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The Ballad of G.I. Joe The Ballad of G.I. Joe The Ballad of G.I. Joe is a musical comedy parody short film released in 2009 on the website Funny or Die. Written by Daniel Strange and Kevin Umbricht, it spoofs several characters from "" by showing what they do in their spare time. The song "The Ballad of G.I. Joe" is sung as the video looks into the lives of various Joe characters when they are off duty, showing that their private lives are quite different from their 'Joe' personas. "Web Worker Daily" wrote that for Funny Or Die, "knowing a ton of celebrities is