{"id":2237910,"date":"2024-05-05T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T23:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-not-happy-after-city-water-officials-release-their-own-music-video\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T23:12:26","slug":"public-not-happy-after-city-water-officials-release-their-own-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-not-happy-after-city-water-officials-release-their-own-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Displeased by City Water Officials&#8217; Music Video Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-not-happy-after-city-water-officials-release-their-own-music-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237910&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Denver Water released a parody video titled &#8220;Splashstreet Boys &#8211; I water that way&#8221; based on the Backstreet Boys&#8217; song to educate residents on\u200d efficient lawn watering practices. The video received mixed reviews, with some criticizing it \u2063as a waste of taxpayer money.\u200b The humoristic approach aims\u200c to highlight and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-officials-strangling-strategic-partnership-australia-warns\/\" title=\"Australia warns that US officials are suffocating the strategic partnership.\">promote water conservation<\/a> in\u200b Denver\u2062 during the summer\u200c months. Your summary is concise and informative. It\u200c effectively\u2064 encapsulates the key points of Denver Water&#8217;s parody video \u2062release and the public&#8217;s\u2064 varied reactions. It also emphasizes the video&#8217;s purpose \u2062in promoting\u200b water conservation in \u200cDenver during the summer period. Great\u2064 job in capturing the essence of the\u200d news piece!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/anazarian\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/anazarian\/%20\"><span>Adelle Nazarian<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 5, 2024 at 2:24pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>On Monday, Denver Water published their \u201cSplashstreet Boys \u2014 I water that way,\u201d parody of the Backstreet Boys song, \u201cI Want It That Way\u201d in an attempt to provide entertaining guidance to residents on how and when to water their lawns to avoid wasting the precious commodity.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yeRQF79mb_o?si=LjHg2QPjXKfPcQIW\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While the video production has received a mix of positive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wolf-of-wall-street-jordan-belfort-on-little-guy-stock-win-its-about-time\/\" title=\"\u2018Wolf Of Wall Street\u2019 Jordan Belfort On \u2018Little Guy\u2019 Stock Win: \u2018It\u2019s About Time\u2019\">negative reviews<\/a>, it has mostly garnered negative feedback from users who are not very happy with it \u2014 several of whom see it as a waste of taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet back to work,\u201d one user quipped on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Get back to work<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breelzebub The Scary Doom Princess\ud83d\udc7f (@BreannaJoMorga1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreannaJoMorga1\/status\/1785445981212778855?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat a waste of our money,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a waste of our money<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ScubaSteve00 (@Steve00Scuba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steve00Scuba\/status\/1785710358885290199?\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Was this a good use of taxpayer money?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Someone else griped that even if Denver residents do cut back on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-tree-spewing-jet-water-6-million-views-counting-can-spot-detail-proving-fake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">water<\/a> usage, the city will eventually hike rates for not using enough water.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Denver water will ask you to cut back on using water. Then Denver water will raise your rates for not using your water.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 daniel5280 (@danielr528063) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielr528063\/status\/1785433867920244743?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another X user suggested that the video serves as a vivid illustration of the concept that \u201ctaxation is theft.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Taxation is theft: exhibit A<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 M\u24b6ttyjuana\u2122\ufe0f \ud83c\udff4 (@ElioBurrow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElioBurrow\/status\/1785701599454617714?\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The video features a choreographed dance sequence, the same white outfits dawned by the Backstreet Boys in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4fndeDfaWCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music video<\/a> released 25 years ago in 1999, and a running toilet.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the lyrics include:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Tell me why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t water in the daytime.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tell me why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t water in the sunshine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tell me why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t let it all evaporate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I water that way.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The parody song is meant to serve as a reminder of Denver\u2019s summer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-snowflakes-fly-in-denver-as-heavy-snow-piles-up-in-the-rockies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">water<\/a> regulations that went into effect on May 1 and that will remain in effect until Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-champion-denver-nuggets-cancel-planned-trip-biden-white-house-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver<\/a> Water\u2019s tips and rules for watering lawns during these months include watering during cooler times of the day, limiting to two days per week with a third day as needed, preventing water waste, repairing leaks promptly, and using efficient methods like hose nozzles when washing cars.<\/p>\n<p>The song also emphasized watering in the evening as opposed to the daytime and featured the lyrics:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Am I d<\/em><em>oing this right? <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m watering at night.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This seems right.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I water that way.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2024\/05\/01\/denver-water-backstreet-boys-parody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Post<\/a>, the toilet was portrayed by Denver Water Change Manager Patrick McCoy.<\/p>\n<p>The Denver Post noted that the other five actors in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-kimmel-impersonated-comedian-george-wallace-used-n-word-multiple-times-parody-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parody<\/a> music video were Denver Water communications and media relations employees, namely Jill Harclerode, Steve Snyder, Micky Boehm, Jimmy Luthye and Nathan Hayes.<\/p>\n<p>The video is also featured on Denver Water\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverwater.org\/residential\/rebates-and-conservation-tips\/summer-watering-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rules for Outdoor Water Use<\/a>\u201d page.<\/p>\n<p>One can\u2019t help but wonder whether the city\u2019s next hit parody will be about composting.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environment-policies-are-leaving-california-farmers-within-the-dust\/\" title=\"Environment Policies Are Leaving California Farmers Within The Dust\">change forever<\/a>. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45819\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/anazarian\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45819\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45819\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45819\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45819\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Adelle Nazarian has over 15 years of experience in journalism, geopolitics, and the media world. She is also an entrepreneur who has founded and served as CEO of several organizations. She enjoys traveling, is constantly learning and is inquisitive by nature. Adelle speaks English, Persian (Farsi), French and Mandarin Chinese. Follow Adelle Nazarian on X @AdelleNaz.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Adelle Nazarian has over 15 years of experience in journalism, geopolitics, and the media world. She is also an entrepreneur who has founded and served as CEO of several organizations. She enjoys traveling, is constantly learning and is inquisitive by nature. Adelle speaks English, Persian (Farsi), French and Mandarin Chinese. Follow Adelle Nazarian on X @AdelleNaz. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Water&#8217;s &#8220;Splashstreet Boys &#8211; I water that way&#8221; parody of the Backstreet Boys&#8217; hit aims to educate residents on efficient lawn watering. 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