BO BURNHAM - All Eyes On Me (from "Inside") | Husband & Wife Commentary & Analysis

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  • Опубліковано 19 чер 2021
  • BRILLIANT! | BO BURNHAM - All Eyes On Me (from "Inside") | Husband & Wife REACTION & Analysis. We have spent the last two weeks discussing the brilliance of Bo's work creating this special. We had to bring you guys into the convo with us. We've been fans for a while, but this was next level. What did you guys think? Special thanks to my husband for joining me. Check out his UA-cam channel for cinematic reviews: / thegentlemanwake
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    Song: All Eyes on Me
    Artist: Bo Burnham
    Album: Inside (The Songs)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 408

  • @pseudonameification
    @pseudonameification 2 роки тому +966

    I feel like you really missed the biggest point of this song. This is about a guy who has been struggling with anxiety and depression, worked to overcome it, and was then ironically thrust right back into it. Got it? Good, now get inside.

    • @drrockkso8882
      @drrockkso8882 2 роки тому +79

      Yeah these two really don't get the point of this song (or the entire film) at all.

    • @purplewolfranger22
      @purplewolfranger22 2 роки тому +9

      @@drrockkso8882 I'm sayin 🤦‍♂️

    • @gunjin4145
      @gunjin4145 2 роки тому +42

      Well yeah. Stopping it every 2 seconds, you're not gonna catch much. Smh.

    • @loganhankins3317
      @loganhankins3317 2 роки тому +3

      Thank you 🙏🏼

    • @baterrock4240
      @baterrock4240 2 роки тому +4

      I see what you did there XD

  • @dominikcygan2664
    @dominikcygan2664 2 роки тому +562

    it upsets me how people ignore how much pain is in this track, the shouting "get the fuck up" and laughing he does mid singing, or him trying to dumb down the serious speech with laugh tracks, people just focus on the singing but not the actual message and undertone of it all :(

    • @AlvinEranus
      @AlvinEranus 2 роки тому +11

      The undertone hits you, you don’t focus on it. It’s realized when it needs to be

    • @Cyriatan
      @Cyriatan 2 роки тому +19

      I feel the same about it, and for me when he talks about the "funniest" that happened in Jan 2020, it's not only the pandemic, but the fact that thinking about performing again, makes the panic attacks get back, 5 years of improving himself mentally, and seem ruined because maybe he feels that panic again. Being someone that have anxiety and depression, I can relate to that and every time I heard this song it's less funnier them the previous

    • @Ocrana
      @Ocrana 2 роки тому +7

      @@Cyriatan What if he sings the entire song from the perspective of his anxiety? He is his depression?
      "Are you feeling nervous? Are you having fun? It's almost over. It's just begun!"
      "You say the ocean's rising like I give a shit. You say the whole world's ending, honey, it already did."
      like the anxiety talk to Bo.

    • @Guffrs
      @Guffrs 2 роки тому +2

      Don't over think this

    • @user-il6ei7mh5o
      @user-il6ei7mh5o 2 роки тому +4

      @@Guffrs Considering Bo literally said "I am not well", broke down in tears and went into this song, Dominik is spot on.. this is about handling his issues, to then be slung right back down due to the pandemic...

  • @ewan1518
    @ewan1518 2 роки тому +637

    The laugh track doesn't break the tension, it punctuates it.

    • @phillipstai7204
      @phillipstai7204 2 роки тому +53

      Yeah. A laugh track as he stares into the camera somber with zero humor. The emotional distance created is like an exclamation point for the entire song. And the right back into the hook.

    • @GreyscaleGod
      @GreyscaleGod 2 роки тому

      YES

    • @BuckerydogSchmuckeryDog
      @BuckerydogSchmuckeryDog 2 роки тому +7

      Yes, but in an actual audience the laughter would be to break the tension from our point of view while feeling somewhat damaging to the one on stage. Off-stage we're laughing with him, it's supposed to be a comedy show right? On-stage the POV is that we're laughing at his pain.

    • @tin2698
      @tin2698 2 роки тому +4

      The laugh track really makes me sad

    • @rynol1
      @rynol1 2 роки тому +2

      I agree the laugh track is not to break the tension, I think this is a reference to one of the issues that lead to the panic attacks. I remember seeing a snippet of an interview he did where he mentioned where he mentioned that he would say something real, that clearly wasn't meant as a joke, and people would laugh.

  • @GreyscaleGod
    @GreyscaleGod 2 роки тому +569

    I honestly don't understand how anyone could laugh during this song. Those laugh tracks hit like bricks to me.

    • @ieradossantos
      @ieradossantos 2 роки тому +4

      Wait so you understand it are laugh tracks?

    • @GreyscaleGod
      @GreyscaleGod 2 роки тому +58

      @@ieradossantos Yeah, I get that they're added in during post production. I'm referencing the fact that Liza and her husband laugh at the laugh tracks themselves when I do not find them funny at all. In my view, they're supposed to have the opposite effect.

