Howdy all, David here from the band. I created this lofi track in 2021. We planned to put it on the band's next studio album, but with "Music From SteamWorld Heist II" taking priority, we weren't sure when that would be, so it just sat and continues to sit while we wait for whatever the next CD we put out is. We always intended to release it as a single one day, even before it appeared on a CD, so we decided, "Hey why not put it out FINALLY...and do so at the tail end of 2024?!". Fun facts: It has old ocean sounds the band recorded from San Diego years ago for our "Album One" version of "Captain Albert Alexander". While vocals only appear during the intro and chorus for this version, it's using a mix of old vocals and harmonies from the original Honeybee recording, mixed with new ones done by Bryan (Zer0) from our "Not Live and Not in Person" 2020 pandemic recording. I did a few new ones of myself to replace all of the past backing musician's harmonies. I also recorded myself doing brand new throat singing to go along with it so this version is purely all Bunny, David, and Bryan vocals (Rabbit, The Spine, & Zer0). We are time traveling with vocal recordings that are 13 years apart, it's surreal! Old Rabbit, old Spine, mixed with Zer0 and modern-day Spine! A piano is doing the melody, and then some other electric pianos come in to play the harmony parts panned left and right...just like the actual Spine and Zer0 harmony parts. A few instrument parts from the original recording are put here and there, but others, like the bass, I re-did to make it a little more "chill". OH YEAH AND THERE"S BOOM BOOM CLAP DRUMS or whatever cause it's lofi or something (and a little bit of vinyl record dust and ocean sounds spread throughout). On one last note, we had the lovely idea to make use of the ORIGINAL single art we released for Honeybee back in February of 2011 as the base for this lofi version's single art. Go and check that art out on the single on Spotify. That original Honeybee single was online for purchase on places like iTunes until May 2012 when the full "The 2-Cent Show" album was released, and then we had it taken down because we thought that's what you were supposed to do with singles when putting those singles on albums, I DUNNO we did the same with "On Top of The Universe" for "Album One" for some reason too! It was a different time! Spotify didn't launch in the US until mid-2011. We were ROLLING IN THE ITUNES SALES I TELL YOU! Not really we've never made much off of our music in sales or streaming. Anywho...it didn't get popular until well after the music video was released in February of 2012, a WHOLE YEAR after the single. You can thank tumblr and the San Diego Zoo for pushing Honeybee to where it is now (and the vblog brothers). It existed in obscurity for at least a year, besides for our early fans, but we really don't remember Honeybee being NEARLY as popular with our fans back in 2011 as it was in 2012 and is now ya know? Internet be crazy and unpredictable. Special thanks to Bunny for finding that ancient old original Honeybee single art photoshop file on her computer so we could make the new single art from it and pay ohmage. Thanks for your continued support of the band! -David "The Spine"
I love the bots just chilling out. I hope that's water or oil and not hot chocolate in Rabbit's mug! I'm sure the Walter Workers are tired of cleaning the marshmallows out of her condenser coils.
I was 15 the first time i heard it back in the way when when it was first posted to UA-cam. Hearing it now as a grown ass adult almost twice that age, 2 careers and a transition since, is like a hug from an old friend where you parted ways for a while, grew up separately, but youre still the same people. Good job Spine
What the heck did I just listen to? Not only my favourite song of all time, but rearranged in my favourite genre? Ngl, I am going have to organise SPG to come to NZ to perform this at my wedding.
I needed this. The last few months have been awful from my dad passing from cancer to having to get ready to sell my childhood house and move somewhere else. When I was younger one of my old friends and I used to listen to the original song on loop for weeks and possibly months I know I did and listening to this version brings back good memories that I really needed in this dark time. So thank you for making this this means a lot to me and I’m sure it means a lot to others as well. 😊
Honeybee is one of those songs where I could listen to it and I can vividly picture moments in time where I was listening to it (I don't think people give enough credit to music for being able to do something as crazy as literally conjuring memories). Now exists a version of the song that perfectly encapsulates how I feel listening to it; cozy and comfortable. This is a lovely version!
