dr. worm: - they call him dr. worm - interested in things - not a real doctor - a real worm - an actual worm - lives like a worm - likes to play the drums - thinks he's getting good - can handle criticism - someday someone else besides him will call him by his stage name
there's such a beauty in this song that sneaks up on you without warning. it starts as a worm showing you his love for drumming anf its a little bit cute, a little bit funny, but then the worm starts singing with such soul how one day the world will love his music and call him by his name. you realize that he's singing about being recognized, beinf able to be the person he wants to be. it makes you realize that he's more than just a worm with a hobby, and it makes you love him for it. fantastic songwriting
It doesn't have rhymes because it is deliberately told as though it were casual conversation, like someone telling someone else random imperfect stuff about himself.
I do love how the line "[...] I'm twirling the stick" indicates that due to the lack of limbs, he can only ever wield a single drumstick which I assume he just wraps his entire body around - true dedication.
The truth is that many of their songs sound like parody versions of broadway songs. Can you imagine is someone took them all and created an amazing musical?
Dr. Worm is doing ok. He has hobbies, he's interested in things, and he has friends who come over and jam and they enjoy making music together. This is a song about not having to be great at everything you nonetheless love.
its not just about someone who is lonely, longing to be recognized for the hobbies he has spent time getting talented at.. its about finding love and friendship, and standing out, at all in this lonely world and being appreciated as an individual. its not about being egotistically recognized for getting good and being worshiped as a rockstar.. its about the human connection and feeling valued at all. fuckin SLAPS
I actually sing this song to my toddler a lot cause I find it pretty uplifting. Dr. Worm is a character who is taking on a challenging task, and has confidence that someday he will get good enough to be a star, but til then they're more than willing to hear criticism
@@JCWolfwood I use to cry everytime the line "but I can handle criticism" came around. It's so genuinely endearing, the fact that he understands that others being tough on him is just for the sake of improvement. John & John really know how to make sweet characters.
When I was a little kid, one of the CDs on rotation during family road trips was Severe Tire Damage. I'm still obsessed with this song to this day. Thank you John. You too, John.
i've been listening to tmbg ever since my parents bought two albums for me when i was young (tmbg 123's and abc's) and listening to them now makes me really happy and nostalgic dang...
They call me Dr. Worm. Good morning. how are you? I'm Dr. Worm. I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor, But I am a real worm; I am an actual worm. I live like a worm. I like to play the drums. I think I'm getting good, But I can handle criticism. I'll show you what I know, And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums. I'll leave the front un-locked 'cause I can't Hear the doorbell When I get into it I can't tell if you are Watching me twirling the stick. When I give the signal, my friend Rabbi vole will play the solo Some day somebody else besides me will Call me by my stage name, they will Call me dr worm. Good morning how are you, I'm dr worm I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor, But I am a real worm; I am an actual worm. I live like a worm. I like to play the drums. I think I'm getting good, But I can handle criticism. I'll show you what I know, And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums. I'm not a real doctor, But they call me Dr. Worm.
Back when I was in marching band, we would always have to do stretches before we practice and our director would play songs and this was everyone's favorite song
Honestly we need MORE of this type of content. This is the stuff that made youtube a great platform, not all these paid promotions and over produced videos. We need more people just doing stuff for the hell of it because they felt like it, not because it's going to make them a buck.
This is my best friend's favorite TMBG song. I just saw him for the first time in half a year. This is the happiest I've been in half a year. I love him so much.
Best TMBG song right here. I remember when I went to go see them live in LA for there 30th anniversary tour I spent the whole time hoping and waiting for it, and then they pulled it out as the first encore (they did like 5 and ended on Istanbul). One of the best nights of my life.
