Video Round-Up: January 4, 2016

"ELON MUSK SONG" by Animation Domination High-Def

Fox’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) pays tribute to SpaceX and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk with an upbeat song about his life and his plans for revenge against childhood bullies. The song is performed by Liz Beebe of The Dustbowl Revival and was written by Heather Anne Campbell.

83 Out of the 87 Orbital Rocket Launches From 2015 - Starty Rakiet has created a compilation of 83 rocket launches from 2015. The video includes nearly all of the year’s 87 orbital launches, but is missing footage from four Chinese launches. A full list of the launches seen in the video is available in a post on Pastebin.

An Honest Ad Reveals the Truth About Gyms - In the latest Honest Ads episode by Cracked, spokesman Roger reveals the truth about gyms and their business model just in time for the New Year’s fitness resolution push.

Boy Eats Entire Watermelon at Cricket Match, Rind and All - Commentators spotted this young cricket fan, who's now been dubbed "#WatermelonBoy" on Twitter, devouring an entire watermelon at a recent cricket game in Melbourne, Australia. 

Clever Dog Uses Stairs to Play Fetch with Himself - Mogo, the Havanese puppy, figured out how to keep himself endlessly entertained by using the stairs to "throw" his favorite ball for him.

Grandma is a Bean Bag Tossing Pro - Rob Evans filmed his mother's impressive tossing skills while she was competing in her weekly Monday night bean bag toss (aka cornhole) tournament.

Guy is Sick and Tired of Logs on His Bike Path - As this bicyclist starts to complain about log obstructing his bike path, he quickly realizes the log is alive, yet remains unfazed.

Kenobi Giving Luke Skywalker a Musical Lecture on the Perils of Love - Bad Lip Reading has released “Bushes of Love,” a new music video parody with lyrics of wise old Ben “Obi-Wan” Kenobi giving young Luke Skywalker a musical lecture on the many perils of love. The song is available to purchase on iTunes and Amazon. Bad Lip Reading’s music video was created from the hilarious alternate dialogue that they provided for the original Star Wars trilogy in December.

Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’ as a Short Film - San Francisco-based designer, Tim Kim, uses Michael Jackson's 1982 R&B hit "Billie Jean" as the dialogue for an amusing short film about a guy struggling with paternity drama.

New Year’s Fireworks Spectacular Over Lima, Peru - Photographer Jeff Cremer captured with his drone the amazing splendor of the giant New Year’s Eve fireworks show over Lima, Peru. Cremer, currently based in Tambopata, Peru, humorously likened the spectacle to “the start of the air campaign in Iraq”. Normally Cremer is a wildlife photographer by trade, basing much of his work out of the Peruvian Amazon.

Star Wars Speeder Bike Drones - Stormtroopers chase Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker through the forests of Endor (a forest in California) on (drone powered) speeder bikes in this awesome Star Wars: Return of the Jedi-inspired video by drone enthusiasts Eric Maloney and Sahand Barati.

Transformers as a Low Budget Monster Movie From the 1950s - A recent episode of the Mashable Watercooler series, Trailer Mix, reimagines Michael Bay‘s 2007 Transformers film as a low budget monster movie from the 1950s.

A Tribute to Romance in Movies - With Valentine's Day less than six weeks away, Las Vegas-based video editor, Robert Jones, puts you in the loving spirit with this montage of 85 memorable romantic scenes, from new and classic films, set to the song "Perfect" by The Singularity. 

Young Japanese Girl Plays Star Wars Theme On Organ - A Japanese girl who goes by the name 826aska masterfully played a flawless rendition of the Star Wars theme on her Yamaha Electone organ. This talented girl has shared a number of her performances that includes her version of the theme from Jurassic Park when she was just 8-years old.

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