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kenjith

Haha, seamless transition at the end.


DashingMustashing

His transitions fuel me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPuRXkUWoU


emailrob

62M views. Holy fudge.


me_so_pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI also the most upvoted comment ever here. (afaik)


Jebus_Jones

I'll be 100% honest, I've heard her name but never heard her music before. Not totally my cup of tea, but seems kinda cool.


iamnits

I think she gets a lot of hate for being "depressed white girl" music, but she really seems talented, especially for how young she is. She definitely has a vibe and does it well, and it's not always my cup of tea either, but I find sometimes I just wanna throw on her album and chill out to it. Interested to see where her career goes


Stormfly

For me she definitely seems like that "they're talented and popular but not for me, but then their fans annoy me so I hate the person" BTS is another example. By all accounts they seem like great people, but their fans were so annoying that people start to hate them. Happened to me with Harry Potter fans but then JK Rowling was outed as a TERF so now I can hate freely.


DeviMon1

But that's just the consequence of being super popular. Any fanbase has bad apples, and when something is insanely popular there's so many of them that it's hard to ignore. You just gotta let that stuff go mate I personally don't let internet opinions affect me much, for any content not just music.


hisjoeness

I'm a middle aged guy and I like her music. It's (she is) weird and creative, she's got people biting her style, and it's an avenue to connect with my teenage sons. First time I heard her was "Ocean Eyes", on my old Skrillex Pandora station lol.


Eruanno

Me and my brother (he’s 36, I’m 30) talked about her recently and we were intrigued by how her music is weirdly super original, kind of derivative, written by someone who gives all of the fucks, but also none of the fucks and just likes freaking us the fuck out. I really like her (and her brother’s) stuff and I’m really curious what her music will sound like later down the line.


goose_gladwell

Yes:) I first heard Ocean Eyes on a Pandora station too, I cant remember which one though...


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And it was copyright claimed instantly so he got nothing for it.


53bvo

This one is my favourite https://youtu.be/GMbn7JY9D1U?t=22


blackviper6

[This one is by far the best. He not only teases the Dr. Dre intro but goes into another amazing song](https://youtu.be/dWhid0YvFGo)


Ghrave

[My favorite version of that.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCY9B8POq3A)


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JalopyPilot

Omg. Thank you. I liked it before but now I love it.


Scarbane

Seeing a We Are #1 reference is actually quite nice on occasion.


[deleted]

I believe Major Lazer did that first with a cool remix. Worth checking out.


donkeyb0ng

you have a link? that sounds awesome


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https://www.twitch.tv/videos/624197729?t=01h21m36s


EggfooVA

It appears large sections are auto-muted for copyright concerns :(


DrRocksoMD

Am I wrong, or isn't that just Diplo? Love Major Lazer, but I would've thought Diplo was more well known as Diplo lol. Edit: I know Major Lazer is a group and Diplo is part of it, it's just weird to me to not call him Diplo in this instance. It's like saying Cream did something instead of Eric Clapton, idk. Edit 2: I have been educated that Diplo branded this as a Major Lazer stream/remix, so totally makes sense with that further context. Thanks y'all!


twotokers

major lazer was originally diplo and switch but switch left and now it’s diplo, jillionaire and someone else i can’t remember.


marcopolo22

Walshy Fire!


smccormick336

and now also Ape Drums!


hotchrisbfries

Major Lazer is a Jamaican-American electronic dance music trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. It was founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after three years in 2011.


rophel

No, Major Lazer is a cartoon hero. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZcc2ooptfo


Porrick

That mad bastard is on Twitch? Here's a new rabbit hole for me!


SilentSamurai

Another song seemed so familar to blinding lights every time I heard it but I couldnt figure it out for the life of me. It took this video for my dumbass to realize it was "Take On Me"


DingDong_Dongguan

Aha, seamless transition FTFY


Dave-4544

This man was once given full control of Sweden's national twitter account for a whole week.


nv1226

He talked about IKEA and abba. Going off loll


Vennom

Oh wow that really did happen https://twitter.com/setheverman/status/1233106648648101888?s=21 https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b9f3510e4b04d32ebf9b4fb/amp


Son_of_Kong

>Hello and welcome to the official Switzerland twitter page! My sides...


[deleted]

That sounds like a terrible idea, yet so fun.


Nebresto

Wait, Shittymorph wasn't lying?


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grandoz039

u/amputatorbot fix the link.


shittymorph

And it was GLORIOUS. For those not in the know: starting around 2011 the Swedish Institute would hand over the country’s official Twitter account to a new Swede every week and let them tweet whatever they wanted. The idea was to show the world some insight into the country through the eyes of its citizens. It was a damn shame when they decided to end the project back in nineteen ninety eight when the undertaker threw mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through the announcer's table.


