Crazy Frog is Weird, Ok?
Crazy Frog's Crazy Hits
Ok, let's face it: allies or not, Americans and Brits are very, very different breeds. How else to explain the fact that the top song on the UK charts is by a creature called Crazy Frog and consists of (and I quote) "a combination of a ringtone from Jamster!, a premier provider of mobile content, and the theme song from the classic Eddie Murphy film, Beverly Hills Cop."
The site goes on to talk about the single, called (for no discernible reason) "Axel F":
"Axel F," leaped to No 1 on the UK Singles Chart and was outselling the No 2 single, Coldplay's "Speed Of Sound," by three to one. This marks the first time in UK chart history that a ringtone has not only competed for chart positioning with conventional full-length tracks, but has reached the No 1 position.
Here's what it boils down to, folks: A ringtone beat out Coldplay for #1 single in the UK. A ringtone.
British people are so weird.
Now before I get any angry comments from potential British people among us, I will grant that Americans are weird too. We have things like monster truck rallies, Tupperware parties, and the WWF. Not to mention hot dogs. But you've got to draw the line somewhere, and so I feel compelled to point out that at least the #1 song on our top music charts is not based on the sound of a cell phone , nor "composed" by a psychotic-looking amphibian. (Just look at the picture!)
No, in the US, the coveted top-spot belongs to Mariah Carey.
Hmmm. On second thought, bring on the frog, please!
For the record, my brother thinks that Mariah kind of looks like a frog. Sooooo...maybe she and Crazy Frog are really the same person! I mean frog. Or whatever. Of course, if they were, then my argument about Brits and Americans being weirdly different doesn't really fly, does it? And that would be unfortunate indeed.
Let us hope that Crazy Frog and Mariah Carey forever remain distinct personalities. It's just so much more fun that way.
N.B. No actual Brits were harmed during the making of this post, but they were slightly maligned. I count many British people as friends, but probably less of them now.
Ok, let's face it: allies or not, Americans and Brits are very, very different breeds. How else to explain the fact that the top song on the UK charts is by a creature called Crazy Frog and consists of (and I quote) "a combination of a ringtone from Jamster!, a premier provider of mobile content, and the theme song from the classic Eddie Murphy film, Beverly Hills Cop."
The site goes on to talk about the single, called (for no discernible reason) "Axel F":
"Axel F," leaped to No 1 on the UK Singles Chart and was outselling the No 2 single, Coldplay's "Speed Of Sound," by three to one. This marks the first time in UK chart history that a ringtone has not only competed for chart positioning with conventional full-length tracks, but has reached the No 1 position.
Here's what it boils down to, folks: A ringtone beat out Coldplay for #1 single in the UK. A ringtone.
British people are so weird.
Now before I get any angry comments from potential British people among us, I will grant that Americans are weird too. We have things like monster truck rallies, Tupperware parties, and the WWF. Not to mention hot dogs. But you've got to draw the line somewhere, and so I feel compelled to point out that at least the #1 song on our top music charts is not based on the sound of a cell phone , nor "composed" by a psychotic-looking amphibian. (Just look at the picture!)
No, in the US, the coveted top-spot belongs to Mariah Carey.
Hmmm. On second thought, bring on the frog, please!
For the record, my brother thinks that Mariah kind of looks like a frog. Sooooo...maybe she and Crazy Frog are really the same person! I mean frog. Or whatever. Of course, if they were, then my argument about Brits and Americans being weirdly different doesn't really fly, does it? And that would be unfortunate indeed.
Let us hope that Crazy Frog and Mariah Carey forever remain distinct personalities. It's just so much more fun that way.
N.B. No actual Brits were harmed during the making of this post, but they were slightly maligned. I count many British people as friends, but probably less of them now.
posted by grackyfrogg @ 12:19 AM
4 Comments:
At 4:32 PM ,
Porter said...
WWE, not WWF. You could be sued for saying WWF -- really, you could. I work for them, sort of, so I should know.
At 5:02 PM ,
grackyfrogg said...
that might be so...IF i were referring to the former World Wrestling Federation, now World Wrestling Entertainment. but i was talking about the World Wildlife Federation. i mean, how funny can you get? hahaha! see, i'm laughing at how weird they are, protecting the earth and promoting a good cause!
lily pad rule #1: the frogg can't be wrong. ever. (the reasons for her singleness become ever more apparent.)
At 5:04 PM ,
grackyfrogg said...
i mean, World Wildlife Fund, of course. how ironic.
At 7:52 PM ,
Porter said...
Haha.
Well we have to clone the old logo out of all their photographs and so on, which can be lots of work.
It is silly really. Who was going to confuse an organization promoting furry beasts with an organization promoting hairy man-bea-- uh ... wait a second ...
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