Musician Eddie Money passed away on Friday at the age of 70. I believe that I was first introduced to Eddie Money by seeing the video for “Take Me Home Tonight” with Ronnie Spector on MTV. You may also be familiar with his hits that still receive regular airplay on classic rock stations like Shakin', Two Tickets To Paradise, I Wanna Go Back, Think I'm In Love, and Walk on Water. This post is about remembering Eddie Money in pop culture more than from his music career. First, Eddie Money made a terrific cameo on an episode of The Drew Carey Show.
A few things here. The Drew Carey Show theme song still holds up as one of the best in television history. You can fight me on this. Anyway, Eddie Money plays himself. It turns out that Money married Mimi years earlier, and for her to get married to Drew Carey’s brother (played by John Carroll Lynch who once liked one of my tweets) in the church, she needs to get an annulment. Eddie Money refuses, but Craig Ferguson saves the day. This episode also features the late Max Wright, arguably best known as the dad in Alf, playing Drew Carey’s stomach. I can’t imagine anyone under 21 understanding these last two sentences.
Eddie Money was also in an episode of King of Queens, but I never watched that show. However, the food truck in the underrated and short-lived Happy Endings was named Steak Me Home Tonight, presumably in honor of the Eddie Money song.
RIP Eddie Money.
Monday, September 16, 2019
Eddie Money In Pop Culture
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I met Eddie Money when my dad was in the music business. He was doing an autograph signing at one of his local record stores and I got to go - I'm guessing I was 10 or so? He had just hurt his pinky finger and it was all taped up and he was in a bad mood, grumbling and cursing about having to be there. I'm sure we took pictures and got autographs but I have no idea where they would be.
I should have figured that you would have met him. I remember that you had all of those music records and memorabilia at your house growing up.
They are still there!
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