Lounge of Tomorrow - The Joy of HD

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Sorry, I have to agree with GD on this... you write a song encouraging or at least arguing for, refusing to go to rehab. Then you go to rehab. It's inevitable.

If they were writing songs about Britney in rehab, it'd be different. Because she never did any songs about refusing to go.

Yeah, but what does all of this Amy Winehouse stuff have to do with HD?

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Originally Posted by mousepod (Post 192137)

My problem with the linked video is that it's not funny. They got a chick that they can make up to look vaguely like Amy

It's not a bad vocal impression either.

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and then went for the obvious stupid joke. Weird Al would be spinning in his grave if he were dead.

In HD.

No, it wasn't comedy genius, but it's got some gems. I liked this one:

I must've popped too many pills
Cuz the doorbell rang
And there was Dr. Phil

It's funny that you mention that line, because I thought that one was the nail in the coffin of the bad video. Her impression of Amy was free of any British accent (that Winehouse actually has - even when she sings), and when the Dr. Phil line came up, I just thought "We Americans are sooo funny. And US-centric."

In HD.

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Originally Posted by mousepod (Post 192141)

Reason: added "In HD" to pretend that I'm keeping this on topic.

Thread drift!

Patriots by a landslide.

In HD.

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Originally Posted by mousepod (Post 192141)

and when the Dr. Phil line came up, I just thought "We Americans are sooo funny. And US-centric."

Hey, is it the spoofer's fault that we Americans are far more fvcked up than the Brits are and have a much more accessible pool of public train wrecks to reference?

I agree. Dr. Phil is a uniquely American public train wreck.

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Originally Posted by mousepod (Post 192137)

I find that when sober people share their stories with other sober people, there's a lot a laughter - maybe it's gallows humor, maybe it's the relief at how close we got to self-annihilation. Whatever.

Emphasis added. This isn't Amy sharing about how much of a mess she was/is with other sober people (honestly the actual "Rehab" song has a number of red flags about her quasi-denial of her own addiction, which is sort of heartbreaking considering how talented she is) . The youtube thing is a parody about how funny full-blown addicts act when they're all f'd up or how much crack they use. In that context I do not find the video funny at all.

She thinks she isn't an addict! Ha, ha, we know better, she really is an addict, look how messed up she is, let's point and laugh, ha ha ha! She's going to kill herself, ha ha ha! Look at those needle marks on her arm, oh, her denial is so funny, she's shooting heroin again, ha ha ha!

The line between fair game and bad taste isn't in HD. ;)