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[Suerte]

This is a dark, dark day...

"Crazy Frog" set to become a single
17/02/2005 13:40

LONDON (Reuters) - The "Crazy Frog" mobile phone ringtone -- loved and loathed in equal measure -- is to be released as a pop single.

Television adverts plugging the "tune", featuring an animated frog wearing motorcycle helmet and goggles, with a broad smile and a visible tiny penis, have made it a huge success. The tone has been downloaded a million times.

"You either love it or hate it -- there’s no in between," said BBC Radio 1 DJ Wes Butters, one of a group of DJs and producers who have formed the group "Pondlife" to release the song.

The TV spots have prompted several complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority from viewers who object to their frequency and to the frog’s genitalia.

The ad has, however, been ruled acceptable by the Authority. Whether the single will be deemed acceptable by the public when it is released in April is an open question.

*slits wrists* I JUST CANT LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THERE IS A CRAZY FROG SONG!

 

[Jotaro]

"Crazy Frog" set to become a single

I tought it was a thread about me, phfeww. :lol

 

[Escape Goat]

what

 

[Archaix]

and a visible tiny penis

Huh? No. No, nevermind.

 

[Ferrio]

Wasn't that originally some sound clip for a flash file some guy made on the internet? I'd be really pissed if I was him and not getting my money.

 

[Great King Bowser]

Suerte = UK GAFFER?

And dear god why oh why are you mocking me so, with your tiny amphibian genitalia.

I hate people. People are stupid. FACT.

 

[Great King Bowser]

Wasn't that originally some sound clip for a flash file some guy made on the internet? I'd be really pissed if I was him and not getting my money.

Yeah, something about a ferrari if it was made in India or something random. I'd be pissed as well.

 

[border]

What does it sound like?

I'm not into the whole ringtone culture. Real men just have a ring =P

 

[Suerte]

Suerte = UK GAFFER?

Suerte = Scottish GAFFER

TEH SHOCK.

It won't be long before the bloody bird one has its own single too I guess *shudders*

 

[Ollie Pooch]

yeah, i thought it was some guy's 3d animation project or something? i hope he's getting rich off it if they are using it

either way, it's the most horrendous noise ever - it's on around about every 10 minutes here in aus on foxtel

HIDEOUS

A DING DING DING DING DING DING *chhh* BAHHH BAH HBAH BAHHHhh!!!!

*vomits*

edit; suerte do you mean SWEETIE that obnoxious yellow puffball singing bird thing? "i may be small... i may be sweet"... there's a singing hamster too!

 

[Great King Bowser]

And let's not forget the featherless pidgeon thing which rips off Joe Pasquale. Damnit you guys are making me pissed off thinking about them.

Does MTV and the like not realise I'm boycotting their channels because of these adverts?

 

[ConfusingJazz]

And let's not forget the featherless pidgeon thing which rips off Joe Pasquale. Damnit you guys are making me pissed off thinking about them.

Does MTV and the like not realise I'm boycotting their channels because of these adverts?

I boycotted mtv a long time ago for reasons not dealing with their commercials, but I live in America, they haven't really played music here in the last 7 or 8 years.

 

[cloudwalking]

The guy who made it has been making profit off of its success, according to this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4210000/newsid_4213400/4213453.stm

 

[Suerte]

edit; suerte do you mean SWEETIE that obnoxious yellow puffball singing bird thing? "i may be small... i may be sweet"... there's a singing hamster too!

That's the one! Grrr! I don't think the singing hamster has reached our shores yet, thankfully, I'm sure it won't be long though. Jamster must DIE.

 

[FortNinety]

I live in NYC and have yet to hear it from anyone's ringtone. My guess is that person knows that if its heard, he or she will have the shit beat out of them in an instant.

 

[Celicar]

I've never heard that ringtone. Sounds really stupid though.