If you were thinking Barack and McCain were the only ones trying to ensure visibility by incorporating Olympic fever into their public relations strategies, you forgot about Ye. (Here it’s the “Unified Games,” because Kanye is good but the Olympics’ lawyers are better.) Between the puppet, the Steely Dan sample, and the timely global-competition setting, this video is scientifically calibrated for blogability. Here, you win Kanye.
(via Kanye)
I’m just tired of him blatantly ripping off Morningwood all the time, you know? Oh whoops except not at all and that video was terrible. However that boxer-jab pre-race move, by my count, puts Kanye Puppet up there with Norman on the Great Wall Of Blog Video Puppets. One day we’ll make a list because everybody loves lists.
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That’s totally Herman Dune in the second shot!
The problem is the same people who come up with Geico commercials are the same people who make these videos. All bands should think hard about there visuals. Just the right still image can have tremendous power IF the song is good.
As far as sampling Steely Dan…3ft High does it WAYYYYYYYYY better.
and blog commenters should think hard about THEY’RE grammar
oh hammer of irony, will you ever stop dropping on unexpected people?
I like this. But I have to say that I’m way more into the Morningwood video. Sorry gum. Still love you Kanye.
The problem is the same people who come up with Geico commercials are the same people who make these videos. All bands should think hard about there visuals. Just the right still image can have tremendous power IF the song is good.
As far as sampling Steely Dan…3ft High does it WAYYYYYYYYY better.
Posted by: Jean Luc Goddard at 08/12/08 10:04 AM | Reply
This is undoubtedly Kanye West’s writing. Notice the horrible grammar, unnecessary use of caps and overall uselessness comments. That’s sad
you guys are good at spelling things
that was herman dune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1F1ZsWbFAM
I hate puppets. And I hate the chorus. Homecoming was much better.