michael gregory talk about their music videos. . >> if you try to explain what you do, what would you say? >> we take video from all kinds of sources, primarily the internet, of news and political happenings of the day and then

we said it, in a new form, as it should be, in a music video. we write our own original music and use pitched correction, commonly known as auto-tune to make the folks in the news sound like they are singing. these are technologies that are widely available today in the recording industry, the music industry, to help singers sound a little bit better. they hit the pitch a little bit cleaner. >> why do you call at "although- tune the news?" >> we use this as popular musicians have used it in their music. we use it on joe biden, katie couric, or whoever may be on the floor of congress to make them

sound better. >> we will show a video right now. can someone explain the lettuce think? >> it is called smoking less. -- lettuce. this was legislation about regulating the sale of tobacco. he claimed that anything that you smoke would be bad for you. it is not so much the nicotine that is bad for you, it is just the smoke. you might as well smoke lettuce. we thought this was a remarkable piece of rhetoric and it turned into a remarkable video. >> this is three minutes. >> he gave this big speech in cairo.

in cairo, he said that any world order -- airline he said that in the world order -- >> i am laying down a bit for you. >> i think that goes against that. >> most people think that this country was built on -- >> [unintelligible] god bless america. >> do you realize that if you took that lettuce and tried it and smoked it, you would end up with similar problems. if you are smoking tobacco -- >> you can warm me -- warn me

all you want. >> it is not the nicotine that kills, it is the smoke. it is respiratory disease. it is at the smoke. -- it is the smoke. >> it is the smoke. >> it be more problems we come across, the more problems we see. >> [unintelligible] >> don't you know that this was for me? >> i carry walking stick. >> am i crazy? we are going to take it to the

chart. >> bring on the smoking. >> we have some breaking news. let's go to traci bird. >> actually, -- >> i do not know what is going on. >> me? >> these are breaking news -- this is breaking news, guys. i do not have it. i will have to send it back to you. but this is a fascinating story. >> where did you do it? >> where did you -- where did we do it? >> what did you physically do

it. >> we did it on michaels bed in his apartment in new york. >> andrew and sarah are in the room, but we did not have room for them on the set. we have to make believe that they are on camera. did you find yourself sitting in the united states senate? how did you do that? >> the best purchase that i ever made was a green sheet for $5 at a fabric store. with simple video software, it will erase all of the green. this is what they do in any movie, now. star wars is not actually on a deserted plant. they do everything in front of the green screen or the blue screen and then erase that color so that they can put up any

background of want to. >> worded to get this idea? >> it was really -- where did you get this idea? >> it was really started out to make music videos. maybe 1.5 years ago, michael was making a video about the presidential election and it was around the time of the debates. step-by-step, we came up with these other ideas. maybe in addition to a music video, we could make it sound like the politicians that are in the video could be participating. they could be singing a duet with us if we use this technology to turn their spoken word into what sounds like singing career ha. we thought it was fun. we wanted to do something that was catchy and interesting. we look at current events. >> michael, you had the interview with the obama girl.

who is she? >> she rose to prominence during the 2008 campaign. she put out this video called " i've got a crush on obama." >> hey baby, i was watching c-span to read any way, -- i was watching you on c-span. anyway. i never wanted anybody more than i want you. ♪ so i put down my kerry sign. i have to make your mind. -- make your mind. because i got a crush on obama.

baby, you are the best candidate. what you pick up your phone, because i've got a crush on obama. >> barack obama. >> baby, you are the best candidate. >> ever since she has been an internet start, we had an interview with her. that was last summer. >> this is only like 50 seconds, let's watch it. >> how does all go to work? >> -- auto tune work? >> it is something you can purchase. everybody uses it. it is like a device that you would buy it is like a giant lover -- lever. we have it hooked up to the tv.

where we are watching the news, we will basically pulled back and it makes them sound like they are singing -- pull that and it makes them sound like they are singing. >> in general, you want to get a large lever that is hard to pool because it will sound just like a hip-hop record. >> how much of this is based on humor? you guys are very serious right now, but i am sure you are not serious in the videos. >> we are always serious. it involves a bit of hyperbole. in truth, it takes a little bit of work and a little bit of manual intervention on the computer to make people sound like they are singing. >> how much does politics drive this? >> the reason we chose politics

is because when we watched current events, we can keep updating the series more methodically than any other subject. >> it seems to be the area of interest that was most in need of a back beat. when we watch the news and political coverage, there seems to be a lack of music behind what people are saying. >> how old are you guys? >> i will be 13 next week. >> michael? >> i am already 16. >> who is the oldest? >> kevin is actually the oldest. >> what school did you attend? >> i attended college in 2001. i graduated in 2007. >> turtle sense?

