Musket Sea Family: Every Song By The Decemberists Ever
This song is fake.
For another hit fake song from The Decemberists's tribute band The Septemberians, check out the Hampshirefields here.
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I had to stop the video because I was laughing too hard.
ReplySpot on.
You forgot the part where your mother is a whore.
ReplyI liked this and also like the Decemberists. I thought the voice was a good parody of Meloy's voice.
I don't really like Cody's stuff.
ReplyBut every time he mocks the Decemberists, he's spot on and it's hilarious. This actually got me to laugh out loud.
With the way he strung together those lines too, he should just toss this Cracked thing aside and just have a serious music thing.
Everything was just as literate as it needed to be AND just as ridiculous as the Decemberists.
I don't care what anyone else thinks; Cody is hilarious. This was so spot-on and ridiculous!
Reply"Poor Bernice... she is waiting in the back, to walk to the man of her dreams... but he was too busy dying in the streets..." for real. c**k.
It's funny because it's true.
ReplyWhy does it say that Cody's last 5 posts were all on the same day? Please tell me it ain't so. He literally throws this s**t out as fast as possible i guess. Spend more time refining your work and people may appreciate it more. Gladstone pointed out down below that you have a different relationship with cracked and you produce much more than other columnists, but yet those columnists have a much better standing with the readers. If you're the only one producing tons of articles and also the most negatively accepted columnist, isn't it time to switch it up? The thoughtful and carefully written pieces are really great and who knows, you might be great too Cody. I don't know, but right now, I can't say you are.
ReplyI noticed the same thing when I was reading Brockway's article yesterday. It said his last 5 posts were all on July 3st. So, I can tell you it ain't so.
yeah those actually aren't all from August 6th, because I remember when they came out. Something is probably wrong with the time stamp on the website or something.
and wait....writing an entire fake song and making a video to go with it is not thought out?
Of the Sea of the Ocean of the Water of the Tides... fukn lol way to go.
ReplyI like the Decemberists, and I loved this.
ReplyIt's actually a pretty good song.
I was listening to the decemberists right when i when i found the link.. It's a pretty good band, actually.
ReplyNice song, I liked it. Must have been a lot of work to put it together.
ReplyWhy is this in the article section when it is a video?
Replyhilarious
ReplyTo everyone screaming "Listen to the readers, fire Cody!":
Reply Hide All See All 6 RepliesHow many of you complain when Hollywood ruins a good TV show by running everything through focus groups and media polls? Because that's what would happen to Cracked if they decided to get rid of a columnist because some people complained in the comments section. It would set a precedent that a columnist's job security would be based on whether or not the readership at large approves of their articles. I'd imagine many of the columnists would quit immediately, and the ones who stayed wouldn't do anything new or risky - just the same old dick jokes over and over again for fear of the readers accusing them of not bringing teh lulz. I know this is very much a worst case scenario, but comedy comes from doing new and original things that not everyone will approve of - "listening to the audience" leads to nothing but repetition and stagnation. The day Cracked dumps Cody because some, or even most, don't like his work is the day Cracked dies.
I don't complain about tv doing that, just fyi. However, since you drew an analogy between this and television, when there is a horrible tv show (like, I don't know... "Wanda at Large") and they cancel it I don't hear much uproar.
Its the same with Cody. At the end of the day, we're dealing with a writer who receives an immense amount of negative feedback, not someone who "some people" don't like. Entertainment is meant to entertain and people aren't entertained by Cody.
As far as him doing new and original things, well, I could videotape me reading the phonebook backwards while riding an exercise bike and that would be new and original, but I wouldn't submit it to cracked and defend it when people hated me for it.
does the fact that cody's articles and videos are never put on the main page of cracked say anything to you? it says loads to me.
But, Ben, I'd put money on the idea that you're still upset that Arrested Development was cut short. I'm pretty sure you're going to say something like, "Yes, but Arrested Development was funny!" You're missing the point. Humor is completely subjective - some people will find something absolutely hilarious, some people will shrug and say meh, and others on the internet will violently lash out at the creator. The fact is, Cody does have a definite, if small, audience that enjoys his work.
