From: kebarnes@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: alt.rush-limbaugh,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: RUSH'S 'HIT' LIST
Date: 11 Dec 92 19:51:55 GMT
Organization: Memphis State University

Posted here is the most recent version of the themes/updates list which
has been discussed here in past weeks.

If there are any corrections or additions that need to be done,
cooperation of EIB listeners (especially those who have listened for more
than a year) from across the fruited plain is appreciated. Reply to either
address posted below. If possible, please use an authoritative source to
confirm the performers/composers in your contributions.

Obscure update themes which are of historical interest, particularly those
which are about particular people (was there a Mike Tyson Update?), and
the circumstances of the time they aired, are especially appreciated.

Without further ado, from the "grooveyard of forgotten favorites," here's

RUSH LIMBAUGH: THE 'HIT' LIST

EIB Network Theme:
"My City Was Gone" performed by The Pretenders
from the album LEARNING TO CRAWL

UPDATE THEMES:

Peace Update:
"Una Paloma Blanca" sung by Slim Whitman
the very first update, tweaking the unilateral
disarmament/peace/nuclear freeze movement

Animal Rights Update:
"Born Free" performed by Andy Williams
w/ added sound effects, and occasional additional
lyrics in the chorus by Rush: "...EAT BEEF...
for beef is de-li-cious ...beef is nu-tri-tious...."
to tweak the veggies out there
Also, TV theme from "Flipper" if the story is about dolphins

Feminist Update:
Originally "?"
(containing lyrics "If you're born a woman, you're born to be
hurt...") performed by ? (female country vocalist)
Briefly "Maybe I Mean Yes" performed by Holly Dunn
during flap about her song allegedly encouraging "date rape"
Currently "Men" performed by The Forester Sisters? (Patty Loveless?)
with added soundbites sampled from a Washington D.C.
NOW/pro-choice rally: "We're FIERCE... we're
FEMINISTS... and we're IN YOUR FACE!"

Homeless Update:
"Ain't Got A Home" performed by
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry

Condom Update:
"Up, Up, And Away (In My Beautiful Balloon)"
performed by The 5th Dimension

Dr. Jack Kervorkian/Death Update:
"The End" by The Doors (edited)
from the album THE DOORS

Spotted Owl/Timber Update:
"Lumberjack"? by Jackyl?

Sexual Harassment Update:
"My Eyes Adored You" performed by Frankie Valli
(w/o the Four Seasons)

President Slick Willie Update:
"Pressure" by Billy Joel
from the album THE NYLON CURTAIN
(KB's suggested slow tempo alternate: "Behind Blue Eyes"
by The Who, off the album WHO'S NEXT)

"Mrs. Bill Clinton" Update:
"Hail To The Chief" accompanied by a
soundbite sample of Hillary cackling in response
to a question about what she thinks of Rush

Slick Willie Campaign Update:
"Charming Billy" by ?

Ross Perot Campaign Update:
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by ?
two tempos, depending on Ross' success as a candidate,
the slow tempo version is alleged to be from the
DOCTOR STRANGELOVE soundtrack
Also, the James Bond 007 theme was used at times, because
Rush thought Perot would be a classic James Bond villain,
and, I suppose, because of (V.P. candidate) Admiral
Stockdale's first two names, James... Bond...

Democratic Primary Update (1992):
"The Impossible Dream" sung by Ethel Merman
from the musical MAN OF LA MANCHA
back when President Bush's approval was at a record high

(Sen.) Ted Kennedy Update:
"The Philanderer" performed by  a Teddy K soundalike
to the tune of Dion's 1962 hit "The Wanderer"
also, "Kenne-day-o" performed by a Harry Belafonte soundalike
to the tune of 1956 hit "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" during the
Palm Beach rape trial of Teddy's nephew William K. Smith

Gulf War Update:
Wicked Witch's Guards' March
from THE WIZARD OF OZ soundtrack
aired during the "Wo" (as pronounced by Sen. Sam Nunn)

'General' David Dinkins (N.Y.C. Mayor) Update:
"General David Dinkins ...Where Are You?"
a takeoff on TV show theme for
"Car 54, Where Are You?"

Gorbasm/Gorbachev Update:
"Imperial March" composed by John Williams
from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK soundtrack
symbolic of the evil empire of the U.S.S.R. as described
by President Ronald Reagan

Anita Hill Update:
"She's Come Undone" by The Guess Who
during/after the confirmation mudwrestling for
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas

Pee-Wee Herman Update:
"Beat It" performed by Michael Jackson
from the album THRILLER
w/ added sound bites sampled from "Pee-Wee's Playhouse"
aired during Paul Reubens' indecent exposure trial

(U.S. Rep.) Barney Frank Update:
"My Boy Lollipop" by Millie Small
after Frank admitted having been "suckered" by
live-in lover/gay prostitute Steven Gobie

AIDS Update:
"I'll Never Love This Way Again" by Dionne Warwick
A VERY short-lived bit, intended to protest ACT-UP's tactics.
Rush "pushed the envelope" a little too far with this one,
kind of like with the "Caller Abortion".


[additional note: ? <question mark> means that the information
listed is uncertain/unreliable/unknown]

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