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Ravenpoe knows what's up. Pt2 (PSY's Gentlemen)

#1

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Original:





I told you all in the Call Me Maybe thread this was gonna blow up ;)

Props to Ravenpoe for knowing what's up.


#2

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

I've still managed to never hear "Call Me Maybe" ever.
I didn't manage to escape this one.


#3

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

checkeredhat said:
I've still managed to never hear "Call Me Maybe" ever.
I didn't manage to escape this one.
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Seems like win-win to me.


#4

bhamv3

bhamv3

One day far in the future, archeologists will be studying the remnants of our civilization, and will come across this song, and conclude we were a world of morons.

This song sucks and it's annoying as hell and the dance is stupid and I can't get it out of my head ARGH...


#5

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Even Simon Cowell says it's brilliant. Who are YOU to disagree with that?!


#6

bhamv3

bhamv3

Gilgamesh said:
Even Simon Cowell says it's brilliant. Who are YOU to disagree with that?!
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Simon Cowell couldn't recognize Ant and Dec if they dressed up as white trash wannabe rappers and sang a girl's song, so I'd say my judgment is better than his.

Humph.


#7

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

If that guy had come on one of Simon Cowell's 100 shows that are all exactly the same, he wouldn't have made it past the audition stage with that song. Simon Cowell's forced to say it's good because its popular right now.


#8

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Or he recognizes it as the genius that it is. However, this is PSY's 6th Album release so it's definitely going to be a one-hit wonder for him. Still, the catchy-ness is obvious and his tongue in cheek spoof style is amazing.


#9

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

I'm Ravenpoe, and I approve of this thread.


#10

LittleSin

LittleSin

I can't stop listening to this song.

Help me.


#11

Bowielee

Bowielee

Nope, still can't stand it. Shitty techno is shitty.


#12

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

It's ok Bowielee, not everyone can have taste ;)


#13

Gusto

Gusto



#14

Jay

Jay

Goatse ruined me.[DOUBLEPOST=1347455666][/DOUBLEPOST]
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#15

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

bhamv3 said:
Simon Cowell couldn't recognize Ant and Dec if they dressed up as white trash wannabe rappers and sang a girl's song, so I'd say my judgment is better than his.

Humph.
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Simon Cowell's big success before Pop Idol, was recordings of WWE wrestlers singing pop songs...

He has no taste, but he can make money.


#16

Tress

Tress

bhamv3 said:
One day far in the future, archeologists will be studying the remnants of our civilization, and will come across this song, and conclude we were a world of morons.

This song sucks and it's annoying as hell and the dance is stupid and I can't get it out of my head ARGH...
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Bowielee said:
Nope, still can't stand it. Shitty techno is shitty.
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checkeredhat said:
If that guy had come on one of Simon Cowell's 100 shows that are all exactly the same, he wouldn't have made it past the audition stage with that song. Simon Cowell's forced to say it's good because its popular right now.
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#17

GasBandit

GasBandit

Much as I like bloodhound gang, the bad touch doesn't really work with gangnam.


#18

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Gusto said:
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I would have made that show so much better.


#19

Jay

Jay

Ravenpoe is so gansta with his beard.


#20

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

So Gangnam just topped iTunes and is now PSY is signing with Schoolboy Records. First Korean to have a #1 Single in Korea as well as the US at the same time.
Man did I call this shit or what?

http://www.prefixmag.com/news/psys-gangnam-style-now-1-on-us-itunes-singles-char/69155/


#21

drifter

drifter

Yeah, you really went out on a limb there.


#22

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

drifter said:
Yeah, you really went out on a limb there.
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I called it when PSY had about 8,000 views. So yeah, it was a Korean youtube video with little exposure. I simply stumbled across it one day and just knew if it got spread around a bit, it'd be huge.


#23

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

I tried listening to this and shut it off around the first minute mark.

Why is this generic shit so popular?


#24

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

I may disagree with your opinion but hey, music is relative.

Oh and much like Lady GaGa, PSY is more about the show and style than the music.


#25

drifter

drifter

I'm just giving you a hard time because you're bragging about something so trivial. It was already well on it's way to being huge when you 'called it.' It was positively erumpent on Reddit, which is how I even heard about the darn thing.


#26

Jay

Jay

ThatNickGuy said:
I tried listening to this and shut it off around the first minute mark.

Why is this generic shit so popular?
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Then you missed the awesomeness of the video.

Son, I am disappoint.


#27

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

drifter said:
I'm just giving you a hard time because you're bragging about something so trivial. It was already well on it's way to being huge when you 'called it.' It was positively erumpent on Reddit, which is how I even heard about the darn thing.
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I'm so sorry, you've shown me the error of my ways. I'm so sad I was bragging about trivial matters. I'll focus on changing the world instead. Thank you for that eye opening response.


