Comments on: Jingle Rock Bell

Jingle Rock Bell

quasistoic — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:39:11 -0800

AskMefiFollowup: I like to sing Jingle Bell Rock, but using only the words "bell", "rock", and "jingle":

bell rock jingle rock
Bell jingle rock
Rock jingle rock
Bell jingle bell
Rock bell
Jingle
Rock rock bell
Jingle rock, jingle rock
Bell bell bell

Drives my wife nuts. I'd record an MP3 of me doing it if someone could find me a karaoke track.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 10:25 AM PST on December 22

P. S. Tail, Esq, has followed through just in time for Christmas: May I present you with Jingle Rock Bell

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:43:34 -0800

It sounds like you were dancing around as you sang it, too! (i do that with the music for "Do the Hustle" and just ordinary sentences--purely to annoy a friend of mine) : >

By: Alt F4

Alt F4 — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:45:51 -0800

brilliant!

I was singing this to my wife the other night, after you posted it. This is so infinitely better! This'll be making an appearance tonight!

By: swordfishtrombones

swordfishtrombones — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:49:08 -0800

OK, now you did it! My wife is now driving me nuts singing this (with some ad lib la-la-la-la's).

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:53:17 -0800

My wife says she can sympathize with PST's. It took less than a minute before it was driving her nuts, too. And the kids lasted only a few seconds longer.

Which is great, if you ask me. That means I can slip it into their playlists and be sure to annoy them! Thanks PST!

By: wallaby

wallaby — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:57:20 -0800

I am in awe. This is just the ticket to annoy my family.

I especially love from about 1:30 on, as you start getting tired.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:00:25 -0800

This is great. Never thought I'd have PinkStainlessTail in iTunes.

By: Alt F4

Alt F4 — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:10:41 -0800

As quasistoic noted, the Ringles and the Jocks in there spice it up nicely.

By: tomharpel

tomharpel — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:29:30 -0800

MetaFilter: the Ringles and the Jocks

By: rafter

rafter — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:29:59 -0800

This is great. Thanks both of you.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:30:33 -0800

That is fucking fantastic.

By: fvw

fvw — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:38:38 -0800

It began annoying, but it's beginning to grow on me. Thanks quasistoic and PST!

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:56:37 -0800

I really wish I'd been drunk when I did that.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:58:19 -0800

Oh and amber, I wasn't so much dancing as bouncing up and down in classic psuedo-autistic style.

By: quasistoic

quasistoic — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:01:51 -0800

I should note that the version of Jingle Bell Rock I originally sent to PST was by Los Straitjackets, but it was a bit too uptempo for the needs of this project, so PST went with the more classical Lenny Dee version. I applaud his choice.

By: moonbird

moonbird — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:05:37 -0800

and the most amazing mefi xmas meme has begun.

i love it.

By: RJ Reynolds

RJ Reynolds — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:10:19 -0800

This made my entire week -- maybe my month. I'm completely in love with P.S.Tail and all of you. Bless us every one.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:10:31 -0800

And a new Xmas fave is born! Rock on PST.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:25:11 -0800

I'm a little hazy on the connection between Balrocs and Christmas.

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:27:20 -0800

Oh geez, not only is it stuck in my head, it's morphed into 'Jingle Bell Rock Paper Scissors'...

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:27:44 -0800

Move over American Idolites! Make way for PinkStainlessTail . Can't wait for the remix (hoping it's recorded when you are drunk). Well done.

By: cedar

cedar — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:46:30 -0800

Gawd, you suck.

Being a holiday and all I have a home office filled with kids. They saw this. They won't stop.

If you read about the guy who lost it Christmas Eve and was dragged away by the police screaming, "Rock. Jingle. Jingle. Bell," well, let's just say, we'll be seeing you in court.

By: Sidhedevil

Sidhedevil — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:55:12 -0800

fff wins, I think.

But curse you, PST! Curse you and your damned earworm to Jingle Bell HELL!!!!!

