FNK ExFiles – Breakup & Heartbreak Songs

Summary

Friday Night Karaoke – "FNK ExFiles: Breakup & Heartbreak Songs"

Episode 70 | Season 3 | March 28, 2025
Hosts: Mike Whiston & Joe Rubin

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Episode Overview

This heartfelt, hilarious, and occasionally explicit episode of Friday Night Karaoke celebrates the pain, drama, and catharsis of breakups and heartbreaks. Mike and Joe spin their favorite karaoke covers of classic and contemporary breakup anthems, all performed by members of their vibrant Facebook group. The episode revels in community spirit, playful banter, and the healing power of song, while highlighting performances ranging from raw and bitter to humorous and triumphant.

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Key Discussion Points & Highlights

1. Opening Performance & Episode Theme

• [00:00] Mike kicks things off with Jane Lutz dipolito’s haunting, jazzy cover of Radiohead’s "Creep." Both hosts are blown away by her vocal presence.
  • "That got better. Every single, like, every next verse was better than the previous one. That was amazing." – Joe Rubin [04:53]
  • "Completely blown away... Hat off. I had to take my hat off for a second there. Just show some respect. Respect because – wow." – Mike Whiston [05:01-05:32]
• Theme Announcement: "FNK X Files – Breakups & Heartbreak Songs" (wordplay on "ex" and "X Files"), picking up the heartbreak vibes after Valentine’s Day. [06:12-08:31]

2. Community & Podcast Vibe

• [09:10] The Friday Night Karaoke Facebook group is celebrated for its inclusive, ad-free, and positivity-focused environment (36,000+ members).
  • Each week features a new theme; this week brings eight member performances on heartbreaks and breakups.

3. Featured Karaoke Performances

A. Jane Lutz dipolito – "Creep" (Radiohead)

• [Opening Song]
• Noted for its unique postmodern jukebox/lounge style.
• Exceptional vocal control and presence.

B. Anthony Gorby Sr. – "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" (George Strait)

• [11:17-15:32]
• A heartfelt country tale of a rodeo breakup, delivered with sincerity by a new group member.
  • "What a way to enter the group… he immediately records something and puts it out there for all of us to hear." – Mike [15:38]
  • "Nicely done, sir. Nicely done. Well played, sir." – Joe [16:14-16:24]

C. Angel Lark – "Love Stinks" (J. Geils Band)

• [19:10-23:45]
• Upbeat, gritty rendition with comedic ad-libs about cellphones and a "mini mart rose."
  • "How is she not famous?… That was phenomenal. And I loved everything about it." – Both [23:39-25:06]
• Playful speculation about Angel’s true identity (“Are you Jewel?”).

D. Mike Whiston – "Somebody Kill Me" (from The Wedding Singer)

• [26:42-28:53]
• Mike performs his favorite breakup song with comic self-deprecation.
  • "That hurt. That was painful to watch back. I don't know why I included that." – Mike [28:43]
• Joe teases Mike’s video performance style.

E. Karen Pavkov – "No More Fucks to Give" (Thomas Benjamin)

• [34:29-37:27]
• Explicit, hilarious, and cathartic; described as "queen of postmodern jukebox style."
  • "That song was absolutely phenomenal… The lyrics of that song were hilarious." – Mike & Joe [37:32-38:04]
  • The hosts marvel at the song’s evolving choruses and suggest it'd be a karaoke crowd-pleaser.

F. Eric Dabrowski – "It’ll Be Okay" (Shawn Mendes)

• [41:58-45:36]
• An emotional, subdued breakup ballad delivered with touching nuance.
  • "That was deep… my love life was flashing before my eyes all at once." – Mike [45:40-45:49]
• Discussion about the importance of vocal dynamics and softer songs in karaoke.

G. Dana Lavelli – "Gives You Hell" (All-American Rejects)

• [51:10-54:24]
• Multitrack, high-energy cover with chorus harmonies and Brady Bunch video style.
  • "Super well coordinated. I loved watching that." – Joe [54:54]
• Noted connection to TV show "Castle" and nostalgia for Firefly/Nathan Fillion.

H. Kevin Paris Sr. – "The Breakup Song" (Greg Kihn Band)

• [59:02-61:58]
• An iconic garage-style singalong, perfect for group karaoke.
  • "The second we get to the [chorus], everyone’s gonna be like—aaaah, and like, they only have to know the words." – Mike [62:28]
  • Surprise among hosts about discovering the song title and the artist.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Get tested." – Mike, riffing on abrupt and dark dedications to exes [10:19]
• "That song… would be perfect if I brought this to karaoke and just unleashed it on people." – Mike, about Karen Pavkov’s song [39:01]
• "You, too, can have maple syrup whiskey." – Mike [49:21]
• "I can't dance. I can sing. I can't dance." – Joe, joking during Mike's call-out [58:05]
• "We both used to be in Connecticut, but been in Japan for three years… trying to make it work. It’s a long distance relationship… but you know, we Skype each other every now and then. I wear sexy…" – Mike [69:22+]
• [Explicit content warning for Karen Pavkov’s "No More Fucks to Give."*] [34:29]

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Community, Group Dynamics & Ongoing Humor

• The community’s ad-free, supportive culture is highlighted repeatedly ([09:10-10:01], [51:10-65:13]).
• Playful inside jokes about group membership, hosts’ beards, technical recording mishaps (Mike forgetting to record an entire episode), and the possibility of being "punked" by a secretly famous singer.
• Regular references to mod team contributions, and the geographical reach of the group.
• Suggestions and playful bickering over the next week’s theme, ultimately settling on "FNK Spring Break" – party vibes for the coming season ([65:34-68:24]).
• The hosts end on a note of camaraderie and mutual appreciation.

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• [00:00] Opening: Jane Lutz dipolito – "Creep"
• [11:17] Anthony Gorby Sr. – "I Can Still Make Cheyenne"
• [19:10] Angel Lark – "Love Stinks"
• [26:42] Mike Whiston – "Somebody Kill Me"
• [34:29] Karen Pavkov – "No More Fucks to Give"
• [41:58] Eric Dabrowski – "It’ll Be Okay"
• [51:10] Dana Lavelli – "Gives You Hell"
• [59:02] Kevin Paris Sr. – "The Breakup Song"

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Tone & Language

The hosts are warm, irreverent, and encouraging—brimming with nostalgia, self-aware humor, and genuine admiration for the performers. They balance heartfelt commentary with light roasting and playful profanity, making for an episode that's as much about community as it is about cathartic singing.

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For Listeners

This episode is a joyride through every shade of post-breakup emotion, from the angsty to the absurd. You’ll leave both laughing and reflecting on the power of music and the value of community. Whether or not you’ve sung karaoke in your life, you’ll feel the urge to belt out your heartbreak and join in.

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To get involved or featured on the podcast:
Join the Friday Night Karaoke Facebook Group and add your voice to the weekly theme!

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Next Week’s Theme

Party Like It's Spring Break! — FNK Spring Break
Get ready for springtime jams, party anthems, and fresh new covers from across the Friday Night Karaoke community.

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(Skip the intros, outros, technical tangents, and sponsor chit-chat—jump right to the song showcases for the best community heartbreak karaoke on the internet!)

Transcript

[Mike Whiston]

When you were here before? Couldn't look you in the eye? You're just like an angel? Your skin makes me cry? You flow like a feather in a beautiful world? I wish I was special? You're so very special? But I'm a creep I know? What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here? I don't care if it hurts? I wanna have control? I want a perfect body? I want a perfect soul? Yeah, I want you to notice when I around you're so very? Yeah, I wish I was special? But I'm a queen? What the hell am I doing here?

Oh.

