"CHOCOLATE RAIN" Tenth Anniversary Acoustic - Original Song By Tay Zonday

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  • @tayzonday
    @tayzonday  5 років тому +2816

    THANKS for your SUPPORT! Watch MORE singing by ME! ---> goo.gl/vScJcG
    Watch me TALK! ---> bit.ly/2YKUFze

    • @fire5258
      @fire5258 5 років тому +24

      What made you decide to make this version a bit slower than the original version in both the vocals and the music?

    • @SovietGold
      @SovietGold 5 років тому +10

      Truly a god given gift

    • @omogan9299
      @omogan9299 5 років тому +13

      this song lowkey sad

    • @sheilabernardis2515
      @sheilabernardis2515 5 років тому +4

      How old are you

    • @coydog7902
      @coydog7902 5 років тому +2

      No problem!!!! Thank you for making our childhoods!!!!!

  • @OfentseMwaseFilms
    @OfentseMwaseFilms 3 роки тому +380

    He can actually play it and sing it at the same time. I find that so amazing. I respect these kinda musicians.

    • @V0Y463R
      @V0Y463R Рік тому +3

      and he doesnt have to move away from the mic!

    • @ooster0000
      @ooster0000 Рік тому +13

      Agreed. What I find astonishing is his wikipedia page says he has debilitating hyperacusis. Which is an auditory sensitivity disability. To be able to create music and have this level of talent through that is moving honestly.

    • @seka_scarletV
      @seka_scarletV 12 днів тому

      @@OfentseMwaseFilms 100%. Incoming 🤓yap->Some songs are easier to do self-accompaniment for, but Chocolate Rain is tricky with the syncopation and polyphony (2 or more melodies moving at the same time, not just harmony/chords)

  • @GuyWithChainsaw
    @GuyWithChainsaw 7 років тому +1365

    This video show you how technology improved during this 10 years. He doesn't even need to **move away from the mic to breathe in!

    • @Gaminboi2864
      @Gaminboi2864 5 років тому +13

      Yup

    • @McRemmyBaby
      @McRemmyBaby 2 роки тому +13

      @@Gaminboi2864 n he learned how to control n stuff lol n tech helped sum 😃 cheers

    • @LooneyNuke
      @LooneyNuke 2 роки тому +14

      I think it's because he's singing slower now so he can breath in between lines

    • @omegaprime8
      @omegaprime8 2 роки тому +27

      Well now you can hear him breathing ;-)

    • @ThE_CuRSed_oNe_RB
      @ThE_CuRSed_oNe_RB 2 роки тому +1

      HAHAHAHA

  • @MrGksarathy
    @MrGksarathy 3 роки тому +710

    How the heck did people in early UA-cam miss how heavy and accurate the lyrics were? This isn't just a fucking meme, it's a social commentary.

    • @tundrasome9409
      @tundrasome9409 3 роки тому +82

      A big part of it was that people who heard it first would cut out the deep lyrics and just play him singing the two titular words over and over again. So a lot of us are actually hearing the lyrics for the first time.

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 3 роки тому +20

      @@tundrasome9409 I'm gonna be real, that's pretty shitty and probably a bit racist.

    • @aidanbell9967
      @aidanbell9967 3 роки тому +69

      @@MrGksarathy it's not putting someone down based on race. It's not thinking a race is less superior. It's not racist, it's just the internet. Funny chocolate rain go brrrr

    • @mhm3766
      @mhm3766 3 роки тому +19

      @@MrGksarathy it DID get popular on 4chan which is very well known for their racism.

    • @iris1614
      @iris1614 3 роки тому +13

      @@MrGksarathy no you’re right, it was absolutely shitty and intentional.

  • @benanderson3029
    @benanderson3029 3 роки тому +626

    Dear Tay,
    We all owe you an apology. Your song has more relevance today than ever before. Don't ever let us forget Chocolate Rain.
    Sincerely,
    Your fans

    • @djenorman
      @djenorman 3 роки тому +9

      Not everyone missed the original message.

    • @nathanthanatos3743
      @nathanthanatos3743 3 роки тому +4

      @@djenorman I didn't even hear of it until I saw "mama economy" posted to reddit today and people mentioned this in the comments. Posted years ago and I'm only seeing it now.

    • @djenorman
      @djenorman 3 роки тому +8

      @@nathanthanatos3743 He's a powerful wordsmith eh? I'd definitely draw a distinction between being unaware of the song's existence and hearing but not understanding at time of release. I took OP's sweeping apology to indicate the latter, hencee my response. It's good that it's coming back up imo, still horribly relevant. [edit; typos]

    • @nathanthanatos3743
      @nathanthanatos3743 2 роки тому +5

      @@djenorman horrifically relevant, even if i still can't fully parse the figurative language. I'm glad he mostly looks at the keyboard, because the daggers he shoots looking at the camera make it straight through the screen and into my stomach ':D

    • @anonymousperson3023
      @anonymousperson3023 2 роки тому +1

      Is it really? Chocolate Rain was more relevant back then then today. Dont let the political polarization make you think otherwise.

  • @schmoyoho
    @schmoyoho 7 років тому +468

    Tay Zonday is the only one who has escaped the effects of time for the past 10 year--is he an immortal or time traveler?

    • @Moo_Merr
      @Moo_Merr 7 років тому +33

      I think he's been drinking chocolate rain.

    • @Gabe_Sage
      @Gabe_Sage 7 років тому +4

      schmoyoho it takes longer for black people to start to show signs of age, I think

    • @BillyBob125
      @BillyBob125 7 років тому +1

      @Gabriel Sage @schmoyoho I guess black people are saiyans.

    • @naur4990
      @naur4990 7 років тому +1

      THEMISSINGLINK how do you know he's black lmao

    • @prorandocopier7945
      @prorandocopier7945 3 роки тому +1

      The Araki syndrome.

  • @ChristianGetsReal
    @ChristianGetsReal 7 років тому +387

    He sang the entire song in one breath, did not once move away from the mic to breathe

    • @politicalmonkeyfan
      @politicalmonkeyfan 7 років тому +17

      His new mic doesn't pick up on his breathing as well, but you can still sometimes hear him breath

    • @huub1164
      @huub1164 5 років тому +2

      PoliticalFan You can hear it pretty good

    • @thegirlwithnosinceofhumor8581
      @thegirlwithnosinceofhumor8581 5 років тому

      No it's just that his mic
      Doesn't pick up his breathing that well

    • @gewoonwannes5394
      @gewoonwannes5394 5 років тому +4

      r/whooosh...

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro 5 років тому +2

      @@gewoonwannes5394 that's the sound Tay Zonday makes when taking a massive, six-minute long breath before singing this song

  • @simbatwin6342
    @simbatwin6342 5 років тому +219

    This time he breathes into the mic, now that's character development

    • @karhu7581
      @karhu7581 4 роки тому +8

      he's no longer turning his head the other way.

  • @YourAverageBoi99
    @YourAverageBoi99 Місяць тому +95

    In about 2 more years, it's going to be the 20th anniversary of Chocolate Rain! Hope you make another anniversary cover!

  • @luissugay9728
    @luissugay9728 7 років тому +231

    10 years later, now he no longer needs to move away from the mic to breathe
    the journey of man

    • @edrice7195
      @edrice7195 7 років тому +9

      he learned, gain experience

  • @Roebey
    @Roebey 6 років тому +323

    Evolution of 10 years: he doesn't move away from the mic to breathe.

    • @cbotz3
      @cbotz3 6 років тому +1

      he's playing piano at the same time

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro 5 років тому +2

      Tay Zonday, the first human to cure himself of oxygen addiction

  • @ThisJustOne
    @ThisJustOne 4 роки тому +319

    "build a tent and say the world is dry"
    damn....

    • @deniskreynin
      @deniskreynin 4 роки тому +50

      "Zoom the camera out and see the lie."

    • @xp3dx
      @xp3dx 4 роки тому +47

      "The same crime has a higher price to pay"

    • @emuriddle9364
      @emuriddle9364 3 роки тому +26

      "Some stay dry and others feel the pain."

    • @mashonem
      @mashonem 3 роки тому +21

      “Every February washed away”

  • @RenatoGPadilla
    @RenatoGPadilla Рік тому +82

    He no longer needs to move away from the mic to breathe... Also WOW what a message...
    Respect.

  • @Jabrils
    @Jabrils 7 років тому +5341

    uhm.. Tay.. youre breathing into the mic...

  • @amorphous-Cloud
    @amorphous-Cloud 7 років тому +93

    ** doesn't ned to move mouth away from mic to breathe
    YEAH TAYZONDAY

    • @realxrtd
      @realxrtd 7 років тому

      Reilly Brown ned

  • @RavensRift
    @RavensRift 4 роки тому +142

    I was too young to remember this when it was popular. I never listened to the full song. Only knew the chorus. What a powerful message. I'm speechless.

