How 'Respectless' Was ALMOST Perfect [HAZBIN HOTEL] 

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I think one particularly cool part to me is how Velvette does sometimes use more "official" language like Carmilla, but only ever in a mocking way. Things like "Sorry group attending", the term "respectless" itself, and particularly her final line of getting up in Carmilla's face to ask if she "has a disclosure". It shows that she knows how she should be acting, and actively chooses to disregard it rather than simply not knowing how to behave.

Hazbin Hotel's soundtrack out here being unironically better than Disney music right now.

i’ve said this in a previous comment but i LOVE the vibes of criticism as a love language and that comes across so well in this video. and as an argument for the ending of the song, to me (and i’ve seen others say this as well) carmella ending the meeting without rebuttal is just as bad if not WORSE for her than admitting she killed the angel. but it’s anticlimactic, and that’s why the very dramatic velvette is upset - she won the argument, but with no fanfare like she wanted. even though she just called carmella on something major, carmella still has the power to say “we’re done here, that’s all, goodbye.” velvette would see that as a cowards move (similarly to vox calling alastor a coward for retreating in ep 8) and be upset she didn’t get to sink her fangs into her enemy. meanwhile the other overlords start theorizing and plotting, but they’re not standing directly with velvette. i think it works well as a story beat, but i get that from a songwriting perspective it doesn’t have that Punch

I think the reason the beats are even in “Nothin’ less than what I please.” And “I’m the backbone of the Vees.” Is because she says “Woo!” Between the two.

21:30 I think what Velvet was referring to when she said "turning red" is that before the song when everyone was talking about Zestial's retort to Velvet suggestion, you can see that she scans the room and sees Carmillia in corner looked ashamed. In that moment, Velvet grins and starts to mock Zestial. Like she says near the end of the song, by acting respectless she was able to pick up that Carmillia was hiding something.

Honestly, I feel like Carmilla's opening being a bit messy fits the character of the song, Velvette is trying to get them riled up, and right before the start of the song she's already taking jabs at Zestiel, who's kinda coded as Carmilla's partner, so her opening being sloppy shows that yes, Vel is already on her nerves, and though she seems composed, she's not actually as even tempered as she lets off at first, but is rather just practiced at hiding it.

I was viewing this as more British pop rap versus Spanish opera personally which I must admit never thought in my life I would hear that kind of multi genre mix in a singing fight.

I took '"Well it's 'cause no one could respect this" to be more of a jab directly at Carmilla/Zestiel at the head of the table. Like she's saying "Well, maybe I would respect you if you weren't afraid to fight even with evidence in front of you that we can". It's another instance of her trying to take jabs at their authority.

I think ‘nothin less than what I please’ feels really satisfying with how the ‘-thin’ and ‘than’ aaalmost rhyme, and the stress on ‘noth-‘ and ‘what’ makes them sound similar too, so there’s this extra layer of rhythm to it Velvette’s last verse was actually my favorite! To me the shortening lines felt like the song was narrowing to a point, kind of representing how Velvette was switching from general smacktalk to closing in on Carmilla and pinning her down

I think the reason why I like this song so much is how it acts as a perfect microcosm for Velvette’s position in the scene. It doesn’t seem like it at first, but she’s the one in control the entire time. This whole song is just her damaging Carmilla’s authority and then baiting her into indirectly confirming that she’s the one who killed the angel. Carmilla didn’t realize that she was being played until it was too late. The music (among many other things) illustrates this in a simple but effective way. It starts with Carmilla’s grander musical, only for Velvette to complete hijack it with a pop-style, and Carmilla never succeeds in getting her momentum back. She tries, but even when her guitars come back in for a moment they don’t replace Velvette’s pop, just play over it for a bit before getting swept away again. In the end, all Carmilla can do is shut down the meeting to prevent further discussion, which is essentially a surrender. It’s why Velvette leaves the meeting in such high spirits. She won, and she knows it. Personally, I think that this song was needed after episode 2. That was our first introduction to the Vees, and Vox getting his ass handed to him by Alastor at every turn was entertaining, but not threatening. It made the Vees come off like they weren’t really a big deal. Then in comes Velvette in ep 3. She seems like a stereotype of a bratty, overconfident influencer, and Carmilla definitely treats her as such. Then both Carmilla and the audience learn that underestimating Velvette based on her attitude or inexperience is a BIG mistake, as she proves to be more clever, observant, and manipulative than anyone thought. She proves that the Vees, while they may be the new kids on the block among the Overlords, can actually walk the walk when they need to.

