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AI Generated Song "Zo Zomer" in in Dutch Top25-NL Charts

by TeeWEE on 8/9/24, 5:49 PM with 12 comments

  • by alxmng on 8/9/24, 6:05 PM

    Any details? What part is AI generated? Which model? What tools? What was the process?

  • by empath75 on 8/9/24, 6:27 PM

    I'm not sure this was actually generated by AI and can't find any news stories that confirm that it's made by AI.

  • by 7734128 on 8/9/24, 6:07 PM

    Extremely generic, but still catchy and the fact that it got mainstream is interesting.

    There are lots of both Udio and Suno creations which I genuinely like, but the best use case I've seen is for Kando: youtube.com/watch?v=vOE7EAlPUwE

    (cool tool too)

  • by Gys on 8/10/24, 8:05 AM

    Flagged because it is only a link to the song. Title is speculation.

  • by romwell on 8/9/24, 6:29 PM

    Sounds good enough (clearly benefits from a huge amount of 80s pop songs in the training set - as well as those songs being very structured due to reliance on sequencers and drum machines for sound aesthetic), but something tells me it is popular because it's AI generated.

    What's that something? The song itself. It has these brilliant lyrics[1], sung dead seriously:

    Where am I going?

    It really matters

    It will be Spain

    Or France

    Or very far away

    Maybe Australia

    South America

    Not to Somalia

    Not to Kursk, Russia either, I presume. The song's conclusion?

    All these choices, the mountains or the beach

    Am I going to Poland or to Greece

    Ah yes, Poland, a famous summer vacation destination for the Dutch.

    If it was a regular song by a regular band, it most likely wouldn't be so over-the-top ridiculous - which is a part of the appeal. Someone singing their heart out weighing the choices of going to France or Somalia for vacation is just too goddamn funny to not make it to the top.

    [1] https://www.shazam.com/en-us/song/1747577284/zo-zomer

  • by benjamoon on 8/9/24, 6:18 PM

    It's Number 3 by the looks of it!

  • by Quarondeau on 8/9/24, 9:44 PM

    So no copyrights, if it's true?