I love in this song when they ALL malfunction (instead of just rabbit like in Honeybee) but come back in time and pick up where they left off. I'm not normally an Upgrade fan, but her scream thing during the malfunction makes me laugh everytime.
Excellent performance. The chemistry is just... there. After seeing a couple of the newer vids, although entertaining, this is the best one of all of them. The miming and robotic movements becomes so much more noticable when you are simply a static bystander watching the interaction between the musicians and the music itself.
The Spine before he had developed his characteristic vocal tone! In the intro The Spine and Rabbit really sound like the twins they are. I was reading comments and almost didn't notice it was two different singers.
I don't care what you diddle. I don't care what 'your' pronoun is. I love your talent and expression. It's uplifting. It's nostalgic. It's beautiful. It's otherworldly. Good work.
Good robotic mime by all of them here, and I like those red spats on Rabbit's shoes. I've never seen those before. 🙂 I love Rabbit readjusting 😄 head angle at about 2:57
this is probably my favorite of all their Clockwork Vaudeville performances with The Jon because of Upgrade's singing, and I feel like this is the only performance of Clockwork with The Jon where his voice is just much more distinct. Its like he's using the same voice he uses in the first verse in Sound of Tomorrow which really helps bring out a sort of uniqueness to their sound rather than their normal performances where The Jon's voice blends with The Spine and Rabbit's
I think their harmonizing here is amazing. And l feel privileged that l was able to catch them live and share their music for all to hear . Thank you for your wonderful comments and maybe you can share this video with your friends 🙂
@@papaflickr yes! its really cool you were able to see them during their busking days, i wish i was able to. I've already shared this video with my friends because I wanted to show how cool they are :D
I enjoy these busking performances the best honestly. These and the ones on the Zoo Stage. These 4 were the best. I’m glad that Rabbit is comfortable and happy now but this version of Rabbit will always be my favorite. The Jon was just simply a necessity, and Upgrade was great too. Even their outfits were better here IMO. It’s like they just searched through their wardrobe for reds and blacks. Idk man. Album One (Both versions) and The 2 ¢ Show were their best Albums IMO.
100% agree I get that bands change and there's nothing stopping that, but I really wish they didn't. I don't really enjoy their newer music it just feels off in a way, and I have a Jon shaped hole in my heart so its hard to listen to anything without him in it. Jon was vital to the band, since he left there's just been something missing. Still love and support the band, its just not the same. :(
Kinda sad finding out that the Spine has a real spinal issue now. Also, my apologies David, but I'll always prefer this period. The Jon and Upgrade were invaluable. Of course they had their own lives to attend to, but nobody can deny raw talent. This doesn't stop me from identifying SPG as my favorite band of course, as long as David and Bunny are running it, SPG will always be great.
3:37 - I guess there finishing on a tight end and BOOM! THEY FINISHED WITH A GREAT ENDING AN OH, OH, OOOOH. ON THE RIGHT DID YOU SEE THAT HIT AND RUN! ITS DASH!
On the contrary, Upgrade is now pursuing her life-long dream of becoming a princess. You may have her confused with Erin Burke, who is an up-and-coming actress. Don't worry though, it's a natural mistake.
+memphiselle1 I totally agree . Now , I think that they are waaay too polished ... but some people like them that way I think ... and as musicians / artists . they are in control of what they are doing ( huh ... I think ... after all they are robots ... makes you wander ;-) )
+BlinkinFirefly They wanted to expand the band beyond this sort of local performance stuff, and he just wasn't able to commit to that sort of online, touring, convention, etc. sort of stuff.
Did he just disappear into a life away from the publice eye, (which I totally understand, by the way) or does he still do stuff I just haven't seen yet.
Screw You I think he must have, at least on the global scale (maybe he has some notoriety locally as a photographer, idk). I really can't say for sure, but I think his lack of internet presence (or lack of interest in an internet presence) was a problem once SPG started going online like crazy. So the fact that we have no idea where he is is probably part of the reason he had to leave the band anyway :P
MagicTurtle643 Probably, which, again, I understand if that's what he wants to do. He can do whatever he wants, as long as it doesn't hurt anything and anyone on a serious scale.
Who is the person narrating this story? I know that the person is talking about meeting the four (well... now three) SPG 'bots, but who is the boy meeting them? Do they even say?
