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Christmas Music Parody - Blue Vista

Friday, October 19th, 2007
at 11:27am

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Every year, I enjoy making a tech-themed parody out of a Christmas song. This year is no exception. Welcome to “Blue Vista”.

We were talking about Christmas and Vista both in the chat room today. Someone laughed and mentioned “Blue Vista Christmas” and inspiration struck. I took a few minutes, jotted down some lyrics, and a parody was born. I recorded my efforts a capella, and uploaded them… along with the music only version of Blue Christmas. Some of our chat members then took both of them and mixed them together. The result is the song you hear in the video.

My invitation to all of you is to download the .mp3 yourself. Play with it… make it a video, add pictures, whatever! Just be sure to give credit where credit is due. If there is a really excellent video made, I’ll likely add it to my own YouTube account. Be sure and send me a link to what you’ve done with the .mp3. I’d love to see it! Without further ado… the lyrics:

I’ve had a blue desktop with Vista.
I’ve been so blue. XP, I’ve missed ya.
Dialogs popping up thanks to UAC.
Just ain’t the same, dear. At least it’s not ME.

And with those blue wallpapers with white text
I can… wait a minute… that’s not a wallpaper.
What the hell’s a STOP ERROR. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL?

And I had a blue, blue blue blue screen.

Oh, Windows Vista… why ya gotta do this to me?
Cancel or allow? Of course I want you to allow.
If I didn’t want you to allow, I wouldn’t have done it in the first
place.
Step on my blue suede shoes if you wanna, I don’t care.
Just get better, please. Please?!

You’ll be doin’ all right, with your Leopard in sight,
But I’ll have a blue, blue Vista.

Again, that link to download is HERE.

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71 Comments

2vortex

October 19th, 2007
at 7:59am

yeaaaaaaaaaaah it rockss

2vortex

October 19th, 2007
at 7:59am

yeaaaaaaaaaaah it rockss

DMXell

October 19th, 2007
at 9:47am

“Cancel or allow? Of course I’ll allow, that’s why I did it in the first place!” Lol, classic.

xtechnotakux

October 19th, 2007
at 11:52am

Amusing ^.^ Also, second comment~

a1gaius

October 19th, 2007
at 11:57am

not bad, but I love Vista

TheDub

October 19th, 2007
at 12:03pm

CHRIS! I wanted to download this MP3… unfortunately… I can’t. Clicking Save as only saves a a 1tdr? firfox document. And following the link loads the MP3 with quicktime, ick, and it will not let me save the version without “Pro”. I still do not like apple… anyhow I have figured out an alternative by simply using an Audio Editor to capture it but maybe make it easier for others my making it a direct link to the MP3 or possibly a ZIP/RAR archive.

TheDub

jerrry13157

October 19th, 2007
at 12:06pm

he sings better then me, lol. God this is a awsome video. Great job McInTeC!

TheDub

October 19th, 2007
at 12:07pm

Another easier alternative is to disable the quicktime plug in within firefox… I was suprised to see that basically all of my media types of files have been taken over by Quicktime when I installed it yesterday… even though I SPECIFICALLY told it NOT to during the install…

TheDub

Singing the Vista Blues | WinExtra

October 19th, 2007
at 12:16pm

[...] I guess my current feelings about Vista has made the rounds because late last night … or was it early this morning … Chris Pirillo contacted me with a link in IM to an MP3 file. [...]

H2Glitch2007

October 19th, 2007
at 12:50pm

im dreaming of a blue screen

steve-oh

October 19th, 2007
at 1:07pm

It’s all getting pretty old, Chris. We get it, ok? How about you start evaluating Vista again after a Service Pack? We all know you hate it in its current form. We all know what a Uber Apple Fannie you’ve become. How about some constructive thoughts for a change instead of just pointing out faults? And if you can’t think of anything constructive outside of a fault, what good are your comments anyway?

