¡Ohhh, si! ¿Ya se fijaron? desde hace unos días YouTube entró a la era del 16:9, con una resolución por default de 640x360 pixels.
Los videos en Aspect Ratio Normal [3:4] se ven con un par de franjas negras a los lados, como en este caso:
Pero los videos en Widescreen [16:9] se ven así:
Con este pretexto, quería retomar el buen camino y poner ese video del genial ’Weird Al’ Yankovic, con subtítulos en español y toda la cosa... pero resultó que cuando lo intenté me di cuenta que el que lo subió le puso en las opciones: “Inserción desactivada por solicitud”… que mas o menos fue lo mismo que si me hubieran dicho: “t-_-t”. Pero bueno... píquenle a la imágen si quieren verlo directamente en YouTube.
Total… al cabo que ese video no está en Widescreen y eso no hubiera estado tan chido... así que mejor les dejo el otro que si y que también está muy bueno.
¡YouTube siempre superándose!... afortunadamente ya no es como hace 20 años. How to embed in Widescreen: 1. Go to the code. Add '&fmt=22' after the URL 2. Change the width to 640 (or desired), and the height to 385 (360 + 25 pixels for the video player interface).
Como diría el buen Jack Bauer: Damn it! ¿o no era así?… Bueno. El caso es que ya se pasó otra semana… otra mas que se va como agua de jamaica… y sin hielo!
En fin. Como estaré mas ausente de lo normal esta semana y no tengo mucho tiempo de escribir nada, para que no me extrañen los dejo con otro video de Al Yankovic. También es un video animado pero esta vez les durará mas rato que los anteriores. Jajaja.
Si leen o le ponen atención a la letra de la canción está muy chido, pero si no, va a estar de UEFA.
Esto es: Trapped in The Drive-Thru con ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic.
Seven O'Clock in the evening Watchin somethin' stupid on TV I'm zoned out on the sofa When my wife comes in the room and sees me
She says "Is this 'Behind the Music' With Lynard Skynard?" And I say "I don't know. Say, it's gettin' late...watcha wanna do for dinner?
She says "I kinda had a big lunch. So I'm not super hungry." I said "Well you know, baby, I'm not starvin' either But I could eat."
She said "So whadya have in mind?" I said "I don't know what about you?" She said "I don't care, if you're hungry, let's eat." I said "That's what we're gonna do!"
"But first you gotta tell me What it is you're hungry for!" And she says "Let me think... ...What's left in our refridgerator?"
I said "Well, there's tuna, I know." She said "That went bad a week ago!" I said "Is the chili OK?" She said "You finished that yesterday!"
I hopped up and I said "I don't know, do you want to get something delivered?" She's like "Why would I want to eat liver? I don't even like liver!"
I'm like "No, I said 'delivered'." She's like "I heard you say liver!" I'm like "I should know what I said..." She's like "Whatever, I just don't want any liver!"
Well I was gonna say something But my cell phone started to ring Now who could be callin' me? Well I checked my caller ID
It was just cousin Larry Callin' for the third time today... My wife said "Let it go to voicemail." I said, "OK."
"Where were we? Oh, Dinner, Right So what d'ya want to do?" She said "Why don't you whip up somethin in the kitchen?" "Yeah," I said, "Why don't you?"
And then she said "Baby, can't we just go out to dinner, please?" I says "No" She says "Yes" I says "No" She says "Yes" I says "No" She says "Yes... ...Oh, here's your keys"
I step a little bit closer Say "OK, where ya want to go?" She says "How about The Ivy?" I said "Yeah, well I don't know..."
I don't feel like gettin all dressed up And eatin' expensive food She's says "Olive Garden?" I say "Nah, I'm not in the mood...
...And Burrito King would make me gassy There's no doubt" She says "Just forget about it" I said "No, I swear I'm gonna take you out!"
Then I get an idea I says "I know what we'll do!" She says "What?" I say "Guess" She says "What?" I say "We're goin' to the drive-thru!"
