Theo Katzman - You Could Be President [Official Video]

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • Buy VINYL + MERCH + TIX at theokatzman.com
    From the album "Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe"
    Bandcamp: bit.ly/2Mvc8HI
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    Theo Katzman: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar
    Lee Pardini: Piano
    Joe Dart: MusicMan Bass
    Louis Cato: Drums
    Music & Lyrics by Theo Katzman
    Recorded by Tyler Duncan
    Produced by Tyler Duncan and Theo Katzman
    Mixed by Jake Birch
    Mix Assisted by Sam Antonioli
    Mastered by Devin Kerr
    Video Edited by Marcus Lindberg
    Typeset by Rob Stenson
    Video Shot by D.J. Viernes and David Newton

КОМЕНТАРІ • 679

  • @CoryWongMusic
    @CoryWongMusic 5 років тому +655

    BRO! LOVE !!! ❤️

  • @alexhinkle7537
    @alexhinkle7537 5 років тому +695

    Katzman - Dart 2020 ✌🏼🇺🇸

    • @ericmyrs
      @ericmyrs 5 років тому +30

      I'd vote for it. Free Bass for all kids.

    • @jfv2312
      @jfv2312 5 років тому +82

      NO
      MORE
      SUBSIDIES
      FOR
      ACTIVE
      BASSES

    • @noahk7291
      @noahk7291 5 років тому +31

      The mayors of Lonely Town and Dean Town are finally making a run at national politics!

    • @martinpaddle
      @martinpaddle 4 роки тому +2

      Free Funk for all

    • @bangbanggrind
      @bangbanggrind 4 роки тому +1

      Landslide victory coming in 11months the funk platform sweeps

  • @brianboles7900
    @brianboles7900 3 роки тому +78

    Gotta keep Joe Dart in a whole separate room to contain the dangerous levels of FUNK

  • @jmeleika1
    @jmeleika1 5 років тому +731

    Just when you think you've seen Theo do it all, he pulls out a slide.

    • @RobLifford
      @RobLifford 5 років тому +20

      THAT. WAS. KILLER.

    • @JudsonGraham
      @JudsonGraham 5 років тому +12

      Spoiler alerts

    • @CurtisThorpe
      @CurtisThorpe 5 років тому +3

      Fuuuuuck. I was just thinking the same thing

    • @toddrohrer6211
      @toddrohrer6211 5 років тому +15

      @@johnnyspahn3485 , I believe that's Blake Mills.

    • @johnnyspahn3485
      @johnnyspahn3485 5 років тому +2

      Todd Rohrer oops you’re right. None the less both have some tasty slide playing

  • @RamosFilms
    @RamosFilms 5 років тому +44

    2:19 The stank face of the dude in the background has me DEAD 😂

    • @mafirasyaharani7836
      @mafirasyaharani7836 4 роки тому +1

      Witnessing this masterpiece live in the making must be so damn nasty

    • @bamath87
      @bamath87 4 роки тому +1

      You can read his mind, going "Unnngh.....UUUUNGHHH!"

    • @rhyzzo_
      @rhyzzo_ 3 роки тому

      That’s Tyler Duncan super cool guy

  • @prasetyowibowo6305
    @prasetyowibowo6305 5 років тому +386

    10 years from now i'll be playing Theo's and Vulf's songs to my children

    • @lockedowng
      @lockedowng 5 років тому +24

      I'm doing that already! Kids love it

    • @bradpoer
      @bradpoer 5 років тому +23

      Right with ya. Nothin’ like hearing the 4 year old demand Funky Duck and Animal Spirits when we hop in the car.

    • @pretenda
      @pretenda 5 років тому +4

      Totally. My kids ask for vulf in the car all the time

    • @rheinersinaga2857
      @rheinersinaga2857 5 років тому +2

      I like Vulfpeck

    • @MyVinylRips
      @MyVinylRips 5 років тому +3

      My kids love them. Especially Back Pocket.

