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YouTube culture question: what am I missing?

M'Bob
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Many times when I listen to music on YouTube, someone often posts either some, or all of the lyrics to the song in the “Comments” section, and that invariably gets rewarded by an abounding amount of “likes.”

Is there something particularly challenging or creative about doing this? I mean, the lyrics are readily available to anyone. Is this seen as a valuable or important contribution? Can someone please explain this baffling phenomenon?
 
Dan S
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Do your OF likes typically come from particularly challenging or creative posts? 😁
 
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Dan S Dan S
Do your OF likes typically come from particularly challenging or creative posts? 😁

fυck yeah!
 
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Vercingetorix Vercingetorix
YouTube is for suckers.

Why do you say that? I've learned quite a few DIY projects on YouTube.
 
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Why do you say that? I've learned quite a few DIY projects on YouTube.

I guess what you get out of YouTube is partly what you put in - algorithms and all that.

I recently read that it is the most popular music streaming site in Canada. I will occasionally use it for that, but more often I just use Tidal on my shop computer, since I have it for the main sound system.

I subscribe to a lot of channels that focus on watchmaking (technical side, not watch reviews), a chemistry channel, one called Smarter Every Day, which is one I really recommend for the various subject matter, This Old Tony (machine shop channel), a math related channel, some sports channels including one that gives tennis tips that have helped me play better, and some bands that I follow as well.

I also have my own channel for posting videos about specific watch problems that come up on forums. I guess that makes me a sucker then, but I'm okay with that...
 
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M'Bob M'Bob
Many times when I listen to music on YouTube, someone often posts either some, or all of the lyrics to the song in the “Comments” section, and that invariably gets rewarded by an abounding amount of “likes.”

Is there something particularly challenging or creative about doing this? I mean, the lyrics are readily available to anyone. Is this seen as a valuable or important contribution? Can someone please explain this baffling phenomenon?
It's because we come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming
 
airansun
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Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good
No, crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move, ooh

All last night I sat on the levee and moaned
All last night, sat on the levee and moaned
Thinking about my baby and my happy home
Oh-ho
 
amcclell
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I hate twitter but quite like YouTube

Bye bye Miss American pie,
I drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
The good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye,
Singing this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.
 
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blufinz52 blufinz52
Why do you say that? I've learned quite
blufinz52 blufinz52
Why do you say that? I've learned quite a few DIY projects on YouTube.
If I explained it, the thread would be deleted for political reasons.
 
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M'Bob M'Bob
Many times when I listen to music on YouTube, someone often posts either some, or all of the lyrics to the song in the “Comments” section, and that invariably gets rewarded by an abounding amount of “likes.”

Is there something particularly challenging or creative about doing this? I mean, the lyrics are readily available to anyone. Is this seen as a valuable or important contribution? Can someone please explain this baffling phenomenon?

To find the lyrics, one would have to use google. While this seems like the logical step to you and me, don’t we get proof here quite frequently that googling isn’t everybodys strength? 😁
 
blufinz52
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Vercingetorix Vercingetorix
If I explained it, the thread would be deleted for political reasons.

Now you really have me curious. Send me a PM.
 
Walrus
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Why do you say that? I've learned quite a few DIY projects on YouTube.
Ya gotta agree with you on that. It has helped me many times with repairs. I know you gotta be careful as there are numerous hack jobs posted but they saved me with a dryer. Never repaired one needed a new drum didn’t know where to start found an excellent explanation on the particular model I have. It seems like they recently stepped up the advertisements. Since when did they put ads in the middle of things.

As far as the OP I never noticed the likes but I did notice people adding lyrics. Maybe people read the lyrics and find they were singing the wrong words for a long time and that cleared it up for them.
I never really bothered much with the comments. I love watching live concert footage or just play a song if that’s all they offer but not long ago I did start reading the comments and it’s pretty cool when people mention how much the song meant to them or a memory the song brought back or a rough time it helped them through.

There is this female singer who on occasion sings with Jimmy Buffet and on that song “Son of a sailor” she sings some versus that just blow me away her voice is so beautiful, darn her first name is Shakir I think but anyway through watching it on YouTube I found she was releasing some of her own stuff and she is active on her own videos updating new releases and answering questions to people who ask questions in the comments. She answered a question I asked. I thought it was kind of cool she takes the time to interact with her fans like that. Maybe that’s common and I just didn’t know as I ignored the comment section so long.
 
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There is this female singer who on occasion sings with Jimmy Buffet and on that song “Son of a sailor” she sings some versus that just blow me away her voice is so beautiful, darn her first name is Shakir

Shakira is great! The 'finz' part of my user name comes from my Parrot Head days. But back to the OP's topic; I occasionally comment on a YouTube video if I've learned something useful, such as the one about how to make a Gutter Buster to clean out your gutters. I didn't have a ladder long enough to reach the gutters 2 stories up and I was able to do so with the Gutter Buster.
 
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BlackTalon BlackTalon
It's because we come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming
Surely one of the best starts to an album ever.
 
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M'Bob M'Bob
Is this seen as a valuable or important contribution? Can someone please explain this baffling phenomenon?

I think @MtV hit the nail on the head, I think the likes are an appreciation for having the lyrics in one place with the video when not already provided by the uploader/owner. There are now videos of songs with just the lyrics itself, and some apps have a lyrics section when playing a song.

In the rare event I listen to music from Youtube, I try and find the comments where someone has misheard the lyrics and shares it with the rest of us 😜
 
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M'Bob M'Bob
Many times when I listen to music on YouTube, someone often posts either some, or all of the lyrics to the song in the “Comments” section, and that invariably gets rewarded by an abounding amount of “likes.”

Is there something particularly challenging or creative about doing this? I mean, the lyrics are readily available to anyone. Is this seen as a valuable or important contribution? Can someone please explain this baffling phenomenon?

Agree with you!

Sometimes what happens with me while listing mashup,

There were many who directly copied the whole mashups and all, and uploaded them with their own name.
Big think is here! while listing one of them, youtube suggest us those similar copied and edited content
 
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M'Bob M'Bob
Many times when I listen to music on YouTube, someone often posts either some, or all of the lyrics to the song in the “Comments” section, and that invariably gets rewarded by an abounding amount of “likes.”

Is there something particularly challenging or creative about doing this? I mean, the lyrics are readily available to anyone. Is this seen as a valuable or important contribution? Can someone please explain this baffling phenomenon?

Tons of likes for unimportant contributions are a pretty universal phenomenom. Even here. I attribute it to human herd instinct.
 
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