Jack Stauber - The Ballad of Hamantha | Animated Music Video 

that's pretty awesome! love when one of Jack's songs gets an unofficial music video haha

Jack Stauber cooking: "okay next step.. cure the meat?..." "Hehe 'cure' the meat.. like it has a rare disease or something haha" "..Wait..."

The way my jaw dropped when the stray bullet from her father killed her. I expected something to happen but not like that. And the final lines of “Hamantha has become a star”, a clear callback to her dream of becoming one, although it was just one line. This was amazing; story, song, and animation.

"Hamantha was finally a star." That hit me harder than the bullet hit her

A baby: *is born with a ham on her head* Hamantha's mom: what should we name her? Hamantha's dad: Im gonna make the biggest dad joke in history

dude this made me realize how genuinely sad the song is, despite it being made up and so bizarre, its actually a sad story

"Her father was a simple man." Her father: "I saw a ham on her head so i named her Hamantha."

As a disabled person who’s been struggling to keep going in life and not give up on everything, this made me cry 💔

We should have known... “you *were* impossible to ignore” D:

Hamantha: **literally dies** Closed Captions: *[APPLAUSE]*

I am not crying, is just ham ;-;

I always interpreted Hamantha as being about disability. People laugh at her condition, people cry for her situation, her father wants the best for her, her father ends up killing her. She's stuck somewhere in the social ladder where people praise her bravery to pursue her dreams, yet keep too distanced from her to let those dreams come true. Her father, no matter how hard he tries to give Hamantha the support she needs, still makes it about himself and regularly takes out the anger that should've been his daughter's. He doesn't let her seek the treatment that would make her feel so much better, mentally and physically. He says that she's beautiful as she is and doesn't need it, ignoring the reason she asked for it in the first place. And when all this reaches its natural conclusion, people say, "Oh, how tragic". People say "if only someone could have done something" when they could've done it themselves. People remember Hamantha as a tortured artist, someone that couldn't be saved, when in reality all it would've taken was a little support. They could've reached out, they could've watched her shows, they could've called her anything but Hamantha, they could've chipped in for the resources Hamantha needed, they could've told her they were a fan of hers and clapped after her performances, they could've given her a safe space, but no-one considers any of that. They don't even feel the slightest pang of guilt, the tiniest bite of responsibility for her downfall, because they "didn't do anything wrong." Because Hamantha got what she wanted, right? Now she's famous. Now she's the star she always wanted to be. Hardly anyone considers that maybe, just *maybe* , she wanted to be happy. That like the many non-disabled people aspiring to be celebrities, she would've settled for a job she doesn't hate that pays the bills, people she could consider friends and family, and a place she could consider home. Nobody realises that if her parents were better educated and had access to the resources Hamantha needed, she wouldn't have died so young. Nobody thinks about the notion that her parents didn't realise what they were signing up for, that they probably weren't even the best parents to her. People give their condolences to her mother and father, but Hamantha never got any. Nobody realises where they went wrong, not even the people that brought her into this world, the very people she was supposed to be able to lean on no matter what. Her parents never realise that they should've done better, because everyone excuses them for saying "I was only doing my best!". They never realise that 'their "best"' wasn't enough. No-one does. And even after all this, when those same people see someone in a similar situation, a kid who's different and confused and gets bullied at school, a kid who's convinced there's something wrong with them, a kid who's struggling with things that people don't even understand the concept of, everyone does the same thing. Nothing. Everyone keeps going through their routines like nothing's wrong, like everyone's life is great. Nobody learns ANYTHING from Hamantha's story, she's just shoved further and further back into the public's mind as new headlines pop up. When anyone mentions her, people go "Oh, yeah, the sad ham girl," and move on. Hamantha, an entire person with opinions and dreams and a personality, is reduced to the sad ham girl. She could have been someone. She could've changed the world for the better. She could've been happy. Sorry I got carried away with this lol but thanks for reading it!

“Everybody loves you when you’re six foot in the ground”- John Lennon

I just realised ‘’cure” has two meanings... And “cured” ham is just basically salted ham...

If Jack Stauber doesn't like this video, I swear-

Something I haven’t seen anyone notice is how the Phone’s time was 11:13. In Angel Numbers, 111 is a sign of enlightenment and to stay focused on yourself and follow your passion, which is what she did, but there was also 13, and 13 is often times referred to be an unlucky number, which correlates directly to how Hamantha died, 111, a sign of change and enlightenment, but unluckily dying due to a falling bullet, 13.

