Hey, What's That Song? [Fun Stuff]

If you're involved in an abridged series or just follow the comments, you probably know that one of the single most-asked questions in most series is, "Hey, what's that song you used at [time code]?"

But wait!  Now you don't have to ask in the comments and then hit refresh obsessively every fifteen minutes until someone gets around to answering you any more!  Here's how to find out for yourself!

Step 1:

Check the video description.  I know, this shouldn't need to be said, but for some reason it still does, and I figure if even one person who doesn't already do this happens to read this and make a habit of it, it's worth putting in here.

Unfortunately, some creators either don't bother to put song credits in the video description, or avoid doing it for fear of being taken down for copyright, so if this doesn't work, move on to....

Step 2a:

If you are using Internet Explorer, install Firefox.

Step 2:

More likely than not, if you have this question (or, indeed, almost any question), someone else does too, and may have already gotten it answered.

Open the video in Firefox.  Click the bit at the bottom of the YouTube page where it says "View All [Number] Comments" (or its equivalent if the video is somewhere other than YouTube).

On your keyboard, hit CTRL + F.  A search bar will appear at the bottom of your screen.  Search for something like "song."  Hit "next" until you find the answer to your question.

By the way, did you cheat, skip Step 2a, and try this in Internet Explorer instead of Firefox?  Then your search bar showed up as an ugly pop-up window instead of a pleasing bar at the bottom of your screen.  Also you're still stuck with a crappy browser.  Hang your head in shame.

Step 3:

Still not coming up with an answer?  Head over to Midomi.com.  Click the green button at the top center of the screen.  Sing or hum a short portion of the song you're trying to identify into your computer's microphone or, if you've still got the YouTube video queued up and there's not too much dialogue over the music, put your microphone up to your computer speakers and play that portion of the video.

I have no idea how this web site works: my guess is witchcraft.  But however it works, as long as you can give it a reasonably accurate rendition of at least ten seconds of any given song, it's got a pretty darn good success rate in my not-at-all-scientific experience.  It's even come up with some pretty obscure stuff, like anime OST tracks that haven't been released in the U.S.

Step 4:

Did none of the above work?  Congratulations, you've got an actual question, so you're back to posting a comment on the video and hitting "refresh" until someone answers you.  Good luck with that!