A (US) federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album. (www.npr.org)

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[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

if... these go viral....

it's because of how terrible they are.

I applaud the effort... but it reminds me of the welfare songs from the early 90's

[-] triceratop@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

In which case, mission accomplished! :D

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I mean, you’re not wrong, heh. But have you listened to them?

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago

[-] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago

The Beats To Relax / Be Safe To track seems like a rough first pass of a Melodysheep mix. All in all, not as awful as I was expecting.

[-] offendicula@fedia.io 5 points 2 years ago

cat holding smartphone ✔ borb (european robin) with red hat ✔ shiba inu and fox with helmets ✔✔

i love it

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

starts rapping badly

Hello we are the feds and we're here to say..

Edit: "We're safety now haven't we"?! Did someone have a stroke while dictating that? 🤦

[-] subignition@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Stephen Colbert's I Am America (And So Can You!)

[-] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of 2016's smash-hit mixtape WATCH THE STOVE from Hamburger Helper.

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