Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Ryujin]

If pineapple isn't controversial enough for you there's a documentary on Netflix called "Hate to Love: Nickelback." You're welcome.

 

[overgeeked]

“That thing you do every week, yeah…that’s literally impossible.”

Sigh.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Lashing out about the contents of a book that neither of you have, and you're each sure you know the contents of, is angels on the head of a pin territory, but even sillier.

 

[prabe]

Lashing out about the contents of a book that neither of you have, and you're each sure you know the contents of, is angels on the head of a pin territory, but even sillier.

"I can't have an opinion on it, I haven't read it," is the least interesting possible opinion, by some definition/s of "interesting."

 

[CleverNickName]

"I can't have an opinion on it, I haven't read it," is the least interesting possible opinion, by some definition/s of "interesting."

"I don't know what I'm talking about, but I've never let that stop me!"

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Despite personally knowing these things are true, both songs in question are deeper cuts. I don’t know them by heart. It will take time for me to track them down.

I can, however, easily remember and share the big track off of AC’s album:



And yes, that’s the one & only Vangelis. AC was his family’s band, and 666 was their third and final (?) album. If you know Vangelis’ signature style, you’ll instantly recognize it on this track.

@Smackpixi

Time has apparently addled my recollection a bit.

1) To be 100% fair, what The Verve did was not an uncredited sample, but more accurately an homage. And- amusingly- it does actually involve “The Four Horsemen”…and another song from 666, namely “Altamont.”

The title of The Verve’s “The Rolling People” ones from the lyrics of that second song. The ending vocalizations, drums, & riff from AC’s “The Four Horsemen” (above) were emulated to close The Verve’s song:


2) ALSO in the interests of transparency & fairness, I did not have to actually dig in my CD mine to answer this. While I eventually found the actual music on YouTube (obviously), I also searched for discussions on this trivia online. I found it mentioned on only two sites, near the bottom of a page of Google results. One had a head-to head comparison of the songs…but it was a ghost site. The videos didn’t play, and the user comments section was empty.

The second was a deep review of The Verve and contexualizing Urban Hymns within their discography. The discussion of “The Rolling People” was buried almost at the end of the article.

All that said, I’ll still stand by my assertion that the Stones’ lawsuit probably prevented “The Rolling People” from getting released. It’s a solid song, IMHO, better than some of the other songs from that album that had videos and got radio & TV airplay. But it’s easy to imagine that record label execs would be gunshy about releasing a song with an obvious relation to someone else’s music having just lost in court over a similar situation.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

If pineapple isn't controversial enough for you there's a documentary on Netflix called "Hate to Love: Nickelback." You're welcome.

I am fairly certain that this is how you remind me ... of how Nicelback is an awesome band!
It's not like Canadians to say sorry....

Oh, wait!


Fun facts!

Since Canada last won the Stanley Cup-
The state of Florida, and noted hotbed of ice sports, has won four Cups. Next? Florida MUST host the Winter Olympics!
Las Vegas has gained a hockey team, and won a Cup. But lost it next season at the craps table.
A fictional team from a movie called the Ducks has won a Cup. Emilio Estevez was so proud... that people remembered his name.
A team from Carolina won the Cup, simply because they wanted to fill it with mustard-based BBQ sauce.
Dallas won a Cup, but didn't put anything in it because you don't put sauce on stuff in Texas. Suck it, Carolina.
New Jersey won three Cups, which ... I mean, they had to capture it. No one and nothing voluntarily goes to New Jersey.
Los Angeles won two Cups, which is shocking to most Angelenos. They're like, "Wait, we have a hockey team? And a subway? Are you sure?"
Pittsburgh won three Cups, which they've been trying to trade for an inside linebacker.
Detroit won four (FOUR?) Cups, and Eminem is still trying to rhyme that with "Mom's Spaghetti."
Boston won a Cup, which I am reasonably certain they are attributing to Tom Brady.

I mean, "Season Cancelled" has more Cups than Canada.

At this point, the streak is more impressive than any other in sports. Canada is the Lou Gehrig* of not winning the Cup.



*Wait, I got what, Doc? Oh. I guess I should have seen that coming.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The Stanley Cup has friendzoned Canada.

 

[Ryujin]

I am fairly certain that this is how you remind me ... of how Nicelback is an awesome band!
It's not like Canadians to say sorry....

Oh, wait!


Fun facts!

Since Canada last won the Stanley Cup-
The state of Florida, and noted hotbed of ice sports, has won four Cups. Next? Florida MUST host the Winter Olympics!
Las Vegas has gained a hockey team, and won a Cup. But lost it next season at the craps table.
A fictional team from a movie called the Ducks has won a Cup. Emilio Estevez was so proud... that people remembered his name.
A team from Carolina won the Cup, simply because they wanted to fill it with mustard-based BBQ sauce.
Dallas won a Cup, but didn't put anything in it because you don't put sauce on stuff in Texas. Suck it, Carolina.
New Jersey won three Cups, which ... I mean, they had to capture it. No one and nothing voluntarily goes to New Jersey.
Los Angeles won two Cups, which is shocking to most Angelenos. They're like, "Wait, we have a hockey team? And a subway? Are you sure?"
Pittsburgh won three Cups, which they've been trying to trade for an inside linebacker.
Detroit won four (FOUR?) Cups, and Eminem is still trying to rhyme that with "Mom's Spaghetti."
Boston won a Cup, which I am reasonably certain they are attributing to Tom Brady.

I mean, "Season Cancelled" has more Cups than Canada.

At this point, the streak is more impressive than any other in sports. Canada is the Lou Gehrig* of not winning the Cup.



*Wait, I got what, Doc? Oh. I guess I should have seen that coming.

All true.

As to where American hockey players were born...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The Stanley Cup has friendzoned Canada.

At this point, the only way that Canada will get another Stanley Cup is if they annex the United States. (Please?)