I don't belong here?

You.

Run it out. She runs running. Whatever makes you happy? Whatever you want Is so very special? I wish I was special? But I'm a creep? Oh, I said it. I'm a widow. Oh, what the hell am I doing here? I don't belong? Oh, I?

Oh.

What the hell am I doing here? My tong be lonely.

Oh, my God. I was 99 sure that the very end there, and maybe I cut it off too soon, that she was just gonna go be like.

[Joe Rubin]

And it could have gone again. It definitely could have gone for another verse. Like.

[Mike Whiston]

Like, it just keeps going.

[Joe Rubin]

Dude, that got better. Every single, like, every next verse was better than the previous one. That was amazing.

[Mike Whiston]

Completely blown away.

[Joe Rubin]

I have no idea what just happened right now.

[Mike Whiston]

I. I know that song. Well, we all know that song. Well, no, everybody knows.

[Joe Rubin]

I guess not. I guess not.

[Mike Whiston]

I don't know that one. Like, that was like this postmortem jukebox style, you know, very jazzy loungy style song or version of that song. And it was just like. It started off a little cool and creepy and like, you know, she has a great voice, actually. Incredible voice and great presence there. And then she just rips into it and insane.

[Joe Rubin]

Dude.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, hat off. I had to take my hat off for a second there. Just show some respect. Respect because. Wow. That was Jane de Polito.

[Joe Rubin]

Ah.

[Mike Whiston]

I think I got it right. I think I did.

[Joe Rubin]

There was an apostrophe towards the beginning of her last name there. And I was like, he's gonna this up.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Mike Whiston]

You know, it's not easy. I'm gonna. I'm gonna put it on screen. It's Jane Lutz dipolito with creep by Radiohead.

[Joe Rubin]

And that was good.

[Mike Whiston]

What a way to kick off this podcast. This episode number 70, season three of the Friday night karaoke podcast. The theme.

[Joe Rubin]

What is the theme?

[Mike Whiston]

It's a really fun one. It's called FNK X Files. It's breakups and heartbreak songs and, you know, it's X Files ex. I'm actually gonna put it up on the screen here. Put it up.

[Joe Rubin]

Put a picture. Yes, there it is. I love that picture. Oh, my God. Roma.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. I'd like to give a shout out to Roma in Ukraine who is the best creative director of all time. An amazing dad, an amazing. And he makes some really, really cool show art for us. Thank you so much. He also makes his own music, birthday songs, and you know what he's missing?

[Joe Rubin]

He's missing, like, the blacker part of my beard in the middle. You notice that?

[Mike Whiston]

Like, it's, you know, a little fast forwarding. But you know what? You have luscious orange hair.

[Joe Rubin]

My hair is extra lusciously orange.

[Mike Whiston]

You must. You must use conditioner.

[Joe Rubin]

So.

[Mike Whiston]

I am Mike Whiston. I am the co host and co founder of the Friday night karaoke podcast and Friday night karaoke Facebook group.

[Joe Rubin]

And I am Joe Rubin with the same exact title. And it is damn good to be back with you here, Mike. Damn good.

[Mike Whiston]

Sure is. It sure is. For everyone. For everyone out there. This is our second time recording this episode because the last time 69.1.

[Joe Rubin]

Episode 69.1. Right.

[Mike Whiston]

I forgot to press record.

[Joe Rubin]

We did 30 minutes of this and then looked over at the time clock just to make sure we were on time. And I was like, where's the time clock? I don't see it. And then I immediately shouted it out and Mike threw a bit of a temper tantrum and. And stormed off and left. And we.

[Mike Whiston]

That was it.

[Joe Rubin]

We haven't spoken to him in three weeks.

[Mike Whiston]

Beyond that temperature, I don't even think I said a word. I literally said, you just. And then I shut off everything and I was gone. I just disappeared. And. Yeah, and three weeks later, here we are. You know, it just took me a little bit of time. It took me a whole lot of whiskey, a little bit of travel myself. You know, I went to, you know, meditate with the monks and really find my inner self and reconnect with the world around me. And here I am, you know, three weeks later, ready to do it again.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. Wait, did you press record?

[Mike Whiston]

I sure did. So this week, FnKX files again. It's breakups and heartbreak songs, you know, coming off of Valentine's Day, a time of love and.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, yeah, we know it's the end of March. We know it's the end of March. This. This was originally gonna be recorded on February 16, so there we are.

[Mike Whiston]

I mean, to be fair, you know, this is probably around the time that people really start. Yeah, breakups.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, exactly. After Valentine's Day, now that the flowers have died off.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, exactly. So, you know, the love's dying a little bit too. It's all good.

[Joe Rubin]

Exactly.

[Mike Whiston]

So the members of the Friday night karaoke group, we have this beautiful group on Facebook. If you go to Facebook, type in Friday night karaoke in the search, you'll find us. Just go ahead and click on join. Answer the three questions and you are in. It's completely negativity free and it's ad free. It's all about you and all about the music. So please join up. Every week we have a theme, and this theme was about breakups and the members of the group, 36,000 of them, you know, many of them were posting songs to the group that were either very personal to them or that just kind of let them let off some steam or that, you know, just wanted to sing for the theme. And we picked eight of them for this podcast episode. So, yeah, you know, and I like people.

[Joe Rubin]

You know, obviously it's Facebook, Right. So you can post a video and then type stuff on there.

[Mike Whiston]

Right.

[Joe Rubin]

So sometimes we do dedications. People type these nice long dedications, you know, which is actually.

[Mike Whiston]

Which is nice.

[Joe Rubin]

And of course, this week it's like somebody posts a song and it's like you, Bobby. Right? And then that's the only.

[Mike Whiston]

It's not even your baby. Enjoy your aids.

[Joe Rubin]

Get tested.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, man. All right, moving right along. And again, just to give some shout out to our very first song, that was Jane Lutzolido with Creep by Radiohead to kick us off coming up next. You know, again, we have eight awesome artists for you today. This is a brand new artist that we are featuring on the Friday night karaoke podcast. I actually believe he may be a newer member to the group or a brand new member to the group. I. I believe brand new member to the group. His name is Anthony Gorby Senior. He's gonna be singing a little George straight with I can still make. Oh, I can't do this. Cheyenne, Cheyenne, Cheyenne.

[Joe Rubin]

Tackle this one by yourself.

[Mike Whiston]

I can still make.

[Angel Lark]

Cheyenne.

[Mike Whiston]

George Strait. Here's a little Anthony Gorby senior. Give it a listen. All right. Oh, no.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

How y' all doing? My name's Anthony. This is my first time person. I'm new to the group, so I hope you enjoy. Her telephone rang about a quarter o' nine she heard his voice on the other end of the line she wondered what was wrong this time? She never knew what his cause might bring. With a cowboy like him, it could be anything. She always expected the worst. In the back of her mind.

[Mike Whiston]

He.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

Said it's cold out here now I'm all alone I didn't make the short go again I'm coming home.

[Mike Whiston]

I know.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

I've been away too long.

[Joe Rubin]

I never.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

Got a chance to ride or call I know this rodeo's been hard on us all but I'll be home soon and honey, is there something wrong? She said don't bother coming home by the time you get here I'll be long gone there's somebody new and it sure ain't a rodeo man.

[Mike Whiston]

He said.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

I'm sorry to calm down to this there's so much about you that I'm gonna miss but it's all right Baby, if I hurry I can still make sh. Gotta go now Baby, if I hurry I can still make shine.

[Joe Rubin]

He left.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

That phone down and off the hook Then slowly turned and give it one last look Then he just walked away he end his track toward that Wyoming line With a little luck you can still get there and tight but in that sh you can still hear us say she said don't bother coming home by the time you get here I'll be on gone there's somebody new and it sure ain't no rodeo man.

