Oldies

(9) “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival vs.
(5) “Whats Going On?” by Marvin Gaye

(6) “Hey Jude” by The Beatles vs.
(2) “Rocket Man” by Elton John

1980s

(1) “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses vs.
(4) “Every Breath You Take” by The Police

(3) “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking” For by U2 vs.
(10) “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson

1990s

(1) “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys vs.
(4) “Everlong” by Foo Fighters

(3) “Live Forever” by Oasis vs.
(7) “Karma Police” by Radiohead

2000s

(8) “Love Lockdown” by Kanye West vs.
(5) “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon

(3) “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs.
(2) “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers

Oldies

(1) “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen vs.
(9) “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

(5) “Whats Going On?” by Marvin Gaye vs.
(13) “Piano Man” by Billy Joel

(6) “Hey Jude” by The Beatles vs.
(3) “Imagine” by John Lennon

(7) “Baba O’Reilly” by The Who vs.
(2) “Rocket Man” by Elton John

1980s

(1) “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses vs.
(8) “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure

(12) “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears For Fears vs.
(4) “Every Breath You Take” by The Police

(11) “Purple Rain” by Prince vs.
(3) “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2

(10) “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson vs.
(15) “Jump” by Van Halen

1990s

(1) “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys vs.
(9) “Today” by The Smashing Pumpkins

(5) “Closing Time” by Semisonic vs.
(4) “Everlong” by Foo Fighters

(6) “Under the Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers vs.
(3) “Live Forever” by Oasis

(7) “Karma Police” by Radiohead vs.
(2) “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana

2000s

(1) “Lose Yourself” by Eminem vs.
(8) “Love Lockdown” by Kanye West

(5) “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon vs.
(13) “Such Great Heights” by Postal Service

(6) “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson vs.
(3) “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

(7) “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley vs.
(2) “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers

(1) “Lose Yourself” by Eminem vs.
(16) “Black Like Me” by Spoon

(8) “Love Lockdown” by Kanye West vs.
(9) “Feel Good Inc.” by Gorillaz

(5) “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon vs.
(12) “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay

(4) “Hurt” by Johnny Cash vs.
(13) “Such Great Heights” by Postal Service

(6) “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson vs.
(11) “Oxford Comma” by Vampire Weekend

(3) “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs.
(14) “No One Knows” by Queens of the Stone Age

(7) “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley vs.
(10) “Flourescent Adolescent” by Arctic Monkeys

(2) “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers vs.
(15) “Tribute” by Tenacious D

(1) “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys vs.
(16) “Last Goodbye” by Jeff Buckley”

(8) “The Distance” by Cake vs.
(9) “Today” by The Smashing Pumpkins

(5) “Closing Time” by Semisonic vs.
(12) ”Ordinary World” by Duran Duran

(4) “Everlong” by Foo Fighters vs.
(13) “In The Garage” by Weezer

(6) “Under the Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers vs.
(11) “Army” by Ben Folds Five

(3) “Live Forever” by Oasis vs.
(14) “Black” by Pearl Jam

(7) “Karma Police” by Radiohead vs.
(10) “Regret” by New Order

(2) “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana vs.
(15) “Killing In The Name” by Rage Against the Machine

(1) “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses vs.
(16) “Driver 8″ by R.E.M.

(8) “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure vs.
(9) “Epic” by Faith No More

(5) “There Is a Light That Will Never Go Out” by The Smiths vs.
(12) “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears For Fears

(4) “Every Breath You Take” by The Police vs.
(13) “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey

(6) “Left of the Dial” by The Replacements vs.
(11) “Purple Rain” by Prince

(3) “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking” For by U2 vs.
(14) “Head Like a Hole” by Nine Inch Nails

(7) “Drive” by The Cars vs.
(10) “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson

(2) “Walk This Way” by Run DMC & Aerosmith vs.
(15) “Jump” by Van Halen

(1) “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen vs.
(16) “Times They Are a Changin’” by Bob Dylan

(8) “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by The Rolling Stones vs.
(9) “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

(5) “Whats Going On?” by Marvin Gaye vs.
(12) “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys

(4) “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd vs.
(13) “Piano Man” by Billy Joel

(6) “Hey Jude” by The Beatles vs.
(11) “I Want You Back” by Jackson 5

(3) “Imagine” by John Lennon vs.
(14) “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond

(7) “Baba O’Reilly” by The Who vs.
(10) “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” by Elvis Costello

(2) “Rocket Man” by Elton John vs.
(15) “Break On Through” by The Doors

It’s time to grab your official Scope Madness bracket. Fill it out. Start an office pool. Use your knowledge to taunt your adversaries. But most importantly, follow along as we pick our way through the bracket on our way to the Scope Madness Final Four.

In the days to come, we’ll be periodically announcing on Facebook and Twitter which songs have advanced to the next round of play. The Final Four will be announced on the next episode of The Scope. Those four will be debated, and a Scope Madness champion will be crowned.

The winners of the first round will begin to be posted at 12:00 CST on Wednesday, March 31, so don’t delay picking your winners!

Scope Madness bracket (PDF)

We’re in the middle of planning a grand event and we REALLY need our listeners to help us out to make this thing work.

We’re calling it, simply enough, Scope Madness (in honor of the upcoming NCAA March Madness tourney.) That being said, there will be no basketball or athletics of any kind attached to this event. Frankly, we’d be lucky if we could throw the ball up high enough to even hit the rim.

This tournament revolves around the greatest popular music ever produced…and this is where you, our faithful listeners, come into play.

We’d like each and every one of you to think about your favorite songs of all time. Once you’ve done that, send us your list consisting of:

1. Your favorite song of the 2000s.
2. Your favorite song of the 1990s.
3. Your favorite song of the 1980s.
4. Your favorite song released prior to 1980 (that’s 1979 and older for those of you that don’t understand.)

If you want to send more than one selection, please feel free. The more songs we get, the better Scope Madness will be!

Once we get all of your selections, we’ll place the music into brackets and through healthy debate, ridicule, and taunting, whittle the list down to one ultimate song. Trust us, it’ll be amazing. Or maybe just a great way to fill up a show.

So please, start thinking about your favorite songs. And get your list back to the Scope via facebook, our website, comments@thescopeshow.com, or our voicemail line (646-495-9201 x 70055.)

Hopefully this delay is only for a week while the situation gets sorted out. We’ll let you know when we’re back on track.

Yes, even Adam is in on this one.

Stay safe, have a great time, and prepare yourself for The Scope New Year’s Eve Special. We’re not quite sure when we’re recording it…but we’ll let you know when we come up with a date and time.

Peace out!

J, A, and S

We’re still nailing down the details for what we’ll cover in this episode, but we know for sure that we want to include our valued listeners in the show. You can call into the voicemail line at 646-495-9201 x70055 and leave a special message for the new year. We’ll play the best of your messages on the show, so put forth your best effort.

That’s the deal. We’re looking forward to entertaining you in 2010.

Thank you for your patience, and thanks for listening.

We know you can’t get enough of our Scope antics, so we graciously accepted Scope-friend John Norton’s invitation to participate in the latest episode of “Zero Hour with John Norton.” Find out if we can figure out non-typical areas for comb-overs. Find out if Adam actually makes an effort to appear on someone else’s podcast over his own. And find out if John Norton can masterfully edit down the ramblings of three crazy Minnesotans. Personally, we hope he can. What are you waiting for? Start listening now.

Also, it is that time of year again when summer impacts our schedule. That means we won’t be recording a new show next week. We’ll be sure to let you know when episode 78 is on the docket.

Thanks for listening. From our hearts to yours. Thump thump thump….

Although it would be nice to have our special CVG episode posted now for everyone to experience, it’s going to take some time to assemble. No doubt some of the calls will be in need of some audio massage to get them ready to assemble. Please be patient while we put it together for you.

We’ve decided to leverage our voicemail line to give power to the people. We want to hear your stories about CONvergence — prefereably as they happen. Here’s how it works:

CALL US

646-495-9201
Enter 70055 at the extension prompt.

TELL US YOUR CON STORY

Don’t leave out any details.

LISTEN TO THE SHOW

www.thescopeshow.com
twitter.com/thescopeshow

We’re also advertising our “Find These Guys, Win a Prize” campaign. Basically, if you find us at the con, we’ll ask you questions, and you’ll win a cheap prize.

That’s the deal, folks. We hope to see a lot of you there. And remember: the fate of our show relies on you!

