Behind The Music: Blue Oyster Cult
Bruce Dickinson.....Christopher Walken
Eric Bloom.....Chris Parnell
Buck Dharma.....Horatio Sanz
Alan.....Chris Kattan
Bobby.....Jimmy Fallon
Gene Frenkle.....Will Ferrell
Announcer: After a series of staggering defeats, Blue Oyster Cult assembled in
the recording studio in late 1976 for a session with famed producer Bruce
Dickinson. And, luckily for us, the cameras were rolling.
Bruce Dickinson: Alright, guys, I think we're ready to lay this first track
down. By the way, my name is Bruce Dickinson. Yes, the Bruce Dickinson. And I
gotta tell you: fellas.. you have got what appears to be a dynamite sound!
Eric Bloom: Coming from you, Bruce, that means a lot.
Buck Dharma: Yeah. I mean, you're Bruce Dickinson!
Alan: It's incredible!
Bobby: I can't believe Bruce Dickinson digs our sound!
Bruce Dickinson: Easy, guys.. I put my pants on just like the rest of you - one
leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records. [ the group
laughs ] Alright, here we go. "Don't Fear the Reaper" - take one. [ exits into
the control booth ]
[ the group begins the song. Bobby slaps the drums, Eric jams his guitar, and
Gene bangs on a cowbell. ]
Eric: [ distracted by Gene banging the cowbell ] Okay! Wait! Wait! [ the group
cuts off their instruments ] Bruce, could you come in here for a minute,
please?
Bruce Dickinson: [ stepping out of the booth ] That was gonna be a great track.
Guys, what's the deal?
Eric: Are you sure that was sounding okay?
Bruce Dickinson: I'll be honest.. fellas, it was sounding great. But.. I
could've used a little more cowbell. So.. let's take it again.. and, Gene.
Gene Frenkle: Yeah?
Bruce Dickinson: Really explore the studio space this time. I mean, really..
explore the space. I like what I'm hearing.
[ the group starts the song again, as Gene bangs more wildly onto the cowbell ]
Eric: Okay, wait! Stop! I'm sorry. Bruce, could you come back in here, please?
Bruce Dickinson: [ stepping out of the booth ] Fellas.. now, we just wasted two
good tracks! That last one was even better than the first!
Eric: Well, it's just that I find Gene's cowbell playing distracting! If I'm
the only one, I'll shut up.
Buck Dharma: It was pretty rough..
Gene Frenkle: You know, I could pull back a little. If you'd like.
Bruce Dickinson: Not too much, though! Fellas, I'm telling you - you're gonna
want that cowbell on the track!
Gene Frenkle: You know what? It's fine. Let's just do this thing.
[ the band starts the song once more, with Gene banging the cowbell right next
to Eric's ear ]
Eric: [ stopping the song again, fighting Gene ] Come on, people!
Bruce Dickinson: [ running out of the booth again ] That.. that doesn't work
for me. I gotta have more cowbell!
Alan: Don't blow this for us, Gene!
Bobby: Quit being so selfish, Gene!
Gene Frenkle: Can I just say one thing? I'm standing here, staring at Bruce
Dickinson! And if Bruce Dickinson wants more cowbell, we should probably give
him more cowbell! And, Bobby, you are right - I am being selfish. But the last
time I checked, we don't have a lot of songs that feature the cowbell.
Bruce Dickinson: I gotta have more cowbell, baby!
Gene Frenkle: I'll be doing myself a disservice, and everybody in this band, if
I don't perform the hell out of this.
Bruce Dickinson: Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more
cowbell!
Gene Frenkle: Thanks, Bruce. But I think, maybe if I just leave.. and, maybe
I'll come back later, and we can lay down the cowbell. [ starts to leave the
studio ]
Bruce Dickinson: Aw, baby..
Eric: Gene, wait! Why don't you lay down that cowbell right now. With us.
Together.
[ everyone agrees ]
Gene Frenkle: Do you mean that, Eric?
Buck Dharma: He speaks for all of us.
Gene Frenkle: Thank you.
Bruce Dickinson: Babies.. before we're done here.. y'all are gonna be wearing
gold-plated diapers.
Alan: What does that mean?
