*canada
Like the concept, 7/4 shoreline alone is better I think.

done and done my friend!!!

In reply to this comment by Deano:
Can you put this awesome video, http://www.videosift.com/video/R-Kelly-vs-Broken-Social-Scene-I-m-a-Flirt-7-4-Shoreline onto your Needs More Votes playlist? Pretty please?

Can you put this awesome video, http://www.videosift.com/video/R-Kelly-vs-Broken-Social-Scene-I-m-a-Flirt-7-4-Shoreline onto your Needs More Votes playlist? Pretty please?

You can beg as much as you like. There are no limits on invocations - you just need the power points.

Most of my submits tend to be born out of sheer luck - I subscribe to RSS feeds for various sites in Google Reader and often, as is the nature of things these days, posts carry embedded video content. If it's interesting then I'll see if it's sifted. Alternatively, something just pops into my head from reading or after watching tv and then I'm off to YouTube.

Lately I've been on a deliberate posting binge - so I directly check out the supported video hosts websites and see if anything new has been posted that might be sift-worthy. That's a tougher source as the regulars have their eyes on them.

Finally I have got a few links from Twitter. Some love it or hate it but if you follow interesting folks they will post video links and I have nabbed those.

Oh and one more thing - if I see something interesting on Videosift but there's nothing much more on the site then searching for a related video is a must. I did that for my Beluga aircraft submission after seeing only one video from Farhad2000. Never forget if a subject is popular then more videos will probably be welcomed.

Keep going mate, I'm sure you'll do just fine. And don't worry we'll get the R Kelly thing sifted.



In reply to this comment by ForgedReality:
I've been a Sift lurker for a long time, but only recently came out of Probationary status and I'm still trying to figure some things out.

Can I *beg more than once? Also, where do you and others find so many videos to submit?? I can never find anything that is quality enough to post here, or that hasn't already been posted. I think this site is a little confusing to newcomers. Maybe I'm just doing everything wrong.

Thanks.

In reply to this comment by Deano:
It's strange isn't it? Still not convinced what quality does so I'll throw in a promote later on.

In reply to this comment by ForgedReality:
In reply to this comment by Deano:
Let's do my first *quality

Thanks anyway, Deano. This vid just isn't getting any love.

I've been a Sift lurker for a long time, but only recently came out of Probationary status and I'm still trying to figure some things out.

Can I *beg more than once? Also, where do you and others find so many videos to submit?? I can never find anything that is quality enough to post here, or that hasn't already been posted. I think this site is a little confusing to newcomers. Maybe I'm just doing everything wrong.

Thanks.

In reply to this comment by Deano:
It's strange isn't it? Still not convinced what quality does so I'll throw in a promote later on.

In reply to this comment by ForgedReality:
In reply to this comment by Deano:
Let's do my first *quality

Thanks anyway, Deano. This vid just isn't getting any love.

It's strange isn't it? Still not convinced what quality does so I'll throw in a promote later on.

In reply to this comment by ForgedReality:
In reply to this comment by Deano:
Let's do my first *quality

Thanks anyway, Deano. This vid just isn't getting any love.

In reply to this comment by Deano:
Let's do my first *quality

Thanks anyway, Deano. This vid just isn't getting any love.

Hmm.. Certainly works better than the anti-harmony of that other sift. I still feel as though it's lacking the more significant (and better) bits of the Daft song. Merely putting the "lyrical instruments" from one song into another doesn't automatically make that second song better. I just feel it was an unfair balance of the two pieces. Better than the weirdly-sounding sift, though, certainly.

Despite how often as you are apparently disappointed with other people's recommendations, I feel I must counter-share:

http://www.videosift.com/video/R-Kelly-vs-Broken-Social-Scene-I-m-a-Flirt-7-4-Shoreline

I feel as though both halves of this mashup contribute to each other in some meaningful way.

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
Just sifted a Nirvana mashup that actually works:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Nirvana-vs-Daft-Punk-Smells-Stronger

You might like this one.

In reply to this comment by ForgedReality:
Not a fan of Nirvana, so this is a vast improvement. The tonality is a little off in places, but then Nirvana was never known for harmony. It is interesting to see how well they fit together, though.

That one strike right on the shoreline was insane.

just a quick note.. Shoreline Amphitheater is walking distance from where I type this.

Hey thanks for that! Care to vote for it maybe?

In reply to this comment by winkler1:
*promote

^ upvote anyhow, because I love this song.
*edit* for the record, my submission was from the days of yore when a video would get discarded if it didn't make it. with a total of 3 votes

Can think of several movies where this was very prominent. For instance, at the end of the original "Planet of the Apes" when Taylor and Nova were riding the horse along the shoreline...before they find the statue in the sand...almost the entire sound were from the waterphone.

Ta for that, Linz, an' you're a fine lookin' filly too!

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I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine,
I had a little stretch of land along the CP line
But times were hard and though I tried, the money wasn't there
And bankers came and took my land and told me "fair is fair"

I looked for every kind of job, the answer always no
"Hire you now?" they'd always laugh, "we just let twenty go!"
The government, they promised me a measly little sum
But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum.

Then I thought, who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone?
I'm gonna be a PIRATE on the river Saskatchewan!!!

Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

Well, you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at large
But just the other day I found an unprotected barge
I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser,
I rammed their ship and sank it and I stole their fertilizer!

A bridge outside of Moose Jaw spans a mighty river
Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a-quiver
Cause they know that TRACTOR JACK is hidin' in the bay
I'll jump the bridge and knock them cold and sail off with their hay!

Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

Well, Mountie Bob he chased me, he was always at my throat
He'd follow on the shoreline cause he didn't own a boat
But cutbacks were a-coming and the Mountie lost his job
And now he's sailing with us, and we call him Salty Bob!

A swingin' sword, a skull and bones, and pleasant company
I never pay my income tax and screw the GST (SCREW IT!!)
Prince Albert down to Saskatoon, the terror of the seas
If you wanna reach the Co-Op, boy, you gotta get by me!

Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

(*spoken* Arrrr! Ya salty dog!)
(*spoken* Arrrr! Ya salty gopher!)
(*spoken* Arr.. ya.. salty bale of hay!)

Well, Pirate life's appealing but you don't just find it here,
I've heard that in Alberta there's a band of buccaneers
They roam the Athabaska from Smith to Fort McKay
And you're sure to loose your Stetson if you have to pass their way!

Well, winter is a-comin' and a chill is in the breeze
My Pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze
I'll be back in springtime but now I have to go
I hear there's lots of plunderin' down in New Mexico!

Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores...

Broken Social Scene is a Canadian mega-indie-rock-band; this is the big single from their current self-titled album.

The song title refers to the fact that the song is in 7/4 time - as opposed to typical 4/4, ONE, two, Three, four beat you normally hear in pop/rock songs.

Aside from the unique time signature it's a really fun & enjoyable song.

*(Mega? When they played 7/4 Shoreline on Conan, he said they "need more guitars". There were 5 of them on stage.)