Im not saying anything against transgenders or to Isabella as a person. But I will miss Erin dearly and I wish she was still with them if Isabella didn't get (from her blog post itself:) jealous of her. I will also miss the vocals of Rabbit from songs like this, Brass Goggles, Honeybee, and Captain Albert Alexander. So much vocal talent changes and loss and it is a shame. But we will always love them all for the people they are no matter what.
I understand it was on purpose with her transition, but I'd say I don't enjoy her vocal timbre quite as much now as I did. I'm also biased to enjoy this era because The Jon was always my favorite, to be fair.
Alex Jones She could sing very well, but she said herself that she gets stage fright whilst singing, but not acting. When they’re in between songs, she was mint.
BlinkinFirefly I am not too crazy about that sound either , but i can take it in small doses . On another subject , i still liked STPG better then than now ... in my opinion they have become way too polished ;-)
I think it's cool that they're polishing up, it shows that they're improving, in my opinion, and not sticking to old habits. Yeah, the old songs had a charm to it, but so do the newer songs. (though I still haven't gotten around to listening to Vice Quadrant, I'm seriously that behind) It's fine if you don't like it, but still. Also, I liked that melodica.
To each its own ;-) Yes indeed polishing up maybe improvement . It is a matter of taste I guess . I am an old fart ( 67 ) Grew up in Paris and became a DJ at 15 ( in the 60's ) I used to play and like the Rolling Stones, Beatles etc ... they too changed and not always for the best ... so am a bit biased ... I only heard some of their new stuff ... so I suppose I could listen some more ... glad you like them , they are obviously very talented .
When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair Brought myself a nickel, bought a pickle, had change to spare Thought I'd spend a cent or two to see what the robots could do There were wires all around Electrical sounds Steam from their exhausts Gears and coils all criss-crossed (Ah, ah, ah ha ha, Eay!) Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville Everybody wants to see the show People crowd the door and scream and shout for more While music and song fill the air Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville) Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville) There were four metal people dressed oh so sharply They sung and danced a catchy tune with automaton robotic ease Their guitar strings hummed to the beat kept by their tambourine Boilers making steam (ah ha ha ha ha) Metal gleaming (ah ha ha ha ha) Songs with a good tune (ah ha ha ha ha) That would stick with you all through the afternoon (Ooo, ooo, ooo who who) Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville Everybody wants to see the show People clap and stop their feet and join in with the robot beat While music and song fill the air Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville) Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville) A man came up to me after the show, after the show (He had a moustache) And asked me if I'd like to meet the robots up close, the robots up close (Not programmed to bite)
They could’ve given Upgrade a tambourine or something at least, if they can afford a guitar, a melodica and whatever instrument Jon is holding then surely they can afford a tambourine
I dunno. There's one video with a tambourine and it's . . . well, it's not great. Maybe it's just the recording, but the tambourine sound drowns out everything else.
Jon: This is stoopit, I'm outta here Upgrade: I'm totally useless here :^( Spine: I don't wanna be a tobor no more. Plz like my music without the tobor gag, pleez pleez pleez? Rabbit: I don't know WHAT the fuck I am anymore, just pleez lookit ME! Lookit ME! Or kill me.
I just got into Steam Powered Giraffe thanks to my friend and it is so good I love it, this is my fav song❤
That scream that the start is the Jon's mating call.
XD
Fuckface McGee ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) yes please.
It cost you nothing to not say this but you did
Ok... but... how do robots mate?
That scream is perfectly timed even now, eleven years later.
Jon is best at screaming
Yup! XD And making the weirdest sounds in the world!
(I thought I was the only one who noticed, 'cause no one else in the comment was saying anything about it... :T)
Yeeeeer
I keep replaying his scream at the beginning omg
also all the silly robotic movements, he's got a very specific and unique style of movement to him
I love all of Jon's little outbursts of random sounds... :)
The American RUclipsr Shame he left :(
the jon in this is just yes
+Veronica Orin YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So YES!
I love in this song when they ALL malfunction (instead of just rabbit like in Honeybee) but come back in time and pick up where they left off. I'm not normally an Upgrade fan, but her scream thing during the malfunction makes me laugh everytime.
Well, that was always kinda her thing. (I'm talking about Rabbit.) She's made up of antique parts, so she malfunctions easier than say... The Spine.
Excellent performance. The chemistry is just... there. After seeing a couple of the newer vids, although entertaining, this is the best one of all of them. The miming and robotic movements becomes so much more noticable when you are simply a static bystander watching the interaction between the musicians and the music itself.