Respectless was my favorite song in the series. It was just such an amazing way to portray an argument through a song, well more on Velvet's part. But i love their powerful voices the most too with the lyrics

a personal favourite is "mad that i acted respectless?" which has its obvious meaning, but also because shes british it can also be interpreted as in "crazy that i acted respectless!" which to me shows that shes almost offended they would be indignant at her obviously very correct reaction to their cowardice....

Imperfection is the name of the game when it comes to telling a story. Humans are imperfect. It's why so many great musical performances aren't sung with exact notes and rhythms. So I can forgive a half-rhyme sometimes.

It’s actually pretty common to talk about going red in the face when angry. Just look at the anger emoji -> 😡

The use of uninformed imo was used to show naivety about the situation. Misinform would be calling the vees liars. Knowing the truth and saying otherwise. Uninformed is more reference to the information we gain later in the series. How angels can die. If they acted on the incomplete information of “they can”, without the “how” They would end up dying due to lack of information. Carmella is just warning them straight up since she’s not willing to disclose that information herself.

Regarding the "Expect Us" phrase. I think the word Us is doing a lot of narrative work there and is vital for that. One of Viv's tells regarding the character of the characters is displays of empathy. The Us is there to show her communal point of view. We see this reinforced when her return duet with Vaggie emphasizes the power and strength of Love. So the whole story is when Velvette is dissing Zestial she is dissing Us.

I disagree with you thinking that "heed" wasn't a good word choice. I absolutely love that little bit from Carmilla. I love the "do not heed when you've been warned". It sounds a little old-time, while being a vague threat. My main gripe with this song is visual, because Carmilla's face didn't *actually* turn red when the Angel's head was shown.

I hope you make more videos on Hazbin Hotels music. Your videos make me think/listen more to music and song after watching your content.

I personally view Carmilla's lines being not as good as intentional because she's lashing out and to emotional to come up with better lyrics. I also don't think Velvet would say "the angels won't forget this" because it was established that her and the Vees don't think these things through and don't understand what they're getting into. She's arrogant and thinks that just because they now have a means to kill angels that it will be an equal fight, which it most likely is not.

A a non-native speaker I was flabbergasted as you said how respectless is an old and not so used word and then after 5 minutes it hit me that respectless sounds like “respektlos” a German word for disrespectful and that’s why it sounded so familiar to me😂😂

"Can't" as a contraction of "cannot" is a lot older than a lot of people think, and fits with the meaning more than "shan't" as a contraction of "shall not" would've, both for what Zestial and Carmilla were saying of, "there are things you don't know, we *cannot* act" (because its unthinkable for Carmilla) vs "there are things you don't know, we *will* not act" and Velvet's accusations of them being incompetent because they're admitting that there's something they *can't* do and how could anyone respect someone so incompetent... Yeah, thats my only big nitpick, lol

I’ve noticed this syllables issue with a few Hazbin songs, and I immediately thought of “Don’t speak to Zestial that way” to keep it at 7. I also feel in the moment it would fit more with Carmilla trying to educate Velvette on how the Overlords do things.

Regarding 'nothin' less than what I please//I'm the backbone of the Vees' I really don't think there's a breath, I think the lines just get evened out by Vel's little 'woo!' before she moves to the next line. And also yes, 'nothin' less' sounds very good, I dunno why either XD Regarding 'uniformed' I think it's Carmilla just talking about the situation with the exorcist, helping allow Velvette to pick up that Carmilla must know something. If Carmilla doesn't know about the exorcist head, why are the Vees especially uninformed? Shouldn't all the overlords be uniformed 👀 but hey, your suggestion wasn't bad either ^^

You said rhyming "misinformed" and "warned" was them rhyming with the "-ed" But "form" very closely rhymes with "warn" aside from the m switching to n, so I think it works

