# Vanessa Carlson this is NOT. Must Watch. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385 "2018-08-27T22:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/1 "2018-08-27T22:20:41Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Apg6OHOrhbQ/maxresdefault.jpg "(FULL) Making my way thru the hood, sippin this yak") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apg6OHOrhbQ) This shit is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a loooooong time. It just made my day. It’s definitely worth the couple minutes to watch. For those that simply will not click on a link without concrete information, fine: it’s a musical parody of the pop song “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlson. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/2 "2018-08-27T23:03:09Z")
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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/3 "2018-08-27T23:44:49Z")
Don’t bother. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/4 "2018-08-28T00:14:22Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > Don’t bother. Says you. Who obviously has no sense of humor. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/5 "2018-08-28T00:21:26Z")
I just learned that that piano riff was part of a 2000s pop song. I’d always thought it was part of a music score, and was part of something entirely instrumental. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/6 "2018-08-28T00:50:22Z")
That was supposed to be a movie score. In my mind, I link that riff with the Chariots of Fire beach running theme. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/7 "2018-08-28T01:05:14Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > For those that simply will not click on a link without concrete information, fine: it’s a musical parody of the pop song “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlson. Why would _anyone_ click on a link without concrete information? IMO, it’s not the reader’s responsibility to click on a blind link just to find out what it is. I think, at least on this message board, the author should include a description of any links, especial links to videos. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/8 "2018-08-28T01:11:01Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > Why would _anyone_ click on a link without concrete information? IMO, it’s not the reader’s responsibility to click on a blind link just to find out what it is. I think, at least on this message board, the author should include a description of any links, especial links to videos. Why would you not? It’s just a link. You know it’s a video that **Ambivalid** finds funny. And reading what it is spoils the joke. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/9 "2018-08-28T01:38:11Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > Why would _anyone_ click on a link without concrete information? Because I told you it was a funny video. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/10 "2018-08-28T05:19:25Z")
It’s Carlton, not Carlson. I used to work with her dad. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/11 "2018-08-28T05:28:16Z")
Link to the second half where the funny must be hiding. 🙂 Seriously though, between this thread and the other one, the only thing I can say is that we have two very different views of “funny”. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/12 "2018-08-28T05:38:37Z")
Well, that’s 1:20 of my life I’m never getting back. The parody sucks – it’s like, the dude’s trying too hard. ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/13 "2018-08-28T08:07:35Z")
It’s interesting this has a like to dislike ratio greater than 100:1. This guy only has a 4 digit subscriber count; most of the thumbs up can’t be attributed to having that base. I don’t think I’ve ever been so worried about the sensibilities of younger people. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/14 "2018-08-28T10:11:18Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I just learned that that piano riff was part of a 2000s pop song. I’d always thought it was part of a music score, and was part of something entirely instrumental. It sounds a \*lot \*like early Billy Joel - _Summer Highland Falls,_ maybe, or _Miami 2017._ ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/15 "2018-08-28T11:14:19Z")
Anyway: is it supposed to be a parody of a specific hip-hop video or of hip-hop videos in general? ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/16 "2018-08-28T11:33:15Z")
That was not a Glock. Maybe a Mac 10? But Mac 10 doesn’t rhyme with block. Frustration. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/17 "2018-08-28T13:13:04Z")
That’s just what we need… more glorification and celebration of (neighborhood) violence. (roll eyes and throw-up) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/18 "2018-08-28T14:45:38Z")
I think we’ve turned the corner now to the point where I don’t find the video funny, but I find it funny that you find it so funny 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/19 "2018-08-28T15:37:00Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > This shit is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a loooooong time. It just made my day. It’s definitely worth the couple minutes to watch. For those that simply will not click on a link without concrete information, fine: it’s a musical parody of the pop song “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlson. How is this a parody of “A Thousand Miles”? It’s just incoherent ranting. I see funnier stuff every day and it’s not even worth the time it took me to watch the ad in the beginning. False advertising. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385/20 "2018-08-28T16:52:17Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Anyway: is it supposed to be a parody of a specific hip-hop video or of hip-hop videos in general? > [@CookingWithGas](#): > > How is this a parody of “A Thousand Miles”? It’s just incoherent ranting. I see funnier stuff every day and it’s not even worth the time it took me to watch the ad in the beginning. > > False advertising. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cwkej79U3ek/maxresdefault.jpg "Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwkej79U3ek) It’s a LOOSE parody of this. Emphasis on “loose”. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanessa-carlson-this-is-not-must-watch/820385.md?page=2)