Songs From the Dark Side

Summary

Friday Night Karaoke – Episode 73: "Songs From the Dark Side"

Date: June 18, 2025
Hosts: Mike Whiston, Joe Rubin, and unnamed co-host
Theme: Exploring ‘Songs from the Dark Side’—an episode filled with dark, emotional, and edgy karaoke performances from the FNK community

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Episode Overview

This special edition of the Friday Night Karaoke podcast dives deep into the “dark side” of music: songs about gloom, nostalgia, inner struggles, and villainous delight. The hosts curate and celebrate performances from members of the FNK community, featuring a mix of heavy metal classics, brooding 80s hits, dark lullabies, AI-composed originals, and Disney villain anthems. The episode is both a showcase of vocal talent and a celebration of community, camaraderie, and shared passion for music.

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Key Discussion Points and Performer Highlights

1. Opening Blast: James R. Isaac III – "War Pigs" (Black Sabbath)

[00:36 – 04:55]

• Performance: James R. Isaac III delivers a “freaking phenomenal” rendition of this metal classic, kicking off the episode with gravitas and energy.
• Hosts’ Reactions:
  • Mike: “What did I just freaking hear? … I just got slammed in the face with that freaking awesome train.” (04:18)
  • Joe: Praises James’s consistent vocal power and the nostalgia factor.
  • Co-host: Notes how the emotion and soul in James’s performance make an old favorite feel new again.

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2. Nostalgia & Community

[05:02 – 09:36]

• Hosts Introduce Themselves: Light, humorous banter emphasizing their founding roles in FNK and the group’s “negativity free, ad free” spirit.
• FNK Facebook Group: Recap of group origins and themed community participation, including video game and cartoon karaoke.

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3. Isabelle Aguilar – "Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio)

[10:15 – 15:16]

• Performance: Isabelle, a longtime moderator and FNK rockstar, covers Dio’s iconic classic with soaring notes and emotional delivery.
• Highlights:
  • Joe: “She held that note. She held it and it was great.” (14:39)
  • Co-host: “Reignited that nostalgic awesomeness that we feel down inside our cockles, or our sub-cockles of our hearts.” (14:45)
• Community Impact: Isabelle is recognized for frequent duets and high-energy karaoke presence.

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4. Music Discovery and Originality in FNK

[15:30 – 17:17]

• Joe: Reflects on discovering both classics and obscure gems through community posts: “People sing these songs, and I’m like, who the hell was that? I’ve never even heard of this song.” (15:57)

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5. Eric Dabrowski – "Without Them Knowing" (AI-written Original)

[17:20 – 24:16]

• Backstory: Eric, another moderator, prompts ChatGPT to write lyrics based on “If you were the devil, how would you destroy the young minds of the next generation...”
• Performance: Chilling, poetic, and powerful—an original song performed after Eric matched lyrics with music.
• Hosts’ Reactions:
  • Mike: “That motherfucker just blew my fucking mind.” (22:08)
  • Joe: “What the fucking fuck, dude? … I’m done with this. … Good bye. I’m going home.” (22:20)
  • Co-host: “It was written by ChatGPT. [Eric] still curated it… and then he put the freaking–he sang it, and it was amazing the way that sounded.” (22:44)
• Memorable Quote:
  • Joe: “God, it’s so true. Like every fucking thing on there. I’m like, oh fuck yeah.” (24:06)

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6. Ray Ortiz – "Mad World" (Tears for Fears / Gary Jules)

[25:04 – 31:03]

• Performance: Ray’s “live from the car” take on the modern classic is praised for its authenticity and mood.
• Hosts’ Reactions:
  • Mike: “He recorded it with, like, a little headset in his freaking car… I got about 15 minutes. I’m gonna bang out a song.” (27:55, paraphrased)
  • Joe: “I do love live from the Chevrolet… That was freaking great.” (28:16)
• Encouragement: The hosts invite listeners to join the FNK group and submit their own themed performances.

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7. Karen Pavkov – "Freak on a Leash" (Korn, Lullaby Version)

[32:55 – 39:11]

• Performance: Karen (moderator and “queen of lounge style music”) offers a darkly soothing, jazzy lullaby cover of a metal classic.
• Hosts’ Reactions:
  • Co-host: “If you’re singing these lullabies to your child, you are a terrible parent.” (37:15)
  • Joe: Praises her creativity and unique interpretations.
• Fun Hypothesis: Discussion about the prevalence of dark, slow cover versions in movie trailers. (38:05)

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8. Joel Davis – "Snuff" (Slipknot)

[39:42 – 45:32]

• Performance: Emotional and vocally powerful, recorded in the car.
• Host Highlights:
  • Co-host: “It just got more and more powerful as it went on, building. Oh my God, it was great.”
  • Joe: Suggests a future “Live from the Car” theme for FNK.

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9. Jamie Marie – "Zombie" (Cranberries)

[47:58 – 52:41]

• Performance: Jamie’s very first post in the FNK group and immediately selected for podcast feature.
• Hosts’ Reactions:
  • Mike: “That was Jamie Marie with Zombie by Cranberries and she just absolutely crushed it.” (51:53)
  • Co-host: “If you’re going to post your very first song… we will likely put it on the freaking podcast.” (51:59)
• Encouragement: Jamie is strongly encouraged to keep participating.

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10. Finale: Joe Rubin – "Le Poisson" (The Little Mermaid)

[53:20 – 56:00]

• Performance: Joe delivers a gleefully villainous take on the chef’s song from Disney’s Little Mermaid, rounding out the “dark side” theme with comedic evil.
• Hosts Reflect:
  • Co-host: “You know he’s an underrated villain… This dude literally, like, chops them up, stuffs them in the bread, freaking eats them!”
• Fun Banter: Culinary jokes about eating mermaids and seafood abound.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On discovering new songs:
  “I discovered so many songs on FnK that I’ve never heard before ever… People sing these songs. I’m like, who the hell was that?” – Joe Rubin (15:57)

• On Eric Dabrowski’s AI song:
  “That was insane. Like, what the fucking fuck, dude? I… I’m done with this. … Good bye. I’m going home.” – Joe Rubin (22:20)

• On Karen’s lullaby metal:
  “If you’re singing these lullabies to your child, you are a terrible parent.” – Unnamed Co-host (37:15)

• On car karaoke:
  “Live from the Chevrolet! … I’ve recorded a bunch of songs in my car.” – Joe Rubin (28:16)

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Timestamps for Key Performances

| Timestamp | Performer | Song | Notes | |-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | 00:36 | James R. Isaac III| War Pigs (Black Sabbath) | Heavy, powerful opener | | 10:15 | Isabelle Aguilar | Rainbow in the Dark (Dio) | Soulful, nostalgic | | 17:20 | Eric Dabrowski | Without Them Knowing (ChatGPT Original)| Dark, AI-generated, emotional | | 25:04 | Ray Ortiz | Mad World (Tears for Fears) | Car performance, intimate | | 32:55 | Karen Pavkov | Freak on a Leash (Korn, Lullaby Ver.) | Jazzy, haunting | | 39:42 | Joel Davis | Snuff (Slipknot) | Emotional, car recording | | 47:58 | Jamie Marie | Zombie (Cranberries) | Powerful debut | | 53:20 | Joe Rubin | Le Poisson (Little Mermaid) | Villainous Disney fun |

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Other Highlights & Community Notes

• FNK Facebook Group: Hosts repeatedly encourage listeners to join and participate; themes change weekly and anyone can post.
• Upcoming Theme:
  • Next FNK podcast theme is announced as “FNK Car-e-oke” – any song, as long as it’s recorded in a car. Safety emphasis: only record while parked!
• Listener Reach:
  • “Every episode gets between 40 and 50,000 people who listen…” (29:52)
  • Top 20 on Apple Podcasts when released regularly.

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Closing Tone

Playful, enthusiastic, and self-deprecating, the hosts blend real admiration for their community’s vocal talent with humor and honest reactions. The show repeatedly underscores the joy of music, the pleasure of sharing performance, and maintains a welcoming, supportive vibe throughout—even when contemplating the darker side of music.

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Transcript

[Mike Whiston]

Sam.

[James R. Isaac III]

Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds and plot destruction Sorcerers of death's construction.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

In.

[James R. Isaac III]

Fills the bodies burning.

[Mike Whiston]

As a war.

[James R. Isaac III]

Machine keeps turning death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds Holaja.

[Joel Davis]

Oh yeah.

[James R. Isaac III]

Oticious hide themselves away they only started.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

The war.

[James R. Isaac III]

Why should they? They go out to find they leave that row until the time we tell their power Minds making war just fall Cheating people just like pawns in chess Wait till the judgment day comes yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah. Sam.

[James R. Isaac III]

Now in darkness world stop turning Ashes where the body's burning.

[Mike Whiston]

No more.

[James R. Isaac III]

Warpigs having power Hand of God has struck the hour Day of judgment God is calling all it needs the whirlpit's crawling begging mercy for the sins Satan laughing spreads his wings Allah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Hey.

[Mike Whiston]

Go back. What did I just freaking hear? What just happened? I just got slammed in the face with that freaking awesome train.

[Joe Rubin]

Slammed in the face with the awesome train.

[Mike Whiston]

That was James R. Isaac III with.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

An freaking phenomenal rendition of War Pigs by Black Sabbath to kick off Friday night karaoke podcast episode number 73, Songs from the Dark side.

[Joe Rubin]

Dude, that was a great way to kick off this podcast. Like that. First of all, he's a great singer. Like, anytime he puts a song out, you know it's gonna be good. But I don't think I've ever heard him put out any Black Sabbath songs before, so that was a first. And it sounded freaking awesome, by the way. Side note songs that you hear when you're younger and then like, you hear them now when you're older, like, and you actually listen to the lyrics and you're like, it hits differently, you know, like, guys, you know.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And the nostalgia hits you too. Yeah, especially, like, he really made it his own and he really brought, like, soul into it and you felt every single word. And he just went off on those little tangents and they were just amazing. And again, this is a song that we grew up with. I loved it back then, I love it now, and I have a newfound love for it because of James R. Isaac. Here again, James R. Isaac War Pigs with From Black Sabbath to Kick.

[Joe Rubin]

Who are you?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

This awesome podcast.

[Mike Whiston]

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

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And the Friday night karaoke Facebook group.

[Joe Rubin]

There were a lot of different characters. Your voice just now.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, they all took the light at the same time. Yes. Split.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. Well, I am Joe Ruber with the same exact title and only one of me here today Inside the Brain, you know, I know, maybe, maybe two. But like, the other one's keeping real quiet during the podcast in the meantime. Dude, welcome back.

[Mike Whiston]

Welcome back, Joe Rubin.

[Joe Rubin]

Welcome back, Mike.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I love the Super Mario Brothers vintage T shirt there. Oh, my God. I kind of. One of my favorite. I remember early on when we first started the group. For anyone that doesn't know we have a group on Facebook. That's where you can watch this video. If you're listening to the audio only version, just go to Facebook, type in Friday night karaoke, and you can join. There's three little questions. Just answer them and you are in. And it's negativity free. It's ad free. It's used to be gimmick free. It's not so gimmick free anymore.

[Joe Rubin]

It's full of free, by the way. Like, we don't charge anything. It's. It's free. It's actually free. Yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And it's just awesome. Everyone posts their songs up and it's a really great community of people. But I remember when we first started, one of the very first themes was video game songs.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Cartoon.

[Joe Rubin]

Cartoon theme songs.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, yeah. And I remember I did like the. It's the Super Mario Brothers super show. Oh, man, that was good. Bring that theme back.

[Joe Rubin]

I know, I know. No, no. All right, all right. I guess stay in character here, man. We're doing Dark side. That was a little too light hearted.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

It's the Super Mario Brothers.

[Joe Rubin]

Nice. Maybe just Bowser.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Today is Songs from the Dark side.