#28

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

pff I liked Gangnam Style before it was cool, I saw it when it had 7,999 views


*glasses fall onto face from the sky, Gilgamesh shatters into a million pieces*


#29

drifter

drifter

The passive aggressive is strong with this one. Hey, do what you like, I just think bragging about it is multiple times is annoying.


#30

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
pff I liked Gangnam Style before it was cool, I saw it when it had 7,999 views


*glasses fall onto face from the sky, Gilgamesh shatters into a million pieces*
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Noone is surprised that you'd take the hipster route Charlie ;)

drifter - In case you didn't realize it, since I posted it in response to Charlie's music thread, I've been -bragging- because it laughs in the face of all this mainstream pop music that's generic and copied over and over again. Lady GaGa and now PSY are just a couple in a long line of artists that poke fun at that very existence of music typecasting. If you honestly thought I was bragging because I -lol discovered it before it was popular hur hur let me take a sip of my Pabst Blue Ribbon- then I'm sorry it went over your head :)


#31

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Charlie Don't Surf said:
pff I liked Gangnam Style before it was cool, I saw it when it had 7,999 views


*glasses fall onto face from the sky, Gilgamesh shatters into a million pieces*
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I saw it when it had 8,001 views...



#32

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Gilgamesh said:
I called it when PSY had about 8,000 views. So yeah, it was a Korean youtube video with little exposure. I simply stumbled across it one day and just knew if it got spread around a bit, it'd be huge.
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this seems like earnest bragging and you're just backpedaling, dude

I was obviously making fun of that shit, despite my hipster tendencies, I'm super late to popular stuff ( or not popular stuff ) and I think that 'before it was cool' attitude is lame (hence me calling you out)


#33

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
this seems like earnest bragging and you're just backpedaling, dude

I was obviously making fun of that shit, despite my hipster tendencies, I'm super late to popular stuff ( or not popular stuff ) and I think that 'before it was cool' attitude is lame (hence me calling you out)
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Call it whatever you like :)
I've admitted and have no problems doing so when I'm wrong on something. (See my post with NickGuy and his review on Sucker Punch, I was more than happy to say I was wrong)


#34

drifter

drifter

Gilgamesh said:
drifterIf you honestly thought I was bragging because I -lol discovered it before it was popular hur hur let me take a sip of my Pabst Blue Ribbon- then I'm sorry it went over your head :)
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Gilgamesh said:
I called it when PSY had about 8,000 views. So yeah, it was a Korean youtube video with little exposure. I simply stumbled across it one day and just knew if it got spread around a bit, it'd be huge.
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Gilgamesh said:
Man did I call this shit or what?
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Still bragging. Still annoying.


#35

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

drifter said:
Still bragging. Still annoying.
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You're completely entitled to your opinion. Thanks for sharing.


#36

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Let's get this thread back on track, discussing how awesome I am.

That's what it was originally about, right?


#37

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Yep, that was the intention when I made it.

Oh shit now I'm bragging about having made the thread.



#38

Bowielee

Bowielee

I posted that Poe was cool way before you were even a member.

Poser!


#39

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Bowielee said:
I posted that Poe was cool way before you were even a member.

Poser!
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I got served.


#40

bhamv3

bhamv3

Back on topic, this song still sucks. It's the musical equivalent of a fast food joint like Macdonalds, if Macdonalds had gotten rid of its entire menu and only served styrofoam, lightly flavored with specks of gunpowder. Sure, maybe no one's done it before. But it still sucks.


#41

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Holy shit

Nearly 200 million views. More than almost any -popular- single out right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0

Just saw he's hitting SNL too:
http://content.usatoday.com/communi.../gangnam-style-on-snl/70000464/1#.UFct5o2PUcM

And being nominated for best Video at the EMA awards:
http://uk.mtvema.com/artists/psy


#42

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

the part where he screams at a woman's ass is p hilarious


#43

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
the part where he screams at a woman's ass is p hilarious
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Agreed.


#44

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

I was won by the elevator scene, where an asian Mike Myers was doing a dance over top of him


#45

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf said:
the part where he screams at a woman's ass is p hilarious
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CLARIFICATION: I wrote this kind of flippantly where it could be seen as me not meaning this

I MEAN THIS, it's really fucking funny and I laughed


#46

Gusto

Gusto

The scene that makes me laugh every time is the one where he's on a boat.

It's the lifejacket, gets me every time.


#47

Bowielee

Bowielee

So, I gave the video a shot. The video itself is pretty funny.

Best thing is that it led me to this video:



It is the most westernized J-Pop video I've ever seen.

But that's not the good part. Second comment in the comments section:

Mute on
Pants Down
Lets Go
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#48

Jay

Jay

What the fuck did I just watch for the entire 3:35 duration?


#49

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Jay said:
What the fuck did I just watch for the entire 3:35 duration?
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For the cute Oriental girl?