Okay, time to find out what’s been going on in the world.

That being said, we’ll be back with the first-ever “Fan Show!” That means your input will decide the direction of the show. So send any questions, comments, or topic suggestions to us and we’ll do our best to address them on this or another show. It should be spectacular! We’ll also swing the review sledgehammer at the new U2 album and the TV show, Big Bang Theory.

Thanks for hanging with us! A new show will be posted by March 16th, 2009.

You can view the entire programming schedule for the convention here.

We’re putting out a request to you, the people that have to listen to our little show. We want to know what you would like us to talk about on The Scope?

Are you itching to listen to us review Police Academy 2? What about latest from Missy Elliott? Or is there something about Jared, Adam, or Shane you just have to know?

Post your comments, questions, and suggestions right here, right now! We’ll tackle them on an upcoming edition of the show. And we’ll mention your name, too!

Thanks for listening!

Best Albums:
Feed the Animals – Girl Talk
Dear Science – TV on the Radio

Best Albums:
808s & Heartbreak — Kanye West
Only by the Night — Kings of Leon
Remind Me in Three Days… — The Knux

Best Songs:
“Pork and Beans” — Weezer
“Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
“Heartless” — Kanye West
“Human” — The Killers
“Nine in the Afternoon” — Panic at the Disco
“Lost!” — Coldplay
“Mixed Up S.O.B.” — Presidents of the United Stated of America

Embarrassing but Awesome Songs:
“Whatever You Like” — T.I.
“Live Your life” — T.I. Feat. Rihanna
“Love in this Club” — Usher

Best Albums:
Only by the Night — Kings of Leon
Feed the Animals — Girl Talk

Best Songs:
“Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
“Strawberry Swing” — Coldplay
“I Can’t Stay” — The Killers
“Always Where I Need to Be” — The Kooks
“My Only Offer” — Mates of State
“M79” — Vampire Weekend
“Heart Songs” — Weezer
“Falling Down” — Oasis

Embarrassing but Awesome Songs:
“Forever” — Chris Brown
“Don’t Stop the Music” — Rihanna
“4 Minutes” — Madonna

This time, we cover the saga that was the lead-up, release, and fallout of Michael Bay’s epic film, Transformers.

In itself, this doesn’t seem like a big deal. But when you throw frequent Scope guest, Earl, into the mix, things get hairy (in more ways than one) real quick.

Take a listen to our 2006 Year in Review show to kick things off.

Then dig in as Earl and a few other guests stop by for THE MOST VOLATILE NERD ROUND TABLE EVER. It’s the only podcast ever recorded that allows listeners to actually see anger emitting from their headphones or speakers. We joke about it ruining friendships. But maybe we shouldn’t.

From there, check out our first ever instant movie review (of Transformers, natch!) Our Scope posse drove directly from the theater and to The Scope Studios to break down Michael Bay’s masterpiece.

We end the saga with a post-mortem of Transformers (as well as a Random Year In Review.)

Overall, some of the most compelling Scope episodes ever. At least until Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe open this summer….right? RIGHT?!?!

Oh, we almost forgot. Here’s a bonus link to some of Earl’s Spielberg/Bay thrashing.

Thanks for listening, Listeners!

We here at The Scope know it’s really hard to go back and listen to every single episode just to absorb the six or seven hundred fantastic comedic moments scattered throughout.

So, for your podcasting convenience, here are a couple of show suggestions that just might float your boat.

Check out episodes 6 and 25 and a Scopeclusive game: “Hit the Post!” If you’ve ever wanted to listen to us sound like Rick Dees or a member of a Morning Zoo, these are the shows for you. And luckily, Adam doesn’t ruin any of it by participating.

This should hold you newbies over until the next batch of suggestions.

(Can you say, “Transformers almost destroyed friendships?” I knew that you could.)

Thanks for supporting The Scope and keep on listening!

Get off our backs! It’s summer and all we want to do is pour ourselves a freshly-squeezed glass of lemonade (or Country Time, if we’re lazy), belly up to the old swimmin’ hole, and let the smoldering sun leather up our Speedo-clad bodies.

What that means to you, the loyal Scope listener, is that you won’t get another new show until early next week. But we promise we’ll be back with tales of vacation, action figure hunts, and New Kids on the Block. Until then, enjoy your summer…we’ll be talking at you before you know it.