Wehr does the brooklyns get teh music?

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Like what with the ELO again? Did some older DJ play it at a cool Williamsburg party once?

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

what are you talking about?

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

WHAT ARE U TALKING ABOUT BROLIE?

― ddb (ddb), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

ELO has been hip in williamsburg for a couple of years.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

Right. So why?

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

ITS BEEN :HIP" SINCE THAT DUMB COMMERCIAL....AND WILLIAMSBURG HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT...FOR ONCE.

― ddb (ddb), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

Everything is hip in Brooklyn, BITCH IS HUGE, HUUGE!

― Tigerstyle Shamanic Vision Quester (sexyDancer), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

ELO has been hip to me ever since i heard "don't bring me down" as a kid.

BRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEE!

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

In 1996, Lilys (a band from Philly) released this great retro-psych-pop record called "Better Can't Make Your Life Better" which had more than a few homages to ELO's Eldorado. That was the first sniff I got of any revival.

They really are a great band.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

What song was in a commercial?

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

There was a VH1 commercial with a bunch of balding dudes in a station wagon, and the "uncool" guy wants to listen to ELO, but the other guys all high five and go "HOOTIE!!!"

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

HOOTIE?

― no tech! (ex machina), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

I swear.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

love teh bk hootie commercial.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

It'd be great if the commercial had a part II where the it says "FIVE YEARS LATER ..." and you see the Hootie guys all depressed in an empty pub with Hootie playing and the one other guy is chillin' in a hot tub with two fine chicks and ELP's "Pictures at an Exhibition" is playing in the background.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

Uh, or something by ELO, even ...

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

I am confused and need to get out of the house.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

ELP should be big with teh hipsters, whomever they are.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

They probably will be.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

naw i doubt it. prog fans are too geeky.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, actually, I was just going to say probably not as much as ELO, because ELO are still catchy pop.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

anyway prolly people get this stuff at academy in bklyn. it's an ok store. it was better when rsg was there, tho.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

One phenomenon no one will ever be able to explain to me is the "electroclash" craze of several years back

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

it's pretty easy. bad music + bad drugs + bad haircuts + larry tee = electroclash

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 8 July 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

i sleep next to a bunch of ELO albums.

― Ian John50n (orion), Friday, 8 July 2005 22:45 (twenty years ago)

i get my hip influences from party djs and commercials

― larry bundgee (bundgee), Friday, 8 July 2005 22:52 (twenty years ago)

also internet message boards and law firms

― larry bundgee (bundgee), Friday, 8 July 2005 22:53 (twenty years ago)

Jeff was so punk rock in high school.
I also liked riding around in his dad's car because he was an undercover cop or an investigator or something and Jeff always knew about the coolest music before everyone else.

― OH NO!!!!!! (ddb), Friday, 8 July 2005 23:11 (twenty years ago)

i get my hip influences from party djs and commercials

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― no tech! (ex machina), Friday, 8 July 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

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