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Monday, October 11, 2010

Bed Intruder Song

By now you probably know who Antoine Dodson is and you've probably heard the, Bed Intruder Song. If not, here's the deal. Antoine Dodson is a guy who's sister was attacked in their apartment by a would-be rapist. Antoine came to his sister's rescue and scared the intruder off. The next day, Antoine gave a very animated interview to the media. A clip of that interview made it onto YouTube and spread like wildfire. Here is the original clip. Shortly thereafter, Antoine was approached by a YouTube comedy group called, Auto-Tune the News. They asked Antoine for permission to make a song and music video out of the interview clip. Antoine agreed and the result was the Bed Intruder Song. You can see it here. The video of the Bed Intruder Song went mega-viral and has been see by tens of millions of people. Many people have now recorded their own cover versions of the Bed Intruder Song. It was only a matter of time before some ukulele players got in on the craze. I've seen a few ukulele covers of the song, but the one I've chosen as today's Uke Bab Vid of the Day is my favorite. It really captures the spirit of the original and perhaps even takes it further. So here is Tony Lucca and Ernie Halter's most excellent cover of the Bed Intruder Song. Enjoy!




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