Plays with YouTube's privacy-enhanced embed Here Comes Another Bubble v1.1 - The Richter Scales
3 HN users recommended this music video in 2 different months between 2009 and 2026.
2007–2026
3 recommendations 11 citations 6 jokes HackerTube score 2
Resurfaces in threads on startups, valuations and hype cycles as a funny, prescient bubble satire.
A cappella parody song by The Richter Scales, set to Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire', lampooning the Web 2.0 startup bubble. It won a Webby for viral video in 2007.
Pull quote: “in case anyone missed this gem.” (HN, 2019)
Also tagged: startup bubble satire, web 2.0, parody song, tech bubble, startups, facebook valuation
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