Bo Burnham - Reaction - Left Brain Right Brain 

Ah yes, quoting the classic philosopher…Thanos.

I just watch bo burnham reactions as an excuse to listen to the songs on repeat.

Right Brain: "Left Brain, I love you" (Emotional response) Left Brain: "I know" (Logical statement) Not just a Star Wars quote.

you know what they say: "a story is never for the reader, it's always for the writer"

Fun fact! Bo was once a theater kid so he's good at expressing emotions and knows what's a good preformance and what not

Still, one of Bo Burnham lines that always stays in my head whenever i watch anything of his is the intro to this special. "You used to do comedy when you felt like being funny. But now you're contractually obligated so dance you fucking monkey" that seemed to have set the tone for everything he's done after.

Left brain always looks to the right when singing while right brain looks to the left. I just realized this, and I also realized that this is because they’re looking at each other and holding a conversation with one another.

I think something people miss is when the disembodied voice says "your analysis and emotions are at war" could be seen as a sort of similar meaning as "We think We know You" as he wants to do what he wants but it doesnt seem marketable and like it is a good idea. The sensical part of bo sees why his humor isnt accepted and that most people wont like it but at the same time he wants to do what he wants

Leia: "I love you." Han: "I know."

I love that "I'm gonna kill him." Definitely what Left Brain is thinking when Right Brain think George Carlin and Steve Martin were famous for juggling 😂

The (not) master list of tracks: - "Sad" - "Repeat Stuff" - "The country song" - "Kill Yourself" - "Ironic" - "Eff" Fun songs/wordplay songs: - "#deep" - "Oh Bo" - "What's funny" - "Words words words"

"Hell of a Ride," is a fantastic song!! I feel like I hear some new detail about it each time I listen to it! Also a very underappreciated song.

If this were part of a psych class, they'd have to have the major disclaimer that the left brain/right brain idea is a total myth 😂 But it could be a good segue into the actual different areas of the brain for logic and emotion.

Something you said hit me really hard there and shocked me. I just realised, people are supposed to let children have a childhood, and have fun and no problems, because one day, life is rarely fun and you're stressed all the time, especially if you never learned to have fun as a kid. I was robbed of that growing up, and I didn't realise it fully until now. Wow.

I absolutely love your reactions every time his songs end... you always have a second of 🤯😳 “that’s it?!” and it’s amazing to watch someone understand the songs. Understand the words & messages he is portraying... yet enjoying them at the same time. Another wonderful reaction sir! 🥰🥰 Hope to see your reaction to Rant soon. It’s one of my favorites by Bo. ☺️

Bo Burnham is the greatest living artist of our Time. I can't think of anyone else who even comes close.

I think I've watched all of your Bo Burnham reactions and I love how you pick up on things others miss and how precisely you get your point across. I wonder what thoughts you may have on Rant. I find it to be refreshingly cynical and witty. Other than that, I'd like to listen to what you think of Inside as a whole. Keep up the terrific work!

I went down on a Bo Burnham reaction rabbit hole a few weeks ago. I saw many different creators, but I only subscribed to one. Yours. Very good reactions and input to the songs.

Referencing your question at the end: I have internal arguments with myself often, whether it's challenging how I think, respond to a situation, or indecisiveness on what I should be doing with my time between creative pursuits and general life maintenance (until nothing happens at all because I get stuck). I know others do too, but I don't know if the average population does. Bo is the definition of a tortured artist, where his preferred medium causes so much anxiety because of his self-awareness and insecurities.

Ok you now have to listen to that funny feeling. There is a lot of messages in that song and I know you will thoroughly enjoy it

I just noticed that the right brain never rhymes while the left brain perfectly rhymes every line. The left brain pays attention to the rules of songwriting and analyzes and builds the lyrics to fit the template, while the right brain just sings what he feels.

to quote Death The KID from the anime/manga Soul Eater (i promise its relevant to the balance talk) "I do not deny evil, nor do I believe that any human is completely free of malice. Everything must be in balance. As long as evil and good maintain an equilibrium in this world there is no problem. Perfect balance is the key to everything." i love this uote

He also quotes Han Salo. “I love you”, ad libbed by Harrison Ford (Han) says “I know” which is what he thought Han would say. 24602 is Jan Val Jean’s next number (indicating he’s a slave) as in Les Mis (Prisoner 24601). Do “Country Song”. This was my favorite response by you. Good show. Subbed.

