*OFFICIAL* Traverse City LipDub 2011

[cougar0721]

GR wins sorry TC

[modogg2279]

you should put the vimeo link in your youtube video info..

[christine1293]

Where's the sound?!?

[TheEricapocalypse]

But I loved this lipdub :(

[GunsOfThePhoenix]

WMG is a hunk of shit, what part of fair use don't they understand?

[lisamariechar]

Just google the terms you need to restore it & fill out the dispute form. I've had to do it myself & audio was fully restored.

[trumpetking]

@lisamariechar How do you do that? I'm very curious. I've had music shut off on my stuff before, but never did anything about it.

[JoeDaBastard]

I guess I will be visiting vimeo more from now on.  Great job Traverse City! I will pass the word along. YouTube might have blown it on this one.

[alzahir]

RUNNER 2911 FTW! :D

[star6263]

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[star6263]

vimeo.com/couchmode/user473152­8/videos/sort:date/27447114

[TackerVideos]

this video was wonderful when it had audio! Fuck youtube!!!

[nascarfank9]

Let me guess....... must be a WMG song, they are UnFrickenBelievable!!!

[broadwaymelody33]

When it has sound, 1:56 is so vibrant and happy : D

[greytbritta]

Thanx for the vimeo suggestion, found it there and it's such an uplifting piece; excellent how the town comes together for this event. Well worth the visit if you have time next summer.

[DRYKERK]

brilliant that. Havent a clue where Traverse City is but he brunette is nice at #t=6m01s. Hope the cyclists are ok at #t=3m58s.

[celticmom63]

Any idea when the audio is gonna be back up?

[betzster]

@TheLiamButt It's not youtube that pulls the audio from video's like this, it's the record company.

[marcdarn]

Huh? What's the point if there's no music? Explain, please.

[ntabbottabn]

This thing is still going viral on other platforms like GodTube, of all things. Hey Michael Moore, do you think it might be time to step in and sell a pre-roll to pay for the music rights? Let's get the audio back on this before it dies!

[MacBroadcaster]

Found Lipdub on vimeo......cant post a link just google vimeo then search on vimeo for Traverse City Lipdub

[MrTeapartyleader]

Oh Yea, forgot to say how whiny TC brats are when they are held to the laws all of us live by! Michael Moore is very proud of you whiny lil Btchs!

[patbennett411]

Traverse City LipDub 2011 is posted on facebook 

[lkh19491]

I just watched a video of the Clark Retirement home...it was adorable and its Micheal Buble they didn't pull the sound from that one?? Why this with such old music?

[csmyers98]

YouTube pulled audio!?  That's really sad...

[BeerJudge]

Wish the record companies and RIAA could see the damage they do to themselves when they shut down cool projects like this.  They could just turn a blind eye. *sigh*

[kinman91]

Found the cowboy! WOOT!!!

[sawyerthelonewolf]

@kinman91 I figured nobody would have spotted me. Good to see some people pay close attention to detail ^_^

[SHOCK1Clan]

why is jack sparrow in this!

[MamaBlahBlah]

@SHOCK1Clan There should be a "Captain" in there somewhere...

[Lopsided4now]

aww that stinks. I watched it with another YT vid playing in the background - another recording of You Can Call Me Al and matched it somewhat.

[vmacmedia]

nobody thought copyright infringement would be an issue? I find that hard to believe

[tcpd412]

Leave it to YouTube to fuck things up again. No other LipDub lost it's sound. Why this one? YouTube is really going down the tube.

[junkfoodjedi]

No biggie, open 3 windows all youtube, cue up (pause II) "You can call me Al" and "Jump" in two of the windows. Cue up the pirate on the TC Lipdub video. Start you can you can call me Al, then the lipdub. When the rollerskaters go though the tunnel start Jump. Easy.

[billisdone]

Oops. Where's the sound now?

[KeenSceneProductions]

The Grand Rapids lip dub gave credit to the 'American Pie' artist.

If the creators of this lip dub could do the same two lines, the audio would not have been removed. Seriously, standard practice for any YouTube video with music.

[Konjerkn]

put it on another website if you're so pissed! copyright laws duh?! Traverse City shouldnt be scamming REAL artists ;) bitchesz

[nnesterowich]

well, i guess i am not going to hear it! ugh!

[Konjerkn]

@nnesterowich no shit! real niggas do real thangs! bsm

[magnusmorgen]

@powerbomb411 I have always been proud to live in TC, this just makes it that more awesome that we could pull this off. top twistingg people words.

[ez4me2sa]

Traverse City = EPIC SUCCESS.

[ez4me2sa]

YouTube is a humongous joke.

