every single BDG music video gets a comment in this genre ("this video was made solely to write X as a business expense") and they might actually be right ngl
@@cryowreck3193 I also read 'brain", but simply assumed karen has a great trinket in the shape of a brain. I imagined it to be golden with many rivulets
@@cryowreck3193 I literally read through this, was confused, went down to the comments and then I thought about it a bit, did an audible 'ohhhh' and reread the comment. Truly we are the real small brians.
I'd like to describe what this song means to me, but first can I just say that State Highway 134 is legitimately a mess and has been for years. They're doing all that construction over by the interstate, but why can't they just send a few of those crews this way? I think I spent 25 minutes the other day, maybe actually 30, just waiting to merge because it was so backed up. It's just absurd.
Oh wow. My uncle's uncle used to work construction. It was in Alaska, and he said it was an experience. Yeah, I've never been there myself, but I am saving up money to take a trip somewhere. Someplace with a nice restaurant and maybe a couple things to do there. Yeah.
Hey it's me, the guy who manages to make small talk turn political no matter the subject because that's my information diet. They really need to stop funding these massive highway projects and invest in bike lanes and public transit instead, or we'll never defeat climate change.
@@hoodiesticks People can't escape politics anyway, they can only pretend it's not there. And first we need to do something about this absurdly inefficient hierarchical structure where people at the top need to spend most of shared wealth on influence rather than improving stuff (be it country or organisation) or else they will be replaced by people who do.
I look forward to a sequel, all lower case letters "talking big" and it's all about how the talk goes from 0 to 300 mph. "How are you?" TIME TO UNPACK MY HISTORY!
_How are you? _How have you been? _No I don’t want that shit _Lets talk my history _Lets talk about my drama _I can trauma dump all night _I’ll tell you about every single one of my parents’ fights _Ill tell you where I grew up _And what my garden meant to me _I’ll sob while I regale you with all my history _So don’t talk about the weather _Don’t ask about my weekend plans _While I’m at it don’t ask what I’m doing tonight _That shit is all so bland _Ask me about my grandma’s life _Ill ask you about yours _Maybe we can beat back our repressed trauma _While we mutually explore _My life (your life), my dreams (your dreams), my hopes (your hopes), our fears _Don’t give me that small talk _Dont be afraid to lift that lid _That’s what I’m all about baby _Let’s all just talk BIG
The bad news is that if you get really good at small talk you tend to end up with more people who want to spend time with you and get to know you, and down that path big talk lies.
Yesssss, I absolutely cannot handle “how’s the weather” let’s spent the next three hours talking about the Silmarillion and whether JRR Tolkien would ever have published it himself
As an Auhd,y favourite type of talking is neither deep nor small talk- it's getting really into something very niche. Like my bestie and I spent an hour talking about how Cassowaries are cool and how I would like to ride one (but not really because it seems like it would be unethical) and how cute their chicks are. Neither big or small talk, somehow both
I am currently working 8h a day on a giant mech animated short film, playing through Armored Core 6 and going on an original Mobile Suit Gundam binge. So seeing EVA and Gundam figs on the miniature made me think I was having the tetris effect and started hallucinating giant robots.
As a really social person with some emotional problems, I really appreciate the genre of BDG-Zong jams I can best describe as "Smooth compelling jams about not feeling accessible as a person"
0:51 Thank you for speaking truth to power. My blood pressure always spiked when trying to get on the 134. (Harvey Drive to westbound at the 134/2 interchange)
This is like Niel Cicierega's "Aaron" video, where it's just as much a showcase of the artists' eclectic collection of random cute nostalgic junk as it is a freakin' bop
Between this video and the caterpilar one, Brian's really trying to convince us he's not good at making nuanced conversation in regards to his feelings and deep desires but just keeps digging the hole deeper and deeper... WE KNOW YOU'RE AN INTERESTING INDUVIDUAL THAT CAN HOLD HIS OWN IN A SERIOUS CONVERSATION THAT INVOLVES INFORMED OPINIONS, FEELINGS AND FACT BRIAN! YOU'LL NEVER CONVINCE US OTHERWISE! (For the record, I realize I don't know the person on screen and am exaggerating for comedic effect)
hi brian ! coming back to this video again after watching your adventuring academy with brennan - friendly reminder that all the pressure you feel as a content creator is completely understandable regarding the need to constantly be working on producing things, (folks watching your hardwork, enjoying it, and then forgetting it). while that may be the case for some creators for me, it’s not with your videos. i truly have adored everything i’ve seen you produce for *years* and your old videos are always a comfort watch. you probably won’t see this, but i wanted to send good energy out to you and karen! i adore the work both of you produce so very much
Brian, thank you for making awesome things! I can’t tell you how much your humor resonates with me. Just *Chef’s kiss*, every bit of it is perfect. I’m really glad I found your music content; I just listened to the Halloween BeeGees songs you made. Incredible. A perfect niche. Loved your adventuring academy episode too. Can’t wait to continue enjoying the stuff you make. Your passion is palpable my dude! We love to see it!!
love this song. thanks for putting into words what smalltalk is, and therby making putting into words the feeling of the opposite of my daily strugle (me being a adhd man trying very very hard to only talk small but in honestly always wants to jump into the bigtalk/deeptalk always)
Shrinking yourself down to hang out with your toys is such an immediately iconic idea it's like shocking to me I haven't seen it everywhere on streams/video essays etc
Ok but I'm actually really happy to hear small talk celebrated. I kinda love it, especially once you crack the code and figure out how to do it properly it's like a cheat code for successful socializing. Amazing.
I can’t think of a single Brian David Gilbert iteration that didn’t give Magic Player. Baby Face Brian, Luscious Locks Brian, Bearded Brian, and more recently Bearded Brian featuring Haircut. All Magic players
This song has been stuck in my head constantly since you put it out a few days ago. GET IT OUT, BDG, PLEASE, IT'S ROBBING ME OF MY SLEEP BECAUSE IT'S TOO TRUE
what the hell man the production, arrangement, performances and writing on this are insane-legitimately want an album of bangers in this funky 80s pop-r&b style
I thought you had a giant pumkin cowboy for a minute there. I got excited. An now I realize you have a normal sized pumkin cowboy. I'm still excited, but it's different now.
The green screen work here is really great! You've done such a good job matching the angles, lighting, and even adding shadows to look natural, not to mention the quality of both the keyed video and green screen video are clear and artfully designed (the angles, occasional fish eye, composition). Great dance moves too!
Wow, incredible video, incredible song, incredible dance moves... I *WAS* called out for what I did not know was small talk behavior... (especially in the description...) but amazing video truly I love it
THIS IS SO ME!!!!! i genuinely feel so seen by this song bc i feel like i’m the only neurodivergent person in the world who LOVES small talk. i love surface level banter with people, it feels rehearsed, it feels like we’re in a bit together, and i get easy charming points. don’t ask me to articulate any of The Thoughts going on up here
this entire sick and twisted video was made just so he could write off all of his collectibles as business expenses
....stop giving away the SECRETS!
Useful ahh ability
every single BDG music video gets a comment in this genre ("this video was made solely to write X as a business expense") and they might actually be right ngl
@@friendbreakfasti remember the hurdy gurdy had a lot of comments like that
Gus Johnson strats
imagining karen, setting up shots, looking at shelves of knickknacks and pondering where she could put her tiny tiny brian
I read Brian as brain at first and I was like "How rude!" but nah I'm just a lil dyslexic
@@cryowreck3193 I also read 'brain", but simply assumed karen has a great trinket in the shape of a brain. I imagined it to be golden with many rivulets
@@seaweed5269 I also also read it as brain but i was like "surely they're not being rude, it must be a reference i dont get"
@@cryowreck3193 I literally read through this, was confused, went down to the comments and then I thought about it a bit, did an audible 'ohhhh' and reread the comment. Truly we are the real small brians.
I read it correctly
BDG has the creative energy of a man who is still stuck in lockdown after all these years and I think that's neat.
