art is dead.
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2010
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this is something different. i hope you guys like it. this song is a confession and an apology. honest, not sarcastic.
music and lyrics by bo burnham.
lyrics
art is dead, art is dead
art is dead, art is dead
entertainers like to seem complicated
but we're not complicated
i can explain it pretty easily
have you ever been to a birthday party for children
and one of the children won't stop screaming
cause he's just a little attention attractor
when he grows up to be a comic or actor
he'll be rewarded for never maturing
for never understanding or learning
that every day can't be about him
there's other people you selfish asshole
i must be psychotic, i must be demented
to think that i'm worthy of all this attention,
of all of this money you worked really hard for
i slept in late while you worked at the drug store.
my drug's attention, i am an addict
but i get paid to indulge in my habit
it's all an illusion, i'm wearing make-up
i'm wearing make-up, make-up, make-up, make-up
art is dead, so people think you're funny
how do you get those people's money?
art is dead, we're rolling in dough
while Carlin rolls in his grave, in his grave, in his grave.
this show has got a budget
the show has got a budget
and all the poor people way more deserving of the money won't budge it
cause i wanted my name in lights
when i could have fed a family of four
for forty fucking fortnights, forty fucking fortnights
i am an artist, please god forgive me
i am an artist, please don't revere me
i am an artist, please don't respect me
i am an artist, feel free to correct me
a self-centered artist, self-obsessed artist
i am an artist, i am an artist
but i'm just a kid, i'm just a kid, kid
and maybe i'll grow out of it 
Развлечения
Bo yells “I am an artist” like it’s a slur
It is for him.
Hey if you don't get it then you don't get it. That's ok.
But you're kinda missing an artist at work
@@mauicrispy I do get it. I'm just appreciating the way Bo can change the meanings of words
You just made me think. I think you totally get it... I just didn't think you did because of me and this horrible imperfect medium. Apologies fellow human. My brain hurts.
I feel like it’s almost rubbing salt in the wound that once the song is over the screen flashes “CD & DVD Available Now”
Isn't that ironic?
Hahah funny also who is URE profile
L'éclectique isn’t that I r o n i c
I-R-O-N-I-C-I-N-O-R-O-N-I-C
Angelina R wOt?
Bruh he put "CD and DVD available now" at the end, proving his point even more. Pure genius.
EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT
Levels of irony
I’m just glad it doesn’t automatically follow up with a Chevy truck commercial or something
now imagine how funny it would be with a midroll
Yup 🙌🏻
Bro this dude has literally been screaming at us about how much pain he's in since 2006 and we didn't take him seriously until Inside
speak for yourself a lot of people took him very seriously.
Did you see Make Happy?
Nah, I knew he was in some real shit after Words Words Words. Doesn't really take a psychologist to read the writing on the wall lol
Van gogh turned his pain into art
This is the natural state of a creative mind
glad he was self aware enough not to fall into holywood traps and is still going
I've never heard of this person until recently. :/
I like how the audience is quiet as heck and doesnt speak or scream untill hes done
They still laugh though
@@WicusIsntOkay The six month to 8 minutes time is weird to see :O
@@lylagirlisabuildercosgacha859 Cool.
@william fontanilla 9 months*
...
@william fontanilla ...Why does mine say nine months-
Hold on I might need to re-open youtube
"You're everything you hated, are you happy?"
a man of conflict within his own self.
wrong vid?
@@theseaweed8685 yes
I think that they are just pointing out a common theme in Bo's songs.
@@polarys79
But this was the exact lyrics in “are you happy?”
@@Ozloz yes essentially here also the same theme plays
You know what I just realized? This song does a full circle. In the beginning, he's talking about comedians are like a kid at a birthday party, and at the end, he's screaming "I'm just a kid, I'm just a kid, and maybe I'll grow out of it."
And he did. At least he stands for his words.
That is the joke... well done.
@@quawedsI wouldn’t call it a joke but ok
@@deja5477 Are you slow?
Yeah, he gets "rewarded for never maturing, never understanding or learning". He's just a kid still.
"People think I'm funny, how do we get those people's money?". This lyric really makes a grab for those people who do it just for the money without any of the modesty, or, the opposite of Bo. This song is easily the saddest and happiest song that I've ever heard, depending of if you listen to just the lyrics or the tempo and music.
Banger song tho
i think Bo is talking about himself in this line. how he understands it all and yet is motivated by all the monetary gains. this song is about him confessing, and not about judgement
I think you missed a really important word. The lyric is “People think YOURE funny, how do we get those people’s money?.” As if this is something he’s had people telling him for a while.
I’ve always thought this line was coming from others around him, like his agent, promo guy, ect.
I could be wrong tho. But that was my interpretation.
Then not too long later "repeat stuff" is released which to my knowledge is supposed to be a more ehh.. sarcastic? Exaggerated? Version of the music industry shamelessly targeting young girls insecurities to make mega bank. Pretty much opposite of this song
“I’m an artist. I’m just a kid. And maybe I’ll grow out of it.”
