Barack Obama + Bollywood + Video Editing Software = Genius
Friday Fun comes a day early this week, with a terrific video mashup courtesy of the CamPain2008 YouTube channel. Excellent work! It doesn’t tell us much about the political world, but that does nothing to detract from a standalone piece of genius.
Well, let me take back what I just wrote, because this video DOES tell us something significant about the political world: that it’s no longer an isolated part of our discourse, standing apart from the other endeavors with which we distract or enlighten ourselves. Politics is a part of pop culture, so a guy like Barack Obama can become a pop culture icon. Of course, you’ve got to have the right je nais se quois je ne sais quoi can you imagine a similar piece featuring Chris Dodd or Tom Tancredo? Sure, but only with a healthy dose of irony. Via How The World Works.
Update: Jo Lee with Green Machine PR writes in to say:
A friend told me that the song is called “Chori Chori Gori Se” and it’s a love song. So, I guess it’s a take off on the Obama Girl video.
And…
A friend found a Chori Chori video with English subtitles. This song has a
lot of versions, remixes etc. It’s also in an english movie called the
Guru.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co1J2FiP1dQ
I guess Obama’s hotness transcends national boundaries 😉
Indeed.
– cpd
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je nais se quois
that should be: je ne sais quoi
Close! but no Freedom Fries for you
Cute video – thanks for sharing it.
Dammit, I just lost ANOTHER spelling bee.
Love creative stuff. Nice job Mr. Mixer.
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Hi Colin:
Thanks for referencing me above but the true source for this intel is Seth Kaufman at Barnes and Noble and Julie Holabird at GraceNote. Viva ’08!
I just saw this post. I don’t remember the last time I laughed so hard. Thanks!
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