14 January 2011

Friday Music Video!

No cartoon this week... Instead I made a music video. It is, as you might expect, rather awful -- my singing recorded on a $10 microphone generally used for skyping with the family, the video recorded with my regular point-and-shoot camera, and the audio is dreadfully out of sync with the video (tip: Don't change the lyrics AFTER you shoot the video...) BUT: it was fun. So now you have to listen to it. And like it.

This idea started in a conversation with The Soil Sisters in Buffalo last summer. The lyrics started with ideas from Jan (I think? I don't remember now) then changed significantly by me. My friend Rachel was videographer, and that's my incredibly sexy boy friend Jason playing the guitar shovel. If you aren't familiar with the original song, it is here.
As I said... it was lots of fun. Now I want to do Lady Gaga and Mika

19 comments:

danger garden said...

TOO FUNNY! You have no fear do you? I love it...this is gonna be big. You are going to be performing at all the garden shows. Do you have an agent? Better find one, fast.

Kat said...

This totally made my week! You are too funny. Do I smell meme?

Mom said...

Good to know you have a back-up career in music!

Alison said...

I have to admit, I clicked "Play' with great trepidation. Only to find it was sweet, and funny. And that you have a pretty good singing voice.

But now you know -- I'm going to be wanting a new video every Friday.

allanbecker-gardenguru said...

As much as I enjoy the cartoons, this musical interlude is much more entertaining. You are far more creative than you let on.

Perhaps after you get your doctorate, you will consider voice and movement lessons. If you are asked to sing at garden conventions you might as well "knock their socks off".

That was very clever of the back-up guy to get a ukulele sound out of the shovel. However did he do that?

Anonymous said...

I don't know how you pulled that off, but you totally did!
-Kathy

Scott said...

Joseph, That's great! You are fearless. Or shameless. I can't decide.

Gail said...

Pretty darn good~

Tom said...

Ok that wasn't as awful as you lead us to believe. That was much less awful than the real version of that song. I think playing the shovel might have been the best part though. I certainly would never have the guts to post anything of me singing anywhere!

Kylee Baumle said...

WONDERFUL!!!! Brings back so many wonderful memories of Buffa10! So much work went into that Joseph, I know.

Jan Bills said...

Bravo Joseph! You are loved and adorned, creative beyond words! Can I be your agent? (((Hugs)))

Carol Michel said...

Loved it. This could open so many new opportunities for you. Please tell us you are going to come to summer Fling in Seattle to perform this live for all of us!

Joseph said...

Thanks so much for all the kind words everyone!
And Scott, yes, I am definitely shameless -- or try to me.. Embarrassment is pointless, and life's too short for it.
Carol, Sadly I'm going to have to miss the fling in Seattle... I'm hoping to graduate this summer, so I'm going to be pretty much insanely busy.

Riz Reyes said...

Oh no you didn't!!

You totally stole my idea! Thank goodness it wasn't the song I was gonna go.

I must choreograph your Lady Gaga video!!

You brave brave man! haha

Mary C. said...

your warning was highly misleading - I loved it! now your warning: your link is going on Facebook... *dundundun*

Seriously though, I loved it!

Annie Hayes said...

JOSEPH! PLEASE send 8 x 10 signed glossy . I think you could be my new refrigerator heart-throb!

XOXO Annie
PS Please come to California & bring sexy,fun boyfriend !

Joseph said...

Riz,
You are so on to choreograph my next video! As you can see, I need some help in that department!

Annie,
Lol... We'll get out to California one of these days, I'm sure!

JeffB said...

Too cute, y'all. I love when garden blogs mix it up a little!

Layanee said...

I do believe you have a future in video..along with handsome man on guitar. Who doesn't love the Soil Sisters!