#50

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

sixpackshaker said:
For the cute Oriental girl?
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I believe oriental is considered offensive, so she'd be the cute asian girl. From my understanding, oriental is used to describe things (ie oriental rug) and not people.


#51

GasBandit

GasBandit

Huh. If it wasn't in another language, that would have been indistinguishable from standard american pop.


#52

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

GasBandit said:
Huh. If it wasn't in another language, that would have been indistinguishable from standard american pop.
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You're an old man Mr. Gasbandit.


#53

GasBandit

GasBandit

Gilgamesh said:
You're an old man Mr. Gasbandit.
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I've got garlic in my soul.


#54

GasBandit

GasBandit

Oh dear god. Somebody did it. Aauuuughh.


#55

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

GasBandit said:
Oh dear god. Somebody did it. Aauuuughh.
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Well that's one way to ruin an awesome song. inb4lolcallmemaybeistheawesomesong


#56

LordRendar

LordRendar

Holy hell.


#57

Bowielee

Bowielee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annota...&feature=iv&src_vid=MHUs4Cs-7Xg&v=m8YBHxO3q8c


#58

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Bowielee said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annota...&feature=iv&src_vid=MHUs4Cs-7Xg&v=m8YBHxO3q8c
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What'd I tell you?

Honey Boo Boo runs America and the masses!

Half-Related note:


#59

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh



Yep, Space Jam + Gangnam


#60

GasBandit

GasBandit



#61

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Okay, look, I gave this video a second chance. I actually watched through the whole thing this time.

And I still don't see what's so great about it. Yeah, the video has a lot of silly, over the top things going on. Their impact was lessened for me, though, since I've seen animated gifs and various memes already sprouting out from them. So, is it the video? Is it the song? I mean, I can at least sort of see "Call Me Maybe" because it's catchy. This just sounds like a generic techno something or other you'd hear at the club. I don't see what's so great about it.


#62

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Think Lady GaGa if she were a Korean Guy and you'll get it.


#63

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Except Gaga at least has lyrics that can be sung along to. Given that this is all in Japanese, that's not really possible except for "Gungham Style!" and "Sexy Lady!" or something.


#64

LordRendar

LordRendar

Korean.


#65

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

ThatNickGuy said:
Except Gaga at least has lyrics that can be sung along to. Given that this is all in Japanese, that's not really possible except for "Gungham Style!" and "Sexy Lady!" or something.
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The point is over the top showmanship and catchy beats trump lyrics. Singing along with Gaga's lyrics? Like about Papparazzis or the one about her Poker Face? Gaga was never about the lyrics.

New record:
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/09/21/gangnam-style-youtube-most-liked-guinness-world-record/

Beating out LMFAO and Justin Beiber. Hell yes PSY!


#66

Bowielee

Bowielee

Gilgamesh said:
The point is over the top showmanship and catchy beats trump lyrics. Singing along with Gaga's lyrics? Like about Papparazzis or the one about her Poker Face? Gaga was never about the lyrics.

New record:
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/09/21/gangnam-style-youtube-most-liked-guinness-world-record/

Beating out LMFAO and Justin Beiber. Hell yes PSY!
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I still don't understand people not paying attention to lyrics. I know most people don't care about them, but for me, it's usually what makes or breaks a song.

Papparazzi isn't about the actual papparazzi, it's a metaphor for obsession. Sure, it's not Bob Dylan, but a lot of her stuff isn't nearly as shallow as people think it is.


#67

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Given that I've had either David Bowie's "Dance Magic" or Billy Joel's "Piano Man" in my head lately, lyrics are important to me. I like singing along with songs.


#68

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

I never said lyrics were not important. You were confused by why that video and PSY are so popular right now so I compared him to the nearest sensation that America had. Lady Gaga was more of a show person and video maker than deep lyrical master. That's where she fits in. Can she do good lyrical music? Hell yes. So can PSY (Watch his Patriotism for Korea Music Video).

My comparison was simply for Gangnam Style's popularity explanation.


#69

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Gotcha. I guess I still don't see what the big hullaballoo is.


#70

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

ThatNickGuy said:
Gotcha. I guess I still don't see what the big hullaballoo is.
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In all honesty, it's a fad that'll be gone soon sadly. PSY has alot of great work but as I said before, this was his 6th Album release and it's the first one he's getting the big acclaim for outside of Korea.

It's probably doomed to be another Macarena/LMFAO phase.


#71

Vrii

Vrii

ThatNickGuy said:
Gotcha. I guess I still don't see what the big hullaballoo is.
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It's a catchy song with an entertaining video. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that.


#72

Bowielee

Bowielee

Honestly, I do think the video is funny, particularly the elevator scene.


#73

Tress

Tress



The best part starts around 1:10.


#74

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

North Korea's turn!


#75

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

ThatNickGuy said:
Except Gaga at least has lyrics that can be sung along to.
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That's part of the charm.

