@azizmooshoolov2308 there was a rumor they wanted to use Semi Charmed life as Tiggers theme song in a pooh movie until someone was like yeah that's about meth. Lol
@@Ruby852 People don't understand this sometimes. I was 12 when this song came out in 2010. Imagine being 12, hearing a song about a school shooting, and barely having it register because you've been doing lockdown drills your entire school career. Or even experienced a REAL lockdown drill, shooting or not. We all knew why we were hiding. I thought this song was controversial because it's from the shooter's perspective for the longest time. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized that the subject matter (something that was incredibly normal to me and all of my peers) was the controversial bit.
@@Coolnessman1 and I here I’m from the other end of the spectrum. Columbine happened my senior year. We came home from school and that was the only thing on tv. It had never once occurred to us that something like that could happen. Now I’m watching my nieces and nephews come home from kindergarten talking about scary man drills. This song reminds me of them now. So upbeat and happy, then the realization of the world they live in.
Kinda like Marley huh? I sang reggae and during breaks they'd play Marley. since when I was a kid I heard Marley before I danced, I knew the lyrics and although danceable, It would pause me a bit when I saw how jumpy and estatic other were dancing to his songs. The lyrics are opposite to the calm mellow vibe music. I just sat and bopped or danced mellow. It's a headfake that throws you, doesn't it? Your feet are boogieing and your brain is like, what was that?
You understood the entire concept that made that song so popular. It sounded like a fun happy time and then after you've grooved to it you realize the seriousness of what is happening. Just like being in high school or college and thinking you're in the prime of your life only to get hit with the reality of mass shootings. It's a truly masterful piece on many levels.
@@BlackPegasusRaps I was playing in a band called 454 at the time and we had a song called Devil's Helper about school shootings. We played a show the night of the Columbine shooting, I remember it well. April 20, 1999, we were supposed to be opening for Nile in Norfolk, VA, but they never showed, but the show went on anyways. I felt like I had to mention it when we played Devil's Helper. Later on, someone asked if I was going to write a song about it, and I just said, "No, we pretty much predicted the future on that one." There just seemed to be something different about Columbine.
@@BlackPegasusRaps I was working up in Monument at the time at a place called Synthes in the clean room. We heard the news come over the radio and everybody just stopped and listened. We couldn't believe what was going on. I know a couple of people had relatives that were going to Columbine at the time.
I got my teaching credentials in 2001, and I did a few years of teaching on a contract, and several years doing substitute teaching, before giving up on my teaching dreams (lots of layoffs, and not very many job openings). On my last day of student teaching at a middle school, I got my forms signed, letters of recommendation, etc., and was about to leave campus when an alarm went off, and on the loud speaker, the whole campus was ordered to evacuate onto the field. I was asked to stay and help keep the students together, help take attendance, etc. We ended up out there for three whole hours, and it turned out that someone had called the school with a bomb threat that turned out to be false. It made me realize that kids were not longer having the same fearless, happy-go-lucky school experience that I did about a decade prior. Things had gotten darker in schools, and it has unfortunately continued that way since then.
That's the point though, isn't it? They hooked you with the catchy, poppy melody and verse, and then made you think during the chorus. And now, it's all you can think about. They achieved their goal.
I see 'Pumped Up Kicks' as a reflection of how people can project an image of normalcy while hiding deep struggles or dangerous thoughts. It highlights the tendency to ignore warning signs and the regretful realization after something tragic happens. The song's upbeat melody mirrors this facade-pleasant on the outside, but troubling if you really pay attention. Like how often did we get to hear: "he was a nice kid, we never thought he was capable of doing something like this."
@@blickedxb the bassist is literally a Columbine survivor. imho it's fair to point out that guns are not evil, what matters is who holds them. but your made up "stat" is asinine and you are delusional to pretend like there is no problem with gun violence. cringe
@@blickedxb the bassist is literally a Columbine survivor and you wanna dictate what they "should've made a song about"? cringe. also your made up stat is asinine. imho opinion it's fair to point out that guns are not evil, what matters are the people who are holding them. but you are the other side of the coin of the anti-gun crowd. you get triggered when people talk about a tragedy and mindlessly jump into your "they just wanna take my guns" routine.
My daughter's grade school played Soldier boy yet thought I kissed a girl was not for the kids . In grade school they have no understanding of the meaning of lyrics.
7:44 I'm so glad you decided to look up the lyrics while still recording this. Some reactors don't do it until after the video and we all miss the reaction.
Epic reaction! For me it was the duality of the subject matter with the extreme catchiness of the song that made such an impact on me when I heard it in my early 20's.
the part i love is how MOST people don’t realize it’s about school shootings at first, despite how obvious the lyrics are. It’s just like how most people don’t notice when someone is planning something or struggling, even when it’s obvious.
The tune holds up on its own too. I usually listen to the medieval “bard core” version by TH-camr Hildegard Von Blingin’. It doesn’t have any lyrics but still has a strong emotional impact.
Normalizing the playful spirit of childhood with the serious reality they deal with. And no one said a word about it when it was a hit being overplayed on the radio and downloaded like crazy. It's totally insane.
Those are the best songs in my opinion. You get to experience it twice. Once just feeling the beat and melody and another really breaking down and listening to what they're saying. Chandalier by Sia comes to mind when thinking about a mega hit everybody loved that was truly dark. Twenty One Pilots used to do it a ton with their music, not sure if they've continued that.
I have an easier time listening to that though because the mood of the song fits the lyrics. But with Pumped up Kicks, it's hard to have a tune that just sounds like a catchy bop with those lyrics. It just makes my head hurt trying ot figure out how to feel about it.
He wrote for his relative that survived a school shooting. That wanted to juxtapose the heavy topic with a really catchy and upbeat melody in order to create a feeling of unease. We have school shootings, and we are still out there vibing like nothing is wrong.
What’s crazy is now you can buy AR’s, high cap mags and even silencers, we’ve learned so very little. When these tragedies happen these days it barely registers outside of the community it decimates.
Less than 1 person a day dies by rifles in the USA, that’s all rifles. Less than 200 die with an AR. Suppressors, or silencers as you call them, are on guns involved in crimes less than 10 times a year. You are 27 times more likely to die by a drunk driver than any rifle in the USA. ARs are hardly the boogie man the left has made them out to be. You just can’t go grab a gun off a shelf. They require a background check and identification. However, even if you could, it’s a constitutionally protected right in this country. Don’t let the media scare you into giving up your rights. Once we lose the 2A, the rest will follow. History proves it.
A great parallel to this song is 'OutKast - Hey Ya,' with artists proving that if the song is pleasing enough nobody cares about the lyrics (or overthinks the lyrics). Lennon did the same thing with 'I Am the Walrus' half a century ago.
It also made me think about how many 80's weddings included "Every Breath You Take" by The Police because people thought it was romantic -- and didn't realize it was written from the POV of a man stalking his ex. And suddenly, lines like, "Oh can't you see/You belong to me," and "I'll be watching you," have a much darker meaning.
Maybe because where I live is obsessed with karaoke, so I can always read the lyrics and practically everyone I know can sing but I never understood how people don't care about the lyrics of a song.
My daughter was in high school when I told her I love the song. Much like you were. Then she goes, “Mom do you know what it’s about?” I could tell I was in for a speech about how dumb I was. I feel you man. This song got me too. I was watching you listen go - wait for it, wait for it, I’m happy to see I am not alone. So do not feel bad. Many of the parents in my circle had no idea.
That reminds me when I was at work and I heard a song play on our playlist called chasing dragons, and my boss was jamming out to it and I’m like are you aware we’re playing a song about doing heroin in our family friendly restaurant? 😂
Growing up in Colorado, and being in highschool at the time, Columbine took something unexplainable from us, this song got whatever it was back, its a healing song and its a feel good vibe.
The hook has an upbeat vibe that made this song so popular without people knowing what the song is about & don't listen to the dark lyrics in the verses
My then 22 yr old son introduced me to this song and I loved it and we played it in the car. My precious son, who was SA’d when he was young tried to hurt himself this month and I am struggling at home, worrying myself sick, while he gets the help he so badly needs. The house feels dead without him here but he is alive and that is what I need to focus on. Thank you for playing this, I needed to hear this today. To remind me of us singing this together. ❤
as a survivor, all you can do from the suferers perspective is be there for them as their mum. Thats all. Dont blame yourself either, my parents did their absolute best and i was messed with as a child in my grandfathers home multiple times by a cousin. Stay strong and always remember its neither of yours fault..... its just, sadly, how good these bastards are at what they do. And also, make sure he knows, from you, how much you love him and how much you are going to be there to see him through this. you are both in my prayers tonite, King and Queen
Just want to say hang on and keep the faith. My dtr was hospitalized this time last year with severe psychosis and it seemed hopeless. She is healing now and I can see a glimmer of hope. Sending prayers. Watching our kids struggle is the worst.
Just be there for him. That's all he needs. But remember even rocks need support. Take care of yourself so you are able to stand alongside him in the hardest of times. Hope he finds some healing and peace. Its a brutal journey for survivors and those who love them
"Pumped Up Kicks" was written and recorded by Mark Foster, the frontman of Foster the People, while he was working as a commercial jingle writer. The song has an upbeat musical composition, but the lyrics describe the homicidal thoughts of a troubled youth named Robert.
The song exemplifies the stereotypical teenage, young adult carefree years of school campuses and hang outs that sometimes hide the hurt and fear that can turn into darkness and has turned into darkness in young minds. It really is genius on all levels.
Good music & songwriting SHOULD make you ask questions. Just because a song is ABOUT a topic, it doesn't necessarily mean it is in favour of that, it could be ironic, it could be protest.
Totally get it but it's too hard for me to like the tune so much that I want to enjoy it in a lighthearted way. It just tears me in two. It's defiantly something to get people to think.
If our culture didn’t celebrate and lionize young men for obsessing and then acting out in exactly this way then you might have a point. This conversation does need more voices but it does not need a dance anthem. Full stop.
Alot of people, who write, have experienced going numb, but have to pretend to be happy and uplifting everyday, while on the inside being indifferent or even suffering. The music is metaphorically, that comforting and convincing smile of someone who has a very dark story to tell.
There was a point in time when this song was being played by at least one radio station, if not more, probably a lot more. Despite the dark lyrics, people just vibing, the hook brings you back. Despite the dark lyrics and message, most people do not know or even care. Great reaction 10/10
This song is about the Columbine shootings. There's one of the band members Nephew was at the shooting when it was happening did survive. So he decided to write about it, And made it into a song for the band to recognize school shootings.