[Joe Rubin]

What's that all about? I guess Dark side songs. I mean, we did May the Fourth, Right. And then after that, we did the Dark side songs.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah. In the Friday night karaoke group. This was the actual theme. So for, you know, May the Fourth be with you. We decided to go the other direction with it and make it about the dark side of the force. And I have to call this out. You know, you're probably seeing this already if you're listening to this in Spotify or Apple or Castbox or Google Podcast or Amazon or Audible or anywhere else that you listen to podcasts on the audio side. But if you're viewing it in Facebook, you might not have seen this. Here's the new art for this episode. Episode number 73, season 3, Songs from the Dark side. And Joe and I are rocking out the Sith Lord attire and is awesome. And I don't know where my lightsaber is. It's kind of.

[Joe Rubin]

You have a wristwatch of some sort. It looks like a Casio.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Apparently I have one of Those magnetic bands that helps your heart.

[Joe Rubin]

I have a lightsaber and you have a Timex. But it's nice.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

The dark wristband.

[Joe Rubin]

It's a dark Timex.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

The Dark Timex. My time is evil. So coming up next, again, thanks, James R. Isaac for War Pigs from Black Sabbath. And coming up next, we have a moderator of the Friday night karaoke group. This person has been with us for a long time. Back since when we first started the group. She is an absolute rock star. We had the pleasure of meeting her down in Dallas when we were down there for a conference. Was like two years ago maybe.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Her and Luke like that? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Her and who else?

[Joe Rubin]

Luke came down.

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, Luke. That's right, Luke.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

We met. Met him as well. That was awesome. So this is gonna be Isabelle Aguilar. And, you know, we're just keeping with the theme. You know, we had Black Sabbath with War Pigs and now we're bringing out a little Dio. Right? You know, I think Dio, he took over for Ozzy, right?

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

No.

[Joe Rubin]

No way to mix it up.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

He took over for Ozzy and then. And then Ozzy took back over again or something. Or.

[Joe Rubin]

I don't know. I. I don't remember the. We can. We can look it up. Yeah, you could do one of your fun facts chat.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

GTP is a hell of a research.

[Joe Rubin]

Exactly.

[Mike Whiston]

So anyway, this is gonna be Dio with one of my favorite songs by.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Dio, Rainbow in the Dark. Give it a listen.

[Isabelle Aguilar]

I always want to try this one.

[Joe Rubin]

Don't judge your too hard.

[Isabelle Aguilar]

When there's lightning, you know it always breaks me down. Cause it feels and I see that it's me who's lost and never found. I cry out for magic. I feel it dancing in the light. It was cold. I lost my hold to shadows of the night. No sign of morning coming. You've been locked on your own. Like a rainbow in the dark. A rainbow in the dark. Do your demons. Do they ever let you go? When you're tired? Do they hide deep, deep inside? Is it someone that you know? You're just the picture you imagine. Caught in time. You're a liar and I wear words without a rhyme. There's no sign of the morning coming. You've been left on your own. Like a rainbow in the dark, Dark. Just a rainbow in the dark.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah.

[Isabelle Aguilar]

When I see lightning, you know it always breaks me down. Cause it's free and I see that it's me who's never locked and found. Feel the magic I feel. It's floating in the air but it's free and you're here it's calling you beware look out? There's no sign of the morning coming? There's no sign of day? You've been on your own? Like a rainbow in the dark? Like a rainbow in the dark?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah.

[Isabelle Aguilar]

You'Re rainbow in the dark? You're just a rainbow in the dark Now Sunday morning? You're just a rainbow in the dark.

[Mike Whiston]

Yes.

[Joe Rubin]

That was awesome, dude.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, she held that note. She held it and it was great.

[Joe Rubin]

Multiple times. It was great. Really good.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I. I love that song. And Isabel Aguilar brought it home for us and, you know, just reignited that nostalgic awesomeness that we feel down inside our cockles or our sub cockles of our hearts.

[Joe Rubin]

Way down in the sub goggles.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Maybe in the liver, maybe even in the kidney, the colon, we don't know.

[Joe Rubin]

That was awesome, though. Isabelle, you rocked that. Nicely done. That was was. That was great. That was great.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

It was a good singer.

[Joe Rubin]

She sings some amazing songs as well.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, she sings a ton of duets, or at least she used to sing a ton of duets in the group. Really fun person to go to karaoke with and definitely just absolutely crushes it on the microphone when she gets up there, so.

[Joe Rubin]

Agreed.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Ah, man, I love it.

[Mike Whiston]

I love this group. I love these podcasts.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I love listening to all these songs and it just. It's one of those things. I've always loved music. So have you. I know. And we grew up, you know, obviously listening to tons of things and going to tons of live concerts that jazz. But it's a totally different thing to be part of a group of people that share that same love of music and who express themselves and like, re freaking surface things that you haven't even thought about in years.

[Joe Rubin]

It is cool. I mean, not even just thought about in years. I discovered so many songs on FnK that I've never heard before ever. You know, I think I listened to a decent amount of music in my life. I've heard a lot of songs, but yeah, I guess not, right? Then all of a sudden, like, people sing these songs. I'm like, that great. Who the hell was that? I've never even heard of this song. And it's kind of cool in a music discovery point of view, you know, it's. It's pretty awesome.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah. And right along those lines of discovery, you know, some of the most interesting things about the group is when someone posts an original or post something that kind of way more obscure something, you know, really, no one's ever heard of. In this case, we actually have. Our next song is another moderator of the Friday night karaoke group. I promise we're not doing all moderators. It just shook out that we should.

[Joe Rubin]

Do that like a mod night one night.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, we should. We should do come up with a really cool theme for that, but. Yeah. So this is another moderator of the Friday night karaoke group. This guy has literally been with us since the very beginning. He has a shot named after him. It's the Dabrowski I know.

[Joe Rubin]

You know what? Yes. Sadly, we don't get to drink enough whiskey on this show anymore because of our time zone differences.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

10:30Am for me, you know, it's a very different kind of day. If I start drinking whiskey right now. I know.

[Joe Rubin]

I think I would drink, but then I'm, like, drinking by myself, you know, it's kind of sad. Yeah, I mean, I'll do it, but, you know.