One of my favorite bands is a The Pillows, a Japanese alternative rock band. Why do I like them? The fact I can only understand a few of the English words they say makes the whole thing feel more harmonic and "unique" compared to the alternative rock I hear over here. If they forced the band to sing entirely in English, I probably wouldn't like the sound as much as wouldn't be a big fan.

PSY has the same charm for me. It's the fact I don't know what he is saying that makes it so catchy for me.


#76

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Best part is you can really tell he loves what he does, here's a video played over some his live concert footage.


Just watching him cheers me up.


#77

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

Gilgamesh said:
Best part is you can really tell he loves what he does
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He totally does. Wait for it...



#78

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

All right, I have to admit, I'm starting to warm up to this song. Which, honestly, happens to me a lot. I'll hear the latest super popular song and hate it at first. Then I slowly start to warm up to it...usually because I can't get it out of my head. But yeah, today, I was walking to the grocery today and couldn't get the song out of my head.

So not totally in love with it yet, but getting there. :D


#79

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

I can understand that, I wasn't fond of the Hyuna version:

but now I listen to it more than the original.


#80

phil

phil

These made me giggle.




#81

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh




#82

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

*sob* Goddammit, I've had this song stuck in my head all day. And I've played it a couple of times, too.

Now I understand what they mean by a catchy song: it's like a disease. And the only cure is to keep listening to it. :p


#83

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

ThatNickGuy said:
*sob* Goddammit, I've had this song stuck in my head all day. And I've played it a couple of times, too.

Now I understand what they mean by a catchy song: it's like a disease. And the only cure is to keep listening to it. :p
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Cowbell?


#84

Bowielee

Bowielee

ScytheRexx said:
That's part of the charm.

One of my favorite bands is a The Pillows, a Japanese alternative rock band. Why do I like them? The fact I can only understand a few of the English words they say makes the whole thing feel more harmonic and "unique" compared to the alternative rock I hear over here. If they forced the band to sing entirely in English, I probably wouldn't like the sound as much as wouldn't be a big fan.

PSY has the same charm for me. It's the fact I don't know what he is saying that makes it so catchy for me.
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My favorite Japanese alternative rock band is Shonen Knife. But they sing in English. I'm just a lyric guy, I guess.


#85

Jay

Jay

Gilgamesh said:
I can understand that, I wasn't fond of the Hyuna version:

but now I listen to it more than the original.
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WTF is up with her voice?

UGGGGGHHHH

Pikachu in heels?

1:10 is brutal.... was that a THUMBS UP?


#86

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Great, thanks a lot, Jay. Now I'm going to get a boner every time I see Pikachu.

...

NO, THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE MY PROM NIGHT!


#87

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

It's not her real voice, it's a -mocking voice- to make fun of the -uppity people- from Gangnam in that video.

She's part of a singing group known as 4heart and is pretty talented.


#88

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx



#89

Jay

Jay



*slowly unzips pants*


#90

GasBandit

GasBandit

ScytheRexx said:
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Why hello VIDEO I HAVE POSTED TWICE nice to see you again! :D

Gilgamesh said:
It's not her real voice, it's a -mocking voice- to make fun of the -uppity people- from Gangnam in that video.

She's part of a singing group known as 4heart and is pretty talented.
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Ah, sort of like that episode of zero punctuation where yahtzee tried to do a south african accent for the whole episode and everybody just thought he had the flu.


#91

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh



Yep.


#92

Jay

Jay

Welp, I'll be drinking.

QsgUe.jpg


#93

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Someone just drove past my house blasting this song!


#94

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

WasabiPoptart said:
Someone just drove past my house blasting this song!
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Sorry bout that, my AC was out so I had to roll down the windows.


#95

Jay

Jay

hAidx.gif


#96

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy



#97

GasBandit

GasBandit

I read that more high school juniors are fluent in Klingon than French.[DOUBLEPOST=1348858719][/DOUBLEPOST]


#98

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy



#99

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh



I can't wait for the mom + Psy version!


#100

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh



#101

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Gilgamesh said:
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When did Korea obtain this kind of advanced groove technology?

Seriously, that was really good.


#102

strawman

strawman



WHERE IS YOUR UP NOW RAVENPOE?


#103

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

See now, this is why I hate the internet sometimes. Not steinman's post, but the video parodies. The 'net takes something fun, makes it popular, then runs it into the ground to the point that you're sick of it within a month. I still like the song, but this is going to get old real fast.


#104

Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

ThatNickGuy said:
See now, this is why I hate the internet sometimes. Not steinman's post, but the video parodies. The 'net takes something fun, makes it popular, then runs it into the ground to the point that you're sick of it within a month. I still like the song, but this is going to get old real fast.
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Says the "Sounds like my prom night" guy. Just sayin' :p


#105

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

ThatNickGuy said:
See now, this is why I hate the internet sometimes. Not steinman's post, but the video parodies. The 'net takes something fun, makes it popular, then runs it into the ground to the point that you're sick of it within a month. I still like the song, but this is going to get old real fast.
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Some of these parodies are amazing though, did you see my last video?


