The Dresden Dolls - Coin Operated Boy [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

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  • @sydurgraham7760
    @sydurgraham7760 Місяць тому +4884

    Oh, what a beautiful day.
    Cheers for the tin man.

  • @SteelBallRun1890
    @SteelBallRun1890 Місяць тому +3299

    You will never be as happy as GI Robot was in that moment.
    Cheers for the Tin Man!

    • @bryanitzol164
      @bryanitzol164 Місяць тому +65

      The way James Gunn selects songs for his shows and movies is always amazing because the songs are always amazing I came here to listen to it too😂

    • @I_LOVE_MY_POOKIE_OA
      @I_LOVE_MY_POOKIE_OA Місяць тому +21

      CHEERS TO THE TIN MAN 🍻

    • @KIJYOPSO
      @KIJYOPSO Місяць тому +9

      Yeah, I never tear up sober... I teared up when pics of him and his friends start playing...

    • @prakharjain9801
      @prakharjain9801 Місяць тому +9

      I don't think I'll be ever happy for a robot as i was for GI robot in that moment

    • @theunwantedwarrior1449
      @theunwantedwarrior1449 Місяць тому +6

      Cheers to the Tin Man🍺

  • @corwinchapman4565
    @corwinchapman4565 Місяць тому +1826

    RIP to a real one. GI Robot, you were a true hero. It's rare to find a character who started, continued, and ended a hero. Right up there with Billy from Adventure Time.

    • @ToonGrin
      @ToonGrin Місяць тому +24

      🎵Who's the greatest warrior ever?
      A hero of renown!
      Who slayed an Evil Ocean
      Who cast the Lich King down!
      Billy!
      And that time the evil Fire Count
      Captured a damsel fair.
      Who saved her with such bravery
      She offered him her hair?
      Billy!
      Also... he fought a bear!
      Billy!🎶

    • @mazimadu
      @mazimadu Місяць тому +27

      This is proof that the creature commandos is a good show. None of that artificially boosted streaming crap

    • @MT-ub8qg
      @MT-ub8qg Місяць тому +3

      😂 Hilarious, that's what you took from that symbolism. You would think the song would have been a dead giveaway what was going on with that character....lol.
      It is a female fantasy show....
      The psychology of that show is incredibly fascinating, and absolutely has a very specific target audience.
      Hopefully, that helps...😅

    • @kingkunta3753
      @kingkunta3753 Місяць тому

      @@MT-ub8qg are you perhaps a nazi?

    • @meh9607
      @meh9607 Місяць тому

      ​@MT-ub8qg alright if all shows have to be made for the female gaze for us to continue to get lovable male characters who just really, Really want to kill yhatzees, I'm fine with that.

  • @leeweeteck9480
    @leeweeteck9480 Місяць тому +1310

    You had completed your mission, son.
    So R.I.P, G.I Robot.

  • @simdae1
    @simdae1 Місяць тому +1732

    Is James Gunn a wizard? Making me care about the life and death of a cartoon robot in twenty minutes has got to be black magic.

  • @ChairmanLor
    @ChairmanLor Місяць тому +996

    Cheers for the Tin Man!

    •  Місяць тому +7

      YES!!!!!

    • @v1rgel
      @v1rgel 10 днів тому

      cheers!

    • @KratosJones16
      @KratosJones16 8 днів тому

      Cheers!

  • @Jurassic_Malcolm
    @Jurassic_Malcolm Місяць тому +681

    GI Robot brought us all to this amazing song 🍻

    • @danatedawg1018
      @danatedawg1018 Місяць тому +18

      Yup hehe cheers to the Tin Man

    • @AlexArt2001
      @AlexArt2001 19 днів тому +1

      Not all of us. A girl brought me to it. And she was happy with me - a flesh and blood boy. 😁

    • @kelvinka5200
      @kelvinka5200 13 днів тому +1

      I actually learned about GI Robot from all these comments
      I was just looking for a ‚linkin park robot boy‘ music video (which sadly doesnt really exist)

  • @Mrratmain
    @Mrratmain Місяць тому +239

    Its always fun to find some old song from a new show

    • @Dav-zy1dw
      @Dav-zy1dw Місяць тому +3

      For real, it's a great feeling.

  • @Rapscallion2871
    @Rapscallion2871 Місяць тому +590

    The moment I fell in love with him was minutes before he was taken away.
    Cheers to the Tin Man!🍺🍻

    •  Місяць тому +7

      AGREED!!!!

    • @jtmonkey1020
      @jtmonkey1020 Місяць тому +7

      CHEERS TO THE TIN MAN 🍻

    • @WilvvUk
      @WilvvUk 23 дні тому

      CHEERS TO THE TIN MAN!! 🍻 🍻

  • @jmo5476
    @jmo5476 4 роки тому +1768

    I literally just randomly started singing this song while doing laundry and I stopped and had a moment of shock because I haven’t thought or heard of this song in a literal decade if not more.

    • @BikePackingPleb
      @BikePackingPleb 3 роки тому +18

      I had to re-listen to it after a doja cat interview with nardwuar.

