Wooahh Just because it was already choreographed doesn’t mean doing the dance is easy. It took OK GO a dozen tries to get it correct. These guys did it live and nailed it the first try. It’s incredible what they did.
I know that's to much for me I would never try to do that because one time my neighbor had one of those and I accidentally pressed the button to speed it up and fell and got in trouble so I will never do that again!!!!😲😲😲
meragan12487 They didn't do it better than OK Go. These guy just imitated the band; the band was taught the moves by the singer's professional ballroom dancing sister. A tiny slip doesn't mean the students did it better. Don't get me wrong, they did great, but I doubt they were coached on technique like the band was.
Seven years later to this date, this vid has become legendary... the boys are grown up now and probably have moved on, but this epic performance of their high school youth remains forever for others to see years to come... where ever you guys are, Trend on boys... trend on! :)
Is it important to you to be anally precise? My original comment was posted to this month now March, 5 months earlier, last year, 2014... Do you know what month this originally came out? If I posted this in January of THIS YEAR, then your correction is valid.
They missed the part where Damien stumbles on a backwards turn step, I was waiting for it but he did it perfectly but then again at least I go to see what the routine would have looked like without thr stumble
I come back to this video every 2ish years just to marvel in the amazing early-2000s video quality, the raw performance, the confidence, the coordination & choreography, but most importantly the testament to friendship this shows. I hope all these guys stayed friends & stay in touch now.
lol the point I'm trying to make is that there is way more talent in this video and the bottle flip video blew up way more, which is dumb as fuck to me
Damn, I wish people were nearly half as cool as these guys when I was in highschool. This may be 7 years old now, but mad props to these guys. Also i like how at the beginning the kids were laughing like "har har look at these dorks- wait HOLY SHIT YES"
I don't know that anyone is still checking comments on this, but you MUST know that this is the best ever RU-vid video. I come back annually to appreciate it. I hope that each of you include a QR scan of this with your resume so that employers know you mean business.
I watch this a lot! These young men were fantastic. They must have rehearsed for months, it's such a difficult routine. I wonder where they are today. Cheers, Alouellette!
This was so well done, it's insane, even the small things like the jacket flip and the jaw dropping and even the occasional looking back at or towards the audience is all accounted for and done perfectly.
Genuinely brilliant. To get that in one take is incredible. They must’ve rehearsed so much. The attention to every tiny detail and move is spot on. Feel so pleased for them watching it must’ve been great to be a part of.
This is definitely the best of all of the high schools that attempted this dance. They hit this almost dead on.I would give these guys 15 out of 10 stars no questions asked.
The kid doing Tim's parts was awesome - he had all the little moments down that give so much character to the original. They all did amazing, but so cool that he got those things in.
There’s no telling how many times the people in the music video had fallen before they edited it. Look at these gods, getting it absolutely perfect. It’s beautiful.
@@l0sts0ul89 Not actually, the song was made on 2005, the video for the song is from June or July of 2006 and they performed it live in August of 2006, not even a year to practice hahaha
Fair point. If that were the case, though, I wonder if the teens were able to access the machines without supervision. Since (US) schools are usually very careful about liability concerns, it's hard to imagine they would've knowingly let students use the machines that way, even after hours.
Forget liabilities, would a US highschool even have that many treadmills for student use? They're not exactly known for their generosity when it comes to funding for school equipment
Every time I’m reminded of this song this is the video I come to watch. I hated school but this captures that pure joy of teenage friendship that’s one of the only fond memories I have of childhood. I’m so proud of them and so happy and ecstatic they pulled it off and it’s just so freaking pure. The amount of time they put in for this absolutely legendary performance was so worth it.
so many questions left unanswered! Did they win the talent show? How does the tall guy look so much like Damian? How did they get those threadmills to the stage? Did they get more respect from fellow students after this? I NEED THE ANSWERED AA
back of the stage has large double doors that is how they go the treadmills on. one of them was our Valedictorian. They were all well liked in school. And i cannot honestly remember if a winner was declared but if one was it was them.
@@joshuareynolds2515 god bless u Joshua Reynolds for answering the questions I was going to ask in my head tmmrw while I spend an hour to make breakfast
One of the coolest things RU-vid recommended to me in a while. Bet those guys were proud after performing that at their talent show, with the crowd going nuts. What a fun school...... And who knows, If they polish up and get the gang back together, something like this could do quite well on AGT 👍🏻🤔👍🏻
I was waiting for 2:01 and then I gave it thumbs up (even though it's most probably a minor glitch in the original and not meant to happen). Those guys did a nice job!
@@RikDog91 kid on the left straightening his jacket. Exactly like the original video. They did such a good job! Oh wait, I already wrote that... I'll leave it in anyway.
14 years later and me comparing the original to this and it’s the exact same and it goes to show these dudes had talent and I hope their out there entertaining because holy shit it was smooth
that was AWESOME! 10 Years later, they're probably college grads, and successful in life; but this lives on as an amazing testament to their youth. And it's something that they can show their kids, grandkids, etc. Great Job!
6.1 million views, 13 years ago, these guys are probably around 29 to 30 and this video is still amazing. Respect for the hard work and what I'm certain were incredibly stressing and insanely repetitive rehearsals to nail this on stage.
I love that it was for a talent show, like just imagine setting that up with the teachers. “So what are you going to do for your performance? Singing? Dancing?” “We need 8 Treadmills.”
This rendition is so good that I think I prefer it to the original - I bookmarked this some years ago & still enjoy watching from time to time - please don't ever take it down!
I didn't realise this performance was so many years ago. A friend showed it to me just the other day, and I thought it was a very recent callback to the OK GO vid. It's somehow just that little bit more touching and awesome that it was recreated so close to the original video. Great performance, a great achievement, and I hope those lads are still kicking ass to this day.
He’s the most enthusiastic, demonstrative with his movements and looks directly to the audience most of the time (therefore, connects more). He also sings, which seems to help him look the most at ease and convincing out of the 4. I think 2:05-2:40 is a good example of this.
This video is now over eight years old and STILL FREAKING AWESOME! :D If these guys didn't win it, then the people running it did NOT know talent and hard work!
I'm just seeing this for the first time and i cried. This is so good. These kids worked so freaking hard and they knocked it out of the park. I'm so glad this was recorded and posted.
