Video Useless Trivia For the Day
posted by on January 2 at 11:42 AM
Did you know Maya Rudolph from Saturday Night Live used to be in the Rentals? I didn’t, until my friend Emily pointed it out to me last night. That’s her, playing keyboard in the green shirt. Her face is only in the video for about 5 seconds total, while the other two girls in the band got to drive a car off a big jump and do sweet bike tricks. That might have been one of the reasons she didn’t stick around very long. I also just learned, thanks to a game of Trivial Pursuit, that Chevy Chase used to play drums in Steely Dan. Unfortunately, there are no youtube videos of that ever happening, so I’ll just have to trust the card.
Maya's mom also had a disco hit. I can't remember the name of the song though.
Also: Phil Hartman either did or did not design the cover art for Steely Dan's Aja. (LA Weekly obit says yes, uncited wikipedia entry says no.)
Maya's mom also had a disco hit. I can't remember the name of the song though.
maya rudolph is the daughter of minnie ripperton, one of the most gifted singers of the 70's (and maybe the 20th century). ripperton's vocals for the band psych-rock rotary connection is vastly underrated.
not quite disco but a big hit.
Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJwgffbjjsU
I remember, when The Rentals opened up for Blur in the '90s, Maya Rudolph and the other girls did bad-ass kung-fu moves in front of strobes.
Instant fan.
'Inside Your Love' is straight genius. Used to great effect in Jackie Brown . The keyboard in the bridge was sampled by A Tribe Called Quest on Midnight Marauders, I believe.
"...used to be in the Rentals," is a Stranger music writer once again a-playing fast & loose wit' the facts Jack!
She receives nary a single credit on either of their CD's, and is not listed as a member by the All Music Guide.
I would surmise that she was just a hired gun for touring, or even more likely just for that video shoot...
Nice try though...
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