Song of Christian - Revision history

FromtheWordsofBR at 00:38, 27 May 2026

2026-05-27T00:38:16Z

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	Regardless, Chris's voice at age sixteen, compared to today, sounds more conscious and matter-of-fact, and it seems that he is actually trying to put effort into his speech as opposed to mindlessly railing off words (although he still does stutter a lot). What happened between this and the [[Harvey Birdman Commercial]] can be chalked up to Chris becoming more isolated from real-life people, and thus having less experience in speaking this way.		Regardless, Chris's voice at age sixteen, compared to today, sounds more conscious and matter-of-fact, and it seems that he is actually trying to put effort into his speech as opposed to mindlessly railing off words (although he still does stutter a lot). What happened between this and the [[Harvey Birdman Commercial]] can be chalked up to Chris becoming more isolated from real-life people, and thus having less experience in speaking this way.

	The video is shot in black-and-white and has murky video quality. While some have speculated this video was filmed on a [[Wikipedia:PXL-2000\|PXL-2000]] camcorder, a camcorder that used audio cassette tapes and similar low-quality B&W video, the VHS artifacts suggest this was actually filmed with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgsYAfZ8eo Tyco VideoCam], ~~a late-1990s B&W camcorder that~~ operated by simply plugging it into a VCR and using a blank tape in the VCR to record footage. The camera is unique in that it operates by capturing infrared light, which not all standard light bulbs emit abundantly - this may provide further explanation for the lack of acceptable lighting in the video.		The video is shot in black-and-white and has murky video quality. While some have speculated this video was filmed on a [[Wikipedia:PXL-2000\|PXL-2000]] camcorder, a camcorder that used audio cassette tapes and similar low-quality B&W video, the VHS artifacts suggest this was actually filmed with a Cortland black-and-white camera, which he had received for [[Christmas]] the year before; the camera is similar to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgsYAfZ8eo Tyco VideoCam], as it was operated by simply plugging it into a VCR and using a blank tape in the VCR to record footage. The camera is unique in that it operates by capturing infrared light, which not all standard light bulbs emit abundantly - this may provide further explanation for the lack of acceptable lighting in the video.

	It should be noted that, at the age of 16, Chris doesn't appear to fully understand conception, expressing belief that there is a chance Barb could conceive a child at the age of 56.		It should be noted that, at the age of 16, Chris doesn't appear to fully understand conception, expressing belief that there is a chance Barb could conceive a child at the age of 56.

Master: /* Part II */

2025-11-14T04:06:14Z

Part II

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	\| other = {{Leaked\|[[DVD\|Leaked]]}}		\| other = {{Leaked\|[[DVD\|Leaked]]}}
	\| previous = [[Song_of_Christian#~~Part_1~~\|"Song of Christian" ~ Part I]]		\| previous = [[Song_of_Christian#Part_I\|"Song of Christian" ~ Part I]]
	\| next = [[Mario_Kart_64_Lego_Raceway#Prototype\|''Mario Kart 64'' Lego Raceway]]		\| next = [[Mario_Kart_64_Lego_Raceway#Prototype\|''Mario Kart 64'' Lego Raceway]]
	}}		}}

Master: /* Part I */

2025-11-14T04:06:02Z

Part I

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	\| previous = [[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Watch_%26_Win_Sweepstakes#Video\|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' Watch &<br />Win Sweepstakes]]		\| previous = [[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Watch_%26_Win_Sweepstakes#Video\|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' Watch &<br />Win Sweepstakes]]
	\| next = [[Song_of_Christian#~~Part_2~~\|"Song of Christian" ~ Part II]]		\| next = [[Song_of_Christian#Part_II\|"Song of Christian" ~ Part II]]
	}}		}}

Eamoo at 18:45, 14 July 2025

2025-07-14T18:45:08Z

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	The video is shot in black-and-white and has murky video quality. While some have speculated this video was filmed on a [[Wikipedia:PXL-2000\|PXL-2000]] camcorder, a camcorder that used audio cassette tapes and similar low-quality B&W video, the VHS artifacts suggest this was actually filmed with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgsYAfZ8eo Tyco VideoCam], a late-1990s B&W camcorder that operated by simply plugging it into a VCR and using a blank tape in the VCR to record footage. The camera is unique in that it operates by capturing infrared light, which not all standard light bulbs emit abundantly - this may provide further explanation for the lack of acceptable lighting in the video.		The video is shot in black-and-white and has murky video quality. While some have speculated this video was filmed on a [[Wikipedia:PXL-2000\|PXL-2000]] camcorder, a camcorder that used audio cassette tapes and similar low-quality B&W video, the VHS artifacts suggest this was actually filmed with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgsYAfZ8eo Tyco VideoCam], a late-1990s B&W camcorder that operated by simply plugging it into a VCR and using a blank tape in the VCR to record footage. The camera is unique in that it operates by capturing infrared light, which not all standard light bulbs emit abundantly - this may provide further explanation for the lack of acceptable lighting in the video.