    • @mathienorlin2792
      @mathienorlin2792 2 роки тому +7

      Well people have different humor. Not everyone's got anxiety and depression so they can relate 200% to all of bo's stuff

    • @fireball303
      @fireball303 2 роки тому +7

      Well like how they said in the video, bo probably put those there to be a tension breaker. He wants people to be happy and laugh at what he does. He wants them to love him and not feel bad or sorry for him

    • @mathienorlin2792
      @mathienorlin2792 2 роки тому +2

      @@fireball303 exactly thank you for getting it

  • @jackgibby6909
    @jackgibby6909 2 роки тому +79

    Don't you think it's interesting that when he says "are you feeling nervous?" all whilst staring at us, makes us feel uncomfortable but imagine how he felt in person with thousands of people doing that exact same thing to him. Perspective.

  • @K_Rob
    @K_Rob 2 роки тому +144

    I feel it’s important to know that the context of this song being placed after the darkest most honest part of the special is Bo breaking down from mental deterioration as this song fades in over him crying. It’s a literal fantasy he’s playing out in his head and on camera of performing for his fans out of sheer panic of not wanting to feel alone anymore. It’s a beautiful adrenaline fueled anthem designed to get the crowd going and it’s just heartbreaking to see Bo let out that panicked laugh at the end because it’s not real.

    • @callmeaclassic
      @callmeaclassic 2 роки тому +6

      If they read one comment I hope it was this one

  • @jakelacey7107
    @jakelacey7107 3 роки тому +618

    I find the bit where he picks up his camera very important and very moving, for the hour and 10-15 minutes of Inside, he is so meticulous with his camera work and set up, it's always perfectly positioned and the lighting is always on point, but I think that is him saying fuck this whole situation, but also saying thank god I'm done with this special I'm not gonna care about perfection in this section, little did he know he created close to it. Absolute masterpiece.

    • @Kleehv
      @Kleehv 2 роки тому +32

      Man I'd rather watch your commentary.

    • @Whitesquall123
      @Whitesquall123 2 роки тому +6

      This song/video is amazing on so many levels.
      The lighting, the camera work, the lyrics, the tone of voice he uses, etc... Simply brilliant.

    • @jakelacey7107
      @jakelacey7107 2 роки тому +4

      @@Whitesquall123 it's a masterpiece

    • @TheKennyboy92
      @TheKennyboy92 2 роки тому +2

      Also like a lot of other parts of the special it is really unnerving.

    • @destronomic6052
      @destronomic6052 2 роки тому +4

      @@TheKennyboy92 Its like you have been a stationary observer for the whole time and then you are pulled in to it with him talking directly to you. It freaked me out a little first seeing it haha

  • @simplybaker.
    @simplybaker. 2 роки тому +51

    Deeper, look deeper. The crowd noise laughing at his "jokes" kinda shows how people don't get it, they don't see.

  • @vanessaescobedo986
    @vanessaescobedo986 2 роки тому +348

    You can feel the lack of depression in these humans. Good for y’all. You’ve missed the message but at least you live blissfully unaware.

    • @Chris.4345
      @Chris.4345 2 роки тому +37

      It’s unwise to assume that folks aren’t fighting demons just because they don’t broadcast it. And perhaps it’s unkind to insult them based on that assumption.

    • @yukii381
      @yukii381 2 роки тому +10

      Umm so… I guess it’s ok to be mad at people who aren’t depressed. Like anyone else on this planet these people have suffered hardships of their own. To antagonize them for not fitting your world view isn’t exactly the nicest thing to do. Why don’t you try to be happy for others you may find that it brings happiness to yourself.

    • @75ur15
      @75ur15 2 роки тому +22

      @@yukii381 I wouldn't call this an attack, it's an observation that they don't understand, and it's good for them (not for enjoyment of the special) that their lives don't have the necessary past to understand......part of a book by Orson Scott card in the ender series, I believe it was one of the shorts, ender compares the aliens to slaves iirc, Abra the kid with him asks him what that word means....ender expressed his delight that he doesn't even know the word for lack of a need of it.......

    • @yukii381
      @yukii381 2 роки тому +6

      @@75ur15 It’s not that it’s necessarily an attack but more about how the wording made it seem insensitive. Congratulating someone for lacking depression and not understanding something can be seen as condescending. I don’t know anything about the person who wrote the original content or the people who posted this reaction so I guess I was insensitive when I wrote my own comment. I think that “All Eyes On Me” watched in isolation can be seen as a funny song considering that Bo is a comedian. It’s not necessarily because of their experiences that they can’t understand the song. When watched in correlation with the rest of the special the song changes to become dreadfully beautiful.

    • @75ur15
      @75ur15 2 роки тому +2

      @@yukii381 also fair, I offered my perspective and maybhave been a bit hasty as well. I can hope I was right, as much as I like the song and the special, I also know it is good for those who don't or can't understand it because. Can't say the reactor doesn't and you are right, in full context it changes some of what you can get out of it.

  • @bth718
    @bth718 2 роки тому +34

    I love reaction channels and I truly hope you two improve but you guys didn't seem to pick up on the deeper message and honestly kept having terrible timing on pausing the song and then not even bringing the song back to listen to the paused parts properly. Hurts my soul to see the best parts paused and then continued and barely listened to when the message is so heavy.

