This is the second part of the feature that I started yesterday. The first part included classics like “Charlie Bit Me” and “This Is Sparta!” being turned into songs. Now, get ready to enjoy other gems like the timeless “Leave Britney Alone!” and “Bacon is Good For Me”.
6– Leave Britney Alone!
7– Bill O’Reilly Flips Out
8– Bacon Is Good For Me
9– Weezer – Pork And Beans
10– Double Rainbow
What happens to a meme when it can’t go any higher? Easy: it gets remixed into a music video.
This is a list of the 10 most popular videos on YouTube that have undergone that treatment. Chances are you will already be familiar with about 9 out of 10 of them in their original incarnations. Hopefully, these remixes will make you smile like the first time you saw them.
1 – Nintendo 64
2 – Charlie Bit Me
3 – David After Dentist
4 – This Is Sparta
5 – Leeroy Jenkins
Continue reading Part 2 of this feature.
As many of you probably noticed, YouTube’s music page has been overhauled, and a key feature has been added: a recommendation engine for music videos based both on your settings, preferences and these clips that your friends are sharing.
In practice, this turns YouTube into a tool for discovery that makes me think a lot of the days in which MTV actually played music.
Such a move was long due in the face of competing services such as The Hype Machine and Pandora, and it was somehow announced just a couple of weeks ago with the release of LeanBack (a service for discovering videos based on what your friends are watching). Continue reading
The Way You Should Hold An iPhone 4 In Order To Avoid Antenna Problems. Either That, Or Get A Case.
Many touted the release of the iPhone 4 as one of the events of the year. It turned out they were right – the amount of press we have seen over the last month was unprecedented, but for all the wrong reasons. The iPhone 4 proved not to work if held in a certain position, and that made things tricky for right-handed people, and downright impossible for left-handed ones.
Reports began springing up incessantly until Dave Letterman himself did a parody of the whole situation, and a consumer report advised people to buy an iPhone 3GS instead. At that point, Apple swung into action fast. Earlier today they held a conference in which Steve Jobs acknowledged that the problems existed, and that customers were to receive a free case that prevents the problem of blocking the antenna from happening.
But before the announcement was made, Internet performer Jonathan Mann (known for recording and releasing one song a day) had time to write a song about the whole antenna fiasco and post the video for all to see on his site. It is named “The iPhone Antenna Song”. Will it go down in history as the official soundtrack to antennagate? Judge it for yourself:
Lena Meyer-Landrut
As most of you probably know, Lena Meyer-Landrut is the winner of the latest Eurovision contest. The German singer clearly outperformed the competition during the 55th incarnation of the popular song contest in Oslo.
For those of you who are new to her, and for the ones who just want to relive Lena’s crowning moment here you have the video of her performing “Satellite” at the contest.
Sour Is A Three-piece Band That Hails From Japan.
I’d like to introduce you to one of the most imaginative music videos I have come across recently. It is named “Hibi No Neiro” [Tone Of Everyday], and it is the first single to be issued by Japanese artist Sour from its “Water Flavor” EP. The people you can see are real fans that filmed their parts using nothing but their webcams.
The video has just won the award for “Best Music Video” at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Just watch it and enjoy. I wouldn’t be surprised if more awards are on its way.
Ben Lee
I have just discovered this Australian artist, and I am certainly going to explore his discography further. His name is Ben Lee, and I caught wind of him thanks to his song “Love Me Like The World Is Ending”. That song was featured twice on one of the best shows I have watched recently, “Life Unexpected”. It was used to open chapters one and thirteen – the season’s premiere and finale.
The guy has got an incredible way with language, and he has achieved an equilibrium that I find extremely rare. He can play with words elegantly, and he can convey sentiments plaintively in equal measures. In short: he was perfect for a show like “Life Unexpected”, what with the story focusing on the complexities of life and the simple way in which love can solve just anything.
The song “Love Me Like The World Is Ending” exemplifies that perfectly. I am going to order both “Awake Is The New and Sleep” and “Ripe”. But if you are already acquainted with Ben and you think I should start elsewhere, please let me know by leaving a comment below.
Today Uruguay’s national soccer team beat Ghana in the most dramatic match I have ever seen in my life. This puts Uruguay in the semifinals of a FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 years.
As a way of supporting a team that has made us all proud, I would like to share two of the most popular soccer-related songs that have ever been written and recorded by Uruguayan artists. The first is “Cuando Juega Uruguay” [When Uruguay Plays] by Jaime Roos. The other is “Cielo De Un Solo Color” [Single-colored Sky] by No Te Va Gustar. That song is not really about soccer, but it has become synonymous with the sport here.
Now we are squaring up against Holland on Tuesday. I frankly believe that after today’s show of stamina and guts everything is possible.
¡Vamos Uruguay, carajo!
Soccer mania is sweeping the world, and today my country (Uruguay) managed to beat the team playing host (that’s South Africa, in case soccer is not your thing) 3 – 0. Time for a quick musical revision of the event so far.
First of all, this is the Black Eyed Peas performing at the opening of the tournament.
Shakira and Juanes did also perform that night, and they were very well-received too.
A Fellow Playing His Vuvuzela? Good Fun. 80,000 Fellows Playing Their Vuvuzelas? The Cue For The Four Horsemen To Come Charging.
Moving on, this is the “Vuvuzela Sucks Song”. A must-see for people who ardently believe the charming African instrument is robbing the game of its essential atmosphere. And I guess fans of Star Wars will also grow to love it.
Finally (and in case you haven’t seen it yet) this is the official video for the World Cup anthem by K’naan.
It’s quite good, but it doesn’t hold a candle to this one. Ah, the early ’90s…
Which one do you prefer? Leave a comment below!
A video that is going viral any minute now, this chap plays the drums as if there were no tomorrow. And he doesn’t miss a single beat. Amazing.
This chap goes by the name of Steve Moore, and he has already been dubbed “The Mad Drummer” for reasons that are obvious once you have seen him in action.
I bet this is his final gig with these yellow-jacketed fellows. And I am also sure we are going to see a lot more of him in the future.
Enjoy the video. The song is ZZ Top’s classic “Sharp Dressed Man”, by the way.