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The story he tells is 100% the truth. The ending of his last special "Make Happy" is an emotional ride into a bit of his psyche and how much he "cant handle this right now".
As someone with depression the end of Make Happy still hits me every time. It just feels so raw.
@@cnesmith978 man I think it hits us all. Seen it so many times and still get goosebumps. On my worst days the weirdest quote always runs through my mind, "I had a privileged life, and I got lucky, and I'm unhappy." Keeps me grounded and helps me to stop comparing myself to everyone else. Kinda just ranting now..hope you're well:)
or you could literally just watch the 20 interviews he partakes in talking about it.
It’s unintentionally worked out because the location for “Are you happy” (his last song from his last special before Inside) was filmed in the same location as Inside (which I read is his guest house). It makes it seems like he’s been inside all these years trying to find his way out. SPOILER: at the end of Inside he leaves the house looks at the world and wants to go back in, but the door is locked and there’s a shower of laughing that comes in when he tries to go back in to his safe space where he felt he can’t be judge or used.
Make Happy was one of the most emotionally charged comedy specials I’ve ever seen.
You REALLY need to watch this special to understand this song in the context of the piece as a whole. It's honestly a very sad track, and wrenching as a part of the complete special.
Literally everyone is saying this so I’m gonna!!
@@MusicShed full reaction to the special?
@@MusicShed Please do a react to it, or do the other songs before watching the special.
@@MusicShed when you watch the special in totality, you feel his rawness and his frustration and desperation as well as his aspiration and need to work.
Also was that d minor chord ref about Spinal Tap?
Yeah. When he was saying this is just basically a sarcastic mocking of pop songs, I was cringing. Please watch the special 🥺 this song is an emotional rollercoaster.
"Got it, good! Now get inside." makes me tear up every time. This was the climax of the whole special where we see his mental health suffering. He's faked cheers and a live audience because he was ready for that before going into lockdown.
Most people from his generation went into lockdown thinking "this'll be so easy." I should know, I'm from his generation, as are most of my friends and we all thought that... It was around month one that I started to dread my own living room. But it's crazy imagining that from Bo's angle, cause... I stopped going out, which I thought I wouldn't mind... He had it somewhat backwards. He was opening his door and going "ok world, here I go, catch my sass" and the world just went "fuck no, here you go, a reason to hide again, now get inside and stay there for at least another year."
@@mordirit8727 yep... had a complete breakdown halfway through 2020. I'm better right now, but still not okay.
@@mordirit8727 I'm Gen X but pretty introverted and thought I'd coast it. Yep....nope. Disassociated enough at the time that I had no idea how not ok I was, and been struggling with it the last few months. The whole second act of Inside was just ugly crying. I keep trying to share this with folks my age + hardly anybody gets it - they just laugh when the laugh track does. Like... "Can't you hear him??! He's broken, right down the middle, he's in pain, can't you hear that?" Then realise I am talking about me too. Some feelings lots of us have had and you cant articulate it... but if youre astoundingly talented and brave, you can perform it in a netflix special and people around the world will recognise it and ugly cry in the bath for an hour.
There’s no love button. So a like will have to do on this wonderful comment.
Again and again and again, Inside isn't all about him folks, yes it represents his experience in some way but as he said before this is an act, i believe inside is representing our experience as a whole in the pandemic and recent times.
Once you watch the full special, you'll realize how much of a serious look into his mental health this song is
I don’t know if he ever will. That was a serious bad idea to take a shot at someone when you don’t know by your own admission. And he literally made fun of him. I’m not a fangirl but having been watching how smart, I mean once in a lifetime intelligence of a man, socially Bo is, he isn’t. Good luck to you and your lava lamps. Your golf clap applause should be bowing down and begging for one millionth of his talent. People like you are good for comparison.
@@adamjcohn What the hell
You begin to realise after the story in the middle what this song is actually about. This isn't Bo singing. This is his mental illness. He thought he was better, and now...
"It's almost over.
It's just begun."
"You say the whole world's ending,
Honey, it already did.
You're not going to slow it,
Heaven knows you tried.
Got it? Good.
Now get Inside."