#106

GasBandit

GasBandit

ThatNickGuy said:
See now, this is why I hate the internet sometimes. Not steinman's post, but the video parodies. The 'net takes something fun, makes it popular, then runs it into the ground to the point that you're sick of it within a month. I still like the song, but this is going to get old real fast.
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Ehhhh go home and be a sexy lady.



#107

Jay

Jay

My favorite so far.


#108

GasBandit

GasBandit

Honestly I was a little let down there were no flash kicks. And a little miffed they didn't bother to animate the background sprites in guile's f16 level.


#109

Jay

Jay



Psy throws a free “thank you” concert in Seoul. Seoul shits itself.


#110

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh



#111

Bowielee

Bowielee

LFG has such fantastic art.... and such terrible writing.


#112

GasBandit

GasBandit

And you thought you were done with these? No way.

!


#113

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

I'm actually amazed at how well this mash up works.


#114

GasBandit

GasBandit



#115

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

That would've funnier if there was no music and it was just Psy dancing down the hallway going, "Op! Op! Op!"


#116

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Gilgamesh said:
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My God, what happened to this comic. There was a time I kind of wanted to know how the story would end, but with bullshit filler like this, I guess I'll just not worry about it.


#117

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

ThatNickGuy said:
Great, thanks a lot, Jay. Now I'm going to get a boner every time I see Raichu.

...

NO, THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE MY PROM NIGHT!
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Now it does.


#118

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

CynicismKills said:
My God, what happened to this comic. There was a time I kind of wanted to know how the story would end, but with bullshit filler like this, I guess I'll just not worry about it.
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The amount of filler for the past year has been horrid. Just horrid.


#119

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

This is either the worst video I've seen this year...or the best video I've seen this year. All I know is I'm going to see this at least fifteen more times this week.


#120

Telephius

Telephius

Adding another brick to this thread


#121

GasBandit

GasBandit



#122

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/120oqd/i_am_south_korean_singer_rapper_composer_dancer/

The very first post on that page is phenomenal.


#123

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Gilgamesh said:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/120oqd/i_am_south_korean_singer_rapper_composer_dancer/

The very first post on that page is phenomenal.
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jreacher
Can I come and hang out with you in Seoul?

PSY_Oppa
call me maybe




This is the single best thing on reddit ever.


#124

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh



Wow.


#125

Bowielee

Bowielee

GasBandit said:
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I was just about to turn this off, the the actual actor who played LoPan showed up. Well played...


#126

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

k36jD.jpg


#127

GasBandit

GasBandit



#128

Jay

Jay



#129

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

From the Reddit AMA thread:

"Why were you so mad at that girl's ass?"
"Because her ass was so mad."

....goddammit, I love this man.


#130

Jay

Jay



#131

GasBandit

GasBandit

She's got the stance wrong - her arms are together when they're supposed to be apart, but I don't mind for some reason...


#132

fade

fade

I liked it (the original). You can't really listen to it without watching the video, though. That's like 90% of the appeal.


#133

Telephius

Telephius

http://www.digitalspy.ca/music/news...ld-records-certificate-for-gangnam-style.html


#134

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

PSY is King of Youtube!
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/24/showbiz/gangnam-style/index.html


#135

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

portly South Korean
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Portly?! Yeah, the dude isn't Skinny McThinSlim, but he's clearly in good shape.


#136

GasBandit

GasBandit

ThatNickGuy said:
Portly?! Yeah, the dude isn't Skinny McThinSlim, but he's clearly in good shape.
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Remember, this is in comparison to tiny, tiny asian normality.


#137

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

GasBandit said:
Remember, this is in comparison to tiny, tiny asian normality.
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I thought all koreans looked like chubby cheeked Japanese?


#138

Bowielee

Bowielee

ThatNickGuy said:
Portly?! Yeah, the dude isn't Skinny McThinSlim, but he's clearly in good shape.
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Westerners also have an extremely skewed definition of thin/fat.


#139

fade

fade

Hmm. Don't think I'd call the dude "portly", but I don't think I'd ever classify him as "in shape" either.


#140

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

I'm just so happy to learn that he's a humble, clever artist, who's genuinely motivated by his work (while I don't think he MINDS the fame and cash, mind you), he would be an absolute TREAT to hang with and chat about various topics.


#141

strawman

strawman

:rofl:


#142

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

That Foley artist was impressive.


#143

Gusto

Gusto

Damnit Ravenpoe you've led us all to our doom!



#144

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

stienman said:
:rofl:
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https://www.halforums.com/threads/ravenpoe-knows-whats-up.28299/page-3#post-987887

Welcome to two pages ago, brother.


#145

Jay

Jay

Gusto said:
Damnit Ravenpoe you've led us all to our doom!

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This is fantastic man.