Great analysis!! At first i was surprised with your song choice because respectless wasnt one of my favorite songs at all, and i think the main reason is the lack of variation in the instrumental throughout the song that made it sound a little boring to me :') seeing your point of view as a professional really helped me to understand the good and the bad in this song!! Also im excited to see you talking abt "whatever it takes" bc i cant understand why i hate it so much LOLL and i loved "loser baby" so i hope you'll talk about it later! Thanks for the amazing content 🫶🫶 (and sorry for the bad english

“Turning red” can also mean getting angry or irate. It’s a common thing I see with my friends from college

I think the reason Carmilla says “inane and uninformed” is due to the fact that Velvette and the other Vees don’t ACTUALLY know or have a way to kill the angels, they’re just guessing that they can be killed by basic fighting back. I don’t think Carmilla should have to explain WHY she thinks they’re “uninformed”. It’s hinting that Carmilla knows more than them and they, by comparison, are uninformed. She shouldn’t have to spell it out for the audience. The audience is smarter than people think. And saying, “mislead and misinform” isn’t necessary because the audience already knows that. It’s like introducing a character twice. We already know they, specifically Vox, mislead the masses and are liars. In my opinion, vagueness can be a good thing, because you can set up more interesting plots and possibilities later on. Edit: I think the ending part, where the syllable count drops, was actually a good thing. I think it shows Velvette slowing down and truly showing that she’s smarter than them and she’s not just some idiot who got lucky. She’s outright saying that with her observations, her educated guess, and her watching Carmilla’s reactions, she figured out that Carmilla is the angel killer. And she was right. Carmilla did it. Velvette was the first person to figure it out without it being told to her. So, I think her slowing down works because Velvette is flexing and showing that Carmilla isn’t as smart as she thinks she is. That’s what I got out of it at least.

I love ur breakdowns of songs and their lyrics, it’s so interesting and fun to listen to!! it’s really fun to hear ur thoughts on what changes u would’ve preferred, what u like and what u think is weird. one of my favourite things about show songs is how they characterise and show characters’ personalities and I really like how u take note of that too. u actually try to understand the song in context of a show and a character on top of how good it is as a standalone thing and I really appreciate that :D

10:30 I don't know if someone correct you or not already but no I think there is no breath in this 7 the previous line becomes 7 because of "Nothin' less than what I please WOOOH!!!"

I am OBSESSED with this song, I was waiting for you to cover it XD I felt like the part towards the end "You know why this angel's headless". Around that part it was a little awkward but tbh I had to forgive it for how TIGHT the rest of the song is!!

To be fair, Carmilla calling the Vees "Inane and Uninformed" works for the sole reason none of them know how/under what circumstances the Angel they found died, yet they already wanna be marching to war. As for Carmilla having the last word, was meant for her to save face and cut her off before she reveals too much or gets the ogher overlords on her side. For why then Velvette frowns? She technically didn't what she wanted. She wanted a confession, for Carmilla to admit that she did it. Instead she was cut off and was refused her actual victory. So while Velvette won by a technicallity, cuz she very much controlled the meeting, by her standards, she didn't "Win" win.

About the ending verse for Velvette losing a bit of rhyming and solid flow to me, at least I chopped it up to sort of fitting her as a character more. In the final verse, Velvette has already confirmed her suspicions or at least knows she's onto something. And if we also think about Velvette as her "stereotype" as the social media genius one, then her starting to lose rhythmic flow instead just be on the offensive and blitz Carmilla to me fits because she is doing as Social Media does. She is hoping to be louder and more overwhelming to seem bigger than Carmilla and everyone present, hence her being on the table and slowly making her way over to Carmilla. It to me reminded me of how social media and people like Velvette can be. She had already gotten her answers more or less, and now she was using methods that in the universe shes seen and exploited online and in person to drown out her opposition until they relent

i thought people still use respectless i do

The issue for me with Respectless is that it didn't have a payoff, she didn't help Charlie fight angels, not even a simple "hey, take x amount of aid from me, I'm on yo side" Some will say "well, she just lied, egged on overlords to die in extermination while Vs consolidate power" ok fair nuff, but then why her reaction to recording was 😐. No reaction no cheering or jeering for hotel failure, Vox had better character moment here then Velvet

3:29 I think the concept you were looking for is consonance? Not 100% tho I don't think that Carmilla was meant to "win" because she got the last word. The thing I and I think Velvet got out of that was closer to "don't run you coward" than her taking back control Your criticism of these lyrics is really interesting to someone who doesn't think too much/know a lot about the specifics and mechanics

Stayed Gone is only my fifth favorite, so I didn't really care, but funnily enough, the issues you bring up with Respectless, my first favorite, about 'not expecting' things and 'not pulling the listener in' just all of that, I didn't notice an issue with. It's one of my favorite songs to sing too, and I've never had problems with any lines. So it's just really interesting to hear all these problems that I either didn't notice or didn't have lol Edit: Aaaaah you didn't like WiT XD It's not one of my favorites but I thought it was so beautiful lmao

Omg that line also reminded me of when Frolo said "Look at that disgusting display".

I’ve done musical theater in my day, but only for a couple years and my take on this video is if everything was “perfect” and each word rhymes perfectly and every note was musically “correct” I think the song would be kinda boring and flat. The song has a push and pull to me with Velvet winning majority of the time in the song and Carmilla being caught knowing more than what was told which makes Velvet right for calling her out. I like that there are “flaws” in the music. It’s catchy to me personally. Nothing in musicals or songs has to be musically perfect to be something absolutely show stopping. There is a reason why this song is one of the most viewed out of the whole series. Also, most of the cast is filled with musical theater singers, so I think with the way some of the voice actors sing it helps. Also accents play a big role too. I have a very hard time singing most of the Six the musical songs well in my normal American accent. It just simply doesn’t sound good sung in an American accent. Those twangs and pronunciations play a huge role, plus the show originally was in the West End anyway. Most times musicals from their home country sound better. So I always sing those songs with a British accent. It just sounds cleaner because just speaking those words in an American accent or even Canadian accent how you would learn any song it sounds messy to our ears. Also, with them being uniformed line we get a lot of information in the episode about what’s happening. She has a dead angel’s head from extermination day. This isn’t very much new information so it’s not a strange lyric to say to the people watching since we saw this dead angel in episode one. Velvet knows Carmilla thinks she’s dumb, but she isn’t. She’s smart and trying to get a rise out of her and it’s working. I don’t think a key change would have made the song any better than it already is personally. Another song works better with a key change that being Out for love in episode 7, but that is only one person singing. If there was a key change I don’t think it would have worked so much. Velvet is trying to keep Carmilla in this pull. Carmilla knows something and she caught her. She has to keep her cool, and that’s why at the end Carmilla hits the big belt note insisting nothing was caught and this meeting is now over showing Velvet that she was right all along even though Carmilla wants to just be done with it. A key change sure would be big and grand and impressive and musically could put more pressure on Carmilla, but Carmilla is already being put on the spot by Velvet anyway. Not everything has to be grand in music to get the point across. Also the turning red point, faces also turn red when someone is mad or totally pissed which Velvet is doing to Carmilla. She gets under peoples skin good and very much makes a lot of people mad and she enjoys it. Over all sure the song isn’t “perfect” but if everything was “perfect” then nothing would ever be in music. The normal watcher won’t look too deep into the patterns and lyrics of the songs. They are more focused on the actions that are taking place. This also could just be differing opinions for the song 😅 I am very bias as a Hazbin Hotel fan and this being one of my favorite songs. No hate at all, I just try not to be over critical of things in music because it doesn’t let me enjoy the song and feels like I’m now being over critical of it and now there are flaws and it needs to be fixed. I don’t know. The video was good though 😅 I am just trying not to be critical with music because it makes me enjoy it less. Nothing has to be perfect to be enjoyed. This show already gets so much flak for not being good enough and too messy to others 🥲

Wow. This is my first time coming across a video with musical lessons. You have a crazy understanding of music. Alot of the things you mentioned made me realize why i like the songs i like. And why any of the little things i come up with and never share never sound quite right.

On your point about Zestial saying 'can't'. That's actually pretty normal. He is speaking early modern english, in which the word 'can't' existed.

14:20 i feel like cannot and shall not have very different connotations and that's why they used can't, like it's not just that they won't, they Can't, it's more intense. it definitely feels intentional because acting without thinking, what he's saying they would be doing, wouldn't work in starting a war, a war started on a whim like that would lead to further devastation in Hell. They don't have the proper ways to get info on Heaven so they can't win so they can't start a war, not just that they won't. both are fine in Shakespearean English, they just mean different things, also that one is considered archaic to a modern ear and the other stayed in fashion

WAIT WAIT WAIT! Respectless is not a regularly used word? (Confused foreigner thinking face) So there is respectful (full of respect) and no respectless (without respect)... Instead is used disrespectful (not full of respect) what is less harsh and longer to write. Ok... English is a strange language indeed...

I'm enjoying the vid but is anyone else bothered how she didn't know the word respectless

If Zestial had said shan't, it would've meant something different. It's a shortening of "shall not." Can not and shall not are different.

honestly I think the "respectless", "suspect is", "headless" part is fine because theyre not just making the "less" part rhyme, but also the "eh" pronunciation of "respEct", "suspEct", and "hEad". I think you take more issue with them switching from "-ect" to "-ead", based on what you said about the "uninformed" and "warned" part switching from "m" to "n" (which is valid lol). also the "eh" sound is used earlier in the word "headless" than it is in the other two words, but I think they make up for this by extending some parts of the words and shortening others, like this: "respeeectless", "suspeeect is", "heeeadless".

I’ve always considered Hazbin to be a show you could critically pick apart but when you just sit back and enjoy the show the criticism melts away, you’re the first person to make that fact clear during criticisms.

Me who knows absolutely nothing about music theory: "I just like the funky beat."

13:28 I feel like "I ain't swiping right" works really well and it's not so cringy because even if you don't get the tinder reference, you still get her Mood of not getting well with the meeting vibe (right Is a clever play of double meaning: right for direction, but also right as judgment), so I think that really blends well in the Song and, depending on the person, it also hints at the reference you mention. P.S. I play piano since primary school, so I also love analysing meaning of songs packed of content that are also catchy for me, and I really like your analysis, good job🔥

Huh, I had no idea that the word "respectless" is so uncommon in English. I supposed the word has its roots in the German influence of the English language because we have that word too "Respektlos" and it sounds perfectly normal.

My *only* wish with this song is that they had a British actress play Velvette... because as amazing a Lili Cooper is, her accent is a little whack to hear sometimes (Still one of the best British accents i've heard from an American actress though)

I think Carmilla said she wanted to keep blood off her face because she could be considered to already have blood on her hands as an arms dealer. Blood on her face is much more personal. Also her weapons are on her feet so if you want to be technical she has blood on her feet. She could also be referring to her face as her metaphorical public persona, but that seems less likely since she is still keeping it a secret.

I think simplifying the lines actually takes away some of the flavor of the song

im absolutely eating up these hazbin videos, great work :] really excited for the whatever it takes breakdown, its one of my least favourite songs in the series so im looking forward to hearing what you have to say about it!

I think the vagueness of Carmilla's bridge, whether intentional or not, establishes the perception the Overlords with the most staying power have towards the Vees rather than the actual role the trio plays. Exploiting and manipulating the populace of Hell is pretty much the baseline for those who gain power through subjugating others to rise in power and influence, so misleading and misinforming would be par for the course among them. The real note to gain from this bridge is what Carmilla DOES claim to disapprove of, that being the Vees' perceived reckless/incompetent behavior. As the Vees are the freshest faces of genuine power among Sinners, who rose to such a position through methods that defy those that the old garde are accustomed to from their own societal ascensions, those who've held power for longer are unfamiliar with the methods themselves and how they work, and assume the Vees are riding the cultural wave of the trends they weaponize, attributing their success in its entirety to "right place, right time" rather than deliberate action. As a result, they're actively underestimated by many of the longer lasting Overlords, which as you've mentioned, is even nodded to by Velvette's statement that "it's cause no one could respect this." While the point of the Vees being reliant on trends and prone to reckless action is certainly not unfounded (as established VERY thoroughly in Radio Killed the Video Star), they still have the genuine competence and cunning needed to properly utilize the methods that succeeded in the first place. Because the old garde are unfamiliar with the complexities of the media that their power rests on and either too busy or dismissive to learn about them, they are prone to underestimate the trio and overlook the signs of their capabilities. And it's because of this that Velvette is so effectively able to provoke the reaction out of Carmilla that she was aiming for throughout the entire number.

