Poopfellow Demo

Written by:
 Zoltan40
- valign=top	Artist:
 Cactusinthebank
- valign=top	Released:
 24/05/2023Released in various different versions over the course of 2023.
- valign=top	Length:
 02:20Length listed is of the original upload and may vary according to each version. Refer to this section for further information.
"Poopfellow Demo" is a song by British musician CactusinthebankStylised in lowercase.. It was released as a loose song on the sporadically-updated compilation album Low Effort: Volume TwoStylised as LOW EFFORT: volume two. on 24th May, 2023, before being released as a standalone single on SoundCloud on 25th June. The song, ostensibly a "demo" version of a final "Poopfellow" song yet to be released, features vocals from an anonymous source who sings a melodic interpretation of an infamous message made by Zoltan40 on the SBFW Crib.
==Background==
SpongeBob Fanon Wiki user Zoltan40 published a message in the general channel on the wiki's flagship server SBFW Crib on 30th December, 2022, that contained many of the taboos and inside jokes related to the server in one message. The message, full of explicit sex references, run-on sentences and overdramatic punctuation, cannot be repeated on the wiki due to FANDOM's Terms of Use. However, it was... "praised"Read: mocked. by DanzxvFan8275 and JustInCaseTheDingusRunsAway after being posted, though reception was not consistent. In fact, PrimitiveSponge129 - who would later quote the message - banned Zoltan from the server due to the message, which was presumably made as bait due to the infamous "jens" reactionDepicted as a reddened and edited image of a disgruntled SpongeBob., as the message combined several elements of SBFW Crib lingo that typically were met with disgust and condemnation. Fittingly, the message stands today at seven "jens" reactions and is known colloquially as "yo mistah white", due to its opening sentence and references to fictional character Walter White. It is still regularly quoted and referenced as a part of SBFW Crib lore.
On 12th April, 2023, Dingus posted a message stating that they were likely to make a beat in order for another person, presumably an SBFW user, to recite the "yo mistah white" message over it. Dan and Poy expressed their wishes to rap the message, whilst Dingus claimed they were going to make a "normal beat" to allow for further dissonance. Later, FireMatch and Laffy expressed their intent to perform vocals on the beat, whilst Dingus recorded their own demo vocal, which was never released, yet apparently shares similarities to the "final" version. Dingus intended to include the song on the second SBFW Crib collaborative mixtape, Crib Tape Two!Stylised in uppercase. after producing the beat, and then sent the instrumental to all of the users who expressed interest. None of the users ever recorded vocals on the track, and the conversation was quickly diverted by Laffy repeatedly posting a scene from the animated series .
On the evening of 24th May, Dingus teased the track on the server, and after some convincing from Aaron Walker, the song was uploaded under the title "Poopfellow Demo" to Dingus' Bandcamp page.
==Content and analysis==
"Poopfellow Demo" is a song that blends light -influenced synths with a beat reminiscent of the work of American record producer . On music forum and database , it is tagged as "digicore", a genre that combines high-pitched Auto-Tuned vocals with maximalist production. The instrumental contains many unauthorised samples, including voice clips from the video game , and therefore has not been uploaded onto streaming services. Additionally, SBFW user Aaron Walker is present on the track via the use of a voice clip that features often in songs by Cactusinthebank. The full song clocks in at a runtime of two minutes and 20 seconds.
The vocals, attributed to an anonymous source, contain an array of ad-libs and layers of borderline incoherent sound effects, but the vast majority of the vocal track consists of a melodic recitation of the "yo " message, with little censorship or adjustment to its content. The lyrics are available on as they cannot be posted here, but they consist of two verses, splitting the message into halves separated by a brief interlude that repeats the phrase "for real". The song closes with the beat cutting out for the infamous line regarding social media influencer Andrew Tate, followed by vocal riffing that repeats the offensive line several times. 
Due to the amount of "jens" reactions to the original message, it can be assumed that the song is intended for the same purpose as the original message: nonsensical transgression only understood by individuals. However, critics [who?] have argued that due to the song's jovial, pop-friendly nature, it actually satirises the desensitisation that modern western society has to such taboos as furry fetishism, sex trafficking and child pornography, in addition to parodying several right-wing political and cultural figures such as Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Kanye West and the aforementioned Tate.