[Mike Whiston]

So coming up next, we have Eric Dubrowski.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And as I was mentioning along the lines of discovery, he actually asked chat GTP to make a song. You know, he saw on TikTok that a woman had asked chat GDP, if you were the devil, how would you destroy the young minds of the next generation without them knowing? And then he decided to take the that and turn it into. Have Chat GP turn it into a song. And then he went out and got the music for it or whatever and put together this rendition. It's called not even this rendition. This. This fresh new song called without them knowing. And if you listen to it in the words in the lyrics, it's like, actually freaking.

[Joe Rubin]

Wait, did this really happen? Is this story for real? Like, he did this?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, this is real. It's. I. I couldn't, like, not include it in this week. It was.

[Mike Whiston]

It was.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

It's too awesome. He just went out and made this song. Chat t. Or not. Like, whether you wrote it yourself or not doesn't really matter. He, like, put it together. He found something that he liked and got to a place where he's like, this is right. This is good. And then he found music for it, and then he freaking sang it.

[Joe Rubin]

All right, yeah, fine. Enough, enough. Yip yap and play the song.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yep. Give it a listen. This is gonna be Eric Dabrowski Without Them Knowing by Chachi tv. Give it a listen.

[Eric Dabrowski]

I won't come in red I won't come in flame they'll invite me in Won't even know my name I'll give them lights I'll give them screams A thousand Likes to quench their dreams I'll feed them noise to silence hurts Forget the truth, forget their words I'll blur the lines between right and wrong make everything just another song no roots, no faith no good or sin they'll never know they're losing I'll take their souls without them nowhere with every day my hope keeps growing Take their hearts and keep them numb Till they don't know what they become and they won't scream and they won't cry Just watch the future fade and die oh, without them knowing I'll teach them love is just a game and pain's a fault they get to blame no need to fight, no need to rise Just chase the pleasures, feed the lies Forget the sacred Mock the wise make all the prayers and truth disguise they'll wear their masks and think they're free not knowing they belong to me I'll take their souls without them nowhere Dressed in chains to keep them going Sell them dreams that rock like rust Slow, slowly turn our hope into dust and they won't fight and they won't pray Just scroll their wasted youth away all without them knowing Whisper to them all inside their dreams Flood the thoughts with useless memories they'll never feel the war I wage a.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Smile inside my gilded gate I'll take their souls without them nowhere.

[Mike Whiston]

Keep the.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Fire from ever showing Turn their hearts.

[Eric Dabrowski]

To empty shells Walk them softly into hell they won't ask, they won't see Just make the dark follow me I won't come in red, I'll come in blue light and they'll never even.

[Mike Whiston]

Fight oh, my God.

[Joe Rubin]

Are you kidding me?

[Mike Whiston]

So. So.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

So I. I'm watching right now. I'm watching Entourage for the first time ever. I'm one, you know, one of the last people in the world to actually watch this show. And, you know, like, Ari Gold, who's like this agent and he goes out and gets these movie stars and connect like the movie studios and the. You know, just pulls it all together and gets these people famous and gets them these huge productions.

[Mike Whiston]

I want to be the Ari Gold.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Guy who discovered Eric Dabrowski and connected him with, like, Universal Music and got him a giant record deal because that motherfucker just blew my fucking mind. Blew my mind.

[Joe Rubin]

That was insane. Like, what the fucking fuck, dude? I. I'm done with this. I'm. Congratulations. I enjoyed doing this podcast with you. This was fun. Good bye. I'm going home.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I'm still wiping the nuts. I'm still wiping the tears out of my eyes because, like, I was that blown away by this. I get it was written by chat. GTP doesn't mean anything. He still curated it. He still put it all together. And then he put the freaking.

[Mike Whiston]

He's saying that.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

He's saying it and it was amazing the way that sounded.

[Mike Whiston]

And remember, this doesn't exist.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

He's not like copying someone. He's just like, that was nuts. It was so good.

[Mike Whiston]

So good.

[Joe Rubin]

God, dude.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I don't have words to describe how good that was. That was so good.

[Joe Rubin]

I think I'm looking for, like, the words. It's like horribly amazing. You know, something along those lines.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I mean, I just need. I need like a breath. I need to like, gather my thoughts. You know what?

[Mike Whiston]

It's a little for clems. Talk about yourselves.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, my God. Yeah, I'm not for Klemp, dude. I I right in my pants.

[Mike Whiston]

That was Eric Dubrowski.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

When you say his name, you take a shot. That's how it works. That's Eric with I wasn't gonna drink.

[Joe Rubin]

But I might start drinking now.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Right, Right. I'm like, questioning all my life choices right now. Like, you know, I feel like I should have, like, focused more on being a cool singer because, like, Eric's gonna go places.

[Joe Rubin]

Holy.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Just for everyone out there that doesn't know, go look up Eric Dabrowski on Spotify or anywhere that you listen to your music. He does have his own album that he put out independently, so feel free to go give it a listen. He does some pretty cool stuff. Eric Dabrowski without them knowing by chat GTP just a great addition to FnK dark side. And it's an eerie song too.

[Joe Rubin]

God, it's so true. Like every fucking thing on there. I'm like, oh, fuck yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Like I'm gonna, like, happened Push memes into their heads.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. I'm like, holy shit. He's. It's exactly right.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, man.

[Mike Whiston]

Ah, damn.

[Joe Rubin]

We're fucked.

[Mike Whiston]

So good. We're so fucked.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

So coming up next, spinning on the same theme here of Dark side and dark songs. Yeah, this is a great one. This has been covered so many times by so many different people. It originally was written by Tears for Fears, but the most popular recent version is by Gary Jules. We all know it. It's been on movie trailers. It's been in the background of weird movies like the Crazies and actually a whole bunch of other Donnie Darko. I believe this is going to be be actually a new singer to the Friday night karaoke group singing out of his car. This is going to be Ray Ortiz with Mad World by Again, Tears for Fear Slash Gary Jules. Give it a listen.

