In Afghanistan, there’s no beer, and Burger King has gone by the wayside. So bored Soldiers need an outlet – it helps them (us) stay out of trouble. After all, that’s how I got started in this video editing gig!
So a group of guys from the 82nd Airborne got together and parodied “Telephone” by Lady Gaga – and quickly racked up an amazing 2 million views! My first thought: they’ve violated YouTube’s Terms of Service (using copyrighted material) – but then it’s up to Lady Gaga whether the video gets pulled or not. And it appears she’s cool with the whole thing, given that Google (which owns YouTube) is serving ads to buy the song, among other things.
Anyway, before I share the video, one question: Is this the greatest War Zone Music Parody to hit YouTube? Or do you know of one that’s better? Below this one, I share one I came across a few years ago, produced during the Kosovo conflict. What do you think?
About the video (from the “Smoking Gun” blog)
The “Kosovo” video – the original has since been deleted but someone else was kind enough to upload it:
