Song of the Day 7/16: Roomie ft. Christine O’Donnell, “I’m Not a Witch”

Hey kidz, ‘memba the innocent days of nine years ago? Mike Castle was running for Senate and when he was challenged by Christine O’Donnell we all had a good laugh. When she released her still-infamous campaign ad, the Gregory Brothers were there to Songify it. It was just one of a string of hilarious but catchy tunes they paired with found video, typically from local news broadcasts. I don’t know if they’re still at it — they were supplanted by Jib Jab and now Randy Rainbow as internet-news-based musical parodies — but some of the songs were catchy enough that they spawned cover versions. Several were by the Swedish singer-songwriter Roomie (who, like all Swedish pop singers, sounds just like an American).

For old times’ sake, here’s the original Songify version.