[Joe Rubin]

He.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

Said, I'm sorry it's come down to this there's so much about you that I'm going to miss but it's all right Baby, if I hurry I can still make shining.

[Mike Whiston]

I got to go.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

Go now Baby if I hurry I can still make sh. You never knew what has caused my mind With a cowboy like him it could be any fun. She always expected the worst in the back of her mind.

[Joe Rubin]

Thank you all very much.

[Mike Whiston]

I hope you enjoyed it.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

Like I said, my name's Anthony. I'm new to the group, so let me know what you think in the comments.

[Mike Whiston]

Appreciate it.

[Joe Rubin]

We're not gonna wait for the comments. Anthony, what do we think?

[Mike Whiston]

We're not waiting for the comments. That was amazing. That was great. What a way to enter the group. What a way to join, like, you know. First song in the Friday night karaoke group. He immediately goes to the theme of the week, immediately records something and puts it out there for all of us to hear. And here he is on the Friday night karaoke podcast. By the way, we get about 40, 50000 people listening to this podcast per episode on average. And 40 or 50000 people, including you, who's listening right now. And, like, nice to hear these great songs. That was Anthony Gorby, Senior. I can still make Cheyenne.

[Joe Rubin]

Cheyenne, you did it. And by the way, the irony isn't lost. Singing about the X Files and picking George Strait, like, nicely done, sir. Nicely done.

[Mike Whiston]

So well done.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. Well played, sir. Well played.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah.

[Joe Rubin]

By the way, I hope that is not your last song that you're posting here on Friday night Karaoke. Because we liked it a lot. So, yeah, posting I like a lot. You were way off. Oh, man.

[Mike Whiston]

Well, I got his name right. You know, I got that one. You know what? Forever I'll remember. I got it. Deepolito. His name was Anthony Gorby Senior. And again, I know there's a G. Oh, yeah. Ag. A G, S. Ags.

Yes.

[Joe Rubin]

All right, Perfect.

[Mike Whiston]

All right.

[Joe Rubin]

So what's up next, Ben? What's up next?

[Mike Whiston]

What a week. Wait, wait.

[Joe Rubin]

Should we thank our sponsors? Should we throw this in?

[Mike Whiston]

We should. We should throw, like, a little thank you to our sponsors. Hey, if you're looking at the screen right now and you're not listening to the audio version of this podcast on any of your favorites like Apple Podcasts, iHeart, Spotify, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon, or Audible, then you are very likely watching this in the Friday night karaoke Facebook group as a video or you found somewhere randomly online and where it was pirated and posted somewhere. So awesome.

[Joe Rubin]

Don't pirate. Don't pirate.

[Mike Whiston]

Or.

[Joe Rubin]

Or two.

[Mike Whiston]

You know what? Go pirate away. Go freaking post this. Hey, it's yours. You know, I'm cool with it. It's all good. Anyway, on screen we have shure microphones, our lovely sponsor. If you take a look at Joe and I and our lovely microphones we have on screen here, we have. Actually, I have this exact one, the Shore MK7. So do you. But yours is in different colors. Mine is exactly.

[Joe Rubin]

Mine is in noir.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, noir. There are newer microphones, so. Sure, get on it. I want new microphones. You know, I heard that uses the SM7B. And so does Alex Cooper and like all the other big, awesome podcasters.

[Joe Rubin]

So. Not now. I feel now it's a little awkward now.

[Mike Whiston]

Now it's a little strange. Now it's a little strange. What's going on? Sure. Where's our microphones?

[Joe Rubin]

All right.

[Mike Whiston]

I do love giving away microphones as well. We do quite a few competitions in the group, so be on the lookout. The most common one that we run is called the Mic Drop Competition.

[Joe Rubin]

Drop competition. I mean, aptly named.

[Mike Whiston]

Right Forgive me off the roof of.

[Joe Rubin]

First, I shake you upside down. I hold you by the ankle.

[Mike Whiston]

You know, like I fill my mouth with salt and.

[Joe Rubin]

Exactly. Wait, what?

[Mike Whiston]

I don't know. Our mental images were very different from one that was not what I was.

[Joe Rubin]

Picturing in my head. And then you ruined the image that.

[Mike Whiston]

I had in my head when I started bobbing on screen. Okay. Yeah.

[Joe Rubin]

I was like, what the. You. Anyway, any who. What's up?

[Mike Whiston]

One of my favorite songs. For breakups in general, or, you know, just in general. General is one of my favorite songs. I. I actually don't. When I think of this song, I don't think of the original. I think of the movie version from one of the greatest movies ever, the Wedding Singer. Oh, my God. Yeah. I just think of Adam Sandler singing this. But really, this is. You know, the song's been out for quite a bit. It's by Jay Giles band and it's Love sticks.

[Joe Rubin]

When they tackle a man on the table.

[Mike Whiston]

Anyway, here's Angel Lark singing Love Stings from the Jay Giles band singing it. Far better than you just heard it there. Give it a listen.

[Joe Rubin]

A little light.

[Angel Lark]

You love her, but she loves him and he loves somebody else. You just can't win. And so it goes till the day you die. This thing they call love. It's gonna make you cry. I've had the blues, the reds and the pinks. One thing's for sure.

[Eric Dabrowski]

Love stinks.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

Love stinks.

[Angel Lark]

Yeah, yeah. Love stinks. Yeah, yeah. Love stinks. Yeah, yeah. Love stakes. Yeah, yeah. Two by two and side by side. Love's gonna find you. Yes, it is. You just can't hide. You hear it call, your heart will fall. Then love will fly. It's gone, that's all. I don't care what any Catherine overthinks. All I can say is love stains. Yeah, yeah. Love stakes. Yeah, yeah. Love stinks. Yeah, yeah. Love stinks, yeah, yeah. You know, my boyfriend, he broke up with me last week in a text. Oh, look, there he is. Wow.

[Mike Whiston]

What are you doing here?

[Angel Lark]

Oh, wow. Thank you. How thoughtful. Mini mart. I've been through time halls, I've been through mix. I've been through it all.

[Eric Dabrowski]

Love stinks.

[Angel Lark]

Yeah, yeah. Love stinks. Yeah, yeah. Love stinks. Love stings. Oh, yeah, yeah. Love really stinks. Yeah, yeah. Hold up, hold up. It really stinks, y'.

[Mike Whiston]

All.

[Angel Lark]

It really, it really, it stinks. Love stink. Oh, yeah, yeah. It really stinks. And you know, you know, it really, it really stinks.

[Joe Rubin]

It does.

[Mike Whiston]

But you know it doesn't stink. Watch that cover. Oh, my God, it was so good. See, I can't.

[Joe Rubin]

I can't tell you how many times I've said, like, holy, how is she not famous?

[Mike Whiston]

But holy.

[Joe Rubin]

How is she not famous? She's so good.

[Mike Whiston]

Really? And like that little. I think it was ad libbed maybe. Like, I. I don't recall from the original. I don't remember that. Cell phones during the original.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, probably not. And it was. I think it was a guy singing it. So it was probably not like.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, so that was adling lived. Or maybe it like appeared somewhere else. I have no idea. But whatever it was, the delivery was on point. The rose came out.

[Joe Rubin]

It was. I, like, I'm like, oh, there's a backstory here. I gotta. I gotta sit back. And I. I wonder if it's true. Like, did that actually happen? Like, was that.

[Mike Whiston]

Did it angel art? We want to know.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, I need something.

[Mike Whiston]

You dropped by text message, please. Did you get a mini mart rose?