So we head out the front door Open the garage door Then I open the car doors And we get in those car doors
Put my key in the ignition And then I turn it sideways Then we fasten our seat belts As we pull out the driveway
Then we drive to the drive-thru Heading off to the drive-thru We're approaching the drive-thru Getting close to the drive-thru!
Almost there at the drive-thru Now we're here at the drive thru Here in line at the drive-thru Did I mention the drive-thru?
Well here we are In the drive-thru line, me and her. Cars in front of us, cars in back of us. All just waiting to order
There's some idiot in a Volvo With his brights on behind me I lean out the window and scream "Hey, Whatcha tryin to do, blind me?"
My wife says "Maybe we should park... ...We could just go eat inside." I said "I'm wearin' bunny slippers So I ain't leavin' this ride..."
Now a woman on a speaker box Is sayin' "Can I take your order, please?" I said "Yes indeed, you certainly can We'd like two hamburgers with onions and cheese."
Then my wife says "Baby, hold on, I've changed my mind! I think I'm gonna have a chicken sandwich Instead, this time"
I said "You always get a cheeseburger!" She says "That's not what I'm hungry for." I put my head in my hands and screamed, "I don't know who you are anymore!"
The voice on the speaker says "I don't have all day!" I said "Then, take our order, And we'll be on our way!
I wanna get a chicken sandwich And I want a cheeseburger, too She's like "You want onions on that?" I'm like "Yeah, I already said that I do...
...Plus we need curly fries And don't you dare forget it! And two medium root beers No, just one, we'll split it."
Then I said "I'm guessin' that You're probably not too bright... So read me back my order Let's make sure you got it right."
She says "One, you want a chicken sandwich. Two, you want a cheeseburger Three, curly fries, and a large root beer" "Stop, don't go no further!"
"I never ordered a large rootbeer I said medium, not large!" Then she says "We're havin' a special, I supersized you at no charge."
"Oh." And that's all I could say, was "Oh." And she says "Now there is somethin' else That I really think you should know.
You can have unlimited refills For just a quarter more..." I say "Great, except we're in the drive thru... So what would I want that for?"
Then she says "Wait a minute Your voice sounds so familiar...hey, is this Paul? And my wife is all like "No, that ain't Paul, Now tell me, who's this Paul?
She says "Oh, he's just some guy Who goes to school with me. I sat behind him last year And I copied off him in Geometry.
I said "I know a guy named Paul. He used to be my plumber He was prematurely bald And he moved to Pittsburgh last summer.
He also had bladder problems And a really bad infection on his toe." And she said "Mister, please, you can stop right there, That's way more than I needed to know!"
And then we both were quiet And things got real intense Then she says "Next window please, That'll be five dollars and eighty two cents."
So we inched ahead in line Movin' painfully slow I got a little bored So I turned on the radio...
[Song plays]
[Click] Turned it off Because my wife was getting a headache So we both just sat there quietly For her sake.
Then I looked at her And she looked back at me And I said "Um, I think you have somethin' in your teeth."
She turned away from me And then turned back and said "Did I get it?" I said "Yeah. Well, I mean, most of it... But hey, ya know, don't sweat it."
Then she said "How about now?" I said "Yeah, almost. There's still a little bit there But don't worry, it's probably just a piece of toast."
Now we're at the pay window Or whatever you call it Put my hand in my pocket I can't believe there's no wallet!
And the lady at the window's like, "Well, well that'll be five eighty two." I turn around to my wife, and say "How much have you got on you?"
She just rolls her eyes and says "I'll pay for this, I guess." So she reaches into her purse And pulls out the American Express
I hand it to the lady And she says "Oh, dear. It's gotta be cash only We don't take credit cards here."
I took back the card and said "Gee, really? Well that sucks." And that's when I found out My wife was only carryin' three bucks.
I said "I thought you were Going to hit the ATM today" She says "I never got around to it So where's your wallet anyway?
And I said "Nevermind, Just help me to find some change..." Now the lady at the window Is lookin at me kinda strange...
And she says "Mister, please, We gotta move this line along" I said "Now hold your stinkin' horses lady, We won't be long."
