This Week in Terrible Purdue Rap
Typically this column tries to grab a cross-section of the happenings of social media. But sometimes an event is so all-encompassing that we can’t look away. No matter how hard we try to move on, a big ol’ train wreck will always grab and hold our attention. Fortunately, this one comes with actual trains:
[NOTE: The magic men behind this video have been trying desperately to pull these videos down as fast as we can bring them up, so if it gets pulled down, don’t worry. The Internet never forgets.]
There are just so many things going on here. Matt Painter makes a half-assed cameo. They attempt to rhyme “outdone” with “Boiler Up” (among about thirty other failed rhymes). The Lonely Island beat. The guy in the tuxedo. The overreliance on the inherent awesomeness of having a big drum. The sunglasses. The lyrics. Ooooooh, the lyrics.
As you can imagine, many people have put in their two cents on the topic. Among the suggested reading:
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Sports Illustrated transcribed the lyrics, and in doing so realized half-way through that they were doing the work of the devil.
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Purdue blog Hammer and Rails created a breakdown pointing out a number of factual inaccuracies, as well as to the general WTFness.
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Spencer Hall over at EDSBS provided a helpful how-to guide for making team-themed music videos. The takeaway: don’t.
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Adam Jacobi at Black Hearts Gold Pants showed how Kirk Ferentz would have thrown down, which… just read it.
The only remaining question is where exactly this video falls in the Pantheon of the Pathetic. Let’s take a brief run through the history of terrible team tunes:
[AFTER THE JUMP: Yes, of course there will be Freekbass.]
We Are ND:
Told ya.
The (blue and) gold standard in terrible media. This was actually produced by Notre Dame. They proudly posted it on their YouTube page, billing it as the latest production by award-winning artist Freekbass. This was just embarrassing, even considering the high standard for embarrassment in South Bend:
These are not unlike the roller skates Notre Dame wore in the National Championship game.
This is Indiana:
If there was any doubt, it’s pretty clear by now that the state of Indiana can no longer be trusted with technology. They only figured out Daylight Savings Time like five years ago.
We Are Mizzou:
Do you kinda wonder what the Purdue video would look and sound like if it was auto-tuned within an inch of its life? Put that block M down, son. You’re doing it wrong.
Crank Dat Gopherboy
The title says it all. Please don’t click it. You’ll listen to it for 12 seconds, get pissed at me, and punch a co-worker, and you’ll blame me. And I don’t want that. Even by writing the title I probably put the song in your head, undoing 6 years of work. And for that, I am deeply sorry.
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YOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Sorry.
Willie’s Chant
KSU was trying to pump some life into their program a few years back, and they came up with the Power Towel and the Willie Chant. Watch this, and tell me it wasn’t at least somewhat inspired by this guy:
Return of the Quack
Joey Harrington sighting JOEY HARRINGTON SIGHTING
[Side note: did you know Return of the Mack reached #2 on the Billboard Chart. The song that kept it from reaching #1? MMMBop. Sarcastic slow clap, 1997. Way to go.]
Oklahoma Things:
Repeat offenders are rare. Stick your finger in the light socket once and you learn a valuable lesson. Do it twice, and your parents start mentally downgrading their expectations for your career achievements. Purdue did this, noticed that everyone laughed their asses off, and tried like heck to get the thing pulled (spoiler: they won’t succeed). Oklahoma did the one, and then they did the other one. Point: Purdue.
LizHoney2U:
Team Song + Leave Britney Alone = WPS.
Call Me Maybe:
A bunch of schools collaborated on this particular abomination. On the plus side, they left the singing to the meh pop star. On the downside, that inflatable Nebraska thing. I’m tempted to say, “show this to Dave Brandon so he knows the possible ramifications of having a mascot,” but there’s a decent chance that’s how SkyNet happens, and I’m not going to be responsible for that. I’m already on the hook for the Crank Dat thing.
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YOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Party in the OSU
Okay, this doesn’t really belong in this discussion, but listen to Aaron Craft. Listen to him. He has the kind of voice that would make Homeric seamen crash into the rocks, but in an attempt to make the bad lady stop.
Finally, remember that this happened.
One caveat, though. It’s all fun and games in the abstract, but mock these videos at your own peril. Remember this little ditty?
Not so funny now, is it?
Exception: The following people can create team songs if you want. In fact, it is encouraged.