When somebody does a 10-hour edit I will have my new sleep music❤ love this I only found you guys recently I am having a lot of fun watching all the adventures you all have had over the years thank you for existing your music helps heal my soul
This is fab, guys! Honeybee has always made me cry, so I don't listen to it too often, but there's something optimistically upbeat about it in lofi. Hope y'all well
Goddang, this actually made me misty-eyed. I was just a kid starting college when i first heard yall's music, and now i'm 30. Where'd the time go? Hard to believe i've been with yall since 2° Show. Maybe i'm a sap, but you got me through a very tough time in my life, and you'll always have a special place in my heart. Merry christmas, SPG ❤
Been listening to SPG for, on and off, 10ish years now, since I first heard brass goggles in the last week of my 8th grade biology class, since then I've heard much of your discography, and Honeybee has been my feelgood melancholy song for as little as a bad day at work, to a major heartbreak. Thank you for putting this out, I'll 100% be adding it to my chillout mix!
You guys are consistently some of my favorite creators on the internet. My partner and I have been together for 9 years, and we bonded over a love for you music back in high-school. Never stop yall ❤❤
Honeybee was the song that brought me over here. I had been playing music on youtube and just let the autoplay guide me. It made my brain go so quiet. This is beautiful and brings me such comfort.
This gives me a warm reminiscence. Mike, I doubt you'll ever see this, but no matter the weather, I still love you. Thank you for showing me your heart, your hand, and this band.
A lofi version indeed. The song and video are how I came to know SPG just a couple years ago. I am ever greatful to have found you. I hope this holiday time has been happy and let's alk be merry in the new year❤
Thank you for such a beautiful evolution and transformation of the original with layers of further creativity, inviting in the modern experience. Honeybee was a special song in my life and I am delighted to see this in my feed and welcome in a new perspective on how the song touched my heart. Wishing you and all those who love you the best holidays and times to come! 🤗🤗✨✨🙏🙏
Good lord this is so soothing. Honeybee was the first song I heard by yall, and meant so much to me. Also loving the Brando Sando books on the bookshelf.
Happy Yule, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy Festivus to all the Robots, past, present and Future! Thank you for being a light in the tunnel of life no matter how dark it's been at times. Give each other, and all the other Walter Robotics staff huggs!
Been looking forward to this one since I finally got the time to watch the Yulemas show! (My VIP watching plans were interrupted by life and I stopped being free the night of the concert, I was super grateful that the recording was there for me to watch afterward.)
Oh my goodness! I love that y'all did this. I love your songs and this is one of those songs that has made me cry a couple of times. May you all have a happy holiday's and make others happy with your amazing songs. Sincerely, Steam Powered Ferret
I literally just discovered you guys hours ago but seeing you play this song in recent times after watching your original performances is giving me nostalgia I literally dont have lmao
Always loved you folks singing this- glad you get to chill and just vibe to it, the piano is wonderful! My Favorite of all your songs! Happy New Year, lovely people! Thank you for being a bright star and voice in this weird and wonderful world! I'm an old lady, but loving what new stuff has arrived/ been embraced.
Thank you for this upload! This is mine and my fiancé's song 😁And funnily enough Christmas is the day we first met, we started talking through messages on deviantART back in 2015, so this being uploaded today is perfect, and then we began dating 8 months later starting as an LDR before I officially moved in with him about five years ago. Around the time he and I started dating I had sent him a link to the original song, and now because of that his nicknames for me are "Bee" and "Honeybee". We plan to have this song as our first dance at our wedding and I want to get a honeybee tattooed on me because of it all.
i literally grew up on spg, one of my top artists i liked to listen to on my ipod. seeing you all evolve and change and create has been amazing. hearing one of my favorite songs in this lo-fi type version is so strangely nostalgic and new. ❤
This song fills me up. Overjoyed to hear this magnificent version. Bless your hearts, it brings peace on Earth, hugs to all of you for this healing ❤ Masterpiece ❤
This is really nice and cute. I really feel like this song in either version and, in general, should be more well-known and played throughout the world! It just feels like its meant to be..
i love that you guys did a live take for the video instead of just a photo!! it feels nice and cozy listening to this version of honeybee 💝🐝💝🐝 happy holidays spg!
When I first started listening to this song, I was madly in love with my highschool sweetheart. now, 3 years later, they're but a memory on my journey, my house is mine alone. Thank you for this reprise, to many more years and a brighter future with myself.
Howdy all, David here from the band. I created this lofi track in 2021. We planned to put it on the band's next studio album, but with "Music From SteamWorld Heist II" taking priority, we weren't sure when that would be, so it just sat and continues to sit while we wait for whatever the next CD we put out is.
We always intended to release it as a single one day, even before it appeared on a CD, so we decided, "Hey why not put it out FINALLY...and do so at the tail end of 2024?!".
Fun facts:
It has old ocean sounds the band recorded from San Diego years ago for our "Album One" version of "Captain Albert Alexander".
