Reaction to Bo Burnham's Country Song | Netflix Is A Joke 

Bo isn't calling out the people reminiscing, he's referring to the artists who've never lived the country life, but still sing about it and pander for that money.

"Y'all dumb mothers want a key change?" - imho, the most brilliant line of this whole thing. That is the oldest trick of emotional manipulation in music... a cheap, easy way to raise the intensity, to make the listeners FEEL it more... and I LOVE that he calls that out here blatantly.

"that is a scarecrow" and "it's a fuCKIN SCARECROW AGAIN" always kill me

"Fuck your ears, I'm pandering" is one of my favourite lines in a song... I think... ever? Not just a Bo song, or a comedy song, or (either ironically or unironically) as a real country song. Just in general. Really love the line AND the delivery.

What is even more hilarious is that he performed this live in Nashville, and when he asked if anyone liked country music, everyone gave him a resounding no, which made him have to pause for a moment to compose himself.

He isn’t talking about artists that lived the life and are still writing about it, he is talking about the people who never lived it and got rich talking about it.

The scarecrow lines are so good. When I first heard the song it went over my head, but later I got that he is basically saying that some of these people that write country music wouldn't know what a scarecrow was ... hence the mistake thinking it's a woman ... twice LOL

Just so you know bo doesn't do copyright claims from his official channel but Netflix is a Joke channel does. So you only have to block the video from this channel. Another great reaction and analysis my friend! All bo is my favorite bo!

Awesome reaction! As someone who grew up in rural Nebraska I can confirm, you’re right. It’s so spot on. The “Budlight with the logo facing out” KILLS ME cuz it’s so fucking true. Now that you’ve dipped your toes into Bo’s take on music genre’s, you gotta peep Repeat Stuff! There’s a music video version as well as a live version but I recommend the music video! Btw your laugh is fucking infectious. You had me cracking up watching this.

He’s not talking about people who used to live the country life and now they don’t because they made it. He’s talking about people who are faking and have never lived that lifestyle but use it to make money.

"Legalized gerrymandering tolerate my pandering" ...just slipped it right in there 🤣 perfection

The amount of genius in this performance is staggering because of how many different levels he hit all at the same time with his points.

5:00 I think the analogy can be made between rich country singers continuing to write songs about whatever potential childhood they had and hip-hop artists continuing to rap about the streets long after they’ve moved into wealthy gated communities.

So as a country boy I will say old stuff is the only good country music Edit: I wrote this comment from a tractor

Netflix is a Joke is the banner for Netflix's comedy selection. It helps keep the "edgier" content a bit separate from their main RU-vid. They also use it as a brand for their comedy festival. Alex Melton (RU-vid) does a great job of making country punk and punk country. Makes the songs really interesting

Listening to you laugh so hard you couldn't talk was extremely entertaining! 😂

I don't know if you've ever seen the show Parks and Recreation, but Bo plays an insufferable country artist in one episode. I like to imagine that this song is from that character.

when you asked "what's the alternative here, should they donate all their money to charity-" my mind immediately jumped to dolly parton. she doesnt seem like she's doing it to keep up the facade of authenticity, but bc she has the money and does donate a lot of it. speaking of which, now, i don't know if you listen to dolly parton (i don't want to assume either way) but if you haven't i'd love to see you react to some of her songs? (maybe you did already i'm on my way going through your videos rn) love the commentary too btw found that for a handful of vids i skipped the songs i knew already and jumped right to your commentary at points

This song is also from his Make Happy show, the same show his Kanye rant was in! hilarious reaction as always all my homies love Bo🤣

Thanks for the reaction. Glad to see you enjoyed, the chuckles lasted majority of the song. Great to see. I’m sure it wasn’t because of me but I’m glad to see one of the songs I recommended. I haven’t heard all Bo Songs but the few I have are memorable in their own way.

i dunno why but the "its a f-ing scarecrow again" just sounds a lot like arin from game grumps for a second

Bro I’m so glad you finally did this man, I watch your Friends in no faces video everyday. That one video got me thru a shitty time I’d sit and actually laugh

The same as ‘rap’ covers a huge variety of different sounding styles (hyphy, boom bap, mumble, west coast, etc) country is the same way. Country music is not a single type. There are subsections within the category. I’m sure there’d be a few within the country umbrella you’d enjoy quite a bit

Someone a few years ago made a mashup of six different country songs and it showed just how formulaic and redundant all these "stadium country" songs really are. It even split single lines between the songs and the lyrics still made sense. I highly recommend checking it out if you love laughing at shitty 'music' written by marketing teams in their cozy offices.

If you react to anymore Bo, (which you should ‘cause he’s a legit comedy genius), just react from HIS channel- he doesn’t copyright claim anyone. If you haven’t already, react to his Kanye West/Pringles can rant ~_~

Back in 1975 an Outlaw Country country singer named David Allan Coe released a song called "You Never Even Call Me By My Name." It was written by a guy who claimed it was the Perfect country and Western song. In the song, Coe says he wrote back that it was Not the perfect country and western song, because it was missing a few key elements. Soon, a new verse came back and it was basically this bit by Bo. It's worth a listen just for that verse.

