The Offspring - Hammerhead Contest

[Dziuravy]

@jarheadm60gunner31 thats how marines sigh in shower.

[Ravendark82]

Great video. Respect to USMC

[thecutipi77]

That;s my b/f jumping...and the hitting the ground...he was fine :D

[destinymccann]

good luck with your bf... go USA ARMY!!!

[Gr0wnMentality]

I know how you feel, honey, my babyboy is going off at only 17 this year and then heading out to Iraq the day of his eighteenth. Love him to death. I hope your Darren is safe. Much love.

[kings8thpvt]

YES! THIS IS IT! THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO IN THE USMC.What does he do,Recon?

[jjenets]

Great vid....amazingg!!

[MetalMania2010]

Nice. I like it. My sister got a vid from her boyfrind that was almost exactly like this one a couple months ago when he was still in Iraq but he's back now because of an injury. I think that this song is prefect for this vid. I hope this wins.

[68calibersurgeon]

forgot to ask.

Is Darren (and his buddies) Force Recon?

[thecutipi77]

Yes, Darren is a Recon Marine, currently on a mission in Iraq.

[68calibersurgeon]

*Salute*

[thecutipi77]

He stepped on something and was sent to the hospital today :( he is going to be fine, but please pray for him

[68calibersurgeon]

god help us all...

(was it like a nail or a land mine)?

3rd platoon 3rd bataillion 75th ranger reg. llb

[thecutipi77]

land mine

[mattsayshola]

These comments were one year ago, so is he okay now? :/

[evanjames123456789]

the military is the greatest group of people on the planet, plain and simple

[68calibersurgeon]

awesome!

3rd platoon 3rd bataillion 75th ranger reg. 11b

[mattsayshola]

I know someone on xbox live who's in the 75th ranger. for real.

[Crunchieman]

1:19

DIE YOU BASTARDS!!!

[KidneySt0ne]

Lol, I noticed that too

[GradyCFP]

Freaking Awesome Boo!

[SpectreGray]

awesome video, 5 stars

support the troops!

[Devilsfurry]

I vote for this.

A large majority of my family is in the military so yea.

[staceyrenee1972]

ARMY,AIRFORCE,NAVY, OR MARINES?

[Devilsfurry]

All branches.

Mostly marines though.

[thecutipi77]

If you like my video, please favorite it, and rate it well! Thx guys!

[staceyrenee1972]

this is an awesome video of real footage and appropriate for the lyrics, i must say military men turn me on

[Devilsfurry]

YAY!

[jeffhollers]

This is the most fitting sofar.

Good Job This Should Be The One.

[cheetoh5]

very well done, very good video

[Justanotherson]

thats best video I seen yet

[lenniejane5]

sounds pretty military related to me...

[lenniejane5]

I am the one

Camouflage and guns

Risk my life

To keep my people from harm

Authority

Vested in me

I sacrifice

With my brothers in arms

[raindancer525]

the song has nothing to do with military, it's school shootings.

listen to the lyrics.

[Wobhero]

dont think so

[HeyZeusProductions]

the lyrics imply both, initial thoughts are of war and the military.

[ILoveRebecka]

yea listen to lenniejane5.

'' I am the one

Camouflage and guns

Risk my life

To keep my people from harm

Authority

Vested in me

I sacrifice

With my brothers in arms ''

Thats what the lyrics are ... No way that that's a school kid ... ´The part when dexter sings '' ..and you can cry teacher come help me.. '' It might mean that the soldiers is making an assault on a school or something ... I dont know .. But its not about some depressed school kid.

[rhymenocerous666]

the whole thing is a metaphor from the point of view of a school shooter.

[Senoreswanky]

"to keep my people from harm".

what people? The kids in school who aremt popular, the ones who get bullied and picked on?

Those are his people and the school shooter is making a stand for them.

[ILoveRebecka]

nooo

[Devilsfurry]

"Even though I walk through the valley hidden in the shadow of death I fear no evil for thou are with me"

Thats a very popular quote in the Military.

"In the land nobody knows"

Iraq, Afghanistan"

"Brothers in Arms"

Self explanatory

[anathedirector]

this song speaks about WAR, so it has everything to do with military stuff...

i made my video too, it's about war, i can't hear this song without thinkin about war and chaos...

[KidneySt0ne]

OORAH, Force Recon at it's finest

[myeImmortal]

if you are really in the service and didn't just get this from friends hope you win :)

[OllieBongo44]

The fact that this was made with personal footage or supplied by friends as you say makes it more to do with why The Offspring actually did this contest. To get amateur shots of war/school shootings and a personal feeling behind it.

Well done and well edited :)

[CyberdudeProductions]

Church, Tucker, Tex and Caboose says War sucks! Sarge of course thinks blowing shit up is rather cool.

