Happy September, Diggers! Today marks the beginning of the final third of 2008 and I thought I would bring you some of my favorite videos of misheard lyrics. You know the ones I mean; those songs that everyone has a different idea about what the artist is actually singing and some of them are often quite funny - dare I say hilarious at times.
These three videos represent three such songs and I am certain that you will not be disappointed.
Today’s theme is about one of the world’s sickest obsessions – fast food. We have become a lazy society who lives on whatever we can muster from the drive thru window on the way to or from work and the folks at Mad TV know that. In their signature style they go after the fast food lifestyle and poke fun of all of our favorite guilty and cheap pleasures leaving no fry lamp unturned.
MadTV is known for their hilarious looks at regular life and pop culture, and this first example reminds me of so many experiences I’ve personally had that it took me a few minutes to stop laughing long enough to copy the code.
I admit it; I am completely jealous of this guy. Or I would be if I could skateboard. This looks like so much fun. Just imagine being in a bunch of balloons that, put together, are taller than you.
I love Saturday Night Live, but there is nothing like the classic Saturday Night Live days with Christopher Walken, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphey, and more.
In this hilarious clip, Steve Martin gets down King Tut style with his “King Tut� song. The beauty of Steve Martin’s comedy is it doesn’t have to be outrageous to be funny. He can have fun with whatever he’s doing and you can’t help but laugh because he’s just plain funny when he’s having a good time.
This video is no different as he sings and dances – Nile style – along with a full entourage of Egyptian musicians and groupies.
If the Steve Martin dressed up as Tut can’t make you laugh, then I have no idea what will.
In a duel unlike any gamer has seen, Lara Croft and Prince of Persia face of in a…sing off?
In this funny video, Lara Croft and Prince of Persia face off singing “Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better� featuring the voices of Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat from Annie Get Your Gun.
‘A fine example of how a socially isolated youth discovered the opposing gender.’ (And another Tale of Mere Existence)
In this video, he talks about growing up with brothers and his lack of experience when it comes to females in general. From playing with female dolls to playing “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours� in his back yard, I think his experience with women was pretty normal for a kid.
“But occasionally…they come here to kill us.�
In this documentary-like video, the interviewer talks to the characters of many ‘big’ alien movies about their methods and favourite ways of fighting off alien attacks. From Men in Black to War of the Worlds (very funny depiction of Tom Cruise), you cross pretty much all of the major alien movies – even Alien.
This video is hilarious. They even included Mars Attacks and Starship Troopers. I’m not sure which part is funnier – War of the Worlds or Predator, but they both make this video definitely worth watching.
My only nitpick is that I wish they would have had at least one more guy there to help out with voices. Some of them sounded a bit too similar.
As for the best method? I also prefer the internal explosion technique.
“A psychological analysis of what happens when you go visit your new girlfriend at work.�
I have already mentioned Tales of Mere Existence a couple of times, but I think the sketches have an appeal in that I often find myself agreeing or saying, “My life is like that, too!� Plus they are often just plain funny.
In this sketch, he humorously talks about the scenario of ‘boyfriend visits girlfriend while she is working’ all in a very scientist-like way with diagrams and everything…
Put simply: do not do it. Watch the video, see what happens to him, and then prevent it from happening to you.
I find the ending especially funny, but you’ll have to watch it to find out what I’m talking about…
‘If you’re feeling down, go to your Co-Workers, Elders, Family and Friends for help. They are sure to give you great, great advice…’
This is another amusing video from the Tales of Mere Existence. As someone who has suffered from clinical depression, this is truly the advice you get, no matter of you’re a little down or truly clinically depressed.
This video is hilarious because, like the farm boy who becomes kind in a fantasy novel or detective with a drinking problem in a crime or mystery novel, these are the stereotypical responses of people when they find out you’re feeling ‘down’.
I especially love the response of how hard your elders worked, how they were ‘damn grateful’ for everything they had, and none of a modern person’s problems could compare to the problems they had back then…
Ah, people. You have to just shake your head and smile sometimes.
(By the way, if you are suffering from depression, please do take it seriously and get help if you need it. Check out this blog for support.)
My husband introduced me to Black Books when I came to Australia, and I have loved it ever since. Bernard’s generally sneering outlook on life paired with the other slightly off characters he encounters makes for a show that’s not quite like your usual half-hour show.
This video is the beginning of the first episode of Black Books. I had started with watching it on television, so it was very funny to go back and see what Manny was like before Fran and Bernard became a part of his life.
In this video you meet Bernard, Fran, and Manny and right away you get a taste of Bernard’s ‘unique’ personality. He has no problems making fun of anyone, that’s for sure…
I’ve been a fan of Dane Cook for a long time. I watched him perform some of his first routines on Comedy Central. Since then, he has become a very popular comic, has gone on tours as well as shows like Jay Leno, and he had continued to be the same interesting comedian through all of the fame and lifestyle changes.
Unlike Steven Wright, who performs with a very dry, relaxed sort of routine, Dane Cook gets right into his performances, often shouting, jumping, and otherwise acting out his routines. (more…)
And now, for my final contribution of dug Chaser’s War madness.
In this road test, the Chaser’s decide to test porn video scenarios in the real world to see how real women will react. With scenarios including the handy man and the pizza delivery man, you can be assured this another one of the Chaser’s fine television moments.
We’ve all gotten those spam emails about how you can get your penis enlarged (why I, a female, should care about enlarging my penis, I don’t know) by buying these special pills or whatnot.
Sometimes, no matter how religious you may be, you just have to have a sense of humor!
And what can we learn from this video?
1) Religion isn’t something that has to eat up all of your time. Really, these are the basics of the OT, and he showed them to us in less than a minute.
2) When you simplify the stories of the Bible, they are pretty ridiculous. Instead of focusing on specific passages and in-depth studies, perhaps we should all spend a bit more time on actual faith and good deeds.
3) Teaching others about religion is important and again, it doesn’t have to eat up all of your time. Take ONE minute to talk to someone about your faith!
4) Anyone really can post absolutely anything on YouTube. :-p
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