Dumb Ways to Die (song)

Dumb Ways to Die is a song that was published in November 14, 2012 by the Australian company Metro Trains Melbourne.
Dumb Ways to Die is a song commercial for train safety that was meant to be cute and funny. Since people find it adorable, humorous, and catchy it became viral. The main message of the video is that people should be careful around trains because it surely would be a very dumb way to die. Though Julie, Kayla, Kaite and Caytlin find the song very cute and even though that series wasn't Teletubby-Related, it was actually Dumb Ways-Related and it was one of the Girls' favorite songs since it came out in 2012.
==Story==
The campaign was devised by advertising agency McCann Melbourne. It appeared in newspapers, local radio and outdoor advertising throughout the Metro Trains network and on Tumblr.[3] John Mescall, executive creative director of McCann, said "The aim of this campaign is to engage an audience that really doesn't want to hear any kind of safety message, and we think dumb ways to die will."[3] McCann estimated that within two weeks, it had generated at least $50 million worth of global media value in addition to more than 700 media stories, for "a fraction of the cost of one TV ad".[4] According to Metro Trains, the campaign contributed to a more than 30% reduction in "near-miss" accidents, from 13.29 near-misses per million kilometers in November 2011 – January 2012, to 9.17 near-misses per million kilometers in November 2012 – January 2013.[5]
==Video==
thumb|left|334px|The animated music video.
==Lyrics==
===Original version===
[Verse 1]
Set fire to your hairPoke a stick at a grizzly bearEat medicine that's out of dateUse your private parts as Piranha bait
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die
[Verse 2]
Get your toast out with a forkDo your own electrical workTeach your self how to flyEat a two-week-old unrefridgerated pie
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die
[Verse 3]
Invite a psycho killer insideScratch a drug dealer's brand new rideTake your helmet off in outer spaceUse a clothes dryer as a hiding place​​​​​​​
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​
[Verse 4]
Keep a rattle snake as a petSell both your kidneys on the internetEat a tube of super glue"I wonder, what's this red button do?​​​​​​​"
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ie... (pause)So many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​
[Bridge]
Dress up like a moose during hunting seasonDisturb a nest of wasps for no good reasonStand on the edge of a train station platformDrive around the boom gates at a level crossingRun across the tracks between the platformsThey may not rhyme, but they're quite possibly
[Final Chorus]
Dumbest ways to dieThe dumbest ways to dieDumbest ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumbSo many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​
Be safe around trains, a message from Metro.
===Album Version===
[Verse 1]
Set fire to your hairPoke a stick at a grizzly bearEat medicine that's out of dateUse your private parts as Piranha bait
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die
[Verse 2]
Get your toast out with a forkDo your own electrical workTeach your self how to flyEat a two-week-old unrefridgerated pie​​​​​​​
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
[Verse 3]
Invite a psycho killer insideScratch a drug dealer's brand new rideTake your helmet off in outer spaceUse a clothes dryer as a hiding place​​​​​​​
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​
[Verse 4]
Keep a rattle snake as a petSell both your kidneys on the internetEat a tube of super glue"I wonder, what's this red button do?​​​​​​​"
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ie... (pause)So many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​
[Bridge]
Dress up like a moose during hunting seasonDisturb a nest of wasps for no good reasonStand on the edge of a train station platformDrive around the boom gates at a level crossingRun across the tracks between the platformsThey may not rhyme, but they're quite possibly
[Final Chorus]
Dumbest ways to dieThe dumbest ways to dieDumbest ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumbSo many dumb ways to die
===Teletubbies Version===
[Verse 1]
Set fire to your hairPoke a stick at a grizzly bearEat medicine that's out of dateUse your private parts as Piranha bait
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die
[Verse 2]
Get your toast out with a forkDo your own electrical workTeach your self how to flyEat a two-week-old unrefridgerated pie​​​​​​​
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
[Verse 3]
Invite a psycho killer insideScratch a drug dealer's brand new rideTake your helmet off in outer spaceUse a clothes dryer as a hiding place​​​​​​​
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​
[Verse 4]
Keep a rattle snake as a petSell both your kidneys on the internetEat a tube of super glue"I wonder, what's this red button do?​​​​​​​"
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to dieSo many dumb ways to dieDumb ways to die-ie-ie... (pause)So many dumb ways to die​​​​​​​
[Bridge]
Dress up like a moose during hunting seasonDisturb a nest of wasps for no good reasonStand on the edge of a train station platformDrive around the boom gates at a level crossingRun across the tracks between the platformsThey may not rhyme, but they're quite possibly
[Final Chorus]
Dumbest ways to dieThe dumbest ways to dieDumbest ways to die-ie-ieSo many dumbSo many dumb ways to die
==Trivia==
*Normally one would expect an I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V (C-G-Am-Em-F-C-F-G) progression in the bass, but in this song, it is done in the other parts of the harmony, with the bass being: I-VII-VI-III-IV-#IV-V-IV-I-VII-VI-III-IV-V-I (that is, C-B-A-E-F-F#-G-F-C-B-A-E-F-G-C).
*This song was censored in Russia due to various reasons, like Dippy getting his lower half bitten off by some piranhas, Stupe getting decapitated after failing to fly his plane, and Numskull's head exploding after she took off her space helmet.
*The song also appeared for a split second near the end of YouTube Rewind Style 2012 due to the popularity of it at the time.
== Eternal Links ==
* Tangerine Kitty - Dumb Ways To Die by TangerineKitty | Tangerine Kitty | Free Listening on SoundCloud
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QV2HAYKP7E
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