Melanie Martinez (partially lost deleted/privated YouTube videos from musician; 2008-2020)
"Melanie Martinez" (previously known as "Melmartinezx3") is Melanie Martinez's official YouTube channel. It was created on November 3rd, 2007, before she began her musical career.
Although most of these old videos are lost, some were successfully archived on the Wayback Machine and others resurfaced from fans. Some re-uploads only saved the audio, however, leaving the video portions lost.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Background
Melanie originally created her account as "Melmartinezx3" on November 3rd, 2007, but only began posting the following year, with only two known videos being uploaded in 2008. The first was a cover of "Follow Me" by Uncle Kracker, and the second was a cover of "How to Save a Life" by The Fray.
From 2009 to 2010, Melanie started posting covers more frequently. During this time frame, she also began uploading her own original songs, with her first known original being titled "hey alice." She uploaded less frequently in 2011, assumedly to focus on her brief career as a photography under her own company named "Little Body Big Heart," which later had its activities closed.
In 2012, Melanie deleted/privated most of her old videos, only keeping a handful of covers, such as "My Heart," and her original song "Smoke," though she continued uploading new videos. Later that year, Melanie participated in the third season of The Voice, where she made it to the top six before being eliminated. She continued to update her channel after she was sent home.
In 2013, she once again deleted/privated all of her old videos. She uploaded fans' recordings of her live performances and continued to upload new covers as well. In 2014, she changed her username to her real name, turned the channel into her official music account, and deleted the rest of the videos she created prior to the Dollhouse music video.
Videos
Title | Date | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
follow me - uncle cracker | March 16th, 2008 | Lost | Cover of Uncle Kracker's song. |
me singing how to safe a life- the fray | March 16th, 2008 | Lost | Cover of The Fray's song. |
not a second to waste- cover | October 13th, 2008 | Lost | Cover of A Rocket to the Moon's song. |
all time low cover - talent show | February 2nd, 2009 | Lost | Cover of an undentified artist's song titled "All Time Low". May also be a cover of an unknown song by the band All Time Low. |
hey alice - original | February 8th, 2009 | Lost | Original song. |
you are my sunshine- kevin devine | February 10th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Kevin Devine's version of the original Jimmie Davis's song. |
Miserable at Best Cover | February 16th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Mayday Parade's song. |
9 Crimes Cover | February 17th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Damien Rice's song. |
i know i know i know- cover | March 25th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Tegan and Sara's song. |
your biggest fan- cover | March 25th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Never Shout Never's song. |
here i am to worship- cover | March 29th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Hillsong Worship's song. |
the lord is gracious and compassionate- cover | March 29th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Vineyard Worship's song. |
with me- sum41 | March 29th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Sum 41's song. |
the world spins madly on- cover | April 25th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of The Weepies's song. |
Go on away- original. | May 2nd, 2009 | Lost | Original song. |
never change- dear juliet (chase coy) | May 23th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Chase Coy's version of the original Dear Juliet's song. |
Smoke- new original. | June 13th, 2009 | Found | Original song. Resurfaced between 2014-2015. |
Foundations- cover | June 13th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Kate Nash's song. |
i will follow you into the dark -re-do | June 13th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Death Cab for Cutie's song. |
Kids- MGMT (cover) | June 13, 2009 | Partially Found | Cover of MGMT's song. The audio was uploaded to a fan's Soundcloud account in 2013, however, the video is currently lost, even thought the original page is still acessible through Wayback Machine. |
the way i am- cover | June 13, 2009 | Partially Found | Cover of Ingrid Michaelson's song. A snippet of the original video resurfaced on March 28th, 2023, alongside the "Poker Face" cover. |
You belong to me. | July 2nd, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Joni Jame's song (presumed to be the Patsy Cline's version). |
play it again sam- Manchester orchestra (cover) | July 15th, 2009 | Lost | Cover of "Play It Again, Sam! You Don't Have Any Feathers" by Manchester Orchestra |
Story of an Insomniac. | July 20th, 2009 | Lost | Original song. |
alone- new original | August 11th, 2009 | Lost | Original song. |
Beauty in the Breakdown- COVER | August 11th, 2009 | Found | Live perfomance recording of The Scene Aesthetic's cover at Teen Acoustic Cafe. |
sea of love- cat power | August 17th, 2009 | Found | Cover of Cat Power's song. |
in fact- gregory and the hawk | August 31st, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Gregory and the Hawk's song. |
Black and Blue. | September 5th, 2009 | Lost | Original song. |
alone. | September 5th, 2009 | Lost | A second version of her original song. |
black and blue. | September 5th, 2009 | Lost | A second version of her original song. |
brave face- melissa polinar (acapella) | May 1st, 2009 | Lost | Acapella's cover of Melissa Polinar's song. |
violent disease. | September 17th, 2009 | Lost | Original song. A portion of the lyrics resurfaced on June 2nd, 2024, as the video's description was able to be retrieved by internet archives. |
Pollen and salt- Daphne Loves Derby | September 27, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Daphne Loves Derby's song. |
JAN DANCING WITH RANDOM LADY | September 2009 | Lost | Random video with unknown content. |
Empty life. | October 2nd, 2009 | Lost | Original song. |
Im tired- Kate McGill. | October 3rd, 2009 | Lost | Cover of Kate McGill's song. |
i dont know, | October 11th, 2009 | Lost | Original song. A portion of the lyrics resurfaced on June 2nd, 2024, as the video's description was able to be retrieved by internet archives. |
Unknown | Late 2009 | Partially Found | Cover of "Poker Face" acoustic version by Lady Gaga, performed at AOL Music Sessions. A snippet of the original video resurfaced on March 28th, 2023, alongside with "The Way I Am" cover.
