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February 11, 2005

You find the strangest things on video search...

While "researching" new online video files with Yahoo! Video Search, we ran across a clip of this guy singing what sounds like a europop song with the chorus "My Yahoo!, My Yahee!, My Yahoo!, My Yahaha!".

Once we stopped laughing at the glorious webcam kid along with the cheesy 80s-ness of the song, we just had to share this one with you. Hope this one amuses you as much as it did us -- the spot-on lip syncing alone makes this worth the watch.

Andy Volk
Product Manager, Yahoo! Video Search

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Comments

It's always awesome to end a Friday with a good laugh. Thanks! You guys should buy the rights to this one. It would make a killer Super Bowl commercial.

No, seriously. Congratulations on Video Search! You guys are doing a great job. We appreciate all you do for the web's users.

Saludos!

Nacho

Posted by: Nacho Hernandez | February 11, 2005 10:00 PM

This is a very popular Romanian song from last year called Dragostea Din Tei. It talks about a guy named Picasso sending phone messages to some girl, or something like that.

Posted by: Rasmus | February 11, 2005 10:30 PM

I Don't Like His FACE!

Posted by: Adam | February 11, 2005 11:10 PM

I think it's an italian/romanian group: http://www.haiducii.net/ The song is called "Dragostea din tei". The video is available here: http://www.haiducii.net/dragomovie.htm

Posted by: Thomas | February 12, 2005 02:14 AM

ROTFLMAO !

Posted by: Swaroop C H | February 12, 2005 02:40 AM

That song has been a number one hit last year in most European countries.

Here's another lip sync: http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=8207

Posted by: Dennis Pallett | February 12, 2005 04:31 AM

Challenge everyone you know to watch that without cracking a smile.

Posted by: k | February 12, 2005 06:20 AM

Now, that's funny. Even the guy's eye-brows tapped in sync with the song.

BTW, congrats on Yahoo! for being the no.1 search engine at the moment (on my books at least).

Posted by: Bill | February 12, 2005 08:04 AM

You realize, of course, that I immediately had to go download the song off iTunes (or should I say MusicMatch since this is a Yahoo! site?).

Posted by: Scott-O-Rama | February 12, 2005 09:50 AM

yeps.. that was neat

Posted by: andy | February 13, 2005 09:55 AM

Ok, this is just amazing. Yahoo! hire this guy as your add spokesman!.

Shawn

Posted by: Shawn Smith | February 13, 2005 10:16 AM

too good, never saw great stuff like this for long time...

very funny...

Deep

Posted by: Deep | February 14, 2005 01:42 AM

Seems that the url of the flash movie has been redirected to another site :S

Posted by: Michel | February 14, 2005 08:44 AM

LMAO! Brilliant find. I've been playing this all day. I awarded it "Best Eyebrow Work" to celebrate my favourite part.

Posted by: McFox | February 14, 2005 11:19 AM

Taken down. Aww too bad! Anyone want to put up on another server? I promise, I won't tell ;-).

Posted by: JBeaul | February 14, 2005 11:22 AM

And it's back up. Yeah!

Posted by: JBeaul | February 14, 2005 03:22 PM

We've pointed to a new URL. Try it out.

Posted by: Jeremy Zawodny | February 14, 2005 03:41 PM

it be nice to see it without the pics. i saw that once and laughed myself out of my chair.

Posted by: Gabe | February 15, 2005 09:15 PM

LOL... this video is so amazing!

It's impossible not to laugh!

Here goes one link to the lyric:
http://vagalume.uol.com.br/letra/o/o-zone/dragostea-din-tei.html

And a link straight to the funny video:
http://www.orapois.com/mostrar_video.php?idpiada=14635&cat=V%EDdeos&t=1&tit=op

Cheers,

Posted by: Alisson Pedro | February 16, 2005 06:07 AM

I guess this kid was featured on the Today show!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6987134/

grumble grumble IE required, flash not working for me, can't watch video without restarting *$(#& computer....

Posted by: wbwither | February 17, 2005 02:54 PM

We've had the audio of this hit for months now (you bet we played it over and over and over again over here at My Yahoo!). Sad that its not really about My Yahoo, but this dancing guy makes it even that much better.

Posted by: Scott Gatz | February 17, 2005 07:33 PM

Thank you for giving mankind it's greatest gift! this thing ROCKS

Posted by: Kris | February 18, 2005 01:58 AM

allison pedro,

i just got back from romania and heard this song at parties! thanks for the links to the lyrics and lip sync video!

kiki

Posted by: kiki | February 18, 2005 08:15 AM

Kiki,

My pleasure ;)

A Brazilian singer made a Portuguese version of that song and it's very successful over here. Of course the original one is better... hehe.

Cheers,
Alisson

Posted by: Alisson Pedro | February 18, 2005 12:21 PM

I just received this email forward today...of this guy! I loved it so much, i showed everyone, guess I wasn't the only one amused. Think about having a bad day? Just take a look at the download again! I'm saving it...in fact I want to meet this guy! he's been on Msnbc...vh-1...the today show...everywhere! i buying the song!

Posted by: Naomi | February 21, 2005 06:50 PM

Anyone know of a GOOD link to the actual Ozone video. Which in my opinion is Soooooooo much funnier than this dude singing it. Thanks

Posted by: Nell | February 26, 2005 12:52 PM

this guy rocks

Posted by: Video Humour | April 14, 2005 05:25 PM