    • @sbalogh53
      @sbalogh53 3 роки тому +14

      The song has been rattling around in my head the past day but I could not remember the exact words. I forgot the "Coin" part and thinking "Boy Operated Toy", "Toy Operated Boy" ??? Had to look it up again.

    • @larrywoodhouse4503
      @larrywoodhouse4503 3 роки тому +1

      Literally same

    • @sircolt8184
      @sircolt8184 3 роки тому +1

      Same here. You know what this means.

    • @kruddy3627
      @kruddy3627 3 роки тому +5

      @@BikePackingPleb lol same. this was a local hit in boston

  • @AFox739
    @AFox739 Місяць тому +535

    For the Creature Commandos fans.
    I used to hear this song frequently, not because I was a fan of Amanda Palmer, but because my little brother used to be.
    Needless to say, it was surprising to hear it used by James Gunn.

    • @tb_neitor
      @tb_neitor Місяць тому +9

      I hope you and your brother are happy😊

    • @NineofNine93
      @NineofNine93 Місяць тому +6

      Same I was happy to hear it the context fit really well too

    • @ledzeppelinfan1001
      @ledzeppelinfan1001 26 днів тому

      No one asked

    • @tb_neitor
      @tb_neitor 26 днів тому +13

      @@ledzeppelinfan1001 when din't ask for ya opinion man🤫

    • @AFox739
      @AFox739 26 днів тому

      @@ledzeppelinfan1001 Well nobody asked for you to talk, unfortunately you didn't give a shit about that, and took a dump online.

  • @j.albuquerque9274
    @j.albuquerque9274 Місяць тому +594

    I was so happy when I heard this on Creature Commandos. Been a fan of Amanda Palmer for years and felt represented.

    • @umjammerlammy9993
      @umjammerlammy9993 20 днів тому +9

      Still a fan after everything she did?

    • @j.albuquerque9274
      @j.albuquerque9274 20 днів тому +6

      @umjammerlammy9993 I've been pissed off lately.

    • @umjammerlammy9993
      @umjammerlammy9993 20 днів тому +3

      I feel ya. I’ve been a Neil Gaiman fan for a decade. And now well feel gutted and repulsed by the shelf I have dedicated to his books

    • @ChannelFredo
      @ChannelFredo 9 днів тому

      @@umjammerlammy9993 he;ll face justice. but he destroyed his legacy. keeping his works, but lost all respect for the creep now.

  • @gatorcroc7212
    @gatorcroc7212 Місяць тому +233

    G.I Robot was happy he got to see Nina again. Cheers to the tin man.

  • @gamingmoments1584
    @gamingmoments1584 Місяць тому +666

    Cheers to the Tin Man!!!✊🏾🍻

    • @spike-et5ly
      @spike-et5ly Місяць тому +14

      Cheers to the tin man😢

    • @joshspaceman
      @joshspaceman Місяць тому +12

      Cheers to the Tin Man!

    • @MyDeusX
      @MyDeusX Місяць тому +7

      Cheers to the tin man!

    • @jtmonkey1020
      @jtmonkey1020 Місяць тому +2

      CHEERS TO THE TIN MAN 🍻

    • @kid_kuma
      @kid_kuma Місяць тому +1

      Cheers to the Tin Man 🍻

  • @richards3648
    @richards3648 Місяць тому +133

    We salute you Tin Man. You were a true hero.

  • @andreiagosto7039
    @andreiagosto7039 12 днів тому +61

    We need G.I. Robot now more than ever.

  • @tadamori
    @tadamori 5 років тому +1610

    This is a song about a woman who desperately wants to find true love and companionship but who is terrified by the idea of being with a real, flawed person and experiencing the pain that comes along with it. All the other ones are guys who have been with her who she rejected because they turned out to be real, flawed dudes. I think the coin-operated boy in the video is a fantasy but also could be someone she has found who is willing to play the part of the idealized fantasy image she has in her head. This person is willing to exist co-dependently in the relationship while sacrificing their own sense of self and their own human, emotional needs. The sad irony is that, while they are in a relationship together, emotionally, they are both alone and isolated. trapped in a miserable, loveless relationship based on an impossible fantasy.

    • @ashfrodesen9126
      @ashfrodesen9126 4 роки тому +71

      Ah man. You just nailed my last relationship on the head. I tried so hard to be perfect for ten years, giving up all of my boundaries in the process... then, of course, I failed to sustain that effort, and failed spectacularly, just the worst. When I tried to rebuild our relationship (confusing friendship at this point) after the fall-out, I started working on my boundaries, and it pushed them away, like I was always afraid it would. But it makes sense, as so much of our relationship was built on my unsustainable codependency. If I had worked harder on those boundaries before I broke, maybe we could have worked it out.
      Moral of the story, don’t wish for, or be, a coin operated boy.

    • @heathero6884
      @heathero6884 4 роки тому +28

      My ex said this was my song about me just wanting a coin operated boy. All I wanted was for him to be happy we were going to have a baby not happy that I miscarried. Post partum was real and he no longer felt like my person but a stranger.

    • @cinthyaromero2899
      @cinthyaromero2899 4 роки тому +5

      You just described me

    • @harambe1331
      @harambe1331 3 роки тому +14

      The song is mostly about the feeling, not literally wanting a plastic boy.
      It just sucks being so heartbroken and being at a point where you want a coin operated boy, and the realization that you're miserable. It's all about the sad state and deepness of your own misery and how you got there, everything else comes second to that.

    • @VanitasCore
      @VanitasCore 2 роки тому +2

      No nigga. It's about masturbation.

  • @dafiltafish
    @dafiltafish 8 років тому +3216

    I have a feeling a lot of people don't realize how sad this song is.

    • @lifeis182
      @lifeis182 6 років тому +14

      Harrison Hedge your right

    • @lifeis182
      @lifeis182 6 років тому +16

      Harrison Hedge the point of the song.....

    • @buklau1985
      @buklau1985 6 років тому +83

      I know right...poor boy gotta be with this high maintenance girl

    • @BeartoeConCarne
      @BeartoeConCarne 6 років тому +162

      i thought the song was about dildos

    • @vampirexion
      @vampirexion 6 років тому +67

      I do. And it brought tears to my eyes. Everyone thinks only about the sex part.

  • @AquaMist103
    @AquaMist103 3 роки тому +1999

    My mom used to listen to this song all the time as I was growing up and I always found it "annoying". She passed away three years ago, and now as a grown adult going back to this song, it breaks my heart because I now know that she was just lonely and fed up with all the abusive relationships she was in as a single parent raising me. 😔

    • @tylerwatson8067
      @tylerwatson8067 2 роки тому +80

      ur mom was rlly rlly kool

    • @tracyvick2414
      @tracyvick2414 2 роки тому +17

      So sad my friend 🥺

    • @MiguelRodriguez-hv9rv
      @MiguelRodriguez-hv9rv 2 роки тому +18

      My condolences 😓❤⚘

    • @Marie._._ARISTOCATS
      @Marie._._ARISTOCATS 2 роки тому +9

      oh no im so sorry!

    • @fletcherc6585
      @fletcherc6585 2 роки тому

      So sorry for your loss I just lost my uncle just past he used to play this as a joke I also thought it was annoying but now it brings so much nostalgia I miss that f**ker

  • @debbievancb7671
    @debbievancb7671 8 років тому +501

    I used to listen to this song every day and watch the video with it. It has been almost 8 or 9 years I think since I heard/saw it but as soon as it played I remembered every word she sings and every detail in this video. I also remember their website was like a doll-house and you could explore all the rooms. Oh nostalgia... I wish I was 16 again

    • @mattheww885
      @mattheww885 5 років тому +21

      Dude, same.
      I haven't listened to Amanda Palmer/The Dresden Dolls in YEARS but the minute I went on this kick I was like, "oh shit I'm 16 again", instantly remembered all the lyrics and all the places I was when I was listening to this on repeat on my iPod shuffle. Nostalgia tripped HARD.

    • @sloopymoosadjob2358
      @sloopymoosadjob2358 5 років тому +3

      Debbie vancb me too deb , me too

    • @Shuan1227
      @Shuan1227 4 роки тому +2

      Same!!! Everyone talking about Dave. I mean, it’s great! Brings new audience but the intro doesn’t remind of gfdi Dave it’s the other way around. It brought me back here...to my past.

    • @taylorm7777
      @taylorm7777 2 роки тому +1

      Same girl same

    • @jentv9178
      @jentv9178 Рік тому

      That sounds really nice, you still listening to that song?

  • @wesleypitts3787
    @wesleypitts3787 Місяць тому +266

    Love that Amanda is getting some mainstream attention

    • @ruinedx
      @ruinedx Місяць тому +21

      James Gunn has excellent taste in music.

    • @sabahbubbler
      @sabahbubbler 29 днів тому

      I hate her so much. Viola Davis did an amazing job playing a vile character

    • @rotary1742
      @rotary1742 24 дні тому

      @@sabahbubblerthis comment is also true but they were talking about the singer in this video haha

    • @MistahMatzah
      @MistahMatzah 20 днів тому

      She sure is, for feeding her ex husband sexual abuse victims.

    • @umjammerlammy9993
      @umjammerlammy9993 20 днів тому +16

      Update: Oh she’s getting attention alright. Her and her husband are getting a *lot* of attention

  • @marquis911
    @marquis911 Місяць тому +66

    I loved this song long before Creature Commandos, so I was just singing through the entire scene and I was so caught up in it I missed the part where GI blew up.

  • @Treyvah
    @Treyvah Місяць тому +166

    It wasn't the Tin Man's tears that brought him down that day, but if they had they would have been tears of joy.
    I've missed Amanda Palmer's music, and it was great hearing it again after all this time on an awesome show.