While vocals only appear during the intro and chorus for this version, it's using a mix of old vocals and harmonies from the original Honeybee recording, mixed with new ones done by Bryan (Zer0) from our "Not Live and Not in Person" 2020 pandemic recording. I did a few new ones of myself to replace all of the past backing musician's harmonies. I also recorded myself doing brand new throat singing to go along with it so this version is purely all Bunny, David, and Bryan vocals (Rabbit, The Spine, & Zer0). We are time traveling with vocal recordings that are 13 years apart, it's surreal! Old Rabbit, old Spine, mixed with Zer0 and modern-day Spine!
A piano is doing the melody, and then some other electric pianos come in to play the harmony parts panned left and right...just like the actual Spine and Zer0 harmony parts.
A few instrument parts from the original recording are put here and there, but others, like the bass, I re-did to make it a little more "chill". OH YEAH AND THERE"S BOOM BOOM CLAP DRUMS or whatever cause it's lofi or something (and a little bit of vinyl record dust and ocean sounds spread throughout).
On one last note, we had the lovely idea to make use of the ORIGINAL single art we released for Honeybee back in February of 2011 as the base for this lofi version's single art. Go and check that art out on the single on Spotify.
That original Honeybee single was online for purchase on places like iTunes until May 2012 when the full "The 2-Cent Show" album was released, and then we had it taken down because we thought that's what you were supposed to do with singles when putting those singles on albums, I DUNNO we did the same with "On Top of The Universe" for "Album One" for some reason too! It was a different time! Spotify didn't launch in the US until mid-2011. We were ROLLING IN THE ITUNES SALES I TELL YOU! Not really we've never made much off of our music in sales or streaming. Anywho...it didn't get popular until well after the music video was released in February of 2012, a WHOLE YEAR after the single. You can thank tumblr and the San Diego Zoo for pushing Honeybee to where it is now (and the vblog brothers). It existed in obscurity for at least a year, besides for our early fans, but we really don't remember Honeybee being NEARLY as popular with our fans back in 2011 as it was in 2012 and is now ya know? Internet be crazy and unpredictable.
Special thanks to Bunny for finding that ancient old original Honeybee single art photoshop file on her computer so we could make the new single art from it and pay ohmage.
Thanks for your continued support of the band!
-David "The Spine"
Yall are legends
Thanks for a great song, and for the background information too! This is just lovely and I know I'll be listening more in the future!
really interesting stuff thank you david :3
It's hauntingly beautiful
I love you guys and I love low-fi. What a Christmas treat.
Honeybee lo-fi beats to have repairs done too
I'd like to think Spine is just napping and Rabbit and Zero did this as a prank 😂
rabbit is so stinking cute. i love her smile
I love the bots just chilling out. I hope that's water or oil and not hot chocolate in Rabbit's mug! I'm sure the Walter Workers are tired of cleaning the marshmallows out of her condenser coils.
Honestly what each of you were sitting around doing for the Lo-fi vibe so well, and also just matched the Characters' personalities so well!
I was 15 the first time i heard it back in the way when when it was first posted to UA-cam. Hearing it now as a grown ass adult almost twice that age, 2 careers and a transition since, is like a hug from an old friend where you parted ways for a while, grew up separately, but youre still the same people. Good job Spine
What the heck did I just listen to? Not only my favourite song of all time, but rearranged in my favourite genre? Ngl, I am going have to organise SPG to come to NZ to perform this at my wedding.
Immaculate vibes! One of those "I didn't know I needed this in my life, until it happened," kinda things. A lovely Christmas gift.
I needed this. The last few months have been awful from my dad passing from cancer to having to get ready to sell my childhood house and move somewhere else. When I was younger one of my old friends and I used to listen to the original song on loop for weeks and possibly months I know I did and listening to this version brings back good memories that I really needed in this dark time. So thank you for making this this means a lot to me and I’m sure it means a lot to others as well. 😊
Me too. Seemed to fix something unfixable. Great version.
Merry Christmas everyone!
The track is both unexpected and charming. Thank you.
Honeybee is one of those songs where I could listen to it and I can vividly picture moments in time where I was listening to it (I don't think people give enough credit to music for being able to do something as crazy as literally conjuring memories). Now exists a version of the song that perfectly encapsulates how I feel listening to it; cozy and comfortable. This is a lovely version!