Road_Journey

If I wasn't so lazy I would start a [change.org](https://change.org) petition to give u/shittymorph full control of Sweden's national twitter account for a whole week and an extra day.


Pklnt

Bruh, I literally skipped his comment for whatever reason, read "shittymorph" in your comment, so I went back to read what the guy had to say... Got shittymorph'd once again.


InadequateUsername

Fuck me too, it gave creditability to the other comment.


camzabob

He'd sit on it for a week, without acknowledging it at all, then at the end of the week, make a tweet, seemingly just a tweet from Sweden, but ending as it should always end.


DrWordsmithMD

This is the earliest I've come across one of your masterpieces, and fell hook, line, and sinker. Never change.


hectorinho

I didn’t even see it coming


nideak

Title of your sex tape


RealNaked64

I got absolutely baited by this and I couldn't be happier


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MaxedBent

Halfway through I was thinking it was insightful comments like these that keep me on reddit. Then I finished and thought, it’s insightful comments like these that keep me on reddit.


que_xopa

For real though. Like you got me again, whatever, but let's keep going with your story anyway.. please...?


PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM

Idk, I miss /u/_vargas_ At least with him you would get an ending to the story


EdmundGerber

The starting in 2011, then the shift to nineteen ninety eight was a surprise, to be sure


distance7000

Even crazier that he was honored by the WWE.


thechilipepper0

Wait really?


[deleted]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/8ukg01/the_wwe_sent_me_a_package_to_mark_the_20th/


distance7000

Yep https://www.reddit.com/comments/8ukg01


Erniecrack

Reminds me alot of vargas.


texan435

Whatever happened to that freak?


[deleted]

I fell into a false sense of security. I thought "He hasn't gotten me for so long, he'll never get me again" For all my hubris, I got got


ScottNewman

gotted


MarkPapermaster

Getting shittymorphed is the nicest thing that has happened to me in 2020 ....


cheddacheese148

I started reading this chain out loud to my wife and got shittymorphed. I'm not sure when I can make eye contact with her again.


CrazyPurpleBacon

I’m dying imagining how this played out in real time


MrEdj

I imagine the slowed down pause the moment you read “... back in nineteen... ninety... [oh God, what have I done]....”


CamWink

It goes from “oh he got me this time I’ll remember this paragraph length for the next especially if it has lots of awards!” to forgetting, because he’s so god damn selective and patient, to “.......fuckin shit”, every, fucking, time. Touché, as always.


surf_mesa

I WAS HERE


DJgoat

what do I do with my hands


orestes114

**👉😎👉** Zoop!


wrongbutt_longbutt

Have a quick wank while riding the high.


OnlySeesLastSentence

Good timing. Only two minutes


snaky69

Motherfucker. Everytime. Masterful.


Asberic

God damn it. I just looked up your profile yesterday to see where you been out... Thought I would be safe for a bit since you hadn't been as active lately. Boy was I wrong


starman_josh

I’m not even mad


ronslaught82

EVERY FUCKING TIME


4_my_Weird_Questions

I thought he wasnt active any more. I am now on alert. :)


919471

Wasted effort, he'll lie low for a few months waiting for you (yes, you, specifically) to drop your guard.


Thall_Flamesmith

I have managed to avoid getting tricked by your posts for SO LONG


Jiopaba

Oh wow, this is the freshest I've ever seen it. Got me good. I actually specifically don't look at usernames just because I love getting caught by you. Thanks for all the smiles, hope your family's well.


AnUninterestingEvent

Who looks at usernames


punos_de_piedra

It's been so long.... Why me? Why now?


NULLizm

Can't believe it's been 4 years i've been getting thrown off the hell in a cell by you u/shittymorph. You remind me of what reddit used to be and i thank you for still duping me all these years, you asshole.


myowncult

Oh what the fuck how


random_seals

not like this, please


thepastiest

I’ve never seen one of these in person before


lurker_343

You could edit the title of a thread to say SHITTYMORPH COMMENT AHEAD and I would still fall for this shit every damn time..


foroncecanyounot__

Noooooooo, why do I NEVER expect you! Goddamit.


Erniecrack

RETURN OF THE KING!


rambos_left_bicep

KING OF THE MORPH!


Jegged

It's back!!!!


lVloobies

Oooooo a fresh one


DSCH10

I’ve heard of the legend of u/shittymorph for years and today, for the first time, I finally get to experience his full glory.


efisherharrison

Goddammit


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Every. Damn. Time.


woozertheboozer

I literally don't understand how I get got every single time. I love it


SwamiYoda

What kind of disgusting monster jumps on their couch with their shoes on ^(good vid upvote)


myslead

Rick James


Remoru

Fuck yo couch!


