@@giansieger8687 if em is your favourite writer ypu need to discover guys like complete perth aesop rock, sage francis, K.A.A.N and MF. DOOM etc. Will open your eyes to a new world of hip hop and you will love it trust me.
YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association, though mainly it's a sports, workout, and recreation type of establishment. It's fairly inexpensive and is all over the country, and usually features things like rock walls for climbing or basketball teams. It's also a charitable organization, and you can(or at least, you used to be able to) pay a relatively small fee in order to get a bed to sleep in and access to their showers. All of that, paired with the prevalence of homelessness within the gay community and the fact that only men could use this service(it's the MEN'S association, after all. Women can use the gym n' such, but can't get a bed, or at least, not since I last checked), meant that the YMCA became associated with gayness. There's also a song called the YMCA by a band called The Village People. If you've ever heard a chorus that goes "It's fun to stay at the Y. M. C. A.", possibly with people dancing along by moving their arms to make the shape of each letter, then you've heard the song in question. Well, The Village People were a band of gay men and many of their songs featured at least some aspect or reference to gay culture. In the YMCA song itself, if you listen to the whole thing, you'll find the line "They have everything for young men to enjoy/You can hang out with all the boys" So that's the meaning of YMCA. Especially in this context, where Bo's using it to refer to gay culture, and gayness in general.
"Take off your bras and burn em burn em or you can let bo burnham burn em" round. of. freaking. applause. Genius absolutely genius I'm so glad I stumbled upon this
NikkiNick HockeyForever another wordplay on his name that I love is in "I'm Bo yo" and he says "you can spell and smell my stink, B.O. Lingers, and it makes ya think..."
I would just like to say that the “Oedipus was the first mother f-er” line actually helped my scholastic bowl team win a match. They were taking about Greek stories and stuff and I heard “....married his mother” and I hit the button said “Oedipus” and they said “correct!”
Feminine Eminem refers to the rapper Eminem, and his alter ego is Slim Shady, lady referencing the feminine part. Texting Haiti refers to him taking part in a "We are the World" remake to benefit said country after a hurricane. I am unfamiliar with any controversy surrounding that event, and with Eminem in general. Help with this would be appreciated. That took 3 tabs of research. This might take a while.
90 lady cops on the road and I'm arrested for doing 80 is a simple duel meaning. "Doing 80" could either mean driving at 80 miles per hour, well above the speed limit, or f*cking 80 of the female cops.
The reference to Hamlet is that the kings land is split into three parts, Hamlet receiving two thirds himself. It should also be noted that most of the thinking aloud, or soliloquies, occur within the first two thirds of the play. I'm afraid I'm also unfamiliar with Shakespeare. Further help would be appreciated.
The joke about the gay sea otter is, once more, duel meaning. "I blow other dudes out of the water" could either mean being better than them, or giving them blowjobs on land.
This song has so much word-play and puns going on, the instrumental sounds so nice, something about this song is...almost beautiful in some strange way. Bo Burnham truly is an artist who knows how to make dark humor work.
How long do you consider a while? I got into him back in 2010...a few people knew of his stuff but it seems like just this past year he's really blown up.
Leyna Maves no, he one of music gods, the others includes les claypool, flea, and Davie 605 as the gods of bass; bo, and John McCrea from CAKE as writing God's; that's all I know at least
The fact that I plan on spending my night memorizing this song. I need to know it word for word. You never know when a rap battle could come up out of no where.
"I spit gold bars cuz I was molested by my uncle midas" although most people know who midas is, for those who don't, it was a man who could turn anything to gold simply by touching it. once again, this man is a genius.
Incase anyone wonders where Bo is now, he does music for sesame street as of 2019. Its still a shock to me how he managed to get a job on a children's show despite how he used to make music about killing yourself, and "bitches and hoes"
I can watch a lyrics-video of a Bo-song 50 times and still discover new puns I didn't get before. How on earth is it physically possible to have this many talents?
