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YouTube Heroically Guards Against Photosensitive Epilepsy

I was uploading some videos today, and I found a new “YouTube Ratings” check-box. You gotta let them know if you’re uploading a video with strobing or flashing lights.

Got photosensitive epilepsy? Fear not. YouTube's got your back.

It seems YouTube is guarding those people with photosensitive epilepsy. People living with this condition experience epileptiform seizures upon exposure to certain visual stimuli.

I wonder if there’ll soon be a “check here if your video contains any portion of We Can Make It Because of The Burgers and the Fries.”

“Bed Intruder” Song Performed by Liberty University Choir

Hide your kids. Hide your wife. News clip > autotune > choir > news

Liberty University’s Vision Ministries’ parodied the Gregory Brothers (shmoyoho) auto-tune spoof, “Bed Intruder,” last week (source: Liberty.edu). The performance were soon posted to YouTube by students, but after comments about poor audio, Liberty officials decided to post the university-filmed version of the song to Liberty’s YouTube channel.

The “Bed Intruder” was inspired by an interview with Antoine Dodson (see interview here) and the auto-tuned musical parody followed soon after (see here). Vision’s version is below and here.)

At 2:17 (two minutes and 17 seconds) in, the tempo picks up and the snapping and cheering commences.

Care to sing along? Lyrics below:

He’s climbin in your windows
He’s snatchin your people up
Tryna rape em so y’all need to
Hide your kids, Hide your wife
Hide your kids, Hide your wife
Hide your kids, Hide your wife
and hide your husband
Cuz they’re rapin errbody out here
You don’t have to come and confess
We’re lookin for you
We gon find you
We gon find you
So you can run and tell that,
Run and tell that
Run and tell that, homeboy
Home, home, homeboy
We got your t-shirt
You done left fingerprints and all
You are so dumb
Rou are really dumb–for real
The man got away leaving behind evidence
I was attacked by some idiot in the projects
So dumb, So dumb, So dumb, So
He’s climbin in your windows
He’s snatchin your people up
Tryna rape em so y’all need to
Hide your kids, Hide your wife
Hide your kids, Hide your wife
Hide your kids, Hide your wife
and hide your husband
Cuz they’re rapin errbody out here
You don’t have to come and confess
We’re lookin for you
We gon find you
We gon find you
So you can run and tell that,
Run and tell that
Run and tell that, homeboy
Home, home, homeboy

“If You Don’t Quit, You Can’t Fail” -NickyNik

We Gotta Get Buscemi,” a film by YouTube legacy NickyNik, will be debuted June 4, 2010, at the Dances With Films festival. NickyNik’s trailer is the first video he’s posted since the days before YouTube had high definition or Spotlighted videos. You youngsters may recall those days where names like Boeheem, Emalina and Renetto drew mouths agape like the name LonelyGirl15 would years later.

Congratulations, NickyNik, who I met at YouTube’s NYC 777 event and who also appeared in “I Want My Three Minutes Back.” You, sir, are the definition of unyielding persistence (see also NickyNik2). You may remember a script floating around called “The Dead Man.”

The cast includes LisaNova, Renetto, Jason Acuna (Wee Man), and Danny Trejo. Not sure if Charles Trippy made it, but I thank him for help getting me some part… I can’t remember if I dropped the ball, or NickyNik gave up on me. In fact I can’t remember the part or the script, but I do recall a person wearing a hot dog outfit. I was hoping for that part because… hey who doesn’t want to wear a hotdog outfit?

Still, what a motley crew, wouldn’t you say?

YouTube Singes Unite for 2010 “We Are the World” for Haiti

LisaLavie1 and other amazingly talented YouTube singers joined together in song in a 2010 version of “We Are the World” for Haiti. Who says community isn’t vibrant in social media’s most visceral form (online video)? The video links to the 2010 remake of Quincy Jones’ version (which has surpassed 11 million views), and to wearetheworldfoundation.org. Credits for this YouTube homage are below.