pancake292

October 19th, 2007
at 1:21pm

Zzzzz Zzzzz

not good

I din’t like it. sorry chris

CoffeehouseSchmuck

October 19th, 2007
at 1:58pm

here is an idea for the next song
a Parody of Queens……Another one bites the dust……..with the idea of the lyrics talking about Windows Vista

2vortex

October 19th, 2007
at 2:59pm

yeaaaaaaaaaaah it rockss

Nakas99

October 19th, 2007
at 3:23pm

Funny rofl, maybe next time it’ll be blue Vista eyes!, lol

DMXell

October 19th, 2007
at 4:47pm

“Cancel or allow? Of course I’ll allow, that’s why I did it in the first place!” Lol, classic.

Mikelinux

October 19th, 2007
at 5:17pm

Ok chris, so did i sit 2,5 hours for noting mixing down that mp3?
and now someone else is gettin the credit?
ok….

slamdunkonthetop

October 19th, 2007
at 8:19pm

Chris i think we have a perfect christmas number one! great work.

CoffeehouseSchmuck

October 19th, 2007
at 8:58pm

here is an idea for the next song
a Parody of Queens……Another one bites the dust……..with the idea of the lyrics talking about Windows Vista

Nakas99

October 19th, 2007
at 10:23pm

Funny rofl, maybe next time it’ll be blue Vista eyes!, lol

fogaoagas

October 20th, 2007
at 1:08am

the voice is too low in the mix, maybe you can upload a version that makes the voice stand out a bit more. Drop a tad of reverb might also do the trick.

slamdunkonthetop

October 20th, 2007
at 3:19am

Chris i think we have a perfect christmas number one! great work.

pcgeek1313

October 20th, 2007
at 7:02am

You gatta make a music video lol

fogaoagas

October 20th, 2007
at 8:08am

the voice is too low in the mix, maybe you can upload a version that makes the voice stand out a bit more. Drop a tad of reverb might also do the trick.

Bowler4Ever

October 20th, 2007
at 1:00pm

It won’t download to my PC at all =(

faisalm1991

October 20th, 2007
at 1:32pm

lol i was in the chat room when u were playing the midi and then you were looking for a better one in mp3 format

pcgeek1313

October 20th, 2007
at 2:02pm

You gatta make a music video lol

Bowler4Ever

October 20th, 2007
at 8:00pm

It won’t download to my PC at all =(

faisalm1991

October 20th, 2007
at 8:32pm

lol i was in the chat room when u were playing the midi and then you were looking for a better one in mp3 format

mrmedo30

October 21st, 2007
at 3:34am

Love Chris’s videos! I had to go to the MP3 to understand the words, though.

mrmedo30

October 21st, 2007
at 10:34am

Love Chris’s videos! I had to go to the MP3 to understand the words, though.

jkOnTheRun

October 21st, 2007
at 2:58pm

trim handles off of toothbrushes to save weight and Chris quickly responded with a comical “we prefer to be called Urban Minimalists, thankyouverymuch.” :) Thanks to Chris for sharing in our first Celebrity Gadget Bag post; if you haven’t yet see hisannual Christmas song parody, it’s now liveand will likely settle the MacBook Pro / Vista shoulder bag issue. You’ll understand when you see it…

qwertymac93

October 22nd, 2007
at 6:44am

cool, i just downloaded the song(by right clicking, but wait i have a mac! hmm, must be magic.)any way, funny song and, did you sing it but add effects to your voice or somethng?

blackbrd99

October 22nd, 2007
at 1:06pm

Audio is weak on this video of you, hmmmm.

qwertymac93

October 22nd, 2007
at 1:44pm

cool, i just downloaded the song(by right clicking, but wait i have a mac! hmm, must be magic.)any way, funny song and, did you sing it but add effects to your voice or somethng?

devin1100

October 22nd, 2007
at 1:59pm

wow thats the **** had to dl the song tho i couldent stand the quality in the vid its a definate keeper

blackbrd99

October 22nd, 2007
at 8:06pm

Audio is weak on this video of you, hmmmm.

