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There we go. Our crippling international dependence on vast amounts of limited natural resources RESOLVED. People are definitely not going to keep drilling for oil, they are going to get down there and clean up the mess that was already made. If not for the sake of the dying planet, then for the sake of Emily’s feelings of frustration. Thanks, Emily. (And thanks, Caitlin, for the tip.)
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Very uplifting, Emily, thanks (no thanks).
Also–as if I even need to say it–good rhymes
“I’m a motherfuckin’ lyrical wordsmith genius!” – Emily
This is a total ripoff of “We All Live On the Exxon Valdez”
What? No!
I just don’t understand how this man hasn’t won an Oscar.
I paused this about halfway through and scrolled down the page. Now her meth teeth are stuck in serious gnashing mode.
Also, good thing you used the mic, Emily! There’s definitely a very technical reason that the mic came in handy.
Fake! (I wish.)
but seriously, I hate that sense of importance. “You heard it guys, fix it. Emily says, so there’s no excuses now.”
That bothers me a lot too, but I’m just glad that someone explored their feelings through art and expression, even if it turned out to be really bad art. The effort is nice, is what I’m saying.
Hello, Goodbye.
“Where’s our song?” – the fish and mollusk contingent
I got it right here!”
ween wrote a whole album for you mollusks and fish – hate to tell it to you this way, but you see there’s this band that sounds like ‘fish’ but the spell it with a ‘ph’…wait! where are you going? i haven’t gotten to the worst part yet!
I would be more inclined to listen if she was mad as hell and wasn’t going to take it anymore.
I concur
don’t get me started
Sorry, Emily, you’re no Sarah McLachlan.
I never said I was good at singing, I’m well aware of the imperfections
my exboyfriend didn’t believe me when i said i burst into tears every time i see that commercial. he tested me. i sobbed.
Well, sure, but that was before this awesome jam hit the web.
This looks like Hexxus from Fern Gully. That kind of makes me happy, but mostly makes me sad.
It’s only bittersweet because does this mean Ferngully was prophetic? Like, a movie that features Robin Williams? Wait, did Patch Adams really die?
the best thing about this might be the click track in the mix
so unprofessional, Emily
i’m not a professional
Dear Emily,
I’m writing to inform you of your acceptance into the Capitol Steps. Congratulations on your acceptance! Now can you please change the lyrics of “In-a-gadda-davida” to describe the boredom of the Obamas’ dog?
Yours Sincerely,
Tom Lehrer
Can we have a Gentlemonster’s Agreement to keep the whole Darfur thing to ourselves? I can only imagine her riff on Shawn Colvin’s “Sunny Came Home” set to pictures of massacred Sudanese.
“You know what, nevermind. Fuck the environment.” – Beatles
This is WAYYYYYY off topic, but I just thought you should know that one time a guy in my hometown ran for mayor.
That man’s name? BILL DINGUS.
Needless to say he did not win.
Say what you will about her singing, but you gotta admit that her front teeth are really big.
I kind of just thought that her front teeth were normal, but that all of her other teeth were just her baby teeth still. I mean, they are really small!
actually my front teeth are normal and the two on either side are adult teeth that are the size of baby teeth. My dentist thinks they’re beautiful and so do I. We can’t all have plastic smiles.
she’s not on a red carpet and that’s not an E! microphone. why the fuck do i care what she thinks about the oil spill?
“In hopes that it might inspire people, or something, I don’t know, it’s cuz I’m bored”
-Your Girlfriend
This actually reminds me of a Biology project I did in 9th grade where I had to rewrite the lyrics of a song to make it about parts of a cell. I used “Stand” by REM but I can’t remember anything else, but I do know I did a much better job.
In fifth grade I rewrote the lyrics to Gangsta’s Paradise to be “Mangrove Paradise” for science class. I’m from Florida.
In sixth grade, I played classical, pop and heavy metal for tomato plants to see what kind of music would make the plants grow faster. Guess which won? Heavy metal, of course! I should mention that my cat kept knocking the the classical plant over. What can I say — it was not a controlled environment and I am not a scientist.
