The Day The LOLcats Died - #SOPA #PIPA Protest Song
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0:01 - 0:05A long, long time ago
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0:05 - 0:08On the world’s largest network of interconnected computers,
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0:08 - 0:12Those lolcats used to make me laugh.
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0:13 - 0:16And I knew I could make a joke
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0:16 - 0:19And not be sued by nasty folk
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0:19 - 0:25On the RIAA’s behalf
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0:25 - 0:30Then along came SOPA/PIPA
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0:30 - 0:33The internet’s very own grim reaper
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0:33 - 0:37users could not edit
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0:37 - 0:40Ars Technica and Reddit
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0:40 - 0:43Tumblr, Gawker, Hacker News,
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0:43 - 0:47and Something Awful sang the blues,
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0:47 - 0:51And every login was refused,
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0:51 - 0:57The day the lolcats died
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0:58 - 1:02Why, why are laws a thing you can buy?
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1:02 - 1:07They got paid off, should be laid off, re-election denied
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1:07 - 1:10Our web means more than lawyers, lobbies and lies
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1:10 - 1:14So speak up before the internet dies
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1:14 - 1:19Speak up before the internet dies
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1:21 - 1:24Can you write a decent law
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1:24 - 1:27Do you care 'bout copyright at all?
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1:27 - 1:30Or just winning back your seat
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1:30 - 1:34Content will begin to ebb
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1:34 - 1:38You'll watch the slow death of the web
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1:38 - 1:43And you'll be left with nothing more to tweet
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1:43 - 1:47Well, I know it's looking pretty grim
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1:47 - 1:50Cuz' they'll tear our culture limb from limb
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1:50 - 1:53There's too much damn support
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1:53 - 1:56Oh this law we must abort
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1:56 - 1:59Oh-oh we can't let lobbies run amok
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1:59 - 2:02With our series of tubes and that big dump truck
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2:02 - 2:06And I know some folks who oughta give ---
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2:06 - 2:11The day the lolcats die
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2:12 - 2:13I hear you singin',
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2:13 - 2:16Why, why are laws a thing you can buy?
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2:16 - 2:19They got paid off, should be laid off, re-election denied
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2:19 - 2:23Our web means more than lawyers, lobbies and lies
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2:23 - 2:26So speak up before the internet dies
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2:26 - 2:29Speak up before the internet dies
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2:29 - 2:31(video text to be transcribed)
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2:31 - 2:33Why, why are laws a thing you can buy?
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2:33 - 2:37They got paid off, should be laid off, re-election denied
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2:37 - 2:39Our web means more than lawyers, lobbies and lies
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2:39 - 2:46So speak up before the internet dies
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2:47 - 2:53(Find your Senators' phone numbers at: http://bit.ly/lifeaftersopa - And tell them "No on PIPA." - http://www.SeattleAgainstSOPA.com
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2:53 - 2:57(Produced by: Zachary Cohn Forest Gibson - Lyrics: Alexander JL Theoharis Rob Whitehead)
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2:57 - 3:00(Performed by : Chris Parker - Camera/SFX: Gabe Conroy - Assistant/Girl: Molly McIsaac - Editor: David Zimmermann - Featuring Ben Huh as Himself
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3:00 - 3:02(Laugh Pong)
- Title:
- The Day The LOLcats Died - #SOPA #PIPA Protest Song
- Description:
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SOPA and PIPA are two examples of recent legislation that is lethal to the internet as we know it. The internet rose up and is on its way to successfully fighting them off, but we need to stay vigilant.
The only way to prevent legislation like this from being passed in the future is to call your Congressmen and tell them. Make it clear that you don't support SOPA, you don't support PIPA, and that you won't support future legislation that damages the stability of the internet.
For more information, visit:
http://www.SeattleAgainstSOPA.com
http://bit.ly/lifeaftersopa
http://stopcensorship.org/Follow Us on Twitter:
Forest Gibson: @ForestGibson
Zachary Cohn: @ZacharyCohn
Ben Huh: @benhuh
Rob Whitehead @RobCWhitehead
Alexander JL Theoharis: @Satire
David Zimmermann: @davidzimm
Molly McIsaac @MollyMcIsaac
Gabe Conroy: @GabrobotLyrics:
A long, long time ago
On the world's largest network of interconnected computers,
Those lolcats used to make me laugh.
And I knew I could make a joke
And not be sued by nasty folk
On the RIAA's behalf
Then along came SOPA/PIPA
The internet's very own grim reaper
users could not edit
Ars Technica and RedditTumblr, Gawker, Hacker News,
and Something Awful sang the blues,
Every login was refused,
The day the lolcats diedWhy, why are laws a thing you can buy?
They got paid off, should be laid off, re-election denied
Our web means more than lawyers, lobbies and lies
So speak up before the internet dies
Speak up before the internet diesCan you write a decent law
Do you care 'bout copyright at all?
Or just winning back your seat
Content will begin to ebb
You'll watch the slow death of the web
You'll be left with nothing more to tweetWell, I know it's looking pretty grim
Cuz' they'll tear our culture limb from limb
There's too much damn support
Oh this law we must abort
Oh-oh we can't let lobbies run amok
With our series of tubes and that big dump truck
I know some folks who oughta give a fuck
The day the lolcats die
I hear you singin',Why, why are laws a thing you can buy?
They got paid off, should be laid off, re-election denied
Our web means more than lawyers, lobbies and lies
So speak up before the internet dies
Speak up before the internet dies - Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- Music Captioning
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- Other Music Videos
- Duration:
- 03:04
Claude Almansi edited English subtitles for The Day The LOLcats Died - #SOPA #PIPA Protest Song | ||
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