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21st July 2006

Best thing on the internet

In three years my opinion hasn’t changed. The best thing on the internet is still Elbow’s cover of Destiny’s Child’s Independent Women, performed by Joel Veitch’s northern kittens outside The Gun public house.

Or am I wrong? 

Simon Collison published this on 21/07/06, at 4:53 PM

Comments

Oh you are very very right. For the last 3 years it’s been a sub-mission of mine to pass this gem of a Joel Veitch flash movie onto everyone I know. Initially I thought only the Brits would “get it” - but it’s become a firm favourite of pals who live as far as Sydney and Tokyo. So that told me, eh!  Off to play it at full volume.  Have a super weekend, Simon.

21/07 at 17:46 from Cola

I don’t think it gets much better than this, I really don’t.

21/07 at 18:06 from Nick Toye

I was transfixed.

21/07 at 19:04 from Carolyn

Yes, you are absolutely right. ItÌs still quite a close one between this and the ÏWe like the moonÓ song that me and a friend of mine would sing every evening a couple of years ago though. We still do it once in a while. Favourite song ever.

21/07 at 19:37 from Julian

haha, yes. “Gay bar” is a close second grin

22/07 at 13:50 from Karl

Fantastic enough for me to actually de-lurk.

Ineffable.

23/07 at 00:21 from Eero

There’s another great Elbow cover - albeit without kittens - that they did for Radio 1, they did ‘1 Thing’ by Amerie. Someone must have put it on the web by now. It’s genius!

24/07 at 06:58 from Simon

While I appreciate the lyrics may not be as ‘good’ I still prefer the bizareness of badgerbadgerbadger.com badger badger badger - they also have a football version now!

24/07 at 08:23 from Ross Bruniges

Look, now I know it’s funny and all that and I did nearly wee when I first saw it, but the best thing ont’interweb? That’s a big thing to say that is.

I like this.

Can’t help it, it’s a rare bit of utter bleedin’ genius, and it’s South Korean. And it’s by a woman. And all of the music is great, and it’s been there for years, and it keeps getting added to, and, and, and, etc, etc, etc.

I especially recommend the one called “Samsung means to come”.

Top Smart.

25/07 at 15:01 from Olly

Wow! I didn’t expect so many people to agree. Bless you all!

25/07 at 23:45 from Simon Collison

I agree. Those kittens rule, period.

01/08 at 15:07 from Maaike

Excellent!

Far as memes & music go otherwise, the Zizou headbutt song is pretty infectious:

http://www.laplagerecords.com/

02/08 at 16:58 from Darren Hoyt

Sorry I just HAVE to mention this as well: http://www.pbfcomics.com/files/PBF083ADExecutiveDecision.jpg

04/08 at 10:40 from Maaike

I’d have to say I much prefer Electric Six’s “Gay Bar”, and the viking kittens doing Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”, which has been removed from RatherGood.com, but can be easily found via a Google.

10/08 at 19:37 from Tom Oakes

You kill me. Oxton just sent that link to me again.
I love playing it.

14/08 at 19:12 from luxuryluke

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