BRILLIANT


Your reward


2 Emmas real close to each other.
gp0w8.jpg


#146

Frank

Frank

Emma Watson really does make the troll face all the time.


#147

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

:troll:


#148

Frank

Frank

I think this is the wrong thread.


#149

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

GO NAVY.

BEAT ARMY.


#150

drifter

drifter





#151

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Holy shit, Glee, way to shit that song up.


#152

blotsfan

blotsfan

Geez. I normally like the Glee renditions but that just doesn't work.


#153

strawman

strawman

This has shaken my belief that Ravenpoe knows what's up.


#154

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

stienman said:
This has shaken my belief that Ravenpoe knows what's up.
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Hey, I refuse to be held accountable for this. I stopped watching Glee like two seasons ago.


#155

Jay

Jay

Just replace Glee with a Firefly reboot.


#156

strawman

strawman

A teenage space musical comedy/drama?


#157

Bowielee

Bowielee

My god, what have you wrought?



#158

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Bowielee said:
My god, what have you wrought?

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I regret EVERYTHING!


#159

strawman

strawman

All things considered, that's pretty quick turnaround based on sudden popularity.


#160

GasBandit

GasBandit

That's a real commercial? I thought it was a crappy joke video.


#161

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Eh, I don't know. I didn't think Glee's rendition was all that terrible.

Go ahead. Bring on the Disagrees.


#162

Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

ThatNickGuy said:
Eh, I don't know. I didn't think Glee's rendition was all that terrible.

Go ahead. Bring on the Disagrees.
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Happy to oblige, you terrible person whose taste defines your whole character.


#163

GasBandit

GasBandit

ThatNickGuy said:
Eh, I don't know. I didn't think Glee's rendition was all that terrible.

Go ahead. Bring on the Disagrees.
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redx.jpg


#164

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Ohhh, not such toughy toughs now, are you, repliers? HA! I can disagree with your comments, too! Now's who's laughing?! Ho ho! The foot is definitely on the other shoe, now!

...wait.


#165

GasBandit

GasBandit

ThatNickGuy said:
Ohhh, not such toughy toughs now, are you, repliers? HA! I can disagree with your comments, too! Now's who's laughing?! Ho ho! The foot is definitely on the other shoe, now!

...wait.
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It will take at least 100 disagrees for your little Xs to equal my one big one.


#166

strawman

strawman

ThatNickGuy said:
Eh, I don't know. I didn't think Glee's rendition was all that terrible.

Go ahead. Bring on the Disagrees.
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It wasn't terrible. It wasn't any good though. Part of the problem, for me, was that the sound wasn't "big" enough, which is just a natural consequence of having a small choir perform it. There are a few other aspects of it that just made it uninteresting to me. It may not be bad in and of itself, but with all the other good versions of the song it doesn't stand out, and I wouldn't want to listen to it in preference to Psy's version, or many other covers of it.

It was like eating bland food. All one texture, and no interesting flavor. At least most other covers keep the hard stops in place, and you can tell there's a distinct difference between each phase of the song. Maybe too much legato? I wonder if it takes out the parts of the song that made it so interesting. It's one thing to copy the tune and words, but there's so much more to a song than just the basic tune and words.[DOUBLEPOST=1354557004][/DOUBLEPOST]
GasBandit said:
It will take at least 100 disagrees for your little Xs to equal my one big one.
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Is that Celsius or Fahrenheit?


#167

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

GasBandit said:
It will take at least 100 disagrees for your little Xs to equal my one big one.
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Challenge accepted! Halforums? GET HIM!


#168

drifter

drifter

Not your personal army.


#169



Anonymous

Hah! Take that Nick!


#170

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Well shit. :p


#171

Jay

Jay

seZ8U.gif


#172

Telephius

Telephius

GasBandit said:
It will take at least 100 disagrees for your little Xs to equal my one big one.
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It is not the size of your disagree that matters but how you use it and don't post the reasoning thereafter.


#173

GasBandit

GasBandit

Telephius said:
It is not the size of your disagree that matters but how you use it and don't post the reasoning thereafter.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, "If size doesn't matter, try cleaning your ear with a pool noodle instead of a Q-Tip."


#174

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

GasBandit said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again, "If size doesn't matter, try cleaning your ear with a pool noodle instead of a Q-Tip."
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As someone that just had to have a lot of impacted wax removed from both ears so I could hear again, I'm going to say a pool noodle is the safer option.


#175

GasBandit

GasBandit

Ravenpoe said:
As someone that just had to have a lot of impacted wax removed from both ears so I could hear again, I'm going to say a pool noodle is the safer option.
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Please share your ear cleaning experience with me, I think I might need it as well, and am curious as to how horrible the process is.


#176

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

GasBandit said:
Please share your ear cleaning experience with me, I think I might need it as well, and am curious as to how horrible the process is.
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It's not horrible. It doesn't hurt, there's no pain, it's just weird feeling as fuck and very uncomfortable.

