So happy there's a song where Hatchy is the main vocalist...I mean, Bunny and the Spine have AMAZING voices, but I'm happy to see Hatchworth getting the spotlight!
I dont k ow much about this band, but they sure look like a lot of light-hearted fun. And I really liked the vocals on this one, this hatchy character has both great rhythm and voice, and the backi g is just perfect to him. Any more where he is in front?
@@johanvestergaardpaulsen8635 Some good ones are Steam Junk, Wink The Sattelite, Hatch Fever, and Please Explain. Unfortunately Hatchy moved on from SPG but he is still greatly loved in the community. He streams on Twitch under the name SamHears and independently makes music now
Dude, as SPG goes, this is one of my favorites. Hatchworth has such a peculiar writing style, but it fits right in with the other two bots. I love it. And his jazz is just WEIRD! ♥
I've already done it. Buy a pair of pants with a zipper at the knees, you can short pants and pant shorts, or you could sew leg bits onto shorts to make them pants.
It took a few listens, but this song has definitely grown on me. I especially love the line "You can teach a robot how to dance, you can't teach a pair of shorts, how to pants." :P
7 years since I first listened to this absolute banger. I have yet to encounter another song with a lyric better than, "You can teach a robot how to dance, you can't teach a pair of shorts how to pants." Perfection.
You guys help me with my depression. Your facial expressions, your music, your everything, cheers me up when i'm feeling despair clutching me. Thank you, you wonderful robots you, for giving me hope, and a smile
The creativity and musical diversity of SPG knows no bounds...if before I discovered SPG you had told me Honeybee and Fancy Shoes were made by the same band, I wouldn't have believed you for a second
I see this video was put out many years ago now but feel compelled to respond, regardless. I've just recently discovered Steam Powered Giraffe and I must say, you are the most refreshing, MY soul-touching, original music, I've heard from my lifetime. The tears started at about the verse with standing in the middle of the street with a bus... I was hit by a car in 1989; I had already survived multiple levels of traumas & tragedies; she was going 60mph; I was wearing brand new shoes. I was 12. I'm 43 now and within the last few months (likely longer, if I'm kinder to myself) I've been working actively, very hard, to help heal emotionally. It can be very difficult to put it all back together but something tells me, that with messages that I hear from you guys, I'll have another toolset to help me recover from *all* of life. Thank you, humbly, for that gift. ~In Solidarity, Purple & Blue Peacock Dragon 💜🦚🐲💙
Amanda McCollum Well have you ever heard the saying "You've got big shoes to fill."? The way I see it, the song is about giving up something great because you think you can do better, and then getting replaced by someone who does better. The "mouse" is The Jon, who came upon the shoes and then left (got hit by a bus in the song). "I was once like you" he used to play a human in the band. "You can't teach a pair of shorts how to pants" The Jon left because he thought he could do better on his own, but all he did was fade into obscurity because he wasn't made to fit the role of a big star (one could argue none of them are, they all fit special roles and only work consistently in a team). "It's all about the friends/toes you lose." Leaving the band only cost him, it didn't turn out well for him at all. '"You'll see you times infinity" You can be easily replaced, like most people in the music industry. The only good thing that came of it was Hatchworth. At the end of the video the shoes disappear, I assume this is because Hatchworth became such a good replacement that he himself can no longer be replaced, so the shoes no longer exist. No one can fill his role. Keep in mind that this isn't a super serious songs, and most songs with meaning have a few lyrics that don't serve any purpose except to fill space.
Ezra Block I have come across the information that Jon left to become a painter. I still think this song is about Hatchy filling his role. But I think it's less spiteful than I previously interpreted and may refer more to Sam's transition into the role and giving up his job to devote more time to the band, than Jon leaving.
Well. Now I know that if ever I met Hatchworth in a dark, empty parking lot at night, I'd be both incredibly entertained and horribly terrified. "Run! Run! Run! Run!"