I agree ... glad you enjoyed the vid ! ;-)
that upgrade's squeal was adorableee
The Jon's legs at 2:34
GeneralFatman27 I noticed that, too!
This is one of the best live performances of anything ever.
Yes! :D
The Spine before he had developed his characteristic vocal tone! In the intro The Spine and Rabbit really sound like the twins they are. I was reading comments and almost didn't notice it was two different singers.
as much as I love the continual evolution of the band, I do miss the original line up.
The Jon will forever hold the title of best dancer in the history of Steam Powered Giraffe.
A.C. Hawley “I believe that’s, mmmMMMM DANCING!”
It's a shame that Erin hates singing. She's got such a nice voice.
That random couple standing in the back just like "What the buck did we just watch?" XD
your songs have haunted my thoughts for weeks. great performance, great group
I don't care what you diddle. I don't care what 'your' pronoun is. I love your talent and expression. It's uplifting. It's nostalgic. It's beautiful. It's otherworldly. Good work.
Rabbit's so pretty I love them
Upgrade is now pursuing a career in the Theater !
Sure
nice!
I love all of the robots...rabbit, the spine, the John, upgrade, hatch...they're all awesome!!
Every time I hear this I can't help but think this is how Mr. Reed joined. XD Someone actually drew fanart of the idea!
Stephanie Barnes awwwww the idea of Michael being the little boy, shaking hands with the robots and joining them
they have a very clean sound without being in a studio and that is a very valuable quality to have:)
Good robotic mime by all of them here, and I like those red spats on Rabbit's shoes. I've never seen those before. 🙂 I love Rabbit readjusting 😄 head angle at about 2:57
The World needs to give these amazing artists more attention
The little boy at the end! He ran to put the donation in like he was scared or just shy.
Lol I love the little boy at the end
Bunnys eyes here are SO pretty :3
this is probably my favorite of all their Clockwork Vaudeville performances with The Jon because of Upgrade's singing, and I feel like this is the only performance of Clockwork with The Jon where his voice is just much more distinct. Its like he's using the same voice he uses in the first verse in Sound of Tomorrow which really helps bring out a sort of uniqueness to their sound rather than their normal performances where The Jon's voice blends with The Spine and Rabbit's
I think their harmonizing here is amazing. And l feel privileged that l was able to catch them live and share their music for all to hear . Thank you for your wonderful comments and maybe you can share this video with your friends 🙂
@@papaflickr yes! its really cool you were able to see them during their busking days, i wish i was able to. I've already shared this video with my friends because I wanted to show how cool they are :D
Jon is awesome
my sister showed me these guys....there amazing :)
spine's slacks are so... loose...
+stormneko (stares at Spines pants....cannot stop staring at Spine's pants...)
My legs are so squirmy now.
have you also noticed how tiny The Jon looks in that shirt!
Too much shite in all the Boys pockets tho...
I wish I could see these guys! It would be great to see an automaton group robotically singing and dancing ^.^
I enjoy these busking performances the best honestly.
These and the ones on the Zoo Stage.
These 4 were the best.
I’m glad that Rabbit is comfortable and happy now but this version of Rabbit will always be my favorite. The Jon was just simply a necessity, and Upgrade was great too. Even their outfits were better here IMO.
It’s like they just searched through their wardrobe for reds and blacks.
Idk man.
Album One (Both versions) and The 2 ¢ Show were their best Albums IMO.
Those were some of the greatest performances known to man
100% agree
I get that bands change and there's nothing stopping that, but I really wish they didn't. I don't really enjoy their newer music it just feels off in a way, and I have a Jon shaped hole in my heart so its hard to listen to anything without him in it. Jon was vital to the band, since he left there's just been something missing. Still love and support the band, its just not the same. :(
Kinda sad finding out that the Spine has a real spinal issue now.
Also, my apologies David, but I'll always prefer this period. The Jon and Upgrade were invaluable.
Of course they had their own lives to attend to, but nobody can deny raw talent.
This doesn't stop me from identifying SPG as my favorite band of course, as long as David and Bunny are running it, SPG will always be great.
Thanks for capturing that! :D
They were fresh and original then!
they are truly an awesome band. LONG LIVE STEAM POWERED GIRAFFE!!! :D
went to a concert of theirs last night at Perris, California :) they didn't perform this but it was still an amazing show and I met them! :D
Too bad that they did not perform this one ... but they have so many good tunes ;-) Glad U enjoyed !!!
I maybe late but Upgrade went to preform in theater.....
