Singin’ In The Rain Mashups
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006The song Singin’ In The Rain and the dance scene from the eponymous movie from whence it came have become cultural icons. And cultural icons are ripe for parody, satire, and immitation. I found this funny mashup of Singin’ In The Rain and Star Wars at iFILM:
Last year, Volkswagen remixed Singin’ In The Rain for the hip hop era in an ad for the Golf GTI:
This is a citizen generated parody with…wait for iiiiiiiit…a twisted punchline at the end from Civil Disobedience at Towson University:
And, of course, there’s the infamous Singin’ In The Rain scene from Stanley Kubrick‘s A Clockwork Orange. Be forewarned: This scene is not suitable for work or children; it contains violence, sexual content and nudity:
Finally, for comparison, here are the trailer for the 1952 musical upon which all of the foregoing is based, Singin’ In The Rain. The movie stars Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds:
And here is the dance scene of Singin’ In The Rain, featuring Gene Kelly: