Video: Frozen Wasteland
posted at 9:57 pm on February 11, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
At first,you’re tempted to dismiss this cover version of the Who classic “Baba O’Reilly,” until you start listening to both the lyrics and the musical performance of this band from Minnesotans for Global Warming (M4GW). It’s almost as good as an “Unplugged” version of the song might be by the original band. M4GW took its inspiration from the Super Bowl halftime show, which means I should apologize for my snarky tweets during the game about the geriatric impulse of the NFL in scheduling the recent halftime shows. (Kathy Shaidle scolded me properly at the time.) I’m not sure that I have a favorite part, but I do like how this works as both a satire of the global-warming hysterics and music videos in general. Enjoy.
Update: My bad — the real name of the song is, of course, “Baba O’Reilly”. I knew that, but I’ve always thought of it as “Teenage Wasteland,” and the “Frozen Wasteland” title of the video tripped me up.
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Ed,
The song is called “Baba O’Reilly”
Crippled Conservative on February 11, 2010 at 10:00 PM
?
Electrongod on February 11, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Wow….
IntheNet on February 11, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Add some cowbell to that woodchipper, Ed! Great video – Is there still an amber alert for Big Al?
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Love these guys.
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 10:04 PM
The pink flamingos were a nice touch.
Wethal on February 11, 2010 at 10:04 PM
I think they should adapt and grow a thick coat of fur and live as nature intended….
/s
Hog Wild on February 11, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Inhofe built Al Gore an igloo home
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 10:05 PM
GWAR, Minnesota style.
rihar on February 11, 2010 at 10:06 PM
OT: Fox 25 News in Boston is reporting Patrick Kennedy is hanging it up and will not seek re-election.
Bruce in NH on February 11, 2010 at 10:06 PM
I’m so glad I live in California right now.
unclesmrgol on February 11, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Baba O’Riley, actually. But this video is great. Elmer and the boys do nice work. And recreating the synth with a banjo is really impressive.
Mr. D on February 11, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Igloo O’reilly, Ed.
abobo on February 11, 2010 at 10:08 PM
So who really recorded this? The people in the video didn’t; they have no idea what they are doing with their instruments.
That said, I approve of their message.
pugwriter on February 11, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Ed, that was my impression as well. The voice track is so spot on its indistinguishable from the original.
Ed thanks for all your work covering AGW. Never let a good crisis go to waste-land.
Geochelone on February 11, 2010 at 10:09 PM
I saw that, what a grat idea on Inofe’s part!!!!!….but I don’t think they’ve actually located Al yet, have they?????
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQRfBAzSzo
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:14 PM
Hehhe! Love the Viking and the RV with the wood stove!
Good stuff–thnx ed.!
ted c on February 11, 2010 at 10:15 PM
It looks like Nothern Ontario!
5*Stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:16 PM
I saw the video linked from another blog and like it, music and message. It fits well with their other global warming parody ‘hiding the decline’. Some genius at work here.
docdave on February 11, 2010 at 10:16 PM
I really love this video!
mwdiver posted it last night in the comments section (PAGE 2)MSNBC Brewer/global warming thread. I’ve sent it to everyone in my address book.
redridinghood on February 11, 2010 at 10:16 PM
I think everyone back east should build igloos and sent pics of them to the White House as “proof” of glowbull warming.
Heck, we can make a facebook group of that!
atheling on February 11, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Why does this video remind me of Bob and Doug McKenzie?
am I dating myself?
ted c on February 11, 2010 at 10:20 PM
That was a funny video Ed. OT–I never thought I’d see Minnesota kinda snow again. I lived in Owatonna for 5 years. Fort Worth has 6 inches on the ground now and we may get another 5 inches tonight. I don’t miss the MN cold, but the snow is really pretty.
txhsmom on February 11, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Couple of hosers, eh…
ted c on February 11, 2010 at 10:21 PM
M4GW do Minnesota and the USA proud.
ParisParamus on February 11, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Add some cowbell to that woodchipper, Ed! Great video – Is there still an amber alert for Big Al?
