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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 50 Mclusky - "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues" (2001) Ahhh it's over and I have the blues. Not just any blues though... Great job everyone! youtu.be/Yycyu7dL-oo?...

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Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues

YouTube video by Mclusky - Topic

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 49 Drive-By Truckers - "A Ghost To Most" (2008) Coincidentally, it looks like DBT are losing their match over at @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social. Well, this is a song from a different album and it's pretty friggin' bleak.That should help!

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A Ghost To Most

YouTube video by Drive-By Truckers

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 48 Trick Daddy - "I'm a Thug" (2001) Downed a couple beers (chug life), went to bed (snug life), woke up feeling crappy (ugh life). All day, every day.

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Trick Daddy - I'm A Thug (Official Video)

YouTube video by Atlantic Records

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 47 The White Stripes - "Fell in Love With a Girl" (2002) Less than 2 minutes which is less than one per band member. And who needs more band members? A bass? Forget it. This is economical punk left-brain right-brain bang bang and... 11 Points!!! youtu.be/fTH71AAxXmM?...

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The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by The White Stripes

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 46 Against Me! - "Thrash Unreal" (2007) From before Laura became who she was meant to be, but she's always had that righteous rage.

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Against Me! - Thrash Unreal (Video)

YouTube video by Sire Records

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 45 Those Darlins - "Wild One" (2008) This barnyard ditty gives you the ground rules. They got far more ambitious and then cancer felled Jessi (28!). Fuck cancer, go wild.

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Wild One

YouTube video by Those Darlins - Topic

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 44 The National - "Mistaken For Strangers" (2007) Mistaken for Strangers! Rejected by Angels! They're out on the streets arm in arm with glazed eyes... It's... NIGHT OF THE LIVING DAD (rock)!

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The National - Mistaken For Strangers

YouTube video by 4AD

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 43 St. Vincent - "Marrow" (2009) Cool video, and hey if St. Vincent walked by me asking for help, I might stop everything I was doing and follow her. And a Clark shall lead them.

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St. Vincent - Marrow (Official Video)

YouTube video by 4AD

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 42 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps" (2003) "If they would just write a damn pop chorus on it!'" - Max Martin Me? A Pop Scorner? Keep crying, Max. This pop song gets... 12 Points!

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by YeahYeahYeahsVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 40 The New Pornographers - "Letter From an Occupant" (2002) I gave Neko an HM, but I can use her again per section 2 paragraph 1 of the stupid rules I made for myself. If you should see this band at a construction site or anywhere else, let 'em know I gave them... 11 Points!

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The New Pornographers - "Letter from an Occupant" (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by The New Pornographers

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 39 Rilo Kiley - "Portions for Foxes" (2004) As a child, Jenny Lewis appeared in an anti-drug PSA warning those watching about the dangers of crack. Still unsure what inspired this video. All the stuffed and mounted animals agree that this gets... 11 Points!!!

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Rilo Kiley - Portions For Foxes (Official Video)

YouTube video by rilokiley

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 38 Camera Obscura - "French Navy" (2009) If you've been on tenterhooks, well here's some tender hooks. It makes me go oooh with the things that it ... do? So ... 11 Points!

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Camera Obscura - French Navy (Official Video)

YouTube video by Camera Obscura

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 37 The Raveonettes - "You Want The Candy" (2008) Sune and Sharin with a response to one of their friend/manager/producer/etc.. Richard Gottehrer's famous tracks. I want those sticky sweet dirty treats, but these days I have to watch my A1C.

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The Raveonettes - You Want The Candy (Official Video)

YouTube video by My Little Underground TV

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 36 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - "100 Days, 100 Nights" (2007) She had a stroke the night Trump was elected and she didn't need a hundred days to know his heart or whatever you call it. youtu.be/8ouI5KcyHfE?...

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "100 Days, 100 Nights"

YouTube video by DaptoneRecords

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 35 Kathleen Edwards - "Six O'Clock News" (2003) The first song the radio didn't like.

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Kathleen Edwards - Six O'Clock News

YouTube video by building55

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 34 Modest Mouse - "Float On" (2004) Well that's one way to look at it and I generally espouse this philosophy. On the other hand, I pray that you've been as lucky as Modest Mouse! In other words? 11 Points!

