I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for acoustic covers of popular songs. There’s something about singing pop lyrics in a more soulful, musical way. Here are 10 of the best acoustic covers of popular songs. Be careful, there are a few with lyrics that may not be safe for work.
10. Fridav Hertzen – Run This Town (Jay-Z, Rihanna)
A great acoustic rendition of Run This Town, minus the rap verses.
9. My Midnight Mind – Ride Wit Me (Nelly)
Rap song like it was an emo song. This one is mostly safe for work.
8. PAZ – Bedrock (Young Money)
This was always such a ridiculous song but it’s quite easy on the ears as an acoustic cover.
7. Kay Pettigrew – The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (Will Smith)
A classic 90′s song remixed with some great acoustic backing.
6. Neil Young – Whip My Hair (Willow Smith)
This is what happens when you take a legend like Willow Smith and mix it with relative newcomers Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen (I may have mixed those up).
5. Boyce Avenue – Closer (Ne-Yo)
Boyce Avenue has a number of acoustic remixes on YouTube but this is my favorite.
4. Daughtry – Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
A great acoustic cover of the ever-popular Lady Gaga song.
One of my favorite shows growing up was Whose Line Is It Anyway. One of the most impressive games was “Greatest Hits” where they would sell a CD of the Greatest Hits Songs of a profession provided by the audience. Here are two of those compilations:
In honor of the Ohio State versus Michigan college football game this weekend, I thought I’d share 25 of the best O-H-I-O pictures from The Ohio State University. If you’re not familiar with the tradition, Ohio State fans spell out “Ohio” using their arms. It started as a football cheer but has become a tradition for the entire university, with students, alumni and fans taking pictures of the tradition around the globe. The Ohio State University hosts the pictures on their website here.
1. “Utah”
The first picture on the site and one of the most recognizable from the OSU commercials.
2. “Afghanistan”
Bringing different groups of people together through tradition.
3. “O-H-I-O F/A-18″ That’s a sweet plane.
4. “O-H-I-O gymnastics style”
Ohio State gymnasts get creative.
5. “O-H-I-O with Childhood Friends”
Even Winnie the Pooh characters get involved.
6. “Fort Smith, Arkansas”
Don’t worry, this was just an exercise and not an actual burning plane.
7. “Roller Coaster O-H-I-O”
I wonder how many times they had to ride it to get this to come out right.
8. “Orange County”
I believe one of the shadows is Peter Pan’s.
9. “Scarlet M&M is a Buckeye Fan!!”
She’s already the perfect shape.
10. “We’re from O-H-I-O”
Representing Ohio in even the most hostile of territories.
11. “Veggie Tale O-H-I-O”
Even though the Veggie Tales creep me out, they are great shapes for spelling Ohio.
12. “O-H-I-O “
Jesus makes an ‘H’ (note: This statue is located between Dayton and Cincinnati and has since burned down after getting struck by lightning).
13. “Buckeye Love”
One tradition after another.
14. “Blue Man O H I O”
They made a new Blue Man member just to be able to spell Ohio.
15. “statue of liberty = the i”
Lady Liberty gets in on the tradition.
16. “Sara and the Ohio Snowmen”
This is adorable.
17. “O-H-I-O in Alaska”
That’s a lot of Ohio fans in a cold place.
18. “Jamaican O-H-I-O”
The beauty of this picture almost brings a tear to the eye.
19. “O-H-I-O Chinese style!”
Chinese nurses and doctors learn the tradition.
20. “Buckeye Beach Fun at Topsail, NC”
The sand letters are pretty impressive.
21. “At the Sports Biomechanics Lab”
Awesome.
22. “O-H-I-O Pyramids”
From all around the world from all different types of people.
23. “O-H-I-O with Rocky”
That’s why Rocky has his hands up, to make an ‘H’.
24. “Intergalactic O-H-I-O”
They took a quick break from fighting to represent.
25. “O-H-I-O Silhouette”
With a little animation, even a single person can spell out Ohio.
The Humor That Works blog has a new post up about the the similarities of Mentos and Mentors, so I thought I’d post the Top 10 Classic Mentos Commercials.
10. Through the Car
Sure the guy could have just waited 10 seconds for the car to move, but it his way was much fresher.
9. The Broken Shoe
I’ve never worn heels before, but wouldn’t this be the obvious solution? Based on the guy’s reaction, it’s the most impressive thing he’s ever seen.
8. The Mall
This one gets a nod because I’ve attempted to do this before. Despite my pale skin, it still didn’t work.
7. Sailboat Keys
This one introduces so many questions (why doesn’t he get to go on the boat? why does she have his keys? what is that old guy doing?), but it does answer one: what can help in any situation? Mentos.
6. The Suit
There’s no way that this actually worked, but he definitely gets an ‘E’ for Effort.
5. Roadie
One of the top comments says it all about this one: “MENTOS IS ABOVE THE LAW.”
4. The Ripped Dress
More believable than fixing a painted suit is fixing a ripped dress.
3. The Wedding
A little known fact but Wedding Crashers was originally inspired by this Mentos commercial.
2. The Waiter
This one actually seems feasible. I’ll try it out sometime and let you guys know how it works out.