    • @constantinosmavroyannis9409
      @constantinosmavroyannis9409 Рік тому +4

      thats probably why it has so many dislikes. the constant pausing got irritating really quickly

  • @xxjestertheclownxx
    @xxjestertheclownxx 3 роки тому +99

    I've been hyperfixated on this special for a bit now and it's all I can talk about. he's such a genius and it shows through his work, especially with inside.

    • @Helenheaven22
      @Helenheaven22 2 роки тому +2

      Same here. It's a true work of art.

    • @Joblos116
      @Joblos116 2 роки тому +1

      Same here. Obsessed with it.

  • @peterkarlsson567
    @peterkarlsson567 2 роки тому +28

    Never seen this many pauses on a reaction before. Glad you liked it though. Bo is a genius!

    • @tophfb
      @tophfb 2 роки тому +5

      Dude fr.

    • @pizzle58
      @pizzle58 2 роки тому +6

      They need to delete the space bar on their computer. Holy shit. Stop pausiiiing just listen. Then react.

    • @purplewolfranger22
      @purplewolfranger22 2 роки тому +1

      Bro for real. Its so jarring no wonder they aren't getting the message 🤦‍♂️

  • @teriambrose
    @teriambrose 2 роки тому +45

    I love watching reaction videos, but dang sooo much stopping to talk about it here. You're killing the song! Some of those transitions you're stepping on are the best parts of what's going on here. Sorry, not trying to be rude, it's just a little frustrating.

    • @purplewolfranger22
      @purplewolfranger22 2 роки тому +10

      They literally paused right when he looks at the camera and barely acknowledged it.

  • @Badoopdoop
    @Badoopdoop 2 роки тому +14

    I think its really important to notice he's actually saying heads down pray for me, and not hands down. It helps project the main idea.

    • @beeezlebub
      @beeezlebub 2 роки тому

      Came here to say the same thing. Changes so much meaning.

  • @furrukhjamal00
    @furrukhjamal00 3 роки тому +95

    The distraction on the left, is the coolest thing you've got in your studio setup. I see it becoming a integral part of your videos :)

    • @tobidobidu1129
      @tobidobidu1129 3 роки тому +24

      Oh fuck.
      I just woke up and thought you were tryna be really mean by calling the guy a distraction until I saw what you actually meant ahahaha

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +4

      😂

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +8

      Lol thanks for watching, Furrukh! It almost feels weird to not have it on now haha

  • @kyocat67
    @kyocat67 3 роки тому +13

    At 5:20 she's smiling but it's like a sad smile. Those lyrics are so powerful it hits a lot of people differently than the rest of the song, and really the rest of the whole special. No matter how you interpret the song, it's obvious this section was meant to hit you....and it does.

  • @Marina-cq2yt
    @Marina-cq2yt 2 роки тому +71

    Bo is so handsome. I could look at him all day.

    • @silence.9376
      @silence.9376 2 роки тому +8

      This is what we don't need more of.

    • @sumeya1923
      @sumeya1923 2 роки тому +6

      @@silence.9376 …relax

  • @willjohnson8446
    @willjohnson8446 3 роки тому +82

    You should react to I Can’t Handle This. The final act of the show Bo was having the panic attacks in.

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +10

      I did! All fantastic. And I can relate to it a bit too much. Thanks for watching!

  • @LizaQuin
    @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +77

    Please keep in mind that this is not a reaction. We’ve seen the special. It’s commentary. If you haven’t seen the entire, brilliant piece of work, please do stream it. Also, Netflix is very protective of this work. Understandably. Thanks in advance for watching!

  • @AlvinEranus
    @AlvinEranus 2 роки тому +7

    the camera pick up at the end is the realization is he’s his biggest critic.

  • @Haruhikawachan
    @Haruhikawachan 2 роки тому +8

    Halfway in and they don't seem to be getting his message through his words, but they are appreciating his filming and editing style. From an artist/musical POV, I really do appreciate that because not a lot of people have understood it from that angle.
    Edit: Made it to their reaction to Bo talking about wanting to do live comedy again then "the funniest thing happened"... they get it. They are reacting from a professional point of view but they are also understanding it in an emotional way while also laughing and trying to stay lighthearted.

  • @admech0388
    @admech0388 2 роки тому +15

    You literally dont have to explain his music, its doing it for you.

  • @flora_76
    @flora_76 2 роки тому +6

    man how can you watch this and laugh... i cry almost everytime i watch it.. he seems so.. sad

  • @NiramBG
    @NiramBG 2 роки тому +2

    btw I'm sorry if this was already pointed out like a hundred times but the lines that are like the one at 2:26 are not hands it's heads. So the lyric is "Heads down, pray for me."

