Remixers Make Howard Dean's Scream Funky And Danceable

MTV ^ | 1-22-04 | Rodrigo Perez

[SJackson]

Howard Dean may have a shot at a pro wrestling career if his bid for the White House doesn't pan out.

After his disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses on Monday (see "John Kerry Scores Solid Victory In Iowa Caucuses"), a red-faced Dean made a impassioned entreaty to his supporters in Des Moines that left him hoarse and sounded reminiscent of wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage's patented "Oooooh yeah!" The gruff, fist-pumping appeal made its way onto the Internet, where inventive and aspiring remixers have added their own sardonic twists to the fiery speech.

One of the first remixes to surface, Jonathan Strong's "Dean Goes Nuts Remix" hosted by Right-Magazine.com, featured Dean's shrieking yowl set to Aphex Twin's frenetic electronic "Wax the Nip" from 1995's I Care Because You Do. The track has since been taken down due to bandwidth issues. With many pundits speculating that Dean's campaign has gone off the rails, it's no surprise that a remix with Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" has also made its way onto the Web.

"Not only are we going to New Hampshire ... we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico," Dean enthused in his speech to supporters. "We're going to California and Texas and New York. And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan and then we're going to Washington, D.C., to take back the White House! Yeeeeeeah!"

That "Yeeeeeeah!" figures prominently in many of the remixes, mostly created by resourceful college students and blog enthusiasts, such as the high-energy house version ("US Tour (Chris Flyer Remix)"), the funky horn mix, (Jonathan Barlow's "Howarddean") and the Ministry-like alarm call version (James Lileks' "Yeaahg"). Metal band Viral Solstice even made their own hardcore punk tweak, "Hardcoredean."

Other approaches were less sonically ambitious but proved just as satirically effective. On Wednesday, shock jock Howard Stern played a recording of Dean's speech set to crowd noise from a professional wrestling match. Later he played it with the theme from "Rocky" underneath, but the most popular versions heard on Stern's syndicated radio show have yet to spread online: Dean's shouting played overtop a Nazi rally and AC/DC's "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)."

The overzealous gaffe also has become fodder for the late-night comedy circuit. "The Daily Show" turned the speech into a spoof of ads for monster-truck competitions, and "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" had the host throwing jabs at the man once considered the Democratic front-runner: "I'm not an expert in politics, but I think it's a bad sign when your speech ends with your aides shooting you with a tranquilizer gun."

Links at MTV to

Dean goes wild

"Dean Goes Nuts" mix

"Yeagh" mix

"Hardcore Dean" mix

"US Tour (Chris Flyer Remix)"

[MotleyGirl70]

BTTT for the psycho!

[Hazzardgate]

I know I'll probably get flamed for saying this, but I'm beginning to feel a bit sorry for old Howard has-been.

[mewzilla]

I liked the one set to Ozzie Osbourne. Anyone run a cross a link to that?

[RoseofTexas]

DAMN! It was sooooo much fun watching him. I was hoping the idiot would've lasted a bit longer! GOOD-BUH laughs, it was great while it lasted! Bummer!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Psychnopop?

[sarasota]

I saw a colleague get on top of a large conference table in front of three women several years ago. I told the CEO about it and he said he was just reacting from a lot of stress! Perhaps Dean just got wound up a bit too tight?

[You Dirty Rats]

I won't flame you. This incident has exposed one of our culture's less appealing characteristics: Overdoing hatchet jobs on people who say or do something embarassing. It applies to all areas of life in our country, not just politics.

However, Howard Dean wants to be President and acting like a jackass should disqualify one from being President.

I really don't think Howard Dean is a bad person; he just got too caught up in the madman bit and lost his way.

Wesley Clark, on the other hand, scares me. His statements lead one to suspect that there are serious character issues there. Frankly, I'd probably pick Dean over Clark if I had no other choice. The best way I can describe Clark is Al Haig on 'roids.

[Pikamax]

There is a Falco Rock Me Amadeus Dean Remix floating around the net. I have yet to find it for myself though.

[SJackson]

I know I'll probably get flamed for saying this, but I'm beginning to feel a bit sorry for old Howard has-been.

Don't, there's likely a rap career in his future.

[Paradox]

I know I'll probably get flamed for saying this, but I'm beginning to feel a bit sorry for old Howard has-been.

No flame here. I'll go one further, I dont think his "yeaaaaaw!" was nearly as bad as the media (liberal and conservative) have made it out to be. I finally saw the video, and he was CLEARLY just having fun. Its not like he looked like Randy Savage the wrestler (tho he did sound like him).

I think this is all a major hit job by the media(s). The conservative media, because they just dont like the guy, and the liberal media, because they dont think he is electable.

[Terry Mross]

Today Chris Baker is playing a version of RAWHIDE with Dean screaming "Yah!" Very funny.

[Pikamax]

if it was the conservative media, it would have never gone anywhere, but Dean ticked off the liberal media which is a death sentence.

[avg_freeper]

I'm waiting for the ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG to the Kikkoman eating badger badger with a hat hat baby in Star Wars Kid's Dean Scream remix.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

I know I'll probably get flamed for saying this, but I'm beginning to feel a bit sorry for old Howard has-been.

BURRRP!!! That's better now.

Must have been gas.

[mewzilla]

...An example is the teeth baring involved in the scream-call of the chimpanzee. It is a display (Wilson 1972, Smith 1977) that communicates anger or fear. Teeth baring originated from "the real thing", namely biting. It is the intial phase...

[Howie66]

[BJClinton]

WARNING! Do not listen to these while consuming liquids.

[Paradox]

but Dean ticked off the liberal media which is a death sentence.

Oh, exactly! So he's got 2 things against him, his seeming inelectability, and he pisses off the liberal media.. its all over for him..

[BushisTheMan]

I feel sorry that it didn't happen to him sooner.

I'm very happy that the hero to the anti-war ANSWER youths has gone down in flames. Next on the menu....Clark for the same reason (and his connection to the Clintons).