Dope as always! After watching you react to this, I'm just going to request you to react to Bo Burnham - Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant). The level of comedy mixed with hard hitting lines is absolutely phenomenal, and the song really touched me. I hope you feel the same way. Much love brother! Keep doing what you do!
ok your analysis of rap is always awesome. And I love the dad jokes. but dude holy shit your actual rapping is the cringiest shit I've seen since Matty B
Honestly with all of his hidden messages he seems more like one tragedy away from an anti hero, the type to "I warned you I told you directly you will fail and it wasn't a threat, it was a warning" type
The pace of the song increases as Bo goes further and further down the rabbit hole of the internet. Just like internet addiction, the song spirals out of control at an increasingly rapid pace.
The find a tumor line is actually something that happened- It was an interview with a guy on that house flipping show, and a lady saw it, contacted the studio, and had a message passed to him that he should get his thyroid checked out, because it looked swollen on camera. Turned out he had cancer and she likely saved his life.
Yeah that was Tarek El Moisa from Flip or Flop. A nurse saw an episode and was like "whoa.. his thyroid is swollen, I need to tell him." And she literally saved his life from thyroid cancer.
This whole special was something he did solo locked in his house. Basically everything was filmed in one room. The entire special is really cool. Worth checking out.
@@KnoxHill additionally, if you are going to react to other songs from this special, I recomend you watch the within the context of the special. For example watch the few short clips leading up to the song in the special.
@@KnoxHill please.. if you are going to do reactions make a reaction to the special and break it into parts. You will fuck with the context and flow if you only hear them separated. I PROMISE. I never comment...you will thank those saying this.
Bo Burnham is probably one of the most intelligent and self aware comedians out there. His perspective is twisted so far around by mental health issues that it ends up coming back on him. I don't think you could ask for a better writer when it comes to tricking people into laughing at very real shit.
17:19 it’s kinda ironic that as soon as Bo “switches the internet back on” (being the speedy music with a lot happening) Knox’s immediate response is to get a rush and feel entertained there’s something very symbolic about it
judging by his comments about Bos signature style in his songs early on in the video, he probably has watched his stuff already. Although it would be nice to see him react to it. His Kanye rant from Make Happy is one that always hits me different though.
what's most terrifying about it it's the fact that in the end, he won (the "Internet devil" character he enacts.). We're already tangled up in such a way that trying to kill it would basically rupture the society we know, and that's why he laughed. The maniacal and victorious laugh of a villain who knows that even if he dies, his plan would keep in motion.
God's perspective, can't handle this, we think we know you, art is dead, all eyes on me, that funny feeling, rant, how the world works, white woman's Instagram, left brain right brain, comedy, repeat stuff are some of my favourite songs by him. So glad you're reacting to Bo. Honestly, he's a genius.
I think the line "And it did all the things we designed it to do" is probably the most poignant and underrated line in the whole song... people tend to blame the internet and social media for all sorts of problems in society, but forget that it was HUMANS who created the internet...all the internet is doing is giving us a place to concentrate and magnify the issues that have already been in our society
Facebook has psychologists that work with the algorithm teams, so does every other major social company. Tiktok is literally an arm of the CCP intelligence apparatus. The insatiable, ravenous urge for unlimited acquisition feeds all of these companies. They call us the consumers, but we are the food in this instance. I'm not saying don't use these products, what do you want to be left behind? a luddite? Don't worry, an AI will be along shortly on your phone to tell you how to feel about things. Just relax, your personal digital assistant has pre-selected 23 items of Content for you, its also noticed that your son hasn't logged onto his devices much in the past week and is recommending a e-therapist (powered by GPT-5-Therapist) for you, it's already signed you up for the subscription
Worth pointing out “your time is now, your [inside]’s out. Honey how you grew, and if we stick together who knows what we’ll do” Bo took a 5 year break because he was having huge anxiety attacks and started to blackout after his last performance and immediately ran to go puke. There is injected moments where you realise Bo’s fame blossomed on the internet and that this was his reality for a long time. He is a fantastic writer and always think to look deeper with his lyrics. Great vid ❤️
Yup. All Eyes On Me was, in my opinion, every inner conflict he had with voices of anxiety snatching his body away from him during one of his panic attacks. It really hits different, because a lot of people with similar anxiety or emotional trauma couldn't listen to versions of the song with the part where he yells at the camera like a drunk father.
A little disappointed that none of the reactors I've listened to have, out loud at least, connected the line "Just nod or shake your head and we'll do the rest" as a direct allusion to the all-mighty algorithms that govern what we see on the internet, that you even talk about at the top of the video. I dunno if that's just a me thing or if the concept of algorithms is so embedded in our everyday lives that it just seemed like a casual line, but honestly I thought it was one of the more horrifying lines in the piece. Like even if you don't engage with the system at all (not using likes or dislikes), you still nod or shake your head if you watch the entire video vs ending it halfway through, for example.
@@just-a-pufferfish6844 You can also take "Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime" as apathy is tragedy cause you're obviously hooked enough on internet if you're feeling apathetic, and boredom is a crime, cause "internet" doesn't want you to stop consuming, so it's a crime if you stop. And you stopped obviously, if you're bored.
I've thought that the song gets dark because the 'person' Bo is singing to chooses the worse options, so the algorithm gives him similar choices and each time they get worse and worse. Tweet a racial slur > be bursting with rage > here's a nine yr who died etc. perhaps the song would have gone a different way if the holder had chosen a different path?
As a continuation of this line "tell us every thought you think" which is not just social media posts but also things like looking up an address to drive to, ordering food, using a search engine. Lots of our thoughts are kinda facilitated through the internet these days.
This song is aimed squarely at the "Zoomer" generation, kids born after the new millennium who have been raised in a culture centered around the internet. It's from the perspective of those who have an enormous financial stake in encouraging those kids, now young adults, to spend literally all of their time on the internet. No matter what it is you want, the internet is where you should go. Give us your data and let us sell you ads, and never leave. They want to make you think that their intentions are pure, to give you a platform to express all your thoughts and desires, but there's no denying the real motivation is just like any other business, profit. And the way they profit is to get you addicted.
It's not just the internet company's and advertisements encouraging this though. Everything, even college and school, is now controlled by the internet and you can't escape it anymore. No matter how hard you try.
@@singingcoversweekly3108 as an entering college student I can vouch for this And they didn't even put in the effort to make their websites and junk well, they just said, "let them figure it out"
Sigh..... matt matt matt..... You didn't get the perspective of the song quite right imo. The happy jointy times are the internet, trying to appeal to you, to entice you. It's the search algorithm feeding your base desires and need you didn't know you had. The soulful part about the 1990's as a parent yes but the parent of the internet as it is today. The unstoppable, part is talking not about the 2 year old kid but about the internet as a whole. And let me tell u boomer, millenial, zoomer or whatever we are all it's prey.
First off, props, you are one of the only reactors (and there have been MANY for this song) that really seemed to 'get' the fact that the song is being sung from the perspective of a evil or demonic 'unreliable narrator' who tries to lure in the young and the venerable. Second, my first reaction to the title of this video was "wait, WHAT?" you've NEVER reacted to Bo Burnham? I know you do a lot of rap, but Jesus, Bo is fairly universally acclaimed as a musical and comedy genius. Thank goodness you seemed to indicate a familiarity with him even if you haven't reacted to his stuff.
@@annakilifa331 P.T. Barnum from Barnum and Bailey. Effectively, the first circus, sideshow, freakshow, whatever you wanna call 'em. For an entertaining yet inaccurate version of his story, you can see The Greatest Showman. Barnum wasn't a good dude (racist, abusive, etc.). Still, he's the reason we have circuses now and everything that comes along with them. Barnum's main skill was drawing crowds in and keeping them entertained, which is what the internet does at an even higher caliber.
I’m a 90’s kid millennial, and this really shows the evolution that I have seen from being a kid in chat rooms to the modern monster of social media and the vastness of the internet. You actually articulated some levels I missed in the song, and there’s already so many layers I found. So, thank you.
This song is arguably the most terrifying song in the history of music, and that you were able to see that, I really hope you break down more Bo songs.
The most impressive thing is to watch him speed that tempo up while controlling all the lights, being director, editor, producer, eeriter, composer, literally everything. Name a role. It was him. The whole special. Him and a camera
The thing that disturbs me the most, the “you” he sings about in the slow part is at most 13 years old today. “Mommy let you use her iPad, you were barely two!” The iPad was released in April of 2010. If “Mommy” got one on release date and let her child (barely two at this point) play with it, this kid would be 13 by now. Which gives a whole deeper level to this section. How this addictive behavior, that the internet is instigating into its users, is most felt and adopted by our children. It’s a wonderful song and I love Bo for always hitting the “Social-Critique-Nail” square on the head. And the fact, that he was working in the whole “inside” special, alone without a huge staff of editors, producers, and Regisseur on hand, makes this one even more awe inspiring to me.
The line about how the iPad did exactly what we wanted it to do when we put it in our kid's hand? That one gets me. We asked the Internet to babysit our kids, and now we're shocked at how consumed by it they have grown up to be. What did we really expect?
that line hits really close to me. i’m 15 now, and when i was about 4 or 5, my mom gave my brother and i access to her ipad. and we were on it *all the time.* i remember spending more time on that ipad than i spent playing with my brother. it definitely shaped me as a person. as much as i’d like to say i could go without the internet for an extended period of time, i really don’t think i could. it’s so ingrained in my brain at this point. some of my earliest memories involve that ipad, so what else am i supposed to know?
I feel like that's the reason I relate to the song cause when I was barley two my mom did let me use her iPad and yes I'm 13 now but I just really like the song :D
He is a musical Kurt Vonnegut for the modern generation. "That Funny Feeling" deserves a Grammy and is seriously one of the most poignant and amazing songs ever written. It's full of gripping realizations that punch you in the heart.
.........you.......just.......blew........my...........mind with that Kurt Vonnegut comparison. I love Vonnegut and I have been watching Bo since before he even went truly viral on RUclips and somehow that never occurred to me before. But that is exactly who Bo is, right down to the darkly flippant and irreverent tone he uses. Wow. You just shook my whole perspective up. But in, like, an awesome way.
It's good to have our perspective shaken up once in awhile and I'm glad my comment had a positive effect for you. It's a sign of intellectual maturity to see different perspectives and to even change our own. This is a lesson Vonnegut has taught me thru his use of brilliant satire that tends to soak in a little less funny(or a lot less) than the initial reaction. I've no idea who said this and forgive the paraphrasing, but the gist of it is a favorite of mine: "The ability to change your mind means you still have one!" I hope you have a wonderful day and a long life with countless blessings!
The best part about Bo Burnham is that all this was done in a room, isolated from the world, but if he reenacted this show on stage there would not be any changes in the production. The song as it is in the video will be same in person
Listen to some actual Rap songs by Bo, you won't regret it lol. Highly recommend his oldest songs, New Math, I'm Bo Yo, Words Words Words, 3.14 Apple Pi, all great old raps by Bo
Perfect reaction. You really nailed so many elements that are often missed. Will definitely check out more of your stuff. Especially, Bo Burnham or Tim Minchin.
My favorite part is that when 'the internet' goes to say that it was 'always the plan, to put the world in your hands...', it can't even finish the sentence without laughing. Because, obviously, it's a joke. The world can't go into your hands, because those are busy clicking. The power was never, could never be, yours.
And yet, without actually giving you any of the power or influence suggested by that phrase, it is still true because you have access to literally the whole world in a cell phone in your hands. The entire world at your fingertips but you are more trapped and enslaved than ever and most of the time the sensory overload renders you completely ignorant of your own ongoing subjugation. It's just 🤌 perfect from every angle.
The Netflix special is a must watch. It’s genuinely one of the best pieces of art of the 21st century. It manages to be both timely and timeless, as well as incredibly impressive.
15:20 “unstoppable, watchable, the time is now, your Inside’s out, honey how you grew” I think this bit is the most genius honestly. on top of the general “your emotions/what’s inside is now out there for everyone to see” directed at gen z, this is literally what’s happening to Bo as he’s singing and we’re watching the special - his inner thoughts and emotions are now out there. plus since the special is called Inside, I think the internet is speaking to Bo directly and giving a little nod to the fact that, even though the song is satirizing the internet, it’s in a special that’s made entirely for the internet and is going to just end up another part of it, and now bo is being welcomed back after the 5 years he took away from comedy, having grown in that process and that the time is now for him to come back, then going on to give Bo its own personal sales pitch, saying “if we stick together, who knows what we’ll do?” Maybe I’m overthinking this, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned about Bo it’s that each part of his specials has multiple layers. Just adds to his insane level of genius
This reaction is the best. It’s coming from intelligent person who can actually break down the entire message and the innuendoes correctly and enjoy the entire song for what it truly is! You should do all of bo burnhams songs I love all of them!
I love Bo, been following for about 10 years now if not more, he is a genuinely all round entertainer, he has the ability to make you laugh and cry at the same time. His song NERDS gets me everytime it has a special place in my life! Absolute talent 💯 Would love for you to react to that song!
The part where you say “it doesn’t feel like bo it feels like the internet itself” seems honestly kind of accurate considering a lot of the animated versions of this song use a humanoid computer wearing a suit as bo
Just saw this comment and thought of a different way to represent what you said. Instead of a robot, a lot of computer monitors, phones, tablets... that are on famous webpages like reddit, Facebook and so, and those pages display posts with the lyrics of the song
For rapping: "Rant," "Words Words Words," "Oh Bo," "Bo Fo Sho." For songs with crazy bars: "New Math," I'm Bo Yo." For great songs in general: "All Eyes on Me," (really most of the songs from his most recent special "Inside") "Can't Handle This," "How the World Works"
The vibe I've been getting from this song is that of an amoral salesman who just so happens to have available, limited time offer!, everything. All of the good, and all of the bad. All of it, at once, forever, constantly. And once you've sold your soul, there are certainly no refunds. Or just a guy trying to trick people into this demonic carnival attraction that isn't going to do anything to you, nosiree! Thanks for reacting to this, really enjoyed it! If you're planning on doing more Bo Burnham, 'Channel 5 News' and 'Hell of a Ride' are my recommendations :) Thanks again!
I think you should do "Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant)" and then "All Eyes on Me". The songs really go into Bo's social anxiety and the stresses of being a performer trying to please an audience and trying to battle depression. Love your reaction videos and would really be interested in hearing you break down each of those two songs. If you decide, do them in that order as it's the full scope of his issues.
Now this is a reaction, you added actual value with your reaction, not like how some other reaction RUclipsrs who only say a couple words or facial expressions, you analysed the song and gave a narrative, you earned urself a subscriber
This might be my favorite performance of his. The sinister undertone boiling over into that demonic laugh near the end is just an amazing visual and auditory message.
The song has a crazy effect of making you HYPER-AWARE of what the internet does to us on the daily which is probably that uncomfortable feeling basically EVERYONE has had when listening to this song (and several others in "Inside") EDIT: I remember AOL too Knox, but barely; it died almost right after I started using the internet in any meaningful way
i was in a school play in February, and all the actors, together with the directors, wrote the script from the bottom. since our directors loved Bo Burnham we ended up with this song as our opening song, but with rewritten lyrics of course, to fit the rest of our play. I've sung this song so many times now, it's become a part of my soul.
Check out words words words, new math, stuff like that for his older stuff, can't handle this, country song, gods perspective for newer. Bo is honeslty a genius
Knox I went to Highschool with Bo... He's been doing this stuff in talent shows since 9th grade... He was class clown of the century! Yet an absolute genius at the same time.
@@Sn4keJaguar he did "My whole family thinks I'm gay" in class we went to an all boys school so it was kinda the running joke with anyone who went there.
One thing I don't think people tend to notice, the warmer, slower light he turns on during the bridge section where he's talking about "you", comes back on at the very end to conclude the song. To me it symbolizes how the internet has effectively assimilated you into it. You've become a part of it, you're a part of all the background noise that's designed to suck other people into the wormhole.
4:50 part of that effect I think is the costuming and camera angles. Bo positions himself to be looking down into the camera at almost all of the angles he uses, making him appear larger and predatory and also seem to be "watching" the viewer, but the dark glasses prevent you from watching him back.
In the beginning, it feels like it’s how we all got into using the internet. The peer pressure and how wonderful it sounds. Then as he speeds up, it’s us going down the rabbit hole of the greatness and horrifying parts of the internet
"It's troubling..." Welcome to Bo Burnham😂 Bo is a GOAT frfr. You're gonna love his older rap songs, BARS for days. And the best part is, most of the bars are about silly shit and they're simultaneously hilarious and very clever🔥
5:16 A couple of days ago I did genuinely get recommended a video about pasta, then, directly below that video, a video about a little girl that suffocated on a beach.
Oh, with your breakdowns, you're going to love Bo. Go ahead, join us in the deep dark tunnel... Edit: got the whole vibe of the song within the first two lines, unbelievable.
Can’t wait for Knox to dive in Bo’s catalog, especially the raps and deep meaning songs. I know for once I have total faith the reactor will not miss a thing! So much good content ahead.
His line about apathy and boredom is so spot on. “Apathy is a tragedy” is interesting when juxtaposed against “anything and everything all of the time”: people get outraged about stuff on the internet and yet they don’t stop using it, which would be the only thing that would get the internet based companies to do a better job of stopping the worst of it. And “boredom is a crime” is interesting because once you’re addicted to constant stimulation, or conditioned to it from childhood, you forget boredom is the time thoughts can flow freely and is the space where insights occur. Addiction to the internet is what’s going to make us all more stupid across generations.
Really excited to see you reacting to something that is not strictly speaking hip hop but is nonetheless lyrically very clever. Don't get me wrong I love your rap breakdowns, but branching out every now and again is always fun.
Knox is actually such a good rapper, especially so much better than most new age rappers, his lyrics are so complex and still hit perfectly, love your music man!
Bo's a genius, i'm so glad you're reacting to his stuff. Some of his best works, in my opinion, are "words, words, words." "rant." (not the kanye one) "eff" "hell of a ride" and "i'm bo yo" they're all solely wordplay; if you were to try breaking down the lyrics to any one of these songs, it'd be a solid 20-minute video. and that is a good thing. he's also pretty big on social commentary. songs such as "rant." again, "how the world works" "lower your expectations" "pandering" "repeat stuff" and "art is dead." are really good representations. and then, we have the introspective/sad ones. "can't handle this" "nerds" "all eyes on me" "are you happy?" and "nerds" he has four specials in total. in order, they are "words, words, words" "what." "MAKE HAPPY" and, of course, "Inside" this is just a quick summary to let you know what you were getting into lol, bo is a brilliant mind, always has been ahead of his time. hopefully it helps out 👍🏽👍🏽
“Apathy’s a tragedy and boredom is a crime” This is the most based line to describe the entirety of our current society. It’s a shame that guys like Bo who are smart are enough to be aware of this are also the people who don’t really want the spotlight.
I find it interesting that Bo throws "Apathy's a tragedy in, in the second half. Because we were getting used to him blindsiding us with the dark lines, and laughing instead of being bothered by them like the healthy would.
Hell yes, definitely more Bo! His stuff is so good, and he's an incredible lyricist. Highly recommend "I'm Bo Yo", "Eff", "Nerds", "Words, Words, Words", "Oh Bo", "Rant", and "Hell of a Ride". All great rap songs he's done.
Love that slow verse (The look at you part). Mommy gave you her ipad, it did everything they designed it to (Make you addicted basically), and now look at you (addicted to the internet, doing nothing with your life)
Bo Burnham is so incredibly talented. Honestly everything is something amazing to check out. Some that I think would be good are the "Can't Handle This" Kanye rant or "Art is Dead"
I've never thought about it before but you said "the way his laugh guides you" I can count on one hand how many comedians laugh in their jokes. It's guided
I love how gradually uncanny and insidious the descriptions get but by the time you realise it it's already too late. And that laugh, just tops it off perfectly.
