Jolene at 33 rpm
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people point to it as a slowed-down song that sounds more plaintive and haunting.
What it is
Dolly Parton's song Jolene, slowed down to 33 rpm so that it sounds deeper and more drawn out. The short clip is a well-known example of how pitch-shifting changes a song's mood.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2019 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Recommends ZeroGravitas · 2019-10 · on “Show HN: SlowTube – Learn songs by ear by slowing them down”
Other slow music worth checking out, in some other genres: Jolene by Dolly Parton slowed down to 33rpm: [this video] And some slow covers: Vanilla Fudge (they do a few like this): [LINK] Issac Hayes 18bmin cover of By The Time I get to Pheonix: [LINK] Dick Slessig Combo doing a 42 minute version of Wichita Lineman: [LINK]
Recommends jihadjihad · 2023-11 · on “Sad clown paradox”
It's a great song. Hearing it at 33 rpm [0] is a different experience still: it's almost more plaintive, more haunting. Worth a listen IMO. 0: [this video]