[alzahir]

So, myopic corporation wins and creative proactive community loses. Is that how it is going to be?

[joqnelson]

I bought "Call me Al" on iTunes because of this video. Paul Simon, rest assured you got your $1.29.

[MacBroadcaster]

To all of those saying how this lipdub is ripping off the artists or companies and how no one got the rights and so on of all lipdubs that have been put out link me to 10 that got rights I highly doubt that there are that many Also to those who complain about quality is terrible were you expecting a RED camera come on. They also did not rip off any one if you search lipdub in the search bar on youtube you get 22,700 results so in that case there are 22,699 other copyers

[uptownsaxman]

The BMI royalty rights have to be respected. This is a learning experience for the film makers. Better to learn it this way now than per litigation later.

@ TheWhitesTC ...It embarassess no one. Climb off your high horse and have a beer with the rest of us. Relax.

[Billi1do]

@uptownsaxman i'm embarassed.

[3chproductions]

Put this on vimeo! they wont block the music.



[TheWhitesTC]

I am all for Michigan -- Iove it.. However, if you are going to make such a thing do it well. Aren't we the "Film City"? The lipdub production quality is embarrassing and the fact that no one bothered to obtain legit usage rights for the music proves that they had no business making this thing in the first place.

Traverse City is a top notch town with top notch people- To be represented this way is reckless.

Thanks for making us look foolish Fail Soup Films

[PedrazaJavier]

MAGNIFICA PRODUCCION, FREGONA, CHIDA, PERROTA!... espero resuelvan el audio.... FELICIDADES TRAVERSE CITY PEOPLE!!!

[socialexplorations]

Was there a BMI agreement setup? How about for television, next internet? I cannot believe that this was never addressed. A huge fail! Whats worse is we now have a video going somewhat viral with no audio - which is far worse than having nothing at all. Paul Simon and Van Halen or their music companies own these songs, you can't just rip something off because it is labeled as "community project." As for "not a cent being made." Come on, the exposure alone is worth millions. Huge Fail

[jackisbackontrack]

Also, they sure have a lot of fat people.

[killerpuppyo]

@jackisbackontrack ...not all people in the world are skinny, jack. I would much rather be fat than an a**hole.

[jackisbackontrack]

Nice Sound. Not. That aside, do you know why internet memes are called memes? People see something that someone else did and they think "look at me! me! I can copy you!" Lame.

[dibbers]

Thumbs up if you checked your volume more than once.

[dtim000]

Somebody hacked the site and removed the audio.

[runnerdmb]

Please return the audio! This is a great community project, of which nobody earned a cent. We all did this for FREE. Therefore, we shouldn't be infringing on any copyrights. I actually BOUGHT the two songs because I liked them so much after doing the lip dub, so it is actually EARNING the artists money....

[TheBellepeach]

Would not have gone to U Tube if I had not seen a clip of this on Local Chicago News. Nice to see a community doing something good , but to wholesome for U Tube I guess.

[irikk]

It's astonishing that people would comment on everything from the "whiteness" of the cast to the quality of the songs instead of just appreciating it for what it is. FUN! Oh, and do people really want to compare it to the over reaching fail of the GR effort? Really? Great job by the crew and the people of Traverse City!

[jetcom1]

Please restore sound. This was a great community event showing how people can come together for fun. Community members all donated time. Restore the dub please!

[cindylynn1276]

Give me a break....there is a ton of CRAP on here that has never been silenced....give them the audio back!!!!!

[Torchriver67]

Like Congress You Tube...just can't get it right! With all the trash on You Tube...you'd think it would be overjoyed to have this cute vidio! Shame on YOU TUBE!

[veloise]

As a silent movie, it spools up a lot more quickly, and better allows for an appreciation of all the little touches.

[TheLiamButt]

The Grand Rapids Lip Dub still has audio WTF????

[TheLiamButt]

Wow... Screw Youtube... I can't believe you would cut the audio on such a creative genious masterpiece!!! Did the composers or record companies contact them and ask them to pull it??? No... doubt it!!! absolutely ridiculous...

[PatMc60]

YouTube...restore the sound...this video wasn't made for profit. It was a community effort and only encourages folks to want happiness...that isn't wrong..IS IT???

[hotsauce1629]

This is bs... there's no profiting from this community made lipdub... why mute it?

[kathanita]

"Free the Music"

[JinjoTime]

fishsoupfilms: Go to your videos, find this one and click resolve copyright. Then type

.I believe this use of the copyrighted material qualifies as fair use under 17 USC § 107 because "indicate the exact criteria under which your use qualifies as fair use, e.g., it's a review, it's a parody, it's educational, etc.".