Sorry about the extra “the.” Typo City, population me
I’m just shocked to discover that classical music makes cats so violent.
My cat loved “Benny and the Jets” by Elton John. She would slide down the hall on throw rugs and she was not a small cat. She would also tip over my water for my painting, but I think that was more of a curiosity thing. What were we talking about? Oh, Emily. Her teeth are as scary as her singing.
that was bad. she needs to get back together with evanescence ASAP.
yessss, i thought the same thing. I also thought “How does Gabe know who Emily from Evanascene is?”
Oh boy, was I wrong! I knew I was missing her last name, so I looked it up.
“It’s Amy Lee, you ignorant slut” – Steve Winwood
How DARE YOU besmirch the name of Amy Lee!
[I know I'm a big fat hipster, but I still have a soft spot in my heart for Evanescence. SHE'S SO PRETTY. And she has such a pretty voice.]
I’m glad she re-wrote the lyrics, because they are so much better now.
Yeah, I hope Paul McCartney doesn’t come across this cause he is going to be all like, “Daaaaaaaaamn.”
Gabe conveniently forgets the time he publicly performed a rather slapdash rendition of the Charleston Skidoo during the great Chicago fire. Rutherford B Hayes called it “the worst thing to happen to Chicago ever. Even worse than that fire over there.”
I think I am going to pass on goofing on the person who is upset about the oil spill. I feel just as helpless as she does, but she’s done something about it and I haven’t, so I lose all moral authority in this matter.
I can only say “Good Job” to her and wish that there were some hope.
If by “done something” you mean she’s whined to the internet, then yes, she has done something. And, as we all know, everything on the internet is subject to criticism, even if it has moral authority.
So, I think I speak for everyone when I say, “Yikes.”
“Ya burnt.” –My wife, to me, upon reading your comment.
Aw, give your wife a high-five for me! Just kidding. You’re a cool guy, Mans
this whole site is people whining on the internet…
Serious eyebrows
It’s actually an eyebrow, thank you very much. It takes a lot of work to keep them apart.
Everyday I do something very similar. But instead of inserting the word “oil”, I change the lyrics to say my dog’s name (Benito, or Benny, according to the rhyming necessary).
I learned it from this awsome lady: http://videogum.com/99091/cat_massage_now_available_in_d/webjunk/
OMG, my wife and I do this so much we should be placed in a mental institution. We sometimes joke that our dogs can actually understand us, but then immediately shudder.
You guys, what we need is change.
This guy knows what I’m talking about.
This song would have been so much better if she had gargled oil during the chirping bird part of the song.
Why does the bird have to be black? Did Jeremy London write this or something?
The tag of “yikes” made me happy. The oil spill continues, though, to make me sad.
Oh! And why is she in an Attic? You know what Anne Frank did in an attic? A lot more than you.
(also she probably sang).
oh boy….
ugh. maybe we should use emily to plug up the leak…
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I’m clearly wearing a shirt douche bag.
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last time I was tested my IQ was around 120-130…so you can suck it
resemblance ?
i love you!
That was not a compliment.
Wha… WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!
*freaked out*
someone get her a karaoke version at least!
What is this HIPPIE SHIT?
Whenever she said “swim” instead of “fly” I could only think of penguins, because what other birds swim on a regular basis?
I’m relieved that someone was able to think of a bird that can swim, because I was baffled. Although I will say that since the bird is going to “learn to swim”, does that perhaps imply that the bird in question doesn’t know yet how to swim?
Oh, and ducks. Ducks swim. I’m thinking about this too much.
Hi ylime. Thanks for creating a profile on here to defend your video from our scandalous comments. Hilarious! But don’t you think a better use of your time would be, I don’t know, “writing” more songs about natural disasters? Because you are clearly Good At It.
“Thank God this woman is writing songs about us! Now all 350 people who watched her video will be inspired.” – Oily birds everywhere.