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Modest Mouse - Float On (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by MODESTMOUSEVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 33 Eve ft. Gwen Stefani - "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (2001) I'm picking a song featuring Gwen Stefani? Eve, you win. Consider it blown.

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Eve - Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Official Music Video) ft. Gwen Stefani

YouTube video by EveVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 32 Sleater-Kinney - "You’re No Rock n’ Roll Fun" (2000) Flash forward 20 years - NOW who's no rock n' roll fun? Come down from the clouds and enjoy the good old days.

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Sleater-Kinney - You're No Rock N Roll Fun [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

YouTube video by Sub Pop

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 31 Be Your Own Pet - "The Kelly Affair" (2008) Thought of picking "Becky" since it was removed from the U.S. release for being "too violent", but that wasn't a single. This ripper pays tribute to BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, which I found much more unnerving than "Becky".

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Be Your Own Pet - The Kelly Affair

YouTube video by BeYourOwnPetVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 30 Blu Cantrell - "Hit ’Em Up Style (Oops!)" (2001) Come back, Blu! There are so many more rich dudes to fuck with. youtu.be/LMOKlXfXn50?...

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Blu Cantrell - Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) (Official Video)

YouTube video by BluCantrellVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 29 Ida Maria - "Oh My God" (2007) In America today there are lots of things that could cause an Oh My God reaction. They might not even all be from horror and disgust!

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Oh My God (Official Video)

YouTube video by idamariamusic

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 28 Wavves - "So Bored" (2009) "Gotta have some shitgaze on this list!" said no one ever until NOW

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Wavves - So Bored (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Fat Possum Records

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 27 Santogold/Santigold - "Lights Out" (2008) I hope this doesn't signal lights out for Santi by splitting the vote. youtu.be/TONPTpAdyGY?...

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Santigold - Lights Out

YouTube video by Not and Now Available on Youtube!

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 26 Lil Mama - "Lip Gloss" (2007) As someone who does not always practice proper lip care, I appreciate this important and bangin' PSA to make 'em pop.

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Lil Mama - Lip Gloss

YouTube video by LilMamaVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM NO. 5 Neko Case - "People Got a Lotta Nerve" (2009) This cyclone, this tornado of a vocalist, implores you to respect the animals.

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Neko Case "People Got A Lotta Nerve"

YouTube video by ANTI- Records

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM NO. 4 Mint Royale ft. Lauren Laverne - "Don't Falter" (2000) I'll try to follow the advice of this song since we're getting what are now called "European Temperatures".

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Mint Royale with Lauren Laverne - Don't Falter (Official Video)

YouTube video by Mint Royale

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM NO. 3 Tha Handsome Family - "Far From Any Road" (2003) I like "After We Shot the Grizzly" best, but this TRUE DETECTIVE theme got a couple mentions! Rennie said this is about being bitten by fire ants. I guess we solved the case. <cue McConaughey philosophical monologue>

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FAR FROM ANY ROAD vídeo

YouTube video by The Handsome Family Official

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM NO. 2 Ms. Dynamite - "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" (2002) An award-winning Member of the British Empire! <Mariah Carey IDontKnowHer.gif> Just in case you don't know, here's the story.

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Dy-Na-Mi-Tee

YouTube video by Ms. Dynamite - Topic

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 HM NO. 1 Miranda Lambert - "Kerosene" (2005) She's burnin' it up, tearin' it down and feelin' alright.

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Miranda Lambert - Kerosene (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by mirandalambertVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 25 Stars - "Elevator Love Letter" (2003) I often wish for the elevator to take me home, but then I remember that I am home. Work - it always finds you.

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STARS-Elevator Love Letter [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Stars

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 24 Avalanches - "Frontier Psychiatrist" (2000) I'm afraid the diagnosis is clear: I am criminally tardy. I'll try to get that 25th up soon.

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The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by TheAvalanchesVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 23 M83 - "Graveyard Girl" (2008) I don't care much for goth. The Cure just needs to lighten up! :) But a shimmering guitar pop song about a goth girl who's really just a sweetie inside? Awww golly gee omg love it! The John Hughes-inspired video is maybe a bit much...

Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 22 Gossip - "Standing in the Way of Control" (2006) Beth sings, shouts, hollers, screams DON'T STOP TRYING! Ditto that. 12 Points! youtu.be/RIOmX14M054?...

