Hands down this is the BEST performance by Reggie Watts. Stirs the soul, It's so good I had to rip this into my music library. You can't not smile listening to this :D
Omg, I've never heard of Reggie Watts until 10 mins ago. What a beautiful man; maybe I got this wrong, but he just took the complete piss out of the popular genre spectrum, as a whole, and with equal talent defining variables. Worthy worthy worthy!
You see how producers make a beat and concept for the melody and structure of lyrics. It may be mumble at first but you slowly fill it in with lyrics. Reggie is amazing!
This is literally a technique called a "hum track" and you're exactly right. You riff around some ideas and the things that stick you keep and you fill in the fluff and gibberish with lyrics as you go on refining things
I remember I was 18 and I must have just got home from work at 12am. I was exhausted and just turned on some second showing of Conan and I saw this guy for the first time. I had no idea what to think and I was completely flabbergasted. I couldn’t tell if he was a genius or I was just dumb, but he really is an awesome and original talent.
This guy could do wonders for a classroom of young people wanting to learn electronic music improv.. I wonder who Reggie's mentor's and teachers were? We all start from somewhere ..
+Louis S.W you will learn much more in your bedroom than in a classroom when it comes to electronic music and improvisation. just experiment. sometimes the best music happens on accident.
+5thStreet2009 Beardyman is amazing too, but they are different styles. Reggie has a nonsensical comedic value, and makes great catchy songs, beardyman is probably the most versatile beatboxer in the world and much stronger technically, the comedy is different, as is the talent. No reason to compare them.
I'm convinced this is Reggie's best. I've come back to this clip at least 10 times.
his Poptech set still blows me away as well
Yes agree!!!
fuck shit stack
I can relate. Been here about 10,000 times🤣
it's like 10 hit songs in one joke song. it's pretty brilliant
Word of advice- Never start watching Reggie Watts videos when your trying to go to sleep.
+Ross Cicero lmao so true. i have like 7 tabs just of reggie watts doing improv
i swear bruh he'll wake you right up!!
+Ross Cicero Holy crap, that just happened to me
+Ross Cicero i'm exactly in that situation right now xD
+Ross Cicero 99% find out about him for the first time during this time lol
Till this day one of the best performances I've ever seen
Absolute facts
He's like a child imitating stuff he heard on the radio, but just extremely talented.
Go watch beardyman
X10 better
+5thStreet2009 it's 2 different things man stop trying
Conans voice crack at the end was golden
wasn't a voice crack.
I watch this clip prolly 20 times a year for the last bunch of years. this is gold.
Aha I guess it's that time again to go into the Reggie Watts rabbit hole and binge watch all these classics
I remember seeing this on Conan for the first time +10 plus years ago and being blown away. Not much has changed since then.
Same Jeremy, same
love reggie's laughter at the end, surprises himself with his surrealism
i totally feel this in my pancreas...
"If you like anything...that you enjoy...you should find this...palatable.". Yes sir, I sure do!
most memorable opening to a stand up act ever
He is fucking insane and i love it .
This is priceless! It is quite difficult to pull away from exploring Reggie's art.
so true!
took the words right out of my mouth, he is just a true artist of the modern world.
After 12 years, I still come back here every now and then to enjoy the best video ever uploaded on UA-cam.
This man is a gift from God.
No, he's a gift from Christiane and Charles Alphonso Watts. I like to refer to them as his parents.
***** Well you're being overly dramatic.
A gift from god? Do we get to hang him up and poke him with a stick, too??
he's an atheist, so... yeah...
Radazeon V well you're being underly dramatic
it must be impossible for this guy to ever get bored when he can open his mouth and breathe out music.
You definitely get it; something similar happens to people who impersonate others.
Favorite Reggie Watts video. They even made a song out of this performance with Reggie Watts as the vocals. It's called Sunshine by Flight Facilities
Thanks for this 👍
@@ryanpulford9705 I got you
40th time watching this. Still don't understand what is happening, but I keep coming back to it. Like a drug.
I've never failed to see how ridiculously sick Reggie Watts is.
Hands down this is the BEST performance by Reggie Watts. Stirs the soul, It's so good I had to rip this into my music library. You can't not smile listening to this :D
I did too. Hilarious but also just a damn fine groove!
I huggin love this man. I cannot endorse him enough.
Such a powerful voice and he uses it for comedy. I love it!
Reggies a trendsetter, takes *ALOT* of balls to bring something new to the masses fr.
Reggie is hilarious but is it only me or is his music actually just splendid to listen to as well! 5 star act! #standards
This guy's a genius.
I love his music! I have recorded dozens of these youtube videos onto cd and listen to it at work. So many good songs.
NewJak14 What's a cd?
also I love that he hugs conan
No it's not only you, Reggie is one of the most genius musicians that has ever blessed the earth with his frequency.
Omg, I've never heard of Reggie Watts until 10 mins ago. What a beautiful man; maybe I got this wrong, but he just took the complete piss out of the popular genre spectrum, as a whole, and with equal talent defining variables. Worthy worthy worthy!
Close to a decade since I last watched this. Still one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Reggie watts is beautiful self made artist love this guy
This is still the best thing I've heard from this dude. Still amazing too
The best part is always when people who aren't familiar with Reggie stop laughing and realize how insanely talented he is.
I've watched this maybe 100 times over the years and I'm still blown away every time.
Love how he started with jazz hands and ends with jazz hands. So intentional but tongue in cheek to the planned yet seemingly unplanned song
"If you like anything that you enjoy, then you'll probably find this palatable."
Flight Facilities feat. Reggie Watts - Sunshine
Fantastic song
You see how producers make a beat and concept for the melody and structure of lyrics. It may be mumble at first but you slowly fill it in with lyrics. Reggie is amazing!