  • @nrgao
    @nrgao 2 роки тому +4

    I have to fight back crying everytime i hear this. I think it's because of the context i have tied to his "Can't Handle This" finale from Make Happy special. It was the song he used to "announce" he was stepping away from comedy, and it was so raw and visceral. It's the unofficial part 1 to this song for sure because it is the "5 years ago" he's talking about in the monologue from the breakdown in the middle.

  • @riotvan000
    @riotvan000 2 роки тому +3

    The guy is deep and almost all the time he opens up and pour his heart out even between jokes. I don’t think people can see and appreciate the sadness as much as they appreciate the jokes. I think he is talking that he is struggling to have 2 emotions at once, one is that he thinks he is great and he deserves all eyes on him, the other is he is losing his mind and his grip on life and he asks for audience to pray for him.

    • @RemedialRob
      @RemedialRob 2 роки тому

      Well just remember what the man himself said in the Kanye Rant: "you can tell them anything, if you just make it funny make it rhyme, and if they still don't understand you then you run it one more time!" Bo's been spreading a lot if the same messages over and over throughout his career and he makes an effort to help people who maybe didn't get the message the first time he talks/sings about it by reforming the message in a new entertaining way so maybe they'll get it this time.

  • @ogbear3367
    @ogbear3367 2 роки тому +3

    try watching it without pausing every few seconds

  • @jillydaqueen2282
    @jillydaqueen2282 2 роки тому +3

    "That I needed to... *re-enter*"
    And then with the ending...
    Dude. Wow. Even more wow.

  • @toast3641
    @toast3641 2 роки тому +4

    I use to watch bo when he first came out, and I hesitated watching his new special. I decided to watch it last night and already watched it twice in 24 hours. Great analysis and editing(The text animations are great!).

  • @keisha2120
    @keisha2120 3 роки тому +5

    the effort for editing this video is so nice and clean.

  • @Synthetic-Rabbit
    @Synthetic-Rabbit Рік тому +1

    To me the world ending stuff relates to him because he's had very big mental breakdowns and panic attack. Each panic attack might to Bo, seem like his world is ending. When he invites you "inside and look in his eye" I think that's him telling us it's okay to watch his work and get joy from it.
    Just to me

  • @AlbeenoCookie
    @AlbeenoCookie 3 роки тому +7

    the angle of it being the government talking fits so well for the uk as the government literally told us to go outside our houses and clap for the national health service. They didn't increase the funding so the NHS could hire more people or anything. Just got people to stand on their doorsteps and clap.

  • @nicholaskent1011
    @nicholaskent1011 2 роки тому +1

    "Are you nervous are you having fun?" - He's speaking to himself and at the same time trying to analyze the situation. "You say the oceans rising like I give a shit" - This I feel is one of THE MOST poignant moments. Because it is quite literally someone saying "I am suffering. I am hurting. Please help me. Because the last fucking thing I give two shits about is the ozone. Everyone is trying to figure out how to fix these environmental problems but meanwhile, you tell me to go fuck myself." Sorry. Just being real for a moment.
    I can relate.

  • @raskov75
    @raskov75 2 роки тому +12

    Interesting video. Your analysis is technically insightful and interesting. Most of the negative comments here are basically trying to understand how you could miss the depth of suffering on display. This special, for many, is almost painful watch. It's spot on and super honest. For those who have dealt with serious depression this resonates so much is hurts - in a good way, perhaps but it can't be viewed objectively. The context for this song both within the narrative of the special and Bo's work more broadly give it a weight you guys are either unaware of or uninterested in and since it touches on some pretty huge emotions, people are reacting, well, strongly. It's always foolish to presume someone's mental health history based on a couple of videos but if you'd told me that either one of you had ever dealt with or were diagnosed with severe depression I'd be shocked. That's a good thing; you both come off very together and functional and no one should want anything but that but it does mean that understanding what it's like to suffer with these states will difficult for you without a concerted effort to do so. Being nervous on stage and feeling like your about to die (and maybe being a little ok with that) are two different things.

    • @ebreshea
      @ebreshea Рік тому

      Yeah I do feel like she maybe confused panic attacks with butterflies in the stomach or something. People are saying that they "missed the point" - I don't think they did. It's just they didn't have the emotional reaction that maybe some commenters were looking for.

  • @Adrian-zd4cs
    @Adrian-zd4cs 3 роки тому +2

    This was really great y'all. Thanks 💕

  • @gertrud8274
    @gertrud8274 3 роки тому +1

    bro the lyrics above it is amazing also the 4k resolution kinda look you got going is really nice

  • @rydervisuals9754
    @rydervisuals9754 2 роки тому +5

    Is it weird that I workout to this song at the gym 😂 gets me hype

    • @istr1102
      @istr1102 2 роки тому +1

      Noo I'm stealing this idea😂🤌

  • @Xxbte96xX
    @Xxbte96xX 2 роки тому +4

    Masterpiece of a song and my personal favorite from the special.

  • @Massethete
    @Massethete 3 роки тому +5

    More of this! New watcher. Love a good Bo reaction!

  • @Clopez-up5se
    @Clopez-up5se 3 роки тому +84

    Jesus guys love the reaction but holy cow that's a lot of pauses. Bo's humor is meant to take everything at once. I get it copystrikes but I feel like you guys paused 20 times before the end of the intro.