Bunny can be super cute but then she can be absolutely badass and fierce.. In I'll Rust With You she was adorable and energetic. In this one she's so cool and basass whenever you look at her
Imagine if the Beatles had released "Rubber Soul" in the age of UA-cam. The comments about "silly costumes" and "focusing on Ringo" would be posted. Complaints about "too weird" or "thematic inconsistency" or "focus on graphics over music" surely would have surfaced. Meanwhile, this band is doing some awesome work and it is making art full of wonders.
I can't help but feel like the little stories about mice that put on shoes and storms in your mindthoughts and little lines that sound senseless but actually tell morals just kinda sum up Hatchworth as a character.... I god damn love this band
I had noticed that Hatchworth seemed a lot more roboty in the Daft Punk cover video, but this is the first time I've felt that same uncanny feeling while watching him that I've felt with Rabbit and especially with The Spine. You know, that moment when you nearly stop suspending disbelief and start actually almost believing that they're really automatons. I think Hatchworth's fairy godmother may have finally come and turned him into a real robot boy.
I think my cat likes Fancy Shoes. I've been listening to SPG allllll morning on my laptop, yet this is the song where he comes over and lays on my lap. Awww and he's purring
Suggestion: Read the following quote, then watch the video again as a commentary on your penchant for perfectionism: "I think perfectionism is just a high end, haute couture version of fear. I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when it's just terrified. Because underneath all that shiny veneer, perfectionism is nothing more than a deep existential angst that says, again and again, "I am not good enough and I will never be good enough." --Elizabeth Gilbert
I love Hatchy's dancing; it's adorable!!! This song is also pretty damn catchy, and I love that too. All in all, there's just so much to love! I can't wait for RealmsCon!
This songs so weird in a good way. The lyrics are just a stack of non sequiturs and no matter how many times I hear it I feel on edge for what feels like missed lyrics. It's genius
-_- My real name is Paige Law, the profile picture is meant to be a joke. I have gotten so many comments on it, just let it be. I don't think the real Paige Law would comment of SPG videos, in fear of Bunny :T or something
good god i'm in love it's brilliant how just straight-up going crosseyed for no reason is a part of his character hatchworth is the best great vid guys, awesome acting sam
I listened to this once, and for the first half of the song I didn't really find anything spectacular about it... But then I listened to it twice, now I can't bring myself to stop replaying it!
For a few seconds I didn't care for this song as it sounded so different from their earlier stuff. But then...I found myself listening to it every day. It grew on me like a fungus and I have refused medication. Thank you SPG for the infection!
I'm so pissed. I could've been listening to SPG years ago if I'd only known they existed. But no, the pop industry tried to shove Taylor Swift and Kanye West clones down my throat for six years and I'm only now discovering all of these great songs thanks to an honorable mention inclusion on a "weird bands" list. Seriously, everyone -- and I mean EVERYONE -- I have shared SPG links with has had the same two responses. Pre-response: "Steam Powered Giraffe? Never heard of them." Post-response: "Dammit, why haven't I heard of these guys before?!" Only problem I have with the shift in genre is that it gets irritating constantly having to answer the question "Who is this?" whenever I play that playlist ("SPG. Still SPG. Still SPG. It's a song about being a robot -- who do you think it is? Yup, this one is also SPG. Buddy, I'll let you know when the next song isn't SPG.") :p
+Mystic Virgo That was indeed the list. And unfortunately, no, their #1 spot went to. . . Ugh. . . Insane Clown Posse. A band that is neither weird nor good. Oh well, it's for the better. If it hadn't been just a quick inclusion with a few seconds of "Honeybee," I might not have been intrigued enough to look them up. Share links everyone! Share links! More people need to know that good music actually does exist!
+Terastas I know what you mean. I never would have heard of this band if they hadn't recently come up randomly while listening to either Tiny Tim or Voltaire (I forget which) radio on Pandora. Then I saw the watchmojo list. They are one of my new favorites! (Without make-up Spine looks a lot like a guy I had a crush on in school.)
