United States of Whatever
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"United States of Whatever" is a comedy song written by Liam Lynch for his 2002 album Fake Songs. It was the only single released from that album. The song made its debut on Lynch's MTV comedy show Sifl and Olly in 1999. The song is about someone who ignores various situations. He refers to his world as "my United States of Whatever".
The song achieved some success in countries like the UK and Australia, where it has charted in the top 10 of both singles charts (#10 and #6 respectively), being one of the shortest songs ever to hit these charts. The song is only one minute and 29 seconds long.
Structure
The song is in a punk rock style, consisting of two power-chord riffs played by an overdriven distorted electric guitar and bass. The song begins with a dismissive "Whatever," and each verse consists of a short encounter which abruptly ends with the word. The chorus proclaims, "This is my United States of whatever". In one verse, the character Zafo from Sifl and Olly is spared the disparaging remark.Parodies
Many people edited out portions of Lynch's brief stories and added various phrases of their own. Most notably, a version with a George W. Bush impersonation about Bush's supposed indifference to American and world opinion about the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- A New Zealand radio station parody of the song - "This is my Subaru, don't touch the leather!"
Trivia
- Steve Lamacq from BBC Radio declared it to be "the greatest single of 2002". [link]
- On Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Lynch performed "United States of Whatever" with Tony Kanal and Adrian Young of No Doubt.[link]
- This song was also featured in an ad for Tony Hawk's Underground. [link]
External links
Lyrics
Music video spoofs
- [Bush - U.S. of Whatever] - a music video on Newgrounds.
- [My US of Whateva!] - another music video on Newgrounds.
- [Naruto-Based]-United States of Whatever Anime music video
- [My United States of Whateva] - YouTube video by Brookers
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