Background
Jawbone is a San Francisco based technology company known for developing the Jambox wireless speaker.
In 2011, they introduced the Jamchain, an accessory that allows people to wear the Jambox. For a limited time, every purchase of a Jambox came with a free Jamchain, and to showcase the product, the company created a parody of Ice Cube's "It Was A Good Day" called "Wednesday Was A Good Day" which soon went viral.[1]
Mike Shinoda watched the video and liked it a lot, but wanted to add a little homage to the Ice Cube original to the beat, so he remixed it.[2]
The remix was uploaded to Mike's YouTube channel overdubbing the original video. On his blog, he wrote, "I tweeted about this video a couple weeks ago–an updated Silicon Valley version of “Today Was A Good Day.” I thought the Jambox version was funny, but I wanted to remix the track and add a little more of the Ice Cube original. Enjoy, gangsta."[3]
Jawbone liked the remix and promoted it in the description of the original video.
Music Video
The music video for "Wednesday Was A Good Day" was produced and directed by Portal A Interactive and stars the comedian Hasan Minhaj, featuring other San Francisco-based companies like Twitter, FourSquare and Instagram. It was filmed at the Jawbone offices in Potrero Hill.[4] Other actors in the video are Ashkon, Strawburry17, The Black Nerd, Cyr, Jimmy Wong, SupRicky06, KEEPtheHeat, Asian Glow, Turf Feinz, and Daveed Diggs.
The concept of the video is described in Jawbone's YouTube channel: "What would happen if Ice Cube's "Today was a Good Day" was fast forwarded 18 years later and set in a modern-day start-up? ...in a world with no pagers or drop top convertibles, just Foursquare check-ins and beach cruisers. You're about to find out."
Originally released on June 7, 2011, the original video was removed from the company's YouTube channel,[5] but was reuploaded on July 26, 2016.[6]
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday Was A Good Day (Remix) | 3:26 | 2011 | June 23, 2011 |
|
Personnel
Lyrics
Break me, shit, yo
Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God
I don't know but today seems kinda odd
No barking from the dogs, no smog
And momma cooked a breakfast with no hog
I got my grub on, but didn't pig out
Finally got a call from a girl want to dig out
Hooked it up on later as I hit the do'
Thinking will i live another twenty fo'
I gotta go cause I got me a drop top
And if I hit the switch, I can make the ass drop
Had to stop at a red light
Looking in my mirror not a jacker in sight
And everything is alright
I got a beep from Kim and she can fuck all night
Called up the homies and I'm askin' y'all
Which park, are y'all playin' basketball?
Get me on the court and I'm trouble
Last week fucked around and got a triple double
Freaking brothers every way like M.J.
I can't believe, today was a good day
Drove to the pad and hit the showers
Didn't even get no static from the cowards
Cause just yesterday them fools tried to blast me
Saw the police and they rolled right past me
No flexin', didn't even look in a niggas direction as I ran the intersection
Went to $hort Dog's house, they was watchin' Yo! MTV Raps
What's the haps on the craps
Shake 'em up, shake 'em up, shake 'em up, shake 'em
Roll 'em in a circle of niggaz and watch me break 'em
With the seven, seven-eleven, seven-eleven
Seven even back do' little Joe
I picked up the cash flow
Then we played bones, and I'm yellin' domino
Plus nobody I know got killed in South Central L.A.
Today was a good day
Left my niggas house paid
Picked up a girl been tryin' to fuck since the twelfth grade
It's ironic, I had the brew she had the chronic
The Lakers beat the Supersonics
I felt on the big fat fanny
Pulled out the jammy, and killed the punanny
And my dick runs deep so deep so deep put her ass to sleep
Woke her up around one
she didn't hesitate, to call Ice Cube the top gun
Drove her to the pad and I'm coasting
Took another sip of the potion hit the three-wheel motion
I was glad everything had worked out
Dropped her ass off, then I chirped out
Today was like one of those fly dreams
Didn't even see a berry flashing those high beams
No helicopter looking for a murder
Two in the morning got the fat burger
Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp
And it read Ice Cube's a pimp (yeah)
Drunk as hell but no throwing up
Half way home and my pager still blowing up
Today I didn't even have to use my A.K.
I got to say it was a good day
Hey wait, wait a minute fool stop the shit
What the fuck am I thinking about?
External Links
- Wednesday Was A Good Day (Mike Shinoda Remix) (Music Video): Mike Shinoda's YouTube
References
- ↑ Jawbone Showcases Jamchain With "Wednesday Was A Good Day" Video - PSFK, June 09, 2011
- ↑ Wednesday Was A Good Day (Remix) - YouTube, June 23, 2011
- ↑ REMIX! Wednesday Was A Good Day (Video) « Mike Shinoda's Blog, June 25, 2011
- ↑ The Jawbone JAMBOX Music Video - "Wednesday Was A Good Day" - The San Francisco Egotist, June 15, 2011
- ↑ Wednesday Was A Good Day Official Jawbone JAMBOX Music Video - YouTube, June 07, 2011
- ↑ Wednesday Was A Good Day Official Jawbone JAMBOX Music Video - YouTube, July 26, 2016