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Originally Posted by sox7d
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it's not supposed to be funny, it's just shia throwing his money at ridiculous modern art to express his depression. i won't be surprised if he ends up killing himself soon.
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The song wasn't pushed by Shia, and it does seem that the intent was humor.
"MTV News: How did you originally come up with the idea for the song?
Cantor: The inspiration came from my friend Andrew Laurich. One day, for no reason at all, he started dramatically whispering the words “Shia LaBeouf!” It was hilarious. The whole cannibal-prowling-the-woods thing grew out of the dramatic whisper. I recorded a demo of the song and posted it on my SoundCloud. Much to my delight, it caught fire. A guy named Coz Baldwin tweeted about it, and that started the viral ball rolling. That was back in 2012."
"MTV: How did you come up with the concept for the video?
Cantor: The idea of such
an absurd song in a very serious setting just seemed funny to me. Passionate choristers, interpretive dance, string quartet bowing away — all taking itself very seriously. And then the song is about Shia LaBeouf being a cannibal. I found out recently that’s called bathos — serious and absurd juxtaposed. I like bathos!"