Honestly, SPG isn't that weird. I mean in concept, they'e singing robots that was at one point used for war. Anyways, I showed ny friends SPG and their responses (other than the friend who introduced me to them) were, "How do you like this?" One of my other friends saw them at the San Diego Zoo at 2012 and said they were cringey. It kinda hurt. Note to self, though, never start anyone off with Go, Spine, Go.
I recently found out about them from a convention I went to and they performed which at the time I thought, oh cool steampunk. I had decided to stick around a bit because I didn't have anything to do for an hour and I'm glad I did. They're great lol
Hatchworth is fun! I like him a lot! I love the randomness of this song, and how it shows more of Hatchworth's character and stage presence. The Jon didn't really have a song that I've ever heard that showed off his character whereas Rabbit and The Spine had a few each. If I am wrong about a song that showed off The Jon's character, please let me know.
I really adore Hatchy. He's just such a happy and fun 'bot. Sam himself seems to truly look like he's pleased as punch to be in a great band with people he likes spending time with. Thats the thing that makes SPG so amazing, (Other than the fact that they are, simply, amazing) that they seem like such down to earth, lovely people who are doing things they love and having a great time doing it. I really hope to see you guys in Australia one day. It would be a highlight of my life.
His voice is so beautiful that I don't really care what he's singing. When he's off stage and still in makeup he can have some scary resting bitch face though. I like him both ways.
I honestly love SPGs newer stuff and have an appreciation for their older stuff. I love this band and I think if they sang the ABCs I'd adore it bc they'd make it their own lil thing lol this band is amazing and I don't think that that will change
I showed my boyfriend Steam Powered Giraffe maybe two years ago and he wouldn't get past the exterior and listen to their music much with me. I showed him The Pulls and now he can't get over Hatchy. This is his new favorite song and I'm so excited :3
Sam is so good in this song and sounds good singing lead. Plus David and Bunny sound wonderful together your voices build each other up and complement each other so very well. I love this song! Keep at it!
"run! run! run! run! run! run!" PFFT XD at first i thought it was one of the walter girls singing til i realized it was actually hatchy singing in a really high pitch XD
-And then I reload youtube, and the song I'm listening to now has just been uploaded in the form of a music video. Well steal my box and call me homeless.
I don't think the live show clips CAN come from Midwest Media Expo. You can see Hatchworth is wearing his 'fancy shoes' in the clips here, and I'm pretty sure they only introduced those into the live show *after* MME. I think it's AniMinneapolis clips.
Tyler Bryson Oh you know, you're right. I wasn't close enough to see his ~fancy shoes~ live and the stage looked awfully similar, but upon taking a closer they're actually quite different. Nevermind! Wonder what show this was then, it's clearly a real live show because of the big screens and you can see people off stage.
Oh yes I AM watching this for the bajillionth time! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ This is a work of art in its entirety, you all are musical and creative geniuses, and I appreciate you greatly, your music pulls me out of depressions. I love you all. 🙏❤️
Hatchworth is perpetually on the edge of being childlike and cute vs being unhinged and unnerving. But at least he's got new shoes
FeralRaziel His songs really do fit in an uncanny valley between wacky fun and “Last Warning before The robotic revolution”
He's an unhinged childlike villain
There's no hinge on this hatch!
I love Hatchy
It's been six long years and still.... Still....
We have yet to find a way to teach a pair of shorts how to pants.
Easily up there with "Are we human or are we dancer" as one of the most gloriously odd lyrics in music.
A year late lol but man do I love your pic! xD I miss the show
I have a pair of hiking bottoms that can be zipped into shorts in hot conditions. I'm not saying we're there yet, but technology is getting closer!
So happy there's a song where Hatchy is the main vocalist...I mean, Bunny and the Spine have AMAZING voices, but I'm happy to see Hatchworth getting the spotlight!
I dont k ow much about this band, but they sure look like a lot of light-hearted fun. And I really liked the vocals on this one, this hatchy character has both great rhythm and voice, and the backi g is just perfect to him. Any more where he is in front?
