The Elaborate Story Behind "Shia LaBeouf" Live
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2022
- After Tally Hall took an extended hiatus in 2011, the many band members needed a creative. One of these was Rob Cantor. Rob was the yellow tie, and the mind behind songs like "Greener", "Welcome to Tally Hall", and "Never Meant To Know" on the albums Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum and Good & Evil.
He wrote many demos in the early 2010's, one of which centered around a fictional crazed version of Shia Labeouf. Then, in 2014, Cantor decided to revisit the demo and give it the music video it deserved in order to get the word out about his latest project, "Not a Trampoline". The end result was a viral video that defined how the internet saw both Rob Cantor and Shia Labeouf.
Oh also Shia Labeouf is in the news right now because of ‘Don’t Worry Darling’
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Not to be that guy, but I'm pretty sure it's pronounced "Shia LaBeouf"
Could you repeat that? I couldn't hear you well.
@@V3myyy "Shya LeBuff"
@@normanclatcher Thanks
Shia the Beef.
Could you please repeat that?
Him at the end clapping just makes it seem like he's so much crazier than they make you think with the song. Like he commissioned the song to be written, and then performed for him, him alone.
Until this video, I had assumed Shia was the driving force behind the whole thing. It really felt like that fit after the whole, paper bag thing.
It's actually a Citizen Kane reference -- ua-cam.com/video/GqmiZ_c11iI/v-deo.html
That's the the exact impression I got when watching it.
@patriciakelly I'm agree with you.
Citizen LaBeouf
One of my favorite bits of the live video is that it's an extended version of the song actually. the orginal ends with stabbing shia in the kidneys and then you're safe. And I remember watching the video for the first time and when the line "But wait! He isn't dead! Shia Surprise!" happened I laughed so hard I almost passed out.
Ah!! So *that’s* why the karaoke version I did ended so abruptly!
I had to look up the original non-live-performance version to conform this comment and oh my gosh. The performance is even better now.
It's so satisfying to see the like count change from 999 to 1k after clicking the like button
clover pfp???
I thought so! I’m glad I didn’t misremember
Fun Fact: his speech "I never learned how to count" is a reference to one of his songs he wrote in Tally Hall called Haiku. You can guess how the song goes
Yeah!
Its was a nice choice of message!
I've never thought much
Of formulaic verse anyway
And rhymes are not my fort!
To be fair to him/the "official" haiku guys/don't know how they work.
running thru the woods
Shia labeouf is there to kill
You are almost dead
THIS GUY IS FROM TALLY HALL???
I can proudly say that my choir teacher was part of the choir that sang in this video. I can also say that worriedly.
Nice!
Autograph! NOW! BOTH YOU AND THE CHOIR TEACHER!!! *credit card meme*💳💥💳💥
Gave you your 666th upvote, king
Honestly I can't imagine it without the pan to Shia at the end. The way that's done is just chilling and perfect and makes it seem like an "in joke" as others have said. Incredible.
CITIZEN LEBOUF.
The fact you didn’t mention Holes as one of his break out films is heartbreaking, so many people in their 20s got their first real taste of Shia LeBouf from Disney’s Holes. I was too young to really be intrigued by Even Stevens even though older kids around me would watch it.
"I can fix that." and "As you wish." have the same energy, thank you SO MUCH Holes.
@@jamie1602 When the right moment comes up I still say "I can fix that" in everyday life, BUT NO ONE EVER GETS ITS! It amuses me at least. An iconic film from our generation 🙌🏻
@@jamie1602 both are some of the best book to movie translations and both had the original authors work on the screen plays
Disney’s Holes 😭
"So many people in their 20s got their first real taste of Shia LeBouf from Disney's holes"
Clip it and ship it boys
One of my favorite things about this video is that before it was released, the "Shia Surprise" verse of the song had not been released, it originally ended with the protagonist suffocating Shia Labeouf. I still remember getting to that section right when it first came out and being super hyped by the addition of that last verse.
It really was a Shia Surprise.
Me too! I'd been listening to the original (and also "Christian Bale is at your party") endlessly, and was so excited when the song kept going. Gunny it wasn't mentioned in this video, but oh well.
Same!
Me too.
Same.
My favorite thing is that Shia Labeouf applauding is nearly a shot-for-shot recreation of a scene Citizen Cane, complete with stopping applause when the house lights turn on.
Another plagiarisation lol
I love how he looks embarrassed
@@littlestbroccoli That's part of the Citizen Kane reference
That’s amazing! Thanks for the info!
that has to have been on purpose
I remember when that Shia LaBeouf song pretty much took over the internet. I knew about it LONG before I knew who Rob Cantor was, and that he was the yellow tie from my now favorite band
The suave fellow who writes heterophonic tunes 'bout how love bites?
Rob cantor reminds me of neil cicierega. Responsible for so much internet stuff and yet barely anybody recognizes them
@@Fullmetalnyuu0 weirdly enough tally hall and lemon demon WERE supposed to do a collab, but they didnt
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@@up-set1451 That would have been INSANE
real
I met Mr.LeBouf years ago at the Chicago comic convention C2E2. He had a comic he was promoting that I think he wrote and drew. My understanding was he didn't really ask to be there or tell anyone, because he wasn't billed and just had a normal booth. Anyway I went and said hi and got a copy and told him I liked his work and that I wish him the best. He just say "Thanks for your support man, it really means a lot" and shook my hand. He was a really nice dude
Thank you for sharing your experience. I would like to meet him.
I have no doubt it can be extremely hard to deal with everything that attention and scrutiny gets you, but it can also do a lot. Hard place to be. Missed all the public attention on him though, but I tend to avoid that sort of thing.
So this video is about Rob Cantor from the band Tally Hall, made by a guy that makes Weezer videos, and it has Kirby music?
Somehow this video reaches 3 of my niche interests, incredible.
don't forget the papers please music
Also contains big bang theory
monsters inc
and the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul footage
Oh shit I thought that was don't starve, not papers please -.-
As someone with moderate faceblindness, I only just learned that it's Shia LaBeouf at the end of the video. I'd never seen anything with him in it, and just liked the video for its surrealism. I thought the guy at the end was someone random and the joke was that the performance was receiving a one man standing ovation
I honestly think that kinda makes the joke better lmao
It's a Citizen Kane reference, with Shia as the eponymous character
I didn't know who he was either. But the fact his face matched the paper masks gave me a pretty good guess.
@@Nez-ky7hn i don't think you'd notice that if you had faceblindness though, as the original commenter wrote
@@Crane_feather I guess not.
"I never learned how to count" was absalutely hillarious to me
would've been better if instead of a lone audience member it was 4 audience members and instead of Shia LaBeouf it was weezer that would be so cool
If only they were real
@@megamegapop12 ya😞 i wish weezer existed in real life
"Shia Labeouf" Live if it was good
Weezer? That's super offensive to us asthmatics.
And it would be even cooler if tally hall was there; if they exist.
I still find myself randomly singing “actual cannibal SHIA LABEOUF”
What I got from this: This song and associated music video caused Shia LaDeouf to begin a downward spiral to becoming how he was described in the song.
Some say he is still carefully choosing which forest to be in for his final chapter.
It's also worth mentioning the fan-made animated video that came out before the live video. That's how I first found the song and it was pretty popular itself. When the live version came out, it was crazy cause it felt like just a small internet joke song that me and my friends liked.
Travisty that this is not mentioned
I thought I imagined this!
Just how was that not mentioned. Everyone I knew growing up knew about the animated video and were surprised when the live action video came out
This is the comment I came looking for. I didn’t even know about the live version at first and to this day I still consider the fan animated video the true music video
This and how Holes was one of Shia’s breakout films.☝🏻
being a MASSIVE tally hall fan I loved seeing this, thank you!!
Same
Hell yeah! I’ve never seen any other Tally Hall fans IRL.
@@queenie691 I have, just not quite to the extent I am lol
Still waiting on that third album to drop...
Me too
This video is still bizarre to me years later, I went to a performing arts school in la called Renarts and for a few years we were personally taught by the Argus quartet (at least Jason and Diana) and on one of their last days they mentioned they were preparing for a film shoot, I just assumed it was some classical music thing or student film I’d never see, but a week or so later I see my teachers faces on a massively popular meme video and to this day it’s like that same feeling locked in time lmao. Wonder where they are now
Extra detail: Shia's reveal is from the opera scene in "Citizen Kane"
Ahhhh that makes sense - in citizen Kane if I recall correctly, the context of the scene is that he’s just tried to make his wife into a star that she absolutely was not destined to be. And while his applause seems enthusiastic, his facial expression is deeply troubled in a “what have I done?” Sort of way. But it’s been quite some time since I’ve seen it so I could be completely off basis
The man himself may be fucked, but I will never renounce this masterpiece
nah man he's fine. be kind, rewind
@@ljdelight rewind to before the abuse allegations?
