Friday video fun

Including bonus Where The Wild Things Are

David Roberts brings the funny in his quest for “songs that express environmental concern and don’t suck.” It’s a quest that largely fails, unless “slightly better white-boy rapping” about methane capture counts as success. The TerraPass office represents 75% of the global fan base for manure digester anthems, and even we can’t get behind this song.

David gives top honors to Double Panes, an energy efficiency tribute to the tune of M.I.A.’s Paper Planes. And, you know, I like Double Panes a lot too, but at least 50% of its pleasure stems from the fact that they picked a good song to knock off. So my question to you, Mr. Roberts, is: why no love for the wholly original Autotune the News?

Episode #6 kicks off on the floor of the House mere moments before the historic passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act:

Michele Bachmann! John Boehner! Nancy Pelosi! Henry Waxman! Senator Junkie Einstein! Frankly, this is the only way I can even begin to make sense of anything I see on TV.

(P.S. If the video struck you as inane, well, you’re probably not alone. If it struck you as musical and comedic genius, I recommend episode 5 — featuring a highly danceable Joe Biden in space — and episode 2, in which Angry Gorilla makes his first appearance and Katie Couric brings the grim news about Arctic sea ice.)

Update: This is uncanny. The last time I did Friday Fun Videos, the first Where The Wild Things Are trailer had just been released. And just after posting this post, I discover the second one has just been released. Enjoy: