Comments on: Friday Night Video

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:43:26 +0000

It’s funny how there are so many references in here that we take for granted that will be a complete mystery to people even thirty years from now. Imagine people four hundred years in the future watching this video. What kind of footnotes would they need?

Shakespeare was writing plays designed to be popular among an audience in a particular place and time. His plays are filled with cultural cues and references to current events. I don’t think he had 21st century high school students in mind when he wrote them. How amazing is it then that we still read and perform his plays to the degree we do.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:34:18 +0000

Benjamin, I didn’t know about those songs, though the lyrics to “Have a Cigar” seem consistent with that idea.

You are correct on Charlie. He is visible behind Miss South Carolina when she’s playing “Will It Blend” with generically labeled “MAPS” at about 2:53.

And Sebastian, I never saw the second Charlie video. Thanks for sharing!

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:55:50 +0000

You are most likely already aware of the Charlie the Unicorn second cartoon, but just in case …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R46WWDSbwo

By: Benjamin Baxter

Benjamin Baxter — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:45:57 +0000

1. I love this video. I have half a mind to download all the videos it referred to.

2. Charlie’s around during the final chorus, behind the beauty queen of South African maps.

3. The way I hear it, this is one of those many songs inspired by overbearing record executives telling the band to write a song that’s more marketable. I should make a playlist.

Pork and Beans — Weezer
Sad Songs and Waltzes — Cake
Have a Cigar — Pink Floyd
I Wanna Hold Your Hand — The Beatles
Hard Day’s Night — The Beatles

Are there any more that I missed? I’m sure there are.