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It must have been a european thing, it was on every mobile phone, and on every advert break, at one point there was a number one song that beat coldplay to the top of the chart, chris martin later went onto a talk show to try and demonstrate he was not bitter about being pipped to post by a digital animation, and thus performed a cold play song interspersed with some of the crazy frogs signature noises.

It is at this point where I admit I know too much about the crazy frog , also I must apologise for my acidic tone earlier, I did (and still kinda do) have a stick my arse causing irritation.
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The crazy frog, the most faddish meme from the early millenniums, from a time when the word meme didn't even hold currency. It boggles my mind that anyone finds it anything other than annoying.
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So glad I could downvote this POS.


Thrilled to have made your day ... my work here is done =oD


AH!I missed that fad ... good to know. Now I understand peoples strong aversion. Thanks for the illumination =o)


No need to apologize ... I'm not very "social network" savvy. It's taking awhile to catch on to things in the relatively short time I've been here on the Sift. It's quite the learning curve and I'm developing a thick skin in the process ... heheh =oO


Without honest comments like yours I might never get a clue, so thanks for helping me out =oD

chris martin aside, this video is just flat-out incredible and should be top 15. it was created by shynola.

id49606: although technically accurate, your title for this video contains too much 'Coldplay' and not enough superlativisation and general gushment.

a *quality may help.

No, no, this is early footage of Chris Martin performing.

LOL, maybe Chris Martin can help.

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D'oh! I forgot to upvote it! Well I fixed that problem too. Glad to help out. Now if it were only that easy to fix Amy Winehouse...

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Thanks for this fix, I really do appreciate the hassle-removal help!

http://www.videosift.com/video/Amy-Winehouse-Rehab-Live-at-the-Brits-2007#comment-264039

Amberlife's "Fly" is not a really elevating song: not catchy, no surprises etc. The singing does indeed remind of Chris Martin..

Curious about proper modern Lithuanian rock though..

continued...

Here is a report on the Venezuelan Supreme Court's decision regarding RCTV:

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=2307


From the Guardian:

http://members5.boardhost.com/medialens/msg/1180195714.html

Television's role in the coup against Chávez

Saturday May 26, 2007
The Guardian


Dear Sir,

We believe that the decision of the Venezuelan government not to renew the broadcasting licence of RCTV when it expires on May 27 (Chávez silences critical TV station, May 23; Comment and Letters, May 25) is legitimate given that RCTV has used its access to the public airwaves to repeatedly call for the overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Hugo Chávez. RCTV gave vital practical support to the overthrow of Venezuela's elected government in April 2002 in which at least 13 people were killed. In the 47 hours that the coup plotters held power, they overturned much of Venezuela's democratic constitution - closing down the elected national assembly, the supreme court and other state institutions.

RCTV exhorted the public to take to the streets and overthrow the government and also colluded with the coup by deliberately misrepresenting what was taking place, and then conducting a news blackout. Its production manager, Andrés Izarra, who opposed the coup, immediately resigned so as not to become an accomplice.

This is not a case of censorship. In Venezuela more than 90% of the media is privately owned and virulently opposed to the Chávez government. RCTV, far from being silenced, is being allowed to continue broadcasting by satellite and cable. In Venezuela, as in Britain, TV stations must adhere to laws and regulations governing what they can broadcast. Imagine the consequences if the BBC or ITV were found to be part of a coup against the government. Venezuela deserves the same consideration.

Yours,

Tariq Ali

Tony Benn

Colin Burgon MP,

Dr. Julia Buxton, academic,

Ruqayyah Collector, Black Students’ Officer, National Union of Students,

Jeremy Corbyn MP,

Jon Cruddas MP,

Megan Dobney, Regional Secretary, SERTUC

Billy Hayes, General Secretary, CWU,

Gordon Hutchison, Secretary, Venezuela Information Centre,

Kelvin Hopkins MP,

Chris Martin, Director, The War on Democracy

Joni McDougall, International Solidarity Officer, GMB,

Gerry Morrissey, General Secretary, BECTU,

Kaveh Moussavi, University of Oxford

John Pilger,

Harold Pinter,

Professor Jonathan Rosenhead, LSE,

Keith Sonnet, Deputy General Secretary, UNISON,

Hugh O'Shaughnessy, writer and journalist,

Rod Stoneman, Executive Producer, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,

Jon Trickett MP,

Gemma Tumelty, President, National Union of Students,

Cllr Salma Yaqoob.

It took Chris Martin a month to learn all the words backward, so that he could sing them backward, so's not to be incorrect in the music video.

OK, here's the list:

# Iggy Pop
# Kanye West
# Chris Martin
# Kris Kristofferson
# Patti Smith
# Terrence Howard
# Flea
# Q-Tip
# Adam Levine
# Chris Rock
# Justin Timberlake
# Kate Moss
# Sir Peter Blake
# Sheryl Crow
# Dennis Hopper
# Woody Harrelson
# Amy Lee
# Tommy Lee
# Dixie Chicks
# Mick Jones
# Sharon Stone
# Bono
# Shelby Lynne
# Anthony Kiedis
# Travis Barker
# Lisa Marie Presley
# Kid Rock
# Jay Z
# Keith Richards
# Billy Gibbons
# Corinne Bailey Rae
# Johnny Depp
# Graham Nash
# Brian Wilson
# Rick Rubin
# Owen Wilson