Virtual Insanity

djtea0
Mar 2, 2024
5 min read

Updated: Apr 23

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Virtual Insanity

It’s Fun, upbeat, and Unexpected. Alternate Versions of Popular Tunes. Covers, Mashups, edited and manipulated, parodies, and anything and everything in between.

It’s Eclectic, a Bit Nutty, a Little Fruity, and Stays Crunchy In Milk. It’s Virtual Insanity… An Alternate April…. Delectable and Delightful, Quirky and Frightfully Fabulous… or maybe mighty manic…. wildly Weird…

Eclectic Wonderland with DJ Tea and Mr Announcer Man on WDRT 91.9 FM. The Original Air Date was April 5, 2023

On Alternate Wednesdays {The first Wednesday of Every Month}, we play alternate versions of popular tunes: covers, mashups, remixes, parodies, etc.

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Unexpected, crunchy, and possibly fruity… just like cereal with an identity crisis.

🎸 JLK – “Rehash”

Like leftover lasagna—but somehow better the next day.

📺 The Presidents of the United States of America – “Video Killed the Radio Star”

Alt-rockers revive the video that killed… uh… the radio?

🤖 Joshua Lee Turner – “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” (feat. Kingdom Jasmine, Valley Lopez, Stu Garney & Sam Dorrance)

Folk goes toe-to-toe with robot overlords.

🎺 Spike Jones – “Powerhouse”

The soundtrack of every chaotic cartoon you’ve ever loved.

🧊 Marsheaux – “Pure”

Coldwave elegance, like ice cream in a snowstorm.

🌙 Angel Olsen – “Eyes Without a Face”

Dreamy crooning meets synth-pop sorrow.

🧲 The Cardigans – “Iron Man”

What if Black Sabbath were Swedish and wore flower crowns?

📦 Joy Kills Sorrow – “Such Great Heights”

Like bluegrass went to MIT and got whimsical.

🍭 Slothrust – “Sex and Candy”

Sticky sweet with a crunchy grunge center.

🎈 OK Go – “Gigantic” (Pixies Cover)

OK Go does it again—no treadmills, just tone.

🌴 The Evolution Control Committee – “California Dreamings”

A salad spinner of sound.

🩴 The Bikini Beach Band – “Popcorn”

Tiny musical kernels, now with SPF 30.

💃 Pomplamoose – “Jamirobeegees Mashup: Stayin’ Alive / Virtual Insanity”

Disco meets funk in a glittery blender.

🧨 Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – “Saturday Night”

Explosive energy. Shiny hair gel not included.

☁️ Big Mountain – “Dream Weaver”

A reggae-laced nap in cloud form.

🚀 Shiny Toy Guns – “Major Tom”

Blast off in stylish boots.

🐦 Elliott Smith – “Ostrich and Chirping”

Not a cover. Just vibes. And birds.

👑 Princess Chelsea – “Come as You Are”

A lullaby for moody Nirvana nights.

🥩 The Evolution Control Committee – “Spandau Filet”

Deliciously absurd. Spandau Ballet meets your deli guy.

🛌 The Bran Flakes – “Stumble Out of Bed”

Sampling Dolly like breakfast in pajamas.

💔 Pomplamoose – “I Will Survive + This Love Mashup” (feat. Andie Case)

Breakups never sounded so empowering.

🌀 Nova – “Virtual Insanity”

This ain’t no Jamiroquai karaoke.

🚶 William Shatner – “Common People”

So dramatic, you can feel the raised eyebrows.

🍷 The Wolfgang Press – “Mama Told Me Not to Come”

Grown-up goth funk with a bedtime warning.

🏁 The Specials – “A Message to You Rudy”

Stay rude, stay ska.

🎤 Off the Beat – “Novocaine for the Soul”

A cappella Eels with extra sting.

🧀 Richard Cheese – “Eye of the Tiger”

Melting that Tiger into lounge fondue.

📻 Ben Folds Five – “She Don’t Use Jelly” (Lounge-A-Palooza Version)

Ben Folds lounges in your subconscious.

🤖 The Evolution Control Committee – “What Would You Think If I Sang Autotune”

Beatles meet bots. Resistance is futile.

🪩 Meco – “Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band”

Dancing Wookiees optional.

🏋️‍♂️ The Blanks – “Six Million Dollar Man”

Bionic barbershop brilliance.

🌌 JLK – “Red Dwarf Theme”

Deep space, deeper beats.

🍔 Mark Jonathan Davis – “Jeannie’s Diner” (feat. Marilyn Whitelaw)

Wish for fries.

🍍 Cristina Quesada – “Pineapple Princess”

Tiki sweetness on 45rpm.

🥥 Fred Schneider – “(Lime in The) Coconut”

Put the B-52’s in a blender with Harry Nilsson.

🕶️ The Secret Samurai – “Istanbul”

Surfing through time zones.

🐤 Kristin Chenoweth & Ellen Greene – “Birdhouse In Your Soul”

Broadway gets They Might Be Giants and a chandelier.

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