A real punch in the stomach.
"now im turning 30"
“i am an artist, BUT im just a kid..” slight correction :)
Not even houdinibus super ballsynut llammasas
Its okay, if he grew out of it would you be here? Would he?
Im 12 so im a kid and my mom literally said that my opinion doesn't matter because she thinks i just copy everyone she's not a bad mom but sometimes i kinda hate her
"My drug is attention, I am an addict, but I get paid to indulge in my habit" is such a slick line
All his lines are slick ngl
WAITTTT
so satisfying to listen to
“My drug is attention, I am addict , and I get to indulge in my habit “
@@raeortiz352 why did you just write the same lyric
Wilbur Soot said he thought this song was shit, now I understand it was just him projection
honestly he’s a pretty shitty person but I don’t understand how he relates to this song. pls help
@@orange-dm8fx there’s a clip of him practicing for MCC back in the day where he mentioned Bo Burnham’s stuff is great- except for this song.
Which I’d nvr listened to before now, but people were commenting that the dislike came from it speaking to his own experience as a creative. Like his confessed long-running immaturity in his interview w/ Anthony Padilla as one example
@@orange-dm8fxHe mentioned in an old video clip how he liked Bo Burnham except he didn’t like art is dead because it was “pretentious” and “saying artists shouldn’t be paid for their work”.
He missed the point so bad lol
@@catcactus1234yup and now he’s an abuser
WILBUR SAID THAT?? wtf 😭
“I am an artist, feel free to correct me” is such a relatable line dude. Everyone who makes art and isn’t completely full of themselves has thought this at one time or another
i don't know why, but the lines "one of the children won't stop screaming, because he's just a little attention attracter", "i must be pyschotic, i must be demented to think that i'm worthy of all this attention", "i wanted my name in lights", and "please got forgive me... feel free to correct me" hits hard. like, they're just so intense. it's amazing.
The other option was to keep it to himself. Bravery comes in many forms.
its fanastic
its please god forgive me
The one that hits me the hardest is “my drugs attention, I am an addict but I get paid to indulge in my habit”
I felt this because I was this kid
Something about a kid on stage repeatedly saying “I’m just a kid!” on stage in front of thousands of people is so morbid and dystopian-esque
its nuts because this was circa 2010 which means Bo was 18/19? and he started working on comedy at 16 he was just a kid fuck man
Not to mention the fact that he was on Vine for a pretty decent amount of time before any of this
@@realgremlinhours Your perception of time is skewed brother. Vine launched in 2013.
@@Jas0nH really? Damn its been a long tims
no it’s not
I think Bo is one of the few artists who's actually deserving of everything he's received.
@Tanaka wow incredible arguments man great job.... Seriously don't wanna explain your self a little ?
@Tanaka still dont get it but ok
I think not, but I can't give arguments in English :P
I think because he’s been extremely humble of them position he’s been in. I think he was work Kimmel or Fallon and said that he’s extremely lucky to be a comedian and to be able to drop out of college to do it. And for people who wanna drop out of college to be a comedian, well don’t because again, he was lucky. Not everyone is lucky to be able to make funny songs for a living
I dont think he deserved all the trouble/problems he received with the praise and riches. Wouldn't he be happier if he had just stayed playing for smaller crowds and earn a more 'perceivable' amount of money? Too me it seems like that could be true if you listen to him.
It’s crazy how he only mentions comics and actors, but this fully applies to social media influencers. Crazy how a whole new profession popped up in the last 11 years, yet how exactly the same it is.
I actually know an influencer personally, not that big but still pretty big and her online persona is NOTHING like who she is in real life. Like a few years ago, for example, she said she only used essential oils to heal everything (she was in a pyramid scheme) However she never included the fact she was on medication, her husband used antibiotics, etc. She is still like this just with like farming things and a crunchy lifestyle despite her not actually living up to the crunchy life she promotes online. For example she said she only eats organic kinds of this or homegrown. She eats fast food, red dye 40, and almsot anything you can think of that isn't organic.
Were people even using that term back then?
Too many syllables, doesn’t fit the rhyme scheme
and painters and writters and directors
It's not crazy since social influencers weren't a thing back then beyond artists and movie stars. But yeah, an entirely new and even more toxic industry has risen in the last few years (social influencers). They epitomize this song to an even further degree.
He knew the risk he was taking performing this on a comedy show. He made his way to the top knowing he didn’t deserve it and used it for good. Wow
i can't stop thinking about this comment. "he made his way to the top knowing he didn't deserve it and used it for good." is such an incredible quote
@@kirabat Agreed, what a way to be remembered.
What do you mean, didn't deserve it? He definitely deserves it.
@@kirabat incredible because you cant believe someone is so far stuck up their own ass that they would say something like this, right? because to imply Bo doesnt deserve it is incredibe.
@@matronmalice9867 The whole song is about how he doesn't deserve it.
"My drug's attention, I am an addict, but I get paid to indulge in my habit" Damn.