[Joe Rubin]

Yes. I need to hear this. If this actually happened or if that was just. Just an actual.

[Mike Whiston]

Either way, it was phenomenal. And I loved everything about it. And like, you know, she. She captured the original, but she also captured. I feel like. And probably unintentionally, but captured the. The wedding singer. Like. Like that.

[Joe Rubin]

A little extra grit. Yeah, much more grit. It was great. Yeah, I loved it.

[Mike Whiston]

I loved it. Yeah.

[Joe Rubin]

And by the way, the hair, like the Harley Quinn sort of.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, so good.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, man. Everything. I. I can talk about this one forever. Again. That was Angel Lark with Love Stings by Jay Giles Van and. Wow. Just a phenomenal performance all around. And as you said, how the. Are you not famous or.

[Joe Rubin]

Right?

[Mike Whiston]

Or are we being punked and you actually are famous? You know, like when Katy Perry. What was it? Wait, that wasn't Katy Perry. It was like, who sings? Who sing is it. What if God was one of us? You know that one? Who sings that song?

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, God, I don't know.

[Mike Whiston]

Joan Osborne. No. What is it? Joan of Arc.

[Joe Rubin]

I was about to say it. I'm like, no, I can't be Joan of Arc.

[Mike Whiston]

So someone. I forgot who it was, but it was someone like that. And they went in, they went karaoke. It wasn't.

[Joe Rubin]

It was someone else. No, I know. No, but they do like the Undercover singer where, like the Undercover karaoke where, like, you, like, she, like, you just dress up. They put like a prosthetic nose.

[Mike Whiston]

Yes. It was jewelry.

Yes.

Jewel.

[Joe Rubin]

Weird hairdo. And everyone's like. Everyone's like, oh, you Do a pretty good Jewel. Like, like, all right, like, keep your day job as a junior marketing assistant, but.

[Mike Whiston]

Right. Angel Lark, are you Jewel? Or. Or you know Jewel?

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, my God. That was your whole build up to that joke. Angel Lark, are you Jewel? Right. Dude, that was like, five minutes.

[Mike Whiston]

Yo, I'm working on it. Look, I'm working on my comedy bit. We gotta start this podcast so I can get an audience first.

First.

And then I'm just gonna start rolling out. Joke. Oh, wait, we're live. Anyway, don't want to text message you my war plans.

[Joe Rubin]

Who's up next? Sending. Sending you a signal message right now. Hold on.

[Mike Whiston]

We have some more wedding singer for you.

[Joe Rubin]

No way. For real?

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, we sure do. And this actually is my favorite, favorite breakup song of all time. And you feel it all over the place, and the singer is awesome. And I'll just let you see it and then we'll talk about it. Here it is. It's gonna be Somebody Kill Me by Adam from the wedding singer.

[Joe Rubin]

You said it's awesome.

[Mike Whiston]

Me, I don't feel blue and when.

[Eric Dabrowski]

We kiss I know that you need me too I never felt I'd find a love that so pure and true.

[Angel Lark]

But it all was. It was a godamn joke. And when I think of you Linda Dope, you show.

[Eric Dabrowski]

I hope you're glad.

[Mike Whiston]

With what you've done to me. I lay in bed all day long.

[Eric Dabrowski]

Feeling melancholy you left me here all.

[Mike Whiston]

Alone tears running constantly oh, somebody kill.

[Angel Lark]

Me please Somebody kill me please.

[Mike Whiston]

I'm on my knees pretty, pretty please.

[Angel Lark]

Kill me I wanna die. Put a bullet in my head.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, put a bullet in my right now. Oh, my God. Just do it. Oh, my God, that hurt. That was painful to watch back. I don't know why I included that. Can I.

[Joe Rubin]

Can I just say that one of my favorite parts about doing this podcast is watching you, typically in the video, dancing and singing along and, like, hyping up even though the singer can't see you. You're just. You're in the back, like. Yeah, you're dancing, you're whipsing. And then for this one, like, you started and then you slowly stopped. And then, like, you were like. Like you put your head and your hand there and you just kind of stopped halfway through. I didn't understand.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, it's a little weird. Nothing to see here. Move along.

[Joe Rubin]

But I, I, I. I'll just say. I'll just say it right now. I'll just say right now. That guy had a great goatee, dude.

[Mike Whiston]

He did. Where's my goatee. I got rid of it.

[Joe Rubin]

It's a little.

[Mike Whiston]

I got rid of it.

[Joe Rubin]

This little flavor saver that you got in the bottom of your face. Was that a beard?

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. Huh?

[Joe Rubin]

Is that. Is that a beard you got on the side there? Oh, look at that. That's impressive.

[Mike Whiston]

All right.

[Joe Rubin]

It's a nice beard.

[Mike Whiston]

It's in there. It said something. Yeah. I mean, I got the gray coming in, so I'm like, worried about growing it out.

[Joe Rubin]

I know. I hear you. I totally hear you.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. By the way, for all you out there, that's totally natural on Joe. Like, you know, his beard naturally grows like an X Men.

[Joe Rubin]

It naturally grows like that. Definitely. Who's the X Men that has the it. Mr. Fantastic.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, the new Fantastic. I guess, maybe. Oh, yeah, yeah, that's right. Somebody actually showed you at PodFest. They showed you, like.

[Joe Rubin]

That's right. They were like, I should do that. Halloween.

[Mike Whiston]

It was Wally, the owner of Spin. By the way, if you a Spin location, Wally, the owner has a podcast and he loves podcasting and you should definitely look him up. And if you see Wally, he's awesome. You know, you'll notice him because he's really good at ping pong.

Yeah.

He has, you know, like, like short, like Cisco style hair and. Yeah.

[Joe Rubin]

But the places.

[Mike Whiston]

Make sure you mention Mike and Joe from.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, you get 4% off.

[Mike Whiston]

Get 4% off. Our new sponsor, Spin.

[Joe Rubin]

Actually, he's a great dude and it's. And he's got this really. The Spin is a sick place. We're actually going there in about a week. Week, right?

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, yeah, we're going to a big conference in Chicago. Sorry. This time we're not throwing a karaoke party. We're like, literally going and leaving, like, quickly.

[Joe Rubin]

We're letting other people buy the drinks this time.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, it's a. It's a major, major conference, and us hosting an event just wouldn't work. You know, it makes no sense. When you're up against iheart and Sirius XM and. Yeah. All these huge companies, when Amazon's throwing.

[Joe Rubin]

A party, we're like, all right, we'll go to yours.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, exactly. Yeah, maybe. Maybe we'll show up.

[Joe Rubin]

Should we compete against the Amazon party? Maybe.

[Mike Whiston]

I'm still very bullish on the idea of you and I getting the dumb and dumber orange and blue suits.

[Joe Rubin]

Honestly, with all the money. With all the money that we're gonna save and not throwing a party, let's do it.

[Mike Whiston]

That's what I'm saying. Let's show up.

[Joe Rubin]

To the Amazon or the Iheart party is dumb and dumber. I'm.

[Mike Whiston]

But I don't want to get, like, the stupid, like, you know, Halloween store costume. I want to, like, get, like, tailored, really ridiculous su.

[Joe Rubin]

And then spend, like, three weeks, three hours at the tailor like, fitting out these. The blue crushed velvet suit.

[Mike Whiston]

Like, we need our Binaka to, like, you know, spray on the side.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. The furry boots.

[Mike Whiston]

An owl to murder with a freaking cork. So, again, that was Mike Whiston, I. E. Me. Hi. With Somebody Kill Me Me from Adam Sandler and the Wedding Singer. So we are about the halfway point. We got four more amazing artists for you on the Friday night karaoke podcast, episode 70, episode three. So. Wait, episode 70, season? Three.

