Under the Lemon Demon name, Neil has released seven full length albums and two EPs. Neil is also known for being the creator of a genre of Flash animation called "Animutation" which is characterized by unpredictable montages of pop-culture images set to music, often in a language foreign to the intended viewers. He is also known from his YouTube channel, 'NeilCicierega', most famous for his Potter Puppet Pals series.
Ebaum's World Dot Com
Lemon Demon Lyrics
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On the Internet there was a guy.
A very deeply flawed man,
They called him Eric Bauman.
He was a total asshole
And nobody knows why.
He travelled all around
From Something Awful on to Fark
With his trusty watermark;
He stole and stuck it all upon
Ebaumsworld.com.
It wasn't fair
To those from whom he stole,
But did he care?
No, not one bit.
And then he had the nads
To sell some ads.
What a piece of shit.
Oh, Eric.
Eric's quite a slut;
Other people's work has made him rich.
He hired some male prostitutes.
Dressed them up three-piece suits.
His faithful team of lawyers
Made the Internet his bitch.
'Til Lowtax came along,
Punched him in the face and banged his mom.
And Mr. Bauman, quite disgraced,
Had his dumb website erased.
Well, sadly that's a lie,
There's still an Ebaumsworld.com.
But if we all join hands
And sing this song,
Then our call will reach the sky,
And maybe Zeus and Thor
Will smite that whore.
I think it's worth a try.
Oh, Ebaumsworld is going down.
We gotta rise up from the underground
And tell Eric Bauman a thing or two
'Bout how stealing simply isn't cool.
So right now we're making that our mission,
And if the bastard doesn't listen,
We'll get sick of being lawful
And brand his ass with "SOMETHING AWFUL."
The song "Ebaum's World Dot Com" by Lemon Demon is a satirical commentary on Eric Bauman, a controversial internet figure who gained notoriety in the early 2000s for re-posting content from various websites on his own website, Ebaumsworld.com, without proper attribution or permission. According to the lyrics, Bauman was a "total asshole" who had no qualms about stealing content and profiting from it through advertisements. The song also accuses Bauman of hiring male prostitutes and using his team of lawyers to silence his critics.
The lyrics suggest that Bauman's actions were unethical and harmful to the creators of the content he stole. The singer calls for people to unite against Bauman and his website, with the hope that their collective voices will lead to its demise. The final verse proposes a plan to brand Bauman with the name of a website he allegedly stole from, emphasizing the songwriter's anger and disgust with his actions.
Overall, the song can be seen as a critique of the exploitative practices that were prevalent in early internet culture, and a call to action for creators to protect their own work against theft and exploitation.
Line by Line Meaning
Once upon a time,
Once upon a time, a guy named Eric Bauman existed on the internet.
On the Internet there was a guy.
This song is about a guy named Eric Bauman who existed on the internet.
A very deeply flawed man,
Eric Bauman had many flaws and wasn't a good person.
They called him Eric Bauman.
This song is specifically about a man named Eric Bauman.
He was a total asshole
Eric Bauman was a terrible person.
And nobody knows why.
There is no clear reason for why Eric Bauman was such a terrible person.
He travelled all around
Eric Bauman went around the internet and visited different websites.
On the pulse of each phenomenon,
Eric Bauman followed all the latest internet trends and fads.
From Something Awful on to Fark
Eric Bauman visited websites such as Something Awful and Fark.
With his trusty watermark;
Eric Bauman put his own watermark on images and videos that he did not create.
He stole and stuck it all upon
Eric Bauman stole content from other websites and put it on his own website.
Ebaumsworld.com.
Eric Bauman's website was called Ebaumsworld.
It wasn't fair
What Eric Bauman did was not fair to the people who created the content he stole.
To those from whom he stole,
Eric Bauman took content from other people without their permission or giving them credit.
But did he care?
Eric Bauman did not care about the people he stole from.
No, not one bit.
Eric Bauman had no remorse or guilt for stealing content.
And then he had the nads
Eric Bauman was very bold and unafraid.
To sell some ads.
Eric Bauman made money by selling advertisements on his website.
What a piece of shit.
