thinking about the star trek beastie boys paradox. the use of the hit song sabotage by the beastie boys in star trek (2009) raises many questions that go completely unanswered in the rest of the series. since the song is part of the scene and is being not only heard but intentionally played by captain kirk, this means that sabotage exists in the star trek universe. if this song exists, it implies that the remainder of the band’s discography also exists. but the issue here is that in several beastie boys songs, they directly reference star trek and its characters. examples include in intergalactic, where they mention “a pinch on the neck from mr spock”, or in the brouhaha, where they say “this is bones mccoy on a line to sulu.” the fact that captain kirk himself is listening to the beastie boys in this film and again, to one of their lesser known songs (a REMIX of body movin ON VINYL) in the sequel, gives the viewer an idea that he’s a pretty big fan of their music. does kirk simply not notice the fact that they’re literally talking about his friends and coworkers? they literally say HIS name in b boy bouillabaisse: stop that train. or am i meant to believe that he’s conveniently not heard some of their most popular music? intergalactic is their third top song on spotify. there’s no way he hasn’t heard it. is he just really really oblivious? or are the beastie boys just some sort of prophetic gods in this universe? director jj abrams, i applaud your music choices but by making the beastie boys canon in star trek you have opened up a whole can of worms and i don’t intend on letting you rest until you solve this mystery for me. WHAT IS THE TRUTH!
I can't stand it, I know you planned it. I'm gonna set it straight, this Watergate. I can't stand rocking when I'm in here. 'Cause your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear. So while you sit back and wonder why. I got this fucking thorn in my side. Oh my God, it's a mirage. I'm tellin' y'all, it's a sabotage
i have watched this very excellent battlestar galactica fanvid every few months since it was uploaded to youtube 13 years ago. it's to the beastie boys' song sabotage. the video mirrors the original sabotage music video. a side-by-side comparison of the original with the bsg mashup is available. this video is my glimmer, my hit of happy when i need it.