Another thing to think about: revenue from free content on the internet works much different from print or television media. The goal isn't to create content that everyone enjoys so that they keep buying your magazine every month, or stay tuned for the whole episode of the show. The money comes from companies that pay per how often the advertisement is shown. In effect, the goal isn't to keep people reading the page they're on, it's simply to get them to that page - the same amount of money is made if you stay on that page for an hour or for two seconds. If Cracked is payed a total of two cents for each hit on a page, and a page gets 50,000 hits total(which seems about par for a Cody article) that's 1000 dollars in Cracked's pocket, EVEN IF THOSE HITS ARE JUST SO YOU CAN COMMENT THAT CODY SUCKS. If you really want to get rid of him that badly, putting up comments will accomplish the opposite of your goal - just don't visit the page, period.
BTW, I liked this one, but it wasn't nearly as good as Hampshirefields.
This wouldn't be like compromising a film or TV show's artistic integrity using a focus group. It would, rather, be like taking something off the air because it was getting poor ratings, which happens all the time, and usually with reason. (Occasionally a gem like Arrested Development will get cancelled because a wide enough public don't appreciate it, but that was at least critically acclaimed.) Still, I don't think they should fire Cody because really it's not like anyone here is paying to be on the site. Therefore the site has no obligation to them. Plus, Cody is sometimes funny, it's just that his work is a bit patchy.
@OldManJack
You make a poor point with your original post, but a great point with your reply about internet revenue. Rather that doing edgy comedy that mustn't be stifled by the masses, Cody actually grabs a hard one at the base and sucks it upright. But on the other hand, he seems to get lots of hits and his half-aborted jokes and middle schoolish observations must be profitable somehow. It seems pretty clear that he's been kept alive on Cracked, not because of a small but loyal following, but instead much by the same means that the internet serial killer in 'Untraceable' would execute his victims. People (like me) can't help but tune into the s**t show because of sheer morbid curiosity, but in the end they only perpetuate his existance and even contribute to the crime. But in this case, the crime is much worse than killing Colin Hanks with battery acid; we're helping to prolong Cody's internet career. I've seen the error of my ways, albeit tragicly too late, and I swear on the life of a starving kitten that I will not click on Cody links anymore.
...actually I've never seen Arrested Development.
I love the Decemberists and I thought that was hilarious. It could definitely be a Decemberists song if the vocals didn't make me want to eat nails. It's spot on.
ReplyFor everyone hating on Cody... I don't get it. I mean, feel free to hate, but it's pretty easy not to click on his articles if reading something you don't find funny makes you so angry.
it's abt the decemberists pretentious obsession with 1800s depressing stuff
Replyif u know the band it's hilarious
Shiiiiit. Clicked on a Cody article by mistake. Must... scrub... brain...
ReplyI outright don't understand this "article". Is it supposed to be funny that the Decemberists exist?
ReplyI have an idea: why not create a poll and let the readers vote on whether or not we want Cody's material to continue to be submitted to Cracked? I realize this site is free and people argue "if you don't like your free entertainment, don't read it". However, this IS an "entertainment" site; that is, it exists to entertain people. If the vast majority is not entertained by Cody, then he shouldn't be here. Let the readers decide.
Reply Hide All See All 3 RepliesIs it so hard to just not read Cody's stuff anymore? Remember, insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result each time.
I'm not a fan of Cody but right now that's irrelevant. That definition of insanity right there is retarded. Someone who repeatedly rolls a die and expects the same result each time is insane, THE EXACT OPPOSITE of what you just said. The logic of that statement is just so so so wrong it makes me rage more than a Cody article. It's like you completely skipped over common sense when learning how to live. Things don't always repeat themselves perpetually ending in the same result each time. Why would there be scientists otherwise.
As for Cody, I normally hate his stuff, but he's had a few good pieces in the midst of the crap. So I click on it for that. So here Cody, you may get these hits out of morbid curiosity and therefore keep your job, but know that you have the respect of almost none of us.
@insomniac666 - Actually, no, Olligzandre is right about insanity. It's doing the same thing believing it'll yield different results.
As to be expected of cody. One day years from now u might become funny until then keep sucking DOBs dick to keep ur job
ReplyAccurate in idea but the voice is so atrocious that it makes it hard for me to laugh. The voice just f**ks it all up.
ReplyThe voice is only slightly worse than Meloy's.