YouTube Classics: Watch & Learn Kids

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In summary, this conversation covers a wide range of topics, from comedic videos and commercials to impressive talents and performances. Participants share their thoughts and opinions on various videos and also reminisce about childhood memories. Some notable videos mentioned include a hilarious commercial about a kid throwing a tantrum and his mom's unexpected reaction, a funny World of Warcraft funeral crashers video, a brave climber scaling a rock with no ropes, and a clever artist animation of a Mars rover. The conversation also touches on politics and news media with discussions about biased reporting and a zinger from Jon Stewart. Overall, the conversation is filled with humor and interesting content, making for an entertaining read.
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Interesting! Thanks!
 
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Could be on Saturday I will go see my old demoscene friends in Warsaw :smile:

Good, old times.
 
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Jackie Evancho - I was aware of this girl but only recently had a chance to watch a number of her videos. INCREDIBLE! The first video brought tears to my eyes the first three times I watched it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5YPC0-gHVo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBUqno0j52U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24S_HOwhxE8

I guess there really are angels.
 
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Her talent came to light when she went to see the play, Phantom of the Opera - my personal favorite - and fell in love with the music, as did I.

Here she sings All I ask of You, from Phantom, and gives an absolutely stunning performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7yiFlrUjzg
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Jackie Evancho - I was aware of this girl but only recently had a chance to watch a number of her videos. INCREDIBLE! The first video brought tears to my eyes the first three times I watched it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5YPC0-gHVo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBUqno0j52U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24S_HOwhxE8

I guess there really are angels.

All her singing brings tears to my eyes. How can such great sounds come out of a little girl? She must be an angel indeed.
 
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dlgoff said:
All her singing brings tears to my eyes. How can such great sounds come out of a little girl? She must be an angel indeed.

Turns out I couldn't get through a number of others. This normally doesn't happen to me. I have never been so completely floored by any artist before. I am simply overwhelmed by her talent and spirit, and that heavenly, miraculous, impossible voice. And this so obviously comes right from the heart... you can see that. She is such a treat to not only hear, but also to watch. It is all so completely natural for her. They should sell DVDs of Jackie, not CDs. Watching the music flow out of her is half the treat.

Oh my...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hx9Acrv1H4

Age 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHPHnlYi3V0

I don't think I've ever heard it done better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGjByOI9Iqw
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Turns out I couldn't get through a number of others. This normally doesn't happen to me. I have never been so completely floored by any artist before. I am simply overwhelmed by her talent and spirit, and that heavenly, miraculous, impossible voice. And this so obviously comes right from the heart... you can see that. She is such a treat to not only hear, but also to watch. It is all so completely natural for her. They should sell DVDs of Jackie, not CDs. Watching the music flow out of her is half the treat.
...

I don't think I've ever heard it done better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGjByOI9Iqw

I get teary listing to this by any artist during the season. But this is too much. I must purchase her Christmas CD.

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Can you imagine; at age 11 she has already performed duets with Streisand and Brightman. And, imo, not only held her own, but perhaps outperformed both!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvRPMQ6w7pg

Here is another great peformance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzQvd6AnZrY
 
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I don't like it.

Don't get me wrong - she is incredible. But the contrast between being 11 yo with a childish face and a mature voice throws me off for some reason.
 
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Borek said:
I don't like it.

Don't get me wrong - she is incredible. But the contrast between being 11 yo with a childish face and a mature voice throws me off for some reason.

It is a logical discontinuity. Where you feel thrown, I start tearing; because of that I think, and because she may have the closest thing to a perfect voice that I have ever heard. Just listen to the last few seconds of Lovers - perfection!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UzQvd6AnZrY#t=270s
 
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A hauntingly beautiful rendition of Dark Waltz, from Phantom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzFC585S3E

Just by observation, it appears that the pianist, David Foster, may be acting as her mentor. At the least, they seem to be joined at the hip. I get a kick out of watching Foster watch her. You can see this subtle grin emerge on his face when she nails something tough.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Cat vs. snake


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

Obviously, that cat flunked out of mongoose school.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdg9gkmWsEA

How about a squirrel? Will it fair any better than a cat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkhO9VwTufE

(And, by the way, I think that's a bull snake; not a rattlesnake. They look similar except for their tails.)
 