I think he's more referring to artists that might have grown up in the suburbs, but started making country music

I remember DMX responding to backlash from making club hits instead of hood crime stories and hood anthems. His response was something along the lines of "Yeah, I got outta the hood." In the same way a lot of these country artists left the farm. But they didn't stop talking about it. I'll stop there so as not to rant on and on. It's comedy and it's meant to be fun and should be analyzed with a grain of salt.✌️☝️❤️

Your laughter is SUPER contagious 😂

the scarecrow thing caught me everytime

Great content

You were laughing so hard at the scarecrow you missed a very important part later which explains what he means by pandering and how he isn't being nitpicky. He's talking about "county boys" that never were county boys never grew up or did any of the things they sing about and only pander to the fans when they would have never been caught dead working a hard days work or doing anything in their songs and how they only perform in massive stadiums and would never actually perform in places that they are singing about in their songs and their entire persona is an act to get women and money that is also why he states "I hope my southern charm offsets all my rapey vibes"

Joihnny Cash wrote and sang coutnry for decades -- and people are still listening to them. You'd have to look hard to find one of his songs with with mention of more than one of the list of trucks, tractors, jeans, beer or boots. Most don't have any of them. That's the difference between reminiscing and this formulaic stuff.

i think hes imitating kurt moore specificaly here it follows the same mannerisms as his music

I love how much you liked this one.

he is cursed by a scarecrow

Random country music pick on phone....98%accurate

Do art is dead next, it's definitely gonna blow your mind

I’m not a country fan, so I can’t speak to that question. however, when you asked about the authenticity of rich artists, I have a thought. just because you’re rich, doesn’t mean you can’t still live a country life. you don’t have to move into the world of private jets and mansions, you can have a ranch or something instead. so choosing jets and mansions is a choice, so pandering becomes a thing that comes with that.

It still sounds exactly like this.

Right brain,left brain next please!!!!! Ok,I grew up on country music from my dad...which is where I get my love of it,but I honestly believe that old school country tells the best stories...that's not to say artists of today in country music don't have some good storytelling, but there are just fewer and fewer artists today that are into telling stories like the older generations. we still have those artists of today's generation that appreciate and honor the old styles and reflect that in their music now,like Chris Stapleton (as you mentioned) .music is meant to make one feel...good,bad,sad,happy...emotions.if it makes you feel something and you connect to it for any reason,its good music in my opinion.today's,yesterday's,or the future's... All it needs to do is makes us feel and help us express feelings...if it does that,its done its job.🙂✌

Bo does not lie but he never tells the hole fuckin truth.

The "answer" is to stop writing about riding around dirty tractors lol.

4:30 But Dave, it's about for whom this music is, that's the irony of his comedy

Honestly the newest country person that made hella money but still sticks to their roots is Upchurch lol

I love Clint Black and Shania Twain.

You really need to react to Bo's From God's perspective

Honestly idek where the boundaries of country lie. Is it the timbre? Is 9 To 5 country or suburban? If I can feel the spirit, I like the music.

Man this remains one of my absolute FAVORITE Bo songs and his Make Happy special never got an album release, makes me so sad. There's ways around that on Spotify and such but its still just lame lol

If you like country music you should check out Joshua Ray Walker, he’s amazing and doesn’t do any of the bullshit Bo talks about here. Great reaction!

You can tell he's not talking about artists who used to live in the country and work on farms and stuff like that and are reminiscing because he called out 2 of the most successful and authentic country artists, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. They wrote about their real experiences and memories. In fact, I'm pretty sure both of them actually owned and operated multiple ranches/farms. They continue to truly embrace the American country culture and that shows through in their music. But people like Keith Urban are basically just releasing the same thing over and over again while not even being in the same cultural demographic as their audience.

But still funny as all hell XD

lol

Like rapping about girls, cars, and chains.

I don't listen to country but the people I know that do all say that the old is better

Please react to Hate Train by metallica bro

TLC went bankrupt despite being one of the most successful music groups of their decade.

It is hit or miss with every style of music. Listen to whiskey lullaby. After this bs my man.

It's rare that I find a modern country song I like, and most of it is by artists like Chris Stapleton. The genre has gotten crowed out to near extinction by this "stadium country" nonsense, performed by people who have no love for the genre. Hey, you went to Kansas State? Nice!

The thing about country, or any music really is that it's supposed to resonate with the listener, not the singer. That's an important thing to remember.

Old stuff all the way

Every genre says the same things Country: Love, Booze, childhood memory’s Rap: Pussy, Money, Drugs, Violence R&B: Sex and Love Metal: Death and Conspiracy’s Pop: Love and Dancing

this song perfectly describes Beyonce's move towards making country music pure pandering.