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Latest Trending Videos: Week of April 29
April 30, 2011
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4 in the Afternoon: Light Violin Battle
April 29, 2011
| Rippled | Chinese Friday | Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two | Nyan Violin |
- All India Rado's latest music video/work of art took 6 months to complete using the "light painting" stop-motion technique. This video follows up an award winning 2009 clip. As seen on Laughing Squid.
- We've seen LOTS of Rebecca Black covers over the past two months, but this cover on our Most Shared list by YouTube musician Dawen is definitely the first one we've come across in Chinese.
- Appearing on both our Most Shared and top Trending video lists is this economics rap battle between John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek that's a sequel to EconStories' 2010 clip that drew over 2 million views.
- Nyan Cat is the bizarre/silly internet meme of the month and here one YouTube user take it to a new level with a violin, real-life rendition. As seen on Tosh.0.
10 Romance and Wedding Videos from This Month
From anniversaries to viral spoofs to embarrassing best man toasts, April really brought us a lot of amusing and surprising variety of videos that sometimes stretch our traditional notions of romance...
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And though it may not be from this month, we've spent a lot of time discussing flash mobs lately, so here's December's flash mob wedding for your enjoyment.
P.S. If you want to see how number 7 turned out, you can watch that here.
Top Rising Search: 'Royal Kiss'
A rebroadcasted stream and more are available at The Royal Channel on YouTube.
4 in the Morning: Miss Prom Snapper
| Prom Ask Dance | Miss USA Pat Down | Happy Third Anniversary | Trick Shot Long Snapper |
- A California high school student organized an entire performance just to ask his date to prom in this Trending Video.
- Stirring up conversation is this clip of 2003 Miss USA Susie Castillo giving an emotional description of a TSA pat-down she had just received in Dallas. Two As seen on Hot Air.
- YouTube user Sean Ohlenkamp placed this folder on his wife's desktop to celebrate their third anniversary. As seen on Gizmodo.
- Penn State snapper Larry Federoff shows off his skills. As seen on BuzzFeed. (This is actually the 2nd trick shot long snapper.)
Look at Them Now: Karmin's Hip-Hop Cover Songs Go Big
April 28, 2011
The video was tweeted by Questlove and Chamillionaire as well as Ellen DeGeneres, who later had them as guests on her show.
Karmin, made up of Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, has been posting videos since last fall. Until early this month, Karmin's most popular videos were covers of Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga, respectively. But none of those featured Amy's channeling of Busta Rhymes. It seems that hip-hop has been working well for the pair as their take on Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot" has drawn half a million views in roughly 24 hours and is now also appearing on our Most Shared list alongside the original.
To what extent did that discovery boost their audience? The chart below shows viewership in the past few months:
Amy's not the only "fast rapper" to go big in 2011: Fast Rapping Is the New Regular Rapping
Want to see more of the month's most popular videos? Check out the new module on our sidebar right over there →
4 in the Afternoon: Protests, Piracy, and Carp
| Jassem Protest | Carp Hunters | Antipiracy PSA | 1980s Time Square |
- Footage of a large protest reportedly from earlier today close by southern town of Daraa on. See more footage from the unrest in Syria on CitizenTube.
- In an effort to fight the Asian Carp population in the Illinois river, some extreme fisherman came up with this idea. As seen on Deadspin.
- This PSA from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is starting to draw attention today. As seen on BuzzFeed.
- The German filmmaker whose 1980s footage from the New York City Subway has drawn over 100k views has also posted footage of other scenes from that era. As seen on Gawker.
Frightening Tornado Videos from Tuscaloosa
Following the storm, we're seeing an influx of incredible video of that tornado. Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, searches for videos from the storm were among the top rising on YouTube. Below you is a play list of some of the videos drawing the most attention overnight and this morning:
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We will update if/when more video becomes available.
4 in the Morning: Tornado Bunny Confrontation
| Mississippi Tornado | Joe the Easter Bunny | Confronting Janna | Harry Potter Trailer |
- Incredible, dangerous close-range video of a tornado said to be on Wednesday in Philadelphia, MS. A number of videos are trending today from yesterday's storms in the South.
- A short home movie about a family that discovered a paraplegic bunny and the family that built him a wheelchair. As seen on Newslite.
- This 2007 video is spiking in views as the incredible backstory leading up to the moment it captures is now being detailed by some major publications and sites. (Adult Language.)
- Surging on Twitter is the first trailer for the final installment in the Harry Potter film series. It's also one of our top rising searches.
Is 'Careless Whisper' the Cover Song of the Month?
April 27, 2011
In addition to being channeled in an SNL digital short, the "Sexy Sax Man" and his performance of George Michael's "Careless Whisper" has become a small prank phenomenon in the past month, resulting in duplicate sexy sax men appearing at...
| Rutgers: | USC: |
| Cornell: | University of Buffalo: |
Yes, they are doing everything from going to water parks to breaking up fights. But the "sexy sax man" might not only be responsible for a bunch of copycat pranksters.
