OTM Anthem
July 04, 2003
Bob and Brooke lead the On The Media chorus in a rousing recital of the OTM Anthem, written and composed by On The Media's Mike Pesca.
OTM CORPORATE ANTHEM [BALLAD-STYLE PIANO MUSIC]
BROOKE: [SINGING] THERE'S MEDIA ALL AROUND US MEDIA BIG AND SMALL
BOB: [SINGING] THERE ARE MEDIA THAT ARE HARD TO KILL LIKE IN THAT MOVIE BY SEGAL
BROOKE: THERE'S SO MUCH MEDIA EVERYWHERE IT'S HARD TO FIND RELIEF
BOB: THERE'S MEDIA IN THE FOOD WE EAT AND IN THE AIR WE BREATHE
BROOKE: I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BUT I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE BROOKE AND BOB SINGING TOGETHER: OUR NAME IS ON THE MEDIA AND WE'RE THE SHOW FOR YOU-- OOO--
CHORUS: ON THE MEDIA!
MAN: TUNE IT IN AND TURN IT ON
CHORUS: ON THE MEDIA!
MAN: WE'VE GOT THE PUNDITRON
CHORUS: ON THE MEDIA!
MAN: WE'RE YOUR MEDIA WATCHDOG!
CHORUS: ON THE MEDIA! MAN SPEAK-SINGING REVERENTIALLY: AT ON THE MEDIA DOT ORG MALE
CHORUS: MEDIA! FEMALE
CHORUS: MEDIA! MALE
CHORUS: MEDIA! FEMALE
CHORUS: MEDIA!
MAN: DESERVES A SECOND LOOK MALE
CHORUS: MEDIA! FEMALE
CHORUS: MEDIA! MALE
CHORUS: ME-DI-A! FEMALE
CHORUS: ME-DI-A!
WOMEN SINGING: THAT'S WHY YOU'VE GOT BOB AND BROOKE. [PIANO TAG] [THEME MUSIC] 58: 00
BOB GARFIELD: That's it for this week's show. On the Media was produced by Janeen Price, Katya Rogers, Megan Ryan, Tony Field and Sean Landis; engineered by Dylan Keefe, Rob Christiansen and Bill O'Neill, and edited-- by Brooke. We had help from Blake Carlton and Josh Keating. Our webmaster is Amy Pearl. Mike Pesca wrote the OTM Corporate Anthem with help from composer John Dryden.
BROOKE GLADSTONE: Arun Rath is our senior producer and Dean Cappello our executive producer. Bassist/composer Ben Allison wrote our theme. You can listen to the program and get free transcripts at onthemedia.org and e-mail us at onthemedia@wnyc.org. This is On the Media from NPR. I'm Brooke Gladstone.
BOB GARFIELD: And I'm Bob Garfield. [MUSIC TAG]
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