  • @redbellnahravacistudio5503
    @redbellnahravacistudio5503 4 роки тому +8

    ‘’Listen children I got real bad news..this badass song has too few views’’

    • @tamie341
      @tamie341 Рік тому

      Its the damn zoomers watching til tok 🙄

  • @triinrainboot4779
    @triinrainboot4779 5 років тому +417

    not only is this real damn catchy but the mix is 👌👌👌 so satisfying

    • @JaySuschrist
      @JaySuschrist 5 років тому +2

      Yes, yes it is!

    • @BiggerPink
      @BiggerPink 5 років тому +9

      Oh man yes. Seconded. Such a complete sound. Also not a note wasted or stepped on by someone else in the band.

    • @cpjds1
      @cpjds1 4 роки тому +7

      Seriously...the gritty/chunky guitar is nasty and oh so satisfying.

    • @bennyelsensohn9299
      @bennyelsensohn9299 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah! Exactly my thoughts! The piano sounds so punchy that it gives it that mean rock song vibe

    • @fingtwice3633
      @fingtwice3633 4 роки тому

      agreed!

  • @KevinEveryDay
    @KevinEveryDay 5 років тому +356

    Little known fact: the record-setting density of Vibe in the studio at the time caused Theo Katzman and Four Fine Gentlemen to nail this on a single take.
    Scientists still to this day are utterly perplexed by the immeasurable depths of their collective pockets.

    • @JaySuschrist
      @JaySuschrist 5 років тому +15

      I'm not going to research it, but I will 100% believe that to be fact. 👌

    • @schussel756
      @schussel756 5 років тому +2

      laugh my ass off

    • @Stewkeithmtb
      @Stewkeithmtb 5 років тому +2

      Real news.

    • @jas_bataille
      @jas_bataille 4 роки тому +1

      The latest equation to date estimate said dept at around 1000 square 10, which would be the largest number to date ever recorded in the history of the universe.

    • @josephpickard3108
      @josephpickard3108 4 роки тому +2

      Pockets deeper than the Mariana Trench. Pardini's got the MH370 wreckage with the laundry lint

  • @ecbfilms001
    @ecbfilms001 5 років тому +347

    This one of the biggest walls of sound I've ever heard. Sounds massive. Kudos to the mixing and mastering engineers

    • @noelhutz
      @noelhutz 5 років тому +16

      especially considering the amount of instruments

    • @jas_bataille
      @jas_bataille 4 роки тому +6

      One of the rare plug-ins beasting most hardware out there. Indeed there is 1000x more than that, but that vinyl sim emulation always killed me. Best colored compression plug-in ever

    • @ecbfilms001
      @ecbfilms001 4 роки тому +2

      @@jas_bataille you reckon they ran vulf comp on this? Sounds way too clean

    • @Scratch_Monsters_Golf
      @Scratch_Monsters_Golf 4 роки тому

      Looks like Butch Walker’s studio

    • @JakeBirch
      @JakeBirch 4 роки тому +35

      @@ecbfilms001 Thanks for the kind words man. If you're interested, yes there was VulfComp on a lot of this. I grabbed a screenshot of my 2-buss on this mix you're welcome to check out, just as an example: drive.google.com/file/d/1TpgYIc3swSFgNTflZb8LfJQe5LfeYAUu/view?usp=sharing

  • @davetaylor9742
    @davetaylor9742 5 років тому +165

    Joe Dart on the Joe Dart Signature Music Man Bass

  • @KaplaBen
    @KaplaBen 3 роки тому +2

    "Follow hunches in spite of evidence"
    That's the key right there

  • @HarrisonWoodMusic
    @HarrisonWoodMusic 5 років тому +54

    Wow did not expect Theo to be that dirty at the slide WOW

  • @Justbirdperson
    @Justbirdperson 5 років тому +84

    That piano blew me of my chair, damn

    • @tim72575
      @tim72575 5 років тому +5

      Lee Pardini is underrated on the keys for sure

    • @JaySuschrist
      @JaySuschrist 5 років тому +3

      Absolutely agree. It hit me hard when it came in. So perfect.

    • @jamiebridson7871
      @jamiebridson7871 4 роки тому

      I searched for this video just to see the piano solo again. Pardini is ace.

