@@nullakjg767 Hell, even going special at a time would be better. Like doing all of Inside, then Make Happy, ect, but ive seen some go from Im Bo Yo, all the way to All Eyes on Me before dropping back to Sad. Just all over the place and missing a lot that makes Bo so great
And yet… ALL of us OG bo burnham fans stuck with him through Thick. Once he quit performing we watched anything and everything with his name attached to it. That episode of parks n rec? Seen it! The comedy special for a different comedian but directed by bo? Seen it. Eight grade? Seen it, twice. You get the point.
3 out of 9 Emmys for Netflix. This is hilarious to me, he just did everything on his own, and was like "Hey, Netflix, I made a thingy, can you air it?" and it's now one of the few reasons for me to have Netflix, and 1/3 of their critics awards.
@@bendover7841 I mean they’re so different, to me, it’s really hard to say which is lyrically and musically “superior.” But from an emotion and impact standpoint, Inside is a heartrending expression of the existential dread of the pandemic, anxiety and life in general, and Hamilton is a really entertaining musical about rapping slave owners.
Honestly I haven't seen anyone get mad at Bo online about this song which is unbelievable. "But seriously don't kill yourself, you don't want to kill yourself because there are people that love you.. that's not necessarily true but there could be." - Bo Burnham (Inside)
It's the same reason Louis CK didn't really catch as much flak as you'd think (before the metoo stuff) over his usage of words that are offensive, he was already ingratiated to so many people that they knew he was being comedic and not like some unknown comic who might not have it go over as well.
@@hmm_okok Yeah, but that’s not really the same thing because he didn’t seem to care that he was doing it whereas Bo knew what he was doing and understood what he should do so no one got really mad with him
@@everythingweather I didn't mean their mentality was the same, I meant the impression from the crowds of "I understand he's not harboring malicious intent when he says this, he's pointing to some facet of society or using these abrasive terms for a reason" rather than some lesser known artist/comic that people aren't familiar with
@@hmm_okok Right, but Louis didn't count on the fact that eventually people would get really mad at him about what he said because he was never apologetic about it, but Bo did know that
I have suffered from depression with suicidal thoughts. I can't speak for anyone else, but Bo Burnham has helped me immensely. He is someone who has had similar issues, and part of being in that position is a gallows humor about it. If anyone else finds out you are struggling they treat you like you are a china doll about to shatter. And it makes you want to make jokes like this.
@@nullakjg767 Inside actually made me feel way better about myself and helped me when I was struggling mentally, so I can't really agree on the notion that it's depressing.
While I think Bo has a lot of fans who don't deal with that kind of stuff, I do think his core audience is those of us who fit into that category. And as someone who deals with anxiety and depression, as well as those thoughts many times in my life, fuckin hilarious! It's all about how you handle it. His early stuff makes light of all of it in a great way but then you get to Inside and even the last half of Make Happy, you see how he can adapt from hilarious to existential crisis. But yeah, he's making a great point about the entertainment industry here for sure.
I think that’s another reason why he doesn’t get a ton of flack for this. Suicide is a consistent theme in his work and it’s pretty clear it comes from a personal place.
@@KaneK1234 I mean I suppose it depends on if you take what he said in Inside at face value (about having people close to him commit suicide). But i was meaning more that it’s enough of a consistent theme in his work, as well as his struggles with mental health, that it’s not unreasonable to assume he’s personally struggled at least with considering it. He used to have his “suicide date” on his website. Again, jokes but it’s so consistent that it makes you take notice.
The way he talks about suicide comes from a true place. It's the kind of thing that when you have these thoughs you just know when someone talks about it from their heart and not just "trying to understand". Anyone who has had these thoughts hears Bo here and in Inside and you just know. I believe he is not going to do it, I feel I have a bunch of fail-safes and I believe he does too. But he's not just joking.
One thing that I didn't realize the first couple times I heard the song was that when he says "If you search for moral wisdom in Katy Perry's lyrics, then kill yourself", he's not just being edgy and saying that people who like Katy Perry are dumb and should kill themselves. What he's saying is if you buy into her message, then here's the opposite message but presented exactly like the one she's selling you. "If you take what Katy Perry says as gospel truth, then you may as well listen to this."
If you ever had suicidal thoughts, and ever thought, "if you just shut up and did it, everything will be over now," I see you. I understand you. I've been there before, too. I'm so glad you're still here. Please hang in there. Get help. Reach out to people. Things will get better. They really will, with help, in time. I'm really, really happy that you're still here.
Honestly, as a person that's dealing a lot with depression and suicidal thoughts, and i know others as well. We in life, joke about suicide a lot. It's a relief system so those thoughts don't become too serious. "gallows humor" really helps us and i think with Bo dealing with his own troubles, he understands that.
On one hand, the message to seek professional help instead of attaching oneself to some celebrity is good advice; on the other , whatever reason makes you stay is a good reason, said by multiple professionals themselves. If it's a boyband silly love songs, great! If it's your cat, awesome! If it's out of spite ,perfect; and many more. White womans Instagram looks like character growth from this song actually now that i think of it. Maybe Bo just grew up😅
Yeah, but the thing about all these things is: they're temporary. Maybe the boy band breaks up, maybe your cat dies, maybe spite is just not enough to keep you going one day. Whatever keeps you alive right now is a valid coping mechanism, but it's important to seek professional health regardless. Whatever reason makes you stay alive is a good reason, but you shouldn't have to live your life for anyone but yourself just to continue living. There is help out there, and it does get better, but usually only if you do seek help.
The funny part is that his recent special delivered exactly the kind of inspiration that he was sort of making fun of in this song 😂 But yea I mean as someone who is a depressed person, this doesn’t offend me, nor does it make me want to off myself. But it is quite funny,
Genuinely took me a few watches to realize bo went from long sleeved shirt to t shirt. That’s just insane how much thought he puts into his jokes and gags.
