I don't wanna talk down on Sisqo's creativity but I do need to point out that during mid to late 90's it was hip to add violins to hip hop, the song I remember the most is Money Power Respect, but there were many others
I would pay big bucks to hear him do Donny Hathaway covers🔥🔥🔥😍😩He has one of the best voices ever, so underrated, which I think was caused by the Thong Song. It was catchy, but I hated that, that is what he did with his talent. He became a spectacle.
You gotta admit that Sisqo is a genius. He didnt created the beat nor the violin part, but he knew how to assemble them and the lyrics together, forming it to a masterpiece.
He put them together so well that the people who made the different parts even said things like "it dont even sound like mine anymore" and "no i didnt hear it, but it might be the song i put a violin on". Thats genius
Besides actual instrument talent, arrangement is another talent. Your mind is working on a different level putting together the different sounds of the instruments and harmonies to see through a vision. In Sisqo's case its from a hot date experience to a certified club banger.
@@revinot You don't guess. You have to know. You wasn't born yet huh. Thong song came after. Not long after tho. And yes living la vida loca was a big big hit. But NOT at the same time.
The violinist is a fuckin stud! If any of you have kids that play an instrument, don't let them stop! So many kids stop because they think it's uncool when they get older. This guy is amazing.
Yes absolutely!! I was a child at the time I first heard this song so I didn’t *fully* understand it (lol) but I was transfixed by his look. I remember thinking he’d fit right in in the futuristic Y2K movies I’d seen at that point.
Definitely entertaining with just his personality alone. If he did some hosting or comedy bit (commercial work?) I’m sure he’d make an extra dollar or two.
He’s also super talented. It surprised me to learn he not only wrote the lyrics but also re-worked the music, and then also came up with the key change at the end.
@@GarudaMan9 Dru Hill were the shiz back in the 90s I remember them very clearly. Never knew Sisqo was even in the group let alone a writer though until this video. Cray 🤯
I really enjoy these. I even watched the ones for songs I don't like. The stories are great and Vice has really put these together well. Of course Thong Song is a song I like.
True! But, I think this story would still stand out! It was forged at the intersection of cultures where one humming out what he envisions and the other putting together his rendition!!! Where one asks what would be the punch line and the others envisions it and yet the other backs it up with a craft ... back and forth ... and then the step change! This interview gave a new light to the song!
What garbage new artists are too serious?? They all sound the same, don't know jack about past music (hence the popularity of Twins the New Trend), and most new artists create mumble music that's autotuned to death: Desiigner, Playboi Carti, Lil Xan, Young Thug, Razjah...I could keep going, but your post makes zero sense. New artists do not care about the art of music only money and immediate fame.
@@CC-si3cr They’re point was that music use to be fun if you compare the 80s-2000s music to the majority of 2010s music you will see a complete shift in artist after the late 2000s Rock, Rap, and even pop became more depressing, serious, and violent they’re not just speaking about the sound but more about the lyrics so in a way they’re right artist of the 2010s are/were way to serious compared to the prior years
People that did not have the luxury of growing up in that era don't realize how undeniably massive The Thong Song was. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing it.
Im 20 and I literally discovered this song two days ago. It was playing at the restaurant and I shazamed it. I was stunned to see +1.7M shazams! You’re right, I couldn’t realize how big the song was- crazy how I did not know its existence!
This is the only CD I had to buy a second copy of cause I burned the first one smooth out playing Thong Song. When it would come on in the club back in 99-00 people would lose their absolute minds. Myself included 😂
Right he's so adorable! I saw him in concert (kind of) lol when he was the opener for Ricky Martin when Ricky Martin was just becoming popular and released Livin La Vida Loca
Right, and I'm learning that when we hear bangers that are mass appealing that seem kind of simple (thong, thong, thong ...), they truly are not. LOVE!
I think he did, at least from all the young people back then. We all saw him as different, even if the media didn’t talk about it. Sisqo could sing, had mad range, and his enthusiastic energy was evident whenever you saw him looking like no one else.
Ummm actually it can. Try seeing me not on weed vs me on weed you would prefer me to always have a bowl packed you would go wild on how angry I can become.
@@KamoheloRamone fr, but at the same time I like how karma works. Tim&Bob got their call from MJ however Ricky Martin and the lawsuit guy, where TF are they now?
