[Janessa] So, is it hard to be in a band while also being
[Janessa] full-time barristas?
[Janessa] What's in a mocha... chino?
[Janessa] My name's Janessa Slater and I'm a media coach
[Janessa] who's helped hundreds of bands.
[Janessa] This is Sound Advice.
[Janessa] So, you guys are gonna
be performing at Governor's ball?
[band member] Um hmm.
[Janessa] Pretty excited about that? [band member] Yeah.
[Janessa] Well, I'm excited too. Because I'm hoping
[Janessa] I can get up there and scat with you guys.
[band members] [talking at the same time]
[Janessa] Sing, like, 1 line from one of your songs
[Janessa] that you'll be performing.
Member sings] Cross the Street
[Janessa sings over band] Whadda do do da do do do bop
[Janessa] do do dah do do dah do dah. Doodly bop
[Janessa] doodly bop da da whadda de do do do
[Janessa] do do do do do do do do do do do doot.
[Janessa] An nee nee nee nee do do do bew dew.
[band members] Not gonna happen. Keep going, it's great.
[Janessa] The only way I'm gonna let you tape this
[Janessa] is if you'll put it everywhere.
[Janessa] But seriously, where did you guy
[Janessa] come up with the name of your album
[Janessa] "Return to Cookie Mountain"
[Janessa] Are you in one of those places where you paint
[Janessa] ceramic. And then like you get a present?
[Janessa] For your birthday? And you had balloons
[Janessa] and some cake and all different kinds of like
[Janessa] things and all your friends were there
[Janessa] and you were turning 5 years old.
[band member] That's like kind of
developmentally disabled people
[band member] I've known.
[band member] I think you're just
being racist against children.
[Janessa] Ok, I'm gonna read the lyrics to your song
[Janessa] "Wolf Like Me" and just give you a little bit of
[Janessa] feedback, OK? "Say say my playmate"
[Janessa] "Won't you let" [telephone rings]
[Janessa] Who is that?
[Janessa] Who's calling? [ringing]
[Janessa] It's probably my X, Darent.
[Janessa] Tell him to go F himself.
[Janessa] And then tell him you were kidding.
[Janessa] "Say say my playmate, won't you lay hands on me"
[Janessa] "Mirror my malady, Transfer my tragedy"
[Janessa] Ok, I get it. It's a song parody of
[Janessa] of "Say say my playmate" Right?
[Janessa] But I think it would be
better if you just, kind of, did
[Janessa] the original? Who knows the hand thing?
[Janessa sings] Say say your playmate, come on and
[Janessa] play with me. Bring out your da da da.
[Janessa] do do da da... [laughs]
[band member] I feel bad about that.
[Janessa] Ok, let's see you two try it.
[band member] I don't think that this is fruitful.
[Janessa] So, I was googling your band and
[Janessa] one of the articles that kept coming up
[Janessa] was "6 reasons why Beverly Hills 90210 was the
[Janessa] ultimate teenage TV" Which character from 90210
[Janessa] do you guys each identify the most with?
[band members} I'm black, so... Kind of another democrat.
[band member] Was there a black kid on the show?
[Janessa] Yeah, he just wasn't a regular.
[band member] Who was I am Young's character?
[Janessa] Steve. [band member] Steve.
[Janessa] That's a good choice. [band member] Steve.
[Janessa] Ok, going with Steve, Dylan
[band member] I'll take Dylan. [Janessa] One of you has to be
[Janessa] the dad, Jim Walsh. I'm so sorry
[Janessa] but I think that's you.
[band member] She called you Jim Walsh.
[band member] That's all wrong. I don't know who that is.
[band member] It's a player. [Janessa] Oh you're very similar
[Janessa] to him. So, your music
[Janessa] works in so many different types of genres.
[Janessa] You know? But it makes them all sound like garbage.
[Janessa] So, I'm just wondering how is that possible.
[Janessa] What are you guys ghosts?
[band members] Oooo. Oooo. [Janessa] What are you guys
[Janessa] haunting this place with your bad tunes?
[Janessa] Do do do do do do do do do
[Janessa] Yadda da do do dah da do bah do dat do do
[Janessa] We're forming a new band. Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
[Janessa] do do.