I was just a little toddler when Ka-Blam! was on air. But I got to see the reruns on the Nicktoons channel (I don't even know if they do those anymore). While everyone else is either a regular fan or sent here from Aqw, I'm glad to see I'm not alone in the wash of Nickelodeon nostalgia
@@hetaeramancer yep this song was made when they made a cameo for that game they even named the class they made for that event "vindicator of they" whose skills are name of their other songs
@@feitopuns that is inaccurate. Dr. Worm was released as solo hit in 1998, a full decade before Adventure Quest Worlds was released. Its first major appearance in media was a music video featured on a Nickelodeon show called "KaBlam!".
Don't know why, but I love this song so much. Every time I hear it makes me happy. It is just the best. I wish they made more songs exactly like this. It's just the best.
I never knew this was a real song. There was a flash game called "Worm" that was essentially just Snake but with a worm and they had this song playing.
I always interpreted him calling himself an “actual worm” probably meant he saw himself as lowly and not that he was a literal worm. Why else would he specify that he lives like a worm
They've guaranteed heard a song or two by them... My friends who've "never heard of them" have heard things like Particle Man or Boss of Me, or even that Starbucks jingle a couple years back.
No wonder Ive taken so much to this band. Kablam probably implanted them into my brain when i was like 7 lol. Also, this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
these comments range from a few months ago to a few years ago and yet...all share the same love of the Worm. we'll call you by your stage name, man. leave the keys under the doormat, its safer than leaving your door unlocked
Many TMBG songs are. I can't tell you how many times I've caught myself humming "Istanbul was Constantinople" or "Don't don't don't let's start I've got a weak heart"
Some friends and I once snuck into a venue early for a TMBG concert while they were doing a sound check. They played this song but changed up the lyrics... "They call me puppet head Good morning, how are you i'm puppet head..."
I was a marching band my four years of high school and my last year our band director played this when we were doing our stretches. And it was the funnest thing ever
Мене називають Доктор Ворм. Добрий ранок. як справи? Я доктор Ворм. Мене цікавлять речі. Я не справжній лікар, Але я справжній хробак; Я справжній хробак. Я живу як черв'як. Мені подобається грати на барабанах. Я думаю, що мені стає добре, Але я можу терпіти критику. Я покажу тобі, що я знаю, І ти можеш сказати мені, якщо думаєш, що я краще граю на барабанах. Я залишу передню частину незамкненою, бо я не можу Чути дзвінок у двері Коли я в це потраплю, я не можу сказати, чи є ти Дивлячись, як я кручу палицею. Коли я дам сигнал, друже Рабина полівка гратиме соло Одного разу це зробить хтось інший, крім мене Називайте мене моїм сценічним псевдонімом, вони будуть Називайте мене доктор черв'як. Доброго ранку, як справи, я доктор черв'як Мене цікавлять речі. Я не справжній лікар, Але я справжній хробак; Я справжній хробак. Я живу як черв'як. Мені подобається грати на барабанах. Я думаю, що мені стає добре, Але я можу терпіти критику. Я покажу тобі, що я знаю, І ти можеш сказати мені, якщо думаєш, що я краще граю на барабанах. Я не справжній лікар, Але мене називають Доктор Ворм.
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dr. worm:
- they call him dr. worm
- interested in things
- not a real doctor
- a real worm
- an actual worm
- lives like a worm
- likes to play the drums
- thinks he's getting good
- can handle criticism
- someday someone else besides him will call him by his stage name
He can't hear the doorbell either.
@@motherlarkspur4506 I think that's only when he's playing the drums though
@@deardeer1469 that's fair, that's fair.
He also can't tell if you're watching him twirl the stick
This is the best youtube comment thread I’ve ever seen. I’m saying this as a fake doctor and a fake worm.
When you realize that even Rabbi Mole, Dr. Worm's bandmate & supposed friend, doesn't refer to Dr. Worm as Dr. Worm.
Maybe he should work on his doctorate, then.
I thought it was Rabbi Vole
Edit: its totally Rabbi Vole
there's such a beauty in this song that sneaks up on you without warning. it starts as a worm showing you his love for drumming anf its a little bit cute, a little bit funny, but then the worm starts singing with such soul how one day the world will love his music and call him by his name. you realize that he's singing about being recognized, beinf able to be the person he wants to be. it makes you realize that he's more than just a worm with a hobby, and it makes you love him for it. fantastic songwriting
Amen!