	It should be noted that, at the age of 16, Chris doesn't appear to fully understand conception, expressing belief that there is a chance ~~Bob and~~ Barb ~~will have~~ a child at the ~~respective ages~~ of ~~70 and~~ 56~~. While biologically, conceiving a child at such an age can be possible, attempts at conception usually fail due to the effects of menopause~~.		It should be noted that, at the age of 16, Chris doesn't appear to fully understand conception, expressing belief that there is a chance Barb could conceive a child at the age of 56.

	==The actual poem==		==The actual poem==

Amanitie at 17:04, 11 October 2024

2024-10-11T17:04:42Z

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	[[Image:Song_of_christian_1_1-51.jpg\|thumb\|"I hear [[United States of America\|America]] singing as I sing of myself..."]]		[[Image:Song_of_christian_1_1-51.jpg\|thumb\|"I hear [[United States of America\|America]] singing as I sing of myself..."]]

	'''''Song of Christian''''' was a poem that [[Chris]], at age sixteen, ~~had to write~~ for a class. Chris bases his poem partly on [[Homos\|Walt Whitman]]'s [[Wikipedia:Song of Myself\|"Song of Myself"]].		'''''Song of Christian''''' was a poem that [[Chris]], at age sixteen, wrote for a [[Manchester High School\|high school]] [[Chris and English\|English]] class. Chris bases his poem partly on [[Homos\|Walt Whitman]]'s [[Wikipedia:Song of Myself\|"Song of Myself"]].

	It is also the name of a '''video''' Chris produced about it on 15 [[May 1998]], the very first video Chris has produced (although not his first media appearance), where it later made an appearance on his [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)\|homemade DVD]]. In it, Chris recites his poem in what appears to be the dark, and rages about the F he got in school for the project. The dark colors are both the result of him forgetting to [[Chris and cinematography\|use proper lighting]] (video cameras didn't come with night-vision features in those days) and the technical limits of the model he was using (see below). He also forgets to come up with something interesting to say before the camera was rolling.		It is also the name of a '''video''' Chris produced about it on 15 [[May 1998]], the very first video Chris has produced (although not his first media appearance), where it later made an appearance on his [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)\|homemade DVD]]. In it, Chris recites his poem in what appears to be the dark, and rages about the F he got in school for the project. The dark colors are both the result of him forgetting to [[Chris and cinematography\|use proper lighting]] (video cameras didn't come with night-vision features in those days) and the technical limits of the model he was using (see below). He also forgets to come up with something interesting to say before the camera was rolling.

Amanitie: Added sagas to videos

2024-07-28T14:42:11Z

Added sagas to videos

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	\| style = {{Rage\|text}}, {{Reason\|text}}, {{Crazy\|text}}		\| style = {{Rage\|text}}, {{Reason\|text}}, {{Crazy\|text}}
			\| saga = {{HighSchool\|text}}
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FromtheWordsofBR: /* Transcript */

2024-01-22T05:27:42Z

Transcript

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	<div>An anyway, I had this dream a long time ago about ''[[Sonic]]'' on Game Boy, so that's what I based my magazine on.		<div>An anyway, I had this dream a long time ago about ''[[Sonic]]'' on Game Boy, so that's what I based my magazine on.
	'Course you can ''tell'' on the cover he's switched from Sega to Nintendo. SO, I started off by making my own Nintendo 64 game: Sonic 64. Isn't that a cool picture, or what? [''shoves crude drawings into the camera''] Alrigh', anyway, you got your castle over ''there''. Sonic and Tails. '''Scuse me a sec''...[''~~The PXL-2000, or whatever other cheap camera~~ he~~'s using, only records up to 10 minutes of footage on each side of the tape, so he is most likely getting it prepared to flip over.~~'']</div>		'Course you can ''tell'' on the cover he's switched from Sega to Nintendo. SO, I started off by making my own Nintendo 64 game: Sonic 64. Isn't that a cool picture, or what? [''shoves crude drawings into the camera''] Alrigh', anyway, you got your castle over ''there''. Sonic and Tails. '''Scuse me a sec''... [''he fiddles with his papers for a good while'']</div>

	====Factual error====		====Factual error====

Cottonmather at 10:55, 5 October 2023

2023-10-05T10:55:00Z

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	Regardless, Chris's voice at age sixteen, compared to today, sounds more conscious and matter-of-fact, and it seems that he is actually trying to put effort into his speech as opposed to mindlessly railing off words (although he still does stutter a lot). What happened between this and the [[Harvey Birdman Commercial]] can be chalked up to Chris becoming more isolated from real-life people, and thus having less experience in speaking this way.		Regardless, Chris's voice at age sixteen, compared to today, sounds more conscious and matter-of-fact, and it seems that he is actually trying to put effort into his speech as opposed to mindlessly railing off words (although he still does stutter a lot). What happened between this and the [[Harvey Birdman Commercial]] can be chalked up to Chris becoming more isolated from real-life people, and thus having less experience in speaking this way.

