The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 [Official Music Video] 

that kinda fucked up this song is about a girl dying of cancer the robots are rouge cancer cells ..

@@KenMabie lighten up. It's actually funny

Honestly same

Ken Mabie - FIND ME ON BITCHUTE you’re a rogue cancer cell of RU-vid comments

@@KenMabie is it really? I never knew that. Can you post the source please?

Good for you ❤️

Not all heroes wear capes

Good to hear but did you take lots of vitamins and are you a black belt in karate

You're comment made me tear up, I'm a 34 year old man, but you reminded me of my ma with your comment...God bless you and I wish you the best in life.

I’m so glad to hear that :)). You raced for the prize if you know what I mean 💯

And you don't get many of those - usually the power goes to their head.

Same. I’m so sick of polyester.

This is just like reality. There are notable people everywhere

Sure

Thank God for such selfish public servants.

Hope you are ok Lulu 💖

I hope you’ve defeated them and/or are still standing. Signed, a fellow warrior. ❤️😢✊️❤️

Hang in there

Don’t let those robots defeat you, i believe you!

Right on

Stay strong Allan

You made me cry :c

Rainblaze I know the journey, lost my Mum in September to cancer, originally lungs and it spread so fast to her brain and spine. A hospice nurse explained when cancer attacks one organ it hits two other almost simultaneously (lung, brain & spine). Keep pushing!

@Mr. Pretty Penis appreciate you brother!

Sendin love and courage!

And before OOIOO she was the drummer for the Boredoms

Not 100% sure, but I think she might be the girl in the video. There aren't a ton of pics of the real Yoshimi on the web but there's definitely a resemblance. If nothing else, the person in the video was definitely chosen to look like her.

​@@Felice_EnellenYoshimi also provides screaming on Yoshimi Pt.2

Wow thank you! Sometimes people actually have something to say in the comments besides "great song!" Or "I listened to this a lot when I was going to kill myself but then I didnt"

@@jonfellman7346 And also Free Kitten.

W teacher

Your prof is my kinda dude

My middle school principal and I both loved this band. That was our one thing in common

It's good, it's very good.

Wow. I'll be praying for her. ❤❤❤

💞

I don’t know if it’s any consolation or advice but I saw them in concert last night. Before the final chorus they stopped and Wayne says something along the lines of “this song isn’t just about an Asian girl that fights robots. It’s about that friend or family member that has a task you know is impossible ahead of them. They won’t know that it is. But they are so strong and as their friend, you never tell them the task is impossible”

How is she doing?

Many prayers and wishes for her from me

I believe it's in a minor key, so maybe it's that... there's like a melancholic subtext to the harmony of the song. I love it too :)

Me too

It's about Cancer. Cancer can often be a bleak and depressing theme.

Yeah once you realize what it's about it's sad as fuck. To me it's about the process you go through when your losing someone you love to cancer or anything like that. The childlike imagery makes me think of when I was a kid and my dad died. I spent years trying to figure it out and naturally it felt like I had to have something or someone to blame. Now I blame 3 packs of kool a day.

Re same amiga

Its the same for me here. On top of also being informed about Bio Digital Social Programming, this song speaks so much truth.

I’ve always ♥️ this song well this album for tht matter. ESP spoonful weighs a ton

LOL... Mmmmmm, sashimi... 😋

I searched flamingo song lmao

Phew, for a minute there, I lost myself

Those robots didn’t stand a chance against you friend! Makes my night to hear you’re doing better.

Cool ass counselor

What was it nature's classroom

unCANny

Write. I had no idea either. One of their best songs, too

I had no idea it was about that, thinking it was more of a sci-fi themed song about a highly skilled Japanese woman fighting nasty robots in the distant future. I still cheer on Yoshimi in my heart.

It's a beautiful song, one which many meanings can be derived from. It is, however, important to note that it's the on-stage musical adaptation that's about a woman struggling with cancer. Wayne Coyne / Flaming Lips have never confirmed such.