[bisonvice]

This video is very very boring, yeh it relates to the lyrics but surely these are meant to look homemade not just a load of shots from army training trying to make it like a professional music video. Preferably something that doesn't make me want to go to bed.

[thecutipi77]

dude, seriously?! these are all supposed to be homemade videos, that is what the contest is. Obviously i made my video as good as I could with the materials I had, and without any professional equipment. And by the way Marines. thx

[theginacologist]

dude. this song has NOTHING to do with the military.

[Devilsfurry]

It doesnt matter what the band intended the song to be about. Reality is all about perception. People percieved the song to be about the military, there fore that is reality.

[Rebldoomer]

but its NOT the military...

[Devilsfurry]

....I just said it, a majority (from what I can see) of people percieved this song to be about the military, thus that is reality.

[Rebldoomer]

lol ok then =p

[mattsayshola]

It's half about the military, half school shootings.

[mattsayshola]

it's all from the perception of the listener.

[Bobadoe]

I showed my friend this song the day after it was posted.He left the next day for boot camp. Hes in the marine corp. Thank you, he loved it.(eventhough the end of the song is a "little twisted" he said.)

[anathedirector]

I tottaly agree with u... mine video was tottally homemade too... and with the things I had... when i hear this song I think in chaos and the greater chaos is war.

[phobosanomoly]

This is the last thing that should be accompanying this song - (

[plungerhigh]

what do you mean by thaat? the song's about school shootings/war

[CyberdudeProductions]

Cyberdude will be on 91X San Diego's Morning Show with Matt Diablo and Mahoney to discuss HAMMERHEAD by THE OFFSPRING. Stay tuned for time and date.

[jhartsfi]

okay now im being dead serious. your video doesnt even compare to the others that ive watched thus far. im pulling for you but to be honest, i think youve got it in the bag. LOVES!

[jhartsfi]

Youre my favorite, this video rocks. I just cant stop watching it. =D

[CyberdudeProductions]

"I can lead a nation with a video, with a video, with a video..."

uk(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v­=XKVbttFigvI

[californiafan90]

You can't show 9/11 you selfish bastard!!!!

[thecutipi77]

Name: Nick

Age: 18

Single, I play the drums, I like rock and alt rock music and i just like chilin with my friends and everything.

thanks Nick!

[xkarenflowerx]

why not?

[californiafan90]

Because the offspring are not gonna show a picture of an event where thousands of innocent people died.

[medi01]

PLease check out my hammerhead video. u shud like it

[OffspringUsedFrK2]

this is amazing, I hope it wins

[asobermindisawasted1]

If this song is about school shootings, it could be more about Columbine. To wear camouflage, to right, what they think is right. And when it repeats in their head, could be more of a schizophrenic state of mind.

Now on a completely different look at the lyrics, the last verses could be a reference to the draft dodgers.

[asobermindisawasted1]

I know The Offspring can get quite political, and I know music, unless you're the writer, can go all kinds of ways. If anyone has a link to Dexter's reference to school shootings, please share, I want to get the most from the artist's prospective.

[theginacologist]

wikepedia the title of the song.

[asobermindisawasted1]

Thanks for the wiki suggestion. I kind of had this conception that this person was playing soldier for his brothers in school.

[mnnole]

school shootings wtf? are you thinking.

[asobermindisawasted1]

I guess more than you, considering your response.

I'm just going by everyone else's take on the lyrics, my own understanding of them, and what some say is told by Dexter himself. I think I did an all right job implicating both possibilities in my first two paragraphs. Just because someone thinks it's straight forward doesn't mean it is, I was just looking for the unquestionable facts, the way music should be listened to. Do you have those facts?

[whatup1326]

B.A.

[borgyxx]

boring another video of soldiers and weapons mixed in with cliche footage set to a song about school shootings. Iraq is a failure just like Vietnam and the soldiers have killed alot of innocent people and a puppy.

[KenshinHImura680]

lol, that puppy part.

[sageops87]

the puppy was a punk bitch anyway. im not even into a animal abuse, but if you were a puppy, i would have drop kicked you off that cliff. so go drink chemicals from under your sink. KTHXBYE

[borgyxx]

really and what proof do you have that the puppy was a punk bitch? Oh i also highly doubt you would be able to because if i was a puppy, i would shit in your retarded face whilst pissing and then bite you in the balls as you lose your grip and leave the scene as you erupt in pain and soak up the piss and shit wafting over your nostrils. dumb ass. KTHXBYE.

