The Hoosiers - Goodbye Mr A (Official Video)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2009
- The Hoosiers - Goodbye Mr A (Official Video)
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Lyrics
Goodbye Mr. A
There's a hole in your logic
You who know all the answers (oh-oh-oh-oh)
You claim science ain't magic (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
And expect me to buy it
Goodbye Mr. A
You promised you would love us, but you knew too much
Goodbye Mr. A
You had all the answers but no human touch
If life is subtraction
Your number is odd
Your love is a fraction
It's not adding up
So busy showing me where I'm wrong
You forgot to switch your feelings on, (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
So, so superior, are you not
You love a little bit but you forgot
Goodbye Mr. A
You promised you would love us, but you knew too much
Goodbye Mr. A
You had all the answers but no human touch
If life is subtraction
Your number is odd
Your love is a fraction
It's not adding up
Goodbye Mr. A
Goodbye Mr. A
Goodbye Mr. A
The world was full of wonder until you opened my eyes
Goodbye Mr. A
Wish you hadn't blown my mind and killed the surprise
Goodbye Mr. A
You promised you would love us, but you knew too much
Goodbye Mr. A
You had all the answers but no human touch
Your life is subtraction
Your number is odd
Your love is a fraction
It's not adding up
I feel like this is one of those songs that you hear when you're younger and have no idea what it's called, and then you stumble across it 10 years later.
Nova considering the lyrics it’s hard to not realise the name
@@eeeeeee3245 when i was younger i didn't really listen to the lyrics, i just followed the tune. i dont know if thats just me but thats what i did.
Yes, 12 years for me.
Here in 2020 jamming like I'm a kid again 😂
Is this based off of experience ?
This was written in memory of frontman Irwin Sparkes' secondary school English teacher, Jonathan "Mr. A" Anderton. Sparkes said he was inspired to write the song upon hearing of Anderton's death in 2006. Many of the lyrics such as: "So busy showing me where I'm wrong - you forgot to switch your feelings on...", were reflective of Anderton's personality as a teacher. Anderton requested his students call him "Mr. A", as he disliked being called "Mr. Anderton". It is from this that the song's title stems.
Great Song To Put In FIFA 😉
Hooded ★ that is so strange because when this song came out I was about nine and we me and my friend used to sing it about this awful teacher we had who was completely cold and uncaring haha
Jemima Just Haha, I guess this song can fit any older role model/ father figure type of person.
***** And?
+PigglePuff HD At 1:37 Irwin is seen to be playing Fifa 08 as the brilliant team Reading
I just realised that the whole "Goodbye Mr. A" thing is a play on words. Think about it; "Mr. A" sounds like "mystery", and the lyrics like "you had all the answers but you knew too much", "the world was full of wonder till you opened my eyes", and "wish you hadn't blown my mind and killed the surprise".
Mr. A. is an actual super hero though that had terrible philosophy
Spooky Boob cool idea but it’s actually abt the lead singers english teacher, Jonathan Anderton
@@jess-tp8xk If it's just about the singer's english teacher, then it's a pretty big coincidence that both the video and and the lyrics also seem to refer to an actual superhero; especially because some of the lyrics even sort of work as a rebuttal to Objectivism which is the Ayn Randian philosophy which inspired Steve Ditko to create Mr A.
Robert Winslade i knowwww😭😭 i want to believe it’s about the superhero Dr Manhattan - it fits him v well but i read somewhere that this has been confirmed by the vocalist himself🤷♀️
in that case, why not Mr.E?
superhero: *picks up phone*
Dude who rang: *Nods once*
superhero: Got u fam.
lol
The only reason that phone is there for a plan to remove Mr.A so he doesn't need to say a word, sorry it took me 2 years to find this comment.
Lmao
I spent MONTHS, even a YEAR ripping through EVERY UK 2000s playlist DESPERATE to find this song... i even youtube searched "the OHOOHOHO song" and ... nothing now that I've finally found it... am happy af
woww it seems you really wanted to find i thought maybe you know so im gonna ask
I remember a song with a mv with so many and amazing shoes
Do you know the song i mean if you please reply
The often-repeated phrase _"Goodbye Mr A."_ wasn't any help at all, then?! 😂🤗
@@221b-Maker-Street no bc I only remembered the past where they went “oh o woah oh oh” and I couldn’t find much
@@mcolmayanqueen I am so sorry I don’t. Do you have any lyrics, have you found it yet?
@@221b-Maker-Street yess! thank you!
