Alexander Perls (also known as 009 Sound System) is a musician and songwriter who is known for his music being featured in
YouTube’s Audio Swap feature before 2013, which allowed users to add music to their videos. His music is used in
internet memes due to it's frequent usage in these early
YouTube videos.
Examples in Alexander Perls and 009 Sound System include:
- Ambiguously Christian: His music references Christianity quite a bit. In his lyrics, he compares partying to Jesus, praying, and the Bible.
- Ambiguous Ending: In the song “When You’re Young”, a teenage girl named Jamie and her boyfriend Jimmy go on a road trip. They steal credit cards from a Corolla and attempt to flee. A cop shows up at their motel room door and we’re never told what became of them.
- Drugs Are Good
- In “With a Spirit” Alexander sings “And don't stop taking these drugs cause they got you flying forgetting yesterday. Maybe it's crazy but keep gettin' stoned while you can.”
- ”Born to be Wasted” is about getting excessively drunk in order to party.
- I Have Many Names: He creates music under names such as 009 Sound System and Aalborg Soundtracks.
- Sdrawkcab Speech: “Dreamscape” contains a reversed audio clip of a tribal drum beat in the beginning.