[Joe Rubin]

Three.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. Three seasons, man. Seven even. 70 episodes. That's like 70 hours of this.

[Joe Rubin]

That is a lot of hours, actually. We spent a whole lot of hours.

[Mike Whiston]

I know.

[Joe Rubin]

What. But we love this, so it doesn't. It seems like only, like, one or two hours.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. So for all you listening right now, we've hidden three secret codes in our last 70 episodes. You find all three, and we have $70,000 for. No, I'm joking. I am joking. We don't have any money for you. We're broke. Anything.

[Joe Rubin]

Only.

[Mike Whiston]

We have love. So coming up next, we have an FnK moderator. FnK, by the way, are the. The first letter of each word in Friday night karaoke. Oh, my God.

[Joe Rubin]

It all comes together now, mind.

[Mike Whiston]

I know, I know. We're really smart here. An FnK moderator. An amazing singer, an amazing person all around, and just has been with us since near the beginning.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Mike Whiston]

The queen of the postmodern jukebox style in Friday night karaoke. Was posting it before it was cool and, you know, continues to absolutely rock it on all fronts. She was a runner up in the. The Voice, I believe. You know, she went through the process.

[Joe Rubin]

Yes. No, no. Yeah, yeah, she did. She was like. Like one of the, like, leading contestants there.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, she was like, got really far through the process. Her name is Karen Pavkov, and she's got no more to give. Hello, Thomas Benjamin.

[Joe Rubin]

This was not the song that she's. Maybe she should have sang this one. This would have been.

[Mike Whiston]

She should have sung this one. I mean, heard this. When was. You know, we were picking songs for this, and I'm like, yeah, it's gotta be that one. Anyway, here it is. No More to Give by Thomas Benjamin. Little Karen Pavkov. Give it a listen.

[Karen Pavkov]

Major content warning. Lots of f bombs. Scroll on, kids. I've Tried, tried, tried and I've tried even more I've cried, cried, cried and I can't recall what for I've pressed, I've pushed, I've yelled, I've begged in hope of some success but the inevitable.

[Mike Whiston]

Fact is it never will impress I've.

[Karen Pavkov]

No more bucks to give My bucks have runneth dry I've tried to go fuck shopping but there's no bucks left to buy I've no more fucks to give no more fucks I tried to get I'm over my fuck budget and I'm not ing debt I strive, strive, strive to get everything done I've played by all the rules but I very rarely won I've smiled, I've charmed, I wooed I've laughed at last to no.

[Mike Whiston]

Avail I've run around like a moron to equivocal fail I have no more.

[Karen Pavkov]

Fucks to give My fuck fuse has just blown I've been hunting for my fucks all day but they've upped and off home I've no more to give My fuck rations are depleted I've rallied my army but it's been depleted the.

[Mike Whiston]

Effort has just not been worth the time or the the expense I've exhausted all my energy from little more recompense the distinct lacks of acknowledgment has now begun to go and I've come to.

[Angel Lark]

Realize that I don't give a fuck.

[Mike Whiston]

At all.

[Karen Pavkov]

I've no more fucks to give My fucks have flown away My fucks are now so fucked off they've refused to fucking stay I've no more fucks to give My fucks have gone insane They've come back running past me while they're fucking off again I've no more fucks to give My fucks have all dissolved I plan many projects but my fucks won't be involved I've no more fucks to give My fucks have all been spent they fucked up from the building and I don't know where.

[Angel Lark]

They went I've no more fucks to.

[Mike Whiston]

Give.

[Karen Pavkov]

No more fucks to give I've.

[Mike Whiston]

No more bucks, no more bucks I've no more bucks to give.

[Joe Rubin]

The end.

[Mike Whiston]

Well, that was fun. Holy.

[Joe Rubin]

My swear jar is full.

[Mike Whiston]

Full. Let me tell you, that song was absolutely phenomenal. Like I loved every I. First of all, I've never heard that song. I don't believe before. Maybe. Maybe she posted it a while back and I heard it before I forgot.

[Joe Rubin]

I don't know. Anywho, that was awesome.

[Mike Whiston]

It really was.

[Joe Rubin]

It was.

[Mike Whiston]

And I couldn't really drink my drink during that because I was afraid I was gonna spit it out.

[Joe Rubin]

Like, honestly, the lyrics of that song were hilarious.

[Mike Whiston]

I love.

[Joe Rubin]

I keep saying now and I just stuck in my head.

[Mike Whiston]

Well, you know, I think we have to put the explicit on this one on Apple podcasts, because.

[Joe Rubin]

Thanks, Karen.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, we've been around a little too much with the on here. So again, Karen Pavkov, no more to give from Thomas Benjamin. And I love that the. The chorus isn't the same throughout the song. It just keeps changing, you know?

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, I love it.

[Mike Whiston]

My have runneth dry.

[Joe Rubin]

It was. I love the runeth one.

[Mike Whiston]

It's just great. Oh, that sing. In fact, you know that. That song, like, I realized that as she was singing it, like, my initial thought was like, this would be perfect if I brought this to karaoke and I just unleashed it on people because they would have no idea and they would just laugh there.

[Joe Rubin]

That would be a great song to.

[Mike Whiston]

Sing along at live karaoke, but it's actually not an easy song to sing. You know, she like. It gets these, like, high registers and stuff like that. It would not be fun if I sang it. She did great. It would not be. It's not.

[Joe Rubin]

It'll be great. It would be great if song Karen sang it live.

[Mike Whiston]

Yes, Karen, please. When we hang out, because we do go city to city and we do.

[Joe Rubin]

Often host karaoke somewhere in Minnesota. Minneapolis.

[Mike Whiston]

We actually have a lot of Wisconsin. Yeah, that's like. Yeah, Wisconsin. Like, we have a huge, huge group of people in Wisconsin. Tons of people.

[Joe Rubin]

We did do that heat map, like where some of our members were, and Wisconsin was definitely high up there.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. It's wild how many people from Friday night karaoke who are active members of Friday night karaoke are actually in Wisconsin. I think many of them are, like, in the Boiler area. We have like, you know, a couple moderators from that area as to, like, I think K.J. welsh is from that area and a bunch of others. So, yeah, anyway, one day we'll make it over to Wisconsin. If there's a. If there's a conference in Wisconsin, which we're there.

[Joe Rubin]

We are conferences. We are there there. I'm gonna start on my moving forward.

[Mike Whiston]

By the way, just.

[Joe Rubin]

Just for this one song, I'm extra happy to say it.

[Mike Whiston]

Well, you know what? You know what? You know what? It'll be okay, Joe. And I only say that because Eric Dabrowski, another FnK moderator, another one of the originals from Friday night Karaoke. And an amazing Canadian, an amazing friend, this guy, he puts out his own music. He has his own music on Spotify. And anywhere that you listen to actual, you know, music, you know, not just podcasts, but, you know, anywhere that you're jamming out. Out. Go listen to Eric Dabrowski. Look him up, and he's singing a song by Shawn Mendes saying, you know, called It'll Be okay.

[Joe Rubin]

All right, let's hear it now for.

[Mike Whiston]

A breakup song, though. It'll be okay. You know, I'm gonna have to listen to the lyrics.

[Joe Rubin]

You know what? This better be breakupish.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, yeah, it'll be okay.

[Joe Rubin]

I mean. Yeah, you know what, though? You don't say it'll be okay if you're not breaking up, right?

[Mike Whiston]

Okay, I guess. All right, well, you know what? Let's listen to the lyrics, and then we'll. We'll judge it afterwards. Words on the merits.

[Joe Rubin]

Hey, will you marry me? I swear it'll be okay.