And when it's over, you say "Holy shit, -that- much came out of my ear?"


#177

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Who still uses Q-Tips?

That's where it's at!


#178

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Gilgamesh said:
Who still uses Q-Tips?

That's where it's at!
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.... no.

But this works very well


#179

GasBandit

GasBandit

Q-Tips feel SO GODDAMNED GOOD.


#180

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Whelp, it looks like Psy's american fame is over, since the country is now ready to shun him because of anti-american protest songs in his past.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/07/psy-anti-american-past-performances_n_2257949.html


#181

Jay

Jay

Big whoop.


#182

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Jay said:
Big whoop.
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I'm not surprised by it. But you know it's going to get blown up big by media coverage. People love to turn shit political.


#183

Gusto

Gusto

Better deport Green Day then.


#184

Jay

Jay

But he's Korean... this was their only chance... he ruined it!


#185

GasBandit

GasBandit

Gusto said:
Better deport Green Day then.
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If only we could. And not for their politics.


#186

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I have to say I'm a little shocked with the anti-US sentiment in South Korea. Since we make their high standard of living and freedom possible.


#187

GasBandit

GasBandit

sixpackshaker said:
I have to say I'm a little shocked with the anti-US sentiment in South Korea. Since we make their high standard of living and freedom possible.
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GAWD, I HATE YOU MOM AND DAD, THIS IS THE 8GB IPOD I WANTED THE 16


#188

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

It looks like his feelings towards the US turned sour after a couple of korean schoolgirls were killed when they were hit by a US military vehicle, and the soldiers involved never faced any kinds of charges.

And then, of course, that whole Iraq War thing, when pretty much no one, including Americans, liked the US government. Well, except for maybe Toby Keith.


#189

Bowielee

Bowielee



Bill O'Reilly spews his usual xenophobic idiocy.


#190

Terrik

Terrik

sixpackshaker said:
I have to say I'm a little shocked with the anti-US sentiment in South Korea. Since we make their high standard of living and freedom possible.
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I worked with Koreans on a day-to-day basis for over two years in China and it's not just anti-US sentiment, it's pretty much anti-anything that isn't Korean sentiment.

Bowielee said:


Bill O'Reilly spews his usual xenophobic idiocy.
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I don't agree with everything Bill O' says, but I wouldn't call him xenophobic. At least, not the xenophobia I'm familiar with.


#191

Tress

Tress

"...without intelligible words..."

What a fucking idiot. Just because you can't speak Korean doesn't mean there aren't lyrics to the song, you fuckwit. My god, he's even more out of touch than I ever thought.


#192

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Bowielee said:


Bill O'Reilly spews his usual xenophobic idiocy.
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Bill O'Reilly is flippantly dismissive, but not xenophobic, at least not in any way shown by this video. The psychiatrist he brought on to 'analyze' the video though seems a little out of touch. His basic claim is that if a music video in another language gains popularity among an audience that doesn't speak the language, it must be popular because the audience is seeking something without meaning. But artistic works carry the meaning that we reflect onto them. He must really wonder why that Picasso fellow got so popular, his portraits don't even look like real people!


#193

Terrik

Terrik

Tress said:
"...without intelligible words..."

What a fucking idiot. Just because you can't speak Korean doesn't mean there aren't lyrics to the song, you fuckwit. My god, he's even more out of touch than I ever thought.
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Keith Ablow said that, not O'reilly.

There *might* be a teeny, tiny little point though. How many out of those near 1 billion people could understand the Korean lyrics? To most people the lyrics were indeed intelligible. My girlfriend speaks not a wit of English and listens to a lot of English music, mostly for the beat or rhythm or general sound of the song. When I saw the video, I too, got nothing from the lyrics. Maybe Korean speakers liked it for the lyrics, but a whole lot of other people liked it for other reasons.


#194

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Terrik said:
Keith Ablow said that, not O'reilly.

There *might* be a teeny, tiny little point though. How many out of those near 1 billion people could understand the Korean lyrics? To most people the lyrics were indeed intelligible. My girlfriend speaks not a wit of English and listens to a lot of English music, mostly for the beat or rhythm or general sound of the song. When I saw the video, I too, got nothing from the lyrics. Maybe Korean speakers liked it for the lyrics, but a whole lot of other people liked it for other reasons.
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I like foreign pop music specifically because I don't speak the language. I can enjoy fun music without having to listen to how dumb the lyrics are. But that doesn't mean the entirety of the song is without meaning, any more than saying a musical composition without words at all has no meaning.


#195

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I understood just as many lyrics from this song as I had from Smells Like Teen Spirit.


#196

strawman

strawman

When I'm working on an activity that requires thinking and I want music in the background, I have to listen to wordless music, or foreign music. Gangnam is ok. Otherwise I'm too distracted by words I can actually understand.


