--- title: "This Ultra-Cringe Cybertruck Country Music Video May Cause Your Flesh to Slough Off From Secondhand Embarrassment" description: "In a new music video, Alessandra Basher praised Musk and his businesses while crooning from the bed of a Cybertruck." date: "2025-03-25" modified: "2025-03-25" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/cringe-cybertruck-country-music-video" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "generative ai" - "music" --- # This Ultra-Cringe Cybertruck Country Music Video May Cause Your Flesh to Slough Off From Secondhand Embarrassment ![In a new music video, Alessandra Basher praised Musk and his businesses while crooning from the bed of a Cybertruck.]() *\Image: Alessandra Basher via X\* Elon Musk fanaticism has reached ludicrous levels. In a [new music video](), an online personality by the name of Alessandra Basher — a self-professed "stay-at-home mom," who dreams about "being a stand-up comedian one day" — praised Musk and his businesses while crooning from the bed of a Cybertruck. To call it a cringeworthy attempt to get the attention of the richest man in the world would be an understatement. The almost three-minute video is a hard watch. The lyrics are chock full of painful one-liners, sounding suspiciously like they were spit out of ChatGPT. https://twitter.com/alessandrajokes/status/1904002350970192010 "SpaceX flies, Tesla self-drives, Starlink beams with laser dreams," Basher warbles. "What can't this man do? It's taxes, fraud, some solid memes, corruption won't stay, and DOGE saving USA!" In many ways, the song is the perfect encapsulation of Tesla fanboy self-delusion. Whether it's a self-aware stunt to poke fun at herself or a legitimate attempt to sing the praise of Musk is unclear at best. Predictably, her husband, Cern Basher, a cofounder of a financial advice firm, [appears to be a big fan]() of Tesla, with Basher [gushing over getting retweeted]() by Musk last week. He's also argued that Musk's EV maker's stock remains [undervalued](). Basher's choice to stand in the back of a Cybertruck sends a particular message, considering how the divisive vehicle has turned into the number one symbol of the cult surrounding Musk, quickly becoming a [huge target of vandalism]() as a result. If there's one certainty, it's that the song has us crawling out of our skin in second-hand embarrassment, with Reddit users calling the video out for being "[cringe propaganda]()." A different account [called it out]() for having "a 'dear leader' type vibe," referring to North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong II, who had [countless songs]() and even operas dedicated to him. Predictably, the song had a dramatically different reception on Musk's social media platform. "Alessandra, you are a star," one user [responded](). "That is fantastically good. Superbly done. On point and uplifting. Terrific!" Others, however, were put off by it, even inside Musk's echo chamber. "I'm a big Elon fan, but this is just edging into creepy territory," one user [wrote](). The odd-sounding song also led to plenty of discussion surrounding the possible use of generative AI. Basher's vocals sound extremely processed, hinting at the possibility that her performance was the result of an AI. Given [how far the tech has come]() in recent years, it's no longer a stretch to consider the possibility that Basher lip-synced to an entirely AI-generated performance. "The lyrics and vocals of this song sound like they were generated by AI," one X user [suggested](). "I know this is a common criticism but this sounds exactly like AI lyrics," one Redditor [argued](). Basher, though, is taking it all in stride. "Thank you for all the support!" Basher [tweeted](), telling the "Tesla haters" that she's "not trying to have a baby with Elon." "I'm just having fun creating and performing a song to say thanks for what he did and is doing for this country and the world," she added. "I had to do this because all the nonsense hate he is getting." Whether Musk deserves to have his praises literally sung for [gutting the federal government](), [enriching himself]() through government contracts, and leading to a [surge in far-right extremism]() — we'll leave that up to you to decide. Lately, even blue-collar, working-class Trump supporters in rural America are starting to get [pretty tired of his antics](). **More on Musk:** *[The Guy Who Predicted the 2008 Crash Issues Warning About Elon Musk Torpedoing Federal Spending]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()