This is literally a technique called a "hum track" and you're exactly right. You riff around some ideas and the things that stick you keep and you fill in the fluff and gibberish with lyrics as you go on refining things
This is one of my all time favorite videos ever. It’s seriously perfection and brings me so much joy!
just awesome. he is the purest definition of being random and spontaneous while still having musical talent.
Reggie is a musical, lyrical, and comic genius.
love this guy.. first video watching him right now
I remember I was 18 and I must have just got home from work at 12am. I was exhausted and just turned on some second showing of Conan and I saw this guy for the first time. I had no idea what to think and I was completely flabbergasted. I couldn’t tell if he was a genius or I was just dumb, but he really is an awesome and original talent.
True talent . Remember watching you on MTV when I was like 8 . Never forgot about you 🖤💪🏼
3:16 is an incredible subversion
In case you haven't figured it out yet, Reggie has so much talent he doesn't have to try to be impressive or hilarious, he just is.
I put this on my Facebook over, & over again. This shit's dope
ahahhah that voice crack of Conan at the end
It’s 2019 and I’m still watching this ⚡️
This man is simply Brilliant.
so much talent
I'm just so happy this person exists.
This guy is simply fantastic, I LOVE him!
literally the best song ever made..
came here to post that its lowkey one of my favourite songs
If you like anything that you enjoy, then you’ll find this video more than enjoyable, even all these years later.
Holy shit. This was one of the best things I've seen in a long time.
This guy could do wonders for a classroom of young people wanting to learn electronic music improv.. I wonder who Reggie's mentor's and teachers were? We all start from somewhere ..
+Louis S.W He studied jazz voice at Cornish College of Arts
Go watch beardyman or doc brown
X10 better
+Louis S.W you will learn much more in your bedroom than in a classroom when it comes to electronic music and improvisation. just experiment. sometimes the best music happens on accident.
+Louis S.W He worked as an associate of the Brookings Institute, duh.
+Louis S.W ..His Mentor? DMT probably haha
Listening to him is like listening to a song in a language you don't understand, but you don't care because it sounds good.
I think this is the best performance from him on Conan.
15 peeps have no taste.
This was the 1st time I discovered Reggie watts. Nice dance moves.
+Ernesto Preciado Go watch beardyman
X10 better
EVERY NEW REGGIE WATTS VIDEO I SEE I SAY TO MYSELF 'THIS ONE WONT BE AS GOOD' AND THEN IT IS AND THEN I CRY ALONE
This might be the greatest thing I've ever seen...
for those of you wanting more Reggie, he turned this semi-song bit into a song called "Sunshine" with Flight Facilities, you're welcome
Reggie Watts is badass!
His fro makes me jealous and happy.
Who would dislike this?!
+Ceasar Rodriguez the man
+Ceasar Rodriguez The people who couldn't understand the lyrics
the entire Republican party
insane people
TRUMP.
Can't get enough of Reggie.
profoundness to the brownness
he kinda looks boognishy
The ending is priceless! Definitely one of his funnier pieces :)
bbv. .
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ladies and gentlemen the brown Bob ross of music
a very app description, laying down them puffy clouds of dope beats
BRILLIANCE AT ITS BEST. REGGIE IS THE FUNNIEST & MOST TALENTED.
You can tell that this is an early version of his song Sunshine (feat. Flight Facilities). Especially at 2:51
most underrated act ever
This was soooooo dope!
genius :D makes me smile whenever I stumble over him
This is so genius......I love this so much
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥had to come back lol
Mans is living proof that music is something you feel
Can't stop rewatching this.
I'm so glad I got high and found this master
this man is so flamboyantly intellectually musically
I love the fact that even when he's making up noises instead of words you can still understand him
Comical/musical gifted talent - an individual with a brain and a wicked sense of humor. Much respect.
An individual with a brain---well wadda you know!
Who would've thought, ey?
-A brain-
Peculiar!
Reggie Watts is the thumbtack to the balloon of musical conceit. With an amazing voice to boot. #purehappiness
"Reggie watts everybod-I!"
Unpredicability is truly the best comedy
Been here from the start
"If you like anything that you enjoy..."
the man is a genius!
so so entertaining , I could watch him forever
This is the funniest man I have ever witnessed.
Gosh this is so amazing haha. Can't get enough of Reggie
wow...just wow, he plays it off as comedy but what a musician.
yeah actually he also should be doing music
he's an accomplished musician
(his band is named Maktub)
Steve M
He's a band himself! He could easily go solo if he wanted to.
*****
he was in a band...
It's so good it's hard to even comprehend
He's AMAZING!
his improvs could be platinum hits and we are left listening to wiz khalifa on the top 40
Go watch beardyman
X10 better
+5thStreet2009 Beardyman is amazing too, but they are different styles. Reggie has a nonsensical comedic value, and makes great catchy songs, beardyman is probably the most versatile beatboxer in the world and much stronger technically, the comedy is different, as is the talent. No reason to compare them.
+5thStreet2009 Reggie is far superior in context and improv.
Jesse W I'm a huge fan of both
5:38 the way Conan peaks his voice in a high pitch at the end of "everybody". Did'nt know he was a castrato singer!
A truly magnificent creature, and remarkable specimen.
he is brilliant!
this is one of my favorite things on youtube
What an incredible talent! 👏👏👏
I want this a full song on Spotify NOW!
Seriously
Listen to "Sunshine" by flight facilities. This is quite possibly the origin of that song.
Reggie Watts is like the older brother of Maurice Moss.
I just blew my mind D:
"We allsies love it when he stops by"
Still classic!
Never not classic, been comin back to this for years
Reggie Watts is a gift... no less