When somebody does a 10-hour edit I will have my new sleep music❤ love this I only found you guys recently I am having a lot of fun watching all the adventures you all have had over the years thank you for existing your music helps heal my soul
This is fab, guys! Honeybee has always made me cry, so I don't listen to it too often, but there's something optimistically upbeat about it in lofi. Hope y'all well
Goddang, this actually made me misty-eyed. I was just a kid starting college when i first heard yall's music, and now i'm 30. Where'd the time go? Hard to believe i've been with yall since 2° Show. Maybe i'm a sap, but you got me through a very tough time in my life, and you'll always have a special place in my heart. Merry christmas, SPG ❤
i was making food while listening to this and the microwave went off RIGHT as it ended it was so perfect
God, I love this band, the characters, the vibe, and the music. Hugs and high-fives all around!
Absolutely Glorious! Honeybee is one of my faves so far that you have made and this is just a beautiful addition.
Love you guys!
OK, this is incredible and I want a whole spotify channel of it. BUT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR BOOKSHELF!!!
I love how they are just all sitting there, truly a treat to have this play in the background ✨
Been listening to SPG for, on and off, 10ish years now, since I first heard brass goggles in the last week of my 8th grade biology class, since then I've heard much of your discography, and Honeybee has been my feelgood melancholy song for as little as a bad day at work, to a major heartbreak. Thank you for putting this out, I'll 100% be adding it to my chillout mix!
Zero is reading the book "Mystic Liberations". The song itself is very soothing, hits just right :)
I hope whatever is in the mug is forever delicious and comfy :)
Spine chilling in a chair
Me: "Is that the chair from Hot on the Trail? Nice to see a cameo in another video" 😏 😼
Thanks for a cozy irl lofi video.
0:19 the little kicks from zero in the background
Literally listened to the original Honeybee after not having done so for 12 years the other day and then thus banger drops. Talk about coincidence!
It's too calm... WHERE'S GIGI, NO ONES WATCHING HER!
Happy Holidays right back at you! Such a cozy feeling, it's one of my favourite songs of yours! Enjoy your holidays!
So delightfully different and yet so wonderfully SPG. Merry Hogswatch, you glorious beings!
Happy holidays from North Carolina!
This song was the only thing that would calm my newborn. She's three now, and this was a lovely gift. Thank you
This song is so cozy. I sing it every night for my daughter’s lullaby.
You guys are consistently some of my favorite creators on the internet. My partner and I have been together for 9 years, and we bonded over a love for you music back in high-school. Never stop yall ❤❤
Okay, this is precious, but Spine just passed out is perfect
Honeybee was the song that brought me over here. I had been playing music on youtube and just let the autoplay guide me. It made my brain go so quiet. This is beautiful and brings me such comfort.
This gives me a warm reminiscence. Mike, I doubt you'll ever see this, but no matter the weather, I still love you. Thank you for showing me your heart, your hand, and this band.
This was the first song I've heard from you, and I loved it all these years. To the best of 2025 for you guys.
Beautiful... dont think ive ever clicked on a video this fast before. Love y'all and I hope you lot have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year
A lofi version indeed. The song and video are how I came to know SPG just a couple years ago. I am ever greatful to have found you. I hope this holiday time has been happy and let's alk be merry in the new year❤
Thank you for such a beautiful evolution and transformation of the original with layers of further creativity, inviting in the modern experience. Honeybee was a special song in my life and I am delighted to see this in my feed and welcome in a new perspective on how the song touched my heart. Wishing you and all those who love you the best holidays and times to come! 🤗🤗✨✨🙏🙏
Honeybee is my favorite from you guys ..and i love Lofi .. it fits so well
This is perfect!! I've been using lofi to get to sleep for a while and I kept hoping someone would make some spg lofi!! Immaculate stuff
Good lord this is so soothing. Honeybee was the first song I heard by yall, and meant so much to me. Also loving the Brando Sando books on the bookshelf.
Happy Yule, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy Festivus to all the Robots, past, present and Future! Thank you for being a light in the tunnel of life no matter how dark it's been at times. Give each other, and all the other Walter Robotics staff huggs!
This is lovely 😊
Can see myself listening to this over and over. 💜 Thank you for releasing it!
Been looking forward to this one since I finally got the time to watch the Yulemas show! (My VIP watching plans were interrupted by life and I stopped being free the night of the concert, I was super grateful that the recording was there for me to watch afterward.)
wow...very nicely done. merry christmas/happy holidays. ❤
This was honestly so comforting. Thank you. Happy holidays to all. 🖤
This is so cool, I’d love a whole album of songs done like this
Oh my goodness! I love that y'all did this. I love your songs and this is one of those songs that has made me cry a couple of times. May you all have a happy holiday's and make others happy with your amazing songs. Sincerely, Steam Powered Ferret
I literally just discovered you guys hours ago but seeing you play this song in recent times after watching your original performances is giving me nostalgia I literally dont have lmao
Always loved you folks singing this- glad you get to chill and just vibe to it, the piano is wonderful! My Favorite of all your songs!
