Hott4Hill
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"Hott4Hill" is an internet viral
music video
, first posted on YouTube
on July 2, 2007, that features a young woman singing of her love for Junior Senator of New York
and 2008 U.S. presidential candidate
Hillary Rodham Clinton
. American singer and actress Taryn Southern
wrote the song and performs in the video. "Hott4Hill" was directed and executive-produced by screenwriter David Garrett.
The video is an answer video
to the sexually-themed "I Got a Crush on Obama" video also found on YouTube
, early in the video the singer refuses to answer an incoming cell phone call purportedly from Clinton opponent Barack Obama
. The "answer" task is made more complicated, however, by the common gender of the performer and politician. Southern, while acting as a schoolteacher addressing a class of young children, sings and dances in a variety of revealing costumes and in a sexually ambiguous manner in support of Clinton, going back and forth between how she admires her leadership qualities and how she admires her looks and body, and insinuates that she desires Clinton in a sexual manner. At one point in the song, she says "I know you're not gay, but I'm hoping for Bi ... lingual." At another point the visually anticipated word "thighs" is replaced by "policies".
Within two weeks "Hott4Hill" had 600,000 views on YouTube
, and Southern was gaining national media attention. To clarify the sexuality question, Southern said on CNN
that she is straight.
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, first posted 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....
on July 2, 2007, that features a young woman singing of her love for Junior Senator of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and 2008 U.S. presidential candidate
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...
. American singer and actress Taryn Southern
Taryn Southern
Taryn Southern is an American singer, actress and comedian. She was part of American Idol season three's Top 50. Southern gained national attention with her video Hot4Hill during the 2008 Presidential race...
wrote the song and performs in the video. "Hott4Hill" was directed and executive-produced by screenwriter David Garrett.
The video is an answer video
Answer song
An answer song is, as the name suggests, a song made in answer to a previous song, normally by another artist. It is also known as a response song. The concept became widespread in blues and R&B recorded music in the 1930s through 1950s...
to the sexually-themed "I Got a Crush on Obama" video also found 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....
, early in the video the singer refuses to answer an incoming cell phone call purportedly from Clinton opponent Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. The "answer" task is made more complicated, however, by the common gender of the performer and politician. Southern, while acting as a schoolteacher addressing a class of young children, sings and dances in a variety of revealing costumes and in a sexually ambiguous manner in support of Clinton, going back and forth between how she admires her leadership qualities and how she admires her looks and body, and insinuates that she desires Clinton in a sexual manner. At one point in the song, she says "I know you're not gay, but I'm hoping for Bi ... lingual." At another point the visually anticipated word "thighs" is replaced by "policies".
Within two weeks "Hott4Hill" had 600,000 views 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....
, and Southern was gaining national media attention. To clarify the sexuality question, Southern said on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
that she is straight.