Seth Meyers

Guest DJ Project: Seth Meyers

From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Length: 10:38

Seth Meyers is the head writer for “Saturday Night Live” and anchor of “Weekend Update”. He claims you will know everything about him through his five song picks. Read the full description.

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Seth Meyers is the head writer for “Saturday Night Live” and anchor of “Weekend Update” and claims you will know everything about him through his five song picks, ranging from the funky soul of Al Green to the comedy of country singer John Prine and his favorite band, Wilco.

Tracks
1. I'm A Ram- Al Green
2. Most People Are DJ's- The Hold Steady
3. Hate It Here- Wilco
4. The Hymn For The Cigarettes- Hefner
5. In Spite Of Ourselves- John Prine with Iris DeMent

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Piece Description

Seth Meyers is the head writer for “Saturday Night Live” and anchor of “Weekend Update” and claims you will know everything about him through his five song picks, ranging from the funky soul of Al Green to the comedy of country singer John Prine and his favorite band, Wilco.

Tracks
1. I'm A Ram- Al Green
2. Most People Are DJ's- The Hold Steady
3. Hate It Here- Wilco
4. The Hymn For The Cigarettes- Hefner
5. In Spite Of Ourselves- John Prine with Iris DeMent

Transcript

Dan Wilcox: Hi, this is Dan Wilcox from KCRW and I am sitting here with Seth Meyers, the head writer for “Saturday Night Live” and host of “Weekend Update.” Today we’re going to be playing excerpts of songs he’s selected that have inspired him over the years as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ Project. Seth, how are you doing?

Seth Meyers: I’m doing great. Thanks so much for having me.

DW: Yeah. Absolutely! Well, let’s get into this.

SM: Well, I want to preface this because I’ve listened to a lot of people that do this and they always start by saying, “You know, it’s really hard to pick five songs, and I don’t want you to think this is a complete representation of me.”
My five songs ARE a complete representation of me, and if you listen to them in the right order, you will know everything about me. (laughs)

SM: The first song is “I Am a Ram” by Al Green. I grew up in suburban New...
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