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AZJonnie

(3,574 posts)
1. We probably should attempt to determine if it's AI before we go singing it en masse at anti-Trump rallies
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 03:18 PM
22 hrs ago

Just saying

fargone

(607 posts)
3. At the bottom of the Youtube it credits Gemini
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 03:48 PM
22 hrs ago
and has a warning that AI can make mistakes.

highplainsdem

(61,524 posts)
5. I did some quick googling. There's an Instagram account for The Sympathetics
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:02 PM
21 hrs ago
https://www.instagram.com/thesympathetics/

but I can't see much of it because I don't use Meta.

One of their three YouTube videos - Monday Feels Like Friday - says in the video description that the band members are Jim Petersen, Andy Falk and Max Martin.

That info led me to a Songstats.com page with a bit more information:

https://songstats.com/artist/yqrgz07d/the-sympathetics

The Sympathetics are a new indie pop-rock band that aspires to take the genre to a whole new level in terms of artistry and accessibility. The trio consists of singer Jim Petersen, drummer Max Martin, and guitarist/keyboardist, Producer/engineer Andy Falk.

-snip-


The page of search results where I found the Songstats page above also included search results for this Instagram page

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTCd4RrjhET/

which says "Sorry, this page isn't available" when I click on it, but Google search results had this snippet for it:

The Gems taking a break after recording a song in Tallahassee ...
www.instagram.com › ...
The Gems have morphed into The Sympathetics with Jim Petersen, Max Martin and Andrew Falk releasing new music once again. To hear what we're up to right now ...


I don't know if the Andy Falk in this band, who's also their producer, is the producer named Andrew Falk.

There's a trio of three women using the name The Gems. Didn't see anything in that quick YouTube search for a male band called the Gems.

But there was such a band, and they recorded as early as the 1970s:

https://www.discogs.com/release/12760936-The-Gems-The-Pain-In-Me-

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,824 posts)
7. All of the members are pretty easy to find on FB, fwiw, where they post about the songs.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:05 PM
21 hrs ago

No footage of them performing, but it's clear from other posts that the singer has been singing for some time.

highplainsdem

(61,524 posts)
8. Yes, the singer started nearly 50 years ago, going by that Discogs page. They're a real band, and I
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:14 PM
21 hrs ago

like the video in the OP.

ElementaryPenguin

(7,909 posts)
9. Thank you for verifying it isn't AI...
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 05:41 PM
20 hrs ago

and that it's also a good song (which was the point of my sharing it).

Oh, what curious times we live in!

fargone

(607 posts)
10. I know nothing about the band
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 05:42 PM
20 hrs ago

It appears that some of you know them or at least the lead singer. I also know very little about how AI works. But I remain puzzled by the "made with Gemini " statement at the end. Is it possible they used AI for some of the accompaniment so it is a mixed production?

highplainsdem

(61,524 posts)
11. I'm not seeing that. But some YouTube videos have an AI summary - not part of the video - that is
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 06:01 PM
19 hrs ago

added by Google's Gemini, and I think.that has the caveat that AI can make mistakes. It's referring to the summary, not the video.

ElementaryPenguin

(7,909 posts)
12. These guys happen to be very anti-AI. The distributor (Distrokid) might use that to post their artists songs on YouTube
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 06:07 PM
19 hrs ago

would be my guess

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