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Best Music performance & songs videos, as recommended on Hacker News

149 videos about music performance & songs that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly music, demo, comedy. Channels that come up most: The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel, OK Go, Vic Firth, Vox. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop: A perennial HN recommendation, brought up whenever sampling, copyright or music history comes up, often described as a must-watch.

• documentaryVideo explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loopLandon Proctor · 15 HN recommenders · 2011–2026
• explainerFear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek - The Original Economics Rap Battle!Radical Discourse · 10 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
• musicAdriano Celentano - PrisencolinensinainciusolLe Pietre Rotolanti · 6 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• musicYoutube duet: Miles Davis improvising on LCD SoundsystemAlessandro Grespan · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• musicThe Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stages 1-6 (Complete)vvmtest · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• musicSteve Reich, "Music for 18 Musicians" - FULL PERFORMANCE with eighth blackbirdVic Firth · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• musicOK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine - Official VideoOK Go · 5 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
• musicMC Frontalot - It Is Pitch DarkMC Frontalot · 5 HN recommenders · 2012–2026
• musicDanny Carey | "Pneuma" by Tool (LIVE IN CONCERT)Vic Firth · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• musicWilliam Shatner - Common Peopledsjkhd · 6 HN recommenders · 2013–2023
• explainerThe most feared song in jazz, explainedVox · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• musicSpace OddityRare Earth · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• musicOK Go - Upside Down & Inside OutOKGoVEVO · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• musicWelcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham (from "Inside" -- ALBUM OUT NOW)boburnham · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• musicPink Floyd Echoes & 2001 A Space Odyssey HDbarrettproduction · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• musicBaz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreensteffyweffy777 · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2026
• explainerSample Breakdown: Daft Punk - One More TimeTRACKLIB · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• interviewNardwuar vs. N.E.R.D - The Extended VersionNardwuarServiette · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• demoMaking of "The Prodigy - Voodoo People" in Ableton by Jim PavloffJim Pavloff · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2024
• demoThe Commodordionlftkryo · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• musicLand of Lisp- The Music Video!lisperati · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• musicChristopher Tin - Baba Yetu (Official Video) feat. Soweto Gospel ChoirChristopher Tin · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• documentaryPipe Organ (5-story instrument)Rob Scallon · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• musicSnarky Puppy - Lingus (We Like It Here)GroundUP Music NYC · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
• musicJ.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565JustASuicidalGirl · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• musicNanobot (Havana Parody) | A Capella Science ft. Dorothy Andrusiakacapellascience · 4 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• explainerRapping, deconstructed: The best rhymers of all timeVox · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• musicLazerhawk ~ Redline Full AlbumStay Nifty · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2021
• musicZX Spectrum 1-bit music: Agent X (Tim Follin, 1985)aki__ · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
• comedyTom Lehrer - New Math (Animated)Jared Khan · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• musicStevie Wonder - Superstition live on Sesame StreetRyan's Smashing Life · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• musicRazor1911Dubmood · 3 HN recommenders · 2026–2026
• musicJohnny Cash - HurtJohnnyCashVEVO · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• music電磁祭囃子 in NEO TOKYO 🏮ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS! · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• musicThe Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Here Be Dragons (Full Album)Ivica Stojkov · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• demoSam Aaron live coding an ambient electro set w/ Sonic PiSam Aaron · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• musicLeonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Official Audio)LeonardCohenVEVO · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• comedyPachelbel RantRobPRocks · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2023
• demoSam Aaron live coding a DJ set with Sonic PiSam Aaron · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• musicTom Lehrer - Wernher von BraunThe Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• musicHans Zimmer - Time (Inception)Crisyta · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2019
• musicErik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1DistantMirrors · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• documentaryDan Deacon - Bromst - In The StudioPitchfork · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2019
• commentaryWhy Spotify Will Ultimately FailBenn Jordan · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• musicGil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio)Ace Records · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• demoMicrotonal Guitar (Fixed Fret) - Tolgahan ÇoğuluMicrotonal Guitar - Tolgahan Çoğulu · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
• musicBach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, organsmalin · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
• musicTransport Tycoon 2014 Soundtrack (remaster with real instrument from original creator)Arif Nur Rahman · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• demoSpeaking Piano - Now with (somewhat decent) captions!TheMcphearson · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2023
• comedy4 Chords | Music Videos | The Axis Of AwesomeThe Axis of Awesome · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2025
• musicFarbrausch & Neuro - Masagin (HD Stereo)Leonard Ritter · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2023
• demoWhy guitarists USED TO play more in tune! (Microtonal Frets)Brandon Acker · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• demoTeenage engineering OP1 - Live looping [Thoj]Thoj · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• musicPhilip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles.mp4SamCam2011 · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• interviewRocker Jack White - Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien | Team CocoTeam Coco · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
• musicPublic Service Broadcasting - Go!PSBHQVEVO · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• talkBeats That Defy Boxes | Reggie Watts | TEDTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2022
• musicTom Lehrer Full Copenhagen PerformanceTom Lehrer · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• musicJustin Bieber 800% Slowerturinpt2 · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2024
• comedyYacht Rock 1 HDHunter Stair · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• musicSuper Mario World Ending Theme sight-read by Tom BrierKeeper1st · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• explainerWhat Makes This Song Great? "Into You" MAX MARTINRick Beato · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• musicDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Warm-up Set (Live on KEXP)KEXP · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• musicIn The Bleak Midwinter - Jacob CollierJacob Collier · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• demoBobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale | World Science FestivalWorld Science Festival · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• explainerRhyme: Why Eminem is one of the most impressive lyricists everLibrary of Alexandria · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2022
• musicEduard Artemyev - Siberiade theme (1979)gobodrodiont · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2023
• musicThe Most Unwanted Song (FULL VERSION)FraKctured · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• demoRobotic Liberation by PWP (VIC-20)Ville-Matias Heikkilä (viznut) · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2015
• comedyAxis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)random804 · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2025
• musicKylie Minogue - Come Into My World (Official Video) [Full HD Remastered]Kylie Minogue · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• demoDeath Magnetic Retail vs Guitar Hero 3Metalfan7577 · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• demoJust Intonation vs Equal TemperamentTrippin' on Cookies · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2020
• musicGlenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein: Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 (I) in D minor (BWV 1052)AntPDC · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• musicBoards of Canada - Dayvan CowboyWarp Records · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2023
• musicTom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• musicJ.S.Bach "The Goldberg Variations" [ Glenn Gould ] (1955)BATACHAN DESU · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• musicHere Comes Another Bubble v1.1 - The Richter ScalesTheRichterScales · 3 HN recommenders · 2009–2026
• musicWintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)Wintergatan · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• musicPrejudice by Tim MinchinTim Minchin · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2026
• musicOK Go - Needing/Getting - Official VideoOK Go · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• musicVintage Lady Gaga Live at NYU - Captivated & Electric Kissallthingsfangirl · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2021
• musicThe Epic Of Gilgamesh In SumerianPeter Pringle · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• musicIannis Xenakis - Metastasisjarkkkoo · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2022
• demoDan Tepfer: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertNPR Music · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• musicAphex Twin - T69 CollapseAphex Twin · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• musicJake Thackray 'Molly Metcalfe'TallPiler · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• musicFlanders & Swann - 'First And Second Law'notsyort · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• demoRenault F1 engine playing God Save the QueenChris Billett · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• demojacob collier tunes the pianoGeorge Collier · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• demoLarnell Lewis Hears "Enter Sandman" For The First TimeDrumeo · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• musicJolene at 33 rpmTom Berry · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• musicThe Molecular Shape of You (Ed Sheeran Parody) | A Capella Scienceacapellascience · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• musicTom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro - widescreenThe Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020
• musicPhilip Glass - Pruit Igoe (from Koyaanisqatsi)Guntis · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
• interviewFatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank | Het verhaal achter het nummerTop 2000 a gogo · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2021
• musicYo-Yo Ma Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G MajorThanyaphong Na nakorn · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• musicShop Vac (kinetic typography animation)jmheather · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2023
• musicBeethoven - Moonlight Sonata (FULL)andrea romano · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2022
• musicSecrets From The FutureMC Frontalot - Topic · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• interviewFrank Zappa explains the decline of the music businessbudagum · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2026
• musicBrother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn (Official Video)Rhymesayers Entertainment · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2020
• musicTom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with introThe Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2024
• comedyWe're Gonna Build a FrameworkDylan Beattie · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• interviewDavid Bowie Criticizes MTV for Not Playing Videos by Black Artists | MTV NewsMTV News · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• musicFirst Techno (Kraftwerk 1970)PhineasFreakers · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2026
• musicBig Ideas: Don't get any -- by James HoustonJames Houston · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2022
• musicGlenn Gould plays Bachvagifabilov · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2019
• musicFinal Teleutaion Antiphon Before the EntranceCappella Romana - Topic · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• musicThey Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Official Music Video)RHINO · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• musicThe Light It Up Contest -- geohotgeohot · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2025
• musicT-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertNPR Music · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2025
• musicTom Lehrer - National Brotherhood Week - with introThe Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2022
• music"Weird Al" Yankovic - Mission Statement (Official 4K Video)alyankovicVEVO · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2026
• musicDumb Ways to DieDumb Ways to Die · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2026
• musicTodd Snider - Statistician's Bluesewecylinder · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2026
• musicCYMATICS: Science Vs. Music - Nigel StanfordNigel John Stanford · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
• musicMACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)Macklemore · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2026
• explainerThe music theory of V A P O R W A V EAdam Neely · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2025
• musicOK Go – The One Moment – Official VideoOK Go · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2026
• explainerHow playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita CollinsTED-Ed · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2024
• demoOne man bandRochus Keller · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• otherLin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam: (8 of 8)The Obama White House · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• musicJohnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin, 1969)JohnnyCashVEVO · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2024
• musicOscilloscope Music - PlanetsJellybean Fenderson · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2021
• musicDavid Hasselhoff - True Survivor (from Kung Fury)DavidHasselhoffVEVO · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• musicInsane Clown Posse - Miracles (Official Music Video)Psychopathic Records · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2024
• music† Carpenter Brut † TURBO KILLER † Directed by Seth Ickerman † Official Video †Carpenter Brut · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
• musicAutechre - Gantz Graf (Official Music Video) 1080p HDAphexAcid · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2023
• musicAlvin Lucier - I Am Sitting In A RoomTrilobiteJuice · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2023
• musicTom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We GoThe Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2022
• comedyRedesign Your Logo (2010 live backing video)NeilCicieregaMusic · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• musicDaft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Official Video)Daft Punk · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2026
• musicComplete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetrispigwiththefaceofaboy · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2021
• music"Pipe Dream" - Animusic.comAnimusicLLC · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• musicThe Russians Are ComingVal Bennett - Topic · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
• musicThe Rubberbandits - Horse OutsideRTÉ - IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2026
• musicMischa Maisky plays Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G (full)Stealth banning and comment ghosting is despicable · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• musicPeter Mulvey Performs Vlad the AstrophysicistPeter Mulvey · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2021
• musicHotline Miami Soundtrack (Full)SoundtrackVideoGame · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2024
• comedyTom Lehrer - Who's Next - with introThe Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• musicRyuichi Sakamoto - Blu (Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra)forsythe · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• comedyDaniel Radcliffe sings "The Elements" - The Graham Norton Show - Series 8 Episode 4 - BBCBBC · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2025
• musicCharanjit Singh - Raga Bhairav (1982)prop4g · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2021
• talkCopyrighting all the melodies to avoid accidental infringement | Damien Riehl | TEDxMinneapolisTEDx Talks · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
• musicA$AP Mob - Yamborghini High (Official Video) ft. Juicy JasapmobVEVO · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• comedyMatematikrevyen 2011: Banach-TarskiMatematikrevyen · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2024
• musicCANADA VIGNETTES: LOG DRIVER'S WALTZ | Full Animated Film | National Film Board of CanadaNFB · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• musicCode Monkeyspiffworld · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2021