(Another) Yalie Makes a Music Video
Last week, my co-editor Robyn waxed on about the awesomeness of Alexander Dominitz's "95 Theses," a parody (and a marked improvement on) Jay-Z's "99 Problems". This week I bring you Max Lanman's "Brangelina", a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the rising popularity of celebrity adoptions.
According to the Yale Daily News, Lanman - who is a junior at Yale - read an story entitled "Brangelina" in People, and it "amused Lanman so much that he was compelled to write a song, and after that, direct a music video." The music video has catchy backing beats, high production values, and features copious amounts of semi-disturbing pelvic thrusts.
Is "Brangelina" better than "95 Theses"? Yalies, readers: weigh in!
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October 31st, 2008 at 2:47 pm
bahhahahaha. this was hilarious. and ridiculous. that song is pretty damn catchy too.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:43 pm
this video is fucking hilarious. shout out to chris ripley, who was the cinematographer for both. he did a sick job.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Fucking hysterical! Are you sure these guys don’t go to Dartmouth?
October 31st, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Kurt Schneider (Yale 2010) did this ridiculously awesome HSM3 cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaLbuOAB-SM
October 31st, 2008 at 6:13 pm
@ y10:
that’s the proof that Yale is too gay!
October 31st, 2008 at 7:30 pm
that’s why it isn’t on ivygate. Brangelina is awesome, congrats to Max and his people.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I felt it got a little irritating…
The baby’s face was funny though.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Wow. that was hilarious. I want to know who the guy was singing falsetto. amazing. But honestly, 95 Theses was so much better.
November 1st, 2008 at 12:06 am
LAME- he stole the concept from a two year old facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2213752416
November 1st, 2008 at 2:52 pm
re Anonymous:
Did that facebook group mention they were in it for breast-feeding and “subbing in” for Brad Pitt in the bedroom?
November 1st, 2008 at 3:09 pm
he’s not insulting brangelina, he’s talking about 95 theses
November 1st, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Generally, I think it’s pretty obvious that Brangelina is way funnier and the song is better. 95 is clever, but not funny, and its production is more impressive. But I would like to point out that they spent a few thousand dollars on it, and almost an entire year…according to their website.
November 1st, 2008 at 8:45 pm
As I said to Max in the JE dining hall tonight, Brangelina is hella delicious…and definitely funnier than 95. Great work with the “Uh no” shot of Brad Pitt. And yes, Chris Ripley ‘10 is responsible for the cinematography on both films. In fact, I think Brangelina is his first time operating a Steadicam. Awesome job.
November 2nd, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Doesn’t even sound as good as this: Day Man, Uhh ahhahh, Fighter of the Night Man
November 2nd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
these guys suck. yale blows.
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:13 pm
I just don’t see it. Too repetitive, but a good concept.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
this is way better than 95 theses in terms of bringing the funny.
December 5th, 2008 at 2:11 am
That girl is an uncanny ringer for Angelina, at first glance