john roderick tests song recognition software; hilarity ensues
Here’s a funny video posted by the internet famous Merlin Mann testing out the Midomi iPhone application, which takes singing or humming and attempts to tell you what the song is. The test subject for the software is the Long Winters’ singer, songwriter and guitarist, John Roderick and the test song is the Long Winters’ own “Pushover”.
Midomi Test: Featuring John Roderick of The Long Winters from Merlin Mann on Vimeo.
Besides being internet famous and running some sites dealing with productivity, Mann also happens to be the Long Winters’ webmaster. As part of the fairly short-lived Merlin Mann show, he also put together a pretty entertaining interview with John Roderick which you can see here in four parts.
Oh man, the look on Mann’s face when John says “Smells Like Teen Spirit by Tori Amos” is freaking classic.