[Ray Ortiz]

All around me are familiar faces Worn out places Worn out faces Bright and early for the daily races Going nowhere Going nowhere Their tears are filling up their glasses no expression, no expression Hide my head I wanna drown my soul no tomorrow no tomorrow and I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad the dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you I find it hard to take when people run in circles It's a very, very Children waiting for the day they feel good Happy birthday Happy birthday. And they feel the way that every child should Sit and listen Sit and listen Went to school and I was very nervous no one knew me no one knew me hello, teacher Tell me what's my lesson look right through me look, cry through me, me and I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad the dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you I find it hard to take when people run in circles It's a very.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Very world.

[Mike Whiston]

Man, that song's a classic.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And for FnK Dark side, it is a perfect addition to the theme. And here's something I really love, love about what Ray Ortiz did, right, for this song. He recorded it with, like, a little headset in his freaking car. Just, like, I'm out. I'm, you know, stopping at the grocery store. My wife just went in to go get some groceries. And I got about 15 minutes. I'm gonna bang out a song I.

[Joe Rubin]

Know I do love live from the Chevrolet. Like, it's.

[Mike Whiston]

It's. It's pretty.

[Joe Rubin]

It's pretty awesome. I mean, I. I've recorded a bunch of songs in my car. When I'm. You just sit in the eye I've got an hour to kill Lay one down. But by the way, back to Ray's song, that was freaking great. That was great. What a cool version of that song. And it was like, it sounded a lot like the recording. It was really good. I liked it.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You could tell, like, this is a song that he's listened to a bajillion and a half times. And he's like, I'm gonna get it.

[Mike Whiston]

Out right now, and you get it out of me. I need to get it into the theme. I need to get into Friday night karaoke right now.

[Joe Rubin]

And he did it. He did it.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

He did it. He freaking did it.

[Joe Rubin]

If you believe in yourself, you know.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You Too, can make it on the Friday night karaoke podcast.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

But for anyone out there that is listening right now, again, we have the Friday night karaoke group on Facebook. And if you are listening on audio, just go there and join and, you know, yada, yada yada. But every week in the featured section, we post a new theme of the week we showed you earlier. We have this particular theme was fnk, Dark side. And there's a hashtag at the bottom, fnk, Dark side. So you just go and post a video that matches the theme. You have all week to do it. It could be any video. It doesn't matter. You can post as many as you like and you can throw those hashtags in the description. And at the end of the week, we're just going to go through them and we're going to pick a couple of them, and some of them go into the podcast, some of them go into, like, a winner's pool where you get, like, a little prize. It's not really about the competition, just more about the fun, and it's about the competition at the end of it all. But, yeah, join the group and please post up your songs, because that's how you get out there. And, you know, not to brag or anything.

[Joe Rubin]

Go on, brag, brag a little bit.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

But, you know, this podcast here, this crazy little stupid podcast that you're all listening to, every episode gets between 40 and 50,000 people who listen to the episode.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, it does.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah. We've been in the top 20 in Apple podcast for when we don't release an episode, it goes out. But when we're releasing episodes regularly, we're in the top 20 pretty regularly.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, but we were doing it, like, on a weekly basis, like we were supposed to be doing. Like, we were actually doing really well. And now we're like, okay, once a week, every month and a half.

[Mike Whiston]

Half.

[Joe Rubin]

Right.

[Mike Whiston]

Like, seriously.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Well, I mean, nothing beats the time that we, like, recently where we recorded, like, half of an episode. It was, like, the best recording we've ever done. We're like, we're feeling great. And then you're like, look at the. How far in are we? Look, look at the time stamp. And I'm like, ah. And I realized we weren't recording, and I literally just shut the whole thing down. And it was like another two weeks before we recorded an episode again.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, you were, like, angry. We couldn't.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I was so mad. I didn't even talk to you the.

[Mike Whiston]

Rest of the day.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, just done. You know, I'm surprised that as you.

[Joe Rubin]

Told that story, I just looked up to make sure we were actually recording. I had to check the time clock.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Because that would double sucked.

[Joe Rubin]

Can you imagine us telling the story about not recording and we didn't actually.

[Mike Whiston]

Record it while we weren't recording?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I. I wouldn't hold the pasta.

[Mike Whiston]

So again, that was Ray Ortiz with.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Mad World from Tears for Fear slash Gary Jules. I shouldn't even say slash Gary Jules. It's from Tears for Fears. Imagine you wrote a song and in the future people are like, like referring to the person that covered it. Like by.

[Mike Whiston]

By the guy that covered it.

[Joe Rubin]

Like, exactly.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

It's like I made that. Yeah, like, like Eric Dubski song in the future. Like, you know, freaking. I don't know. Toby Keith covers it. I guess that wouldn't be a Toby Keith song.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, oh. What if Grock covers it?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You know, actually, I'm pretty sure they all cover each other in, in. In the GTP world. GPT. Gp. Gtp, gp. I don't know some crazy acronyms down with GPT.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah, you know me.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

That's my next gp. GPT song.

[Mike Whiston]

So coming up next.

[Joe Rubin]

Stop saying it.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Oh my. I can't stop. It's addicting. We have so many moderators. This might be the moderator theme.

[Joe Rubin]

Are you kidding me, dude?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Another moderator? Yeah, we have another moderator. But to be fair, this moderator hasn't posted in a while. You know, she's been kind of mia, had a lot of things going on in life and just recently started posting again. This is Karen Pavkov. She's been with a group forever. Just like the other moderators. She is an absolute rock star. We've said it many times before and I'll say it again. She is the queen of lounge style music that post modern jukebox, jazzy style music in. In the group, she puts together these really cool renditions of all these songs. And in this case, this is no different. This song is a song I love. I love metal. I love, like hard rock. I'm a big fan. I mean, I like all kinds of music, but you know, that's the. The genre that I really truly like. Just it knows me, it gets me, you know, in punk. And this is corn. I love porn with Freak on a leash. But it's a lullaby version which is perfect.