And he spent 8 years in college to earn that doctorate. Respect!
@@mrporto2He didn't spend all those years in school to be called "Mister" Worm!
@@mrporto2 No the hell he didn't. He's not a real doctor. 😂
Did you even listen! He's not an actual doctor but he is a real worm
amazing how a song that doesn't have a single rhyme in it can sound so damn good
It doesn't have rhymes because it is deliberately told as though it were casual conversation, like someone telling someone else random imperfect stuff about himself.
This legitimately never occurred to me until just now. Wild.
I do love how the line "[...] I'm twirling the stick" indicates that due to the lack of limbs, he can only ever wield a single drumstick which I assume he just wraps his entire body around - true dedication.
He also cannot hear the doorbell because he has no ears
Everyone is over here with their deep theories and explanations of the song and my little brain is like
"he cant hear the doorbell becuz hes a worm"
I thought it was bc he was drumming so loudly he couldn't possibly hear the doorbell. And he's a worm.
I think Dr. Worm is a great drummer.
He's really improved
I wouldn't trust him to be my doctor though
I would trust him fully as my doctor
Worm is great because Worm likes to play the drums and can handle criticism
Until he met Nyango Star
I feel like this is a parody version of a broadway song that doesn’t exist
its the voice
Yes! Lmao
Dr love?
I thought it was a weird al song for a second when I first heard it
The truth is that many of their songs sound like parody versions of broadway songs. Can you imagine is someone took them all and created an amazing musical?
That solo vocal is so heartbreaking. Poor guy. I hope somebody else besides him will call him by his stage name too.
We all call him by his stage name now, don't we? He made it! 😊
@@em97c I love Dr. Worm!
Dr. Worm is doing ok. He has hobbies, he's interested in things, and he has friends who come over and jam and they enjoy making music together. This is a song about not having to be great at everything you nonetheless love.
Watch the music video from Kablam :)
plus the triumphant tone of the final line "They call me Doctor Worm!" implies he makes it in the end.
He’s such a humble little guy and I love him.
it’s funny to think of this as an _earworm_ when it’s stuck in your head
Oh my gosh. Underrated
I'm listening to this song right now and I'm replaying it multiple times... Yeah it's a earworm banger of a song...
That means he is an actual doctor. An Ear Nose Throat Doctor Worm. 😆
its not just about someone who is lonely, longing to be recognized for the hobbies he has spent time getting talented at.. its about finding love and friendship, and standing out, at all in this lonely world and being appreciated as an individual. its not about being egotistically recognized for getting good and being worshiped as a rockstar.. its about the human connection and feeling valued at all.
fuckin SLAPS
I think it’s about worms
@@akiraeatsguitarpicks491 Just one worm
This song has always left me feeling sad, there's something oddly melancholic about it.
I actually sing this song to my toddler a lot cause I find it pretty uplifting. Dr. Worm is a character who is taking on a challenging task, and has confidence that someday he will get good enough to be a star, but til then they're more than willing to hear criticism
@@JCWolfwood I use to cry everytime the line "but I can handle criticism" came around. It's so genuinely endearing, the fact that he understands that others being tough on him is just for the sake of improvement. John & John really know how to make sweet characters.
@@mjuzumaki John & John*
You know, I feel like Dr. Worm is ok. I think he's happy, and trying to get better at doing what he loves like we all are.
I know, I love it...that's how all their songs are...like they're may be something sad laying just beneath.
Important reminder that:
- I’m not a real doctor
- I am a real worm
- I am an actual worm
Don’t forget:
- I live like a worm
- I like to play the drums
Exactly what I wish to hear from someone right before they start operating on me.
Sounds like you’re interested in things, sir
hello Niko
I thought this was a haiku, but it is jus a great comment, thanks!