@@johanvestergaardpaulsen8635 Some good ones are Steam Junk, Wink The Sattelite, Hatch Fever, and Please Explain. Unfortunately Hatchy moved on from SPG but he is still greatly loved in the community. He streams on Twitch under the name SamHears and independently makes music now
@@Chemrmnce1234 Go Spine Go
I LOVE THAT THIS IS RECORDED IN A RANDOM PARKING GARAGE?? for some reason it took me a while to fully realize "wait. thats a random parking garage."
I was just thinking about that, and it looks like it's night too-
@@slaughterofelysium s p o o k y
My two goals in life:
1. Learn how to play Chocolate Rain on the piano
2. Teach a pair of shorts how to pants.
DrawnSteelHero I'm surprised he didn't.
So 2 years later you learn how to play chocolate rain or did you give up
It's been 3 years I wanna know your progress
C'mon. Don't leave us in suspense.
We need answers
I don't always listen to this song, but when I do, I listen to it 50+ times on repeat
hatchworth seriously looks a lot like a robotic adam savage from myth busters
How did i not realize this sooner?
This only does make both of them more awesome.
He reminds me so much of Theodore Roosevelt.
considering Adam Savage goes around conventions in costumes, who knows?
Andrea Ludolph Now I want to see him do a Hachworth cosplay....
I accidentally clicked on this because Honeybee was right below it.
I'm not disappointed one bit. This might be up in my favorites now.
Dude, as SPG goes, this is one of my favorites. Hatchworth has such a peculiar writing style, but it fits right in with the other two bots. I love it.
And his jazz is just WEIRD! ♥
*****
Yeah, his style is definitely unique. If I'm listening to something, I could immediately tell that Hatchworth/Sam wrote it.
And as such, he will be remembered. I'd wish Sam good luck, but I know that he won't need it, he can go as far as he wants on his talent.
heck life, I love your pfp. heck life is my new best friend from this pfp
One day I will teach a pair of shorts to pants.
This is true mad science, and in the realm of the gods. It cannot end well.
Earthstar Review Or perhaps horribly and terribly right?
I've already done it. Buy a pair of pants with a zipper at the knees, you can short pants and pant shorts, or you could sew leg bits onto shorts to make them pants.
Zipper shorts are better on paper than in practice.
All you need is a dwarf
It took a few listens, but this song has definitely grown on me. I especially love the line "You can teach a robot how to dance, you can't teach a pair of shorts, how to pants." :P
Mine is, "It doesn't matter those fancy shoes, so why would, why would you?"
@@hecklife6636 i perfer "Hey friend, where did you get those fancy shoes. Are you wearing them, or are they wearing you?"
and you’re only wearing shoes
"You'll see you, times infinite / Still you're only human!"
7 years since I first listened to this absolute banger. I have yet to encounter another song with a lyric better than, "You can teach a robot how to dance, you can't teach a pair of shorts how to pants." Perfection.
Hatchworth's songs always have such strange lyrics.
damn, you are so right.
..... oh my god he’s like when ai generates songs (or etc) based on other songs
I have never heard such a clear, youthful tenor emerge from behind such a magnificent 'stache. Cheers, Hatchworth!
You guys help me with my depression. Your facial expressions, your music, your everything, cheers me up when i'm feeling despair clutching me. Thank you, you wonderful robots you, for giving me hope, and a smile
The creativity and musical diversity of SPG knows no bounds...if before I discovered SPG you had told me Honeybee and Fancy Shoes were made by the same band, I wouldn't have believed you for a second
I see this video was put out many years ago now but feel compelled to respond, regardless.
I've just recently discovered Steam Powered Giraffe and I must say, you are the most refreshing, MY soul-touching, original music, I've heard from my lifetime.
The tears started at about the verse with standing in the middle of the street with a bus...
I was hit by a car in 1989; I had already survived multiple levels of traumas & tragedies; she was going 60mph; I was wearing brand new shoes. I was 12.
I'm 43 now and within the last few months (likely longer, if I'm kinder to myself) I've been working actively, very hard, to help heal emotionally. It can be very difficult to put it all back together but something tells me, that with messages that I hear from you guys, I'll have another toolset to help me recover from *all* of life.
