A kid after my own heart, as long as that gas only kills humans....especially Lisa.

A few of those didn't actually ring a bell in terms of having heard them before, and I knew the names of a few that I had heard:

(spoilers, I guess?)
1. I instantly knew that was the William Tell Overture, I would think a lot of people know that one?

2. Know the song, but didn't know the title without seeing it. But I'm sure that I've heard the title (Entry of the Gladiators) before.

3. Didn't know the song (or the title -- Liechtensteiner Polka).

4. Know the song, knew it was Strauss, didn't know it was "Fruhlingsstimmen". Gesundheit. As an aside, the stare plus the eyebrow action in this one is hilariously well-suited to the song.

5. Knew a variant of the song, didn't know it was "The British Grenadiers". Pretty sure I first heard this one as music in the old-school NES game "Pirates" by Sid Meier.

6. Knew the song, knew it was Chopin's "Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35", also know that it is commonly referred to as "Marche Funebre" (although that title can be applied to other songs also). Dude also gets a lot of mileage out of the creepy stare at the camera on this one.

7. Don't think I've ever heard this one, didn't know the title (A Dog's Life).

8. Knew the song, knew it was by Strauss, didn't know the title (An Der Scthonen Blauen Donau).

9. Knew the song, knew it was the "Chicken Dance". I'd think that anyone that's ever been to a wedding pretty much has to know this one -- but maybe that's just a midwest US thing?

10. Eventually recognized the song, but not until he got a bit into it. Didn't know the title (Colonel Bogey March). Still think it should 'properly' be titled "Lisa, her teeth are big and green. Lisa, she smells like gasoline."

"the mona lisa curse" is an excellent in depth version of this.

When I went to the Louvre last year, I stopped by the room where the Mona Lisa is hanging. What were people doing? Were they agape in awe at this masterwork? Were they contemplating the brilliance with which this painting was constructed? Nope. They were taking selfies with the goddamn thing. I don't think I saw a single person actually look at the painting for more than 5 seconds. Push your way to the front of the crowd, turn your back on the very thing you went all the way to Paris to see, then take a picture of you . . . with a picture.

Well played, cunts.

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According to Jalopnik's Jason Torchinsky, the car that inspired Little Red Corvette is actually a 1964 Mercury Montclair Marauder owned by Lisa Coleman (Prince helped her buy it at auction in 1980 in Minneapolis).

If you're feeling guilt and shame about something you've done, then that implies you know that it's wrong
But in my above statements I'm acknowledging that most people aren't even aware of the implications of their actions. They can't feel guilty or ashamed if they don't know what they are doing is wrong. They've always just bought a nice bit of juicy meat at the store for their entire lives, and they've never seen anyone get hurt, the thought hasn't even occurred to most people. They're just doing what they've always done.

That's why I'm pointing it out, not to be a jerk, but to plant the seed, and people will hopefully consciously think about the idea that something had to be killed. I'm hoping to trigger their Lisa Simpson moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLoV9xS9rxk

Everyone knows that animals are grown and killed on farms. But for whatever reason exists they don't seem to make the connection that they have the power to save on average 198 animals a year by changing one or two ingredients in their meals

Ummm this isn't "often overlooked"? That's the whole point of a theatre, the size of the screen and impact of the sound.

And no one travels to Paris to see the Mona Lisa, we're already travelling to Paris because it's fucking Paris. Then we see the Mona Lisa while we're there, as something to do, in Paris.

Sorry, this is really contrived.

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Panic! At The Disco - The Ballad Of Mona Lisa has been added as a related post - related requested by Lilithia.

Lisa wasn't there too.

Yes, her email saying:

"I would like to know how I can get our video played on your website. It is being released today Monday Oct 20, 2014. It is titled "Katy Perry" by Monday's Mona Lisa."

to me would definitely look as if she were employed by this team. However she's NOT, and while I do understand your views on street teams being considered "qualified in promoting the bands content", that view actually spans an incredibly large spectrum of people.

Working in the entertainment industry for 20 years now, I can promise you that street teams which are set up by the fans themselves are nothing more than fans who group themselves together and create their own "job" so to speak, and share something they enjoy. Does it help push an entertainer forward? Of course it does. Does the entertainer have any connection other than "thank you to our fans"? No, not unless it's an official street team employed by the artist through payment or gifts of merchandise/tickets/etc.

I'm not at all concerned with someone randomly coming across this post and viewing MML in a negative light now that I've found it an been able to explain the situation. I am however a little bummed that their video can't be up here because of how the fans email was written. This particular video is actually the type of content that gets shared because of it's comedy factor to be honest, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to know that others may attempt to share it at a later date because of that.

One question I have, is it only "KellyMML" that is blacklisted from here? Or is it anything related to this band?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Cassie-

I had no memory of Kelly emailing us before, so that wasn't why this video was deemed a self-link, but here is her original inquiry via email prior to posting this video:

I would like to know how I can get our video played on your website. It is being released today Monday Oct 20, 2014. It is titled "Katy Perry" by Monday's Mona Lisa.

And this was our email response to Kelly:

You can submit a sponsored post. That's the only way to post your own content on VideoSift. See the following link:
http://videosift.com/sponsored/vidpost

Kelly disregarded our reply and even if she really read the posting guidelines, she must have just skimmed them or ignored those as well because one line clearly states you may not submit a video if:

"You are in any way responsible for or involved in marketing, promoting, or any other manner of proliferating the video."

It should be obvious that a street team member qualifies as being involved in promoting the band's content.

I think you've done well to explain to anyone who might come across this that the band isn't full of a bunch of spammers, but I also think you needn't be too concerned about this post because it's very unlikely to be found by anyone looking up the band. And even if they do, they are even less likely to read through all these comments once they see the video doesn't exist here.

Thanks!