  • @saltysauce8692
    @saltysauce8692 5 років тому +305

    Insane how so many people just heard this song and completely ignored the political overtones because it was catchy and because some people thought his voice was funny

    • @saltysauce8692
      @saltysauce8692 5 років тому +78

      @Rip privacy Sure, I'll just run down a few lyrics, but once you notice the first few it starts to click.
      "Chocolate Rain, The Bell Curve blames the DNA" The Bell Curve is a book that claimed black people were less intelligent genetically while pretending to be a scientific paper.
      "Chocolate Rain, "Only in the past" is what they say" "Chocolate Rain, School books say it can't come again" "Chocolate Rain build a tent and say the world is dry" these two lyrics are about how schools will often teach about racist periods of history as if it's society doesn't still have racism in every day life, along with the general public sharing that fantasy.
      "Chocolate Rain, cleans the sewers out in Mumbai" is a reference to the caste system in India were you are stuck into the class your born in which shows discrimination outside if African Americans, although the lower castes in India tend to have darker skin.
      "Chocolate Rain, dirty secrets of economy" which is about how alot of businesses and government use racist ideas and class unbalances to make more money, and work to keep those racist policys around to make more money.
      "Chocolate Rain the same crime has a higher price to pay" witch refers to how black people concistantly have worse punishments for crimes.
      I think you get the idea

    • @davide.9576
      @davide.9576 4 роки тому +17

      This is genuinely a really good song. The chord progression at 1:34 is really great, and the lyrics are well written, and it's also very catchy.

    • @Theohybrid
      @Theohybrid 3 роки тому +5

      @@saltysauce8692 Thanks for this.

    • @FrenchToasted1995
      @FrenchToasted1995 2 місяці тому

      Devo

  • @jedhead4904
    @jedhead4904 4 роки тому +1493

    I never realized how powerful this one song from 2007 would be in a time like this.

    • @Quoteunquot3
      @Quoteunquot3 4 роки тому +9

      Chocolate raaaiiiiinnnnn

    • @nearless_lot668
      @nearless_lot668 4 роки тому +10

      choate rane

    • @nightlysings8791
      @nightlysings8791 4 роки тому +4

      CHO!! CO!! LET!! ........RAAAAYYYYYYYYNNNNNAAHHHHH!!

    • @-Dan-.
      @-Dan-. 4 роки тому +46

      I realized *what* it meant before, but never realized just how true it is. Until recent, I didn’t realize the systemic racism went all the way up through the governments.

    • @ghostiger3279
      @ghostiger3279 4 роки тому +2

      True

  • @An_understatement
    @An_understatement 5 років тому +45

    The fact im listening whilst the decade is almost ending gots me spooked

    • @thedoublessymbol
      @thedoublessymbol 5 років тому

      fact: 2020 isnt the end of or start of a decade, its actually 2021
      the more you know

  • @xrogerxthatxx
    @xrogerxthatxx 2 роки тому +102

    The fact this dude crafted this song and lyrics at such a young age originally is kinda mind blowing. Especially when you actually listen to all the lyrics. Epic.

    • @darkmistico
      @darkmistico 2 роки тому +2

      the mind is a powerful thing ....

    • @enkibumbu
      @enkibumbu Рік тому +1

      Still waiting for his 2nd viral video.

  • @mrglibb
    @mrglibb 4 роки тому +307

    I love that this song is just the same statement made over and over again in exactly the same tune with exactly the same tempo to really drive home the cycle of racial injustice, so simple but so evocative.

    • @minnevabuh3947
      @minnevabuh3947 4 роки тому +35

      Oh huh, when you put it that way you have a point... I'd always thought I like the lyrics around the repetition, but not the repetition itself. The song probably doesn't really work without that repetition.

  • @bean1002
    @bean1002 5 років тому +93

    Original version: start of season op
    This version: music that plays during the final fight of the series

    • @alika9165
      @alika9165 5 років тому +2

      Bean damn that’s crazy how I’m not the only one who just became suddenly interested in seeing this again

    • @hobbedgoblin10
      @hobbedgoblin10 5 років тому

      Bean accurate

  • @TheSmith645
    @TheSmith645 5 років тому +81

    fun fact:
    he doesn't move away from the mic cos he has attained immortality and doesn't breathe anymore!