Check out the documentary "The Wrecking Crew." It's about the most prolific group of LA session musicians ever; you'll be shocked at how many records they're on.
This is a good indication of how much money was involved with singles because if a single sold well, people would buy not only the single album but the full album without hearing a second of the other tracks. Which made artists tons of money in the 90s, 2000s.
@@adamhunt607 yeah i think artists got somewhere around like 5 - 10% of the actual total made which is insane, some artists would even owe the label after huge albums and have to pay with touring and merch lol
The look of utter innocence in his eyes when he says he's never seen a thong before somehow makes it better. And the fact the violinist also married his wife because of a thong... It's just an ode to the thong all around. No but seriously, he comes off so sincere, he had all this style, the sun tattoo on his bellybutton is very beautiful, and then this song, the chorus has some magnetism to it, and I never appreciated just how refined the chords are here, the song actually climaxes on the bridge, it's art. Pure art.
It’s such a vague phrase too. I think the problem is he repeats it 2-3 times. But he repeats all the lyrics so it isn’t special, but they can use that as those lyrics were “1/3” of the song or some bs. Good lawyers for Ricky Martin and bs job done by def jam
The reason Bruno Mars cut Trinidad James a check for “don’t believe me just watch” on Uptown Funk was solely for the reason that Thong Song had to pay the writers of Livin la vida loca. A catch phrase is intellectual property. Same reason why anyone who uses a MJ reference of Bad or Smooth Criminal or Billie Jean has to pay. It’s to protect the artist who came up with the idea.
I was just thinking he seems awesome. I hated that song. Hated. It. I grew up with “thongs” meaning shoes and it still bothers me when people look at me strange when I say “I need to get new thongs/let me grab my thongs” or something to that affect. First world problem, for sure. 😂 So I never bothered to know much about this guy. But watching this, he seems pretty cool. 😄 I guess I can forgive him for that song. 😉
Dude almost killed me...I was eating chicken and he said "Jesus walked on water but Sisqo walked on bitches". I damn near choked to death I was dying laughing.🤣
That's who these people usually are. They were driven into music as children, and that's why they end up professionals. The people from my youth who became professional musicians and artists had been good at it since they were children.
"'Do I ever get tired of singing the Thong Song?' And it's like, nah, dude!" That's someone who really cherishes what they went through and where they got, and knows that's the song that made them more relevant than their other songs. I respect that.
also in general copyright they would've been pretty close to fine too. You're allowed to use the title of a song, not the lyrics, but the title. They could've tried to go for the lawsuit, but they would've been on shaky ground. They shouldn't have given up that money.
@@RomboutVersluijs my sentiments exactly how in the hell does he get more rights than anyone for one line when the producers made the track sisquo co produced and wrote all the lyrics that was a shady judge for sure
Sisqo also changed my life a bit, I danced to this song in a competition show at a mall and won 3rd place, which was 20 years ago (I was 13 years old back then) 50$ prize which I gave my mom since we didn't have any money. but its not the money, its the inspiration.
Saw the thumbnail for this video, was like “NO, you don’t need to watch this video” click on it 5 minutes later , heard that song and I’m HOOKED again. 😂😂😂😂
I was Grade 6 when the Thong Song came out. My classmates were singing and dancing to this track. MTV was the coolest channel back then and everybody's dream job was to be a VJ.
The love I had for Sisqo as a teenager was unhealthy 😅. I made my aunt send me the Unleash the Dragon CD from America to the UK because I could not wait for it to be released here. Good times lol
@@07foxmulder Sisqo still produced the song. Violinist isn’t in the room if he doesn’t have the vision to add the extra parts to complete the song. So yes... a bit of musical genius involved. No ones saying he’s Quincy Jones. Lol
@@Gw19838 I’m not trying to knock the guy but come on lol Adding a violin to a song is now genius? That was done hundreds of times before Thong Song. Sisqo added in some elements, no question, but nothing about his contributions (or this song in general) was original or groundbreaking.
I love that he embraces this song ... so many artists turn their noses up to the songs that became a cultural phenomenon and despise having to play the music that got them fame and fortune.
I think it’s amazing how he still loves the song after all these years because there’s some artists who absolutely hate their hit songs, it’s just cool af that he loves it still
It's not so much artists end up hating their hit songs, they become very resentful when everyone at the concerts only want to hear those. Imagine having a career spanning 30 years as a musician with all sorts of music and great stuff to listen to... and the screaming masses only want those few songs from the past. Bothers a LOT of musicians lol.
