Andrew Breitbart Tribute Video 'Breitbart Is Here' Is Quite Something
Out of respect for the late Andrew Breitbart, it is not right to make fun of (the legacy of the ghost of) Breitbart as it pertains to this tribute video for Breitbart by one Chris Cassone, but the truth is, that is not even necessary, because the video itself is where the most Breitbart-ghost-legacy-related fun can be found...to make. "Breitbart Is Here" has so much to offer: disobedience of the basic laws of perspective, practiced by all self-respecting artists since the mid-15th century, an unhealthy but not at all unexpected penchant for rhyming, leading to curious and bad lyrics, an egregious amount of visual symbolism meant to convey puppets, talking heads, monkeys and such, and an overly literal portrayal of just where the spirit of Breitbart "is," these days, as illustrated by Breitbart fliers, which in the video are affixed to visibly liberal real-world locations such as the New York Times building. And rather business-savvily, it looks like this video is the natural progression of the BREITBART IS HERE "brand," which began with an "iconic" poster/t-shirt thing. So smart!
The lyrics must be transcribed, as best as we can, and so here (and here and here and here):
Television told us the situation
How he slipped on by just heading home
Is there ever a healing
For this feeling I've never known?
Our heartbeat drowns out all the chatter
Of the talking heads so insincere
I see all their lips move
But I cannot even hear
And Breitbart is here!
He's been so strong
It makes me crazy
The dog and pony show's extreme (?)
Let's hold up a bright (BREIT?) light
And shine it on all these schemes
I've been looking high and low to find him
Like I'm on the open road alone
Today it is all done (?)
But here comes the morning sun
And Breitbart is here, is here
And even here
Everywhere I look now he seems to appear
He's here and here and here and here and here
Breitbart is here
Where we gonna find that inspiration?
More and more they're so hypnotized
I'm feeling much stronger
Just like I'm deputized (????????!!!!!)
And Breitbart is here, is here
(He's here)
And even here
(He's here)
Everywhere I look now he seems to appear
He's here and here and here and here and here
Breitbart is here and here and here and here
It's like he's standing next to me
I don't feel the fear
He's here and here and here and here and here
Breitbart is here and here and here and here
Everywhere I look now
He just seems to appear
He's here and here and here and here and here
And over here
ETC.
Is there any real explanation to accompany this great work? No, but I Own The World proprietor or contributor or whatever does leave a note for the readers of a blog to which he gave "the first look" of the video, and thanks that blog for posting some image of Breitbart that he sent them right after Breitbart died, because "it had gone viral by the time I woke up the next day."
That is amazing, congrats. [I Own The World]
What!? I'm not wishing anyone dead, nor am I suggesting that anyone carnally violate someone in the region of the occipital bone. Can't you just imagine the outpouring of fan memorials that would come out after the tragic passing of, I don't know...Glen Beck though?
Can you imagine how many pall-bearers they'll need for Rush?
The thought reminds me of an old <a href="http:\/\/www.private-eye.co.uk\/covers.php\?showme=781" target="_blank">Private Eye cover</a>: &quot;He was a great man. [280 lbs] at least.&quot;