Mike Kalombo created the track:
http://www.youtube.com/KlassicMaster
Lisa’s boyfriend, Alphacat spent 3 days editing it along with Lisa (they have a duo channel):
http://www.youtube.com/AlphaLavie

Alphacat
http://www.youtube.com/Alphacat
Troye Sivan
http://www.youtube.com/troyesivan18
Melissa Polinar
http://www.youtube.com/Mpolinar
Ben Sharkey
http://www.youtube.com/Bensharkey
Iann Guérin
http://www.youtube.com/iann72
Bruce & Daniel
http://www.youtube.com/Dcfan4life
Mishal Moore
http://www.youtube.com/MishalmooreMusic
Ahmir
http://www.youtube.com/Ahmirtv
Blair Perkins
http://www.youtube.com/blairperkinstv
Lyne Sullivan
http://www.youtube.com/LyneSullivan
Lois Mahalia
http://www.youtube.com/LoisMahalia
Chris Cendana
http://www.youtube.com/Ccendana
Jumoke
http://www.youtube.com/JumokeTv
JRice
http://www.youtube.com/Jriceproductions
Luna Mae
http://www.youtube.com/luuntjemae
SamDaSinga
http://www.youtube.com/SamdaSinga
Anhayla
http://www.youtube.com/Anhaylarene
Maria Zouroudis
http://www.youtube.com/MariaZouroudis
Lisa Lavie
http://www.youtube.com/LisaLavie
David Choi
http://www.youtube.com/DavidChoiMusic
Richard Rick Rose
http://www.youtube.com/rickmusiq06
Nick Pitera
http://www.youtube.com/Goonieman86
Aj Rafael
http://www.youtube.com/ilajil
Lucas Teague
http://www.youtube.com/LucasTeague
Jessica Sanchez
http://www.youtube.com/Jsanchezfan
Thia Megia
http://www.youtube.com/Thiamegia
Shan Malaika
http://www.youtube.com/Shanmalaika1
Airto
http://www.youtube.com/Airto
Emmanuelle Auger
http://www.youtube.com/Emmanuelleda
Laura Broad
http://www.youtube.com/blawah2000
BeeKay
http://www.youtube.com/BeeKay86
Sheena Melwani
http://www.youtube.com/SheenaMelwani
Dan Talevski
http://www.youtube.com/Danjt87
Frank Bell
http://www.youtube.com/Faure45
Orlando Dixon
http://www.youtube.com/museman18
Iman Crosson
http://www.youtube.com/alphacat
JR Aquino
http://www.youtube.com/JRAquinoMusic
Eric Arceneaux
http://www.youtube.com/EricArceneaux
Stacy Dudero
http://www.youtube.com/jstizzel03
Meghan Tonjes
http://www.youtube.com/tonjesml
James Dupre
http://www.youtube.com/JamesDupreMusic
Heidi Jutras
http://www.youtube.com/Dididole
Anna Moya
http://www.youtube.com/user/AnnaMoyaM…
Laura Song
http://www.youtube.com/Lis1127
Renee Thomas
http://www.youtube.com/ReneeThomasMusic
Jon McSingee
http://www.youtube.com/Jonmcsingee
Laurence
http://www.youtube.com/Laurence0802
Nick Gardner
http://www.youtube.com/nrhgardner
Jon Cahlander
http://www.youtube.com/JonCahlandermusic
Julie Corrigan
http://www.youtube.com/JulieCorrigan2

Politics and Viral: McCain and Obama Music Video Parodies

yes we can no we can’t mccain obama music video parodyThis is the year where viral video will, no doubt, shape the election. And while this blog cannot possibly keep up on the political satire that’s overtaking YouTube, this one felt worth a mention.

Barack Obama’s speech inspired this music video featuring Black Eyed Peas. It’s called “Yes We Can.”

That spawned Election08 (comedians in LA) to produce a music video called “John He Is.” And here’s another parody by BarelyPolitical called “John McCain: No You Can’t.”

Candidly, I’m laughing more at the amazingly simple video by BarelyPolitical that features John McCain prank calling Hillary Clinton with a burp and a fart. Now that’s political humor for the common denominator.