Happy New Year, lovely people! Thank you for being a bright star and voice in this weird and wonderful world!
I'm an old lady, but loving what new stuff has arrived/ been embraced.
a new version of honeybee for the holidays 🥹🥹 amazing Christmas present 💝
Just got a band shirt from the store for the holiday. Merry Christmas!
did NOT know I needed this today!! Happy holidays!!
Love it! More SPG lofi please 💖
I don't know why, but this made me smile.
Putting this on repeat. I love the interesting tidbits about it! Thank you so much for blessing us with this.
This is really great!! Found something new to listen to in a car ride :3
Thank you for this upload! This is mine and my fiancé's song 😁And funnily enough Christmas is the day we first met, we started talking through messages on deviantART back in 2015, so this being uploaded today is perfect, and then we began dating 8 months later starting as an LDR before I officially moved in with him about five years ago.
Around the time he and I started dating I had sent him a link to the original song, and now because of that his nicknames for me are "Bee" and "Honeybee". We plan to have this song as our first dance at our wedding and I want to get a honeybee tattooed on me because of it all.
Right in time to cool down after some christmas drama
Love you guys and your band so much. This is sublime, I love it.
I love you guys! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!
Wonderful! Greez from Germany. Love you and your brillant work!
thank you SPG for this lovely gift
i literally grew up on spg, one of my top artists i liked to listen to on my ipod. seeing you all evolve and change and create has been amazing. hearing one of my favorite songs in this lo-fi type version is so strangely nostalgic and new. ❤
This song fills me up. Overjoyed to hear this magnificent version. Bless your hearts, it brings peace on Earth, hugs to all of you for this healing ❤ Masterpiece ❤
Love you all! hope you have a good holiday season! 🥰
Rabbitかわいい🥰
Merry Christmas!
And I like that the ps5 plates match the tower and your outfits
Never been happier to be wide awake at 6am. Happy holidays, everyone.
One of my favorite songs by y'all being remixed in my favorite style! Merry Christmas Steam Powered Giraffe!
Love the fantasy-series-filled book tower! Very peaceful scene.
I absolutely love loving, and this came up right as I was trying to go back to sleep. Merry Christmas happy holidays
A LoFi version of Honey Bee which was the song that made me love SPG was the best xmas gift ever. I love you guys so much. 🧡🧡🧡
Beautiful 💗 Thank you ⚙🦒SPG, and Merry Christmas to you all🎄
What a great Christmas present! I love you guys, Merry Christmas.
I love The Spine! Watching him gently snooze is my new favorite🙂🎄
This is a lovely remix, happy holidays!
Ooh so pretty sounding! I’m definitely going to listen to this while I draw.
Man this takes me back. I was in college when I found the original and it really helped me get through those tough school days ❤
Forever a favorite song of mine!
This is really nice and cute.
I really feel like this song in either version and, in general, should be more well-known and played throughout the world! It just feels like its meant to be..
Always loved honey bee, so glad to have a new version to listen too. Love your relaxing poses ❤
i love that you guys did a live take for the video instead of just a photo!! it feels nice and cozy listening to this version of honeybee 💝🐝💝🐝
happy holidays spg!
This is simply beautiful. Happy holidays everyone!
I let out a deep breath and felt all cozy when this started. ❤
Love the part where rabbit just starts looking around
Merry Christmas to everyone! Thank you Steam Powered Giraffe for this video this morning. I am digging the Lo-fi version of Honeybee!
I was just listening to this song omg :D such a sweet cover to wake up to
This is the best gift we could have ever hoped for. Thank you so much.
This is great! It's really cute and i was happy to see this in the morning:')
When I first started listening to this song, I was madly in love with my highschool sweetheart. now, 3 years later, they're but a memory on my journey, my house is mine alone. Thank you for this reprise, to many more years and a brighter future with myself.
what a lovely way to round out my christmas
ooo Honeybee was one of the first songs i heard from ya'll ages ago so this is real nice bit of nostalgia~
I get lofi Honeybee and a wholesome Charlie the Unicorn short? Best Christmas I had in years
ily xx honeybee has been an incredible song when i need it most
So ty
Great Eye-Action, by the way!
Very soothing 😊
CHAIR!!!
thank you!