Autotune the fail

[sabotabby]

Via fengi, a video that fails harder than any rap has ever failed, up to and including that particularly shameful whiteboy rap period in the 90s.

"Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer [Trailer]" (Watch on YouTube)

This analysis says most of it, but doesn't point out the Red Dawn reference, so I will.

WOOOOOOLVERIIIINES!

Best line: "Public education made me dumb, man." Truer words were never spoke.

Comments

[springheel-jack.livejournal.com]

That's not very good.

When did autotune become an instrument in its own right?

[sabotabby]

I don't know. It hurts my soul. And I say this as someone who has issues with singing on key.

[seaya.livejournal.com]

Well Symphony of Science is a *good* use of Autotune.

[caprinus.livejournal.com]

That vid caused my stomach ulcer to perforate.

And I didn't even have an ulcer! O_O

[sabotabby]

I felt ill after as well.

[caprinus.livejournal.com]

Also, I haven't seen Red Dawn (I know, I know)... But was reminded of an alternate name for the Nazi Wehrwolfs -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverines_%28Germany,_1945%29

[sabotabby]

WATCH RED DAWN. I CAN LOAN IT TO YOU IF NEED BE.

[curgoth]

They're remaking it, you know.

Expect 3d snot bubbles!

[lienne.livejournal.com]

Tee hee hee, OTP.

[sabotabby]

I saw that and for the first couple seconds I thought they might be rabid Obama/Emanuel RPS fangirls or something.

[nom-de-grr.livejournal.com]

The Christian side hug. You know, just in case the other video didn't provide enough guffaws.

[sabotabby]

OH GOD THE RAP

I HAVE SEEN IT ALL NOW

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

yeah, I was going to say that the Christian Side Hug was worse "hip hop", but it's pretty much a toss up.

[nom-de-grr.livejournal.com]

PART TWO

[sabotabby]

LOLOLOLOL

[nom-de-grr.livejournal.com]

[sabotabby]

Join the Communists.

We have cookies ice cream.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[evanharper.livejournal.com]

I USED TO BE A PIE BAKER. LOOK INTO MY EYES, ALL YOU'LL SEE IS PIES.

[sabotabby]

I LIKE PIE. A LOT. THESE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT TRY TO RUIN PIE FOR ME.

[lienne.livejournal.com]

LOOK INTO MY EYES

ALL YOU'LL SEE IS



MERINGUE







8D

[seanmonster.livejournal.com]

That's why he got fired from the pie factory. HE RUINS PIES.

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Unbelievable. Yet, these days, nothing appears particularly believable either.

[sabotabby]

Yeah. It's gone to the point where you can't assume that anything is ironic.

[jamie-miller.livejournal.com]

HOLY SHIT

I ... I ... I mean, I never ... words fail me.

[sabotabby]

I KNOW RIGHT?

[treehavn.livejournal.com]

It's...not supposed to be a parody? (Bear in mind, I only made it through the first 30 seconds, then skipped it.)

However, I will say that I am confused to learn that they are remaking Red Dawn. The original is a cold war classic.

[sabotabby]

It is as earnest as a supposed political movement made up of people who call themselves Teabaggers.

[mistersmearcase.livejournal.com]

Pronoun case fail. Among so much fail, I know, but it bugs me.

[sabotabby]

We don't need no grammar because the public school system done made us all stoopid.

[cannibal-x.livejournal.com]

the article is pretty interesting. the video is just bad, like u said ;(

[sabotabby]

The other video in the article is also worth a watch if you like to vomit a lot.

[esizzle.livejournal.com]

i've never seen so many white people in a rap video, (now i'm much more forgiving of this video. Hahaha @ the SEIU tshirts.

[sabotabby]

That video is also terrible. But not as terrible.

The SEIU shirts made me laugh a lot. A bunch of my friends got fired from SEIU.

[rohmie.livejournal.com]

I liked the Kids in the Hall shout out.

But speaking of embarrassing white boy videos:

[ironed_orchid]

OTP!?!

Yeah, that's totally what it means.

[sabotabby]

OTP and teabagging. I can't believe they don't know.

[ironed_orchid]

You saw the http://tranny.org/ site which linked to earlier?

[rohmie.livejournal.com]

[rohmie.livejournal.com]

Oh hey - I did not know that Rachel Maddow had covered this one as well.

[tmcm.livejournal.com]

that made me feel dirty - and not in a good way.

[sabotabby]

Imma take a shower when I finish responding to all the comments.

[culpster.livejournal.com]

Hey that reminds me - have you heard Dee Dee Ramone's rap album? ...well hey...enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5-G2_1Zj6c

[sabotabby]

Was he the Republican one? WHY YOU DO THIS?

[culpster.livejournal.com]

No he was the junkie. Johnny was the Republican. This is strictly musical fail. But it overcompensates, you know!

[culpster.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry - now you've got me trying to one-up this for politics AND music. So, lest we forget: "Rapping Rove":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln5RD9BhcCo

[culpster.livejournal.com]

PS - ARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH badddd

[lokilokust.livejournal.com]

wow.