He compared the black experience with gang life and the life you live later after it disables either physically, lawfully, or mentally. Using samurai as a correlation to us just being factions at war. Him being in blue and his opponent in red. Living after you’ve made so many mistakes and watching your dreams be cut short because of those choices is the television scene. And the ending scene of another red and blue warrior cutting down another life and possible dream is just the recurring cycle of violence that we have in our communities. Really genius anime level type shit
I would feel it more if things like the FBI and CIA elements were exposed. War on drugs and these gangwars were and still are manufacturings of the vested elite and genocidal, propped up to sabotage the likes of the original Black Panthers and the Black power movement, as well as any potential resurgences. I hope Thundercat absorbs a bit more elements like The Coup into their work in the future.
This has to be the best visual representation of being in an abusive relationship ever. Feeling totally helpless like you just got your arms cut off, losing passion for the things you used to love, not receiving the support and care you desperately need from the person who's supposed to care about you...... The gerbil in the cage metaphor at the end always really stuck with me. This one hits close to home.
This man understands depression. i know his bass is amazing, but his lyrics are totally on point. listened to this alot during my divorce. Thundercat, thank you. you are a true artist and ill listen to you till im dead. never stop creating.
1:04 how is no one talking about how skillfully and gracefully that dude spinned that Katana around? That takes some mad skill to do and not a whole lot of people can do that, fucking respect to that man
Mac Miller’s favorite song. Dedicated to him. This song is about pain and depression. It is sad and deeply represents a lot of us. As the music itself is full of simplified funk and is beautiful the lyrics of you listen closely should hit you right in the funkin feels like a blow from Mike Tyson in his prime. RIP Mac
Mac Miller’s Tiny Desk concert is below this video. RIP Mac. I’ll watch it now for the 1st time. Thundercat is amazing. My 14 (now 15) year old daughter has amazing taste in music and introduced me to him.
I work with autistic people and one autistic guy is doing the same thing every time we play this song..,from start to end he get up and start crazy awasome dancing ! this is the only song that effect him! great to see the power of music on all kind of people,much love thunder!
This video and the correlation it has with going through heartbreak after being committed to something and dealing with the changes afterwards...GENIUS AND GENUINE
This video and the lyrics are the perfect depiction of what it felt like to get Lyme disease and losing my ability to sing professionally. The horrible, physical pain and the emotional pain of losing a God given talent--and having to watch everyone you used to soar and perform with moving on without you. It feels so devastating. But as the follow-up video to this, you have to make peace with your loved ones who seemed insensitive towards you when you were suffering --and find your new identity to find your way back to joy. ❤
I have Lyme disease too! I know exactly what you're talking about. I was never a singer but I was an athlete. My biggest symptom from Lyme disease is exhaustion and headaches. I just don't feel like myself anymore. And the worst part is everyone's judging you for not having energy or not being able to get much done outside of daily tasks to survive. Because it's an invisible illness. I hope you're one of the people who get better after a few years ❤
Nobody move, there's blood on the floor And I can't find my heart Where did it go? Did I leave it in the cold? So please give it back, 'cause it's not yours to take It must've fell when I lost my mind Deep in the cut, drowning in a pain Somebody help 'cause I can't find my way Nobody move, nobody move [Verse 2] Somebody tell me how I'm supposed to feel When I'm sitting here knowing this ain't real Why in the world would I give my heart to you? Just to watch you throw it in the trash I've been traveling so long, I don't think I can hold on Where were you when I needed you the most? Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest A heartless, broken mess Ooh-oh, ooh-oh, oh Ooh-oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh Ooh-oh, ooh-oh, oh Ooh-oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh
Nobody move, there's blood on the floor And I can't find my heart Where did it go? Did I leave it in the cold? So please give it back, 'cause it's not yours to take It must've fell when I lost my mind Deep in the cut, drowning in a pain Somebody help, 'cause I can't find my way Nobody move, nobody move Somebody tell me how I'm supposed to feel When I'm sitting here knowing this ain't real Why in the world would I give my heart to you? Just to watch you throw it in the trash I've been traveling so long, I don't think I can hold on Where were you when I needed you the most? Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest A heartless, broken mess
Joel Singleton you should do your research before chiming in... dilla sampled the drums from "footsteps in the dark" by isley brothers and sped them up... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(J_Dilla_album)
@@1nsgnfgnt there's actually a lot of good shit on tik tok, It's just that people hate them because it's """"cringey""" like bruh, the shit u enjoy might be cringey to other people
My take with the lyrics and video in mind : Its about falling into depression about something unrelated to your passion, which causes you to lose it unexpectedly. The 1st verse talks about a missing heart (passion for something you were born to do) and I think that's being emulated through the profession of the samurai and the mutilation scene is the theft of his heart. 2nd verse is almost like placing blame on the issues that clouded the samurai's brain (why in the world would I give my heart to you, just to watch you throw it in the trash/now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest, a broken heartless mess) the search to find himself is impossible because hes reveling in the fact that he is physically useless to his passion and he is just simply placing the blame on whatever spiraled his drive to find a new purpose down the drain.
I wonder what inspired him to write this? With the video and title in mind it makes me think of a friend betraying or turning their back to someone close. Things change and its not always easy to accept them at first but we must move on.