I read an interview where he said he was working one night and just wrote it period and it has no specific meaning and no specific event? I think it was working as a jungle writer or something like that.
Not really. Yes its about a kid committing a school shooting, but its not about any particular shooting. That connotation is because, as you mentioned, one of the band members had a family member that is a Columbine survivor.
I always forget this was the band's debut song...incredible. Truly is a reflection of life, things seem one way and then it gets complicated and conflicted...Great reaction!
It reflects the person it's talking about. Might be nice on the outside but troubled on the inside. How often have you heard: "he was a nice kid, we never expected he could do something like this." Just like the song. Casual listen: oh what a happy song, reminds me off my youth. But listening to the lyrics, you get what's really happening.
I LOVED and still love this song, when I think about it, it makes sense that I'm such a big twenty one pilots fan...they're known for having songs like this. The music sounds so bright and happy but then you hear the lyrics and are like "should I cry or dance? cry AND dance?" LMAO
This is why I love this channel. Here I am singing along happily and BP finally catches a glimpse of the lyrics and I break out in laughter and clapping. The look on his face is priceless. The song is like from the perspective of an "Adam Lanza" type.
Not condoning the behavior of the lyrics, if you remember Pearl Jam came out with Jeremy. Which left a impact on mental health in high school, from the 90's. For better or worse
So now you need to check out “ I don’t like Monday’s” by the Boomtown Rats, first song about school shooters unfortunately, it’s a very solid song. First school shooting in the US, was a female who when asked why she did it simply said “ I don’t like Monday’s”
The point is that people talk about it. The lyrics are dark but the melody is upbeat, like a school which is supposed to be a safe, happy place for children to learn and grow is (becoming) a place of terror and pain.
Important song,even more important topic to bring to discussions …and incredible way to make people listen & think about the meaning behind the words.brilliant way to get the topic approached in the youth imo. 🎶❤️✌🏻
I'm 56 and have only heard this hook in passing. A movie soundtrack. Yooooo Pegasus I took this ride with you 😂 I got wrapped up in it with you and went through All the emotional conflict when we both realized the words! Love it!
I was like you. When this first came out, I thought it was a cool song. However, once I realized what the lyrics were I was shocked too. I still listen to it when it comes on the radio but I don't seek it out. Glad you finally figured it out too.
It can catch you off guard when such cheery music is accompanied by horrific lyrics. I was waiting for your facial expression when it hit you. Mine was similar the first time I actually paid attention to the lyrics to "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by The Beatles
Had a similar moment growing up. My mom was a Tom Jones fan and when I was really little, I didn't understand what was being described in a song called "Delilah". Then one day, when I was a little bit older and was listening to it - I understood.
We're around the sane age & I too could not afford the *Reebok Pumps.* So my parents bought me a pair of *LA Gear Pumps,* which were probably $40 or $50 bucks back in the 90's
A nice catchy tune that reminds you of your youth, thats is also lyrically giving you the reality of what our youth are now and have been facing here in america for decades and is often on our minds whilst on school grounds.
When this came out in September 2010, I was 45 years old. I was driving Interstate 90, cross-country, very late at night and I heard it for the first time come on the radio. I pricked up my ears, knowing instantly (even at age 45) that it would become a huge, possibly generation-defining, hit. I wasn’t wrong.
The masters of catchy, memorable pop tunes with very dark lyrics were The Smiths back in the '80s. Check out "Girlfriend in a Coma", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", or "Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me" by them. I was once taking an improv class in my early 60s, and was easily one of the oldest people in it. We did a game where one of us had to go into the center of a circle and sing a song until someone else picked up and switched it off to another one. "Pumped Up Kicks" was the song that was in my head at the time, and I think the younger folks in the class were kind of surprised that I even knew it! They were so shocked it took them a while for anybody else to step in and replace me!
It amused me that it took that long for you to get it. Amazing how a catchy tune makes you not even realize. First time I’ve seen the video, was usually listening to the radio. Thank you. Peace and love
Exactly BP...At 62 here when this first came out I felt the same way and now when I just heard it again after a few years I'm still liking it..Minus the lyrics !
I'm still suggesting 'Old Hippie' honestly, it's one of those songs that you can play anytime.And it's still as relevant today as it was when it was written
Writer said the whole point is they wanted to write something disturbing knowing full well kids would still dance to it. And your inner child did, didn't he... Brilliance..
Brother, I've watched you for a long time. I love your work. But you just blew my mind. I heard that song over a decade ago. I've loved that song for a long time. I never really knew what it was about. That's fucking crazy.
This is such an earworm! I love how he sings into that special mic (not sure what its called) and makes that cool sound. Such a vibe :D thanks for sharing Black Pegasus :)
On another note. I have a tattoo that was totally inspired by this song. I have a cigarette on my forearm with a woman’s face and her hair on fire because I have suffered from schizophrenia for over 20 years now and sometimes I look at my tattoo to remember that sometimes I have really bad ideas and why would I listen to you because “your hairs on fire , must’ve lost your wits”. Might sound stupid to most but it actually helps me regain perspective.
I was a chaperone at my kids high school dance and they play this song every time and the kids are jamming to it and it is insane to watch and listen to
From what I recall, this isn't the "official" video. This is a compilation of clips from other videos they made while on tour, put together by a fanclub. There is no "official video" for this song. They were completely underground prior to this song hitting the mainstream.