  • @Karnivor-0us
    @Karnivor-0us Рік тому +92

    4 more years till we get the 20 year anniversary ver

    • @Blackhaze3000
      @Blackhaze3000 Рік тому +6

      That’s crazy its almost been 20 years

    • @Conorthemusicman
      @Conorthemusicman Рік тому +4

      I don’t know how to feel about that

    • @hybridxsrt4
      @hybridxsrt4 Рік тому +3

      damnnn we old

    • @cjmitz
      @cjmitz Рік тому

      Domain name and day counter needed 😅

  • @M-Soares
    @M-Soares 4 роки тому +835

    I hope now people can understand what Tay meant.
    "Build a tent and say the world is dry"

    • @quasimotoz
      @quasimotoz 4 роки тому +119

      "zoom the camera out and see the lie"

    • @andyd6338
      @andyd6338 3 роки тому +9

      It was always pretty obvious

    • @gemain609
      @gemain609 3 роки тому +76

      @@andyd6338 Considering I'm betting most of us were in middle school when the song originally released, meaning completely whent over our heads. Rather we focused on funny mad say"Chocolate Rain"

    • @raginglegend2096
      @raginglegend2096 3 роки тому

      Im at that part right now actually

    • @memelord6335
      @memelord6335 3 роки тому +1

      @@gemain609 nah foo, I was five when this happened and most ppl I talk to regarding this are the same, pretty much this was forever ago 😂😂😂

  • @mazokura5944
    @mazokura5944 5 років тому +40

    This being recommended towards the end of this decade is a sign

  • @Njr-ww1yh
    @Njr-ww1yh 5 років тому +140

    Chocolate rain 1: anime opening
    Chocolate rain 2: anime ending

  • @atonesb5251
    @atonesb5251 2 роки тому +65

    The original was 15 years ago now. Imagine having made such a timeless classic at such a young age.

  • @HandyCorgi
    @HandyCorgi 5 років тому +156

    Did we all just get recommended this at one time in late 2019 ?

  • @arowhite
    @arowhite 4 роки тому +196

    0:21 he did not move away, hence we can hear him breathe. He was right all along

    • @ApexSwords
      @ApexSwords 3 роки тому +3

      Earlier I thought since technology improved he had something where we won't be able to hear the breathing when I first saw this. Apparently I was wrong.

    • @Threertx
      @Threertx 10 місяців тому +1

      He’s in a chair he ain’t bouta move his entire body

    • @678friedbed
      @678friedbed 3 місяці тому

      yep, exactly

  • @cinnabunz4940
    @cinnabunz4940 5 років тому +45

    I’m glad UA-cam decided to recommend this to all of us at the same time

    • @waluigi4797
      @waluigi4797 5 років тому +1

      Cinna Bunz me too. I love the UA-cam gods. Praise the red cloud.

    • @toniebotes9076
      @toniebotes9076 5 років тому

      Dude same

  • @crispypeepohole69
    @crispypeepohole69 21 день тому +38

    History crashing back through your veins.

  • @NovikNikolovic
    @NovikNikolovic 5 років тому +1977

    First Version: anime opening song
    This version: anime ending song

  • @thomasnc
    @thomasnc 5 років тому +41

    This is almost 3 years old now and I had no clue this existed until right now

  • @QPint
    @QPint Рік тому +43

    I was way too young to get this song the first time around, but now I'm old enough that it hits way too hard. Keep doing what you do.

    • @EpsilonUnitGaming
      @EpsilonUnitGaming Рік тому +11

      Yeah it’s kind of a shame it went viral for the reasons it did. It’s a really well written song, and all anyone talks about is moving to not breathe in the mic and haha deep voice guy.

  • @lintlickerize
    @lintlickerize 5 років тому +81

    WHY IS THIS 2 YEARS LATE IN MY RECOMMENDATIONS

    • @noa7355
      @noa7355 5 років тому +2

      lintlickerize my thoughts exactly

  • @bizzaromg2903
    @bizzaromg2903 5 років тому +168

    2017 : -
    2018 : -
    2019 : *UA-cam has recommended you this video*

  • @skylerstein138
    @skylerstein138 7 років тому +608

    This is good and all..
    ..but he didn't move away from the mic to breathe..

    • @sebastiancabezas5078
      @sebastiancabezas5078 7 років тому +2

      lol ikr

    • @VaniIIa_Rice
      @VaniIIa_Rice 5 років тому +11

      Immersion ruined

    • @Clinterpottrmus
      @Clinterpottrmus 5 років тому +4

      I kind of like it though, kind of like when you play the guitar and hear the fingers streaking across the strings sometimes

    • @xXLoonoeXx
      @xXLoonoeXx 5 років тому +1

      @@Clinterpottrmus It feels like it's made by a human when you hear those tiny details. Not ideal during studio recordings though.

    • @redfieldweather
      @redfieldweather 5 років тому

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @JaxontheOkay
    @JaxontheOkay Рік тому +34

    i appreciate just how brutally straight forward some of these lyrics are
    "the same crime has a higher price to pay" "turns that body into gdp" "the test scores are how much the parents make"
    it hits really deep sixteen years later

  • @TheHumanEwok
    @TheHumanEwok 7 років тому +43

    How has this only just hit my recommended

  • @DavidMajors
    @DavidMajors 5 років тому +128

    The Algorithim has blessed us today.