    • @BuckySwang
      @BuckySwang 3 роки тому +17

      they're slamming that button like it's jeopardy

    • @iakonasisler4808
      @iakonasisler4808 3 роки тому +9

      Yea it made me not want to finish the video, he says 3 words and they feel the need to pause it

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +6

      Netflix blocked us for not doing that initially. I had to. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +2

      We got blocked by Netflix 🤷🏻‍♀️. That’s all they would let me get away with

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +1

      Netflix wouldn’t let us watch it through. Blocked us 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @SubterrelProspector
    @SubterrelProspector 2 роки тому +2

    This song's themes are personal but also apocalyptic. I feel like a lot of people miss that.

  • @QueenStewds
    @QueenStewds 3 роки тому +5

    its "heads down now, pray for me." It does sound like he's saying hands but

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +1

      I actually forgot to update that! But thank you so much for that. 💜

  • @patsybockover3545
    @patsybockover3545 2 роки тому +3

    i feel its about his mental health not about the pandemic

  • @RoosterIllusion75
    @RoosterIllusion75 2 роки тому

    More of this please! So many songs on this special are amazing and I'd like to watch your reaction to those as well.

  • @MelodyYoung
    @MelodyYoung 2 роки тому +1

    Not a lot of people really talk about it. Maybe because it's an obvious line or something, but I really love the line "We're going to go where everybody knows, everybody knows..."
    Because it's set up to sound like ( or maybe it is supposed to be ) Everybody knows everybody which in the context of the pandemic means staying inside alone and by yourself. Everybody knows everybody because you're the only person there.

  • @coreyrogers8700
    @coreyrogers8700 2 роки тому

    The direct eye contact is calming for me

  • @yona4951
    @yona4951 2 роки тому +1

    This song makes me cry every time

  • @eastisupokc8079
    @eastisupokc8079 2 роки тому +2

    that was great guys 🔥🙌🔥

  • @samuelc.3575
    @samuelc.3575 2 роки тому

    Did anybody else notice that the cameras battery was showing in the background? In the farther shot were he’s looping up close shots and far away ones, the far away one has full battery and later on the closer one is the camera battery on low and its flashing red

  • @KerryLuckett
    @KerryLuckett 2 роки тому

    Okay, you go make me subscribe. This was beautiful. And this song actually was the one that made me well up because it’s blistering with fear, anxiety, and despair. But like Gaga, he elevates it in a popular form. It’s simply brilliant.

  • @timmytrance82
    @timmytrance82 2 роки тому

    love the video. would really enjoy seeing your reaction to his 'can't handle this' piece he did right before taking his 5 year break

  • @JKR9488
    @JKR9488 2 роки тому +4

    There's a new tragedy every week, its like in his other song "apathies a tragedy boredom is a crime". The worlds become so insane over such a short period of time people have become exhausted and numb to the tragedies of the world.

    • @kinghyperion6140
      @kinghyperion6140 2 роки тому

      It’s Apathy not empathy. Apathy is just not doing something, so when he’s saying Apathy’s a tragedy he is meaning that in this society, we don’t allow ourselves to relax

  • @joeydamisfit
    @joeydamisfit 3 роки тому +8

    People are so mad about reactors having varying interpretations. That's what is bound to happen with such an incredible, deep special. Enjoyed the reaction.

  • @ChanandIerBong
    @ChanandIerBong Рік тому +1

    You two exemplify the crowd sounds in the background and if you need me to explain what I mean it just proves my point further.

  • @MEshaoWords
    @MEshaoWords 2 роки тому +1

    Finally, one of y’all got it! (That was for you for real lol).
    I’m binging reacts rn just to hear all the perspectives, so imma paste some thoughts below I put on one girls channel. I stopped editing after hers bc I figured I’d keep having more input with each vid. Anyway:
    Great react! Earned a like/sub. You mentioned at the end stuff maybe getting by, so I thought I’d paste some thoughts I threw in on Brad Steele’s reaction vid (he’s a singer songwriter). I’m a writer myself so I’m obsessed with the meanings being the meaning. Oh and on the laugh tracks, I think he added those in just to acknowledge that he knows that an audience doesn’t want to hear a depressed guy rant, so even though he’s trying to vent his depression, he still has to add a disingenuous joke to sell tickets. Though tbh I love how kind and considerate you clearly are, because most people would just hear that and think nothing of it.
    Anyway, fwiw!
    --
    Fellow writer here (literature/journalism). Great vid! I wanted to offer a thought. Imo, the most powerful line in the song is:
    “Get it? Good. Now get inside.”
    That line hits so hard because of the multitude of contexts it carries. As it pertains to that particular verse, at its surface it’s simply acknowledging that it’s useless to worry and try to do something about our world deteriorating. Because it’s not like anything we do will matter. But if you strip back the layers and take your perspective of depression approach, it’s a reminder that “hey, you aren’t ready for this, now get back inside”. But imo, the deepest subtext that can be pulled from this line is that he’s referencing how controlled we are by our global puppeteers. Bo is constantly talking about the stranglehold they have on us, evident across the board - stand ups, interviews, productions like this etc. I realized that after watching this a second time.
    Point is, the guy is probably the most brilliant comedian of our generation. He’s basically our own George Carlin.
    Oh last thing. He does these double meaning things a lot. When he asks if you’re nervous and says “don’t overthink this”, the next verse begins “Look in my eye”.
    At first we think okay, he saying look at me for reassurance. But if you apply the overlord theme he constantly uses, he’s saying “don’t overthink this look in my eye.” A metaphor for how absolutely crazy and sociopathic these people are. It’s utterly brilliant, and gives me chills. In fact that verse is followed by the one containing the got it good like I mentioned, which tells me he’s definitely going for this meaning pretty heavily.

