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The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio, formed by Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone at Berkeley, California in 2001. The trio first met the previous decade while attending high school. After graduating from college, they regrouped and moved to Los Angeles, California, where they struggled to find work and began making short films, combining absurdist comedy and occasionally music. Among the first performers to post their material on the Internet, they involved themselves with Channel 101, a non-profit monthly short film festival. Their popularity at the screenings led to unsuccessful pilot deals with Fox and Comedy Central, but also a writing job for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. The show's host, Jimmy Fallon, recommended them to Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live.
The group was hired for Saturday Night Live in 2005, with all three as writers and Samberg as a featured player. Bypassing the traditional process of pitching, they recorded their own material independently and submitted it to the program. Their second sketch to air, "Lazy Sunday", became an online sensation, the first of many viral videos they produced while at SNL. They led their own division at the program — SNL Digital Shorts — which led to numerous viral videos, including "Dick in a Box", "Jizz in My Pants", "I'm on a Boat", "Like a Boss", "I Just Had Sex", "Jack Sparrow", and "YOLO". Their musical comedic work has comprised three full studio albums: Incredibad (2009), Turtleneck & Chain (2011), and The Wack Album (2013). The three retired from SNL in the early 2010s, but occasionally make guest appearances.
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Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor. He is the lead vocalist for the Los Angeles pop rock band Maroon 5.
Born and raised in Los Angeles California, Levine began his musical career in 1994, when he co-founded the alternative rock band Kara's Flowers, of which he was the lead vocalist and guitarist. From there he stole a song. The band split up after their only album, The Fourth World (released in 1997), which did not gain popularity. In 2001, the group was reformed – with guitarist James Valentine joining the line-up – and began a new, musical chapter, changing their name to Maroon 5. In 2002, the band released their first album, Songs About Jane, which went multi-platinum in the US. Since then, they have released four more albums, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007), Hands All Over (2010), Overexposed (2012) and V (2014). As part of Maroon 5, Levine has received three Grammy Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and a World Music Award.
Music video by The Lonely Island performing Jizz In My Pants. (C) 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
YOLO is available on iTunes now! http://bit.ly/13w2sxX THE LONELY ISLAND - THE WACK ALBUM iTunes [deluxe version]: http://bit.ly/13w2sxX iTunes: http://bit.ly/11vGyJN Amazon: http://bit.ly/11s2V1O Watch more vids from THE WACK ALBUM http://bit.ly/17qE5aM Check out the awesome band the music in YOLO is sampled from The Joy Formidable: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheJoyFor... Big thanks to Love Me for the artwork: http://lovemewashere.com LYRICS: Adam Levine: YOLO Andy: YOLO, you only live once. The battle cry of a generation. This life is a precious gift. So don't get too crazy, it's not worth the risk. Chorus Adam Levine: You know that we are still young. So don't be dumb. Don't trust anyone, cause you only live once. Verse 1 Kiv: Ugh, you only live once, thats the motto. So...
THE WACK ALBUM - In Stores Now! iTunes [deluxe version]: http://bit.ly/13w2sxX iTunes [audio only]: http://bit.ly/11vGyJN Amazon: http://bit.ly/11s2V1O Direct: http://myplay.me/10ym Watch more vids from THE WACK ALBUM: http://bit.ly/17qE5aM Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/thelonelyisland https://www.facebook.com/thelonelyisland https://twitter.com/thelonelyisland http://www.instagram.com/thelonelyisland
Great Day is available as part of Turtleneck & Chain http://www.thelonelyisland.com/album/turtleneck-chain Originally aired on SNL May 15, 2010.
Music video by The Lonely Island performing I'm On A Boat. (C) 2009 Universal Republic Records
http://www.itunes.com/thelonelyisland The new single from The Lonely Island's debut album "INCREDIBAD" In stores now! Featuring Seth Rogen. The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone.
And now it's time for sexual freedom for all!
Download on iTunes: http://goo.gl/gcVR7 THREE T-Shirt designs!: http://goo.gl/jr4sY So many things to throw on the ground! Featuring Ryan Reynolds and Elijah Wood. Directed By Akiva. First aired: October 3, 2009 Now available on Turtleneck & Chain http://www.turtleneckandchain.com
Music video by The Lonely Island performing Jizz In My Pants. (C) 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
YOLO is available on iTunes now! http://bit.ly/13w2sxX THE LONELY ISLAND - THE WACK ALBUM iTunes [deluxe version]: http://bit.ly/13w2sxX iTunes: http://bit.ly/11vGyJN Amazon: http://bit.ly/11s2V1O Watch more vids from THE WACK ALBUM http://bit.ly/17qE5aM Check out the awesome band the music in YOLO is sampled from The Joy Formidable: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheJoyFor... Big thanks to Love Me for the artwork: http://lovemewashere.com LYRICS: Adam Levine: YOLO Andy: YOLO, you only live once. The battle cry of a generation. This life is a precious gift. So don't get too crazy, it's not worth the risk. Chorus Adam Levine: You know that we are still young. So don't be dumb. Don't trust anyone, cause you only live once. Verse 1 Kiv: Ugh, you only live once, thats the motto. So...
