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August 12, 2008

New Kanye West Video - "Champion"

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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.


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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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video doesn't work

Posted by: robert at 08/12/08 9:16 AM | Reply
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That's totally Herman Dune in the second shot!

Posted by: Bullett at 08/12/08 9:58 AM | Reply
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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
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jetblak22

and blog commenters should think hard about THEY'RE grammar

Posted by: jetblak22 profile link in reply to Jean Luc Goddard's comment at 08/12/08 1:34 PM | Reply
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oh hammer of irony, will you ever stop dropping on unexpected people?

Posted by: nick in reply to jetblak22's comment at 08/13/08 9:53 AM | Reply
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I like this. But I have to say that I'm way more into the Morningwood video. Sorry gum. Still love you Kanye.

Posted by: YeezyDan at 08/12/08 10:42 AM | Reply
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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

Posted by: dope boy fresh at 08/12/08 3:18 PM | Reply
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you guys are good at spelling things

Posted by: grover at 08/12/08 5:03 PM | Reply
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that was herman dune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1F1ZsWbFAM

Posted by: mikeyfromlife at 08/12/08 7:17 PM | Reply
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I hate puppets. And I hate the chorus. Homecoming was much better.

Posted by: mitchell at 08/12/08 10:28 PM | Reply
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