Beats by Dre is one of the most popular premium headphone ranges on the market, but the actually audio quality is pretty shoddy. So why do people buy them?
Marques Brownlee delves into why people spend hundreds of dollars on them—and it turns out that people by Beats by Dre not for the audio product but for the image that surrounds the brand.
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We’ve all seen or heard about those historical reenactments where people reenact the Battle of Waterloo while dressed in Napoleonic garb.
Well these guys in this video look like they’re doing it the right way, dressed up in DIY outfits they fight it out in woodland and look like they’re having the most fun ever.
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Chase Holfelder’s rendition of the Cyndi Lauper classic makes this 80s stalwart seem like a total different song.
Gone is the upbeat party spirit and instead it becomes a much more solemn, melancholy, power rock affair.
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We’ve all got fond memories of the Sesame Street theme song, so why not cover it if you’re a rock band?
And to add to their rock star cred, they mix Sesame Street with the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” for a very appealing mashup.
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A Cappella fella Peter Hollens covers the somewhat depressing but engrossing “Gollum’s Song” from The Two Towers.
What’s impressive about is that he’s just one man, yet manages to do both awesome vocals and badass effects too.
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Take one Werkbench beatboxer, add in some flower pots plus a wine glass, and a Korg ER-1 for good measure.
What do you have? You have yourself a sweet, sweet summer jam, y’all.
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You know a performance must be bad when in the back of your mind you’re wishing for Rebecca Black to come on and save your ears.
Maybe it’s some kind of performance piece made to make us hate, but whatever Yoko’s doing in this video, it’s certainly not singing.
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If you’re one of those mean, horrible bloggers that like to be nasty to people then this Lily Allen track’s for you.
And be careful because if the videos anything to go by, Allen has the power to turn to you into weird, stretchy rainbow stuff.
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