==Cover art==
The original artwork attached to "Poopfellow Demo" is an image of personality and model oncloud_e, or Cloudy. All versions of the song on Bandcamp use a different selfie sourced from her Twitter account. Cloudy was used in particular due to SBFW Crib users, especially Aaron Walker, finding her posts attractive, which had become an inside joke on the server. All but one of the versions of "Poopfellow Demo" use unedited images, just cropped and resized to fit an album cover's dimensions. The Filey Frog remix features a cover art that still contains Cloudy but with an additional drawing of the producer's frog mascot to fit in with his catalogue's iconography. It is unknown to why the frog was placed on Cloudy's posterior region. The SoundCloud upload of "Poopfellow Demo" uses the same photo as the "Third Verse" version does on Bandcamp, just sized slightly differently in accordance to the differing dimensions of both sites' cover art templates.
==Music video==
On 18th November 2023, Cactusinthebank uploaded the official audio of "Poopfellow Demo" to their YouTube account "c@ctus", accompanied by a picture of Mr. Heckles from the television sitcom . On 1st January 2024, Pluto uploaded a video to their YouTube channel "", claiming to be the "official music video" for "Poopfellow Demo", which does not even include much of the song and instead is mostly a silent version of the 1928 cartoon short , which had become public domain that same day. Cactusinthebank has never approved of this video, though it has marginally more views than their upload.
==Alternate versions==
Since the song's release, there have been several renditions of the song released - as part of the same album - that range from slightly modified vocals to entirely new instrumentals.
The first alternate version, titled "Poopfellow Demo (Live)", is not actually performed live but instead features an improvised performance by the anonymous source and a mix that emulates live performance. Released on 25th May, the song features applause sound effects as well as spoken word passages, one of which refers to the song as "the poopfellow song", implying that the original version released the day before is indeed just an unfinished demo. The "live" version is 23 seconds longer than the original.
A third version, and probably the least different of the versions, was released the same day under the title "Poopfellow Demo (Clean)", replacing all objectionable content in the lyrics with muted audio and in the case of the closing lines, a bleep sound effect. It is the same length as the original and features very little adjustments. Notably, despite being his real name, the reference to American musician Ken Stringfellow is muted as if he were a swear word.
A fourth version was also released the same day. Running 18 seconds shorter than the original, "Poopfellow Demo (Burial Remix)" omits the intro section and replaces the original beat with "", a 2007 song by British producer . Despite its title, Burial had no involvement with the single.
Possibly the most ambitious and notable remix of "Poopfellow Demo" was released on 6th June, as "Poopfellow Demo (Filey Frog Remix)". The remix was made by Dingus' friend, British record producer Filey Frog, and features an entirely new -influenced instrumental. The reworked song still contains the original vocals however they are readjusted to fit the new production, and edited to a sometimes comical extent, such as the extended -esque outro. Filey Frog's remix is the longest of all versions of the song, running at four minutes and 55 seconds.
Published on 20th June, "Poopfellow Demo (Third Verse)" is the first of the remixes to feature new lyrics, with the anonymous source once again contributing a melodic version of an SBFW Crib message, this time being a message sent earlier the same day by Aaron Walker. This version features none of the original vocal track and only a one-minute excerpt of the song's instrumental, presumably because there was not a second message worthy of being made into a verse. Whilst less transgressive, the message is still long and sexually disturbing, referring to the issues caused by Walker's perceived addiction to pornography made of former US President Donald Trump.
The original "Poopfellow Demo" was re-released on SoundCloud on 25th June, simply in order for it to be valid as a single on , which it has received two five-star ratings on. Although tagged as "fellowcore", it features no change from the original track.
The seventh version of the song was published on 13th August and is the shortest at only 44 seconds. Titled "Poopfellow Demo (Pluto Remix)", it features fellow SBFW user and American musician PlutoIsAPineapple covering the original song on electric guitar at a slightly faster tempo in a style, with the vocals from the song playing over it. 
The eighth version of the song was published on 14th September and at 47 seconds, is a particularly short rendition that incorporates the previous. Titled "Poopfellow Demo (Full Band Version)", it consists of Pluto's remix of the song with steady drums played by Polish SBFW user SeemsGood. 
The song was officially released to major streaming services on 9th April, 2024, although the date on the release is listed as the 2nd. This version features cover art by Aaron Walker depicting a distorted version of the members of , but is otherwise identical.
==Notes==
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