Comments on: Friday dumb links: Nickelback plagiarizes itself

By: Jewel

Jewel — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:07:16 +0000

Kind of like musical masturbation, don't you think? The Ultimate Plagiarist Video!

By: File it Under

File it Under — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:06:45 +0000

Carnival of Crazy XXIX…

Welcome to week 29 of the Carnival of Crazy.

Before undertaking any Crazy, always consult your physician….

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Hippie cover of “Hey Ya”

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Hippie cover of “Hey Ya” — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:24:00 +0000

[...] Via MetaFilter via Trip Cart. The Nickelback post seemed to go over pretty well so I thought I’d toss this out there. It’s surprisingly good, due in part to the fact that the song’s bleak lyrics (at the beginning, at least) work well with a subdued acoustic treatment. Enjoy. [...]

By: Anwyn

Anwyn — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:21:23 +0000

ABBA–Dancing Queen

John Denver–Wild Montana Skies

Kenny G–not before I’m dead.

By: pullingmyhairout

pullingmyhairout — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:54:01 +0000

ABBA, yes – my favorite song is “The day before you came”.

Mine – Knowing Me Knowing You

John Denver – Goodbye Again

Kenny G – can’t name a song I like, thank God.

** what’s on YOUR ipod ** ??? :)

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:33:16 +0000

Wow. I mean, I joked about that, but… wow.

Radio DJ: And now, a brand new track from Nickleback!
[song starts]
Girlfriend: This isn’t new! This is the same stupid song I’ve been turning off daily for the past year!

By: batperez

batperez — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 06:20:54 +0000

I mean the song!!!

By: batperez

batperez — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 06:20:32 +0000

Damn, that was bad.
In a motherf***ing sort of way!

By: tickleddragon

tickleddragon — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:36:48 +0000

I guess if I didn’t listen to talk radio all the time, I’d have gotten the fact that that was two separate songs. I know when I write, I tend to use phrases over and over again without realizing it…but a whole essay? Never.

ABBA, yes!
Denver, sometimes, if I hafta.
Kenny G, not a chance in Hades.

And groooooooooan to the “plane down to earth guys” comment. Clever, yet so satisfyingly morbid.

By: mikeyboss

mikeyboss — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 03:58:57 +0000

Entelechy,

I think this is the first time I have the opportunity to use this:

“No pun intended.”

“None taken.”

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 03:18:31 +0000

Hah! I couldn’t understand what the heck was so funny about that song and was feeling pretty dumb. Then I noticed that my right speaker was turned off :)

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 02:16:33 +0000

Anwyn, thank you sooooo much. I get it now!!!

Oh, mikeyboss, am I sincerely sorry!!! That was incredibly clever of you. As a ‘d–n’ foreigner who’s naturalized, I adore such…and still don’t always get them, even though I attempt to create them :(

ABBA, yes – my favorite song is “The day before you came”.

By: RD

RD — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 22:41:57 +0000

ABBA, yes. Denver, occasionally. Kenny G… no.

By: Anwyn

Anwyn — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 22:30:57 +0000

Er … should be “mikeyboss said ‘plane’ …”

By: Anwyn

Anwyn — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 22:30:35 +0000

Entelechy, er, mikeboss “plane” down to earth … morbid joke.

And anybody who thinks liking John Denver is worse than liking Kenny G needs a reality check. :)

By: Anwyn

Anwyn — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 22:27:32 +0000

RightWinged, that’s funny, “Cripple Creek” being an actual song, it’s even funnier that she couldn’t even get “Creek” right. :)

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:39:37 +0000

pullingmyhairout and mikeyboss, music aside, John Denver and JFK Jr. might have been “two plain down to earth guys” but they were both baaaad pilots.

By: RightWinged

RightWinged — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:39:26 +0000

Go get yourself some Nickel Creek instead, Allah.

Just a totally unrelated note. I was working at a club in Nashville about 5 years ago, and after a Nickel Creek (and others) concert some people streamed in to downtown to head out to the bars. Some already loaded. At my club I talked to the “leader” of this one small group of women who had been at the concert… she was too drunk to say “Nickel Creek” and repeatedly called them “Cripple Creep”.

Carry on…

By: Anwyn

Anwyn — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:11:02 +0000

Go get yourself some Nickel Creek instead, Allah.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:44:37 +0000

I didn’t know they actually claimed to have released another song. I thought they’ve always just had the one. Which was an okay song the first million times…

By: JamesVersusEveryone

JamesVersusEveryone — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:23:57 +0000

Excellent!

There’s a Radiohead trick too, but they did it on purpose. Play some of the songs from Kid A 17 seconds apart. It’s supposed to work for the whole album, but I thought it only sounded right with Morning Bell.

By: KCSteve

KCSteve — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:20:05 +0000

I’m one of the lucky ones who can’t recall ever hearing of them before. I take it Mr. Chad has had some rather strong things to say on plagarism.

But I have to say that if you’re listening through headphones the overlaid song pair is kind of good. I don’t think it holds up without headphones to separate the vocal tracts out, but with them…

By: mikeyboss

mikeyboss — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:18:53 +0000

Well, John Denver, like JFK Jr., was a plane down to earth kind of guy.

By: pullingmyhairout

pullingmyhairout — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:58:01 +0000

oh goodness, it’s getting baaaaaaad.

By: pullingmyhairout

pullingmyhairout — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:57:41 +0000

and…ABBA