(above center) C. Thomas Howell, Union army hero in epic 1993 film Gettysburg.
In Obliterated, C. Thomas Howell as you never expected to C. Thomas Howell.
C. Thomas Howell totally Obliterated by booze and drugs. C. Thomas Howell stark
nekked. C. Thomas Howell pass out from too much partying and snooze for days!
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CHEESEPUFF!
CHEESEPUFF!
CHEESEPUFF!
"Ballroom Blitz" - Sweet cover by Cheesepuff
(Aug. 2022)
Setting the def tone for this rockin' girl power blowout, that was the one and only
Cheesepuff doing a cool cover of "The Ballroom Blitz," a top 5 hit in 1975 for
the British glam rock band The Sweet. All I know about Cheesepuff is that
she's a Brit girl and an up-and-comer on YouTube. Last time I checked,
the sprightly sparkplug and her boo were touring the U.S.A. by car.
Speaking of "def," we've got 3 killer covers of Def Leppard songs
coming up in this exclusive Shady's Place special... so stand by!
I'm Ava Gardner Winters...
star of Obliterated, the raunchy, kick-ass, high octane action dramedy
on Netflix. Think Mission Impossible meets The Hangover meets 24.
I lead an elite joint-special-ops team
assembled from the U.S. military and intelligence services.
Our mission... should we decide to accept it...
(and military command says we MUST)... is to
SAVE LOST WAGES!
By that, I mean we need to stop a terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas.
The archvillain who heads the organization demanded a
ransom in the amount of $1,250 to spare the city from
destruction. Get real! Who has that kind of money?
My O-team colleagues and I suited-up for spring break battle.
Yep, this is what a real American hero looks like in the 2020s.
Long story short: we took on the mad bomber's minions.
(O.J. ran through airports. O-Team runs through casinos.)
We engaged the enemy... got the best of them...
and managed to disarm the bomb.
"Mission accomplished!" ...or so we thought.
Now comes Miller time! This calls for a salivation!
Hittin' the clubs...
Oh, when the working day is done
Girls just wanna have fun
and taking lotsa selfies to post on our social media accounts.
Yes, folks. We celebrated our victory over Dr. Evil with a night on the
town filled with sex, drugs and alcohol (and don't forget rock & roll).
But right in the middle of our rager, we got the sobering news that
the bomb we defused was a fake, a decoy, and that the real nuke
is still out there somewhere and counting down to BOOM time.
There's only one answer - continue getting OBLITERATED!
Completely zonked from hours of hard partying, our challenge was
to suck it up, shake it off and plow through one wild predicament
after another to locate and neutralize the bomb and save the city.
I'm Lana Turner...just plain Lana
...a main character with no last name... can you believe?
I'm a civilian bimbo party girl who gets scooped up at a club by the O-Team
and dragged along with them through their series of wacky misadventures.
Don't assume that I'm just a dumb blonde.
When the chips are down, I always come through for the team.
My superhero power is melting men's minds
by letting them see me in my birthday suit...
like the time I was locked in a sauna with an armed guard outside the door.
I created a distraction by getting nekked and inviting him to snuggle up.
That enabled another team member to blindside and overpower the gullible chump.
More about us and our hit Netflix series in a minute, but right now, back to the music.
From this point on, Lana and I will run down an 8-in-a-row all-girl jam -
the best and most exciting pop and rock covers you're ever gonna hear.
In addition to the three Def Leppard songs I mentioned, we've got
a Battle of the Andreeas, an Aussie mother-daughter duo and more.
Simply put, Lana and I will leave all other DJs and all other playlists
OBLITERATED!
So, whatever you're doing... STOP! Watch and listen.
Your eyes and ears are in for a treat!
This next song was requested by a listener who called my toll-free hotline.
Meet one of the brightest stars in the galaxy ruled by Romanian
musician, producer and new talent developer Andrei Cerbu.
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She's Andreea Coman, and here she is with the first of our featured songs by
the British rock group Def Leppard. It's a fan favorite from the band's 7th
studio album Euphoria, a single that topped the U.S. and UK charts
in 1999. Andreea Coman sings- "Promises!"
"Promises" - Def Leppard cover by Andreea Coman
(December 2023)
When it comes to covering Def Leppard, Andreea Coman is a straight shooter -
the real deal. Check out the Romanian rock siren's version of another classic.
In 1988, this song became Def Leppard's first top 10 hit on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100. Andreea Coman induces-- "Hysteria!"
"Hysteria" - Def Leppard cover by Andreea Coman
(August 2023)
Now, here's a dynamite mother and daughter duo from the land down under -
Australian singer Nikki Kosmider-Heuskes backed by her daughter Akasha Starr.
Akasha is an exciting young performer whose looks alone evoke memories of
Belinda Carlisle and other iconic women of 1980s pop and rock. In the
performance you are about to watch, Akasha and mom Nikki are front-
women for Singit Live, one of Australia's leading cover bands,
as they cover Blondie's 1980 chart-topper-- "Call Me."
"Call Me" - Blondie cover by Singit Live feat.
Nikki Kosmider-Heuskes and Akasha Starr
(March 2023)
Now keep your ears on mama Nikki and your eyes on daughter Akasha
as they perform a second killer cover. This song was a #1 smash for
The Supremes in 1966 and for English pop queen Kim Wilde in 1987.
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In terms of physical appearance, facial expression and body language,
Akasha bears an uncanny resemblance to Kim Wilde as mom and daughter
once again front the Singit Live band covering- "You Keep Me Hangin' On!"
