Ballad of Bilbo Baggins

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Dimcairien Luiniel
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If you haven't been introduced to this music video, you're missing out. And if you have seen it before, chances are it's been a long time. Enjoy. :smiley15:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC35cQKHwzg

(I figured this was the most relevant place to post? It's not lore, but not OOME either)
Liläth
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:smiley9: :smiley9: :smiley9: :smiley9: :smiley9: :smiley9: :smiley9: :smiley9: :smiley9: Why on earth have I not seen this? XD
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This is the kind of wholesome, quality LotR content that we all need in these days! :smiley9:
Thalionwen Hunigfolm
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At risk of stating the obvious, that was, um, a very different time, pop culture-wise :smiley9:
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🎼Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins🛁Glug!
Pallador
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What’s even worse is one very close on YouTube of William Shatner not singing Rocket Man!
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It definitely fit the trend of the era of heavily spicing a song with pop culture references. You had this and a significant portion of Led Zeppelin's work. How often do you hear a current pop culture book get full on referenced in songs? That is not entirely rhetorical, as if there are, I would gladly note them.
Baphởmet
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We should do our own renditions of the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins and make a contest out of it.
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Bilbo BILBO Bilbo Baggins, greatest little hobbit of 'em all! I haven't seen this in years but it's so fantastic and weird.
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Leonard Nimoy is strange choice as vocalist, but everything was strange in those days. Thanks for posting, I have it ready for rotation when my my kids (21 and 17) finally get up this morning.
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I'd forgotten about that! I remember being completely floored the first time I saw it. Really might be the oddest YouTube I've ever seen
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Frost wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 8:03 pm We should do our own renditions of the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins and make a contest out of it.
I AM SO IN

This song is the best. So, I came across this video because of a series of flash videos I discovered from a creator called Legendary Frog back when I was in middle school? High school? And from there... my love of TOS Spock & Leonard Nimoy made this video everything my heart needed.

It comes up in The One Ring to Rule Them All 2. Here. The first one is much shorter. They're all a fun lil trip.

Then this song got referenced again in the Spock/Spock (Quinto/Nimoy) car commercial that happened when the 'new' Star Trek movie came out (the first of the new ones, back in.. I dunno, 2010?) Eru, that's not new anymore, is it...

Commercial here
Dimcairien Luiniel
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Frost wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 8:03 pm We should do our own renditions of the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins and make a contest out of it.
Yes! That would be so much fun and one way to get the creative (and weird) juices flying.

@Mor Toast What on earth did I just watch?
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@Dimcairien Luiniel Bahhaahahaha. Spreading joy and chaos wheree'er I go.
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