Eric Bauman was a terrible person for stealing and profiting off other people's work.
Oh, Eric.
The singer is addressing Eric Bauman directly.
Eric's quite a slut;
Eric Bauman was promiscuous with other people's content.
Other people's work has made him rich.
Eric Bauman made a lot of money from stealing content from other people.
He hired some male prostitutes.
Eric Bauman hired men to do immoral or illegal activities for him.
Dressed them up three-piece suits.
Eric Bauman dressed his hired men up in formal clothing to make them look more professional.
His faithful team of lawyers
Eric Bauman had lawyers who were loyal to him.
Made the Internet his bitch.
Eric Bauman's lawyers helped him assert control over the internet and take what he wanted.
'Til Lowtax came along,
Someone named Lowtax intervened in Eric Bauman's actions.
Punched him in the face and banged his mom.
Lowtax violently retaliated against Eric Bauman, including insulting his mother.
And Mr. Bauman, quite disgraced,
Eric Bauman was embarrassed and humiliated by what happened.
Had his dumb website erased.
Eric Bauman's website was taken down by Lowtax or someone else.
Well, sadly that's a lie,
Contrary to what was previously said, Eric Bauman's website was not actually taken down.
There's still an Ebaumsworld.com.
Eric Bauman's website still exists.
But if we all join hands
The singer is urging people to work together.
And sing this song,
This song could be used as a rallying cry for others who want to take action against Eric Bauman.
Then our call will reach the sky,
If enough people work together, they can make their voices heard and affect change.
And maybe Zeus and Thor
Zeus and Thor are powerful mythical figures who could hypothetically help those fighting against Eric Bauman.
Will smite that whore.
The singer wants Eric Bauman to be defeated.
I think it's worth a try.
The singer thinks that attempting to take down Eric Bauman is worth the effort.
Oh, Ebaumsworld is going down.
The singer is certain that Eric Bauman's website will eventually fail or be taken down.
We gotta rise up from the underground
The singer is calling on people to band together and take action against Eric Bauman.
And tell Eric Bauman a thing or two
The people fighting against Eric Bauman want to send him a message.
'Bout how stealing simply isn't cool.
The people fighting against Eric Bauman want to convey that stealing other people's work is not acceptable.
So right now we're making that our mission,
The people fighting against Eric Bauman have made it their goal to stop his actions.
And if the bastard doesn't listen,
If Eric Bauman refuses to change his ways, the people fighting against him will take further action.
We'll get sick of being lawful
The people fighting against Eric Bauman may resort to illegal or immoral tactics if necessary.
And brand his ass with "SOMETHING AWFUL."
The people fighting against Eric Bauman will take steps to publicly shame him.
Contributed by Wyatt D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Kevin
God, it feels like so much of the 90's and early 2000's internet history is just mired in a cloud of prehistoric feeling obscurity. Whenever people talk about the history of the internet, it always starts with stuff like Reddit and Facebook type platforms, but so much of the internet was spread out to forums and proto-social networks that it might just be freaking impossible to piece together. The only sites from that era that still survive is stuff like 4chan and Newgrounds, and 4chan is intentionally not permanent and Newgrounds has had a lot gutted from it by music copyright creeps and the death of flash.
My point is that this song and the flash music video for it was huge and blew up Newgrounds because it came out at the height of an outright internet war that, I think, wound up leading to some of Anonymous's earliest roots and early notable examples of DDOS attacks on major services. Project Chanology was the first major effort, but there were very similar attacks on ebaumsworld and the actions against them very much had a similar flavor.
PaxVictori
To be honest Ebaum's world was basically the prototype version of Instagram meme pages
Lightningfun 64
Yeah
Deprecated Channel
never go on reddit
CerealKiller
@Bob Jike the prototype version of Instagram meme pages but with more sad and mentally deranged people among its userbase
Bob Jike
okay but what is reddit then
Ghastler
TrapRockTransportation#2002Fan55 I was gonna say that!
Sauce bou
Back when stealing content on the internet was a heinous act worthy of the death penalty
randompasserbyer
and it still should be
nlolhere
And yet so many people did it. Lol