When I was a little kid, one of the CDs on rotation during family road trips was Severe Tire Damage. I'm still obsessed with this song to this day. Thank you John. You too, John.
My dad used to play a lot of they might be giants songs and this is one of the ones I remember most ❤
This song makes me cry it’s so joyful and beautiful 🥲
Especially that last verse
i've been listening to tmbg ever since my parents bought two albums for me when i was young (tmbg 123's and abc's) and listening to them now makes me really happy and nostalgic dang...
i dont want to make an overused quote but it's so perfect at this moment
My bro bought John Henry when it came out. I listened to it more than him.
They call me Dr. Worm.
Good morning. how are you? I'm Dr. Worm.
I'm interested in things.
I'm not a real doctor,
But I am a real worm;
I am an actual worm.
I live like a worm.
I like to play the drums.
I think I'm getting good,
But I can handle criticism.
I'll show you what I know,
And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums.
I'll leave the front un-locked 'cause I can't
Hear the doorbell
When I get into it I can't tell if you are
Watching me twirling the stick.
When I give the signal, my friend
Rabbi vole will play the solo
Some day somebody else besides me will
Call me by my stage name, they will
Call me dr worm.
Good morning how are you, I'm dr worm
I'm interested in things.
I'm not a real doctor,
But I am a real worm;
I am an actual worm.
I live like a worm.
I like to play the drums.
I think I'm getting good,
But I can handle criticism.
I'll show you what I know,
And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums.
I'm not a real doctor,
But they call me Dr. Worm.
PivotAnimator50 All these years i thought he said, "Rabbi Bull." But u r right
Rabbi Vole is a solid dude
This song makes me cry more than I'd like to admit
It's such a great one!
Back when I was in marching band, we would always have to do stretches before we practice and our director would play songs and this was everyone's favorite song
This song is perfect. I love the backing vocals on the chorus so much.
I still have the AQWorlds badge for the collab. Such good times
Same, good old times ;(
I used to love AQWorlds so much
those were the days
The nostalgia is hitting hard here bro...
I get my 15 year reward soon what should I get
This song has literally been a part of my life since birth and will continue to be a part of my life until I die
I love that for you
💕🏆 Living life right! 👈🌝💐
yoooo same
I remember seeing the music video on Nickelodeon way way back when
Yes same this band raised me
You guys are my science teacher's favorite band
Steve Long
They’re my student’s favorite too! Whether they like it or not🤘
TMBG is EVERY science teacher's favorite band
Here comes science...
They're such a cool science teacher band
i'm in pit in marching band and this song has a cult-like effect on us.
That's an amazing song to play in marching band! I'm jealous
Genuinely one of the greatest songs of all time
This is a gigantic smile in a can. Perfect.
Honestly we need MORE of this type of content. This is the stuff that made youtube a great platform, not all these paid promotions and over produced videos. We need more people just doing stuff for the hell of it because they felt like it, not because it's going to make them a buck.
This is my best friend's favorite TMBG song. I just saw him for the first time in half a year. This is the happiest I've been in half a year. I love him so much.
I can ABSOLUTELY picture Gonzo of the Muppets singing this.
JMein13074 true
Awww!!!!! Thanks for the image!!
He's not a worm >:(
With a sad rainy background**
SOMEONE MAKE A 2017 MUSICAL STYLE ANIMATIC OF THAT
Best TMBG song right here. I remember when I went to go see them live in LA for there 30th anniversary tour I spent the whole time hoping and waiting for it, and then they pulled it out as the first encore (they did like 5 and ended on Istanbul). One of the best nights of my life.
Known this from Ka-Blam! and I've never felt so nostalgically revived. The brass just gives it away. One of the best 90s / 2000s songs ever. ' v '
I was just a little toddler when Ka-Blam! was on air. But I got to see the reruns on the Nicktoons channel (I don't even know if they do those anymore).
