28. Why Fat and Psychopathic Wives Love Pudding

28. "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd -- more specifically, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" AND "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" AND "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" (but not "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3")

You know a classic rock station knows what it is doing when you hear all three played in a row, uninterrupted by DJ talk or commercials. Unfortunately, Pink Floyd doesn't have a video of all three merged together. But here they are back-to-back-to-back. Just click on the next one immediately after the previous one ends. But don't delay! You have to do it now! You! Yes, you! Stand still, laddy!








As a professional educator, I probably shouldn't love this song, but I do. I can't help it. I remember hearing it at the Marsh Valley Jr. High School while we ate during lunch break and Ron Jolley demanded that it be turned off. How can I not love a song that he hates?!

I also love it because Randy and I used to lay on our beds in my room, turn out the lights, and listen to this three-song sequence. Actually, we listened to the whole album, which was quite a feat, seeing as it was a double album with over 80 minutes of music.

In addition, I love it because it's so damn fun to play air guitar to the solo at the end. I know I can always make Julie laugh when I play it in the car. It may very well be the greatest air guitar song ever.

And the whole "How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?" question is definitely the greatest pudding-related lyric in all of rock 'n' roll music. Of course, I'm not quite sure why rock music would not have more pudding lyrics. Pudding is delicious! It's kind of like pie, but without all that crust getting in the way. Don't get me wrong. I'm not bashing pie crust. I'm a pie guy, and I love everything there is to love about pie, including the crust. All I'm saying, is that pudding is a favorite first cousin to pie. Kind of like how Randy was my favorite first cousin (on my mother's side, Laura was my favorite on my Dad's side).

Now, I must have listened to "Another Brick in the Wall" several hundred times in my life. And whenever the pudding line comes up, I imagine that the pudding is some kind of English bread pudding. But I could be wrong, so here are my top 20 alternate guesses for the type of pudding it is.

20. Spotted Dick
19. Hasty
18. Figgy
17. Mango
16. Blueberry
15. Plum
14. Strawberry Creme
13. Baked Pumpkin
12. Pear & Raisin
11. Pineapple
10. Butterscotch
9. Coconut Cream
8. Tapioca
7. Pistachio
6. Rhubarb
5. Vanilla
4. Chocolate
3. Lemon
2. Banana Cream
1. Swedish Rice (Risgrynsgröt)

I'll let you guess which one Bill Cosby liked to serve his young female guests after dinner.