“I spit gold bars because I was molested by my uncle Midas” Genius line. Everything King Midas in Greek mythology touched turned to gold, so he spits gold bars. Fucking lyrical masterpiece.
I miss these days... the days of watching fan made lyric videos when your mom wasn’t home. Blaring things from Nightcore to Bo on the slow as dirt 720 pixel screen. I don’t know why, but I just feel really nostalgic watching this.
Honestly, you could write an entire fucking thesis on just this song, you'd be explaining so many injokes and references of all kinds and you'd probably STILL have missed some
every line is like three puns at once
you should listen to eminem
LEA FORRESTER that’s how thirds work
@@setatimerforonehour lol he took the least impressive wordplay 😂
If half the rap industry put the writing effort bo did we would have better music.
@@giansieger8687 if em is your favourite writer ypu need to discover guys like complete perth aesop rock, sage francis, K.A.A.N and MF. DOOM etc. Will open your eyes to a new world of hip hop and you will love it trust me.
The wordplay is damn intense.
First comment, after 2 years.
3 now
Lonk From Pennsilvania 4
5 :)
6
"I hate catchy choruses and I'm a hypocrite"
An overly complicated way of saying that this chorus is very catchy.
It is really catchy, the memory of the chorus reminded me that Bo existed :)
Hungry hungry hypocrite
lol
yeah lol
In other obvious news, water is wet.
It wasn't until I read the lyrics of this song that I realized how many puns and how much word play is involved in this song. It's so genius.
Bo is a true lyricist. If you like wordplay, check out my soundcloud: soundcloud.com/brendanraps/sets/they-call-me-brendan
HiMyNameisPeter he's a comedian, all his songs have many puns
Zane Valentine I'm aware. I'm a huge Bo Burnham fan.
B3
HiMyNameisPeter I just came from toxic lyrics commenting on how the phandom is everywhere. I sweAR TO GOD IM
I can't get over the MACY --> YMCA thing 😂😂😂
Can I just ask you what YMCA means?
Autumn Sparkle it’s a center where you play sports. There’s a song about it
YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association, though mainly it's a sports, workout, and recreation type of establishment. It's fairly inexpensive and is all over the country, and usually features things like rock walls for climbing or basketball teams. It's also a charitable organization, and you can(or at least, you used to be able to) pay a relatively small fee in order to get a bed to sleep in and access to their showers. All of that, paired with the prevalence of homelessness within the gay community and the fact that only men could use this service(it's the MEN'S association, after all. Women can use the gym n' such, but can't get a bed, or at least, not since I last checked), meant that the YMCA became associated with gayness.
There's also a song called the YMCA by a band called The Village People. If you've ever heard a chorus that goes "It's fun to stay at the Y. M. C. A.", possibly with people dancing along by moving their arms to make the shape of each letter, then you've heard the song in question. Well, The Village People were a band of gay men and many of their songs featured at least some aspect or reference to gay culture. In the YMCA song itself, if you listen to the whole thing, you'll find the line "They have everything for young men to enjoy/You can hang out with all the boys"
So that's the meaning of YMCA. Especially in this context, where Bo's using it to refer to gay culture, and gayness in general.
I think it’s because she forgot how to spell(dyslexia) so ymca can be rearranged into Macy?? It’s pretty obvious so you probably thought of it though.
It took me like 20 times listening to the song to get that one lol
"Take off your bras and burn em burn em or you can let bo burnham burn em" round. of. freaking. applause. Genius absolutely genius I'm so glad I stumbled upon this
NikkiNick HockeyForever another wordplay on his name that I love is in "I'm Bo yo" and he says "you can spell and smell my stink, B.O. Lingers, and it makes ya think..."
LiLKK123451 I'm the 420 like.
Nice
I read this as he said it. Like word for word
@@LiLKK123451 Also in "Oh Bo" when he starts playing the oboe at the end of the song
RidingOnLightning I love that LOL
I would just like to say that the “Oedipus was the first mother f-er” line actually helped my scholastic bowl team win a match. They were taking about Greek stories and stuff and I heard “....married his mother” and I hit the button said “Oedipus” and they said “correct!”