1. The Car Movers
If a guy had this problem, the solution never would have worked (the movers would have just made fun of him for having such a tiny car). But since it was a woman, Mentos!
In addition to these commercials, there’s plenty of Mentos parodies as well. I prefer the originals, as they’re already good enough they don’t need a parody.
“The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” campaign from Old Spice has generated over 100 million views online with more than 20,000 comments on all of the videos created, and is a great example of humor done right. But before we get to the Top 10 Old Spice Guy Video Responses, let’s take 30 seconds to go back and remember the video that started the whole thing:
I laugh at that every time. Now on to the Top 10 (out of over 150) of the Old Spice Guy Video Responses:
10. Re: Anonymous
The random props are great… where did they come from?
9, Re: April Johnson Allen
Hold on, he’s talking to the Internet.
8. Re: @MrBabyMan
I wish he would have spent more time commenting on names like this one.
7. Re: @knitmeapony
The fact you could actually edit this to create a custom voice message is hilarious to me.
6. Re: Alyssa_Milano 4
All 4 of the Alyssa Milano videos are great, but the last one sums up the entire exchange.
5. Re: @kevinrose
The combination of Kevin Rose and the Old Spice Guy is unfathomable.
4. Re: @aplusk
It’s not so much the small hands that are healing, but the humor provided from these videos.
3. Re: 12755JDH
This one surprised me the most when he gave his response.
2. Re: @Jsbeals
I don’t know if this was for real, but it was definitely funny.
1. Re: Everyone
I agree that all great things must come to an end, and they went out on a high note.
Of course there are tons of other great ones as well, you can view them all here.
Sometimes you need to put up a sign to share an important message to people. But just because it’s an important message, it doesn’t mean it can’t contain humor. Take these 10 examples of humorous signs that actually help to communicate the necessary information while still being memorable.
1. Machine Warning Sign
It’s sad we need a sign like this, but sometimes people need a reminder.
Internet Meme’s have always been an interesting phenomenon–seemingly random occurrences become huge Internet sensations spreading virally around the world. Below are the Top Internet Memes of 2009, complete with a little background, stats and where you can find the meme if you’ve just awoken from a coma.
Beyonce’s Single Ladies
Background: Singer Beyonce Knowles released a music video for her song, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It). [more on Wikipedia]
Meme credentials: In addition to an entire host of Internet videos, the song and choreography have also been used in an SNL sketch, on the TV show Glee, by US President Barack Obama, in a promotion for Trident Gum, and was the source of controversy that started the Kanye / Imma Let You Finish meme (see below).
You knew it was a meme when: a baby dancing to the song generated over 5 million hits on YouTube and became a meme in and of itself. [January 26, 2009]
Background: A dad records how his kid reacts after having oral surgery. [more on Wikipedia]
Meme credentials: The original video was viewed over 3 million times within 3 days of posting and now has over 34 million views, plus countless spin-offs.
You knew it was meme when: DavidAfterDentist.com launched with merchandise featuring some of the phrases from the video. [February 4, 2009]
Background: The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures started as a hoax on a Chinese Encyclopedia site as a way of protest against online censorship in China–each of the mythical creatures’ names sound very similar to Chinese curse words. [more on Wikipedia]
Meme credentials:The mythical creatures have been talked about all over the web, have inspired a number of YouTube videos, and have spawned similar posts such as “Baidu 10 Legendary Weapons” and “Baidu 10 Secret Delicacies.”
You knew it was a meme when: The Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television issued a directive seemingly in response to the Internet phenomenon [March 30, 2009].
Where to find it: The original post is no longer up, but you can find the whole Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures post on Wikipedia.
Susan Boyle
Background: Susan Boyle impressed judges and the audience with her singing of “I Dreamed a Dream” on the TV show, Britain’s Got Talent. [more on Wikipedia]
Meme credentials:Various videos of Susan singing the song have been viewed over 100 million times and she has since released her first album, I Dreamed A Dream.
You knew it was a meme when: The TV show South Park made a reference to the singer. [April 22, 2009]
Background: Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV VMAs to protest her victory over Beyonce. [more on Wikipedia]
Background: A squirrel popped-up right as a couple was taking their own picture in a national park. [more on Wikipedia]
Meme credentials:Not only has the original picture been viewed thousands of times, but the squirrel has been photoshopped into countless other pictures.
You knew it was a meme when: Banff National Park, the location where the photo was taken, set up Facebook and Twitter pages for the squirrel. [October 2009]
Where to find it: The original Crasher Squirrel picture is now on National Geographic.
Balloon Boy
Background: A family falsely claimed their son was stuck in a balloon that floated away. [more on Wikipedia]
Background: Argleton is a settlement that only exists on Google Maps and Google Earth, but not in the real world. [more on Wikipedia]
Meme credentials:The term Argleton has generated more than 25,000 hits on Google and Argleton merchandise is now popping up as if Argleton was a real place.
You knew it was a meme when: The Argleton.com domain was registered and put up the message “What the hell are they talking about? We, the good citizens of Argleton do exist. ” [November 1, 2009]
April Fool’s Day is almost upon us, and it’s the perfect time to start thinking about what types of office pranks can be fun to plan around the office. Here’s a list of 10 lists of April Fool’s jokes:
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