Government 2.0 on a Boat: U.S. Navy Explicit Lipdub Video Collection
Today I published a post for Mediate titled, "I'm on a Boat: The Motherf*cking Navy Version" which was about some enlisted U.S. sailors who lip-dubbed a classic Saturday Night Live video called I'm on a Boat.
Here's the original I'm on a Boat video from SNL's Andy Samburg and crew, featuring hip-hop star T Pain:
And here's the Navy version I wrote about as an example of government employees using new social technologies to display the human sides of their personalities and jobs and workplaces, which I think is generally a good thing:
But when people read my article and forwarded it to their military friends, it turned out that there were many more similar videos. Let me post them for you here. They're generally not terrific, but they do fit the "Government 2.0" value set of being more authentic, transparent, and open with your communities and stakeholders. And God forbid, having a little fun at work.
Here's another U.S. Navy one:
And here's one from the Australian Navy (I'm relieved to see they're not better at lip-dubbing than our Navy!):
Finally, this one is absolutely KILLER. It's almost as good as the original. I believe it's from a small crew of officers on the USS John Paul Jones destroyer based on the west coast (please correct me if that's wrong). Big thanks to Abby Schoffman for this tip:
There are a lot of military videos like this on the Internet, it turns out. But this last one is probably "good enough" to air on television as a Navy recruiting commercial, if it only weren't so explicit (have to put it on HBO or Spike or something...). Using Web 2.0 tools in government isn't only about work or collaboration or efficiency; sometimes it's about unleashing hidden talents in your workforce, getting a little free publicity, and having fun.
Go Navy.