We looked around inside the glove-box And check the mat beneath my feet I found a nickel in the ashtray And a couple pennies and a dime in the space betweent he seats
Before long I had a little pile Of coins of every sort The lady counts it up and says "You're still about a dollar short"
And now my woman's got this weird look Frozen on her face She screams, "you know I wasn't even really hungry in the first place"
And so I turned around To the cashier again I shrugged and said "OK Forget the chicken sandwich then"
So I pick up my change Pick up my reciept And I drive to the pickup window Man, I just can't wait to eat
And now we see this acne ridden Kid about sixteen Wearin' a dorky nametag that says "Hello, my name is Eugene."
And he hands me a paper bag I look him in the eyes And I say to him "Hey, Eugene, Can I get some ketchup for my fries?"
Well he looks at me And I look at him And he looks at me And I look at him
And he looks at me And I look at him And he says "I'm sorry What did you want again?"
I say "Ketchup!" And he says "Oh yeah, that's right... ...I just spaced out there for a second I'm really kind of burnt tonight."
And then he hands me the ketchup And now we're finally drivin' away And the food is drivin' me mad With its intoxicating bouquet
I'm starvin' to death By the time we pull up at the traffic light I say "Baby, gimme that burger, I just gotta have a bite!"
So she reaches in the bag And pulls out the burger And she hands me the burger And I pick up the burger
And then I unwrap the paper I bite into those buns And I just can't believe it They forgot the onions!
Pues ya es sábado (otra vez). Ya casi pasa un mes desde que fue el Creanimax en Guadalajara y no he subido mi resumen de lo que fue el evento. Y tampoco he terminado de escribir el Bonus Stage de la semana No había puesto mas videos de Al Yankovic porque no quería solo poner un video tras otro. De nuevo no es precisamente falta de tiempo. Es mas bien cansancio, en gran medida mental pero también físico, pero es extraño, he procurado pasar menos tiempo en la computadora que antes y aun así me duelen los ojos (y antes no), aunque tal vez es porque últimamente he jugado un poco mas de videojuegos y leido mas de lo habitual. Procuraré ponerme al corriente, pero de mientras los dejos con otro de los videos de Yankovic.. ja, chale. yo tenía una lista de los videos que quería subir, pero no la encuentro por ningún lado. Bueno, dejen ver cual escojo...
Ok. este es de los que quería poner desde hace tiempo. Se llama I'll Sue Ya y es una parodia de las demandas absurdas que tan comunes son en Estados Unidos. No solo la letra, sino la música me agrada bastante, pues no está tomada directamente de otra canción, sino que simplemente es una tonada un poco al estilo de Rage Against the Machine.
Enjoy!
Weird Al Yankovic - I'll Sue Ya
I sued Taco Bell 'Cause I ate half a million Chalupas And I got fat!
I sued Panasonic They never said I shouldn't use their microwave To dry off my cat
Huh, I sued Earthlink 'Cause I called them up N' they had the nerve to put me on hold
I sued Starbucks 'Cause I spilled a Frappucino in my lap And brrr, it was cold!
I sued Toys'R'Us 'Cause I swallowed a Nerf ball And nearly choked to death
Ugh, I sued PetCo 'Cause I ate a bag of kitty litter And now I got bad breath!
I sued Coca-Cola, yo 'Cause I put my finger down in a bottle And it got stuck!
I sued Delta Airlines 'Cause they sold me a ticket to New Jersey I went there, and it sucked!
Yeah!!!
If you stand me up on a date If you deliver my pizza 30 seconds late
I'm gonna sue, sue Yes, I'm gonna sue Sue, sue, yeah that's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna sue, sue Yes, I'm gonna sue Sue, sue, yeah I might even sue you!
Ugh!!
I sued Duracell They never told me not to shove that double-A Right up my nose
I sued Home Depot 'Cause they sold me a hammer Which they knew I might drop on my toes
I sued Dell Computers 'Cause I took a bath with my laptop Now it doesn't work
I sued Fruit of the Loom 'Cause when I wear their tightie-whities on my head I look like a jerk
I sued Verizon 'Cause I get all depressed Any time my cell phone is roaming
I sued Colorado 'Cause you know, I think it looks a little bit too much Like Wyoming
I sued Neiman Marcus 'Cause they put up their Christmas decorations Way out of season
I sued Ben Affleck -- Aw, do I even need a reason?
