music videos on mefimusic?

March 6, 2008 11:47 AM

I've recently made a video for a song which I'd previously posted on mefimusic. The video includes a remastered version of the original song plus a reprise. Would it be kosher to post this to mefimusic, using the reprise as the uploaded mp3?

Something about making a single link youtube post on mefimusic made me think I should ask the hive mind first.

posted by es_de_bah to MetaFilter Music at 11:47 AM (25 comments total)

So can you post a new version of the song and link to the video in the post? I don't see why not.
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:50 AM on March 6, 2008

I see why not....but I'll never tell.

Is the YouTube embed feature enabled on mefimusic?
posted by carsonb at 11:53 AM on March 6, 2008

Don't think so, no; I'm pretty sure it's only on the front page. It's not something that would get any regular use over on Music, at this point.
posted by cortex (staff) at 12:02 PM on March 6, 2008

Nope, the YouTube player isn't active at music. It looks like there's a little YouTube linking going on over there, but nothing compared with MeFi.
posted by pb (staff) at 12:02 PM on March 6, 2008

Is there a big downside I'm missing to enabling it? Is it a server load problem? Nasty PITA? I think it would be really fucking awesome to have bootleg live and music videos all over MefiMusic.
posted by carsonb at 12:07 PM on March 6, 2008

bootleg live and music videos....of the contributors, not just random stuff....
posted by carsonb at 12:08 PM on March 6, 2008

i don't want to embed
just link to
posted by es_de_bah at 12:13 PM on March 6, 2008

Do it! cortex is the first and final word on the matter; I'm just dicking around, fishing for ponys.
posted by carsonb at 12:19 PM on March 6, 2008

fine. i'm doin it.
posted by es_de_bah at 12:45 PM on March 6, 2008

We could allow embedding, if other mefi music users are into it. The only prob is that I don't think more than a handful of mefi musicians are making videos and it might attract the weird self-promoter types off myspace or something.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 12:49 PM on March 6, 2008

Since your music video is mostly made of pork loins, birds of prey, and swordfish, the answer is no, it would not be kosher.
posted by Astro Zombie at 1:26 PM on March 6, 2008 [4 favorites]

AZ you just prompted me to do my strangest google search of the day:

"swordfish isn't kosher"

And now I know something I didn't know before.
posted by quin at 1:33 PM on March 6, 2008 [1 favorite]

I saw veal boiled in its own mother's milk, too.
posted by breezeway at 1:34 PM on March 6, 2008

Conservative Jews will eat swordfish.
posted by Astro Zombie at 1:53 PM on March 6, 2008

If mathowie's comment is a call for votes, I vote to enable it. I think not many self-promoters would come here and pay 5 bucks for something they can do for free everywhere else. I'm all for it.
posted by micayetoca at 1:58 PM on March 6, 2008

Conservationist Jews, on the other hand...
posted by cortex (staff) at 2:01 PM on March 6, 2008

micayetoca writes: I think not many self-promoters would come here and pay 5 bucks for something they can do for free everywhere else.

They don't seem to have a problem paying to play on the blue.
posted by anifinder at 2:03 PM on March 6, 2008

"AZ you just prompted me to do my strangest google search of the day:

'swordfish isn't kosher'

And now I know something I didn't know before."

Did you ask Moses?
posted by mr_crash_davis at 2:14 PM on March 6, 2008

They don't seem to have a problem paying to play on the blue.
posted by anifinder

Right, but the blue gets much more traffic, and that is easily noticed. Also, the people who come to try to promote stuff in askme or the blue are of a different profile than the youtube/myspace kid promoting his band. I seriously don't think it would become a problem.
posted by micayetoca at 2:36 PM on March 6, 2008

Dear Moses, does Billy Gibbons look like you, or do you look like him?
posted by quin at 2:45 PM on March 6, 2008

Metatalk: I'm just dicking around, fishing for ponys.
posted by waraw at 3:30 PM on March 6, 2008

mathowieAdmin: "The only prob is that I don't think more than a handful of mefi musicians are making videos and it might attract the weird self-promoter types off myspace or something."

Another vote in favour of. Shouldn't we take this on a case-by-case basis? If there really turns out to be a deluge it could always be turned off - I promise not to moan.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:07 PM on March 6, 2008

I vote for embedability! Embedability! Embedability now!!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:09 PM on March 6, 2008

Hell yea. I vote yes.

The only prob is that I don't think more than a handful of mefi musicians are making videos...

Some of us (me) could barely record music when MeFiMu fired up. So anything that promotes personal growth is cool with me!
posted by snsranch at 5:44 PM on March 6, 2008

I've done it. So, I assume it's alright.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 4:15 PM on March 7, 2008