[Mike Whiston]

Right in my car. I swear it's okay. It'll be okay.

[Joe Rubin]

It's definitely, you know, in second thought, like, thinking about that.

[Mike Whiston]

It's up in this drink. It'll break.

[Joe Rubin]

It'll be okay. Just one more sip. One more sip. All right, you know what? Press play before we get cancer Canceled.

[Mike Whiston]

I'm pretty sure I'm there already. All right, here it is. Eric Dabski. It'll Be okay by Shawn Mendes.

[Eric Dabrowski]

Are we gonna make it? Is this gonna hurt? Oh, we can try to sedate it, but that never works? I start to imagine a world where we don't collide?

[Mike Whiston]

Life.

[Eric Dabrowski]

It'S making me sick. But we'll heal and the sun will rise. If you tell me you'll leave, I'll make it easy? It'll be okay if we can't stop the bleeding? We don't have to fix it we don't have to stay? I will love you either way it'll be okay? Oh, the future we dreamed of is fading to black? Oh, there's nothing more painful?

[Angel Lark]

Nothing more painful?

[Eric Dabrowski]

I try to imagine a world where we don't collide? It's making me sick but we'll hear you and the sun will rise. You think you tell me you're leaving? I'll make it easy it'll be okay if we can't stop the bleed? We don't have to fix it we don't have to stay? I will love you either way Feel, it'll be okay? I will love you either way. It might be so sweet, it might be so bitter I will love you either way it might be so sweet it might be so hope it.

[Mike Whiston]

The.

[Eric Dabrowski]

Future we dreamed of is fading to black I will love you either way It'll be okay.

[Mike Whiston]

Wow. Okay. That was definitely a breakup song.

[Joe Rubin]

Definitely not a love song.

[Mike Whiston]

Wow. I was like, you know, my love life was flashing before my eyes all at once.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, that was deep.

[Mike Whiston]

All right, just talk amongst yourselves.

[Joe Rubin]

Take. Take a second thinking about. All right, hurry the up.

[Mike Whiston]

We're recording. Okay, we're good. Oh, we're live. Oh, that. That was Eric D. Br.

[Joe Rubin]

That was awesome. Wait, wait.

[Mike Whiston]

And he.

[Joe Rubin]

You know what I forgot to do when we said Eric to Broski like four times already?

[Mike Whiston]

Like 4,000.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. Let's grab a drink.

[Mike Whiston]

Cheers, Dabowski.

[Joe Rubin]

It's been a while since we've done that one.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Unfortunately, drinking alcohol, you know. No, you know what?

[Joe Rubin]

Two.

[Mike Whiston]

Two, bro.

[Joe Rubin]

Eric Dabowski, straight up there from Canada, 51st State, rocking it.

[Mike Whiston]

Not.

[Joe Rubin]

No, but that was great.

[Mike Whiston]

He's.

[Joe Rubin]

He's such a good singer, though. He really is. He's. He's. He's been a part of FN since probably day one now, right?

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, yeah. Like, he's real close.

[Joe Rubin]

One of our oldest members in here.

[Mike Whiston]

And not, you know, I mean, you're the oldest.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, I know what this.

[Mike Whiston]

You're, like. You're, like, really old. I mean, you know what I mean?

[Joe Rubin]

Like, he's been one of our longest time members out there, and he continues to crush it. Yeah.

[Mike Whiston]

I mean, so I don't know that I know that song. Yeah, I don't think I've ever heard it before, but, yeah, it's a perfect fit for the. For the theme. But, you know, what I love about it is not all songs, and this is something that I had a lot of trouble with in karaoke early on, is not all songs require you to project. Not all songs require you to get on a microphone and like.

[Joe Rubin]

Like, be as loud as humanly possible. Right, right, right.

[Mike Whiston]

But, like, often, you know, at least for myself when I was growing up and, you know, even years. A few years ago, in my mind, I felt like I always had to project no matter what.

What.

I always had to even, like, you know, soft songs in my. The way I heard it in my head was they must be projecting. But the reality is you really have to lean into your mic and you need to just. It just.

[Joe Rubin]

It depends on the song. Right. Like, everything is still a bit different.

[Mike Whiston]

Right.

[Joe Rubin]

And. And if you've ever heard any of Eric Dabrowski's Other songs, right. That. That actually require projection. He does it.

[Mike Whiston]

He.

[Joe Rubin]

He rips it out. He blasts it into the microphone. Like, when it's required, he does it. So it's kind of cool. Him sing a song that requires it to be incredibly soft spoken.

[Mike Whiston]

Right. Like, there's, like, all this nuance to every single part of that song, and it's just absolutely great. And if you do love hearing Eric Dabrowski, which I believe you should and do, then go look him up. As I mentioned, he has a.

[Joe Rubin]

He's on Spotify. He's got his own songs. He writes his own songs. He's a talented dude.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. Absolute freaking. I did see in the background, it was all, you know, it was black and white, but I know what a whiskey bottle looks.

[Joe Rubin]

No, you do.

[Mike Whiston]

So I saw a bunch of, like, little nip bottles, like, up on the wall. That said, he also does live in Canada, so it. They could all be maple syrup. I don't know.

[Joe Rubin]

That's a good point.

[Mike Whiston]

Either way, I like them both. So that was. Again, can you imagine doing, like, syrup shots?

[Joe Rubin]

Just maple syrup, man. Just like, put it on the shelf.

[Mike Whiston]

Don't they do that in, like, Super Trooper or something? It's. That's Vermont, which is basically Canada. It's close enough. Yeah, but they do that in Super Troopers. They're like, you know, downing bottles of.

[Joe Rubin]

Downing bottles of maple syrup. You know what they do? Make really good whiskey with maple syrup in it. Yeah, I mean, I've. I've actually had that plenty of times.

[Mike Whiston]

I mean, you can make your own at home. It requires whiskey and maple syrup.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, I guess you can.

[Mike Whiston]

You, too can have maple syrup whiskey.

[Joe Rubin]

You, too, can pour maple syrup in any one of your drinks. Right. Like, just. But it's not the same.

[Mike Whiston]

I'm a little upset that I don't have a maple syrup whiskey with me right now. Now I'll get you. You know, if I believe hard enough. I'm seeing you next week.

[Joe Rubin]

I'm going to bring you some maple syrup. I'm going to bring you some syrup next week.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. You know, Japan, maple syrup isn't the same as, like, you know, Vermont maple syrup.

[Joe Rubin]

Nope. I'm bringing you some syrup. Yep. Yep.

[Mike Whiston]

This is. This is required. So again, it's Eric Dabowski with It'll Be okay by Shawn Mendes.

[Joe Rubin]

You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna.

[Mike Whiston]

I'm.

[Joe Rubin]

I'm gonna touch some gunpowder on the outside of it just for fun. So you get touched a. A lot in the airport.

[Mike Whiston]

What happens when you.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Mike Whiston]

Wait, what happens when you do that?

[Joe Rubin]

No, you just get touched in the airport a lot.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, no, don't. Don't do that. I mean, you're the worst. Don't. I'm pretty sure the government's listening. I know.

[Joe Rubin]

No, it'll be fine.

[Mike Whiston]

I'm sorry. It's Joe Rubin's fault. You know, I live in Japan. I'm. I'm. You know, we don't even have anything here. We're.

[Joe Rubin]

We're all.

[Mike Whiston]

We're all good people here. You'll be good. Coming up next. Next. Oh, I love this song. And I love this band, the All American Rejects. A look it gives you hell oh.

[Joe Rubin]

It'S my favorite song, dude.

[Mike Whiston]

It's. It's actually an amazing song, and I've never sung it before. And now I really want to jump onto Smule and give it a shot. But first, we're gonna hear Dana Labelli.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, my goodness.

