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David Seville is an asshole

Feb 18, 2020 by Marktint_1
First of all, he is literally frowning with his arms crossed on the cover of the album that launched his career. I understand that the chipmunks can be a handful, especially Alvin, but these talented harmonizing creatures put this grumpy grinch on the map.

He loves to shit on Alvin, who is by far his most talented and charismatic singer. On "The Chipmunk Song," during a live take, he praises Theo and Simon during an instrumental section, then proceeds to tell his super star that his is "a little flat." Fuck you Dave, I've listened to that track my entire life, and there are no flat notes. You are just a middle aged loser re-living your failed life in show business through three singing rodents you have adopted.

After berating Alvin while he prepares for the final verse, he proceeds to scream his name like a fed up middle school teacher. Alvin, like the true professional that he is, ignores him and belts out the last verse with enthusiasm and conviction.. The track becomes synonymous with Christmas and spreads joy to children for generations to come. Keep in mind, Alvin is so good on this track, that they keep the live take, despite Dave's psychopathic behavior.

Lets take a look at their version of "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer," which features a nasally congested take by Rudy himself. During the intro, we learn that the chipmunks planned a surprise trip to the north pole to land a cameo by the most famous reindeer of all. Dave is tired and fed up as they arrive for the big session and asks "whose Rudolph?" to which the 3 chipmunks respond "Whose Rudolph?" in total disbelief, and in perfect harmony (a testament to their uncanny chemistry). Halfway through the live recording, which is going as well as anyone who travelled to the north pole can expect, Dave utters something about finding a warm igloo to sleep in.

Is he kidding me? He is supposed to be the leader and manager of this band. His adopted talent made all of the travel arrangements to get a top tier Christmas name on their album and they deliver an incredible live take in the freezing cold. This guy turns in halfway through? Textbook asshole move.

Lets talk about the elephant on the album: The hula hoop. Why the fuck is Dave so reluctant to buy his star singer a hula hoop? He's not asking for a convertible, or some ridiculous bling. He's asking for a plastic hula hoop. A google search shows that 12 pack of 36in hula hoops is $36.51 at Walmart. Adjust that for inflation, and scale down the size for a woodland rodent, and we are dealing with pennies. The album launched a franchise that is now worth over One Billion Dollars! I understand that he did not know that the album he was phoning it in for would make him a multi millionaire, but Jesus Christ Dave get the little guy a hula hoop.

The thing that annoys me the most is Dave's take on "White Christmas." In this track, he shows up to the studio with a great attitude. Of course the selfish fuck is in a great mood on the day that they are recording his big solo song. To be fair, he has a great voice and it comes through on this track. Nevertheless, I have to say he does "ham it up" a bit, which is irritating because he constantly rips on Alvin for hamming it up during the opening track "Here Comes Santa Claus." Dave is clearly projecting when he rips on Alvin. Dave's ego is massive, and he recognizes this ego in a young rising star and it kills him inside. I'll take Alvin having fun hamming it up on "Here Comes Santa Claus" over Dave's artificially sombre "White Christmas" any day of the week.

If Dave couldn't handle the responsibility of raising and caring for three tiny chipmunks that would turn him into a multi-millionaire, he shouldn't have adopted them. He shits on Alvin at every turn, runs the band like a tyrant, and is completely unappreciative of the chipmunks' raw talent and never ending enthusiasm on this album. David Seville is whats wrong with the entertainment industry. He acts like a total douche, exploits the talent he adopts, and gets rewarded with a billion dollar franchise.

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