A cure. ...Like.. Like curing meat? ...IS THAT WHY HE EATS HER-

I love how they named her Hamantha. Some sick joke from her parents

I love how he pronounces "cutie pie" and "meaty face" for some reason

What I really like about this visual interpretation of hamantha is that her father is never literally illustrated with a gun. A gun could be anything, and I think it adds even more significance that her well meaning father unintentionally had a huge part in ending her life, in whatever way you choose to interpret it

This man's literally became a dad and names his daughter a dad joke.

Hamantha: *dies* Doctor: This is some serious Gourmet shit

I love how the moment before she dies she she began showing expression, and that was the only time she did in the entire film did

2:29 I love this part. The singing is phenomenal

The fact that she looks more human also makes the doctor seem way more cannibalistic

Hamantha's dad: *shoots at the sky and curses god* God: "I'm gonna do whats called a pro gamer move"

Is no one gonna talk about how sick that doctor is “Your daughter died? The one with a ham head? The one you accidentally killed? Oh no! Let me serve you cooked ham to make you feel better!”

No one is really commenting how beautiful this animation is. It's so simple, yet captures so many emotions. You did an amazing job.

This was AMAZING and I am SOBBING 😭😭😭🥺

I think the reason why everyone has one eye, and no mouth, is to show that Hamantha isn’t so different from everyone. She’s a human like everyone else.

I like the inner meaning of how nobody wanted to talk to her when she was alive except her parents but when she died her grave was covered in flowers and everyone paid their respects.

i had actually thought this was an official animated video, it fits so well and has a really nice vibe

Nurse: *tries to ask a simple question* Doctor: I MUST GO

cure /kyo͝or/ 1. relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition. "he was cured of the disease" 2. preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by various methods such as salting, drying, or smoking. "home-cured ham"

the fact that the ham at the back of her head looks like a beanie

0:33 i love how the song states that it’s a sad disease, but the video shows that she is functioning perfectly fine and the disease doesn’t bring any limits, and the only reason that it’s sad Is because of how she is perceived by people and how she can’t fit in. I find it very sad how she desperately tried to get rid of the ham just so she could live a normal life, even though she would have been fully capable of living a normal life if people would just…not be people.

"Her father was a simple man" Her father: *Shoots at the sky*

When you realize everything is past tense. **When you realize that includes the part about the father being a nice simple man**

I like to think that it uses past tense like "she WAS a cutie pie" to give the impression that this was written after she died to go hand in hand with the part saying she "had finally become a star"

my sister came up with this: she thought that she was ugly because everyone obsessively viewed and seemingly judged her. The doctor sees her face as food, the same way plastic surgeons often capitalise and ‘feed’ on young girls insecurities.

sometimes i just wanna create a crazy wacky song like this, except intend no deep meaning about it and watch as everyone spends hours trying to theorize my mess.

Hamntha: *legit dies* Everyone: 👁 👄

2:27 this part always makes me cry 😭😭 the way she ran “free from the pain” and full of hope that she could finally be “normal”… at least she became a star after all, right?? 😢

Nurse: Which one is the ham? Me: MAYBE THE ONE WITHOUT A BODY ATTACHED

"Sorry Hammanta, Rest in Peace" Okay, that hurted

I’m like, fairly sure, that the doctor “eating her” was meant as how researchers took advantage of her rare disease after her death. They just wanted to profit from her; the didnt actually care about how she suffered *I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING*

2:47 this part is so beautiful

So nobody is gonna talk about how people only ever noticed her until she was gone

I love the symbolism to show that everyone has one eye just like her to show that she's not different from anybody else she is still a human being and the fact that all she wanted to do was become a star but gets treated differently because of the fact that she has a ham for a head. Trust me when I say that when I look at the world the way that I do now I have seen many people with medical injuries and deformities.

How the song was born: Cooking show: Time to cure the ham! Jack stauber: *hmmm*

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The Ballad of Hamantha was always one of my favorite songs from Jack Stauber and this animation is splendid and really gives it even more life. Amazing work.

One thing about children with disabilities is how often the parents blame themselves for their children being born a certain way. You had no control over this. Life starts differently for everyone, and some in much more drastic ways. But we shouldn't feel shame for the way our children were born, whether at your child or yourself. Embrace the differences your child may have.

me at the start: damn this is a bop me at the end: *INTENSE SOBBING*

1:00 “Hamantha, Hamantha you *were* imposible to ignore” It’s sad for me :’[

One of the main reasons I love listening to Jack Stauber is because his songs have a deeper meaning to them than just random lyrics

1:50 “he fired at the sky” 3:03 “a stray bullet shot by her father” Oh........I get it now