Hahaha yess that is the perfect way to put it!
I am still stuck in lockdown and it's had the opposite effect on my energy
Tom Cardy gives the same energy - it's phenomenal.
@@MaxSparhawk you could even say they've both got beautiful minds
He was a man ahead of his time, lockdown merely allowed him to unleash his full power
PUMPKIN COWBOY SPOTTED 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️
also the townfolk! (1:54)
He’s a pumpkin and a cowboy and he loves his cattle, so!
Yippie
I really hope _SOMETHING TERRIBLE_ doesn't happen to it!
that's where he's been!
If small talk becomes the next big thing, no talk will be small at all
Why do i see You guys everywhere?
Common interests, probably @@rogerbuzmen23
@@rogerbuzmen23 i'm gonna take a wild stab and say it's because you follow the same creators
“And when all talk is small… *none* will be.”
then its best to not talk at all.
I'd like to describe what this song means to me, but first can I just say that State Highway 134 is legitimately a mess and has been for years. They're doing all that construction over by the interstate, but why can't they just send a few of those crews this way? I think I spent 25 minutes the other day, maybe actually 30, just waiting to merge because it was so backed up. It's just absurd.
I like that you didn't actually describe what the song means to you 😂
Oh wow. My uncle's uncle used to work construction. It was in Alaska, and he said it was an experience. Yeah, I've never been there myself, but I am saving up money to take a trip somewhere. Someplace with a nice restaurant and maybe a couple things to do there. Yeah.
@@CG-lf8st Yeah glad they didn't, I can't handle that
Hey it's me, the guy who manages to make small talk turn political no matter the subject because that's my information diet. They really need to stop funding these massive highway projects and invest in bike lanes and public transit instead, or we'll never defeat climate change.
@@hoodiesticks People can't escape politics anyway, they can only pretend it's not there. And first we need to do something about this absurdly inefficient hierarchical structure where people at the top need to spend most of shared wealth on influence rather than improving stuff (be it country or organisation) or else they will be replaced by people who do.
Our boy is back and he’s standing on the upholstery
Standing small
Not perching like CJ the X, but few can pull that off.
At first I thought “wow, pumpkin cowboy’s much bigger than I thought” and then I realized Brian was just much smaller than usual
SAME
no hes entirely normal sized, he just used tax writeoffs to buy the worlds largest collectible collection for this music video specifically
I look forward to a sequel, all lower case letters "talking big" and it's all about how the talk goes from 0 to 300 mph. "How are you?" TIME TO UNPACK MY HISTORY!
Oh, you must have met me in line for coffee...
its a 275 bpm rave track of some guy having diarreah of the mouth and traumadumping on the girl at the Wendy's drive thru
_How are you?
_How have you been?
_No I don’t want that shit
_Lets talk my history
_Lets talk about my drama
_I can trauma dump all night
_I’ll tell you about every single one of my parents’ fights
_Ill tell you where I grew up
_And what my garden meant to me
_I’ll sob while I regale you with all my history
_So don’t talk about the weather
_Don’t ask about my weekend plans
_While I’m at it don’t ask what I’m doing tonight
_That shit is all so bland
_Ask me about my grandma’s life
_Ill ask you about yours
_Maybe we can beat back our repressed trauma
_While we mutually explore
_My life (your life), my dreams (your dreams), my hopes (your hopes), our fears
_Don’t give me that small talk
_Dont be afraid to lift that lid
_That’s what I’m all about baby
_Let’s all just talk BIG
I mean I'm all for this, BDG writing a song about me? Awesome
You must work at a furniture store! 😂😅
Pumpkin Cowboy, his cow, Frog and Toad plushies, vaguely disturbing ceramic vegetables, Moomin, legos, they have TASTE in their household.
And GUNPLA??? Hell yeah!
AND Captain Haddock!!!!!
