Crazy Frog

The number one song in the UK is based on a ringtone. Someone in Sweden made an audioclip imitating his friends' souped-up mopeds. From there it was used as audio on a few websites, and then was made into a ringtone. Now it's set to music, has a video, and is apparently hugely popular in Britain.

I heard it last week and was astonished that this would be played on the radio on a show that was not hosted by Dr. Demento. If you thought "Numa Numa" would get stuck in your head, consider yourself warned. This will circle in your brain for days. Braden likes it. He says it's "catchy." :)

When I heard there was a video, I knew I had to Google and find it.

So here is the link to Crazy Frog. It takes a few minutes to load, so you'll have to endure a blank screen until it's done and starts on its own. Other than the obvious fact that Crazy Frog is a boy, it's fine for kids to watch.

I've been griping for a long time now about the volume of movies being made that are sequels to beloved films ("Lady and the Tramp 2"), remakes of beloved films ("Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" - c'mon! Is it really necessary to remake this?), remakes or updates of beloved television shows ("Brady bunch", "Honeymooners," etc.), or sequels to movies simply because they can make them ("The Ring 2", "Saw 2"). Hollywood has run out of ideas, and is simply resorting to serving up retreads.

Have we begun to resort to the same thing in music? When my sister returned home from Hungary for Christmas I listened to her CD of dance music she brought home. Many of the current popular songs were remakes of older songs set to a dance beat. (Did you know there's a dance club remix of "Age of Aquarius?") The Crazy Frog uses "Axel F." from "Beverly Hills Cop." Do we really need a remake of "MacArthur Park", "(You're) Havin' My Baby?", or "Muskrat Love?"