In response to the response to James Brown’s death over the holidays, David Malki drew this comic strip for his often-hilarious webcomic, Wondermark:
“James Brown” comic from David Malki’s Wondermark. Click it to see the full comic on its original page.
Only the first three panels appear here; you’ll have to see the full comic to get the punchline. Go and read the back issues; I think you’ll like it.
As Christmas grows closer, I get busier with all sorts of gatherings with friends and family, so expect posting to be light for the next couple of days.
However, that means that you’re not going to leave empty-handed: I’m still providing offbeat Christmas tunes for you to enjoy. The first is a parody of the Bachman-Turner Overdrive classic Takin’ Care of Business titled Takin’ Care of Jesus:
Unknown artist – Takin’ Care of Jesus (1.2 MB MP3)
Today’s other audio treat is by Mojo Nixon, who took the tune Louie, Louie and turned it into a Christmas song:
Mojo Nixon – Louie, Louie Christmas (1992) (4.4 MB MP3)
For those of you who are South Park fans (like the Ginger Ninja and me), I present a couple of Christmas-related audio and video treats.
In an earlier entry for the Audio Advent Calendar, I mentioned that O Holy Night was my favourite of the religious carols and presented a version performed by New Orleans jazz musicians. Here’s another one performed by Eric Cartman, with the assistance of an electric cattle prod.
South Park – O Holy Night (2.1 MB MP3)
For those of you who don’t mind a little swearing in their Christmas music, I present two versions of Mr. Garrison’s Merry Fucking Christmas, in which he sings about how he travels to the middle east, India and Japan to spread Christmas cheer in his own special way. Here’s the video version, courtesy of YouTube:
And here’s the audio version:
South Park – Merry Fucking Christmas (2.8 MB MP3)
For the last working day for many of us, I offer something both mellow and amusing — indie-folkie rock darling Grandaddy, doing a number called Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland.
Grandaddy – Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland (4.2 MB MP3)
This is a popular Chanukah download from this blog year after year, so I’m posting it again: Give the Jew Girl Toys by Sarah Silverman. I still have to see her film Jesus is Magic and her rendition of The Aristocrats from the film bearing the same name.
Sarah Silverman – Give the Jew Girl Toys (3.3 MB MP3)
Oh, yes — Adam Sandler’s Chanukah Song comes not in one, not in two, but three distinct versions! The Chanukah Song, Part III also features a guest appearance by half-Jewish, half-Filipino Rob Schneider, star of many movies I wouldn’t rent unless I was extremely, extremely hurting for entertainment.
Adam Sandler – The Chanukah Song, Part III (3.6 MB MP3)
Before Baywatch David Hasselhoff had another hit TV show: Knight Rider. Running from 1982 to 1986, it was the first of many shows based on a crime-fighting character paired with a high-tech vehicle; it inspired shows like Airwolf, Blue Thunder and Viper. While the vehicles in those other shows were impressive, none of them held a candle to Knight Rider’s car, KITT, short for Knight Industries Two Thousand (this was back when “2000” sounded futuristic and not “that was so six years ago”).
That’s because none of them saved Christmas — only KITT did that, and the tale is told in this so-bad-it’s-good rap number called KITT Saves Christmas. Enjoy!
KITT Saves Christmas (4.8 MB MP3)