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Play Him Off, Green Day Cat

Posted Tue Jun 2, 2009 4:47pm PDT by Lyndsey Parker in As Heard On...

As anyone who has even casually browsed YouTube lately well knows, Keyboard Cat is the latest Internet darling--effectively and immediately rendering Tay "Chocolate Rain" Zonday, Chris "Leave Britney Alone" Crocker, and even fellow Interweb feline Spaghetti Cat obsolete.

But for those of you unfamiliar with the utter awesomeness of Keyboard Cat (presumably because you've been using an abacus, not a computer, for the last month or so), here he is in all his camcordered, onesie-wearing, ivory-tickling glory:

Anyway, Keyboard Cat has spawned thousands of viral-video parodies and tributes, but perhaps the greatest one of all features no kitty whatsoever. Instead, it stars the members of Green Day on The Colbert Report, in what is possibly THE greatest moment of their entire illustrious career:

If Green Day retire tomorrow and never record another song or make another public appearance again, they ought to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame based on this video alone. Genius.

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116 Comments

81. Ryan -
I don't get it. Not funny. Not even funny ha ha.

82. residentevil808 -
cat can do bettter

83. Yahoo! Music User -
This was about the stupidest thing I've seen in a long time. The fact that this was on the front page of Yahoo is embarrassing and that you thought they deserved any recognition within the slightest proximity of an award for this is pathetic.

84. Stanley -
I dont even see whats so great about keybard cat. u can see the guys hands up the cats shirt..

what makes that vid good?


green day making fun of it is funny because the whole idea that that vid is popular is stupid

85. Yahoo! Music User -
lol, i loved it :)

86. Yahoo! Music User -
both were lame

87. ghostwriter -
I love keyboard cat, but I agree greenday sucks!

88. KR -
i

89. No Name -
Thank God, I have an abacus

90. CeeCee -
Cat vs.Greenday

Cat wins!!

91. Jim -
The cat was a million times better.

Watching the Green Day version reminded me of Weekend at Bernies! Only not nearly as funny!

92. Raven -
that was the most retardest thing that i have every seen

93. diane b -
green day is the best group around they are so talented i just wish we do not have to wait another 5 years for another album can't wait to see you in concert with my son

94. Yahoo! Music User -
I think that was cruel to the cat. NOT funny at all

95. REUBEN -
wow is this funny because you are all 14? Or is it cuz ur all white. Niether the stupid cat nor grenday where funny!!

96. Yahoo! Music User -
green days [profane]in awesome everyone, so all you haters, shddafxup=P

97. Yahoo! Music User -
GREEN DAY ROCKS MY SOX!!!!!! and JohnS shutup you don't know anything about good music!!!!!!!!!

98. Alia -
not that funny. the cat and especially green day. LAME.

99. Yahoo! Music User -
green day is awesome. this column was not. set up the video like it was the best thing since sliced bread. but it wasn't. it was amusing but not anywhere near the bust guster that the writer wanted me to believe.

unless he/she was being sarcastic. if that was the case, the sarcasm didn't come thru.

100. Andrew H -
Check out "Keyboard Gato's" Mexican cousin -- "The Keyboard Gato!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW4E7VM-zdI
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