@@JuriAmari Or they want to avoid sounding like a cover band of themselves - there are some bands who play their hits from the 70s and 80s and they sound like pale imitations. It's so depressing. There's a reason why most band change their sound over time - the members get older lol.
I was 10 and i sang that song religiously lmao. My mom got sooo mad when she saw me watching the music video. I loved sisquo so much as a kid 🤣 and i grew up on Dru Hill as well. My childhood was lit growing up in the 90s listening to all genres 😊
“I like thongs. What can I tell you?” -Bruce Dukov I did not expect the story of “Thong Song” to end with a white classical musician verbalizing his appreciation for thongs. 😂
The Thong Song is one of my core memories (even though I was a whole four-year-old in '99 and had no business listening to that song or watching that music video). The violinist is so wholesome and I love that Sisqo is still in good spirits and just as fun and energetic as he was back then! Great episode!
As someone who experienced this as a young teen and remembers how big this song was, I’m very interested in this story. I remember how big this was at the time and how much I listened to this song on repeat on my Unleash the Dragon CD lol
Love Sisqo's energy. I remember his hits from the 90s and early 2000s. This dude has so much positivity and it would be cool to sit down and listen to his stories and how he came up.
@@Xii371 It’s nice to hear this from a lady, a lot of pressure growing up being short. And when I say short am speaking being over 5 ft 3 etc. It’s like you can’t win, you can be winning in life, work be fit health wise etc but some women would shun you just based on that.
I love how Vice covers the whole spectrum. You guys(gals) are awesome. You're also like "ooh squirrel 🐿!!!" If something is interesting or you feel it needs attention You're there. Thank you!
@@rick6672 your dumb Back that Ass Up Is still to this day one of the biggest hip hop Songs when that Song come on in a party people that was only 5 years old when it came out run to the dance floor
Notice how she did not rep the wearing of thongs. Side note why aren't there flip-flops worn in that video for abouts the fun-ness of bitches at the beaches?
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Can we do Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger next?
❤@@Dzokhar
Sisqó's decision to hire a violinist and rewrite the melody of the sample was genius. It really made the song.
I thought the EXACT same thing!!
Hire a violinist WHOSE WIFE MADE HER OWN THONGS BACK IN THE 70’s!!!!
@@CalexanderJ Legendary 😂
I don't wanna talk down on Sisqo's creativity but I do need to point out that during mid to late 90's it was hip to add violins to hip hop, the song I remember the most is Money Power Respect, but there were many others
Calling stolen music "samples" was brilliant
The violinist understood and executed his assignment perfectly👌🏼👌🏼
I feel like he made the song what it is
One of the most legendary intros ever.
Yessss!!!!!
PERFECT! 😂
Yes he did. The violin was it!
I swear the violinist Is the coolest dude ever.
Sisqo is underrated, amazing voice and charisma.
I would pay big bucks to hear him do Donny Hathaway covers🔥🔥🔥😍😩He has one of the best voices ever, so underrated, which I think was caused by the Thong Song. It was catchy, but I hated that, that is what he did with his talent. He became a spectacle.
Talented yet underrated asf
A woman passing gas in a thong. What would it smell like? Rotten eggs and hot doo doo?
True
Yeah IKR he’s definitely the coolest violinist in the world 😂🎻 🌎
You gotta admit that Sisqo is a genius. He didnt created the beat nor the violin part, but he knew how to assemble them and the lyrics together, forming it to a masterpiece.
He put them together so well that the people who made the different parts even said things like "it dont even sound like mine anymore" and "no i didnt hear it, but it might be the song i put a violin on". Thats genius
At the young age of 20 too
Besides actual instrument talent, arrangement is another talent. Your mind is working on a different level putting together the different sounds of the instruments and harmonies to see through a vision. In Sisqo's case its from a hot date experience to a certified club banger.
he's BAD A**
He knew he needed that violin. The genius started there.
Honestly, no one hears Ricky Martin's Living La Vida Loca when they hear the Thong song. That track is all Sisqo.
I don’t hear it at all until Sisqo says it that’s the problem.
I heard Ricky Martin when I first heard the song. I never knew that it led to a lawsuit.
I guess 'Livin la vida loca' was also a big hit at the time that's why it was a problem. Two chart toppers using the same phrase.
Its today after watching this that I even realized it.
@@revinot You don't guess. You have to know. You wasn't born yet huh. Thong song came after. Not long after tho. And yes living la vida loca was a big big hit. But NOT at the same time.
The violinist is a fuckin stud! If any of you have kids that play an instrument, don't let them stop! So many kids stop because they think it's uncool when they get older. This guy is amazing.
Fax
Hell yeah, choir and band I wish I never quit because I thought it was uncool. Never too late though to learn it again 💯
It's a lot of work! Trumpet player and pianist. Always second trumpet, always second choice. It's competitive like everything.
I wish I never quit for sure!
His best line is at the end 18:37. He talked about his wife making her own thongs back in the 70's.
That violin always hits the right spot.
💯
Check out vitamin string quartet. Sampled strings make all the magic.
It's one of my favorite parts of the song!!
Neva lied
Vice and the story of the violinist might bring this song back to the top
His look was so ICONIC at the time! He looked edgy and futuristic at the same time, and you could tell his image wasn't forced.
Edgy and futuristic, perfect description
Yes absolutely!! I was a child at the time I first heard this song so I didn’t *fully* understand it (lol) but I was transfixed by his look. I remember thinking he’d fit right in in the futuristic Y2K movies I’d seen at that point.
he was super young at the time too, it’s what happens when you let the youth express themselves 💪🏽🔥
The violinist is the real mvp of this song.
I highly agree, the that then the lyrics.
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I agree. He deserves his cut too like the girl that gave Sisqo the inspiration for the song
X-Factor
@@thequintessential5503 why would the girl deserve anything?
What 2021 needed. The story of the Thong Song. Finally
Right 🤣🤣
👙👏🏼😆
Take my heckin updooterino
Wow for real
Yeah we got it now as adults, we can go on with life, all problems explained!
We are educated now!
This song would NOT be what it is without the violinist. Lowkey GOAT status.
He's the Real ⭐
I don't think I've ever seen an artist who is so jolly and light hearted as that Sisqo. He genuinely seems like a fun person.
Yes lighthearted is the word. He’s so sweet.
Seeing "Thong Song Violin Solo" on sheet music is just something else.
Oh yes!
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@@brucedukoff3814 the violin solo is why I love this song so much! It’s my go to karaoke song lol
Had goosebumps when the violinist played. He definitely put his stamp on this track. Very talented.
Me too. Love the violin part.
Sisqo is one smart chap.
I don't think the song does as well as it did without the violin, I've heard the song with certain layers removed and the violin is essential.
@@madMARTYNmarsh1981 for sure, of that I have no doubt
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What's amazing to me is how talented the violinist is, without even knowing what the artist wanted! It WAS truly awesome.
That violinist is fire! Yall need to do Khia’s “My neck, My back” next 🤣🤣🤣
I can already think what made her make that song 🤣
Hahahahaha
Bahahaha! I would love to see that! Her song is soooo freaking catchy too!
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Wow that violinist is simply incredible to say the least. That gave me goosebumps
The instrumental lives in my head rent free for over 20 years
Me 2
As a string player I loved that part 💕
I feel the same way
Yes! Man was just casually going crazy like ain’t no big deal 🔥
These history of songs mini-docs are the best videos Vice puts out
sure indeed!!!
And the drugs
Tbh anything beats constantly inflating racial tension.
Not the best but it's up there, Hamilton's Pharmacopeia is the best thing Vice has put out
thanks, knower of objective truth about quality. If only we all had access to unfettered truth about taste.
I can't believe the songs I grew up to are becoming mini-documentaries. Timeless
just when u think rhythms and lyrics are deep, the stories behind the entirety of what goes in to some productions are just as deep
You must be in your mid 30s to mid 40s
@@alomonwo yea even tho I was a shorty back than his music is still rememberable
Who would have thought a whole song about panties
Yeahhhh we are old now lol.....
I just want a show with Sisqo telling stories. He's energetic af.
Don't know why he didn't get more movie pieces after Get Over It
Definitely entertaining with just his personality alone. If he did some hosting or comedy bit (commercial work?) I’m sure he’d make an extra dollar or two.
He’s also super talented. It surprised me to learn he not only wrote the lyrics but also re-worked the music, and then also came up with the key change at the end.