[Mike Whiston]

I did it right. I said her name right. Dana Lavelli singing gives you hell from the All American Rejects. Let's give it a listen. All right.

I wake up every evening with a big smile on my face and it never feels out of place and you're still probably working at a 9 to 5 pace I wonder how bad that tastes when you see my face hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell when you walk my way Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell now where's your picket fence, love? And where's that shiny car? Did it ever get you far? You never seem so tense, love.

Never.

Seen you fall so hard do you know where you are? Truth be told I miss you and truth be told I'm lying When you see my face hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell when you walk my way Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell if you find a man that's worth a dam and you treats you well then he to fool you're just as well Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell Tomorrow you'll be thinking to yourself yeah, where did it all go wrong? But the list goes on and on Truth be told I miss you and truth be told I'm lying When you see my face hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell when you walk my way Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell if you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well then he's a fool, you're just as well Hope it you gives you held now you'll Never see what you've done to me? You can take back your memories that no good to me? And here's all your lies? You can look me in the eyes with that sad, sad look that you wear so well? When you see my face hope it gives you hell? Hope it gives you hell when you walk my way? Hope it gives you hell. Hope it gives you hell? If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well then he's a fool you're just as well. Hope it gives you hell when you see my face hope it gives you hell? Hope it gives you hell when you walk my way? Hope it gives you hell? Hope it gives you hell? When you hear the song and sing along well you never tell then you're a fool I'm just as well Hope it gives you hell when you hear the song I hope that it will give you hell. If you sing along I hope that it puts you through hell.

[Joe Rubin]

I love that.

[Mike Whiston]

I mean, yes. Yes. And that was so like, you know, we saw the four videos. So if you're just listening, the video version of this has Dana on.

[Joe Rubin]

It was Brady Bunch style.

[Mike Whiston]

Our tiles. Yes. And, you know, the first one is the one on the upper left that just started singing originally. And then as the chorus jumps in, all of them saying. And then one of them and then another one will sing together. And it was. I've. It's awesome when people do stuff like that.

[Joe Rubin]

Super well coordinated. I loved watching that.

[Mike Whiston]

That was so good. The only.

[Joe Rubin]

My only disappointment is is that, like, I didn't get an invite to join that group, you know, like.

[Mike Whiston]

But I mean, I checked.

[Joe Rubin]

I'll double check my email and. But I didn't get one.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. I don't know. Like, I was looking the. The four quartiles there all looked very similar. And then, you know, beardy man there.

[Joe Rubin]

Some weird old bearded dude on the bottom left would have been just fine, like, let.

[Mike Whiston]

Let me in your song. It'll be okay.

[Joe Rubin]

I know. So next time you do something like that, like, you know, call me. Like, you know.

[Mike Whiston]

So again, Dana Lavelli gives you hell. All American region jacks. And, you know, she actually apparently knows that song, especially from Castle. She mentioned any Castle fans. It used to be the song during the opening credits in the first season. And. And she had a deep love for Nathan Fillan. I agree. Nathan Fillan is amazing. And if you've never watched Firefly before, go watch Firefly right now because it's the best thing he's ever done. So love Firefly.

[Joe Rubin]

Don't know what the castle is. Love that song. Nice job, Dana. That's all the facts that I've got.

[Mike Whiston]

All right. That's all we got. You know, I'm actually surprised that, you know, for. You know, I was actually looking for this song because I wanted to hear a really good version of it from somebody in the group. Nobody sang A, B, C, D, E, F, U. And, you know, like that. You know, it's relatively newer, newish song. Song. But it's like a.

[Joe Rubin]

It's like a great song.

[Mike Whiston]

Seems like a B, C, D, E, F, U.

[Joe Rubin]

And your mom Aaron never sang that. That seems like a Karenish song.

[Mike Whiston]

That's. It is a Karenish song. Karen, if you haven't sung it already. Yeah, just. Oh, I bet you. I bet you bother to sung it. Look it up.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Mike Whiston]

All right, so we're at that time. Last one's the last song.

[Joe Rubin]

Last.

[Mike Whiston]

Very sad.

[Joe Rubin]

Last chance.

[Mike Whiston]

Is that. Is that. Are you serenading, or is it, like, what's happening? Where's your loot?

[Joe Rubin]

I know. I'm a barber bard.

[Mike Whiston]

With 42 charisma and 7 strength and 14 intelligence shield. Yeah, don't touch the beard.

[Joe Rubin]

Touch the bard beard.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, but the barred beard. Yeah. I mean, you're not. You're not a bard. You don't sing anymore, man. I need to. I. I've said this in the past. I'm gonna say it again. I'm just gonna call it out right here live to 40 to 50, 000 listeners. Why don't you sing anymore, bro? Oh, no, I put him on the spot.

[Joe Rubin]

Put me on the spot. All right, I'll sing. I'll do it.

[Mike Whiston]

You're gonna sing a song. You're gonna sing a song. Song.

[Joe Rubin]

No, I'm gonna post a song. I'll post.

[Mike Whiston]

Yes. All right, you heard it here. Joe Rubin is gonna post a song. If you're not in the fighting at karaoke group, you need to go there because it's gonna be awesome. This man can sing. He can sing. He can also dance. He puts on, like, a little top hat and a little bow tie. Dance.

[Joe Rubin]

I can sing.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, he tap dances. It's not real dancing. It's half dancing.

[Joe Rubin]

I can't really sing. I can't dance. No, I can't dance. I can sing. I can't dance. All right, what's the last song? Here we are.

[Mike Whiston]

Coming up next. Next. I mean, this is a perfect way to end the entire podcast. Coming up next, we have Kevin Paris senior, and, you know, dude's been posting. I believe I haven't seen a ton of his stuff in the the group, but I believe he's relatively new to the group. Or if he's not new to the group, I apologize. But we're super excited to be featuring you in the podcast with a perfect song to round out out FNK X Files.

[Joe Rubin]

X Files.

[Mike Whiston]

This is going to be the Greg Kin Band. And it's the breakup song.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, that's.

[Mike Whiston]

You can't. You can't.

[Joe Rubin]

That's breakup as it gets.

[Mike Whiston]

Surface value. Surface, you know, surface value right here. You can't really get better. Breakup song.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Mike Whiston]

What is it?

[Joe Rubin]

Let's go prima.

[Mike Whiston]

Say go prima fisha. I want to learn new words today. All right, here it is, the breakup song. Greg King Band, Kevin Paris Senior, Give it a listen in. Bobby. I'm going try it. I ain't never done this one before.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

So it could be bad.

[Angel Lark]

Now Staring.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

At somebody as a dance across the.

[Joe Rubin]

Floor.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

It was the same old song with a little Cali sound.

[Joe Rubin]

Anymore.

[Angel Lark]

Like that anymore.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

We've been living together for.

[Mike Whiston]

A million years now I feel so.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

Strange out in this atmosphere.

[Mike Whiston]

And then.

[Anthony Gorby Senior]

The 2 5, there's a song.

[Angel Lark]

At. They don't ride them like that anymore. The don't ride around that anymore.

[Mike Whiston]

They.

[Angel Lark]

Don'T rhyme like that anymore. No, this all around like that anymore this all that I'm laugh at anymore. This all that I'm laugh at anymore.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh.

[Angel Lark]

No, no, no.

[Mike Whiston]

Man, that was fun. That was so fun. I. I just thought my favorite thing about karaoke, I mean, there's so many things I love about karaoke, but one of my favorite things about live karaoke is when you go to the bar. Songs like that, maybe everyone doesn't know the words, but the second second we get to the. Everyone's gonna be like. And, like, they only have to know the words. In fact, the first one, he'll probably sing by himself. And then from that point forward, for the rest of the song, every time.

