Categories: The Best Song In The World Today
July 20, 2007
A little somethin' somethin' to pass the time as you wait for us to post today's show...
Thanks to hot tippers Jen and Vanessa who sent along this truly stunning piece of video. Take a few hundred prisoners, a lot of spare time, and a healthy (bordering on unhealthy) appreciation for The King of Pop, and you get this gem. Thrilling indeed.
While I have no direct experience of prison, my guess is that this sure beats making license plates. What I can't decide is whether I'm disappointed or relieved (from a purely aethetic standpoint) that we'll never get the chance to see a prison music video of Scooter Libby and cohorts grooving to "Careless Whisper".
Criminal calisthenics! I love it! My question is: What makes Thriller a classic and international hit?
Sioux, while I also have no experience behind the bars, I reckon that synchronized dancing to an 80s ballad is much more invigorating than license plate production.
She's a man, baby!
(Am I right?)
I'm concluding that this video is not a hoax because it has now been posted on NPR. However, it seems completely absurd. What is the real story?
Almost as good as the Bollywood Thriller.
The BBC talked to Byron Garcia who is behind the dancing. You can see more criminal calisthenics set to pop songs on Garcia's YouTube channel.
Al Jazeera English also visited Cebu Prison for a report.
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