He starts out talking about continuity errors. how "In one shot things are one way and in the next they arent" I think thats what he means with the entire song. Anyone thinking Katy Perry is a valid method of getting empowered should also, from a logical perspective, think klIIlng youreself is a valid way to solve your problems. Its a logical inconsistency to only think one of these things are valid. Logically, they should both be valid or invalid. And hes no wrong. Hes OBVIOUSLY not sayiong you should end yourself, he's saying you shouldnt get your empowerment from Katy Perry. The point is that neither are valid. Its not actually empowering, its just an illusion of empowerment and its really fragile, it doesnt really strenghten YOU at the core, just you temporary mood and mindset. If you lean on it, the fall will be hard when it breaks.
If you listen carefully (or some live versions) before entering the second verse, there is a moment when he stutters but it's clear he was saying "I deal with suic-(idal thoughts)"
he didn't do another show that night what he actually did was tell the crowd he was going to do a joke that only people watching from home would understand and explained the entire joke to them and edited it all out it was actually the only time the entire tour the joke was made for that purpose
I think it says a lot that Bo only played this song 4 or 5 times on the Make Happy tour, and never at college shows. I feel like you might enjoy the Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss. I don’t know how compatible his stuff is with a reaction format because it doesn’t break up into discrete bits as well as Bo’s does, but it’s dark and brilliant and thought-provoking stuff. (It’ll be a long time before he films another special, so if you get a chance to see him live, my recommendation goes triple.)
He has a bunch of heckler clips. Like 22 big heckler moments or something? It feels like there's not a message but being able to joke about suicidal ideation etc can be super cathartic. I have my own mental illness problems and my first best friend was suicidal at 11. She held a knife to her wrist at her birthday sleepover and the rest of her friends were begging her to put it down and basically it was a self feeding drama spiral. I said - and I was not serious and I only said this in this situation because I knew my best friend - "Go ahead, do it. We're going be stuck cleaning that up and you know what? Worst party ever at that point." And she just started laughing because no one ever pushed her before. And I don't mean pushed her as in towards suicide I mean I called her on her actions and she immediately snapped out of that headspace. I do not recommend everyone doing this, I just knew her and knew how she'd react. During her non suicidal moments, she found joking about it and laughing at being dumb about it (her words at 11yo) to help her seperate from the suicidal ideology that plagued her. Think of it like the Boggarts in Harry Potter. She found that laughing at this really serious terrifying thing gave her power over it. Don't kill yourself. There's a tone of at risk numbers to call and even more websites have cropped up if you're uncomfortable with talking. IMAlive.org is a good site founded by good men who work on helping destigmatize mental illness, lower suicide rates, and one has a charity called and literally founded to perform Random Acts of Kindess. Campaigns have involved passing out flowers on a French train, umbrellas in a S Korean subway, art supplies to kids in Moscow and housing a chalk art event, and even giving old people in the US a new mattress and chairs. Love these guys. The show they were all in, Supernatural, released essays on how the show has changed them caked family don't end in blood, which has been referenced at least by one psychological commentator. Hey, Chris, and I who you referenced? That talked about the two show thing?
I do agree with the sentiment here, especially with roar, however Brave by Sara Bareilles was made specifically for her friend to give them courage to come out to their parents so idk how well that really fits the narrative. But I do love this song, also odd how youtube has flagged it for containing mentions of suicide
As someone who has had thoughts of unaliving myself since the age of eight, this song actually helped me. It made the concept seem so absurd, that it brought me out of that mental state. I still use it to this day, when everything gets too overwhelming.
I’m late commenting, but your interpretation is pretty on point. Bo does a lot better job of helping than icon for hire. I listen to them occasionally, but if im stressed, I can’t because I will relapse
This was a very good reaction to this song IMHO, but hey, what do I know right... this is actually a very good song in Bo Burnham Style, pointing out to me what is the Obvious in our everyday lives and it's what Bo does best is tell stories in ways that always makes us think more deeply then humanity as a whole has done in our recent past. I've said a billion times and ill say it a billion more, nothing is as it appears to be on the surface and it never was, their is much to life that is hidden to the average person, it because So with this concept, idea or perspective we can allow ourselves to go deeper and discover new things, WARNING it can get really dark and ugly, but if we are to ever fix this, we really have no choice but to confront this head on. Don't be afraid, it's just the way things work. Enjoy life to it;s fullest, but be aware of the underside too, we have got to stop ignoring it pretending that it does not exist. it does. Anywayentertaining
“ I sound unempathetic, I sound mean and crude. Suicide is an epidemic and I don’t want to be misconstrued. Signs of depression go overlooked. So, if you’re depressed, then you need to book a therapy session, talk about your depression. Let a professional hear it “ that’s the message
No I don't think suicidal people get anything more out of this song than you do. (At least I didn't feel like my feelings got validated and it definetely made more [more] suicidal) It is a funny little song and that's about it.
You finally were able to get it up! I thought Katy Perry's flying monkeys were messing with the video. 😃 Oh, and people are indeed subscribing to the channel! Do you reckon you'll reach 4 k by the end of the week? 😉 It seems feasible. 🤔
@@ChrisReactsToThings I guess it all depends if you can fit the Can't Handle This + Are You Happy? reaction video in this week. That video will be hugely popular. 🙂
It’s probably just me, but I don’t find the first verse funny at all, or really the specific methods he mentions. It was fairly triggering. I like that he recommends therapy, though. That’s really important. (Also liked that this video had a warning for mentions of suicide) Trying to find a reason to keep going.
Man, that overlay made this so weak. I'm going to ask YT not to recommend your channel so they don't confuse this engagement for interest in seeing more.
