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Jolene at 33 rpm

Tom Berry · music · Watch on YouTube

Music performance & songs

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people point to it as a slowed-down song that sounds more plaintive and haunting.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Other slow music worth checking out, in some other genres: Jolene by Dolly Parton slowed down to 33rpm”

    Dolly Parton's Jolene slowed to 33rpm

    ZeroGravitas, 2019-10 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: SlowTube – Learn songs by ear by slowing them down”

  2. “Hearing it at 33 rpm [0] is a different experience still: it's almost more plaintive, more haunting. Worth a listen IMO.”

    Jolene at 33rpm sounds more plaintive and haunting

    jihadjihad, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “Sad clown paradox”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: dolly parton, jolene, vinyl, slowed audio

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