My good friend just passed and this was his jam...a super talented drummer from Long Island who lost his battle with his demons...your playing with the Greats now!
lol....”how do you KNOW?” you silly goose. Security, reliance, and “knowing” are illusions This song is a toe-tapper. How much time is spent on these pointless discussions is the problem
I thought this was a 70s song but after seening this video, im blown away. I listened to this song about 5 times. I like it, play this whenever i go somewhere with the folks.
2:28 I know (and have been stuck with) that feeling of being so broken you're essentially emotionally amputated... Alive, but not living... Noticed, but never seen... Thinking of what once was, but will never be again. And wondering if this may be all there is hence forth.
@@DizzyDisco93 They say it's less about healing and more about learning to live with the things you can't live with. But peace to you and yours for being human enough to care.
Nobody move, there's blood on the floor And I can't find my heart! Where did it go? Did I leave it in the cold? So please give it back, cause it's not yours to take! It must've fell when I lost my mind Deep in the cut, drowning it in pain Somebody help cause I can't find my way Nobody move, nobody move! Somebody tell me how I'm supposed to feel When I'm sitting here knowing this ain't real Why in the world would I give my heart to you? Just to watch you throw it in the trash I've been traveling so long, I don't think I can hold on Where were you when I needed you the most? Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest A heartless, broken mess
The lyrics tho…. “Why would I give my heart to you?… just to watch you throw it in the trash.” “Where were you when I needed you the most” I’m sure we all felt that😌
The man's painful facial expressions, the girl's sassy attitude, it all shows the pain and the representation so painfully and true. It hurts to think of myself in that position. This music video makes me soo sad😭
This song really got to me...ugh I broke down sobbing when I first saw this video. The song alright is beautiful by itself, but to see this man lose his arms while doing the thing he loved most really got to me (even if he did not lose his arms in a katana showdown as a samuri he still lost his arms regardless) This is how life goes...you still have to deal with 'them changes' wondering and reminiscing about what life use to be and what it could be even when you feel helpless at times and it feel like all you can do is day dream your time away...
I loved the song and couldnt get enough of it. After watching the video several times, I couldnt understand it. I think you perfectly explained the concept. Thanks
My favourite part about this video is that it recontextualizes my understanding of the song for the better. I used to view this as a love song- and in a sense, it still sort of is, though it's really a love song about the heartache of personal deterioration physically and, consequentially, emotionally. 'Them Changes', if you will. It leads me to relate even harder to its message given my own health experiences the past couple years, and well above that I imagine it's a beautiful conveyance of the pain that many disabled individuals must experience every day. I'm not disabled, but the empathy it drew from me really brought home its hardest statement while watching. This is definitely one of my favourite music videos.
2:15 - "Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest-a heartless, broken mess". God damn. I've been there too and it's a long, tough climb out of that hole. 💔 😞
the name and the theme are so symbolic. samurai lived by a code, and accepted death by combat as a means of an honorable death.. this man had to accept his life without that, and could not and become complacent, and his family threw him aside. i would love other opinions, but there is a lot of great symbolism here.
You could see this song from many angles like depression or betrayal but also a samurai who lost his arms and now feels usless, i think a person in a situation like this have to find a way to rise out of this and bring a new purpose to his life no matter how hard it may be.
This music brings me a mixed feelings. In that year i lost my father, sad as hell. But when i listen this music on the radio I smile. This sound is my father. I love it
Knowing that the video is about losing your passion and that "Show You the Way" music video is a sequel to this is so golden. Our samurai finds peace with his new life.
This song gives me hope for the music industry. I just started listening to Thundercat today and all I got to say is this dude is fucking talented and I hope more artists like this dude become popular.
That Saxaphone was just something you can't do on a keyboard or sequencer. We need more live musicians. Even I'm getting really good at piano, even though I still enjoy composing on sequencer. Some things just need to be played live.
Being a die hard fan of George Duke right up until he passed away, this stuff makes me have fond memories of the man. Thundercat does his legacy justice and then some! Awesome musician! Just incredible! :)
Entering a new year still listening to this daily but to everyone who sees this i hope you have an amazing 2025 and im glad you survived 2024 you got this keep being strong i know life might have challenges but nothing ever comes easy even diamonds were found in the rough love yall❤️
probably because of the drums, the drums are just one kick on he first beat and a snare on the third beat and the tempo is kinda slow so it seems like long steps
I remember when this song first came out and I was going through the roughest time of my life the comments were great, only a few all going in deep bout the videos metaphors and stuff. Can't seem to find em now, that was years ago, and I mean YEARS ago if you see the upload date. Now all these comments are infuriating, they're all unfunny unimaginative bait ass comments for hooking in muh thumbs up from molemen. Only reason I'm back is I made an edit to this song using the album version which cuts off earlier than this version. It's on my channel I'd recommend checking it out if you want an alternate music video for this song
Oh yes, I agree with you completely. If not for their wonderful beats, and kendrick lamar's wonderful lyrics and teamwork to get that album done - it would have never been so good. I love that album, and I adore M.A.A.D City, Good Kid to death. Kendrick Lamar is king, but he didn't become such just by himself.