I am personally thought turning red was a reference to anger, the description reminded me of old cartoons where someone's face went red and steam flew out their ears

I really didn’t like Carmila’s parts of the song, they just felt so clunky to me. I really only want to listen to Velvette’s parts cause they tickle my brain just right! XD

Your fix for Carmilla's second line is good, but it also would give the song a completely different trajectory, because as it is, it's Carmilla calling them unfocused fools, which doesn't really address the topic at hand, letting Vel get off her last retort, whereas "Mislead and misinform" would be more on track to keeping her reputation in tact by saying "Your crew's whole thing is lying and misinforming people, why should anyone follow you into your desire for war?", giving her an actual bite back to all the poking Velvette's done into her status as seemingly head overlord instead.

You know what? Velvette's become something of a fan favorite due to this song, and I think this video kind of helped me articulate why that is. Velvette is RIGHT; she takes Carmilla to TASK in this song, with superior rhymes, flow, and points. But Carmilla gets the last word. Despite Velvette's best efforts, Carmilla still runs the Overlords; and given her wits and resourcefulness, Velvette seems to deserve that spot more than her. It becomes an injuestice that Carmilla's in charge instead of Velvette. Velvette is the underdog here. And we all empathize with her as a result.

So an English Lit perspective on "inane and uninformed." In storytelling, regurgitating information like that is a big no-no. Because the audience is already clued into the Vees misleading and misinforming the masses (Like with their angel security thing and in Vox's song), it would be pointless to reiterate that in the song. It's something that bores the audience. Whereas the line "inane and uninformed" talks about things the audience doesn't yet know about. It's a mystery the audience can dig their teeth into and want to know more about, keeps them hooked. The only time hammering a plot point like that home would be considered acceptable would be if it had a pay-off later. As in, before the season ends later. For example, if Charlie initially tried to get help from the Vees to fight off Adam and his angels and they screwed her over by claiming she's the reason for everything going wrong, thus Hell should overthrow what power she has. Then it'd make sense for the writers to hammer home that the Vees mislead and misinform because it's something that will have payoff. As of now, them doing such is just an additional piece of their character that explains how they achieve their motivations. If they become a bigger antagonist in S2, then I could understand that point being brought up and highlighted more often, but as it stands in S1, it's just flavor text for their characterization and doesn't need to be brought up more than once.

Okay, uhm...not to be rude, but your suggestion for the "oops, did I strike a nerve" part actually made me cringe and pause the video for a bit because it was so jarring and felt so, so wrong. Besides, nothing in the song even slightly suggests she can go that high. This is not a ballad, it doesn't need to have any dramatic high part. It's supposed to be a clashing of two styles, pop and whatever Carmilla has going on that I can't remember the name of, and you don't find that kind of note in pop music, especially with a song that sounds like it's being sung by an *alto*. It also does not need to "go big", because that's not the kind of song it is, OR the scene. It was too dramatic, it would've detracted from the point of the scene. Even in Broadway plays, not every song needs to "go big", and this is one that would've been worse if it did.

Alright so I can understand what you’re saying about can’t seeming out of place, but I looked it up it’s from the 1650s. It’s one of those many words that seems more modern than it is. We is a newer word, and logically he would have picked up on bits of modern speech throughout his time in hell

18:54 i dislike your suggestion, "heed the gathering storm" doesnt communicate the message of "back down" it communicates a message of "prepare yourself"

You saying Camilla got the last word? Nah. ALASTOR got the last word. XD

I'm really interested in what you think about 'Poison', because me personally, I honestly didn't really like it, I thought they repeated the word poison to many times

Zestial says cant instead of shant cause he changes the way he sings based on who he's singing to/with. He changes how speaks to speak in ways whoever hes talking to can understand. That's just my opinion tho ^.^

I thought carmellia having the last word was meant to show velvette loss. Velvette came in wanting the overlords to join her, to rise up and fight. Zestial seemed to side with Carmellia and after his line of cant act without more intelligence it seemed most overlords agreed not to fight. So velvette didn't accomplish her goal there, besides calling out the overlords.