    • @angelofdeath5184
      @angelofdeath5184 Місяць тому +4

      He did in fact had a heart, cheers to the tin man

    • @jtmonkey1020
      @jtmonkey1020 Місяць тому +3

      CHEERS TO THE TIN MAN 🍻

  • @nimsay9690
    @nimsay9690 3 роки тому +458

    as someone who likes both this song and the broadway karkat parody i never know which one is gonna play when i hear the opening notes and i sit there waiting in fear and dread until i hear the first sung line

    • @limebloodedleviathan
      @limebloodedleviathan 2 роки тому +7

      Lol me

    • @adderae
      @adderae 2 роки тому +34

      “god fucking dammit dave”

    • @elizabethlewis8436
      @elizabethlewis8436 2 роки тому +28

      Literally me, just anxious to hear the lyrics. I half expect someone to swap the songs half way through, and I always wonder if I’ll hear that damn zipper effect. ☠️

    • @literallyrufioh
      @literallyrufioh 2 роки тому +5

      usually tell from the beginning instrumental does anyone else hear it or is that just me

    • @OfficialKarkatVantas
      @OfficialKarkatVantas Рік тому

      god fucking damn it Dave, there goes the last shit that I ever gave

  • @rbleaks818
    @rbleaks818 2 місяці тому +147

    Creature Commandos (2024) kicking off the new DCU to new heights 😊

    • @JosEmilioR6
      @JosEmilioR6 Місяць тому +13

      You commented a week before GI Robots... Wtf???

    • @justin-case1012
      @justin-case1012 Місяць тому +1

      ​@JosEmilioR6 James Gunn has a playlist on Spotify that he updates with songs that'll be in next weeks episode prior to its release

    • @gemerc4469
      @gemerc4469 Місяць тому +8

      Are you a time traveler?

    • @Michael369_
      @Michael369_ Місяць тому +5

      wtf is going on?

    • @definitelynotmaximium5349
      @definitelynotmaximium5349 Місяць тому +6

      MARTY YOU CANT DO THAT

  • @Enshohma
    @Enshohma Місяць тому +60

    We now all live in a post GI Robot world and this shall be our triumphant anthem in turn!

    • @sinteleon
      @sinteleon 13 днів тому

      And like a certain figure he came back. :P

    • @MageMantis89
      @MageMantis89 12 днів тому

      Aged like milk

  • @jacobs1834
    @jacobs1834 Місяць тому +109

    Cheers for the Tin man. R.I.P GI Robot.

    • @owenlaupp
      @owenlaupp 15 днів тому

      he's back tho! cheers for the tin man!

    • @Moonlight-2937
      @Moonlight-2937 13 днів тому

      Cheers for the Tin man!

    • @silverbloodborne9495
      @silverbloodborne9495 10 днів тому

      G.i robot can't die he can be rebuilt . Wich why don't they just mass produce him if they can easily rebuild him.

  • @uc355
    @uc355 5 років тому +1072

    Everybody Talking about the meaning of the song.
    Me: *staring at her tattooed cursive eyebrows.*

    • @ezkibela
      @ezkibela 4 роки тому +82

      They are not tattoed they are painted, in some video you can see her painting it in lest than a minute , even tho now she has her eyebrows growed with her hair

    • @Humptygotadumpy
      @Humptygotadumpy 4 роки тому +21

      It’s one of the many reasons I love Amanda

    • @westonbirch4681
      @westonbirch4681 4 роки тому +2

      420th like nice
      The eyebrows are always enchanting 😍

    • @JohnBrown-pq9tj
      @JohnBrown-pq9tj 3 роки тому +2

      Everyone talking about the meaning of the song and I'm just like, "Look at that

    • @metrixalix
      @metrixalix 11 місяців тому

      same

  • @broheim3348
    @broheim3348 Місяць тому +35

    James Gunn Breaking my heart and sharing great music to the world.

  • @viewtifulzet593
    @viewtifulzet593 Місяць тому +3281

    I know why you’re here..let’s drink together.. 🍺

  • @mostrin8983
    @mostrin8983 Місяць тому +112

    Cheers to the tin man!

  • @NostalgiCake
    @NostalgiCake Місяць тому +125

    Cheers to the Tin Man! 🍻

  • @SonjaPond
    @SonjaPond 10 років тому +2235

    I'm fairly certain that the song is NOT meant to be an objectification of men. The song is about wanting a 'perfect' relationship with the 'perfect' partner. But people aren't perfect and a "coin operated boy" would be, by definition, 'perfect' but he wouldn't be *real*.

    • @giraple
      @giraple 6 років тому +54

      @@doctormanganate5814 I think they mean by her definition, which is what the song is saying the entire time. According to her definition of a perfect relationship, no flesh and blood could be his match. Yet she obviously isn't happy.

    • @puddintanejingleheimerschm9389
      @puddintanejingleheimerschm9389 5 років тому +12

      @Tommy Hass they would be wrong then too.

    • @carmenishere
      @carmenishere 5 років тому +10

      Reminds me of the Black Mirror episode "Be Right Back"

    • @pinkpugginz
      @pinkpugginz 4 роки тому +9

      Phh theres no such thing as objectification of men

    • @MrSafety1138
      @MrSafety1138 4 роки тому +43

      Pretty sure its just about a dildo man

  • @blackwarb
    @blackwarb 10 років тому +204

    Amanda is talented beyond belief. What a sad song. I feel it's about building walls after being hurt by someone you loved deeply and being scared to be intimate again. the only way you can deal with intimacy is through your fantasy i.e the 'perfect' man or woman.

