Theme Song

so hard saying goodbye to him this morning. Right. More on that later, and um, I'm not just saying that. I really want to hear more about Carl. But first off, we are joined in studio by some very talented musicians who are going to help us come up with a theme song for the Ron Burgundy Pod. Carl, in a minute, he broke We will get to your story. Trust me. I really want to hear about it. Well, he broke up with the actually right before boarding. Yeah, we'll hear

about it. Trust me. For those of you listening to the podcasts, you probably noticed that we have functioned without a proper theme song. I have just been making them up off the top of my head, and I gotta say some of them are pretty damn good. We've gotten a lot of great feedback, you know. We actually we don't. We haven't gotten any feedback, zero feedback. People haven't been

writing letters. Yeah. Well, anyway, today our objective is to come up with the song befitting of the Ron Burgundy Podcast. So while we're here, and we will get to Carl, don't worry. Why don't we take this time and we're gonna We're gonna go around the room and I'd like, I like all all the members of this this musical group to introduce yourselves and and tell our listeners your name and instrument you play, and maybe some sort of animal that I could associate with so I can remember

your name. So we'll start with this gentleman right here. Hello, my name is Tam, and I played keys, and my name begins with the letter T. So I'm gonna say Tiger, Tam, Tiger. But you're you're sitting in front of a piano. Yes, but you said you play the keys. Keys are are on the piano, Okay, so you don't jingle house keys? No? All right, Well, we just want to make sure everyone knows that, because that could be confusing for the listeners. So tam tiger and he plays the piano. He doesn't

play the keys. Yeah, let's be clear. All right, let's start off here. I'm Trevor and I play the guitar, and I gotta be honest with you. My favorite animal is also the tiger. You're gonna go with the tiger too, Yeah, yes, sir, okay, so we have so it defeats the purpose of the animal exercise. But let's just keep going, all right. Next, I'm Taylor. I play guitar. Um my nickname was Tiger when I was in high school. But I swear to God, Taylor, I will knock your teeth out if you choose tiger

identified with it for a long time. But if if you say so, I could you gotta pick another animal? Bear? Polar bear? Thank you. I'm about to lose my mind. So polar bear, sure, I mean, think about it. I don't think you can dispute this. A tiger and a polar bear fight to the death. I put my money on an eight hunder pound polar bear. Every time eight hundred pounds, I'd assume a polar bear is about eight hundred pounds, right, the weight of a Volkswagen Beagle, a

volks and Beagle Beagle. Yes, volkswag and Beagle. We'll get back to that. You drive a vult Swagon Beagle. Um, no, it's a beatle like a bug. I see where the confusion happens. Oh, that's why it's called a bug, the v W bug. I never knew that you learned something new every day. The gentleman with the bigger guitar. Alright, my name is Lee. Uh, this this is a bass. I played the bass great, and I'll go with a leopard.

Leopard Okay, see Lee's thinking. Yeah, also a nickname people have for me leopard, So I'll just go with that. When I was a younger man, that was a nickname from my penis leopard. Really yes, no, no, I'm just kidding. No, no, Now. I never had a nickname, always wanted one. It has to happen organically. Never did. Trust me. I had a

whole laundry list of nicknames. I would lay down with a woman and say, by the way, if you take a look at this, this list of nicknames on the clipboard, and if you want to use it at any time to describe my genitalia feel feel free before before making love. Yes, that's Leopard was at the top of the list, and I tried to hint like, okay, leopard, time to play, time for the leopard to hunt, and most of the women would leave. Um, all right, let's go back to drums.

My my name is Griffin. I'm playing drums, and I think I'm gonna go with Griffin because it's well, that's a mythical creature. Though. Can we do that, Carolina? Sure? It's just for you think I have to? It feels weird to me. I mean, do you mind getting another one? Do you mind Griffin? Because I'll never remember your name if you're Griffin the Griffin. Sure, I'll go with a beagle. Oh like the votes wag and beagle? Great? Thank you? So it is a beagle. I knew it was a

