People Are Obsessed With This Comedian's Take On The 1984 Hit 'The Warrior'
February 17 | 2019
We've all heard Scandal and Patty Smyth's hit 80's jam "The Warrior," featuring one of the most distinctive "Bang, bangs!" in music history.
<p><strong>Just in case you've forgotten what it sounds like:</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p><strong>Comedian Patton Oswalt must have spent some of his Valentine's day jamming out to the song, because he celebrated the year's most romantic day by starting a new meme!</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="350d7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6XRD2N1550400557"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096267930856116226" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Patty Smyth: 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
Jackie Gleason: Bang zoom!
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)<a href="https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/statuses/1096267930856116226">1550205617.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="60928" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0PFUCW1550400557"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096268203439710208" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Patty Smyth: 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
Joe Pesci in GOODFELLAS: Ping, pow!
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)<a href="https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/statuses/1096268203439710208">1550205682.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The rules of the meme are simple. Instead of "Bang bang," Twitter users are substituting...well, pretty much anything.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="7d6d9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ZUTVPY1550400557"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096268427780489216" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Patty Smyth: 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
A bunch of Ewoks: Jub jub!
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)<a href="https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/statuses/1096268427780489216">1550205735.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="584a5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="Z11JX31550400557"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096268710778728448" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
Wang Chung: Wang Chung!
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — ⚧ We R The Squirrels ⚧ (@⚧ We R The Squirrels ⚧)<a href="https://twitter.com/WeRTheSquirrels/statuses/1096268710778728448">1550205802.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="6cc5f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="O7DAKX1550400557"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096268881901977601" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
The Roadrunner: Meep! Meep!
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Benjamin Bailey (@Benjamin Bailey)<a href="https://twitter.com/BenHBailey/statuses/1096268881901977601">1550205843.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The meme took on a life of its own—long after Oswalt stopped tweeting, his fans continued the legacy he began.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="82869" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1GBKQ01550400557"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096283310999793664" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">👇👇👇👇 https://t.co/uU9aY7eczp</div> — Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)<a href="https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/statuses/1096283310999793664">1550209283.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="0b3c4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="83WK8P1550400557"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096283351802105856" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
Law and Order: DUN DUN
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Valerie (@Valerie)<a href="https://twitter.com/alsovalerie/statuses/1096283351802105856">1550209293.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="ba498" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="GB1HAU1550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096309765200723969" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shooting at the walls of heartache...
Danny Torrance's finger, whispering: Red Rum
Patt… https://t.co/9RTL9Py6vM</div> — Jon Froines (@Jon Froines)<a href="https://twitter.com/robotovat/statuses/1096309765200723969">1550215591.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>It's hard to explain why this meme works so well...but it really does.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="44edc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="043EHO1550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096308712581390336" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shooting at the walls of Heartache...
Fredo Corleone : i'm smart!
Patty Smith: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Berder King (@Berder King)<a href="https://twitter.com/DGinLBC/statuses/1096308712581390336">1550215340.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="f65cf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="MFT0JK1550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096310738832912384" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
Mark Wahlberg from The Happening: What, no
Patty… https://t.co/bEZnbfVVJo</div> — Lauren (@Lauren)<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurensMulligan/statuses/1096310738832912384">1550215823.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="e0117" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7KOF4A1550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096315264344485893" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@YNB @pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
Trolley: Clang clang!
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — 🎶RBV🎶 (@🎶RBV🎶)<a href="https://twitter.com/singfourlife/statuses/1096315264344485893">1550216902.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>When humanity is dead and gone, hopefully a future civilization finds this meme to explain what we're really about.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="3b9e4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="25M17X1550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096296093086670849" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Patty Smyth: 🎶Shooting at the walls of heartache...
Belushi in ANIMAL HOUSE: Food fight!
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)<a href="https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/statuses/1096296093086670849">1550212331.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="bd796" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="SDUURL1550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096298150707580928" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shooting at the walls of heartache...
@MattOswaltVA watching Jerry Maguire: FUCK YOU
Pa… https://t.co/omZj4CbGxS</div> — Rollo Dimes (@Rollo Dimes)<a href="https://twitter.com/Rollo_Dimes/statuses/1096298150707580928">1550212822.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="63e7d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1HR0V41550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096273103624253440" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shootin’ at the walls of heartache...
Swedish Chef: Bork bork
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Dave (@Dave)<a href="https://twitter.com/Dpgtweet/statuses/1096273103624253440">1550206850.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The meme has undergone numerous evolutions.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="d3183" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="EYTWS41550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096313124972417024" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Oh, you're the reason why Patty Smyth is trending. https://t.co/5rE51608mF</div> — Tales of De'Aaron Do (@Tales of De'Aaron Do)<a href="https://twitter.com/GetterOne/statuses/1096313124972417024">1550216392.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="c3d6c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9PXZXO1550400558"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096490711292100609" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Patty Smyth: 🎶Shooting at the walls of heartache...
Mr. Buxton: Fruit, please.
Patty Smyth: 🎶I am the warrior...</div> — Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)<a href="https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/statuses/1096490711292100609">1550258732.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="4d812" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9UGBDA1550400559"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096284252948164609" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@pattonoswalt Patty Smyth: 🎶Shooting at the walls of heartache...
Charles Foster Kane on his deathbed: Rosebud
Pat… https://t.co/LU7dHh4qiQ</div> — Timpranillo 🥃 (@Timpranillo 🥃)<a href="https://twitter.com/Timpranillo/statuses/1096284252948164609">1550209508.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>For those who've fallen behind on the news of the day, this meme is the most important thing you need to cover.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="2c176" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="Q2NQR51550400559"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1096382048351277058" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Me trying to figure out why Patty Smyth is trending even AFTER READING ALL THE TWEETS: https://t.co/ar1mOZWIGo</div> — GenerallyBlithe¯\_(ツ)_/¯🤔 (@GenerallyBlithe¯\_(ツ)_/¯🤔)<a href="https://twitter.com/generallyblithe/statuses/1096382048351277058">1550232824.0</a></blockquote></div>
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