Here's my take: This is about a toxic relationship. The red samurai is his wife. You can tell if you look carefully. The opening scene of him dueling his wife and his wife cutting off both of his arms is very symbolic. One of the things he does in his dream when he has arms again is play the piano. I'm interpreting this as him regretting starting a family with his wife who I would infer is probably emotionally and verbally abusive towards him - he may have sacrificed his dreams and ambition to become a family man for the wrong partner. This abusive attitude exhibited by his wife seems to have been inherited by his daughter too, who shuts off the TV when he requests that she change the channel. The last, most telling shot (to me) was the shot of the gerbil in its glass cage with its little wheel at the end. That's symbolic too. It's symbolic of the guy - who's expected to keep on living, keep on generating income, and basically get treated by his wife like that little gerbil in the cage. Completely helpless and trapped. Pretty fucking depressing if you ask me, awesome song though.
Shit... Like we hear enough about women's problems and I know it's very real and I'm not discriminating... But men can face real problems just like women but because it's not heard of in the news it's very easily overlooked or disregarded as something not so serious...
The emotion in this song is unreal. This is the first thing I'm doing with my day, and after this song I feel sort of empty just sitting here. TIME TO GO ON A MUFUCKING HIKE WITH THE HOMIES. I need purpose in this day.
Notice when they are fighting one is dressed in blue and another red and when he wakes up the tv Emitts blue light and the one once dressed in blue sits under red light, helplessly. I think the colours show us that when we’re young we fight because we think it will solve our problems but in reality when we get old and the damage is done we can only sit in the physical outcomes of our actions while we watch our past mistakes being sold again to the next generation and we can do nothing but watch... and the cycle continues.
My late brother would ask "play that song with the funky ninjas..." Hes been gone 4 years. But i always come back to this song.
Love x respect to your brother
Rip to the bro , I’ll will now refer to this song as funky ninjas 🖤👍🏽
Nah fr the funky ninjas rest up brother
I know how you feel, my mother passed away a month ago. You're not alone man ❤
Rip to ya brother n mines..
This song is the definition of “Vibing”
child
Fr
ew what
We call it "funk"
Me and a slime cube
This song sounds like one of those distorting mirrors in a funhouse
Trueeee
Javi OMG IT DOES WTF
damn
Haha
Facts
RIP Rudolph Isley. Your legacy will live on throughout this song 🙏🏽🕊
OH GOSH I JUST REALIZED IT WAS THE DRUM SECTION OF "FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK" 😩❤️😮💨🎵🎶🕊️💔🙏🏻
@@satTheplanet Isley brothers??? HELLO!?!?!
@@elcasettedelosmelofilos6652 yup
@@elcasettedelosmelofilos6652omg now I know why that felt so familiar
Funk ain’t dead
It's always there, like footsteps in the dark.
But this dude's arm is
@@guaperryz596 tru dat
That bass funky
never that
He compared the black experience with gang life and the life you live later after it disables either physically, lawfully, or mentally. Using samurai as a correlation to us just being factions at war. Him being in blue and his opponent in red. Living after you’ve made so many mistakes and watching your dreams be cut short because of those choices is the television scene. And the ending scene of another red and blue warrior cutting down another life and possible dream is just the recurring cycle of violence that we have in our communities. Really genius anime level type shit
Jarvis Randle if you watch the music for ‘show me the way’ - thundercat, this is like part 1 of the guys life and stuff.
music video*
Underrated comment
I would feel it more if things like the FBI and CIA elements were exposed. War on drugs and these gangwars were and still are manufacturings of the vested elite and genocidal, propped up to sabotage the likes of the original Black Panthers and the Black power movement, as well as any potential resurgences. I hope Thundercat absorbs a bit more elements like The Coup into their work in the future.
@@NobleNomad conspiracy theories need to be represented in music videos, of course
the fact that the starting rhythm of this is the same as "footsteps in the dark" always fucks with me
Same
Yes!! The dun, dun dun dun, dun dun, dun dun, dun is exactly the same! Somebody needs to make a mashup!!!
It’s a sample, meaning he pulled the intro drum section from Footsteps in the dark and looped it for this song!
Sameeee
Same intro Ice Cube used for "It Was A Good Day," although he used a different part of the intro.
i discovered Thundercat with this song, and 8yrs later i'm still vibing to it and enjoying his new bops. I'm glad i discovered that guy
Fr 😭
this song sounds like a circle
Celine Deisz Andersen I've quietly thought this forever
because it is
It sounds like a tall guy wearing a read shirt walking
Yogurt No
More like a squircle to me
This bass line is incredible 11/10 will play this song until forever
Liz Prestia u single?
Its footsteps in the dark by the isley brothers
@@gabrieladeife2385 yep
lol look at this fruit trying to flirt in UA-cam comments.
@@gabrieladeife2385 Most definitely, you know your music, off the album "go for your guns"
This has to be the best visual representation of being in an abusive relationship ever. Feeling totally helpless like you just got your arms cut off, losing passion for the things you used to love, not receiving the support and care you desperately need from the person who's supposed to care about you...... The gerbil in the cage metaphor at the end always really stuck with me. This one hits close to home.
I personally thought it was a metaphor for gang violence, but this is really interesting too
A metaphor for gang violence 🤦🏾♀️ sigh wow
@@FireBall8881 idk if your being sarcastic or not, but I'm pretty sure someone talked about it in the comments
You think too much. I just always thought wow...such a catchy bass and song. Smoke more bud....
