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April 6, 2021 4:04 PM

Parry Gripp (of Nerf Herder "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fame) – Dump Truck (SLYT). (If you need something to have running through your head for 10 years.)
posted by metabaroque (23 comments total)

I mean it's good but not Raining Tacos good.
posted by emjaybee at 4:23 PM on April 6 [4 favorites]

Baby Shark, if we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.
posted by kandinski at 4:33 PM on April 6

How dare you speak of Parry Gripp without linking to Guinea Pig Bridge.

How very dare you
posted by phooky at 4:39 PM on April 6 [4 favorites]

Parry Gripp previouslies:
That lady sure looks surprised!
Wiener Dog On A Minimoog
Backwards on a pig, baby monkey
In the land of Fillory
He's lacking business acumen
Are you crazy to follow your dreams?
Get on That Blerg and Hold On Tight
posted by zamboni at 4:40 PM on April 6 [2 favorites]

I like it, but it's no Chimpanzee Riding On A Segway.
posted by briank at 4:50 PM on April 6

OMG so catchy. And now he should make some OH&S ones, how about bending from the knees to lift things safely?
posted by Coaticass at 4:51 PM on April 6 [1 favorite]

I must show this to my three year old immediately
posted by Adridne at 4:53 PM on April 6 [1 favorite]

🎶 OH, POTATO DOG ... 🎵
posted by metabaroque at 5:06 PM on April 6 [1 favorite]

saw this and just popped in to say what zamboni already did:

He's lacking business acumen

is absolute peak Parry Gripp, if not all-time peak internet, and a must-see if you haven't yet. or even if you have.
posted by martin q blank at 5:52 PM on April 6 [3 favorites]

Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom will always be my favorite.
posted by Mavri at 7:45 PM on April 6 [4 favorites]

I don't know why learning that the man responsible for Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway also wrote the Buffy the Vampire Slayer opening song is breaking my brain today, but it is.
posted by JustKeepSwimming at 7:51 PM on April 6 [2 favorites]

Breakfast Burrito is my gateway Parry Grip song.
posted by fragmede at 8:07 PM on April 6 [3 favorites]

My children and I are instantly big fans of this. As someone who was a fan of Nerf Herder (in the pre-extremely online times), I'm a little surprised I didn't know about all his solo stuff for "kids".

(Digging into it a little, it looks like he did many of the songs for Netflix's Ask the Story Bots, which my kids also loved).
posted by 3j0hn at 8:30 PM on April 6

I’m glad Parry Grip is still pumping out tunes, but it’s been a while since he’s hit the dizzy heights of Baby Monkey or Lazy Harp Seal. I live in hope.
posted by EXISTENZ IS PAUSED at 9:08 PM on April 6 [1 favorite]

I find myself compelled to direct you to Neon Pegasus.
posted by MrVisible at 10:32 PM on April 6 [3 favorites]

Breakfast Burrito is my gateway Parry Grip song.

My kids are obsessed with this and they don't even like burritos, breakfast or otherwise.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 3:04 AM on April 7 [1 favorite]

Personally partial to Pachelbel's porcupine.
posted by flabdablet at 7:35 AM on April 7 [1 favorite]

Breakfast Burrito is my gateway Parry Grip song

Great Nachos, Great Price is what did it for our family. We had a Parry Gripp run that lasted a good few years. I owe that guy for a lot of silly laughing with my kids.
posted by AgentRocket at 10:05 AM on April 7 [1 favorite]

MrVisible, my kids still sing "with a face just like George Clooney" from Neon Pegasus even though they have no idea who George Clooney is.

Between Neon Pegasus and Last Train to Awesometown and everything else, this guy has entertained my kids and I for hours and hours.
posted by montag2k at 7:21 PM on April 7 [1 favorite]

No love for Hamster On A Piano (eating popcorn on a piano)?
posted by CheapB at 1:42 AM on April 8

My son got into Roblox last year. There are games in there where characters can buy virtual boomboxes which play annoying tunes incessantly. Many of these are low-fidelity copies of pop tracks, distorted rap, blown-out dubstep samples - and Parry Grip tunes.

It's Raining Tacos took a hold of our family.

My son tried tacos on the basis of this song. He doesn't like the crispy shells and the chaos which ensues when he tries to eat them, but I think he persists because he gets to sing "It's Raining Tacos".
posted by Stark at 1:43 AM on April 8

The linked songs are all quite good, but clearly Space Unicorn is where it’s at.
posted by bouvin at 6:39 AM on April 8 [1 favorite]

Without having looked, this is the same guy as "She's a young girl, talking about herself", right?

In which case, "running through your head for 10 years" is right, plus some more. I'm scared to look.
posted by illongruci at 11:51 AM on April 8