Ugh!
If I sprain my ankle While I'm robbing your place
If I hurt my knuckles When I punch you in the face
I'm gonna sue, sue Yes, I'm gonna sue Sue, sue, yeah that's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna sue, sue Yes, I'm gonna sue Sue, sue, that's right I'm gonna sue you
Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!
I'll sue ya! I'll take all of your money I'll sue ya! If you even look at me funny
I'll sue ya! I'll take all of your money I'll sue ya! If you even look at me funny
I'll sue ya! I'll take all of your money I'll sue ya! If you even look at me funny
I'll sue ya! I'll take all of your money I'll sue ya! If you even look at me funny
I'll sue ya! Ha-ha ha ha-haa I'll sue ya! What'chall think of that?
Aun no he tenido oportunidad de dedicarle el tiempo que se merece el material que quiero postear. Tampoco intento hacerme el misterioso con eso ni dejarlo en el tintero. Lo que quiero subir es mi resumen de actividades en el Creanimax, que se llevó a cabo hace unos días en Guadalajara, Jalisco. Tengo que apurarle porque aunque el resumen será breve si creo que me llevará unos dos o tres posts y todavía falta contar lo de este fin de semana que acaba de pasar.
De hecho, no es lo único que debí haber terminado desde hace varios días, también ando retrasado con cosas del trabajo y proyectos propios, pero como he andado de un lado para otro no he podido avanzarle como he querido. Ando cansado, tengo sueño y es algo tarde, así que no me responsabilizo por las incoherencias, pero no quiero dejar pasar los días sin postear.
El video de esta semana es "Don't Download This Song". Esta canción es parte del mas reciente dísco de Al Yankovic, Straight Outta Lynwood, y parodia temas como "We Are the World" que se usan para diferentes causas sociales. Lo que tiene de particular es que habla acerca de las 'consecuencias negativas' de bajar canciones de Internet de manera ilegal (muy al estilo de Al Yankovic, jeje), y sin embargo, puede ser descargada de manera gratuita de www.dontdownloadthissong.com y el MySpace de Al Yankovic... Claro, con su respectivo aviso de: "Don't Download This Song"
Don't Download This Song Once in a while Maybe you will feel the urge. To break international copyright law By downloading mp3s From file sharing sites Like morpheus or grogster or limewire or kazzaa. But deep in your Heart. You know the guilt would drive you mad And the shame would leave a permanent scar Cause you start out stealing songs Then you’re robbing liquor stores And selling Crack And running over school kids with your car
[Chorus] So Don’t Download This Song The record store is where you belong Go and buy the CD like you know that you should Oh Don’t Download This Song
Oh you don’t want to mess With the R I Double A They’ll sue you if you burn that CD-R. It doesn’t matter if you’re a grandma Or a seven year old girl They’ll treat you like the evil Hard-bitten criminal scum you are
[Chorus] So Don’t Download This Song (don’t go) Pirating music all day long Go and buy the CD like you know that you should Oh Don’t Download This Song
Don’t take away money From artists just like me How else can I afford another solid gold Hum V And diamond studded swimming pools These things don’t grow on trees So all I ask is everybody Pleaseeeeee
[Chorus] Don’t Download This Song (Don’t do it No No) Even Lars Urlich Know it’s wrong (You could just ask him) Go and buy the CD like you know that you should (You Really Should) Oh Don’t Download This Song
Don’t Download This Song (Oh please don’t you do it or you) Might Wind up in Jail like Tommy Chong (Remember Tommy) Go and buy the CD (Right Now) like you know that you should (Go out and Buy it) Oh Don’t Download This Song.
Don’t Download This Song (No no no no no no) Or you’ll burn in hell before to long (And you deserve it) Go and buy the CD (Just buy it) like you know that you should (You should get it) .