@@cuchulainn162 music videos exist for a reason lol
That "Footsteps in the Dark" into beat kicks this song off especially once the bass of funk merges in. The whole song is Special. 👍🏿😁
thats exactly the song that i recalled hearing this drop...long live the Isleys
Man, that bass line is funkier than a batch of collard greens left out nine days old
lol perfect visual 🤘🏻
Follow that with a nice slice of sweet potato pie
I love you for that
funkier than a freshly opened bag of kale lol
Yezzzirrrr 🙌 articulated well
Give this man a Grammy
Who in Review Feb 2016
If only the Grammys celebrated talent and creativity :/
If digable planets had won best album rather than rap song of the year id have an argument but i do not
I approve this message!!
He does have a Grammy for his contributions to the Kendrick Lamar song "These Walls" which won best rap/sung song of 2015.
Moment Of Silence for everyone who can’t find this song
IcedLlama I finally found it yay
Congrats 🥳
I searched for a while, gave up. Then remembered I could ask Siri. Thanks Siri
Siri the legend
IcedLlama would rather listen to the song
Listening to this song makes me feel like I’m warping to other dimension. Truly a masterpiece
Same
it makes me want to twist my bals
Mmhmmm
💯💪🏽😜
I love all the different ways this song has touched everyone. From dead relatives to the funky baseline. It definitely be "them changes".
Produce and record on my own 80s 90s influence
I can just see my old/true self and it makes my drop idk why
You said it..🔥🔥
Exactly, I love those funky baselines. I was a very massive daft punk fan, now they retired, and I don’t listen to much.
this song legit makes me so sad and think abt life and all that when he was sitting in his chair and the tv turned off deadass wanted to cry bro
Crip vs blood
I feel this 😫❤️🙏🏾🤞🏾
Feel you
Same tbh
I never experienced gang life. But the lyrics did it for me.
This man understands depression. i know his bass is amazing, but his lyrics are totally on point. listened to this alot during my divorce. Thundercat, thank you. you are a true artist and ill listen to you till im dead. never stop creating.
Yeah man thundercat has been through it all, which makes his music much better
Im gonna have to listen to lyrics next time I can't pay attention bc this grooves so hard
@notsmarted ok dumbass , like depressed people can't be funny ?
@@bugglemagnum6213 why are you such an ashore?
EVERY WORD IN THIS SONG HITS ME PERSONALLY
1:04 how is no one talking about how skillfully and gracefully that dude spinned that Katana around? That takes some mad skill to do and not a whole lot of people can do that, fucking respect to that man
1 hour of practice and it’s pretty easy. Learn “Senseless spin”, and it’ll come natural.
Meh,...Ive seen better🙄😒
if you practice something you can do it easily
@katizz988 so quick to discredit others. Get over yourself.
This sounds like one of them prints on a bus seat
I hate that this makes sense
No
yeahh, like a 90's bus seat
This makes no sense.
blurry.isøbelle why does this make sense tho
I want this to be my soundtrack whenever I walk into a room
Clay 😂
Clay so do I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Carti and Thundercat
Quarantine mood
yes. this comment.
Why did it take me 7 years to find this?
The funk level on this is 110% certified RAW! ✊🏽
you don't find Thundercat, Thundercat finds you
Omg yes ^ he’s found me as well 😮
@@r0ck_fr3sh Me too. IG story speed up version. And I am here now.
Right!
@Richard Welsh factz!
8 years, thats how long ive been listening to this, will never stop
Amen
I think you need a listen right now
Mac Miller’s favorite song. Dedicated to him. This song is about pain and depression. It is sad and deeply represents a lot of us. As the music itself is full of simplified funk and is beautiful the lyrics of you listen closely should hit you right in the funkin feels like a blow from Mike Tyson in his prime. RIP Mac
you're thinking of "it is what it is" friend
Mac Miller’s Tiny Desk concert is below this video. RIP Mac. I’ll watch it now for the 1st time. Thundercat is amazing. My 14 (now 15) year old daughter has amazing taste in music and introduced me to him.
@@shannonlilia ur lucky!
Wow, rip Mac
Couldn't have spoke better
Wish this song was 8 minutes long and had a crazy sax solo in between.
too true
you're looking for frank zappa brother
or David Bowie
Listen to the night court intro and outro, its not got 8 minutes of content; but its a crazy sax solo with a whole lot of stank on top.
A couple of mates saw one of his live sets and he had a 15 minute version of this song, wents fkn nuts so I heard
Accidentally played this song, best mistake I made all 2020 🤷🏿♀️👏🏾👏🏾
Riva Diva you’re in for a trip if you listen to his album called “Drunk”.
how did you even got to 2020 :O
I’ll give you a mistake bby
I think this is me right now clicked on him on accident definitely a vibe
Thats what my parents said
you know its a good sign when its most replayed at the second it starts
Everyone is saying “this song sounds like” but did y’all not just watch this man lose his arms and become an amputee, shits dark
That’s what I’m saying like I just know dude is pissed his arms gone
Please give it back cause thats not yours to take
The comparisons are so fucking dumb. It's not even creativity anymore, They're just pulling things out there ass.
hey man he goes thru the therapy in the show you the way music video
Show you the way is the sequel and it's a pretty powerful ending
I work with autistic people and one autistic guy is doing the same thing every time we play this song..,from start to end he get up and start crazy awasome dancing ! this is the only song that effect him! great to see the power of music on all kind of people,much love thunder!
