Youtube (music) clips of interest

[davidmjs]

A lovely 1972 recording of the String Band on French TV which firmly puts a lie to all those who state their time was done a couple of years earlier.

Robin speaking more than passable French...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhg1-u5H3-c

[Andy]

Here's a couple of YouTube tips.

With most browsers, if you add a full stop after "YouTube.com" in the URL, adverts disappear.

Try it. It saves a lot of annoyance.

Here's another: remove "ube" from "YouTube" in the URL and you will be offered a download of the video you are watching.

For better quality you need to pay, but for most purposes the lower quality may well be ok.

Caveat: I haven't worked out how to do either on a phone using the app.

[Jules Gray]

Here's a couple of YouTube tips.

With most browsers, if you add a full stop after "YouTube.com" in the URL, adverts disappear.

Try it. It saves a lot of annoyance.

Here's another: remove "ube" from "YouTube" in the URL and you will be offered a download of the video you are watching.

For better quality you need to pay, but for most purposes the lower quality may well be ok.

Caveat: I haven't worked out how to do either on a phone using the app.

This is priceless info. How long have you known this stuff?

Jules

[davidmjs]

Here's another: remove "ube" from "YouTube" in the URL and you will be offered a download of the video you are watching.

This is officially the greatest thing I've ever heard.  I am chuckling to myself.  How does it even work?

[Andy]

Here's a Planxty performance from 1979, courtesy of a link from Sir Norm.

https://youtu.be/W8eykfAXMw4?si=fyRUw56V12An8Aor  

[Andy]

I've known about these tips for a while, not sure how long.

The Yout.com tip works because it's a separate site to YouTube.

[ColinB]

That's odd, I just tried posting this but it disappeared. Gremlins in the works. Anyway, try again. This is RT and Hugh Cornwell who have recorded a cover of Tobacco Road with DM and Peggy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLl1xva5Nc0&ab_channel=KindredSpiritMusic

[davidmjs]

The Yout.com tip works because it's a separate site to YouTube.

But how then does it have (access to) the content that is on Youtube?

[Jim]

I sing on (and co-produced this). My first ever gig as a session singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwXudO3_Do

You can also download it from Bandcamp...

https://nickworrall.bandcamp.com/album/embers?fbclid=IwY2xjawKRWuZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETA2MU03aGZMNUd3TFlqRVc3AR7JGDpgR7jImDbLCNhPSQLWa3W45tx_1gk_ZXjTaJwVlAoMxAvBmuqknLjdRg_aem_D7D2htlX1ffWMPbDubG79Q

Jules

Very good old bean.
Have Michael Stipe's solicitors been in touch yet?

[Jules Gray]

Have Michael Stipe's solicitors been in touch yet?

You're not the first. I used to not be able to help it, but I thought those days were over. Seemingly not.

Jules