Bruce Dickinson: Never question, Bruce Dickinson! Roll it! [ exits back to
booth ]
Eric: [ ready to lay the complete track down ] 1, 2, 3, 4.
[ the band starts up again. Close-up on Gene as he bangs the cowbell to
freeze-frame with graphic: "In Memorium: Gene Frenkle: 1950-2000" ]
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"I plan to make the change on Tuesday unless something horrible happens."
From the Oldest Usenet article in the Google Groups Archive
Date: Mon May 11 10:09:47 1981
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=anews.Aucbarpa.111
"ColonelHawk" <colon...@aol.comgotohell> wrote in message
news:20030226193713...@mb-fr.aol.com...
well I wish it was true the The Hawk favors the SNL, and this transcription
of one of the best skits ever is not just to appease Sans...
I taped this past SNL with Walken, it was pretty damn good. The pranksters
skit was hilarious.
Sure, SNL has some hit and miss episodes, but what show doesn't? Constant
100% hilarity and approval by all audience members is impossible.
I'm glad you're willing to give it a try, or at least pretend to!
'The Hawk' enlightened us all with:
>"well played" -sarcastic slow clap
Oh how she wounds me.
OMAR!!!! I lay my soul bare and admit to watching SNL and you see how she
repays me?? She gives me sarcasm.
And she says this as well
>I'm glad you're willing to give it a try, or at least pretend to!
>
Pretend??
Omar!!!!!! She wounds me again!!! I bleed from a dozen wounds!!!
Oh the torture.
She even makes light of the name she gave me. She says The Hawk as if it pains
her and leaves a foul taste in her mouth!
Ahhh fickle fate thy name is Sans berry!!!
<Entering the TV chamber once more ColonelHawk (that is my name again) takes
all of his SNL DVD's and tosses them into the fireplace. With a sigh he plops
down into his easy chair and puts on a Seinfeld re-run.>
ColonelHawk
"Cousin Oliver. I wanted to see the dog maul him to death."
<Omar Peter give a polite dignified golf clap>
Ain't she a pip! I think Sans has been talking to my funny lil' honey again!
They both seem to have the same play book at times. :^)
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"I plan to make the change on Tuesday unless something horrible happens."
From the Oldest Usenet article in the Google Groups Archive
Date: Mon May 11 10:09:47 1981
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=anews.Aucbarpa.111
"ColonelHawk" <colon...@aol.comgotohell> wrote in message
news:20030227012132...@mb-bh.aol.com...
><The Hawk (as per Sans orders it will be The Hawk from now on) slips into the
>TV room of his headquarters. He locks the door and sits down in his comfy
>la-z-boy recliner and glances around his TV room to be sure he is alone. When
>he is sure he is alone he picks up the remote and presses a button to turn the
>TV on. With another quick glance he hits another button and turns on the DVD
>player and presses play. Immediately the soundproof room is fille dwith the
>sounds of.."Live from your DVD player...It's Saturday Night Live!!!! The
>collection. Please enjoy the best of the years 1997-2002!!!!" The Hawk eases
>back in his chair, pops the top on some apple juice and smiles as the hilarity
>ensues. He chuckles to himself at the fact that the gamp at large thinks he
>hates SNL. But he could never let his deep dark secret be known. So he came
>here, 3 times a week, to view his collection and to watch the TiVoed episode
>form the previous saturday. Ceasing his recollection he slips into the joy that
>is SNL.>
>
>
>
>
>Behind The Music: Blue Oyster Cult
>
>Bruce Dickinson.....Christopher Walken
>Eric Bloom.....Chris Parnell
>Buck Dharma.....Horatio Sanz
>Alan.....Chris Kattan
>Bobby.....Jimmy Fallon
>Gene Frenkle.....Will Ferrell
<snip>
This post needs more cowbell.
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"It was then, staring into the abyss, that my tortured mind was truly
born."
--John Pertwee
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Au contraire! Howard Stern invented 100% hilarity.
daze ago...I don't know why I keep getting theze reposts...but
>
> <Omar Peter give a polite dignified golf clap>
>
Is that anything like that 'cupped' clap we learned....so long ago.......
so polite, so nice, so gen-teel......
Thank God for the civilised.
The Jews don't golf clap?
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