The ISS Takes on: A. Samuels' "Livin De Life," Using YouTube's Transcribe Audio Feature

by King Oblivion, Ph.D.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 was a momentous day. It wasn't the day casino owner A. Samuels dropped his smash-hit single "Livin De Life" on Youtube, but it was the day most of the internet became aware of its greatness. If you somehow missed it, here it is, in all its glory:

As is always the case with such a complex and challenging work, discussions of the song's true meaning have abounded in the more intellectual corners of the Web. But we haven't seen anything really get to the heart of A. Samuel's genius. "Couldn't there be some other way?" we said aloud to ourselves last night, as we sat awake wondering if we were truly livin' de life.

Then we noticed something. YouTube has a feature which transcribes a video's audio track into subtitles. This might be it, we thought. This might be the key to "de life." Follow along with us on our journey of discovery.

0:01:

i've been in the casino business thirty years

The first thing you learn in the casino business? Throw out "for." You don't need "for."

0:04:

and one day i think it's mindshare

Here we go. We're starting to transcend now.

0:07:

friendship entrepreneur or fighting or missions to me

You wouldn't imagine an entrepreneur of friendship to go fighting or on missions, but I guess that's business.

0:11:

you know i don't

Hahahaha I know it!

0:13:

and let the people of we

...be free?

0:14:

did not ect

Or that.

0:16:

how did you right

While pointing straight ahead. Just like you, A.

0:24:

live in the light cameos

It's good to dream big, A. Samuels.

0:27:

military

Does the military do light cameos, though? And aren't they the ones oppressing the people of we?

0:28:

three billion dollar one day

Wars do cost a lot, that's true.

0:30:

the liability waiver issue either

This is awfully political stuff, A.

0:33:

reported by

Let me guess. The lamestream media.

0:38:

go hog

That's slang for "putting the away from the hole," I think.

0:40:

java zone between jets have been convicted that conceded

Take that, java zone! Finally, some justice.

0:45:

gangster that's all about lawyers that told at this point

I guess they're the ones who got the java zone to concede?

0:50:

here it is going to be part of the house

That empty lot's going to need some work, A., I'll be honest with you.

0:53:

bringing home the basis of the family to the white but i hasten his quest for a

That's...that's a little racist, A.

0:57:

given their lives

So...you want the whites to die? Well, that's a different kind of racist.

0:59:

so what does this western individually

You know, A., you raise some strong points about Eastern collectivism here.

1:06:

apartheid

And now South Africa, too? All I can say is, watch out, Jimmy Carter.

1:12:

and about let date about what you mean about what's good

What is it about, then, wise one?

1:17:

into the light university in the

Light University? Do you mean...heaven?

1:18:

living about you

That's some unorthodox theology right there.

1:19:

anybody christian muslim shiite

Shiites are Muslims, but I'll let that slide. So pantheism, then?

1:22:

peoplepower

We...are our own God, then?

1:23:

we would like to give you a gratuity didn't bother to hide

In a tips-based religious system. Wow.

1:26:

the chances

Oh, cool, finally some gambling tips.

1:40:

that should work with congress and the like

So...we're betting on legislation? Is that what we're doing?

1:42:

under the non-aligned the completion of the day before that i did

All this financial stuff goes over my head. Dumb it down a little?

1:54:

initially

Okay. Totally following you now.

1:56:

businessmen it's got a number of troops has been approved politicians

So bet on business and war? That seems kind of obvious, A. It's like you're just blowing smoke here.

1:59:

days people who've been

Are they enemies with the people of we?

2:01:

fix itself island in the streets of mortgagor surety figure

That's Wall Street, right? "Fix itself island?" Or at least, that's what they thought. Man, if only you had been in charge, A.!

2:07:

forced to leave

I never really understood the housing crisis until this second. Thank you, A.

2:10:

michael manslaughter typically upon applied calculus called and told them

Michael Manslaughter knew what was up.

2:21:

so they can do ticket halloween spite asking what about that

Halloween was Michael Myers, though, wasn't it? Not Michael Manslaughter. But I get what you're saying about spite. When other kids got Skittles and I didn't, that was some bullshit.

2:24:

kept the lights business

Good call, A. People are always gonna need to see.

2:32:

here we almost

I know, right. We're never truly here, are we? You sure your name isn't A.-ristotle?

2:37:

we need to resend

...ourselves.

2:40

to the people that work

No welfare, am I right?

2:41:

in the menu

Gordon Ramsay, you mean?

2:46:

don't give up don't give up don't get the light

You're a great philosopher, but that's just shitty business, A.

2:53:

part-time

Ohhhhhh. Don't get the light part-time. Get the light full-time. Sorry I doubted you, A.

2:59:

distinguished

I know, man. I see you rockin' the salt-and-pepper.

3:03:

last night and day out

Wha...what? A., are...are you going to prison?

3:12:

yes

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

3:13:

denied

What? Bail? They saying you a flight risk? Those damn lawyers! They did this to java zone, too, I heard!

3:19:

inside on this

There's got to be a way you don't have to go inside, A. Got to be!

3:21:

the live

What are you trying to tell, me, A.? They Live? The aliens have taken over and only you can see them? That's why they're putting you in jail?

3:24:

apartheid

Oh God. Oh no. This is what you've been trying to tell me. The alien overlords are going to put us in human prison camps! I was supposed to do that! Damn it all!

3:28:

historian part-time

Why didn't you warn us earlier, A.? Why keep this to yourself?

3:35:

repeatedly denied

But I believe you, A.!

3:37:

with alight

A. Just what are you gonna do with your light?

3:38:

splitting

Yeah! Let's get out of here!

3:48:

walk outside

Okay, hang on.

All right, I'm out here.

3:53:

e k

What? What does that mean? A., wait! Wait, I don't understand!

Don't let the aliens get me! I want to live! I want to live de liiiiiiife!

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King Oblivion, Ph.D.,

Only the dark secrets of the Very Universe itself will be revealed if this song is deciphered.

That or Cthulhu.

It's probably Cthulhu.

Keep up the Evil Work!
-Lord Malignance

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