Category: People

The Vlog Brothers, Hank and John Green, have recently become some of my favorites after Hank did the Hobbit Drinking Medley with Peter Hollens (who I mentioned here). After watching the medley, I clicked to Accio Deathly Hollows, the song that made the Vlog Brothers famous. They have another Harry Potter song, called This Isn’t Hogwarts, that also became a favorite of mine.

They also do a lot of science songs, like The Universe Is Weird, and The Fermi Paradox. And then there is the song We’re All Going To Die, which I’m not sure how to categorize, but it’s hilarious.

The Vlog Brothers also have another channel called Crash Course, where you can take Computer Science, World History, Sociology, Mythology, and more. I look forward to trying all of them.

Hank was also in Titansgrave, a show about a role-playing game GM’d by Wil Wheaton.

Update: I also just found out that Hank is in a YouTube science show called Eons from PBS.

Peter Hollens is a cappella cover artist on YouTube. I was first introduced to his work through a collaboration he did with one of my other favorite YouTubers, Whitney Avalon. As I sifted through his channel, I came across another collaboration he had done: a medley of Hobbit and Lord of the Rings drinking songs, with Hank Green. Not only am I a huge Lord of the Rings fan, but I have also seen Hank as a guest in several videos online. He was also a developer for Wizard School.

Once I saw the Hobbit Drinking Medley, I subscribed to Peter, then spent the next couple hours watching and re-watching his other Lord of the Rings and Hobbit covers. It’s safe to say I was addicted. It’s also reasonably safe to say I still am.

After hours and hours of re-watching his videos (seriously, I have to resist the urge to skip everything else I have cached on YouTube just to listen to his work) I came across his blog and Patreon page. After reading his most recent blog post, I realized just how much of a role-model he had become for me. One line in particular hit home for me: “I would argue that for any business, its not about how many supporters you have; its about how deeply you connect with each one of them.”

I have also, after those hours of re-watching his videos, determined my five favorites (because you can never ask me to pick one favorite of anything): In Dreams, Song of the Lonely Mountain, I See Fire, Epic Disney Villains Medley, and Hobbit Drinking Medley. I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do!

I’m going to say ahead of time, this post is a little off topic. I, however, felt the need to mention this group, who I have been listening to a lot.

History in music is something I was first introduced to through my cousin and uncle. Sabaton is a group of musicians that write songs about historic battles and warriors. We like to play their music while playing World of Warships (see previous post).

My favorite of their songs is The Lost Battalion, a World War I song about a group of Americans trapped by the Germans in the Argonne Forest. I have a project at my school where we’re studying the 1910’s-1920’s in Language Arts and making an Animoto video of it. I got special permission from my teacher and my partner to use this song as part of my project, since my friend and I chose World War I as our topic.

My second favorite song is Resist and Bite. Resist and Bite is a World War II song about the Belgian blitzkrieg, where forty men stepped to arms to hold off the Germans. They succeeded for a total of 18 days. Again, I love this group and suggest their music to those interested.