@@5urg3x you might be interested in checking out the second Dru Hill album, which Sisqo wrote a good bit of.
@@GarudaMan9 Dru Hill were the shiz back in the 90s I remember them very clearly. Never knew Sisqo was even in the group let alone a writer though until this video. Cray 🤯
Can we appreciate for a minute how Vice interviewed the violinist who has a bust of Beethoven watching over him play the thong song
A bust?
@@shaleececarter6570 a bust is generally a sculpture/statue of the head and upper part of the torso
I really enjoy these. I even watched the ones for songs I don't like. The stories are great and Vice has really put these together well. Of course Thong Song is a song I like.
Eh? Of course, beethoven was a rebel in baroque era too? No?
@@nurlindafsihotang49 Beethoven's work spanned the classical to romantic periods. Baroque is like Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell etc.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the lady who stripped for this man to create this masterpiece.
Where is her cut in money 💰🤑🤣🤣🤣🤣
Who is she?!? Get her in this video. She tha real MVP.
She definitely needs to get her own cut of the money 😅
And the homie that said, "Thong thong thong thong" that inspired Sisqo
Here are her flowers🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🤣
The violinist should have his own youtube channel, I'd love to hear his stories
Man go make money
Big ass facts
True! But, I think this story would still stand out! It was forged at the intersection of cultures where one humming out what he envisions and the other putting together his rendition!!! Where one asks what would be the punch line and the others envisions it and yet the other backs it up with a craft ... back and forth ... and then the step change! This interview gave a new light to the song!
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I love how grown Sisqo is yet so young at heart.
It's because he's an elf
He really has gained humility over the years.
“And I’m the violinist on the Thong Song” His greatest achievement. More than all his movie and tv credits.
You can tell Sisqo is from the golden era because he's actually smiling and laughing. New artist are far too serious and image conscious
True
Good point
What garbage new artists are too serious?? They all sound the same, don't know jack about past music (hence the popularity of Twins the New Trend), and most new artists create mumble music that's autotuned to death: Desiigner, Playboi Carti, Lil Xan, Young Thug, Razjah...I could keep going, but your post makes zero sense. New artists do not care about the art of music only money and immediate fame.
@@CC-si3cr It flew over your head, man.
@@CC-si3cr They’re point was that music use to be fun if you compare the 80s-2000s music to the majority of 2010s music you will see a complete shift in artist after the late 2000s Rock, Rap, and even pop became more depressing, serious, and violent they’re not just speaking about the sound but more about the lyrics so in a way they’re right artist of the 2010s are/were way to serious compared to the prior years
A 19 minute video about the history of Sisqo’s “Thong Song” was everything I didn’t know I needed.
Same girl!!!!
@Estela , can I have your contact?
Hahaha.. so true.
I SWEAR
Same! This brings me back....
People that did not have the luxury of growing up in that era don't realize how undeniably massive The Thong Song was. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing it.
A kid at work said "dumps like a truck" and I asked him if he knew the thong song, and he had no idea. It kind of blew my mind. I think he is 19
This was muddle school for me, period. Lol
I watched this after qatching the one on Shaggy and It wasnt me....
You're right man... songs used to blow people away.
Im 20 and I literally discovered this song two days ago. It was playing at the restaurant and I shazamed it. I was stunned to see +1.7M shazams! You’re right, I couldn’t realize how big the song was- crazy how I did not know its existence!
This is the only CD I had to buy a second copy of cause I burned the first one smooth out playing Thong Song. When it would come on in the club back in 99-00 people would lose their absolute minds. Myself included 😂
This interview just shows me how innocent Sisqo is😂😂 he’s too adorable 😍😍🥰🥰🥰
a happy man
More like how innocent he WAS at the time, 😂
Right he's so adorable! I saw him in concert (kind of) lol when he was the opener for Ricky Martin when Ricky Martin was just becoming popular and released Livin La Vida Loca
Yeah… “innocent.”
No. He isn't at all
Sisqo wasn't a one hit wonder. Real ones know about Dru Hill.
I think I remember "Incomplete" being a big hit too.
@@joev3770 That entire album was a banger.
@@joev3770 yea that was number #1 for like 4 weeks def a hit
@@joev3770 bigggg
not to mention that entire album was fire.