Is this = destiny
Then everyone clapped
That's awesome, dude.
@@leavemealone3103 things happen you do know that right?
That's awesome
i think we only found half the jokes right?? theres one in every verse i think
someone make a list
Feminine Eminem refers to the rapper Eminem, and his alter ego is Slim Shady, lady referencing the feminine part. Texting Haiti refers to him taking part in a "We are the World" remake to benefit said country after a hurricane. I am unfamiliar with any controversy surrounding that event, and with Eminem in general. Help with this would be appreciated.
That took 3 tabs of research. This might take a while.
90 lady cops on the road and I'm arrested for doing 80 is a simple duel meaning. "Doing 80" could either mean driving at 80 miles per hour, well above the speed limit, or f*cking 80 of the female cops.
The reference to Hamlet is that the kings land is split into three parts, Hamlet receiving two thirds himself. It should also be noted that most of the thinking aloud, or soliloquies, occur within the first two thirds of the play.
I'm afraid I'm also unfamiliar with Shakespeare. Further help would be appreciated.
The joke about the gay sea otter is, once more, duel meaning. "I blow other dudes out of the water" could either mean being better than them, or giving them blowjobs on land.
JK at one point in the play hamlet says "words words words" whilst talking to Polonius... "Like hamlet I'm about 'words words words'"
Then came in cider.. Too clever
I KNOW IM WAY TOO LATE WHAT. I THOUGHT IT WAS INSIDE HER. FOR YEARS I THOUGHT THIS LMAO😭💀
Oh
I ... Didn't know I was dyslexic. Wow.
+Sapphire Otaku that's not unfortunate
ATOMICxCIMOTA Never said it was. :P
+ATOMICxCIMOTA u stupid af
XDXDXD OMG
What I love about this is that it implies you indeed fucked Bo, which makes us all jealous.
"Let Bo Burnham burn em" 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
M C XD
M C that was my favorite part
SOMEONE WHO LIKES MYSTIC MESSENGER AND BO BURNHAM???? Same tho
Bad m. C
REPLY BACK TO THIS
"Take off your bras and burn em, burn em or you can let Bo Burnham burn em."
👏Best👏lyrics👏of👏the👏century👏
"bo talks in the third person" is way too genius
Does anyone sit in class and your teacher does a lecture and all you can think of is "i understand what bo was talking about now!"
soccerwizard975 every once in a while this song, oh bo, and I’m bo yo, get stuck in my head
This song has so much word-play and puns going on, the instrumental sounds so nice, something about this song is...almost beautiful in some strange way. Bo Burnham truly is an artist who knows how to make dark humor work.
Man. This guy is a genius. So glad he's finally huge.
Finally huge? He has been big for awhile now...
How long do you consider a while? I got into him back in 2010...a few people knew of his stuff but it seems like just this past year he's really blown up.
Like back when Words, Words, Words came out. And he got his most credibility with "What".
I got him that way ;)
He's always been huge (reference to his height)
6 years later and I now just get the to kill a mockingbird reference
Kent. Elzinga Same here 😂
Where?
Trencher Nights 1:34
Same
Took you that long
Jesus Christ is bo even human?
Leyna Maves No
Leyna Maves no, he one of music gods, the others includes les claypool, flea, and Davie 605 as the gods of bass; bo, and John McCrea from CAKE as writing God's; that's all I know at least
feel good i n k no because Bo exists
Leyna Maves no. He's god
he's a gay sea otter
Double entendre ✔
Puns✔
Inner rhymes ✔
Multiple syllable rhymes ✔
Stanza rhymes ✔
Wordplay 💯
F*ck yeah, that’s bo for ya
The fact that I plan on spending my night memorizing this song. I need to know it word for word. You never know when a rap battle could come up out of no where.
i’m literally doing the same right now! now i’m curious, did you memorize it?