I think this wasn’t ACTUALLY about a girl with a ham head, I think Jack just used that as a way to make it seem less scary. In my opinion I think she had a different disease and the doctor actually was cannibalistic. And the star part is more obvious but it most likely means she went to heaven/whatever happens next (But yeah this is all just a theory take it with a grain of salt)

Is it just me or was she actually rlly cute? Like she looks adorable

I like how you strayed away from the theory that the father was an alcoholic that was shooting bullets at the sky and how one of the bullets fell back down and killed her. This version is a lot more wholesome and less sad

She's been dead since the begging, it's been saying "we WANTED more" and "her dream WAS to be a famous star" and "flowing hair she WAS a cutie pie"

I’m sorry, but at first I though her ham was a haT-

3:59 umm…

Girl: Born with a ham in her head Everyone: She'll get bullied oh no Father: *Hamantha seems like a good name tho*

So as I’m watching this. She ended up dying today. On her phone it said October 7th. She died in 2020. It’s October 7th 2020 as I’m currently watching this. why is this recommended to me today.just W.. H.. Y..

There were so many ways to have avoided this. If Hamantha didn't get a call from the doctor, she wouldn't have been where the bullet was. If her dad never shot the bullet, she would have been cured. If people had just accepted her, none of these events would've happened _at all_

The first time I listened to this song I started bawling. It’s amazing how talented Jack Stauber is and how he can make you feel so much connections to the characters despite it being only a 6 minute song.

"You WERE impossible ignore" Damn "Her father WAS a simple man" Dayum

Ngl,she really is a cutie pie-

dad got that long distance no-scope headshot poggers

The meaning of the song is deep its saying that people who are "different" are treated terribly until there death

Jack Stauber made a very strange, and sad firearm safety PSA

Can we PLEASE appreciate that EVERY TIME there’s this “plup” sound Hamantha blinks? Edit: 0:49 / 2:00

5:16 ngl i thought he was peeing on hamanthas grave-

The fact the doctor literally ATE a piece of her face meat is so messed up..

1:29 I was wondering why he was taking the picture alone... but is this after hamantha died?... I'm crying

The most lovely version of hamantha so far

*when you can't draw the other eye:*

4:51 What the doctor doin'?

_”Hamantha has become a star, hamantha was finally a star”_ Oh god, I just- I cant **ugly crying**

Your depiction of Hamantha makes her look so pure and innocent, I love her

I believe that by shooting her indirectly, Hamantha's dad still saved her (from a lot of pain) because the doctor would have killed her instead anyway, luring her to him by saying he had a cure for her disease just to eat her head afterward - or worse - eat it while she is still alive.

I don't speak English, I listened to this "happy" song many times before I understood what it was about... Thanks for beautiful animated!

So we're just not going to talk about how the animator conveyed so much emotion through a walking piece of ham with one eye and no mouth.

The internet: Baby Yoda is the cutest Me, an intellectual: *Baby hamantha*

And... Hamantha died twice? The star at the end exploded... oh god.

This is heavy... fucking heavy. I really don't cry a lot since i turned 14, i can count on one hand how often i cried. Now im 21 and this just tore me up. It's not bad that i cried at this, because that shows how good the song and this animation is. Both of you are legends

“Aimlessly nested inside her” God i love that, i used to think it was painless but, aimlessly drives home the feeling her dad had. Life really gave them the short end of the stick.

the visuals are divine, I'd unironically watch a show or something animated by you. some of the rough sketches resemble a masaaki yuasa like style, but at the same time it's so clean and smooth. idk it's just beautiful. hands down better than any animation channel I've ever seen on youtube.

i truly think this is about what it feels like to have a disability, and the “bullet shot by her father” was her killing herself over the shame

1:47 juno was mad he knew he'd been had so he shot at the sun with a gun

Hamantha: I wish to become a famous star someday! *Literally becomes a star*

" what is your kind of music? " - ugh... it's complicated

Hamantha: * dies before she is cured * Me: *I'm not crying my eyes are sweating*

3:07 Am I wrong for bursting out with laughter when seeing that.

Stressing out over school, and crying over a dead one eyed girl is my new mood now.

Dude I'm actually crying this song was so beautiful and sad, with the animation adding to the overall message very well. Hamantha was just like everyone else except she had deformities, and lived a lonely life with her father. Then she dies at the best moment of her life.

Why did you animate this with so much emotion the father's expression BROKE me 😭😭😭😭

here i am. 2 years later. still sobbing over how beautiful but sad this is. this songs lyrics at the end are the definition of ‘they only care when your dead.’

It takes a special talent to show pain both physically and mentally with only one eye and no mouth Kudos to you man