The couple in the back, priceless :)))
Is it just me or were Rabbit's and Upgrade's costumes kind of matching around this time? >_>
And Jon's and Spine's, too
As a tuba player, I find this tune to have an absurdly fun tuba part
wow Jon had so much life..
They need a 4th member again!
MrJetaime555 yes...a true quartet once again :')
UGGH!! IT'S SOOOO GOOD!!
I want a melodica just to play this song also known as a Slurp N Play by Rabbit
I'm speechless!
god how much i want to meet them,street:)
i didnt know they used to have a girl robot... MIND BLOWN
Hey, dude and lady at the back, you're watching from the wrong side! Or, maybe the right side...
It didn't take 5 seconds before I burst out laughing.
Thanks very much, The John.
It's weird seeing them then compared to the now.
All of your songs are so amazing!!
This makes me miss living in San Diego. xD I could meet them if I still lived there
is it bad that i was staring at the spine's legs during the whole video.
Her name's Upgrade, and she's the pretty one!
Optimistic nostalgia:)
v cool..
Jeez I miss Jon and Upgrade
Can't wait to meet these guys in England this August :) Such a great band
KEEP SINGING AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!!
(Now if only I had money for them to take)
3:37 - I guess there finishing on a tight end and BOOM! THEY FINISHED WITH A GREAT ENDING AN OH, OH, OOOOH. ON THE RIGHT DID YOU SEE THAT HIT AND RUN! ITS DASH!
On the contrary, Upgrade is now pursuing her life-long dream of becoming a princess. You may have her confused with Erin Burke, who is an up-and-coming actress. Don't worry though, it's a natural mistake.
I miss upgrade :(
X2
Back when these guys were cool. Should've stayed exactly like this...
+memphiselle1 I totally agree . Now , I think that they are waaay too polished ... but some people like them that way I think ... and as musicians / artists . they are in control of what they are doing ( huh ... I think ... after all they are robots ... makes you wander ;-) )
A Rock Afire fan commenting on a Steam Powered Giraffe video, two of my favorite bands coming together xD
Should've stayed exactly like this? You know this was the era they were starving, right? They were in misery then.
Jaydoggy531 I don’t think that’s what he meant but sure...
Jon looks cold
Just lovely. =) Oh wow, The Jon. Where did that guy disappear to!?!?
+BlinkinFirefly They wanted to expand the band beyond this sort of local performance stuff, and he just wasn't able to commit to that sort of online, touring, convention, etc. sort of stuff.
MagicTurtle643 oh......Uh.....er......
oh..... =( (goes off to cry in a corner)
Did he just disappear into a life away from the publice eye, (which I totally understand, by the way) or does he still do stuff I just haven't seen yet.
Screw You I think he must have, at least on the global scale (maybe he has some notoriety locally as a photographer, idk). I really can't say for sure, but I think his lack of internet presence (or lack of interest in an internet presence) was a problem once SPG started going online like crazy. So the fact that we have no idea where he is is probably part of the reason he had to leave the band anyway :P
MagicTurtle643
Probably, which, again, I understand if that's what he wants to do. He can do whatever he wants, as long as it doesn't hurt anything and anyone on a serious scale.
I always forget that The Jon played instruments too
Can someone explain why The Jon doesn't have hair?
It was at the dry cleaners.
iPeform4Fun I feel like I should draw your comment now
That would be amazing!
I'll add that to my lust of things to draw...along with The Jon riding Sam in the Kentucky Derby
Ahahaha, that's perfect
love you guy the song i real good
The spine looks like voldemort with the lighting in this video O_O
I didnt know you can sing with a melodica thats cool
I wondered what happened to the 4th person on the end
She left the band, aswell as the person on the far left! The other two are still in the band
My theory is that it's Michael Reed, even though I think they wrote this song before Michael was part of the band. heh.
Perhaps one of Michael Reed's ancestors?
Margaret F. Perhaps his father.
Who is the person narrating this story? I know that the person is talking about meeting the four (well... now three) SPG 'bots, but who is the boy meeting them? Do they even say?
where did he go?
The Jon went to explore kazoo land
Melissa The Rotund And Upgrade eventually followed him.
Im not saying anything against transgenders or to Isabella as a person. But I will miss Erin dearly and I wish she was still with them if Isabella didn't get (from her blog post itself:) jealous of her.
I will also miss the vocals of Rabbit from songs like this, Brass Goggles, Honeybee, and Captain Albert Alexander.