Joel Embiid Arent you supposed to be beating the shit out of the Bucks or Celtics or whoever you play after fucking DWades ass
Joel Embiid me but I don’t get paid
yeah i think about that line alot
“You’ll love your job”
-They
Well, he is a Leo.
i love how quiet the audience was during this song. usually people would say "such a dry and boring audience" but here theyre really taking in everything and the meaning behind the lyrics
Sorry; But am I the only one who can hear the little chuckles from the audience at times? Like at 0:59 for example? It feels so sureal; And how they suddenly stop when he said "I must bep psychotic; I must be demented"
It really feels that he's singing this for only himself, as the audiance sees it more like a show.
People have been saying that bo has totally evolved into the version of him we see in inside and he’s a totally different person, but he’s always been introspective like this. He’s always been contemplating his role as an entertainer, and that’s recurring through all of his specials.
and he himself stated in his last special before his hiatus "make happy" that his shows have always been about performing
But he used to be funny
He really fell off hard @@dansintheband
@@dansinthebandyou just don't get the joke. The joke is that people think he's a comedian.
Listen to his tone of voice and look at his facial expressions.
He is not kidding at all and his self doubt must be just about crippling. Between the disgust when he sang about things like his name in lights and the almost pleading tone he takes on when confessing "I'm just a kid, I'm just a kid, I'm just a kid, kid, and maybe I'll grow out of it" you can really hear that this probably does help him sleep at night. This is written and performed in such a way that conveys that feeling beautifully.
So maybe art isn’t dead.
The idea is the Bauman's view of postmodernism, where all possible creations in the world are already over, and now only thing that an artist can do is consume other art and change it, as there is little to no way now to create something new. The song only proves it, as it means that all art is created with an intent of gaining money, and not of actually creating a meaningful piece / painting etc.
Art is dead. That's what Bo, post modernist heavily inspired by mr George Carlin, another post-modernist, thinks. And this song only further proves it. Your agument doesn't hold though; have you seen the last subtitle? CD Available. It just further proves the point.
Damn....
Wow...
Rogerina pog
Because it ain't turtles, it's clowns all the way down.
him saying, “im just a kid” over and over again is so relatable. not a funny kind of relatable. a kind of relatable that shows pain.
I mean, he did say the song wasn’t funny
Everyone’s just a kid from somewhere
Bro I’m 12- it defines me now-
@@eijiroukirishima4687 get the hell out as soon as you can
@n this is youtube wdym
12 years have passed, and this song still shines like gold.
It's the self-loathing, yo. There's actual emotion here and it hits hard. If anybody else would have recorded this, there's no way it could be taken seriously.
If it's gold it shines
my parents were just telling me, "we dont hit you anymore we only did it when you were younger" as if hitting a much younger child is any better than hitting an older child and all i could think of was that line, "I'm just a kid"
oh god, hope your doing better now
THAT IS THE EXACT SAME THING MY PARENTS SAID TO ME.
@@octangula1212SAME 😭
“I think it’s ok to hit young kids, I mean they’re not that much smarter than dogs at that point in life”
AS IF HITTING DOGS IS OK
@@BeanKally Yes! It's so messed up!
Hitting children is literally illegal in dozens of countries: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_corporal_punishment_laws
The most painful about this song is when he sings it for people, the people are trying so hard to find soemthing to laugh at. I saw this one thing where he sung it for a few rich celebrities, and watching them awkwardly try to laugh at anything was painful
Yeah it was in green room with other comics and I love how he changes the words from "I" to "We" or "us" because there are other "artists" like him in the room
@@ntsempty1209 Saw that too. Some of them were poking fun at him after he finished. Which, fair enough, taking anything too seriously in a setting like that could be bad/boring. But I'd like to imagine that if Carlin were alive and there, he'd have some positive words of encouragement for Bo.
does somebody have a link
never mind that was really easy to find. here's the link if anybody else cares:
ruclips.net/video/Le0vB1TgOjw/видео.html
@@bagofunyuns9957 thanks buddy
@@Thuazabi You could tell one of the main guys that was sitting in the room actually listens to the song though.
Like I don't know about afterwards but his smile quickly left and he never laughed he actually looked as if he listened and took in the words.
i wish my mental break downs were this catchy
Literally
right
underrated comment
THIS COMMENT. /POS
@@doctortwobrains point of sale?
Seeing Bo perform this after knowing that he got panic attacks before and after many of his shows is heart breaking. He wanted his name in lights whenever he was a sheltered kid, he wrote offensive shit and said it. After doing so, he grew as a person and saw what he did was overall a bad idea sometimes, and im honestly proud to know that people can change and Bo Burnham is one of those people. He deserves the fame he got and it shows, good job Bo
Lyricssss
Art is dead
Art is dead
Art is dead
Art is dead
Entertainers like to seem complicated
But we're not complicated
I can explain it pretty easily
Have you ever been to a birthday
Party for children?
And one of the children
Won't stop screaming
'Cause he's just a little
Attention attractor
When he grows up
To be a comic or actor
He'll be rewarded
For never maturing
For never understanding
Or learning
That every day
Can't be about him
There's other people
You selfish ass hole
I must be psychotic
I must be demented
To think that I'm worthy
Of all this attention
Of all of this money, you worked really hard for
I slept in late while you worked at the drug store
My drug's attention, I am an addict
But I get paid to indulge in my habit
It's all an illusion, I'm wearing make-up, I'm wearing make-up
Make-up, make-up, make-up, make...
Art is dead
So people think you're funny, how do you get those peoples money
Said art is dead
We're rolling in dough, while Carlin rolls in his grave
His grave, his grave
The show has got a budget
The show has got a budget
And all the poor people way more deserving, of the money
Won't budge it
'Cause I wanted my name in lights
When i could have fed a family of four
For forty fucking fortnights
Forty fucking fortnights
I am an artist, please god forgive me
I am an artist, please don't revere me
I am an artist, please don't respect me
I am an artist, you're free to correct me
A self-centered artist
Self-obsesed artist
I am an artist
I am an artist
But I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
Kid
And maybe I'll grow out of it
Nice profile picture
cool really needed it thanks
the most chilling part about listening to this song live is that at the very beginning he says “this song isn’t funny at all.” and he means it. but the audience doesn’t know that. they think it’s part of the show. and you can even hear parts of the song where the audience is trying to find the humor in this song; they are trying to giggle along. but as the song keeps on going, you can feel the mood shift in the audience. this isn’t for their entertainment. this song isn’t part of the show. it’s a harsh reality. it’s not for them, it’s for bo. and that’s what i find so powerful about this song played live compared to any cover or studio version. jesus i love bo burnham.
I mean, I'm pretty sure it's still for their entertainment in some fashion. Otherwise, he wouldn't have included it into his act on stage. It's a really good song, of course. And sure, it's deep in some way. But it is also a bit funny regardless if it's him expressing his feelings.
@TheUltimate theres no joke enterntainment doesnt have to be aj oke
it’s not deep dawg
@@lugialover09 art is dead.
Omg so deep bro
"I'm just kid, maybe I'll grow out of it..."
Now he's turning 30 :/
jeez man
The slight “:/“ will have me thinking about this comment later. I can’t tell if that’s hate comment or just observation..?
@@theS_G definitely not a hate comment!
yes thats how time works. (im glad he didnt grow out of it)
And all his stupid friends are having stupid children
Bo: "This is a song about what a shit person I think I am."
Thousands of gay children 11 years later:
𝘥 𝘦 𝘭 𝘪 𝘤 𝘪 𝘰 𝘶 𝘴
As a gay child, I would confirm that this music is infact: 𝕯𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘.
@Fiptiqin I don't agree I'm one of those gay kids I think they understand better than anyone
Literally me
@@fiptqkin big generalization. it definitely varies.
me right now
“The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations…Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist *can* come from anywhere” -Anton Ego (Ratatouille)
he was like 17ish (not exactly sure but young) when he performed this. that “im just a kid” hurts...
OOF
he was 17 on youtube, his comedy central spot was around 19, so he's 20 or 21 here
He should be around 18-19 ish in this song
@@QuikVidGuy still just a kid imo
@@diviscadilek1764
i agree, from where i am in america 18 IS the age of consent but still, you can’t drink, smoke, etc. (legally at least..)
so you’re still basically a kid.
define irony: ending this video with "CD & DVD AVAILABLE NOW"
+noah inatsugu If you have the annotations on, in the end you can see "Ironic plug *face palm*"
I guess he noticed the irony himself.
+A Diet Called Sεx ................................Clever girl
+Sans Gay
+noah inatsugu he released his new hour special for free
+noah inatsugu oh isn't that i-r-o-n-i-c-i-n-o-r-i-r-o-n-i-c
How did no one see something wrong from the expression on his face to the lyrics
??
@@rayleakss He looks angry/upset at some points in the song. That’s what the commenter is saying
@@rayleakss Love the pfp
Haibane renmei is a 10/10 anime
can’t believe this got removed on spotify
edit: GUYS ITS BACK ON SPOTIFY ALONG WITH ALL HIS OLD SONGS
He sounds genuinely angry it really sounds like he cares
Probably because he does
He was but he said that he got over it, i think thats just what he thought when he started to become famous
he does
Sorry I ruined the 666 likes, now it's 667
Look in the description dumbass
Art is a combination of Absolute Narcissism and Crippling Self-Doubt
Bo has got it nailed.
Maddie Siegmund Fuck, where is my goddamn Mona Lisa?
Maddie Siegmund xD (being obsessed with how you look and seem to others and having crippling self doubt (for those who don't know and don't want to look it up))
Maddie Siegmund Not necessarily. Bad aphorism. The song isn't about true art and artists but show business and it's puppets.
*****
I'd agree with you there, based solely on this song. But in general, a lot of his work (art) is introspective along these lines. At least I think so.