By: wanderingmind

wanderingmind — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:07:36 -0800

The original Jingle Bell Rock annoys me to no end, but your take on it is possibly the funniest Christmas song I've ever heard. Thank you, P.S. Tail.

By: You Should See the Other Guy

You Should See the Other Guy — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:51:40 -0800

Mary mother of God.

Thanks, guys!

By: interrobang

interrobang — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 17:55:24 -0800

I have listened to this five times today, and it gets better every time. Thanks, guys.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 18:47:30 -0800

*listens*

*vigorously scrubs brain with filthy gym sock*

*listens again, begins scrubbing even more fervently, then listens again*

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:11:25 -0800

Pink! Stainless!! Tail!!!
Man, I have loved you ever since I first saw your name.
You...er...rock!

By: theora55

theora55 — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:23:11 -0800

PST, you weren't drunk?!? You, sir, are a new MeFi celebrity!

Is there any rhyme or reason to the order of the words?

By: dhruva

dhruva — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:24:20 -0800

Thanks PST! I've been getting my (christian) co-worker to listen to a lot of unconventional christmas songs, and this is going to be perfect!

By: gramcracker

gramcracker — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:38:59 -0800

PST--I've been playing it non-stop for my family. My brother and I are cracking up. Thanks so much.

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:24:03 -0800

Fantastic! Merry Christmas from Kansas City (where I'm with my family). I fear playing this for my mom, as she very well might insist on getting the whole family together to sing a version. Or at least her husband. They'd put it on their answering machine.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:33:35 -0800

You, sir, are a new MeFi celebrity!

I wasn't before?
*Jumps off Flatiron Building, cuts wrists on the way down*

Is there any rhyme or reason to the order of the words?

Not that I'm consciously aware of, but if I ever go into therapy this is definitely getting played for clues.

By: mono blanco

mono blanco — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:43:26 -0800

Fantasic! This is definitely getting some airtime in the mono household.

Hey, can someone send me the lyrics?

heh.

By: Quartermass

Quartermass — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:12:55 -0800

This is friggin sweet.

By: Miss Bitchy Pants

Miss Bitchy Pants — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:29:55 -0800

My husband just looked at me and asked, "What the hell are you listening to?" He wasn't a fan, but after following up PST's masterful rendition of Jingle Bell Rock with John Denver's "Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk This Christmas" (#12 on the list for a sample), he saw the light.

By: vapidave

vapidave — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:48:50 -0800

11:30 PM here and Dave, Terri, Alex, and Emmygirl are cracking up.
thanks and

Keep your day job.

By: theora55

theora55 — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:49:00 -0800

p.s. I meant that in a good way. Merry jingle. rockin. bell. Christmas.

By: exlotuseater

exlotuseater — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:50:59 -0800

Words fail me; this is transcendent.

Thank you so much for actually following through on this.

I will be singing this all week at work.

(I think I may have peed my pants a little at the ~1:30 mark- That's when you get really serious about this.)

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 22:34:27 -0800

the birth of a new holiday classic. Philip Glass, eat your heart out!

By: furiousthought

furiousthought — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:36:09 -0800

Bwa! Nice. This has been the funniest Christmas I've had in forever and this is another high point. Kickass.

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:50:54 -0800

I really wish I'd been drunk when I did that.

I was really drunk when I listened to it! And sent it via e-mail to 300 of my nearest and dearest friends!

By: Colloquial Collision

Colloquial Collision — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:57:07 -0800

Bell! Bell! Bell!

Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!

By: O9scar

O9scar — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 00:50:00 -0800

Hilarious. And I love the switch to "vaguely British" around 1:30.

By: kamylyon

kamylyon — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 03:13:34 -0800

My faith in humanity may have just been restored.

Bless you PST, bless us all, everyone!

