US soldiers in Afghanistan parody of Lady Gaga's "Telephone"

[wndycty]

I hope these guys don't end up with a court martial. Oh my.

Afghanistan Goes Gaga
Meet the soldiers behind the hit viral remake of "Telephone" video
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0430101afghan1.html

APRIL 30--In what may be the most entertaining music video homage ever shot in a war zone, a group of American soldiers stationed at a military base in southwest Afghanistan star in a lip-synced version of Lady Gaga's hit "Telephone." The video, which yesterday began to spread online, was filmed recently inside what appears to be a garage at the Forward Operating Base in Farah Province. Posted to YouTube a week ago, the 3:45 production--complete with props, signs, and costumes--features an all-male cast from the 82nd Airborne Division. The video, which can be viewed above, was the brainchild of Aaron Melcher, a married 24-year-old soldier who graduated in 2004 from North Carolina's Gramercy Christian School. Melcher opens the video in a pas de deux, of sorts, with fellow enlistee Justin Baker, who is not nearly as enthusiastic a dancer as the gyrating Melcher, who incorporated elements of the original video's choreography in his desert remake. On the following pages, you'll find video stills of Melcher's co-stars, along with photos of most of the soldiers in their normal work clothes. Melcher, pictured below, can be seen in the video wearing, a la Gaga, a revealing top fashioned out of yellow police tape. The 23-year-old Baker, wearing a belly-bearing shirt, is accessorized with a pink "Drama Queen" sash.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. I came to learn--and be pleasantly surprised--that...

...US soldiers face seemingly insurmountable hardships with a boyish humor, pranks and camaraderie (even the females).

I can never fathom being in such environments as they endure but they can be so full of playfulness I really developed a respect for them. You can probably even call it admiration.

I must also admit that I had bought into many of the stereotypes about soldiers as being mind-numbed killing machines. I was glad to learn differently. I don't like their job but I like them.

[Captain Hilts]

5. Creativity spurred by boredom and fear. Well done! nt

[TexasObserver]

2. recommend

I doubt the Lawrence Welk crowd will care for it, but ....

[Nuclear Unicorn]

3. Who?

[TexasObserver]

6. try google

[Nuclear Unicorn]

7. Wow

That's some old stuff right there.

[TexasObserver]

8. Not as old as your shtick. What is that, Vaudeville 2.0 you're running?

[sui generis]

4. greater awesomeness

Way to go guys! It was this or Put a Ring On It . . . .

[NavyDem]

9. Maybe cause I was onboard when this was made...

I'm kind of partial to the job the guys on the USS John Paul Jones did on our last deployment. It's a remake of "I'm on a boat". Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjf4RogusJc