LONDON — It started with a tweet.
Earlier this month, a Twitter user decided that every sentence uttered by actor Russell Brand sounded like it should be followed by the phrase “parklife.”
The refrain from Blur’s famous 1994 song of the same name fits Brand’s political rhetoric perfectly. Once Dan Barker made the observation, hundreds started tweeting the word at Brand each time he tweeted.
Text of tweet here
— Dan Barker (@danbarker) Date of tweet in following style: November 2, 2014
For several days, the Internet mocked Brand relentlessly, with parody videos cropping up online.
Now Brand, who seems to have a decent amount of time on his hands, has recorded his own version of the song with The Rubberbandits, a comedy duo from Limerick in Ireland.
The song hits back at the meme for being classist, as Brand suggests: “Verbal dexterity plus estuary accent is what leads to a parody of ‘Parklife.'”
“You can’t be polysyllabic or talk about important things unless you went to school in a top hat and tails,” he adds.
Brand also uses the song to lament inequality in Britain: “We can’t get our heads around the fact that five families have as much dough as 12 million Brits; that can’t be right in any accent.”
Brand finally turns his attention to the politicians, taking a swipe at UKIP leader Nigel Farage and saving particular ire for the Prime Minister.
“Who can we turn to in this apocalyptic, apoplectic climate? David Cameron? Arsewipe,” he croons.
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