So sure, you can trace it to a single novel in which it "first" appears (there is so much writing that will be lost to current historians that it is at least possible earlier writings used the phrase but have simply been lost to time). https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HowWeGotHere. I was obsessed with finding the movie with this scene. Youre probably wondering how I ended up writing about a TV trope. here's the same audio. I'm really just looking for the original that started this, or any good examples cause the only one I can find is the one Robot Chicken did for the Emperor. you re probably wondering how i got here baba o'riley. [20] Since 2003, "Baba O'Riley" has been played during player introductions for the Los Angeles Lakers during home games at the Staples Center. The meme is a parody of a general trope in film that probably goes back many decades. You don't need to spend a fortune on a film degree or editing software to get good b-roll. ngl this is reminding me about those old arcade machines, The opening sounds like those old arcade machines. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. However, in the United Kingdom and the United States, it was released only as part of the album Who's Next. Usually this trope is used to either create a comedic effect to a video or provide context to the current scene and how the subject got where they are there. My question is, where did this come from, was it ever a trope in the 80's/90's or was it always just a meme? Sunset Boulevard was also the earliest example I could think of in which a film opens with a narrator addressing the audience with reference to his current situation, but that doesn't necessarily mean that was literally the first example. And most of it is barely available anymore. ", "Pete Townshend Responds to Furious One Direction Fans", "Italian single certifications The Who Baba O'Riley", "British single certifications Who Baba O'Riley", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baba_O%27Riley&oldid=1137782546, Song recordings produced by Pete Townshend, Certification Table Entry usages for Italy, Pages using certification Table Entry with streaming figures, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Pages using certification Table Entry with streaming footnote, Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 11:52. The song is also sung in the first season Sense8 episode "W. W. N. Double D?" In the movie I linked, you see what leads up to the accident in the first half of the movie, while the second half of it shows what happened after it. A similar scene, however, exists in the Emperor's New Groove when the Cuzco is in the rain. The problem is that by the time it came out it was already sort of a meme and a cliche. A similar scene, however, exists in the Emperor's New Groove when the Cuzco is in the rain. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. It is also the official theme song of competitive eater Joey Chestnut.[23]. I wouldnt be surprised if its a pre-television stage trope. So the earliest example I know that remotely matches up to the general idea of what you're talking about (in film) is Sunset Boulevard. Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? You'll see in the next step, I'm using a TikTok video by @aliceontheroad that I pasted the video URL link to in Kapwing. My name is Earl was a TV series that used it. Or which show used the trope. A former Weekend Editor at the Daily Dot, April Siese's reporting covers everything from technology and politics to web culture and humor. There's a whole research and discussion chain that you completely missed. Isnt that the trailer to American beauty? But I cant think of any instances of this actually being done in film and its driving me crazy. (Located right side on desktop, varies on mobile. You might have some luck looking through the TV Tropes page for Record Needle Scratch. "Baba O'Riley" was released in November 1971, as a single in several European countries. By 1971, when Pete Townshend wrote this song, he was no longer satisfied with power chords and clever stuttering. Someone above mentioned a movie from 1950. Plus I don't think he uses that exact phrase anyways, been forever since I've seen it though, https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/4y2yc4/where_did_the_record_scratch_freeze_frame_joke/. Yea thats me, you're probably wondering how i got in this situation, well its a bit of a story You are probably wondering how i got into this kind of situation. I honestly don't think there's a bad song on any of those CD's. I listen to Citizen all the way through without skipping anything.Same with The Nightfly.Citizen also has some tracks you wouldn't get if you just bought all the original MCA CD's.Specifically the live version of Bodhisattva which has the hilarious intro from Jerome Aniton. When you're happy with your project, click "Export Video" in the top right corner of your editor. The explanation I heard also had to do with Vietnam, but I heard a different explanation for the chorus. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. *EXTENDED* Yep, That's Me You're Probably Wondering - YouTube. I just want to know where the original recording came from and whose voice it is. In the course of a debate on Twitter, it was noted that "Best Song Ever" (2013) by One Direction bore a strong resemblance to the basic structure of "Baba O'Riley". I always thought it was a reference to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but I guess that probably isn't the original. Hard to find examples, it seems like something that could happen in a movie but maybe not in this specific way. The hard stop of a record followed by the weirdest screenshot you can imagine has a fairly young history online, though it comes from decades of media. Don't delete the "Yep, that's me" sound or the video that you uploaded. The use of Teenage Wasteland is not a functional part of the idea, nor is the exact wording. He say that at the begning of ENG, at that scene with fourth-wall breaking. Have you seen the "Yep, that's me! No idea why it's so hard to find or why no one can understand what we're asking. Specifically this recording. This film edit is a classic, regardless if it even came from a classic movie or not. Long after those 33 1/3s and 45s meet their maker and all music is consumed via intangible forces, the *record scratch* *freeze frame* meme will still be hilarious and totally relatable. Its use is so played out that there are twoTVtropepages dedicated to its key aspects along with dozens of examples, from the literal record scratch inThoroughly Modern MillietoDeadpools lampooning of it. In fact, the track sounds a great deal like one of Riley's compositions, "A Rainbow in Curved Air.". The internet meme appears to be a very rough parody of a general type of scene and not any one exact scene in movie history. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. it's not any deeper than that. This will export and process your video, allowing you to preview it before you download your video file. I'm really not sure. Especially when talking about Baba, he could sound downright spooky"a mere twitch of his nose could split the planet, a twiddle of his finger could save your life." I may be late to the party but Ive solved it! Once you've uploaded your video, adjust the playhead on the timeline to where you want to add a freeze frame. At the Lifehouse, the experience-starved pilgrims would find not only reality, but harmony. Linking Baba and Khan to Riley, Townshend believed that when these individual musical portraits were played simultaneously, the separate patterns would overlap and interlock, producing a harmonious wholeone giant chord capturing the harmony of the universe and humankind's unity with one another and God. Now you should be able to see why "Baba O'Riley" was supposed to come at the beginning. So is that your question, what film first used the exact phrase, "yup, that's me, you probably wonder how I got here?". It's not about Vietnam, it's not about Woodstock, and it's not about drugs. The line is often quoted, and originated from, best anyone knows, MST3K riffing on Angel's Revenge, which begins with a bevy of beauties attacking some sort of shack in the middle of nowhere, when suddenly the frame freezes and we're treated to "I'll bet you're wondering what a nice girl like me is doing on the roof of this building" which then leads us into the first half of the film being a flashback leading up to this event. In the movie I linked, you see what leads up to the accident in the first half of the movie, while the second half of it shows what happened after it. I saw the same video. Can't remember the name of that movie you saw when you were a kid? Do you have a link to the iceberg tier video? *record scratch* *freeze frame* hit the big time after Usain Bolts smiling face took it to the next level. [24] "Baba O'Riley" was then performed by the Who as their first number during the last musical segment at the closing ceremony, with Daltrey singing a changed lyric of "Don't cry/Just raise your eye/There's more than teenage wasteland". It is also played at halftime of most New England Patriots home games, leading up to the second-half kickoff. "Baba O'Riley" is a theoretically dense piece of music, and the larger Lifehouse project proved too theoretically dense to bring to life. Yep, thats me. So, I think you're looking for a ghost. tl;dr yes it literally is an amalgamation. His most influential piece was simply titled In C and consisted of 53 separate patterns, repeated and woven together into a harmonious whole. It is also the entrance music for the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden for every time the Rangers in the playoffs home game. Lyrics submitted by You're probably wondering how I got here, well for you to understand I need to go back to the start." You can also keep updated with new features we launch in our video editor by following us on Instagram or Twitter @KapwingApp or by checking out our YouTube channel. It's a way of storytelling where the viewer or reader is coming into a situation in the middle of the story. Can you provide the clip? It's also incredibly versatile for the type of video you want to create whether you want to include it in your own film or a simple social media post. Just from memory its been in movies from the 80s. We're all wasted!'"[7]. This is seen in the movie Holes (2003). Is it Luke Wilson from the beginning of Old School? There was no doubting Townshend's sincerity or commitment. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HowWeGotHere, Pretty sure its chance from homeward bound. The repeating set of notes (known technically as ostinato) in "Baba O'Riley" that opens and underlies the song was derived from the Lifehouse concept, where Townshend wanted to input the vital signs and personality of Meher Baba into a synthesiser, which would then generate music based on that data. Sorry for the confusion I think I should have phrased this better not a clip but a saying, the common trope in movies " record scratches, -"yup that's me, you're probably wondering how I got in this situation" all while the opening keyboard riff from baba O'riley by The Who is playing" and which specific film if any it came from first. And as I said, I don't think any film exists that pairs the exact quote you provided with the song, "Baba O'Reilly." Music as we know it, according to Khan, was a "miniature" of the "music or harmony of the whole universe." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B4LFYs3VpxY This clip is a iconic and cliche in film and tv. *Record scratch. The combination of this phrasing with "Baba O'Reilly," again, appears to come from internet memes rather than directly out of films. Encased in "experience suits," they are fed "life" (food, relaxation, entertainment, etc.) you re probably wondering how i got here baba o'riley. (Source). Listen to The Who - Baba O'Riley by Iury Speer #np on #SoundCloud