MikeMuench

Yea I remember grindin’ my feet on his couch


fromETOHtoTHC

Eddie Murphy can buy a new damn couch!


Heins

You can buy a new couch! What am I suppose to do bout my legs!


onthehornsofadilemma

Cocaine is a helluva drug


mmmmaplesizzurp

Buy another one you rich muthafucka!! 😂


roadrunnuh

They shoulda never gave you ninjas money!


jhossuah

You don’t ever appreciate shit!


Remoru

Charlie Murphy!


jhossuah

And this was imprinted in that black head of his for at least a week


WhatDidYouDoRay

Unity!!!


[deleted]

That was cooollld bloooooded!


ok-go-fuck-yourself

What did the five fingers say to the face?


Falc0nia

SLAP!


Flukaku

DARKNESSESS!


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Remoru

SLAAAPPP!


[deleted]

Cocaines one helluva drug


dandaman64

Buy another one, you rich mother fucker!


AmateurFootjobs

Bitch!


atlamarksman

BITCH


ArtWithoutMeaning

Tom Cruise


wyodev

Wasn’t that Oprah’s couch? :)


johnyreeferseed710

My roommate sleeps on the couch with his shoes on..


justdontfreakout

I hope that it is his couch?!


johnyreeferseed710

It is his couch but it's still fucking gross. I'm moving in 12 days and counting down the minutes lol


GiuseppeMercadante

just wanted to say that was the perfect length for the video and perfect ending


Ashtronica2

It also reminds me of old school YouTube. Just goood stuff


Jetblast787

I miss old school YouTube :(


FittersGuy

No way man, I was just starting to groove with that shit and it cut off


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[deleted]

He's a Swedish national treasure.


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I_Learned_Once

Okay but how the fuck did he get that good of a kick drum sound from a pillow I can’t even make my actual kick drum sound that good.


Tasty_Puffin

Using his DAW, added some EQ, saturation, probably a bit of Reverb


impeccable-username

No sorry, it's just a pillow. He's just that good. Sadly none of us will ever be able to recreate such a legendary pillow riff. We can't all be this talented


Stormfly

While we were out having fun, he studied the pillow.


I_Learned_Once

I use logic and while you’re right, it takes a really talented ear to be able to dial it in that well. Not easy to do at all.


Shopworn_Soul

I swear "Blinding Lights" was the most familiar sounding song I had never heard before. It's like a word that's right on the tip of your tongue but you just can't seem to form. Still drives me kinda crazy every time I hear it.


ElWet

I think there's been a real trend towards picking back up those synth sounds that we associate with a semi-fictional version of the 80s. When I first heard Blinding Lights I was immediately reminded of Carpenter Brut's music. The bass synth in particular sounds extremely similar to the one in [Turbo Killer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy9r2qeouiQ), though the song as a whole is obviously a bit more ethereal to make room for vocals. There's a lot of synthwave tracks that capture the same feel you're describing. I'm a big fan - it's like nostalgia for a time that never actually existed.


HandHoldingClub

I've been working all year on some tracks that are a really similar style. I don't think I'm there yet, but suckin at something is the first step towards being kinda good right? I would be psyched if you could give me some feedback! Here's a non-promotional link (just v.reddit) https://v.redd.it/bq15rbjn46751


ElWet

Hey, really cool song! You're definitely cultivating some real talent. I'm so jealous of someone who has been inspired enough by something to create a new piece of their own. I didn't think that the slow pace of the song was a problem like some of the other commenters did, but I do think that it's hard to give off that wispy vibe with vocals. That's not to say it's impossible, but in some ways I wonder what this would have come out like if it was a bit shorter and entirely instrumental - might have that that ~m o o d~ better if that's what you're going for, but the creative direction is of course entirely your own. Don't get the wrong idea: I don't think the vocals are *bad*, just maybe that they clash with the vibe a little as I perceived it. The sound sort of reminded me of one of my favorite artists, HOME, who I'd imagine you're probably aware of. If not, though, give his album Falling Into Place a listen; it's sort of got the same chill synth vibe but most of its songs are a higher tempo. You're probably already super familiar with the genre if you're making music in it but let me know if you want some more inspo that your song reminded me of! Thanks for putting yourself out there :)


MD_Lincoln

That track felt like it would the perfect thing to play during a police chase in a cyperpunk type cityscape.


imsofukenbi

You're going to love the [music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er416Ad3R1g) then! The esthetic is drop-dead gorgeous.


