"Banker's Song - We Didn't See It Coming" was originally done for an NPR podcast, of all things. It doesn't help that the backing track is the same one used in #13, which in turn uses the same backing track from Weezer's memories.
Call Back: The line, "Very Thin Ice," started in #2 and came back in #3 and #8.
Now Joseph Gorden-Levitt in "Get your money, Turn Gay"
Cargo Ship: Andrew Rose and his shoe is a rare canon example.
City of Adventure: Three of the "B-side" vids are from Huntsville, Alabama (bed intruder, strut that ass and Use Both Sides).
Completely Missing the Point: The Afghani-Pakistani-US "friendship" mostly consists of Hamid Karzai and Asif Ali Zardari hitting on Hillary Clintoneach other.
Couch Gag: Auto-tune the news! Auto-tune the news! (insert something here) sounds better auto-tuned!
Credits Gag: The guy at the end of each video always has something minor happen to him, from already saying something he said earlier, to telling the chorus in the background to stop singing.
I Am Not Shazam: The band is called The Gregory Brothers, the YouTube channel is called schmoyoho, the show is called Auto-Tune The News, and the B-sides are called Songify This. The massive amount of names has led to them being used somewhat interchangeably.
Insane Troll Logic: Nigel Farage's outburst, accompanied by Frank McGee, Angry Gorilla.
Angry Gorilla:Our logic and reason have proved you wrong! Bølverk: Go back to Douchebagistan, where you belong. Angry Gorilla: Don't make me have to start World War III. Bølverk: Bring it on; THESE GUNS ARE WMD!
Intercourse with You: #11 ends with a guide to being sexually harassed by your boss.
It Makes Sense in Context: Pete Hoekstra's turtle fence speech and Anthony Weiner's "THE GENTLEMAN WILL SIT" outburst both make sense in context. I wish I could say the same for Steve Buyer's warning about lettuce.
Does the turtle fence speech really make sense? It was supposed to be a metaphor, but it seemed like it got confused somewhere in the middle.
Well, the reason he gave the speech makes sense. Elements of the speech itself were iffy.
Memetic Mutation: invoked The "Bed Intruder" song has been covered in the genres of Metal (both Shred/Speed and Death varieties are represented), Acoustic, Marching Band, and Chiptunes, among others. Doesn't hurt that the original video for it featured a piano cover.
My Friends... and Zoidberg: "iTunes link below. Earnings go to [insert unintentional singer here] and the Gregorys. And Apple."
Nepotism: Strictly disallowed in New Orleans. Except for family members. And sexy turtles.
"Not Making This Up" Disclaimer: The "smoking lettuce" interlude is so bizarre that a news report about it is added in to show that it really happened.
Done again regarding presidential candidate Vermin Supreme's questionable actions.
YES: This actually happened. I know what you're thinking, but seriously, this is real.
What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?: In Auto-Tune Verse, all addresses made to Congress must be submitted in the form of a song, all debate must follow a similar structure to a rap battle, the congressional choir must be present at all times, and the congressional drummer sets the agenda for every session.
Subscribe, and tell us what to songify.
Do your own version and we'll link it if it's super fly.
is a web series by the Gregory Brothers (and Evan's wife Sarah), under the YouTube username "schmoyoho" (accent on the yo), that consists of taking news clips and applying the auto-tune filter to them. Combined with backing vocals, clever editing, masterful tunes and witty lyrics, the result is often Crowning Music of Awesome. In recent days, shorter songs made using a single source have also become wildly popular.
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