[socialexplorations]

No audio. Sort of surprised that there is no release for this audio content? Also, why was Paul Simon chose for this? The only criticism I have heard is the Paul Simon song was a weird choice. Whatever though, it is an insanely awesome video and a great PR for TC.

[mitchnyny]

I loved this, but why no audio?

[kryszrich]

If you don't like how the record company stripped the audio, protest by boycotting the artist and record label. Why they don't want free promotion is beyond me. Anyway, I'm not watching this video. No audio makes no sense. Although, I can't believe the company that produced this didn't secure the rights. Otherwise you just wasted a lot of people's time. But yeah, record label executives are idiots. This shit makes me never want to buy another piece of music ever again...

[JinjoTime]

@kryszrich No company produced this. This was the community. Many Northern Michigan cities do this every year.

[killerpuppyo]

@JinjoTime ...uh, Fish Soup Films produced this.

[schrot2us]

I was (briefly) in the Grand Rapids video and I used to live in TC. Great job guys.

[jaydee108]

why is there no audio?

[tossmeacarrot]

Unbelievable that they shut the audio down. Do they not understand this engenders cynicism and destroys any semblance of loyalty to the brand there might have been? Do they not get it that exposure to the music sells more music? Are these the same brats who never learned to share when they were in preschool? I'm gonna tell.

[irish1kd]

where's the audio?

[VitalWish]

fail.

[FichFlavour]

WTF no audio?

[TheKels1721]

Feel bad for the kid @3:56 Hope he wasn't hurt too bad.

[dizzotizzo]

Alright guys, do the same thing w/a local band that jams and no legal crap that you have to deal with.

[dizzotizzo]

Assholes! Don't they get it? More exposure to the music will sell more, I hate corporate tight ass money hungry dicks.

[dizzotizzo]

Damn!!! They just shut it down, faaark!!

[jetquiroz]

Where is the AUDIO!!!!!!!

[PatrickRomSim]

Yup, copyright infringement.

[Keksakallu]

Lip dub to no music? o_O

[richelle46]

What's the deal with the lack of sound? Copyright infringement perhaps?

[rocco61006]

Is it me or is the audio gone from this video all of a sudden

[specialbuddy1]

Cool vid but it's one of the most boring places for people in their 20's. Might move back there when I'm 40 with a family.

[chickabooya33]

I love TC!

[alzahir]

Genuinely awesome videos like this should have a sign hung on them: "Welcome. Please don't feed the trolls."

[pandres15]

@alzahir TC is under the bridge, too, so they are fellow trolls :)

[thenutt1]

That was awesome! Not from there but it was neat how a community can come together like that.

[swright1616]

Very cool!! Proud to be a Michigander!

[dave19641000]

I am sad about all the negative remarks about lack of racial diversity in the TC Lip Dub". We are becoming a much more diverse city, but it is 94% Caucasion- that is just our history, but it also celebrated our Native American heritage. I see every ethnicity strolling down Front St. everytime I work in the State Theater Box office. They may be visitors, but EVERYONE loves TC. Well done Max and crew.

[KeenSceneProductions]

@dave19641000 TC's lipdub is far more diverse than Grand Rapids'. However, the (sad, if you want to say that) fact is is that northern/western Michigan is far less diverse than areas around Dearborn and Detroit.

[SarahAnnie1]

Glad to being living here in Traverse City! 

[thetrimkiller]

cool vid

[chrisandsarah2000]

What a great community effort, grew up there. Kind of cheesy, and it looks like a lot of the women need a bra makeover. Thought Grand Rapids was better.

[MrDawgpause]

A little fill light at times would have made this lip dub even more awesome-er! ;)

[menamiketrx]

I have no dog in this fight, but in my opinion, this video beat Grand Rapids effort. What a fun project this must have been.

[dwidabill]

Very cool! I have been to TC many times, fun to recognize all the familiar haunts! Well done!

[dearbornerik]

do you have the cut that be and my friend brent where i n by the bike riders on the pier?

[Bruce1949919]

This is terrific.

[lcmayzl]

While I think it was nice that they did this, and I am sure that it was fun doing, I think the one that Grand Rapids did was far better. The transition for the 2 songs that TC chose didn't flow very well -- two different genres of music.

[katerene]

@lcmayzl grand rapids vid was good, but it is a huge community compared to TC, with a lot more people and resources. these guys did an excellent job!

[bethberg12]

This. Is. Awesome. 

[missleahbia]

wow, this is amazing! great job everyone! love traverse city!

