Know Your Meme: “Weird Al” Yankovic Helps Explain Auto Tune

Look here for links to all videos from this episode! The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies examines the phenomenon of Auto-Tune with help from special guest Professor “Weird Al” Yankovic! www.weirdal.com www.youtube.com Music by the Discoghosts: www.upitup.com www.antarestech.com Antares Auto Tune www.youtube.com T-Pain: Can’t Believe It www.npr.org NPR.org: Auto Tune in Action (audio) www.youtube.com Cher: Believe en.wikipedia.org T-Pain www.youtube.com T-Pain: Chopped and Skrewed www.youtube.com T-Pain: Freeze www.time.com Auto-Tune:Why Pop Music Sounds Perfect www.newyorker.com Perfect Pitch www.npr.org Tone Deaf Stars Thrive on Digital Correction Software www.npr.org T-Pain Builds Power with Digital Prowess www.ultimate-guitar.com The Arusha Accord www.absolutepunk.net Loftland Shhh Just Listen www.206proof.com Auto-tune Killed Hip Hop www.youtube.com Singing Kitties www.youtube.com Baby T-Pain www.youtube.com Winston Churchill Backed by Band from Future www.youtube.com AutoTuned vimeo.com Vimeo: Auto Tuning www.youtube.com Slap Chop Rap www.youtube.com BOB Autotune www.youtube.com Carl Sagan – A Glorious Dawn www.youtube.com Auto-tune the News #2 www.cmt.com Jay Zs Death of Auto Tune video www.crunchgear.com Unintended consequences: Jay-Zs Death of Auto-Tune boosts sales of the software Jay-Z “DOA + 99 Problems (Wallpaper. Remix) via www.eeniemeenie.com http www.youtube.com The Lonely Island: I’m On A Boat (ft. T-Pain) — Additional music by The Discoghosts
Video Rating: 4 / 5


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25 Responses to “Know Your Meme: “Weird Al” Yankovic Helps Explain Auto Tune”


  1. Xelig00n says:

    @gaaralee1234 You may as well divide by zero

  2. Xelig00n says:

    @gaaralee1234 You may as well divide by zero

  3. Xelig00n says:

    @gaaralee1234 You may as well divide by zero

  4. Xelig00n says:

    @gaaralee1234 You may as well divide by zero

  5. Xelig00n says:

    @gaaralee1234 You may as well divide by zero

  6. Gameorama91 says:

    I saw that guy playing with that mudkip at the end, you can’t hide Mudkipz from me!

  7. TimJerkin101 says:

    SUBCRIBE, WE GO HARD (low key, PLEASE) haha

  8. Rushguitarist1 says:

    T-Pain has no talent he blows!

  9. Ashtwan says:

    Auto Tune is a meme? No. Auto Tune is a corruption and an infestation.

  10. CaveofTwoLovers says:

    @ROCKETBOOM
    omfg, so nasa did team up with the navy to make autotune and recruit children into the navy/army.
    the simpsons was correct!

  11. beebeeice says:

    DJ Steve Porter’s Slap Chop Remix is the best!!

  12. 72u7H says:

    Whatever, this video is funny. Auto-tune is teh gehness.

  13. latidom12 says:

    this videos hilarious,i love internet memes

  14. ilikesugarandcream says:

    WEIRD AL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  15. tshaiyanique says:

    so basically we r listening to ppl who cant sing??????????

  16. CDDCX says:

    the singing kitty is annoying

  17. 5ivepdx says:

    I love Weird Al. He’s like today’s American verson of Tiny Tim. :D

  18. mattutubematt says:

    weird al went to my high school!! xD

  19. NeroTheAtheist says:

    T-pain fucking sucks, hence why he uses autotune.

  20. alexjimenez says:

    LOL Attack Attack! at 2:03 CRAB FUCKING CORE

  21. aether9000 says:

    @tshaiyanique not every singer uses auto-tune, we still have true singers like jay-z. But auto-tune made T-pain and Kesha rich and gave them a top spot on the charts

  22. basaltdragon says:

    we don’t need auto tune to find oil anymore just look in the gulf

  23. o0randommness0o says:

    1:50 ….putting on the kitteh shirt. :) . 2:08 … kitteh shirt is on.

  24. pandakid64 says:

    5:44 MUDKIPPY! :D

  25. tshaiyanique says:

    @aether9000 `i know not all of them use it but… kesha sucks auto tune dont make her sound better just irritating, t-pain. lyrics r ok the the auto tune is still crap. they r wasting millions of dollars on those wanna be singers.

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