666 likes WOO HOO
the amount of anger behind those eyes; rage, regret, hatred, all of it. it’s like he can see it all in front of him, and now he knows things that no one else will be able to comprehend. he’s trying to describe it, but he’s frustrated because 1.) people don’t understand it and 2.) he can’t do anything to get it out of his mind. he’s drowning in his self-hatred, and he has to live with it.
WHY DID SPOTIFY HAVE TO REMOVE THIS AMAZING MASTERPIECE
MY THOUGHTZ EXACTLY
Its back on it👍👍
TRUE ALSO NICE PFP
cuz art is dead
Back on Spotify it’s on my playlist
I love how he's saying "cause I wanted my name in lights" but when he sang in the Green Room he said "cause *we* wanted *our* name in lights"
Maybe just me but I think it's more impactful when he says *I* than when he says *we.*
Like idk why, but when I saw the Green Room performance, it was kind of funny (the same way Sad is funny kind of), but when he says it here it just made me sad. To me it feels a lot more direct in this one
Bejur it was originally “I” because his special, his responsibility; he changed it to we in the Green Room most likely because his audience (comedians) were exactly the type of person the song is abt
@@reat964 Absolutely this. When you watch the lead up to this song on The Green Room, he talks about how he doesn't value his own opinion because he is young and was (essentially) thrust into the spotlight with his RUclips videos.
Arminda Airth no way it was a slip
communism!
most of bo’s songs just kinda leave you confused, because you like the song and his talent, but if you do, it’s like you didn’t listen to the song at all.
iiBallistic Panda i sing randomly some lines from the songs when I’m around my friends and none of them have even heard of bo, so they all think I’m weird af when I randomly start singing “iiiiiii saw an old man get hit byyyy a trainnnnnnnnn, he didn’t see it in the pouring rainnnnnnn”
i feel guilty
@@mighra top 10 things that didnt happen
@@mighra its obviously your og comment is lying lol
@@astronomical926 dude he’s not lying , I do it aswell . How is it hard to believe?
Bo recently deleted (almost) everything in his social media… Art is really dead.
I only listened to few of his songs, but this one is my favorite, but I'm confused; may I have some context?
hes planning something shh
i like how he keeps switching from 3rd person to 1st person, it really shows that hes thinking of himself
It’s crazy how after “Inside”, going back and watching older Bo specials you can totally see the underlying anger and struggle Bo has with fame.
i saw it before inside even came out. are you slow?
@@djblu387 yes, I a very slow. My mom still has to tie my tie for me before I put my big boy pants on and go into the office.
@@NASkeywest don’t worry you’re not alone
I didn't know who he was until I saw "promising young woman" And after that randomly saw Netflix had a special abt him
@@djblu387 This is the exact kind of attitude that would probably make someone like Bo despise someone like you. Really? Someone didn’t catch onto something that an artist has been open about trying his best to bury it deep down in the past but you did, so you feel the need to insult them? Do you feel more intelligent now that you’ve seemingly proved yourself more intelligent and capable than at least one other person over the internet? Are *you* fucking slow? Like socially? Or just a dick head? Grow up.
I honestly don't think he's kidding when he says this song helps him sleep at night. This feels more like a confession than anything else.
PupCake1025 he says it in the description
very accurate
It's ok babe
Nice proflie picture and also i agree completely
DEEP
you can really feel the emotion and anger that he puts into every single word. This isn't for a joke or a bit, this is how he actually felt about himself.
The lack of laughter demonstrates how even though he intones his voice like any other comedy song, the actual words and emphasis make themselves clear
"this is something different. i hope you guys like it. this song is a confession and an apology. honest, not sarcastic."
Fuck, man.
Yeah! I went to the "see more" to read the lyrics and then that little bit of heartbreak happens
You want to what a man
@@ThunderBolt-kj5rh LMAO
:(
It comment was 5 years, 👁👄👁
Seeing a kid shout "I'm just a kid!" over and over infront of a huge crowd just makes you feel so *bad* for him.
yea
Pity doesn’t help anyone. It’s dehumanizing, like your using whoever your pitying to boost your own ego.
@@thequeer_underthebed2535 😐
@@thequeer_underthebed2535 how is this pitying him-? /gen
@@thequeer_underthebed2535 ehat. 🫣
this song is so old yet if you actually listen to the lyrics it has such a truthful meaning, and honestly - one of the most insightful and emotional songs literally ever made, its so true and im so impressed a person could actually put the world summed up into a 2 minute song. bo is actually so talented
Bo is one of those comeddians carlin would totaly respect
I thought so too
Bo Burnham: Here’s a song about my crippling depression and self doubt
Everyone: That shit’s fire turn it up.
He's said himself that he never had depression. It was more just crippling anxiety. To the point after "what" he started having panic attacks during shows.
Obviously it's a great song, or do you not agree? It has an important meaning behind it, which is expressed in a fantastic, musical way. Bo wouldn't have made the song, if it wasn't for people to enjoy.
@@AceHanded Noone... was bashing the song?
@@Soni38900 OP wasn't necessarily bashing the song, but rather the people listening to the song. It's hypocritical and sort of dumb is all.
@@AceHanded I just saw it as a joke, nothing more. No deeper meaning. Not much thought.
Not that the laughing is good, but I think it adds to the whole point of the song, that nobody takes him seriously.
yeah..
Yeah,its almost proving his point and also lightens the mood a bit because god this song hits hard and harsh
yea at the start when he says "this song isn't funny at all" he meant it but the audience didn't understand
Wow, that’s deep
I take it as the laughter of commiseration.
When my brother got out of the mental hospital ( mental hell) he played this for me, now that i am old enough to understand i wish i was there for him more.
the undisputed best bo song. the amount of emotion potrayed is un paralleled. this "comedian" sings about deeper things then most "real" artists I know. no body does it better.
It’s almost like this guy was a kid stuck in a room
You didn’t just-
Wait-
ngl there isnt much more to say about it
@@moongofish YOU LITTLE-
@@moongofish maybe he should tell jokes and make little sounds
"I am an artist, please god forgive me." Damn. As an artist, that made me emotional.
Same here
It's true and untrue at the same time. As an artist you recognize that the art world is superfluous with many people going to art for the sake of validating their uniqueness, and that you are part of that vain, honest or not. It is a real struggle, but at the same time we have to notice that we could 'have fed a family of four for forty fucking fortnights', surely nobody is so selfish to deprive their closest for the sake of their own made up goal. But we are, and most of the art world just seeks attention and their art is shallow and vain.
And that's the dead part
Me too.. as a Kid who'd loved to draw all day, I never felt Narcissistic about my Desire to draw, I wanted to honor my uncle for Inspiring me to Draw comics. Though I'll admit, I had self doubts and self pity about my Feelings towards being an artist. I had a really hard time coming to terms with that with myself, because I wasnt really sure if I wanted to go do it or not. I know it's not always bout you or me, and I've always wanted to do things for the art instead of just for myself, which is very rare to see that in this generation. Humility, kindness and Respect is Hard to look for in a person or even earn it in this day and age and culture. My point is is that, Sometimes it's Really hard to Accept The fact that the Entertainment industry in America will Never respect the Wonderful aspects of art because they abuse it by Ripping off properties from other Peoples work. And even the Actors in entertainment can't stop making it about them because it's their JOB to Make it ALL ABOUT them. I dont think I could ever Do something like that, especially If was older back then or had the means and opportunity to do so. I never wanted to be famous and I never will. It's a curse and alot of Pressure to have the Whole world watching you.. it's sad really and I see why alot of actors, actresses and Movie stars in general go Crazy because They simply dont know who they are. They're told from Day 1 in the industry that they Must Be the character that they play and Not Be Themselves...
There's a difference between having lyrical control over your music and control over what makes people dance or in other words what makes a successful song. Honestly, art hasn't been born yet because ever since the first entertainer performed the performance was an appeal to emotion instead of logic. I am founding a vitalization of logic as a means of dance worthy pleasure, who's with me?
Agreed it transcends as depressing yet refreshing
that painful look he has at 1:02 is so telling. it gives me chills every time i watch this.
I remember first watching this 9 years ago. It’s crazy how a person you’ve never met can still affect you. Your songs really influenced my love for music and making it a creative outlet for me. I probably would’ve quit piano if your songs didn’t make me sit at my bench for hours trying to figure out how to play them. Your internet persona helped me a lot so thanks :)
He once preformed this song for a room of comedians let that sink in.
I need to see this.
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God damn it what does that sink want now
@@F0g1sC0ming we’re both here at the exact same time-
@@buppy. im here too
He said “please don’t respect me” but he is probably one of the most respected artists, comedians and directors in this day and age.
isn't it I-R-O-N-I-C
Maroš Varga beat me to it.
Maroš Varga my dad beats me
@@Marro245 no no its #deep
I don’t know if I respect him. I do respect the message though
I love this song so much and I never ever can get tired of it. It sounds like he really let his thoughts flow in this song and it all wraps up so amazing together
cant let gang know i lowkey fw this song
let gang know bro they fw it too
get the gang in on this banger they better fw it too
We all fw it
There is a moment at 0:14 where Bo takes a deep breath and looks off to stage right and I always felt that he knew at that moment that putting Art is Dead on a national comedy special was a big gamble and was nervous as hell to do something so non-traditional in comedy.
Even though it's been done by other comedians/actors in history, pulling the curtain back is always scary as hell and I always appreciated that deep breath because it's a very human moment.
It really is.. it's scary to not know if the public can accept the truth.. one's own truth.. or will they turn their backs on it because it's too much for them to handle and to continue being ignorant and in denial for the rest of their lives..
Thank you for this insight, my friend
I feel like you'd be a good English teacher
nah im pretty sure hes just trying to remember the first line, thats always the hardest part
@@julieftherulies i don’t think it’s that hard to remember the first line when it’s legit the title of the song lmao
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His new special is like he never got out of this song. It was sad.
yeah it was so sad watching him fall apart at the end
@@christinasandlin6775 yeah, like I felt genuinely terrible watching it near the end bc it was essentially like watching someone go insane
his netflix special?