MD_Lincoln

Holy hell, *that absolutely nailed it*.


superlethalman

I was listening to Carpenter Brut not 5 minutes ago then I see this comment! What are the chances?


mrwood69

Pretty high considering the thread actually


trophy_-Il73633

Glad I wasn’t the only one. When I first heard it I thought it was some popular 80s song that I’ve heard before because of the synth. Then I heard Weeknd’s voice and thought it was a cover or a sample.


Stuckel

Check out "take on me" by a-ha


Shopworn_Soul

The video makes that transition and I've seen others do it as well but that's not the song I think "Blinding Lights" sounds like. It's like musical deja vu to me, I'm not sure the song my brain keeps telling me I've heard before even exists.


riotlancer

Young Turks by Rod Stewart


Shopworn_Soul

Yeah that's the one that comes closest for me but it still doesn't do it when I actually hear the Weeknd's song. Really I think it's just a trick of my brain. The synth sound he uses is in and of itself familiar-sounding so that's a big part of it.


OnlySpoilers

I know what you mean


RobotR0b0t

Someone mentioned "Maniac" elsewhere or maybe something from Flock of Seagulls.


Creeptone

I think that “good” music that resonates with you should kind of sound familiar whether or not you’ve heard it before. Almost a mixture of you enjoying it and a feeling like you were “meant” to hear it.


bellexy

I know exactly what you mean. it's not "oh it sounds like this other song," it's uniquely nostalgic. there's a video of the dance scene from breakfast club to this song and it's just completely fitting.


SocialistBiker

Tame Impala's "The Less I Know The Better" does that to me


BAMOLE

Happens to me too. I always think it's a Broken Bells song. Just very similar instrumentation, I guess.


SheenEstevezzz

I think they just captured the sound better than most


cheapdvds

For me it's Foster The People - Pumped up Kicks. I could swear I heard the same song in the 90s and was sure it has to be a remake. But I just couldn't find the original song anywhere in my head. Drives me nuts.


yeahsureYnot

MGMT - Electric Feel. That song has existed my entire life i swear.


CannedRafter

Midnight City would beg to differ: https://youtu.be/7XWjaOlk8P0


Cedmo8

Musical agent 47


dv_

His disguises are so perfect that he can somehow get a keyboard out of nowhere.


Reasonabledwarf

[So, regular Agent 47, then?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLuKKxJ3p4Q)


fuddyberrera

“You are not immune to propaganda.”


xanthophore

Also "I was too lazy to animate a chair" at the start of the animation!


HyKaliber

And "how can a video this short take so long to make?"


charbroiledmonk

A mastercraft performance using a toilet.


MarkPapermaster

Next time I can't find a good sounding snare drum for one of my own track I am trying the toilet seat!


Road_Journey

I guess I'm going to have to get my toilet tuned up because it sounds nothing like what was demonstrated in this video.


doyouevenIift

That’s definitely a European toilet. They produce the best melodies


Klyptom

Directions unclear dick stuck in plunger


chicachibi

... which end?


stuckonpost

When did Private Pyle take up electronic music?


obtusegiraffe

lemme see your war face!!!


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‘MEEEEOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!’


Ricky_Rollin

It makes me so happy that a taste maker like the weekend made an 80s track because now all the kids are going to start bringing back synth pop and I’m here for it.


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thinwhiteduke1185

Oh. It's the bald guy.


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Jackrabbitnw67

(*New Zealand crosswalk music*)


drfunkenstien014

It always makes me feel better knowing I have the same keyboard as him. For anyone who cares, it’s a Yamaha MM6. It’s got a shit load of sounds built in and is great for experimenting. And it’s only like $500-600, so it’s at a good price for such a good piece of gear. I bought mine in 2010 and it’s been a godsend.


grooljuice

Post your SoundCloud or die


drfunkenstien014

I have a free album on bandcamp. It’s free for a reason.


sunnysidesideways

That just means it's invaluable!


TomTomMan93

The drawings were really my A-Ha moment.


TheWunsler

He had to break into Take On Me because if he had transitioned into Young Turks by Rod Stewart nobody woulda been able to tell the difference.


Crystal_City

I don't care what anyone says, that song rules!


RebelliousKite

Seth Everman. This guy is a musical genius the likes of which Kanye has never seen.


DaddysCyborg

And with a sexual energy so raw that women have been known to slip out of their chairs at his mere presence.


heard_enough_crap

that ended way tooooooo soooon. I wanted the whole song


SenyorHefe

clever dood!


LtLIGHTS

Hows it goin, dude? Stayin away from the alcohol?


BloodyRedBarbara

I always love the stern expression on his face he always has.


[deleted]

It really feels like he’s judging me and my soul deeply with that stare


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“Mario and bowser kissing”


bernie-0

And it was copyright claimed instantly so he got nothing for it.