Boombox (The Lonely Island song)
Encyclopedia
"Boombox" is the sixth track and fifth single from The Lonely Island
's debut album, Incredibad
. The music video for the song made its debut as a Digital Short on the March 13, 2010 episode of "Saturday Night Live
."
and Julian Casablancas
singing about how their boombox
affects the people and mood of various locations. The first of these places is a country club
, where the boombox causes the "old white people" to start dancing. The video then skips the song's second verse and proceeds to the next place, New York City
, where the boombox again causes people to start dancing, including "a Spanish guy doing the Bartman
" (Fred Armisen
), wear fingerless gloves, and unite despite their diverse demographics. It was a rainbow coalition of dancing. The song concludes in the final location, a retirement home
, where "the music was way too powerful" it leads all of the residents to have sex, leaving Samberg and Casablancas "disgusted to say the least". All three montages feature a bizarre reference to boiled goose
.
The song contains another verse not seen in the video, set in a boardroom with a group of businessmen.
's March 13 episode, the only part that was censored was the word "fucking" in the line, "A bunch of old people fucking like rabbits". However, The Lonely Island posted the video on YouTube
completely uncensored.
The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is an American comedy troupe composed of Akiva "Kiv" Schaffer, Jorma "Jorm" Taccone, and David Andrew "Andy" Samberg, best known for their comedic music. Originally from Berkeley, California, the group is currently based in New York City. The group broke out due to their...
's debut album, Incredibad
Incredibad
Incredibad is the debut studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, released on February 10, 2009, through Universal Republic Records...
. The music video for the song made its debut as a Digital Short on the March 13, 2010 episode of "Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
."
Video
The music video for "Boombox" consisted of Andy SambergAndy Samberg
David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American actor, comedian, rapper and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live...
and Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas
Julian Fernando Casablancas is an American singer-songwriter and musician of The Strokes. Casablancas pursued a solo career during The Strokes' hiatus, releasing the album Phrazes for the Young on November 3, 2009....
singing about how their boombox
Boombox
Boombox is a colloquial expression for a portable cassette or CD player. Other terms known are ghetto blaster, jambox, or radio-cassette. It is a device capable of receiving radio stations and playing recorded music , usually at relatively high volume...
affects the people and mood of various locations. The first of these places is a country club
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
, where the boombox causes the "old white people" to start dancing. The video then skips the song's second verse and proceeds to the next place, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where the boombox again causes people to start dancing, including "a Spanish guy doing the Bartman
Do the Bartman
"Do the Bartman" is a pop rap song from the 1990 Simpsons album The Simpsons Sing the Blues. It was performed by The Simpsons cast member Nancy Cartwright and was released as a promotional single from the album on November 20, 1990. The song was written and produced by American recording artist...
" (Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Anchorman and Cop Out...
), wear fingerless gloves, and unite despite their diverse demographics. It was a rainbow coalition of dancing. The song concludes in the final location, a retirement home
Retirement home
A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens. Typically each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Additional facilities are provided within the building, including facilities for meals, gathering, recreation, and some...
, where "the music was way too powerful" it leads all of the residents to have sex, leaving Samberg and Casablancas "disgusted to say the least". All three montages feature a bizarre reference to boiled goose
Goose
The word goose is the English name for a group of waterfowl, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller....
.
The song contains another verse not seen in the video, set in a boardroom with a group of businessmen.
Censorship
When the music video premiered on SNLSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
's March 13 episode, the only part that was censored was the word "fucking" in the line, "A bunch of old people fucking like rabbits". However, The Lonely Island posted the video on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
completely uncensored.