urbaniak: The Freewheelin' Ted Geisel

James Urbaniak (

urbaniak) wrote,
@ 2007-02-27 18:00:00

The Freewheelin' Ted Geisel

The songs on Dylan Hears a Who! go beyond parody to become (for my money) a genuinely touching tribute to two major 20th century artists. A mashup masterpiece. (Site says songs may not load in Internet Explorer. Safari recommended.) via Metafilter

Update: Direct mp3 links for alternate access or anyone having trouble loading the site:
The Things You Can Think
Green Eggs and Ham
Gertrude McFuzz
McElligot's Pool
Too Many Daves (my favorite)
The Zax
The Cat in the Hat

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	spooky_chan 2007-02-27 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	wow, thats impressive. I can't imagine that would be easy to mix to make it sound like Bob singing those 'lyrics.' Nice find, i'll have to pass that along to my friend who's a big Dlyan fan. He'll totally get a kick out of that. unrelated (because i haven't had much time to post this yet)- très geek! back to work i go. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	urbaniak 2007-02-27 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Only members of the Venture Brothers community possess such killer smiles. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	urbaniak 2007-02-27 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	I can't imagine that would be easy to mix to make it sound like Bob singing those 'lyrics.' It's not a digital assemblage, of course. It's a guy doing a killer Dylan impression. I'm sorry to use the adjective "killer" two comments in a row but it's the only word that fits. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

spooky_chan
2007-02-27 11:55 pm UTC (link)

thats even MORE impressive!
Though if it was a whole digital assemblage, that guy would have to recieve some kind of metal for his striff. But indeed that was a 'killer' impression. (my friend did enjoy it btw.)

... killer is today's secret word. But only in the context of something being "cool," "rad," or "hip." Points off for using it with things like murder,"Killer Sudoku," and the ever-sooo-not funny "killer coke".

The internet is far too distracting...

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	kuiosikle 2007-02-27 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, not only does the site look great, the songs are just awesome.Hmm, need to download them. Oh, and the above photo came out a lot better than mine...which is why I'm not posting it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	urbaniak 2007-02-27 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, but that photo of me in your avatar might just win you an award. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	I give in... kuiosikle 2007-02-27 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	Like that do you? Hmm. Yeah I think coffee>phone. My, what a shiny, doofy expression I have. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: I give in... urbaniak 2007-02-28 12:39 am UTC (link)
	We look like Bill and Ted if Bill was Ted's teacher or something. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: I give in... kuiosikle 2007-02-28 01:07 am UTC (link)
	You always struck me as an 'Esquire'. *EXCELLENT!!!!* (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: I give in... fallingforward 2007-02-28 04:46 am UTC (link)
	He's got the street cred with other heads... of state. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: I give in... urbaniak 2007-02-28 01:20 pm UTC (link)
	I do have a real life photo of me standing with Al Gore. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: I give in... (Anonymous) 2007-02-28 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	Right before he tried to eat you? That wasn't fair, I apologize. I'm sure it's glandular. God he's such a fatty. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

Re: I give in...

teamwak
2007-03-01 12:09 pm UTC (link)

Six degrees of Urbaniak!! Kevin Bacon to Urbanaik via The White House and San Dimas High. Very good.

PS> I also just found out you pronounce your name Ur-baniak, like ani-maniac (which I have kept saying over and over like Scuba). I always thought it was pronounced Urban-ache. Good job I never met you so I couldnt make a complete tit out of myself.

This new name gives you an air of danger. Very good.

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	Re: I give in... urbaniak 2007-03-01 12:18 pm UTC (link)
	My last name is pronounced Er-BAN-ee-ak with the BAN pronounced with a short "a" as in "ban the bomb." Its pronunciation has been misreported in the past. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	toddalcott 2007-02-28 04:02 am UTC (link)
	The weird thing is that these sound not unlike the novelty songs on The Basement Tapes. (Reply to this)

	noskilz 2007-02-28 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	Very cool and sweetly bizarre. They're all nifty, but I think my favorites are probably "Gertrude McFuzz" and "McElligot's Pool" (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2007-02-28 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	weird. i just 10 mins ago drove past the fabled Mulberry St and the Dr Seuss sculpture garden in Spfld Ma. voucher ankles is influencing my travels subconciously. JTree (Reply to this)

	Dana Carvey is that you? ninjaguydan 2007-02-28 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	good idea, poor execution.... Why do all bob dylan soundalikes sound like each other, but never sound like Bob Dylan? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Dana Carvey is that you? urbaniak 2007-03-01 01:35 am UTC (link)
	If by "poor" you mean "brilliant" I agree. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Dana Carvey is that you? ninjaguydan 2007-03-01 05:14 am UTC (link)
	so let us disagree to agree... the voice of dylan is kind of hacky, but here's a better mash-up...Elvis and Zeppelin together at last! -) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	malsperanza 2007-03-01 01:31 pm UTC (link)
	That is TEH BOMB. I hope Jonathan Lethem's seen it (http://www.harpers.org/TheEcstasyOfInfluence.html). (Reply to this)

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