Josh Kantor

3 Apr 2025

If you're at a Red Sox home game and you want to send me a song request, this is the best place to do it. If you prefer to send it via Twitter, that's okay. If you prefer to send it via some other means, I may or may not see it in time. Thanks! Let's have an awesome Red Sox season together! ⚾ 🎹

I don't think I'm becoming one of those bird enthusiasts, but I did just get very excited to get up close to this juvenile Great Blue Heron in the wild.

"Turn to Stone." The Four Tops (1967) vs. ELO (1977). (sound on)

@joshgondelman.bsky.social

Wooo hoooo!!!!

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This literally took less effort and has less impact than me taping a clock to my refrigerator and saying I invented time travel. Because at least I had to go find the tape, and I can see what time it is from my couch.

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"Flying cars are real!" 🚀 Elon Musk and Tesla showcase the new Roadster.

gesundheit

Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

If you're at Fenway early with your scorecard on a grey drizzly 47-degree afternoon, then you deserve to meet a niece (even if it was probably Halsey's fault that Wilyer Abreu came up a HR short of the cycle in this game).

Flora Snow 🌸❄️ perimem brainrot 🩵@varos1peri10.bsky.social

And this one was an extra special request for me. Darling by Halsey the day before I got to meet my niece for the first time 🩵

"ok" in this context is a mix of "hooray" and "sigh."

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Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

Playing them is harder, but formatting probably takes longer.

Ryan McManus@ryantomorrow.bsky.social

What’s harder, playing all these requests or formatting this list?

Fear not... I've got hundreds of scientists researching this for you.

Abby and the Gitrog Monster@abbygale.bsky.social

Which song will make the Sox offense exist again? We need that next year.

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I don't even have a flip remark for this; I'm merely humbled and moved.

Flora Snow 🌸❄️ perimem brainrot 🩵@varos1peri10.bsky.social

I've shared this before but Josh playing requests is the main reason I decided that the Sox were my team years before I actually moved to Boston and it's always one of the best parts of being at Fenway. Very happy to have gotten back there and been one of the requests on this list this year <3

Thanks! Anime is totally on the table (I've played a few such requests over the years)... general rule of thumb is: if it's something you can hum along to, then I'll make it work.

Stephieeeek!!!👻🕷️🕸️🦇🕯️@pikablu.bsky.social

Just out of curiosity, would you ever play anime songs? I can’t 100% read the list on my phone so apologies if there are any on there already. The sheer breadth of songs you do play is amazing!

Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

Proving the long-held theory that there is such thing as too much Steely Dan.

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There are a few repeat offenders; beyond that, it's pretty widespread (if you consider 700-800 people -- out of Fenway's hundreds of thousands of unique visitors annually -- to be widespread).

Fava Bean@fava.bsky.social

Do you get a lot of requests from just a few people or is it spread among many requesters?

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The list is alphabetical, so I'll admit that there probably isn't much ABBA after the first row.

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It wasn't easy to match the caliber of the original Limp Bizkit version, but after about 12 seconds of practicing, I managed to get there.

Tommy McLaughlin@tmclaughlin79.bsky.social

I’m actually disappointed I missed your rendition of Break Stuff.

Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

"Honey, have you seen my lunchpail? I need to carry my sandwich and my Bruce music to work so I can enjoy them while I'm standing on a 2-ton beam suspended hundreds of feet above Asbury Park."

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1) Go to a game. 2) Ask me for a song you want to hear at the game* *In exchange for playing your request, I reserve the right to gently tease you about your choice. I call this the "sass tax." That's where the expression "Let's get down to sass tax" comes from.

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Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

Why anyone would request one of the most popular and groundbreaking musical acts is beyond me.

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I feel pretty good about that.

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Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

Hmm... all of a sudden, the potential 2027 baseball strike doesn't feel so unappealing. 😉

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Yeah... sorry about that.

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For better AND worse, '70s West German disco isn't as popular as it used to be.

tweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky@sifu.tweety.fish

I was the ONLY Boney M request?? Well I’m damned proud of that.

Brandon speaks the truth. And license renewal includes ritual sacrifice to Doug Ingle's heavenly spirit.

Brandon Hardin@hardin.bsky.social

few know this but you are legally required to play this once every two years to renew your organist license

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The children's TV show AND the Dudley Moore movie.

maura johnston@maura.bsky.social

omg you did arthur’s theme too! amazing ❤️🎈🌃

As much as I'd like their team to go 0-162, I can't go along with pretending that they don't have a rich heritage (past and present) of terrific live organ music.

