Pittsburgh musician Pete Bender is a big fan of 93.7 The Fan. That information became quite apparent after producing a song for The PM Team, hosted by Andrew Fillipponi and Chris Mueller, which he mailed to the station.
“He went into a professional recording studio, and made a song about the show,” Fillipponi said. “This is the national/international debut of this song, called ‘The Poni Express’, inspired by us.”
“Why isn’t it called ‘The PM Team’?,” Chris Mueller asked.
“That’s a great question,” Fillipponi admitted.
The Poni Express was the name of Fillipponi’s weekend show on CBS Sports Radio.
“My name got mentioned in there once,” Mueller said. “This sounds like a George Thorogood love letter addressed to ‘Poni. That’s what it sounds like.”
“What do you guys think?”, Fillipponi asked.
“I think he likes you. I don’t think he likes the show!”, Mueller concluded.
The lyrics of the song, which aired in the final segment of the hour, are:
The ‘Poni Express is coming down the line
Mr. Chris Mueller is a-lookin’ fine
Talkin’ big stuff ’bout the ‘Burgh and our boys
Ya know the Pittsburgh teams they’ll be makin’ some noise
(Chorus)
Well, hey, yeah, jump on the ‘Poni Express
You know they’re chugging along and the Fan is always the best
Yeah, well they’re pushin’ the buttons and a-talkin’ the talk’
The best sports chat that will always rock
The ninety-three seven it’s the place to be
And you’ll always be in good company
(Chorus)
Well, hey, yeah, jump on the ‘Poni Express
They’re number one and always up to the test
(harmonica solo)
‘Poni will always keep the sports talk (inaudible)
The back-forth mix is like a time bomb ticking
They’re on the clock, it’s such a good show
Better try to keep up with the blow by blow
(Chorus)
Well, hey, yeah, jump on the ‘Poni Express
They got it all going on, it’s a big time sports lovefest
Well the ‘Poni Express will take your breath away
You know you gotta listen most every day
They know all the issues, they never miss a beat
Those two are so hot better not leave your seat
(Chorus)
Well, hey, look out, you’re a-walkin’ the line
The ‘Poni Express is a-sure lookin’ fine
Lookin’ fine, baby, rock it!
(Harmonica solo)