Volkswagen Beagle. We just wanted to get the names down. I've really lost our all right, Griffin's my man back there on the skins. You're calling the skins, right, I like to call him the Cans. The cans play the Cans the skins. But you know you don't play the keys, do you? And I'm not talking about piano. I'm talking about keys on a key chain. It depends what you so sometimes you play a set of house keys or car keys kind of thing. I don't know. You're to

speaking Greek to me now, Griffin a k beagle. Anyway, this is going to be great. And here's what I am so excited about. We of course producing today. We have the great the town had a dear friend of mine, Mr Phil Spector, and he is in the booth today. Oh no, no, no, no, no, no. What happened? He couldn't make it. He's in prison. Is what is he doing in prison? Is he visiting someone? No? He went from murder. Oh he he murdered someone. Yeah, it was

filled my film. When did this happen? A really long time? Go? How did I lose track? I mean, I don't know. It was all over the news. It was a huge scandal. He did stop returning the letters I wrote to him. Yeah, that address, I don't think. Yeah, he lives in prison. Now, just got who's sitting back there that looks exactly like Phil Specter. It's actually the guy that we've been working with. Nick. He did all of our other episodes with us, sure, I know Nick, it's just Nick. Okay. Maybe it's the

reflection of the light. For some reason, Nick today looks like Phil Spector. I don't that's not nice. Wow, Phil Specter. If you're listening to this podcast, we're breaking news. Phil Specter is currently in prison. Yeah, it's not this just doubt. Well I've got to go buy and visit and bring him a bunt cake. He loves bunt cakes. Oh, Phil Plea should see a look on his face when he bites into a delicious ron burgundy bunt cake. I know how to make a great bunt cake. That it's another

episode we're doing. I can't wait. That's gonna be a fun one. Now. I really have to thank you guys. You guys have done me an absolute solid by coming here today. I know your schedules are busy and you're well paid musicians and you don't need this bullshit, but you're here and I really appreciate. And you have come up with all the musical compositions for each one of these potential theme songs, and I have meticulously crafted the lyrics,

and per usual, Carolina has done nothing. Are you kidding me? I got the band. You have no idea. How much I do I drive over to your condo every day to personally wake you up because you don't know how to work the alarm clock. Okay, you don't even know how to turn on the stove or change batteries in your TV rement. Okay, I was kidding. Geez, now I know why Carl left. What did you just say? Nothing? Nothing? Okay, yeah, okay, let's dive into our first song. What do you say? Guys,

we'll dive into our first song. Let me, I'm gonna you're pass us out here, Okay, whenever you're ready, take it away. R Burg and d run Berg and D talking and say anything hands run bergend run Back and Deep. He's not playing any games. Making sure you get the facts and listen to song. Gats he will find hot to the We know he's the best. Take Back the Night, take Back to Night, take Back to Night, take Back to Night, run any podcast. Wow, guys, that felt really good.

I mean, first one, right out of the gate. I like that. I like that. Um if Caroline of thoughts, there's the take back the Night part? You see that like four times? Do I? Okay, I was just in the flow and I didn't realize it's a really masculine song. Yes that's what you're going for. Okay, great, yeah, very pickup truck good. Yeah, okay it's yeah hard driving, yeah, not messing around. Yeah, you know what I mean, really tough, especially with the take Back the Night. What does that

part mean? It's just a little thematic choice. Take back the Night. I think it just says, hey, we're not messing around. Okay, do we take it out and maybe just shorten the song a little bit. I was thinking the exact opposite. We might want to add eight more bars of take Back the Night. You know what, we'll revisit it. Okay, well we got that one in the can.

That one felt good. Let's move on with our second selection. Here, a little more of a jazz feel to it, fellas, take it away whenever you're ready, butter Scotch and brandy, no time, I'm like to night. We're gonna get down with it. This in bolts. We can't fine take my hand while I kiss your lips. They ain't no mystery. Who's that man jogging in my ease? He's run bugndy want two three four, take Back the Night, Jake back the night's having him abe that value that value jake

back Okay, okay, we're doing that. Was that was take back the night. That was the lyric from the last time that we talked about, right, that was we were having trouble with because it didn't make any sense. Oh did we say it? Three? Okay? I was just flowing, didn't you know what? That's fine because I wasn't feeling I don't. I don't feel like we have enough improvised spoken words. So yeah, let's take that base for a walk, right, get a little more of that tiny little Dutch boy

walking through the town. He's got no family left. He wants to be a clown. Chip Chap says the Falcon as he drives his motor car. Oh no, it's gonna rain down a foggy London town, I said, foggy London town. Yeah, that's gonna mix in realize. I don't know, but we can try it. Well, we've got fill here. He's a magic manuse but he's going to help from prison. I don't feel comfortable making contact, all right, Well, those are two those are two options. I feel like that was

like very much like the Romantic song. Those are two options. It's let's dive into this. This one's this one's a little more of a pop mix to it. Uh, something that the kids will I think, really dig you say dig right, Carolina? Like or love or no one says dick like really literally no, no one on planet Earth. I didn't say that. Yeah, so people say it, okay, all right? Yeah, ou waited by the phone on a Saturnday night. Move along, there's nothing to see it fun

by now, i'd find true love. But in life, let's face it, nothing for free out my back? Oh who's going knock up on my door at night? I'm telling you my heart is room diving through the boring rain. I got a feeling and this time I'm shore wrong Bag and Depo podcast it's fun? But how Bag in podcast? HiT's him and now m Bag in the podcast it's hot. Oh yeah. Oh, by the way, one other thing, take back the night. Damn it, I did it again, didn't I? I caught myself that time. Jeez, it's a good lyric.

