My Top 100 Favourite Songs 2010-14 Edition: #18

#18. "Jack Sparrow” – The Lonely Island and Michael Bolton

Released: 7/5/11

Album: Turtleneck and Chain

How the heck is this song 5 years old? I hate growing older, time moves WAY too fast. Anyway this song is just hilarious. Unfortunately it’s one of those songs that lose its impact as time goes on but I’m telling you, the first time I heard it, the first time I saw the video, I belly laughed so hard. Never in a million years would I thought Michael Bolton would not only do something so funny, but to completely steal the show away from three legitimately hilarious people in The Lonely Island takes some doing. A massive part of why this song is so good is the video. In fact, if I never saw the video I probably wouldn’t have liked it anywhere near as much as I do. There’s a reason why I placed it at #36 in my all-time favourite music videos. It’s just simply one of the funniest songs probably ever really in my eyes, I love it that much.

Here's the video if you want to hear it!
If you missed #19 go here.

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My Top 100 Favourite Music Videos: #36

#36: "Jack Sparrow" - The Lonely Island (feat. Michael Bolton)
Release Date: 2011
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Fun Fact: The Lonely Island almost begged Michael Bolton to do the song and video, he refused initially due to the strong language, but has since said it's "was one of the highlights of my career and most memorable experiences of my life"!

This is the third and last video by The Lonely Island on my list, and it's the FOURTH and final video directed by Akiva Schaffer on the list too.

Honestly, if you like Michael Bolton and haven't heard of The Lonely Island, or are reluctant to give the song a go because of their "adult humour" and "strong language", seriously, don't be that way. This is seriously one of the funniest videos of all time. I'm not exaggerating. And it's all down to the man himself, Michael Bolton.

Sir Bolton almost deserves an Oscar for his performance here, he does that good a job. He manages to successfully act out four very different films, and does a damn good and hilarious account of them all. The main one of course is Jack Sparrow, which is the premise of the video that, as The Lonely Island put it, Michael Bolton is a "major cinephile". Seriously, just watch the damn video!!

Here is the video for your enjoyment!

Click here to see #35 on the list or here for #37!