Seems that at first. But I feel that the real on going joke he makes is how hard a real relationship with a real person is. In any case, genius and funny!
The inflatable thing is a premise, rather than a punchline which is why it's at the start. The entire song is built on jokes from that premise. this comment is 9 years old and I'm sure most people get it but the urge to point this out is bugging me, sorry. Anyway this is such a great and fun song.
Tim Minchin's ability to stretch a punchline with creative lyrics is amazing. The joke is made clear in the first 45 seconds, yet he is able to keep it funny for a full five minutes (as with many of his songs). I love music comedy acts like Lynch, FOTC, Lonely Island, etc...but IMO Minchin is a step above. :)
I love the look of amazement when he sees the crowd. This is right after the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is the largest audience he had performed for.
There's a beautiful moment around the 4:28 mark where the audience go very, very quiet as they realise he's actually a piano god and it's a glorious moment to replay
When I was around 20, I was shown this vid but because of language barrier I did not get the joke. Today, ten years later, I randomly remembered the tune so I googled it and let me just say... My mind is BLOWN. (pun intended xD)
he is so smart with his lyrics sometimes you really need to know the background and UK life to get it, i grew up in australia, so i understand most of it, but some still escapes me and i have to look down in the comments to see if anyone explains LOL
Literally same haha! I first discovered Tim 3 years ago, when I was 20 as well, and I found him very funny, although I didn't quite get the whole of it. Now that my English is a bit better, I find him VERY funny and utterly clever. Learning a language really pays off, eh?
A very well-respected actor once said "It takes a skilled actor to look like they don't know what they're doing..." and here, it takes a genuine virtuoso like Tim to sound like he's just rambling ...BTW, just for the record, this kid is fucking SCARY on the piano....just sayin'
My unexplainable, obsessive interest into learning English as a kid brought me years later to enjoy Tim's performances one after the other, now everything makes sense
I'm going to a fancy dress party soon, and I couldn't think of what to go as. I'm a massive Tim Minchin fan, so my best friend told me to go as him. I said "no, that's kinda hard to recreate." and she goes "don't talk crap, all you have to do is backcomb your hair and wear eyeliner and you're sorted" lol :) gotta love Tim minchin and best friends :P
it took me a few listens and then i was on holiday in cornwall on a small beach just sat with my earphones in and when it came too me i screamed out loud "ITS A SEX DOLL" and everyone stared.. didnt care though XD
I actually thought it was just a really weird love song and then when I heard 'do what your told' I was like ...what? and when he said fold able it clicked
Tim, you have a beautiful voice, and you're obviously a very talented musician. I appreciate the humor, but lyrics aside, that was a genuinely beautiful song. On one hand I envy you. On the other, it must be frustrating to be so talented in several areas, and have to choose just one to pursue. You're genuinely very gifted.
Your love for me is not debatable Your sexual appetite's insatiable You never ever make me wait-able Delectable, inflatable you You don't have problems with your weight at all You never steal food off my plate at all I never have to masturbate at all Unstoppable, inflatable you You never seem to menstruate at all So you're not angry when I'm late at all I feel permanently felatable Unpoppable, inflatable you With you in my arms I feel we could just float away With the right kind of gas, I might even try it some day In this ocean of life I'm never afraid I might drown We could just float forever, whatever the weather Whenever my inflatable lover's around Your thighs and buttocks are so holdable You always do just what you're told-able And if we argue, you're just foldable Controllable, consolable you My mates all reckon you are suitable I took you 'round to watch the football And Steve and Gary said you're rootable Refutable, commutable you You're never sensitive or tickly When I rub you, my skin goes prickly It's known as static electricity Felicity, when I'm kissing you Your skin is so smooth - I couldn't afford you with hair You have all the holes real girls have got, plus one for the air Your problems are simple, I don't need my Masters in Psych To know if you get down, I just perk you right up With a couple of squirts with the pump of my bike You never wake up when I snore at all A trait which I find quite adorable You have a box and you are storable Ignorable, back-doorable you Any sexual position's feasible Although you don't bend at the knees at all Your hooters are so firm and squeezable Increasable, uncreasable you You don't complain about my hairy back Or 'bout the inches that downstairs I lack You're not disgusted by my furry crack Burt Bacharach... Jack Kerouac... ooh Now, birth control is not an issue I clean it all off with a... I bet my jealous friends all wish you Were insatiably, inflatably theirs Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down And I won't let you down
Wow! Over 14 years ago this got uploaded! Just think........ If it wasn't for this song we would have possibly never had the pleasure of all of these years of Tim's wit and genius! Scary thought.....
I could imagine Victoria Wood coming out with a similar song - maybe the counterpoint from the POV of the doll. That is, btw, the ultimate compliment to Tim; I don't habitually connect even excellent performers with her. She could be very "cheeky" and could, eh hem, "pull off" anything like that. Her "Let's Do It" (look it up if you haven't seen it, it's one of the funniest things you'll ever see, especially if you get a live version) came out in the 1980s iirc. Some of the lines in that could fit - in temperament, as it were - into this absolutely hilarious song! Tbh, I think that she had opened the door to adult songs on family TV wide open - it had been pushed ajar a number of times, but she kicked it off the bloody hinges. Without her laying the groundwork, so to speak, maybe Tim wouldn't get away with half of what he does. And that would be an absolute tragedy if we were forced to miss out on his exceptional wit, musical ability, and overall genius! She was taken too soon. Far, _far_ too soon. If you've never heard of her, do yourself a favour and look for videos on RU-vid. For a skit she wrote but wasn't in (her bff Julie Walters - yes, _that_ Julie Walters, took the lead as she often did in one of Vic's TV shows), look for "two soups". I don't know the name of the sketch, but that should work. Didn't mean to hijack this as a Victoria Wood fangirl comment, but Tim's sense of humour and talent at the piano reminds me so much of her because she was so very similar - except she was from "oop North" rather than Oz. Once more, this is Tim at his brilliant best. I've never heard him do anything that wasn't 100% spot on, including now. Bravo maestro! Bravo!
The joke of the song is that inflatable isn't supposed to be immediately considered literally. Inflatable can be an emotional thing. You can 'inflate' someone: raise their spirits, or elate them. If someone is inflatable, they are cheery, easy to make happy. That's why each verse makes it clearer and clearer that he's actually being literal. That seems to be Tim's humour. He's rarely straightforward with a crude joke. He lets you do the work.
Caelen Sawyers Really, my point is that we all 'got it' after the first one, but that the song is deliberately gradual in it's explicitly, and I like that aspect of it. I mean, the song is full of double meanings. The "don't let me down" at the end is a perfect example.
Please note the lack of phones being held in the air in the crowd shots! It is indeed possible to attend a show without having t prove you were there with video evidence.
Tim related in a new interview screened in Australia tonight that when he first walked out on stage for this performance and looked around he thought, "f- yeah - I can do this".