He also Blew his lungs out in 99 singing on that DMX hook. “What These Bitches Want” Sisqo killed that,.. Memories 🙏🏼💯
I had to go listen to that! song is so rude lmao but still so hot
Got Lite!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The violinist's sound is so powerful!
@S D didn't you? It's just so dang catchy!
@@CarolineBearoline LOL
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@@brucedukoff3814 look at you, making an appearance in the comments! It's the man himself here, people!! Very cool 😍
@@brucedukoff3814 you’re one talented man
Tim and Bob are so underrated, they’ve produced some of my favorite songs. The guy with the violin took the song to the next level.
Facts💯💯
The violinist really made this song! The sound it was just sonically different.
nope, Sisqo made this song
Right, and I'm learning that when we hear bangers that are mass appealing that seem kind of simple (thong, thong, thong ...), they truly are not. LOVE!
Classical violin for the thongs is a must
@@stevecosmolove1045 nope the Beatles did
Violinist was dope
The backstory is actually hilarious 😂
Sisqó is one of a kind. I've always loved his silver hair era, that was such a vibe!
His style back there I liked 😂. Stood out for sure
Sisqo doesn’t get the credit for being such an innovative risk taker in his career...well at least until now. Thanks vice
I think he did, at least from all the young people back then. We all saw him as different, even if the media didn’t talk about it. Sisqo could sing, had mad range, and his enthusiastic energy was evident whenever you saw him looking like no one else.
Tru that!!
Agree
If you were around, back in day, you’d know he was getting credit. Heads KNEW.
Forever a CLASSIC !!!! Idgaf what y’a say ... that was a fucking summer BANGA !!!! #1999.
So the same guy that worked on Star Wars and dozens of other films and projects had a part in the Thong Song haha thats so epic
Brilliant, absolutely 💯 Brilliant. It doesn't get better than that, y'all.
🌠🌠
What a great attitude he has, love the positivity and his ability to just let go with the lawsuit piece. Money can’t buy happiness like that :)
Ikr... Idk if i would of had the same attitude lol
he made so much money from that song....he still eats from that song.
Ummm actually it can. Try seeing me not on weed vs me on weed you would prefer me to always have a bowl packed you would go wild on how angry I can become.
@@DAF21films the lavida loca guy taking the biggest slice of that pie is still bs
@@KamoheloRamone fr, but at the same time I like how karma works. Tim&Bob got their call from MJ however Ricky Martin and the lawsuit guy, where TF are they now?
Somebody please make a documentary on the violin guy. He's got Streisand, Sinatra and Sisqo in his bio, cmon!
Check out the documentary "The Wrecking Crew." It's about the most prolific group of LA session musicians ever; you'll be shocked at how many records they're on.
@@abrahamjacobfriedman I just watched the trailer, looks really cool. Thanks for the recommendation.
don't forget Star wars
@@Qugie oh yeah, he's really something. I bet he's got a lot of stories about his sessions.
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This is a good indication of how much money was involved with singles because if a single sold well, people would buy not only the single album but the full album without hearing a second of the other tracks. Which made artists tons of money in the 90s, 2000s.
Exactly! That reminds me of when my friend told me her sister bought an album just for one song that she liked 🤣 this was in 2004
Lol you mean labels. Labels raped artist.
@@adamhunt607 yeah i think artists got somewhere around like 5 - 10% of the actual total made which is insane, some artists would even owe the label after huge albums and have to pay with touring and merch lol
The look of utter innocence in his eyes when he says he's never seen a thong before somehow makes it better. And the fact the violinist also married his wife because of a thong... It's just an ode to the thong all around. No but seriously, he comes off so sincere, he had all this style, the sun tattoo on his bellybutton is very beautiful, and then this song, the chorus has some magnetism to it, and I never appreciated just how refined the chords are here, the song actually climaxes on the bridge, it's art. Pure art.
michael jackson inspired sisqo. you can tell in his eyes
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Sorry I really like learning what’s the meaning of “ode .. 😊
@@skyjones155 And ode is a song/poem that is specifically about uplifting, praising and revering something.
Thong art, I love it 🤣❤️
The strings on the song are a gorgeous nod to the strings on the thong.
Solid comment👌. I'll be so disappointed if it doesn't blow up
@@frances7994 My handful of comments that have blown up weren't even as sincere as this one!