@@shadedway5277 Captain Haddock is where it's at babyyyyyyy
Those Smiskis are super heckin cute too
I was mainly reacting to the multiple pieces of Boy and Heron merch
Jamiroqai shows you his antiques collection for 3 minutes
glad I’m not the only one feeling space cowboy music video here
I WAS HOPING SOMEONE ELSE WOULD MAKE THE JOKE WALKSBLDKGLKD
There’s an entire generation that won’t understand this reference and it makes me sad
❤
@@moev29 Yeah, boomers don’t know anything about Jamiroquai 😔
BDG (and presumably Karen's) knick knack collection goes hard
The bad news is that if you get really good at small talk you tend to end up with more people who want to spend time with you and get to know you, and down that path big talk lies.
Another banger from BDG! Hopefully it’s not secretly incredibly introspective and a message about anxiety or depression!
1:54 Aw dangit
he would never!
Don't worry! This one is very upfront about being incredibly introspective and a message about anxiety or depression!
This is a real bop, but also as a neurodivergent who would love to get deep immediately and who struggles with small talk I truly cannot relate less.
Yesssss, I absolutely cannot handle “how’s the weather” let’s spent the next three hours talking about the Silmarillion and whether JRR Tolkien would ever have published it himself
true lmao. what a bop tho. I do like to sometimes talk about the weather. but not small. that's the infodumping
Mood
nah I love running my flowchart on people, easiest way to succeed an interaction without even having to try
As an Auhd,y favourite type of talking is neither deep nor small talk- it's getting really into something very niche. Like my bestie and I spent an hour talking about how Cassowaries are cool and how I would like to ride one (but not really because it seems like it would be unethical) and how cute their chicks are. Neither big or small talk, somehow both
This felt like I was watching one of those educational shows for kids, with a musical interlude that explained neurotypical people to me.
@@rusted_ursa 100% this
Yes yes why is that so accurate
I love the idea of going full circle from hating small because is not deep enough, to loving small talk, because big talk is too damn scary.
Love how he keeps showing off this photo at 0:36 over and over again. This man just loves his partner with all his heart
Adding this to my 80s City Pop playlist to see if anyone notices. 👀 Thanks for helping me get off to a good start this week!
Link that playlist fella
i will protest for the link
My son actually enjoys listening to Rick Astley, so I hear it all the time. This definitely fits the early Astley vibe
link pleeeaaase
all of the little references in the backgrounds to other bdg videos or projects is so cool to see it's giving the I SPY books in elementary school
Wow, Brians vocal performance here is impressive. Also I'm so jealous of that Lego NES.
hi
nothing has ever been more relatable than the vacant stare at 2:04 followed by the intense performance of the look into the camera
You can totally hear Louie's influence on this track! He can make such a great funky beat that goes great with BDG's affect 💖💖💖
1:43 I'm not pretty sure, I'm absolutely positive. This is my new favorite dance move.
the whimsical odd jig
@@kevylovesyou the shimmy trot
Me, knowing how hard shadows in VFX shots can be while also channeling the dean from Community: "LOOK AT HIS SHADOW! HIS SHADOW!"
Great song! It’s a great way to show off all your cool little trinkets too lol. Another hit from BDG, Thanks Boss.
pumpkin cowboy lookin so big in the background made my day
Just as big as he looms in our hearts
"If it's no small talk, best not talk at all."
I strongly agree. That is, it's best not to talk at all. Sweet sweet isolation.
That guitar solo at 1:35 is absolutely killer, love it!
I am currently working 8h a day on a giant mech animated short film, playing through Armored Core 6 and going on an original Mobile Suit Gundam binge. So seeing EVA and Gundam figs on the miniature made me think I was having the tetris effect and started hallucinating giant robots.
As a really social person with some emotional problems, I really appreciate the genre of BDG-Zong jams I can best describe as "Smooth compelling jams about not feeling accessible as a person"
0:51 Thank you for speaking truth to power. My blood pressure always spiked when trying to get on the 134. (Harvey Drive to westbound at the 134/2 interchange)
i hope brian and louie keep collaborating forever because they always make such bangers together
This is like Niel Cicierega's "Aaron" video, where it's just as much a showcase of the artists' eclectic collection of random cute nostalgic junk as it is a freakin' bop
Wow another Neil Cicierega fan!
or "Toy Food"
BDG and NC is the collab that won't happen, but damn I really wish it would.
