THE ELEVENTH HOUR SPECIAL

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
1972-1981 NBC

THE ELEVENTH HOUR SPECIAL
Crazy #63-69, June-December 1980
w: David Allikas
a: Walter Brogan, Dave Morris

Midnight Special was a series on Fridays after The Tonight Show comprised mostly of live musical acts. The Eleventh Hour Special was a regular feature in Crazy comprised of song parodies. The show had rotating hosts, often Wolfman Jack.

This first page had a parody of “In the Navy” by the Village People.

“Dream Police” by Cheap Trick and “My Sharona” by The Knack. It must have just been a co-incidence that Weird Al Yankovic's parody was also about bologna.

The Eagles- “Heartache Tonight”

Donna Summer & Barbara Streisand- “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)”

The Ramones- “Do You Remember Rock'n'Roll Radio?”

Pink Floyd- “The Wall”
Blondie “Call Me”

Billy Joel- “You May Be Right”

Linda Rondstadt- “That'll Be the Day”, cover of a Buddy Holly song.
The Pretenders- “Stop Your Sobbing”

Rondstadt was dating California governor and Presidential candidate Jerry Brown. Chrissie Hynde is wearing a button that says “We're English” even though she's from Ohio.


Kenny Rogers- “The Gambler”

Blues Brothers- “Gimme Some Lovin'”
Paul McCartney & Wings- “Comin' Up”