devin1100

October 22nd, 2007
at 8:59pm

wow thats the **** had to dl the song tho i couldent stand the quality in the vid its a definate keeper

suc

October 23rd, 2007
at 8:46am

chris pirillo is an idiot

Good Morning Silicon Valley

October 23rd, 2007
at 5:37pm

Off Topic Chris Pirillo’s annual tech Christmas carol,“Blue Vista,”and urban camouflage in Japan (thanks, Nigel)

theeWidow

October 23rd, 2007
at 6:43pm

lol!
mate… boredom does alot to ones self.
i guess boredom can create or distroy …
in your case…
created a lolable track lol

love ya shows mate
keep up the awesome lolable stuff :D
Mc Rofl :P

Good Morning Silicon Valley

October 23rd, 2007
at 8:57pm

Off Topic Chris Pirillo’s annual tech Christmas carol,“Blue Vista,”and urban camouflage in Japan (thanks, Nigel)

Good Morning Silicon Valley

October 23rd, 2007
at 8:57pm

Off Topic Chris Pirillo’s annual tech Christmas carol,“Blue Vista,”and urban camouflage in Japan (thanks, Nigel)

theeWidow

October 24th, 2007
at 1:43am

lol!
mate… boredom does alot to ones self.
i guess boredom can create or distroy …
in your case…
created a lolable track lol

love ya shows mate
keep up the awesome lolable stuff :D
Mc Rofl :P

Canon1DMkII

October 24th, 2007
at 5:53am

Nice. Maybe one day they’ll actually listen to the beta testers and all of this won’t happen anymore…when pigs fly.

Canon1DMkII

October 24th, 2007
at 12:53pm

Nice. Maybe one day they’ll actually listen to the beta testers and all of this won’t happen anymore…when pigs fly.

jc2it

October 24th, 2007
at 12:54pm

William Hung has nothing on you man!

maxhansen

November 4th, 2007
at 5:49am

How they’ve raked in the bucks,
with an OS that sucks!
Yes I’ll have a blue blu-u-ue Vista.

Nice work, Chris.

maxhansen

November 4th, 2007
at 1:49pm

How they’ve raked in the bucks,
with an OS that sucks!
Yes I’ll have a blue blu-u-ue Vista.

Nice work, Chris.

VvCompHelpvV

November 21st, 2007
at 1:38pm

Check out y channel for Cool “How to Computer videos” with a screen capture program. this means I bring you right there on the spot and show you whats goin on. 8)

check out my channel. 8)

mattsuzanna1992

December 1st, 2007
at 8:49am

where can i download it chris?

KWSupport

December 15th, 2007
at 5:54pm

me by doing it bt creating his own MP3 recording. The song I selected is his take of the Eliv Presley’s hit, “Blue Christmas”. Here’s his recording: http://media.thechrispirilloshow.com/mp3/BlueVista.mp3 Here is his blog and video clip of the song:http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/19/christmas-music-parody-blue-vista/And here are the lyrics to the song. Merry Christmas, and a big thanks to Chris Pirillo! I’ve had a blue desktop with Vista. I’ve been so blue. XP, I’ve missed ya. Dialogs popping up thanks to UAC.

xbloggi

December 24th, 2007
at 3:00pm

黎到聖誕，當然要有一首聖誕歌聽下啦， 如果你們聽到的話，在歌詞中，最搞笑都是”At lease it’s not ME”。可想像vista 比ME 還要差…… I’ve had a bluedesktopwith Vista. I’ve been so blue. XP, I’ve missed ya. Dialogs popping up thanks to UAC. Just ain’t the same, dear. At least it’s not ME. And with those blue wallpapers with white textI can… wait a minute

The LumpCast

February 17th, 2008
at 7:19pm

Next we played a few in a row: We Three Kings by Derek K Miller Three classics from this list at InCompeteTech Little Town of Bethlehem - Kevin MacLeod Silent Night Dance of the Sugar Plum Faries Closed withBlue Vistaby Elvis, Chris Pirillo and McInTec

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