I just don't see how it fits. Yeah, you know what, this time I'm with you, it was just jackass. I think you know what. It's in the muscle memory and it's just hard to shake it. And I it's in the muscle memory. It's in my muscle memory, the memories of my muscles. Each muscle has a memory. It's it's it's art, it's charted, you're doing studies on it. And but anyway, you get it into your muscle memory, and it's like like your your regular brain forgets things, but

your muscles do not got it. Like if I watch Cramer Versus Cramer, my right by biceps just twitches endlessly because I remember it remembers the movie, how much it loved the movie. If I even right now, look at my right bicep going crazy because I'm just thinking about Cramer Versus Cramer, fellas you like Cramer Versus Cramer. I haven't seen it. I don't even know what. I haven't seen it, never saw Check it out if you've got

a free Sunday. It's just a movie about divorce, and leave the whole day open because once you watch it once, you're gonna watch it a second time. Well, so far three for three in my book. You know, sure, we'll have to choose one of these. We'll have to choose. It's gonna be a tough decision. This is gonna be a brain twister, right, we'll probably which sounds gonna be a lot of muscle memory used in this one. Did you just learn about that muscle memory? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, yep. Sure. Alright, guys,

here's one. I wrote original composition. I also wrote the music for it, Caroline. If you could pass out the sheet music, that would be great. This is a This is an original, and I feel really good about what I wrote. Here some some powerful lyrics that came from the heart. Um, I've worked on this song for over a year and uh yeah, so it's it's good to finally record it, even if we don't use it for the podcast. Do you think this might be the one?

This could be the one? So that's exciting. Okay, You're on the phone with your girlfriend. She's upset. She's going off about something that you said. She doesn't get your humor like I do. I'm in the room. It's a typical Tuesday night. I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like. But she'll never know your story like I do. But she wears short skirts, I wear T shirt. She's a cheer captain and I'm on in the bleachers.

Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time. If you can see that one, the one who understands you've been here all along, So why can't you see he he you belong with me? He de young. It's actually it was on the radio. I think it came out in twos. This is a Taylor Swift song. How did you you worked on this? I wrote, No, I wrote the music and the lyrics. I think maybe what happened is that you might have heard it somewhere. Maybe

these are exactly the Taylor word for word. Yeah. Well, here's the thing. Is it beyond the realm of possibility that two people on planet Earth could not literally right the same song word for word note for note. I feel like probably not. I don't know. I mean, I believe you. I believe that you believe that you wrote the song. Maybe you heard it and forgot you heard it. I don't even I don't even think that you believe that you wrote it. That's just a straight rip off. Okay, Okay, listen, Griffin,

this is an open forum. Fine, but relax, Okay, I'll have your car toad. Carolina will ren a toe truck and tow it. That's not necessary. I think that we should just maybe all right, so we don't do it. So it happened to be a Taylor Swift song. I had no idea. My apologies. OK, fair enough, listen to this. There. Done, that's really traumatic. Okay, done? And you know what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna eat it and I'm gonna poop it out and mail it to you know who? This

supposed Taylor Swift nuts her name. I don't know. Maybe it got stuck in my muscle memory somewhere and I just, you know, let's forget it alright, move on, yeah, brush it off. Well, this is our last entry. And you said this was your more emotional. This is more, but this is a tender song. OK yeah, I'm excited. Okay. Three. This is dedicated to my dear Aunt Louise, my favorite aunt, miss your rest in peace. Aunt Louise's get dasty and touch your body, get nasty and tell you fray hand,

get nasty, but don't tell you mama. Romburg in d is one Batman Who Hi Romberg in the podcast who ha ha Rombug in the podcast Hi, Hey Mama, who Hi, go tell you Papa. Getting so hot in here, but there ain't never to fear. I'm getting so hot in here, but there ain't never to fear. Oh, take back the night, take back the night, Take back the night hunt. We're gonna take out the night hunt? All right? That time it worked? That time it actually right? Yeah, that was perfect. See, okay,

so we finally found the correct use. Well yeah, no, I maybe that I may. I was just trying in all the songs and just trying to find the right fit. And this is for your aunt that just passed away. Yes, it's it's a moving song. It seems a little I know. I'm sorry to end on such a low note. Guys, she was accidentally locked in a sa at the gym? Is that is that why the lyric is getting so hot? Getting exactly? And then did you explain, don't tell your mama?