"Keep Me Hangin' On" - Supremes/KimWilde cover
by Singit Live feat. Nikki Kosmider-Heuskes
and Akasha Starr (April 2023)
If you're just tuning in, you're watching the hottest women on the boob tube...
leading ladies of the outrageous new Netflix action comedy Obliterated.
I'm Ava Winters, beauty and brains of the crack O-Team strike force.
... And I'm just plain Lana... the O-Team's secret weapon in the battle to
SAVE LOST WAGES!
I'm a secret weapon because, when I shed my duds,
men are putty in my hands, especially evildoers.
You're in the middle of a Shady's Place exclusive - a girls-only
ballroom blitz... killer covers performed by female solo artists,
girl groups and female-fronted bands from all over the world.
It's about my male co-star...
Navy SEAL Chad McKnight.
Can you say "testosterone"?
McKnight and I fight like cats and dogs.
But, from the git-go, we felt the powerful chemistry between us.
We tried to keep our relationship professional, but the attraction was too strong.
On that night of debauchery when the team celebrated
and got ripped... McKnight and I wound up in the sack.
Now, don't get the wrong idea. We didn't sleep together. No way.
We stayed wide awake all night long, babycakes. Oh, and in case
you're wondering about the half-ton dromedary in the room
watching us... there's a simple explanation.
"Skittles" always comes around on "hump day."
(BA-DUM-BUMP)
Yep, after makin' whoopee, we like to relax and unwind with a camel.
(BA-DUM-BUMP)
Bad news alert! Turns out, Chad's a cad. I heard it through the grapevine.
The grapevine, in this case, is my on-again, off-again bestie Maya,
the team's NSA computer expert. She broke the news to me
that my lover boy has been living a double life.
Over on DC's Legends of Tomorrow, he calls himself Nate Heywood aka "Steel"
...and he's romantically involved with Zari Tomaz!
McKnight is a player and he's been playing both of us.
Okay, enough of my ranting. Let's get back to the music.
I just took another phone request from a listener. We've already met Andreea Coman.
Now let's hear from the other Andreea in today's lineup. Andreea Munteanu returns
to Shady's Place to perform Jamaican singer Millie Small's 1964 international ska hit.
I'm going to dedicate the song to that two-timing Casanova Chad McKnight.
All this time, I've been a sucker for-- "My Boy Lollipop!"
"My Boy Lollipop" - Millie Small cover
by Andreea Munteanu (Nov. 2023)
That was perky Romanian cutie Andreea Munteanu, the scarlet fever
of Andrei Cerbu's band camp, with a delightfully bubbly cover
of the 1964 Millie Small hit "My Boy Lollipop."
Lana no-name back with you on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio...
the greatest little station in the nation. Up next, I've got
a cover song by another Australian act - the Young Divas.
Formed in the mid-2000s, the Young Divas were a pop girl group
that consisted of former Australian Idol contestants. Members of
the act included Jessica Mauboy, who went on to a successful
career as a solo recording artist, songwriter and actress. You
might recall Shady Del Knight's 2020 post in which he
introduced Jessica and played her best solo hits.
The Young Divas video you are about to see features New Zealand rapper Savage.
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Released in 2007 from their second studio album New Attitude,
"Turn Me Loose," originally a 1981 hit waxed by the Canadian
rock band Loverboy, was the last single by Young Divas.
"Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy cover by Young Divas feat.
Savage (Christmas 2007, highest chart pos. #15 Australia)
WOW! Our Shady's Place special is going global.
My request line is lighting up!
A listener wants to hear one by Sweet California, a Latin-pop girl group
from Spain. On the 2015 Super Deluxe reissue of their 2014 debut
album Break Of Day, Sweet California shook things up with this
sizzling cover of Toni Basil's 1982 new wave hit- "Hey Mickey!"
"Hey Mickey!" - Toni Basil cover by Sweet California
(February 2015)
We hope you enjoyed our all-girl musical lineup and the chance
to learn about Obliterated, the spicy new Netflix series that
has earned Shady Del Knight's coveted Zeal of Approval.
I'm not sure if or when we'll be back with Volume 2 of
this S-P-M-M radio show... but I'm not taking any chances.
I'm planning ahead - trying on various combat uniforms
so that I'll be good and ready in case Commander Shady
sends us on another Mission Implausible.
What do you think?
I don't need to know what I'll be wearing on our next mission.
Whatever it is... I'll be taking it off in the first five minutes.
Wait a minute, Lana. We've got another problem. Commander Shady
is calling from back at headquarters. He reminds us that we are
almost out of time and that we have not kept our promise to
play three Def Leppard songs. He's also peeved that the
Battle of the Andreeas is unfair, pointing out that
Andreea #1 - Andreea Coman - enjoyed the
advantage of singing two songs, while
Andreea #2 - Andreea Munteanu -
has only performed one song.
Don't worry, boss. We've got it sorted. Our final play
of the day delivers the goods and levels the playing field.
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To close the show, Andreea Munteanu fronts the Iron Cross and sings
Def Lep song #3- "Animal." Now for Ava Winters this is Lana saying
so long. We leave you with our O-Team philosophy. When life deals
you a losing hand, don't get mad... get Obliterated!
"Animal" - Def Leppard cover by The Iron Cross
feat. Andreea Munteanu (July 2022)
(Ava and Lana have left the building.)
Fantabulous! Boffo! Primo! Crackerjack!
"If you only watch one ribald series
this year... make it Obliterated!"
- Shady Del Knight (Chicago Sun-Times)
