Awhile back I gave South Park kudos to satirizing a large contingent of Youtube celebrities in a recent episode. Now it seems Weezer has joined the party in making overtures to the Youtube viewing community in their latest music video, Pork and Beans.
Thus far the reaction to the video has been very positive with the video on the cusp of being typical water cooler conversation for younger crowds. The videos’ success has led to over 5 million views in just under a week.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI
Whats’ cool about the video, is many of the online celebrities helped in the video’s making. By poking fun of themselves, they extend their 15 minutes of fame while showing that they understand the ridiculousness of their youtube stardom.
Per wikipedia, the video stars youtube stars like ” Gary Brolsma, Matt McAllister, Mark Allen Hicks (“Afro Ninja”), Chris Crocker, Caitlin Upton, Judson Laipply, Kicesie, Tay Zonday, Kevin Federline (archival footage), Liam Kyle Sullivan, Ryan Weiber, Michael “Dorkman” Scott, Jeong-Hyun Lim, and the Star Wars kid, as well as references to the Dramatic Prairie Dog, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz’s Diet Coke and Mentos eruptions, parody G.I. Joe PSAs, catching Raybans with one’s face, the Free Hugs Campaign, the Dancing Banana, Will It Blend?, All Your Base Are Belong to Us, Daft Hands, Daft Bodies, the Sneezing Panda, the Soulja Boy dance, a CGI Donald Duck and King Kong, Charlie the Unicorn”
Good song with a very compelling and entertaining video. Great concept by one of my favorite bands.
While Pork and Beans is up there on my list of favorite videos, its still has 30 million views behind my all time favorite OK Go’s Here We Go Again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI&hl=en&fs=1
