Me me ME!👋👋 A little late for your question, but MST3K is never far from my thoughts, especially the songs. I can be, say, cleaning the bathroom, or vacuuming, and I'll spontaneously start singing this one....or The Greatest Frank of All....or Creepy Girl....orThe Pants Song....or Tubular Boobular Joy 😄🤪
As a music history nerd, I loved when Tom Servo thought at first they were going to sing "that Schoenberg - Milton Babbitt crap". Which is exactly what Hollywood used to go to for sci-fi alien music. Made the joke even funnier!
I love this song so much! The final verse always makes me laugh till tears come out of my eyes, especially the line ".... I accidentally plopped you..."
There was a time, so bright and gay It seems like only yesterday When I held your brain in my arms Your adrenalin was like wine Sweet perfume was your endocrine When I held your brain in my arms But now your brain is gone and it's left an empty hole I gaze into your sockets but you're just a hollow skull I used to love a lotta Your medulla oblongota And your basal ganglia I remember we would stroll along your fissure of Rolando When I held your brain in my arms I miss how we would float down your vestibular canal And how we would go swimming in your pons The music you would play us On your locus ceruleus First Observer- Still tickles my neurons Now I'm sorry that I dropped you That I accidentally plopped you When I held your brain in my arms It caused a contusion When I held your brain in my arms During "Suddenly Susan" When I held your brain in my arms
2021 here -- "Suddenly Susan"!😂 Damn, this dates it...and me. I was just thinking the other day (...pandemic brain), does anybody else remember the episode of "Suddenly Susan" where Brooke Shields (newly-paired up with her boss), borrowed Judd Nelson's toothbrush, declared how scientists had discovered that our tongues are a hotbed of bacteria, then wildly scrubs her tongue with his toothbrush, handing it back to him? And the look on his face? I LOL-ed like crazy, back before that was even a thing. Ah, memories 👅🤭
There was a time,so bright and gay it seems like only yesterday,when I held your brain in my arms. Your adrenaline was like wine,sweet perfume was your endocrine But now your brain is gone,and it's left an empty hole I gazed in to your sockets,but you're just a hollow skull I used to love a lot-a,your medulla oblongata, and your basal ganglia
Kevin didn't sing this on camera because he was in costume as Professor Bobo and it probably would have been too much work to get all the ape makeup off, get the Observer makeup on, and then the ape makeup back on again.
I really whiffed on this when it originally aired on the sci-fi channel. As a long time Monty Python fan, I ignored the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band for years. This is a great homage to Vivian Stanshall. Great musical number Mike, Bill, and Kevin!
Idk. He can sing, but this style doesn't seem to fit his voice. I don't think I can even imagine his voice in this song over Kevin's. And again, Mike has sung well in other places. I just don't feel like this song would highlight Mike's voice.
First Observer There was a time, so bright and gay It seems like only yesterday When I held your brain in my arms Your adrenalin was like wine Sweet perfume was your endocrine When I held your brain in my arms But now your brain is gone and it's left an empty hole I gaze into your sockets but you're just a hollow skull I used to love a lotta Your medulla oblongota And your basal ganglia I remember we would stroll along your fissure of Rolando When I held your brain in my arms Second Observer I miss how we would float down your vestibular canal And how we would go swimming in your pons First Observer The music you would play us On your locus ceruleus Still tickles my neurons Now I'm sorry that I dropped you That I accidentally plopped you When I held your brain in my arms It caused a contusion When I held your brain in my arms During "Suddenly Susan" When I held your brain in my arms
That moment when I actually played this song when I was running a Fallout RPG campaign. The story revolved around a Robobrain whose programming broke and wanted to see her husband one last time. He was a skeleton lying on a park bench.
I can sing this by heart after having heard it just a couple of times back in 2010 on RUclips. Something about it just made an indelible mark on my brain (pun intended). MST3K was my favourite TV show back in the late 90s when I briefly lived in the US, along with Mr. Show. I don't remember seeing it when it originally aired, though. If there exists a boxed DVD set, then I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas. The US produces both the best and the worst TV and movies, HOWEVER, sometimes (but rarely) the Czech mutation is better than the original because I actually liked MASH on CZTV but was very disappointed when I saw it in the original. So, given the fact that both the best and the worst material gets produced in the US makes for a perfect combination when you have a show like MST3K because whoever wrote that was a genius, right down to details like this one song.
Sorry, but this song is awesome! No kidding, right out of 30's or early 40's at the show just before Frankenstein. Yeah baby. Or Obama singing to Joe, ya know
This era of Mst3k with bill, kevin and mike is pure magic.
The rhyme of "contusion" and "Suddenly Susan" is perhaps one of the best lyrical pairings ever.
Kevin Murphy has always had such a beautiful singing voice.
Agreed 👍👍👍👍💯🎉❤
For real. This song isn't even really funny because Kevin just nails singing all the damn time. He makes anything sound absolutely stellar.
Man, MST3k had more legitimately good musically bits than they had any right to
Kevin Murphy and that golden voice.