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:03 PM
huskerdiva: Amber alert,for Gorable?Haha:)
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Does that dude have an algore mask on? Haa! that’s good!
ted c on February 11, 2010 at 10:23 PM
Well Paul Shanklin has Al_Gore in Rio, on the beach, in fact.
65droptop on February 11, 2010 at 10:23 PM
LOL!!!!!
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:24 PM
Thanks for the update on the “Al Watch”
Is he trading his carbon credits for gold?????
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Couple of hosers, eh…
ted c on February 11, 2010 at 10:21 PM
ted c: Ya got that right,eh!:)
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Me thinks,tho,that:
Too Much Time On My Hands,Styx!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNYKxiRJ2LA
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:27 PM
Sent this to my AGW denier kid last night. The banjo is really annoying (it’s worse than watching Huckabee play), but it’s funny as hell, the lyrics rock, and I love the army of snowmen.
Buy Danish on February 11, 2010 at 10:27 PM
Hi buddy! Good to be back, been a bit busy and traveling last couple of weeks …..
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:27 PM
Very Nice… They should have an MP3 version that they can distribute around.
WhoU4 on February 11, 2010 at 10:27 PM
Lutefisk poisoning…the only possible explanation.
Knott Buyinit on February 11, 2010 at 10:28 PM
LOVE the, what, 30 snowmen?! These people really have a great sense of humor and ability to communicate.
ParisParamus on February 11, 2010 at 10:28 PM
Never let a good crisis go to waste-land.
Geochelone on February 11, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Geochelone:Amen:)
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:31 PM
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:22 PM
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Hi buddy! Good to be back, been a bit busy and traveling last couple of weeks …..
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:27 PM
huskerdiva: Yes,you`ve been missed,good to see,your back!:)
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:32 PM
Why in the hell would someone poison a lutefisk? They’re already dead — and then some.
unclesmrgol on February 11, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Thanks! I actually had coffee with the infamous Prof Jacobson
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/ up in the Republik of Ithaca last Saturday – great guy!
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:35 PM
and I love the army of snowmen.
Buy Danish on February 11, 2010 at 10:27 PM
Buy Danish:Moscow’s Army Of Snowmen!!:)
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http://funnyfreepics.blogspot.com/2010/02/moscows-army-of-snowmen.html
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:37 PM
It’s poetry in fiction!
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Well, they’re easier to poison than to catch, I will allow that much…
Knott Buyinit on February 11, 2010 at 10:42 PM
M4GW posted this about their video:
Now available for download! http://tinyurl.com/yzjlmy7
I saw “The Who” perform Baba O’Reily (AKA Teenage Wasteland) for the halftime show at the Superbowl and was inspired to do this parody in honor of the horrible winter we’re having. It’s called “Frozen Wasteland” and in it I try to recreate the synthesizer part on the banjo. The Viking hat is in honor of the Vikings’ great season. join the fan page on facebook here: http://tinyurl.com/yl8plve
I’m amazed at how fast they made this video
redridinghood on February 11, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Thanks! I actually had coffee with the infamous Prof Jacobson
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/ up in the Republik of Ithaca last Saturday – great guy!
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:35 PM
huskerdiva: Awesome,I book marked his site,well,your
getting around,I kid tho!:)
I watched Breitbarts Keynote address to the
First Tea Party Convention last night,and its
people like you,as Breibarts mentioned,that
are getting more involved and will end the
MSM rein!!:)
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:46 PM
Well done Red! Time to “Drink like Vikings”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ueHz2GCvI
and join the fan club!!!
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:50 PM
Y’all are seeing it as a funny anti-Global Warming video, while I (sigh) am longing for the BWCAW (Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness) up near the Canadian border in northern Minnesota. Our two labs were born and bred there, and our yellow lab, Echo is named for a particularly picturesque trek, as well as the local “newspaper” (term used loosely), The Ely Echo.
Even though we go there in summer and fall when there is no ice and the water is the color of cool, clear tea, the walleye and northern pike are biting, and the wind is whispering through the pines like a mother’s kiss…anything Minnesota makes me long for that place, but when the weather is good! I wouldn’t give you a wooden nickel to live there in the winter!
