The unbelievably funny James at War
Posted by smallsbig on October 24, 2007
What can be said about James at War?
I am not really sure how I came across him in the Webiverse, just lucky i guess.
His name is James (obviously) and he hails from Fairbanks , Alaska in the good ole U.S of A. To describe his music i suppose i can best liken him to Weird Al or perhaps Ray Stevens who by the way he states are two of his biggest influences , yet he offers something much different in the form of being able to stay much more current with his unique brand of humor. Recently i had the opportunity to listen to his latest poke at pop culture in the form of Halo 3, a song about letting ones life go to hell in favour of the named game. Personaly I am not a Halo fan ( let the hate mail flow free ) but i , sadly found myself able to relate to some of his lyrics and laugh at myself over them.
Exerpt from lyrics:(direct copy and paste from his blog on myspace)
I’m sorry for the way that I’ve behaved
Over the last twenty seven days
I’m sorry for the times you asked and pled
But I never heard a word you said
When you were telling me to take out the trash
And you were warning me we were low on cash
I’m sorry that I acted like a slob
I’m sorry I got fired from my job
–> –>I’m sorry that the house hasn’t been cleaned
The kids fought and I didn’t interveen
I’m sorry that I haven’t made our bed
I didn’t feed the dog and now he’s dead
Because I’m on the couch like everyday
Livin off of Mountain Dew and Frito Lays
I’m sorry for the weight that I’ve started to gain
I’m sorry that my man boobs are causing you pain
he sings this song to the tune and style of Akons “Sorry Blame it on me” and pulls it off amazingly.
What absolutely impresses me about James is his ability to sound convincingly like the artists he spoofs which is no small task to say the least.
Recent songs from James at War include the brilliant “Pop Star” (Nickleback “Rockstar”) , Mr. Homely (Akons “Mr. Lonely”) , Hey Harry Potter ( Plain White T’s ” Hey There Delilah” ) which he swears was forced on him by his wife (lol).
Great work James, unfortunatlely I am not a producer or your work would have been out long ago. But good news is it seems James has an album incoming!
Quote from his Blog:
“I start recording on my new album tonight. I don’t know how long it will before the album is complete and ready for purchase, but I will keep you posted! Also, a new website is in the works! So stay tuned!”
I know i will James , can’t wait to see what your new Website offers up as well.
Hopefully you keep on doing what you’re doing and I’ll do what i can to help get the word out there about your talent.For now youve earned a spot on my Link of the week.
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