#197

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

sixpackshaker said:
I understood just as many lyrics from this song as I had from Smells Like Teen Spirit.
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He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means and I say yeah


#198

GasBandit

GasBandit

Ravenpoe said:
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means and I say yeah
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... That's "In Bloom," not Teen Spirit.

Teen Spirit is the one that goes

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
Acting stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
Yeah



... and I feel so very, very, VERY old.


#199

Gusto

Gusto

GasBandit said:
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
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Really? I thought it was "It's the lifestyle, that sustains us."

Well I never claimed to be good with music.


#200

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

All I know is, I fucking hate Nirvana.


#201

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

GasBandit said:
... That's "In Bloom," not Teen Spirit.

Teen Spirit is the one that goes

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
Acting stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
Yeah



... and I feel so very, very, VERY old.
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I know it's from in bloom. The song was written after the popularity of Teen Spirit, and was talking about all the new fans they had that didn't know what the lyrics meant.


#202

GasBandit

GasBandit

Gusto said:
Really? I thought it was "It's the lifestyle, that sustains us."

Well I never claimed to be good with music.
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Well, in all fairness, there's also disagreement as to whether it's "I feel stupid" or "Acting stupid."[DOUBLEPOST=1355418756][/DOUBLEPOST]
Ravenpoe said:
I know it's from in bloom. The song was written after the popularity of Teen Spirit, and was talking about all the new fans they had that didn't know what the lyrics meant.
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Ahh. I was not aware of that subtext to the song. Really, by that point I'd accepted that most Nirvana songs were just word salad.


#203

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Kurt Cobain did not know what the song was about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Spirit_(deodorant)


#204

KCWM

KCWM

In bloom was on the same album as Teen Spirit. According to Wikipedia, the album was released two weeks after the single (9/24/91 vs 9/10/91). In Bloom was written and recorded well before the single for Teen Spirit was released.


#205

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

KCWM said:
In bloom was on the same album as Teen Spirit. According to Wikipedia, the album was released two weeks after the single (9/24/91 vs 9/10/91). In Bloom was written and recorded well before the single for Teen Spirit was released.
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Ok, so it wasn't about teen spirit specifically, but the same message remains


#206

fade

fade

Despite being constantly accused of looking like him, I roll my eyes at Cobain's arbitrary hatred of popularity. Purposefully counter-aligning yourself is just as stupid as purposely crowd-following. Fuck the crowd altogether. That said, I kind of like the music, and they did open up the popular music world to a major genre shift.


#207

KCWM

KCWM

I dunno about that Raven. Nirvana hadn't experienced much success, so them writing a song about "talking about all the new fans they had that didn't know what the lyrics meant" doesn't make a lot of sense. When you listen to Bleach, his lyrics didn't make much sense then, and that album didn't really see a lot of exposure until after Nevermind.

You're giving meaning to the lyrics that simply doesn't add up. I lived that era of music and it's a large influence on the music that I create, for better or for worse. Cobain had a knack for writing great melodies, but that didn't blow up until Butch Vig got a hold of them. Who knows what he really meant when he wrote In Bloom, but wide spread fandom not understanding the lyrics? Not so much.


#208

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

I grew up with the music too, but it has been awhile, so my memory is just a little hazy. The meaning I attributed to the song, at least to that specific chorus, was that of people singing to the music without knowing what it means. Whether that was a problem they faced at the time of writing, or simply a perceived or feared outcome is irrelevant, I still thought it fit the subject at hand.

And I do, after all, know what's up!


#209

GasBandit

GasBandit

Curse you, poe, for misleading me about music. Ne'er shall I trust ye again.


#210

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh



He's back. It's catchy as shit (not as much as Gangnam) and it's hilariously over the top PSY style. Hell yes, loved it.


#211

Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

:D Oh Psy. Months ago I had no idea who he was, and now he just pops up. In regards to the new video, I was a bit disappointed by the volume of Gangnam-style references; one would have been funny, but it started to feel like "REMEMBER?!"

But oh well. Good fun nonetheless


#212

GasBandit

GasBandit



#213

strawman

strawman

Chad Sexington said:
I was a bit disappointed by the volume of Gangnam-style references;
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He has a record label now.

The same one as The Beibster.

The corporate machine goes 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round,
The corporate machine goes 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round,
All through the town!


#214

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I just want to know which dance song from the 80's/90's did he sample for the baseline?


#215

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

He breaks another record with Gentlemen (Currently at 150million views)
http://www.ryot.org/video-psys-gent...est-youtube-video-to-reach-100-million-views/


#216

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

I want him to wear better fitting pants. It really bugs the hell out of me.


#217

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

WasabiPoptart said:
I want him to wear better fitting pants. It really bugs the hell out of me.
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Ball Room Dancing Pants.


#218

GasBandit

GasBandit

The Merc with the Mouth is a Mather Father Genterman

!


#219

fade

fade

Dp should've shot everyone at the end.


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