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Who Threw That Ham at Me

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Wikipedia article




'"Who Threw That Ham at Me"' is the third single by The Superions, a side project of Fred Schneider of The B-52s. The single was released to iTunes Stores as a digital download on November 24, 2009, ironically, the day after celebrity chef Paula Deen was hit in the face with a flying ham while helping pass out hams for charity in Atlanta. A remix by Casper & The Cookies (featuring Jason NeSmith, former member of Of Montreal) was also released on 'The Superions' EP by Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records as a digital download on January 19, 2010, the CD and Limited Edition 12" were released on February 23, 2010.

The song's concept comes from an often racist urban legend or series of anecdotes concerning audacious thieves who attempt to deflect guilt by proposing that rather than perpetrators of shoplifting, they are victims, having been attacked with the item."[http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/whothrew.asp Braked Ham]", 'Snopes.com'. The song's humorous take contains no elements of racism and other objects including ham.

Track listing



# "Who Threw That Ham at Me" 3:46

Personnel



'Band'

* Fred Schneider - vocals

* Noah Brodie - keyboards

* Dan Marshall - programming

'Production'

* Producer: The Superions

* Mastering: Bob Katz at Digital Domain

* Additional Mixing: Wally Walton at Greg Rike Productions

* Management: Dave Brodie

* Artwork: Dan Marshall (ham created with the Scribble App for iPhone)

Music video



A music video was filmed in Baltimore on November 7, 2009 at the American Visionary Art Museum and Eddie's grocery store. The video features shoplifting, the Disco Garbage Can dance, Fred Schneider as one of the three judges, and cameos by PJ DeBoy and Paul Dawson. The video premiered on YouTube on February 16, 2010.

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