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  2 роки тому

      Hi! Thank you so much for watching and subscribing. I genuinely appreciate that you left this very thoughtful and insightful comment as well. This body of work has so many layers to it that it definitely requires more than a “first reaction” to get through all of it. But, I love the idea of the “disingenuous joke.” I hadn’t fully looked at it from that angle, but that’s clever! I love having these chats about it. What a brilliant artist!

    • @ebreshea
      @ebreshea Рік тому +1

      For a triple meaning on the last part, you could change the subtext to someone not reassuring you, but TELLING you to just not be nervous. There are always people who don't understand anxiety and/or depression, or any mental illness. If it's all in your head, then you should be able to just *think* it away. Are you nervous? Well, just don't be.

  • @JBealslover
    @JBealslover 3 роки тому +1

    This is amazing. You guys should do more reaction vids here. My fingers stay crossed for the next Lady Wake takeover on the Gent's channel.🤞🏽🙂

  • @Pointillax
    @Pointillax 2 роки тому +2

    I've watched this clip many times now, and I can assure the camcorder footage projected on the wall is from another take. Meaning every movement and detail is choreographed and replicated

  • @mystic_spider
    @mystic_spider 2 роки тому

    3:02, he WAS controlling the effects live, if you look closely, he uses a remote to start some of the effects in the video.

  • @CarinSomers
    @CarinSomers 2 роки тому

    What a great performance right from his home

  • @SebenFish
    @SebenFish 2 роки тому

    Loved it x

  • @nGUNNARp
    @nGUNNARp Рік тому +1

    bugs me how people take his line "you say the ocean's rising, like a give a shit" and spin it to mean something completely different than what he's literally saying...interprets it as the government saying that? his next line is literally "you say the whole world's ending, honey it already did"..
    when you're trying to convince yourself of a reason to keep living, you're not concerned with the idea that carbon emissions are gonna cause the ocean to rise a bit.

  • @yo-xe1ps
    @yo-xe1ps Рік тому +1

    They paused so much that the whole thing just went over their heads lol

  • @peterpike
    @peterpike 2 роки тому

    In my opinion, the fulcrum of the whole special (not just this song) is everything from "You say the ocean's rising" up to "Got it? Good. Now get inside." The last word being the same as the title of the special isn't coincidence, especially considering this is the last song he does before he says he's "done" with the special. The complete indifference with the, "Got it? Good" in the lyric is so abrupt you don't even have time to respond, and it couples with the fact that "inside" isn't even what it was supposed to be anymore. This is why he sings, "You say the whole world's ending? Honey, it already did." The external world is hostile (ocean's rising, theVarus, etc.), and yet our internal world (shown in social media) has already destroyed us. As bad as outside is, inside just isn't safe. That's how the world works thanks to Jeffrey Bezos and the never ending search for content. You can try to save the world through comedy, but you'll just be deemed problematic and canceled. Welcome to the internet.

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  2 роки тому

      Agreed. This is very insightful. Thank you! After having this time to sit with it all, it is an incredibly brilliant body of work from start to finish.

  • @batchyow4784
    @batchyow4784 2 роки тому +1

    Watch the show! You’ll see how much planning he puts into it!

  • @anindaosman807
    @anindaosman807 2 роки тому

    This is a struggle we are all facing globally but for Bo it was a chance to make a breakthrough in his life and his mental well being. He said he had panic attacks on stage 5 years ago. This music video right here is a mental breakdown and it cuts me to the core to watch him spiral downwards because I know what it's like to live with crippling anxiety everyday. It's like trying to stay afloat in the middle of the ocean and fighting for air but you're drowning constantly no matter how hard you move your arms and legs.

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  2 роки тому +1

      It's truly an amazing way to turn struggles into art. I also know how difficult dealing with anxiety can be. I hope you can find some way to heal 💜

    • @anindaosman807
      @anindaosman807 2 роки тому

      @@LizaQuin It truly is an amazing way to turn struggles into art. I've been a fan of Bo's for a really long time now, the biggest fear I have is waking up one day and finding out he doesn't exist anymore, that...he decided to end his life. He is a diamond in the rough. Whenever I'm overwhelmed I usually write things down in my phones notepad like poems or short stories whatever comes to mind, it's an escape... although temporary it's still something. Thank you for your kind reply. I enjoy watching your reaction videos Liza, and you got yourself a new subscriber. God bless.