    • @cinnamon853
      @cinnamon853 10 років тому +11

      its a great song but i thought it was about dildos lol

    • @blackwarb
      @blackwarb 10 років тому

      Dashie Allheart !

    • @Shinitkun
      @Shinitkun 10 років тому +1

      blackwarb Why did you insult him/her like that.... That was fucked up. I actually thought referenced a dildo/vibrator as well. Haha. And that's okay, music is actually up for interpretation. No need to be a dick to anyone...

    • @TheXAvantGarde
      @TheXAvantGarde 10 років тому +1

      Shinitkun you're pretty sensitive if you were really offended by his comment

    • @kuvrut7747
      @kuvrut7747 10 років тому

      well she is talented thats for sure but.. coins and boys...thats just bitching....

  • @guywhocandraw5746
    @guywhocandraw5746 Місяць тому +73

    CHEERS FOR THE TIN MAN!!!! 🍻🍻🍻

  • @elizabethrose3703
    @elizabethrose3703 9 років тому +149

    I think at the end my heart broke, because he looked so tired of life, but he still loved her enough to comfort her, when she seemed upset.

    • @mccraezee
      @mccraezee 4 роки тому +3

      Elizabeth Rose its about a vibrator, and her sadness for her real relationships failing.

    • @VanLupen
      @VanLupen 4 роки тому +2

      Damn bro smoke a joint

    • @2126Eliza
      @2126Eliza 4 роки тому +6

      And also that she cringed at the idea of someone loving her

  • @UnicyclerTube
    @UnicyclerTube 15 років тому +45

    I love how the beat is mechanical sounding in parts and winding down toward the end just as you would expect something coin operated to act. Lyrics and rhythm combining to portray the story. Genius! :)

  • @exibuchay1695
    @exibuchay1695 2 роки тому +41

    Absolute genius. Amanda is a very special and unique human being.

  • @dareth7581
    @dareth7581 20 днів тому +9

    "Gi Robot, reporting for service ma'am!"
    I jumped out of my seat when I first heard that. Welcome back tin man, cheers for the tin man.

  • @cocoscoffee5921
    @cocoscoffee5921 8 років тому +1708

    The song is about loneliness. I think you may be missing the point if you think it is about her wanting a sex doll.

    • @andrewrussell3318
      @andrewrussell3318 6 років тому +34

      Could be about both.

    • @IchibanSuzuki
      @IchibanSuzuki 5 років тому +37

      Ichiban Suzuki
      I'm pretty sure this is about her having bad relationships and her wanting decent, regular sex without the bullshit that comes from dating.
      If it was about loneliness it wouldn't have such obvious sexual innuendos.

    • @MrOvergryph
      @MrOvergryph 5 років тому +7

      Loneliness? I have a masculine perspective on this song, paying VERY CLOSE ATTENTION to 3:14 where she mentions how she wants her coin operated boy to have "a pretty coin-operated voice, saying [blah blah]" and in my male brain all I can think that means is she wants to hear nothing from her perfect boy unless she puts in a coin first. There is no way that lyric means anything else beside that. I cannot unthink it, and now neither can you. This song is sexist. Funny, though, that if you replaced "boy" with "person" and didn't give it a gender, it's a perfectly non-sexist song. Or is it?

    • @smolson8471
      @smolson8471 5 років тому +50

      MrOvergryph “and in my male brain all I can think that means is she wants to hear nothing from her perfect boy unless she puts a coin in first.” Honey, what does that even mean? Perhaps I’m not “male” or “sexual” enough as to see what, probably far fetched, conclusion you’re implying.

    • @railgap
      @railgap 5 років тому +28

      That's a nice theory and all, except for how it COMPLETELY IGNORES WHAT AMANDA HERSELF SAID ABOUT THE SONG but thank you for playing.

  • @brendandulaca3147
    @brendandulaca3147 Місяць тому +189

    This song is about to pop off even more because of Creature Commandos!!
    RIP GI. Robot by the way.
    *Edit:* HE'S BACK!!!!

    • @keithharrissuwignjo2460
      @keithharrissuwignjo2460 Місяць тому +8

      Can't they just...Rebuild him?

    • @hayese1191
      @hayese1191 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@keithharrissuwignjo2460yeah his head was enough intact at the end including his memories

    • @someone-wo5nu
      @someone-wo5nu Місяць тому +1

      ​@@keithharrissuwignjo2460 Ship of Theseus

    • @marquis911
      @marquis911 Місяць тому +7

      @brendandulaca3147 So many songs have had their views boosted thanks to James Gunn. And when it's done with a song I already love, which is the case here, it feels validating.

    • @Jray181818
      @Jray181818 Місяць тому +4

      Cheers to the tin man 🍻

  • @MadaraXj
    @MadaraXj Місяць тому +4

    Yes, What a beautiful day.
    Cheers for the tin man! ❤🥂

  • @davegaultier5283
    @davegaultier5283 3 роки тому +32

    My wife & I used this for an ice dancing free dance program a few years ago. It was my favorite of all we did.