Thank you, humbly, for that gift.
~In Solidarity, Purple & Blue Peacock Dragon
💜🦚🐲💙
I had fancy shoes...then Hatchworth ate them...
Are you sure I didn't just take them?
lol
Ok but why can I imagine this xD
This song is ridiculous and I don't get it at all. But I'll be darned if it isn't super catchy and I find myself singing it all the time.
Hannah Overton the song is about how Hatchworth has replaced The Jon....Well, that's what I believe
Glittery Homestuck hmm, interesting theory, why do you say that?
Amanda McCollum Well have you ever heard the saying "You've got big shoes to fill."? The way I see it, the song is about giving up something great because you think you can do better, and then getting replaced by someone who does better. The "mouse" is The Jon, who came upon the shoes and then left (got hit by a bus in the song). "I was once like you" he used to play a human in the band. "You can't teach a pair of shorts how to pants" The Jon left because he thought he could do better on his own, but all he did was fade into obscurity because he wasn't made to fit the role of a big star (one could argue none of them are, they all fit special roles and only work consistently in a team). "It's all about the friends/toes you lose." Leaving the band only cost him, it didn't turn out well for him at all. '"You'll see you times infinity" You can be easily replaced, like most people in the music industry.
The only good thing that came of it was Hatchworth. At the end of the video the shoes disappear, I assume this is because Hatchworth became such a good replacement that he himself can no longer be replaced, so the shoes no longer exist. No one can fill his role.
Keep in mind that this isn't a super serious songs, and most songs with meaning have a few lyrics that don't serve any purpose except to fill space.
Ezra Block I have come across the information that Jon left to become a painter. I still think this song is about Hatchy filling his role. But I think it's less spiteful than I previously interpreted and may refer more to Sam's transition into the role and giving up his job to devote more time to the band, than Jon leaving.
***** Yeah, that makes sense.
Well.
Now I know that if ever I met Hatchworth in a dark, empty parking lot at night, I'd be both incredibly entertained and horribly terrified.
"Run! Run! Run! Run!"
Bunny can be super cute but then she can be absolutely badass and fierce.. In I'll Rust With You she was adorable and energetic. In this one she's so cool and basass whenever you look at her
I think you meant badass, but basass works too.
People at my school: I'm getting some new Jordan's. I'm getting Nike's! LeBron's for me.Me: IT DOESN'T MATTER THOSE FANCY SHOES
I want Hatchworth's shoes now. Even though I'll never wear them. I just... Want them.
Imagine if the Beatles had released "Rubber Soul" in the age of UA-cam.
The comments about "silly costumes" and "focusing on Ringo" would be posted.
Complaints about "too weird" or "thematic inconsistency" or "focus on graphics over music" surely would have surfaced.
Meanwhile, this band is doing some awesome work and it is making art full of wonders.
Omg this made my day ♥ hahaha love Hatchworths little dance at 4:20 , too freakin adorable!
Rabbit's helmet/headpiece makes me think "harbinger of death and the end times" and it looks pretty great.
XavierCrossca "-Playing a keytar.- I'MMA KILL EVERY MOTHER FUCKER IN THIS BITCH TONNIIGGHHTTT."
A normal person would ask-
Do I need 1080p of Hatchworth's face up close?
To which I reply-
*You bet your sweet ass I do.*
^^THIS!!!❤❤❤
This is by far the best comment I've ever read on UA-cam.
This is still one of my favorite songs after 10 dang years.
"A storms a'brewin, in your mind-thoughts"
SPEECH 100
I can't help but feel like the little stories about mice that put on shoes and storms in your mindthoughts and little lines that sound senseless but actually tell morals just kinda sum up Hatchworth as a character.... I god damn love this band
"It doesn't matter those fancy shoes~ It's all about the friends you lose~" So true man, so true.
Hatchworth should join the Ministry of Silly Walks :P
He's the prime minister of silly walks and the president of the mustache society in our hearts
along with will from inbetweeners?
along with will from inbetweeners?