Very true
it's been 10 years and we haven't fully dissected this song yet
"take of your bras and burn em, or you can let Bo Burnham burn em" fucking genius
"And I'm arrested for doin' 80"
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE! :D
Please reply to clarify that you are not dead so that I may ask you what he did there?
Noahble
It could mean two things:
1.) He 'did' 80 of those police officers and got arrested for it, or
2.) He got arrested for passing the speed limit
@@stitchvon1500 he 'did' 80, meaning he fucked 80 of them
i thought he meant he did 80 and drove over them. i need help
2:55 "hey you better let that rock go" is a reference to david and the Goliath
Its not like the very next line directly mentions goliath
@@the_goat02 Exactly, that line is direct. Some may not pick up on the first ones meaning though.
This is one of the greatest rap songs ever written. Beyond clever.
I would argue I’m bo yo is better
“YOU CAN LET BO BURNHAM BURN EM” AAAAAH IT JUST AAAAAH
Hungry hungry hippo.....crite. I'm dumb
Cody Marrott I just got that. I'm ashamed.
I take a walk by the clock and I pass the time
THAT'S SO PUNNY
I don't get how people consider "that's so punny" a pun I mean I just I can't explain it but like its just ugh... It's just horrible and not a pun
@@emosti9652 it meets the definition of a pun but like all other puns it is shit "punny" just happens to be a little extra shit
yea i guess
Damn y'all must be soooo fun. Let people make whatever shit puns they want God.
That's the one you decide to make a pun joke at? There's about 1000 individual puns in this one song!
After 1 year I finally realize what he did with Botox/Bo talks and my world is blown.
if he comes up with one more wordplay on his name my brain is going to explode. :D
oh bo play that oboe 😩
420th like lol
i think i can vaguely see what he meant
tyjo *s l o w c l a p s*
Nice
i love this comment
I’m just nodding to the beats coming from my iPod.
I know this comment is five years old but what did he mean?
Damn this is so fucking clever!
Taco The Human
you watch bo?!
Dang, that channel description hit me hard.
1:13 misheard that as hungry hungry immigrant
2:34 he predicted the future.
Sluglord It's great, isn't it?
That's not a new issue...
Clinton ran on the same issue in 96
Sluglord You do know that a border has existed between the US and Mexico for over 150 years right?
"I spit gold bars cuz I was molested by my uncle midas" although most people know who midas is, for those who don't, it was a man who could turn anything to gold simply by touching it.
once again, this man is a genius.
Basma Al-hemairy woooooooooooow
Basma Al-hemairy
Eyyy greek mythology gang
Basma Al-hemairy pretty sure everyone knows who midas is right?
boy you must be fun at parties
I got to know that cuz of Tomb Raider: Anniversary when I was a kid xD
Incase anyone wonders where Bo is now, he does music for sesame street as of 2019. Its still a shock to me how he managed to get a job on a children's show despite how he used to make music about killing yourself, and "bitches and hoes"
" bo burnham burn em' "
OMG THATS GENUIS I JUST GOT THAT!!!!!
I know most of the lyrics are jokes but DAAAAAAAAYUM this wordplay is so good.
"i hate catchy choruses and I'm a hypocrite"
yeah he is- that part is stuck in my head 24/7
Better than Drake.
exactly
Hell yes
Fuck yeah!
HELL YEAH
Better than any modern artist pretty much...
Word play is so fucking clever
Danisnotonchairs mate PHAMILY
This guy is who I aspire to be: punny, and a fucking savage
Well I guess I’m glad Steven Hawking got put in this boss song before his death.
Rip you will be remembered
He is a fucking lyrical genius.
Bo is literally one of the most talented musicians like EVER, omfg
The backing track of this sounding like a fucking Geometry Dash level
It's been so long since I've heard this song but the word play is still beautiful
I'm here because I heard that Helga Pataki was in the song but damn xD I came looking for copper but I found GOLD
218PoLy it's great
3:20 this part of the song is amazing
Personally I think the part between 0:00 and 4:01 is the best
@@Envi_sage I agree
the "bitches and hoes" part is suprisingly nice sounding. He sings it in minor, i believe.