First time I heard this song was when the band played it on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." I was in my 40s but I knew it would be great song as it tackled a scary topic but made it feel "catchy." I love the way the song is seemingly upbeat, yet it's not (unfortunately, like some hiding their true emotions in schools today). It doesn't glamorize school shootings, just brings it needed attention IMHO...
Dude, I loved this! So quick story time. When this came out, I was picking out new stuff off the European Billboard charts because they get a lot of music months before we do here in US. So this was a new song I downloaded and a few of us really liked and got to know. A few weeks later, me & my girl are at work and they announce on the radio they'll be playing this song for the first time. Everyone was excited, and when it came on we sang along and EVERYONE was like "How?!?"
i remember where i was working when this song started being played on the radio. such a catchy song and then you start picking up on the lyrics after hearing it a time or two and it's freaking wild.
😂I love this song… never knew the lyrics🤦🏻♀️😂 I used to teach Phys Ed and I’m pretty sure I played this for my class. You know, I nice, happy, relaxing tune to calm them down before handing the kids back to the classroom teacher😂🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ WTF!!! 😂 Dude… before I bought the new Kneecap album I wanted to make sure they weren’t saying anything in Irish that I had a problem with so I looked up the translated lyrics. Great album. Their first one is great, too. So then I find out this lovely, catchy harmless little tune is talking about this?!?! 😂 I’m a bit dark so now I like it more but oh boy that was a surprise!! (I can’t stop laughing)
The number of times I have experienced this identical situation in rap music, "wow this is great this is such a feel good bop, let me see the lyrics, whoa whoa WHOA OH MY GOD" lmao this couldn't have happened more perfectly.
just sitting there vibing and jamming out. Were all sitting here like....whos gonna tell him, somebody has to tell him.
1, 2, 3, not it.
I was dying when the whistle part was coming on as he was looking it up, like oh my goodness that was so funny to me
This lol I was waiting for it like.. mic drop
He even started talking about Colorado
When you said “ I gotta look up the lyrics “, I’m sitting here like Yeah. Yeah you do. 🌸🌸🌸
Right
exactly lol. to be fair, people still do not know what the song is about lol
Haha I was just waiting for that moment
Kinda reminds me of Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind. You hear the poppy teeny type melody without realizing the entire song is about meth.
@azizmooshoolov2308 there was a rumor they wanted to use Semi Charmed life as Tiggers theme song in a pooh movie until someone was like yeah that's about meth. Lol
"It makes me feel good. Let's look up the lyrics though." LOL here we go!
That is called art.
Making you bop and think of your youth, while telling you the reality of their youth.
This! This is it exactly. This is the reality of today’s kids.
@@Ruby852 People don't understand this sometimes. I was 12 when this song came out in 2010. Imagine being 12, hearing a song about a school shooting, and barely having it register because you've been doing lockdown drills your entire school career. Or even experienced a REAL lockdown drill, shooting or not. We all knew why we were hiding.
I thought this song was controversial because it's from the shooter's perspective for the longest time. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized that the subject matter (something that was incredibly normal to me and all of my peers) was the controversial bit.
@@Coolnessman1 and I here I’m from the other end of the spectrum. Columbine happened my senior year. We came home from school and that was the only thing on tv. It had never once occurred to us that something like that could happen. Now I’m watching my nieces and nephews come home from kindergarten talking about scary man drills. This song reminds me of them now. So upbeat and happy, then the realization of the world they live in.
Kinda like Marley huh? I sang reggae and during breaks they'd play Marley. since when I was a kid I heard Marley before I danced, I knew the lyrics and although danceable, It would pause me a bit when I saw how jumpy and estatic other were dancing to his songs. The lyrics are opposite to the calm mellow vibe music.
I just sat and bopped or danced mellow.
It's a headfake that throws you, doesn't it? Your feet are boogieing and your brain is like, what was that?
@Coolnessman1 you kids had this song and Genx probaly your parents had Jeremy by pearl Jam.
You understood the entire concept that made that song so popular. It sounded like a fun happy time and then after you've grooved to it you realize the seriousness of what is happening. Just like being in high school or college and thinking you're in the prime of your life only to get hit with the reality of mass shootings. It's a truly masterful piece on many levels.
If I remember correctly, the bass player's cousin is a Columbine survivor, and that was the inspiration behind the song.
I lived in Colorado Springs and was in high school when columbine happened. It was a wild time
@@BlackPegasusRaps I was playing in a band called 454 at the time and we had a song called Devil's Helper about school shootings. We played a show the night of the Columbine shooting, I remember it well. April 20, 1999, we were supposed to be opening for Nile in Norfolk, VA, but they never showed, but the show went on anyways. I felt like I had to mention it when we played Devil's Helper. Later on, someone asked if I was going to write a song about it, and I just said, "No, we pretty much predicted the future on that one." There just seemed to be something different about Columbine.
There's was alot different about columbine.
@@BlackPegasusRaps I was working up in Monument at the time at a place called Synthes in the clean room. We heard the news come over the radio and everybody just stopped and listened. We couldn't believe what was going on. I know a couple of people had relatives that were going to Columbine at the time.
I got my teaching credentials in 2001, and I did a few years of teaching on a contract, and several years doing substitute teaching, before giving up on my teaching dreams (lots of layoffs, and not very many job openings). On my last day of student teaching at a middle school, I got my forms signed, letters of recommendation, etc., and was about to leave campus when an alarm went off, and on the loud speaker, the whole campus was ordered to evacuate onto the field. I was asked to stay and help keep the students together, help take attendance, etc. We ended up out there for three whole hours, and it turned out that someone had called the school with a bomb threat that turned out to be false. It made me realize that kids were not longer having the same fearless, happy-go-lucky school experience that I did about a decade prior. Things had gotten darker in schools, and it has unfortunately continued that way since then.
