Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen finished third on the fifth season of Canadian Idol, and would later go on to record the Billboard Top Ten hit "Call Me Maybe." Fellow Canuck Justin Bieber took a shine to Jepsen, helping her sign to Schoolboy Records/Interscope.

Besides being catnip for tweens, "Call Me Maybe" also seems to possess the strange power of making adults act goofy as well. Back in February, Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ashley Tisdale and some friends sillied it up in a YouTube video for the song, which currently boasts over thirty-seven-million hits and counting. And last month, while checking out bands at Coachella, Katy Perry and some friends also succumbed to the song's infectious charms, filming their own video for the tune.

And now, the latest, er, homage to the ebullient bubblegum smash (which after a few listens starts to sound like an enhanced interrogation technique) comes via seven members of the Harvard baseball team. Filmed on the team van, the viral video shows various teammates lip-syncing along with the song, and performing an (inherently snarky) choreographed routine consisting of Jersey Shore-style fist pumps and crossed forearms, while remaining largely stonefaced. One teammate in the back, Jack Colton, actually sleeps through the entire thing. Since the team finished the season with a 12-30 record, and their boy-band skills leave a lot to be desired, it's a good thing they attend an elite school.

 

Commentarium (7 Comments)

May 08 12 - 3:31pm
SB

sigh . . . Harvard boys.

May 08 12 - 3:51pm
Hey

I think this deserves at least another two paragraphs. Because it's so cool, you know?

May 08 12 - 6:39pm
Dubs

Damn they are seriously all hotttt. gahhhhh.

May 08 12 - 7:53pm
mmm

At first I was impressed because they were easy on the eyes. Then I was impressed because they mostly keep a straight face. Good for you, players of sports!

May 08 12 - 10:55pm
jfkld

yummy

May 08 12 - 11:13pm
yikes

hubba hubba!

May 09 12 - 1:40am
Done

They're cute but don't have the range of motion that these Chinese boys have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBlCtqsat-w&feature=relmfu