Music therapy!
This video and the correlation it has with going through heartbreak after being committed to something and dealing with the changes afterwards...GENIUS AND GENUINE
This video and the lyrics are the perfect depiction of what it felt like to get Lyme disease and losing my ability to sing professionally. The horrible, physical pain and the emotional pain of losing a God given talent--and having to watch everyone you used to soar and perform with moving on without you. It feels so devastating. But as the follow-up video to this, you have to make peace with your loved ones who seemed insensitive towards you when you were suffering --and find your new identity to find your way back to joy. ❤
I have Lyme disease too! I know exactly what you're talking about. I was never a singer but I was an athlete. My biggest symptom from Lyme disease is exhaustion and headaches. I just don't feel like myself anymore. And the worst part is everyone's judging you for not having energy or not being able to get much done outside of daily tasks to survive. Because it's an invisible illness. I hope you're one of the people who get better after a few years ❤
Bless you guys. Hope you two are doing well today.
❤️❤️❤️
Anyone still have this on repeat??
Ye yup
10th within an hour
Yes. Definitely check out the live version with Ariana Grande at the Adult Swim Festival. So good !
abbe chal na obvio baat kya bolta hai
It’s gonna be a bop for years to come
This song sounds like something adult swim would play with a random fact in the background
ONG
YES
😂
Shit ....that made me feel old as fuck
I think he's one of the dudes along with flying lotus that adult swim contacts to use their music.
This funk revitalization happening right now is fucking awesome, the music forecast is looking good
+Freddy Ferguson link shit fredddddy!
+TheEckstrom +Freddy Ferguson yes pls
+Freddy Ferguson Check out The Motet if you haven't already
Funking awesome
+TheEckstrom Toro Y Moi - New Beat
Break Bot - By Your Side
I had no idea that this song was Thundercat, I've been looking for it for ages and it's been right there in front of me the whole time.
I just discovered thundercat and ughhhhhh i hate myself for not listening way sooner
Me too bruh. This guy is a musical genius.
Just be glad though...
Same brah and I’m a year behind you 😔
You are not the only one bro
At least you found it
Nobody move, there's blood on the floor
And I can't find my heart
Where did it go? Did I leave it in the cold?
So please give it back, 'cause it's not yours to take
It must've fell when I lost my mind
Deep in the cut, drowning in a pain
Somebody help 'cause I can't find my way
Nobody move, nobody move
[Verse 2]
Somebody tell me how I'm supposed to feel
When I'm sitting here knowing this ain't real
Why in the world would I give my heart to you?
Just to watch you throw it in the trash
I've been traveling so long, I don't think I can hold on
Where were you when I needed you the most?
Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest
A heartless, broken mess
Ooh-oh, ooh-oh, oh
Ooh-oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh
Ooh-oh, ooh-oh, oh
Ooh-oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh
Thank you
It’s always the grooviest songs that are sad
Nobody move, there's blood on the floor
And I can't find my heart
Where did it go? Did I leave it in the cold?
So please give it back, 'cause it's not yours to take
It must've fell when I lost my mind
Deep in the cut, drowning in a pain
Somebody help, 'cause I can't find my way
Nobody move, nobody move
Somebody tell me how I'm supposed to feel
When I'm sitting here knowing this ain't real
Why in the world would I give my heart to you?
Just to watch you throw it in the trash
I've been traveling so long, I don't think I can hold on
Where were you when I needed you the most?
Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest
A heartless, broken mess
Buried in the comments lol
I can relate to this video & song.
Thanks for posting lyrics, I’m gonna go cry underneath my desk now.
@@kantikun134970 let's cry all together under a big desk
Vick Lavender you have fought someone in your living room with a tradition samurai suite?
I just heard this song today on goosebump😅😅. Love it. It have a bit of old school beat .
this sounds like walking down the street on a summers day when no-one is around. those are the vibes
Summer's night*
Make it fall and we got a deal
@@plutoniumplayer8197amen
Isley Brother drums right here!
Louis Caprani one of the best drum samples, them brothers are super relevant still because of the numerous tracks of theirs that get sampled
Ahmad Robertson nope. it was a good day ice cube sample.
Ahmad Robertson it was a joke. settle down.
+Louis Caprani dilla sampled it for "won't do"
Joel Singleton you should do your research before chiming in... dilla sampled the drums from "footsteps in the dark" by isley brothers and sped them up... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(J_Dilla_album)
new ghosts of tsushima update looks kinda weird
bruh moment Lol like why is Jin black and armless now 😅😅😅
i liked, added ah tone to the character
LMAO
fun fact my uncle is billy harper. he was the head of cinematography on ghost.
not flexing
@@jhw8184 ok
2:27 this part feels so tragically beautiful. Literally harmonized himself boohooing 😭💔
As much as tiktok can be annoying, I am thrilled that Thundercat is becoming more popular because of it
When I asked what the songs name was, and someone said them changes-thunder cat; I thought it was gonna be from that one animated show thundercats.
@@gameslayer404 L
I actually love tiktok for giving artist exposure n shit
TikTok is pretty cringe but good can come from it more often than you'd expect lol
@@1nsgnfgnt there's actually a lot of good shit on tik tok, It's just that people hate them because it's """"cringey""" like bruh, the shit u enjoy might be cringey to other people
0:08 The moment when you know you've discovered some cool new shit. Favorites CHECK!