Addressing the last rant part. It also sets you free from the bubble you were born in. It also connects us. Shows us how big the world really is and breaks down barriers. It's not a coincidence that the new generation is the most tolerant one. by miles. VBS their minds were able to easily go beyond the town you live in
I would love to see your reactions to Bo. Starting down this path, I'm curious to see your reactions. Bo is extremely clever in hidden meanings in his songs. I know Knox would be able to pick them up and break the down. As for requests, All Eyes On Me, and How The World Works Please!
Great reaction vid. The bit that always gets me is the juxtaposition of “here’s why women never fuck you” and “here’s how you can build a bomb”. Two seemingly unrelated things just a couple of clicks away from each other, but he leaves us to make the connection and think about the context for it, and it’s utterly chilling.
I really like your take talking about the soullessness and how his approach of coming at the topic from the perspective of the internet itself. When I first saw this all I could think about was it's reflection of the mania and shear manic nature of the internet and more broadly the world. It shows this duality where we as people are both victims of the internet and perpetrators. The song is fun while showing the world and us for what we are
Knox is amazing, best bars breakdowns of any reactor out there! He misses nothing. Check out more, you will never be disappointed! Love this channel! His Eminem reactions are legendary.
I like that Knox caught his own accidental puns when talking about his Facebook friends pooping kids when he said “keep it solid folks”. Great accidental wordplay.
1st ever video I watched on this channel and I got to admit, great reaction. Not just watching it but also reacting and analyzing. This is just what I wanted to see
This was a great breakdown of this song, as always, but I was really hoping Knox would comment on one thing I never hear anyone comment on about this song, the constant surveillance state under current that runs throughout it. Because from the very beginning you get this very strong sense that the perspective it's told from is an omniscient and omnipotent one. That this being speaking to you knows your every desire and motivation. That they are like a little devil on your shoulder, whispering in your ear, that knows exactly what to say and what to offer you to guide you down the path they want you on. And the only time Bo actually says anything overtly about this is when he say, "You. You. Unstoppable. Watchable." Because you are always being watched. First because you put "your insides out" on social media to be consumed by anyone and everyone. But also because you consistently give up your right to privacy and sell yourself as a commodity to marketers and corporate entities. You give them the ability and power to track you and collect every little tidbit of info about you and how you operate, long before you ever understood what you were actually giving away, all as a way to buy access to this vast array of anything and everything all of the time. And what you actually sold off was the key to your own slavery because you continually give that internet demon the knowledge of how to manipulate and market to you. You sell them the knowledge that they turn around and use to manipulate you for their own gain and they know exactly how to do that in such a subtle way that you don't even realize that they are manipulating you. They can so effectively plant thoughts and desires in your brain that you think they are your organic thoughts and desires without ever even questioning them.
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Dope as always!
After watching you react to this, I'm just going to request you to react to Bo Burnham - Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant).
The level of comedy mixed with hard hitting lines is absolutely phenomenal, and the song really touched me. I hope you feel the same way.
Much love brother! Keep doing what you do!
Since we're on the Bo Burnham track. He did make a song from the perspective of God.
6:04 congrats, you found out about the rule 34
Bro I’ve been with you since 4k when aviatorgaming gave you the shoutout in his Minecraft series
ok your analysis of rap is always awesome. And I love the dad jokes. but dude holy shit your actual rapping is the cringiest shit I've seen since Matty B
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Bo is one bad day away from becoming a supervillain
This would make a great Disney villain song
Honestly with all of his hidden messages he seems more like one tragedy away from an anti hero, the type to "I warned you I told you directly you will fail and it wasn't a threat, it was a warning" type
@@Ihatethishandle ^^^ this is oddly specific but also accurate 🌝
@@daniellavaladez7820 an adult Disney movie..:
"All it takes is just one bad day to drive a man insane." - The Joker
i loved his genuine surprise at the “apathy’s a tragedy and boredom is a crime” line
Everyone did
The pace of the song increases as Bo goes further and further down the rabbit hole of the internet. Just like internet addiction, the song spirals out of control at an increasingly rapid pace.
And terrifying shit is thrown at us with wholsome stuff almost like the internet cannot distinguish it
Like a SOCIOPATH
And the evil laughter once they get us and then more everything all of the time
it just gets worse and worser
that comment was so deeper than i thought a comment to that song could dbe
It's a void once you go into it you can never get out
The find a tumor line is actually something that happened- It was an interview with a guy on that house flipping show, and a lady saw it, contacted the studio, and had a message passed to him that he should get his thyroid checked out, because it looked swollen on camera. Turned out he had cancer and she likely saved his life.
Everything in the song happened. Even the man getting beheaded.
@@draguta8995 chechclear moment
@@draguta8995 true
ive seen quite a few videos of people getting beheaded on the internet
i always wonder how they keep existing on the internet
Yeah that was Tarek El Moisa from Flip or Flop. A nurse saw an episode and was like "whoa.. his thyroid is swollen, I need to tell him." And she literally saved his life from thyroid cancer.
@@RenderingUser …why?
This whole special was something he did solo locked in his house. Basically everything was filmed in one room. The entire special is really cool. Worth checking out.
Definitely interested man - and thanks for the background info!
@@KnoxHill additionally, if you are going to react to other songs from this special, I recomend you watch the within the context of the special. For example watch the few short clips leading up to the song in the special.
@@KnoxHill Please watch it. As an "influencer" with a brain it must be very very interesting...
@@KnoxHill please.. if you are going to do reactions make a reaction to the special and break it into parts. You will fuck with the context and flow if you only hear them separated. I PROMISE. I never comment...you will thank those saying this.
@@KnoxHill It's meant to capture the anxiety of the being stuck inside during the pandemic.
"It feels like a sales pitch." Hit the nail on the head so quick, man. This song is wild.
Bo Burnham is probably one of the most intelligent and self aware comedians out there. His perspective is twisted so far around by mental health issues that it ends up coming back on him. I don't think you could ask for a better writer when it comes to tricking people into laughing at very real shit.
Self awareness doesn't absolve anybody of anything
Well said
I wouldn't even call him a comedian at this point. he's really just a one of a kind entertainer
george carlin, tom segura, demetri martin, bill hicks.
@@ThisisStephennn What are you trying to say, Stevie?
17:19 it’s kinda ironic that as soon as Bo “switches the internet back on” (being the speedy music with a lot happening) Knox’s immediate response is to get a rush and feel entertained
there’s something very symbolic about it
That's the problem with the internet, once you're in it it's practically impossible to not get a rush from it.
Well duh, it’s a song.
Your suppose to dance to a song, even if it has a deep meaning
@@themixer5029 furthermore, he had already dissected that line. There was no need to do it again
@@themixer5029 Me with Vocaloid lmao
how is that ironic?? it's the entire point of that part... to be a demonstration. that's the exact opposite of irony.
Bo is a brilliant entertainer. He doesn’t really miss. Check more of his stuff out. It won’t disappoint.
Not inside though do what
Bo is like Hawkeye he never misses
@@cyclonicdarklen601 inside was great wym
judging by his comments about Bos signature style in his songs early on in the video, he probably has watched his stuff already. Although it would be nice to see him react to it. His Kanye rant from Make Happy is one that always hits me different though.
@@TheSpencer1000 yes the kanye rant is so good i prefer it and a lot to inside however, inside is still good
what's most terrifying about it it's the fact that in the end, he won (the "Internet devil" character he enacts.). We're already tangled up in such a way that trying to kill it would basically rupture the society we know, and that's why he laughed. The maniacal and victorious laugh of a villain who knows that even if he dies, his plan would keep in motion.
i think its bc he thinks it's funny that anyone would try to have control over the world other than him
God's perspective, can't handle this, we think we know you, art is dead, all eyes on me, that funny feeling, rant, how the world works, white woman's Instagram, left brain right brain, comedy, repeat stuff are some of my favourite songs by him. So glad you're reacting to Bo. Honestly, he's a genius.
Can’t wait to check out more. Thanks for supporting!
This...all of this.
Literally all of his songs are #deep
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Oh yes. All of these songs for sure. Shoot, any song from Bo is worth listening to.
I think the line "And it did all the things we designed it to do" is probably the most poignant and underrated line in the whole song... people tend to blame the internet and social media for all sorts of problems in society, but forget that it was HUMANS who created the internet...all the internet is doing is giving us a place to concentrate and magnify the issues that have already been in our society
Boy did we FK that up. 😂
Facebook has psychologists that work with the algorithm teams, so does every other major social company. Tiktok is literally an arm of the CCP intelligence apparatus. The insatiable, ravenous urge for unlimited acquisition feeds all of these companies. They call us the consumers, but we are the food in this instance.
I'm not saying don't use these products, what do you want to be left behind? a luddite? Don't worry, an AI will be along shortly on your phone to tell you how to feel about things. Just relax, your personal digital assistant has pre-selected 23 items of Content for you, its also noticed that your son hasn't logged onto his devices much in the past week and is recommending a e-therapist (powered by GPT-5-Therapist) for you, it's already signed you up for the subscription
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Worth pointing out “your time is now, your [inside]’s out. Honey how you grew, and if we stick together who knows what we’ll do” Bo took a 5 year break because he was having huge anxiety attacks and started to blackout after his last performance and immediately ran to go puke. There is injected moments where you realise Bo’s fame blossomed on the internet and that this was his reality for a long time. He is a fantastic writer and always think to look deeper with his lyrics. Great vid ❤️
Yup. All Eyes On Me was, in my opinion, every inner conflict he had with voices of anxiety snatching his body away from him during one of his panic attacks. It really hits different, because a lot of people with similar anxiety or emotional trauma couldn't listen to versions of the song with the part where he yells at the camera like a drunk father.
Your inside is out because now you can experience way more of the world by looking at a little screen than leaving your house
"The Internet is a fucking circus, and I'm the ringmaster!" Seriously reminds me of Willy Wonka, and we just accept his madness as normal.
Very willy wonka, specifically the acid trip boat ride.
Never noticed until now how much Bo is like Willy Wonka... Keep him away from midgets
A little disappointed that none of the reactors I've listened to have, out loud at least, connected the line "Just nod or shake your head and we'll do the rest" as a direct allusion to the all-mighty algorithms that govern what we see on the internet, that you even talk about at the top of the video. I dunno if that's just a me thing or if the concept of algorithms is so embedded in our everyday lives that it just seemed like a casual line, but honestly I thought it was one of the more horrifying lines in the piece. Like even if you don't engage with the system at all (not using likes or dislikes), you still nod or shake your head if you watch the entire video vs ending it halfway through, for example.
Its probably only you haha, in my opinion he has said more insane lines before
@@just-a-pufferfish6844 You can also take "Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime" as apathy is tragedy cause you're obviously hooked enough on internet if you're feeling apathetic, and boredom is a crime, cause "internet" doesn't want you to stop consuming, so it's a crime if you stop. And you stopped obviously, if you're bored.
Democracy and freedom is long dead now we are just living the illusion of “you’ll own nothing and be happy”
I've thought that the song gets dark because the 'person' Bo is singing to chooses the worse options, so the algorithm gives him similar choices and each time they get worse and worse. Tweet a racial slur > be bursting with rage > here's a nine yr who died etc. perhaps the song would have gone a different way if the holder had chosen a different path?
As a continuation of this line "tell us every thought you think" which is not just social media posts but also things like looking up an address to drive to, ordering food, using a search engine. Lots of our thoughts are kinda facilitated through the internet these days.
This song is aimed squarely at the "Zoomer" generation, kids born after the new millennium who have been raised in a culture centered around the internet.
It's from the perspective of those who have an enormous financial stake in encouraging those kids, now young adults, to spend literally all of their time on the internet. No matter what it is you want, the internet is where you should go. Give us your data and let us sell you ads, and never leave. They want to make you think that their intentions are pure, to give you a platform to express all your thoughts and desires, but there's no denying the real motivation is just like any other business, profit. And the way they profit is to get you addicted.
It's not just the internet company's and advertisements encouraging this though. Everything, even college and school, is now controlled by the internet and you can't escape it anymore. No matter how hard you try.
@@singingcoversweekly3108 as an entering college student I can vouch for this
And they didn't even put in the effort to make their websites and junk well, they just said, "let them figure it out"
@@Cannon2541 exactly. The amount of errors I have had logging into my account. I am working now too and payslip are so hard to log into aswell
says the person who posted this on the internet
Sigh..... matt matt matt.....
You didn't get the perspective of the song quite right imo.
The happy jointy times are the internet, trying to appeal to you, to entice you. It's the search algorithm feeding your base desires and need you didn't know you had. The soulful part about the 1990's as a parent yes but the parent of the internet as it is today. The unstoppable, part is talking not about the 2 year old kid but about the internet as a whole.
And let me tell u boomer, millenial, zoomer or whatever we are all it's prey.
First off, props, you are one of the only reactors (and there have been MANY for this song) that really seemed to 'get' the fact that the song is being sung from the perspective of a evil or demonic 'unreliable narrator' who tries to lure in the young and the venerable. Second, my first reaction to the title of this video was "wait, WHAT?" you've NEVER reacted to Bo Burnham? I know you do a lot of rap, but Jesus, Bo is fairly universally acclaimed as a musical and comedy genius. Thank goodness you seemed to indicate a familiarity with him even if you haven't reacted to his stuff.
