On a pseudo-annual basis, Mike Merz & the Can O' Worms solicit requests from all 7 continents (yep, even Antarctica) and put together a set list from the results. It's an international incident you can actually feel good about!

Make a request!

(Individual results may vary.)

The last World-Wide Request Show was held on Friday December 14th, 2001 at Sursumcorda in Minneapolis. Augmenting the stalwart backup of the Can o' Worms ("Filthy" Rich Rue, "Obi Wan" Ben Connelly, and William "The Floating Head" Mullen) were special cameos by Lori Wray, Mike Ruekberg, Nikki Mateson, and The Reverend Matt Kessen. T. Griffin and Mike Ruekberg opened the show.

Set list from the 2001 World-Wide Request Show

"Hard Day on the Planet" by Loudon Wainwright III
--performed by Mike Merz solo acoustic
--requested by Andrew Hunter, Minneapolis MN, USA

"Hair in the Soap Dish" by Mike Merz
--requested by Carol Hallenbeck, Delaware OH, USA

"I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash
--requested by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Krueger, Milan, Italy

"Karma Police" by Radiohead
--requested by Christine Meyers, Astana, Kazhakstan

"Death of a Weatherman" by Mike Merz
--requested by Daniel Naber, South Pole Station, Antarctica

Theme to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
--requested by Ben Bakken, Chicago, IL
--The lovely and talented Lori Wray, lead vocal
(Lori also sang backup for the rest of the set)

"Human Resources" by Mike Merz
--requested by Nathan Hall, Minneapolis MN, USA

"Convoy" by C.W. McCall
--requested by Andy Stone, San Francisco, CA
--The Reverend Matt Kessen ("a mountain of a man with long kinky hair" --Max Sparber, City Pages), CB vocals and spoken word
--Nikki Mateson (who just happened to be wearing a C.W. McCall T-shirt), chorus vocals

"Kites" by Mike Merz
--requested by Leigha Horton, St Paul MN, USA

"Higher Beings Command" by Mike Merz
--requested by Melissa Klenk, Denver CO, USA
(Actually it turned out she meant to request "Gates of Hell", but it's probably fine that that didn't happen.)

"You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
--requested by Steve Green, Minneapolis MN
--The lovely and talented Mike Ruekberg, lead vocal

"Fun & Profit" by Mike Merz
--requested by Doctor Giana Eckhardt, Sydney, Australia
--Mike Ruekberg, lead vocal

"What Goes On" by the Velvet Unerground
--requested by Kara Fraki, Minneapolis MN, USA

Encore, not requested by anybody: "Frank Mills" from the musical "Hair"

Please make a request for the next World-Wide Request Show, coming up in 2002!

Send your request(s) to mikemerz@juniorbirdman.com

You're welcome to request as many songs as you like, Merz originals and/or covers.

Thanks!

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