A Special Sunday 16

Since I am trying to limit my non-A to Z posts to Sundays, I was unsure about the Thursday 13. I figured I'd be taking the month off. But I got this idea to do a special Sunday 16. This is a mix of random things from this month so far, some related to the A to Z.

1. While trying to decide on songs to pick for the A to Z, I came across some I thought of posting, but felt they were a bit inappropriate. If you want to know what they are, click here and here. 
2. Both songs above were favorites on the syndicated radio show, Dr. Demento.  Anyone remember that? I don't recall it being played on a radio station near me, though I was familiar with the name. Here is some info on Dr. Demento (real name Barret Eugene Hansen). As noted in my entry on "Eat It," Weird Al Yankovic was inspired by listening to Dr. Demento to perform novelty songs and got his start on the show.
3. Sunshine pop is a new musical term that I learned during my research for the A to Z. It is said to be the genre that the remake of "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" fall under. It's called a microgenre.
4. Fifth Estate is a socio-cultural reference to groupings of outlier viewpoints in contemporary society, and is most associated with bloggers, journalists publishing in non-mainstream media outlets, and online social networks. The band The Fifth State said they got it from a magazine out at the time. 
5. A pipkin is an earthenware pot used for cooking over direct heat from coals or a wood fire. They are not held directly in the flame, as it would cause the ceramic to crack.
6. "List song" is another musical term I came upon in my search for songs. It is used to describe on of the songs I picked. This one comes up later, so I cannot say what it is yet :)
7. Some letters that have already come up and some not yet up were hard to find a song for, leading me to find new-to-me songs. It's always fun to find something new. 
8. Other letters offered more than one possible song choice, making it a little hard to choose just one.
9. Bob Dylan's song "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" is about getting stoned, as the lyrics clearly state. Those two numbers multiplied equal 420. One of the things many people have believed to be the origin of 4/20 as the "weed holiday." 
10. It's been just a little over a year since my colonoscopy, which I was told to repeat every five years. I recalled it last year on the blog during a Sunday break post.
11. Other A to Z participants have used music-related themes, including this one, who so far has used two of the same songs as I did! Another music-themed participant is this one.
12. Several bloggers are doing random blogging for the A to Z, without a theme. I may try it that way one year, if I continue to participate in years to come. 
13. Many of the earworms I've gotten these past weeks have been from songs other than those I shared thus far! That was a bit surprising.
14. This was a bonus post I did during last year's A to Z. The first image came up again today on my Facebook memories.
15. The weather in my area has been weird the last few weeks. No rain, but a few dark, gloomy days. I'm hoping that will end soon!
16. And some humor for Easter Sunday today:

Happy Easter to those who celebrate.