Chewy the Lab on February 11, 2010 at 10:52 PM
I know – I watched Breitbart’s speech, too- wasn’t it great?!
I don’t get around that much, got to know him cause I have a daughter who is a staunch conservative ( small minority on that campus) at Cornell Univ. and so was there for a senior day activity, had been exchanging email with this guy since last summer when I followed a HA link to one of his arthicles articles – he actually got hold of the kid when she got back to campus last summer and met with her…
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 10:55 PM
It’s poetry in fiction!
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 10:41 PM
daesleeper:Good one,love Shanklin!!
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 10:55 PM
Ha! Little did I know how right I was:
The snowmen are part of an advertising campaign to promote an annual performance by famous Russian clowns.
Buy Danish on February 11, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Aye mate- Indeed it is!!!!
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 11:00 PM
This song resonates with anyone who’s lived in the frozen north, which now includes Louisiana, apparently.
theCork on February 11, 2010 at 11:02 PM
OK, kind of snowman related; adorable:
http://tinyurl.com/yba8czt
ParisParamus on February 11, 2010 at 11:03 PM
And Georgia.
Buy Danish on February 11, 2010 at 11:03 PM
I’ve only just begun to be “getting round”- lol!!!!!!!
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Breitbart is a true mensch. His address to the TPC was so lucid and optimistic. Angela McGlowan blew me away too.
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Angela McGlowan at TPC
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 11:05 PM
And TEXAS!!! Houston had 5 inches on the ground and a possibility of another 5-6″ overnight!
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 11:06 PM
WOW!!!!!!! Thanks for that- I totally missed her- she is amazing!!!!!!!!
huskerdiva on February 11, 2010 at 11:10 PM
I love the wood stove in the band bus. Welcome back to the future! (Wait, what? They can tax the wood burned from the trees I chop in my own yard?!?)
TubbyHubby on February 11, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Al Franken?
(Sorry, Chewy, but when you toss a big, fat softball over the center of the plate…)
Bruno Strozek on February 11, 2010 at 11:14 PM
WOW. That was amazing. Love it!
Sydney Carton on February 11, 2010 at 11:21 PM
See the guy in the yellow hair and viking helmet? The one featured prominently? Allahpundit. And that’s what he wears every day. True story.
amerpundit on February 11, 2010 at 11:26 PM
I still haven’t recovered from the State of the Union drinking game on HA.
redridinghood on February 11, 2010 at 11:37 PM
The snowmen are part of an advertising campaign to promote an annual performance by famous Russian clowns.
Buy Danish on February 11, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Buy Danish:hehe:)
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Angela McGlowan at TPC
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 11:05 PM
daesleeper: Heres Angela at DC Tea Party!
I saved it on my favourites!!:)
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Angela McGlowan – Great 9-12 DC Tea Party Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41MlOrOHz2c&feature=related
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 11:41 PM
Hilarious! Loved.it.
JustTruth101 on February 11, 2010 at 11:54 PM
God fearing women are the most beautiful!
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Well, then there’s always Government Motors come winter, cash-for-clunkers and AGW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50IgzksUqpQ&feature=related
Yoop on February 11, 2010 at 11:58 PM
canopfor on February 11, 2010 at 11:41 PM
God fearing women are the most beautiful!
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 11:55 PM
daesleeper: U-betcha,with a SarahCuda*Wink*!!:)
canopfor on February 12, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Just some good ol’ Minnesota snowbillys! Love the wood heated RV, and the leadsinger throwin another log on the fire during the fiddle ‘solo’- priceless!
And yeah, this is about the level of commentary that the AGW hoax deserves. They’re so over we can laugh at em now.
2ipa on February 12, 2010 at 12:20 AM
FIFY ;)
Laura in Maryland on February 12, 2010 at 12:53 AM
Heh! Love the woodstove in the camper! The song was pretty good too!
4shoes on February 12, 2010 at 1:27 AM
Hey, that was pretty good; I like it.
By the way, the reason that they have gone with classic rock groups for the last several years or, as you have put it, “the geriatric impulse of the NFL for scheduling halftime shows”, is because well established, all male, classic rock groups tend to me much, much less prone to “wardrobe malfunctions” than do not-as-established, young female performers who need a reason to be in the news for awhile.
