Because I'm.......Tackyyyyyyyyy (video PG-13ish) - MERGED into a mega-thread

[TheSHAD0W]

My favorite so far is definitely Foil.

[mjr]

Word Crimes is even better than Tacky.

My son absolutely LOVES the Word Crimes video. He watches it over and over and over again. I think he almost has it memorized.

[Javarod]

I didn't really get the humor in today's video ("Handy", supposebly a parody of "Fancy"), but perhaps it's because the original song is mostly played in the US? (Either that, or I'm just an old fart)

I've only watched part of it since playback was screwing up. That said, i'm no fan of fancy, only having heard of it thanks to Jimmy Fallon ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/07/fallon-fancy-crosby-stills-nash-young_n_5565838.html ) ) i went and looked, but definitely not my thing.

[Jetfire]

Possibly a bit of both. My radio station is a Rock station, so it doesn't come near Pop songs; and that's what most of the CD is based off of. I've heard snippets of enough pop songs to recognize most of them, but for the most part I'm just enjoying them as songs by themselves; and they're growing fast on me.

I'm really hoping that there's a video for "Inactive" and that it will have puppets in it like "Radioactive"

[NorthernZel]

I didn't really get the humor in today's video ("Handy", supposebly a parody of "Fancy"), but perhaps it's because the original song is mostly played in the US? (Either that, or I'm just an old fart)

[catcul]

Because They're Tacky

The song and video of Weird Al Yankovic's "Tacky" reminded me of some of the tackiest sports uniforms in recent memory. Two different sites have their picks for the tackiest uniforms.

Warning: These outfits might cause your eyes to burn.

The Chive: This Is a Pretty Awful Uniform, Coach
NY Daily News: All-Time Ugliest Uniforms List

PS: I would put Scotland's Commonwealth Games Uniform on those lists, too.

[Mr Hero]

'Word Crimes' is a veritable goldmine of references. I've been able to find references to Simpsons, UHF, Homestar Runner, and Alanis Morisette.

[Mr Hero]

It's a great album. Mission Statement, one of the originals, would resonate with my members on this board.

[dalesys]

Catcul has a big dictionary.

Get a big Bible, one with all the words in it.
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[DGoddessChardonnay]

Catcul has a big dictionary.

So do I. And it's not used for propping up the sofa leg either.

(1970 edition Webster Dictionary, left to me by my dad's late Motherwalking incubator.)

[MoonCat]

Weird Al "Word Crimes"

Grammar police, unite!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc

[catcul]

Word Crimes is even better than Tacky.

Catcul has a big dictionary.

[NorthernZel]

A new video is up on YouTube - this time it's a parody of Lorde's "Royals". It starts out pretty cheesy, but do hang on - it gets HILARIOUS at the end. (Celeb cameo of the day is Patton Oswalt)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0TEJMJOhk

EDIT: Also a bit of warning - if the sight of mould and bacteriae makes you squeamish, please proceed with caution.

[Ghel]

The lip syncing may not be the greatest, but considering the video was done in one long take, I'm not going to criticize that too much. I spent more time look at the backgrounds than at the garish outfits chosen for the video.

As for "Word Crimes," I can finally listen to the music from "Blurred Lines" without having to listen to the lyrics. (I'd say more on that, but it's better left for fratching.)

[Jetfire]

Word Crimes is even better than Tacky. Haven't had a chance to get the CD yet, but I'm really looking forward to it.