♪ The real Green Book's the racism we cured along the way ♪

March 1, 2019 12:16 PM

Demi Adejuyigbe's YouTube Channel is a place where music and film are joined in clever and humorous ways. • Morrissey's End Credits Song from "Green Book" • Future's End Credits Rap from Avengers: Infinity War • Will Smith's "I Think I Can Beat The Black Panther" Should've Won Best Original Song • Fake Childish Gambino Rap I Made About Lando Calrissian for L-A-N-D-O: A Star Wars Story • Rejected Theme Song from READY PLAYER ONE • In Which Will Smith Raps the Credits for Moonlight
posted by Fizz (27 comments total)

The Morrissey spoof is perfect. The line about KFC could be seen as a flaw, but somehow it makes the song even funnier.
posted by pxe2000 at 12:20 PM on March 1, 2019 [4 favorites]

I'm just impressed he rhymed "Italiano" and "piano".
posted by dannyboybell at 12:29 PM on March 1, 2019 [4 favorites]

If you're a fan of these, you should also check out Demi's hilarious podcast Punch Up the Jam:

"Miel Bredouw and Demi Adejuyigbe are comedians, writers, and best friends, with absolutely no qualifications to “fix” popular songs— but that won’t stop them from trying. PUNCH UP THE JAM is a show cataloguing their descent into madness as they review, rewrite, and remix all the hits you love to hate, or just love (until they ruin it for you.)"
posted by Atom Eyes at 12:51 PM on March 1, 2019 [6 favorites]

Punch Up the Jam on FanFare (2 episodes discussed, at the time of writing this comment).
posted by filthy light thief at 12:58 PM on March 1, 2019

This is freaking delightful. Thank you for sharing this.
posted by Ashen at 1:01 PM on March 1, 2019

When it reached "mamma mia pizza pie" I literally died. I am dead.
posted by Automocar at 1:03 PM on March 1, 2019 [3 favorites]

I refuse to believe the LANDO one won't be in an actual film. It's too perfect.
posted by GuyZero at 1:07 PM on March 1, 2019 [2 favorites]

His XOXO 2018 talk was a highlight of last year.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 1:08 PM on March 1, 2019 [2 favorites]

Ha. These are great.

Looks like he did this as well: American Psycho: Unreleased 10th Anniversary Director's Cut Deleted Scene
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 1:16 PM on March 1, 2019 [3 favorites]

This is also your early reminder to mark September 21st on your calendar this year if you haven't done so already.
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:21 PM on March 1, 2019 [8 favorites]

My personal favourite videos of his are part of this ongoing (and extremely occasional) series:

2016
2017
2018

(on preview: dammit I got beaten to the punch)
posted by chrominance at 1:21 PM on March 1, 2019 [5 favorites]

Oh my god that Gambino track is pitch perfect.
posted by Ragged Richard at 1:46 PM on March 1, 2019

The line about KFC could be seen as a flaw

I haven't seen the film but my understanding is that he does feed him Kentucky Fried Chicken. No?
posted by dobbs at 2:26 PM on March 1, 2019 [1 favorite]

he does feed him Kentucky Fried Chicken. No?

Yes, he does, and it is an unintentionally uncomfortable scene (among many).

I was pretty sure I'd spotted an anachronism there too, but I'm not sure. It seemed like he was drinking soda from a modern soda cup with a modern plastic top, but maybe those go bach further than I know. Yeah, unimportant, but it took me out of the movie for a bit. (Which may have been a blessing?)
posted by sjswitzer at 2:44 PM on March 1, 2019

He's the best.

Don't miss his most dead-on Will Smith track: EXCLUSIVE: Aladdin (2019) – Will Smith/Alan Menken Music Sneak Peek!
posted by Plasmon at 2:54 PM on March 1, 2019 [2 favorites]

I haven't seen the film but my understanding is that he does feed him Kentucky Fried Chicken. No?

The rhyme doesn't quite work. I don't care, but I think that's what was driving that comment.
posted by Automocar at 3:20 PM on March 1, 2019

Demi is one of the funniest people who exists. He's doing next level stuff, and his Ready Player One theme has me laughing out loud every time I hear it.
posted by sleeping bear at 3:33 PM on March 1, 2019 [2 favorites]

I saw it as a flaw because it was far too neutral a KFC namedrop for a Morrissey song. If he mentioned KFC it would be in the context of slaughtering Col. Sanders.
posted by pxe2000 at 3:50 PM on March 1, 2019 [2 favorites]

Demi is so quick witted and I adore him and Miel’s energy on Punch Up the Jam. It’s a favorite podcast for me. I routinely sing lines from their punchups.
posted by Crystalinne at 3:53 PM on March 1, 2019

I adore Demi Adejuyigbe. (Africa is this week's song on punch up the jam. It's been a super solid last few weeks.)
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 9:19 PM on March 1, 2019 [2 favorites]

I died laughing at
bash an Avenger's knees
Nancy Kerrigan
posted by Become A Silhouette at 7:09 AM on March 2, 2019 [2 favorites]

Yesss, the Infinity War rap paired with those end credits (so many Hemsworths!) got me through a very rough period last year. He's fantastic.
posted by Recliner of Rage at 7:20 AM on March 2, 2019 [1 favorite]

(Speaking of Punch Up The Jam, I don't think I'll ever be able to hear "MMMBop" again without thinking of it as "Screw Doug.")
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 8:21 AM on March 2, 2019 [1 favorite]

(Africa is this week's song on punch up the jam. It's been a super solid last few weeks.)

After hearing this podcast referenced again and again, I gave it a shot via the "Africa" episode. I was out getting some things at the grocery store a little while ago while listening to it, and snorted out loud a bunch of times - in the produce section, and then again in the checkout line - it was absolutely brilliant. I lost it when they walked in Seamus Heaney as part of their analysis.

It's now in my subscription list.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 3:52 PM on March 2, 2019 [1 favorite]

@mandolin conspiracy, most of the time it is Demi or Miel doing the punch up.

If you were a fan of the folks who did the punch up for Africa they also have a pretty solid musical improv podcast called Off Book. (I'm sure this was mentioned in the podcast but I happen to also really enjoy Jess and Zach on Off Book.)
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 4:24 PM on March 2, 2019 [2 favorites]

It's funnier because it's not that far from Morrissey's real views.
posted by jonp72 at 8:09 PM on March 2, 2019

welcome....... to jurassic park cured my Dry Eye Syndrome.
posted by The corpse in the library at 6:00 PM on March 4, 2019