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OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video

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What it is

OK Go's music video for Needing/Getting, shot in the desert with a Chevy Sonic fitted with pneumatic arms that play over a thousand instruments across two miles.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as an example of inventive, physical-effects music video making, with the car as an instrument.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “you really aught to see how they make music with a car...”

    OK Go video making music with a car

    chris_wot, 2013-06 · Recommendation · in “Seriously.js”

  2. “Chevrolet-sponsored video where they use a moving car as an instrument”

    Creative OK Go video using a moving car as an instrument

    throw0101c, 2026-05 · Recommendation · in “The Greatest Shot in Television: James Burke Had One Chance to Nail This Scene”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: ok go, music video, practical effects, chevrolet, creative

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