The whole aesthetic is that of the PT Barnham carnival Barker conman......i think most people got that didnt they ?
@@markhowells13 I don't think most people actually got that. That's the feel I got from it, though.
@@markhowells13 ...who's that?
@@annakilifa331 P.T. Barnum from Barnum and Bailey. Effectively, the first circus, sideshow, freakshow, whatever you wanna call 'em. For an entertaining yet inaccurate version of his story, you can see The Greatest Showman. Barnum wasn't a good dude (racist, abusive, etc.). Still, he's the reason we have circuses now and everything that comes along with them. Barnum's main skill was drawing crowds in and keeping them entertained, which is what the internet does at an even higher caliber.
I’m a 90’s kid millennial, and this really shows the evolution that I have seen from being a kid in chat rooms to the modern monster of social media and the vastness of the internet. You actually articulated some levels I missed in the song, and there’s already so many layers I found. So, thank you.
This song is arguably the most terrifying song in the history of music, and that you were able to see that, I really hope you break down more Bo songs.
It should be mandatory educational material for Parents and Teachers.
The most impressive thing is to watch him speed that tempo up while controlling all the lights, being director, editor, producer, eeriter, composer, literally everything. Name a role. It was him. The whole special. Him and a camera
The thing that disturbs me the most, the “you” he sings about in the slow part is at most 13 years old today. “Mommy let you use her iPad, you were barely two!”
The iPad was released in April of 2010. If “Mommy” got one on release date and let her child (barely two at this point) play with it, this kid would be 13 by now. Which gives a whole deeper level to this section.
How this addictive behavior, that the internet is instigating into its users, is most felt and adopted by our children.
It’s a wonderful song and I love Bo for always hitting the “Social-Critique-Nail” square on the head.
And the fact, that he was working in the whole “inside” special, alone without a huge staff of editors, producers, and Regisseur on hand, makes this one even more awe inspiring to me.
The line about how the iPad did exactly what we wanted it to do when we put it in our kid's hand? That one gets me. We asked the Internet to babysit our kids, and now we're shocked at how consumed by it they have grown up to be. What did we really expect?
13. Exactly. Out of the prison of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Ripe to start the processing into a product to sell to advertisers.
that line hits really close to me. i’m 15 now, and when i was about 4 or 5, my mom gave my brother and i access to her ipad. and we were on it *all the time.* i remember spending more time on that ipad than i spent playing with my brother. it definitely shaped me as a person. as much as i’d like to say i could go without the internet for an extended period of time, i really don’t think i could. it’s so ingrained in my brain at this point. some of my earliest memories involve that ipad, so what else am i supposed to know?
I feel like that's the reason I relate to the song cause when I was barley two my mom did let me use her iPad and yes I'm 13 now but I just really like the song :D
Um im 13 today lol
I never thought about the "unstoppable you" line this way but it's just Bo doing his trademark pentuple meanings for a line. Really cool.
Bo is beyond legendary. His creativity is insane and the depth to his content is practically unmatched.
He is a musical Kurt Vonnegut for the modern generation.
"That Funny Feeling" deserves a Grammy and is seriously one of the most poignant and amazing songs ever written. It's full of gripping realizations that punch you in the heart.
.........you.......just.......blew........my...........mind with that Kurt Vonnegut comparison. I love Vonnegut and I have been watching Bo since before he even went truly viral on RUclips and somehow that never occurred to me before. But that is exactly who Bo is, right down to the darkly flippant and irreverent tone he uses. Wow. You just shook my whole perspective up. But in, like, an awesome way.
It's good to have our perspective shaken up once in awhile and I'm glad my comment had a positive effect for you.
It's a sign of intellectual maturity to see different perspectives and to even change our own. This is a lesson Vonnegut has taught me thru his use of brilliant satire that tends to soak in a little less funny(or a lot less) than the initial reaction.
I've no idea who said this and forgive the paraphrasing, but the gist of it is a favorite of mine: "The ability to change your mind means you still have one!"
I hope you have a wonderful day and a long life with countless blessings!
The best part about Bo Burnham is that all this was done in a room, isolated from the world, but if he reenacted this show on stage there would not be any changes in the production. The song as it is in the video will be same in person
I love the "and it did everything we designed it to do" line because it was designed exactly to hook people and keep people using technology
And then “Look at you now”, as in, look at how that affected you, you’re now addicted
Listen to some actual Rap songs by Bo, you won't regret it lol. Highly recommend his oldest songs, New Math, I'm Bo Yo, Words Words Words, 3.14 Apple Pi, all great old raps by Bo
+1 for this! His wordplay on the old stuff is amazing
I'm Bo Yo is my favourite rap song he has done
Don't forget Rant as well. I really enjoy the word play in that song too.
Highly recommend New math! One of my favorites!
Yesssssss 🔥
Perfect reaction. You really nailed so many elements that are often missed. Will definitely check out more of your stuff. Especially, Bo Burnham or Tim Minchin.
My favorite part is that when 'the internet' goes to say that it was 'always the plan, to put the world in your hands...', it can't even finish the sentence without laughing. Because, obviously, it's a joke. The world can't go into your hands, because those are busy clicking. The power was never, could never be, yours.
And yet, without actually giving you any of the power or influence suggested by that phrase, it is still true because you have access to literally the whole world in a cell phone in your hands. The entire world at your fingertips but you are more trapped and enslaved than ever and most of the time the sensory overload renders you completely ignorant of your own ongoing subjugation. It's just 🤌 perfect from every angle.
Bo really nailed the 'devil at the crossroads'-vibe in this song.
The Netflix special is a must watch.
It’s genuinely one of the best pieces of art of the 21st century.
It manages to be both timely and timeless, as well as incredibly impressive.
It’s a masterpiece, pure and simple.
Genius at work.
15:20 “unstoppable, watchable, the time is now, your Inside’s out, honey how you grew” I think this bit is the most genius honestly. on top of the general “your emotions/what’s inside is now out there for everyone to see” directed at gen z, this is literally what’s happening to Bo as he’s singing and we’re watching the special - his inner thoughts and emotions are now out there. plus since the special is called Inside, I think the internet is speaking to Bo directly and giving a little nod to the fact that, even though the song is satirizing the internet, it’s in a special that’s made entirely for the internet and is going to just end up another part of it, and now bo is being welcomed back after the 5 years he took away from comedy, having grown in that process and that the time is now for him to come back, then going on to give Bo its own personal sales pitch, saying “if we stick together, who knows what we’ll do?”
