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21st Century Sherlock: A Sherlock / Doors Song

2012-10-05 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Pop culture · comedy performance

Hank performs a Doors-style parody song celebrating BBC's modern Sherlock, then fills the short video with a promo montage of the brothers' other YouTube channels.

What is said

00:00:00 — "21st Century Sherlock": Hank's song about BBC's Sherlock to the tune of the Doors

  • ★★ Per the description, a recent Truth or Fail round on Sherlock Holmes titled "21st Century Sherlock" inspired the song. — 00:00:00 · Truth or Fail
  • ★★★ Hank sings a parody song about the modern TV Sherlock ("21st Century Sherlock"): lean and cool, humiliating others at crime scenes, beating a corpse with a riding crop. (parody) — 00:00:02
  • ★★ Hank sings that he is waiting impatiently to watch more; the description says he is kinda devastated Season 3 of Sherlock is so far away. (playful) (hedged) — 00:00:56

00:01:29 — Final choruses; joke credits; promo montage of SciShow, Crash Course, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and HankGames clips; thanks to John and sign-off

Humor (dominant)

  • In the Doors-style verse, Sherlock humiliates the police at crime scenes. — 00:00:02 > «As he beats on a corpse with a riding crop.»
  • The chorus answers Sherlock's critics with his own line from the show. — 00:00:02 > «He's a sociopath. A high functioning one.»
  • The song turns to the fan waiting for the next season. — 00:00:56 > «Hurry up, I want to watch.»
  • Hank credits Moffat, Jim Morrison, Conan Doyle and Cumberbatch for making the video possible. — 00:01:29 > «my mom. Wouldn't happen without her.»

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