Score: 100 This is the standard 100 score that all other album scores here are based on. Scores range from 0 to infinity, infinity being best.
A really good, funny, well produced album with great fidelity (except "Let's Have a Drug Free Christmas'), and is fun and really good.
Songs ranked from best to worst:
Best
TRACK
01. Really Safe Sex 1:40 Makes me wanna get
down at the demented dance. Very witty too. Music really wails
thanks to musical instrumentation by Scott May.
16. Tim's Blues 3:55 Four hoo hahs.
04. I Wanna Kiss Her 3:19 Kind of like the song "She Has Freckles On Her, But", but with a bunch of new puns. Played in a fine country music style.
15. Denny's Angel 3:42 Several hoo hahs about Tim predicting everything about how good his relations would be with a woman who visits Denny's, based on approximately no knowledge of her. Four hoo hahs, to be exact.
17. Get Drunk With Dignity 3:25 Lot's of "true" jokes in here.
03. Joan Blunden 1:02 Makes funny new names by adding a B to the beginning of people's last names
19. Joan Blunden (Dance Mix) 2:22 A bigger expanded version of Joan Blunden. As Tim would say, be careful not to over inflate. Note: this track aint over until the CD player says it's over.
13. Piston Souvenirs 0:41 Another pun song.
18. Sumo Wrestling 1:32 Heh heh, sumo horse jockeys. Tim named a lot of sumo sports, but he missed two.
14. Let's Have a Drug Free Christmas 1:56 Noticeable flaws in the sound of this song, unlike the rest of the album. Nice list of drugs.
08. Safe In Nevada 2:30 A song the Beach Boys might have done after the earthquake made California slide into the ocean (bad vibrations).
07. C'Mon. Drink Up, Chuck and Di 00:58 A pun song about Prince Charles and Lady Di, which was recorded before Di died, and does not make fun of that fact, although it was pretty damn funny.
06. In 1492 Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blues 02:13
A blues song for the kid in history class.
10. It's Australia 1:35
09. I Thank God For Credit 2:42
11. Motel Sex 1:30 No album would be complete without a Tom Bodette track.
05. E.R. 2:04 A bunch of ways the letters E.R. apply while waiting in the emergency room
02. Meals On Wheels 1:08 Kind of a road kill cafe song.
12. I Don't Drink Any More 1:55 Pretty slow,
kind of boring. But being the worst track is not too bad on this
album.
Worst
Songs listed in track order:
01. Really Safe Sex 1:40
02. Meals On Wheels 1:08
03. Joan Blunden 1:02
04. I Wanna Kiss Her 3:19
05. E.R. 2:04
06. In 1492 Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blues 02:13
07. C'Mon. Drink Up, Chuck and Di 00:58
08. Safe In Nevada 2:30
09. I Thank God For Credit 2:42
10. It's Australia 1:35
11. Motel Sex 1:30
12. I Don't Drink Any More 1:55
13. Piston Souvenirs 00:41
14. Let's Have a Drug Free Christmas 01:56
15. Denny's Angel 03:42
16. Tim's Blues 3:55
17. Get Drunk With Dignity 3:25
18. Sumo Wrestling 01:32
19. Joan Blunden (Dance Mix) 2:22
Total playing time: 40:18
Album released in 1997. Critique last messed with on July 14, 1999.
TIM CAVANAGH'S OFFICIAL WEB SITE: http://www.timcav.com/
Date: August 9 1999
Hi Eric!
The critique is fine--nicely done.
Thanks for saying so many nice things about my CD!
Take care!
Yours,
Tim Cavanagh The One Minute Song, Volume 1
Score: 95 100 means excellent.
My definition of 100: 100 = as good as "Sounds Like Fun" by Tim Cavanagh,
reviewed above. Scores range from 0 to infinity, infinity being best.
This is a Tim Cavanagh album but the first 20 tracks were recorded on
the Bob & Tom Show. The first 20 tracks have the same problem
as all Bob & Tom albums: There is too much laughing and noise created
by the Bob & Tom crew who all seem to have their own microphones for
mucking up the mix. Some DJ's will probably avoid playing those tracks,
although they be funny, because it is too much like playing someone else's
show. So far Dr. Demento has played "The Langston Christmas Letter",
"Clean It Up" and "Smokin' in my Mom's Womb". Those weren't the best tracks,
according to my calculations, but they were all studio tracks 21-29 with
no trace of Bob & Tom on them. They were recorded with the excellent
Bob & Tom Band though. Bob & Tom is one of the top ranked
morning shows, played on 100 stations nationwide. Their career boost has
been great for Tim. "The One Minute Song" is a segment Tim has been
doing on their show almost weekly for about 2½ years. This
CD is a collection of the most requested one-minute songs and Tim's choices.
There is no song like "Really Safe Sex" on this album to get your party
going. It's better suited for listening alone or maybe with a small
group of friends ready for giggles.
Songs ranked from best to worst:
20. 99 Dead Baboons 3:00 parody of "99 Lulfballoons"
by Nena
13. Midnight Train 1:44 parody of "Midnight Train
To Georgia" by Gladys Knight & The Moops
04. Go To Mass 1:07
14. My Halloween Costume 0:52
02. American Woman 2:10 Parody of guess what by Guess
Who
07. Super Bowl '99 01:39
29. The Langston Christmas Letter 3:21 An annual
Christmas newsletter that only talks about the family across the street,
the Langstons. Everything they know about the Langstons is from guessing
or snooping.
