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| Parklife! Russell Brand releases parody after being mocked on the internet | Parklife! Russell Brand releases parody after being mocked on the internet |
| (4 months later) | |
| It was only a matter of time. | It was only a matter of time. |
| When it emerged people on Twitter had been shouting “Parklife!” at Russell Brand, it became the best thing to happen last week. Parodies were made, people did mashup videos of Blur and Brand and the man himself even tweeted acknowledgement. | When it emerged people on Twitter had been shouting “Parklife!” at Russell Brand, it became the best thing to happen last week. Parodies were made, people did mashup videos of Blur and Brand and the man himself even tweeted acknowledgement. |
| “@andrewhall2468:@FinancialTimes What should worry you + yr pals is Russell is giving voice to what many are feeling & thinking.” PARKLIFE | |
| But now he’s gone one step further by covering the song with hip hop comedy duo The Rubberbandits – the ones who wear plastic bags on their heads. | But now he’s gone one step further by covering the song with hip hop comedy duo The Rubberbandits – the ones who wear plastic bags on their heads. |
| Here’s a taste of the lyrics: | Here’s a taste of the lyrics: |
| Verbal dexterity plus estuary accent is what leads to parody of | Verbal dexterity plus estuary accent is what leads to parody of |
| PARKLIFE | PARKLIFE |
| But words used efficently can be a dangerous tool that slices through propaganda like a | But words used efficently can be a dangerous tool that slices through propaganda like a |
| SHARP KNIFE | SHARP KNIFE |
| We can’t get our heads around the fact that five families have as much dough as 12 million Brits, that can’t be right in any accent | We can’t get our heads around the fact that five families have as much dough as 12 million Brits, that can’t be right in any accent |
| CLASS STRIFE | CLASS STRIFE |
| You can’t be polysyllabic or talk about important things unless you went to school in a top hat and tails | You can’t be polysyllabic or talk about important things unless you went to school in a top hat and tails |
| You’ll have to watch the video for the rest. | You’ll have to watch the video for the rest. |
| And in case you hadn’t seen people taking the mickey last week, here’s one of the best Vine mashups courtesy of BuzzFeed’s Alan White. | And in case you hadn’t seen people taking the mickey last week, here’s one of the best Vine mashups courtesy of BuzzFeed’s Alan White. |
| What do you make of Brand’s parody? The best way to reply, or has he just killed the joke completely? Let us know in the comments. | What do you make of Brand’s parody? The best way to reply, or has he just killed the joke completely? Let us know in the comments. |
| Update: we got some of the lyrics wrong - thanks to those who corrected us. | Update: we got some of the lyrics wrong - thanks to those who corrected us. |