Sprong, so to belatedly fulfill a request from the STHs behind me my first season, heres Sisqo's [Spr]ong Song
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Since today is Trans Day of Visibility (you are seen and you are loved!) and Thursday was Pride Night, seems appropriate to share some 'Immaterial' by SOPHIE on this sunny Sunday afternoon!
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So, here's the deal: there's a few whiffed notes in this one, but I'm choosing to blame that on the panicked start as I was in the middle of explaining 'So there's an Eeli Tolvanen specific thing. ' on comms when I got the whistle to start playing. In any event, on meillä.
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Continuing our trend of Philly adjacent emo bands, here's another one from last night, 'Vis Major' by one of my favorites @intoitoverit
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Just pretend those 'Let's Go Kraken' at the end of this bit of 'Bow Down to Washington' are 'Let's Go Huskies' and go get that 'ship #woofwoof 🟣🟡
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A result to be proud of on Pride Night here in The Deep, so you know I had to hit 'em with some 'Padam Padam' by Kylie Minogue
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Look, I tried asking them to 'Be Nice to [Us]' but that didn't seem to help either, so I'm all out of ideas. See you in a couple weeks! ('Be Nice to Me' by The Front Bottoms)
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You know, I started today with high hopes. But then then 'Murphy's Law' kicked in and there was no Honey Revenge to be had against Dallas. (@honeyrevengeca I managed to hit record on this one)
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In honor of @lawrencetheband dropping '23 (acoustic -ish)' tomorrow, or technically today in their home time zone, here's '23 (hockey-ish) from today's Seattle Kraken game! . (I'm no Clyde, but I got through it
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They say the world's your oyster.Man but oysters ain't for me .You're the belle of the ball .But you ain't my cup of tea.They always vote you best in show.But this dog he disagrees .Cause I like life [here in The Deep] . (For you It's Always Sunny fans. )
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Also, these past 8 days have required burning the midnight oil to get through 5 games, a day job, and making sure my dog and wife don't forget what I look like, but the midnight oil has lasted! So here's '8 Days (Of Hannukah)' by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
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I suppose now is as good a time as any for my annual 'hey @Mariners, if you need any organ music, I'm around' reminder.
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The current iteration of the Jets are presently my least favorite thing to come from Atlanta, but Donald Glover is one of my *most* favorite things from Atlanta, so here's Childish Gambino's 'Lithonia'
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For those of you checking out the AHL All-Star game tomorrow, make sure to catch @momjeansca during first intermission, they're rad (Here's my version of 'Hippo In the Water' from a few games ago to whet your appetite)
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Welp, that's a wrap on another season for me. I'll post my full set list in a couple days after I get it sorted but in the mean time, I still can't believe they let me do this. Grateful for the opportunity, the team I get to be a part of, and for everyone who's said 'hey'.
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The boys are getting well and getting points again, so looks like we've successfully said 'Down with the Sickness' (and I'm not Disturbed about it)
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AND because this was the last game during Women's History Month and I haven't been able to stop listening to the actual version of this song since a photographer I follow on IG posted it, heres 'GIRL$' by Stand Atlantic/PVRIS/Bruses (ft. someone's ringtone that kind of lined up?)
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And as @Benton_Mike clocked, I *did* play 'We Didn't Start the Fire ' but specifically because Billy Joel himself doesn't like that song, so I figured it would channel mojo away from Long Island.
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My loyalties are with the Kraken through and through, but I did grow up in Chicagoland (see: moustache) so I always have to pay dues to the progenitor of 'Let's Do That Hockey' @chancetherapper when Chicago's in town (Here's 'Cocoa Butter Kisses')
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Okay, *finally* finishing off yesterday's Showbox bill, here's 'Feel a Thing' from the wonderful @MMATAband
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Well, it would appear we didn't quite have Kenough to send Vegas crying back to the desert, but if it's any consolation you can laugh at my questionable toque and headset combo (forgot my usual hat today, but looking a fool is my gift to you). ('I'm Just Ken' from Barbie)
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Well, with almost a full period of PIM between both teams, fair to say there were. two little hockey teams, out there 'Misbehavin' '. (Technically, The Righteous Gemstones takes place in the *other* Carolina, but today still seemed as good a time as any break this one out)
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'Everything, everything will be just fine/Everything, everything will be alright, alright ' he mutters to himself as he falls asleep. (Here's a little bit of Jimmy Eat World during 'The Middle' period, let's pretend nothing else happened the rest of the game)
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Fun Kraken win! Anyway, here's 'Zaza in the Sun: -)' from the Bay Area's finest @JFCREWBABY (been a rough year for Bay Area sports, but the music scene's still cranking out dubs)
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We *could* talk about the game, or we could talk about a topic of greater import: the dearth of irregular meters in arena music. So to combat that, here's '15 Step' by Radiohead (the '15' in the 3.141592653589 represented by song titles/album names in the setlist this evening)
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We had to 'Wait so Long ' to get back to regular season hockey, but it's back! Hopefully next time around *we'll* be doing the trampling ('Wait so Long' by @tbtduluth)
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'Why do you make me hate Boston.Tied it up late and forced the game to OTTTTTT.Had a shot but you lost it .We swept the series, here in The Deeeeeeep'. Aaaand that's a Renee Rapp on games against '[I Hate] Boston' for the season!