[wencommenting]

So much fun being a part of this, despite the 100 degree weather. Thank goodness we are surrounded by water so we could jump in to cool off between takes!

[DirtyA13]

didnt Grand Rapids do this? LOL Great to be a Michigander

[maggiegypsy1]

Yayyy Traverse City! What a great community effort! Miss you!

[LEFFTEA]

Loved the video, visited there a week or so back during the cherry festival. Confused, watched on my iPhone in the morning, then to show my friends later in the day, was denied playing it on my iPhone. That earned your video a dislike.

[MeriSalope]

this is amazing! absolutely love this video

[dannyosgirl]

gotta love small towns (mine of course) that can come together and have a good time! Great Job!!

[lorinai]

My home town! Great job, TC!

[Craigipedia]

you can do a lot worse than an 8 minute video involving what seems like 1000 people... not bad Traverse City

[tetley03]

Good job Traverse City.

Watching from Merida, Yucatan 

[PDulaney]

This is wonderful. So many beautiful people. Go Traverse City! Go Michigan! WOW

[flango8]

God, I love my town. Just sayin.

[topez1995]

Wow, I miss home. <3 I grew up here, and I can't wait to get back. 

[Brefkae]

I am so proud to have been able to help work on this video and am even more proud to call this place home. Great job to everyone that was involved!

[joesgirl1959]

And just when you thought Michigan had nothing much to offer, did you seem to forget about the people and all that they do for their beautiful state? TC is one of the happiest spots in MI, not only breath taking beauty on the Grand Traverse Bay but fun and friendly places to visit...But the people make it a heart happy place where you feel right at home. So C'mon and experience the Heart Happy Spot in Michigan! Just look at the people! SAY "YES" TO MICHIGAN!!! YES YES YES!

[Guitarwizard55]

Looks like Grand Rapids started something

[HOCKEYGIRL1202509014]

this video is amazing i love tc! good job everybody!

[TCquilter1952]

My adopted hometown! Wouldn't want to live anywhere else. You gotta love it to live it. (But it needs more cowbell.)

[Jasher1701]

Way to go Traverse City. Proud to be a resident of Traverse City and of the state of Michigan.

[dala2121]

What's with ALL THE DEAD TREES in the beginning?? Looks really BAD.  Looks Cold. Nice effort though.

[sydnaynay101]

@dala2121 thT Dy was like 100 degrees!

[ibelcob]

for God's sake at least let the bass solo finish!

[rocco61006]

@ibelcob

Yeah I was a bit disappointing to see the bass solo get cut out..

[ibelcob]

@rocco61006 its pretty jammin solo and i dont see the harm in letting it finish then starting jump

[daveyburke2007]

@5:04 Bicycle Fail.

[daveyburke2007]

@5.04 Bicycle Fail.

[studio1568]

AWESOME job Traverse City well done - Can't wait to see what you do for next year! Two thumbs up!!!!

[magnusmorgen]

Proud to live in T.C. after this!

[powerbomb411]

@magnusmorgen Just NOW you're proud to live in T.C. after a (well done) retread. What a douche bag.

[gabrieldelgotto]

Hermosa ciudad. Felicitaciones.

[sydnaynay101]

@gabrieldelgotto gracias!

[BattleXFire]

Good to see a Canadian Flag a part of this ;)

[srjorgelozano]

Excellent work, as beautiful as its people .. from mexico we admire.....

[Kenshi9000]

5:04 there I am flippin. woot

[BelindaNadeau]

Was that Jack Sparrow????!!!!



[MamaBlahBlah]

@BelindaNadeau Captain... Captain Jack Sparrow. nah, it was just me. in a costume. =P

[GonnaSin]

It's shit like this that makes me want to travel to your city. Good stuff.

[MrTeapartyleader]

Just read through the new comments. Point proven! Your Honor? I rest my case!

[TCSwan91]

"Fudgie" a racist term? Only a racist at heart would jump to that conclusion!

[TCSwan91]

Nice job all that worked on this video! It does a good job of showing some of the great things about TC and the people that call it home. It is clear that "Mrteapartyleader" must be some kind of jerk because if you are even a half way decent person who enjoys natural beauty and nice friendly people you will enjoy TC and all it's diversity no matter what your ethnicity or social economic status! It is also clear that, thankfully, "Mrteapartyleader" has not spent that much time in the area!

[baseballrecruit]

Anyone else see the kid eat it at 3:58?

[samhaghjoo]

TODAY'S MY 8TH BIRTHDAY 5:56

[1revjay]

So, if I came to Traverse City I could play a giant game of Operation? I'm there!

[TheModernKillcam]

OMG I was there when this was posted!!!!!!!