It's literally a love song from his suffering calling him back "home". And he gives in and goes back. Because familiarity is comforting.
The truly ironic thing is that the laugh tracks at the most inappropriate moments are literally Bo echoing the exact kind of response this guy just gave him. He bares his soul and has a mental collapse on camera and people applaud how artistically he did it and don't actually care or pay attention. Because the chord progression, guys! 🙄
@@Brooke-rw8rc Pretty good analysis, but the only laugh tracks Bo put in were on his jokes. He made one about his panic attacks and how the stage "is not a great place to have them." Then the second joke with a laugh track was "then the funniest thing happened" regarding COVID hitting when he was getting ready to start performing again in January 2020. As for the reaction, yeah, the guy completely missed the point and had really inappropriate laughs. I thought after the monologue he was going to reframe and understand at least to some degree what the track is about, but nope. Just clueless.
@@mchealy90 I feel like you and Adam are being a tad presumptive here. I feel his reaction was fair, and considering he had not seen any of Bo's specials, he was very poignant and insightful. Had he seen them at the time of this reaction maybe he'd have made a little different commentary considering the context of Bo's mental health. I'm so tired of faceless internet people passing judgement or pretending they know who someone is just because they've watched a 12 minute video of them. Yes, this special was a brilliant interpretation of not only Bo's mental condition, but of MANY of us who had a rough time going through the completely unwarranted "lockdown". The social commentary was on point (as Bo's usually is), and I feel he speaks for countless individuals who look at the madness that is our reality, and just shake our heads in disbelief/disappointment at the irony of it all. Give this guy a break. He hadn't seen the special and didn't understand the context.
The special "Inside" has now been nominated for SIX EMMYS! ... I really hope he wins something ... This special was too good not to. Also to add about Bo ... He has written parts in a ton of songs that address his mental state and his battle with his own head. Left Brain Right Brain, Art Is Dead, Can't Handle This, We Think We Know You and others .... In so many of his songs he just droips a truth bomb in the middle to make you really think.
That’s awesome! 🤩 I really really hope he wins! He deserves it so much!!
Like with the grammys, it has been disqualified.
@@joshbull623 yeah I saw that ... it's stupid. It's being lumped in with music from movie, tv shows and stuff. It's so stupid - Even though it was trending #1 on comedy music on spotify and stuff for a while
@@joshbull623 uhh no he won 3 of the 6. Just disqualified from the Grammy category for comedy.
That improvised piano and singing at the end was so good! also Bo's story about quitting for 5 years is 100% true. This is actually one of his more serious songs haha.
Hahahahahaha ;_;
Just by chance, you paused at a horrible spot mid-way through his monologue lol - You just laughed at the comment, so I don't know if you caught it. He talked about working on himself for the last 5 years and he was going to start preforming again in Jan 2020, but then "the funniest thing happened" - So he worked so hard to reenter the world and battle his anxiety, but the irony of Covid hitting when it did forced him back inside his home and his own head. Brutal part of the special after watching it and this is closer to the end when he drops this monologue.
Sometimes the pausing is truly bad. You are reacting mid sentence/mid line to an incomplete thought. And you kill impactful moments and treat them like a novelty rather than art.
So the way i’ve interpreted this song is that it’s literally about his performance anxiety.
“Get your fuckin hands up” representing his need to be recognized for his talent “heads down, pray for me” representing his impulse to hide from the crowd.
“Are you feeling nervous, are ya havin fun? It’s almost over, it’s just begun” being the conflict of emotions he’s feeling while preforming.
I hear ots almost over its just begun, as the back and forth flip flopping of the psychopaths telling you its safez oh nope. Not safe..two more weeks lock downs, its almost over..nope its just begun.. got it? Good now get inside
The first time I saw the music video and he said the infamous, “I’m talking to you, get the FUCK up.” line and grabbed the camera just to pan it around the tiny little room as the cheering track fades in, it made me cry. Something about that part of the video and song was just so raw to me. I can’t really put my feelings into words, but it was like all this pent up emotion he’s been keeping in over the course of the past year was leaking through- and the track was like his way of reassuring himself that his fans are still right beside him even if they’re thousands of miles apart. The laugh at the end sounded like the sort of laugh you have when you’re on the verge of crying and you try to bluff it.