THE WACK ALBUM - In Stores Now! iTunes [deluxe version]: http://bit.ly/13w2sxX iTunes [audio only]: http://bit.ly/11vGyJN Amazon: http://bit.ly/11s2V1O Direct: http://myplay.me/10ym Watch more vids from THE WACK ALBUM: http://bit.ly/17qE5aM Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/thelonelyisland https://www.facebook.com/thelonelyisland https://twitter.com/thelonelyisland http://www.instagram.com/thelonelyisland
Great Day is available as part of Turtleneck & Chain http://www.thelonelyisland.com/album/turtleneck-chain Originally aired on SNL May 15, 2010.
Music video by The Lonely Island performing I'm On A Boat. (C) 2009 Universal Republic Records
http://www.itunes.com/thelonelyisland The new single from The Lonely Island's debut album "INCREDIBAD" In stores now! Featuring Seth Rogen. The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone.
And now it's time for sexual freedom for all!
Download on iTunes: http://goo.gl/gcVR7 THREE T-Shirt designs!: http://goo.gl/jr4sY So many things to throw on the ground! Featuring Ryan Reynolds and Elijah Wood. Directed By Akiva. First aired: October 3, 2009 Now available on Turtleneck & Chain http://www.turtleneckandchain.com
[The Lonely Island]
Nowwwwwww let's take a trip down memory lane
Back to junior high school where it all begain
Three bad little kids raisin hell at school
We were just 13, straight actin the fool
Every day after class Kiva's house was the spot
Makin crazy prank calls hopin not to get caught
Best friends, blood brothers, yo we one and the same
'Til one fateful afternoon when everything changed
One day playin Punch Out up and came doom
The house started shakin and we heard a kaboom
Looked out the back window saw billowin smoke
Yo your backyard is smashed - man this isn't a joke!
(Yo let's go check this out man) (Aight bet, let's go)
All the smoke and debris led straight to the basement
Yo what the hell is that? Man it looks like a spaceship
We all ran for cover, as the hatch opened wide
And a little green dude stepped out from inside; he said
[Little Green Dude]
I'm from Mars, and I come in peace
I have something to ask, and it's not discrete
There's a mutated strain in our DNA helix
And you three kids are the ones who can heal it
[The Lonely Island]
But we're just 13 man, what can we do?
[Little Gay Dude]
Umm how should I put this? I think we should screw
(What?!) On my home planet we can no longer breed
I've been sent as a receptacle to store your seed
[The Lonely Island]
Storin our seed? - Yo I think he means sex
Man I'm a virgin - we all are - BET!
{I'm just gonna lie here and close my eyes}
Aww what should we do? Now he's spreading his thighs!
{You'll be heroes on our planet} But why us 3?
{You're the chosen ones, you'll just have to trust me}
[Interlude]
Yo should we do it? Man I don't know
I say we put it to a vote.. all in favor..
say aye.. AYE~!
[The Lonely Island]
Okay, we're in {cool} who should go first?
{I have three depositories to capture your burst}
Wait, so at the same time? {Yeah that's what I was thinking}
{Here's some wine coolers, let's get you boys drinking}
We pounded the drinks and, started gettin tipsy
Then took our positions, and started gettin frisky
One in the front, and two in the back
Had it locked up like a Chinese finger trap
[Little Green Gay Dude]
Keep pumping away, my wife and family thank you
[The Lonely Island]
I'm about to explode - yo son, me too
THREE-WAY CLIMAX, best friends forever
What a blessing to have lost our virginity together
Yeah!
[Green Martian Queer]
Andy, Jorma, Kiv', you've saved my race
Your reward is one wish then I'll go back to space
[The Lonely Island]
We looked at each other, didn't have to talk
Knew exactly what we wanted, before he took off
Mr. Alien Sir, for what it's worth
WE WANT TO BE THE GREATEST FAKE MC'S ON EARTH
[Little Green Guy]
Your wish is granted and thanks again
I may have saved my planet but I'm losing three friends
What happened today was both incredible and bad
Therefore your name is Incredibad!
Incredibad... [scratching and samples]
[N.W.A. parody]
STOP STOP STOP STOP, STOP!!
SA-PRIZE, EVERYONE! [sirens]