::replaces her Bah humbug tune with Bell Rock Jingle::

By: squirrel

squirrel — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 03:54:40 -0800

Rarely am I so fortunate as to witniss a genuine personality ascendance from MetaMortal to MetaLegend. I feel blessed.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 04:28:52 -0800

That is so much better than it has any right to be.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 04:30:49 -0800

And you sound a bit like Emo Philips when you hit the high notes, which makes the whole thing even better.

By: reflecked

reflecked — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 05:27:51 -0800

Thank you; i will use this wisely. bwahahaha

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 05:33:36 -0800

If I can find a cdr to burn this to, I'm going to play this while we're opening presents this morning.

By: Tarrama

Tarrama — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 06:03:56 -0800

This was the first time I've burnt anything. Didn't really know what I was doing but it worked. I intend to play it over and over again, at our Boxing Day party later on today. Thanks very much PinkStainlessTail, its a memorable song for a virgin burn.

Hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas and a big thank you to Matt for making Metafilter and for letting us play here.

By: page404

page404 — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 06:42:07 -0800

Someone should send the link to bOING bOING.

By: ericb

ericb — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 07:23:15 -0800

...and to Fark, Fazed and throughout the blogosphere!

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:15:21 -0800

...well, if I'm representive of anything, it'll be played during xmas mornings for families all across mefiland. Which is really, really scary.

By: furiousthought

furiousthought — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:26:32 -0800

I'm afraid you are representative. :: burns CD ::

By: kamylyon

kamylyon — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:51:08 -0800

Matt: I think this should become a December sidebar tradition.

c.mon you KNOW you want to...

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 09:17:07 -0800

I guess we can shut down this Internets thing now. It will all be downhill now. Reached its pinnacle, can't get any better, etcetera.

By: taz

taz — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:44:29 -0800

Yep. I just have to say I laughed 'til I cried. And then I cried some more. And a little later I cried a bit more.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:57:08 -0800

My wife punched me just now when I started to murmer "Jingling Balroc". I'm thinking she's not much of a fan.

By: adrianhon

adrianhon — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 13:10:30 -0800

I was expecting it to be crap, but it truly is funny *and* great! A MetaFilter classic to be sure. Give that man a pony.

By: taz

taz — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 13:43:57 -0800

Just a couple of observations: 1) This is definitely the most heartwarming MeFi holiday moment ever, and just to keep us from melting into a complete quivering puddle of blue/grey/green love... 2) Tarrama's earlier comment thanking PST for "a memorable song for a virgin burn" looks so much like "virgin bum" (thank you, Verdana, for all the entertainment throughout the years!), that, again, I'm laughing through the tears.

By: graventy

graventy — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 18:32:28 -0800

Wow. Thanks PST!

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 19:33:30 -0800

Wow. Simply...wow.

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 00:08:18 -0800

My sister this morning (while gifts were being passed out): "This is painful." And she's on post-surgery opiates, even. But my mom and her husband were giggling. Well, my mom kept insisting that everyone listen to the words. "Listen, this is funny. C'mon, listen to the words. Hey, listen to the song. People!"

By: iconomy

iconomy — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 13:14:32 -0800

It would have been so much better if the 137th line had been Bell Jingle Jingle Rock Rock, instead of Bell Jingle Jingle Rock Bell.

(PST - I have a crush on you now)

By: Sidhedevil

Sidhedevil — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:08:14 -0800

Who else has been tormented by this since they dared to open it?

By: Sidhedevil

Sidhedevil — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:08:47 -0800

I look forward to joining Mrs. PinkStainlessTail at the looney bin.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:02:20 -0800

I wonder if he wrote the lyrics down first...hehe. It's very endearing.

By: tracicle

tracicle — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:34:56 -0800

Can't...stop...laughing...

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:07:01 -0800

Wow, I somehow didnt parse quasistoic's formatting and didnt see this thread until now.

I bow to you, PST.

By: quasistoic

quasistoic — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:44:30 -0800

Someone is selling a shirt. IP rights issues, anyone?

By: poopy

poopy — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 08:48:10 -0800

actually, that's me and I already asked PST for permission.