It’s pretty clear from all the embedded music videos and song-reference-titled posts that John and I are music lovers. John even mentioned that he sings a lot in this post and we all know that I was a wee bit enamored with a certain rapper in my youth (an obsession that drove me to say the word “phat” on national TV). So when a musician friend here in Richmond casually invited us into their studio to mess around… well something magical happened. One thing led to another, and we ended up pouring all of our DIY passion into a DIYed song for you guys. Full of life lessons, house trials and tribulations, design rules that we follow (and break), and all sorts of other home-related musings – all set to a phat sweet beat of course.
We’re hardly Big & Pac, but now that we got the edited version of our song back from the studio (ahh!!) we’re officially dropping our first single, which we’ve entitled: Hush.
So without further ado, our super professional all-that’s-missing-is-P-Diddy-and-a-helicopter video:
In case you’re at work and you can’t watch it, let’s just say it’s worth a play when you get home. Here’s what you have to look forward to:
- My hair’s down
- There are some pretty decent special effects (three $herdogs)
- Burger and Clara each make a cameo
- Ceramic animals abound
- Shelves get styled
- We remind people about the importance of safety glasses
Wait, but we have one more thing to tell you…
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Okay, so we didn’t really record anything in a studio. We just made a fake-o forty second song at home where we rapped a few sentences into our computer’s microphone and used some stock vocal effects in Final Cut Pro along with a free beat that we found online. Then we paired it with a cliche-tastic video that we whipped up at home and bam… our first single. But it’s still worth watching later if you’re at work right now. I mean, how many rappers drop the words “miter saw” in their verse? In summary: it was more fun than two 31-year-olds should have. And of all the years that we’ve maintained our little April Fool’s tradition – can you believe this is our fifth year of this?! – this one’s one of our favorites (here’s last years, the one from 2011, the one from 2010, and the one from 2009).
Hope you guys fell for it – although I’m 99% sure you didn’t.
lydia k. says
Not going to read all 700+ comments, so I’m probably not original in this thought, but immediately I thought “THE SECOND COMING OF KARMIN!” You definitely need to finish it.
Brynn says
That was probably the most amazing thing ever. And thanks for including the bloopers.
Anna J says
so good. I don’t know how you even did it once without laughing!
lisa says
LOVE!
Hampshire Furniture says
This was amazing and I was totally fooled. I kinda wish you would release a single now…
Ashley Perry says
That was AMAZING!!! Thank you for making my planning period at school THAT much better! Love y’all!
Tirsa says
So fun, ha, ha, ha!
Alisha says
This is freaking awesome.
Karen F says
yep, still hilarious the next day! You guys totally had me fooled yesterday – I’m so gullible!
Nicole J says
Hahahaha, you two are SO weird… in a good way! ;)
Alison says
My sentiments exactly, I was thinking the same thing!
Cindy says
THIS WAS SO FUN I CAN BARELY STAND IT! YES I AM YELLING. I love you guys so freaking much. xo
samantha says
that. is. awesome.
loooove it!
Melissa says
So, I watched it like three times yesterday and showed it to my boyfriend. Then today when my boyfriend teasingly said to me “Now, *hush* like in that little video” I came back to watch it again!
But, what does Clara say in the beginning of the video?! I can’t figure it out!
YoungHouseLove says
She says “heeeere we go!” – haha!
xo
s
Angie H says
That was hilarious and cute! I think you should create the whole song. Maybe mix some Clara speak in there.
beccii says
Freaking Hilarious!! HOW did you keep straight faces?! :D
YoungHouseLove says
Dude, it was hard!
xo
s
Hanna says
Hahaha… I totally fell for it. Doh!
/shame
Pauline says
How about that one?;-)
YoungHouseLove says
Oh my gosh!!! #1, that’s Jax from Vanderpump Rules (at the end on the boat) and #2, she is working that cardigan. Hard!
xo
s
Ashley says
Hilarious! Who says “say go” in the beginning?!
YoungHouseLove says
Clara says “here we go!” in the beginning :)
xo
s
Tiffany says
You guys are HI-LAR-IOUS!!!! I just want to be cool like y’all :D
Stephanie says
LOVE!!!
Susan says
Finish the song!! After a week of renovations at our house, it was so good to have a laugh this morning, but we want more! :)
Kahley DeVries says
Friggen LOVED it!!! hahahah, so hilarious.
