About

"Fuck Bees" is a remix of the 1986 pop-rock song "It's Hip to Be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News, which replaces the lyrics "it's hip to be square" with "it's hip to fuck bees." The parody gained a following among Vinesauce fans after it was included in a Super Mario Galaxy video game stream in December 2015.

Origin

On February 13th, 2015, YouTuber Happening.tv uploaded a video titled "Fuck Bees (Official Music Video)," featuring a remix of the song "It's Hip to be Square" with the words "fuck bees" interspersed throughout the track (shown below). Within two years, the video gained over 360,000 views and 1,600 comments.

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On November 3rd, 2015, Redditor Bobmuffins submitted the video to /r/DeepIntoYouTube. In December, Vinesauce Vinny hosted a Super Mario Galaxy stream event for charity, during which the “Fuck Bees” remix was featured in the background music (shown below, left). On January 1st, 2016, YouTuber ikasu0 uploaded an edited version of the stream titled “Vinny – Fuck bees right ’ere” (shown below, right).

On January 14th, DeviantArtist USAfterHours uploaded an illustration of a boy photographing a person in a bee suit titled "its hip to fuck bees" (shown below).^[7]

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On January 16th, YouTuber Kate’s Shitposting Channel uploaded a music video featuring clips from the 2007 animated film Bee Movie with the “Fuck Bees” remix playing in the background (shown below, left). On January 26th, YouTuber Gag Master uploaded a nightcore remix of the “Fuck Bees” song (shown below, right).

On March 21st, Redditor vaptaintaco2345 posted the lyrics for the "Fuck Bees" remix to the /r/Vinesauce^[5] subreddit. On March 23rd, Soundcloud user LuigiBlood posted a "remastered" version of the "Fuck Bees" remix (shown below).

On April 10th, Redditor kianoosh34 submitted the SoundCloud^[3] link to /r/Vinesauce.^[2] On May 7th, the original video by YouTuber Happening.TV was submitted to the /r/NotTimAndEric</>[4] subreddit. On May 17th, Redditor MoniziWolfie submitted a post asking about the “fuck bees” meme to /r/OutOfTheLoop.^[6]

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