[Joe Rubin]

Let's hear it.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

It's like a darked up lullaby if you hate your child. So again, this is Karen Pavkov with Freak on Elite. The lullaby version by Korn. Give it a listen.

[Karen Pavkov]

Something takes up part of me.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Something.

[Karen Pavkov]

Lost and never seen? Every time I start to believe? Something's raped and taken from me? From me? Life's gonna always be messing with me? Can't they chill in love? Let me be free? Can I take away all this pain? I try to every night in vain? In vain? Sometimes I cannot take this place? Sometimes it's my life I can taste? Sometimes I cannot feel my face you never see me fall from grace? Something takes apart of me? You and I were meant to be a cheap fuck for me to lay Something takes a heart of.

[Mike Whiston]

Feeling like.

[Karen Pavkov]

A freak on a leash? Feeling like I have no release? How many times have I felt diseased? Nothing in my my life is free, is free? Sometimes I cannot take this place? Sometimes it's my life I can taste? Sometimes I cannot feel my face Grace? You'll never see me fall from grace? Something takes a part of me? You and I were meant to be oh, for me to lay something takes a part of me.

[Mike Whiston]

Dude, that was good. Go.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I was waiting for that. I was just waiting for that.

[Mike Whiston]

That.

[Joe Rubin]

That would have been a cool addition if she did that, if she busted out or you know what? You could have joined her song and just slapped that right in at the end.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I don't think it fits. It would have fit, but I got to tell you. So if you're singing these lullabies to your child, you are a terrible parent. You can imagine how up those kids would be. You're singing this. You're singing like enter sandman to them.

[Joe Rubin]

You know, when the kid. When the kid gets older than he's like, oh, man, I love this song. My mom used to sing this to me when I was a bab.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

A cheap for me to lay. That was my.

[Joe Rubin]

But that was an awesome version.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah. Oh, my God. That was a dark, twisted, perfect version. I can imagine.

[Joe Rubin]

She's got a great voice. She's got a great voice that she always does. Like interesting versions of songs. I almost never hear her post, like, an original. Here's what it sounded like on the radio song. Like, she always has, like an interesting version of the song and she always questions, was it.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Do you know how recent years. I guess it's been a while now. A lot of the movies that come out, they basically, the main soundtrack for the trailer is that like. It's like a song but like a slow, weird, creepy.

[Joe Rubin]

It's exactly that version of the song. It's. It's exactly.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I feel like that could be in it. I feel like that could be in a movie that could be in some kind of weird movie. And I can already picture the trailer and all how up it is, you know? Yeah. Yeah. It would be great. Oh, man.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, It's a black and white. It's slow motion, right? There's snow falling in the sky real low. But it's not snow. It's actually ash because it's a post apocalyptic world. Right. It's like that, you know?

[Mike Whiston]

Oh, my God.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yes.

[Mike Whiston]

Wait. I'm gonna bring my every gold character back from Entourage. Yes. I want to buy that script. Let's go. Let's make a deal.

[Joe Rubin]

Hold on. I'm sending you my PayPal address right now.

[Mike Whiston]

I got it out of 50.

[Joe Rubin]

Honestly, I'll take it. I didn't really work that hard on this.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You're like. You're like. You're working out. How much time?

[Joe Rubin]

50. It's yours, buddy.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah. You made like a thousand dollars an hour.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. That was great. I could do this all day.

[Mike Whiston]

Again. That was Karen Pavkov with Freak on.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

A leash by Corn, the lullaby version. And just awesome. So we're working our way through. We got a couple more to go, so I'm gonna move right into the next one coming up next. Oh, my God. I love this band. I love this song. I love, like, most songs from this band, and I think they're underappreciated by people, people outside of the metal community, but they are. Corey Taylor is massively versatile, and you're just an amazing singer and just an amazing performer in general. But this is going to be slipknot with the song Snuff by none other.

[Mike Whiston]

Than Joel Davis from the Friday night karaoke community.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Give it a listen again. Joel Davis with snuff. All right, here it is.

[Joel Davis]

Bury all your secrets in my skin Come away with innocence and leave me with my sins the air around me still feels like like a cage.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And.

[Joel Davis]

Love is just a camouflage for what resembles rage again so if you love me let me go and run away before I know my heart is just too dark to care I can't destroy what isn't there Deliver me into my faith if I'm alone I cannot hate I don't deserve to have you, you my smile was taken long ago if I can change I hope I never.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Now.

[Joel Davis]

Press your letters to my lips and cherish them in parts of me to savor every kiss I couldn't face a life without your light.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

But all.

[Joel Davis]

Of that was ripped apart when you refused to fight so save your breath I will not hear I think I made it very clear you couldn't hate enough to love. Is that supposed to be enough? I only wish you weren't my friend then I could hurt you in the end. I never claimed to be a saint oh, my arm was band this long ago it took the dabble off to let you go. Don't break yourself against my stones.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Pity.

[Joel Davis]

In my soul you never needed any help you told me I to save yourself I want to listen to your chains you ran away you're all the same Angels lie to keep control.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Oh.

[Joel Davis]

My love was punished long ago. If you still care, don't ever let me know if you still care, don't.

[Mike Whiston]

Ever let me know. And that is how it's done. Joel Davis.

[Joe Rubin]

That was awesome, dude. That was great.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I love how it just got more and more powerful as. As it went on, building. Oh, my God, it was great. You felt it. You really felt it at the end.

[Mike Whiston]

You're like, oh, yes, I feel you. I'm with you.

[Joe Rubin]

That was really good.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You're not in it alone, Joel. We're with you. So that was Joel Davis with Snuff by Slipknot. As I was saying, like, Corey Taylor is just a phenomenal artist, and he puts together these crazy things, you know, I don't know if, you know, Slipknot, they always wear, like, their masks. They never, like, take them off on stage, and they're, you know, always, like, beating each other with baseball bats and stuff. So it's easy to look at them and be like, you know, they're just a crazy metal band that, you know, I mean, they are a bunch of crazy people. I mean, they are. Yeah, they're absolutely. But, you know, then his own stuff and, you know, it's totally different, you know, like, you know, just a really talented singer, so. But the lyrics themselves are actually massively deep and massively relatable.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, it's really good.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah.