[sageops87]

Wow, what an amazingly well thought out reply. I'm sure a person with such strong beliefs based solely on whatever the new "Rise Against" album tells you would be able to give me an intelligent response. Apparently sarcasm isn't your thing. Ill make sure and have Green Day put it in a song for you. As for the bit about you being a dog, I know that scatological distrobation is your thing and all, but i'm sure your mommy wouldn't like you talking like that.

[borgyxx]

I don't listen to Rise Against. I can think for myself thank you very much. I don't see anything sarcastic about your comment because it clearly isn't. Your comment was a statement. Good i love Green Day. Nah it's not my thing but it's a thing that all dogs do that's why if i was a puppy i would be doing it. Really and what makes you so sure? maybe she don't care.

[thecutipi77]

Ummm... there were no puppies in my video, so can we please stop the bantering of nonsense?! thanks

[Nagrono]

Good job! I really thought you used the picture where you can see down the barrel of the gun in a great place. It worked very well with the lyrics. I also thought showing tactical exercises worked well with the lyrics. Best of luck to your boyfriend, hope he comes home safe.

[lenniejane5]

I think this is an amazing representation of the song, maybe everyone should listen to the lyrics. This girl has the man she loves in Iraq, and if this song spoke to her in that way, then that's how she can make the video. I think this video PWNS!!!!!

SO THERE MR.(OR MISS OR MRS.) PUPPIES AND RAINBOWS! SUCK ON THAT!

[coneyfan]

nice editing

[cbylife]

according to dexter the song is about a school shooting.

"you can all hide behind your desks now. you can scream teacher come help me."

did you even listen to the lyrics? last time i checked there aren't any teachers or desks involved in the war in iraq. this video is just another sad attempt to be patriotic. i award you no stars and may God have mercy on your soul.

[smallzabe]

yeah i agree shats with everyone just editing someone elses iraq clips

[drex878]

cbylife, did you even read what the author of this video said? The video can be about anything at all, you asshole.

"We are excited to see what people will do to add their perspective and talents to 'Hammerhead'." - Dexter Holland.

[cbylife]

well thats fine. but make it a video about puppies and rainbows then. why do the same exact thing everyone else is???? thats not creative and i think dexter would agree!

[thecutipi77]

"may God have mercy on my soul" wow, do you know anyone in Iraq or the war, I do and I'm sorry if the song means something different to me then it does to you. But if bashing me makes you feel better then by golly go right ahead.

Have you made a video yet, prove that you can do better, and win the $10,000 for all I care.

And have I listened to the lyrics there is only ONE line in the song referring to school shootings. and these clips are from MY boyfriend and his friends, not someone elses. thx

[cbylife]

well maybe i will make my own video and pwn you all. or maybe i'll just sit back and criticize everyone instead because it's a whole lot easier and i'd be too afraid of people saying my videos suck because i can't take it when people are mean to me. i'm so much better at dishing it out. =(

[theginacologist]

its from billy madison you dumb cunt.

[GradyCFP]

"i award you no stars(Points) and may God have mercy on your soul."

Nice quote from Billy Madison...

[cbylife]

heheh, i'm glad someone picked up on that. =)

[lenniejane5]

for hating the video, cbylife, you sure do check up on it a lot...

[cbylife]

maybe it's because i keep getting comments like yours that require a response, gosh!

[adamtherock]

Dude, you're a real prick...

[cbylife]

gee thanks, i'll take zero offense to that and say have a nice day! =)

[theginacologist]

lol you are correct good sir and a fine citizen you are for pointing out the trisomy of chromosome 21.

"ok. a simple wrong would have done fine."

[dextratomnoodlesgreg]

gr8 video. urs seems to be the best 1 so far.

[thecutipi77]

Thanks!

[0ffspringFTW]

too bad its about a school shooting....

[GradyCFP]

Best Video on YouTube!

[asusdmb03]

Very very awesome, and fitting for memorial day.

[dangelrocks]

Wow!! I think everybody should see this eye-opening video. Great song too!

[thecutipi77]

Whether the song is truly about war or not, I don't think it really matters for the contest. I believe the video is supposed to be your own interpretation. As Dexter said on the contest website..."We are excited to see what people will do to add their perspective and talents to 'Hammerhead'."

- Dexter Holland

So we are going to be seeing a lot of videos with different perspectives. Songs are like poems, there may be one true meaning, but everyone may have their own interpretation about it.

[hawkeyeriza]

most people seem to think this song is about war... it really isnt... i believe its about school

[giraff89]

I don't think so. But the only way to know the truth is asking Dexter. :D

I believe this song's about war and the responsibility of the leaders and politicians (G.W.Bush probably). But this is only MY opinion, I might be wrong.

The Offpsring rules anyway! :)

[theginacologist]

you ARE wrong.

[giraff89]

It's possible, of course. :)