The unofficial theme song of Old World Blues.
The first this I imagine after reading this comment is The Courier's Brain singing this song. Thanks for this.
Spot on send up of the Ink Spots. BEAUTIFUL!!!
Well, hopefully people realize the Ink Spots did not write this song.
Who is still listening in 2024?
Me me ME!👋👋
A little late for your question, but MST3K is never far from my thoughts, especially the songs. I can be, say, cleaning the bathroom, or vacuuming, and I'll spontaneously start singing this one....or The Greatest Frank of All....or Creepy Girl....orThe Pants Song....or Tubular Boobular Joy 😄🤪
Me
I love listening to Kevin sing! He should do a duet with Weird Al!
I always thought he did an amazing job on this one. :)
I love every time he sings.
That was Observer and the Observers with "When I Held Your Brain In My Arms". Your crank is turned to FRANK, and here's Earl.
More Reba!
@@bewdragon2908 Wynonna.
As a music history nerd, I loved when Tom Servo thought at first they were going to sing "that Schoenberg - Milton Babbitt crap". Which is exactly what Hollywood used to go to for sci-fi alien music. Made the joke even funnier!
This is my favorite musical number from the show.
This has always been my favorite. Kevin just nailed the hell out of the lead. :)
I love this song so much! The final verse always makes me laugh till tears come out of my eyes, especially the line ".... I accidentally plopped you..."
There was a time, so bright and gay
It seems like only yesterday
When I held your brain in my arms
Your adrenalin was like wine
Sweet perfume was your endocrine
When I held your brain in my arms
But now your brain is gone and it's left an empty hole
I gaze into your sockets but you're just a hollow skull
I used to love a lotta
Your medulla oblongota
And your basal ganglia
I remember we would stroll along your fissure of Rolando
When I held your brain in my arms
I miss how we would float down your vestibular canal
And how we would go swimming in your pons
The music you would play us
On your locus ceruleus
First Observer-
Still tickles my neurons
Now I'm sorry that I dropped you
That I accidentally plopped you
When I held your brain in my arms
It caused a contusion
When I held your brain in my arms
During "Suddenly Susan"
When I held your brain in my arms
Am I the only one amazed by how good Mike lip-synced in this?
I would have never known it was lip-synced if you hadn't pointed it out
Okay- I'm glad that's Mike. Thought maybe I was losing my mind.
Kevin would've had to shave off his beard.
No. There are others as bonkers as us.
Mike rules
Wow! Kevin's such an asset.
2021 here -- "Suddenly Susan"!😂
Damn, this dates it...and me. I was just thinking the other day (...pandemic brain), does anybody else remember the episode of "Suddenly Susan" where Brooke Shields (newly-paired up with her boss), borrowed Judd Nelson's toothbrush, declared how scientists had discovered that our tongues are a hotbed of bacteria, then wildly scrubs her tongue with his toothbrush, handing it back to him? And the look on his face? I LOL-ed like crazy, back before that was even a thing. Ah, memories 👅🤭
Kevin really has a great voice.
Anyone else thinking how perfect this song would have been in Fallout: New Vegas: Old World Blues?
Kevin's voice is truly lovely!
After I listen to this beautiful song, I have to listen to some Ink Spots. Wonderful satire of some wonderful singers.
Excellent use of correct medical terminology.
Right? Everyone mentions how good it sounds and I’m like, “how did they manage to insert locus coeruleus and basal ganglia in a love song?”
There was a time,so bright and gay
it seems like only yesterday,when I held your brain in my arms.
Your adrenaline was like wine,sweet perfume was your endocrine
But now your brain is gone,and it's left an empty hole
I gazed in to your sockets,but you're just a hollow skull
I used to love a lot-a,your medulla oblongata,
and your basal ganglia
Kevin didn't sing this on camera because he was in costume as Professor Bobo and it probably would have been too much work to get all the ape makeup off, get the Observer makeup on, and then the ape makeup back on again.
EA Gorman Also, he never played an Observer. Just royally weird hearing Kevin's voice coming out of Mike's head
@@robotrix Probably because playing an Observer would have necessitated shaving his beard.
@@wheatleywholivesinspace5610 Can't do THAT!
@@wheatleywholivesinspace5610 Indeed, and as we all know, the beard is sacred.
Servo's puppeteering Mike.
The Brain Wars of Kalla Bahah. Those were the days.
Lost a lot of friends due to that war
I remember being able to sing along to this, kinda sorta, but now I can only sing the lower Brain Guy parts. No falsetto! Pwee poo.
They put some of the funniest host segments in the middle of the hardest to watch movies.
I'd love to see the reaction of people who know nothing about MST3K watching this... What the???
Kevin does an amazing Billy Kenny.
I really whiffed on this when it originally aired on the sci-fi channel. As a long time Monty Python fan, I ignored the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band for years. This is a great homage to Vivian Stanshall. Great musical number Mike, Bill, and Kevin!
So well written!
The behind the scenes of a best brains production
Pay attention, all you guys out there...
THIS -- is how you make a lady swoon!
