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The Gregory Brothers Offer a History of YouTube

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:04 +0000

To celebrate both YouTube turning eight-years-old as well as kick-off the site’s Comedy Week, America’s favorite remixers The Gregory Brothers recently delighted us with the history of the beloved video sharing site in song. It’s hard to believe that just eight years ago there was no Chocolate Rain nor Pop Tart Cat. How did we [...]

Obviously the Charles Ramsey Interview Has Been Auto-Tuned

Emerald Catron — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:09:06 +0000

It’s been a whole day, folks — isn’t it time to add some levity to that time that guy rescued three women who’d been kidnapped and tortured for 10 years? Apparently it is. Here is the “songified” version of Charles Ramsey’s interview after he heroically saved three women who’d been held captive in his neighbor’s [...]

Kai, the Homeless Hitchhiker Gets the Auto-Tune Treatment

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:51:41 +0000

A few days ago we introduced you to Kai, the homeless hitchhiker who saved a life from the wrath of "Jesus Christ." Well now, after the guy has become an overnight celebrity, the famed Gregory Brothers have Auto-Tuned him. And like so many of their creations, this too is catchy, and also a little NSFW.

Katie Couric's Manti Te'o Interview Gets Auto-Tuned

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:21:23 +0000
America’s fascination with Auto-Tune continues. And yes, this one is also catchy. With a story that is certainly not getting enough press, the Manti Te’o and invisible “girlfriend” conundrum seems to be a situation the nation cannot grasp — rightfully so. Luckily, Katie Couric stepped up to interview the B.M.O.C. (just keep watching, you’ll understand), [...]

The 'Al Roker Pooped His Pants' Remix Is Here

Emerald Catron — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:53:54 +0000

Forget 'Les Mis,' this is the people's song. Al Roker's admission that he unleashed a brown torrent of filth into his Jockeys at the White House has been autotuned and turned into a song. "Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of nauseous men? It is the music of a people who will not eat Indian buffet agaaaaain!!!" *Much*

Final Presidential Debate Gets 'Song-ified'

Emerald Catron — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:18:37 +0000
While everyone else was sitting around making jokes about horses and bayonets, the ‘Autotune the News’ folks were working hard to turn Monday night’s debate into a song. This is what they came up with. We think it’s pretty good — it’s about as catchy as the first song they did, but it lacks the [...]

VP Debate Gets Autotuned With Hilarious Results

Emerald Catron — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:15:15 +0000

Much like the presidential debate from last week, the debate between vice president Joe Biden and Paul Ryan has also received the ol' autotune treatment. Unlike the presidential debate song, which was frankly a little creepy -- this one is pretty funny. And it's probably about as close to

'Autotune the News' Turns Presidential Debate Musical

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:40:28 +0000

That's what was missing from yesterday's debate -- a keytar! Brilliant YouTuber Schmoyoho went through footage of the debate from last night between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama and made it into quite a catchy little song. One way or another, you WILL be interested in poli

Hilarious Five Guys Burger Review Gets the Autotune Treatment

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:06:38 +0000

Recently a video review that YouTube personality Daym Drops did of Five Guys Burgers and Fries went viral, thanks to Drops' enthusiastic embrace of the restaurant chain's greasy fare.

While the video is quite entertaining, it's six minutes long, a tough sell in today's climate of instant gratification. But never fear -- The Gregory Brothers have remixed the review into a more manageable two minutes, as you can see above, and have auto-tuned it to boot.

Viral Video Classic 'Gingers Do Have Souls' Gets the 'Songify' Treatment

Patrick Bateman — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:28 +0000
Remember way back in 2005 when ‘South Park’ produced an episode titled ‘Ginger Kids,’ in which Cartman turned into a redhead? The message was clear: “Gingers don’t have souls.” Then, in January 2010, a YouTube user who looks like the real life version of the red-headed Cartman issued an empassioned response titled, “Gingers Do Have [...]

'Sweet Brown' Gets an Awesome Remix

Mithun Divakaran — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:43:44 +0000
As soon as Sweet Brown first appeared on TV, and eventually the internet, we predicted this sassy woman’s description of a fire was going to get an auto-tune remix. Lo and behold, it’s here. Created by the Bob Rivers radio show, check out Sweet “I Got Bronchitis” Brown give her account of the blaze in [...]

Tim Tebow Gets the Auto-Tune Treatment With Help From Lil' Wayne and Hulk Hogan [VIDEO]

Chris Illuminati — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:15:13 +0000
Everyone is jumping on the Tim Tebow bandwagon, so it’s no wonder that the football star got the inevitable Auto-Tune treatment courtesy of ‘ESPN First Take.’ ESPN’s Skip Bayless has been going on and on for months about the Broncos quarterback but no one would listen to his case. Now, people are forced to [...]

Taxidermist Chuck Testa Gets an Auto-Tune Remix [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:03:16 +0000

For a glorious week in September, taxidermy whiz Chuck Testa ruled the Internet. Now, it's finally time for Auto-Tune the News to revisit Testa-mania in this video remix tribute. Sing along with Testa below.

Hear Rebecca Black's 'My Moment' Without Auto-Tune

Shauna Wright — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:13:47 +0000
On Tuesday, viral sensation Rebecca Black released the bubblegum ballad ‘My Moment.’ That single and her mega-viral musical confection, ‘Friday’ both seem to be heavily auto-tuned, leading many to wonder if Black can actually sing or if she’s just the result of clever studio production. Now the comedy site Break has re-envisioned ‘My Moment’ without the auto-tune. Is [...]

Viral 'Mall Fall' Video Gets the Auto-Tune Treatment

Chris Kissel — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:35:15 +0000

Just as a YouTube meme seems safely dead and buried — interviews with their stars on morning talk shows are usually a sign of impending doom — the power of auto-tune comes along.