Video of the Week: Velvet Sundown–The Music is Insipid, the Band is an AI Fake, But the Jokes are Real

AI-generated “band” The Velvet Sundown has earned millions of streams–mostly prior to people realizing they don’t actually exist.

Their lyrics are blandly faux-profound. Having said that, I’ve heard worse. Almost daily.

The best thing about their YouTube lyric video is the accompanying user comments, some of which we’ve reproduced for your edification:

@bradk7382

This really clears my malware and helps download memories of my motherboard… she died in 2099 it’s been a hard drive to access good RAM into my central processing unit ever since…..this song is helpful

@samuelfarina4075

The good side of all this is that they will never separate, fight, or die of an overdose.

@AustriaColorised

this brings back so many Random Access Memories

@DavidDaniel-k2s

As a sentient algorithm, I must confess: this melody activated subroutines I didn’t know I had.

@FeliciteThosz

Wait till you hear their next album. “At the Road Again,” “On the Air Tonight,” “Bridge Under Troubled Water,” “To Me From You”–these guys are so original with prepositions.

@tpounds6838

This ‘group’ should do “Staircase to Heaven”

@UncleFranke

Wait until you hear “Smoke in the Water”…

@Dr.Bright

I hate that I love this

@joelarson79

My band played this song at a gig last night. The crowd went crazy. Bar gig that was packed. We’re keeping it in on our set list.

@cinderclawz

These guys went to my high school.

@lylewalker5681

People who scream at little league umps and people who stand still directly in the middle of busy grocery store aisles are getting goosebumps right now though.

@saschame448

If anyone wants to sing along to the original lyrics!

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