EDIT: Holy crap I forgot Aggie Swag. Forgiveness please.
August 22nd, 2013 at 9:54 AM ^
HOT HOT HOT
Even when the weather is cold
Appalachian is
HOT HOT HOT
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:46 AM ^
Do not mock the Gods of AP-#5-vs-1-AA-mismatches-so-bad-there's-not-even-a-Vegas-line-on-them , for they are vengeful.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:00 AM ^
...DO PEOPLE REALLY THING THIS SHIT IS QUALITY AND THAT THEY ARE DOING A SERVICE TO THEIR UNIVERSITY!!!???
Ok, sorry, done with my rant. Its mind bottling that people can get together, spend the time and money to create something like this and think its something other than a parody or joke.
Now, if it was meant to be funny, draw a bunch of unneeded attention, and create a buzz, then they are absolute geniuses.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:27 AM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 12:32 PM ^
Kids having fun. Whatever.
My only thing is really with all rappers since the first rapper. Why is it mandatory for the rapper to do the crossing the arms, shrugging the shoulders thing? It is completely a compulsory movement. Sort of like tatoos. They were once a symbol of rebellion and now they are a symbol of conformity.
That being said, I don't mind rap. I like the beats, but I prefer it in another language so I don't have to hear the actual inane commentary.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:03 AM ^
Just a heads up BiSB. You forgot to include Dat Bull in the "Exception" category
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:09 AM ^
1) That was my first viewing of the Purdue thing...at least as fine an effort as most, but really it pales compared to the work of ND and the collective efforts of our B1G mascots. 2) Are we sure we want DB viewing that one? He may begin feeling left out of some aspect of this whole social media thing and recommission Willie. I guess 3 thoughts... Oregon has quality and depth at the cheer position.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:23 AM ^
is really the operative word in that assessment. Seriously, its not just that there are apparently no black people at Purdue (OK -- there may actually be three), it's that the white folk there epitomize the descriptor "pasty." Also, there are only three women. In both cases, i'm going to say the video demographics are not representative on account of common sense (on the part of the underrepresented groups).
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:59 AM ^
Usually you try to put the hotest women you can find on campus in these videos. My fear for Purdue is that is exactly what they did.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:16 AM ^
At least Oregon had the decency to put some of the cheerleaders in its video. That way you can watch with the sound off, but still appreciate it.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:08 AM ^
Ohio :
I don’t give a damn about the whole state of Michigan.
It’s time to find a cooler, cuz I have to take a shit again.
If you ask me how much I love my team, I’ll tell you “very”
So much they make me want to masturbate at the library.
August 22nd, 2013 at 12:02 PM ^
That was truly eloquent prose.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:08 AM ^
I found two things in this post very surprising:
1) that there were this many white guys who weren't aware that (with very few exceptions) white guys can't rap or dance. And before anyone calls me a racist, I'm a white guy who just is willing to admit the truth.
and
2) I would never have guessed that a video done at Indiana would have multiple hot girls in it. That shocked me actually.
I will leave my post with this: The thing I am most grateful for on this boring Thursday morning is the fact that I had the sound disabled on my computer since watching that purdue video the other day. I had a feeling it wouldn't be the last time I came across that abomination.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:51 AM ^
White people should never rap. Neither should 99% of all Black people.
August 22nd, 2013 at 12:26 PM ^
and yet everyone puts down rap and acts like it is so easy to do...
August 22nd, 2013 at 1:42 PM ^
good point.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:13 AM ^
think we should encourage these to be made. For every school but Michigan of course.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:14 AM ^
AND WHY MUST WE ASSUME HE HAS KILLED BiSB FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF TAKING OVER HIS ARTICLE ON MGOBLOG!?
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?
Oh, oh, I get it... this is the update we were promised to roll out over the summer. I was excited for the return of upvotes, but I must admit, the killing off of that jerk BiSB and replacing him with this guy is up there in my book.
/ hoping BiSB is Bryan Mac, otherwise I was just a complete a-hole in this post.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:41 AM ^
There never was a BiSB.
/Keyser Soze'd
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:05 AM ^
boom\ primal fear'd
August 22nd, 2013 at 2:04 PM ^
Mrs. BiSB reads this blog . . . .
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:27 AM ^
I have shame.
August 22nd, 2013 at 12:36 PM ^
...except that with where you placed it...is it supposed to encourage more of the same? or is it mockable like the rest?
