Variations on a steem

November 27, 2012 12:42 PM

Mia Gentile covers the Stanley Steemer jingle again (goth) and again (50s girl band) and again (a la Avril Lavigne) and...
posted by EJXD2 (17 comments total)

That was fab.
posted by arcticwoman at 12:56 PM on November 27, 2012 [1 favorite]

What was that number again?
posted by moonmilk at 1:14 PM on November 27, 2012 [1 favorite]

She's pretty talented!
posted by Daddy-O at 1:22 PM on November 27, 2012

That was painful to watch and listen to, but if she truly wanted to annoy, she should try the 1-877-kars-4-kids song....
posted by blaneyphoto at 1:25 PM on November 27, 2012 [1 favorite]

1-877-kars-4-kids

Flagged as evil earworm.
posted by moonmilk at 1:51 PM on November 27, 2012 [1 favorite]

That truly was horrifying. I turned off the sound and scrolled through, and found her pretending to play guitar near the end. I was so irritated that I spent way too much time verifying that it was not an authentic vintage 1960 Gibson Les Paul Special. No, that model does not have a double bridge. And that is fortunate, because if it was real, I would have to hunt her down and confiscate it.
posted by charlie don't surf at 2:13 PM on November 27, 2012

Carpet Blue?
posted by Apropos of Something at 2:29 PM on November 27, 2012

I am overwhelmed with vicarious embarrassment. On the other hand, kudos for having what may be the only tidy bedroom on youtube.
posted by The World Famous at 2:41 PM on November 27, 2012

It's HUUUUUGE!!!
(Sorry, upstate NY people.)
posted by Nomyte at 4:09 PM on November 27, 2012

1. I wonder how much they paid her for this effective viral advertisement/will sue her for copyright infringement.

2. That "goth" music is utterly unlike any goth music I have ever heard, and I was a kinda-sorta goth once. It's more like an intro to a Lady Gaga song.

3. Why on earth does Stanley Steamer advertise, anyway? Steam cleaning is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing, and the normal way to go about it is to just rent whatever those ones are at the front of the grocery store, no? Of course, I live in a sensible place where people take their shoes off in the house, so I might have a warped perspective on the whole thing.
posted by Sys Rq at 4:23 PM on November 27, 2012

That was delightful. Was hoping for a Kate Bush take, though.
posted by Thorzdad at 4:30 PM on November 27, 2012

I was hoping for a George Bush take.
posted by item at 7:34 PM on November 27, 2012

This Stanley, he steems?
posted by stltony at 7:56 PM on November 27, 2012

2. That "goth" music is utterly unlike any goth music I have ever heard, and I was a kinda-sorta goth once. It's more like an intro to a Lady Gaga song.

Yes, that was a Lady Gaga parody. Subby misphrased it.

Sys Rq: "Steam cleaning is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing, and the normal way to go about it is to just rent whatever those ones are at the front of the grocery store, no? "

I steamclean my cream carpets (NOT MY CHOICE! DAMN YOU LANDLORDS!) about 4-5 times a year. In "normal" apartments, I do it before I move out at least, so once every few years.
posted by IAmBroom at 8:09 PM on November 27, 2012

You do it in a RENTAL??? You sir are a saint. Or a broom.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 5:31 AM on November 28, 2012 [2 favorites]

Steam cleaning is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing,

A non-pet owner, I see.
posted by aught at 8:58 AM on November 28, 2012 [1 favorite]

Nope, Potomac Avenue, a pet owner.

My dog brings his (raw diet) bones into the living room after they're "clean". And again: cream carpets.
posted by IAmBroom at 1:51 PM on November 28, 2012