While everyone else is either a regular fan or sent here from Aqw, I'm glad to see I'm not alone in the wash of Nickelodeon nostalgia
Saaaaaame
I know it from Adventure Quest Worlds
between this, boss of me, and particle man, i feel like tmbg is behind a lot of nostalgia
I like to imagine that they're a worm on a string, but that's just me.
That's good. That's very good
Thank you Henry, June, and the great people of KaBlam! for introducing this band to my childhood.
This could be the theme for a really random cartoon or anime.
The Dr. Worm Show
this is a song made for a browser game "adventure quest worlds"
@@feitopuns was it really made for aqw?? that would've been cool!! i loved that game...
@@hetaeramancer yep this song was made when they made a cameo for that game they even named the class they made for that event "vindicator of they" whose skills are name of their other songs
@@feitopuns that is inaccurate. Dr. Worm was released as solo hit in 1998, a full decade before Adventure Quest Worlds was released. Its first major appearance in media was a music video featured on a Nickelodeon show called "KaBlam!".
I just found a DVD in my parents' house with a bunch of TMBG music videos and it made me remember how much I love this song
Don't know why, but I love this song so much. Every time I hear it makes me happy. It is just the best. I wish they made more songs exactly like this. It's just the best.
I never knew this was a real song. There was a flash game called "Worm" that was essentially just Snake but with a worm and they had this song playing.
That’s how I learned about it too. Me and my brother loved this song and played the game for it.
Someone started playing this over voice chat in a TF2 match
now this is a pro gamer moment
How is the marriage going?
They have good taste in music on that game's fandom.
KaBlam!...thank you for introducing me to this amazing band.
Is there anybody else who first heard this song on Kablam!??? So Nostalgic for me. It was a more peaceful time ☺
The lyrical content of this song rivals the greatest poems of our time.
I love this song.
I saw the sign, and it opened up my eyes, I'm Dr. Worm
lol
I really hope that this song doesn’t have any meaning deeper than what the lyrics are because it’s just so perfect as it is
I always interpreted him calling himself an “actual worm” probably meant he saw himself as lowly and not that he was a literal worm. Why else would he specify that he lives like a worm
@@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad For Whatever reason, I took it as him being an alone older man
They've guaranteed heard a song or two by them... My friends who've "never heard of them" have heard things like Particle Man or Boss of Me, or even that Starbucks jingle a couple years back.
I think it was Dunkin but yes! Also Istanbul
And who hasn't seen Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
@@PrinceSqee the whole roller coaster of "this hot cha song is corny, it sounds like mickey mouse clubhouse" then realized They made hot dog....
This song plays in the credits of existence.
No wonder Ive taken so much to this band. Kablam probably implanted them into my brain when i was like 7 lol.
Also, this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
this song goes so hard
This song has been stuck since I heard it in aqworlds years ago. Boy, I still love this song :)
BREAKING NEWS! Local worm sued for medical malpractice, more at 11!
Rmember this song from a adventure quest worlds crossover event when i was a child glad to find this song again
My dad used to sing this to me as a kid and it's always stuck in my head. So great hearing the original as an adult 😅
Thanks guys! I wouldnt have known this song if it wasnt for aqw!
+Royce Zeng Yay that makes 2 of us!
Foxy TheFox
:D
well im not alone :)
Me too. X3
Battle On! :3
0:09 "I press the wrong button again, sounds good i quite like it, quite like it... see you tomorrow!" - Ed Petrie, 2007.
I remember when I was small like 4years old I loved the song and I still love the song
Doctor worm, you're an excellent drummer. 😘
I'd like to extend my sincerest gratitude to Kablam for exposing me to the musical genius of They Might Be Giants.
this song is the most nostalgic song. makes me cry tears of happiness and some sort of melancholy
RFKjr should use this as a campaign song.
Would you still love me if I was a real doctor?
Best short video ever back In day. Most random music video commercial 🙌
this song has and always will be a banger. i love it so much, it's so motivating and just so uplifting :)
Thank you AQW for introducing me to this band years ago!
whenever i listen to music in class i have to resist singing this when i'm supposed to be doing my math worksheet
Beautiful.
