# Song from Dr Demento off XM Radio **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346 "2003-07-09T23:27:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/1 "2003-07-09T23:27:54Z")
The good Dr. was playing the top five on the show I heard Monday, one of the songs was tolken related to the tune of a few Eminem songs combined. Anyone know the song name and the artist? ---
**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/2 "2003-07-09T23:42:30Z")
I don’t have XM and haven’t heard the song , but i’d guess (from the title) that it’s “Stealing Like a Hobbit” by The Great Luke Ski. Info from [This site](http://www.davesfunstuff.com/0400main.html). If not, I’m sure the site can help you out. Peace-DESK ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/3 "2003-07-10T00:09:36Z")
I’m sure **D.E.S.K.Top668** is right. Here’s the entire playlist for that show as posted on the newsgroup rec.music.dementia: > [@](#): > > Subject: The Best Of Dr. Demento #XM-07 (XM channel 30) - week of July 7, 2003 > From: jbmorris@steel.ucs.indiana.edu (Jeff Morris) > Newsgroups: rec.music.dementia > playlist courtesy of The Dr. Demento Show > The Best Of Dr. Demento #XM-07 (XM channel 30) > July 7, 2003 - 6pm EDT; July 9, 2003 - 12n EDT; July 10/11, 2003 - 12m EDT; > also erroneously played July 3/4, 2003 - 12m EDT > originally broadcast as The Dr. Demento Show #03-21 - May 25, 2003 > Special Topic: “Weird Al” Yankovic interview > > There’s A New Sound - Tony Burrello > Baby Snakes - Frank Zappa > Ritalin - Rob Paravonian > > The Ballad Of William Robinson - Bill Mumy > Earth Girls Are Easy - Julie Brown > Demented News With Whimsical Will > > Antiquin’ - National Lampoon > Nishnabotna - C.W. McCall > > Interview with “Weird Al” Yankovic - Part 1 > Hardware Store - “Weird Al” Yankovic > A Complicated Song - “Weird Al” Yankovic > > Interview with “Weird Al” Yankovic - Part 2 > Lift Every Voice And Sing - Shooby Taylor, The Human Horn > Baby Likes Burping - “Weird Al” Yankovic > Angry White Boy Polka - “Weird Al” Yankovic > > A Loan Again, Naturally - Mylo Hatzenbuhler > A Hole In The Bucket - Harry Belafonte & Odetta > > #5 Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford > #4 My Dead Dog Rover - Hank, Stu, Dave & Hank > > #3 Dead Puppies - Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario > Band > #2 Stealing Like A Hobbit - the great Luke Ski > > #1 Couch Potato - “Weird Al” Yankovic > next week: songs to help you plan your demented summer vacation ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/4 "2003-07-10T01:16:20Z")
Holy crap! I didn’t realize Dr. Demento was on XM! Does the show run on a regular schedule? One more reason to thank my dad for getting me an XM PC receiver for my birthday … ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/5 "2003-07-10T02:37:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by D.E.S.K.Top668 \* > \*\*I don’t have XM and haven’t heard the song , but i’d guess (from the title) that it’s “Stealing Like a Hobbit” by The Great Luke Ski. Info from [This site](http://www.davesfunstuff.com/0400main.html). If not, I’m sure the site can help you out. > > Peace-DESK \*\* Yes that was it thank you oh so much! ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/6 "2003-07-10T02:39:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dragonblink \* > \*\*Holy crap! I didn’t realize Dr. Demento was on XM! Does the show run on a regular schedule? > > One more reason to thank my dad for getting me an XM PC receiver for my birthday … \*\* From the Dr. Demento website- LISTEN TO THIS! Dr. Demento shows are available for your listening pleasure. Simply click “Listen To This” on your screen. Try the XM Radio survey (its just one question). Click Here “THE BEST OF DR. DEMENTO” IS ON XM SATELLITE RADIO! We’re happy to announce that starting June 2 you can hear the Dr. Demento Show on XM Satellite Radio. Now, at last, people everywhere in the 48 contiguous United States can hear the show every week in CD-quality sound. XM provides 100 individual channels of programming to listeners everywhere in the contiguous USA. Using special receivers, you can pick up music for practically every taste on an incredible variety of special music channels, plus news, sports and talk. Receivers are available for car, home and computer at electronics stores nationwide. (More details and ordering information at [xmradio.com](http://xmradio.com)). “The Best Of Dr. Demento” (featuring selected recent and classic shows) will be heard starting June 2 on XM Channel 30 (“Special X”) Mondays at 6 PM, Wednesdays at 12 noon and Thursday evenings at 12 midnight (i.e. 12 A.M. Friday) (all times Eastern). I wish I could afford a PC Receiver, instead I have a Sky-Fi w/ a car, house, and the boombox. I thouught of a way to use the skyfi as a XM PC clone but don’t know anyone who can make a usb cable w/ an IR blaster and program the software to send the signals ---
**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/7 "2003-07-10T03:29:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MannyL \* > \*\*Yes that was it thank you oh so much! \*\* No Problem. I haven’t been there in a while, but I happened to have that site in My Favorites. Don’t forget to Staaayy Demented. 🙂 Peace-DESK ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/8 "2003-07-10T05:24:51Z")
I have to set my PC to record the show tomorrow so I can get Stealing Like A Hobbit the artist won’t release it on cd until 2004 and I want to listen to it again. ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/9 "2003-07-10T07:13:47Z")
A year or so ago I caught the show and it was so fuzzy and in and out but I hadn’t heard the show in a while and was determined to stick it out until I totaly lost signal. Anyway, I heard a song about some chick leaving like a thousand messages on a guys answering machine and it was one of the funniest things I’ve heard! Any ideas as to the title? ---
**Author:** ![richardb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@richardb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richardb)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/10 "2003-07-10T09:48:26Z")
You can also listen to The Dr. Demento Show every week over the internet. A few stations that carry the show have internet broadcasts as well. For a listing of available stations, times and links: [Dr. Demento On the Net](http://www.krellan.com/demento/) You esentially have three different times on Sundays that you can listen. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-dr-demento-off-xm-radio/187346/11 "2003-07-10T21:58:58Z")
If you don’t have a local station or XM, some stations have webcasts as **richardb** said, but their servers are usually very crowded. There are a couple of other ways to get the show. Check rec.music.dementia for this and lots of other information. **Kricket** : I’ve heard a routine (not song) like that on Dr. D. A woman leaves increasingly distraught messages when the man doesn’t return her calls. I _think_ that’s “You Have 257 Messages” by Barry & The Bookbinders.