    • @bangbanggrind
      @bangbanggrind 4 роки тому +1

      I'm surprised lee pardini doesn't have a bigger following as a solo artist but he's ill

  • @Rouverius
    @Rouverius 5 років тому +36

    This isn't your grandma's Schoolhouse Rock. But I still hear the lesson in it.
    That'll preach, man.

  • @benjaminjais6028
    @benjaminjais6028 2 роки тому +3

    Without sarcasm, follow your hunches in spite of evidence is the best line.

  • @JayBigDadyCy
    @JayBigDadyCy 5 років тому +16

    Can we just appreciate how good that slide solo is?

  • @jessevandendoren
    @jessevandendoren 5 років тому +7

    That piano solo is absolutely killer

  • @muzak29
    @muzak29 5 років тому +9

    JOE 👏 DART 👏 ON 👏 THE 👏 JOE 👏 DART 👏 SIGNATURE 👏 MUSIC 👏 MAN 👏 BASS

  • @bobatea5406
    @bobatea5406 4 роки тому +37

    Theo: indie rock
    Pianist: BLUES

  • @cameront4729
    @cameront4729 4 роки тому +8

    This sounds like how a song should sound like.

  • @mitchvose3023
    @mitchvose3023 5 років тому +288

    Here before the Vulfpack arrives

  • @under-._.-score
    @under-._.-score 5 років тому +43

    1:12 Joe is never far from the funk

  • @abeardneglected
    @abeardneglected 5 років тому +48

    I heard "hesitance" and thought, "Ooh, that doesn't fit very well" and then I heard "evidence" and thought, "Oh, man, that feels nice."

    • @CityStarrzz
      @CityStarrzz 3 роки тому +2

      He actively states you don’t to play by the rules. This seems like a point being made.

    • @chesschad81
      @chesschad81 2 місяці тому +1

      I love all the rhyming in the chorus. The last chorus goes:
      Hesitance, evidence, residence, mess of it, messages, sense of it, bendin’ it, President.

  • @Austin_Rummel
    @Austin_Rummel 5 років тому +21

    It’s cool how he mixes in bars of three and it sounds so natural. I didn’t even notice for a while.

    • @toatrika2443
      @toatrika2443 5 років тому +3

      Sounds more like bars of two to me

    • @1_out_of_10_dentists
      @1_out_of_10_dentists 2 роки тому +1

      Could you please tell me what that means?

    • @Austin_Rummel
      @Austin_Rummel 2 роки тому +1

      @@1_out_of_10_dentists Most western music is comprised of measures or bars of four beats. You can count 1, 2, 3, 4 and each "one" feels heavier in a way then the other three beats. The snare drum typically gets played on the 2 and 4. You can look up good videos on the topic that will explain it better than I can. What Katzman does in this song is occasionally have a bar of only three beats. At these parts it feels wrong to count all the way to four. Sometimes when you use metric change there's a danger of sounding like either you're only using it to kind of show off, or very clunky and repetitive, but in this song it feels very natural. Jake Lizzio at Signals Music Studio has a great video on the subject titled "Understanding and Using Odd Time Signatures".
      An example in this song is the first "momma" falls on a "one" beat. You can count to four twice, then you can only count to three for the next measure

  • @jakeolson4273
    @jakeolson4273 5 років тому +95

    The chorus sounds kinda like a school house rock song not gonna lie

  • @barbietripping
    @barbietripping 5 років тому +5

    Dude that last chorus was just the right amount

  • @littleloz1000
    @littleloz1000 5 років тому +17

    I do not think song writing gets much better than that, damn son.

  • @danielcalvert135
    @danielcalvert135 5 років тому +54

    Anyone immediately assume that was Blake Mills playing slide??? Theo throwing heat!!

    • @jakemullen7477
      @jakemullen7477 5 років тому +2

      Daniel Calvert I was like, wait is that mills? Or maybe Derek Trucks?.. nope just Theo getting nasty with it.

  • @MaghoxFr
    @MaghoxFr 5 років тому +93

    There are more mics on Theo than on the drum set

    • @JaySuschrist
      @JaySuschrist 5 років тому +5

      It takes that many microphones to capture his majestic greatness

    • @garrettc786
      @garrettc786 4 роки тому

      Low volume drum set

  • @joeturner6409
    @joeturner6409 5 років тому +31

    This is one of the FATTEST mixes and a sick groove

    • @Scratch_Monsters_Golf
      @Scratch_Monsters_Golf 4 роки тому

      Joe Turner could be wrong but it looks a whole lot like Butch Walker’s studio.

