Dare To Be Stupid

Yank27 · Post by **Yank27** » Sat May 08, 2004 8:55 pm

One of my favorite songs EVER! It's a way of life, it's so wrong it's right, it's so fun! A good song as a style parody as well. I'm not much for DEVO, though. Surprizing, since this song is in their style.

Sat May 08, 2004 10:27 pm

I have WAY:L!, and I gotta say, I had DTBS stuck in my head SO much (and still do) that I could sing it on the spot. Still can.
-TheMecca, who would give anything to go back to the Poughskeepie concert in October 2000, in which DTBS was preformed in the Pentiums suit.
-TheMecca

drnick954 · Post by **drnick954** » Sun May 09, 2004 9:05 pm

One of my favorite songs EVER! It's a way of life, it's so wrong it's right, it's so fun! A good song as a style parody as well. I'm not much for DEVO, though. Surprizing, since this song is in their style.

I disagree, i like them especially Whip It

Sun May 09, 2004 11:14 pm

TheMeccaOfAlbinoPoodles @ May 8 2004, 09:27 PM wrote: -TheMecca, who would give anything to go back to the Poughskeepie concert in October 2000, in which DTBS was preformed in the Pentiums suit.

Some of us would be pretty much OK with an entire concert performed in the Pentiums suit.

Post by **Jenny** » Tue May 11, 2004 6:06 am

Oh, the memories of jumping up and down and dancing to this video, lol!

One question I always had was when Al's head pops up through the popcorn, there is a piece of plastic/seran wrap? on his glasses that he seems to be pulling up with him, like it's attached somewhere else.

What is going on with that?

ROFL...like the rest of the video makes sense

Tue May 11, 2004 8:26 am

I watched this last night again, and finally noticed for the first time that when the Greek-philosopher types are playing chess, the shadow of a dinosaur passes by.

Maybe a foreshadowing of Jurassic Park?

Post by **algonacchick** » Tue May 11, 2004 11:52 am

That sounds cool, OE! I'll have to watch again. Jenny as far as the saran wrap thing, I don't know. Just for comedic effect, perhaps? I mean, the song IS called Dare to Be Stupid, so why should the video make sense? Chalk it up to the wonder of Weird Al!

I love the whole bit in The Compleat Al when they talk about making the video!

Patti

Tue May 11, 2004 4:10 pm

A thought about the Saran Wrap thing: I never really saw the stuff as popcorn (although maybe it is). Maybe the idea is that Al has been mailed somewhere, wrapped in plastic wrap and cushioned in packing pellets, and he's coming out of the wrappings?

Post by **algonacchick** » Tue May 11, 2004 4:16 pm

That's a thought. If you look, those little thingys look like little men or something. Maybe a predecessor to to You Make Me? "You make me wanna do a dozen book reports, then pack myself in styrofoam." Hmmm.

Post by **Elvis** » Tue May 11, 2004 7:24 pm

Orthography Enthusiast @ May 11 2004, 02:26 AM wrote: I watched this last night again, and finally noticed for the first time that when the Greek-philosopher types are playing chess, the shadow of a dinosaur passes by.

Maybe a foreshadowing of Jurassic Park?

I noticed that before. I think there's also a dinosaur wearing sunglasses at some point.

Dave