ITCHY MUSIC!
2008-04-16 (said on 2008-04-17 — implied: date said in the video; uploaded -1 days later) · list · Hank · 4:14 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Pop culture (also: Personal life) · mode: Advice & reviews · tags: community lore
Hank, bedridden with a full-body rash after a viral infection he probably caught at the Obama rally, shares a top-nine list of songs he found on YouTube while convalescing and asks Nerdfighters what they listen to.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Nothing to make a video about; full-body rash from a viral infection probably caught at the Obama rally; fever
- ★ Hank has no particular topic because it is a random day, which he says is how it always used to be. — 00:00:00
- ★★★ Hank has a rash over his entire body; his doctor says it is a side effect of a viral infection he probably got at the Barack Obama rally. (hedged) — 00:00:00 · Barack Obama
- ★★ Hank had a 103-degree fever for about five days; then his skin became blotchy and itchy. — 00:00:00
00:00:48 — Itching; convalescence spent listening to music on YouTube; music matters to people; copyright keeps it out of the video
- ★★ Hank says convalescence can be a wonderful time if spent well; he has spent his listening to music, mostly on YouTube. — 00:00:48 · YouTube
- ★★ Hank says music is a very important part of who we are as people, individuals and a species. — 00:00:48
- ★ Because of copyright Hank cannot put the songs in the video, so he links them in the sidebar. — 00:00:48
00:01:38 — Hank's top-nine list of songs found on YouTube: Ultra Relax, Abby, Julia Nunes, Narciso Lobo, Gustav, wizard rock, Of Montreal, Cotton Fields
- ★★ Hank calls Shinohara Tomoe's 'Ultra Relax', the intro to a show about kids in school, the pinnacle of J-pop and one of his all-time favorite songs. — 00:01:38
- ★★ Hank recommends Abby of Songs from a Hat, whom he loves, linking her song 'My Scientist'. — 00:02:24
- ★★ Hank recommends Julia Nunes, suggested by Abby: a nerdfighter with amazing songs and an amazing voice. — 00:02:24
- ★★ Hank says Julia Nunes deserves all the fame she is going to have in two years' time. — 00:02:24
- ★★ Hank recommends Narciso Lobo, whom he thinks is active in YouTube's singer-songwriter community; his originals beat his covers; he links 'The Song We Never Wrote'. (hedged) — 00:02:24 · YouTube
- ★★ Hank's random find: 'We Shall Overcome' by a woman called Gustav, whom he thinks is German; probably the best song he stumbled across this year (2008). (hedged) — 00:02:24
- ★★ Hank has been loving wizard rock, the Parselmouths and the Moaning Myrtles, both with members featured in Five Awesome Girls, and listening to Of Montreal. — 00:03:08
- ★★ Hank shares a version of 'Cotton Fields' arranged for 1940s-50s singer Teresa Brewer, with yodeling and weird choreography, which he calls amazing to watch. — 00:03:08
00:03:37 — Asks what Nerdfighters listen to; voice failing; reminds John of his late Question Tuesday or punishment; sign-off
- ★★★ Hank asks what Nerdfighters have been listening to and invites music suggestions, mainstream or obscure, in the comments; he trusts their taste. — 00:03:37 · Nerdfighteria
- ★★ Hank reminds John that he promised a Question Tuesday not on Tuesday and must deliver before the week is out or be punished. (playful) — 00:03:37 · Question Tuesday, Punishment
In the description and comments
- ★★ Hank adds three YouTube musicians he did not get to mention in the video: ReinaDelCid, SweetAfton23 and LaurenOC12. — video description · YouTube
Humor (significant)
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Hank blames his viral rash on the Obama rally he attended. — 00:00:00
“Barack Obama gave me a disease. He shook my hand right after he sneezed.”
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Hank says the rash covers his whole body, with one exception. — 00:00:48
“except for six very important parts”
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Hank interrupts himself in a second voice to ask how the rash could be good news. — 00:00:48
“Well, I'm glad you asked that, other me”
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Hank announces the list with an overlong title. — 00:01:38
“top nine list of awesome songs he found on YouTube while sweating and itching in his bed!”
Threads in this video
- told · Hank's full-body allergic reaction to sulfasalazine (2008) — Hank has a full-body rash, a side effect of a viral infection he probably caught at the Barack Obama rally, after five days of 103-degree fever. (00:00:00)
- predicted · Hank: Julia Nunes will be famous within two years (2008) — Hank predicts Julia Nunes will be famous within two years. (00:02:24)
- asked · Hank asks Nerdfighters for music recommendations (2008) — Hank asks Nerdfighters to share in the comments what music they have been listening to. (00:03:37)
- progress update · John: do a book-themed Question Tuesday (2008) — Hank reminds John he said he would do a Question Tuesday not on Tuesday, and must do it before the week is out or be punished. (00:03:37) → refers to PAPER TOWNS-TACULAR
- set · John: punishment for missing the Question Tuesday deadline (2008) — Hank reminds John that he promised a Question Tuesday not on Tuesday and must deliver before the week is out or be punished. (00:03:37)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Hank: Julia Nunes will be famous within two years (2008) — its date passed (2010); no outcome reported; last: predicted, 2008-04-16 (said on 2008-04-17, implied)
- John: do a book-themed Question Tuesday (2008) — kept late
- John: punishment for missing the Question Tuesday deadline (2008) — accepted, no report it was done (2008–2026)
- Hank's full-body allergic reaction to sulfasalazine (2008) — told 2×, last update 2008; last: retold, 2008-04-28
Mentioned
People: Abby · Barack Obama · Gustav · Julia Nunes · Narciso Lobo · Teresa Brewer
Works: Cotton Fields · Kodocha · My Scientist · The Song We Never Wrote · Ultra Relax · We Shall Overcome
Organizations: YouTube
Groups: Five Awesome Girls · Of Montreal · The Moaning Myrtles · The Parselmouths
Rituals: Punishment · Question Tuesday
Concepts: Wizard rock
Only in the description or credits: LaurenOC12 · Molly Lewis · ReinaDelCid · Tomoe Shinohara
Replies to
- continues · PAPER TOWNS-TACULAR — “You said you'd see me on Wednesday.”
Later videos replying to this one
- 2008-04-21 · Belated Book-tacular Questions (John) — punishes (set on Hank: punishment for losing the Peeps contest and a video over four minutes (2008)) — John declares Hank will be punished for losing the Peeps contest and for a video over four minutes without a montage. (00:00:00)
- 2008-04-24 · Pills Pills Pills (Hank) — corrects (update on Hank's full-body allergic reaction to sulfasalazine (2008)) — Hank corrects last week's (week of 14 April 2008) account: the illness was an allergic reaction to sulfasalazine, not a virus; a relapse after resuming it sent him to the ER for IV fluids and steroids. (00:00:00)