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Astronaut Performs First Cover of 'Space Oddity' from Space

Kyle Dowling — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:11 +0000

As good as David Bowie‘s ‘Space Oddity’ is, it’s still rather surreal watching someone perform it from space. The above video was recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield whilst onboard the International Space Station. The upload — which has gone viral since being put on YouTube — is said to have taken six months to make and has [...]

Teen Serenades Dream Girl in Order to Ask Her to Prom

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:55:29 +0000

When it came to getting a prom date, you could say Bobby Chin hit all the right notes. Chin, who goes to Centennial High School in Howard County, Maryland, has undoubtedly won the hearts of ladies everywhere after he landed a prom date by serenading the girl of his dreams in the hallway at school while [...]

Metal Version of Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' Surprisingly Rocks

Emerald Catron — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:40:29 +0000

This is the perfect way to relive those golden years back in the ’90s before you hardened your heart and started listening exclusively to death metal. It’s a metal guitar version of your 12-year-old self’s favorite song — ‘Barbie Girl’ by Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua. If you have to pretend you don’t know the words, [...]

Metal God Eric Calderone Rocks the 'Super Mario Bros.' Theme

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:20:44 +0000

Just when we thought America’s favorite video game, ‘Super Mario Bros.,’ couldn’t get any better — enter YouTube’s 311Erock, aka rocker Eric Calderone. In this video, Eric shows us that not all metal riffs and/or tones are used for moshing, horror movies and making parents angry. Getting not only the theme song down perfectly but also [...]

'Gangnan Style' Sounds Even Better On Ukelele

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:01:19 +0000

While 'Gangnam Style' covers are all the rage on YouTube, these two creative young women have taken Psy's hit and put their own unique spin on the song. Instead of the usual flashmob and eye-catching costumes, the two young women picked up a guitar and -- strangely enough -- a ukelele to turn the snappy dance number into a plaintive pop song that sounds like something Taylor Swift would sing. (Well, if Taylor Swift was a K-Pop star, that is.)

Marching Band Displays 'Gangnam Style'

Emerald Catron — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:10:59 +0000

It’s true — everybody likes Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style.’ This latest (and perhaps most impressive) version is performed by the Ohio University marching band. And although Korean rap doesn’t necessarily translate to a marching band very well, the dancing does. That’s right, dancing. Source: Marching Band Displays ‘Gangnam Style’

Think It's An Original? Think Again

Kari-Lynn Wirth — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:30:26 +0000

Buzzfeed just blew our minds with this amazing list of songs most people think are originals, but low and behold, they aren't.