That's the point though, isn't it? They hooked you with the catchy, poppy melody and verse, and then made you think during the chorus. And now, it's all you can think about. They achieved their goal.
I see 'Pumped Up Kicks' as a reflection of how people can project an image of normalcy while hiding deep struggles or dangerous thoughts. It highlights the tendency to ignore warning signs and the regretful realization after something tragic happens. The song's upbeat melody mirrors this facade-pleasant on the outside, but troubling if you really pay attention. Like how often did we get to hear: "he was a nice kid, we never thought he was capable of doing something like this."
What exactly did they make you think? They should've made a song about the 500000 to 3 million times a year guns save people.
@@blickedxb the bassist is literally a Columbine survivor. imho it's fair to point out that guns are not evil, what matters is who holds them. but your made up "stat" is asinine and you are delusional to pretend like there is no problem with gun violence. cringe
@@blickedxb the bassist is literally a Columbine survivor and you wanna dictate what they "should've made a song about"? cringe. also your made up stat is asinine. imho opinion it's fair to point out that guns are not evil, what matters are the people who are holding them. but you are the other side of the coin of the anti-gun crowd. you get triggered when people talk about a tragedy and mindlessly jump into your "they just wanna take my guns" routine.
The fact this was played at Proms, and junior high school events is insane. lol
It is!
The fact that this shit happens all the time now and we continue to do absolutely nothing is far more insane.
I did music in college (2016) and we did this at one of our gigs to say it was mixed reviews would be an understatement
Kind of a dark irony yknow
My daughter's grade school played Soldier boy yet thought I kissed a girl was not for the kids . In grade school they have no understanding of the meaning of lyrics.
7:44 I'm so glad you decided to look up the lyrics while still recording this. Some reactors don't do it until after the video and we all miss the reaction.
For real tho bro
The look on your face when you realized what they were singing.
Epic reaction! For me it was the duality of the subject matter with the extreme catchiness of the song that made such an impact on me when I heard it in my early 20's.
Bang on. Totally right.
Yeah this is the Semi-Charmed Kind of Life of the 2010s.
I was like 8 when I heard it first
the part i love is how MOST people don’t realize it’s about school shootings at first, despite how obvious the lyrics are. It’s just like how most people don’t notice when someone is planning something or struggling, even when it’s obvious.
The happy music is the exterior perception people have of troubled youth not realizing the darkness hidden within.
I think the duality of the song being melodic and peaceful while the lyrics are talking about something awful gives this song it's appeal.
The tune holds up on its own too. I usually listen to the medieval “bard core” version by TH-camr Hildegard Von Blingin’. It doesn’t have any lyrics but still has a strong emotional impact.
Much like 'Pinch Me' by Barenaked Ladies. Happy sounding song about depression.
Normalizing the playful spirit of childhood with the serious reality they deal with. And no one said a word about it when it was a hit being overplayed on the radio and downloaded like crazy. It's totally insane.
His face when he finally heard it.
Those are the best songs in my opinion. You get to experience it twice. Once just feeling the beat and melody and another really breaking down and listening to what they're saying. Chandalier by Sia comes to mind when thinking about a mega hit everybody loved that was truly dark. Twenty One Pilots used to do it a ton with their music, not sure if they've continued that.
"Janie's Got a Gun" from Aerosmith was a top ten hit and look at what it's about!
I have an easier time listening to that though because the mood of the song fits the lyrics. But with Pumped up Kicks, it's hard to have a tune that just sounds like a catchy bop with those lyrics. It just makes my head hurt trying ot figure out how to feel about it.
Do forget another one bites the dust by queen
Or Teenage Dirtbag.
Or "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam
@@babu357
I Don't Like Mondays, The Boomtown Rats ‧ 1979
The expression on BP's face as realization dawns.
Priceless
He wrote for his relative that survived a school shooting. That wanted to juxtapose the heavy topic with a really catchy and upbeat melody in order to create a feeling of unease. We have school shootings, and we are still out there vibing like nothing is wrong.
This
This is the best breakdown I’ve read of this song
What’s crazy is now you can buy AR’s, high cap mags and even silencers, we’ve learned so very little. When these tragedies happen these days it barely registers outside of the community it decimates.
@@ecbrown6151 Wait till you see how an entire country gets decimated once the government stops fearing the people.
Less than 1 person a day dies by rifles in the USA, that’s all rifles. Less than 200 die with an AR. Suppressors, or silencers as you call them, are on guns involved in crimes less than 10 times a year. You are 27 times more likely to die by a drunk driver than any rifle in the USA. ARs are hardly the boogie man the left has made them out to be.
You just can’t go grab a gun off a shelf. They require a background check and identification. However, even if you could, it’s a constitutionally protected right in this country.
Don’t let the media scare you into giving up your rights. Once we lose the 2A, the rest will follow. History proves it.
A great parallel to this song is 'OutKast - Hey Ya,' with artists proving that if the song is pleasing enough nobody cares about the lyrics (or overthinks the lyrics). Lennon did the same thing with 'I Am the Walrus' half a century ago.
I think he recently did Hook by Blues Traveler, the most literal song like that.
Third Eye Blind is good for producing downer lyric bops.
It also made me think about how many 80's weddings included "Every Breath You Take" by The Police because people thought it was romantic -- and didn't realize it was written from the POV of a man stalking his ex. And suddenly, lines like, "Oh can't you see/You belong to me," and "I'll be watching you," have a much darker meaning.
@@donnamcmanus7360 10 Days Late is a banger and after the little guitar solo part the anxiety peaks lol
Maybe because where I live is obsessed with karaoke, so I can always read the lyrics and practically everyone I know can sing but I never understood how people don't care about the lyrics of a song.
My daughter was in high school when I told her I love the song. Much like you were. Then she goes, “Mom do you know what it’s about?” I could tell I was in for a speech about how dumb I was. I feel you man. This song got me too. I was watching you listen go - wait for it, wait for it, I’m happy to see I am not alone. So do not feel bad. Many of the parents in my circle had no idea.
That reminds me when I was at work and I heard a song play on our playlist called chasing dragons, and my boss was jamming out to it and I’m like are you aware we’re playing a song about doing heroin in our family friendly restaurant? 😂
Growing up in Colorado, and being in highschool at the time, Columbine took something unexplainable from us, this song got whatever it was back, its a healing song and its a feel good vibe.
The hook has an upbeat vibe that made this song so popular without people knowing what the song is about & don't listen to the dark lyrics in the verses
Even the main verse makes it pretty clear.
My then 22 yr old son introduced me to this song and I loved it and we played it in the car. My precious son, who was SA’d when he was young tried to hurt himself this month and I am struggling at home, worrying myself sick, while he gets the help he so badly needs. The house feels dead without him here but he is alive and that is what I need to focus on. Thank you for playing this, I needed to hear this today. To remind me of us singing this together. ❤
as a survivor, all you can do from the suferers perspective is be there for them as their mum. Thats all.
Dont blame yourself either, my parents did their absolute best and i was messed with as a child in my grandfathers home multiple times by a cousin.
Stay strong and always remember its neither of yours fault..... its just, sadly, how good these bastards are at what they do.
And also, make sure he knows, from you, how much you love him and how much you are going to be there to see him through this. you are both in my prayers tonite, King and Queen
Just want to say hang on and keep the faith. My dtr was hospitalized this time last year with severe psychosis and it seemed hopeless. She is healing now and I can see a glimmer of hope. Sending prayers. Watching our kids struggle is the worst.
Just be there for him. That's all he needs. But remember even rocks need support. Take care of yourself so you are able to stand alongside him in the hardest of times. Hope he finds some healing and peace. Its a brutal journey for survivors and those who love them
"Pumped Up Kicks" was written and recorded by Mark Foster, the frontman of Foster the People, while he was working as a commercial jingle writer. The song has an upbeat musical composition, but the lyrics describe the homicidal thoughts of a troubled youth named Robert.
Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" is another good one about the same topic, written before the Columbine shootings.
And an EPIC treatment of the topic.
Also "I don't like mondays" by The Boomtown Rats.
The song exemplifies the stereotypical teenage, young adult carefree years of school campuses and hang outs that sometimes hide the hurt and fear that can turn into darkness and has turned into darkness in young minds. It really is genius on all levels.
Nice analysis
Good music & songwriting SHOULD make you ask questions. Just because a song is ABOUT a topic, it doesn't necessarily mean it is in favour of that, it could be ironic, it could be protest.
100% Agree!! 👍🏼 🎶❤️✌🏻
Totally get it but it's too hard for me to like the tune so much that I want to enjoy it in a lighthearted way. It just tears me in two. It's defiantly something to get people to think.
If our culture didn’t celebrate and lionize young men for obsessing and then acting out in exactly this way then you might have a point.
This conversation does need more voices but it does not need a dance anthem.
Full stop.
It always amazes me how some artists can use such dark or serious lyrics and meaning in an uplifting and great song with such a great vibe.
Careful, talk like that and soon you’ll be into ska. Peppy beats, depressing lyrics.
Alot of people, who write, have experienced going numb, but have to pretend to be happy and uplifting everyday, while on the inside being indifferent or even suffering. The music is metaphorically, that comforting and convincing smile of someone who has a very dark story to tell.
@@street_stunts_records Robin Williams among others comes to mind
There was a point in time when this song was being played by at least one radio station, if not more, probably a lot more. Despite the dark lyrics, people just vibing, the hook brings you back. Despite the dark lyrics and message, most people do not know or even care. Great reaction 10/10
This song is about the Columbine shootings. There's one of the band members Nephew was at the shooting when it was happening did survive. So he decided to write about it, And made it into a song for the band to recognize school shootings.
so he got a nephew 20 years older than him? I got f ed up fam like that
@@KyleKyle-u2s I have half siblings 20 years younger. Don't even want to think about potential nephews 😅
I read an interview where he said he was working one night and just wrote it period and it has no specific meaning and no specific event? I think it was working as a jungle writer or something like that.
Mark Foster was from Cali, and he wrote it on a whim. No connection to Columbine.
Not really. Yes its about a kid committing a school shooting, but its not about any particular shooting. That connotation is because, as you mentioned, one of the band members had a family member that is a Columbine survivor.
I always forget this was the band's debut song...incredible. Truly is a reflection of life, things seem one way and then it gets complicated and conflicted...Great reaction!
