Pants on the Ground Mania!

After General Larry Platt auditioned, Simon Cowell told him, "I don't think this is gonna be the last we hear about you. I have a feeling about you, Larry." Simon couldn't have been more right.

Pants on the Ground has officially gone viral in American Pop Culture:

• We learned that Larry Platt has long been a civil rights activist.
• An "official" website for Larry Platt.
• Endless YouTube remixes and mashups online, including some good ones by DeStorm and davidchoimusic.
• Brett Favre chants "Pants on the Ground" with the team in the locker room.
• Appeared on The View this morning.
• Check out Jimmy Fallon's Neil Young version of Pants on the Ground.
• Lots more, past and present!

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General Larry Platt

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General Larry Platt may well turn out to be one of the most popular American Idol auditioners of all time. Larry Platt came in and sang his original song Pants on the Ground for the judges:

Pants on the ground, pants on the ground.
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
with the gold in your mouth, hat turned sideways.
Pants hit the ground.
Call yourself a cool cat, looking like a fool.
Walking downtown with your pants on the ground
Get it up!
Hey! Get your pants off the ground!

. . . and then repeat those lines ad infinitum. Not only was there the song, but Larry had a few dance moves and exercises that went along with the song, too.

After he stopped singing, Larry informed Simon that he was 62 years old and Simon noted that he was a bit over the age limit of 28.

Once Larry had that news, Randy said, "And we learned something today, Larry. You know what we learned? "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground," and then Larry started singing again.

In case you were wondering, the buttons on the right side of Larry's shirt said "Justice for Troy Davis". I couldn't make out the other button.

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