Did you keep it from her sister? Well, her sister, my mother, Yes, didn't know? Wow it does she know? Now? She will? She will know after listening to this song. So this is your way of telling her. Yes, right, maybe we should change a little bit of grief, you know, manifest itself in very mysterious ways. Well, you start off the song by saying getting nasty, which might just confuse and might confuse her. Um, And well, no, I think

she'll understand because that was her personalized license plate. Aunt Louise got it nasty, So it's associative, yes, exactly. Anyway, gentlemen, cannot thank you enough wonderful work. Um, don't worry. You're you're parking will be validated. I know it wasn't the last time you were here. In fact, you had to pay triple I believe, but we were on it this time.

You said you wanted a prophet. You need to relax, all right, yes, uh, well, I think this is a very successful session and I can't thank all of you enough wonderful work. And that's some fact check. Please leave, can you guys leave? Actually, we have to do the rest of the podcast. Thank you, thanks for having us. Ok bye, okay, bye, thank you. Hurry up, Carolina, help

help them pack them stuff up and unplug the equipment. Okay, I'll lift the drum, you do the rest, so Carl actually, Um then told me that he's not ready for our relationship, um, while he's overseas, And at first I was chocked, and then I was confused, and is that it? I mean there's more, but but that's pretty much a that's a good overview. I mean I realized things about me and my dad. Yeah, you know, relationships so tough. That's all I can tell you. You know, you win some, you

lose some, and most of them you lose. All right, thank you for sharing. Um, So let's do our fact check, Carolina. How do we do today? I'm not so great? And we have the Volkswagen Beetle. It's not a beagle check, but we discuss that Griffin thinks it's a beagle. Oh, I don't know about that. Um. And then we actually we just should go over me and you maybe at a separate time. What muscle memory is. I feel like, oh, I'd be happy to go more in depth, do a

deeper dive. Yeah that sounds great. Let's do a deeper dive on muscle memory. Maybe. Yeah, let's make a note of that. Otherwise, what I learned today is that music really is an insight into your soul. Wow. Yeah, you know, there's all types of music, wonderful forms and musicians. I gotta hand it to them. They put there, you know what, on the line every day. Yeah, absolutely amazing, amazing, really gripping. Okay, we're there saying that our studio spaces. We have to

leave now, okay, we will. We're just finishing up. You don't have to make a gesture like that at me. You know why, because I can do it right back at you. There. How does that feel? Okay, it's time to go. Thank you for everyone listening to the Take Back the Night ron Burgundy Podcast. This is Ron Burgundy, Carolina saying goodbye. Stay tuned for scenes from the next episode of the Ron Burgundy Podcast on the next Ron

Burgundy Podcast. Now, I don't I don't want to say anything partisan, but I for one am starting to take an anti bullying stance. But when you're least expecting at Carolina, I'm going to give you a swirly I please don't old Time's sake, and it's not bullying. Just so you know, it's a fun joke. I'm not doing it because I'm a bully. I'm just like Caroline is going to get a kick out of this sweirly time. Hello. My name is Gondal and dais Carava Gwinn. Thank you for joining us,

and I want to put this elegantly because I'm a journalist. Um, when you think of the schoolyard or your friends, who's who's the biggest act tole you know? You're in my belly and now I'm about to poop you out. We're laughing. We are enjoying each other's company. Okay, Gwen, Ron, we can get through this trying to examine bullying not look perpetuated. We've got this. Hey, Gwen, Carolina totally screwed up. Huh because she's dumb. She's not dumb. My point is, bullying

is not cool. The Ron Burgundy Podcast is a production of I Heart Radio podcast Network and Funnier Die. I'm Ron Burgundy. I'm the host, writer and executive producer. Carolina Barlow is my co host, writer and producer. The show was also produced by Whitney Hodeck, Jack O'Brien, Miles Gray, and Nick Stump. Our executive producer is Mike farre Our consulting producer is Andrew Steeve. Our associate producer is Anna Hosnier. Our writer is Jake Focalist. Our production supervisor is Colin McDougall.

This episode was engineered, mixed, and edited by Nick stump. See you next Thursday on The Ron Burgundy podcast.