While Luke and Andrew were discussing songs for “Music For Your Weekend”, Andrew brought up “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks. Initially, Andrew didn’t want to sing part of the song, thinking back to what happened the last time he sang the refrain to Death Cab for Cutie’s “The New Year”. Eventually, both Andrew and Luke sung what they thought was the refrain to “Edge of Seventeen”. Andrew’s memory was correct, Luke look’s interpretation was not.
Andrew and Luke: “And I heard ‘Edge of Seventeen’. You know that song, right? I don’t think I do. Uh, you do. It’s very… Can you sing for me? Yeah, I’m, I’m trying (…Linh mix it) I’m trying to get… Oh, shoot. Yeah, no, I shouldn’t sing.”
Andrew and Luke: “No, wait. Not for me! (Absolutely) No way! (For you) Really!?! (For you) Luke, name your kids whatever you want and play whatever you want when I’m listening. I’m not judging you.”
Luke and Andrew: “Andrew, you want to hear what it’s like when a woman gives birth while wearing that Chewbacca mask? Do I really have a choice on this one? Nope, you don’t.”
Luke and Andrew: I don’t know why you were single in high school… when this was, this was your favorite singer and, and your favorite song. The word you’re looking for is ‘unsexable’. I think we’ve established that.”
Luke and Andrew: “Now, I have to go through and thank Steve, Sharon, Samantha, Seth… I was writing (Stewart) down the show title, until I realized what you were doing. I just gotta cover all the possible ‘S’ names.”
The show started off with a voicemail recording of Steve “The Stu-bot” Neuman singing a version of Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” that has been tweaked to reflect Andrew’s parking story that was told on #2287.
Steve Neuman: Singing “Three, two… This is my fight song, my Andrew fight song. The fight didn’t last long…the story, which was very long”
While discussing the “This is the ‘Drew Year” mashup that Luke created and played on #2287, Luke also sang “So, this is the new year”. Even though it was not in the clear, I created a “This is the Luke Year” mashup.
Death Cab for Cutie and Luke: “This is the Luke Year” Mashup
Andrew and Luke: “Did you tell them that, like they were, like they were a parking enforcement person? I was trying to remember which ill-advised conversation of mine you were referring to”
Andrew and Luke: “Taking away the solemnity… Nope. Nope! That’s not the word, sol–Yeah! Solemnity? Yeah! Sure? Yeah, sure! The solemn nature. The solemn nature.”
Luke: “Is this what you dreamed your life would be? That you would follow people around in a little clown car, and tell them they stopped their car on a wrong piece of cement? I said, you are a remora on society. You do not create anything.”
Luke and Andrew: “This lady is asking for someone to wipe their booty on her pizza, (Right) and I would side with the booty wiper. You… why do you always side with the booty wiper?”
Luke spent a good amount of time creating a “This Is A ‘Drew Year” mashup of Death Cab for Cutie’s “The New Year” and Andrew singing “So, this is the new year” from #2286. Andrew didn’t quite like the mashup and didn’t want Luke to play it again if Andrew was on the show.
Andrew and Luke: Andrew didn’t quite like Luke’s mashup of “This Is The New Year” with Andrew singing
Andrew: “When I feel like your intros are going on a little bit long, I’m just gonna start surfing the Internet and opening up tabs that may have auto-play on them.”
Luke and Andrew: “At any point, did Genevieve tell him that he was gonna get a Yelp review of a lifetime? God, I wish I had said, I’d said that to him.”
Luke and Andrew: “He’s apparently got a new nickname there in the neighborhood, ‘The Miami Meat Tent’; and, he joins us now. Known for his drawings of tall ships (Hello, dude!) How did you know about that? How did you know about that?”
Luke and Andrew: “Well, I assume that he’s a listener, so he probably recognizes that from the drop; so, that probably brightened his day. His name was Linh Pham. Are you familiar… that’s what he said his name is. I looked him up on Next Door. Wow. That’s um, that’s eerie; cuz, we have a super listener to the show that has the same name. Really?! Huh, that’s interesting.”
Andrew: “I’m just going to the grocery store, right now; cuz, I know that the Browns are gonna disappoint me. And, I’m sick of it. I’m sick of waking up on Sundays and, and, now I sound like Tony Rizzo”
Carey Burbank, Andrew and Luke: “Oh, it’s, it’s pretty disturbing to see in person. (Oh, goddamn it!) So, I’m wearing this baldness laser helmet, (Oh, shit!) I’m working on the show”
Luke and Andrew: “It’s time to thank our ‘So, this is the new year!’ That’s not even how (So, this is) it goes! So, this is the new year, Death Cab for Cutie level donors of the day. Keep singing! I don’t–I’m out!”
Luke and Andrew: “We want to thank our ‘So, this is our new year. And, I don’t feel anything different’ Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism level donors of the day”
The first TBTL of 2017 is a re-airing of the first TBTL of 2016, episode #2025 in a collector’s series. If you are looking for clips from that show, browse on over to “Clips From TBTL #2025“.
Luke: “As I record this, I don’t know what happened this weekend”