IM GONNA TOUCH YOU
This song proves that Bo is a lyrical genius
2:30 literally fucking died lmao
The flow with the line "Syntax impacts the intact hymen" is SO satisfying
☝️
I can watch a lyrics-video of a Bo-song 50 times and still discover new puns I didn't get before. How on earth is it physically possible to have this many talents?
Did he ever say how long this took to write cause if I were doing this I'd get like a line a day.
Were reading hamlet in school and i sing this song to my friend in the back while were reading it lmao
I wanna see if someone had the balls to sub this to spanish haha
Did it: ua-cam.com/video/8PxpevRO3JU/v-deo.html
why
@@dragunyt2727 an actual madlad
So packed with clever world play that I watched this like three times and I'm still catching jokes
istg this dude put crack into this song
Did nobody understand the
"Prostate cancer, semi colon"
Holy shit you just blew my fucking brain
I don’t
In five years, I’ll still never get all the jokes.
Bo Burnham is a fucking genius. Best thing I've seen on UA-cam all week.
I keep thinking of hungry hungry hippos
Botox Bo talks wow I'm stupid
Scared Antelope same i only just got that
Indeed you are
My biggest flex to this day is that I know all the words to this song
Yo teach me
Omg same
@@Uhhm123 this is literally a lyrics video
@@wendo_ oh shit forgot about that lol
This is Shakespearean. I’m not exaggerating, I’m serious. This is bard-level wordplay.
Yes it truly is and I love it
This song is such a bop i swear i’ve heard words words words like, 100 times by now-
“I spit gold bars because I was molested by my uncle Midas” Genius line. Everything King Midas in Greek mythology touched turned to gold, so he spits gold bars. Fucking lyrical masterpiece.
Bo Burnham is a freakin genius, every time I go back to his songs I find plays on words/puns that I missed.
My sisters name is Macy. Oh shit
is she dyslexic? XD
Clicked on the video and realized it was posted 6 years ago today
This is incredible.
I miss these days... the days of watching fan made lyric videos when your mom wasn’t home. Blaring things from Nightcore to Bo on the slow as dirt 720 pixel screen. I don’t know why, but I just feel really nostalgic watching this.
"does my nephew's scent still linger"
i died a little
My name is Macy and that caught me off guard
I was nodding my head to this for like half of the song but then I realized what I’m doing and I continued nodding
love how the 'art is dead' theme gets more and more audible at the end
*it took me a day to figure out Macy mixed up could be YMCA*
BO DELETED THE ALBUM OFF SPOTIFY AND IM SAD ☹
same i think its just blocked tho
i thought i was good with words
bo burnham has officially humbled me
Much of this song is a satire of modern music.
Are we gonna talk about how beautiful the last minute was?
I just realised how much wordplay i'm missing and i still don't understand a lot of it lmao
I give a shit this boy is so Cold he makes ice mad 😂
Thanks for letting me know that a old G still pulling when he spit the truth
I love the Oedipus joke XD
This song has helped me remember so much stuff
Every lyric in this song is a fucking pun with like 3 meanings each
I wish I wasn’t too young to understand the puns
this song is incredibly hard to sing while censoring it in case my strict parents hear *carries on trying bc bo is worth it*
This dude is funny as heck! And he actually has good word play
I have a playlist on random....
I screamed
Why was this recommended to me in 2019?
This has got to be one of his most pun-tense songs ever
Can't wait to learn the whole lyrics my heart
You can let bo burnham burn em is a literary masterpiece
everytime i listen to this song, i get another line and feel stupid i didnt catch it the first time LMAO
2020 and i still know these lyrics by heart
Honestly, you could write an entire fucking thesis on just this song, you'd be explaining so many injokes and references of all kinds and you'd probably STILL have missed some
When you haven't listened in a while, and you still remember the lyrics: I'm still worthy!
The melody to Art Is Dead at the end got me.