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David Hasselhoff - True Survivor (from Kung Fury)

58.1M views · Apr 16, 2015 · 4:04 · 1 HN recommender · 3 mentions · discussed 2019–2024

The official music video for David Hasselhoff's synthwave track True Survivor, written for the film Kung Fury. It is an 80s-style pop song from the Kickstarter-funded movie.

Why Hacker News points people here: Mostly mentioned as a joke or a personal pick, including on a coding playlist thread.

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RecommendsmindcrimeOct 2022

“David Hasselhoff - True Survivor”

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Like @koenvdb says, there is no "magic playlist". What works for you will probably be different from everyone else. But FWIW, you can do worse than including this track: link ("Chase" by Giorgio Moroder) Outside of that, you might try something like: link (horrorsynth) link (synthwave) link (synthwave) link (Rachmaninoff) link (Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre) link (Bach - Brandenburg Concertos) link (Holst - The Planets) link (Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion) link (blues) link ("Epic battle music") this video (David Hasselhoff - True Survivor) link (Amon Amarth - Put Your Back Into The Oar) link (AC/DC - Greatest Hits) link (Motley Crue - Keep Your Eye on the Money) link (Winger - Madalaine) link (John Farnham - Thunder in your Heart) link ("Twin Peaks Double R Diner Ambience - 8 Hours of Smooth Jazz Music, Rain Sounds, & Cozy Cafe Ambience")

in “Ask HN: Coding music playlist to increase code throughput” · view on HN
JokeIvNov 2019

“I suggest he hires Hasselhoff for the promotion”

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The 90s have called... They want their Cyberpunk 2020 font back into something more legible. I suggest he hires Hasselhoff for the promotion this video

Jokesuoduandao3Apr 2024

“I thought David Hasslehoff's 'True Survivor' music video for the Kung Fury kickstarter was a banger.”

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I recently encountered the term 'Tempoflavanoids' - the flavour of a particular moment in time. I love the concept, it speaks to the artist in me. Though I thought David Hasslehoff's 'True Survivor' music video for the Kung Fury kickstarter was a banger. this video

in “When do we stop finding new music?” · view on HN