Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury

Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury is a 2010 Internet music video that was nominated for a 2011 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.[1] The video features singer and comedian Rachel Bloom performing a sexually explicit song about her lust and admiration for writer Ray Bradbury.[2]

Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury
Rachel Bloom with a photograph of Ray Bradbury
Directed byPaul Briganti
Written byRachel Bloom
Produced byJack Dolgen
Jon Siebels
StarringRachel Bloom
CinematographyPaul Rondeau
Music byRachel Bloom
Release date
  • August 15, 2010 (2010-08-15) (YouTube)
Running time
2 minutes 41 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The music and lyrics were written by Bloom and the music video was directed by Paul Briganti. The song was produced by Jack Dolgen and Jon Siebels, with additional arrangements by Dolgen. The video's cinematographer was Paul Rondeau and the choreographer was Katie Lee Hill.

Bradbury's response

On Bradbury's 90th birthday, Mark Edward visited Bradbury's home and showed him the video. He reported that Bradbury "was charmed by the whole thing", and that he watched it with a "wise old knowing gleam in his eyes" and "a few soft chuckles."[3]

Further reading
  • Newitz, Annalee (August 17, 2010). ""Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury" is the best scifi pop song of the year". io9. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  • Gertz, Stephen J. (August 20, 2010). "The Girl Who (NSFW) Loves Ray Bradbury". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  • Wallace, Lewis (August 22, 2010). "The Story Behind 'Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury,' the NSFW Sci-Fi Birthday Tribute". Wired.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  • Myers, P.Z. (August 22, 2010). "How to make a famous SF/Fantasy writer happy". Pharyngula. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  • Barnett, David (August 23, 2010). "The Ray Bradbury video tribute I never expected to see". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved May 1, 2011.

References
  1. Nielsen Hayden, Patrick (24 April 2011). "2011 Hugo Finalists". Tor.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  2. Gallagher, Danny (November 7, 2014). "Comedy's Not Cute: Rachel Bloom Talks About Being Honest with Pop Music and Why She Likes Ray Bradbury". The Mixmaster. Dallas, TX: Dallas Observer. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. Edward, Mark (August 24, 2010). "'B' is for Bradbury". The Skeptics Society. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
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