Oh man. This part hit me like a ton of bricks. I was dealing with a pretty intense depression at the time I watched this and it was as if he was speaking directly to me. Like “stop moping around. If I have to be here so do you. We’re in this together. Get the fuck up”. Sobbed like a baby.
This guy seems enthusiastic with more of a technical focus but he, and several other reaction pros who have posted on this masterpiece, breezes past the combo lines of ocean risng and world has already ended, I am amazed when these lyrics dont register as meriting separate comment. On the 100th listen these lines still crush me.
I've definitely seen several people reacting to this song exactly like this. They talk about the technical stuff which can be interesting. But they completely miss the emotional content. And even laugh along with the laugh track when he talks about his panic attacks.
This song clearly separates reaction people who have suffered from anxiety from the perfectly happy stable people. 😅
That entire section of the song is crushing. "Got it? Good, now get inside"
I've notice it's the older UA-camrs tend to breeze past those lines...not to be completely ageist but I think people older than millennials/gen z don't get that it's all too late
What I noticed is people going into this only knowing that Bo is a "comedian". That preconceived notion on top of serious content throws people off, and they don't know reaction is appropriate. To me it's disappointing, but I understand why they feel that way.
I completely feel you on this. Cliff Beats’ reaction was the best one for me on this song so far
Edit: fixed his name cuz I remembered it wrong
the 30 seconds prior to this song starting where he tries to say " I am not well" kills me every time.
The thing about the panic attacks on stage is true
Im not sure how hes having panic attacks on stage and still performing. I have had 2 in my life, one of them recently. My legs and arms were shaking and I couldnt stand. There was this intense vibrating feeling in my whole body. It was pretty scary.
Not to take away from his struggles, its probably a spectrum. I just wanted to share.
@@hypnoticlizard9693 he took a couple year break and went to therapy I believe
@@hypnoticlizard9693 there's definitely a spectrum a panic attack can look like alot of different things!
@@hypnoticlizard9693 he spoke about it in a few interviews. The show is so highly produced and rehearsed that he can do it without really being present much. His panic attacks are similar to one's I get. They're not the kind where you hyperventilate and shake and cry, but rather you're yanked out of your head and you look OK on the outside but inside your head everything is just pure terror. Depersonalization and derealization are big parts of it. It doesn't look like your usual panic attack symptoms and if you've rehearsed something to the point of automation, I can see how it would be possible.
You should do “That Funny Feeling”. The lyricism he displays in this song is pure genius and really puts the exclamation point at the end of the Inside special. Bo isn’t just a comedian/musician. He is a true artist and this special really shows off his full range of talents.
You do really need to watch the special to enjoy this in its full context. This was a real moment x
I will
Right before this song starts he is sitting in the room and says IAM NOT WELL and he is sobbing. I lost it and this song in that context made me a mess.
@@smartcookie493 why spoil it 🤦♀️
You're right about him goofing on pop stars/pop music. He has a history of that. There's a song called "Repeat Stuff" from one of his old specials in which he skewers modern pop stars and essentially says they're working with the devil to give the youth of America complexes about themselves. Good song!
I totally missed his meaning of this song, I’m gonna check out the whole special. He seems like a really unique artist.
@@MusicShed the way you explained it, I can see how it would be easy to come to that conclusion - IF you don't know much about him and have heard that he is an especially meta-driven and ironic comedian and artist. I wouldn't worry about it. But yeah, now you need to go understand more about him and watch his specials.
The story is real. The performance is meticulously planned and edited. And the emotions are 100% valid.
Bo is an exaggeration of the real person for performing shows. Self-aware, self-critiquing, and a little self-centered. And of course, hilarious.
I like how you started improving basically what is the reprise of the whole show. "Don't panic, call me and ill tell you a joke"
He did take a break from live performances after his iconic "Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant)" for 5 years. But he still did some other productions like Eight Grade and that one other movie.
your piano improv is so natural and pretty even if its just for moments.