>> that particular -- we held onto that for awhile. it is several weeks old. a man from michigan was explaining against the health care debate in kind of a big government versus small government type of speech. he used an example from his home state where the government required the construction of a parole fence around the highway to prevent turtles -- of a turtle fence around the highway to protect turtles from cars. >> nancy pelosi, and you also have senator grassley, scott brown, and jobe biden -- joe

biden. >> all rise for the guitar of liberty. the founding fathers are before us. >> you should build a turtle fence. turtles from getting hit by cars. -- keep turtles from getting hit by cars. >> the same thing as going to happen to health care. one day, and congress will come back and build a turtle fans. -- terrance -- fence. >> build a turtle fence.

[unintelligible] >> how should we protect ourselves? >> you should build a total offense -- a turtle fence. >> why do you say he is a lesbian? >> it is scott brown. it is scott brown. >> we need to focus on jobs. >> don't forget about jobs. >> jobs, jobs, jobs. >> put it on the back burner for now. >> talking about jobs, jobs, jobs.

>> jobs, jobs, jobs. [unintelligible] what americans are truly concerned about his football. >> football, football, football. >> we have the best ownership, the best coach, the best team. >> we are open for business. >> nepotism is strictly disallowed except for sex ittot.

>> if you have these national figures such as joe biden, they are natural. it can really all fall together. if you have some i do not have as much practice, you have to meet them halfway. >> how much time? >> we've rarely put ourselves on a strict deadline because we like to just watch the news and let it roll in and decide on a piece that we like. we might spend a couple of days writing the music and doing the tune in. we might take a day or two to film ourselves -- doing the attunin tuning. >> where do you put it? >> we put it on youtube. >> i hear a southern accent from

you, but not your brother. >> i was in the south for longer, i suppose. >> you were going where? >> virginia. >> both of you? >> that is our home town. >> what was the family like? where did you get the music experience? >> both of our parents are amateurs. music has always been around the house. michael is an accomplished pianist and plays the drums and has a degree in recording. i play the piano and drums as well. andrew and sarah both play the guitar. we toured as a band four years before we got into the on-line video. >> four years? >> -- for years?

>> several decades actually. >> how far did you go? >> several miles. >> who invented that name? >> i think that i did. he reminded us of albert einstein, but instead of using his genius for good, he used it for pleasure by pleasuring himself with illegal drugs. >> he first appeared in our second video as a character and we refer to him as junky einstein. >> the next one is president obama bowling bwowing. >> that sounds like the first

video. >> we also did a flashback. >> we are in the public domain when it comes to this, but what do you do with cbs? do you have problems with this? >> they have sued us about 10 times. we always put them in the shredder. >> do get in the reaction from the organization like cbs? >> occasionally, we get calls from them complaining that one reporter got a good melody and other reporter did not get something quite as catchy. -- and the other reporter did not get something quite as catchy. sometimes they call us and tell us to scoop the other reporters. >> are too glad that they do not have lawyers? >> yes. >> barack obama is now

officially the 44th president of the united states, [unintelligible] expectations, expectations. >> i have come here tonight -- i have come here tonight. i will do whatever it takes -- whatever it takes. that is what this is about. families, families, families. >> he did seem to bal.

are americans upset about this -- he did seem to bow. are americans upset about this? >> here is the picture the bugs the hell of me. president obama gave a warm handshake to the venezuelan president. >> obama as hand -- obama's hand. [cow moos] >> what was your message dara 3

and -- dare at the end? >> -- the there at the end? -- there at the end. >> he has been a recurring character. he shows up as a correspondent on different news programs. his primary motivation is rage and anger. he will show up in nematodes -- in episodes that seem to have an overarching theme of anchor -- anger that is often misplaced. he shows up to get frothy about things. >> michael, i have the suspicion that you were under that and three guerrilla costume. was that you? >> that was me. it was hot in there.