Ok it’s crazy so many people are here from Abigail, welcome to classic British music, a song that we all know
I’m just here from fifa
I live in the UK and had never heard of this song before watching Abi's video on Jordan Peterson today. I'm glad she introduced me to it. :)
A pop song from 2007 is now considered classic British music? Wow, that's sad.
The Creeper I think it’s pretty good tbh, 2007 needs some classics too :)
Melissa Sheard I’m so confused right now. I’m from Britain and I used to be OBSESSED WITH THIS SONG! I thought everyone knew it!? I’m actually disappointed that less people then I thought know this song, it’s a VERY nostalgic and catchy tune.
Mr A
Mr Blue Sky
Piano Man
Mr Brightside
Mr Fahrenheit
Mr Sandman
Ocean Man
Mr Tambourine Man
The Charmless Man
Lemon Boy
Scatman
Banana Man
Who else is there?!
the charmless man?
Lemon Boy?
Scatman
tally halls banana man
anything
Underrated song
very
Diego tze Magalhães Underrated band.
Fucking smash mouth has more veiws than this great song
Worst case scenario. My fave track on the album.
Very very underrated
It's funny how trends move on. About 8 years ago when I was in school I couldn't go anywhere without hearing this song. Now it's as if the band never even existed, I'm only here because I saw it in the suggestion bar.
totally agree. this song was my childhood
Sloth from The Goonies I saw it in my suggestion bar and had never heard it… now its one of my favourite songs
Same!
Sloth from The Goonies So so true
This was in my suggested a few times but I ignored it as I didn't recognise the title. Now I remember the banger it was
First time I heard this song I was about 7 or 8, my big brothers played a lot of fifa and would hear music from the fifa soundtrack. Simpler times, good times. Great while it lasted I’m 20 now almost 21 and reliving all those precious memories ❤️
Same bro! I’m 22 and this was my favourite song at the time I even bought the album at the time lol
Same!
FIFA 08... I miss old times :/ Sad.
Same
same here man, its rekindling nostalgia for me
I feel like Mr. A is just symbolism for adults. They bring children down to earth and the kids start to lose that magical feeling about life
True but life aint magical.
@@moa-wg3bo 👍🏼
Goodbye Mr A = Goodbye mystery
It’s about America
@@mattblack9720 it's really not lol
I wish more people knew about The Hoosiers, such a great, underrated band.
As an American from Indiana....the story of how this band got their name kinda warms my heart. We're glad you spent some time together in our great state. We hope you had a good time while you were here!
So you wanna explain how they got they got their name?
@@alvaeriksson3623 the band formed in Indiana when one or more of them were "at university," as they'd say. Apparently they enjoy their time there, because a "Hoosier" is literally just a person from Indiana. The word is used in no other sense or connotation.
2:19 .." Hoosier gonna call?" love that joke!
😂😂
damn never noticed that after seeing this video like 50 times
FIFA 08 MOTHERFUCKERS
That's why I love this song and why I heard of it thanks FIFA
Childhood Memories at their finest
Still standing
I actually discovered both this song and philosophy tube at around the same time, and it was super surreal seeing these two totally disparate elements of my cultural experience come together in that most wonderful way that only Olly can deliver
She's Abigail now!
@@crinklechips6950 stay pressed :)
@@EthanTheHopeful stay pozzed
@@crinklechips6950 What a transphobic little turd. You think Abigail doesn't know she was born a man and has the same set of chromosomes? It astounds me know ignorant folks like you truly are. You go out of your way to insult and abuse individuals and groups of people you personally don't like that aren't harming you in any way. You pretend you're just 'spitting facts' while remaining ignorant of the topic as a whole. You can't even grasp what a social construct is and realize that's what transpeople are fighting against, not biology like you prefer to delude yourselves with. What a sad existence... To go out of your way with the intention of hurting someone just because their existence doesn't compute with your 'values'. Most people understand you can't completely change sex but that's not what this is about. Do you think transwomen think they can suddenly have babies or a period once they transition? No and they understand that VERY well. Much better than you do.
