{"id":3974,"date":"2007-12-14T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2007-12-14T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/12\/14\/friday-music-boys-on-wheels\/"},"modified":"2007-12-14T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2007-12-14T08:20:00","slug":"friday-music-boys-on-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=3974","title":{"rendered":"Friday Music: Boys on Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since I posted this at The Gimp Parade last June<\/a>, Boys on Wheels has been a fairly major contributer to my site’s daily visitor hit count — easily 30+ hits per day. Obviously people are fascinated enough to Google. So, what do you think?<\/em><\/p>\n

Funny or not so much?<\/p>\n

Direct YouTube link here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(I can’t seem to make the video embed correctly here at Alas without it messing with the formatting of the whole page. Anyone know how to correct this?)<\/em><\/p>\n

The lead singer of Boys on Wheels is Jesper Odelberg and he is<\/span> a guy with cerebral palsy, as well as part of a Norwegian comedy show. The four-minute video linked above is a montage of rock songs with lyrics slightly altered. Subtitles are provided in the language each song is sung in. For example, the first song is in Norwegian, the second is a spoof on the ’80s hit by Norwegian band A-Ha: “Take On Me,” instead called “I’m Not Gay.” Bryan Adams’ ’80s power ballad “Heaven” has been altered so the lyrics begin:<\/span><\/p>\n

Baby, you’re all that I want, but you’re living on the fifth floor.
\nI’m finding it hard to get there, in my wheelchair.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bon Jovi’s “Living On A Prayer” is spoofed as “Living In A Wheelchair.” Three men in power wheelchairs sit on a stage with dynamic colorful lighting. Sometimes the two backup guys do some dancing with their wheelchairs. Odelberg’s costume changes to match the song, with ’80s-era Bon Jovi hair and clothes for the last song.<\/p>\n

Also at YouTube, Boys on Wheels singing “My Balls are OK”<\/a> and “Making Love in a Handicap Toilet”<\/a><\/p>\n

Cross-posted at The Gimp Parade<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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