>> how long have you been using the angry gorilla? >> ever since the second episode. we had the guerrillas suits sitting in the closet. we had to use it. -- we have the gorilla suit sitting in the closet. >> what was your grandfather using it for? >> primarily, to scare small children. he saw that his grandson's were likely to be using it more frequently. this was several years ago. it was a little ceremonial where he took it out and borate to check -- and wore it to check and mail. you do not let something like that go to waste. >> max, testing and driving.

>> you have 74 -- let's get it right. [unintelligible] >> this is shameful. [unintelligible] >> wait, don't say nothing. >> wait, wait, wait.

>> this is a country built by white folks. white folks, oh, white folks. black folks, black folks. >> i am an overload. doctor, doctor, can i get a shot to the frontal lobe? >> why do they have to disinfect them? >> trouble, we have trouble right here with a capital t. right here in the capital city.

oh, yes, we have trouble, trouble. the stands for democrat. -- d stands for democrat. >> just say no. a designated texturer can turn n lol into an omg. >> a couple of quick questions, do you do that at the same time? do you record all of those at the same time or is each panel done separately? >> the space underneath the bed is not big enough for all this.

we do it separately. >> that must take a lot of time. >> it takes three times as long. >> that is good map. -- good math. >> it is always a struggle for us to fill in the background with a background that was not there. it seemed like the best way to do it was to add two capitals. >> technically, what do you use? >> we use software that is called "final cut." >> why don't you use the professional version? >> we do not have enough money for that yet. >> if somebody wants to watch all of these together, where do they find them? >> the best place to go is youtube.com.

>> does any money come from this direction? >> a little bit. we would be lying if we said that we were getting rich. there is a tiny amount of ad revenue that comes in. it has actually gained us some fans over time and that has driven them to our original music. >> the next one has the united nations and health care and you've got gordon brown, chavez, kiko burman -- keith colema obe. >> this was prompted by the un gathering back in september in which you don't chavez -- hugo chavez actually played the air

guitar in his speech. it has turned into a really wonderful melody. >> let's watch it, then. >> tun, tun, tun, tun, tun. >> we must engage in new era of engagement. it has to be sustained. it has to be shared. >> this is for future

generations everywhere. >> don't get sick. that's right, don't get sick. if you have insurance, don't get sick. don't get sick, don't get sick, just don't get sick. >> if you get sick in america, die quickly. that's right, republicans wanted to die crippling -- want you to duiker plate -- back quickly -- die quickly. >> how could we not the united? -- the united? >> they suggest for your father and mine to get the same treatment. [unintelligible] how can we be so heartless?

>> how is the nobel peace prize decided? >> [unintelligible] but a lot of people are asking why they elected obama. >> that are giving obama a prize for not being george bush. >> tun, tun, tun, tun, tun. >> where do you start? i forgot to ask you, where does the african-american fellow come from? >> he is a friend of ours.

we work in a number of different bands. he is a great drummer that plays in a couple of bands. in auto tune the news' no. 7, they were talking about racial politics. we brought in to add a little contrast. >> -- we brought him in to add a little contractor it >>. >> the reason we started politics because i bought the green sheet and the 2008 debates were going on and on and they were about to have the first debate between obama and mccain. i pretended to be barack obama, because there was a resemblance. people might mistake me for him on the street. after that, i had to be singing

to the candidates. >> when your plane straight music, what do you play all the time? >> i played drums for the band. what about adam? -- what about evan? >> i play the keyboard. >> our primary bend is a quartet haas "the gregory brothers.". andrew has a solo career. angela has a solo project. michael has headed other rock bands. >> when you look around at your life -- what is the age separation of the three brothers? >> three years between the three of us.