OMG YEESSS
I love that this reference is in the comments 🤣
I love all the songs sam writes. they're just soo awesome.
Hatchworth has an INSANE vocal range
I had noticed that Hatchworth seemed a lot more roboty in the Daft Punk cover video, but this is the first time I've felt that same uncanny feeling while watching him that I've felt with Rabbit and especially with The Spine. You know, that moment when you nearly stop suspending disbelief and start actually almost believing that they're really automatons. I think Hatchworth's fairy godmother may have finally come and turned him into a real robot boy.
I think my cat likes Fancy Shoes. I've been listening to SPG allllll morning on my laptop, yet this is the song where he comes over and lays on my lap. Awww and he's purring
your cat has good taste
3:40 Seizure warning if you are sensitive, there's a nasty but short series of flashing lights here.
that thumbnail of the shoes and the flower in the middle would be an AMAZING tattoo. i need it drawn now
The fact that you filmed this in one of the SDSU parking structures makes me so happy.
i really like Rabbit´s costume here, she looks fabulous as always!
Mind-thoughts.
Because that makes sense.
"I Was once just like you
Let me tell you a story to clarify the matter
Once upon a time a mouse put on some shoes."
-Hatchy, 2014
SteampunkMaster Nothing about Hatchy makes sense.
Yeah, that's true...
+SteampunkMaster at first I heard mind f**ks, so I'll take thoughts LOL
oh mY GOD
Close your eyes and it's like Muse took acid in a prop cupboard...
Or like Bee Gees on meth
joe grimes That sounds like one amazing party!
oH DAMN. Pretty fucking accurate. Muse on an acid trip
The killers on acid methinks
At 3:29 when Hatchy's just holding his arm its quite simply brilliant
Suggestion: Read the following quote, then watch the video again as a commentary on your penchant for perfectionism: "I think perfectionism is just a high end, haute couture version of fear. I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when it's just terrified. Because underneath all that shiny veneer, perfectionism is nothing more than a deep existential angst that says, again and again, "I am not good enough and I will never be good enough." --Elizabeth Gilbert
2:54 Hatchworth's "Fancy Shoes" performance is literally disarming! #Pun
*chorus of groans from the audience*
But it was a punderful pun.
SteampunkMaster this isn't pun anymore it just hurts.
Well too bad. You're going to like this punny pun war.
forcing me to participate? you soleless monster
You must have these Velcro shoes to participate. Because why knot?
Sam, thanks for being part of the band. I'm looking forward to what 2017 brings for all of you, but I am really going to miss Hatchworth
The smoke that they used after the accident I thought was the coolest part of the whole video :)
I love Hatchy's dancing; it's adorable!!! This song is also pretty damn catchy, and I love that too. All in all, there's just so much to love! I can't wait for RealmsCon!
This songs so weird in a good way. The lyrics are just a stack of non sequiturs and no matter how many times I hear it I feel on edge for what feels like missed lyrics. It's genius
I.. I don't.. What.
Okay, now to remind myself that Hatchworth's hatch is pretty scary. Probably pulled the shoes from it.
I was thinking the same thing XD
I can imagine hatchworth's hatch actually being a stargate.
woah.....AWESOME
Can we just talk about your profile name for a second though? xD
-_- My real name is Paige Law, the profile picture is meant to be a joke. I have gotten so many comments on it, just let it be. I don't think the real Paige Law would comment of SPG videos, in fear of Bunny :T
or something
Found this channel by complete accident.I'm glad I did.I love the style of this! So cool.
I've learned alot about being myself and not worrying about what others think and not to try too hard to get everyone to like you all the time
This song makes so much sense
So great to see a music video for a Hatchworth song =D Fancy Shoes is my fav, too.
I just can't get over their movement: it's amazing! It's so mechanical and precise, and a lot of them are truly inventive and creative dance steps.
Was there at Animinne, loved seeing this live. It was one amazing performance!
