What's the story on this ESPN track?

TengwarSymphony · May 19th, 2008, 12:32 PM

I don't follow sports. What's the deal?

Just like all of the other "joke" songs, I really like this one

, but what's it all about?

I'm sure it's the mightest of all baseball songs...!

-Mike

Axl Torn · May 20th, 2008, 12:30 AM

haha no idea
I found this
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index

Wish I had more in side info on this.

knight777 · May 20th, 2008, 09:23 AM

You can play the podcast that the song is on. You can find it on the Show Archives. Its the 5/16/2008 show.

The show is an interview with JackO, the subject of the Theocracy song. JackO calls the song "the greatest thing to ever happen to me" and "its like audio viagra for me". They start talking about the song around 20 minute mark and the song is played around the 27:15 mark.

I should clarify I know nothing about JackO or much about baseball for that matter.

Matt Smith · May 20th, 2008, 11:05 AM

Haha, glad you guys are getting a kick out of it...

Yeah, just something to generate a little more traffic to the site around this new album, similar to what I did with the St. Anger parody last time around. Harmon says that between lunch and dinnertime Friday, we matched the previous month's total for site traffic...pretty amazing. Simmons should be linking to it off ESPN sometime this week, which should get even more people to the site.

TengwarSymphony · May 20th, 2008, 11:33 AM

Matt, at this rate, you're going to have to release a CD of all the crazy joke songs and rockin' Christmas songs pretty soon!

If you do that, you need to call it Skeletor Goes To Mars and use that fake artwork. That is still the best one so far...

And this is great news for spreading the Theocracy name and message!

Theocracy: taking over the world media one station at a time... First ESPN, next CNN, then the entire Internet, then the world...

Killerah · May 20th, 2008, 02:53 PM

Haha, hilarious! I don't listen to that show (or even follow sports), but it was great to hear them talk about how awesome your song was. I guess you sound like Rush or something from the 70's.

Atreides · May 20th, 2008, 06:23 PM

Awesome! "Audio viagra." Wow. Haha good news that it's generating traffic for the site; and they're right, it's amazing how all the "joke" and Christmas songs you record are actually legitimately awesome songs.

BM · May 21st, 2008, 01:07 PM

Yep, you did it again. Another song stuck in my head... And I really have no idea what it is about.

But then again, with this kind of music that's not needed for it to get stuck.

Paper Carnival · May 22nd, 2008, 07:41 AM

I still don't get what everyone's talking about

RedFox742 · May 23rd, 2008, 12:27 AM

... Matt, as a lifetime Red Sox/all Boston sports fan, I'm biting my tongue. Hard.

...

It's a good think those Mirror of Souls samples are so awesome.

(Seriously, I hope you get a good plug!!)

EDIT: I believe, however, that I may now rest easy with the 2004 ALCS immortalized in Matt Smith's beautiful voice. HAH!

BM · May 23rd, 2008, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paper Carnival

I still don't get what everyone's talking about

http://www.theocracymusic.com/JackO.php

Matt Smith · May 23rd, 2008, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedFox742

... Matt, as a lifetime Red Sox/all Boston sports fan, I'm biting my tongue. Hard.

Rest easy man, lifelong Celtics fan here!

chrisw357 · May 23rd, 2008, 06:06 PM

It's quite a good sign when songs that a band does "just for fun" almost sounds as good as their top-notch album material. I'm with TengwarSymphony's above comment; a separate album of the fun and crazy stuff would definitely be a worthy addition to the Theocracy catalog, IMHO.

And I'm not a Yankees fan by far (go White Sox and Cubbies!

), but I downloaded the track after first listen; it's that good!

(EDIT) I've done searches on John O'Connell and I still don't have much of a clue of his significance. What is the story, indeed.

Matt Smith · May 24th, 2008, 09:47 AM

No real significance; John (aka JackO) is just one of Simmons' college buddies that he calls every week on the podcast. Since Simmons is a Red Sox fan and JackO is a Yankees fan, they give each other a hard time; just a couple of old buddies ragging on each other. We thought it would be funny to give JackO a theme song.