  • @chestersakamoto6843
    @chestersakamoto6843 3 роки тому +51

    I absolutely LOVE this song. It wouldn't be out of place in, say, a Turn-of-the-Century Viennese avant-garde theatre or a Weimar-Era Berlin cabaret. Einfach wunderbar! 🤘

  • @Mannibal_Lector
    @Mannibal_Lector 7 років тому +51

    I was at a bar a few weeks ago and a girl sang this for karaoke and I fell absolutely in love with it. I'm glad I was there to hear it.

  • @jotagroovy7479
    @jotagroovy7479 12 днів тому +52

    G.I sure is needed these days

    • @clydrexezekielalzate9707
      @clydrexezekielalzate9707 9 днів тому +2

      Get cucked rich south African

    • @WildWhiteFang
      @WildWhiteFang 6 днів тому

      theres no nazis unless you count neo nazis...but judging from your comment you mean republicians, which wouldnt surprise me. i voted republicain but i guess i need to be shot?

  • @TheMasterZero19
    @TheMasterZero19 13 днів тому +45

    Coming here after the inauguration for no particular reason

    • @KroganWarchief
      @KroganWarchief 11 днів тому +10

      We need G.I Robot now more then ever

    • @Stef14-200
      @Stef14-200 11 днів тому +1

      ​@@KroganWarchiefno we don't

    • @OmegaShadeslayer
      @OmegaShadeslayer 10 днів тому +1

      "Everyone I don't like is a Nazi". Wow it's almost like you're an entirely emotional child.

    • @NoahBrown-go1vk
      @NoahBrown-go1vk 10 днів тому +7

      He’d be livid with the fascism, thinly veiled as patriotism

    • @AutisticPenguin0923
      @AutisticPenguin0923 9 днів тому

      @@KroganWarchief Ah yes, saying a political figure should be shot because you don't agree with them. Very classy from the "tolerant left."

  • @joblow6409
    @joblow6409 9 років тому +1840

    OK, Lets set the record straight I watched an interview with Amanda Palmer she said this is the most mistook song she ever made.
    It is NOT about a vibrator or dildo, It is about a girl that wants the "perfect" guy. She knows she will never find one so she builds one so that everything in her little world is what she considers perfection.
    End of Story !

    • @rey12958
      @rey12958 9 років тому +87

      +Jo Blow so in other words......a dildo

    • @flaviuscountry
      @flaviuscountry 9 років тому +18

      Thanks for clearing that up. Perfect guys like me haven't been around since Shakespeare. We all done writing so good, it's like "what's the matter"? Supposebly!

    • @deimoskaischylos
      @deimoskaischylos 9 років тому +72

      +Jo Blow It is, literally, about a sex toy. That does not, however, mean that the song's meaning involves the sex toy. It is a basic artistic device. The lyrics specifically reference sex toys at multiple points, but you are not meant to think that the song is actually _about_ a sex toy. It is clearly about relationships.

    • @danielschulz652
      @danielschulz652 8 років тому +30

      By wanting the perfect guy, she's looking for a guy who is her toy, because that's less dangerous than a real relationship. It's kind of the same way boys treat girls or people treat people, when wanting to avoid relationships. So the sex-toy is there, just not the way you want it.

    • @BlueHazyDreams
      @BlueHazyDreams 7 років тому +49

      Wait, how does anyone miss this? The intended interpretation is even closer to the literal meaning of the song than that interpretation.

  • @anneleighsme6079
    @anneleighsme6079 3 роки тому +54

    I was listening to this and every time I try to I hear the “god fucking dammit Dave” audio

  • @KB-fk3jj
    @KB-fk3jj Рік тому +3

    This was one but not only one of my Ma's favourite songs, she just needed a rock among a vast ocean. Bless her heart

  • @festivalrat
    @festivalrat 5 років тому +624

    god i can still hear the zipper at the end

    • @avah9721
      @avah9721 4 роки тому +24

      Poor Karkat... or, who do we even feel bad for in that situation?

    • @ladlevi
      @ladlevi 4 роки тому +24

      god, fucking damn it-

    • @jt6747
      @jt6747 4 роки тому +3

      :(

    • @philtrashno2
      @philtrashno2 4 роки тому +11

      its just ingrained into our heads at this point

    • @Alissi-P
      @Alissi-P 4 роки тому +4

      This-

  • @kouweaver5084
    @kouweaver5084 4 роки тому +1302

    I CAN'T LISTEN TO THIS WITHOUT HEARING GFDI DAVE.

    • @anidiotnamedbug8960
      @anidiotnamedbug8960 4 роки тому +38

      Porcupore Poison because they legit copied it

    • @cellyjelly
      @cellyjelly 4 роки тому +25

      That's why I came looking for this, just saw a video using this song

    • @SoftSacrifice
      @SoftSacrifice 4 роки тому +14

      That's why I'm here.

    • @maewinter1531
      @maewinter1531 4 роки тому +40

      Amanda Palmer made a tiktok acknowledging the parody. It just appeared on my fyp.