Idk why but i use to watch this all the time as a kid and i thought it was funny af but also scary 😭 I always think about this from time to time
I don't know how I feel about this
I wish that all music videos were like this instead of girls twerking.
hi, I'm Emily, friendly nahborhood loony, um, kindly don't diss other videos because some people like them
+Emily Sprague twerking videos suck... end of story...
me too
They used to be. You should have seen MTV when it first started.
I think this may actually be my favorite music video of all time. It's just so fun and full of mirth
This show was so cool, glad I was able to make to Animinne and woot! New music video, so awesome!! :D
This is a great song I am really happy to see that Hatchworth gets some spotlight.
It might just be me, but the scene at the beginning has some scp qualities about it. Something like seeing those shoes is a really bad omen.
good god i'm in love
it's brilliant how just straight-up going crosseyed for no reason is a part of his character hatchworth is the best
great vid guys, awesome acting sam
I listened to this once, and for the first half of the song I didn't really find anything spectacular about it...
But then I listened to it twice, now I can't bring myself to stop replaying it!
Anyone else have a sudden perverse desire to twirl Hatchy's mustache after thatching this?
For a few seconds I didn't care for this song as it sounded so different from their earlier stuff. But then...I found myself listening to it every day. It grew on me like a fungus and I have refused medication. Thank you SPG for the infection!
I'm so pissed. I could've been listening to SPG years ago if I'd only known they existed. But no, the pop industry tried to shove Taylor Swift and Kanye West clones down my throat for six years and I'm only now discovering all of these great songs thanks to an honorable mention inclusion on a "weird bands" list.
Seriously, everyone -- and I mean EVERYONE -- I have shared SPG links with has had the same two responses.
Pre-response: "Steam Powered Giraffe? Never heard of them."
Post-response: "Dammit, why haven't I heard of these guys before?!"
Only problem I have with the shift in genre is that it gets irritating constantly having to answer the question "Who is this?" whenever I play that playlist ("SPG. Still SPG. Still SPG. It's a song about being a robot -- who do you think it is? Yup, this one is also SPG. Buddy, I'll let you know when the next song isn't SPG.") :p
+Mystic Virgo That was indeed the list. And unfortunately, no, their #1 spot went to. . . Ugh. . . Insane Clown Posse. A band that is neither weird nor good.
Oh well, it's for the better. If it hadn't been just a quick inclusion with a few seconds of "Honeybee," I might not have been intrigued enough to look them up.
Share links everyone! Share links! More people need to know that good music actually does exist!
were born in le wrong generation m88?
+Terastas I know what you mean. I never would have heard of this band if they hadn't recently come up randomly while listening to either Tiny Tim or Voltaire (I forget which) radio on Pandora. Then I saw the watchmojo list. They are one of my new favorites! (Without make-up Spine looks a lot like a guy I had a crush on in school.)
Honestly, SPG isn't that weird. I mean in concept, they'e singing robots that was at one point used for war.
Anyways, I showed ny friends SPG and their responses (other than the friend who introduced me to them) were, "How do you like this?" One of my other friends saw them at the San Diego Zoo at 2012 and said they were cringey. It kinda hurt.
Note to self, though, never start anyone off with Go, Spine, Go.
I recently found out about them from a convention I went to and they performed which at the time I thought, oh cool steampunk. I had decided to stick around a bit because I didn't have anything to do for an hour and I'm glad I did. They're great lol
I love that Rabbit is in a dress, it's great to see you as who you are.
Hatchworth is fun! I like him a lot! I love the randomness of this song, and how it shows more of Hatchworth's character and stage presence. The Jon didn't really have a song that I've ever heard that showed off his character whereas Rabbit and The Spine had a few each. If I am wrong about a song that showed off The Jon's character, please let me know.
I really adore Hatchy. He's just such a happy and fun 'bot.
Sam himself seems to truly look like he's pleased as punch to be in a great band with people he likes spending time with. Thats the thing that makes SPG so amazing, (Other than the fact that they are, simply, amazing) that they seem like such down to earth, lovely people who are doing things they love and having a great time doing it.
I really hope to see you guys in Australia one day. It would be a highlight of my life.
Finally a Hatchworth video! Thank you!