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Gonna need to find some more 'Apple's if we want to *see* an *x* in the standings come March, but a fun night in The Deep nonetheless! .('Apple' by Charli XCX)
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Also, for all you Tolvyheads, rest assured 'Dirlanda' is in the book, just didn't get the moment tonight. But one day. when you least expect it. .
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Not too much to jump about on the ice tonight, but at least this track from Destiny's Child is, by definition, "Jumpin', Jumpin' "
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Last thing for today: I apologize, I sincerely thought that playing 'Skinner & The Superintendent' during goalie matchups would ruin Stuuu-ARRRT's roast, but lamentably I have to admit, he steams a good ham. (For those of you confused by this, explanation is in the replies. )
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I grew up a Chicago Cubs fan, like my grandfather before me. This hockey team cannot hurt me.
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I don't have a clever caption for this, it's a bit quiet because tech gremlins, and I accidentally swapped the order of the bass riff (To err is human? To forgive. ), but is that going to stop me from sharing '99 Luftballoons' by Nena with you? Apparently not!
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Senators bill for getting a dub got vetoed, but 'Alien' by our very own @PiperShawTV has bicameral and executive support
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With a little help from my pals in @lawrencetheband I'd just like to remind the Leafs that, contrary to popular belief, 'It's Not All About You'
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Credit for thinking of this goes to our marvelous showcaller Caitlin, with perfect execution of the elf by one @katiespence, I merely made the sign and put him up there.
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I know 'All You Wanted' was a Kraken win for the last home game, but you can't always get what you want. Maybe the *real* victory was the friends we made along the way. But in any event, enjoy this Michelle Branch classic.
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Now, generally I don't like to repeat songs over the course of a season, and I played this in October, but what am I gonna do, *not* play Rick Ross' 'Hustlin' ' on *2/22*?
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Little 'Green-Eyed Lady' for a win on Green Night, baby! Let's do it again Thursday
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How do you bounce back after a skid? . 'Like That'. (Might have hit harder had this game been against *Toronto*, but I'm vegetarian, I don't need any part of that beef. ). (By Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, adapted a bit by me, but you get what I was trying to do, yeah?)
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There's a play on words in here somewhere involving cats vs dogs and beating the Preds but I'm simply too tired to find it. Anyway, here's Led Zeppelin's 'Black Dog'
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'¿Oye Cómo Va?' ¡Va bien porque los Kraken ganaron! A little Tito Puente on Hispanic Heritage Night (featuring some loud key clicking because it's easy to get carried away sometimes)
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Bonus round: . Get Anaheim on a plate and serve 'em up with some Duck Sauce, we're back in the dub column. (just substitute 'Joey Donuts' for 'Barbara Streisand')
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I much prefer the shutout, but it's important to me that you all know the post-away-goal hit if needed was going to be 'One Day More' from Les Mis. because today was. well, you get it.
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And FINALLY, because what are we doing if not doing everything exclusively for the benefit of @katiespence (and whoever yells 'hell yeah' a few seconds into this, apparently?), here's 'Allie' by Patrick Stump . (Okay, I'm done bothering you with clips tonight)
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'Thursday night [the Bruins] needed mending. ' . The Kraken beat Boston, so here's some Beatles for Bonderman. Grateful to be a part of what he helped build here and to share it with all of you.
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If anyone's interested, here's a running Spotify (yeah, yeah, I know) playlist of the *actual* versions of songs I've played on the organ at hockey games this season (Warning: these aren't clean versions. I thought about making 2 playlists but some of the songs don't *have* clean.
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Much like Inspector Clouseau, today's game was not without some comedies of error. Unfortunately *unlike* Inspector Clouseau, it didn't manage to somehow work out fine anyway. Buoy did descend from the sky, though, so that was fun. Anyway, here's the Pink Panther Theme
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Theme night tonight (Kid's Night!), so you better believe I'm back on my BS and trying to craft an organ playlist of only songs with 'kid' in the title, artist, lyrics, album title, or kids tv show themes.
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An OTL? @SabrinaAnnLynn says that's Nonsense. Let's get back in the dub column Sunday, shall we?
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Welp, maybe someday Buffalo will get a point against the Kraken. But today?. Today is not that day.
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This seems as good a time as any to remind everyone of my favorite Hak Fact: he plays accordion. What I would give to watch the man just annihilate a polka or a tango.