@@fredericmalouin9340 y’a never know, Neil has connections
Between this video and the caterpilar one, Brian's really trying to convince us he's not good at making nuanced conversation in regards to his feelings and deep desires but just keeps digging the hole deeper and deeper...
WE KNOW YOU'RE AN INTERESTING INDUVIDUAL THAT CAN HOLD HIS OWN IN A SERIOUS CONVERSATION THAT INVOLVES INFORMED OPINIONS, FEELINGS AND FACT BRIAN! YOU'LL NEVER CONVINCE US OTHERWISE!
(For the record, I realize I don't know the person on screen and am exaggerating for comedic effect)
I get the feeling that it’s a bit of a jape
1:02 the bird next to you is so wonderful. I like his stance
hi brian ! coming back to this video again after watching your adventuring academy with brennan - friendly reminder that all the pressure you feel as a content creator is completely understandable regarding the need to constantly be working on producing things, (folks watching your hardwork, enjoying it, and then forgetting it). while that may be the case for some creators for me, it’s not with your videos. i truly have adored everything i’ve seen you produce for *years* and your old videos are always a comfort watch. you probably won’t see this, but i wanted to send good energy out to you and karen! i adore the work both of you produce so very much
These Tiny guys, might be Small talkin' but they are Big Vibing
I cannot even slightly relate to this song, but it's still a groovy jam!
Same. Small talk is so awkward and never feels natural
Not until 1:21, halfway through the video, did I realize that this was in fact shot to make BDG look small...
Well done for noticing the obvious immediately. 😂
Make him look small? Wdym? That's just his size
THE RETURN OF THE KING
Fitting, since Lego Rivendale is in the video.
2:13 Very brave of him to look away from that rock for so long!
Yeah!
That’s the secret to most British conversations, focus on the weather and traffic - no risk of making a fuss
I know, if only my coworkers in America could do that, we'd be able to get through the day perfectly fine... But they always have to talk big...
1:36 YOOO ITS THE PUMPKIN COWBOY TOWNSFOLK!!!!
LETS GOOOOO ANOTHER LOUIE BDG COMBO
Two crazy kids just singing it like it is
Those collabs with Louie Zong are insane, those songs get stuck in my head instantly
I too enjoy talking to small critters
An absolute masterpiece. Can't wait to make small talk about this song
tiny brian!! off the gundam shelf IMMEDIATELY!!! get down here young man!!!!!
This is going to be stuck in my head all week
I am now deeply fascinated by all the little trinkets that Brian owns
The camerawork, as always, is so fun and the dance moves are killer. Also much love for Louie Zong.
Little Brian is extremely funky 😳
Brian, thank you for making awesome things! I can’t tell you how much your humor resonates with me. Just *Chef’s kiss*, every bit of it is perfect. I’m really glad I found your music content; I just listened to the Halloween BeeGees songs you made. Incredible. A perfect niche. Loved your adventuring academy episode too. Can’t wait to continue enjoying the stuff you make. Your passion is palpable my dude! We love to see it!!
After Big Ed we got Small Greg!! Trully a great range of acting from BDG!!
love this song. thanks for putting into words what smalltalk is, and therby making putting into words the feeling of the opposite of my daily strugle (me being a adhd man trying very very hard to only talk small but in honestly always wants to jump into the bigtalk/deeptalk always)
My frequent nightmares about smalltalk make this your most disturbing short horror film to date!
Why are you so good at this! You're an amazing artist BDG. Seriously
Brian David Gilbert and Louie Zong casually dropping such an insane banger out of the blue is always a treat :)
Shrinking yourself down to hang out with your toys is such an immediately iconic idea it's like shocking to me I haven't seen it everywhere on streams/video essays etc
The vfx throughout are awesome. The vfx for the shots like at 1:37 are INSANE.