It reflects the person it's talking about. Might be nice on the outside but troubled on the inside. How often have you heard: "he was a nice kid, we never expected he could do something like this." Just like the song. Casual listen: oh what a happy song, reminds me off my youth. But listening to the lyrics, you get what's really happening.
I LOVED and still love this song, when I think about it, it makes sense that I'm such a big twenty one pilots fan...they're known for having songs like this. The music sounds so bright and happy but then you hear the lyrics and are like "should I cry or dance? cry AND dance?" LMAO
This is why I love this channel. Here I am singing along happily and BP finally catches a glimpse of the lyrics and I break out in laughter and clapping. The look on his face is priceless. The song is like from the perspective of an "Adam Lanza" type.
Not condoning the behavior of the lyrics, if you remember Pearl Jam came out with Jeremy. Which left a impact on mental health in high school, from the 90's. For better or worse
Ya and Jeremy is also a true story
So now you need to check out “ I don’t like Monday’s” by the Boomtown Rats, first song about school shooters unfortunately, it’s a very solid song. First school shooting in the US, was a female who when asked why she did it simply said “ I don’t like Monday’s”
That song is haunting. Excellent song 👍💐
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Basically the first school shooter…and a girl 🤔
I came here to say this. Also an upbeat vibe until you realize what it's about.
Lolol just vibing in the beginning , not knowing the lyrics yet. Lololol
Vibing slightly less at 8:30 after having paid attention to the lyrics, lol 🤣
Immortal Technique - Dance with the Devil is the ultimate for that lol
Who cares what the lyrics are? Not me.
I don't understand how. I can't even blend out the lyrics in my native language.
I love how the bass with that flat tone, almost hollow tone. Repeating the same notes carries as vibe changes.
The point is that people talk about it. The lyrics are dark but the melody is upbeat, like a school which is supposed to be a safe, happy place for children to learn and grow is (becoming) a place of terror and pain.
Important song,even more important topic to bring to discussions …and incredible way to make people listen & think about the meaning behind the words.brilliant way to get the topic approached in the youth imo. 🎶❤️✌🏻
Love the way they put on their Best T Shirts for the video
😂 🤣 😅
This is a prime example of what Blues Travelers “Hook” was talking about
That hook brings you back.
I'm 56 and have only heard this hook in passing. A movie soundtrack. Yooooo Pegasus I took this ride with you 😂 I got wrapped up in it with you and went through All the emotional conflict when we both realized the words! Love it!
I was like you. When this first came out, I thought it was a cool song. However, once I realized what the lyrics were I was shocked too.
I still listen to it when it comes on the radio but I don't seek it out. Glad you finally figured it out too.
It can catch you off guard when such cheery music is accompanied by horrific lyrics. I was waiting for your facial expression when it hit you. Mine was similar the first time I actually paid attention to the lyrics to "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by The Beatles
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Had a similar moment growing up. My mom was a Tom Jones fan and when I was really little, I didn't understand what was being described in a song called "Delilah". Then one day, when I was a little bit older and was listening to it - I understood.
❤This song was huge in 2011. This single sold over 3.8 million copies in 2011
Haven't heard this song in years. Always liked it.
Yes! It definitely reminds me of home. I grew up as a Penn State local (and alumni!). Your description is absolutely accurate.
I like how you’re so into the tune you’ve completely missed the lyrics 😂
This song is the epitome of “Ignorance is Bliss!” If you didn’t know the meaning behind it, it might have gone straight to the playlist.
We're around the sane age & I too could not afford the *Reebok Pumps.* So my parents bought me a pair of *LA Gear Pumps,* which were probably $40 or $50 bucks back in the 90's
Pumped up kicks has the same kind of vibe as Hey Ya does. And I love it for that.
"it makes me feel good" oh you sweet summer child
A nice catchy tune that reminds you of your youth, thats is also lyrically giving you the reality of what our youth are now and have been facing here in america for decades and is often on our minds whilst on school grounds.
When this came out in September 2010, I was 45 years old. I was driving Interstate 90, cross-country, very late at night and I heard it for the first time come on the radio. I pricked up my ears, knowing instantly (even at age 45) that it would become a huge, possibly generation-defining, hit. I wasn’t wrong.
40 years watching this happen again and again. It’s terrifying every time my kids leave for school.
The masters of catchy, memorable pop tunes with very dark lyrics were The Smiths back in the '80s. Check out "Girlfriend in a Coma", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", or "Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me" by them. I was once taking an improv class in my early 60s, and was easily one of the oldest people in it. We did a game where one of us had to go into the center of a circle and sing a song until someone else picked up and switched it off to another one. "Pumped Up Kicks" was the song that was in my head at the time, and I think the younger folks in the class were kind of surprised that I even knew it! They were so shocked it took them a while for anybody else to step in and replace me!
The Smiths may be memorable and catchy tunes, but even without the lyrics they sound totally depressing.
It amused me that it took that long for you to get it. Amazing how a catchy tune makes you not even realize. First time I’ve seen the video, was usually listening to the radio. Thank you. Peace and love
Exactly BP...At 62 here when this first came out I felt the same way and now when I just heard it again after a few years I'm still liking it..Minus the lyrics !
You don’t have to dislike the lyrics just because they’re about something bad, it doesn’t mean the band agrees with them or is promoting it.
Such an iconic song
Another case like OutKast’s “Hey yeah,” where the cool happy vibes conceal a really serious message.
