The Philosophy of Bill Murray – Wisecrack Edition
Bill Murray did the unthpeakable and totally pulled it off. First World Series at Wrigley Field since 1945 and the Cubs superfan/comedian channel Daffy Duck during the seventh inning stretch.
But the world"s reaction to his loony rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was mostly positive, or some were at least confused about what they felt.
Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson tweeeted, "Bill Murray gives zero.. well you fill in the blank. World Series and his go to is Daffy Duck. Jesus."
If somehow you haven"t seen video of his performance yet, here"s how it went down. Right from the start, Murray hinted that he had some special (or bizarre) cued up when he was called on to lead conduct the crowd: "It"s the bottom of the seventh inning, the last chance to buy beer. But we didn"t come here to drink beer, we came here to win this ball game! I said to the Uber boy, I said take me out with the crowd!"
And then Murray took the sharp left turn.
"And in order to sing the right lyric "take me out with the crowd," you need to sing it like our greatest American entertainer, Mr. Daffy Duck."
"So I want you to spray it and don"t say it. Ah 1, Ah 2, Ah 3! Take me out to the ball game, take me out with ppttthaa crowd ..."
Murray went full Daffy throughout the song and for the most part the Internet loved it.
The Atlantic senior editor Alex Wagner tweeted, "Bill Murray channeling Daffy Duck is the most courageous thing we"ve see on the American stage this year."
NASCAR driver Chase Elliott wrote, "Bill Murray, you"re the man."
The Cubs simply tweeted, "The one and only, Bill Murray. #LetsGetSomeRuns"
Apparently, this isn"t the first time Murray sang Daffy-style. When the Cubs clinched the National League pennant a week ago, author and historian Niall Ferguson tweeted a photo of Murray with this little tidbit. "Very happy for my pal Bill Murray, who once treated us to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in the style of Daffy Duck."
Yes, it seems he did it once and decided he"d do it again with the whole world watching.
With that, we leave you with another time Murray regaled the Wrigley crowd with another unique seventh inning performance. It was opening day 2014 and Murray started off the stretch crooning in the style of Frank Sinatra (think his "Stars Wars" song on "Satrday Night Live": "This could only happen to a guy like me / And only happen in a town like this / And so I say to each of you most gratefully / As I blow each one of you ... a kiss / Ah 1, Ah 2, Ah 3 ..."
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Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-bill-murray-daffy-duck-singing-20161029-story.html
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