Librarians Do Gaga At The University Of Washington (VIDEO) ... Awkward Or Amazing?

A group of University of Washington librarians and library science students have made their own rendition of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" -- library-style, of course.

"You got a question that is causing you some pain," the rewritten lyrics go. "Typin' keywords into the search engine again." And so on.

According to the Daily of the University of Washington, graduate student Sarah Wachter made the video for a school film festival. It was honored with the "Spirit Award."

The Daily has more on the video's creation:

...Wachter came up with the idea and did all the filming and editing.

"It took about two weeks total, and I probably spent about 16 hours editing, which was the hardest part," Wachter said.

Receiving no class credit or fulfilling any graduation requirements, the video was simply for fun. She shot and produced the video on her own time.

Blogger Perez Hilton called the video "positively awkward." Or is it amazing? Decide for yourself, and leave a comment!

WATCH:

Comments

[quacli]

12:59 PM on 07/05/2010

I loved it! I am librarian and the video is amazing! Ca ca ca ca ta log! É isso aí pessoal! Biblioteca tb é pop! Libraries and librarians are pop too!

[KangKodosOfQueens]

07:33 AM on 06/11/2010

The winner is "Amelia," and I say that with all due respect.

[mana hi]

11:11 PM on 06/09/2010

They are cool and cute!

[bettyx1138]

11:28 PM on 06/07/2010

very cute

[Rozanna]

09:57 PM on 06/07/2010

Kudos to Sarah Wachter and Laura Mielenhausen and all participants in this delightful, sexy, clever video.

[Joshua M GannonSalomon]

05:24 PM on 06/07/2010

My mother teaches a "learning strategies" class at a local university: I am sending this to her, and to everybody who works at my college library.

[MunyaBuddya]

10:49 AM on 06/07/2010

Great vocals by Laura M., the delicious white chick with dreadlocks.

Ug. Me want to go to library with the books and the pretty girls.
Like, really.

[sammyscout]

09:20 AM on 06/07/2010

Is someone gonna offer a contract to these awesome women. Great job, Thank you world wide web.

[Mental Revolution AWAKE]

09:14 AM on 06/07/2010

The inner geek in me rejoices. The library is. A place I can stay for hours. Great job ladies! LIBRARIANS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!

[Dr Confuso]

08:43 AM on 06/07/2010

Good effort, but really? Embarrasing.

[nativesun]

08:37 AM on 06/07/2010

Amelia Herring!

& Lauren Mielenhausen too!

Daaaaamn.

If I had librarians like that when I was in school.......

I wouldn't have read a thing.

[WYHKTai-Tai]

05:33 AM on 06/07/2010

I loved it! It doesn't stack up, (pardon the pun) to the Large Hadron Rap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM

But it was very clever & fun. Good for those Librarians, (loved the lady with the purple teddy bear on her shoulder).

I think Lady Gaga would highly approve!

[Dr Confuso]

08:51 AM on 06/07/2010

The LHC Rap is not only good, it explained the what and why of the thing better than anyone or anything else I have seen that has attempted to. Excellent! Should be a teaching aid.

[thegirlnextdoor]

11:22 AM on 06/07/2010

yeah. thanks for pointing that out. fanned.

[thegirlnextdoor]

11:28 AM on 06/07/2010

Thanks for posting that. It really is amazing. The rapping explaination of particle collidors! Wonderful. fanned.

[Randy Treibel]

03:56 AM on 06/07/2010

This video is proof that not all remakes are created equal. We always grade people on a curve when they are in a lesser attractive subgroup. I like the geeky girl next door as much or more than the next guy but this is not quality stuff.

[Silent Edge]

02:04 AM on 06/07/2010

Awkward, since I go there. >.>

[thegirlnextdoor]

11:23 AM on 06/07/2010

to that library? I'd be waling in the next time with a smile.

[BowlingForRevenge]

01:27 AM on 06/07/2010

Fearless librarians....LOVE IT!