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Blog #5: NFL Bad Lip Readings

     The greatest viral videos are the ones that get re-made over and over.  One type of viral video that has many different topics and editions is the bad lip readings.  The bad lip reading videos take clips from television shows, news, movies, and sports, and put different voices and reading that match the lip movements of the people on camera.  The first lip readings were done to music videos such as “Boom Boom Pow” and “Our Song.”  My favorite bad lip reading is the NFL Edition.  It is hilarious seeing these big tough football players saying this stuff and the voices they use for each athlete and coach is comical.  In this class, we have talked about how big new media has become in the sporting world.  This video shows just that.  The video on YouTube has over 55 million views with thousands of comments on the video.  The best part about these videos is everyone is different.  There are always different saying and different clips to show. 

     My favorite scene is when the 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh starts screaming “I want cake now!” at the referee.  Some of the scenes are so spot on that you can’t even tell if they are true or false. 

 

The first edition even got so many hits that they did another video right before the Pro Bowl.  This one is just as funny as the first!!