Por cierto, a partir de la próxima semana el video de Al Yankovic se recorre para el Viernes. Así tendré los primeros días de la semana para las "Aventuras" y el Miércoles para el "Bonus Stage".
Bueno... otra semana sin mayor actividad en Octopathos, pero eso cambiará esta semana. Hay cosas que demandan ser publicadas y difundidas y que espero le den un giro mas formal a este blog. Pero como ahorita aun no puedo ponerme a trabajar en ello, al menos aburriré a los que tengan la osadía de visitar este blog con otro video de Al Yankovic. Mmm. me he puesto a pensar que generalmente se refieren a él como "Weird Al" Yankovic, pero por lo regular yo no uso el 'Weird'... total, el chiste es que esta semana toca una canción del 2003, del disco "Poodle Hat", y que lleva como nombre "Bob". No conocía mucho de esta canción, y según consulté, parodia el estilo de "Subterranean Homesick Blues" de Bob Dylan, pero la razón por la que la elegí para esta semana es porque tiene una particularidad, que tal vez si la desconocen y no se ponen truchas, al escucharla por primera vez parezca que la canción carece de sentido (bueno... de hecho no tiene mucho sentido que digamos). Bueno... mejor escuchenla y si no se dan cuenta cual es, les digo al final del post.
No les pondré esta semana los Lyrics porque el mismo video los contiene, pero si los quieren, 'googleenlos'... o mejor aun, para los que tengan demasiada flojera aquí están. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Por cierto (para los despistados), la particularidad de la canción es que toda la letra está formada por palíndromos.
No ha habido "Aventuras de Fin de Semana" porque no ha habido nada realmente interesante que contar. Es decir, no esperen que todas las semanas ponga lo que hice en los fines, aunque procuraré hacer algo interesante para tener que contar y procuraré poner algo mas entre semana, para no tener únicamente videos de Al Yankovic.
Tal vez lo mejor que podría decir es que hace dos domingos vi "Stardust", que es adaptación de un comic de Neil Gaiman. Supuse que dos cosas podían pasar: O sería una mala película pobremente adaptada, o una película buena pero tal vez algo lenta. Como no he leido Stardust y no tenía idea de que trataba, me es imposible saber si está bien adaptada, pero ya que el mismo Gaiman es uno de los productores, supongo que si está apegada, pero sobre todo, para mi fortuna, me equivoqué en mis suposiciones. Lo cierto es que es una película con un muy buen ritmo y bastante amena. Es de esas películas que se disfrutan bastante viéndolas sin importar en que se puedan terminar. Altamente recomendable.
Ahora si, pasemos al video de la semana.
'Amish Paradise' fue lanzada en Marzo de 1996 y es parodia de la canción 'Gangsta Paradise' de Coolio (famosa por la película "Dangerous Minds"), a su vez, basada en 'Pastime Paradise' de Stevie Wonder. Aunque legalmente no es un requerimiento, Al Yankovic acostumbra solicitar el permiso de los autores de las canciones originales que desea parodiar, mas que nada como una cortesía que le ha valido tener buena relación con la mayoría de las personas del medio; pero esta canción fue motivo de una pequeña desaveniencia, pues aunque Yankovic fue informado por la disquera de Coolio que tenía el permiso para parodiar 'Gangsta Paradise', cuando la canción se publicó, el rapero afirmó que él nunca había dado su consentimiento y aunque dijo estar molesto por la situación, no emprendió ninguna acción legal. Yankovic afirmó posteriormente haberle enviado a Coolio una carta en la que se disculpaba, de la cual nunca obtuvo respuesta También dijo que Coolio no parece haberse molestado cuando recibió su cheque de regalías.
Esta disputa quedo atrás en el 2006 cuando se encontraron durante el 'Consumer Electronic Show'. En su sitio web, Yankovic comentó al respecto:
"I don’t remember what we said to each other exactly, but it was all very friendly... I doubt I’ll be invited to Coolio’s next birthday party, but at least I can stop wearing that bulletproof vest to the mall." (No recuerdo exactamente que nos dijimos el uno al otro, pero fue bastante amigable... Dudo mucho que me invite a su próxima fiesta de cumpleaños, pero al menos podré dejar de usar un chaleco antibalas cuando vaya al centro comercial).