  • @mattrich8504
    @mattrich8504 2 роки тому

    i recommend looking at “that funny feeling” from his special

  • @MrDowntemp0
    @MrDowntemp0 2 роки тому +1

    DAMMIT! I really wanted to call those lines syncopated, but I knew that wasn't exactly correct. But describing it as 'Trap Flow', you're absolutely right, and I didn't catch it originally.

  • @Allyx2003.
    @Allyx2003. 2 роки тому +1

    I'm not trying to hate! But it's really more enjoyable when you don't pause the video video every 10 seconds, alsoooo the part where you mentioned that the cam corder is being projected onto the wall, he actually filmed them separately but and he managed to imitate the footage, I think that right I heard it somewhere,but if that's true that just adds to this man's talent, this entire special and this song especially is an absolute masterpiece

  • @lalalafamille
    @lalalafamille 2 роки тому

    The key is the pain... god this song is pain... we are inside his mind in a panic attack... beautiful... bravo... something totally new... and a social critic...

  • @jashoncool33
    @jashoncool33 2 роки тому +1

    Its sad that a lot of people don't really hear what he's saying they hear but they don't HEAR what he's saying

  • @Seissmo
    @Seissmo 2 роки тому

    Love this song.

  • @Gtree43
    @Gtree43 2 роки тому +2

    I feel like this could be interpreted many ways... That being said I have to disagree with "the world ending bit" being aimed towards government because there is a lot of anxiety amongst everyday citizens about climate change. It really hit home for me because during the pandemic all I could do was sit inside and research the rainforest burning and Australia and tons of other things going wrong. And felt powerless to stop it... So when he said "honey it already did" I felt like he was saying we've already messed it up to the point of no return, so stop worrying about the future and focus on what's happening now. In a way. So it almost helped me kind of realize I couldn't take the weight on myself because getting into this situation was a group effort.

  • @ieradossantos
    @ieradossantos 2 роки тому

    Wait, did you guys react to Nightwish? Anything from them really but especially 'Ghost Love Score' and 'Storytime'. Both from Wacken live

  • @WolfataDoor
    @WolfataDoor 2 роки тому +1

    “Prolonged eye contact eye contact…”

  • @nickholcomb2220
    @nickholcomb2220 2 роки тому

    I interpret the “you’re not gonna slow it heaven knows your tried.. got it? Good. Now get inside.” As not only talking about the pandemic, but with his reference to how the world is factually kind of falling apart, that we should all just be with and focus on our loved ones and what’s important for whatever time we have left. Which is why the track to me personally has a vibe of “we are all gonna die, come jam with me anyways.”

    • @pseudonameification
      @pseudonameification 2 роки тому +1

      Or a slightly darker interpretation - "get inside" and "going to go where everybody knows everybody" is suggesting that were becoming more focused on our digital selves. You don't need to go "outside" where you really don't "know" everybody. "Inside" (ie online) you can see everybody's lives on full display. The pandemic really just amplified this phenomenon that has already been subtly happening for the past two decades. He speaks to this in many other parts of the special - his monologue about it not being a very good idea, "Welcome to the Internet," "That Funny Feeling." Really all of it.

  • @rainbowdonutshey406
    @rainbowdonutshey406 3 роки тому +14

    So cool that you guys keep pausing the video every second to notice shit like that instead of feeling the music out and hearing what he's actually saying very cool enjoyable to watch

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  3 роки тому +2

      We’ve seen the special. I mention that it my description. Plus, Netflix blocked our initial reaction. So, ya know. Talk to them about it lol

    • @oogatz1917
      @oogatz1917 2 роки тому

      It’s almost like they’re analyzing it and not just smiling and nodding their head while just replaying the video on their own channel to get views

  • @coreycunninghammusic
    @coreycunninghammusic 2 роки тому +3

    Just want to let you guys know there is something up with your pause/play function. Sometimes it slips several seconds. For instance, both times he does the "are you feeling nervous, are you having fun? It's almost over, it's just begun. Don't overthink this, look in my eyes, don't be scared, don't be shy, come on in, the waters fine", the whole "come on in the waters fine" part is left out. And the part where he is talking about January of 2020, he says "I've been hiding away from the world and I need to re enter", and some of that gets left out as well. I mean obviously it's not a big deal, you guys still did a good job, but I thought it was worth mentioning in case you can fix whatever causes that skipping

  • @ravenovraver
    @ravenovraver Рік тому +1

    2:05 do you know what asian/Tibet/Buddhists folk/traditional/common song it resembles with

  • @ihavemail1
    @ihavemail1 Рік тому

    When you pause, go back a bit and replay it. It seems like you break the delivery up to not fully get it. It makes a world of difference.

