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YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar)

100.5M views · Jan 27, 2013 · 3:14 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2013–2021

The Lonely Island's comedic music video 'YOLO' featuring Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar.

Why Hacker News points people here: Used as a joke reply in threads about risky decisions, with one commenter calling it hilarious and catchy.

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JokeeridiusJan 2013
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Amusingly, Lonely Island's latest music video, just posted 5 days ago, expresses pretty much this precise sentiment. It's called YOLO and is available at this video .

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JokebenatkinMay 2013
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The Lonely Island did a parody song/video about YOLO where they made it about living well, but they took it over the top. this video The YOLO phenomenon isn't limited to getting crazy, but it sure seems to be the most common use of it.

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JokegnicholasMay 2021

“It is also a hilarious and catchy song in its own right.”

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Andy Samberg has a hilarious song along these lines, called YOLO. [1] I’m surprised it hasn’t been referenced more during the pandemic, especially when multiple-masking has been discussed. It is also a hilarious and catchy song in its own right. this video

in “Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most places, the CDC said” · view on HN