    • @kage432
      @kage432 5 років тому +2

      Indeed

  • @TwinGrimm
    @TwinGrimm 6 років тому +216

    Very good performance but just a tip, you should probably move away the mic when you breath

    • @TheMemo2
      @TheMemo2 6 років тому +7

      Hahahaha lol

    • @justcallmemarcus2781
      @justcallmemarcus2781 6 років тому +3

      It’s like the only difference from the original, he just didn’t look away to breathe!

  • @ucvuminh7096
    @ucvuminh7096 2 роки тому +44

    2007: Moves away to breathe
    2017: Breathes into the mic

  • @MM-fc9fz
    @MM-fc9fz 7 років тому +145

    He no longer moves away from the mic to breathe in.

  • @Slagterfar
    @Slagterfar 7 років тому +133

    very good, but you didn't move away fom the mic to breathe

  • @sigma2789
    @sigma2789 5 років тому +72

    Clearly in 10 years he has transcended the need for breathing

  • @beckyc8104
    @beckyc8104 3 роки тому +22

    This is one of those songs that as soon you understand what it's all metaphor for, suddenly the entire song makes sense and all the lyrics become so impactful! Genius!

  • @youknowwhat5008
    @youknowwhat5008 5 років тому +160

    *_he didn't move away from the mic to breathe in_*

    • @deadrat7453
      @deadrat7453 5 років тому +8

      Meaning is obtained of the godly power

    • @mrniceface
      @mrniceface 5 років тому +3

      *oh god*
      *oh my god*

  • @nathanaelmorningstar8700
    @nathanaelmorningstar8700 4 роки тому +54

    The most incredible thing is that he knows where the fountain of youth is, when he released this song he was 25 years old and he looked like a 15 year old boy, here he was 37 and he seems 22

  • @Abigart69
    @Abigart69 5 років тому +84

    Uhm he didn’t turn away from the mic to breathe. This is conclusive evidence that He doesn’t breathe anymore

  • @dracoson9193
    @dracoson9193 3 роки тому +90

    It's sad how the meaning of this song is still true and just reading the comments proves it.

    • @TheBlockTVinc
      @TheBlockTVinc 3 роки тому

      What is the point of the song?

    • @acoochie467
      @acoochie467 3 роки тому +22

      @@TheBlockTVinc systematic racism

    • @59hawks
      @59hawks 3 роки тому

      @@TheBlockTVinc the song makes more sense when you replace chocolate rain with the nono word

    • @thisgame2
      @thisgame2 3 роки тому

      No it isn't. Make a song called vanilla rain since they are the ones truly suffering . How long will this scam of black oppression continue. You are now the most privileged people on earth

    • @thisgame2
      @thisgame2 3 роки тому

      @@acoochie467 like all the systematic racism against whites in hiring and college

  • @themichaelofrosen6241
    @themichaelofrosen6241 7 років тому +43

    He didn't move away from the mic to breath in!

  • @NocFA
    @NocFA 5 років тому +77

    Thanks youtube, only two years late on recommending this.

  • @Hitokage
    @Hitokage 7 років тому +75

    Clearly a fake, he didn't move away from the mic to breathe in.

  • @tgproductions97
    @tgproductions97 2 роки тому +34

    Honestly the way he developed the tune over 10 years is super apparent here. He plays it with a lot more feeling and his delivery is more soulful and less robotic. Less of a viral video, more a genuinely well written song after this much time.

    • @letsgobrawndo7899
      @letsgobrawndo7899 2 роки тому +3

      A classic always matures with age.

    • @BlackHippy313
      @BlackHippy313 2 роки тому +2

      I saw a few other comments talking about the tempo of the song that I commented on. But you're right. If you slow it down it feels like he has more soul and piano is more emotional I think for the 20 year anniversary the 0.75x version is going too be what he plays because this song doesn't fit uptempo this song would have a much more emotional impact down tempo

  • @jobanimendoza4157
    @jobanimendoza4157 7 років тому +148

    he breathed into the mic this time

    • @analia5556
      @analia5556 7 років тому

      Jobani Mendoza lmao I noticed that too

  • @dabarretor6962
    @dabarretor6962 5 років тому +43

    What a classic way to start the year

  • @dominicbitah7771
    @dominicbitah7771 5 років тому +47

    2007: moves away from mic to prevent noise
    2017: " *huuuu* "

  • @enijize1234
    @enijize1234 9 місяців тому +82

    Disappointed no turning away from the mic for breath

  • @thegamingbiscuit4867
    @thegamingbiscuit4867 5 років тому +57

    The algorithm has malfunctioned by sending us a good vid

  • @KatTrashCulture
    @KatTrashCulture 4 роки тому +112

    His voice aged like fine wine 😌👌

  • @SSJ3rocks
    @SSJ3rocks 7 років тому +60

    He's not moving away from the Mic to breathe in.