You guys are just so eternally adorable.
I forgot this song existed, and now I am smiling all over. Yes, with every part of my body!
these comments range from a few months ago to a few years ago and yet...all share the same love of the Worm. we'll call you by your stage name, man. leave the keys under the doormat, its safer than leaving your door unlocked
this could possibly be the catchiest song ever conceived by man
Many TMBG songs are. I can't tell you how many times I've caught myself humming "Istanbul was Constantinople" or "Don't don't don't let's start I've got a weak heart"
doctor worm is awesome
In my eyes or ears in this case this is a great song and Dr worm is a great drummer
Dr worm so peak this is art
I remember this from an old flash game like a decade ago
Farm that token of vindication for 90 days and get VoT the strongest class at the moment
Adventure Quest Worlds golden age :(
Freal
amen 🙏
PREACH brother
Damn
A siivagunner rip got me to this song out of all things
John is definitely the best singer in the band. ;-)
What? No, John is the better singer
I think Dan's pretty underrated in the band, as is Marty
Screw Dan, though, lazy bastard
@@tobyw.8946 No I agree, I like John more.
@@adeeta5701 Thank god you've come to your senses
I pulled the finger and smelled the lemons. Thanks for the rec John, I liked the song :)
Ive been waiting to follow the worms... dr.worm
Great song to squrim to!
What is it about this song that immediately makes me tear up when Doctor Worm starts to sing?
AQW was legendary
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who remembers the AQW and TMBG crossover
I don't know enough music theory to describe it, but the chord structure and melody here is really really cool.
This song was so catchy when I was little when I first saw the music video that was shown in Kablam!
once i know how to play a trombone imma play this till i die
Alex Lubbers Good luck doing F# major lol. Keep it up tho.
Keep at it my dude
Awesome song
R.I.P Ciara Eliza Horan
2001-2020
We all miss you. I hope you are in a better place now.
Who is Ciara?
Some friends and I once snuck into a venue early for a TMBG concert while they were doing a sound check. They played this song but changed up the lyrics...
"They call me puppet head
Good morning, how are you i'm puppet head..."
oh, he's getting better on the drums alright
I was a marching band my four years of high school and my last year our band director played this when we were doing our stretches. And it was the funnest thing ever
Dr. Worm seems like a pretty chill dude
This beat goes fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I love this song. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think there is a quote from the Tijuana Brass "A Taste of Honey" at approximately 1:35.
probably their best live song
Yay!
Мене називають Доктор Ворм.
Добрий ранок. як справи? Я доктор Ворм.
Мене цікавлять речі.
Я не справжній лікар,
Але я справжній хробак;
Я справжній хробак.
Я живу як черв'як.
Мені подобається грати на барабанах.
Я думаю, що мені стає добре,
Але я можу терпіти критику.
Я покажу тобі, що я знаю,
І ти можеш сказати мені, якщо думаєш, що я краще граю на барабанах.
Я залишу передню частину незамкненою, бо я не можу
Чути дзвінок у двері
Коли я в це потраплю, я не можу сказати, чи є ти
Дивлячись, як я кручу палицею.
Коли я дам сигнал, друже
Рабина полівка гратиме соло
Одного разу це зробить хтось інший, крім мене
Називайте мене моїм сценічним псевдонімом, вони будуть
Називайте мене доктор черв'як.
Доброго ранку, як справи, я доктор черв'як
Мене цікавлять речі.
Я не справжній лікар,
Але я справжній хробак;
Я справжній хробак.
Я живу як черв'як.
Мені подобається грати на барабанах.
Я думаю, що мені стає добре,
Але я можу терпіти критику.
Я покажу тобі, що я знаю,
І ти можеш сказати мені, якщо думаєш, що я краще граю на барабанах.
Я не справжній лікар,
Але мене називають Доктор Ворм.
good morning Dr. Worm
this is a great song
Mordecai and Rigby are good backup singers