	The video is shot in black-and-white and has murky video quality. While some have speculated this video was filmed on a [[Wikipedia:PXL-2000\|PXL-2000]] camcorder, a camcorder that used audio cassette tapes and similar low-quality B&W video, the VHS artifacts suggest this was actually filmed with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgsYAfZ8eo Tyco VideoCam], a late-1990s B&W camcorder that operated by simply plugging it into a VCR and using a blank tape in the VCR to record footage.		The video is shot in black-and-white and has murky video quality. While some have speculated this video was filmed on a [[Wikipedia:PXL-2000\|PXL-2000]] camcorder, a camcorder that used audio cassette tapes and similar low-quality B&W video, the VHS artifacts suggest this was actually filmed with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgsYAfZ8eo Tyco VideoCam], a late-1990s B&W camcorder that operated by simply plugging it into a VCR and using a blank tape in the VCR to record footage. The camera is unique in that it operates by capturing infrared light, which not all standard light bulbs emit abundantly - this may provide further explanation for the lack of acceptable lighting in the video.

	It should be noted that, at the age of 16, Chris doesn't appear to fully understand conception, expressing belief that there is a chance Bob and Barb will have a child at the respective ages of 70 and 56. While biologically, conceiving a child at such an age can be possible, attempts at conception usually fail due to the effects of menopause.		It should be noted that, at the age of 16, Chris doesn't appear to fully understand conception, expressing belief that there is a chance Bob and Barb will have a child at the respective ages of 70 and 56. While biologically, conceiving a child at such an age can be possible, attempts at conception usually fail due to the effects of menopause.

WarnerBro: /* The actual poem */

2023-04-22T00:08:38Z

The actual poem

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	==The actual poem==		==The actual poem==

	<blockquote><poem>“I hear [[America]] singing, as I sing of myself,		<blockquote><poem>“I hear [[United States of America\|America]] singing, as I sing of myself,
	And you experience, as I experience.		And you experience, as I experience.
	The problems of yourself are my problems.		The problems of yourself are my problems.
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	I am not afraid to speak, despite the hazardous flukes in America's song.		I am not afraid to speak, despite the hazardous flukes in America's song.
	My song that I sing, although I talk well,		My song that I sing, although I talk well,
	My peer relationship is low, and my [[So Lonesome\|loneliness]] is off the [[Heart level\|scale]].”</poem></blockquote>		My peer relationship is low, and my [[Feel So Lonesome\|loneliness]] is off the [[Heart level\|scale]].”</poem></blockquote>

	==Part I==		==Part I==

WarnerBro at 23:58, 21 April 2023

2023-04-21T23:58:05Z

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	Those are my parents' song. They pulled me through to talk again, at age seven.		Those are my parents' song. They pulled me through to talk again, at age seven.
	I am now sixteen years old and good at talking enough to help me achieve...		I am now sixteen years old and good at talking enough to help me achieve...
	New goals and ''Mario'' raceway records, and to finish my [[Homemade Nintendo Power magazine\|homemade ''Nintendo Power'' magazine]].		New goals and ''[[Super Mario Bros.\|Mario]]'' raceway records, and to finish my [[Homemade Nintendo Power magazine\|homemade ''Nintendo Power'' magazine]].
	The magazine's songs, the ballad of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' on Game Boy.		The magazine's songs, the ballad of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' on Game Boy.
	The rudeness of the teenager's song,		The rudeness of the teenager's song,

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	'''''Song of Christian''''' was a poem that [[Chris]], at age sixteen, ~~had to write~~ for a class. Chris bases his poem partly on [[Homos\|Walt Whitman]]'s [[Wikipedia:Song of Myself\|"Song of Myself"]].		'''''Song of Christian''''' was a poem that [[Chris]], at age sixteen, wrote for a [[Manchester High School\|high school]] [[Chris and English\|English]] class. Chris bases his poem partly on [[Homos\|Walt Whitman]]'s [[Wikipedia:Song of Myself\|"Song of Myself"]].

	It is also the name of a '''video''' Chris produced about it on 15 [[May 1998]], the very first video Chris has produced (although not his first media appearance), where it later made an appearance on his [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)\|homemade DVD]]. In it, Chris recites his poem in what appears to be the dark, and rages about the F he got in school for the project. The dark colors are both the result of him forgetting to [[Chris and cinematography\|use proper lighting]] (video cameras didn't come with night-vision features in those days) and the technical limits of the model he was using (see below). He also forgets to come up with something interesting to say before the camera was rolling.		It is also the name of a '''video''' Chris produced about it on 15 [[May 1998]], the very first video Chris has produced (although not his first media appearance), where it later made an appearance on his [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)\|homemade DVD]]. In it, Chris recites his poem in what appears to be the dark, and rages about the F he got in school for the project. The dark colors are both the result of him forgetting to [[Chris and cinematography\|use proper lighting]] (video cameras didn't come with night-vision features in those days) and the technical limits of the model he was using (see below). He also forgets to come up with something interesting to say before the camera was rolling.