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to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
best Google Doodles before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re looking at some of the
greatest doodles Google has put out
since their iconic first doodle in 1998
they could be interactive symbolic or
just plain beautiful to look at number
10
Robert moves 78th birthday ever wanted
to play electronic music straight on the
Google homepage
well this doodle makes that possible in
2012 Google paid homage to Robert Moog
the late electronics wizard and inventor
of the namesake synthesizer by allowing
you to play a mini Moog right on your
screen although not a household name his
invention played integral roles in the
beginning of electronic music while the
doodle sure sounds cool it can be a bit
confusing at first but if you ever
figure out what you’re doing there’s an
option to record and save whatever
masterpiece or cacophony you’ve created
and if you look real close you can still
see our friendly Google logo hiding
among the wires number 9 Claude Monet’s
160 first birthday simple but stunning
on first impression we notice a faded
out Google logo more than just a classy
variation however this doodle is a nod
to French impressionist painter Claude
Monet or more specifically it’s a salute
to Monet’s famous water lily series sure
it’s not as flashy or as interactive as
some of Google’s later doodles but it
definitely stood out in 2001 the lack of
flashiness and interactivity is actually
a plus as it captures the essence of
Monet’s impressionist style Monet may
have been ridiculed at the start of his
career but none of his critics have been
immortalized on the world’s most famous
homepage number 8 Halloween global candy
Cup this sure was fun rolling out for
Halloween 2015 this doodle game lets you
pick your witch of choice and catches
much candy before the end of the holiday
boasting four teams representing
different departments within google blue
for the art team Green for the engineers
red for the production team and yellow
for the external workers who helped
create the doodle each teams which comes
with a short and fun little bio to the
game plays simple enough and doesn’t
distract from that absolutely awesome
soundtrack at the end of play all the
candy you’ve collected is deposited into
a cauldron towards your team’s total
number seven cloud W C’s 150 first
birthday phonetically beautiful and
visually perfect this doodle created by
Leon Hong and his sister Sabrina to
celebrate close DB C’s birthday draws
from the lifestyle of late 1880s Europe
to present a magical side-scrolling
stroll through the city set to debut
sees Clerval in the flickering lights
silhouettes and prominent moon for which
the song is named do justice to Debbie
C’s work the doodle is almost like
watching a clip from Fantasia where
viewers just observe the sound and
beauty of it all until it starts to rain
and the doodle closes with a sweet
display of friendship number 6 Charlie
Chaplin’s 120 second birthday in 2011
Google did something a bit different for
Charlie Chaplin’s 120 seconds birthday
instead of just showing an image of
Chaplin they paid tribute to the silent
film star by creating their first live
action video doodles the video is modern
but was created by the doodle team to
look and feel like an old Chaplin
classic watching the Tramp outwit a
policeman and walk off into the distance
embraces everything we know and love
about the influential funny man with
fake moustaches galore and that old
timey piano Google totally nailed this
one
number five John Lennon 70th birthday
before Google’s first live video doodle
Mike Dutton paid tribute to John Lennon
by creating Google’s first animated
video doodle on what would have been the
singers 70th birthday he was rushed to
New York’s Roosevelt Hospital but died a
few minutes later the short animation
was clearly inspired by Lennon’s own
unique drawing style and shows the
different letters of the Google logo
being formed from various parts of
nature with Lennon’s face completing the
logo at the end by forming two of the
letters a part of one of Lennon’s most
loved songs imagine plays in the
background
capturing the ideals of peace and unity
that the Beatle stood for and reminding
us just how influential he still is
[Music]
number four celebrating ludwig van
beethoven’s 240 fifth years
classic music lovers rejoice this
interactive doodle takes us on a journey
with beethoven as he tries to get to the
concert hall with his music sheets
intact we see a horse shred up
Beethoven’s fifth the wind blow away
filled hadiza a carriage run over his
moonlight sonata and finally his ode to
joy’ end up in a river
despite his trying to save it your job
is to help Beethoven rearrange the
sheets in order while hearing snippets
of each one so the Beethoven can perform
them it’s not only fun but watching the