I know. I do, I know. P.s. this isnt, and has never been looked down on..that I know of? I've never met anyone to rag on this. The Lips, in general, ain't everyone's cuppa tea, but fuggit. Whole album is a class.

@@tylersims6937 agreed

man radioed is such a good band, though its a shame Ed had to eat thom, phil, colin and johnny to establish his own band

Only other song that makes me cry is Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush

You had me in the first half. Not gonna lie.

when i tell you i cackled

funniest thing I have read in a while.

Ok now this is a good comment

someone please explain

stop trying to sound smart, you just end up sounding stupid.

Drink me

+Clorox BBleach gladly

eyoa Maybe check when I commented you fucking idiot.

careful not to cut yourself on that edge

Waynes daughter The doctor explained the cancer as tiny robots She did not defeat them sadly He wrote this in her hospital room He was still at long johns silver working at this time in his life

@@brandonshaw7619 isn't yoshimi the drummer for boredoms lol the Japanese noise band I think TFL worked with them that's why

​@@brandonshaw7619 he had his 1st child in 2019 though so that's just an impossible rumour.

For real? I was told it was about a video game?

The title character is inspired by Boredoms/OOIOO member Yoshimi P-We, following a comment in the Flaming Lips studio that her machine-sound abstract singing sounds like she is battling monsters-Coyne added 'pink'.[2] P-We also performs on the album. Some listeners consider Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots to be a concept album; however, the story is debated, as it is only directly apparent in the first four tracks. Despite the story-type title and science fiction themes, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has made it clear that Yoshimi is not intended to be a concept album.[3]

he means he's weird.

Did you think about it and figure it out? If not, just remember you don't know why he's weird or why that's good. It'll come to you one day.

+Katherine J. Legry weird means weird you fucking idiot. it can be explained with different words but it only means one thing.

+Katherine J. Legry calm the fuck down. half the stuff you just talked about has nothing to do with what I said and in no way was I trying to insult any women. you just proved you are an idiot by saying that me calling you an idiot was an insult to you and other women.😎

#SorryNotSorry for posting it twice.

same for me with my dad 😊

this album is only 4 years old. how have you grown up listening to it? are you 15 or something?

Actually the album is 14 years old....

+Joao Gomes How did he messed that up so bad lol?

Drink me

That's cute.

Lucas Riegert This was her ringtone for a while.. LOL

+sleepyfacedangel That's awesome!

sleepyfacedangel ♥ That's great! :D I'm assuming you're Japanese? Either way, I really like the name. Take care.

🌸◠‿◠)/ 💗Half Japanese... Now my mother's ringtone is Percy Faith's "Theme from a Summer Place". LOL

This is a reminder that this song is wtill bomb

Thanks for sharing, that’s sweet

+N Studios I use other songs when I'm battling pink robots...Strangely I Do use this song sometimes when I battle red ones.

+AnarchyDragon6 Dude, you have to try battling the pink ones to this song, for the red ones just use your watermelon gun.

Larry Lewinsohn lol

😂😂😂

You’ve got me baby. That’s all you need. 🤝

Based

You're never alone, maybe just not next to someone right now.

2020... Oh the irony of this statement. Been in solitary isolation since March in Kobe, Japan (It's December) 😳. Thank the gods for the Flaming Lips... (and Prince!)

Arent we All?

Did you ever made the music video?

Ha...very clever sir. Wonder how many others will understand.

+Will Linden Hail Ants

i remember this but i forgot what it was from lmao

Personally I was referencing the Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer"

well the album is about his dad and fighting cancer so okay....

The hulk would make quick work of those evil-natured robots...

Rocío Cruz eerie

We know who's going to play him in a movie. ;-)

No it's Paul Walker

I was thinking more Sam Rockwell-ish

James Hassan pure joy!

Pickle Wart congrats

I am with you, Man.

I agree completely.

I would say it's the most popular opinion actually.

@@fvkijay nah soft machine I feel like is the common fan/ critic fav

@@johncantatore7986 you mean The Soft Bulletin?