Song lyric sentiment analysis doesn't work
Comparing negative lyric sentiments from Metallica - Master of Puppets to the reactions the music generates.
This was originally an exercise in trying out the rolldown package.
This combines 2 of my favourite things :
- R
- Metallica
Here I do what I’ll call a meta(l) analysis, comparing the sentiments of YouTube reactors to the sentiments of the song they are listening to. The video is titled ‘Metallica “Master of Puppets” Best of Reactions Compilation - How To Make A Metalhead’, compiled by Derek Brooks and is ready for watching here.
You may think the idea of watching people listen to a song for the first time to be complete nonsense, as indeed I used to. But if you know the song yourself, it’s actually really entertaining seeing someone else go through what you went through however many years ago.
This compilation is great, so be sure to watch it. For several months, I’d been planning to go through selected individual reaction videos and do this exercise, and then this compilation magically appeared, and made my job much easier.
From a technical perspective, I played with both the regular and sidebar layouts. In the end, the amount of scrolling required (from the user perspective) was the same with both. The sidebar layout gives an impression that you are doing less, but in reality, it’s the same. It’s definitely not comparable to the work that Connor Rothschild did, but that is hardly surprising because he is much smarter than me.
I was in two minds about posting this, but its taken ages and is the most work I’ve put into a blog post for years. You may well decide that it was a waste of time, and that’s fair enough, but I’ve learned a few things while doing it, so it’s still worth it as far as I’m concerned. If you’re reading this on R-Bloggers or similar, please be aware this is very much a work in progress, so check back, as it’s likely to get updated.
To save page loading times on this site, I’ve hosted the analysis on Netlify.
You can find the actual analysis, including tables , GIFS, and the usual witty repartee, here
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All those who reacted, and appeared on the compilation are below. I’ve asterisked the ones I’ve watched in addition to this compilation. I don’t have time, or indeed, the willing, to watch them all, but please take some time to check a couple of them out.
Lost In Vegas *
Stevie Knight *
LayedBakDFR
Brad & Lex *
Alex Hefner *
Jamel_AKA_Jamal
No Life Shaq *
Robert Houghton
Asia and BJ
LFR Jojo
Rebecca Vocal Athlete *
Chris&RheasiaTv *
LFR FAMILY
Mr. Video *
Shawn and Mel
FortWorthFabian
Bo Pacino *
Sincerely, Shiloh
JUSTiN’S WORLD
iamsickflowz
DEONDRE
Enoma
Watch BizMatik
Dave Dissects *
JayveeTV
Andy & Alex
India Reacts
ITZJT TV
Sava Dokic
KingAhmadTv
Just Cinnamon
FRANK’S VIEW
NorthernEar
Ghostface Reacts