[Joe Rubin]

Really good song.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And Joel really, really made it his. And really embodied. And I also love. I don't know if, you know, noticed, but that was another karaoke song.

[Joe Rubin]

It was. It was also Live from the Chevrolet. It was. It was good. I like this. I'm gonna have to.

[Mike Whiston]

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Live.

[Joe Rubin]

You know what we should do in addition to doing another whole thing of moderators, which apparently we already did today, and another whole thing. We should do another whole thing of Live from the Car, you know, like.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I literally just wrote that for the theme suggestion.

[Joe Rubin]

Did you really?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

So I wouldn't forget. Hi, Kario.

[Joe Rubin]

Nice.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

That was, like, literally, like, you know, that's now I have to think of a different one. Damn it.

[Joe Rubin]

See, I wasn't going to wait till the end.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I'm like, yeah, yeah, exactly like. And now it's yours. You said it first. That's why I had to show you. Like, I. I didn't have time to write it. I think I just want to show.

[Mike Whiston]

You like, I did it first.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Oh, look, it's a mini Reuben.

[Joe Rubin]

Yep.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

So, like, you're like, Reuben sandwich. And that's like the Reuben little sandwich.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. The mini Bites.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, Mini bites.

[Mike Whiston]

Yeah.

[Joe Rubin]

All right, who's next?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Thank you. Joel Davis with Snuff by Slipknot coming up next. Oh, my God, I love this song. And I've never actually tried it because. Well, I mean, I've tried it, like, in the car, in the shower, but I've never tried recording it because I don't hate all of you that much to try to record it with my voice. My voice sucks with this song. Bad Wolves covered it. They did an amazing cover over so many other people have covered it. This is the Cranberries with Zombie.

[Mike Whiston]

It's a really hard song.

[Joe Rubin]

So are you gonna. Were you gonna do a smul recording in the shower of this?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Is that what you, like?

[Joe Rubin]

I don't understand where you were going with this.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

No, no. I was saying I've sung this song many times. You know, just in the shower or in the car or, you know, anywhere. I've sung this song plenty of times. Whenever I hear it and I'm, you know, by myself, I. I'll sing this song, but I will never try it in, like, live karaoke or Definitely. I got group.

[Joe Rubin]

I got this song all day long.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You do?

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Oh, my God. I'm holding you to it. I'm gonna be.

[Joe Rubin]

Write that one down, please, because.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

All right. For everyone. Everyone, for everyone. I am going to be in New York and Connecticut from the 1st to the 15th of August, and we'll put up a little post for, like, a night that we're going to do karaoke, and anyone that's local, please come out with us. And Joe has offered to sit zombie in front of everyone. And we are going to record it.

[Mike Whiston]

And stream it live to the Friday night karaoke group.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Make sure you join the Friday night karaoke group on Facebook so you can take part in this live and put your awesome comments.

[Mike Whiston]

Wow, you're so awesome.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I can't wait.

[Joe Rubin]

I love it. We'll do it. All right. Wait. Beginning of August, right?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, beginning of August. It's going to be actually in the New York portion of. It's going to be like the first to.

[Joe Rubin]

The first to the fifth or something, right?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, exactly. So sometime in there, we'll post it up sometime mid July. For anyone that's local, please come out and hang out with us. Drinks and stuff are on us. Just come out and have a good time. Oh, yes.

[Mike Whiston]

This is our very first post in Friday night karaoke. I love that.

[Joe Rubin]

I love that.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I really do. It's so great when we get the very first post and we get to feature you on the Friday night.

[Joe Rubin]

Wait, it's.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Wait.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, so it's not. I'm sorry, it's not just the first post that we're putting on the podcast in the group. Oh, that's so cool. And got featured right off the bat, huh?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yep. Insta feature. This is going to be Jamie Marie with Zombie by the Cranberries. All right, give it a listen.

[Joe Rubin]

Do it.

[Karen Pavkov]

Another head. Hang slowly child is slowly taking.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And.

[Karen Pavkov]

The violence causes such silence who are we mistaken? But you see it's not me it's not my family in your head, in your head they are fighting with their tanks and their bones and their their bombs and their guns in your head, in your head they are crying what's in your head? In your head? Zombie, Zombie, zombie What's in your head? In your head? Zombie, zombie SA brothers breaking heart is taking over when the violence causes silence we must be mistaken it's the same old theme since 1916 in your head, in your head they're still fighting with their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns in your head, in your head they are dying what's in your head? In your head? Zombie, zombie, zombie what's in your head? In your head? Zombie Me Sam.

[Mike Whiston]

Wow, that was awesome.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

That's why I don't cover the song, because some people do it way, way better.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, just to clarify, my version is not gonna sound anywhere as near as nice as that version.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

So, you know, mine sounds, like, great. When I get into that part. Sounds like a donkey. I'm like.

[Joe Rubin]

Honestly, I kind of want to hear you cover it just for that.

[Mike Whiston]

That what was.

[Joe Rubin]

All right, so what was her name?

[Mike Whiston]

That was Jamie Marie with Zombie by Cranberries and she just absolutely crushed it. And you know what? If you're going to go into our.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Group and you're going to post the very first song you've ever posted into the group on the theme of the week, nonetheless, you're starting right off with like, oh, my God, there's a theme. Let me Post the theme. Let me hashtag this and let me put it out there. My very first song. And we will, and we will likely put it on the freaking podcast. Podcast.

[Joe Rubin]

That was so good. Please don't let that be the last song you post. That was fantastic.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Phenomenal. I loved it. I love the word phenomenal. You know what? I'm just gonna. I'm gonna wish I could like copyright or trademark or whatever the word phenomenal.

[Joe Rubin]

I'm gonna make sure.

[Mike Whiston]

Phenomena.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

So good. So again, Jamie Marie was Zombie by Cranberries. And that brings us us to the time there is only one more song. One more song.