LYRICS: As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grain I take a look at my wife and realize shes very plain But thats just perfect for an amish like me You know I shun fancy things like electricity At 4:30 in the morning Im milkin cows Jebediah feeds the chickens and jacob plows... fool And Ive been milkin and plowin so long that Even ezekiel thinks that my mind is gone Im a man of the land, Im into discipline Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine Then tonight were gonna party like its 1699
We been spending most our lives Living in an amish paradise Ive churned butter once or twice Living in an amish paradise Its hard work and sacrifice Living in an amish paradise We sell quilts at a discount price Living in an amish paradise
A local boy kicked me in the butt last week I just smiled at him and I turned the other cheek I really dont care, in fact I wish him well cause Ill be laughing my head off when hes burning in hell But I aint never punched a tourist even if he deserved it An amish with a tude? You know thats unheard of I never wear buttons but I got a cool hat And my homies agree I really look good in black... fool If you come to visit, youll be bored to tears We havent even paid the phone bill in 300 years But we aint really quaint, so please dont point and stare Were just technologically impaired
Theres no phone, no lights, no motorcar Not a single luxury Like robinson caruso Its as primitive as can be
We been spending most our lives Living in an amish paradise Were just plain and simple guys Living in an amish paradise Theres no time for sin and vice Living in an amish paradise We dont fight, we all play nice Living in an amish paradise
Hitchin up the buggy, churnin lots of butter Raised a barn on monday, soon Ill raise anutter Think youre really righteous? Think youre pure in heart? Well, I know Im a million time as humble as thou art Im the pious guy the little amlettes wanna be like On my knees day and night scorin points for the afterlife So dont be vain and dont be whiny Or else, my brother, I might have to get medieval on your heinie
We been spending most our lives Living in an amish paradise Were all crazy mennonites Living in an amish paradise Theres no cops or traffic lights Living in an amish paradise But youd probably think it bites Living in an amish paradise
Si, ya se que dije que sería los lunes cuando pusiera estos videos, pero en algún lugar del mundo debe ser aun Lunes...¿no? ah este... bueno, pues no pude ayer, ¿y que?
Esta canción fue lanzada en 1984 y fue el primer gran exito de “Weird” Al Yankovic, alcanzando el #1 de popularidad en Australia y el #12 en Estados Unidos. De hecho, fue su mayor éxito comercial hasta octubre de 2006 que “White & Nerdy” alcanzó la 9na. posición de Bilboard (ver TLOC 001). “Eat it” le mereció a Yankovic el Grammy en 1984 en la categoría ‘Best Comedy Recording’.
Como pueden ver, es parodia de la canción “Beat It” de Michael Jackson, de quien obtuvo el permiso explicito para grabarla. Además, el video también es un ‘remake’ del de “Beat It” pero con elementos cómicos. La última toma, sin embargo, hace alusión al famoso video “Thriller”.
