Ah, the delight of a great viral video. In lieu of our featured content series this week authored by leading Boston area innovators on the state and future of online video, we thought we would share a few of the viral videos we have been obsessed with recently. Enjoy!

Calming the Baby Beast

There is no better way to kick off a viral video list than with a baby video. If this does not make you smile, I simply do not know what will. Baby Embry LOVES Florence and the Machine. Make sure to watch this one through the ~2:30 mark to witness this little guy’s massive sigh of relief.

YouTube Channel: TheKaylaKilljoy
Released: 10/22/10
Views: 2,352,388

High Five for First Kiss

Fast forward a few years from Baby Embry above, and meet Elliot and Bowie. Adorable! This video was posted on YouTube just yesterday and has almost hit 500,000 in views.

YouTube Channel: HeyHarmony
Released: 5/04/10
Views: 467,695

Lil Buck and Yo-Yo Ma

This video captures an amazing performance by Yo-Yo Ma and a young dancer in LA named Lil Buck. Apparently, someone who knows Yo-Yo Ma saw Lil Buck street dancing on YouTube and worked to get the two together for collaboration.

YouTube Channel: OpeningCeremonyNY
Released: 4/11/11
Views: 1,000,159

Marathon Thoughts

There is nothing better to tease this video with besides its tagline: “What we think about, when we run.” This is hilarious, especially if you ran the Boston Marathon the other week or have spoken with someone who did about their experience.

YouTube Channel: Improv Asylum
Released: 4/14/10
Views: 49,297