[Joe Rubin]

Make it good, dude.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Make it so you know when you're thinking this is this week is FnK Dark side and it's about, you know, obviously dark side stuff. You know, stuff that's evil, stuff that's scary, stuff that's bad. And what's worse than a Disney villain? What is worse, worse than someone from Disney that is trying to kill innocent little crabs and fish? Yeah, it's all messed up.

[Mike Whiston]

Anyway, this next one is going to be from Friday night Karaoke co founder Joe Rubin.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh no.

[Mike Whiston]

Le poisson from the Little Mermaid.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Give it a listen.

[Mike Whiston]

You have to chop and deserve little fish. First I cut off their heads. Then I pull out their bones. I must resist the Lord. El poisson. Le poisson. We need cleaver. And I had them in two. I pull out what's inside and I found them upright. Gotta love little fishes, don't you? Here's something for them things. A balance prepared technique. First you pound the fish flats with a mallet. Then you slash through the skin, give a belly a slice. Then you rub some salt in cutting it makes it this nice. Z. I have miss one. Sacre blue. What is this? What else could I miss? Such a sweet little succulent trap. Where's the mouse? What? The mouse. Here we go in the sauce. Now I bought some flare. Just a dab. And now I stuff you with bread. They both not. Cause you're there. Then you're certainly lucky you are. Cuz it's going to be hot in my big silo pot. Yes, yes, yes and yes. Yes.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh my God.

[Mike Whiston]

All the yeses. That was freaking great. I love that.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You know he's an underrated villain. Like you don't. Everyone thinks Ursula is the real villain there. But this is like literally killing, killing all of Ariel's friends, you know?

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Eating them.

[Joe Rubin]

I know. Yeah, he's. It's a little up, but yeah, like.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

At least gives people a Fighting chance, you know, she's like, you know, let's make a deal. And you know, she doesn't, you know, she doesn't even kill them. She just puts them in her garden, right. This dude, like literally like chops them up, stuffs them in the bread, freaking eats them, you know, like he's way worse.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah, but I mean, and it's delicious. You know, it's like kind of what we do for food. So.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, I mean, like when I see Sebastian, I'm like, yeah, a little butter, a little garlic.

[Joe Rubin]

Exactly. Michelin rated restaurant, you know, let's go.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Never tried Mermaid before, but you know, I have an open mind.

[Joe Rubin]

I'm sure it's good.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Really?

[Joe Rubin]

I mean, even in Japan there's no like sushi conveyor belt sort of thing with, with Mermaid.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I gotta ask Prince Eric how he likes it. Oh, that's different.

[Mike Whiston]

So anyway, that's it.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

That's the FnK dark side. That's the podcast. That's it. We're going home. I actually think that Joe and I both decided we don't need to go back and forth. We like literally both had the idea at the same time. I think this is what we're going with. So for anyone that doesn't know, we normally will go back and forth and kind of deliberate on which and debate on which theme of the week should be next in the group. But I think we've already decided it's going to be FnK Karaoke. And that's not karaoke. It's karioki. I know. It's not C A R E O K E. Yeah, yeah. Because karaoke just sounds like, you know.

[Joe Rubin]

Is there any other, like, parts to this is just record whatever song you want in the car.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

It can be any song. It just has to be recorded in this in the car.

[Joe Rubin]

Can I just add a couple of safety things? Like not while you're personally shouting. Okay. Because I don't want to get sued. Right. Like. No, no, Joseph, I should, you know, I don't need any of that. All right.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Yeah, yeah. No songs while you're driving, please. Just parked only. And please record it in the car. It doesn't matter if you're doing it on speaker if you're doing it with a headset. But please record those songs in the car. You're going to hashtag F N K C A R E O K E. We'll have that up. Well to my tonight, your, your morning. So we'll have that up in the group in a bit and you'll see it. And please get those recordings rocking. I can't wait to hear, hear it.

[Joe Rubin]

I wonder which kind of vehicle is going to have the best acoustics, you know?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You know, I have an Audi and I have a feeling that it's not going to help my voice.

[Joe Rubin]

No. Maybe all of a sudden you're going to be like, oh, shit, I sound fucking fantastic in here.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

I bought all this fancy equipment so that I can make my voice sound a little bit better. Just like incrementally, a tiny bit better, you know, for. Specifically for Friday night karaoke. And now I'm going to go back to my fricking Bluetooth headset in the car.

[Joe Rubin]

There you go. Perfect.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

So let's see.

[Joe Rubin]

That sound awesome.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Dude, I. I am in the car plenty, so. Oh, actually, no, this is great. You know what? I'm actually going to France tomorrow, so. Oh, well, I'm gonna be in the back of the Uber.

[Joe Rubin]

Oh, you know what, dude, you should do it on the plane.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

All the other people in the economy were. Were pissed.

[Joe Rubin]

Just. No, make it a sing along and get everybody else, like, involved in the song somehow, know.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

And because we let our first class passengers do pretty much whatever they want.

[Joe Rubin]

Right?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Here he is.

[Joe Rubin]

Yeah. You know what? I guarantee you, if you, like, started busting out, like, don't stop believing, by the time you got to the end, the entire plane would be singing with you.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

That would be really cool. Social experiment.

[Joe Rubin]

Wouldn't that be awesome?

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

You're. You're either going to get the whole plane rocking or you're going to get kicked off.

[Joe Rubin]

Either you're going to be discarded by security. Sir, we have to land in Vegas and send you to jail.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Either way, that would be a great story. As long as people are recording, which everybody would be obviously fantastic.

[Joe Rubin]

You'd be famous, dude.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Suddenly Friday night karaoke is the most popular group on the Internet.

[Joe Rubin]

Friday night karaoke.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

All right, so again, that was Joe Rubin with Le Poisson by the Little Mermaid. And we are doing FNK karaoke as the next theme of the week. Thank you so much. We love making these podcasts for you and we look forward to making it again in two weeks. Since I'm gone all next week. We're not recording recording. But I will make it in two weeks with this fine gentleman right here. And we'll catch you all later.

[Joe Rubin]

See you soon.

[Unnamed Co-host (possibly main host)]

Bye. Bye.