Detroit Octane was formed in early March of 2008. They saw a lot of campaign videos circulating on the internet that other people had made, and thought – no, knew – they could do better.
Combining a passion for politics with a love of song parody, Detroit Octane set out to create the most exciting political song parodies in the music business. Detroit Octane is made up of Democrats and Republicans, but as a band, their only party affiliation is to making great music.
They’ve created songs for Democrats and Republicans alike. They’ll create an exciting song and video for any member of any political party, any time and anywhere (preferably Hawaii!!!) Whatever it is they end up doing, and whoever they end up doing it for, one thing will be certain: Detroit Octane will take an existing song, keep the music the same, change the lyrics, and create a whole new song that is still familiar but also new and excitingly different at the same time. In other words…
Detroit Octane.
Check back here as our site continues to expand with new songs and videos, band pics and bios, and whatever else we decide to put up on our very own corner of cyberspace.
Signed,
Detroit Octane
One of the most disappointing moments in my life was this morning, when I had freed up 2 hours to watch your Conan performance on repeat, but instead got an alert that YouTube had pulled it. I smell fowl play from the McCain girls.
Hey, have you guys reached the point of the Rock n Roll band story arch when you start taking requests from your older fans (denouement)? I was YouTubeing some Billy Joel the other day, and I thought that maybe you guys could do something with his Matter of Trust video. It sounds fun. Thanks. (Hey, maybe you can get Christie Brinkley to be in it; maybe buy one of those Chuck Norris home workout machines to lure her into the project.) I'm out.
I have been listening to you for days, and I've watched all of your (three) videos! My favorite is Barack Obama-sistable (followed closely by the Making of Barack Obama-sistable, you rock).(!)
Are you going on tour anytime soon? How did you get started? How can I do what you do? Do you watch Dancing With the Stars? I like cookies. What I like most about you is the opportunity you give me to write fan-letter parodies (you rock) and still eat cookies.
