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WIND ROSE - Diggy Diggy Hole (Official Video) | Napalm Records

75.4M views · Jun 6, 2019 · 5:42 · 0 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2022–2026

Official music video for Wind Rose's power metal cover of Diggy Diggy Hole, the dwarven mining song originally written by Yogscast.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN mostly drops it as a joke whenever digging, tunnels or Dwarf Fortress come up.

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Cites itIanCalSep 2023

“My kid loves diggy-diggy hole and it played the wind rose version”

Commenter's kid loves the Wind Rose version of the song.

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Semi-serious. It regularly picks up an entirely bizarre song, however in doing so it's also found some bangers. My kid loves diggy-diggy hole and it played the wind rose version ( this video ) which is awesome. I asked for I wanna be like you for the kids and got the expected one a few times. Then one time it returned the triple J version by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets ( link ) which became the new version for running around the room pretending to be a rollercoaster. These are covers at least, but it will also just play the weirdest mishearings of something. So semi-serious as I'm mocking it getting things wildly wrong, but also legitimately we discover new music this way.

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Cites itshagieMay 2026

“best known for their rendition of Diggy Diggy Hole”

Wind Rose's best-known song in the dwarfish metal genre.

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One of the "I'm trying to find it" ... Fantasy metal. I was wondering where I'd find Blind Guardian ( link link ) or the newly emerging dwarfish metal genre with Windrose (best known for their rendition of Diggy Diggy Hole this video but they've got other music that celebrates fantasy dwarf culture - link )

JokemindcrimeApr 2022

“I am a dwarf, and I'm digging a hole”

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Apropos: I am a dwarf, and I'm digging a hole Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole I am a dwarf, and I'm digging a hole Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole this video

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JokeguerrillaDec 2022

“I feel like this[1] should be the theme song of that game.”

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I feel like this[1] should be the theme song of that game. Never played it myself, I hear it's epic hard but this song plays in my head every time I hear the name. 1. this video

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JokegostsamoFeb 2026

“Completely offtopic, but my first reaction was this song.”

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Completely offtopic, but my first reaction was this song. Enjoy for those who would enjoy such things: this video

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