Help the police.

March 18, 2008 7:07 AM

Help the police (youtube).
posted by nthdegx (33 comments total)

*Beavis and Butthead sit in stunned silence.*
posted by three blind mice at 7:16 AM on March 18, 2008 [8 favorites]

Gad, that was annoying.
posted by bwg at 7:18 AM on March 18, 2008

English people, they're all like little hobbits.
posted by chasing at 7:21 AM on March 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

a girl who doesn't find her boy's jokes funny.
she's gonna dump him within the week.

and I can't blame her.
posted by krautland at 7:26 AM on March 18, 2008

This was 45 seconds too long.
posted by astruc at 7:45 AM on March 18, 2008

Enjoy = PASS!
posted by zerobyproxy at 7:51 AM on March 18, 2008

a girl who doesn't find her boy's jokes funny.

Succinctly summed up all TV and movies since the late 90's.
posted by knave at 7:51 AM on March 18, 2008

I've never heard the original version, though my first ever rock concert was Powerman 5000, Static X, and Dope, the last of whom did a cover of this song.
I got all nostalgic and giggled.
Sorry.
posted by GoingToShopping at 7:54 AM on March 18, 2008

I wish every day was NWA Day.
posted by box at 8:01 AM on March 18, 2008

diff(post,original)
posted by anthill at 8:03 AM on March 18, 2008 [2 favorites]

(obviously NSFW)
posted by anthill at 8:04 AM on March 18, 2008

(and no longer available)
posted by miss lynnster at 8:10 AM on March 18, 2008

1) Nicely done.
2) Very Funny.
3) About a year old.
posted by seanyboy at 8:25 AM on March 18, 2008

I guess you all know the funnier Nina Gordon version - and the cover of that by Jay Brannan?
posted by kolophon at 8:27 AM on March 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Mostly valuable for the all-too-familiar expression of utter exasperation on the driver's face. And the son's.

Oh, admit it, you see that expression every day, on nearly everyone around you, just like I do.

You do too. Don't kid yourself.
posted by ook at 9:05 AM on March 18, 2008

That's Adam Buxton off the Adam and Joe Show. Not his funniest stuff. Still quite amusing mind.
posted by Happy Dave at 9:38 AM on March 18, 2008

Old but awesome. Go swimming with Lorenzo!
posted by ignignokt at 9:46 AM on March 18, 2008

And while we're at it: Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Shit

Folds is being ironical here; bitches are shit.
posted by uaudio at 9:46 AM on March 18, 2008

I know all rap sounds the same, kolophon, but those are covers of a different song. :P

I also want to go swimming with Lorenzo.
posted by ODiV at 10:20 AM on March 18, 2008

I knew there were biscuits and bobbies in the hood! The Wire got it all wrong.
posted by ericbop at 10:44 AM on March 18, 2008

fuck that shit.
posted by gman at 10:54 AM on March 18, 2008

What I really like about Adam Buxton is that he likes to goof off on YouTube seemingly just for fun.

Check out his Sign Language backtranslation and his papal inauguration video, also, his recent Radiohead video. Lots more.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 11:53 AM on March 18, 2008 [2 favorites]

I thought that the:

They have the authority to kill a minority carry out inquires

bit was quite clever.
posted by quin at 12:10 PM on March 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

"Sign Language backtranslation" was totally, the win.
posted by From Bklyn at 12:33 PM on March 18, 2008

I've never heard the original version, though my first ever rock concert was Powerman 5000, Static X, and Dope

Are you even old enough to be on the Internet without supervision? Get off my lawn.

Nah, I'm just kiddin'. Seriously though, get off the lawn.
posted by DecemberBoy at 1:05 PM on March 18, 2008

I've always found that Ben Folds cover uncomfortable. I mean, isn't this the nice, sensitive guy who did "Brick"?
posted by Ogre Lawless at 1:11 PM on March 18, 2008

a girl who doesn't find her boy's jokes funny.

Succinctly summed up all TV and movies since the late 90's.


Everyone knows that women kill fun.
posted by jeblis at 1:28 PM on March 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Absolutely brilliant. Surely a struggle all of us aging hip-hop fans will have as we try to share the music of our youth with our children :-)
posted by VulcanMike at 2:38 PM on March 18, 2008

That Nina Gordon version that kolophon linked is fantastic. I've had it in my MP3 player for a year or so, and whenever it comes up on random play it always gets a smile.

On more than one occasion, I've had someone in the car when it starts to play and the inevitable reaction is "What the fuck? Seriously?"
posted by quin at 3:04 PM on March 18, 2008

English Rap is splendid mo fos!
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 4:31 PM on March 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Everyone knows that women kill fun.

That's our job. Shut up and get back to work. Chop chop.
posted by miss lynnster at 6:25 PM on March 18, 2008

Worth a chuckle, and I wonder how many takes it took to get it right.

I'm occasionally compelled to rewrite song lyrics on the fly, especially if a song is in heavy rotation. It's not so much for humor, as it is to get out from under the grinding repitition of it all. Especially the choruses, or sampled music.
posted by BrotherCaine at 11:05 PM on March 18, 2008

This really reminds me how much I miss Adam and Joe
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 7:31 AM on March 19, 2008