Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post.
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So I was going to go with a more late 90s playlist today to mimic one I recently made for my kids, but then I went to youtube and the algorithm showed me three ones songs that I just had to go with.
For those that missed it, for the past year I've attempted to use the YouTube algorithm to my advantage. I split off every one of my interests into its own channel and try to only watch that topic on the specific channel I've made for it. So I, for example, always switch to my sports channel before watching a baseball video, or I switch to my finance channel before watching anyone talk charts and try to convince me they know what they are talking about, and so on. And of course I have a channel just for music. Dividing my interests into specific channels like this has resulted in much better recommendations from the algorithm. It no longer seems to get confused and offer me completely random suggestions like watch videos or ASMR doctor visits in German; it seems like when the viewing history is more tightly focuses, the algorithm works better.
Anyway, so I instantly saw three good ones when I went there today. Let's take a look!
David Bowie - Space Oddity (2019 Mix)
This is of course one of everyones' favorite songs. It's up there on most popular modern songs lists. Interestingly, it is one that my oldest son brought to me a few weeks ago, showing it off proudly as an "awesome song" that he had just discovered. I smiled and broke the news that I already discovered that one long long ago. He hadn't realized it was so old.
And now YouTube suggests this more recent mix of it to me! <conspiracymode>Hmmm....maybe Google was listening when my son played it for me recently</conspiracymode>
So anyway, great song. Let's all listen and enjoy!
Dave Wave - Tetris / Korobeiniki (ragtime version)
Last week I shared a ragtime version of some of the Mario themes from the old games. Well, now today I was suggested this ragtime version of another classic song. I'm sure I wasn't the only one reading this who wasted countless hours on the Gameboy version of this game, this song burning into my head. It converts very well to ragtime!
Postmodern Jukebox, ft. Effie Passero - I Was Made For Lovin' You [Kiss]
Oh man, this is something else. I've featured Postmodern Jukebox in the past. These guys always do interesting but completely crazy arrangements, and this is no exception. Imagine the Kiss song I Was Made For Lovin You, arranged as if Ennio Morricone composed it. The singer, Effie Passero, is pretty freaking good too; she has an amazing voice. See what you think.
So... what's your favorite?
| David is an American teacher and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku. He blogs here and at laspina.org. Write him on Mastodon. |