Ty
Yeah, as has been said in other comments it's certainly interesting to react to his songs from this special as little individual islands but devoid of the context of the special at large it really misses something. This is true enough that he has songs and segments in the special literally about how taking single bits of other people's creative works out of their context and repurposing them is sort of hollow and useless and in some forms even toxic and dehumanizing. The special is practically a concept album.
I’m gonna watch the whole thing
@@MusicShed It's definitely a cool way to look at this whole thing - getting both individual, out of context, honest reactions to the songs standing alone, and then the way you'll see them in context. You get the best of both worlds in a way. A lot of your interpretation of this song was right on, I think.
@@MusicShed react to the whole thing. 👀
It's about anxiety and wanting to be seen, but not seen. The fear of being let down, but wanting the attention to feel like your apart of something. It's a big existential crisis.
7:25 the thought put into the words of this song are incredible. So he was obviously ready to go back out into the world after healing his mental health problems. But then he was forced back inside with covid. And the line following “its almost over- its just begun” has such an impact because that was how it was with his mental health. It was almost over. All of this depression and panic attacks had washed over and he was so eager. But then he was forced back inside and its just begun again. All of the mental health issues. This movie is so deep and i love it to bits
I’ll be checking it out
@@MusicShed Absolutely brilliant! You will enjoy it for sure.
you're over thinking everything. The special is good but making out as if Bo Burnham was really as mentally depressed as he was is taking a way from the whole point of the special. He is faking a lot of it and playing into a character. He even makes you aware that it's not really as genuine as you initially think based on how many takes he does on each song. Plus the videos of him breaking down on camera, I wonder how many times he rehearsed and reshot that scene. Stop reading into it more than you need to. Dude lived in a mansion during lockdown and used a sleepout as a way to create content.
@@TheHi_King Well first of all, the entire point of the special was him stuck in his room during lockdown and struggling with mental health. If you have watched it you cannot deny this. So saying that making out as if that is the case takes away from the movie is absurd. It cant be over thinking because its plain as day. Where you have misunderstood is he is joking about his depression- but not in a way where he actually is mentally stable. He is joking in a crazy way, and then his actual insanity starts to break through the more the special develops and the longer he is stuck in his room. There is a whole scene that supports this. And he most certainly did not live in a mansion during lockdown. He stayed in his house, the one he recorded the special in. He just decided to do something to keep him busy during lockdown as a distraction because if he wasn't distracted then he was thinking about depression. A common thing people who suffer from depression do. They put a bandage on it with distractions and don't try and heal it. Again, there is a complete scene in the movie supporting this. I don't know if you have watched the movie properly or just seen some parts but you have not understood the true 'behind the scenes'. And even if I was completely wrong, what's wrong with a bit of theory and deep thinking?
@@CalijayOfficial I’m sorry but there’s no way he slept in there during lockdown. He’s creating a character based on traits from his personality. Why would he spend his lockdown in a sleep out when his house is outside as a perfectly viable option. All of you viewers are way too gullible into believing everything you see because he made a shot of himself doing said activity. It was a cool special but not to be taken as bloody gospel as if that’s actually how he spent lockdown
He has openly said in interviews a big reason he stopped doing live shows was he was having panic attacks on stage.
When you watch the whole show from start to end, this song resonates in such a heavy way. You should honestly consider a re-react after watching the whole show. :)
That’s an amazingly good idea
@@MusicShed I legitimately cried watching the song after watching the whole special. I still enjoyed your analysis here though, I am glad you are checking out Bo.
It is first and foremost a comedy special, but it is a deep dive into pandemic mental health too I think.
And as a performer too maybe I relate to it even more?
I lost my singing voice 5 months before the pandemic to Silent Reflux Disease and I only recently got it back. So perhaps I am also just a raw nerve cause of that though lol
@@MusicShed watch make happy as well specifically the end “Kanye rant” and this song will make more sense as well
It blows my mind how many people seem to miss the meaning of the “funniest thing”
Yes, the panic attack thing is real. Apparently his screams toward the end of "can't handle this" are him experiencing one.
No he said he was usually more comfortable towards the end of his shows
Revisiting a lot of reactions lately. Watched the whole special again and it’s really a masterpiece.. 3 Emmys.. and a grammy for this song in particular..
