musical
04/25/2007
Baby Got Back: Gilbert and Sullivan Style
Alanis taught us recently that hip-hop lyrics out of context are laden with comedy gold -- and the current king of this new style is Mike Hightower. His full orchestral cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back," cut together with footage from a classic Gilbert and Sullivan performance (The Pirates of Penzance, if our musical theater nerdity doesn't fail us), has had us chuckling all day. The lip flaps may not match perfectly -- but in spirit, it's seamless.