RBI'ers in music.

[malnuboy]

To my knowledge these are the only times an RBI'er was mentioned in a song.

I bust a shot like Marbury, Battle?
You must be sniffing something like Daryl Strawberry

"Lyrical Tactics" - Natural Elements


I'm the leader of a team of Tigers like Matt Nokes
Catch most then my bat strokes slap folks

"Keep the Time" - Virtouso


theres got to be others, anybody?

[fightonusc]

You can talk about Hanson, Marilyn Manson
And do you think they'll ever have a show down in Branson
Talk about desire, Sosa or McGwire
And is we in the fryin' pan or is we in the fire

"Don't Lets Talk About Lisa" - Lonestar

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Blue faced, hard fame, like rocky rider
We out in St. Louis like Mark McGwire

"Ballers Up In Here" - Nelly

[fightonusc]

She's buys anything I desire, prolly cause I'm on fire
The 2003 McGwire, until I retire

"What Goes Around Ft. Lloyd Banks" - 50 Cent

[BeeJay]

Lonestar, wow.  I almost put one of their songs on the mix cd I'm working on.  Or maybe I did?!?!

[fathedX]

Where've my heroes gone today?
Mick and Keith and Willie Mays
Broken windows, trails outside
I can take you for a ride

"Summer" by Buffalo Tom

Arcade RBI is OK, right? Well, maybe not, as this will add exponentially to our list.  Dimaggio is in at least one song and Babe Ruth has to be in a bunch.

[Gerlost]

Turkey with gravy and cranberry
I can't believe the Mets traded Darryl Strawberry

"The Thanksgiving Song" - Adam Sandler

[ultimate7]

"Talkin Softball" from the Simpsons soundtrack is all about a bunch of RBIers

[broiler]

there is a hip hop group callted the mystic journeymen.  they are part of a larger crew called living legends.  they have a song, i think that it is called the odyssey, that has the line "rbi, why you hittin pop flies, and sacrifice your life and die" and when he says pop flies there is a pop fly sound.

[ultimate7]

There is a Mr. Bungle song with the RBI music, I'm pretty sure

[nomaaa]

that's because mr. bungle is awesome.

[Gantry]

If we do arcade, there are a few songs written specifically for old timers like Joltin Joe dimmagio...

The Beastie Boys dropped Rod Carew in a lyric, maybe Sure Shot

"Like Bert Campaneris, I got the mad hits" - by that one band whose name I can't remember now...

[fknmclane]

The Beastie Boys dropped Rod Carew in a lyric, maybe Sure Shot

...and I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew.

[ultimate7]

Rod Carew is not in Arcade

[Gantry]

Rod Carew is not in Arcade

Here comes the fun police...

[BeefMaster]

If we do arcade, there are a few songs written specifically for old timers like Joltin Joe dimmagio...

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?  A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.  Woo hoo hoo.

"Like Bert Campaneris, I got the mad hits" - by that one band whose name I can't remember now...

Is this from a Barenaked Ladies song?  I never heard "Campaneris" in there, although I guess I don't know what else it would be.

[Gantry]

Barenaked Ladies, that's the ticket.  It's from that popular one where they half rap throughout, talking about anime babes and chinese chicken...

[ultimate7]

Wally Pleasant's "The Ballad of Ty Cobb" is mostly about Ty Cobb (and is quite humorous) but it mentions Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and maybe another Arcade player, but I can't find the exact lyric.

[DamnTheCowboys]

"Glad All Over " Dave Clark Five    for Dan Gladden

"Rocketman"  Elton John   for Roger Clemens

"All Glory Laud and Honor"   (gospel) for Tim Laudner

"Rush Rush"  Paula Abdul   for Rick Rueshel


"King of the Whole Wide World"   for Eric King

[JoeDirt]

Kickin' it old school--

Put On Your Shit Kickers and Kick Some Shit, by House of Pain:

The House Of Pain is in full effect
Everybody in the place give full respect
If your girl's in the house keep the ho in check
And if I'm bustin' off caps, you better hit the deck
Steppin' on stage with the fly routines
I'm hemmin' up suckers like bell bottom jeans
I always switch trains in Jamaica, Queens
When I go to by the street to see my Aunt Ilene
Danny Boy's comin' with the Irish style
The money back guarantee, I make it worth your while
I'm layin' out fools like kitchen tile
You come around with a frown, and ya leave in a pile
Step back man, I ain't a black man
But everytime I grab the mike I rock a phat jam
Without the Slimfast, and if I skim past
You know I step up and get a ho with gym blast
I give her what she wants, even if she fronts
The Hill is down with the House, they got the philly blunts
Ya know we roll 'em up, and then we light 'em up
And then we puff them up and pass them
So Danny Boy blasts 'em
I got the shell-toed Adidas, with the fat strings
The Celtic crosses, and the claudor rings
The straight edges razor and the marther pump
You heard me shit clickin', now it's time to jump
Jump around just like a frog on a log
Fuck the Dukes because I like Boss Hogg
I'm hittin' home runs like my man Wade Boggs
And if you try to act stupid, I'm droppin' the dogs
Every time I go to town
People start kickin' my dog around
It makes no difference if my dog's a hound (hound)
You better stop kickin' my dog around
Chorus
Put on your shit kickers and kick some shit (4x)
Now I've droppin' records since the age of seventeen
First I came solo, but I now I got a team
It's the four man crew, with the Irish stew
You catch us puffin' on a blunt, and sippin' a brew
What's up with that brew, man, hurry up and finish
Now grab the bar maid and order me another Guinness
You can drink the Guiness while I'm sippin' on the mickeys
When it comes to hookers, yo, the Everlast is picky
Always got my hat in case I come across a quicky
And when I do my shows I get the hoes all hot and sticky
The House Of Pain is in full effect, yea
I say the House Of Pain is in full effect
You know the House Of Pain is in full effect, yea
And anyone who steps up is gettin' wrecked
Chorus (x2)
Check it out now! Owww!
I said the House Of Pain!
We out

They had to know Boggs didn't hit many HRs, right?

[Attezzobal]

Two things...Definitely not Bert Camperneris that they're speaking of in the Barenaked Ladies song (They LOVE the Maple Leafs).

Are we allowed to count "Talkin' Baseball" songs?