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This Song is for Willy

2008-09-07 · song · Hank · 2:57 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance, community lore

Hank's comic song for John's dog Willy, who tilts his head at new sounds, built after John asked Nerdfighters to act weird so Willy would have new sounds to hear.

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00:00:00 — Verse: John's new dog tilts his head at sounds he has never heard

  • ★★ Hank sings that John's new dog looks confused, then wary, then tilts his head when he hears a sound he has never heard before. (playful) — 00:00:07 · Willy, John Green

00:00:49 — Verse and chorus: John asked the Nerdfighters to act weird; this song is for Willy

  • ★★ Hank sings that John feared Willy had no new sounds left to hear, so he called on the Nerdfighters to act really weird. (playful) — 00:00:49 · John Green, Nerdfighteria, Willy
  • ★★ Hank sings that the song is for Willy, whatever the world thinks of how silly that is. (playful) — 00:00:49 · Willy

Humor (dominant)

  • The song describes Willy's head tilt at new sounds with a film reference. — 00:00:07

    “Then he knocks his head to the side like it's night at the Roxbury”

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Central: This Song is for Willy

Also: A Night at the Roxbury · Willy

Only in the description or credits: iTunes

Also centred on This Song is for Willy: Willy Listening to His Song

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