Lyrics
How come you're always such a fussy young man? Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan So eat it, just eat it
Don't wanna argue, I don't wanna debate Don't want to hear about what kind of food you hate You won't get no dessert 'till you clean off your plate So eat it, don't you tell me your full
Just eat it, eat it , eat it , eat it Get yourself an egg and beat it Have some more chicken, have some more pie It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried Just eat it, eat it, just eat it, eat it Just eat it, eat it, just eat it, eat it, ooh
Your table manners are a cryin' shame You're playin' with your food, this ain't some kind of game Now, if you starve to death, you'll just have yourself to blame So eat it, just eat it
You better listen, better do what you're told You haven't even touched your tuna casserole You better chow down or it's gonna get cold So eat it
I don't care if you're full Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it Open up your mouth and feed it Have some more yogurt, have some more spam It doesn't matter if it's fresh or canned Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it Don't you make me repeat it Have a banana, have a whole bunch It doesn't matter what you had for lunch Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it Eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
Eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it If it's gettin' cold, reheat it Have a big dinner, have a light snack If you don't like it you can't send it back Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it Get yourself an egg and beat it (oh lord) Have some more chicken, have some more pie It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it Don't you make me repeat it (oh no) Have a banana, have a whole bunch It doesn't matter what you had for lunch Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat itt
Cumpliendo con mi amenaza, ejem, digo... promesa de la semana pasada, hoy lunes les presento otro video del gran 'Weird' Al Yankovic: 'The Saga Begins'. No fue la primer canción que conocí de él, pero si la que me hizo volverme su fan: The Saga Begins
Esta canción fue publicaca en 1999 y forma parte del album: "Runing With Scissors". Destaca por dos aspectos: - Utiliza la música de una canción clásica de Rock: "American Pie", escrita en 1971 por Don McLean (aunque hay quienes solo conocen el cover de Madonna del 2000). - Es un recuento o resumen muy conciso de los eventos de "StarWars: Episode I", pero sorprendentemente, Al Yankovic la escribió antes de ver la película, basado solo en rumores de fans y 'spoilers' que leía en Internet. Él asistió a una función especial de la película pocos días antes de su estreno y según él mismo, solo tuvo que modificar un verso para que coincidiera con lo que aparece en la cinta.
The Saga Begins
A long, long time ago In a galaxy far away Naboo was under an attack And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn Could talk the Federation in- To maybe cutting them a little slack But their response, it didn't thrill us They locked the doors and tried to kill us We escaped from that gas Then met Jar Jar and Boss Nass We took a bongo from the scene And we went to Theed to see the queen We all wound up on Tatooine That's where we found this boy...
Oh my my, this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Did you know this junkyard slave Isn't even old enough to shave But he can use the Force, they say Ahh, do you see him hitting on the queen Though he's just nine and she's fourteen Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday Well, I know he built C-3PO And I've heard how fast his pod can go And we were broke, it's true So we made a wager or two He was a prepubescent flyin' ace And the minute Jabba started off that race Well, I knew who'd win first place Oh yes, it was our boy
We started singin'... My my, this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Now we finally got to Coruscant The Jedi Council we knew would want To see how good the boy could be So we took him there and we told the tale How his midi-chlorians were off the scale And he might fulfill that prophecy Oh, the Council was impressed, of course Could he bring balance to the Force? They interviewed the kid Oh, training they forbid Because Yoda sensed in him much fear And Qui-Gon said, "Now listen here Just stick it in your pointy ear I still will teach this boy"
He was singin'... My my, this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
We caught a ride back to Naboo 'Cause Queen Amidala wanted to I frankly would've liked to stay We all fought in that epic war And it wasn't long at all before Little Hotshot flew his plane and saved the day And in the end some Gungans died Some ships blew up and some pilots fried A lot of folks were croakin' The battle droids were broken And the Jedi I admire most Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast While I'm still here and he's a ghost I guess I'll train this boy
And I was singin'... My my, this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader some day later - now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
We were singin'... My my, this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader some day later, now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Ah, Por cierto, destinaré los Martes a las 'Aventuras de Fin de Semana', y los Miércoles no olviden darse la vuelta por "La Columna de Cristal" y leer el "Bonus Stage".
Pues no hay día que no llegue ni plazo que no se cumpla… y hoy (antes de lo que pensé) estoy de nuevo en Taximaroa, y ahora si quise aprovechar para poner aunque fuera un post corto desde aquí y que fuera la cuarta ciudad desde la que escribo algo (algunos ya se habrán dado cuenta que ‘corto’ es un término muy relativo para mi).
El sábado pasado fui a la boda de Askot. No soy conocedor de esos eventos y tampoco muy afecto a asistir ni vestir formal, pero esta vez no sentí que fuera ninguna carga, sino todo lo contrario, fue muy agradable poder asistir, y acompañarlo. Le deseo muchas alegrías y felicidad en esta nueva etapa de su vida.
