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“HEY MR DJ, I THOUGHT YOU SAID WE HAD A DEAL”
Rock band THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS wrote a song all about what it allegedly took to get a song on the radio, aptly entitled Hey Mr DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal. In it, the lyrics read, in part:
I struck a bargain with my radio DJ
I said I’d like this song to be number one
He said I’d really really like to help you my son
And then I knew that I would have him to thank
Because he asked me how much I had in the bank
…
He said the record wouldn’t have to be hot
And no one ever seemed to care if it’s not
It would depend on something else that I’ve got
…
Hey Mr. DJ, I thought you said we had a deal
I thought you said, You scratch my back and I’ll scratch your record
And I thought you said we had a deal
And while it may appear that TMBG is talking about PAYOLA – paying money to a DJ to get a song on the airwaves — what they could be talking about is just THE BUSINESS OF MAKING MUSIC.
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Video Fun: Britain’s Got Talent’s BRETT DOMINO TRIO
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If you’re one of the millions of people watching AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (and let’s face it, you don’t get to be the number one TV program by not having millions of people watching), then you’ll know that AGT is a little lame compared to it’s older sibling BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT.
BGT has given us Susan Boyle, among other talented artists. Overall, BGT is just more… fun… than what we get here in the States.
So here’s a little video fun from a former BGT contestant BRETT DOMINO. Sometimes he performs as a duo, sometimes as a trio. The important thing is that he owns a keytar and isn’t afraid to use it.
Let’s take a look:
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