Breaking Meme: Auto Tuning
June 2, 2009
You can probably thank T-Pain Andy Samberg for this one, but the latest meme to hit the internets is auto-tuning for comedic effect.
In fact, here’s a video of Andy Samberg and T-Pain auto-tuning their way into our collective heart. (Okay, technically only T-Pain is auto-tuned.)
But sure, auto-tuning a parody song on SNL isn’t really that much of a stretch, is it? Well, leave it to the internet to take things…let’s be honest, probably one step too far.
The Background
Well, we can thank Cher for introducing the world to the auto-tune effect way back in 1998 with her single Life After Love. More recently it’s been revitalized by rappers T-Pain and Kanye West, because let’s be honest, everything sounds better auto-tuuuuned.
Additional Info
Vince Shlomi (aka Vince Offer), the man shilling Slap Chop and best known for his ShamWow! commercials, was arrested earlier this year for battering a prostitute after she bit his tongue and, allegedly, wouldn’t let go.
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