But, seriously, you writing a song to get people to help with the oil spill will do exactly as much good as me writing a song to get people to help you move out of your step-mom’s attic. Which is to say, no good at all. Just so you know.
Why be such a dick? This isn’t rhetorical. I really would like to know what happened in your life that turned you into such a dick.
Eh, I’m probably just directing my subconscious insecurities at the nearest defenseless target in the form of mild criticism, in hopes that I can feel better about myself. Or I think that I can actually convince her to come to terms with her own place in society in a slightly shocking but otherwise harmless way.
But mostly I just like to point out bullshit.
Don’t be such a white knight, dude.
I’m not defenseless and your criticism are neither mild nor shocking. I put my art out there for people to look at. Any publicity is good publicity. I recently gave up my house and most of my possessions to pursue my artistic goals. If that means temporarily living in a room that others find amusingly pauper-esq than so be. I am completely at terms with my place in life and your plebeian attempt at discourse has been less than convincing.
Bahaha, she called you “plebeian”. Epic burn.
Dear Darling Josh-
This link is for you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mhr1OX8lFw
I might be making videos in my friends attic (my parents still love each other and me) but at least I am making my art.
Why not sign up for an account and participate in a discourse that centers around the idea of people hating me!? I find it amusing! What high horse do you sit upon that makes you qualified to cast judgment?
Oh Emily.
This attitude of yours is exactly what I’m talking about. If I want to criticize the art that you’ve posted online, I am perfectly within my rights to do so–no high horse necessary. And, for the record, I think that your poetry is trite and overwritten. But that’s just my opinion. Art is subjective! However, I think that your desire to defend your art from criticism on a humor website (made up mainly of anonymous commenters) belies an insecurity that may be undermining your creative process.
What I’m saying is, neither of our opinions matter that much, in the long run. (This is also what Gabe intoned in the original post.) And the sooner you come to terms with that, the sooner you can go on to making better, more honest art.
Also, I find it ironic that you called me plebeian when, in fact, we are both plebeians. But that’s okay! Much respect to you for pursuing your artistic goals, seriously. I wish I had the guts to live a bohemian lifestyle. Don’t misconstrue my earlier attempt at humor as a legitimate personal dig. That’s what people do online: they make fun of each other! And sometimes that can even lead to a sense of community, e.g. videogum.com.
I’m sensing that you’re basically a reasonable person. So, in the spirit of internet friendship, I’ve sent you a Facebook friend request. Accept or ignore, I don’t really care. No hard feelings comin’ from this direction. Just a gesture to prove that we monsters aren’t always, ahem, monsters.
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You are guaranteed to be your r the one of them.
“If all we can think of to do is sit in an attic and sing songs, then we’re totally fucked.” – Napoleon, June 18, 1815, Belgium.
I think you just reiterated my point
Hey.
can’t wait for “And Your Bird Can’t Sing (Because It’s Covered in Oil)” and “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Hasn’t Flown (Because It’s Covered in Oil))”
Perhaps she should have pulled the trigger in one of her “artistic” pieces?
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http://ylimeart.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjD1ODWfFRs
Saving birds caught in oil spill, set to “Blackbird” by the Beatles
This video is almost a month old.
Plagiarism!
plagiarism assumes prior knowledge of the prior work.
I would argue that it is a fair-use farcical adaptation…
THANK YOU.
Dear Emily/ylime,
May I gently suggest that the next time the urge strikes you to express yourself through song please don’t do it by re-writing the Beatles. Please, please do not re-write the Beatles.
am i the only that finds it hysterical that the headphones, mic and computer (both recorded on and watched on by the viewer) used to promote anti-oil ideas are plastic products dependent on and made from oil in industries that can’t survive without it?
it’s like anti-abortionists using dead babies instead of bricks to break the windows of abortion clinics (also known as dark alleys)
death is lulz
you know, cause you can make a video to post to youtube.com without any of those things.
i just say practice what you preach or get out of the kitchen…that’s how that saying goes right?of course you can make a youtube video without those things…use rocks, a crayon, and an oil soaked pelican
this is so much better than i even dreamed!