  • @JoshuaSurufka
    @JoshuaSurufka 5 років тому +52

    Dude, if this was anyone else, i'd say it's unbelievable, but coming from you its completely believable that it would be this good.

  • @busterladestangen
    @busterladestangen 5 років тому +29

    The amount of tiny details from all band members boggles my mind. It shows how playing an instrument is one thing, gathering a handful of masters of their craft into a studio makes something entirely different

  • @joshuaconstantine2810
    @joshuaconstantine2810 5 років тому +11

    Not sure why I had any form of surprise that Theo has gnarly slide game.

  • @dustinscrimpsher7732
    @dustinscrimpsher7732 3 роки тому

    That open tuning game is strong

  • @skaman31
    @skaman31 4 роки тому

    Katzman for President!

  • @nielskooloos5726
    @nielskooloos5726 3 роки тому +1

    It happened!

  • @fingiess
    @fingiess 5 років тому +1

    holy fuck, what a performance!

  • @AlexHeflin
    @AlexHeflin 5 років тому +142

    I’m so damn excited. Theo is a huge inspiration for me.

    • @DapperDevNull
      @DapperDevNull 5 років тому +6

      new album hype

    • @hughfrazer1734
      @hughfrazer1734 5 років тому +4

      WAIT NEW ALBUM??😱😱

    • @malte1984
      @malte1984 5 років тому

      @@DapperDevNull where can i buy it?

    • @naomivasquez7730
      @naomivasquez7730 5 років тому

      Mal te it’s not out just yet. Early 2020 is what Theo said but no exact date.

    • @hughfrazer1734
      @hughfrazer1734 4 роки тому +2

      @@naomivasquez7730 he can take his time, its always worth it

  • @TheHawkeye95
    @TheHawkeye95 5 років тому +9

    Theo (the entire Vulf family) is a God send in a day of so much vapid pop music.

  • @noelhutz
    @noelhutz 5 років тому +1

    mean ass slide!

  • @b_ryc
    @b_ryc 4 роки тому +13

    This guy is absolutely nuts. So consistently surprising with his talent.

  • @martonkardos8094
    @martonkardos8094 2 роки тому

    This lyrics is actually way more unsettling than I anticipated

  • @coleemmersonhallman5329
    @coleemmersonhallman5329 5 років тому

    that slide is killin

  • @DanLSand
    @DanLSand 5 років тому +5

    That IS, that IS Louis Cato!

  • @FortifiedEnhancements
    @FortifiedEnhancements 5 років тому +8

    I hope that one day Theo and Vulfpeck become as big as George Michael and Billy Joel. His style and influence of musicianship is right up there with them.

  • @trevorharmon9506
    @trevorharmon9506 5 років тому +8

    THE PIANO AND THE SLIDE GUITAR AT 2:16
    My mind is blown over here. Blown.

  • @Chef316
    @Chef316 3 роки тому +2

    Has that old hippie protest song vibe

  • @lucasguimaraes5730
    @lucasguimaraes5730 5 років тому +5

    And that's how a pop just supposed to be.

  • @davidwalz4825
    @davidwalz4825 5 років тому +6

    am a simple man, I see Theo, I smash that like

  • @Kaboomthensprinkles
    @Kaboomthensprinkles 5 років тому +3

    Thank you UA-cam recommendation!

  • @redwe1rd
    @redwe1rd 4 роки тому

    Pretty crispy stuff boys

  • @mattiacellottoaudiolibraries
    @mattiacellottoaudiolibraries 5 років тому +40

    I can't remember how long it's been since I last hard a new song that was both a genuine product of its time, sounded amazing and delivered a sad message while making me happy :)

  • @juniormooremusic
    @juniormooremusic 5 років тому +2

    I love Steely Dan and The Eagles. Theo is a beautiful mix of the two with so much more...Pop sensibility, the ability to rock out and go country. this man appears to be able to do no wrong.

