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Obama Llama Song

2008-09-26 · song · Hank · 7:49 · watch on YouTube

Topic: US politics & society · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: timely hook, song or performance

A video of only Hank's pro-Obama parody of the Llama Song, posted 'by popular demand' (description) and looped for the whole runtime: it urges a vote for Barack Obama, mocks the outgoing president and Cheney, and asks for change.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Pro-Obama parody of the Llama Song, repeated over and over

  • ★★★ The song urges listeners to vote for Barack Obama, wishes him luck and says he will be the next president. (playful) — 00:00:02 · Barack Obama
  • ★★ The song says 'we' are tired of the current president, whom everyone hates, and that he is leaving town. (playful) — 00:00:02
  • ★★ The song says Republicans claim to want change but then want to stay the same; the singer will vote neither left nor right, only for change. (playful) — 00:00:26 · Republican Party

Humor (dominant)

  • Listing the current administration's failings, the song adds a jab at the vice president. — 00:00:02

    “Cheney shot his friend”

  • As the current president leaves town, the song imagines his retirement. — 00:00:02

    “Time for him to return now and become a duck”

  • The Llama Song's counting chorus is rewritten as a pro-Obama campaign chant. — 00:00:26

    “One Obama, Two Obama, Three Obama, Four Obama, Hot Obama, Vote Barack Obama”

  • The singer complains that Republicans say they want change. — 00:00:26

    “Then they want to stay the same and then it hurts my brain”

Threads in this video

Mentioned

Barack Obama · Dick Cheney · George W. Bush · Ludacris · Republican Party

Only in the description or credits: Llama Song

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