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The Best Of Dr. Demento #XM-84

January 1, 2005 - 12m ET (XM channel 151, mono, Saturday night); January 2, 2005 broadcast on XM channel 40 pre-empted by three-week "Essential Deep Tracks" marathon

originally broadcast as The Dr. Demento Show #04-46 - November 14, 2004

Special Topic: pirates

Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells
Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
Plastic Jesus (w/ intro) - The Goldcoast Singers
American Jesus - The Frantics

88 Lines About 44 Simpsons (Shadows Of The Bunghole! version) - Luke Ski's Psycho Potpourri!
Ode To Joy - Les Barker
Demented News With Whimsical Will

Flu Virus - Sue Fabisch
The Flu Shot Song (edit) - Roy Ammann
Medical Marijuana - Papa Joe Grappa
Friendly Neighborhood Narco Agent - Jef Jaisun

Take The Skinheads Bowling - Camper Van Beethoven
Mildred, Our Choir Director - Rollo & Bolliver
A Very English Thing - Les Barker

Talk Like A Pirate Day - Tom Smith
Fight For Your Right To Plunder - Scurvy Pirates
A Pirate's Life Is Peaceful (Till Someone Cuts You Up) - Pirate Jenny
Pirates Of The Caribbean - The Jolly Garogers

Lincoln Park Pirates (live) - Steve Goodman
The Pirate Song (I Want To Sing And Dance) - Ray Stevens
Crayfish - Scurvy Pirates
A Pervert's Life (edit) - Fermisht

#5 The Robot Cat - Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club
#4 I'm Gonna Procreate (edit) - Worm Quartet

#3 Shatner - Steve Goodie
#2 Stealing Like A Hobbit - the great Luke Ski

#1 They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
next week: the medical & dental profession