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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA DU first!! From DU's Atticus, along with The Freedom Toast--a DU music parody video!
A few months ago, Atticus posted the lyrics of what became the first and third verses of this song.
What then happened in sequence was this: I asked him if it was OK if I used them as the basis of a TFT video. He gave his blessing, I added a second verse of my own, got the band together in Atlanta remotely, recorded it, gave it to Cinebot Video, also in Georgia, and loosely guided them through the screenplay (although Alison knew pretty much what I wanted), and we sent the final version to The Parody Project to put it out on their channel.
A DU first!! We gave Atticus his due credit for his great lyrics in the ending credits.
MiHale
(9,713 posts)Great job. You guys are awesome!
Glorfindel
(9,726 posts)I'm sharing this far and wide.
Perfect!!!
sinkingfeeling
(51,444 posts)DFW
(54,338 posts)Right, where the competition is so fierce! LOL!
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,338 posts)I have lost the link to that masterpiece.
Cadfael
(1,296 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,338 posts)cachukis
(2,231 posts)love_katz
(2,578 posts)malaise
(268,903 posts)Rec. Rec. Rec!😀😀😀
Walleye
(31,007 posts)Great job!
Irish_Dem
(46,893 posts)The music perfectly complemented the lyrics and video.
All of it highlighted the gravity and tragedy of events on Jan 6.
Karadeniz
(22,493 posts)Karadeniz
(22,493 posts)housecat
(3,121 posts)DFW
(54,338 posts)Whether or not it gains any traction remains to be seen.
I was told, no idea how much truth there is to this, that Youtube has a rightward bias, and restricts, with varied degrees of severity, access to uncomfortable videos, especially since Jan. 6th.
If you look at our slip-sliding away parody about Trump contemplating Bidens impending inauguration, it got over 400,000 views. These days, its a struggle to reach 10,000.
nolabear
(41,959 posts)Posted by a friend I dont think knows about DU. I told him.
Talitha
(6,581 posts)Marthe48
(16,934 posts)Instant classic!
Fla Dem
(23,643 posts)Great lyrics! The performance was spot-on! The guy singing hit all of the notes perfectly, and the band was excellent! Great job!
CaptainTruth
(6,585 posts)DFW
(54,338 posts)Inspiration is where you find it.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)Hotler
(11,415 posts)yardwork
(61,588 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Kudos to you & the entire team!
planetc
(7,804 posts)hermetic
(8,308 posts)The next song on YouTube, The Real GOP, is also quite good.
DFW
(54,338 posts)Don liked that one so much, he performed it himself.
Farmer-Rick
(10,154 posts)I like this comment, it says a lot:
"Was ever a descent into fascism so melodiously heralded."
DFW
(54,338 posts)It was one of the better ones for sure.
gademocrat7
(10,654 posts)You all rock! 👏👏👏
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,154 posts)It rivals the affects of Bob Dylan's anti-war songs in the 60s.
Great job.
highplainsdem
(48,964 posts)niyad
(113,239 posts)Iggo
(47,548 posts)Well done, All.
Wild blueberry
(6,623 posts)This is Excellent!
Thank you!
ProfessorGAC
(64,990 posts)And, great job making the vocal similar to the original.
judesedit
(4,437 posts)DFW
(54,338 posts)Just go to Youtube, type in The Freedom Toast and/or Parody Project. We have done dozens together, and Don has done at least as many on his own.
I saw his solo work, and was really impressed, so I started sending him my own lyrics suggestions. He liked Wasting Away In Mar-a-Lagoville, sang it snd did the video himself. It has close to half s million views, so it must have connected.
DFW
(54,338 posts)Strangers on the Right:
No Business like "NO" Business:
In D.C. (On Broadway parody)
&t=50s
Dumb Down (Downtown)
StarryNite
(9,442 posts)sagetea
(1,368 posts)That was so awesome!!!
sage
One of my favs, band really nails it. Great work.
Uncle Joe
(58,347 posts)Thanks for the thread DFW
Glad our efforts seem to have met with approval!
jmbar2
(4,872 posts)Kudos to Atticus for the concept and lyrics, and to you for springing for this great production. Simply awesome.
DFW
(54,338 posts)Not to mention that even those who DO get to her must be so numerous, I cant imagine how our video would stand out.
Upthevibe
(8,035 posts)Excellent!
Shout out to Atticus and you.........
Bluepinky
(2,268 posts)This is how its done! A+++
MontanaMama
(23,302 posts)is FANTASTIC!!! Wow! Love it!
And DFW - you have an amazing voice!
Kudos and bravo to you both (all).
DFW
(54,338 posts)But TFT does have some serious vocal talent.
I just re-read the post and now understand The Freedom Toast sang it. My bad! They are quite good.
DFW
(54,338 posts)The Freedom Toast IS my band. Im just not the singer.
RussBLib
(9,006 posts)Hopefully Procol Harum will not mind. Are they even still around?
DFW
(54,338 posts)Parodies, luckily, are protected. Think Weird Al or Allan Sherman.
barbtries
(28,787 posts)thank you and thank you Atticus - I think i read that post!
i'm close to greatness over here
Hekate
(90,634 posts)erronis
(15,224 posts)A lot of nasal and almost whining (whinging).
Absolutely a great job!!!
grantcart
(53,061 posts)TeamProg
(6,105 posts)Bev54
(10,045 posts)emulatorloo
(44,110 posts)Alliepoo
(2,215 posts)Fabulous job!
FakeNoose
(32,626 posts)madamesilverspurs
(15,800 posts)And then some!
.
Something tells me that Jack Smith will be his Retribution.
panader0
(25,816 posts)WarGamer
(12,427 posts)Soooo well made.
DFW
(54,338 posts)The woman who sang that one, our Hillaretha, also was the vocalist on Walk Like A Drunk Russian, our parody of Walk like An Egyptian.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)mnhtnbb
(31,382 posts)homegirl
(1,428 posts)nolabear
(41,959 posts)Its getting around. 😄
Abigail_Adams
(303 posts)Thanks to Atticus, DFW, and all who participated in making this happen. It's glorious!
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)Cha
(297,123 posts)Mahalo, DFW, Atticus, and everyone who helped Crate this Historical Piece.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,341 posts)God Bless You All!!!
(or whatever superior entity you may believe in, or none at all...)
(( personally I have empathy for the native American spirits,
and native Americans seem more "christian" in caring for the Earth...
they walked the talk))
FailureToCommunicate
(14,012 posts)WHITER SHADE of FAIL !!!"
bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)Democratic meritocracy wins the day
YoshidaYui
(41,831 posts)Excellent.
DFW
(54,338 posts)Last edited Sun Mar 19, 2023, 12:41 PM - Edit history (1)
We did our best!
YoshidaYui
(41,831 posts)どういたしまして!
KPN
(15,642 posts)impressed to the moon. Congrats on a job super well done to you, Atticus, the band and everyone else involved in making that classic of a classic.
DFW
(54,338 posts)I had never thought of doing something to that tune. The band, more a studio band than anything else, was up to it, as always. The videography was a little tricky, but we and our main video partner, Alison at Cinebot, got it down after many consultations and edits.