  • @Gassyyetclassy
    @Gassyyetclassy 5 років тому +22

    The chorus sounds like a mature Disney song!

  • @linkofhylia1167
    @linkofhylia1167 2 роки тому

    Ghosts don’t have graves, so this is my shout out….RIPP

  • @lamb4078
    @lamb4078 2 роки тому

    Yo those piano fills tho.

  • @melomane
    @melomane 5 років тому +5

    Thank you so much Theo for speaking funk to power!!

  • @stephanekuntzmann5462
    @stephanekuntzmann5462 2 роки тому

    Cooooool ‘ 🤾🏾🤸🏌🏾‍♀️🤺🤸🏾‍♀️

  • @billrowse2266
    @billrowse2266 5 років тому +9

    I can't explain how much I love this. Absolutely makes me feel something I just cant pin down in words.

  • @gregoryruyvaert9265
    @gregoryruyvaert9265 4 роки тому

    Honestly, I had given up hope for contemporary music. Then Theo came. Thank you.

  • @dustinmcfarland2441
    @dustinmcfarland2441 5 років тому +1

    I'm a simple man. I see a new Theo Katzman video, I press like.

  • @marmellataproductions8341
    @marmellataproductions8341 4 роки тому

    beautiful slide solo

  • @noahk7291
    @noahk7291 5 років тому

    this song slaps ngl

  • @justinpye9094
    @justinpye9094 5 років тому +2

    That solo! Keys were out of this world too!

  • @DemianManzur
    @DemianManzur Рік тому

    Where Joe Dart is, music shines.

  • @mandy-gi8ul
    @mandy-gi8ul 5 років тому +29

    this sounds like a vbs song in the best way possible

    • @JoshuaSurufka
      @JoshuaSurufka 5 років тому +3

      OH IT TOOOOTTAALLLY DOES! i was trying to figure out what this reminded me of

    • @chioma916
      @chioma916 5 років тому +3

      vbs as in vacation bible school?

    • @jtn191
      @jtn191 5 років тому +3

      reminds me of Wilco's Late Greats

    • @mandy-gi8ul
      @mandy-gi8ul 5 років тому

      Chioma Uruakpa yeah!

    • @chioma916
      @chioma916 5 років тому

      @@mandy-gi8ul lmfao had to make sure we're on thje same page

  • @cseymour88
    @cseymour88 5 років тому

    YEAA YOOUU!

  • @pistolshrimp7775
    @pistolshrimp7775 4 роки тому +2

    Always listened to the album on Spotify, assumed they got blake mills or someone else to do the slide part. Theo is INSANE.

  • @caesar3693
    @caesar3693 2 роки тому

    Liked \ commenting for that sweet slide solo. Nice!

  • @triciabergland5067
    @triciabergland5067 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤ love this truth full message 🙏🙏🙏 y e s . . .

  • @jonaslilletun9891
    @jonaslilletun9891 5 років тому +1

    that slide solo is truly something man!

  • @shaunmatthews6656
    @shaunmatthews6656 5 років тому

    This got great flow guys

  • @RadRuss01
    @RadRuss01 3 роки тому

    LEE PARDINI COME ON NOW
    Damn that solo is just short enough to keep me gasping for more

  • @joshuachang4300
    @joshuachang4300 4 роки тому

    insane piano solo

  • @stefanschwartz1875
    @stefanschwartz1875 5 років тому +3

    Best song on the internet right now!

  • @gerokron3412
    @gerokron3412 4 роки тому

    VOTE. Dammit.

  • @kevinburke15
    @kevinburke15 5 років тому

    Lee Paradini is a sicko.

  • @FormulaMonte
    @FormulaMonte 5 років тому

    Theo my man this shit SLAPS. See you in Nashville and Cinci!!

  • @WILLIFM.
    @WILLIFM. 5 років тому +4

    LEE PARDINIIIIIIIII

  • @andrewkaplan149
    @andrewkaplan149 5 років тому

    Great slide playing! Fiahh

  • @elilass8410
    @elilass8410 5 років тому +115

    Love how unsubtle this is. Fabulous music and band, hilarious lyrics

    • @almostskater3210
      @almostskater3210 5 років тому +20

      This is an obvious dig on Trump right? That's how I interpreted it at least.