Hatchworth is swiftly becoming my favorite robot.
I like him more off-stage than on-stage. Not to say his works aren't pure genious...
I just like his jokes better when there's not a song tied to it.
His voice is so beautiful that I don't really care what he's singing. When he's off stage and still in makeup he can have some scary resting bitch face though. I like him both ways.
Sarai Kindred I love when he intrudes on the vlog's Spine does after a performance. It's adorable how all the bots get along.
Wish i had that coat that Samuel wears (just for normal wear) :D
While I was scrolling down the vids I was saying " Maybe I'm not listening to the right shoes " lol I ment song! Can't stop laughing now!!
It’s almost like they don’t have a lead singer. They all have great vocals.
I honestly love SPGs newer stuff and have an appreciation for their older stuff. I love this band and I think if they sang the ABCs I'd adore it bc they'd make it their own lil thing lol this band is amazing and I don't think that that will change
Is Rabbit wearing some sort of warrior helmet?! COOL - also, keytar for the win! :D
Étienne Wilcox It is pretty bad ass, isn't it?
^_^
Gosh you guys are just too perfect :3 I really love this video, it looks like it was a blast to film!
*Watching with grandmother*
*at crash*
Her: Did their butts catch on fire?
I bet you have to coolest Grandmother ever if she will watch this :D
I kinda forced her to. I had UA-cam streaming from my iPad onto my tv, and she just walked in.
I did that with my grandmother and Honeybee.
She liked it.
My mom thought it was weird, though.
She liked Honeybee.
Yeah.
At the least, she watched the whole video.
I showed my boyfriend Steam Powered Giraffe maybe two years ago and he wouldn't get past the exterior and listen to their music much with me. I showed him The Pulls and now he can't get over Hatchy. This is his new favorite song and I'm so excited :3
The more I listen to it, the more I fall in love with it!
Sam is so good in this song and sounds good singing lead. Plus David and Bunny sound wonderful together your voices build each other up and complement each other so very well. I love this song! Keep at it!
Honestly first few times I heard this I didn't dig it. But now I can't stop
This has to be one of my favorite songs from MKIII. Great job guys!
"run! run! run! run! run! run!" PFFT XD at first i thought it was one of the walter girls singing til i realized it was actually hatchy singing in a really high pitch XD
i adore the music in this
-And then I reload youtube, and the song I'm listening to now has just been uploaded in the form of a music video.
Well steal my box and call me homeless.
Loving it as always! I still need to get my own copy of MK III...
How very BETRAYER of an opening for you, Sam. It was awesome.
I needed this today....thank you SPG love you guys!
One of the many things I love about SPG is how they utilize every bit of their vocal ranges. I miss the days when I could still hit those high notes!
Yay! Hatchworth sounds awesome, Rabbit looks fantastic, and The Spine is The Spine. I've missed your guys' music videos:)
This might be one of the catchiest songs I've heard in a while. :)
I kind of cannot stop listening to this.
Hey that's the Midwest Media Expo show, I was there and it was awesome :D
I was there too and I was wondering if it was MME or not.
I don't think the live show clips CAN come from Midwest Media Expo. You can see Hatchworth is wearing his 'fancy shoes' in the clips here, and I'm pretty sure they only introduced those into the live show *after* MME. I think it's AniMinneapolis clips.
Tyler Bryson Oh you know, you're right. I wasn't close enough to see his ~fancy shoes~ live and the stage looked awfully similar, but upon taking a closer they're actually quite different. Nevermind! Wonder what show this was then, it's clearly a real live show because of the big screens and you can see people off stage.
I love Zero. But I'll always miss Hatchworth.
lovely :) great to see a new vid from you three and yay Fem Rabbit. You go girl!
love the message behind a lot of their songs.
Oh yes I AM watching this for the bajillionth time! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ This is a work of art in its entirety, you all are musical and creative geniuses, and I appreciate you greatly, your music pulls me out of depressions. I love you all. 🙏❤️
That crystalline tenor voice though😍
This song is great.I love this band.