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'Whoooaooohohoh, Heaven let your light shine down. '. Reader, it did not. But we've had sun'Shine' lately, so at least we can get our Collective Soul[s] behind that, and put this loss behind *us*
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Happy Thanksgiving!!! Here's some 'Saving the Bird' from Bob's Burgers to mark the occasion
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Out here giving Joey ideas. .
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Well, I think I've got the cobwebs (spooky!) out of my brain and hands, and just in time for October, the month of hockeys official return! So here's 'October' by Broken Bells (from a new and arguably worse camera angle! But pre-season is for working out the kinks, right? )
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And, while she's currently preoccupied with TTPD, this is almost exclusively for the benefit of @AlisonL and her pick of George Michael's 'Freedom! '90' for her goal song on a @2_much_man mailbag ep
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Shouts out to the Kings, Stars, and Avs for helping the Kraken gain some ground in the points standings today, too. Game in Calgary on the 27th is a biggun, gotta get that dub. .
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Toying around with taking some videos. Lots of buttons to keep track of over here and some occasional quick draws, so we'll see how often I do it, but anyway, here's 'Knuck if you Buck' by Crime Mob
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And as for todays game. not the result you hope for, but the important thing is it's 'Gone Daddy Gone' and there's some time forget about it before the Preds on Wednesday! Plus there's marimba in it, which adds some whimsy (Violent Femmes)
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Here's a little 'Reelin' in the Years' by Steely Dan in honor of @voteforgrant doing a superb job announcing tonight
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Time to see if this dalahäst courtesy of @NucksNBirds brings some world junior gold mojo or gets Wenny, Lars, or Burky on the score sheet tonight.
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Who do I need to get on the phone to get Seattle a Banana Ball team.
The biggest announcement in Banana Ball history 🏆. #bananaball #savannahbananas #partyanimals #firefighters #tailgaters @YellowTuxJesse
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And, since noted Kraken enthusiast @Jaybirdseattle was in the house tonight, here's 'The Running Wild' by @AvenueEastBand (previously featured in a pre-game/intermission near you)
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Welp, that was less fun than it could have been. But in case it helps ease the pain, take two 'Black Hole Sun's and call me in the morning (please don't call me in the morning, I am very tired and would like to sleep)
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Strategy for this game? A Simple Plan: walk out with two points, singing 'I'm Just a Kid' [and life is great because the Kraken just won]' . (Featuring Rob being excited he guessed rightly I'd be on screen soon) . (alt vid from today is Kenny Chesney, chose your own adventure)
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For those playing along at home, away post-goals were:. 'Heads Will Roll' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.'i'm not crying you're crying' by Pinkshift . and . 'get him back!' by Olivia Rodrigo.(Sprongerrrrrr. *shakes fist*).
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If there's one thing you're just not gonna do, it's score on a breakaway against Daccord. Just save your energy, it's not gonna happen.
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And lest anyone think 'does he only play niche alt songs,' rest assured I also played a polka during the bratzooka (how's that for a sentence?), because we all contain multitudes.
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Sometimes you hear a nice little organ instrumental and realize it would be great to slot into a penalty sequence and you get a podcast episode named after you. What an honor!. (Stick taps, as always, for Andy).
🚨 NEW SOH PODCAST! 🚨 . Available in all your favorite podcast apps now, @NHLtoSeattle, @DeepSeaHockey, and @DarrenFunBrown break down just how good Joey Daccord has been and the improving depth of the #SeaKraken.
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Look, I just wanna see Lars and Borgen in the shootout once. Just see what happens. What can it hurt?.
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Someone tell Tom Jones that 'What's New Pussycat?' is a nice big L for the Panthers courtesy of Joey Donuts and the boys
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Truth be told, Little Shop is my favorite musical and I've had that ready to go months before I realized there was an eclipse this week and didn't realize the double connection until @cosmicplague pointed it out.
Wow, @bennydrawbars hitting the double reference with "Somewhere that's Green" from Little Shop of Horrors, both relevant to tonight's Green Night *and* yesterday's total eclipse of the sun.
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Penalty boxes must be extra nice at CPA, Ducks seem to like hanging out in there tonight.
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Well Jim Croce said 'Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown' looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple pieces gone when they picked him off the floor, and my guess is the Blackhawks know a thing or two about what that feels like currently.
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As we wrap up this 12 day stretch of 'Not Playing Organ At Hockey Games', and I try to remember how to play organ before 10 days of 'Playing Organ At Lots of Hockey Games', here's 'Black and Yellow' by Wiz Khalifa, ft. Wes unintentionally almost nailing the 'You know what it is'
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But the next time, I'll be more ready, you'll all know the words, and @Jperryman73 will still be understanding the assignment and clapping emphatically.
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Patron saint of hockey themed album covers @tatemcrae dropped a new album yesterday, so you better believe I was gonna play 'Exes' today
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