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Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (HD Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Kill Rock Stars

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 21 Stephen Malkmus - "Jenny & the Ess-Dog" (2001) So we know what happened to Jenny and the Ess-Dog, but what about Trey? Does the dog still listen to BROTHERS IN ARMS? Favorite song: "Walk of Life" probably.

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Stephen Malkmus - Jenny And The Ess-Dog (Official Video)

YouTube video by Domino Recording Co.

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 20 Amy Winehouse - "You Know I'm No Good" (2007) "By the time I start to flee/You tear men down like George Lazenby" nooo that's not it!

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Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good

YouTube video by AmyWinehouseVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 19 OutKast - "Hey Ya!" Sorry about the lateness of this pick. It's not just the ladies who can be on their baddest behavior. What's cooler than being cool? ... 11 Points!!! youtu.be/PWgvGjAhvIw?...

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Outkast - Hey Ya! (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by OutkastVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 18 Guided By Voices - "Glad Girls" (2001) Looks like the randomizer is stuck in "Just the White Guys!" mode. I'll clear that in a bit, but first let's get high. youtu.be/XZsi9uEOJLg?...

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Guided By Voices - Glad Girls

YouTube video by Radial by The Orchard

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 17 Interpol - "Evil" (2005) How do you stop people thinking that your song is about serial killers? Puppet Video!

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Interpol - Evil (Official Video)

YouTube video by Interpol

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 16 Andrew W.K. - "Party Hard" (2001) It was time. I followed the instructions. And there went my Tuesday. It's time to give this one.. 11 Points!!!

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Andrew W.K. - Party Hard

YouTube video by AndrewWKVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 15 Kelis - "Milkshake" (2003) Still fascinated by this as a business model. "I can teach you but I have to charge", but then later "It can't be bought". Okay, we'll work on it. Released on my birthday in 2003 so I have to give it... 11 Points!!!

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Kelis - Milkshake (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by KelisVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 14 La Roux - "Bulletproof" (2009) Quote from Elly: "It’s like my Destiny’s Child song, I guess." What a coincidence, I just picked them yesterday! This song doesn't sample a song from 1981, it just SOUNDS like it's from 1981.

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La Roux - Bulletproof (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by LaRouxVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 13 Destiny's Child - "Bootylicious" (2001) Often I pick the UK chart hits cuz I'm sick of the U.S ones. This was big on both sides, though only No. 2 in the U.K. - damn you Atomic Kitten! A friend used to pronounce a boba tea cafe as "Bahb-a-licious". I'll take what I can get.

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Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

YouTube video by DestinysChildVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 11 Los Campesinos - "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives" (2007) When I finally got dragged onto MySpace, this was the song I chose to play when you hit my page. My friend immediately commented how much he hated it.

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Los Campesinos - We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives

YouTube video by wichitarecordings

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 10 Little Jackie - "The World Should Revolve Around Me" (2008) First heard about this one from the UK folks since it stalled out at No. 90 in the states. Oh, and in case you're wondering: Chicken McNuggets - 1981 Egg McMuffin - 1972 Now you know.

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Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me

YouTube video by LittleJackieVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 9 The Mountain Goats - "See America Right" (2002) A drunk makes his way through our most ridiculous state to meet up with the woman he loves/hates. That's America, alright.

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See America Right

YouTube video by The Mountain Goats - Topic

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 8 honeyhoney - "Little Toy Gun" (2008) I think we can all agree there should be more songs about vibrators.

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honeyhoney - Little Toy Gun Video

YouTube video by HoneyHoneyBand

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 7 Cam'ron - "Hey Ma" (2002) Sort of a meet cute, right? It goes easy like Friday night. Always good to have shared interests and the young fella (Juelz Santana) says he can lay the pipe. I assume that means he has experience with plumbing, which is a bonus.

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Cam'Ron - Hey Ma (Official Music Video) ft. Juelz Santana

YouTube video by CamRonVEVO

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 6 Lily Allen - "LDN" I thought about including a bunch of geo-hate songs, but how many folks are gonna vote for songs by Wild Light or The Weakerthans? I kept removing until only Lily remained. Maybe it's not the cities, it's us. youtu.be/wmYT79tPvLg?...

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Lily Allen | LDN (Official Video)

YouTube video by Lily Allen

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