Three years ago this month, a fledgling company called YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Since then its dedicated army of commenters have developed a language of their own. Juvenile, aggressive, misspelled, sexist, homophobic, swinging from raging at the contents of a video to providing a pointlessly detailed description followed by a LOL, YouTube comments are a hotbed of infantile debate and unashamed ignorance – with the occasional burst of wit shining through.
These are our some of our favourite comments. Please add your own after the jump – with links if you have got them.
Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge over Troubled Water
In brief: Triumphant swansong from world-beating 60s duo.
Comments
thishereguitar: I don't know why, it's just me, but listening to this, I somehow understand why Art Garfunkel drove Paul Simon crazy.
Cadbury's gorilla advert: In the Air Tonight
In brief: Primate drums along to Phil Collins hit to advertise chocolate.
Comments
mattbootry: you could sell oil to the arabs with an ad like that
frilloz4: the arabs are the ones with the oil stupid
Coldplay, Fix You
In brief: Heartwarmingly high-pitched lachrymose stadium rock hit.
Comments
saeta: This band it's kinda cool, hope they do well
MateriaAlchemist: Umm... it's coldplay. They're already millionares!!
Kings of Leon, Milk
In brief: 2004 album track from now-massive American rockers.
Comments
Ronan21491: Kings of Leon are unbelievable..we all agree! FUCK u fools who think yee are the 'real' fans cuz u heard of them first? So stupid! IDOITS!!!!!!!!
mudmonkey88: haha misspelled idiots bro...oh, the irony
Mariah Carey, All I want for Christmas is You
In brief: Seasonal 90s mega-hit from US soul singer.
Comments
chrisoltjuh: Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year From The Netherlands!!! And Be Carefull With The Firework Dont Lose Your Fingers Hahaha Because I Have Lost 1 Finger Last Year haha
Beatles, Hey Jude
In brief: Hairy late 60s version of Fab Four perform for David Frost.
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brian10jones: girl at 6.28 was hot
JediMasters100: Who was the hottest beatle I think Ringo starr agree
pokemaniac121: Ok, is it just me or does ANYBODY think that all the great people are British? Like, the best Authors, Musicians, Y'know, stuff like that.
jb66ss396: You have it wrong...The Beatles except Ringo are of Irish decent. (#1 band today is U2 and are Irish) Also, many of the best authors/writers in recent history are of Irish decent.
obiwanobiwan13: na, na na, na na na na...
BrenAGC: no! its naaaaaaaaaa naaaaaa naa, na na na na, na na na naa... :D
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BrenAGC: no! its naaaaaaaaaa naaaaaa naa, na na na na, na na na naa... :D
On the Waterfront
In brief: Marlon Brando gives career-best performance as troubled ex-boxer Terry Molloy.
Comments
iloveclassics50: i just came back from imdb and there was a huge controversy that women didnt like this film, am i the only girl on here who liked it? or is imdb people just bitter?
pelytcb: Don't worry.......I loooove this film and I'm a 18 year old girl ;)
iloveclassics50: i knew i couldnt have been the only one! :)
animelegacy: My grandma still has a crush on him. LOL.
Britney Spears, Hit Me Baby One More Time
In brief: Pop phenomenon's paedo-baiting, school-uniform-fetishising first video.
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luchofelo06: I miss this great times when she was still NORMAL.
Citizen Kane – final scene
In brief: Ending of film consistently hailed as greatest ever made, in which media mogul's last word - "Rosebud" - is explained.
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nicebike1: "Rosebud" was William Randloph Hearst's slang for the clitorus of his girlfriend Marion Davies. Look closely at the picture of the rose on the sled in the fire.
MAXXNinja: You are a fucking jackass, I don't care who you are I'll fucking beat the shit out of you, this is the greatest movie of all time.
smokyprogg: The amount of people who flat-out don't "get" this is astounding.
capaldicorporations: Care to enlighten the ignorant masses, oh wise one?
rainbowdragonyoshi: Me like RoseBud
Band Aid, Do they know it's Christmas?
In brief: 80s rock stars join in harmony to feed the world.
Comments
PistolPeteSCFC: How uninterested does Sting look about the whole thing? Pisses me off.
Style Council, Long Hot Summer
In brief: Unexpectedly homoerotic video from pop star who grew up to become laddish "Modfather" of dadrock.
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edobriensgrin: I neither know nor care about his orientation :P Paul's great. All videos looked "gay" in the 80s, it was a very camp decade!
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