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'The internet is obsessed with two songs and two songs only. But for different reasons. The first is Smash Mouth’s “All Star.”'... 'The world wide web’s other m

'The internet is obsessed with two songs and two songs only. But for different reasons. The first is Smash Mouth’s “All Star.”'... 'The world wide web’s other musical obsession though legitimately rules—Toto’s “Africa.”' Surely this is in with a shout? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

aries1980 6y ago
Reminds me the Four Horsemen of classical music in movies: - Chopin: Nocturnes Op 9 - Mozart: Requiem - Lacrimosa - Beethoven: Sonata No 14 (aka Moonlight Sonata), 1st Movement - Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody
- Splognosticus 6y ago
  > Beethoven: Sonata No 14 (aka Moonlight Sonata), 1st Movement Speaking of, anyone who's never heard the whole thing owes it to themselves to give it a listen. The 3rd movement is off the chain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU
grawprog 6y ago
I should have known better than to click that link. First time being Rickrolled in years.
- borgatronics 6y ago
  this comment is rickblocking our friend
- growlist 6y ago
  :) I got one!
voz_ 6y ago
I think "Never gonna give you up" is different. It's the basis of a prank, it is silly, but it does not inspire the same level of dedication to re-creating or really any kind of creativity around musical effort as two other songs: - Sandstorm / Darude [1] - Africa / Toto "All star" is closer to "Never gonna give you up" due to it being a sort of tongue-in-cheek ironic kinda thing due to how bad it really is. "All star" also has close proximity to the Shrek based meme subcultures / trends, and gains popularity from that as well. (see: Shrek is love, shrek is life and similar greentexts) [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXfnrEguhxA&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXfnrEguhxA&t=8s
devit 6y ago
More relevant version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILYwXmUpuWE&t=0m7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILYwXmUpuWE&t=0m7s
virusduck 6y ago
Hey now...
mlukaszek 6y ago
Well people have different taste but this metal version blowed my mind: https://youtu.be/MH9FyLsfDzw https://youtu.be/MH9FyLsfDzw (make sure to watch the outro)

aries1980 6y ago

Reminds me the Four Horsemen of classical music in movies: - Chopin: Nocturnes Op 9 - Mozart: Requiem - Lacrimosa - Beethoven: Sonata No 14 (aka Moonlight Sonata), 1st Movement - Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody

Splognosticus 6y ago
> Beethoven: Sonata No 14 (aka Moonlight Sonata), 1st Movement Speaking of, anyone who's never heard the whole thing owes it to themselves to give it a listen. The 3rd movement is off the chain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU

grawprog 6y ago

I should have known better than to click that link. First time being Rickrolled in years.

borgatronics 6y ago
this comment is rickblocking our friend
growlist 6y ago
:) I got one!

voz_ 6y ago

I think "Never gonna give you up" is different. It's the basis of a prank, it is silly, but it does not inspire the same level of dedication to re-creating or really any kind of creativity around musical effort as two other songs: - Sandstorm / Darude [1] - Africa / Toto "All star" is closer to "Never gonna give you up" due to it being a sort of tongue-in-cheek ironic kinda thing due to how bad it really is. "All star" also has close proximity to the Shrek based meme subcultures / trends, and gains popularity from that as well. (see: Shrek is love, shrek is life and similar greentexts) [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXfnrEguhxA&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXfnrEguhxA&t=8s

devit 6y ago

More relevant version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILYwXmUpuWE&t=0m7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILYwXmUpuWE&t=0m7s

virusduck 6y ago

Hey now...

mlukaszek 6y ago

Well people have different taste but this metal version blowed my mind: https://youtu.be/MH9FyLsfDzw https://youtu.be/MH9FyLsfDzw (make sure to watch the outro)