Dude! read my mind.
hahaha so right
I can't believe it took me this long to find this!
Naijshua Thomas EXACTLY
imagine if your first time hearing it was rolling
My take with the lyrics and video in mind :
Its about falling into depression about something unrelated to your passion, which causes you to lose it unexpectedly. The 1st verse talks about a missing heart (passion for something you were born to do) and I think that's being emulated through the profession of the samurai and the mutilation scene is the theft of his heart. 2nd verse is almost like placing blame on the issues that clouded the samurai's brain (why in the world would I give my heart to you, just to watch you throw it in the trash/now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest, a broken heartless mess) the search to find himself is impossible because hes reveling in the fact that he is physically useless to his passion and he is just simply placing the blame on whatever spiraled his drive to find a new purpose down the drain.
🙌🏽🙌🏽
I wonder what inspired him to write this? With the video and title in mind it makes me think of a friend betraying or turning their back to someone close. Things change and its not always easy to accept them at first but we must move on.
your comment hits me very personally. no wonder i feel so relatable to the song but i could never find out the real message its trying to tell
its about gang ward and conflict between people
@@internetuser5646 to each his own, its art to interpret, not to define.
My good friend just passed and this was his jam...a super talented drummer from Long Island who lost his battle with his demons...your playing with the Greats now!
RIP 🙏🕊️
Fly high 🕊️🙏🏾
Supposedly Mac Miller's favorite song. Still can't believe he's gone
how do you know?
@@tythegodlike Thundercat did an interview not that long ago and told the story how Mac told him that
lol....”how do you KNOW?”
you silly goose. Security, reliance, and “knowing” are illusions
This song is a toe-tapper. How much time is spent on these pointless discussions is the problem
Joey Scagnoli did you stop taking your meds?
Bubbarowski Fettuccine I cant believe I’m gone
No one cares where you found this from just vibe to it
Kudasai exactly
no one cares that you dont care lol condescending piece of anus
@@timsanchez6485 I dont care that you dont care that I dont care hypocritical piece of poop
I found this from Tik tok
Masu Bhat bruh what they’re right though. why did you comment that, usually people who care are condescending 😂
this song sounds like those weird digestion sounds ur stomach makes
widiwowmwowm
I was thinking about weird diarrhoea sound.
noo that just ruined it
Hahahaha
okay this comment is pretty much accurate
I thought this was a 70s song but after seening this video, im blown away. I listened to this song about 5 times. I like it, play this whenever i go somewhere with the folks.
The bass, the wood paneling, the television.. it's all so good.
A sensation of melancholy on top of nostalgia.
That peaceful piano dream followed by waking up to a double-amputee reality... Goosebumps.
When I searched up the video to this song I did not think samurais would be involved
TheNerdy Animator my thoughts exactly
We all didn’t know
thundercat's a big ol' weeaboo
2:28 I know (and have been stuck with) that feeling of being so broken you're essentially emotionally amputated... Alive, but not living... Noticed, but never seen... Thinking of what once was, but will never be again. And wondering if this may be all there is hence forth.
Damn dude i hope you find a way to heal.
@@DizzyDisco93 They say it's less about healing and more about learning to live with the things you can't live with.
But peace to you and yours for being human enough to care.
this song sounds like an art room rug pattern and i’m here for it
It's called funk
Nobody move, there's blood on the floor
And I can't find my heart!
Where did it go? Did I leave it in the cold?
So please give it back, cause it's not yours to take!
It must've fell when I lost my mind
Deep in the cut, drowning it in pain
Somebody help cause I can't find my way
Nobody move, nobody move!
Somebody tell me how I'm supposed to feel
When I'm sitting here knowing this ain't real
Why in the world would I give my heart to you?
Just to watch you throw it in the trash
I've been traveling so long, I don't think I can hold on
Where were you when I needed you the most?
Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest
A heartless, broken mess
He's come a long way from his journey of different bands. I remember when he did his thing on Shafiq Husayn's album.....song was called changes.
You've come a long way, young Kim.
Put it in my pocket
tojiroh YOUNG BAE
all this time I thought it was "And I can't find my car"
That “oooooo” harmony at the end though
Yeaaah. That always gets me good
It sounds like crying almost.
"oooo ooo oooo oo oo, Yeaah ahh, yeahh yeyeaah"
Mannnnnn
All the “ooooo” dammit
😊 finally I found this song!!!!
This is what the carpet in bowling alleys sounds like
They kind look like they sound like a murder in a chunky cheese
Alex Durst Period
haha one of the only comments here that actually made me fucking laugh
Lmao
there's blood on the floor
The lyrics tho…. “Why would I give my heart to you?… just to watch you throw it in the trash.”
“Where were you when I needed you the most”
I’m sure we all felt that😌
Produce and record on my own 80s 90s influence
🏴☠️
Uh, what is up with the “😌” face? Nobody who has actually experienced this kind of pain would ever regard it like that.
SERIOUSLY...I felt this comment!