>> what is your goal at this stage? >> our goal is -- what motivates us from day to day is to do something that completely embarrasses us. we are still working on that. in terms of long-term goals, i did not know that we have any accept just to do something that is catchy and funny. >> the next one is michelle blackmon. would you like to explain it before we get into it? >> there was this debate about the climate change bill, capt. trade. -- cap and trade. you have nancy pelosi bainer.

if i go to the store, it is an annoyance if i have to choose between gregg: and other brands -- between prego and other brands. >> let's stop there and find out what you are talking about. >> the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> let's get our be on. ♪ >> it is time to stand up and say that we get to choose. >> mediocrity. >> it is our choice to do what we choose.

will we choose liberty or will we choose to read a? >> -- tierney -- will we choose liberty or will we choose to remaityrany? >> no, no, no, no. >> [unintelligible] >> i have determined to transfer the authority of governor to the jenin governor cornell.

-- lt. gov. parnell. >> the people like her. >> what about like a den and purpose that? -- what about vicodin and percoset? >> wake up. wake up. one day [unintelligible] >> wake up, wake up, yeah. >> waking up, waking up, waking up.

waking up in a strange arena to die. >> there is a lot on your screen -- on that screen. if you don't pay attention, you will miss it. what is the point? >> there is actually zero. , there. the reason that that is there, we used the same background as the previous episode. >> our most devoted fans will catch us when we use pieces over and over. >> what do you think of politicians? >> i love them. i just think that they are great. >> and why? >> mostly higher ability -- hugability.

if you have a baby, they will hold it for you. >> who is your favorite of all times? >> i became quite endeared it to john maynarbaener. >> and it was basically what? >> held no, hell no, hell no. >> michael, do you have a favorite? >> we would be remiss if we did not describe joe biden as one of our favorites. >> dabel us, god bless, god bless america. -- god bless, god bless, god bless america. >> the next one is a serious speech from years ago.

who got that idea? >> the first historical speech that we did was an ok -- was martin luther king jr.. jfk was an obvious choice for an inaugural address. >> when did you do that? >> i did that in 2009. let's run the martin luther king video and then we will do the jfk. >> i would like to present to you, dr. martin luther king. >> now is the time to rise from the darkness of the valley of segregation. it now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.

i have a dream that my children will not be judged by the color of their skin. i have a dream. i have a dream. a crooked way will be made straight. i have a dream. america could be a great nation. let freedom ring from the hilltops. let freedom ring from the malley mountains -- from 90 -- from the mighty mountains. let freedom ring, let freedom, let freedom ring. let freedom ring from tennessee.

let freedom ring from mississippi. let freedom ring from every city and every hamlet. all god's children, black men and what men -- and white men will join hands and saying in the words of the old negro spiritual, free at last, free at last, but god almighty, we're free at last -- they got almighty, we're free at last -- thank god almighty, we're free at last. i have a dream.

crooked places will be made straight. we cannot turn back. i have a dream. >> i, john kennedy will bottom line -- will -- >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you could do for your country -- what you can do for your country. to those people across the globe, we help them help themselves. not because it is difficult, but because it is right.

[unintelligible] the world is very different now. there is a new generation of americans. we shall pay any price to insure the survival. >ask not what your country can do for you, what your country can do for you, for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> do for you. >> do for you.

>> let us go for, casting his blessing and his help, but knowing that here on earth, god's work must truly be our own. [applause] >> michael was on the left, evan on the right. that was a couple of years ago. if we put you all together, but does not even total 49 years. -- that does not even total 49 years. >> we all had good history teachers the famous lines from both of those speeches became

part of our culture. i think that that carries through on the video and data messages are so powerful that they still hold true today. there is no substituting the power of the original speech. >> when i was your age, you could not do any of this. in your own lifetime, can you think of when you first wanted to do that? you did not have to ask anybody's permission. >> technology and internet has revolutionized the way that we make music and make it available for people to say. this is something that would not be possible even five or six years ago, let alone 20 years ago. >> you watch enough of the news and enough of c-span to watch --

to find what kids your age are not thought to be interested in. >> i think that may be a misconception about our generation. >> it is not that you do not care, it is just not a traditional way of getting the news. >> we reinforce that because we get our news online. we go to c-span online. >> do you use us off the air or to you go to our video library -- do you go to our video library? >> normally, the video library. >> for years, the martin luther king family sold that speech. i believe it is owned by a university in atlanta. how did you get it? >> the footage of the speech is

widely available and has been repaired on -- re-aired on television. there is a lot of sources out there. >> this is unplanned. after we run this video, i am going to ask sarah and andrew to come up. we do not have microphones for them, but we will put them behind you. you guys got all the attention. >> you got shortchanged, where the worst looking ones. -- we are the worst looking ones. >> this would be back in april. this is what got a lot of attention, nation wide. >> the constitution --

