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5 Tiny Desk Moments That deserve More Attention

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Why it worked

The video leverages the popular 'Tiny Desk Concerts' format and creates intrigue by highlighting 'underrated' moments, appealing to fans of music discovery and those who appreciate unique performance art.

Summary

This video highlights five memorable Tiny Desk performances that, despite their quality, did not receive the viewership they deserved. It showcases moments like Turnstile's energetic performance featuring a stage dive and crowd surf, and mentions other notable acts like OK Go, Adrianne Lenker, BADBADNOTGOOD with Charlotte Day Wilson, and Parcels.

Structure

1Introduction to the concept
2Highlighting Turnstile's performance
3Mentioning other deserving performances
4Briefly touching on the history of Tiny Desk
5Concluding thought on overlooked performances

Product placement

NPR: appears as a watermark in the bottom right corner. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Tiny Desk: appears as a logo on a poster. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Turnstile: is a band that performs in the video. Removing them would change what happens in the video. OK Go: is a band that performs in the video. Removing them would change what happens in the video. Adrianne Lenker: is a musician who performs in the video. Removing her would change what happens in the video. BADBADNOTGOOD: is a band that performs in the video. Removing them would change what happens in the video. Charlotte Day Wilson: is a featured artist in the video. Removing her would change what happens in the video. Parcels: is a band that performs in the video. Removing them would change what happens in the video.

Original caption

five tiny desk performances that never got the numbers they deserved. tiny desk’s been running since 2008, started as bob boilen filming a bar show that got too loud to actually hear. the big ones live in the hundreds of millions. these don’t. turnstile brought horns, a pianist, and the first stage dive in tiny desk history. brendan yates barrel-rolled off the desk and crowd-surfed through the npr office. still feels illegal that this happened at a public radio building. badbadnotgood stripped down “in your eyes” and “cashmere” with charlotte day wilson sitting in. no drama, no gimmick. just four guys who know exactly what they’re doing. parcels play disco-funk with the kind of tightness that makes you forget it’s not a record. criminally low view count for how good this one is. adrianne lenker goes solo, acoustic, barely any banter. doesn’t really perform so much as let you sit in the room while she works something out. all under 5 million views. go fix that. honorable mentions: alvvays, faye webster, big thief, soccer mommy, snail mail and many more #turnstile #nprtinydesk #badbadnotgood #okgo #parcels