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BobG said:
Cat vs. snake



Not sure I like that tbh, seems a bit cruel towards both animals. Who "won" though?
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
A hauntingly beautiful rendition of Dark Waltz, from Phantom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzFC585S3E

Just wow. :cry:
 
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Oh, for crying out loud! Another Jackie Evancho lover!

Okay, here it is - EVANCHO vs PYTHON!

(doesn't start until about 1:25 in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnSEdl5GPG4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgYEuJ5u1K0
 
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BobG said:
Oh, for crying out loud! Another Jackie Evancho lover!

Did you know about her? In spite of the popularity she has gained over the last year, no one I've spoken with or emailed had ever heard of her.

I sent some of these videos to my aunt. She wrote back about an hour later saying she was brought to tears by All i Ask of You. :biggrin: At least it isn't just Dlgoff and me.

[correction, one person did know of her and was buying her new CD for his wife]

I told Tsu not to bother with the CD. I want my own little Jackie Evancho for Christmas.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
I want my own little Jackie Evancho for Christmas.

You know it can get you arrested?
 
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Borek said:
You know it can get you arrested?
Watching as the frilly panties run... (Aqualung)
 
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Borek said:
You know it can get you arrested?

Now now. She puts a lot of people in cute overload. One interviewer picked Jackie up like a bag of potatoes and said she was taking her home. :biggrin:

Her dad correctly stated the biggest challenge that they face - keeping Jackie, Jackie. She is a terribly sweet little girl but the pressures on her are no doubt just as phenomenal as her singing. What must it be like for a ten year old girl to become a princess, overnight? But even according to her family, no one pushes her harder than she does herself. Her brother was complaining that she refuses to stop singing [practicing] - EVER!
 
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Oh yes, she wrote the title song for her CD. Foster said he asked her for some lyrics for new songs. She has written fifty lyrics in two months.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Her dad correctly stated the biggest challenge that they face - keeping Jackie, Jackie. She is a terribly sweet little girl but the pressures on her are no doubt just as phenomenal as her singing. What must it be like for a ten year old girl to become a princess, overnight?

As Rabo Karabekian once asked, "What kind of a man would turn his daughter into an outboard motor?" (Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut)

To be honest, this reminds me of the winners of child beauty pageants. That's irrational, because it's really no different than any child actors in movies, but children acting like children in movies just doesn't seem quite as incongruous.
 
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BobG said:
As Rabo Karabekian once asked, "What kind of a man would turn his daughter into an outboard motor?" (Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut)

To be honest, this reminds me of the winners of child beauty pageants. That's irrational, because it's really no different than any child actors in movies, but children acting like children in movies just doesn't seem quite as incongruous.

In my view, what's makes this situation different is that we have a true prodigy here. You couldn't stop the music from coming out of her if you tried. It would be like trying to stop a river from flowing. You can only dam it up so long. And with a voice like that she is destined for greatness.
 
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BobG said:
As Rabo Karabekian once asked, "What kind of a man would turn his daughter into an outboard motor?" (Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut)

The same guy that would let his daughter date an outboard motor?

[PLAIN]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4600/122/117/1415192428/n1415192428_30441833_7551732.jpg

hmm... Would they have kicker babies?

Anyways...

Someone told me the following is funny. I don't know. I can't hear a thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsaW__4PtjE
 
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I love it when people help complete strangers. It restores my faith in humanity.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqrYo9KvRU
 
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How come no one is ever satisfied? There's those that want their freedom...


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

while those with freedom wish they had something else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQox9W9jedw
 
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BobG said:
I love it when people help complete strangers. It restores my faith in humanity.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqrYo9KvRU

:smile::smile:

It got a great twist!
 
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BobG said:
How come no one is ever satisfied? There's those that want their freedom...


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

while those with freedom wish they had something else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQox9W9jedw


Thank you Bob. Those were some very much appreciated diversions from http://www.kgw.com/live-stream" .

And Omnibus had me LMAO. :smile:
 
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A problem with leaks.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l64PffBtGGw
 
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Light plane and a strong wind.

 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m900f_qCapw
 
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You can't make this stuff up. :rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqeVjopXLWI
 
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One needs a good feel for the trajectory for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6KmxvEnkuU
 
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