So much vocal talent changes and loss and it is a shame. But we will always love them all for the people they are no matter what.
Bob Frankenstein Rabbit is still just as good at singing though
I understand it was on purpose with her transition, but I'd say I don't enjoy her vocal timbre quite as much now as I did. I'm also biased to enjoy this era because The Jon was always my favorite, to be fair.
Let's be honest. Upgrade was kinda dead weight, musically. Especially compared to the other three.
Alex Jones She could sing very well, but she said herself that she gets stage fright whilst singing, but not acting. When they’re in between songs, she was mint.
Album One (Both Versions) and The 2 ¢ Show are their best Albums IMO.
The greatest line up. SPG prime
What's the piano thing rabbit is playing?
Melodica :-)
+Dom Guillochon I don't like it. It sounds weird. Like a harmonica. I dunno why I've just always hated the sound of the harmonica.....(shudders)
BlinkinFirefly I am not too crazy about that sound either , but i can take it in small doses . On another subject , i still liked STPG better then than now ... in my opinion they have become way too polished ;-)
I think it's cool that they're polishing up, it shows that they're improving, in my opinion, and not sticking to old habits. Yeah, the old songs had a charm to it, but so do the newer songs. (though I still haven't gotten around to listening to Vice Quadrant, I'm seriously that behind) It's fine if you don't like it, but still.
Also, I liked that melodica.
To each its own ;-) Yes indeed polishing up maybe improvement . It is a
matter of taste I guess . I am an old fart ( 67 ) Grew up in Paris and
became a DJ at 15 ( in the 60's ) I used to play and like the Rolling
Stones, Beatles etc ... they too changed and not always for the best ... so
am a bit biased ... I only heard some of their new stuff ... so I suppose I
could listen some more ... glad you like them , they are obviously very
talented .
Does anyone know the lyrics? ( just the first few )
When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair
Brought myself a nickel, bought a pickle, had change to spare
Thought I'd spend a cent or two to see what the robots could do
There were wires all around
Electrical sounds
Steam from their exhausts
Gears and coils all criss-crossed (Ah, ah, ah ha ha, Eay!)
Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville
Everybody wants to see the show
People crowd the door and scream and shout for more
While music and song fill the air
Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
There were four metal people dressed oh so sharply
They sung and danced a catchy tune with automaton robotic ease
Their guitar strings hummed to the beat kept by their tambourine
Boilers making steam (ah ha ha ha ha)
Metal gleaming (ah ha ha ha ha)
Songs with a good tune (ah ha ha ha ha)
That would stick with you all through the afternoon (Ooo, ooo, ooo who who)
Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville
Everybody wants to see the show
People clap and stop their feet and join in with the robot beat
While music and song fill the air
Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
A man came up to me after the show, after the show
(He had a moustache)
And asked me if I'd like to meet the robots up close, the robots up close
(Not programmed to bite)
Thanks!
I miss The Jon :(((
wait, you couldn't hear her?
They could’ve given Upgrade a tambourine or something at least, if they can afford a guitar, a melodica and whatever instrument Jon is holding then surely they can afford a tambourine
I dunno. There's one video with a tambourine and it's . . . well, it's not great. Maybe it's just the recording, but the tambourine sound drowns out everything else.
Wonderful :) I now have a robot fetish
who is the girl?
Upgrade
where is she?
Victor Evans The woman who portrayed her, Erin Burke, quit the band to persue er acting career. (according to wikipedia)
i have a robot fish now :I
I love The Spine
jons hair =[
He was let go from the band last year due to commitment issues. :\
2:51 FUCK!!
sorry i had to.
Anybody else coming back to start a nostlagia spree
I know how you feel lol :)
i like upgrade, but.. bluh. what is she doing in this video, really? :|
What even is the point of Upgrade?
Was upgrade there for eye candy or did she serve a purpose
+StarBurner she sang. and she played tambourine
she just sang in this vid though
The Apocalypse oh
StarBurner Dave and Isabella had her join them in a recent podcast, where she said she gets stage fright while singing, but not acting.
Hey , another MCR fan watching SPG beside me!
Jon: This is stoopit, I'm outta here
Upgrade: I'm totally useless here :^(
Spine: I don't wanna be a tobor no more. Plz like my music without the tobor gag, pleez pleez pleez?
Rabbit: I don't know WHAT the fuck I am anymore, just pleez lookit ME! Lookit ME! Or kill me.
Far right performer seems like a unnecessary addition...no offense.