This song doesn’t hit the same when you watch it as a one-off. In the context of the special, it’s impactful in so many ways.
Completely true about the story he tells. It really hits home.
I do understand that you wanna share your genuine first impression of these, but I feel watching these out of context means a lot of meaning goes over your head.. The brilliance of this special is the sum of its parts and then some. He's telling a story after all. There are call backs, recurring themes, etc. I reckon you and us, the audience in turn, would be better of if you just reacted to the whole special in one sitting and then uploaded the songs individually.
Totally, I get it now. Truth.
Also, it’s important to note that we now live in a one song or single music culture. It’s not even on my radar that someone would do a long form concept project.
While I do agree that this song is significantly changed by watching it in context I do appreciate your initial prospective that he is mocking a lot of bigger artists. I think both are true to an extent and not a lot of people forget that his songs are made mocking trending music genres.
For a long time Bo has struggled with anxiety and depression and wanting to please the crowd while struggling to stay true to himself. The special he did before this one closed with a song called "cant handle this" and you can really see the pain in his eyes towards the end of the song, and then to know that he wouldnt perform again after that until he put out Inside, and then watching inside you see that the whole process of producing, directing, and performing the whole special over the course of over a year would start to eat again at his mental health. He is a very very special performer and comedian and person who is well worth looking into his other works of art
This song was actually the most serious one of the special. You'll understand more once you watch. His earlier stuff is also amazing.
I feel like you got too caught up in the melodic aspect of this song and didn't recognize the implication of the filmography. At the end there when he grabbed the camera he took it from a show that could have seemed like an on stage performance and digressed into showing you he's just alone in his bedroom. Like he was saying this is how he feels on stage, everyone's there, but he even feels alone while he's in front of the crowd having those panic attacks. All eyes are on him, but he's still completely alone.
Oh, man. You are going to love his song "repeat stuff" or "art is dead"
I may have had a bit too much to drink when I first watched this special but this song made me so overwhelmed with so many different emotions that I just started crying.
I love how he unconsciously laughed along with the laugh track
I feel like this song is genuine from his exhaustion from quarantine
You could react to the whole special- that would be fun ;)
The whole special is basically what you’re wondering: what it was like to film it alone.
He shows exactly what it was like, and we end up taking the same journey with him
I’m gonna
love this reaction & your takes! ive seen the video too many times to count, yet I still never fail to get insane goosebumps at the one part. we all know the part
I love how menacing and calming this feels in equal parts. It's...chilling.
Yea I’m gonna need this whole song now with you playing the piano accompaniment in the background. I love all the parts where you added small piano parts here and there. It added so much more to the song. Thanks.
When I hear you knowing exactly what key the song is in and what notes are being played, makes me wish I knew any music theory. I can play multiple instruments, but know 0 music theory, despite the decades of playing.
Perfect time to do something about it.
Thank you for serenading us with that extra music at the end. I always look forward to your reviews.
I dont know why but the sad piano during the story part was an added layer of heartbreak. Music really does set the mood
I appreciate that you're one of the Musician reactors that adds to the song, instead of showing off and playing over it. You're extremely respectful to the material, and the notes you played were a great complement. 💜
Ps: you must be a fan of 80s/90s bands. 😉
I got a Chromebook ad on this video and the ending line was “who says you can’t have everything”. Amazing
The first time he paused he basically described Kanye Rant (finale of Bo’s special Make Happy) and to a more absurd degree, Repeat Stuff from Bo’s special what.
Edit: second pause he essentially describes Art is Dead from the special Words, Words, Words. If you see this comment please check these songs out for context.
I had to stop watching the first review of Inside that I saw because they were saying that this serious, depressed tone came out of nowhere, which makes no sense. Bo Burnham has been writing songs about his anxieties since he started performing. "Art Is Dead" was one of the first ones, and I was sure the Kanye Rant was going to be the last I heard.
Thanks for another Bo Burnham reaction. Loved the knowledge about the sad key. The 5 year break and the panic attacks is totally true and like others mention you can get a fascinating insight into his mental state back then during his special "make happy" in the song "can't handle this right now", which is also amazing parody of Kanye west and the specials finale. The very last thing he says in it will hit you hard.