Maybe I’m overthinking this, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned about Bo it’s that each part of his specials has multiple layers. Just adds to his insane level of genius
I think that’s deep
Knox reacting to Bo Burnham seems so appropriate
Ya right
This reaction is the best. It’s coming from intelligent person who can actually break down the entire message and the innuendoes correctly and enjoy the entire song for what it truly is! You should do all of bo burnhams songs I love all of them!
I love Bo, been following for about 10 years now if not more, he is a genuinely all round entertainer, he has the ability to make you laugh and cry at the same time. His song NERDS gets me everytime it has a special place in my life! Absolute talent 💯 Would love for you to react to that song!
The part where you say “it doesn’t feel like bo it feels like the internet itself” seems honestly kind of accurate considering a lot of the animated versions of this song use a humanoid computer wearing a suit as bo
Just saw this comment and thought of a different way to represent what you said. Instead of a robot, a lot of computer monitors, phones, tablets... that are on famous webpages like reddit, Facebook and so, and those pages display posts with the lyrics of the song
I could probably do that on Adobe Animate with a little bit of inspect element.
For rapping: "Rant," "Words Words Words," "Oh Bo," "Bo Fo Sho." For songs with crazy bars: "New Math," I'm Bo Yo." For great songs in general: "All Eyes on Me," (really most of the songs from his most recent special "Inside") "Can't Handle This," "How the World Works"
The vibe I've been getting from this song is that of an amoral salesman who just so happens to have available, limited time offer!, everything. All of the good, and all of the bad. All of it, at once, forever, constantly. And once you've sold your soul, there are certainly no refunds.
Or just a guy trying to trick people into this demonic carnival attraction that isn't going to do anything to you, nosiree!
Thanks for reacting to this, really enjoyed it! If you're planning on doing more Bo Burnham, 'Channel 5 News' and 'Hell of a Ride' are my recommendations :) Thanks again!
I think you should do "Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant)" and then "All Eyes on Me". The songs really go into Bo's social anxiety and the stresses of being a performer trying to please an audience and trying to battle depression. Love your reaction videos and would really be interested in hearing you break down each of those two songs. If you decide, do them in that order as it's the full scope of his issues.
Now this is a reaction, you added actual value with your reaction, not like how some other reaction RUclipsrs who only say a couple words or facial expressions, you analysed the song and gave a narrative, you earned urself a subscriber
The way you stopped dancing at the Apathy line is 100% wonderful and a true reaction. Bo is damn good.
As mr Electric once said “for every person that invents the lightbulb… there is one that Dreams up the atom bomb!”
Bo plays the invisible antagonist here. the devils advocate to "come, join the internet."
Bo is a genius, "Inside" was phenomenal
This might be my favorite performance of his. The sinister undertone boiling over into that demonic laugh near the end is just an amazing visual and auditory message.
The song has a crazy effect of making you HYPER-AWARE of what the internet does to us on the daily which is probably that uncomfortable feeling basically EVERYONE has had when listening to this song (and several others in "Inside")
EDIT: I remember AOL too Knox, but barely; it died almost right after I started using the internet in any meaningful way
i was in a school play in February, and all the actors, together with the directors, wrote the script from the bottom. since our directors loved Bo Burnham we ended up with this song as our opening song, but with rewritten lyrics of course, to fit the rest of our play. I've sung this song so many times now, it's become a part of my soul.
Check out words words words, new math, stuff like that for his older stuff, can't handle this, country song, gods perspective for newer. Bo is honeslty a genius
I would love to see Knox react to Bo's earlier stuff. So many people only know Bo from his newest special.
"Repeat stuff", "Oh Bo", all such amazing songs
Also, rant, bo fo sho and I'm bo yo. Amazing wordplay
Knox I went to Highschool with Bo... He's been doing this stuff in talent shows since 9th grade... He was class clown of the century! Yet an absolute genius at the same time.
Yo, really? That's so cool! Did he do cool songs back then?
@@Sn4keJaguar he did "My whole family thinks I'm gay" in class we went to an all boys school so it was kinda the running joke with anyone who went there.
1:44 if you wanna skip the intro
One thing I don't think people tend to notice, the warmer, slower light he turns on during the bridge section where he's talking about "you", comes back on at the very end to conclude the song. To me it symbolizes how the internet has effectively assimilated you into it. You've become a part of it, you're a part of all the background noise that's designed to suck other people into the wormhole.
4:50 part of that effect I think is the costuming and camera angles. Bo positions himself to be looking down into the camera at almost all of the angles he uses, making him appear larger and predatory and also seem to be "watching" the viewer, but the dark glasses prevent you from watching him back.
In the beginning, it feels like it’s how we all got into using the internet. The peer pressure and how wonderful it sounds. Then as he speeds up, it’s us going down the rabbit hole of the greatness and horrifying parts of the internet
The horizon of content this man covers is literally endless!
Oh yes, Bo is great too!
One genius appreciating another. Man, Knox, you're phenomenal!
Song: say two words
Him : that was so well put and that reminds me of when I twisted my toes in my nose
"It's troubling..."
Welcome to Bo Burnham😂 Bo is a GOAT frfr. You're gonna love his older rap songs, BARS for days. And the best part is, most of the bars are about silly shit and they're simultaneously hilarious and very clever🔥
5:16
A couple of days ago I did genuinely get recommended a video about pasta, then, directly below that video, a video about a little girl that suffocated on a beach.
Oh, with your breakdowns, you're going to love Bo.
Go ahead, join us in the deep dark tunnel...
Edit: got the whole vibe of the song within the first two lines, unbelievable.
One of the greatest villain songs ever made
If you're interested to see some hefty wordplay and clever writing, "Words Words Words" from Bo is a must!
1:20 until reaction
Yay!! Number 1 breakdown artist meets the funniest song I've heard
Can’t wait for Knox to dive in Bo’s catalog, especially the raps and deep meaning songs. I know for once I have total faith the reactor will not miss a thing! So much good content ahead.
"It goes from A to (XY square root of pi) *snap* like that". Beautiful
This song is so addictive and it's honestly a banger!
This song will play on repeat in a museum 100 years from now.
I've said it before. You aren't a GOAT you're an ONION. Soooooo many layers of Knox. Lol.
Oh, like a parfait?
@@xaderalert Uh..sure?
His line about apathy and boredom is so spot on. “Apathy is a tragedy” is interesting when juxtaposed against “anything and everything all of the time”: people get outraged about stuff on the internet and yet they don’t stop using it, which would be the only thing that would get the internet based companies to do a better job of stopping the worst of it. And “boredom is a crime” is interesting because once you’re addicted to constant stimulation, or conditioned to it from childhood, you forget boredom is the time thoughts can flow freely and is the space where insights occur. Addiction to the internet is what’s going to make us all more stupid across generations.