  • @FreshlyXpyr3d
    @FreshlyXpyr3d 3 місяці тому +43

    The ten year anniversary is now 7 years old. Insanity

  • @dalis8247
    @dalis8247 5 років тому +66

    He didn't move away from the mic to breathe.

  • @thenintendoguy643
    @thenintendoguy643 5 років тому +38

    Once every 10 years the chocolate rain returns, to be heard again

  • @RaiosSephi
    @RaiosSephi 7 років тому +209

    This is fake. The real Tay moves away from his mic to breathe

    • @samuellee3467
      @samuellee3467 7 років тому

      I know right 😂😂😂

    • @BumbleJay45
      @BumbleJay45 7 років тому

      That's cause its been about ten years since he did

    • @MKDumas1981
      @MKDumas1981 7 років тому

      Except that, like Faith Hill, I could hear him breathing.

  • @DantheToonMan
    @DantheToonMan 5 місяців тому +34

    “Build a tent and say the world is dry” goes hard af

    • @champiggyfrm_pig5271
      @champiggyfrm_pig5271 5 місяців тому +3

      I had to comment the same thing. The analogy's so great

  • @reidyboy1029
    @reidyboy1029 7 років тому +46

    This is just getting recommended to me now? Man... this is amazing!

    • @MrPicklepod
      @MrPicklepod 7 років тому

      reidyboy102998 seems like it's only reaching people today, the algorithm is so weird.

  • @nekomarulupin
    @nekomarulupin 4 роки тому +4630

    We laughed when we should've listened.

  • @adam1time
    @adam1time 5 років тому +412

    This song could’ve solved racism but all we did was make fun of him moving away from the mic to breathe

    • @davide.9576
      @davide.9576 4 роки тому +3

      @@idk-ll4lg brethe

    • @MommyKhaos
      @MommyKhaos 4 роки тому +29

      Yeah don't think a song is gonna end racism

    • @thehey996
      @thehey996 4 роки тому +5

      wait this got viral cause he moved away from the mic to breathe

    • @Theohybrid
      @Theohybrid 3 роки тому +2

      Ironic, right ?

    • @onyourleft5648
      @onyourleft5648 3 роки тому +2

      Imagine making the most viral song about systemic racism ever and ur low nasal voice coupled with a catchy beat makes you part of the subject you mention in the exact same manner

  • @Jesse_Dawg
    @Jesse_Dawg 16 днів тому +11

    I love this song for so many years. Please keep up the great work

  • @TheShirtlesGamerDog97
    @TheShirtlesGamerDog97 7 років тому +59

    Did anyone secretly want him to move away from the mic for breaths?

    • @ThatBugBehindYou
      @ThatBugBehindYou 7 років тому +1

      he takes himself to seriously now to make a reference like that... Sadly

  • @TheWigglesMan2000
    @TheWigglesMan2000 5 років тому +77

    6% disappointed because he didn’t move away from the mic to breathe

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro 5 років тому +2

      Breathing is *so* ten years ago tbh

  • @luigithesnicker
    @luigithesnicker 5 років тому +48

    UA-cam wanted to show us a little masterpiece before the decade ended
    Just so we don't forget it ever existed

    • @khaelstorm2552
      @khaelstorm2552 5 років тому +2

      LuigiTheSnicker how could we ever forget this gem?

  • @ergile172
    @ergile172 6 місяців тому +24

    i just really really love that piano riff, so well written

  • @Chris-hk5ud
    @Chris-hk5ud 7 років тому +53

    This man is clearly an impostor, he never turned his head once to breath, lol!!

    • @pinkchopsticks82
      @pinkchopsticks82 7 років тому

      Chris No he’s not when he does it in a more powerful voice he turns his head for air ..!!!!

  • @Aogami20
    @Aogami20 5 років тому +119

    12 years later and the message of this song is still so poignant. There is so much more to this song than a catchy melody and meme status.

    • @OfficialVelka
      @OfficialVelka 5 років тому

      it's not really poignant

    • @Aogami20
      @Aogami20 5 років тому +7

      @@OfficialVelka to quote the dude "That's just like, your opinion, man."