>> boring. >> i hear foghorns. >> i am not hearing any romance between us right now. you have to do it like this. >> what are you trying to say about diyala? >> give me your number, we can bump and grind. come on and rhyme. >> many of our viewers do not agree with legalizing marijuana. >> i am an angry gorilla. >> the president has been in the spotlight.

[unintelligible] >> you will always have an angry gorilla to be angry with you. >> at the north pole, arctic ice is melting so fast that scientists believe it will be gone in 30 years. without it, there can be a snowball effect. if we don't take action soon, we will find ourselves on very thin ice. >> very thin ice, very thin ice, very thin ice. >> there are armed gaings. the united states does not make concessions to tyrants.

>> i'm sorry, i've got to take this. i love you too, grandma. >> sorry, any other questions? does anybody want to buy drugs from me? >> sarah, you were saying that that that made people pay attention. >> it did. we had been 2000 use here and there. when auto tune the news' no. 2 came out, luckily, katie couric was on the air during that timeframe dreaded from then on, it has been easy to get 1 million views per video. >> are you in as many of these

as your two brothers? >> i am in fewer and fewer because i have been out of town. i was at the university of virginia. i have a summer teaching dig their. >> let's go down the list. michael, where did you go to school customer >> appalachian state. >> i went to school in philadelphia. >> i went to southern methodist university. we met in brooklyn about four or five years ago at a gig. he saw me on stage and the rest is history. we just celebrated our first anniversary. >> are you very political? is that what you were doing this? >> no, i am very musical. that is probably the best reason. i think that this makes for good music.

>> what about you, andrew? >> i would say something that my brothers have not said. it is convenient that politics is always happening, so it is easy to make it into an episodic bank. what is more ridiculous right now that american politics? that is the other reason that politics has been great for these videos. >> hillary clinton, katie couric, dick cheney -- >> the dream team of singing. >> there is a lot of news, it is happening. there is a swine flu pandemic. michelle obama is wearing a car again. >> jovi plummer is wearing -- is making headlines -- joe the plumber is making headlines. >> you guys are not making any

sense at all. >> [unintelligible] >> it does the baby need a tissue? -- does the baby needed to issue? -- need a tissue? >> you need to change your attitude. >> you know, you know, you know, you know, you know. >> i just think that either

party, right now -- >> [unintelligible] >> i will be in your crew, i will be in your crew. >> we do not believe that either afghanistan or pakistan can achieve progress. >> the right of women must be perfected. >> take a number please. >> it would be one of those dramatic foreign policies. a bipartisan bill in congress

would end it. president obama has already taken a big step. for most of us it is strictly off-limits. >> [unintelligible] >> long gone, long gone, long gone. >> my take on it was that it had already left the party.

>> there is an awkward silence. >> [unintelligible] after almost 50 years, the policy will not reverse overnight. >> what exactly is that? >> so, we have very little time left. what is the strangest reaction you get? >> we have been very flattered by requests from people asking us to auto tune their weddings

and their bar mitzvahs. we were flattered. >> i actually did an interview with the gentleman that showed up on video number six. i was worried that he would yell at me. he actually told me that it was delightful. >> andrew? >> the strange reaction we got was that they thought it was funny. >> i would say that when we were on the "tonight show," katie couric did not think that we were baboons. >> sarah is married to evan and is from san antonio. "auto tune thate news" is on

youtube. >thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> what do you think of nuclear weapons? >> i think it is very dangerous. we must rebalance the program in order to finance our capabilities. michigan state is headed to the. -- headed to the championship game. >>