We're simultaneously seeing YouTube musicians from here all the way to Latvia recording their own versions of the song, resulting in a small resurgence of George Michael's "Careless Whisper" that's sometimes ironic and sometimes completely earnest. Here are 10 examples:
4 in the Afternoon: 7 Foot Elephant Duck
| 6 Foot 7 Foot | AFLAC Announcement | El Clasico | Scary Elephant |
- Karmin's take on "Look at Me Now" has picked up over 6 million views and now their latest cover is just starting to draw attention. As seen on Reddit.
- AFLAC's CEO Don Amos informs Dan McKeague in this Trending Video that he Dan will be the new voice of the company's duck.
- Richard Swarbrick, who created this popular clip, has a new new animated short built from Real Madrid vs. Barcelona highlights. As seen on Dirty Tackle.
- An elephant's trunk terrorizes one of its passengers. As seen on Daily Wh.at.
Trending in Rochester: Harry Potter Flashmob
See more of what's popular in different locations nationally and around the world with our Trends Dashboard.
4 in the Morning: Slingshot Lasagna
| Fast Food Lasagna | Director of Fun | Gatling Slingshot | What's in the Engine? |
- The latest creation from the gentlemen at Epic Meal Time is one of our Most Viewed videos.
- Andrew Scott, 6, became the UK National Railway Museum Director of Fun after applying for a job. Here he takes your questions. As seen on Daily Wh.at.
- Gradually drawing attention this week is the latest invention from Dortmund resident and slingshot expert Joerg Sprave. As seen on Neatorama.
- In this video from a user in Brazil, animal control can be seen pulling a giant snake from inside a car engine. As seen on Newslite.
Three Little Girls You Wouldn't Want to Mess With
April 26, 2011
There's no true link between the videos themselves, the sole connection -- aside from the obvious one -- seemings to be our own fascination with their unusual, gender-stereotype-defying interests and abilities. Take a look:
| Monique Sciberras is a 10-year-old Muay Thai kickboxer from Australia whose parents introduced her to the sport to help overcome her autism. Various versions of this training session video were picked up across the web in the past week. |  | |
| 9-year-old Naomi Kutin from New Jersey weighs only 88 lbs, but can squat 187 as demonstrated by this video, which has been viewed over 200,000 times this month. | ||
| There's less information about this clip other than that the young sword wielder was filmed at a Japanese workshop last May. It's one of two Japanese videos featuring female sword experts trending this week. |
Rising Search: 'Phoebe Snow'
A YouTube playlist of her music is available here. Here are a few of her fans who've posted performances of her songs:
4 in the Afternoon: Wilde Feet
| Jersey Shore Gone Wilde | Bystander Shot in Taiz | Double Dream Feet | Acoustic Busta Rhymes |
- The Broadway cast of The Importance of Being Earnest performs scenes from "Jersey Shore" in the style of Oscar Wilde. As seen on Warming Glow.
- This is an edited down version of a very graphic video from Taiz, Yemen that's drawing attention today. In it, a protest bystander is shot by what appears to be security forces, then taken away on a moped with severe wounds. (DISCRETION ADVISED)
- John Jacobson returns with a follow up to "Double Dream Hands" that's featured in a new Sprint commercial.
- Musician Pat Noonan used acoustic sounds like a violin and a pool table break to create this Chris Brown cover, which is among the day's Trending Videos.
Around the World: Polish Hip-Hop
Today, for example, 5 of the top 10 Most Shared videos in Poland are hip-hop tracks and, so far, they've been viewed over half of million times combined. Here are the top four to give you a sense of what the kids are listening to in Warsaw these days:
(Warning: May contain/probably contains some adult content.)
See more of what's popular in different locations nationally and around the world with our Trends Dashboard.
4 in the Morning: Flash Sword Coaster
| 7th Grade QB | Sword Girl | Apple Store Flash Mob Dance | First and Last Coaster Ride |
- Young Provo, UT QB Gunnar Legas is the latest athlete to create a trick-shot compilation, and he's only in 7th grade. As seen on BuzzFeed.
- This 2010 clip of a young female sword master (and her reaction) has suddenly spiked in popularity. As seen on Reddit.
- Disney Channel "Lemonade Mouth" star Hayley Kiyoko and friends combine trends with this flash mob / Apple store dance. As seen on Idolator.
- 5-year-old Losiah, who first achieved internet fame upon discovering he was not a single lady. in 2010, rides an emotional rollercoaster. As seen on Daily Wh.at.
The 10 Most Viewed NBA Plays of the Season
April 25, 2011
If you've been following the game this season, it won't come as a surprise that Blake Griffin was the biggest driver of interest in NBA clips this season. The LA Clippers forward -- and his incredible dunks -- make up 5 of the top 6 videos overall posted by the NBA this season. (The only other big name that was able to make it in that top range was Justin Beiber, whose highlights from the All Star weekend celebrity game came in at #4.)
