Incredibad Part 2

Pop-ups (22 · 3 fan picks from YouTube comments)

1. Carlos Santana's real sparkling wine endorsement

   0:37

   Carlos Santana really did endorse a sparkling wine, a fact Seth had forgotten. Akiva had spotted a Santana standee at a Napa tasting, and the song's joke was built on that real product.

   Carlos Santana endorsed a sparkling wine, which, by the way, I had not remembered

2. E-40 and the artist-brand trend

   1:06

   Akiva notes that E-40 later launched a huge wine and drinks line, showing how much artists marketing their own products has changed since 2009.

   that E-40, who is the guest that I'm sure we'll get to in a second, he has a huge line of wines

3. Pimps song borrowed from The Coup

   1:54

   The structure of Santana DVX is based on a song by The Coup, a Bay Area group. Boots Riley, now known as a director, was a member.

   Structurally, the song is based on a song by The Coup

4. Santana DVX returns in I'm on a Boat

   4:06

   The hosts repeatedly reference Santana DVX across the album, including a skit where the characters plan to drink it.

   That's why it also is in I'm on a Boat.

5. Fans point here

   11:48

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 9 likes.

   We'll get to them later. Down the road. Jizz in my pants. I'm on a boat. Next up, track five. Jack Black on Saxman. Really fun. He's fantastic. This does have a little, it's Shirani. Yes. Precursor to Shirani.

6. Shrooms interlude was beat-inspired

   21:17

   Andy says the Shrooms interlude came about because the beat started playing and he began screaming, a process he says is how half their songs happened.

   The beat inspired it.

7. Shrooms as a generational time capsule

   22:06

   Andy argues that talk of doing shrooms felt daring then, before microdosing became mainstream.

   There was no like, you know, micro dosing or anything.

8. We Like Sports: the second Just Two Guys song

   22:32

   We Like Sports is the second Just Two Guys track, following the first Just Two Guys song. The guys shot it cheaply on a camera from a friend, Jonah Goldstein.

   This is the second Just Two Guys song? Yes.

9. Whiskey and cigars one-upmanship

   26:09

   The lyric 'Smell our car' gets a laugh from the hosts as a perfect example of over-the-top one-upmanship.

   I also drink whiskey and we smoke cigars. Don't believe me? Smell our car.

10. Fans point here

    30:42

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 9 likes.

    There were two that made me laugh the hardest, and we're at the first. And again, part of it was just a lack of familiarity due to me not listening to it as much, to it not being a short. Dream Girl with Norah Jones is… — Seth

11. Norah Jones on Dream Girl

    31:04

    Norah Jones sings the Dream Girl hook with total earnestness, which the hosts find very funny given the lyrics about a disastrous woman.

    She has the best voice maybe in the world, singing it with such earnestness.

12. Santa Fe lean explained

    32:04

    The Santa Fe lean is a running Dream Girl joke: a woman in turquoise with one short leg who leans, referencing Santa Fe.

    One short leg, you got the Santa Fe lean.

13. Chex Mix sponsorship bit

    34:41

    Dream Girl opens with a spoken-word sponsor line, 'brought to you by Chex Mix,' which pays off in the final verse.

    The song's brought to you by Chex Mix.

14. Fans point here

    35:58

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 4 likes.

    She also sings with, I mean, again, the full-throated intensity and passion we've come to expect from her. You guys remember the Chex Mix? I feel like they sent us a gift basket, though. I feel like at some point. Oh,… — Seth

15. Ras Trent and DJ Larry

    37:24

    The DJ shout-outs in the old saloon track were improvised when Colin Hanks was in the studio and just got on the mic.

    I remember Colin Hanks was over, right?

16. Tiny Tim cameo in Ras Trent

    39:40

    Tiny Tim makes a brief appearance at the end of the Old Saloon track.

    Tiny Tim, and it's almost Christmas.

17. Punch You in the Jeans origin

    40:14

    Andy used to tell Jorma 'I'll punch you in the jeans' around SNL, before the group had a record deal, and it became a track.

    Before we knew we had a record deal or before we had beats to choose from or anything, I just would walk up to Jorm and go, I'll punch you in the jeans.

18. Edgar Wright's voice note

    44:43

    Director Edgar Wright sends a voice note saying he listened to Punch You in the Jeans on the way to work on Scott Pilgrim, with iTunes logging 42 plays.

    My iTunes, which is still on my laptop, tells me of all the Lonely Island songs I've listened to Punch You in the Jeans. 42 times now

19. Sushi Glory Hole as a Criterion pick

    46:21

    Edgar Wright nominates Sushi Glory Hole for the Criterion Collection, tying into the show's Criterion ranking of Digital Shorts.

    I would say Sushi Glory Hole has got to be in there.
    Criterion

20. Punch You in the Jeans lyric debate

    47:26

    The hosts debate whether dipping 501s in slime is a two-punch reduction from 501 to 499, a lyric Edgar Wright pointed out.

    So slime is just a two point reduction out of 501.

21. Incredibad album title origin

    49:29

    Andy pushed for Incredibad as the album name after losing the vote to call the group Lonely Island.

    we were debating what to call our group itself. And the two names... were The Lonely Island and Incredibad.

22. Two-against-one group decisions

    50:45

    Andy explains that when two of the three agree on something, the group goes with it, a rule that took a year to settle into.

    if two out of three think something, it just goes.

23. Tribute comparison avoided

    52:10

    The origin story in Incredibad was designed to avoid being too similar to Tenacious D's Tribute.

    I remember our only thing that we wanted to avoid was having it be too similar to Tribute

24. Stevie Ray Vaughan sample replayed

    53:32

    A Stevie Ray Vaughan sample used on Incredibad could not be cleared, so Brian Sperber replayed it, and he also mixed the album.

    So then it was replayed by Brian Sperber, who mixed our album.

25. NWA parody reference

    57:14

    The NWA-style ending of Incredibad references the Ice Cube era, and the 'surprise everyone' line riffs on 100 Miles and Running.

    saying surprise everyone like a birthday party yeah that is not what they say it's a reference to is a hundred miles running