Lennon's vocal in the middle of "This Boy" is fantastic. Almost as good as "Twist and Shout."
And how can you skip AND not skip "Hey Jude"? I mean, what are the physics involved?

I still haven't gotten past him as Jeffery MacDonald. Not intended as a criticism.

This article seems to me overly dismissive of Randy Newman's abilities and output. Listen to the albums "12 Songs," "Rednecks" and "Sail Away" and tell me this guy is not in the same league as Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Young or Joni Mitchell.
Get 'em Dan.

I see no need to.

How about Gilbert Gottfried?

The Kurtz scenes in Apocalypse Now.

I'm imagining (in a good way) the whole show hosted by Gilbert Gottfried.

Eddie referred to SNL as high school. Maybe, like me (yes, I am comparing myself to Eddie Murphy) he detested high school and the idea of going back anytime in the last 30 years revolted him. Or maybe I'm projecting.

This is like bemoaning the fact that Cries and Whispers didn't win Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show, or a Nobel Prize for physics. The Oscar's aren't (and in the 70s really weren't) that kind of competition.

Then there are the so-called "four-chord songs," summarized well here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pi…

"Jungleland"/"American Pie" ? (at least in structure if not melody…)

The old country hit "Delta Dawn" has the exact same chord progression as "Amazing Grace."

Arcade Fire's "Keep the Car Running" and John Cafferty's "On the Darkside."
Also, John Cafferty's "On the Darkside" and every Springsteen song ever.

Aha. Thanks.

Someone may have already noted this (if so, thank you) but lacking time to go back through 470 comments — I realize Lucy Lawless may not be available every week, but isn't it a little weird that Ron would go to a wedding without his wife, and she's not even mentioned? Same with "Leslie and Ron" — wouldn't he have…

SNL did "Citizen Kane II" in the first season.

"…and so I can get into fiery car wrecks, too, while my horrified wife watches on TV. Buy a Nissan!"

And on the radio you can play a song about shitty absentee fathers written by a guy who died in a car accident. Does anyone listen to the lyrics…?

The only flaw in the otherwise flawless Wonder Years was that Kevin was too into girls for a boy his age. He'd have been much more into sports than Winnie at that age.

#1: "I for one welcome our new insect overlords."
#2: "There, under the smiling eyes of four stuffed Eskimos, we expressed our love physically, as was the style at the time."
#3: "In theory, communism works."
#4: "Aww, there's only one can of beer left and it's Bart's."
#5: "I shouldn't have stopped for that haircut.…