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This Little Kid Playing Classical Gas on Ukulele Is What You Need Right Now

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 NewsEditormusic 2, Performance, Taiwan, ukulele0 comment

On the streets of Taipei, a young phenom is seen playing a stirring rendition of Mason Williams’ Classical Gas on ukulele. This amazing performance is a rendition of Classical Gas as played by Tommy Emmanuel (also worth a watch). Apparently the young child, named Feng E, is continuing to blossom into a gifted musician and you can follow his progression on Facebook and Youtube. Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/little-kid-playing-classical-gas-on-ukulele/

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A Video Made from Dance Scenes from Nearly 300 Movies

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 NewsEditorcompilation, Dance, films, music 2, Nostalgia0 comment

May cause sudden urge to dance and overwhelming rush of nostalgia. Songs are: 1. Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 2. Joywave – Tongues 3. Nena – 99 Red Balloons 4. Nena – 99 Luftballons 298 films were used to be exact. For a complete list of every scene/film in the video visit Dancing in Movies on Tumblr. Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/video-made-from-dance-scenes-from-nearly-300-movies/

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This Underwater Dance by Julie Gautier is Simply Beautiful

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 NewsEditorart 2, Dance, free diving, music 2, short film, underwater

AMA is a breathtaking short film by Julie Gautier which she describes as: “A film without words that tells a story that everyone can interpret in their own way, according to their own experience, everything is suggested, nothing is imposed. I wanted to put in this film my biggest pain in this world, so that it is not too raw I have coated it with grace, so that it is not too heavy I have dipped it in the water and I dedicate this film to all the women of…

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The Death Metal Cowboys of Botswana

June 2, 2018June 2, 2018 NewsEditorBotswana, music 2, subculture

Explore the unique subculture of African Death Metal music in Botswana. Shot and edited by: Judy Lelliott. Featured bands: Skinflint and Overthrust Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/the-death-metal-cowboys-of-botswana/

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When Someone Says Show Me Some Impressive Piano Playing

April 29, 2018April 29, 2018 NewsEditorbeethoven, classical, music 2, Performance, Piano, rendition

Valentina Lisitsa plays Beethoven’s famous “Moonlight” Sonata (Op. 27, No. 2, 3rd Movement). This was recorded in Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany, December 2009. I can’t even fathom playing something like this, let alone composing it back in 1801! Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/valentina-lisitsa-plays-beethovens-moonlight-sonata/

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A 25-Day, Cross Section Timelapse of a Bean Plant Set to Classical

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 NewsEditorclassical, cross section, Food, music 2, Nature, plants, timelapse

Kidney bean timelapse with soil cross section. Showing how roots ant upper part of plant grows. Play speed – 17280x (one shot every 9 minutes 36 seconds played at 30 FPS). Music: Blue Danube by Strauss via GPHase on YouTube Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/25-day-bean-plant-cross-section-timelapse/

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75 Years Ago, One of the Best Dance Routines Ever Was Filmed, Unrehearsed on the First Take

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 NewsEditoracrobatics, black and white, Dance, films, gymnastics, music 2, Performance, vintage

Fred Astaire said it was ‘the greatest dancing he had ever seen on film’. In a dance performance for the ages, the Nicholas Brothers, Fayard (1914â€“2006) and Harold (1921â€“2000), dazzled audiences with their acrobatic routine to Cab Calloway’s hit song, Jumpin’ Jive. Not only that, but the routine was unrehearsed and what you see was the first take! [source] The performance was from the 1943 musical film, Stormy Weather. In 2001, Stormy Weather was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally,…

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Choir Perfectly Mimics Rainstorm Before a Stirring Rendition of Africa by Toto

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 NewsEditorchoir, mimicry, music 2, Performance, rain, recreate, remix, Singing, storm

Title: Africa Melody and lyrics by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro Performed by Angel City Chorale Soloists Rich Kennedy, Tommy Lamb, Tina Mitro, and Duff Watrous Artistic Director, Sue Fink Video edited by, Alex Chaloff, Annika Benitz Performance inspired by Eric Whitacre, https://youtu.be/0Zqp0OpzMAI, and Perpetuum Jazzile, https://youtu.be/yjbpwlqp5Qw Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/choir-mimics-rainstorm-before-singing-africa-by-toto/

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This Marble Run Perfectly Synced to Tchaikovskys Waltz of the Flowers is Good Internet

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 NewsEditordesign 2, Gaming, marbles, mashup, music 2, remix, rube goldberg

The madman that perfectly synced a line rider course to Edvard Griegâ€™s Mountain King is back with something new and equally entertaining—a magnetized marble run perfectly synced to Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers”. I can’t imagine how long this took to design and how many tries it took to nail the timing. Bravo Doodle Chaos, bravo. Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/marble-run-synced-to-tchaikovsky-waltz-of-the-flowers/

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Carol of the Bells on a Harp + Bonus Dog Reaction for Extra Soothingness

January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 NewsEditoranimals 2, awww, Dogs, harp, music 2, Performance, reaction, rendition

Acoustic Trench plays ‘Carol of the Bells’ on a harp for his adorable dog, Maple. Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/carol-of-the-bells-on-harp-by-acoustic-trench/

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90-Year-Old Couple Play Impromptu Piano Duet in Mayo Clinic Lobby

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 NewsEditorLove, music 2, Performance, Piano, Relationships

Filmed in 2008, this serendipitous moment was filmed by Jodi Hume who was at the Mayo Clinic visiting her mom. On the piano are Fran and Marlo Cowan, a 90-year-old couple that have been married for 62 years at the time. The song is ‘Old Grey Bonnet’ and Jodi describes the day she happened across the piano playing couple: “From the balcony we could see an older couple sitting side by side at the piano playing together and entertaining a host of people. Some were in wheelchairs, others were sitting…

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When You Realize the Concert Crowd is a Cotton Harvester at Night

November 11, 2017November 11, 2017 NewsEditordouble take, Farming, illusion, industrial, machines, music 2, perfect timing

Photograph by @micah.b.horn on Instagram At first glance you might think you’re looking at a huge concert crowd but it’s actually a photo of several industrial cotton harvesting machines at night. The photo was taken by @micah.b.horn on Instagram and the image quickly went viral after being posted on reddit. Don’t feel too bad, a programmer had the brilliant idea of running the photo through Google’s Cloud Vision API and even the machines were fooled! The top three results were ‘crowd’, ‘festival’ and ‘stage’. Ran the image through Google Cloud…

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Hip Hop Head Listens to Rage Against the Machine for the First Time Ever

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 NewsEditorfirst, music 2, reaction

If you’re a fan, this is as close as it gets to hearing it again for the first time 🙂 Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/hip-hop-head-listens-to-rage-for-first-time-ever/

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A-ha Did an Unplugged Version of Take On Me and It Sounds Like a Completely Different Song

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 NewsEditoracoustic, music 2, recreate, remix

At a recent MTV Unplugged performance at Giske Harbour Hall in Norway, rock band a-ha performed an acoustic rendition of their hit song, ‘Take on me’. The clip was taken from the forthcoming album/DVD, a-Ha: MTV Unplugged Summer Solstice which features 17 hits, 2 cover versions and 2 brand new songs. The performance was recorded live on June 22 and 23, 2017. Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/a-ha-take-on-me-unplugged-acoustic/