All Star festivities drew a lot of attention on YouTube this season, with NBA videos being viewed 20 million times that week. Overall, NBA videos were viewed over 160 million times during the regular season. Below, we removed compilations and All Star weekend clips to discover the top 10 most viewed plays of the year:
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More NBA coverage on Trends: Who's the Most Popular NBA Player on YouTube?
4 in the Afternoon: Origami Street Proposal
| Borderlands Proposal | Wheelchair Fan | Tongue Origami | Street Performers |
- Another Trending gamer proposal. This Borderlands proposal features an assist from Gearbox Software, the game's developers, and a robot named Claptrap. (Gearbox's video can be seen here.
- One of the most unusual field-storming's you'll see took place at a Northhampton Town soccer match saturday, where an 18-year-old quadripliegic named Derry Felton rode his wheelchair onto the field. As seen on Dirty Tackle.
- Today's "real or fake" video is this clip of a young woman performing a hard to believe party trick. As seen on Mashable.
- One of today's top Trending Videos is this clip of two young Chinese street performers in Shenzhen.
Chaotic Footage from St. Louis Airport Tornado
This clip has been one of our Most Shared in St. Louis and nationally:
These clips, which show the chaos breaking out in the airport as the tornado touched down, are among the most-viewed in that area:
This is the third Monday in a row where we've featured trending tornado footage in the U.S. from over the weekend. The first from Wisconsin, and the second from around the Southeast.
4 in the Morning: Libya, Chelsea, and Highway 1
| Battle in Libya | Chelsea Guitars | Highway 1 Freestyle | Drunk Valet |
- This video, which is drawing attention on Twitter, goes inside a dramatic gunfight purported to have taken place during the liberation of a technical sciences college in Misrata, Libya. (Graphic images.)
- This guitar shop performance by a young singer-songwriter named Brendan MacFarlane was posted in 2010, but is drawing new attention after it was tweeted by Alyssa Milano.
- According to a Redditor who posted it, this homeless man regularly performs poetry for money on a stretch of California beach. (Contains some adult language.)
- Brazilian Bar Aurora & Boteco Ferraz created this anti-drunk driving PSA with a hidden camera and a funny actor. As seen on BuzzFeed.
10 Trending Videos: Week of April 22
April 23, 2011
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Earth Day + Friday =
April 22, 2011
Due to an incredible alignment of the holiday, the day-of-week, the moment-in-viral-history, and the appropriate number of syllables, the universe has brought us a new trend: Rebecca Black "Earth Day" parody videos.
That's right. It seems some YouTube users -- mostly students and teachers -- have taken to putting together some cheesy, tongue-in-cheek remakes of Ms. Black's viral hit to celebrate today, Earth Day, which also happens to be Friday. Here are a few examples, which vary widely both technically and lyrically...
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4 in the Afternoon: Proposals, Motorcades, and Infomercials
| Super Mario-style Proposal | Staff Sgt. Rogers Returns Home | Pocket Chair | Scooter Tricks |
- Starting to suddenly get some traction on Twitter is this 2010 video of a young man proposing to his Nintendo-fan girlfriend.
- Among our Trending videos today is this touching footage from last week of the Brandon, MS motorcade for fallen Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers who was killed in Afghanistan.
- The week's most popular viral infomercial/product is the pocket chair. It's pretty self-explanatory. As seen on VVVs.
- Brendon Smith extreme scooter montage has become one of today's top Trending Videos.
On the Scene Footage: Friday Protests Across Syria
Here is some of that footage, which has been curated on CitizenTube in partnership with Storyful. It's been labeled by the city it was said to have been shot in.
| Damascus: | Zabadani: |
| Banias: | Homs: |
There is also footage of reported gunfire and tear gas used to disperse crowds that's begun to draw some attention:
4 in the Morning: Hold You, Test It
| Hold It Against Me (Marines) | You Can Do Anything | Crash Test Eggs | Hop It |
- This Britney Spears lipdub is said to have been put together by a group of U.S. Marines on deployment in Afghanistan. As seen on BuzzFeed.
- Sadie's wise advice from 2007 is getting passed around quite a bit this week and seeing a big spike in popularity. As seen on Daily Wh.at.
- University of Nottingham's bio-mechanical lab runs a series of experiments on Cadbury Cream Eggs for Easter. As seen on Videosift.
- Among today's Most Shared videos is a new episode of "Simon's Cat," the popular web series that's drawn millions of views. As seen on Laughing Squid.
4 in the Afternoon: Little Bond with Me
April 21, 2011
| Little Thor | James Bond Garage | Reporter vs. The Wind | S&M (with me) |
- In a new spot for the movie Thor, Marvel parodies VW's now famous Super Bowl ad. The clip is starting to get lots of pick up on Twitter.
- How to maintain a Victorian facade in San Francisco, but add valuable parking space. As seen on Curbed.
- This KPSP reporter in Palm springs had a difficult time delivering her stand-up report and now it's one of our Trending Videos.
- Young Keenan Cahill has two popular lip syncs this week. This Britney Spears remix is on our Most Shared list today.