And is it bad that I listened and am still unsure as to whether the placement was intentionally ironic?
August 22nd, 2013 at 7:39 PM ^
All is forgiven. As a 35 year old white guy, this video alerted me to the term Swag, I had to urban dictionary it after seeing this video, so it holds a special place for me.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:18 AM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:23 AM ^
While shitty, they get clicks and attention. Better to be notorious than unkown I guess.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:25 AM ^
I think people knew who ND was before Freekbass. Despite the claims to the contrary, some publicity is bad publicity.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:47 AM ^
While not as bad as the others on this list, we should be fair and post something that might not be entirely flattering to our own school.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMIPahuaFxs
Brent, please read the first two rules of EDSBS's school rap rules:
Step One: Don't.
Step Two: Don't. You will anyway, but it bears repeating.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:53 AM ^
Watch it carefully. It's a Sparty troll video.
August 22nd, 2013 at 12:03 PM ^
That it is a Sparty troll video, but the rap itself was none other than Brent Petway. The rap wasn't good and neither was the team.
Thankfully the the season we just had makes watching that a little less painful!
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:52 AM ^
...is there anyway for us to prevent this from happening at Michigan? I would welcome any effort to do so...
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
gone, not to worry.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:46 AM ^
...I won't stop worrying until that racist fucktard Obama is out of office.
/#makingitasincendiaryaspossible
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:18 AM ^
Purdue should be named Purdon't.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:18 AM ^
LONG LIVE NOTORIOUS C.O.N.E
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:25 AM ^
Probably their favorite YouTube video, followed closely by the Oregon Cheer version of Gangnam Style. Unfortunate consequence: my 3yo son saw the Brutus Buckeye at Build-A-Bear, recognized it from the CMM video, and wanted to get choose him. I was able to persuade him to get a monkey instead. My 6yo daughter (unprompted) boos Brutus' participation.
Counterpoint to this whole thing: the Midas Touch video featuring Goldy Gopher, which was awesome:
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:25 AM ^
I watched every single one then I go to refresh the page and went "SOB! Not another one."
Takeaways:
1. Amazingly, I find Aggie Swag fairly high quality when compared to most of the other videos.
2. Aaron Craft singing had me laughing so hard I was crying.
3. I thought that Bob Stoops was a cardboard cutout until he nodded his head.
4. Every non college student cameoing in these videos acts incredibly awkward.
5. I would give it to Indiana for the worst rap with lines like "Big Ten who's your daddy? No, really, who's your daddy? Yeah, your stool's coming up short. (What?) Bilbo Baggins."
6. Crank Dat Gopherboy's worstiness will be difficult to challenge by any video in the history of man.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
I'd recommend reading Spencer's full post, if only for his suggestion near the end.
If you are going to rap, despite rule #3: GO ALL OUT. Do not just talk about how your rival is lame. Really ether those assholes. TIP "Your quarterback makes me sick" rhymes with "yo mamma love my gold plated dick." We provide a list of rhymes you can and may want to use when constructing your devastating verses.
The Big Ten Ones
I'm from Wisconsin bitch, seein' double when I get me some/ wasted, can't see straight, so every night's a threesome A Michigan Man says thank you, more turducken/ pizza thick all around, magnum condoms when we fuckin East Lansing, y'all, where the gangstas ride with no stress/ keep the feet on the pedals cause the ride's repossessed The movies, the barber, a baptism hall / I'm Ohio State, son, I'll fuckin' drink at 'em all
He does like 15 other teams too
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:39 AM ^
Damn it, I'm going to have to take an extra long offsite lunch just to watch all these. The giggles from my office are giving me away.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
That's Febreze, people.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
The black death ain't got a thing on this plague.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
Good grief, that Purdue video goes to eleven on the "turrible" meter. Maybe it's now safe to see this again.
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:59 AM ^
For some inexplicable reason, IU fans seem proud of their terrible video.
August 22nd, 2013 at 2:53 PM ^
This. I go to IU and everyone here absolutely loves the song. I will definitely never understand. Though to their credit, they really just listen to the chorus, which isn't horrid. I don't think most of them even know the whole thing.
August 22nd, 2013 at 12:00 PM ^
have less than 4000 views? Maybe it's my overwhelming hatred of the school, but that made me cry laughing.
August 22nd, 2013 at 12:02 PM ^
I'm sorry man. It just sucks. All of it.
There. I said it.
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