  • @lillianmaxwell1762
    @lillianmaxwell1762 2 роки тому +1

    Bo Burnham Straight Up Looks And Sings And Dances Like Jesus, I Will Worship This Song Forever 🥰🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤❤

  • @AndGabReactions
    @AndGabReactions 2 роки тому

    I keep seeing comments about the pausing and the commentary and I just feel like those people don't really know how to read. The title says ANALYSIS! Of course, they will pause on every interesting detail that they think is worth dissecting and mentioning to give their opinion that maybe some other people that watched the show didn't think about initially.
    If you want a reaction video then watch reaction videos!
    This commentary and analysis video actually made me watch it again because I feel like I missed a few things and I believe a second look can give you a different perspective.
    Thank you guys for the vid and I hope you keep making content like these and maybe a live reaction to clip suggestions that you haven't watched before as well. I really don't mind the pausing 'cause if my purpose was just to watch the video, I could've done that with the original video.

  • @not_myosotis813
    @not_myosotis813 2 роки тому

    i just kept staring at the pixel art board after i saw the Stardew Valley pixel art

  • @MissFazzington
    @MissFazzington Рік тому

    *Bo adds a laugh track as a metaphor for people not taking anything seriously and just assuming everything the funny guy says is meant to be funny and he can't be serious even once*
    *They laugh at the laugh track further proving Bo's point at how some people are unable to look beyond comedy*
    It's that ironic~

  • @nicholaskent1011
    @nicholaskent1011 2 роки тому

    Bo Burnham is a musician at heart. Comedy is a way to lessen the pain should his musical endeavors fail. This is the first song he's created with a serious mind. Nobody 'accidentally' becomes a musician. There are thousands upon thousands of hours involved in getting these skills.

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  2 роки тому

      Couldn't agree more!

  • @AbeDillon
    @AbeDillon 2 роки тому

    I think "Got it? Good. Now get inside." can also be read as "Got it good? Now get inside." like so many people have lost their jobs and homes and don't have an inside to go to other than a tent under a highway. I hate to think how those people are managing during this heatwave :(

  • @waberoid
    @waberoid 2 роки тому

    Bo is a true comedian. People think that comedy is just making jokes and being funny. Though it's making people laugh while talking about a real problem. Though people don't understand that and just go haha, funny.

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  2 роки тому

      He genuinely is. I think that's exactly what makes him so brilliant. Aside from his many other incredible skills.

  • @nicksokolowski2358
    @nicksokolowski2358 2 роки тому

    We're going to go where everybody knows everybody. Inside....get it? Inside your house you know everyone there. It's safe there.

  • @Lolwut_tt
    @Lolwut_tt 2 роки тому +1

    For a split second i thought you were MatPat lol

  • @orbitalsummer
    @orbitalsummer 2 роки тому +1

    I can imagine but don't really understand why direct- eye- contact makes people uncomfortable. Are people afrait and if so why?
    It is personal, it bonds, it says at this very moment you have all my attention.

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  2 роки тому +1

      Oh, it didn't at all! We were just commenting on how effective that choice was in his performance. We love everything about it! :)

  • @kyivstuff
    @kyivstuff 2 роки тому

    Hands up - HEADS down

  • @olivia-br9cq
    @olivia-br9cq 2 роки тому

    i dont understand the dislikes. i can totally see the government comparison. there's also a lyric in one of the songs that's like "come outside we have your surrounded" - so like, i can see it being a parable about the civil uprisings of last summer

  • @augustoraugust7493
    @augustoraugust7493 Рік тому +1

    And BTW, you should try to listen something without pausing at EVERY FUCKING PHRASE

  • @brody_c
    @brody_c 2 роки тому

    The issue isn't the pausing of the video or the analysis. It's pausing the video every 10 fucking seconds rather than holding off and giving feedback on segments.

  • @scottshoe842
    @scottshoe842 2 роки тому

    Is this the space bar channel?

  • @SizzelRizzel
    @SizzelRizzel 2 роки тому +1

    the amount of pauses my lord

  • @qmerk2661
    @qmerk2661 Рік тому +1

    5 seconds into the song- stops the song. explains how the song starts
    me - "um yea...its the beginning of a song, good job"
    ya kinda seem to miss the point of some parts because you stop it soooooo often...

  • @RoyalProtector894
    @RoyalProtector894 2 роки тому +1

    Subbed, the quality of your videos and the detailed analytics Mmhmm perfect.
    Just try not to pause the track every 2 seconds

    • @LizaQuin
      @LizaQuin  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much! Haha yes, this was one of our firsts. We’ve learned a ton since. 🙌🏽😅

    • @RoyalProtector894
      @RoyalProtector894 2 роки тому

      @@LizaQuin Gotcha. Also by the looks of it, it seems as if you're a performer/artist too? If yes then please plug in your work in this thread and I'll check it out.
      PS your husband is such a chill dude. Radiates strong 'I love and support my wife' energy

  • @wolfinwool3
    @wolfinwool3 2 роки тому +1

    Man. They have no idea

  • @tin2698
    @tin2698 2 роки тому

    This track really is him crying, it's so sad

  • @BuzztronicEmpire
    @BuzztronicEmpire 2 роки тому

    Wow this really, totally, A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y went over your heads... like... both of you.... WOW.