Hey ladies and gents — who are probably all off, enjoying their summer fridaze and, consequently, not reading this right now — June is currently bustin’ out all over and so is this week’s selection of YouTube vids.
We’ve got everything: rats, manic drummers (is there any other kind?), music, crayons, a purloined Jesus, perfume and NPR. I would say take a break from the sun and check out these videos, but we’re all “indoor children” here, amirite?
This Drummer Is at the Wrong Gig
Matt Silverman: This drummer is awesome. The sad part is, I own the same bedazzled yellow sport coat these guys are wearing.
Girlfriend Series – “Whatever You Like”
Stephanie Marcus: I love these girls!
Sesame Street: Making Crayons
Tamar Weinberg: This is like my favorite Sesame Street skit of all time, and I want it in high res! Now that I have a little one of my own, even though he doesn’t know what crayons are yet, I want to make sure he actually knows how they were made!
Jesus Statue Held Hostage
Vadim Lavrusik: Not much else to say, but it includes this highlight quote from the ransom note in this news story: “We are holding Jesus ransom until you cleanup your poopie from you wieners.” It’s hilarious that news stories like this can make it on the air and that the reporter was able to read that ransom note without laughing.
NPR: All Things D
Brenna Ehrlich: NPR is doing some Onion-worthy stuff lately. I dig how they incorporated everything from auto-tune to Charoulette in this little parody vid.
Rat Staring Contest with Background Music
Zachary Sniderman: Two rats, locked in battle or love. The video claims it’s a staring contest but there is something oddly mesmerizing about two rats perpetually caught in the age-old question: kiss or kill?
Star Wars iPad Briefing
Amy-Mae Elliott: This is true YouTube genius. The voice of his Jobness trying to persuade the Rebel Alliance to go iPad. I need not say more — watch and enjoy!
Egoiste Chanel
Lauren Indvik: I love Chanel perfume ads from the ’90s. This one, for a men’s fragrance called “Egoiste,” was shot by filmmaker Jean-Paul Goude in Brazil. The 30-second commercial features dozens of glamorous women yelling from the balconies of a hotel at an anonymous man who has seduced them all (you only see his arm holding the fragrance bottle at the end). The hotel front was built just for the ad. Amazing.
A Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms
Stephanie Marcus: I’m obsessed with this video that shows a tiny apartment transform into 24 rooms.
The Android Phone Is for Porn
Erica Swallow: As if the recent e-mail tangle between Steve Jobs and Ryan Tate (of Gawker), in which Jobs offered the world “freedom from porn,” wasn’t funny enough. This video is a fun parody of Avenue Q’s “The Internet is for Porn” sung by Jobs and the Android mascot, all in time for the iPhone 4.0 launch.
