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Jim Gaffigan’s Funny Take On “Abracadabra” by The Steve Miller Band

Author Geno

Happy National Tell A Joke Day. This one has been cracking me up lately. “Abracadabra” was one of my favorite songs as a kid. I remember rollerskating to it as a kid in junior high school. It’s just a fun pop song. But those who grew up with “The Joker” and the band’s more lyrically-serious songs weren’t as much of a fan. Watch comedian Jim Gaffigan discuss the big 80s Q105 hit with Jerry Seinfeld.

Likely Set List For Steve Miller Band's Sold Out Tampa Concert

  • Stranger Blues

    Steve kicks off the show celebrating his roots in blues. He worked with blues legends like Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy in Chicago back in the 60s.

  • Fly Like An Eagle

    The band’s iconic hit that got to #2 in 1976.

  • The Stake

    A deeper cut from Book of Dreams in 1977.

  • Abracadabra

    Definitely the most polarizing song among the fan base.  Pop music fans love it.  Others… not so much.  Comedian Jim Gaffigan cracked me up with his take.

  • Living in the U.S.A.

    One of the first songs that put the Steve Miller Band on the map in 1968.

  • Space Cowboy

    Another 60s gem from “Brave New World.”

  • Serenade

    This one got remastered 5 years ago for “Ultimate Hits.”

  • Wild Mountain Honey

    YouTube user nailed it when he said about this song, “The words mean less then the music and the moment when you heard it.”

  • Dance, Dance, Dance

    If you keep on dancin’ you’ll never grow old.  At 78, Steve’s proving this one right.

  • Swingtown

    This would be the last hit from “Book Of Dreams” in 1977. It was featured decades later on The Sopranos and was said to inspire Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train.”

  • Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma

    Another one you’ll find remastered on Ultimate Hits.

  • Jungle Love

    This one was originally written for Dave Mason. But Miller liked it and they knocked the song out in 30 minutes.

  • Take The Money and Run

    Is there any more appropriate song to rock out at at the casino?

  • Rock'n Me

    The band’s second #1 hit.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIF9hCgImTY

  • The Joker

    No, he didn’t forget.  Expect this one for the encore.

Hear Geno on the air weekday afternoons. Geno's passions include fat guy food, concerts, sports, travel to Europe and South America. He loves 80s and 90s music, from MTV hairbands to old school freestyle, alternative rock to TRL era jams. Geno's radio career began in his hometown of Portland, Maine. Since then he's been on the air coast to coast from Boston to Las Vegas, Tampa to California.

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