Really excited to see you reacting to something that is not strictly speaking hip hop but is nonetheless lyrically very clever. Don't get me wrong I love your rap breakdowns, but branching out every now and again is always fun.
FINALLY someone else mentioned how much this is musical theater. I’ve been sayin it for ages
i love how the way it speeds up is meant to simulate how quickly you scroll to the next thing.
Knox is actually such a good rapper, especially so much better than most new age rappers, his lyrics are so complex and still hit perfectly, love your music man!
Bo's a genius, i'm so glad you're reacting to his stuff.
Some of his best works, in my opinion, are "words, words, words." "rant." (not the kanye one) "eff" "hell of a ride" and "i'm bo yo" they're all solely wordplay; if you were to try breaking down the lyrics to any one of these songs, it'd be a solid 20-minute video. and that is a good thing.
he's also pretty big on social commentary. songs such as "rant." again, "how the world works" "lower your expectations" "pandering" "repeat stuff" and "art is dead." are really good representations.
and then, we have the introspective/sad ones. "can't handle this" "nerds" "all eyes on me" "are you happy?" and "nerds"
he has four specials in total. in order, they are "words, words, words" "what." "MAKE HAPPY" and, of course, "Inside"
this is just a quick summary to let you know what you were getting into lol, bo is a brilliant mind, always has been ahead of his time. hopefully it helps out 👍🏽👍🏽
omg the snippet at the begining WOAH i was bumping my head immediately !!! your flow is INSANE
Bo Burnham is a anomaly. Hes insanely funny n actually lyrically very talented. Ive loved his stuff since "Im Bo Yo"
“Apathy’s a tragedy and boredom is a crime”
This is the most based line to describe the entirety of our current society. It’s a shame that guys like Bo who are smart are enough to be aware of this are also the people who don’t really want the spotlight.
I find it interesting that Bo throws "Apathy's a tragedy in, in the second half. Because we were getting used to him blindsiding us with the dark lines, and laughing instead of being bothered by them like the healthy would.
Every now-and-again, I get recommended this channel, and every time I watch it, I'm never disappointed. I'm definitely subscribing. Thanks, Knox!
Hell yes, definitely more Bo! His stuff is so good, and he's an incredible lyricist. Highly recommend "I'm Bo Yo", "Eff", "Nerds", "Words, Words, Words", "Oh Bo", "Rant", and "Hell of a Ride". All great rap songs he's done.
Ahh, a fan of the classics
Love that slow verse (The look at you part).
Mommy gave you her ipad, it did everything they designed it to (Make you addicted basically), and now look at you (addicted to the internet, doing nothing with your life)
If there is one person that I have seen on this platform that I want to follow down the Bo Burnham Rabbit Hole it is definitely this man
Best reaction i've watched so far, thanks for that ! Bo is a genius. Each and every detail of that song and video was a message. Haunting beat !!
Bo Burnham is so incredibly talented. Honestly everything is something amazing to check out. Some that I think would be good are the "Can't Handle This" Kanye rant or "Art is Dead"
I've never thought about it before but you said "the way his laugh guides you" I can count on one hand how many comedians laugh in their jokes. It's guided
I've always gotten the vibe that bo is essentially like some demon trying to barter for your soul. Like an evil carnival barker.
As someone who grew up with unrestricted internet access this song hits so different lmao.
I love how gradually uncanny and insidious the descriptions get but by the time you realise it it's already too late. And that laugh, just tops it off perfectly.
Addressing the last rant part. It also sets you free from the bubble you were born in. It also connects us. Shows us how big the world really is and breaks down barriers. It's not a coincidence that the new generation is the most tolerant one. by miles. VBS their minds were able to easily go beyond the town you live in
I would love to see your reactions to Bo. Starting down this path, I'm curious to see your reactions. Bo is extremely clever in hidden meanings in his songs. I know Knox would be able to pick them up and break the down. As for requests, All Eyes On Me, and How The World Works Please!
Great reaction vid. The bit that always gets me is the juxtaposition of “here’s why women never fuck you” and “here’s how you can build a bomb”. Two seemingly unrelated things just a couple of clicks away from each other, but he leaves us to make the connection and think about the context for it, and it’s utterly chilling.
You broke this down so well. So much better than just a simple “reaction”
I really like your take talking about the soullessness and how his approach of coming at the topic from the perspective of the internet itself. When I first saw this all I could think about was it's reflection of the mania and shear manic nature of the internet and more broadly the world. It shows this duality where we as people are both victims of the internet and perpetrators. The song is fun while showing the world and us for what we are
Hey, first time watching a video of yours and just wanted to say I LOVE how in detail you go! Amazing to watch, thank you!!
Knox is amazing, best bars breakdowns of any reactor out there! He misses nothing. Check out more, you will never be disappointed! Love this channel! His Eminem reactions are legendary.
I like that Knox caught his own accidental puns when talking about his Facebook friends pooping kids when he said “keep it solid folks”. Great accidental wordplay.
The chord changes and deceptive cadences through the slow section are just so brilliant
1st ever video I watched on this channel and I got to admit, great reaction. Not just watching it but also reacting and analyzing. This is just what I wanted to see
This was a great breakdown of this song, as always, but I was really hoping Knox would comment on one thing I never hear anyone comment on about this song, the constant surveillance state under current that runs throughout it.
Because from the very beginning you get this very strong sense that the perspective it's told from is an omniscient and omnipotent one. That this being speaking to you knows your every desire and motivation. That they are like a little devil on your shoulder, whispering in your ear, that knows exactly what to say and what to offer you to guide you down the path they want you on.
And the only time Bo actually says anything overtly about this is when he say, "You. You. Unstoppable. Watchable." Because you are always being watched. First because you put "your insides out" on social media to be consumed by anyone and everyone. But also because you consistently give up your right to privacy and sell yourself as a commodity to marketers and corporate entities.
You give them the ability and power to track you and collect every little tidbit of info about you and how you operate, long before you ever understood what you were actually giving away, all as a way to buy access to this vast array of anything and everything all of the time. And what you actually sold off was the key to your own slavery because you continually give that internet demon the knowledge of how to manipulate and market to you.
You sell them the knowledge that they turn around and use to manipulate you for their own gain and they know exactly how to do that in such a subtle way that you don't even realize that they are manipulating you. They can so effectively plant thoughts and desires in your brain that you think they are your organic thoughts and desires without ever even questioning them.
Shoutout to you. Out of all the react videos of this song, I think you saw/heard/understood more than most do. Subscribed for sure.
A legit legend with an unbelievable amount of talent on the level of Donald Glover and Steve Martin.
"it goes from A... X Y... square root of pie"
dude just explained internet effortlessly
All Eyes On Me is a must react. The song hits hard in the most unlikely way.