If you had told me, 10 years ago, that I would be unable to focus on the release of the new Guns N’ Roses album because I was transfixed by a song that was pretty much the equivalent of a Wesley Willis track about a popcorn-eating hamster sped up to 45 and attached to a video of said hamster performing that act–while on a piano key–I would have laughed. And yet, here we are. (And I don’t think the Wesley Willis comparison is all that inaccurate when you look at the other songs from Parry Gripp Song Of The Week, which have titles like “Cat Flushing A Toilet,” “Old Man Telling It Like It Is,” and “Chimpanzee Riding a Segway.” Parry Gripp’s repetoire of beats is a little wider than the late Chicagoan’s, but the intent, and the overall effect, are pretty similar at the core.) [YouTube / Parry Gripp Song Of The Week]
This Song About A Hamster On A Piano Is Really Distracting Me From “Chinese Democracy”
November 18th, 2008 // 11 Comments
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The hedgehog is my favorite.
That hamster is way more charismatic than Axl Rose, and no braids.
Didn’t the anono-engineer say that using a vocorder was hard? A freaking rodent seems to have nailed it.
Somebody needs to do a version called “Hipster on a Piano” and use footage of a shirtless Ben Folds rolling around in a giant tub of popcorn…
Awesome.
Parry Gripp’s repetoire of beats is a little wider than the late Chicagoan’s
Your beat repetoire is pretty limited when all you do is yell over the auto-play setting on a Technics KN1200 keyboard.
Parry Gripp’s music is the best thing I’ve heard in a long time. Seriously, the guy can sing.
@BawstonSean: Only if it is you rolling around on a piano with a PBR.
Crazy Frog: The Sequel.
A little shaky – still popcorn – no worries.
Upside downy – still popcorn – no worries.
Fallen! – Gasp! No popcorn – worries! worries!
Ehm…to make this comment more relevant and less youtubeish…I don’t know, blablabla Axl Rose, blablabla mortage crisis, etc.
The Jonas Brothers need to cover this when I see them in Vegas next week.