Bouncing around a room song?
March 23, 2006 11:14 PM Subscribe
Help me identify this crazy little ditty!
I've got a short instrumental song stuck in my head, and it's driving me nuts! It's kind of quck, and implies rapid motion, and I've seen it played on a viral video on youtube of the slow loading of a psp (now taken down), and I believe in a bit in "V for Vendetta" where V is racing around a room...This seems extremely vague, but any help would be greatly appreciated!
On preview: I found the clip on google video. It's the song that plays for the majority of the segment, not the one at the very beginning.
I've got a short instrumental song stuck in my head, and it's driving me nuts! It's kind of quck, and implies rapid motion, and I've seen it played on a viral video on youtube of the slow loading of a psp (now taken down), and I believe in a bit in "V for Vendetta" where V is racing around a room...This seems extremely vague, but any help would be greatly appreciated!
On preview: I found the clip on google video. It's the song that plays for the majority of the segment, not the one at the very beginning.
Best answer: Yakety Sax it is, by Boots Randolph. Benny Hill used it as his theme song.
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:24 PM on March 23, 2006
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:24 PM on March 23, 2006
The funny thing is, I had a hunch it was Yakety Sax before I even watched the video. Also: AskMe serves as a continual reminder that the things I imagine to be pervasive cultural touchstones (such as the Benny Hill theme song! I mean, seriously!) totally aren't.
posted by jjg at 11:45 PM on March 23, 2006
posted by jjg at 11:45 PM on March 23, 2006
Response by poster: Thanks a lot for the quick responses!
posted by BevosAngryGhost at 12:08 AM on March 24, 2006
posted by BevosAngryGhost at 12:08 AM on March 24, 2006
Yeah seriously, to me this instantly screams "Benny Hill Show" without a doubt as the "stop motion sytle running around set to Yakety Sax" was the show's trademark. But I guess these days people grow up with zero exposure to Benny Hill... shocking as that may be.
posted by Rhomboid at 12:31 AM on March 24, 2006
posted by Rhomboid at 12:31 AM on March 24, 2006
Our culture is emsmallened.
posted by Astro Zombie at 1:08 AM on March 24, 2006
posted by Astro Zombie at 1:08 AM on March 24, 2006
Yes, Boots Randolf, the father of cheesy sax. Country music and saxaphone make an unholy marriage.
posted by wsg at 1:12 AM on March 24, 2006
posted by wsg at 1:12 AM on March 24, 2006
And for an even more disturbed version, there's always Jimmy Riddle's Yackety Eeph (about half way down).
posted by scruss at 4:52 AM on March 24, 2006
posted by scruss at 4:52 AM on March 24, 2006
Wikipedia says: "A common use of "Yakety Sax" in Internet humor is its superimposition over footage of some unfunny, often gruesome event (often sped up to mimic The Benny Hill Show – the premise is that "Yakety Sax can make anything funny")."
To test the theory, there's a link to scenes from "Passion of the Christ" set to "Yakety Sax".
posted by iviken at 5:45 AM on March 24, 2006
To test the theory, there's a link to scenes from "Passion of the Christ" set to "Yakety Sax".
posted by iviken at 5:45 AM on March 24, 2006
This was on the blue a while ago but it's still one of the best mashups I've heard:
Benny Hill Theme Vs. 50 Cent - In Da Club
posted by pantsrobot at 9:43 AM on March 24, 2006
Benny Hill Theme Vs. 50 Cent - In Da Club
posted by pantsrobot at 9:43 AM on March 24, 2006
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posted by keswick at 11:21 PM on March 23, 2006