I have big feelings about this small-talking man
Wonderful weather we're having
Yes, though it's unsettling for it being the middle of November (CLIMATE CHANGE TOPIC INCOMING ABORT ABORT)
Glad to see pumpkin cowboy is still doing alright after everything
For a second I was like "Oh wow I never realized Pumpkin Cowboy was that big" and then I realized the gimmick of the video.
This is a good video. I like the use of props and also the dancing. The music is nice. It's a good video.
I am thoroughly charmed.
This has some late 70s early 80s vibes to it, such jazz, disco, rock influences that's right up my alley! Love it!
Hes just flexing his collection of small cute figures and Im all up for it
BDG gives more and more "Your Favorite Uncle on Your Mom's Side" energy every time i see him 🤣
the smiski dance circle is the best thing ive ever seen
As a stop motion animator, this is my dream. BDG doing even the smallest (haha) amount of animation is the greatest thing to ever happen
Ok but I'm actually really happy to hear small talk celebrated. I kinda love it, especially once you crack the code and figure out how to do it properly it's like a cheat code for successful socializing. Amazing.
Oh what a cute pumpkin! A little pumpkin cowboy! I Wonder if there's some story behind this little doll that was turned into a song!
so many lovely knick knacks AND HOLY IS THAT MG WING ZERO AND MG ZAKU2 CHAR CUSTOM WITH NO FIN?!?! and hello zaku too :3
Special respect for hand-made shadows. They are so natural!
i dont know why, but i didnt expect brian to be a magic player 0:10
Bro are you kidding me? Take one good look at this dude. How could you not think that?
@ fair
One of us!
I can’t think of a single Brian David Gilbert iteration that didn’t give Magic Player.
Baby Face Brian, Luscious Locks Brian, Bearded Brian, and more recently Bearded Brian featuring Haircut.
All Magic players
This song has been stuck in my head constantly since you put it out a few days ago. GET IT OUT, BDG, PLEASE, IT'S ROBBING ME OF MY SLEEP BECAUSE IT'S TOO TRUE
2:05 Lego Rivendell spotted
what the hell man the production, arrangement, performances and writing on this are insane-legitimately want an album of bangers in this funky 80s pop-r&b style
I thought you had a giant pumkin cowboy for a minute there. I got excited. An now I realize you have a normal sized pumkin cowboy. I'm still excited, but it's different now.
this wouldve hit billboards number 1 spot in the 80s
Another banger song and phenomenal production. I love thsi!
People who love small talk always have the best channels. They save all their talking for their videos.
admiring all the gunpla showing up in these shots
Tolkien’s Mo-om 🎵
I like Tolkien’s Mom ❤
This has been the internal radio I wake up to for the last few days
The littlest talk
The green screen work here is really great! You've done such a good job matching the angles, lighting, and even adding shadows to look natural, not to mention the quality of both the keyed video and green screen video are clear and artfully designed (the angles, occasional fish eye, composition). Great dance moves too!
Damn, that's a powerful knickknack collection
Is that CHAR AZNABLE'S ZAKU!?!? A man of taste.
We've been blessed!
It makes me really happy to see you still have Pumpkin Cowboy for some reason
Tag yourself, I'm the suspiciously buff bunny at 1:49.
Wow, incredible video, incredible song, incredible dance moves... I *WAS* called out for what I did not know was small talk behavior... (especially in the description...) but amazing video truly I love it
Yep 👍 keep doing this
Thank god, someone said it, small talk doesn't get enough love
Wow I didn't know you were as tall as Captain Haddock. Wowee
Blue blistering barnacles, he must be short
THIS IS SO ME!!!!! i genuinely feel so seen by this song bc i feel like i’m the only neurodivergent person in the world who LOVES small talk. i love surface level banter with people, it feels rehearsed, it feels like we’re in a bit together, and i get easy charming points. don’t ask me to articulate any of The Thoughts going on up here
GUNPLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The over-the-head camera angle and the funky groove make this feel very 90s, its great