Smule (http://www.smule.com) has announced the winners of the company’s “This Contest Blows” Ocarina video contest. Conceived as a way to reward its raving Ocarina fans with $1,000 per winner, the contest attracted a number of surprising and creative videos. Many contestants demonstrated musical talent, as well as Smulean je ne sais quoi.
The ten winners are:
Hardrockgrl’s “Oh Shenandoah”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glrpGjFit1k
David Choi’s cover of “Hot N Cold” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhhtFAT2HqM

Smule (http://www.smule.com) has announced the winners of the company’s “This Contest Blows” Ocarina video contest. Conceived as a way to reward its raving Ocarina fans with $1,000 per winner, the contest attracted a number of surprising and creative videos. Many contestants demonstrated musical talent, as well as Smulean je ne sais quoi.
The ten winners are:
Hardrockgrl’s “Oh Shenandoah”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glrpGjFit1k
David Choi’s cover of “Hot N Cold” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhhtFAT2HqM
“Sadness and Sorrow” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWQF5oxR4_E
Monkey Head http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fNvztXz2r8
Good sleep, fast sleep http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP0-hKc63y8
Greetings from Hungary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qblhPtY5MU
“Whistle Stop” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa0EcHPFhtE
“Carol of the Bells” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFQ7GTDlsO0
“Song of Storms” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olO1J8M8IaY
And finally, “Music of the Nose” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6HHZLDdPqM, (in addition to the $1,000 prize, Noseflute will also receive a box of Kleenex and a bottle of Purell!)
Some entries were so peculiar that the panel of Smule judges felt compelled to add a special category of videos, the ‘Oca-razzies.’ Some of the strangest submissions include:
A cat playing Ocarina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBUuqWQbUuI
Someone ‘playing’ his iPhone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_SBi-Ac9-4 with his posterior…!!!
Singing, (remember William Hung?), over another entrant’s Ocarina playing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJc6UxDJkAQ
…and many more, too bizarre to describe. These are available for viewing on Smule’s website http://ocarina.smule.com/contest/
Additionally, since the intent is to nurture budding Ocarina talent, Smule will extend the contest to Friday, February 13, and announce 5 more $1,000 prize winners on Smule’s Mule live broadcast February 16th.