    • @Likeaboss5656
      @Likeaboss5656 5 років тому +3

      @@OfficialVelka Pretty poignant.

    • @lazysylph3312
      @lazysylph3312 5 років тому +23

      BourneRandom you’re one of the people hiding in a tent and saying the world is dry.

    • @Aogami20
      @Aogami20 5 років тому +1

      @@OfficialVelka Poignant (adj) "evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret." That's how I felt listening to it. Maybe you don't feel that way when you hear it, but I do. No, not all songs about racism make me feel that way. This one does.

  • @seagull4026
    @seagull4026 7 років тому +48

    Technology has advanced to the point where he doesn't need to move away from the mic to breathe

  • @lonelyboi5706
    @lonelyboi5706 4 роки тому +280

    Me then: Haha its raining chocolate funny hahaha
    Me now: This is powerful.

    • @Turtle_13lol
      @Turtle_13lol 3 роки тому

      we matching profile pictures

    • @imacwall
      @imacwall 3 роки тому +1

      It really is a powerful song. I hate to say how blind I was about the racism in America before 2020 but it is clear we need some real change in our political system’s.

    • @momof3boys728
      @momof3boys728 3 роки тому

      😃good song but it's feel's sad😭

    • @anonymousperson3023
      @anonymousperson3023 2 роки тому +1

      @@imacwall hahahahaha. Man. Thinking America has a race problem. How comedic. America doesnt. No one is discriminated on a systemic level. Okay, that's an exaggeration but you get my point. It's not that big an issue anymore. Minorities keeps getting more and more chances these days to the poont where we are starting to border on black privilege if anything.

  • @jamesbrooks9321
    @jamesbrooks9321 4 роки тому +57

    you know, when i first heard this song way back in 2007 I just thought it was just a bunch of non-sequitors and ridiculous internet humor, but recently this video popped up on Instagram or something and so I decided to give it a listen again here 13 years later and wow it immediately hit me that it isn't just a meme song

    • @howard_blast
      @howard_blast 4 роки тому +1

      How has the world come to this....?

    • @howard_blast
      @howard_blast 4 роки тому

      @kevin willems Your IQ is through the floor.

  • @yheti3584
    @yheti3584 7 років тому +54

    He forgot to step away from the mic to breathe

    • @shinmonbenimaru5787
      @shinmonbenimaru5787 7 років тому +2

      lol, its been ten years dude why do you rememeber

    • @yheti3584
      @yheti3584 7 років тому +4

      tricky gamers i think its because they made fun of him during “youtubers react to viral videos” and it kinda stuck with me

    • @MareCat31
      @MareCat31 7 років тому

      Lol!!

  • @IRK-pd7lc
    @IRK-pd7lc Рік тому +56

    Tay is looking at us like we know what it means now.

    • @ethanhawksley9097
      @ethanhawksley9097 Рік тому +6

      I figured out what it meant the second time I heard it, it’s not that hard

    • @monsieurlefrog8706
      @monsieurlefrog8706 Рік тому +6

      @@ethanhawksley9097 yeah but most people didnt actually listen to the words in between "chocolate rain" and also a lot of the people were like 10 when they first heard it

    • @HBoggggggggg
      @HBoggggggggg 10 місяців тому

      ​@@monsieurlefrog8706not me

  • @AlexLeeWuky
    @AlexLeeWuky 5 років тому +52

    This time he doesn’t move away from the microphone to inhale

    • @DaneToTheBone
      @DaneToTheBone 5 років тому +1

      Well, if he did move just an inch he would gag on the mic... 😂

  • @den93050
    @den93050 6 років тому +107

    im disappointed that you didnt move away from the mic to breath

    • @gamerboy244
      @gamerboy244 6 років тому +6

      I think he purposefully breathed in slightly louder than normal instead.

  • @MikeyDavis
    @MikeyDavis 3 роки тому +40

    It's obvious. He's moving at a slower pace this time to preserve energy so he doesn't have to move away from the mic to breathe in.

  • @richardfeynman7491
    @richardfeynman7491 4 роки тому +71

    Amazing how you did this whole song without breathing.

  • @TenichiYohkoh
    @TenichiYohkoh 7 років тому +53

    didnt even mvoe away from mic to breath ......

  • @montev4
    @montev4 7 років тому +47

    *I move away from the mic to breath in*

    • @catarinadeoliveira412
      @catarinadeoliveira412 7 років тому +1

      ahahaha i was thinking about that

    • @montev4
      @montev4 7 років тому +1

      lol that's what i remember most about the song.

  • @eb-dv8ts
    @eb-dv8ts 3 роки тому +18

    This song is a timeless classic.