SeaStorm · July 20th, 2008, 11:04 PM

I'm a bit behind the times, but I just listened to the podcast. That was AWESOME!!! Solid song and great idea

May 19th, 2008, 12:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
TengwarSymphony Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 77	What's the story on this ESPN track? I don't follow sports. What's the deal? Just like all of the other "joke" songs, I really like this one , but what's it all about? I'm sure it's the mightest of all baseball songs...! -Mike

May 20th, 2008, 12:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
Axl Torn Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 53	haha no idea I found this http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index Wish I had more in side info on this. __________________

May 20th, 2008, 09:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
knight777 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45	You can play the podcast that the song is on. You can find it on the Show Archives. Its the 5/16/2008 show. The show is an interview with JackO, the subject of the Theocracy song. JackO calls the song "the greatest thing to ever happen to me" and "its like audio viagra for me". They start talking about the song around 20 minute mark and the song is played around the 27:15 mark. I should clarify I know nothing about JackO or much about baseball for that matter. Last edited by knight777 : May 20th, 2008 at 09:25 AM.

May 20th, 2008, 11:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Matt Smith THEOCRACY Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 914	Haha, glad you guys are getting a kick out of it... Yeah, just something to generate a little more traffic to the site around this new album, similar to what I did with the St. Anger parody last time around. Harmon says that between lunch and dinnertime Friday, we matched the previous month's total for site traffic...pretty amazing. Simmons should be linking to it off ESPN sometime this week, which should get even more people to the site. __________________ Matt THEOCRACY

May 20th, 2008, 11:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
TengwarSymphony Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 77	Matt, at this rate, you're going to have to release a CD of all the crazy joke songs and rockin' Christmas songs pretty soon! If you do that, you need to call it Skeletor Goes To Mars and use that fake artwork. That is still the best one so far... And this is great news for spreading the Theocracy name and message! Theocracy: taking over the world media one station at a time... First ESPN, next CNN, then the entire Internet, then the world... Last edited by TengwarSymphony : May 20th, 2008 at 11:35 AM.

May 20th, 2008, 02:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Killerah Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 124	Haha, hilarious! I don't listen to that show (or even follow sports), but it was great to hear them talk about how awesome your song was. I guess you sound like Rush or something from the 70's.

May 20th, 2008, 06:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Atreides Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 40	Awesome! "Audio viagra." Wow. Haha good news that it's generating traffic for the site; and they're right, it's amazing how all the "joke" and Christmas songs you record are actually legitimately awesome songs. Last edited by Atreides : May 21st, 2008 at 09:19 AM.

May 21st, 2008, 01:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
BM Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 27	Yep, you did it again. Another song stuck in my head... And I really have no idea what it is about. But then again, with this kind of music that's not needed for it to get stuck.

May 22nd, 2008, 07:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Paper Carnival Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Posts: 36	I still don't get what everyone's talking about

May 23rd, 2008, 12:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
RedFox742 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 17	--ew ... Matt, as a lifetime Red Sox/all Boston sports fan, I'm biting my tongue. Hard. ... It's a good think those Mirror of Souls samples are so awesome. (Seriously, I hope you get a good plug!!) EDIT: I believe, however, that I may now rest easy with the 2004 ALCS immortalized in Matt Smith's beautiful voice. HAH! Last edited by RedFox742 : May 23rd, 2008 at 12:35 AM.

May 23rd, 2008, 06:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
chrisw357 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: A little to the left of Avondale, AZ. Posts: 56	It's quite a good sign when songs that a band does "just for fun" almost sounds as good as their top-notch album material. I'm with TengwarSymphony's above comment; a separate album of the fun and crazy stuff would definitely be a worthy addition to the Theocracy catalog, IMHO. And I'm not a Yankees fan by far (go White Sox and Cubbies! ), but I downloaded the track after first listen; it's that good! (EDIT) I've done searches on John O'Connell and I still don't have much of a clue of his significance. What is the story, indeed. __________________ Click here for my personal blog! Last edited by chrisw357 : May 23rd, 2008 at 06:49 PM.

May 24th, 2008, 09:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
Matt Smith THEOCRACY Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 914	No real significance; John (aka JackO) is just one of Simmons' college buddies that he calls every week on the podcast. Since Simmons is a Red Sox fan and JackO is a Yankees fan, they give each other a hard time; just a couple of old buddies ragging on each other. We thought it would be funny to give JackO a theme song. __________________ Matt THEOCRACY

July 20th, 2008, 11:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
SeaStorm Tri-Klops fan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 467	I'm a bit behind the times, but I just listened to the podcast. That was AWESOME!!! Solid song and great idea __________________ http://www.myspace.com/seastormentertainment