I watched it yesterday and started to cry when he was singing his goodbye song. The fact the song was so fucking relatable to the point as a person who jokes to cope with their emotions couldn't find even one thing to even giggle about was just horrible to me. Seeing him fall apart like that just wasn't it.
The worst part is he did get out of it. He said in the special he got better following ‘Make Happy’, but COVID and the lockdowns with it put him back in that state.
I think that too many people try to find comedy in this song.
What I see and hear is self loathing, and that's really fucking hard to cope with.
If you read this Bo,
It's okay.
Nobody hears that enough.
bro, your original stuff still slaps. knew every single word in middle school and still remembered and could sing along to the majority of it at age 26.
he looks so mad at himself when he says he wanted his name in lights. im glad he found himself all these years later. glad he grew out of it.
Jakob De Leon i hope i grow out of it too, im going through the same thing with my art right now
elena kk Bo is selling out stadiums, directing movies, and has 2 netflix specials you have 45 subscribers and maybe got 100 likes on an instagram drawing of an anime character you can’t relate to hating yourself because of how famous you’ve become
Stinky Little Shit Weasel Damn, your name is really fitting, huh?
JC Howard how am I being a stinky little shit weasel
Im your 1000th like hehehe
I never thought about it but “CD & DVD Available Now” at the end of this song is eerily fitting
Woah I've never thought about this
It's kinda scary in a way
wow it really is…. he hates that he’s taking peoples money and at the end it’s asking you to buy something
Yeah it is so on the nose
Now it's "Spotify and Apple Music Available"
@@guo6826 maybe he just wanted to share his comedy? Besides, Guy needs to pay bills you know
He breaks my heart in every show he performs. Every single one. Can't tell you how many times I've listened to this song especially let alone this man. Found him while listening to Pandora about 15 years ago. Barely out of his bedroom video years. And I knew he was insanely good then. I'm so glad everyone knows it now and he didn't slip through. Even though that may bother him at times....he deserves it. And his music helps me. I hope one day he does a serious album. Just so I can really self depreciate. Lol
Inside is serious shit
these songs are just perfect. theres like a song for everysingle mood, yet somehow they all give off the same vibe. i love it.
hes just like: heres a song about my crippling depression
everyone: this is a bop my new comfort song
FRRR
I mean
He did say it helps him sleep at night
its my vent song, and a comfort one
@@arti8548 if you like this song try RANT it’s a rlly good one
Why hello there
Am I the only one who thinks the “He’ll be rewarded for never maturing; Never understanding, or learning.” Just sounds rlly nice?
It's a very nice line.
Stanza, or whatever.
Bo is an amazing talent.
Yes.
I like it to
@@haggard_hermit lol
Same with "A self-centered artist, self-obsessed artist. I am an artist, I am an artist"
So intense, makes you feel the self-hate
Ive never told anybody but in 2019 i got a terrible fever and spent days consuming every piece of media involving bo burnham and had several fever dreams with him to the point of hearing his voice when it was very quiet way after this fever had gone and lately ive been hearing his voice again while stress revising for my gcse mocks i can hear him giving me the answers but they're all wrong.
I remeber finding bo burnham a while back and listening to his songs. I find him so amazing to be able to make songs about very specific topics and having a moral value to it. No matter what type, even in comedy songs. Hes truly a genuis for music, like genuinely. I felt like he wasn’t appreciated enough though, especially with what he created, like the comments were mainly about how its funny or offensive or whatever but no one really took the words and meaning to heart. Coming back to his channel again and seeing the comments makes me really happy now, alot more people appreciates what he creates.
Its a long essay but im just happy for everyone and especially Bo Burnham.
what really kills me is the fact that he barely looks down at his piano to play. it's like he's been possessed.
yo editing this bc yall are missing the point i just meant its eerie how he does it like his in a trance, barely ever looking at the audience or changing his gaze at all
coming back to this 2 days later - he's not possessed. he's being himself. you can see how different his stage persona acts as opposed to the real him in this song.
It’s because he said it helps him sleep at night so of course he gonna be good at it.
That is god damn freaky
Well, when you perform a song that much time, i'm pretty sure looking down at piano keys is kinda useless
Your profile pic makes this so much better
im just glad that I found this at 21 years old and not 12, because I’m sure this would have defined my whole personality for years
Why would that be a bad thing?
I feel attacked by this comment
That’s what happening to me rn LMFAO
@@user-cd1et1nf3t Same, lol
i did in 6th grade and well...
this was just absolutely amazing, the lyrics & the way he’s singing them and how relatable they are, just perfect.
in the family living room, my house has a grand piano. and a few weeks ago, i remember i got home from school before my parents and siblings. and i remembered this song, and i was feeling so much grief that day. i was really at the point where i was gonna have a mental breakdown. so i just started playing it on the piano, and just yelling out the lyrics as loud as i could. truly just letting it all go.
