Mashup Monday: Barack Rolled.

You got presidential election fever yet? Well, if you don't, we here at the 'Tube aim to get you fired up with a theme week of election videos. (Yes, I know, contain your excitement...) To start you off, here's a promise from Barack Obama to never give you, never let you down, and to never run around or desert you.

Jukebox Friday: Counting with Feist.

Just a simple jukebox post today. Here is Feist's video for her song "1 2 3 4":


And here she is doing the "Sesame Street" version:

Matters Best Solved with Fisticuffs.

For all of you rhythmically-challenged, or otherwise just too white readers out there who might not understand the strange, foreboding world of hip hop, I offer you this. It is a freestyle rap battle, translated for your edification. Enjoy.


[via Monkeys for Helping.]

Mashup Monday: Kirby Doggy Dogg.

This has gone around the 'net a couple times already, but let's send it around again just for the hell of it. It's Kirby vs. Snoop Dogg:

Jukebox Friday: More Improbable Covers.

The internet is lousy with clips of musicians taking a stab at other people's songs. Here are some more.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain tackles the theme from "Shaft":


A Thai karaoke version of "Dragostea Din Tei" (better known as the "Numa Numa" song):

(Other versions of this are also available in Vietnamese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Spanish).

A one-man-band version of AC/DC's "Back in Black":


And finally, the horror that is Kidz Bop. (I post this mainly to point out the insane intensity of the kid at 2:37):

Hi-Fi Dorks (plus a remix).

Maybe you're a devotee of the Sharper Image Catalog (and who among us is not?) and you've already seen this. But if not, I present to you the sublime genius of the Beamz Music System:


Good thing someone came along and did a remix:


[via Monkeys For Helping.]

Mashup Monday: Ante Up.

"Sesame Street" mashes never get old. Here are Bert and Ernie breakin' it down: