Bo Burnham: Lyric Swap (Lines that started in one song and ended up in another)

Many of Bo's lyrics began in one song before moving over to another (Particularly from "I'm Bo Yo" - he would test out lyrics in the middle of it for years!) I found some examples, and have put the pairs of original and new songs together. The captioning just highlights the lines that were common to both songs.

[@Nakia11798]

He improvs lines so good that they need to go in their own song.

[@confusedb1tch658]

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[@confusedb1tch658]

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[@Futures_End]

And now "Goodbye" from Inside purposefully reuses lines from songs earlier to give them a whole new context. Bo is a genius!

[@clarabrandaog]

it's a very common thing in musical theatre actually, i love it! it's called a leitmotif and it just hits different

[@Futures_End]

@@clarabrandaog I'm not a huge musical theatre person, I have seen it in the very little I've watched though. I loved it so very much :P

[@BenicioDelgado956]

@@clarabrandaog isn’t a leitmotif kinda like a theme for a character? I’m not big in music, so I could be wrong

[@clarabrandaog]

@@BenicioDelgado956 it can be, but any musical theme that is recurring and referencing something (a character, a theme, an idea) is a leitmotif!

[@BenicioDelgado956]

@@clarabrandaog thats very interesting! thank you!

[@cirogarcia8958]

"you guys are a fucking metronome" lmao

[@Assassinboy8084fun]

His feet move faster than his hands

[@jweezindasnow]

"oh my god" morphed into 2 songs. it's probably closer to Channel 5 News than it is the final version of "From the Prospective of God

[@kait711]

jweezindasnow it splits off into two totally different regions though, so it's equally close to both in their areas, Channel 5 News for tune and From God's Perspective in concept

[@clarabrandaog]

so basically oh bo (extended) became words words words

[@kait711]

The hell of a ride lyrics sound pretty amazing in I'm bo yo

[@dvdv8197]

Was "I'm Bo yo" at any point in time the longest song ever? I'd love to hear that extended version. 😅🙈

[@shadowzgaming3375]

A lot of these he used in I’m bo yo which I love 😂😂

[@alexc.4909]

plot twist: Bo can actually see the future and past Bo was just a little time thief

[@boycotttherayharttwins4583]

Bo is officially crazy

[@allornada9564]

Ngl I find it hilarious how he says “you’re a metronome” but says in a different show “you’re not a… metronome”

[@emmlua]

“u guys are a f-ing metronome” is so funny lmfao

[@ChrisToothless]

Loved it! Great idea

[@alana845]

hell of a ride lyrics in bo yo was so confusing to hear but i liked it

[@amarion]

#Deep

[@skye6519]

OMG I LOVE BMC

[@rouxann5561]

BMC!!!

[@Zero-pu6df]

nice pfp 👀

[@I_Am_Very_Scary]

What's bmc? Is that like a fricking musical or smt- oh, wait, I think I hear someone softly grieving in the bathroom.
Welp, gotta put my pants on and break in before he sets a rich fire and burn down my super quantom intel processor.

[@supercoolman1170]

@@I_Am_Very_Scary do i smell red mountain dew?

[@elikarlsson6880]

This makes me think of the joke where he says “People think I repeat jokes” like this video just reminds me of that Sm-

[@OskarSvan]

Lot of this in inside, love it

[@allornada9564]

Really? How?

[@noodlethedoodle6174]

i’ve managed to like every comment in the comment section. including this one

[@random_person6]

i'm sure everyone can realize that most of the lyric swaps are from i'm bo yo right?-

[@brendengarnett5620]

I love twenty one pilots

[@supercoolman1170]

wh-

[@roulette_dares]

LMFAOFIJQNFNA

[@fairycars]

correlation

[@olivia_rcr6061]

HELP

[@will-ox1gc]

HELP

[@NameForHire]

Where did you get the oh bo recording at 2:20

[@agentmeerkat8872]

you do know that words words words is meant to be filled of reused lines right

[@greaseandoil7561]

i think you made a mistake??

[@Praecantetia]

How the fuck are there such little comments on this

[@CatastrophicTV]

Wait is it on purpose or is he lazy or does he not realize

[@alexiliffe7024]

*Catastrophic* what do you mean lazy? It’s awesome!

[@TheIrishDino]

He tests out lyrics for future songs in live versions of his newest ones at the time. The "take a walk by the clock and I pass the time" line was used a lot in 'I'm Bo Yo' because he wanted to test the joke with different audiences. Bo is the opposite of lazy on stage. He is alert and always aware of his surroundings when performing live. He purposefully includes lyrics to future songs to see the reaction he gets. =)

[@baileytownsend9622]

I think it’s on purpose

[@titularhero]

Are you stupid