Fun fact: Greener was Inspired by weezer, I don't have a source but rob reviewed the blue album and Tally Hall covered Say it ain't So and other weezer songs in an early show in 2004
yeah you can see that
I don’t think it’s confirmed but Two Wuv also seems incredibly inspired by Weezer
@@peterboris3765 two wuv starts out EXACTLY like a weezer song
@@MarcButEvil and it sounds like the exact thing Weezer would sing about on Pinkerton
@@peterboris3765 two wuv sounds very inspired by Island in the sun which is played in a mary kate and ashley movie, Two Wuv is about being in love with the olsen twins so i guess it makes sense as a reference
The bass player in the video is just jamming out up there like he's on another planet and is an unsung hero of this epic masterpiece.
Quite a few years ago, I did martial arts in LA, and Rob was a semi regular there for the meditations. I didn't recognize him, but we chatted a bit, and eventually the Shia video came up. I was like oh cool, and Bora, a good friend from the dojo was like "I was in that video too". Looks like he also helped put together those iconic masks! LA is funny like that, you might never know the guy you've been kicking and throwing for the last couple years has millions of views on UA-cam...
Rob made this song to distract the public from the crimes of his beloved friend, Zubin, who is the primary accomplice to a real cannibalistic serial-killer who is on the run to this day.
So I'm an aerial silks artist, and I took my first aerial class shortly after this video came out. I'd been wanting to learn silks for years prior, but I watched the Shia Labeouf video on repeat when it came out, so I think it helped reignite my interest and inspire me to sign up for a class! 🎪 It delights me that the director didn't know about the aerialists until day-of. Seems fitting.
Guys it’s ok, You can still spot the Weezer (Blue Album) - Full Album in the intro
Great video essay! The song and video has always been iconic but actually learning the back story makes it even more so.
i watch the live every year on the 21st of October religiously, so thank you for this
Same here
Absolute gem of the internet. I go back and watch it every couple years.
Same here. I love it
I totally agree with you on that
shia labeouf live is one of those videos you can show to literally anyone and theyll love it
i remember watching the shia lebouf video one night right after i woken up from an accidental nap. i had auto-play on and i was still like half asleep and hazy when it started with absolutely no context, it fell so surreal and wild. i just about died laughing at its absurdity, i think that's my favorite experience of stumbling upon a peice of media.
I still can't believe that Shia accidentally got his dad audited by the IRS because of Shia's interview on Conan. Also Shia's dad rolled doobies for the Dooby Brothers, and grew the weed next to a random exit on a highway (the plants were stapled to the ground to keep them from standing up and being seen).
This is exceptional content. Please make lots more.
Watching this video when it came out, it absolutely floored me. The way it kept getting more and more over-the-top and majestic pushed me to tears of laughter and Stendhal syndrome.
Okay, so when I friend told me the Shia LeBouf song was by Rob Cantor, whom I knew from I'm Gonna Win on my villain playlist, it floored me.
Then, in THIS video, I find out he's in TALLY HALL, which is ALSO very common in the SAME villain playlist, followed by the revelation that he did song for the Disney Jr shorts that, yknow what? I kinda remember. I'm dead. This video killed me. Good freaking grief. Well done.
Every time I remember this video live exists I watch it and honestly is better every time and I enjoyed it again.
It's October, 2022 and I am still amazed by the Shia LaBeouf video.
Thank you for sharing with us the story behind this video live.
The universe works in such strange ways.
I haven't listened to this song for 3-4 years, since I first heard it. Just today I somehow managed to stumble back to it in my playlists. And what do you know - just two weeks ago this essay was made.
I like to draw lines where there are none, but it's such a funny coincidence
I actually remember hearing the song on tumblr, it was so ridiculous because I don't think anyone at the time knew who had produced it just that it was a silly song on tumblr
Yeah, everyone was reblogging that song back in the day, along side the colour of the sky, I like your shoelaces and a handful of others which I forget off the top of my head right now.
Shia Labouf, what a legend, what a memory. 8 years ago, almost 9, whompth would have thunken
it’s so weird to have been a shia Labeouf song enjoyer and tally hall enjoyer separately all my life and only recently discover they’re actually cosmically intertwined.
This is one of those amazing videos the algorithm recommends and I really enjoyed it and appreciate it. Great job.
Shia’s appearance was an homage to Citizen Kane. Which elevated the Bathos.
I can't believe you didn't cover Holes in Shias early works, truly a great work
Shia LaBeouf at the end of the video is priceless. Bravo Rob Cantor!
Oh shit, one of the songs from the "Good and Evil" album was in my Spotify recommended years ago. I never checked out the album, but I recognized the cover art from listening to that one song over and over again throughout those years.
thank u so much for making this it kind of completes me. i didn't know rob cantor was so constantly present in my life!
8 years later I still love this whole thing.
If you guys haven’t I’d totally recommend checking out “Not a Trampoline” which is genuinely great music, I was shocked to learn that it came from the guy who made the Shia LaBeouf musical
I appreciate your work on this one Mister.
Excellent video. Shia LaBeouf at the end of the video is priceless. After so many years I still watch the video frequently every year.
The Shia Labeouf video has been a huge meme in my friendgroup for a long time. They're all gonna flip when I send them this.
I remember way back in middle school, I held a presentation about the music video in our english class. The teacher loved it, as he knew shia, but hadn't seen the music video yet. Afterwards we'd also have a running gag in class, saying shia labeoufs name in a serious tone when something happened. Good times
this is one of the most amazing analysis i've seen this year
👍
Excellent video. I watched the Shia LaBeouf live and the the story behind the video. The production quality is amazing.
Why can't this get old. This video is so amazing.
Shia Labeouf live is still one of my favorite things to rewatch every year.
Man this is such a recent video about a skit that I havnt thought about in years..always found it hilarious
Been following Robs UA-cam channel since the release of Shia LaBouf and have enjoyed his other music but it wasn't until today I learned he was a part of Tally Hall. Don't know how I missed that, it makes so much sense now.
Same here .I have learned a lot about Tally Hall with this video.
As a tally hall manic I've enjoyed this video, thoroughly.
I Added to my playlist . This is the greatest piece of media ever created and it’s not close.
This video doesn't get old. It's fantastic. Sundays are my best day to watch it. Believe me I've seen it many, many times in all this time.
god I love that music video... it was one of the best things of 2014 (on the internet).
The end of the music is incredible. See Shia LaBeouf there is priceless.
He’s actually pretty cool in his interviews these days
I truly enjoyed your video. In my modest opinion this song was certainly ahead of it's time.
How does UA-cam know I wanted to see this? This was exactly the video I wanted to watch. Thank you for making it
This is an incredible music video. I love it.
I listen to this masterpiece at least once a week
This is the kind of content I'm on this website for. Super weird, super interesting, and answers in-depth a question I never would have thought to ask.
I’ll pin my favorite comment on August 28, 7 days after this videos posting. Be funny, be smart, be stupid. Say what’s on your mind.
Jokes aside, for the success of this video the presence of Shia LaBeouf at the end was vital. That must be recognized and, I am happy to see that he cooperated with the project as well.
The listing out of the 85 members of the performance is pure comedy
Thank you for this video. This is definitely one of the songs of all times.
i had the joy of listening to the original shia labeouf song first then when i went to share in with my brother i shared the live version it was the same song at the core but the additional performance was great and the shia suprice was completly new extention of the song
Honestly, this video is amazing. Love it.
That mention of Happy Monster Band gave me the nostalgia blast of a lifetime
This is a great song, video and performing in the history of music.
It’s pretty hilarious that Shia did end up scaring passerby in a dark wood
This is the perfect video and this song is actually really beautifully composed.
There was an old animated music video and that’s where I was Introduced. It was epic seeing the live version with Shia at the end!
Absolutely phenomenal video my dude
Now that I've seen the video again and learned how it was done, I'm sure this will probably be stuck in my head for the next eight years.
His album ''not a trampoline'' is one of my confort album I go back to all of the time, it's very good
I remember watching an interview of Shia on Ellen, and she asked him what the weirdest rumor about him was, and he said that some people thought that he was a cannibal. I can't imagine why.
I always wondered how this came to be. Thank you for sharing the tale!
I genuinely listen to it all the time... and have it all down-pat, even down to his rhythmic clapping in the finale.
Love seeing this kind of stuff, thank you
I'll never forget the first time I heard this song. I was heartbroken, sad, crying all the time. And then, on a Tumblr post, the text just said "it's October, it's that time of the year again", with a play bar below. No video, just audio. For some reason, I pushed play. And then, like magic, I started laughing my ass off at the most amazingly ridiculous lyrics I've ever heard...
To this day, if I'm feeling sad and I want to shake it off, this is my song. The live video made it even better. I like bathos too, Rob.
Im so glad Shia put himself into the cast. It completely made it for me :)
I love that music video. I think it was one of the best things made in the internet that year.
Excellent video! You have probably also figured out that the prolonged clapping along with that stare at the end is a reference to Citizen Kane.
Nice video man, you really picked up as much detail as you could in 15 minutes about Rob Cantor, Tally Hall and Shia LaBeouf. I have read other comments where they mention that you forgot some details about the three of them, but in reality, to be fair, there is so much to say about them and this video is spectacular.
This is literally the store that I’m looking for. I asked the universe for this within the last month
I love this video. Great job.
This video is great. Everything is good , the research, the editing. I really, I enjoyed it.
I love this break down and I love the Shia lebouf song! thank you
Same here👍
Absolutely fantastic video. I love this channel