Vanilla Ice's "Born on Halloween" Video Might Annoy Tim Burton

Although Vanilla Ice lit up the blogosphere with new song "Born on Halloween," leading up to his spooky 43rd birthday, only recently did it come to light that there's a music video accompanying the track. Unfortunately, the famous scenes from films like The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Psycho...

By Reed Fischer

November 8, 2010

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Although Vanilla Ice lit up the blogosphere with new song "Born on Halloween," leading up to his spooky 43rd birthday, only recently did it come to light that there's a music video accompanying the track. Unfortunately, the famous scenes from films like The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Psycho include no surprise appearances by Vanilla or guest rapper Violent J (Insane Clown Posse). In fact, most of the clip has a very Nightmare Before Christmas look about it (even the credits), and yoinks this opening sequence.

County Grind is no copyright moralist, but if the video gets too many more views, the embed below is history. Watch now before the web sheriff gets wise.

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