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The National: Heaven

The National: Heaven

A24’s Talking Heads tribute album Everyone’s Getting Involved turned out to be a mixed bag. But it did give us this wonderful cover from Ohio’s indie rock legends, The National. Matt Berninger’s distinctive tired-but-still-fighting voice and the weighty drums give the song a more somber and nostalgic vibe. We actually like it more than the original.

The Room, but It’s a Prince Song

The Room, but It’s a Prince Song

The cult classic The Room is best known for its stilted dialogue and scenery-chewing performance of actor/writer/director Tommy Wiseau. It turns out that if you chop up some of his choice words and sing them in the style of Prince, it gets much better. Nick Lutsko put this hilarious clip together a while back for Super Deluxe.

I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again

I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again

(PG-13: Language) Mysterious creator and probable spacetime traveler Obscurest Vinyl exploded onto the scene by unearthing this song. It’s precisely about what it says in the title. We don’t know what’s more hilarious – the song itself, the fact that the image is a mishmash of trends across decades, or that its lyrics have annotations on Genius.

Lorde: Take Me to the River

Lorde: Take Me to the River

Lorde provides her take on Talking Heads’ cover of Al Green’s Take Me to the River. It’s chill and minimalist, but you can still chicken bop to it. The single is part of A24’s upcoming tribute album, which will feature covers of songs that Talking Heads played in their 1984 concert fil Stop Making Sense. The list of artists is on A24’s Instagram page.

Singing 200 Digits of Pi

Singing 200 Digits of Pi

March 14 is Pi Day, so there’s no better time to learn as many digits of the mathematical constant as possible. AsapSCIENCE is here to help. While it’s definitely harder to memorize than The Alphabet Song, if you’re paying attention to the lyrics, you should at least get further than 3.1415926.

The Kiffness x Scary Cat: I Need Something

The Kiffness x Scary Cat: I Need Something

The Kiffness has made a career out of turning silly animal sounds into songs. This time, he started with footage of an orange tabby making noises that vaguely sound like a human with a mouth full of gauze. But once The Kiff added his music and vocals, it all makes perfect sense to us.

Tom Rosenthal: All a Bit Too Loud

Tom Rosenthal: All a Bit Too Loud

Musician Tom Rosenthal’s softly-voiced track All a Bit Too Loud is an emotive commentary on modern life and the sensory overload that all too often clutters our thoughts. For the music video, Tom was transformed into a giant ear by prop maker Jennifer Dingwall.

Famous Music Intros: 1963 to 2023

Famous Music Intros: 1963 to 2023

A lot has changed with music over the past 60 years, but memorable melodies will always be a thing. Music teacher Milo Andreo sat down at his electric piano and synthesizer to play the introductions to a single famous song from each year since 1963. Close your eyes and see how many you can name without looking at the titles.

Geolocating Songs Based on Their Lyrics

Geolocating Songs Based on Their Lyrics

Song lyrics often refer to locations, but they rarely are specific and sometimes inaccurate. Jam2Go thought he’d nail down the exact places in songs, starting with the guy in the Plain White T’s Hey There Delilah, who mentions he’s 1000 miles away from Delilah. Then he travels to Ocean Avenue, Africa, Over the Rainbow, and Country Roads.

80 of the Best Piano Intros

80 of the Best Piano Intros

Pianos have been an important part of the musical landscape for hundreds of years. To celebrate this popular instrument, musician David Bennett put together this excellent 17-minute chronological medley of some of the most melodic piano intros ever. See how many you can name with your eyes closed. No peeking.

Shiny Object Syndrome

Shiny Object Syndrome

Given the nature of our website, we admit we might come across as materialistic. But that’s because there’s just too much awesome new stuff out there. Daniel Thrasher shares the same affliction and wrote a little song about his obsession with shiny new objects.

These Songs Remind Me of You Notecards

These Songs Remind Me of You Notecards
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Making mixed tapes for paramours may have gone the way of the dodo, but record lovers can still wear their vinyl on their sleeves by sending These Songs Remind Me of You notecards. Shaped like 45 singles, 12 clever all-occasion card designs by illustrator Tuesday Bassen slide into envelopes resembling single sleeves.

The Gilligan’s Island Theme as Other Songs

The Gilligan’s Island Theme as Other Songs

We already know that the theme song from Gilligan’s Island can be transformed into Stairway to Heaven. Turns out the trick works with other songs too. Cherokee Phil shows off more than 30 songs which can be sung to the tune of the Gilligan’s Island theme or vice versa, though the latter isn’t quite as effective.

Semper Supra: The Space Force Theme Song

Semper Supra: The Space Force Theme Song

Formed in 2019, the U.S. Space Force has had its share of detractors, but the idea of having a military branch focused on the safety and security of the space above Earth isn’t a bad idea. Like other military branches, they now have an official theme song, entitled Semper Supra – the latin phrase for “Always Above.”

I Like to Wear Soft Clothing

I Like to Wear Soft Clothing

Actually, the full title of musician Bill Wurtz’s latest tune is “i like to wear soft clothing (cause it makes me feel like i’m rough in comparison.)” The lyrics tell the tale of a man who finds comfort in his clothes, listens to soft music, walks his cat, and gets turned on by the news despite his television being broken.

It Costs That Much

It Costs That Much

(PG-13: Language) Whether you’re a photographer, writer, musician, or in any other creative field, you’ve probably been approached by someone who wants your work for free in exchange for “exposure.” Laura Jane Barnes of Woah Dude has clearly had this degrading experience and wrote a little song about it.

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