
Jolene at 33 rpm
About this video
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.
Why it appears in the archive
HN people point to it as a slowed-down song that sounds more plaintive and haunting.
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From the Hacker News discussion
Other slow music worth checking out, in some other genres: Jolene by Dolly Parton slowed down to 33rpm: [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]
Read original comment ↗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: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Here's Dolly Parton's "Joeene" at 33rpm: [VIDEO] Sounds pretty good, though not exactly like Springsteen :)
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