The Red Sox have just won 29 of 34 for the first time in the team's 126-year history. I'm commemorating the occasion by playing Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack's "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love For You."
Josh Kantor
@jtkantor.bsky.social
Organist for Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park. I also do a bunch of other music stuff.
Okay, but spread some of it to Sections 35 and 37 for me, will ya?
Fezzik@bgeils.bsky.social · 24h ago@jtkantor.bsky.social how about some I’m a Believer by The Monkees for section36?
Following that 6-run Red Sox 1st inning with an organ medley of Gang Of Four's "I Found That Essence Rare" into Olivia Rodrigo's "honeybee." (Just because the team can seem to do no wrong these days doesn't mean the same can be said for me.)
Matt The Electrician plays tonight at Passim in Cambridge (with surprise guest accordionist). Tickets: passim.org/live-music/e... Streaming: passim.org/stream Matt's latest single, featuring aforementioned accordionist and some guy named Nick Offerman: matttheelectrician.bandcamp.com/album/lets-p...
True story: my great-grandmother married her 2nd cousin, which I believe makes me my own 5th cousin. I hope I invite me to the next family reunion.
Red Sox fans are trying to kill me, but the team has won 21 of the last 25, so it all evens out.
If that wasn't 1 of the 2 all-time best medleys of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" into 16th-century English folk ballad "Greensleeves (A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves)" into David Bowie's "Young Americans" into Harry J Allstars' "Liquidator," then it's back to the drawing board for me
If you're leaving that choice up to me, it's gonna be ABBA approximately 50 times out of 10.
@bridged.bsky.social · last wk.@jtkantor.bsky.social Hey Josh! How about a little John Denver or ABBA? xB
Someone who loves Paul Anka says YOU'RE old? You don't have to stand (or sit) for that. Unluckily for you, my lack of dignity means I'm not beneath playing "(You're) Having My Baby" (the 4th-worst hit song of all time) and leaving you with having to explain that filth to your teen.
J@summerfruit.bsky.social · 2w agoHi @jtkantor.bsky.social ! We're at the game today and I have a 15 year old who loves Paul Anka and I'd get begrudging teen respect if I can get one of his songs played through my use of "old person Twitter" Thanks!
Look, that 2nd-inning organ medley of Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" (ft. Bruno Mars) into @guster.bsky.social's "Never Coming Down" wasn't trying to win any awards, but let me know if you're aware of any awards it might be eligible for.
Thanks for specifying "on the organ," because otherwise I would've thought you were requesting the Uptown Funk that happens to be the name of my new line of perfume.
J. R. Moock, jr.@jrmoockjr.bsky.social · 2w agoHi @jtkantor.bsky.social! Looking forward to hearing you from the 521 Overlook today (we’re guests of Home Base). How about some Uptown Funk on the organ?
Tonight's pitching match-up in Baltimore will answer an eternal question.
That 1st-inning organ medley of Zara Larsson's "Midnight Sun" into Spinal Tap's "Gimme Some Money" was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America.
If his birthday is much-missed, then maybe you should write it down. "Billiardspielerlied" coming up shortly.
Brad Searles@bsearles.bsky.social · 2w ago@jtkantor.bsky.social! Greetings from Bleacher 39! This might be a challenge, but how about a little Shellac in honor of the much-missed Steve Albini’s birthday?
Requests that require me to decipher clues are my 35th-most favorite type of request. Coming up shortly.
Jordan@jordanramone.bsky.social · 2w ago@jtkantor.bsky.social It’s our cat Oslo’s (Ozzy) birthday today. I hope you can play what I’ll be singing to mama on my way home tonight!
Oh man, how is good ol' Jake? (I don't know him, but how is he?) "Listening to You" coming up shortly.
Dennis Donovan@dennisfdonovan.bsky.social · 2w ago@jtkantor.bsky.social just realized I’ve been sending requests to poor Jake Kantor!! Here solo today! It’s my dads bday, could you play something from Tommy?
I'll play this to mark the Red Sox FORMER place in the standings.
Mark Mayall@llayam.bsky.social · 2w ago@jtkantor.bsky.social can we hear “Way Down in the Hole” by Tom Waits?
As a Red Sox employee, I can't condone this type of behavior. But have you considered wearing a fake mustache and a name tag that says, "Hello my name is Payton Tolle" ?
horsesandbaseball.bsky.social@horsesandbaseball.bsky.social · 2w agoHi, Josh! @jtkantor.bsky.social Coming in for the first game and would love to hear Obscurity Knocks, by The Trash Can Sinatras, as I will be attempting to hide in a trash can to catch both games. Thanks for your support! ⚾♻️
Let's just say we all got what we deserved with that 2nd-inning organ medley of Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues" into Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso."
Seeing Jim Palmer on the Media Level at Fenway tonight reminds me of that time when he and I threw a combined 168 complete games from 1970 to 1978.
That 1st-inning organ medley of The Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner" into Outkast's "Hey Ya!" into Belle & Sebastian's "Another Sunny Day" was brought to you by whatever was in my coffee this morning.
"or you know, whatever" is very tempting, but let's stick with your original idea.
Kim K@pinkshoegirl.bsky.social · 3w ago@jtkantor.bsky.social any chance of hearing 5 Seconds of Summer’s Teeth tonight? 🤩 or you know, whatever!
Your pick is better, according to my meaningless opinion. You can tell your sister not to take it personally.
DJ Belle@djbelle-isle.bsky.social · 3w ago@jtkantor.bsky.social Taking my sister to today's game... we're both huge Pat Benatar fans.... My favorite is "All Fired Up" hers is "Hell is for Children" which one do you think you would want to play?
Commemorating the Red Sox current 11-game winning streak with Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack's "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love For You."
