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Tue, 22 May 2012 13:58:14 +0000

[…] have I seen the Saratoga Lip Dub before? October 5, 2011By kevinmarshallSomething about the Saratoga Lip Dub seemed vaguely reminiscent. It wasn’t the content of the video so much as what it was trying […]

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:22:00 +0000

Does anyone else think it’s the total length of the Saratoga video? This was meant to try to go viral and gain some internet buzz, but someone in Saratoga needs to spend more time on the internet before they try to market. My thought is that it’s typically the younger folks who are making videos go viral. So let’s think about the young people on the internet today and what kind of people they are. They all have the attention spans of gnats, people. In addition, please explain why anyone in South Dakota who has never heard of Saratoga Springs would click this and watch nearly fourteen minutes of video?

Part of the issue I see here: Grand Rapids video started credits at 8:49, with the video being a total of 9:49. Exactly one minute of credits for a nine minute video. Saratoga’s credits began rolling at 8:25 and keep rolling until 13:51. I know movies have over five minutes of credits that roll, but that’s about it. A 22 minute television show production has less than a couple minutes of credits. No checks to see that the video is actually about the same length as the Grand Rapids one. If anything, it should go viral for the ridiculous display of attention whoring that is the credits in my opinion.

By: Eric N.

Eric N. — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:53:00 +0000

I could see how watching this would make you appreciate Touch of Evil all that much more.

By: Jenifer Prouty

Jenifer Prouty — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:14:00 +0000

I loved the Grand Rapids video. But the Saratoga and Emerson videos were poorly conceived and executed. Personally I like Train and saw them at SPAC back in August (with Maroon 5) but the multiple song transitions were choppy and awkward.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:35:00 +0000

JES – I didn’t want to go that far, as I had already lost about 13 minutes of my life – that I will never get back – watching the stupid thing.

By: J Eric Smith

J Eric Smith — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:12:00 +0000

You know what’s most terrifying about The Captain and Tennille’s version of “Muskrat Love”? The fact that it wasn’t an original . . . the duo actually heard America’s version of the song, and decided it was good enough to re-record on their own . . .

And you know what’s most terrifying about America’s version of “Muskrat Love”? The fact that it wasn’t an original either . . . the trio actually heard Willis Alan Ramsey’s original version of the song, and decided it was good enough to re-record on their own . . .

Personally, I think Willis Alan Ramsey may be the luckiest musical mofo on the planet . . . has any songwriter ever earned more, for less???

By: Leigh Cummings

Leigh Cummings — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:43:00 +0000

I guess I’m one of those sick fucks you talk about because I just sat through this entire shit show. So many questions. Why Train!? OK, so they’ve chosen Train, and one of the songs contains the line about “fried chicken” but they don’t show Hattie’s during that part of the song? And I’ve never actually listened to the lyrics of Hey Soul Sister but they are creepy.

This is just a mess of missed opportunities and should really include a warning about getting vertigo. My eyes…my stomach.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:18:00 +0000

It’s ALSO too damn long. The other two are under 10 minutes long. Actually, it’s the damn credits – on the Grand Rapids video, it’s 1 min; the Emerson one is over 2 min, but more interesting; on the Saratoga video, over 5 minutes! I also find the musical segues unconvincing.

I’ve watched the Grand Rapids video before. I think they used the live version for 1) its length (no need for segue) , and 2) the audience ambiance. Whatever, it worked. Haven’t listened to the Emerson one yet.

By: Jason Purvis

Jason Purvis — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:49:00 +0000

You obviously missed the black AND white cow at the 1:09 mark

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:57:00 +0000

GODDAMNIT ANDREW, you’re right! I always confuse Karen Carpenter (who died) with Tennille (who somehow survived).