Damon K@dadadrummer.bsky.social

The Yankees have nothing on our organist

Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

It is the 93rd-coolest job on the planet, according to angelfire.com/cool-jobs/coolest-jobs/~organ ... playing requests makes the job 10 times harder and twice as much fun; not a great ratio for me, but I'm a sucker for fun.

see schrader@seeschrader.bsky.social

Playing the organ at Fenway has gotta be one of the coolest jobs on the planet. Even cooler that Josh makes it his job to share the joy. ⚾️🎶❤️

You'd be surprised.

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Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

Standard disclaimer: if something isn't on the list, it means that you didn't come to a game and request it this year. bsky.app/profile/perd...

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Perfect depiction of the conversation between me and my imaginary dog after last night’s Red Sox game, from the title-page illustration in the 1st published edition (1658) of “The Witch of Edmonton” that I discovered this morning at the day job.

Tonight (Tues 9/29) & tomorrow (Weds 9/30) at 8pm ET, I'm livestreaming from home via facebook.com/7thinningstretch2020, taking song requests while you watch the Red Sox play their first two 2026 playoff games down in the Bronx. Raising money for GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK and FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK.

Another week of attempted murder (by Red Sox fans on me, and by me on song performances), but I hope this isn't the end of the line for 2026.... let's beat the Yankees next week and bring October baseball back to Fenway!

As much as I'd love to, I can't pass up the opportunity to stay home in my pajamas and eat pizza all weekend.

timothyhorrigan.bsky.social@timothyhorrigan.bsky.social

Will @jtkantor.bsky.social traveling with the team to Tampa?

I don't get the reference, but sure.

Jon in the Car@joninthecar.bsky.social

Since we are changing Cities @jtkantor.bsky.social could we please hear some Talking Heads?

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Thank you, Audrey -- who's (in)arguably the Tina Weymouth of the 21st century -- for sending me this so I can play it in a moment.

girl Jughead@audreyotherway.bsky.social

goes hard youtu.be/K5H1nEP2wXA?...

U2 has a new song in [whatever year it is right now]?! Coming up shortly.

maevve10.bsky.social@maevve10.bsky.social

How about U2's new single, Silencio?

I assume this is some kind of Star Wars thing. Coming up shortly.

Cecilia M. Tan@whyilikebaseball.bsky.social

So I am at Pokemon night at Fenway park and it’s wild here! Hey @jtkantor.bsky.social can we get the Pokemon theme music?

Thanks! If it's a dumb song, there's a pretty good chance I know how to play it.

Fava Bean@fava.bsky.social

We heard the Pokémon theme! I'm in awe of your breadth of organ music.

I promise not to talk about that 3rd-inning organ medley of Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs' "Backup Plan" into Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj's "Beauty and a Beat" into The Commodores' "Brick House" if you promise not to talk about it.

Let's find out together.

Jaymoe@jaymoe33.bsky.social

@jtkantor.bsky.social I’m back! Can you play The Capp Street Girls by the Decemberists

The fact that I'm willing to do this is a strong indicator of how much I love Joe McMahon.

JM@jmillz666.bsky.social

@jtkantor.bsky.social our friend Joe McMahon will be at the game tonight. Please serenade him w/some Billy Joel. Thanks brother! 🙏

According to our PA announcer (my pal Henry), that's the first 1-0 MLB victory in which the winning team had 12+ hits with no extra-base hits since the White Sox lost to the St. Louis Browns on July 5, 1946.

If that wasn't one of the three all-time best medleys of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" into Shakira's "Estoy Aquí" into Guster's "Fa Fa," then it's back to the drawing board for me.

Wouldn't it be funny if I suddenly decided to start minding? Coming up shortly.

Drew Starr@thedrewstarr.bsky.social

@jtkantor.bsky.social I have been asked to request Shakira if you don't mind!

That 4th-inning organ medley of Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" into Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag" was for all you olds out there.

Well then, in that case, it was my honor to butcher it for you.

Jack Freeman 🇨🇦@jfree36008.bsky.social

Deacon Blues is prolly my favorite song @jtkantor.bsky.social ❤️

If by "a couple" you mean 17, then yes.

flyinsteve.bsky.social@flyinsteve.bsky.social

Did I just hear a couple of bars from The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald?!

Gearing up for playoff baseball with that 1st-inning organ medley of Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukō)" into The Electric Light Orchestra's "Sweet Talkin' Woman."

nytimes.comRed Sox ‘stared impossible in the face’ to clinch postseason berth (Gift Article)Despite dropping two of three to the Rays, the Red Sox punched a ticket to the playoffs and a likely rematch with the Yankees.

21 Sept

The journey isn't over, but it's worth taking a moment to reflect on this.

Jen McCaffrey@jcmccaffrey.bsky.social

The Red Sox ‘stared impossible in the face’ to clinch a postseason berth. Inside the clubhouse as the Red Sox celebrated their wild, wonderful, wacky season. “We never stopped believing, and that’s why we’re here.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...