YouTube is awesome for so, so many reasons. Aside from all the goofy videos, you can listen to all the songs you normally hear on the radio, and other songs by those artists. This is one that I've been listening to recently:
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals is a personal favorite. (Vermont pride!) I highly recommend you check them out... they're on the rise!
Obviously I'm not just writing to plug one of my favorite bands. My absolute favorite part of YouTube is the fact that anyone can upload their own covers of great songs, such as this one, pretty much turning YouTube into the Promised Land of Judgement for someone with strong opinions about music, like myself. Here are two extreme examples:
This video is an example of a great cover. The girl who posted it learned the song and has the skills to warrant posting a video. Videos like this are appreciated because they show that there are plenty of talented individuals in the world who could probably blow the likes of Miley Cyrus and Nickelback out of the water.
This video is the exact opposite. The girl doesn't know half the lyrics and she has a... lovely (and unexpected) key change near the end (around 1:50). Seriously, I've never opened my eyes so widely in horror while listening to a YouTube performance as I did while hearing her attempt to squeak in this rendition. I'll give her a B for effort, though, because she's clearly into it, but not enough to make me want to listen ever ever ever again.
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