I think you should react to "are you happy" I can't remember if that is the actual name of the song but it's the song that comes right after the Kanye rant. I love your videos and believe you will be able to pick that song apart amazingly. PS the song hits very hard

I just realized for the first time he says "Hello Patient 24602." In Les Miserable, Jean Val Jean Valjean is prisoner 24601. Coincidence?

My whole teenage years (ongoing, I'm 15) was mostly controlled by my left brain. It really needed for everything (even feelings) a reason. Since last year, as I've almost had a burnout, I now know that I have to keep my right brain alife cause if it's dead, I'll be dead too. So I now try to find a balance between them. So glad that's not only me that's struggling with that shit.

Huh you actually nailed it with us losing the spark as left brain takes over as we get old.

Always amazed by how quickly you analyse Bo's works and pick up things that took me ages. I really enjoy your perspective on things as well!

Aweosme breakdown! Sad and country song are both really good ones!

Another awesome reaction! I'd say either "Repeat Stuff Studio Version" or "Country Song" should be next for your Bo series.

Bo burnham - repeat stuff, studio version. Emenem - darkness, music video.

I really appreciate your detailed reviews of Bo's videos, enjoyed this one, thanks for sharing

I was surprised when you mentioned NF. He is in a playlist I listen to on Spotify. Green Lights is the only song i know by him. Now I'll have to check out some more.

Great reaction. I love your perspectives on all these videos.

great reaction. loved seeing you get to this performance!

I just want to say that I found you through your bo reactions, binge watched every twenty one pilots video and now I'm back. great reactions, great channel

11:01 this man really just brought up thanos in a philosophical conversation. i can't

"This is very clever & creative" So.. it's left brain & right brain working together. Comedy.

Thanks for actually being a reaction channel that ...reacts to the things! i really enjoyed your analysis

Did not know Bo, subscribed to to your channel and know I'm a huge Bo fan! Thanks!

This is one of my favorite bo bits its truly amazing!

I'd love your reaction on Straight White Male. It has some great piano playing and a comedic social commentary

NO WAY omg just this morning I was thinking abt how I wanted to see you react to this and hope you did soon BAHFJSHFJ WHAT EV

“hey surfer dude what’s ur favorite horror movie?” “suuuhhh dude!!” that’s what your intro reminded me of

Hi. Love watching your bo reactions!

"One side is the side that gets things done and the other is the child that knows how to have fun" Me who gets nothing done and can't have fun for the life of me: Maybe I don't have a brain!

Love your reactions to Bo. Really want to see your thoughts on That Funny Feeling

Nice man! I love watching people discover Bo songs. You should do #Deep, Sad, Country Song next

I've been waiting for this one! :D

For me, my left and right brain work together. Most of the things I find fun these days involve calculations and scientific discovery, but I also understand logically the desire to have oreos or do wild things once in a while. I've never really experienced much conflict of those two sides because as I've grown older I've adjusted my interests accordingly, and what I couldn't adjust I have considered and justified the desire for. I've allowed my interests to grow right along with me. Where I used to pretend to be a super hero or a secret agent, I now write stories. Where I used to enjoy mostly salty or sugary snacks, I now sprinkle those in along savory foods. I used to run around and play tag, but now I learn about space and physics. I used to watch cartoons and play video games, and now I watch movies and anime and I still play video games because video games are awesome. I consider myself a more mature kid, and honestly I think that's what all adults are. Just many aren't willing to admit it or let themselves be that. Too many people are of the opinion that being an adult means they have to be responsible all of the time and not do silly things. I think it's getting better, though, thanks in no small part to the internet.

Mark Mason's "The Subtle Art Of Not Giving a Fuck" really tackles this problem with "right brain and left brain" problem

Pleaaaase I need your pov of "Sad". I really like the way your articulate your thoughts

just found your channel, already think you're awesome.

I feel like there have to at least have been papers written about Bo Burnham's songs if not entire lectures taught on the subject.

THE FIRST REACTION CHANNEL IVE EVER LIKED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE you are honoured

I love your reactions, they're so in depth on several levels...however...I wish more people were like you, listening to the lyrics and finding the message in his songs. TikTok is using his music as a fucking trend right now and it bothers me more than it should, honestly.

To me this is a perfect example of how the epitome of entertainment just might be a mix of Music, Acting, Comedy... well, and many other things. It's not just comedy, there's commentary on real life things and experiences, there's artistic expression, production skills etc. This is an amazing blend of things that turns out to be even more amazing entertainment.

Yes was waiting for this

I think you’re the only reaction channel I like

Phenomenal video my friend

This may be Bo's best use of piano.

As a system with undiagnosed DID, known in pop culture as multiple personalities, you didn't have to call us out so hard

finally great vid bro

you defiantly need to take the time to watch the entirety of Inside including the talking bits, songs, visuals, etc the whole thing. i think after reacting to a few more songs from his old specials and then watching inside now will really give you a crazy new perspective opposed to going in watching inside blind without any prior knowledge of him. you can really see how hes grown and the challenges he faced. knowing his past and the songs he wrote really open so many doors to some deeper meanings of what his new special was about. realizing he wrote "Cant Handle This" then disappeared for 5 years and came back to the internet with this special especially with the song "All Eyes On Me" gives me goosebumps. id sit through an hour long video of you reacting to inside.

One of his best tracks!

This was great. Thank you! I would love to see you react to Rant. Or his entire intro song to his special "What." It's quite something lol.

"you are two" from "cpg gray" would be a perfect follow up

In this song, the right brain switches from sad to happy really fast, and this made me think of all the times i made peace with someone, but hell I’ve only been mad for 5 minutes, i gotta stay mad for a little while. That… might be the left brain

I think you'd very much enjoy F# (F sharp) by Tim Minchin

I'd really love to see a reaction to rant (sometimes called catholic rant), it's one of my faves of his, before inside it was definitely one of my most listened to of his i think, I'd be super interested to hear your thoughts on it!

Bo really did just turn Hegel's Dialectics into a song, huh

With the brain, mines pretty split, my realistic side wants to do business so I can live my life and have a good free time, but my creative half wants to go into the opposite, blacksmithing to try and do something I love and have fun with it

9:00 Hahaha...Psych lesson in school "Obviously you'd have to change a few words". Not if it was taught at the college level, college kids can handle swear words (and almost EVERY other kid is hearing them at home already). [Said in the voice of Baymax] I have some concerns, I am DEEPLY concerned that you are using Thanos as your philosophical barometer. That dude's moral compass points due south. 14:20 The fact that you feel like you've got it under control, tells me your left brain is likely in the driver's seat most of the time. Keep in mind, this is the side in which we find the ego, so long as you are aware of "who" is at the helm you should be more prepared to hold it in check.

I believe if we don’t keep our lives in balance we do suffer, get your tasks done, and take time to do things that you enjoy…..I taught my kids to find something to smile about, everyday. If it is your last day then at least you took time to smile.

I really hope you’ll entertain the idea of checking out Are you Happy by Bo. It was the last song from the Make Happy special and I would love to hear your thoughts on it.

“Sad” by bo burham would be great

This is Sigmund Freud's ID and EGo

Love the connection to nf. You're right they are similar in that way. I think the difference is nf copes writes down, stops and holds his thoughts tight through music. He need(s) /ed music to stay sane while comedy for Bo Burnham is the thing causing his problems and driving him insane. That's why he needed the 5 year break and nf needs to continue doing what he's doing to get/stay better/well. Basically they are both struggling with mental health issues while the cure for one is causing the problem for the other. Both genius minds in the entertainment industry. And are my favorite artist and comedian. Thanks for reading xo

The right side of my brain is most often in control... I be sensitive and h*rny af! 😂

Steve Martian and Carlin both juggled… i just wanted to add that in there.. so right brain wasnt actually wrong lol

my psychology professor showed us this in school

Bro looks like an off brand jacksepticeye

The term you are looking for is joy. We loose our joy.

Comedy is Bos escape, but its also his prison

You should look into videos (I have links) about people who have had their corpus callosum removed its the part of the brain that lets both hemispheres communicate with each other. Some people have to have it removed to stop seizures and things like that, and it's really crazy to watch how these people operate and you can actually see that their brains are disconnected it's like two people living in one body. And it also really proves the whole left brain right brain thing, because when they cover their right eye which is connected to the left brain they can read words and they can analyze stuff and then when they cover their left eye which is connected to the right brain they can draw a picture of whatever you showed them but they can't tell you what it was. I mean they can once its on the paper and the other brain sees it, but until then its abstract. I can give you a couple links to these videos if you want them, theyre the videos I was shown in psychology class

Thank you 🤝🖤

9:47 has me dead! 😂😂😂😂

This is part of the reason adults drink cause it allows them to release that side

Please listen to his haikus and Shakespeare from Words Words Words ❤️

''Just like Thanos said'' Before killing half the universe

What Bo depicts is very similar to the reality of disassociative identity disorder. It starts from an imbalance in the brain's ability to express certain aspects of personality until those aspects become independent from each other, creating two separate personalities. At first, these remain part of the person; over time the personalities become so exclusive of each other they begin having contradictory thoughts. The brain does not like to process parallel thoughts that contradict each other, so it comes to the conclusion that these different aspects are actually separate people.