The Vees are uninfomed because they don't know anything about angels, but want to go to war anyway. In my opinion, the usage of uninformed is good.

I love respectless as a song it’s amazing

I found that most of your criticism were highly subjective and questionable

Just wondering, do you find the rhymes by hand or do you use an app and if you do what's it called.

I'm gonna disagree on the Uninformed and Warned rhyme point. Their vowel sounds rhyme since the "O" of formed is close enough to the "a" of warned that i think it counts even the same ending sound seals the deal for me. Furthermore, I feel like your proposed change "mislead and misinform," and "gathering storm" also don't really work narratively or rhythmically. Narratively because none of the overlords (including Carmilla) actually care if the masses of hell are misled or misinformed, she's an arms dealer. The other sinners are only valuable for their souls (to the overlords). Rhythmically because "who don't heed the gathering storm" forces gathering to drop the final G to be more gathrin' (since it can only take up two syllables and not three), an American English pronunciation. Carmilla is Latina (i think she's Salvadoran) Given her accent in the show I doubt she'd turn American just to say gathering. Especially since spanish doesn't have the short A sound we have in English so her "gathering" would naturally be closer to Gah-theh-ring. Furthermore given the genre of her music is clearly Classic Ranchero (specifically she reminds of Chavela Vargas who made "La Llorona") using an American English pronunciation would feel way more out of place. IMO

This are the lyrics that she proposed: Show some respect Check your behavior No one speaks to Zestial that way Did you expect We'd sit back and take your Insolent, brazen display You've got it twisted I'm not the one who needs a new attitude Maybe you missed it But I'm that hashtag bitch, and I will do Nothing less than what I please I'm the backbone of the vess Mad that I acted respectless Well, it's 'couse no one could respect this Sorry, group attending Since when are Overlords too scared to fight? You're long past trending Sorry, bae, but I ain't swiping right You lost your relevance We can't act without more intelligence Ugh No wonder I'm so respectless When I could eat you lot for breakfast You and the vees all mislead and misinform Smug wannabees who don't heed the gatherin' storm Oops, Did I strike a nerve? 'Couse when I brought out the Angel's head Couldn't help but observe That your wrinkled face was turning red And why are you avoiding war? That's what the guns you sell are for Thanks to my being respectless One thing I'm starting to suspect is You know the Angel's won't forget this We will speak of this no more I have what I came for

Thank you for letting me know why this song was just a mixed bag for me. Loved the instrumental, but some of the lyrics never sit right. And when I tried to sing your sugestion was like something instantly clicked. Now, Im not singer nor professional on music, so is always interesting to learn why certain songs make an impact on me more easily or faster than others. The things your brain and ears just notice and react to.

I hate carm's part of the song lol

6:04 I think the first line is okay with "You better" still being there, only for the fact that it is a pick up before the actual line, "show some respect" It doesn't really have to follow the rest of the pattern. But other than that, your changes are very valid.

You should do the EPIC musical, think you gonna love it (it is not completed yet but I think it is really good)

I was curious if anyone else noticed how much one of the last songs in the show(the part of it where they are building) sounds a lot like "Opening Up" from waitress, and Nifty, voiced by the girl from Waitress, sings the first line of that part.

The spanish style to Camilla’s music seems to me to be related to her origin or past, instead of her age, as she speaks some spanish.

This video helped "Respectless" move from being my least favorite song in HH to not being my least favorite song in HH. This video made me realize I feel Carmilla's lyrics drag the song down (along with the lack of unique visuals animation-wise). As you mentioned, Vel's singing voice slaps and some of the rhymes are solid.

While you were discussing rhymes and the importance of word pronunciations, all I could think of is how “again” is pronounced “uh-gen” in the song _Singin' in the Rain_ which has always irritated me. Don’t get me wrong, I love the song, but the needless break in rhyme-when the word can just as easily be pronounced “uh-gane”-sorely sticks out, distracting me from the rest of the song. Curious, but are you also bothered by this? Or is it just me, lol [edited to correct typos]

Wait, respectless isn't a commonly used word in English?... Well would you look at that, the spellchecker thinks it's wrong. Now that I think about it, the common way to express it in English would be disrespectful I guess, but the Swedish word is "respektlös" which is both a literal translation of respectless and very similar-sounding, so it never clocked as odd to me.

