Every Time ‘Community’ Referenced Chevy Chase’s Miserable Life

Plus: 15 Ridiculous Gambles That Actually Paid Off 

Welcome to the Cracked newsletter!  This issue is about 'SNL,' memes, Chevy Chase references on 'Community,' trivia, and music. 'Saturday Night Live': 'More Cowbell' Forever Changed How We Hear '(Don't Fear) The Reaper' Before 2000, I'm not sure if I ever noticed the cowbell on "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." Like everyone else, I was focused on that killer guitar riff — the one that sounded vaguely exotic, kinda spooky, almost serpentine — and those crooning vocals that spoke of love and death in equal measure. Melodic but also moody, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" felt like the apotheosis of 1970s classic-rock radio: The track had that overly complicated middle section that echoed the pretentiousness of the overall musical packaging. It was a song that was trying too hard to say something and be more musically intricate than its peers. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" was plenty hooky and plenty cheesy — a product of a largely forgotten era of rock 'n' roll. Just like the band that recorded it, Blue Öyster Cult. READ MORE A Definitive Ranking of the Most Popular Memes Inspired By 'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Comedian Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave truly is the show of our time. By that, we, of course, mean the Time of the Internet. The Netflix series is filled to the brim with cringe-comedy centered around socially awkward humans acting unreasonable to the point of becoming detached from any form of reality. That makes the show immensely memeable, with almost every line of dialogue worthy of reference for anyone who is Extremely Online.   READ MORE More Meme Reads: 6 Famous Superhero Memes (That Are Even Stupider In Context) The Top 'Simpsons' Moments That Became the Top 'Simpsons' Memes 6 Beloved Memes With Disturbing Origin Stories 101 of Last Year's Funniest Tweets, TikToks and Memes The 6 Dumbest Ways People Tried To Turn Memes Into Money 'Saturday Night Live's Attempt to Chide Brendan Fraser and 'The Whale' Is Just as Toothless as Everyone Else's 15 Bits of Trivia That Melted Our Faces Like the Damn Ark of the Covenant Who Is Peter Schickele and How Did He Win Four Comedy Grammys in the 1990s? 'Party Down' Almost Starred 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin's Cast 15 Ridiculous Gambles That Actually Paid Off It's Time to Retire 'Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers Club 15 Tremendously Creative Attempts At Robbery And Kidnapping Comedy Films Aren't Dying. They're Just Much Darker Now All the Times 'Community' Slyly Referenced Chevy Chase's Miserable Life 15 Sweet Servings of Trivia We Learned Last Week Why 'Cocaine Bear' Opens the Same Way As 'Wet Hot American Summer' Does 15 Trivia Tidbits About 'New Girl' Cartman Songs From 'South Park' That Still Seriously Slap Pop and Rock Songs Inspired by 'The Simpsons' 15 Positive News Stories That Made Us Smile For The First Time In A Fortnight TWEET OF THE DAY ARTICLES         |         PICTOFACTS         |         Videos   Literally media Ltd. 190 West St, Suite 17B, Brooklyn NY 11222 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2022 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd.

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