Don't ask me why, I've been browsing through some site about deep sea creatures. THERE'S SOME WEIRD ASS FISH DOWN THERE, I TELL YOU. This one blew my mind: Vampyroteuthis infernalis (It's name means Vampire Squid from Hell, so you know it's awesome)
"Conductor: John Farley.
Transatlantic Records 1973.
The Portsmouth Sinfonia was a real orchestra founded by a group of students at Portsmouth School of Art in Portsmouth, England, in 1970 — however, the Sinfonia had an unusual entrance requirement. Players had to be either non-musicians, or if a musician, play an instrument that was entirely new to them. Among the founding members was one of their teachers, English composer Gavin Bryars. The orchestra started as a one-off, tongue-in-cheek performance art ensemble but became a cultural phenomenon over the following ten years, with concerts, record albums, a film and a hit single. The impact of the Portsmouth Sinfonia was considerable and their name and reputation has endured even though they last performed publicly in 1979. "
So in the original video, it was a simple guilt trip that extolled the virtues of intellectual property and supporting artists and programmers. Now... scare tactics.
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Best version of 2001 a Space Odyssey I have ever heard:
Transatlantic Records 1973.
The Portsmouth Sinfonia was a real orchestra founded by a group of students at Portsmouth School of Art in Portsmouth, England, in 1970 — however, the Sinfonia had an unusual entrance requirement. Players had to be either non-musicians, or if a musician, play an instrument that was entirely new to them. Among the founding members was one of their teachers, English composer Gavin Bryars. The orchestra started as a one-off, tongue-in-cheek performance art ensemble but became a cultural phenomenon over the following ten years, with concerts, record albums, a film and a hit single. The impact of the Portsmouth Sinfonia was considerable and their name and reputation has endured even though they last performed publicly in 1979. "
And just today, I got a video response!
Fingers crossed for meme-starting!
You know, other songs or something. Play along, won't you?
On the plus side, his rhymes were far fresher.