No llevé cámara para las fotos, pero lo extorsionaré para que me pase algunas. Por cierto, también vi por allá a Ángel, también compañero de trabajo allá en Mexicali al que puedo pedirle que me facilite algunas imágenes del evento.
Por otra parte, asistir a la boda de Askot me dio la oportunidad de conocer aunque sea de pasadita, Cuajimalpa y Huixquilucan. Como siempre, asistir a un lugar desconocido suele ser una aventura, pero por fortuna, no hubo ningún contratiempo mayor.
A Taximaroa llegué ayer en la tarde, y aproveché para ver a un amigo al que no había visto en varios años.
En fin, creo que había mas cosas que quería escribir, pero con la música que pusieron aquí no me concentro, además ya cumplí mi objetivo de escribir desde este lugar, y creo que ya debería irme a otro lado para aprovechar la estancia aquí y visitar a otros parientes que no he visto en lugar de perder el tiempo en el cyber café, jaja. Pero antes de irme los dejo con uno de mis videos favoritos del gran Al Yankovic, todo un clásico a estas alturas. Dedicado a todos mis amigos Geeks!:
It's All About Pentiums
- UPDATE - LYRICS
It's all about the Pentiums, baby Uhh, uh-huh, yeah Uhh, uh-huh, yeah It's all about the Pentiums, baby It's all about the Pentiums, baby It's all about the Pentiums! It's all about the Pentiums! (Yeah!!)
What y'all wanna do? Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers Wastin' time with all the chatroom yakkers? 9 to 5, chillin' at Hewlett Packard? Workin' at a desk with a dumb little placard? Yeah, payin' the bills with my mad programming skills Defraggin' my hard drive for thrills I got me a hundred gigabytes of RAM I never feed trolls and I don't read spam Installed a T1 line in my house Always at my PC, double-clickin' on my mizouse Upgrade my system at least twice a day I'm strictly plug-and-play, I ain't afraid of Y2K I'm down with Bill Gates, I call him Money for short I phone him up at home and I make him do my tech support It's all about the Pentiums, what? You gotta be the dumbest newbie I've ever seen You've got white-out all over your screen You think your Commodore 64 is really neato What kinda chip you got in there, a Dorito? You're usin' a 286? Don't make me laugh Your Windows boots up in what, a day and a half? You could back up your whole hard drive on a floppy diskette You're the biggest joke on the Internet Your database is a disaster You're waxin' your modem, tryin' to make it go faster Hey fella, I bet you're still livin' in your parents' cellar Downloadin' pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar And postin' "Me too!" like some brain-dead AOL-er I should do the world a favor and cap you like Old Yeller You're just about as useless as jpegs to Helen Keller
It's all about the Pentiums! It's all about the Pentiums! It's all about the Pentiums! It's all about the Pentiums!
What y'all wanna do? Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers Wastin' time with all the chatroom yakkers? 9 to 5, chillin' at Hewlett Packard?
Uh, uh, loggin' in now Wanna run wit my crew, hah? Rule cyberspace and crunch numbers like I do? They call me the king of the spreadsheets Got'em all printed out on my bedsheets My new computer's got the clocks, it rocks But it was obsolete before I opened the box You say you've had your desktop for over a week? Throw that junk away, man, it's an antique!
Your laptop is a month old? Well, that's great If you could use a nice, heavy paperweight My digital media is write-protected Every file inspected, no viruses detected I beta tested every operating system Gave props to some, and others? I dissed'em While your computer's crashin', mine's multitaskin' It does all my work without me even askin' Got a flat-screen monitor, 40" wide I believe that yours says, "Etch-A-Sketch" on the side In a 32-bit world, you're a 2-bit user You've got your own newsgroup, alt.total-loser Your motherboard melts when you try to send a fax Where'd you get your CPU, in a box of Cracker Jacks? Play me online? Well, you know that I'll beat you If I ever meet you I'll control-alt-delete you What?
It's all about the Pentiums! It's all about the Pentiums! It's all about the Pentiums! It's all about the Pentiums!
What y'all wanna do? Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers Wastin' time with all the chatroom yakkers? 9 to 5, chillin' at Hewlett Packard? What?
