Best YouTube videos

Hans_Lauring · 2008-10-27T09:30:27.000Z

Really! I got one in an e-mail before CERN invented the WWW.

Jerry_Sizzler · 2008-10-27T20:01:53.000Z

64-part a capella rendition of Thriller. Oh yeah, and it’s all one guy.

Bob_Cherub · 2008-10-27T22:39:48.000Z

tiohn:

Epically awesome local news:
[URL=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8”]
Is it a leprechaun or a crackhead? Also, a leprechaun flute.

Car whistles in Oakland. The whistles go WOOOOO!

Apparently tiohn has been living under a rock.

dfs · 2008-10-28T07:27:14.000Z

Jerry Sizzler:

64-part a capella rendition of Thriller. Oh yeah, and it’s all one guy.

It’s pretty common to do one man a capella stuff via multitrack recording.
It’s a ton easier to blend with your own voice than to blend with somebody else’s voice.
Obviously you can’t do that live.

Funkula · 2008-10-28T10:35:17.000Z

Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Pon Farr Edition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BJSNyGJTLw

Audio is essential to the experience and thoroughly NSFW.

(Apologies if this has been posted over the weekend while I was away)

Funkula · 2008-10-28T10:52:29.000Z

Anaxagoras:

Many Moroccans are infected by the joy of the dance.

(Music video for “Do It Again” by Chemical Brothers)

Very similar concept to Fatboy Slim’s video for Ya Mama.

I like the Fatboy Slim one better, though. Funnier.

Anaxagoras · 2008-10-28T11:25:06.000Z

Funkula:

Very similar concept to Fatboy Slim’s video for Ya Mama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WCJZjdP-eQ

I like the Fatboy Slim one better, though. Funnier.

Yeah, I love that Fatboy Slim video too. But the Chemical Brothers one always brings a smile to my face. It has a certain joy about it that always brightens my day.

bago · 2008-10-28T13:29:10.000Z

dfs:

It’s pretty common to do one man a capella stuff via multitrack recording.
It’s a ton easier to blend with your own voice than to blend with somebody else’s voice.
Obviously you can’t do that live.

Ever see good beatboxers? They do it with a sampler.

Drastic · 2008-10-30T09:46:19.000Z

Blood Curse: Curse of the Blood Curse: Episode 1: Blood Curses. From the heroes of Overdrift fame.

Anaxagoras · 2008-10-30T12:25:45.000Z

MLK’s I have a dream speech

Rob_Merritt · 2008-10-30T15:03:20.000Z

The ultimate family adventure indeed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAa6_s9MjGw

Jojo · 2008-10-31T13:15:41.000Z

Scuba diving cat and dog:

I question whether the cat “going limp” is a sign that it is really relaxed and enjoying it.

Super cool beatboxing/editing video:

Stick it out, it gets pretty crazy after a bit

Rob_Merritt · 2008-10-31T13:41:38.000Z

Jojo:

Super cool beatboxing/editing video:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6fC65sy9tzY
Stick it out, it gets pretty crazy after a bit

Enjoyed that quite a bit.

Scrax · 2008-10-31T18:50:36.000Z

Rob_Merritt:

Enjoyed that quite a bit.

Which led me to http://www.beardyman.co.uk/ .

teledyne · 2008-10-31T21:38:36.000Z

Gazongas! Baby! (SFW)

From Jekyll and Hyde Together Again

Siren · 2008-10-31T22:52:37.000Z

These guys are made out of 50% pure awesome, and 50% distilled win.

AndrewMyers · 2008-10-31T23:19:17.000Z

Siren:

These guys are made out of 50% pure awesome, and 50% distilled win.

…and 50% last year ;)

baruk · 2008-10-31T23:59:23.000Z

How about a ghost story?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83CIwVKNjM4&feature=related

Siren · 2008-11-01T01:21:31.000Z

Eh, I did a search for “Thriller” and didn’t find it. It was new to me. :)

Dave_Perkins · 2008-11-01T03:40:08.000Z

Anaxagoras:

Yeah, I love that Fatboy Slim video too. But the Chemical Brothers one always brings a smile to my face. It has a certain joy about it that always brightens my day.

Both vids just brightened my day. Can’t help going “whoa” at how similar the Chemical Brothers’ vid is, though. I loved when the car passed with the dancing girl. Also loved the 28 Days Later dancing effect in the Fatboy one. Do you suppose that the dancers were simply able to move like that, or was there a cinematographic trick?