  • @charleytorres5058
    @charleytorres5058 7 років тому +43

    He didn't move his mouth from the microphone to breath

    • @heisenwirt6356
      @heisenwirt6356 7 років тому +2

      Automatic Dislike

    • @lauramtz517
      @lauramtz517 7 років тому

      And the difference is noticeable

    • @GrumioCanis
      @GrumioCanis 7 років тому +1

      You get a like just for Tame Impala

  • @cesaraguirre8191
    @cesaraguirre8191 5 років тому +124

    Nice cover, you sound just like that chocolate rain kid

    • @mr.alpha.-
      @mr.alpha.- 5 років тому +1

      Bruh he's the dude that sang it

    • @cesaraguirre8191
      @cesaraguirre8191 5 років тому +25

      Mr. Alpha.- r/whooosh

    • @TJEd0975
      @TJEd0975 5 років тому +12

      @@mr.alpha.- Flew right over you didn't it?

    • @sam-qh7cs
      @sam-qh7cs 5 років тому +11

      @@mr.alpha.- whooooooooooooooooosh

    • @saber2802
      @saber2802 5 років тому +2

      r/ihaveareddit @@cesaraguirre8191

  • @Wlodixpro
    @Wlodixpro 4 роки тому +332

    I looked up his age - he is 38 years old! WHAT?! He looks like a teen

  • @Dubs4Days7
    @Dubs4Days7 3 роки тому +58

    This is a legit masterpiece lol the words actually have WAY too much meaning for it to have been ignored as it became a meme. Love it

    • @unusuallydorky1364
      @unusuallydorky1364 3 роки тому +1

      @gold N 64 listen to any lyric mate. Made me cross the street the other day cough cough chocolate… every February washed away check what month February is. Same crime has a higher price to pay judge and jurry swear it’s not the face. This is a meme anthem but it should be a Black Lives Matter anthem.

    • @unusuallydorky1364
      @unusuallydorky1364 3 роки тому

      @gold N 64 it’s actually a beautiful song but it’s still fun. But knowing the lyrics kinda makes it sad.

  • @d-v6218
    @d-v6218 5 років тому +90

    When UA-cam recommends you a video a year late.

  • @aslime8806
    @aslime8806 4 роки тому +48

    this hits different now

  • @DalenBrazelton
    @DalenBrazelton 7 років тому +64

    You didn't move away from the mic
    I heard you breathe

  • @cbletl1996
    @cbletl1996 Рік тому +26

    I never appreciated the lyrics when younger. This is great.

  • @bigsteppa420
    @bigsteppa420 4 роки тому +59

    this is more significant now ✊🏿

    • @loadeddice4696
      @loadeddice4696 4 роки тому +25

      It was always significant. This could have come out in the 60s and it would have been just as relevant then as it is now.
      That's what's fucked up, it never changes

    • @bigsteppa420
      @bigsteppa420 4 роки тому +3

      yes but with more people dying and the riots, it’s significant, your not wrong tho

    • @bigsteppa420
      @bigsteppa420 4 роки тому

      WirelessW read other comment

  • @aloalix
    @aloalix 5 років тому +260

    Wait no this is wrong
    why doesnt he move away from the mic

    • @bobcatman0121
      @bobcatman0121 5 років тому

      Maybe this mic is less sensitive

    • @eondrache7786
      @eondrache7786 5 років тому +18

      @@bobcatman0121 I heard he learned to not have to breath anymore

    • @bobcatman0121
      @bobcatman0121 5 років тому

      @@eondrache7786 Marshall doing classes on that now? Damn 🤭

    • @khansterbeam95
      @khansterbeam95 4 роки тому +2

      It's character development

    • @grieferjones2237
      @grieferjones2237 4 роки тому

      can y'all actually talk about the song instead of going "haha step away from mic"

  • @guilleratcon4357
    @guilleratcon4357 5 років тому +93

    He didn't move away from the mic to breathe in
    smh

    • @guilleratcon4357
      @guilleratcon4357 5 років тому +5

      ​@Fresh Pringz It's a joke
      Btw did you realize that the comments are sorted by newest by default very weird right?
      I think it's the third time that happens to me and it seems that it happens to every one in this video.

    • @TheBigShaq
      @TheBigShaq 5 років тому +2

      lon lom it does go in newest first 🤔. UA-cam be doing sketchy things

    • @guilleratcon4357
      @guilleratcon4357 5 років тому

      @@TheBigShaq exactly

    • @zakariamuhammad6243
      @zakariamuhammad6243 5 років тому

      lon lom youtube legends never die, thus stating he doesn’t require respiration