This is about gender. A social construct made up of labels used to separate and distinguish groups of people by certain characteristics they share, similar to race and ethnicity. In fact, science and what was accepted as 'basic biology' (bigotry using pseudoscience) was used in the past to discriminate and subjugate certain races, ethnicities, and women. Blacks were said to have a different skull structure and were deemed inferior to whites, which was used as a justification for slavery and oppression. Also, if you know anything about history (I'm not betting on that), you'd know what what determines a 'man' or a 'woman' changes over time in different cultures. No one's arguing sex chromosomes or biology, except for tansphobes hoping to weaponize them against transpeople. They're fighting against the labels and roles society has been enforcing on people. In fact, that helps everyone out who doesn't want to be jammed into a little predetermined box with no way out. Even of you don't agree with someone, that doesn't mean you have the right to harm and abuse them. One of these days the shoe could be on the other foot and I'd bet you'd want to be treated with some dignity and human decency. Grow up and stop acting so immature. There's enough bs going on in the world and we don't need more hate. Then again, I guess it feels good for a bigot to punch down online in anonymity. You don't have to show your face or worry about saying crap like this in public. You're safe in your room and your community doesn't have to know there's a bigot walking among them. You get to keep that dirty little secret to yourself until hoping online and lashing out at any group you feel like with no repercussions.
@@TreeDwellingShrimp do you think many people read all that....
Need to make it shorter and snappier. Or you will never win hearts and minds
A superb song from a really underrated band these guys were superb, great crafted songs, proper songs and composition ,fantastic videos for their songs, great band, stylish and fun
Underrated? You must be in a weird country
@@ste9474 8 million views in 13 years is pretty underrated compared to artists that get 100 million views within a month nowadays.
Are, not "were" new album out this month I believe
Mr. A's secret identity is a lobster.
[gets shocked in lobster]
Curse you *Insert name with L at the start here* the lobster!
Darragh Clery
Larry!
Peter Prime Is shuichi okay in your profile pic bro.
@@alhbraed7621 He's just having a good time.
how so few views for what i thought was a hugely popular song
+Matthew Walker Because this star was popular back in 2007 wasn't released to youtube till 2009 and people didn't use youtube much anyway.
+Matthew Walker Probably because it's actually a good catchy song. Only shit like Ond Direction get billions.
+salvadormarley he JUST said this was a hugely popular song, idiot.
ikr! same case with most of those once famous british indie songs of 2000s tho
+salvadormarley can you read ????
FIFA 08 nunca olvidaré esta canción, miles de recuerdos me trae... (Y)
FIFA 07 y 08 los mejores
La verdad
@@DESKT0P5 igualmente
This was when FIFA was good 🤣
@@DESKT0P5así es amigo, legendarios.
FIFA 2008
Pensava que eu era o único br aqui man skskksks
Fifa soundtracks literally shaped my life and taste in music
You know
Best sound tracks
One of the 🐐 FIFA games for sure
Thanks PhilosophyTube.
who dat
EnMaMu14 olly innit
@spujpij he made a video about Jordan Peterson and played a cover of this song at the end
@Honkeystein found the soy boy
@@velka5344 Peterson took 73 pages just to tell me to clean my room. The dude ain't that nuanced. (Yeah I bought his book)
100% one of the most under appreciated UK tunes in the last 15 years
Remember getting my first xbox 360 back in '07 and playing halo whilst listening to this. I found it near christmas too so that makes it even more special - that's the power of music, it's able to snapshot moments of your life and make memories and periods of time in your life even more vivid.
Always heard this on my friends Xbox 360
THIS SONG MAKES ME WANT TO GET UP AND SING ALONG AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS
I love songs that have so much energy like this one
Me too Murderface, me too
I've known this song since it came out when I was a child but I listened to it again recently and really appreciated what a great song it is. An absolutely fantastic chorus.
Fr, I do not remember it being THIS good as a kid.
@@Jim-so3zm honestly feel this. I didn't like this when it came out when I was a kid. Then it came on the radio and I was like man this actually kind of slaps ngl
Heard this song when I was a kid passing by a car when I was with my family on Hot August Nights. Stuck with me all these years and here I am. Still catchy :D
I love how I am seeing comments from a few days ago. Glad to see people still listen to this
Joe Elias ikr, its so good to know that you arent the only one re-discovering this awesome band
Joe Elias still listening !😄
And still listening a year AFTER you posted your comment :-)
2019 bro
and they still do!
*goes to computer*
goodbye history
promised you would love us but you knew too much
LMAO
XD yes
The despair when you forget to delete it
this is golden...
Dudeo Matt ikr
Life was so much simpler when I would come home and play FIFA 08
I feel you bro
old times
bad game
@@tammushican4823 a game doesn't need to be good in order to have a special spot in one's memories
@@Green-tf8uw just play fifa 9 mate
This had always been lying dormant in the back of my mind since my brother's then best friend showed it to me about ten years ago. Then Oliver covered it and I could have sworn I recognised the opening from somewhere? When he sung "goodbye, dr. D" I was flooded with waves of nostalgia as I remembered this lovely little song. But it's more than that. In my head this song is tied to Josh and an era when my brother was best friends with somebody who I suspect is very gay. Thankyou for listening.