“I wonder what it was like for him to make this himself.”
He is actively telling you what it was like in the song.
The bits before this in the special are so important to see before this for context
100% its the most generic beat and lyric structure, he even talks about this in the special before this. Hes mocking but hes also trying to make a genuine version of what hes mocking as an homage or dedication.
I loved this video! Especially your song at the end 🥰👏
Ty ma’am!
I love that you add to the music!! You and I are kindred spirits sir!
love the merch! Ordered my shirt right away. Keep up the great work and have a musical day yourself! :)
Woooo! Thanks Dude!!!
I like how when he was improvising at the end he said "I love you".... "I hate you". Just like Bo's Kanye rant.
Once you've had a chance to view this song in context, I'd LOVE to hear any additional thoughts or interpretations you might have. You're always such an insightful and perceptive guy when it comes to music, so I'd be really interested to hear if your analysis of this song's composition/performance/production evolves after viewing it with a fuller context. :)
Clearly I’m missing the real story, I need to watch the whole deal.
@@MusicShed Absolutely, but no worries! I still really enjoyed and appreciated everything you touched on in this video; it was all very on-point. This just happens to be one of those pieces of art that's like a single chapter in a larger book. You can analyze that one chapter all you want (and glean some great stuff from it), but until you read the full novel you can't help but miss a few deeper things at play.
I gotta be honest, you killed this review. I love that you watched it without having seen the special first, because it's inherently different from all the other reviews out there in terms of perspective and insight, and that to me is always important to have. I get why people are adamant that you watch it in its entirety, and I absolutely recommend that. But I honestly just really enjoyed this man, and I appreciate your musical insight as well as your culturally analytical responses. Definitely subbing!
Frankly, I’d like a do over after getting some context by watching the whole thing. But, I would agree, for a reaction with absolutely no context, it was AMAZING!!!! Lol
This, as some have pointed out already, makes a great pair with the last song before he took five years off. Kanye Rant (Can't Handle This). The issue of his mental health hiatus put into brackets, but with you starting with the ending bracket. It is a real issue he's dealt with. He wrote, directed, and co-produced a great movie during that time, by the way.
7:51 You missed that the piano dropped out on this line because you were playing through it, lol
Do you have a Patreon? If so, would you do a full length rxn to Bo Burnham’s INSIDE? Even if it’s a time stamp rxn where we all sync up on our own devices so you don’t end up streaming / editing the whole special. But I’d love to hear your input/ musical flourishes along with discovering his genius.
Sounds like an interesting idea. Let me to talk to Howie and see what we can do.
He's such a clever writer. Interesting to hear your thoughts about true art and ego. Find the lava lamps in the background of your videos very relaxing to watch.
"I wonder what it was like for him to film this... alone?" Go watch Inside and regret asking
your awesome man, keep it up
My boy dug deep for that Old School reference and I can’t thank you enough for doing that sir
This song I think is him singing to himself when he says we're going to a place where everyone knows is him saying to his anxiety they already know u struggle and they understand it's ok ur safe at least safer than before and the it's almost over it's just begun I think is him talking about how he worked 5yrs on his mental health and he felt ready to re enter and then the pandemic began so he couldn't be creative in the way he hoped on top of being stuck inside leading to more mental health problems its fucking rough🥺
Something so cool that Bo does that can only be described best by himself "they are now lieing yet be being deeply honest at the same time" you never really know if Bo is doing for the fame or being down to earth with you, probably both.
He already made a song mocking pop songs called "repeat stuff"
I love how you hit us with the Jack Black at the end.
"He's totally clowning on pop stars right now" The Bo Burnham classic, it's rare that he isn't clowning on the music or entertainment establishment!
your ending is great thank you
I'd love to hear you listen to this again understanding what this song really means! It's so cool to see a blind look at it, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on it knowing that the whole song is a response to the mental trauma he went through as a performer! :)
Me too
And haven't seen anyone bring up, all eyes on me is the name of a special, besides embodiment of his last bit "cant handle this right now."
