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YouTube Tribute To KING DIAMOND Gets Singer's Stamp Of Approval
- June 26, 2008
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King Diamond has commented on a popular YouTube clip of two suburban Tennessee teenagers driving around in their car singing along to the classic 1988 KING DIAMOND track "Welcome Home". The video, which can be seen below, has gotten more than 15,000 views since it was originally posted a year ago. In a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, King Diamond, who saw the clip for the first time earlier this week, said, "OH MY GOD!!!! That just blew me away!!!! Absolutely 200% AWESOME! I [have always said that] we have the best fans in the world! It's so hilarious and at the same time it really makes me feel so honored seeing the level of dedication and how much our fans get out of our music!!" "Welcome Home" is featured on the third KING DIAMOND album "Them", which was released in 1988 via Roadrunner Records. The song features prominently in the 2006 movie "Clerks II", serving as the de facto theme song for Jay and Silent Bob on a number of occasions. The song also has a music video (see below), which features King Diamond as a young boy in his old house welcoming his grandmother home from the asylum. "A Lesbi-Friends Tribute To King Diamond": KING DIAMOND's "Welcome Home" video:
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/26/2008 3:57:32 PM
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lawlz
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COMMENT | tonight the circle is meeting again
posted by : Yambag
6/26/2008 4:06:35 PM
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funny video
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COMMENT |
posted by : xMetalMarkx
6/26/2008 4:09:47 PM
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Insane dedication...by 2 guys who weren't even alive when the album came out.
Nice!
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COMMENT | haha.. great tribute & passion..
posted by : sabsRulez
6/26/2008 4:15:52 PM
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but they squeal like a bunch of cats having an orgy.. haha
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COMMENT | OMG?
posted by : alanr666
6/26/2008 4:17:05 PM
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Since when does King Diamond say "OH MY GOD"?! I mean, he paints an inverted cross on his face!
This is almost as funny as the time I heard Glen Benton say "Jesus Christ" (and not in a derogatory way) in between songs at a Deicide show. (I don't recall the exact date, but it was a few years ago at The Pound in SF... and I wasn't the only one who heard it)
Fake satanists...
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COMMENT | hahaha.
posted by : pigchop
6/26/2008 4:25:10 PM
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Best part of that vid - 5:21.
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posted by : blackXmetalXcore
6/26/2008 4:33:59 PM
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HAHAHA win
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COMMENT | haha...
posted by :
6/26/2008 4:36:10 PM
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ahahahaha good to see a rock star with a sense of humour, not like a bunch of uptight ones. yea King Diamond.
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COMMENT | nice..
posted by :
6/26/2008 4:42:52 PM
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nice. this one's cool too:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4SSlrnlh8EY
:)olc
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posted by :
6/26/2008 4:45:17 PM
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all hail the king!
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posted by : human waste
6/26/2008 4:54:50 PM
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I do this all the time, but I have never thought to film it. Good shit though.
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COMMENT | you gotta love
posted by : Rick Neilsen's Cap
6/26/2008 5:07:47 PM
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That opening drum sequence by Mikky Dee...Thats one of the best opening to a metal song...
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posted by : Fani Dilth
6/26/2008 5:12:36 PM
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The kid in the white shirt has a red Kool-aide ??? mustache...
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COMMENT | Safety first!
posted by : Scott the Hoople
6/26/2008 5:22:35 PM
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Dig the way the driver looks left before turning without losing his place. Extra points for the pine tree air freshener!
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posted by :
6/26/2008 5:30:17 PM
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terrific, couldn't have done better myself back in '88!!
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COMMENT | Killer
posted by :
6/26/2008 5:36:49 PM
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That was hilarious and great...Hail King !
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COMMENT |
posted by : SchecterShredder
6/26/2008 5:39:30 PM
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That was a funny video. I like King Diamond. The man carries the torch for metal with pride. I hope his back gets better soon.
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COMMENT | I would have dubbed in some video footage
posted by : His Royal Lordship of Excellence
6/26/2008 6:23:38 PM
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from Wayne's World (the Bohemian Rhapsody scene), and Night at the Roxbury (where the one dude whacks his head into the car window)...
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COMMENT | Party On, Wayne!
posted by : profmacdaddy
6/26/2008 6:25:33 PM
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Garth
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COMMENT | lol
posted by :
6/26/2008 6:26:03 PM
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tenacious D part 2
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COMMENT | Diamond's Video is Superior
posted by :
6/26/2008 6:37:03 PM
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Diamond's Video is superior since it has the kid looking like Pee-wee Herman. Comedic genius.
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COMMENT | lol
posted by :
6/26/2008 7:22:35 PM
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king is teh ballz!!!!11!!1111
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COMMENT | Im so sad
posted by :
6/26/2008 7:26:17 PM
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that Mikey Dee is no longer playing cutting edge drums.
Motorhead is cool and all.. but it's like Neil P leaving Rush to go to Ac/DC.
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COMMENT | Rick Neilsen's Cap
posted by :
6/26/2008 7:27:15 PM
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How is that even close to one of the best openings to a metal song ever?
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COMMENT | Grandma who are they?
posted by :
6/26/2008 8:50:05 PM
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Never mind, you dirty little brat! Uhhh!
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
6/26/2008 8:51:23 PM
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Hail King \m/
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/26/2008 9:21:54 PM
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I sing that song to my GRANDMAAAAAAAA!!!!
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COMMENT | That's awesome...
posted by :
6/26/2008 9:51:01 PM
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King Diamond rules...listening to Merciful Fate use to get me through some tough teenage times...if I only knew it was not that rough.
Thanks King!
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posted by : madeinquebec
6/26/2008 10:36:11 PM
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That kids video was cool in itself but in a global concept it was lame, I mean it's just people trying (trying) to sing in the car. Zzzzz Zzzz
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COMMENT | I love The King...
posted by :
6/27/2008 2:44:40 AM
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... and as a fellow Dane, I think he's our greatest musical export. Now I'm just waiting for him to get well enough to tour...
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COMMENT | GRANDMA !!!!!!!!!
posted by : Stonemiller
6/27/2008 3:56:08 AM
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I love pine tree air fresheners . Great song and both videos are cool.
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COMMENT |
posted by : AmericanMetalHead
6/27/2008 9:32:29 AM
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Did Andy LaRocque comment on their guitar playing?
It's cool the kids still get into the classics.
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COMMENT | mildly amusing
posted by : And Then There Were None
6/27/2008 11:17:46 AM
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good for about 20 seconds.
but mega cheers to King for not being like countless metal guys who would take offense at the fun in it.
he's got a sense of humour, and that's great.
i've been listening to Abigail and Them the last couple weeks, along with the first two Fate albums and jesus, they are unbelievable.
the riffing, melodies and atmosphere are unrivalled after all these years.
King, Hank, Denner, Andy, and to a smaller degree, Mickey, deserve to be immortalized for their work on the those albums, the first two Fate and especially the first two KD.
cheers.
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COMMENT | Metal
posted by :
6/27/2008 3:43:40 PM
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FUCKING METAL! I loved it. I laughed my ass off. It was awesome
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