Ryan Vaughan, humor professor and beard connoisseur, watches and listens to a lot of stuff. He’s here to tell us about the latter. Here’s a smattering of what popped up on a random shuffle play on Ryan Vaughan’s phone. We hope you enjoy these tracks and learn something along the way.
That’s Life — Frank Sinatra: Anything you’ve ever said, Sinatra said it way better.
The Diaper — Louis CK: I would pay to wash what’s left of Louis CK’s hair.
Jewish Girls — John Mulaney: Mulaney is the newer, hipster Seinfeld. That’s better than it sounds, trust me.
Sympathy Card — Mike Birbiglia: Birbiglia is the funny guy you grew up with.
I’ve Just Seen a Face — The Beatles: Never heard of them, but this song is OK, I guess.
Please Pass the Milk — They Might Be Giants: Almost too awesomely weird.
All That I Need — Shannon Hoon: Hoon sang back up for GnR, then ate lots of drugs. Not necessarily in that order.
Cold Beverages — G Love & Special Sauce: G Love is the truth.
Weekapaug Groove — Phish: Fuck you, they’re the greatest band of all time.
Party & Bullshit — The Notorious BIG: Ain’t no party like a Vaughan-Dawg party, cause I usually start it off with this song and serve mini hot dogs
Doo Wop (That Thing) — Lauryn Hill: I needed a song with parenthesis in the title.
Shake Your Rump — Beastie Boys: RIP, MCA.
The Circus Is In Town — Patton Oswalt: Funny as shit, and shit is hilarious.
David Bowie — Phish: I’m actually surprised only two Phish songs came up.
3 — Britney Spears: The way I feel about Britney is at once wrong and heartwarming.
Sunset Soon Forgotten — Iron & Wine: For those times when I need a long hot bath.
No Homo — The Lonely Island: Brilliant.
Hasa Diga Eebowai — The Book of Mormon: Brillianter.
Buster — moe.: It’s about a pig.