animations and listening to the classics
are great rewards in and of themselves
Google really outdid themselves with
this one
[Applause]
[Music]
number three Freddie Mercury’s 65th
birthday like a satellite out of control
or a sex machine ready to reload this
doodle is a beautifully animated video
for Queens don’t stop me now and marks
what would have been the front man 65th
birthday the animations sometimes take
the lyrics literally but other times
veer off into lovable quirky nonsense
the use of 8-bit video game style art
gives the video an unmistakably retro
feel as it showcases many of Mercury’s
most iconic stage outfits and video
moments lasting just 90 seconds the
doodle actually took designers around
four months to cook up but the results
were well well worth it
[Music]
number two Les Paul’s 96th birthday
their guitar to celebrate guitarist and
multitrack pioneer Les Paul’s 96th
birthday Google came up with this fully
interactive doodle mimicking an electric
guitar the doodle allows you to create
your own music on the Google logo just
like the guitar that bears his name it
was astonishing when it first came out
and is still awesome today in just two
days
40 million songs were composed with this
doodle in the US alone to date people
have recreated songs from bands as
diverse as the Beatles and Metallica to
the tetris theme and the Game of Thrones
theme
[Music]
if you’re any kind of music band it’s
sure to keep you entertained and busy
for hours before we unveil our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions
[Music]
number one Pacman’s 30th anniversary
what better way for Google to celebrate
pac-man’s 30th birthday than to turn
their logo into a fully playable level
of the classic Namco game even if you’ve
never played pac-man before you would
have at least heard of the famous yellow
muncher and this doodle recreates the
arcade experience right down to having
to insert a coin to begin gameplay bugs
from the original game were included
along with the ghost different
personalities and it was every bit as
addictive if you want to experience the
doodle with someone else well have no
fear inserting another coin will make ms
pac-man appear turning it into a 2
player arcade cabinet as Google’s first
playable doodle it certainly paved the
way for future interactive doodles
but is also still one of the most fun do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
when you open your web browser welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
best Google Doodles before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re looking at some of the
greatest doodles Google has put out
since their iconic first doodle in 1998
they could be interactive symbolic or
just plain beautiful to look at number
10
Robert moves 78th birthday ever wanted
to play electronic music straight on the
Google homepage
well this doodle makes that possible in
2012 Google paid homage to Robert Moog
the late electronics wizard and inventor
of the namesake synthesizer by allowing
you to play a mini Moog right on your
screen although not a household name his
invention played integral roles in the
beginning of electronic music while the
doodle sure sounds cool it can be a bit
confusing at first but if you ever
figure out what you’re doing there’s an
option to record and save whatever
masterpiece or cacophony you’ve created
and if you look real close you can still
see our friendly Google logo hiding
among the wires number 9 Claude Monet’s
160 first birthday simple but stunning
on first impression we notice a faded
out Google logo more than just a classy
variation however this doodle is a nod
to French impressionist painter Claude
Monet or more specifically it’s a salute
to Monet’s famous water lily series sure
it’s not as flashy or as interactive as
some of Google’s later doodles but it
definitely stood out in 2001 the lack of
flashiness and interactivity is actually
a plus as it captures the essence of
Monet’s impressionist style Monet may
have been ridiculed at the start of his
career but none of his critics have been
immortalized on the world’s most famous
homepage number 8 Halloween global candy
Cup this sure was fun rolling out for
Halloween 2015 this doodle game lets you
pick your witch of choice and catches
much candy before the end of the holiday
boasting four teams representing
different departments within google blue
for the art team Green for the engineers
red for the production team and yellow
for the external workers who helped
create the doodle each teams which comes
with a short and fun little bio to the
game plays simple enough and doesn’t
distract from that absolutely awesome
soundtrack at the end of play all the
candy you’ve collected is deposited into
a cauldron towards your team’s total
number seven cloud W C’s 150 first
birthday phonetically beautiful and
visually perfect this doodle created by
