UNCATEGORIZED MINDSMASHING: WE ARE THE WORLD
Um…sorry. You had to see this. See, we’re working on another post right now, and that means we should technically be working on that post, but then someone sends you footage of Japanese people singing “We Are The World” in blackface, and then you have to post just to get the haunting image out of your head.
When you drop a nuclear bomb on a country, this sort of thing just happens. That and the film Legend of the Overfiend combined make the most powerful of arguments against nuclear war we could ever possibly construct. Harry Truman, had you known, you would have at least hesitated.
We’re sorry. If we were Japanese, we’d commit ritual suicide to atone for showing you that, but being American we have no shame, and will instead get another cup of coffee.









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Holly says:
No, Bizarro Superman, thank YOU.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
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IdentityCrisis says:
Blackface notwithstanding, I’d say first prize goes to Japanese Springsteen. He really rolled up his sleeves and got in there.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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Ground0EastLansing says:
Asian Bruce Springsteen might have a future in the music business.
+100 Sakes to you, good sir.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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T-Bird says:
I’ll third that, Asian Springsteen rules…
May 29th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
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ChemE93 says:
If you’re trying to scare us off, that won’t do it. That ruled.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
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Derrick says:
Some celestial event. No – no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should’ve sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful… I had no idea.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
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sb says:
…I think I’m turning japanese…I really think so…
May 29th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
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hunglikehussain says:
It is entertainment such as this that keeps the meter running.
Btw Orson, forget the coffee…lattes baby! Note correction at end of introduction.
http://juicedsportsblog.com/2008/05/top-100-valuable-sportsblogs.html#more-441
May 29th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
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Nate Crosby says:
Orson, this positively saved my life today! EDSBS is the only reason I come to work anymore…today i was pushed to the brink of impaling myself on a pitchfork until watching this video made me realize that there indeed are things to live for…tears…streaming…down…
BRA-FING-VO
May 29th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
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Chips O'Toole says:
I’m confused. Who is Cyndi Rauper?
May 29th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
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SoCalBryan says:
AWESOME!
I wonder if the blackfaced participants will get the Ted Danson treatment.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
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Last Dragon says:
Man I hated this fucking song the first time it was done……but I loved it this time.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
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Carlinthemarlin says:
#9
You win.
No…America wins.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
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Hannibal Montegna says:
Yeah, Japanese Springsteen and Lauper brought it. Ray Charles looked pretty good, but I think it was just the glasses. Not really a special performance on the level of The Boss-san.
Why did you apologize for showing that? Nothing else could have possibly summed up more succinctly what I think Japan is really like all the time.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
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beauford @ theonlygamethatmatters says:
@ 14 – that really is what Japan is like all the time.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
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robert says:
Japanese Springsteen truly honors his ancestors with such an auspicious performance.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
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Brian O'Blivion says:
14/15, yes, yes it is. (In case you missed it from yesterday.)
May 29th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
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Out of Conference says:
If Asia ever has there version of Eurovision, this gives Benny Lava a serious run for first place.
A round of Imperial Fleet Torpedoes to everyone (sake/ Sapporo boilermakers)
May 29th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
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Out of Conference says:
I should have used “their” there in that there sentence up there. ^^^^
May 29th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
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hunglikehussain says:
There, there Ooc. They”re confusing sometimes.
May 29th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
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SportsJacket says:
Wow. chills. nipple hardening chills.
May 29th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
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hunglikehussain says:
WTF is They(”)re?
Proofread dumbass!
May 29th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
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gerry dorsey says:
why is adam sandler in japan doing springsteen impressions???
May 29th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
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The General says:
I think that really was Cyndi Rauper. Gotta make a buck somehow. And Birry Joel should have got more facetime.
May 29th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
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DC Trojan says:
You mean that wasn’t Cyndi Lauper? Huh.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
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Stacy Keibler Luvs me says:
Cannot stop laughing…..
This post makes up for all of the recent crappy Friday bunda posts….
…fight on!
May 29th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
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karlhungus12 says:
If the Japs had known that losing the war would have led them to this, they might have fought harder.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:07 pm