By shelz.

Was it a dastardly little scheme from the miner powers that be or are the guys from Enron back in business? It appears the night the lights went down in the city and the moon shined on the bay is shaping up to be the whodunit of the 2011 NFL season. Whether you believe it was Mr. Plumb in the library with the butcher knife, or James Harrison with the light switch in the control room, everyone has their own conspiracy mapped out.

I still don’t see the big deal.  Everyone is screaming how embarrassing it was, but the transformer at the top of my block blows every 6 months.  I have yet to hang my head in shame. Besides, lights out is not always a bad thing.

So in honor of one of the strangest MNF games ever in the history of ever, the good folks at Planet Ill (aka me) have decided to put together our favorite tracks about being in the dark.  It’s a topic that is broached much more than originally expected and is usually met with some sort of enjoyment.  I guess Harrison knew exactly what he was doing.

“Lights” – Journey

[pro-player width=’450′ height=’323′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NHCwHVHdY[/pro-player]

Way too fitting, right?

“Turn Off The Lights” – Teddy Pendergrass

[pro-player width=’450′ height=’323′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSrEdpW3PoM[/pro-player]

Best demand registered by a male singer ever.

“Dancing in the Dark” – Bruce Springsteen

[pro-player width=’450′ height=’323′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PSGhuT_gCk[/pro-player]

“Cant start a fire without a spark…”  Someone should have reminded the Steelers offense of that.

“Lights Out” – Fabolous

This song isn’t really all that great.  However, if Fabolous had been there with this jacket, Candlestick wouldn’t have needed no stinkin transformers.

“Turn Off The Lights” – World Class Wrecking Crew

[pro-player width=’450′ height=’323′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfKLB6dw9YE[/pro-player]

Yes, his name is Shakespeare and he will turn out the lights.

Click.

“There is a Light That Never Goes Out” – The Smiths

[pro-player width=’450′ height=’323′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRtW1MAZ32M[/pro-player]

Unfortunately, it’s not at Candlestick Park.

“Piano In The Dark” – Brenda Russell

[pro-player width=’450′ height=’323′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNeyF1khFA8[/pro-player]

Okay, this has nothing to do with nothing, but what happened to Brenda Russell.

Santigold – “Lights Out”

[pro-player width=’450′ height=’323′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gB_vCdUsFY[/pro-player]

We didn’t watch everyone come undone, just Bruce Arian’s offense. Lol.

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