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Editing voice clips of someone famous into a full song (original or cover). The more elaborate version of [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix]], which takes only a few statements and loops them.
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* Remixer [http://www.youtube.com/rx2008 Rx] has made a name for himself doing these with politicians:
** Tony Blair does a cover of "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1vwKZiDsY4 Should I Stay or Should I Go]" by [[
** [[George W. Bush]] re-edited to sing [[
*** It's so popular now that anyone who types "Bloody Sunday" into Youtube's search bar is likely to come up with that video within the first five video results.
** And Bush singing [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmH50pEEEY0 a mashup of "Imagine" and "Take a Walk on the Wild Side".]
** Rx's "Dick Is a Killer" and "Who's the Nigga?" (using George W. Bush's voice again)
** Obama sings [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0M__0Z1pjg Tax Man] by the Beatles.
* Similarly, ''[[Auto Tune the News]]'' is all about this, as well as various [[B
* [[David Bowie]] ''Changes'' made from various [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEaS-K3j3M8 clips of politicians during the presidential campaign of 2008]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DX4nsobHW8 "Rocked by Rape,"] the Evolution Control Committee's remix of Dan Rather
* Bush seems to be a popular choice, [[
* The [[Rickroll|Barack Roll]]. There are also remixes of US President [[Barack Obama|Obama]] singing "Billie Jean" by [[
** And also the [[Homestar Runner|Strong Bad Roll]].
* "Deify" by [[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc A Glorious Dawn], mixes and sets a tune to parts of Carl Sagan's ''[[Cosmos]]'' and Stephen Hawking's ''Universe''. Notably, entire phrases from their respective shows are used. It's rather awesome. And thanks to [[The White Stripes|Jack White's]] record label Third Man, it was actually given a limited release on vinyl, with a copy of the diagram from [[wikipedia:Voyager Golden Record|the voyager golden record]] etched on the b-side.
** There's a [http://www.symphonyofscience.com/ whole series] of these, called Symphony of Science, and they are all made of pure, distilled and drop forged awesome.
* MC Hammer can't touch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD7vKmglHMc Mormon Jesus].
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDwsBv-jjQU I Don't Like It] is a mix of various statements uttered by controversial Australian politician Pauline Hanson (the video features performer/mix artist "Pauline Pantsdown" lip-synching the performance)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFM140rju4k The Golden Age of Video]. Full stop.
* The [[Star Trek:
* [[Formula One]] has one of them as well, coming from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYd9UVBGTs Rubens Barrichello leashing out on his team] after losing out in the German Grand Prix
* Do "Mentally Dull (Think Tank Remix)" (''[[South Park]]'') and "Batdance" (''Batman'' 1989) count?
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTOQUnvI3CA Two Tribes] is an even earlier example.
* ''[[
* The [[
** Dr. Ivo "Pingas" Robotnik is a ''magnet'' of this. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBgdWhtzJ0g This] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIp0UknXmvQ This] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMRokTaaGzA This] were all made by the ''same'' user.
* Cloud Cult's "[[The Princess Bride (
* A youtube user created [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI a video of a double rainbow] that slowly became memetic due to his over-the-top enthusiasm over his discovery. Of course remixes followed, including one [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX0D4oZwCsA courtesy of The Gregory Brothers] of Autotune The News fame and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g0yZDMBXiE a different but also auto-tuned mix].
* [[Songs to Wear Pants To|Andrew Huang's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAVVff2U_Ko "Do You Like The Smell Of Adventure?"], a remix of an Old Spice commercial.
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* [[Tourettes Guy]] has inspired countless curse-filled techno mixes.
* The [[Homestar Runner|Strong Bad]] [[Rickroll]] and [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|What Is Love]] videos.
* ''[[
* Finnish rap artist A-Tyyppi has mixed phrases from sports commentator Antero Mertaranta into a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvOHfErTXG8 truly hysterical dance song.] It's still regularly played whenever Finland manages to kick ass at ice hockey.
* [[Charlie Sheen|I have one gear:]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QS0q3mGPGg Go! Epic winning!"]
* The mash-up album ''American Edit'' by "Dean Gray" is littered with these, often used for ironic or sarcastic effect.
* The song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0 "Cult of Personality"] by Living Colour is punctuated with clips from Franklin Roosevelt and JFK among others.
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[[Category:Memetic Mutation]]
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