By the way, I like the halftime show picks of the last several years. :) :) :)
Theophile on February 12, 2010 at 4:39 AM
I’ve got snow up to my waist in New Market,Md. The schools, local government, county government, state government offices and even the local military post have been closed for the entire week. I don’t need to look at Minnesota to find a Frozen Wasteland…..it’s right here!!!
dddave on February 12, 2010 at 5:56 AM
The Viking crump
madmonkphotog on February 12, 2010 at 6:32 AM
It’s Baba O’Riley. not spelled like the Bill variety.
13thdistrictvoter on February 12, 2010 at 7:29 AM
Glad I could be of service.
mwdiver on February 12, 2010 at 7:37 AM
much less prone to “wardrobe malfunctions” than do not-as-established, young female performers who need a reason to be in the news for awhile.
By the way, I like the halftime show picks of the last several years. :) :) :)
Theophile on February 12, 2010 at 4:39 AM
If it weren’t for continuous “wardrobe malfunctions” Lady Gaga and a couple of others wouldn’t have a career. The classic rock bands needed talent to get by on; these aforementioned “ladies” will have about as much staying power as the average 80′s band.
This is from an over-the-hill Steely Dan fan.
mad scientist on February 12, 2010 at 7:41 AM
Heres a must see,American Contrarian
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Eerie science fiction film that highlights Left Wing sleazy, unabashed lying and hypocrisy.
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=16985
canopfor on February 12, 2010 at 7:47 AM
Awesome
loudmouth883 on February 12, 2010 at 8:01 AM
lol
Midas on February 12, 2010 at 8:02 AM
So that was you that Kathy was hammering on Ed!!
She don’t call herself five feet of fury fer nuttin!!
Great vid!
Jim708 on February 12, 2010 at 8:03 AM
The only time I’ve ever seen an RV with a wood stove in it was when a couple friends came down from Wisconsin for deer season.
I thought that was a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
I stand corrected.
cntrlfrk on February 12, 2010 at 8:08 AM
I’m still laughing Ed, thanks!
Jason58 on February 12, 2010 at 8:18 AM
Angela McGlowan at TPC
daesleeper on February 11, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Thank you for this. I’ve never heard her speak until this clip, this is the kind of person that will make a difference. ( And I think I’m in love )
aceinstall on February 12, 2010 at 8:37 AM
5 ***** !
epluribusunum on February 12, 2010 at 9:07 AM
Didn’t Bob and Doug MacKenzie of “The Great White North” do something like this first?
Hosers!
pilamaye on February 12, 2010 at 9:18 AM
We must never let the world forget the liberal hypocrisy.
Part 2: “I needed to see the truth on the Palin Pod.” LOL
redridinghood on February 12, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Magnificent video. This is pure speculation but perhaps as those in opposition to liberal power increasingly encompass more libertarian elements we will see more creativity in expression of that opposition?
The stereotype with which I am familiar is that liberals tend to be more creative while conservatives are less so. Not hanging my hat on it, just putting it out there.
alesian_siege on February 12, 2010 at 9:35 AM
Been a fan since I first saw her on Hannity and Fox and Friends.
YES!!!!
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32789.html
redridinghood on February 12, 2010 at 9:39 AM
Will all due apologies to Bill, it’s actually Baba O’Riley.
Blacklake on February 12, 2010 at 10:03 AM
I enjoyed watching this rockin’ video while the snow was falling outside my window…in Texas.
redwhiteblue on February 12, 2010 at 11:56 AM
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The guy with the Viking helmet looks really cold when he is standing in the snow.
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The 8000 ft. high mountain near my El Paso, Tx. home has had snow in the higher ravines since early December–and still has snow 2 months later. I’ve never seen snow there for more than a few days. Must be due to the GLOBULL WARMING effects.
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John Bibb
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rocketman on February 12, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Can’t watch the video since I am stuck here in Dallas with no power and a foot of snow outside and the only connection to the outside world is my iPhone, but I can say AGW is for fools who have no idea what the real world is like.
txmomof6 on February 12, 2010 at 1:44 PM
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