No
Dang, CoryxKenshin's backstory really be hittin different tho
FRR THOOO
Why you do him like that that's my guy
then he regrew his arms like a true samurai
LOLLL YESS
SHEEEESH
The man's painful facial expressions, the girl's sassy attitude, it all shows the pain and the representation so painfully and true. It hurts to think of myself in that position. This music video makes me soo sad😭
Watch part two lol it's healing...still sad though
This song really got to me...ugh I broke down sobbing when I first saw this video. The song alright is beautiful by itself, but to see this man lose his arms while doing the thing he loved most really got to me (even if he did not lose his arms in a katana showdown as a samuri he still lost his arms regardless) This is how life goes...you still have to deal with 'them changes' wondering and reminiscing about what life use to be and what it could be even when you feel helpless at times and it feel like all you can do is day dream your time away...
I broke down sobbing to,unfortunately I know all too much how that feels. Your comment described it perfectly.
I loved the song and couldnt get enough of it. After watching the video several times, I couldnt understand it. I think you perfectly explained the concept. Thanks
Hey. Watch Thundercat’s “Show Me The Way”.
Loooove that Isley Brother's drum groove
Also used in "It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube". But i agree, fantastic groove!!
I immediately noticed that. Loooove Thundercat.
Did you know? The Isley Brothers co-wrote this song
lol actually, yah mon
they probably got the co right credit because of the use of the drum break? not because of actually writing something
My favourite part about this video is that it recontextualizes my understanding of the song for the better. I used to view this as a love song- and in a sense, it still sort of is, though it's really a love song about the heartache of personal deterioration physically and, consequentially, emotionally. 'Them Changes', if you will. It leads me to relate even harder to its message given my own health experiences the past couple years, and well above that I imagine it's a beautiful conveyance of the pain that many disabled individuals must experience every day. I'm not disabled, but the empathy it drew from me really brought home its hardest statement while watching. This is definitely one of my favourite music videos.
2:15 - "Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest-a heartless, broken mess".
God damn. I've been there too and it's a long, tough climb out of that hole. 💔 😞
You can hear Michael McDonald doing the background vocals in that part. Perfection. I think they performed together at Coachella.
If jello had a soundtrack this would be it
AJ has Aneurysms HAAAHA
Well worded
Why is this soo accurate yet sooo random
AJ has Aneurysms
Cause the sound is so jiggly
listen to Jell-o from Ariel Pink
the name and the theme are so symbolic. samurai lived by a code, and accepted death by combat as a means of an honorable death.. this man had to accept his life without that, and could not and become complacent, and his family threw him aside. i would love other opinions, but there is a lot of great symbolism here.
You could see this song from many angles like depression or betrayal but also a samurai who lost his arms and now feels usless, i think a person in a situation like this have to find a way to rise out of this and bring a new purpose to his life no matter how hard it may be.
take me to sovngarde
This music brings me a mixed feelings. In that year i lost my father, sad as hell. But when i listen this music on the radio I smile. This sound is my father. I love it
Knowing that the video is about losing your passion and that "Show You the Way" music video is a sequel to this is so golden. Our samurai finds peace with his new life.
This song gives me hope for the music industry. I just started listening to Thundercat today and all I got to say is this dude is fucking talented and I hope more artists like this dude become popular.
Have you heard To Pimp A Butterfly? Thundercat did some production on it, really great album.
@@bonethugsfiend Hell yeah I've heard that album before. Fucking great record had no idea Thundercat was behind that.
That Saxaphone was just something you can't do on a keyboard or sequencer. We need more live musicians. Even I'm getting really good at piano, even though I still enjoy composing on sequencer. Some things just need to be played live.
Listen to. Anderson Paak, and Free Nationals too
@@plainguy3567 Exactly 😆
Being a die hard fan of George Duke right up until he passed away, this stuff makes me have fond memories of the man. Thundercat does his legacy justice and then some! Awesome musician! Just incredible! :)
This has to be the most creative sounding piece of music I've heard in a long time
I FINALLY FOUND THIS GODDAMN SONG
Aye u too!!! I use to hear on Spice Adams skits like wtf is this I like this shit!
I FELT THE SAME SHSHS
Me too I keep loosing it and forgetting. Lol
Congrats, next time use Shazam.
Don't you just hate it when a samurai shows up in your garage and cuts off your arms
Happened to me just this morning :(
Andrew Kambel Dude, it;s just like that sometimes. What can you do?
Andrew Kambel It's just a flesh wound...
RyKells how are u typing ????????????????
blameiton john Voice Recognition/Speech to Text....duhh!!
Man this song is not just a groovy song to jam to but it’s really depressing when you watch the video and listen to the song together.
Entering a new year still listening to this daily but to everyone who sees this i hope you have an amazing 2025 and im glad you survived 2024 you got this keep being strong i know life might have challenges but nothing ever comes easy even diamonds were found in the rough love yall❤️
This song sounds like someone walking around the world with overly long steps
Edit wow so much likes haha thanks
That's disturbingly accurate and specific
Oh my god yes I had that in mind that is super disturbing sometimes when there is telepathy for me tbh
Nesrine Benkhaled haha what the fuck?
It was a tiktok trend
probably because of the drums, the drums are just one kick on he first beat and a snare on the third beat and the tempo is kinda slow so it seems like long steps
This is like...one of the best songs eva' made. 'Eva. Can't stop playin' this joint. Everything is so on point. True musicianship...
totally agree - amazing and soulful record; highly addictive sound you just want to play over and over
Yea I played repeatedly and still gotta hear this once a week at least
Repeated even gets better and I am anti repetition
RIGHT. I was just telling my friend the same thing. Grooviest bass line I've ever heard
Michael J. Patterson this might be the greatest song
i feel like comfortably depressed is the perfect way to describe this kind of stuff
Except the comfort is silently painful
the bassline is cool but the story motif is really sad
This comment hits way too close to home.
