8 Best Music Videos Made By Bored US Soldiers In Iraq
There’s not a lot of lighthearted news coming out of Iraq these days, but we recently came across a ton of music videos that the soldiers there are apparently making in their free time. Here’s 8 of the best ones we found and it’s nice to see that they’re managing to make the best of a bad situation. If you like what you see, please pass these videos on to your friends and let’s help get all these guys the attention they deserve. Our thoughts are with them…and their sweet dance moves.
8. WHAT IS LOVE?
The head-bobbing dance move to this Haddaway dance track that Saturday Night Live made famous is every bit as entertaining when done by soldiers.
7. THIS IS WHY I’M HOT
What better setting than a desert for a rendition of one of the biggest hip hop jams of the past few years. And this one even comes with some customized lyrics.
6. SMOOTH CRIMINAL
This one is more of a solo showcase, but we appreciate the respect that the star of this video gets from his peers.
5. PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME
The only thing better than a bunch of soldiers dancing, is a bunch of soldiers dancing behind other soldiers who don’t know that there are people dancing behind them.
4. WHAT A FEELING/ELECTRIC AVENUE
These guys really went all out with a Celine Dion opening, a Flashdance sequence, and then a big “Electric Avenue” finish.
3. IS THIS THE WAY TO AMARILLO?
This is one of the more obscure songs for soldiers to re-create, but it leads to one of the most entertaining videos.
2. MOVE IT
Watching this is just like watching Soul Train…only completely different.
1. ICE ICE BABY
Not only is this impossible to beat because it’s based around a Vanilla Ice song, but it also features the most clever introduction sequence of any of the videos we’ve seen.
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July 30th, 2008 at 10:28 am
number 3 was made by british troops
July 30th, 2008 at 11:04 am
dude check out this video…http://youtube.com/watch?v=X6tdUHi5o30&feature=related
July 30th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Number 3…yup..British soldiers, and it’s the best, not because they are British…just as it’s the best. simple, one take. But they are all good!
Two nations separated by a common language…and a great big fucking ocean thank Christ!
July 30th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Left out on of the classics although it is probably one funny for people that have been to Iraq:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5k3L-_Snu7k
And allow me to link to my video of soldiers hitting each other in the nuts:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jMKRb_tEgJU
July 30th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
uhmmm.. #4 is a braveheart opening.. not celine fuckin dion
July 31st, 2008 at 9:08 am
I think this is awesome…it’s heart wrenching to think of our troops over there, and it’s also heart wrenching watching the news reports coming in on how many our lost.
To see the attitudes to keep themselves going does a person good.
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Could I just point out that Is This The Way To Armadillo is actually done by British,not US,soldiers-the Royal Grenadier Guards to be exact
August 8th, 2008 at 6:40 am
Screw school im going to the army!
August 15th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
As its been said previously, No.3 is definately a British vid, a spoof of one that was huge here a good while ago featuring Peter Kay. If you care, look it up on Youtube! I’m really glad that these guys get the chance to spend a few minutes doing these things. They earnt every second of respite and if it makes them smile, which it clearly does then its a job well done! Regardless of your feelings about the war in general remember that these men and women are somebodys someone and just earning a living and hoping to get home.
August 17th, 2008 at 1:33 am
why are we there again???? ohhhh to make music videos. i forgot!!!!!
August 17th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Support our troops, lul
August 17th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
My two favorites are electric avenue and road to armarillo
August 18th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Sooooooo… this i suppose would constitute as copyright infringement? The RIAA is gonna crawl right up these guys asses and sue the crap out of them for these violations. Or do they only do that to little kids and low income single mom families?
August 19th, 2008 at 5:45 am
why was way to amarillo an obscure one, i was actually expecting it to be on the list! still the best one on the list lol
August 19th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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August 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I was there for the Electric Avenue one, the middle part after Celine Dion’s “What A Feeling” is a song by Strongbad of http://www.homestarrunner.com
August 20th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Number 3 is the best because no one does comedy better than us Brits
And if you’re in any doubt as to the origin, those are SA-80 rifles they’re carrying - the yanks get decent rifles.
August 20th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
i like 4 and 3 the most… 4 the best though
August 21st, 2008 at 9:38 am
I love these. I just hope all that were in the videos returned home safely. Really like many others I would like them ALL home. My family is ready for my uncle to get back. As are many other families. Its good to see how someone still having fun in a bad situation. For all of you in the service that may read this. I fully support all of you and you are doing a great job. Be safe.
August 25th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
So this is where the 500 billion dollars that America has spent is going towards.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Way too many sprinklers . . . great otherwise
August 29th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Guys, Smooth Criminal was friggin hillarious. As for the brits, meh? Marines and Michael Jackson is just to damn funny for it’s own good, especially because I know first hand the love shared. Semper Fi boys, keep yourselves entertained.
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Umm…on #4…that’s on Celine Dion…that’s the music from the Braveheart soundtrack.
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:44 pm
not*
September 9th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
That’s my baby doing MJ’s Smooth Criminal!!! Hella hot, hella good, a hella lot of semper fi’s and hella mine
Muah!
September 11th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
I would like to shake the hand of the guy who did smooth criminal it was awesome. Watching these also makes me feel bad for and proud of our soldiers knowing what there doing and going through, and still able to have some fun.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:07 am
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November 17th, 2008 at 8:36 am
first was the best..sooo funny…good look boys.
November 17th, 2008 at 8:37 am
first was soo funny.good luck boys
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:07 am
I don’t give a fuzzy pickle WHO made Do you Know the Way to Amarillo! It’ darned funny to THIS 62 year old gal whose son has made 3 trips to the waterless vacation beach!
S. Simpson, Orlando, Fl.