The sad irony of how the production decided to add "CD&DVD Available Now" at the end
I always start crying when the camera goes close to him when he says "because I wanted my name in lights" because you can just see the guilt and disgust in his face :(
What did he do?
@@quindadiagram4283 he didn't do anything
@@quindadiagram4283 he became famous
@@thesuperdupergroovermusicm1643 you're a hoot!
@@thesuperdupergroovermusicm1643 It means you've been out here bein a smartass for no good reason
This song is a masterpiece, ive listened to it for 5 - 6 years now, i scream the lyrics as soon as this song comes on. Thank you Bo, thank you.
I think we can all relate to a part of this song even if we aren't artist of any kind. That is what makes that song such a masterpiece in my opinion.
It's ironic his line "please don't respect me" makes me respect him...
ISN'T IT IRONIC I-R-O-N-I-C-I-N-O-R-I-R-O-N I-C
Pretty sure he's trying to say that he doesn't want people to respect him for his standup stuff. Not that you shouldn't respect him as a person.
The way he says "I am an addict" gives me chills
do you want my hoodie
@@donutstix22 yes please
when he said "im an addict" i felt that
And I wanted my name in lights
The look he gives in the beginning just scanning the crowd is soul touching especially after knowing what he was going through on stage internally constantly.
I don't think you realize how much I fucking love this performance
rough to come back to this after his new special. fuck.
yes exactly :/
I feel like Bo is so hard on himself. Hes so damn humble and emotional and opinionated in the best of ways.
I don’t understand how people can say they don’t like Bo. He is talented, humble, and just a wonderful singer and amazing addition to this world. We don’t deserve him
@@boo-_-_ did you watch the special? He went over the ways why people should hate him. That's what makes him unique, he holds himself accountable for shit he does and accepts the negative consequences for it.
And he was only 20 years old too
Bo- "I'm in pain. I'm literally in pain. Please don't celebrate me."
Audience- *standing ovation*
From my perspective he hates being praised, but he loves knowing the audience had a night they would remember forever as amazing. But getting one without the other is impossible in his position. Again, totally how I see it, I feel bad talking about or even relating to Bo because I feel like I'm part of the problem by doing that lol
@@ArchangelAsias wha
Deep
@@thedrode8662 #Deep
@@ArchangelAsias well said man. I’m the same way
As a kid who struggles with feeling like i deserve anything I've worked for, whether it's academically, artistically, or just in general, I really like this song. I like a song i can scream-sing to that makes me feel chaotically emotional.
“ I must be psychotic, I must be demented, to think that I’m worthy of all this attention.” This line alone should show what this song was intended to do
it looks like he's just slapping the keys and music comes out
thats generally how pianos work....
tay w shit, no wonder nothing happens when I blow on them
I'm Bob. That's what she said
+Jeremy 505 -_-
I'm Bob. That's exactly what he's doing
This song sounds like how an kids angry scribblings look
Why is that so accurate
YES
this is the best way to describe this song
YES
i stole your other eye
The sheer anger in his eyes shows how true this is.
About maybe a year ago i had a friend say goodnight to me while they were angry at me, I listened to it, then I did again and again. After enough times I felt guilty because I realized how I could've seemed wrong for how I reacted. The reason I kept listening was because it reminded me so much of myself, then them, both of us, we were so similar, we went through similar things, I then understood their frustration because we both were frustrated over the same things, this song is one of the reasons I'm still here today, it just felt so much like it understood the pain I've been through, it felt like it understood how me and this person felt so well, it helped way more than I could ever help back
"I am an artist, please God, forgive me."
Probably one of the best lines he's ever written.
Why's that? I must be missing something
Wang Lo
The whole point of the song is that artistry(or at least performance art) at it's core is selfish. which is debatable, but it is certainly a great line none the less.
That one guy from the internet so you're saying he's asking for forgiveness because he's being selfish?
That one guy from the internet I think he's asking for forgiveness as the person he personifies in this piece. Calling something art, when its not an expression of one's self; but rather an algorithm for profitable media. (I.e. "repeat stuff") I don't think any true artist needs forgiveness. What they do is beautiful, whether it be performance, music, sculpting, culinary, or even a tailor. There are so many versions of art, and a true artist should never apologize for offering themself to the world!
"Atheïsts and catholics, jews and hindus argue day and night, over what they think is true but no-one entertains the thought that maybe God does not believe in you." comes pretty close in my opinion.
“Attention is my drug, I am an addict, but I get paid to indulge in my habits” so underrated Bo is so good
Ikr?
My drugs attention**
@@lucaswallace8772 My drug is attention**
Bo is a goddamn genius and deserves a hell of a lot more recognition than he gets... which is ironic considering the song
@@nadeezn
He's super popular though
Honestly I cry when I listen to most of your songs Bo, but I love them.
this song reminds me of pre-summer 2021, I loved bo burnham and I especially loved this song. I know it word by word and my brain connects such great times with it, my best friend sleeping over and us staying up till 4 am, going outside on midnight and bursting this song. Also listening to this song on the beginning of my summer holidays back then and making myself a smoothie. thank you.