@@RodneeGirthshaft it does cos that's how I live not trying to be edgy just being honest
When you look up the word Understatement it's shows this comment!
Just now discovered this a few days ago. What a groovy funkadelic wave of sound this is. Brilliant both sonically and lyrically. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is creative genius
well the beat is ripped from it was a good day
How so?
@Nuno Martins that doesn’t mean the bass isn’t sick as fuck
Them Chord Changes!
Want to learn them? I could make a video on it if you're interested
As a 70's baby, I truly appreciate the throwback groove of this song, especially the "Footsteps In The Dark" baseline.
Still the sickest bass lines
Nobody is going to talk about how sad this videoclip is?
I remember when this song first came out and I was going through the roughest time of my life the comments were great, only a few all going in deep bout the videos metaphors and stuff. Can't seem to find em now, that was years ago, and I mean YEARS ago if you see the upload date. Now all these comments are infuriating, they're all unfunny unimaginative bait ass comments for hooking in muh thumbs up from molemen. Only reason I'm back is I made an edit to this song using the album version which cuts off earlier than this version. It's on my channel I'd recommend checking it out if you want an alternate music video for this song
The conclusion to his story is in "Show You The Way"
Exactly.
Alejandro Mora it’s the prequel
Damn I looked hard af to find this comment
I'm getting Isley Brothers- Footsteps in the dark, with some boosie Collins guitar, earth wind and fire vocals & Patricia rushen piano.
Good ear
On point
He sampled Isley brothers actually.in this song nice catch
Nailed it.
EXACTLY, I caught all of that (except Patricia Rushen, I admittedly don't know who that is) before seeing your comment. Nice : )
Wow, finally, after doing a lot of research, I found this song I love her very much 😭, thanks.❤
Thundercat had such a great influence on TPAB. I really think that Thundercat and Flying lotus made that album a classic!
Oh yes, I agree with you completely. If not for their wonderful beats, and kendrick lamar's wonderful lyrics and teamwork to get that album done - it would have never been so good. I love that album, and I adore M.A.A.D City, Good Kid to death. Kendrick Lamar is king, but he didn't become such just by himself.
Completely agree with you guys!!
Dont forget Robert Glasper!
+Elijah True
And Terrace Martin!
Here's my take: This is about a toxic relationship. The red samurai is his wife. You can tell if you look carefully. The opening scene of him dueling his wife and his wife cutting off both of his arms is very symbolic. One of the things he does in his dream when he has arms again is play the piano. I'm interpreting this as him regretting starting a family with his wife who I would infer is probably emotionally and verbally abusive towards him - he may have sacrificed his dreams and ambition to become a family man for the wrong partner. This abusive attitude exhibited by his wife seems to have been inherited by his daughter too, who shuts off the TV when he requests that she change the channel.
The last, most telling shot (to me) was the shot of the gerbil in its glass cage with its little wheel at the end. That's symbolic too. It's symbolic of the guy - who's expected to keep on living, keep on generating income, and basically get treated by his wife like that little gerbil in the cage. Completely helpless and trapped. Pretty fucking depressing if you ask me, awesome song though.
Spot on
Shit... Like we hear enough about women's problems and I know it's very real and I'm not discriminating...
But men can face real problems just like women but because it's not heard of in the news it's very easily overlooked or disregarded as something not so serious...
Hell yeah im in the same relationship
naw that other samurai looks white as hell
You just described marriage to a tee lol
" Nobody move, there's blood on the floor and I can't find my heart"... This is BADDD!!! 💛
LayAunaRenea Bless
So catchy love it
The emotion in this song is unreal. This is the first thing I'm doing with my day, and after this song I feel sort of empty just sitting here. TIME TO GO ON A MUFUCKING HIKE WITH THE HOMIES. I need purpose in this day.
3 years have just passed, since I discovered this song. And I still love it like the first time
If Childish Gambino and Thundercat made music... I’d probably die
A Year Later: I’m dead.
TW ##
YESSS!
but then you wouldn't be able to watch it
not knocking Gambino, but it appears that Thundercat sounds fine on his own.
TW ## shadows
they actually have song together - shadows
This song is PERFECTION. That groove. Ohhhhhh yeah.
I need that Thundercat & Childish Gambino collab ASAP
Yo... Check out Shadows ii and Black Quails
In fact, check out most jazz-like songs by Childish
Hell yeah is this the New wave
Ooooooooo
That would be too good to be true 🔥
That would be good.
Notice when they are fighting one is dressed in blue and another red and when he wakes up the tv Emitts blue light and the one once dressed in blue sits under red light, helplessly. I think the colours show us that when we’re young we fight because we think it will solve our problems but in reality when we get old and the damage is done we can only sit in the physical outcomes of our actions while we watch our past mistakes being sold again to the next generation and we can do nothing but watch... and the cycle continues.
Now why is he drinking coke instead of pepsi you fuckwit?
wow
fuck bro
I think your reading a bit to deep into this
@@pigeon9538 Because coke is the superior beverage.