Celestial Weasel (celestialweasel) wrote,
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Uncanny valley

Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech with a musical accompaniment, taken from Airwaves by Loops And Topology
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R26pEnrCFYw

Hang on, you think, did he sing it? I don't remember that. Then you think, but the music and acoustics aren't quite right.
It is the weirdest thing though.

There is also a section from 'Big Decisions' about the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ZccNJjrVk
The 'Paul Keating' section in the middle is perhaps the most impressive

I also present 'The White Australia Policy'. Be warned, it is probably the last thing in the entire universe you want to find yourself singing, and it's very catchy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0TUZwj06nM

More here, though I think those three are the best of the ones on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=topologyrob&view=videos
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