Leon Hong and his sister Sabrina to
celebrate close DB C’s birthday draws
from the lifestyle of late 1880s Europe
to present a magical side-scrolling
stroll through the city set to debut
sees Clerval in the flickering lights
silhouettes and prominent moon for which
the song is named do justice to Debbie
C’s work the doodle is almost like
watching a clip from Fantasia where
viewers just observe the sound and
beauty of it all until it starts to rain
and the doodle closes with a sweet
display of friendship number 6 Charlie
Chaplin’s 120 second birthday in 2011
Google did something a bit different for
Charlie Chaplin’s 120 seconds birthday
instead of just showing an image of
Chaplin they paid tribute to the silent
film star by creating their first live
action video doodles the video is modern
but was created by the doodle team to
look and feel like an old Chaplin
classic watching the Tramp outwit a
policeman and walk off into the distance
embraces everything we know and love
about the influential funny man with
fake moustaches galore and that old
timey piano Google totally nailed this
one
number five John Lennon 70th birthday
before Google’s first live video doodle
Mike Dutton paid tribute to John Lennon
by creating Google’s first animated
video doodle on what would have been the
singers 70th birthday he was rushed to
New York’s Roosevelt Hospital but died a
few minutes later the short animation
was clearly inspired by Lennon’s own
unique drawing style and shows the
different letters of the Google logo
being formed from various parts of
nature with Lennon’s face completing the
logo at the end by forming two of the
letters a part of one of Lennon’s most
loved songs imagine plays in the
background
capturing the ideals of peace and unity
that the Beatle stood for and reminding
us just how influential he still is
[Music]
number four celebrating ludwig van
beethoven’s 240 fifth years
classic music lovers rejoice this
interactive doodle takes us on a journey
with beethoven as he tries to get to the
concert hall with his music sheets
intact we see a horse shred up
Beethoven’s fifth the wind blow away
filled hadiza a carriage run over his
moonlight sonata and finally his ode to
joy’ end up in a river
despite his trying to save it your job
is to help Beethoven rearrange the
sheets in order while hearing snippets
of each one so the Beethoven can perform
them it’s not only fun but watching the
animations and listening to the classics
are great rewards in and of themselves
Google really outdid themselves with
this one
[Applause]
[Music]
number three Freddie Mercury’s 65th
birthday like a satellite out of control
or a sex machine ready to reload this
doodle is a beautifully animated video
for Queens don’t stop me now and marks
what would have been the front man 65th
birthday the animations sometimes take
the lyrics literally but other times
veer off into lovable quirky nonsense
the use of 8-bit video game style art
gives the video an unmistakably retro
feel as it showcases many of Mercury’s
most iconic stage outfits and video
moments lasting just 90 seconds the
doodle actually took designers around
four months to cook up but the results
were well well worth it
[Music]
number two Les Paul’s 96th birthday
their guitar to celebrate guitarist and
multitrack pioneer Les Paul’s 96th
birthday Google came up with this fully
interactive doodle mimicking an electric
guitar the doodle allows you to create
your own music on the Google logo just
like the guitar that bears his name it
was astonishing when it first came out
and is still awesome today in just two
days
40 million songs were composed with this
doodle in the US alone to date people
have recreated songs from bands as
diverse as the Beatles and Metallica to
the tetris theme and the Game of Thrones
theme
[Music]
if you’re any kind of music band it’s
sure to keep you entertained and busy
for hours before we unveil our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions
[Music]
number one Pacman’s 30th anniversary
what better way for Google to celebrate
pac-man’s 30th birthday than to turn
their logo into a fully playable level
of the classic Namco game even if you’ve
never played pac-man before you would
have at least heard of the famous yellow
muncher and this doodle recreates the
arcade experience right down to having
to insert a coin to begin gameplay bugs
from the original game were included
along with the ghost different
personalities and it was every bit as
addictive if you want to experience the
doodle with someone else well have no
fear inserting another coin will make ms
pac-man appear turning it into a 2
player arcade cabinet as Google’s first
playable doodle it certainly paved the
way for future interactive doodles
but is also still one of the most fun do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
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