08. My Governor 1:08
15. Seven Second Song 2:55
09. Give Beef A Chance 3:09 parody of "Give
Peace A Chance" by The Beatles
10. Sixty-second Home Run 1:09
12. Yam Boy 3:04 parody of "I Am...I Said" by
Neil Diamond
19. Some Tracks 1:36 parody of "She'd Rather
Be With Me" by The Turtles
11. 500 Miles 1:09 parody "I'm Gonna Be (500
Miles)" by The Proclaimers
28. Comedian on Vacation 1:46
23. The Bible Factory Outlet 1:34
22. Viagra 1:26 Parody of "Spinning Wheel"
by Earth Wind And Fire
27. Valentiney 1:11
24. Just Call Me Hef 1:30 parody of "Gimme An
F!", some Bob & Tom song.
25. Clean It Up 2:05
21. Petroleum 1:27
18. Home Run No. 65 1:30 parody of "Mambo No.
5" by, um ??? That recent hit version, no not Tim Cavanagh, that
other hit version.
17. Thanks For The Seventy 1:09 parody of "Thanks
For The Memories" by Bob Hope Rainger
01. Sosa 1:32 Parody of "Lola" by The Kinks
05. Yellow Ex-Marine/ This Song Blew/ Dewey Dewey 1:08
03. Fry Up An Eagle 1:13 Parody of "Fly Like
An Eagle" by The Steve Miller Band
26. Smokin' in my Mom's Womb 2:15 Parody of
"Smokin' In The Boys Room" by Brownsville Station
16. My Favorite Things 1:37 parody of "My Favorite
Things" like what Mary Poppins sang in "The Sound of Music"
Song listed in track order:
Total playing time: 51:49
Available through the Tim Cavanagh website www.timcav.com
I will write you a more extensive commentary
on the critique (I thought it was very insightful and I agree with almost
everything) in the next couple of weeks, when I get a little break in my
schedule. Until then, I just wanted to get back to you with a thumbs
up (can I do that?) on your review!
Tim Cavanagh
Released November 30 2000. Reviewed February 3 2001
Best
TRACK
06. Millionaire Rap 2:10
Laugh out loud funny.
This song has been unavailable from about 1982 when Tim first did it,
until January 2000 when it appeared on Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes 8.
Ironically, the version on "Basement Tapes" sounds more like a legitimate
recording, performed in front of a nightclub kind of crowd. The recording
here on Tim's own album sounds more like a bootleg copy recorded off the
radio, due to the fact that it was recorded off a radio show with the Bob
& Tom crew in the mix. The song intro and lyrics are nearly the
same in both recordings.
About Newt Gingrich
Gee, Tim had only sung two words, American woman, and already the Bob
& Tom crew were laughing. They need to take How To Laugh When
Something Is Funny lessons. There are punchlines here. I'm
just saying it's important to wait for them.
Updated from the '97 version with an amazing lack of technical finesse.
Tthat's why it;s funny.
I'm not sure who Tim's governor is but it's not Jesse Ventura.
Several smiles and a chuckle
Smile and a chuckl (not quite a chuckle)
Half smile. It's not a parody but the beginning reminds me of
"Heroes And Villains" by The Beach Boys
This one sounds like it is a recording of a recording being played
out of speakers in the radio station.
Subject: auto racing.
This is another song that Tim says is inside joke stuff on the Bob
& Tom Show.
The idea was good, to make certain names more presentable. Unfortunately
Tim makes the names far more disgusting. Nice music though.
There's some crude implication regarding a gas pump nozzle up the ass.
That it didn't get a smile from me. Nice polka music though.
(Parodies: "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles, "Song Sung Blue" Neil
Diamond one whole line hardly worth mentioning, hrrrumph, "Louie Louie"
by The Kingsmen)
This is one of two inside joke songs for the Bob & Tom Show that
I don't listen to so I don't get it.
Worst
-------live radio tracks----------
01. Sosa 1:32
02. American Woman 2:10
03. Fry Up An Eagle 1:13
04. Go To Mass 1:07
05. Yellow Ex-Marine/ This Song Blew/ Dewey Dewey 1:08
06. Millionaire Rap 2:10
07. Super Bowl '99 1:39
08. My Governor 1:08
09. Give Beef A Chance 3:09
10. Sixty-second Home Run 1:09
11. 500 Miles 1:09
12. Yam Boy 3:04
13. Midnight Train 1:44
14. My Halloween Costume 0:52
15. Seven Second Song 2:55
16. My Favorite Things 1:37
17. Thanks For The Seventy 1:09
18. Home Run No. 65 1:30
19. Some Tracks 1:36
20. 99 Dead Baboons 3:00
-----------studio tracks----------
21. Petroleum 1:27
22. Viagra 1:26
23. The Bible Factory Outlet 1:34
24. Just Call Me Hef 1:30
25. Clean It Up 2:05
26. Smokin' in my Mom's Womb 2:15
27. Valentiney 1:11
28. Comedian on Vacation 1:46
29. The Langston Christmas Letter 03:21
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