    • @imadethiscuziwsbored
      @imadethiscuziwsbored 4 роки тому +18

      Anna S parodies aren’t copies 🙃

  • @MutedMamba
    @MutedMamba 11 днів тому +8

    The hero we need.
    Cheers to the tin man!

  • @soldier_76_darkknight
    @soldier_76_darkknight 18 днів тому +2

    This song has this vibe of an old music box that had to be cranked to continue playing the song with its simple piano playing and its easy listening. The lyrics are so satisfying and work, and in the end, I love how the song starts and finishes with “Coin-operated Boy” and ends with the style of letting a song finish playing after the crank has stopped spinning.

  • @rachaelfletcher4747
    @rachaelfletcher4747 2 роки тому +23

    I have only just found this amazing group and this song just blows my mind, so relatable. Amanda Palmer is amazing.

    • @spaguetti_rat
      @spaguetti_rat 2 роки тому

      This song is ab a vibrator lol, also te singer is like a super shitty person

  • @DryWallMockery
    @DryWallMockery 13 днів тому +9

    Gi robot is a true American Hero
    We need you

  • @kayleighbrown459
    @kayleighbrown459 9 років тому +40

    The more I listen to this song the sadder is gets. It's gone from, "Aww, cute" to "Ha, Vibrators" to "Wow that's actually very sad..."

  • @jordanthemcuguy7325
    @jordanthemcuguy7325 Місяць тому +52

    Cheers to the tin man 🍻

  • @maddoggoeswild
    @maddoggoeswild 4 роки тому +49

    with the sheer amount of times ive listened to gfdi dave you think i wouldnt be suprised hearing this

  • @deltaylor6393
    @deltaylor6393 4 роки тому +29

    to me, this song is about someone who is so done with "love" and the complications that go with it that they would rather deal with something simpler... something that doesn't involve feelings or other complications. it might not amount to "love" but it is so much easier.

    • @israelruiz8706
      @israelruiz8706 Місяць тому

      I'm reading this and yea i think she wants a person that fits her criteria perfectly. But she herself knows that it's impossible as people are flawed individuals and because she's faced her own bad experiences. Its easier to just make up a fantasy instead of something real.
      So I kinda seeing it as her acknowledging that she is part of the problem as well when it comes to selecting a partner.

  • @guajiiro
    @guajiiro Місяць тому +23

    Oh, what a beautiful day

  • @caseymurray1994
    @caseymurray1994 13 днів тому +6

    Found this on Creature Commandos and now I'm obsessed with this song. Best song to sing in the shower.

  • @gabriel-de8yv
    @gabriel-de8yv 2 роки тому +9

    I've been looking for this song ever since I heard it on the radio as a kid. What a haunting tune.

  • @misfit2006
    @misfit2006 Місяць тому +30

    GI Robot 🤖

  • @whosthere660
    @whosthere660 Місяць тому +44

    All he wanted was to be reunited with the boys and spill some sour crout together. Cheers for the tin man🍻

  • @kankrivantas7897
    @kankrivantas7897 10 днів тому +3

    Love that this sing is bringing together homestucks and fans of creature commandos. Cheers to the tin man 🍻

  • @nicolenicole6453
    @nicolenicole6453 4 роки тому +28

    I kinda knew what the song was about when I was in middle school but now that I’m 27 I GET what the heck this song is about. I want one too sis.

  • @nerdgeekman
    @nerdgeekman Місяць тому +42

    Wild how this song got popular from the Homestuck fandom at first but James Gunn brought it back to the mix!

  • @randomgirll3123
    @randomgirll3123 9 років тому +459

    She wants a perfect relationship. But she realizes that a perfect relationship with a fake person isn't productive either. She ends up realizing that she'd rather be with the person she actually loves than a fake person she just made up even though that person isn't perfect and they won't have a perfect relationship.

    • @skreedom222
      @skreedom222 6 років тому +13

      I'd say Neil Gaiman Is close enough to perfect.

    • @seasonalmommy7173
      @seasonalmommy7173 6 років тому +3

      @@skreedom222 he's perfect for her.

    • @MrNotSelc
      @MrNotSelc 6 років тому +8

      Nahh she's talking about a vibrator

    • @brittnieherr7602
      @brittnieherr7602 6 років тому +4

      Yeah its a vibrator bro, made of plastic and elastic

    • @AmedeusMkII
      @AmedeusMkII 6 років тому +20

      People who think this song is about a vibrator are depressingly simple.

  • @nottoday2233
    @nottoday2233 5 років тому +44

    This song has been so misunderstood lol but remains one of my favorite songs to cure my depression. And I’m a guy lol. This song is more deep than people realize

  • @DeeZKnutz35
    @DeeZKnutz35 Місяць тому +46

    Cheers to the tin man. 🫡

  • @angelofdeath5184
    @angelofdeath5184 Місяць тому +20

    What a beautiful day cheers to the tin

  • @DeJahMode
    @DeJahMode Місяць тому +5

    This was my song , in high school to sum up my heart ache but Creature Commandos brought me back and I reached out to the friends I use to listen to it with❤

  • @dknightwalker7269
    @dknightwalker7269 Місяць тому +19

    I'm here for GI Robot what a perfect combination of scene and song. #DCStudios #CreaturesCommando is awesome so far

  • @23araujovideos76
    @23araujovideos76 Місяць тому +27

    "Cheers to the thin man"

  • @jack8793
    @jack8793 10 років тому +224

    Help I can't stop listening to this song.