    • @t.j.wolfgram2760
      @t.j.wolfgram2760 5 років тому +17

      Yeah, I can see it that way, and I’m sure that’s the inspiration, but I also love that’s it’s written vaguely enough that it really mocks the whole system.

    • @gerokron3412
      @gerokron3412 5 років тому +4

      @@almostskater3210
      Well, it´s about bending the truth and become the president. Who comes into your mind, mate?

    • @almostskater3210
      @almostskater3210 5 років тому +3

      ​@@gerokron3412 Trump, which is what I said. Do to the fact this video only got 35 dislikes, I knew either I was wrong or Trump supporters are clueless. Just confirming it was the latter.

    • @Sockem1223
      @Sockem1223 5 років тому +9

      @@gerokron3412 it's obvious, but the lyrics could really apply to many nations' politicians, mate

  • @thegeezz6485
    @thegeezz6485 4 роки тому

    This just Rocks!!!!

  • @redcactus7295
    @redcactus7295 4 роки тому

    So relevant now!!! ❤️

  • @rakeroll5413
    @rakeroll5413 5 років тому +4

    Someday, this will be in a music class for songs that define an era.

  • @pitlempens1741
    @pitlempens1741 9 місяців тому

    Loving the stank face reflection at 2:19

  • @IvanMalison
    @IvanMalison Рік тому

    The last chorus with the extra lyrics is such a nice touch.

  • @stevegaleone1396
    @stevegaleone1396 5 років тому +2

    Wow! Great lyrics and should be played for our children in music class. Thanks for sharing. Nice slide work too! Derek would be proud.....

  • @gise2356
    @gise2356 4 роки тому

    Temon! Big song!

  • @EmilyCBrowning
    @EmilyCBrowning 5 років тому

    Excellence!!! As per.

  • @ryderlippman3105
    @ryderlippman3105 5 років тому +2

    nice guitar solo in the iconic living room!

  • @sandenewton5029
    @sandenewton5029 5 років тому +10

    Anthem for the disheartened.

    • @porygon-z4503
      @porygon-z4503 5 років тому +1

      sande NEWTON How?

    • @vovcha01
      @vovcha01 4 роки тому +1

      Porygon-Z Seriously? This is heartfelt lament over the bullshit we are living through.

  • @lptomtom
    @lptomtom 5 років тому +13

    Theo really is the most talented member of Vulf IMO: the others are great musicians but in a technically skilled kind of way, whereas he's an artist in the most creative sense of the word. His lyrics are miles above anyone else's in the band, I can't wait for the album!

    • @tilengavranovic758
      @tilengavranovic758 5 років тому +3

      That's because Cory's music is more instrumental orianted

    • @nothingtodeclare6190
      @nothingtodeclare6190 4 роки тому

      Right.. the bassist and the guitarist sucks right? It's because you need a melody to sing. Not saying Theo have not talent, totally the opposite.. only, music is not about who is faster, more talented or more cool, it's about what moves you from the inside. (my opinion of course)

    • @ExecutiveGoth
      @ExecutiveGoth 4 роки тому

      Nothing to Declare Bu Cory and Joe do not at all suck ?

  • @tameromari2102
    @tameromari2102 3 роки тому

    Oh that face-melting slide solo 😮😮🤯

  • @EirikAnd99
    @EirikAnd99 5 років тому +2

    The music is amazing, but man, the lyrics! Just let them work their magic. Unbelievable word wizardry.

  • @dinkelberchs3697
    @dinkelberchs3697 7 місяців тому

    There's no other song that even comes close to this level of catchieness and groove while still being very melodic and almost kinda gospel

  • @musicguy9299
    @musicguy9299 4 роки тому

    Fantastic!

  • @dwmmclaughlin
    @dwmmclaughlin 5 років тому +1

    'Theo is rabbinical!' - Jack Stratton... This song is great. Keep it up, Theo!

  • @joelsunde6794
    @joelsunde6794 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent Work!!

  • @LatishLynx
    @LatishLynx 5 років тому

    Daaaaamnnn Theo!