Hey I love your videos and I thought you would find this information insightfull rather then condescending so zestial talks in "early modern English" as a posted to middle English Wich (cantabary tales ) or old English (bouewolf) do what you will with this information

I think another reason Velvette can get away with current references is that in a cast with characters from different periods, she is contemporary - so it's (hopefully) going to age well, even though it's not going contemporary forever since it's intentionally dated.

It's not even my style of music either, but I like Respectless and think it's one of the better songs in the series overall.

This is my first video of your channel and I'm already getting affected by your pepe and happy attitude you made my day just by your presence and I hope you have an amazing day

the other Vs are relatively old while the second youngest is Valentino as he died in the 70s and the oldest, Vox, died in the 50s....only around 30 years after Alastor

I'm curious what your opinions on the episode 7 and 8 songs will be

You might like meatloaf, many of those songs are also very Narrative driven

I can relate so much to your opinion on pop music it just lacks the soul that musical have , BUT the only singer I can and love listening is Michael Jackson, he was extremely inspired by Disney and it shows , his songs are unique and tell a story he also has an amazing control on his voice , and there were rare interviews where he would explain his creative decisions and it thought me so much , so I'd love to hear your thoughts about him and his music , sorry it's really out of subject I know 😅

Ok so I've barely started this video so far but oh my god someone who shares my feelings on pop music I've enjoyed a few things in the past but once I found musicals it's just been really really hard to turn back

Omg yes, Respectless is my favorite too! Has made me want to sing it constantly which really makes you realize where some wording could have been improved even slightly. Still super fun, but could’ve been better! And I will say I actually really love how the song starts with a bit of clunk. Camilla is unusually losing her composure so has to work up to it. But it is at the sacrifice of a better song overall so I’m not sure what I would prefer

With the 'twisted' and 'missed it' rhyme, with an authentic British accent it's really not uncommon to pronounce 'missed' as 'mist' and I think that may have been what the writers had in mind when initially writing that line. It would have brought it much closer to an actual rhyme if the singer then leans towards saying 'et' instead of 'it'. There are a lot of times Lilli Cooper kind of misses the mark with the accent (not in a bad way, I love her performance) but for example, she says 'atti-tood' instead of 'atti-chewd' which is a very American thing to do. It'd be interesting to see someone with a genuine accent attempt the same song just to see if the same issues with the rhyming pattern stand out.

This is a great analysis ❤Hell is Forever still the best song in my opinion would love to hear your opinion on it

10:48 Doesn't "Nothin' less than what I please" have 7 syllables? Noth-in-less-than-what-I-please? Or is "nothin'" one of those weird words that sounds like 2 syllables but is actually 1?

The introduction to this video caught my attention; I gotta ask what your thoughts are on Poison. I MUST be in the minority here, because I haven’t seen anyone else bring it up, but Poison sticks out like a sore thumb on the ost with its 4/4 (?) time, lyrics just vague enough for a playlist, pop song structure. I kinda get what they were going for, since Angel Dust is a performer, but (perhaps cynically), I can’t help but feel like it only exists as Spotify bait.

"Show some respect" does flow better, but "You'd better show some respect" has much more force to it, imo. Like the choppiness adds to how irritated Carmilla is especially since it smooths out as it shifts into "check your behavior" as if Carmilla is checking her own behavior and bringing her temper back into line

I absolutely love your approach to criticism. You're not mindlessly hating, you're trying to give feedback for future improvement, and it's so refreshing to see your less hateful views when compared to the clout-chasers who hate on the show because it's considered "cOoL" to dislike something popular.

Carmilla's lines were in a flamanco beat, while Velvets were more of a bristish pop.

Never sing behavior as "behave-yer" it will never sound good anyway 😂 there's a reason we try to avoid hard "er" sounds when singing. Unless it is for a stylistic chiice in the song and you're using the sound a lot, specifically, but that's different.