Something you'll see when you watch the whole special is that his recording equipment slowly piles up around him, making it harder and harder for him to do anything. There are several scenes of him just laying on the floor telling stories SURROUNDED by recording equipment. You kinda get the impression of how it felt doing all this on his own. Which is that it was suffocating and all consuming.
The band from old school is called the dan band and they did a song in the starsky and hutch movie as well
The whole special is really his mental health journey. For context of this song, it's about the dichotomy of wanting/needing the attention but also the anxiety and that he needs help (hands up vs hands down & pray). After he does his monologue, the whole point is about his anxiety and panic attacks. When you have those you couldn't care less about rising sea levels or the end of the world because for him, the world is ending every time he has an attack. This song is for him. This song is his therapy.
The freestyle at the end was fantastic
My read of this song is that Bo is singing from the perspective of his anxiety (thus the auto tune). The anxiety is addressing him, as opposed to him addressing an audience.
What stage piano do you use? I want it, it sounds amazing and the key weights look natural
watching this a year later and smirking at the "he should win an award" comment cause he actually ended up winning a Grammy
I Love the way he plays with the emotion of the viewer. He's a comedian so we should laugh and he knows that but then bringing some real tension to the topic. Do you feel nervous? Is this real? Should we laugh?
I'm trying to find this tim minchin bit, where he loses it on the piano, I cant find it yet. But I think you'd diggg it. Will share the link if I can come across it
I know this video is a thousand years old (it's only one wtf) but I gotta say, THIS is high quality reaction content
Bro...i never comment but this is awesome...loved your breakdown of the song definitely subscribed
hearing your initial reaction and knowing that youre a music teacher makes me think that you definitely have to listen to Art Is Dead
or Repeat Stuff, but I prefer Art Is Dead
2:30
that's another he wrote song called "repeat stuff"
All eyes on me is related to his anxiety and career
I'm sure this has been brought up before, but assuming the song is in the key of F# (which is how I hear it) the song uses the I-V-vi-IV chord progression, which is such a ridiculously common chord progression that it has its own Wikipedia page.
Once you've reacted to all of the songs you want to, I implore you to watch all of the special. The songs are so much more poignant in context. Also, I love the This Is Spinal Tap reference, top tier
If you do watch all of the special I'd love an extended video or series of videos of you reacting to the whole special. Everyone answered the main question so I'm not going to. But I think you'd really love his previous special too before he quit.
This song is showcasing his existential dread about going back to performing
I just totally missed that upon first listen
you played through his very intentional pause to exemplify his key (no harm no foul). there was so much emotion in the music break of "you say the whole worlds ending *music stops* "honey it already did"" *music starts*. This song was so powerful to the young 30's generation who grew up with incredibly intelligent and funny Bo and to see the battle of depression and then to lay the icing on with the pandemic, this song is very special and rare.
I couldn’t have been the only one losing their mind when you were playing over him.. just STOOOOP.
I can’t, I just can’t.
I hope that you watch the whole special!
watching inside I wasn't sure if I should be depressed or not.
“D minor, which I find is really the saddest of all keys” - Nigel Tufnel
First vid I've ever seen of yours! Fuckin awesome man. Already subbed! :D
It's wild watching people react to these songs piecemeal without watching the special first. It's like seeing someone pick one song out of the wall and then try to figure out why the dude is so mad about bricks.
I love the improvisation at the end. Do more Bo! Peace & Love
PS. Bo was serious about the panic attacks.
How have you not reviewed "Can't Handle This Right Now?" And to answer the #MusicShed question - yes, that was his honest reality! His experience and subsequent transparency about it inspired me to continue moving forward. I would guess others felt the same way. Love the channel! Keep doing what you're doing!
That song at the end is hilarious 🤣
I totally forgot about that song! It was a pretty funny little rant.
i just read youll watch the whole special which is great bc with his last 3 specials you could actuslly watch in the wrong order and not miss too much but with this one to fully get it you need to watch it as a whole. And you should record it too probably if you want your first reaction put up on youtube
Bo Burnham has his finger on the pulse and does it in such an intelligent and funny way. Keep watching and reacting to his stuff.