Wolf Pack 5 Showbiz Tape

The Wolf Pack 5 Showbiz Tape was a showtape made for the first Showbiz Pizza Place location. It took heavy inspiration from 50’s and 60’s songs, to the point of outright parodying certain tracks. It debuted with the opening of the first Showbiz location in March of 1980.

Summary
The Wolf Pack 5 Showbiz Tape was based on the previous Wolf Pack 5 showtapes that had been seen during the 1978 and 1979 IAAPA Expos, though some modifications and additions were made. It was used until the Wolf Pack 5 was replaced with the Rock-afire Explosion. Like the previous showtapes, a band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States by the name of Clutch provided the music for this showtape.

This showtape was broken into separate segments instead of playing as a complete show as its previous incarnations had. The announcer from the previous showtapes would open and close the show before and after each segment. Additional lines were recorded for him to accommodate the new segmented format. New songs were recorded to add more segments to the showtape. The replacement of Queenie with Mini Mozzarella also garnered some changes to the pre-existing recording of Dragstrip in the Sky. Since Mini Mozzarella received a new voice actor (Aaron Fechter), Dragstrip in the Sky was re-recorded with his voice instead of Queenie’s original voice. Additionally, a large portion of the banter between the band members was scrapped.

The entirety of the Wolf Pack 5 Showbiz Tape can be viewed and heard here.

Segments

 * 1) Segment 1
 * 2) Announcer Opening
 * 3) Sing a Simple Song
 * 4) * Performed by Wolfman.
 * 5) * Takes inspiration from the real life song, "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay”.
 * 6) Banana Hill
 * 7) * Performed by Fats Gorilla.
 * 8) * Parodies the real life song, "Blueberry Hill".
 * 9) Announcer Closing
 * 10) Segment 2
 * 11) Announcer Opening
 * 12) Dog Gone to Love
 * 13) * Performed by Dingo Starr.
 * 14) * Takes heavy inspiration from the real life band, "The Beatles", and the various songs they wrote and performed. Some elements were directly lifted from various Beatles’ songs to be incorporated into one song.
 * 15) Dragstrip in the Sky
 * 16) * Performed by Mini Mozzarella.
 * 17) Announcer Closing
 * 18) Segment 3
 * 19) Announcer Opening
 * 20) Beach Bear Surfer Girl
 * 21) * Performed by Beach Bear.
 * 22) * Takes heavy inspiration from the real life band, “The Beach Boys”, and the various songs they wrote and performed. Like Dog Gone to Love, several elements were lifted from various Beach Boys’ songs and were incorporated into a single song.
 * 23) Good Times 5 Times (Reprise)
 * 24) * This song is a mashup of the various songs the other members of the band sang in segments 1, 2, and 3.
 * 25) Announcer Closing
 * 26) [[File:New Graphic.png]] Segment 4
 * 27) Announcer Opening
 * 28) Wipe Out
 * 29) * Performed by Beach Bear.
 * 30) * Instrumental with no vocals.
 * 31) Surfin' U.S.A., Fun Fun Fun
 * 32) * Performed by Beach Bear.
 * 33) * Notably, this song is a combination of two songs from the Beach Boys. These songs are “Surfin' U.S.A.” and “Fun Fun Fun”.
 * 34) Announcer Closing
 * 35) [[File:New Graphic.png]] Segment 5
 * 36) Announcer Opening
 * 37) Little Darling
 * 38) * Performed by Wolfman.
 * 39) * A cover based off of the cover of "Little Darlin'" by the real life band, "The Diamonds".
 * 40) Who Put The Bomp
 * 41) * Performed by Fats Gorilla.
 * 42) * A cover of "Who Put The Bomp".
 * 43) Announcer Closing
 * 44) [[File:New Graphic.png]] Segment 6
 * 45) Announcer Opening
 * 46) My Boyfriend's Back
 * 47) * Performed by Mini Mozzarella.
 * 48) * A cover of "My Boyfriend's Back".
 * 49) Rock & Roll Music
 * 50) * Performed by Dingo Starr.
 * 51) * A cover of "Rock & Roll Music", presumably the cover originally sung by The Beatles.
 * 52) Announcer Closing

Trivia

 * The announcer in this tape refers to the restaurant as "The Showbiz Pizza Place". This phrasing was simplified to "Showbiz Pizza Place", or in some cases simply "Showbiz", in all future Rock-afire Explosion content.
 * Good Times 5 Times (Reprise) was not re-recorded for this showtape, unlike Dragstrip in the Sky. As a result, Queenie's original voice and lines are still present in this song.
 * After performing Dog Gone to Love, Dingo Starr says, “On behalf of the band and meself, I hope we passed the audition.” This is a reference to The Beatles' rooftop concert, where, at the end of the concert, John Lennon said a similar line, stating, "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we've passed the audition."
 * Wipe Out, according to Wolfman, is specifically dedicated to the announcer.