Jessica says
You guys rock! Thanks for still being YOU! Still my favorite blog after 4 years! :)
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Jessica. Thanks to everyone who had so much fun being goofy with us :)
xo
s
Carolyn says
OMG! Just watched the video… HILARIOUS! :) Thanks for making my afternoon. HAHA!
LaNaya says
I have to ask Sherry, had you been listening to some Busta Rhymes to prep for this shoot? I heard a lot of ya ya yaaaah ya yas and I loved it. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I have no idea why that was in my head!
xo
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Erica says
So I totally knew it was an April Fools joke, but that doesn’t make it any less hilarious. I was cracking up laughing! Great job! :-)
Krystle @ Color Transformed Family says
Awesome! I fell for it because I didn’t read it until April 2 and totally forgot that yesterday was April fools. You probably would have gotten me anyway though.
RLR says
My kids just watched this about four times in a row – watched it once, and kept asking me to replay it. I think my daughter will be singing “yo, yo, yo” and “I just tell him hush” for the next few days. Looks like you had plenty of fun making it!
Katy says
Ahh! Before I started watching it I kept saying to myself: this is an April Fools joke…right? It definitely is. But then when I started watching it I thought: man, I hope this is real. I will echo many of the other comments and request a full length track.
Robyn in Chicago says
I was looking for your April Fool’s post on here and I STILL fell for this. I was like, “wow, they really are going for it – cool!” You got me. :) Love it.
Christy says
LOL that was truely epic!!! LOVED IT!!! And yes I am at work watching this :) But it’s the end of the day and I’m getting ready to go home, made me laugh!
Frances says
HILARIOUS! The best yet! A career change is needed, the music industry is calling you!
patti says
Sweet!
Melissa van Herksen says
okay, my favorite post EVER…thanks for making my april fools day!
Nicole says
I’m in hysterics. That is all.
Ofelia, from Mexico City says
I love the song! Too bad is too short, I mean, lets take out this april fools thing and complete the lyrics. I really bought it and thought it was a pro single record. Yes, Im completely kind of weird fool. But this is too awesome!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, thanks Ofelia!
xo
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Elizabeth says
OMG, so funny! I have watched this video so many times and it keeps making me laugh!
Elizabeth says
PS, I still remember reading the fountain post you put up years ago and thinking you were serious… oh man!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that’s my other favorite one. I loved that bad photoshop job!
xo
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marissa says
that was AMAH-ZING!!! adding the “bloopers” was brilliant yo-yo-yawww-yo!
Sarah @ The Ugly Duckling House says
Didn’t get a chance to watch this until today. I pretty much laughed from the second I heard “put on your safety glasses…”
And $herdog, you have a LOT of control over those eyebrows! Outtakes where you’ve clearly been taking inspiration from Busta Rhymes (ya ya yaaa) was my favorite. Cracked me up.
Jennifer says
This is hysterical. I like your hair.
Angie B. says
Love it!!
Hillary says
I sing to myself when I do house projects. Kitchen reno songs:
Young Jeezy “All White E’erythang” where my version goes, “White tile, white cabinets, white trim, white mixer, white dishes, all white e’erythang!”
And also, Drake “Started at the Bottom” when tiling from our level line at the bottom all the way to the ceiling.
I love your hip-hop home reno references! You guys are great.
Kaitlin says
Love the Busta “ya ya ya ya ya” theme. I counted it 3 times. Reason #4875960 why we love Sherry.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I have no idea why that was stuck in my head!
xo
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Stacie says
You all are HILARIOUS!! Love you guys!
Kay says
…out of all the blogs I read, this is the only one that got me on April Fools. Congrats. ;)
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoooo!
xo
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Brandi says
This is exactly why you guys are my favorites!!! So cool!
Laura says
OMGOSH!!! i love this so much!!! Hahahahaa! Y’all are too awesome. This is hilarious!
Michelle Kersey says
HI FREAKING LARIOUS
Ambierre says
I love you guys and your awesome April Fools pranks! This cracked me up. Sherry, you’re the cutest thing EVER! John, you’re not bad either haha! Collectively with Clara and Burger you guys win Ultimate Cutest Family. Nicely done.
Cassie says
NOOOOOO!! I need to hear the full song, can you make a full version? Consider it a ‘project’, I’ve always wanted to know how to make a film clip…;)