    • @Lievcocijo
      @Lievcocijo 7 років тому

      try Coin Operated Goi .- Voltaire will not be able to unhear

    • @himynameishumanbye4167
      @himynameishumanbye4167 6 років тому +3

      Elijah Jackson HAHAHA YOU'VE BEEN SUCKED IN WITH THE REST OF US WELCOME TO THE PARTY 🤣

    • @lexisanders5554
      @lexisanders5554 6 років тому

      Right its like I hate it but part of me cant stop listening

    • @ApothecaryWitch
      @ApothecaryWitch 5 років тому +1

      It's been 4 years...are...are you still listening to it?
      Should I call for help?

    • @SHallAdiag
      @SHallAdiag 4 роки тому

      Are you still addicted?

  • @maratheprincess.
    @maratheprincess. Рік тому +5

    my dad used to listen to this a lot and i’ve been looking for the song for years because he’s dead and this song just holds a special place in my heart

  • @micathegreat1
    @micathegreat1 15 років тому +20

    i love this song...its about wanting to have someone who is always there for you, always faithful, and always loving you...without all the little arguments and complications that come with relationships

  • @SuperT417
    @SuperT417 Місяць тому +20

    Who is here after episode 3 of Creature Commandos? Cheers for the Tin Man!

  • @Mike-jd3qe
    @Mike-jd3qe 2 місяці тому +2

    I just LOVE her mock innocent look to the ceiling after his shocked look when she mentions The BATH!

  • @dylan-je6nu
    @dylan-je6nu Місяць тому +26

    Cheers for the tin man🫡

  • @ankanchoudhury8433
    @ankanchoudhury8433 19 днів тому +15

    Since the news of Amanda Palmer being involved with some really terrible and heinous shit through her husband has come to light and will dominate the news cycle for a while, can we unanimously agree to associate this gem of a song with GI Robot and him only for the rest of the eternity?

    • @dunnogr
      @dunnogr 16 днів тому

      No. Say what you will and think what you will of her, but that is her genius creation and the only other person deserving a credit for it is Brian Viglione as the other half of the Dresden Dolls.

  • @redxeno4845
    @redxeno4845 Місяць тому +22

    I'll say it. The only crime GI Robot committed was stopping. Cheers to the Tin Man!

  • @TitoGamerfromQuezonCity
    @TitoGamerfromQuezonCity 16 днів тому +6

    I don't give a hoot if he is metal
    He is forever a brother of every men in Easy Company.
    Cheers to the Tin Man.

  • @IC18Entertainment
    @IC18Entertainment 12 днів тому +9

    Cheers for the tin man!

  • @Killercomical
    @Killercomical 25 днів тому +11

    He has risen
    Comeback of GI Robot..

  • @hellothere6765
    @hellothere6765 Місяць тому +23

    Cheers to the tin man🤖

  • @Andytheratking
    @Andytheratking 25 днів тому +7

    I love that everyone collectively came here after the show

  • @fernandocisneros8572
    @fernandocisneros8572 Місяць тому +28

    Cheers to the Tin man 🍻

  • @blackblood1645
    @blackblood1645 Місяць тому +15

    Cheers to the tin man!!!
    RIP G.I. Robot

  • @m.fadjrinprimaraja6054
    @m.fadjrinprimaraja6054 Місяць тому +22

    what a happy face
    Cheers for the Tin-man

  • @chasenovak122
    @chasenovak122 Місяць тому +2

    Been feeling like the Coin Operated Boy lately, actually listening to this song really helped me understand a lot of the feelings I’ve been having.

  • @Casualtier
    @Casualtier Місяць тому +17

    Cheers to the Tin Man, he's finally reunited with his boys 🍻

  • @aksharaghav9657
    @aksharaghav9657 Місяць тому +48

    "Are those Nazis general?"
    "Yes, yes GI"

  • @kyrastube
    @kyrastube 12 років тому +11

    this song makes me both happy and sad at the same time. its just amazing. I can relate very much to the lyrics. and the last moments of the video where amanda looks like she is about to start crying and brian strokes her face. so beautiful! this is ART!

  • @carlz3955
    @carlz3955 Місяць тому +5

    The music department of James Gunn projects, has never disappoint 😅

  • @JornalSensacionalAnimal
    @JornalSensacionalAnimal Місяць тому +22

    Viva ao homem de lata!

  • @DramaNinja0
    @DramaNinja0 Місяць тому +12

    R.I.P G.I Robot!!

  • @mikebonilla2534
    @mikebonilla2534 Місяць тому +11

    James Gunn's taste in music

  • @MrCamtheman23
    @MrCamtheman23 Місяць тому +3

    Thank you Mr Gunn as always for helping me discover absolute hidden gems that Ive never heard of before like both this song and Hjerteknuser. Cheers to the Tin Man..