It was most likely quickly deleted after being posted, as it does not appears in any of the Wayback Machine's captures from 2009. |
my heart- Paramore | December 31st, 2009 | Partially Found | Cover of Paramore's song. Only the audio is available. |
samson- Regina Spektor | January 18th, 2010 | Lost | Cover of Regina Spektor's song. |
misguided ghosts- paramore | January 23rd, 2010 | Found | Cover of Paramore's song. The audio was uploaded to a fan's Soundcloud account in 2013, and the video itself later resurfaced on October 8th, 2022. |
Joy of the Lord | April 28th, 2010 | Lost | Cover of Twila Paris's song. |
Normalcy will never be achieved | June 27th, 2010 | Lost | Original song. |
Curly Cue- Original | June 21st, 2011 | Found | Original song. |
Skinny Love-Bon Iver Cover | August 7th, 2011 | Found | Cover of Bon Iver's song. |
I Think I'm Crazy- New Original | December 30th, 2011 | Found | Original song. |
Melanie Martinez I think I'm crazy | January 15th, 2012 | Found | Music video for her original song. |
Birthing Addicts Original Song | January 16th, 2012 | Found | Original song. |
Radiohead- Creep | January 29th, 2012 | Found | Cover of Radiohead's song. |
The One That Got Away- Katy Perry | January 29th, 2012 | Found | Cover of Katy Perry's song. |
Watch Me on April 22nd on Channel 14 8:00 PM | 2012 | Lost | Most likely an announcement video for her participation in the MSG Varsity Talent Show. |
Melanie Martinez MSG Varsity | 2012 | Lost | Unknown content from the talent show. |
Hit The Road Jack- Ray Charles | April 25th, 2012 | Found | Cover of Ray Charles's song. |
Moving On | 2012 | Partially Found | A cover of "Money (That's What I Want)" by The Beatles that she performed during the MSG Varsity Talent Show. She recorded this video from her TV, and the audio was uploaded onto soundcloud by a fan. The studio performance from the talent show can be found here. |
Semi Final MSG | 2012 | Lost | A cover of "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" by The Four Tops that she performed during the semi-finals of the MSG Varsity Talent Show. From the thumbnail of the video on the wayback machine, this video is most likely another recording of her performance on TV. The studio performance from the talent show can be found here. |
Mushaboom Cover | June 6th, 2012 | Found | Cover of Feist's song. |
happy holidays! | December 24th, 2012 | Found | Cover of "Oh Come Emmanuel". |
Oh Comely- Neutral Milk Hotel (Cover) | January 6th,2013 | Partially Found | Live performance recording of Neutral Milk Hotel's song. Video recordings of the cover by other people exist online, but not the video Melanie uploaded herself. The audio was saved on a fan's Soundcloud account. |
Set the Fire to the Third Bar - Snow Patrol (Cover) | 2013 | Found | Cover of Snow Patrol's song. |
(Cover) Thrift Shop - Macklemore | January 31st, 2013 | Found | Cover of Mackemore's song. |
Starring Role - Marina and The Diamonds Cover | June-July 2013 | Found | Cover of MARINA's song. Behind the scenes for the video were also posted, though it is unknown on what platform they were originally posted to. The behind-the-scenes can be found here. |
Melanie Martinez - Dollhouse - Coming Soon! | February 5th, 2014 | Found | Teaser of "Dollhouse" music video. |
Melanie Martinez - Carousel (Official Audio) | May 19th, 2014 | Found | Official audio taken from her 2014 EP "Dollhouse". |
Melanie Martinez - Soap (Promo Video) | July 10th, 2015 | Found | Promotional music video made for her song Soap. |
CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M OUT OF K-12 (Official Trailer) | 2020 | Found | Trailer of her virtual concert that aired on December 17th, 2020. |
CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M OUT OF K-12 SNEAK PEEK | 2020 | Found | Sneak peek of her virtual concert that aired on December 17th, 2020. It shows a brief clip of her performance of Play Date. |
Trivia
- There are likely some videos in between Normalcy Will Never Be Achieved and JAN DANCING WITH RANDOM LADY that remain unaccounted for.
- There was information being spread that three videos titled "Added" were originally uploaded to her channel in 2009, which was later proven to be a glitch in the Wayback Machine.[8]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090809185645/http://www.youtube.com/user/Melmartinezx3
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110416070409/http://www.youtube.com/user/Melmartinezx3
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121008055040/http://www.youtube.com/user/Melmartinezx3
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130511181110/http://www.youtube.com/user/Melmartinezx3
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140315173935/http://www.youtube.com/user/Melmartinezx3/videos
- ↑ https://melanie-martinez.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_deleted_videos/
- ↑ https://melanie-martinez.fandom.com/wiki/File:Captureoldchannel.jpg
- ↑ https://melanie-martinez.fandom.com/wiki/Message_Wall:Redandsymmetry?threadId=4400000000001891781