So many good times with this show. This song kinda reminds me of the song i dont want to set the world on fire lol
Pure genius.
Who in hell are the two that didn't like this?
There are people with no sense of humour in this world. They probably like pineapple on pizza too...😒
They own a lot to Monty Python.
Awesome rendition of the cole porter classic haha jp
So well done. A great song to boot.
Can not top that, elegant and refined.
It's day #192 of my A Favorite Song A Day list and this is the entry.
Brings a tear to the eye.
2020 needing a big laugh. MST3K and rifftrax always make me laugh. I have watched every mst3k movie multiple times some of them five or more.
is it me or does the voice sound almost disturbingly close to 'i don't want to set the world on fire' by the ink spots?
I think that was the point
It is suppose to....as well as several other slow pop songs of the time.
Pretty much every Ink Spots song has the same format. You can name any one and this song is similar.
@@WalkerRileyMC Like how "Where Oh Werewolf" imitates "Last Kiss" by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers.
I swoon!
mike can sing. always wondered why he's lip synching to kevin's voice. ah, well.
and miss a chance to hear kevin's dulcet tones?
Idk. He can sing, but this style doesn't seem to fit his voice. I don't think I can even imagine his voice in this song over Kevin's. And again, Mike has sung well in other places. I just don't feel like this song would highlight Mike's voice.
Kevin has much more of a "crooner" voice than Mike does, so he's a better fit for this style. IMO, of course.
These guys were incredibly talented.
First Observer
There was a time, so bright and gay
It seems like only yesterday
When I held your brain in my arms
Your adrenalin was like wine
Sweet perfume was your endocrine
When I held your brain in my arms
But now your brain is gone and it's left an empty hole
I gaze into your sockets but you're just a hollow skull
I used to love a lotta
Your medulla oblongota
And your basal ganglia
I remember we would stroll along your fissure of Rolando
When I held your brain in my arms
Second Observer
I miss how we would float down your vestibular canal
And how we would go swimming in your pons
First Observer
The music you would play us
On your locus ceruleus
Still tickles my neurons
Now I'm sorry that I dropped you
That I accidentally plopped you
When I held your brain in my arms
It caused a contusion
When I held your brain in my arms
During "Suddenly Susan"
When I held your brain in my arms
Speaking as a music lover and Kevin fan, I miss hearing Servo complaining about maybe hearing "that Schoenberg/Milton Babbitt crap"...
the BEST.
SO funny and SO well done!
bravo.
This song would be an oddly perfect addition to the Fallout 4 soundtrack.
This song could also work with zombies
Zombies, and mayonnaise
@@Norfolk250 I can't hear you MAYONNAISE!"
makes me melt everytime :)
war....war never changes
Kevin Murphy is a national treasure.
So funny the resemblance of these guys from the brain guys off Lexx. It can't be a coincidence.
Mystery Science Theater 3000
YES!
That moment when I actually played this song when I was running a Fallout RPG campaign. The story revolved around a Robobrain whose programming broke and wanted to see her husband one last time. He was a skeleton lying on a park bench.
When I saw the thumbnail, I seriously thought it was going to be a Ghost video.
I think I'll dance to this at my wedding.
I'm almost positive the inspiration behind this musical number was the Ink Spots.
grat. had this on the DVD extras and hoped someone had put it up.
When are they going to record their best songs for an album?
I can sing this by heart after having heard it just a couple of times back in 2010 on RUclips. Something about it just made an indelible mark on my brain (pun intended). MST3K was my favourite TV show back in the late 90s when I briefly lived in the US, along with Mr. Show. I don't remember seeing it when it originally aired, though. If there exists a boxed DVD set, then I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas. The US produces both the best and the worst TV and movies, HOWEVER, sometimes (but rarely) the Czech mutation is better than the original because I actually liked MASH on CZTV but was very disappointed when I saw it in the original. So, given the fact that both the best and the worst material gets produced in the US makes for a perfect combination when you have a show like MST3K because whoever wrote that was a genius, right down to details like this one song.
If you don't like this song there is something wrong with you. Just saying.
It's like if Robyn Hitchcock wrote for the Inkspots.
@realradiodevil I assumed it was because he would have had to paint over his mustache.
It's like Puddles meets Marilyn Manson
This sounds like it needs to be on one of the fallout soundtracks
Lol just like an Ink Spots song :D
During Suddenly Susan 😂…. Brain Guy is on fire ……!
If nobody's mentioned Tom Lehrer, then they are remiss.
Ray Noble-esque
That's why I modded it in!
i want a mp3 of this song
@DiabloSandwich59 ha, good point
23 Skidoo lol
I... oh god. It sounds a bit too much like an Ink Spots song, and the subject matter...
why is it kevin intead of mike?
why didn't kevin sing it on camera, i wonder
must have lyrics lol
Ugh, god damned pipboy is acting up again...
Sorry, but this song is awesome! No kidding, right out of 30's or early 40's at the show just before Frankenstein. Yeah baby. Or Obama singing to Joe, ya know