c/music · by tissek@sopuli.xyz · 2y

"Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise (Parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" - Official HD Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg

A Beethoven of today. A modern musical genius.

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gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y

Churnin' lots of butter

Nottalottapies@aussie.zone · 22 pts · 2y (3 replies)

One of the best parody songs ever.

0ops@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It's my favorite of weird Al's, but this one is a close second: https://youtu.be/usPkL2EQPYo?si=Z_pAFK-N5RaaCIGo

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pdxfed@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Amish Paradise, Fat, and more contemporary Word Crimes are all pure genius. Many, many honorable mentions.

ClarkFlankblast@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 2y

RIP Coolio.

Zatore@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 2y (4 replies)

This AI upscale isn't the best, but it replaced the original so I guess no going back. The music is still 10/10

Psythik@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

IMO AI upscalers don't do much better than a sharpening filter. Can't wait until they figure out how to actually make one that reintroduces missing detail, rather than simply enhancing what is already visible.

Zatore@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y

I'd say they are slightly better as they do a good job if you aren't paying attention. The reality is they need more training, but the law of diminishing returns kicked in long ago, so progress will be slow.

BehindTheBarrier@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y

There's ongoing work to use AI Gen to introduce "new" details during upscaling. But I assume many will not be interested in something that doesn't recreate real details.

onion@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y

They are amazing for anime tho

cabron_offsets@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

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x4740N@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Why does the face look like rubber

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Tom Scott: Why some "remastered" music videos look awful

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Zatore@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Apparently they replaced the original video with an AI upscaled version. You can see some things aren't temporally stable. Some lines fade in and out as the camera moves.

voodooattack@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

And the chickens are walking forward during the reversed scene.

Plavatos@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y

My kids have had this on repeat lately. One randomly said, "A local boy kicked me in the butt last week" and I did a spit take.

Also, the last scene where he shot it in reverse, just peak dedication.

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Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Aah, what a great timing. Just watched Weird: the Al Yankovic Story yesterday!