Oliver covered it , who the duck is Oliver ?! 😅
this song will always be class
Holly Winters I totally agree!
Sames!
I am disappointed this will never be used in a Captain America movie.
omg
They might kill him off in Avengers: Infinity War. Use this as the credits music.
is that a thing that's going to happen?!?
+liamations They won't kill captain America he's the first avenger, but someone will die, someone less important.
Rhys Millar You never know, dude.
I have meditated on this issue, and am now convinced that Mr. A was a real superhero and served the people well but at some point the government got scared of him like the dillema of superman and decided to put him down. But because he helped people so much over the years they decided to at least made him a goodbye song and this is what they came up with.
It's actually about one of thier teachers lol, but Mr A was a real comic hero.
This will always remind me of college. One of my mates, who I've since lost contact with years ago, his last name started with A and he didnt like this but it did. So i always wound him up with this song. Hope he's doing well these days.
Every Sunday when i was a kid me and my dad went to town, this song was always playing in HMV :) good old days
HMV, didn't they go bankrupt
They went bankrupt? they're still around that's all i know
they nearly went bankrupt, hence the closing of several stores
Goodbye Mr aids
Your not much older are ya. I was 20/1 when this came out and I'm nearly 30 lol.
2.2m views? Could swear this massive at the time, always on the radio
It was released 2007, 2 years before. So maybe it died down by then?
LHurlz l
It certainly did die down. Totally forgot this song existed until I cleaned out my old stack of CDs during NYE.
Crazy to think this was 10 years ago.
@gurren Sorry, that was probably me...
Got to meet these guys a few years ago and congratulate them on how good this song is. Got a few fist bumps and autographs! Love the Hoosiers.
SONG LYRICS!!!!!!!!!!!
There's a hole in your logic
You who know all the answers, oh, oh, oh, oh
You claim science ain't magic
And expect me to buy it
Goodbye Mr A
You promised you would love us
But you knew too much
Goodbye Mr A
You had all the answers
But no human touch
If life is subtraction
Your number is up
Your love is a fraction
It's not adding up
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
So busy showing me where I'm wrong
You forgot to switch your feelings on, oh oh oh oh
So so superior, are you not?
You'd love a little bit but you forgot
Goodbye Mr A
You promised you would love us
But you knew too much
Goodbye Mr A
You had all the answers
But no human touch
If life is subtraction
Your number is up
Your love is a fraction
It's not adding up
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Goodbye Mr A
Goodbye Mr A
Goodbye Mr A
The world was full of wonder
'Til you opened my eyes
Goodbye Mr A
Wish you hadn't blown my mind
And killed the surprise
Goodbye Mr A
You promised you would love us
But you knew too much
Goodbye Mr A
You had all the answers
But no human touch
If life is subtraction
Your number is up
Your love is a fraction
It's not adding up
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Your welcome :)
Isn’t it u can sigh and say magic
@@jamesmxx9390 no, it isnt
Words cannot express how amazing this song is.
agreed
yes!
This is sad because my boyfriend was called Mr A and i had to sadly say goodbye to him last week one last time.
Rest in peece my precious Antony Ashton i hope hevan is treating you well (or hell cos we always sed we'd go to hell together didn't we as your grandma didn't agree with our relationship)
🤮
@Revelation 13:4
My deepest condolences.
Thank you Olly for this!
Who's Olly
@@TheNalivali Philosophy Tube
This is his cover of this song:
ua-cam.com/video/gx0MLwhvWtY/v-deo.html
Check him out he makes great videos!!
Yeah this actually slaps.
Abigail now!
@@TheNalivaliPhilosophyTube, now Abigail
I did (and still do) have a massive crush on all of them. Especially Irwin.
Millie Warner I used to love him because his name was so Cool to me ahah
How has this band only got 12k subs, so so under rated. All songs are so good
I know right, its a travesty
I was listening to this song as BGM of FIFA08 when I was 16.
Now I am about turning to 30 having wife and a baby.
This is the life.
And i was 12, Now im engaged lol
Congrats!
