diff --git a/ovos_audio/audio.py b/ovos_audio/audio.py
index 86927e2..7fec871 100644
--- a/ovos_audio/audio.py
+++ b/ovos_audio/audio.py
@@ -385,6 +385,17 @@ def restore_volume(msg=message):
         else:
             LOG.debug("No audio service to restore volume of")
 
+    def _extract(self, tracks: List[Union[str, Tuple[str,str]]]) -> List[str]:
+        """convert uris into real streams that can be played, eg. handle youtube urls"""
+        xtracted = []
+        xtract = load_stream_extractors() # @lru_cache, its a lazy loaded singleton
+        for t in tracks:
+            if isinstance(t, str):
+                xtracted.append(xtract.extract_stream(t, video=False))
+            else: # (uri, mime)
+                xtracted.append(xtract.extract_stream(t[0], video=False))
+        return xtracted
+
     def play(self, tracks, prefered_service, repeat=False):
         """
             play starts playing the audio on the prefered service if it
@@ -405,6 +416,8 @@ def play(self, tracks, prefered_service, repeat=False):
 
         LOG.debug(f"track uri type: {uri_type}")
 
+        tracks = self._extract(tracks) # ensure playable streams
+
         # check if user requested a particular service
         if prefered_service and uri_type in prefered_service.supported_uris():
             selected_service = prefered_service
diff --git a/requirements/extras.txt b/requirements/extras.txt
index 4331a80..b9a7908 100644
--- a/requirements/extras.txt
+++ b/requirements/extras.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+# TTS Plugins
 ovos-tts-plugin-server>=0.0.2, <1.0.0
+
+# Media Playback plugins
 ovos_audio_plugin_simple>=0.1.0, <1.0.0
+ovos-audio-plugin-mpv>=0.0.1, <1.0.0
 ovos_plugin_common_play>=0.0.7, <1.0.0
 
 # OCP plugins