A youtube recommendation page analysis, round 2.

Last October, I looked at the videos that youtube recommended me and concluded that youtube surprisingly kind of gets me. I found it funny, though, that none of the videos were something I’d actually watch, just something I was vaguely interested in.

Today, I noticed the recommendations again and realized that they were even more accurately representative of my interests than before. And a few are videos I went and watched!

The list starts with Jeane by The Smiths, which is a genius rec because I’ve never even heard this Smiths song before! I’m not sure where it comes from, but if it is in my collection then I don’t remember it. 

Next is a Portugal. The Man video, and I was *just* listening to Portugal. the Man. It doesn’t appear to be a song, though. Not sure what it is. (EDIT: It’s a picture/video diary of sorts from their tour with one original song in it, cool).

Next is a Shinsei Kamattechan song, album version. I don’t need this because I already have the album, but I’m sure I’ve needed the video for various reasons anyway.

By far the weirdest thing on this list is Kevin VanDamme (who?) on “swim jigs.” I actually watched this entire poorly-shot, barely-audible, horribly-marred-by-website-name-graphic video for ironic purposes and was entranced by the constant use of the word “jig.” Phrases like “I like to fish in a jig” just seemed so right to me. I can only imagine that this video came up because one of my friends was doing research for a fishing trip while at my house (more likely than it sounds).

Sparks - The Rhythm Thief is interesting because I have been wanting to get into this band after falling in love with their song “Dick Around,” but the videos linked from that song haven’t grabbed me. This, however, is one I’ve never seen in the suggested column on the other videos. And the image looks like some kind of gothloli?? (After watching the vid… ugh it sucks).

BYOB 8-bit sounds fair enough. It’s been over a year since the one day that I was listening to a bunch of 8-bit takes of songs, but maybe I’ll end up doing the same again after this?? (It sounds like perfect boss music :O)

I certainly love the song Shut Me Up by MSI, but what does D’n’B (remix) mean? Dub’n’Bebop? Dicks’n’Bitches? (Actually it stands for Dumb’n’Boring *zing*).

After that is Kuuchuu Buranko OP Upside Down by Denki Groove. A pretty good song, though I much prefer the ED. I never cared much for either video.

The .hack//SIGN OST song Foreigners is pretty cool because I don’t have this song. I don’t know why, but I’ve never managed to get my hands on all of the .hack//SIGN music and instead only have bits and pieces of the huge OST. I recognized this song from the show, and it’s a good one. 

There’s no way I’d watch this Top 10 Anime Endings video, especially because I can already tell it’s lame since Elfen Lied is the image on it, but its presence is justified. When I was making my “top EDs” list a few months ago, I watched an assload of these videos. 

And finally… wow. Just wow. ALF: Season 03, Episode 24 part 1. Because I watch all the Alfs. All of them.