[Joe Rubin]

That part comes out, everyone.

[Mike Whiston]

Everyone will be like. Everyone's like. Like, yeah. I grew up loving this song. You know, this is my favorite song.

[Joe Rubin]

You know it. You know it the second you hear it. Honestly, though, I did not know that was the. It was called the breakup song. I did not.

[Mike Whiston]

I had no idea.

[Joe Rubin]

Idea, huh?

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I have.

[Joe Rubin]

I have no idea, but nice job, dude. What was that dude's name?

[Mike Whiston]

That dude was Kevin Parish senior singing the breakup song from gag. I didn't even know the Greg King Band. I. I Didn't know that.

[Joe Rubin]

I mean, I've heard that song of millions.

[Mike Whiston]

Same. I just. I had like, the second I heard. I knew exactly. I'm like, oh, I know that song. And yeah, the dude like rocked it. And then when he gets like, to the. No, he did it to the chorus and he like really like, like digs it into it. Like, he rocked it. Absolutely rocked it. I love like the, you know, the garage studio. And that's the beauty of Friday night karaoke. You have people in the garage with like a, you know, with just their phone out there and just recording into the phone. You have Eric Dabski who's there with like his nice microphone and singing with.

[Joe Rubin]

Like maple syrup in the background.

[Mike Whiston]

Right?

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, exactly.

[Mike Whiston]

You know, yeah, 100% Joe Rubin, you know, on his like, you know, freaking headphones inside his car waiting for his kids, like in sweating.

[Joe Rubin]

Yes, yes, exactly.

[Mike Whiston]

You know, exactly.

[Joe Rubin]

It's. It is fun. Like you record it whenever you can, which is. Which is so cool.

[Mike Whiston]

It's. It's literally just about like, you know, a love of music and community. And again, Friday night karaoke is negativity free and ad free. It's just about you and about everyone else. And if you do join the group and you're not currently a member and you do join the group, or if you are a member and you're listening to this now, now just remember, like, you know, it's when you post up your songs, you're going to be met with open arms by the community. But even if you're not posting and you are enjoying some of the songs in here, you know, that little like or that comment goes such a long way with these people who are putting everything out there and just, hey, this is me and you know, expressing themselves. That little like. Or that little comment literally goes such a long way. So take the extra second just to let people know that, hey, I liked that. That was great. You know, you're awesome.

[Joe Rubin]

Or yeah, really do your stuff. It's. It. It is actually huge in this community because, yeah, it's negative. It's a negativity free community. We try to be incredibly positive and uplifting and helpful and it's. This is not trying to be like Simon Cowell, American Idol style. Like, we really try to be awesome with everybody. And it works. It really does work. It's a fantastic community. I love it. I absolutely.

[Mike Whiston]

36,000 members.

[Joe Rubin]

So cool, right? And awesome is that dude.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. Anyway, 6,000 members and like, yeah, no issues, like, no problems.

[Joe Rubin]

You know, usually there's like major issues. We have minor at best issues. Right. So it's. It's.

[Mike Whiston]

And then they go away immediately.

[Joe Rubin]

Exactly.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah. We have the best moderation team and they hire freaking planet.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, by the way. Yeah. Huge hat tip to the mods because they do a great job.

[Mike Whiston]

So we're at the most important time in.

[Joe Rubin]

What are we doing next week? What's our theme?

[Mike Whiston]

What are we doing next week? So let's pick a. I. I have my thought right out of the gate.

[Joe Rubin]

I think you're do it.

[Mike Whiston]

Look, we're. We're about to go into April and you know, right now for many people is spring break, you know, getting ready. Some people have spring break coming up. I think we just have FNK spring break songs. You know about spring songs. Like to, you know, jamming out to that kind of give you hope for the summer coming up.

[Joe Rubin]

Man. That's good. Good.

[Mike Whiston]

I think, I think it's good for timing wise.

[Joe Rubin]

I'm going to throw a part. I know I'm going to go in one up. Not just like, hey, songs that make you feel okay. Like what you just said, like, I'm.

[Mike Whiston]

Going to go one step.

[Joe Rubin]

I'm going one step further. Party. I want to throw a party, right? Because now I've been locked inside for months. It's been so damn cold. I want to like go outside and have a party. Right?

[Mike Whiston]

So it's party like it's spring break is the name of the thing. Theme FNK spring break. Oh, my God.

[Joe Rubin]

Are we doing a marvel team up right now?

[Mike Whiston]

We are.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, my God, it's so good.

[Mike Whiston]

Did we just become best friends?

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, my God, yeah.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, by the way, speaking. Speaking of that, when Eric Dabowski was singing his song and you know, it's very serious, like, you know, and he's like, you know, it's very, you know, he's doing a great job and it's like very serious song about like, like, you know, it'll be okay. And you know we're going to. If you leave, it'll be okay. And he's, you know, has those like the, the, you know, they're very soft and Yeah, I just, in my head, I. I just, I wanted to unmute and go boats and hoes. Boats and hoes.

[Joe Rubin]

Dude, I swear to God, I would have pissed in my pants. Oh my.

[Mike Whiston]

I wanted so bad. I'm like, you know, he's, he's, he's like, you know, doing something serious here.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, no, I'm glad. I'm glad you. I'm Glad you a mutant. Just boats and hose it right it in.

[Mike Whiston]

We can always add it in in post. Yeah, you know what?

[Joe Rubin]

Let's throw that in post.

[Mike Whiston]

Perfect. All right, so it's going to be party like it's Spring break is the new theme. You'll see that on Friday, which is coming up. It's like tomorrow. So yeah, you. You'll see that in the Friday night karaoke group. Again, if you're not a member, go to Facebook, type in Friday night karaoke in the search join. Answer the three questions or we won't accept you. They're really easy, easy. And then you're in. Look for the featured posts and you'll notice the theme of the week is the very first one. The hashtag to put on your songs is going to be hashtag FNK spring break. And as Joe mentioned, make them about the spring party. Don't just make them about like, I'm just Spring rebirth. Oh, my God. You know, I like watching the. Shut up. The sakura cherry blossom. You know, keep saying it.

[Joe Rubin]

I don't mean to say that much. I'm trying not to.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, you don't. You don't swear that much. But I am a Damn you, Karen man. All right. Of the. Yes, we should make the podcast. That would actually be really popular.

[Joe Rubin]

F U C K. I guess that's.

[Mike Whiston]

A. Yeah, I. I want. I would like. If you have actually listened all the way to the end end and you heard us talk about this right now, I would like you to send us either a message or even better, just go to the post in front in Friday night karaoke and in the comments, I want you to tell us if you'd like us to make the podcast.

[Joe Rubin]

I don't know what that is.

[Mike Whiston]

That's also the podcast that gets me canceled professionally. But let's do that anyway. Thank you so much. It was an amazing podcast. Yeah, it's amazing doing this for all of you. It should be every week.

[Joe Rubin]

I just. Can I just throw. I. I just want to throw out a. I love you, man.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, brother. You know, we don't say it enough. I don't see you enough, you know, so, you know, these are nice opportunities to get our, you know, take our work hats off and just hang. You know, Joe, for anyone that doesn't know, is in Connecticut in the US And I'm in Japan. We both used to be in Connecticut, but been in Japan for three years actually building a house right now. And, you know, I'm here for the long haul, so we're trying to make it work. It's a long distance relationship. But you know. But you know, we Skype each other every now and then. I wear sexy. It works. It works. All right. Peace out, Brother. Karaoke. I will catch you later. Bye.