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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by cwerdna, Dec 2, 2012.

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  1. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

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    I'd think that probably everyone here's already seen
    with over 875 million hits now.

    I FINALLY watched it a few weeks ago and was a bit puzzled as to what the big deal is. I guess the tune is kinda catchy. Anyhow, surprisingly (?), Psy was on Leno in the past few weeks and did a performance there. Seemed like most of the audience were members of the military and they were pretty animated.

    Thanks to another forum, I just found out about this parody...


    I've visited the MIT campus so some of the sights were familiar to me. I didn't realize that Noam Chomsky is on MIT's faculty.
     
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    It's a catchy song. The song is actually a decent pop reference about what is essentially the spending 100% of possible financial credit to put on a show for others. Something I would argue that was invented here in the states with the advents of credit cards and the persuasions to spend above your means for short term gains.

    Although I would guesstimate that most of the listeners have no idea what it is about except the one English line "Hey, sexy lady".
     
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  3. cwerdna

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    Put me in that category... have no idea what the song's about.

    Thanks to TiVocommunity, I learned of this pretty funny parody (out of MANY):


    And... this was kinda funny. :)

    This is pretty good.
     
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    What's great is that the song is actually social satire. Mild, but even that's pushing the envelope for South Korea.
     
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    Admins, please delete this if it's too FHOPolitics, but this is my favorite Gangnam Style parody:

     
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    ^^^
    Awesome! I think someone posted a Romney-syle parody over on Tivocommunity, but the video was yanked. IIRC, the YouTube poster's account was closed due to numerous copyright violations.

    edit: Apparently, it was something else, only 15 seconds long. Someone did post the above College Humor video there and it still remains...
     
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    I have been wondering for a while what this was, thanks.

    I watched the movie with the sounds turned off. The dancing Psy reminds me of Michael Jackson.
     
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    Ha! You've got to watch it w/the sound on.

    In one day, the original video has gone up ~4 million hits. It's at 879 million now.
     
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    No doubt good advice for the full experience, but I'll make do with the limited version.

    Mostly I was curious because I had read that young people the world over were duplicating the dance style. After watching Psy, I have to say I am surprised it is spreading. A lot of the moves look hard to duplicate.
     
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    Nononoo! You have to listen to it! It's a catchy tune, but judging from the reaction from some on Tivocommunity, it's not for everyone.

    PSY & Military Do 'Gangnam Style' on 'Jay Leno' (VIDEO) | Gossip Cop has the video where he was performing on Leno. Unfortunately, you have to watch Hulu's crap ads before the start. The military in the audience were really getting into it.
     
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    Gangnam is the Hollywood and Silcon Valley of Seoul - sort of a satire of "the beautiful people" of South Korea. You don't have to live large to be happy.

    A slam dunk for #1 song of 2012.
     
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    I found a translation online...

    [Oppa literally means older brother but it can mean an older male who's rather close to the woman (biologically related or not)]

    [Gangnam is an upscale district in Seoul... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangnam_District]

    Oppa is Gangnam style
    Gangnam style

    A girl who is warm and human during the day
    A classy girl who know how to enjoy the freedom of a cup of coffee
    A girl whose heart gets hotter when night comes
    A girl with that kind of twist

    I’m a guy
    A guy who is as warm as you during the day
    A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down
    A guy whose heart bursts when night comes
    That kind of guy

    Beautiful, loveable
    Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
    Beautiful, loveable
    Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
    Now let’s go until the end

    Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
    Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
    Oppa is Gangnam style

    Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
    Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh

    A girl who looks quiet but plays when she plays
    A girl who puts her hair down when the right time comes
    A girl who covers herself but is more sexy than a girl who bares it all
    A sensable girl like that

    I’m a guy
    A guy who seems calm but plays when he plays
    A guy who goes completely crazy when the right time comes
    A guy who has bulging ideas rather than muscles
    That kind of guy

    Beautiful, loveable
    Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
    Beautiful, loveable
    Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
    Now let’s go until the end

    Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
    Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
    Oppa is Gangnam style

    Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
    Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh

    On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
    I’m a man who knows a thing or two
    On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
    I’m a man who knows a thing or two

    You know what I’m saying
    Oppa is Gangnam style

    Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
    Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh

    Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
    Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
     
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    If you enjoy cringe then I recommend watching Spartan high gangnam style. I'm not going to link to it. The sadists will have to find it themselves.
     
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