You’re in a trance because that’s the point of making it so catchy. What a juxtaposition
I'm still suggesting 'Old Hippie' honestly, it's one of those songs that you can play anytime.And it's still as relevant today as it was when it was written
Writer said the whole point is they wanted to write something disturbing knowing full well kids would still dance to it. And your inner child did, didn't he... Brilliance..
It's a very youthful sound that's appealing in many ways.
Robert didn't "want to jump the gun"...😂
Just waiting for him to read the lyrics... keeps dancing like... uhhh
Worth waiting for him to read the lyrics 😂
Right?? He had no idea what's going on lol
These guys sound like a completely different band from one song to the next. One of their later hits "Sit Next To Me" is one of my favorite songs.
Heard this so many times and had no clue it was about that.
Brother, I've watched you for a long time. I love your work. But you just blew my mind. I heard that song over a decade ago. I've loved that song for a long time. I never really knew what it was about. That's fucking crazy.
still one of my favorite songs on my ipod at 55 years old...
This is such an earworm! I love how he sings into that special mic (not sure what its called) and makes that cool sound. Such a vibe :D thanks for sharing Black Pegasus :)
I am almost 70 years old, and I really dig this song. It does have a great groove.
You should totally react to this reaction 😂 I was laughing at tou the whole time bro but it was funny! Much love ❤
On another note. I have a tattoo that was totally inspired by this song. I have a cigarette on my forearm with a woman’s face and her hair on fire because I have suffered from schizophrenia for over 20 years now and sometimes I look at my tattoo to remember that sometimes I have really bad ideas and why would I listen to you because “your hairs on fire , must’ve lost your wits”. Might sound stupid to most but it actually helps me regain perspective.
That's actually a great idea
I was a chaperone at my kids high school dance and they play this song every time and the kids are jamming to it and it is insane to watch and listen to
From what I recall, this isn't the "official" video. This is a compilation of clips from other videos they made while on tour, put together by a fanclub. There is no "official video" for this song. They were completely underground prior to this song hitting the mainstream.
First time I heard this song was when the band played it on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." I was in my 40s but I knew it would be great song as it tackled a scary topic but made it feel "catchy." I love the way the song is seemingly upbeat, yet it's not (unfortunately, like some hiding their true emotions in schools today). It doesn't glamorize school shootings, just brings it needed attention IMHO...
I remember that song on the radio, but this is my first time actually listening to it.
Dude, I loved this! So quick story time. When this came out, I was picking out new stuff off the European Billboard charts because they get a lot of music months before we do here in US. So this was a new song I downloaded and a few of us really liked and got to know. A few weeks later, me & my girl are at work and they announce on the radio they'll be playing this song for the first time. Everyone was excited, and when it came on we sang along and EVERYONE was like "How?!?"
I remember this song playing in supermarkets in 2013.
That look when it finally sinks in....
When he's like this song makes me happy, I'm like okay, lets see when he looks up the lyrics 😂😂
My niece introduced me to this song. I was gleefully singing along not realizing it was about school shootings! I still love it tho.
8:05 I was waiting for that reaction
Bro was just having a good time 😂😂
Thanks for validating my reaction...my flabbers were gasted 2 (not 40:60)
One of my all time favorite songs ❤
I am 50 and I LOVE this song! I havent heard it in a while.
Same
This song is so catchy
Watching this was like watching someone walk out on thin ice when they are too far away to hear you shout stop.
"Tragedy's a'comn, and I cannot step aside.."(gotta.be strapped and stand your ground💪🧐) per Primus 🎶
I think you would enjoy listening/reacting to "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger
Yes! I second that!!
"They cut off my legs, now I'm an amputee, God damn you!" 🤘
Then get you some “New Age Girl”
I'll be underground with the moles, diggin holes. 👋
4:50 Probably the Marquese Scott dubstep dance thing? It has like 150m views, a lot of people saw it. I heard the song there first.
A crazy good song. I like the fact that they chose that upbeat feeling to the music. And to make a statement about such tragedies. At the same time.
it the same mindset of the song hey ya by outkast. most people will just nod with the music but didn't care about lyric but also it's so catchy.
i remember where i was working when this song started being played on the radio. such a catchy song and then you start picking up on the lyrics after hearing it a time or two and it's freaking wild.
This is perfect how your going on about how good it makes you feel and I get it then you read the words, yep wow! Love this song!
One of the craziest songs ever created.
😂I love this song… never knew the lyrics🤦🏻♀️😂 I used to teach Phys Ed and I’m pretty sure I played this for my class. You know, I nice, happy, relaxing tune to calm them down before handing the kids back to the classroom teacher😂🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ WTF!!! 😂 Dude… before I bought the new Kneecap album I wanted to make sure they weren’t saying anything in Irish that I had a problem with so I looked up the translated lyrics. Great album. Their first one is great, too. So then I find out this lovely, catchy harmless little tune is talking about this?!?! 😂 I’m a bit dark so now I like it more but oh boy that was a surprise!! (I can’t stop laughing)
"It makes me feel good." LOL
" the kids who could afford those shoes?" 😅😅 1. Youll be shocked when you find out. And 2. You were not ready.
The number of times I have experienced this identical situation in rap music, "wow this is great this is such a feel good bop, let me see the lyrics, whoa whoa WHOA OH MY GOD" lmao this couldn't have happened more perfectly.