I think with the child vs adult part, emotional intelligence takes maturity that children don't have, so right brain is not necessarily your inner child, just your spontaneity, creativity, etc. Right carries the ability to recognize and express emotions in yourself and others. Then, right is made at left because left took over when right should be active in instances of risk taking that could have paid off but resulted in missed opportunities due to over analysis and keeping too much in when your emotions urge you to open up. It is a stifled life that forgets how to live. Then right has less joy and more apathy and anxiety which just puts left onto overdrive, causing a downward spiral.

Love your reacts! Especially the Bo Burnham stuff! You should check out Tim Minchin if you like Bo. Check out Tim Minchin's song Confessions

Spot on this being a great piece for psychology students to get a better grast of our brains diff cerebral functions. And yes, it is a yin ang yang of both.. that is unless your have a disorder making the process backwards.. So some cool psych facts about this song. Lyrically, irs my fave bc im both a therapist, but also going on diagnosed borderline over 12 years, i wish i knew how he came out with this concept bc factually. Biologically, its all correct. Our right hemisphere is the emotional side of us, the abstract thinker, the creative thinker.. the left is the concrete side, numbers, factual, self control, awareness of reality.. and unemotional (bc in the end it IS one brain, both working together on their own “terf”), majority of people are left side DOMINANT. Which makes sense evolution wise. Its the “adult” one able to perceive the world as is.. now, many disorders that impact the limbic cortex (our empathy zone),, result in right side dominant.. so those like me who are overemotional, take things out of context by taking everything personal.. were mentally childish despite being aware. The part to note is, im not saying we all onlx use one side, of course not. Just dominantly, like your first thoughts on a situation will either run through a logical filter before emotional.. but for those like me, its the opposite.. i can force myself to block out my first impressions to triggering things through awareness of my condition. But it still makes ne extremely sensitive compared to a healthy person.. bo portays the differences so perfectly in this piece.. (besides the few lewd jokes, although even those can have merit.. but its more of that “love at first sight” compared to actually figuring out if youre compatible with someone. Thats the worst part. Bc we wear our hearts on our sleeves naturally, while being aware most dont and we get really heartbroken easily. This is also a great example why so many historical artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, DaVinci etc all had mental disorders. Bc more than likely, they had the right dominant side which, if fostered carefully, is a major boost in abstract and creative ideas.. until their issues eventually caught up with them. This song is just a fascinating piece for how accurately he portays the duo despite people always using both.. but just one more dominantly.. hence right Bo being so overly sensitive to both happiness and taking left sides jabs too personal, crying. Right dom are also quick to self doubt and self hate.. and as i know youre an NF fan, im sure if you think about some of his songs... things suddenly fall into more sense.. NF Why, being a great opener line about “who i am and who i wanna be cannot connect”.. theres tons of using his personifactions of left and right in his music under the guise of diff names.. even Fear, for example. Fear came into his life as a child through trauma.. cauding a stunt in mental growth into a perpetual child before he received help and began to understand what was happening more. oh, a great way to know if youre right side dominant is to see how you think.. do you think in pictures/memories or words? Bc for me, i literally dont have an inner monologue, and bc thats MY normal, i find it insane to know most think in words. Its so hard for me to even try to conceptualize. Anytume i try to, i start imagining a book with words.. already defeating the attemp bc im envisioning a book in the first place. Its a really interesting topic. ❤️🧚🏻‍♀️

Don’t know whether you noticed or not but on your point about the characters, the right brain barely rhymes while the left brain stays with rhyme schemes which plays into the fact the left brain is very clever and recognises patterns and the right brain is an idiot

this was what got me into him

Suuh dude! 😃

Yes, Bo is great..... I know "don't wanna know" is not a performance and there's not a videoclip but I would like to see what you think about it

The end is totally a Star Wars reference, right? I don't think I've ever seen anyone mention it, but it has to be, right?

How about the channel 5 news by him?