Same here bro 29
30, with a pregnant gf, not a wife just yet. Will be in the same boat as you soon 🚢 😉
@@leejones5784 congrats mate
Jesus the nostalgia. It’s overwhelming in a good way.
fifa 08 oh yehhhh
yup😂
Fifa 08 on PSP. Couldn't (and still can't) be beat :D
id say fifa 08 on psp was beaten by fifa 08 on ps2 :)
miss this times ''/
Alan Brito the only fifa 8 song I can remember is that whistling song
Love this as it feels like the are channelling ELO's Mr Blue Sky
+Dave Tomkings I thought they were! Still a good song :D
+Dave Tomkings Was just on that, when I was reminded of this song and came here. Thought I was the only one!
@@caseyesnow2318 same here I came here just to see if anyone else thought this LMAO
hmm, yeh i guess
this is illegally addictive
i love the squel bait at the end... its been 10 years when is it gonna come?
2:20 *guy 1 picks up phone*
guy 2: *nods*
guy 1: *hears the nod*
That's exactly what I was thinking XD nothing was spoken lol
I remember this on the radio when I was 4/5. I could somehow never forget this song.
baby divine gamer had taste
GOODGUY 13 Was this 05? Or 06? I was 4 in 06.
it's nearly 8years old
GOODGUY 13 I was 6 in 08. So I was 6.
that means, assuming you're 18, I was 2
What a great band, brilliant pop songs, sadly missed
Take the BreadPill. Get Baked.
I'm not going to become a communist thanks fuck that cringe
Thank you Ollyyyyy
Underrated Song 😫
PigglePuff HD AAAYYYY
Fan fact: I actually first heard this song when my former Art teacher put it on during an Art opinion class around 2 years ago
I don’t usually sing, but when I listen to this I sing my heart out like I’m in a musical
I feel sad now! I used to listen to this when I was little - so many memories!!!
This is such a nostalgic song, aww it's amazing. Deserves way more acknowledged and views.
Dude, I missed that old times playing FIFA 08
My fav song in the soundtrack
And here I thought I was the only one who didn't know the original song for the philosophy tube cover.
I still have this Album somewhere in my room! Still a great song many years later!! Brings back all that nostalgic feelings when I was 16
This was all I used to listen to as an 8 year old. I'm 14 now and I haven't listened to this for 6 years! Omg the memories ;'D
Still an Amazing song of all time
How this hasn't got near 1 billion views still astounds me
This needs 20 Million More Views, And 4 Million More Subscribers.
The main guy reminds me of Ben Stiller
hahaha , I wondered that he was familiar , lol yep it's Ben Stiller lookalike xP
Kinda like a mix between him and Owen Wilson
Zoolander Ben. Drummer, Dodgeball Ben
Ben Stiller/Bradley Cooper
Same lol
One word to describe this: EPIC!!!
It's the soundtrack to Four in a Bed, and I've always loved this song so much. So much nostalgia, even though I'm still pretty young.
GOODBYE MR. A!!!!
this song brings me so much nostalgia omg
Such a good band, hope they'll make a comeback on the charts soon!
This song will always have a place in my heart.
It’s 2020 and I still here to say good bye Mr. A...❤️
I'm the man from the future, is anyone else looking for lobsters in the name of Abby?
Abigail now
@@EthanTheHopeful there we go.
Ben Stiller is a good guitarist
Holy shit I was thinking that aswell
he kibda looks like him
Omg that’s exactly what I was thinking
Man, I remember the day I got Fifa 08 and put it into my PS3 and this was the first song that played. Brings back the days dominating the pitch with Ronaldinho. Ahh the days!
I miss this band
This song got me through tough times
The Bread has arrived.
The song is so good it never gets old.
Still an absolute banger of a song. Love it!
2021 I'm still in love with this song
Petr Cech and Ben Stiller together in a band?
And Mexican Stifler
Saquib Hussain or a 70s cop
Excellent song - thanks Philosophy Tube
Thank you for making my childhood amazing.
2022 still here, these where the days of good music
I've missed this song :')
3:08 always cracks me up 😂😂 I swear people on drugs try that very hard sound
3:45 Eventually, Mr A stopped thinking.
love this song!!!!
Been a long time since I heard this! What a throwback.
certified banger with a good reason for existing
Fifa 08 banger
i love this song so much good energy
Love this song so much!
Where are the lobsters?!
I'm glad UA-cam reminded me this exists.
2000's nostalgia.
Reminds me of the time we sang this song but with mathematic lines instead. It was to say goodbye to a teacher who was leaving. The only time we ever sang a song that wasn't Christian
this is one of my all time favourite songs
this will forever be my favourite song