Underrated comment
🤯🤯🤯
@@yesterdaydream but yeah, deserves everything
"Living la Vida loca" was such a minor part of the song. I'm annoyed they sued him for that.
It’s such a vague phrase too. I think the problem is he repeats it 2-3 times. But he repeats all the lyrics so it isn’t special, but they can use that as those lyrics were “1/3” of the song or some bs. Good lawyers for Ricky Martin and bs job done by def jam
Man frfr even when I say it in my head I still hear sisqo version first. And it’s such a common set of words that’s like me copyrighting the word “hi”
Yea, the laws around music is so weird. I think the laws are more designed for the greedy record labels than to protect the artists.
@@SilentAttackTV That’s why the industry gets billions in the artist only get a fraction of that it’s called capitalism
The reason Bruno Mars cut Trinidad James a check for “don’t believe me just watch” on Uptown Funk was solely for the reason that Thong Song had to pay the writers of Livin la vida loca. A catch phrase is intellectual property. Same reason why anyone who uses a MJ reference of Bad or Smooth Criminal or Billie Jean has to pay. It’s to protect the artist who came up with the idea.
I'm surprised we didn't see more of Sisqo as himself back in the day. He is outrageously fun, and seems like a blast to be around
I was just thinking he seems awesome. I hated that song. Hated. It. I grew up with “thongs” meaning shoes and it still bothers me when people look at me strange when I say “I need to get new thongs/let me grab my thongs” or something to that affect. First world problem, for sure. 😂 So I never bothered to know much about this guy. But watching this, he seems pretty cool. 😄 I guess I can forgive him for that song. 😉
@@a.b.5321 how can you see any side of someone if you never cared to know much about them? That's why you've never seen this side of him ....
@@justinjones143 Uh, yep. That was my point. 🤣
@@a.b.5321 your comment was a long contradiction. I can't see because I'm not looking.... is a contradiction
@@justinjones143 you two calm down @mel.b
Dude almost killed me...I was eating chicken and he said "Jesus walked on water but Sisqo walked on bitches". I damn near choked to death I was dying laughing.🤣
Lol. Same
Yeah it was dang ridiculous 😂😂😂
Same, I was sad but that made my day!
I have my coffee going through my nose.
The fact that some leeches came along and managed to claim majority ownership of a song for one phrase used from another song is sickening.
Vice, dont ever stop doing these please.. such an insight on the song its amazing
This dude came into our Olive Garden like 7 years ago. One of the servers actually had his album in her car and he signed it for her.
Now that's cool 😎
Shes like wait (browses through cd binder)
That’s dope
That beat is iconic. For the producer to say “that’s it. It was that simple” is mind blowing
Sisqo created a brand for himself, the song took over the world and the violin sound was epic.
being a classically trained violinist and then that dude from the "thong song"....it's like you're bruce wayne with a secret identity 😂
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The thing I've learned from all these videos is that these artists are just nerdy band kids that caught lightning.
Yep, basically 😂
The industry chewed em up and spit em out!
literally got lucky that's it
Mtv my friend, before people could chose their own hits
That's who these people usually are. They were driven into music as children, and that's why they end up professionals. The people from my youth who became professional musicians and artists had been good at it since they were children.
The amount of production and meticulous care that went into this song...is hilariously epic
Ok, Sisqo's got my respect. I didn't realize how much creativity he has.
Before this song thongs were not in style. After this song they became a requirement for hot chicks
4 sure, I am just now realizing this. Who could have thought.
When the whole track is done and the violinist hears sisqos lyrics for the first time. 🤣
nothing wrong with the lyrics.
@@kosmique you must be slow to not understand where I’m coming from but it’s ok.
@@rayswift707 you are so correct!! And obviously this other person is not using the correct percentage of their brain...lol
Sisqo is a vibe. The violinist is a vibe. They played them with the living la vida loca line kmt.
Exactly very sad but we live and we learn. It's a Lesson or a Blessing this time it was Both 💘💘
its not even sung to the ricki martin melody. its such a bs claim
exactly what i was thinking as i was watching. Feels like the most bs lawsuit.]
Both songs were hot as hell at the same time. I remember.
Exactly I don’t get why Desmond has more ownership of the song than all of them, when it’s just 4 words from his song?
MJ influenced an entire generation. His legacy is undeniable.
Till forever
Yes, he really *touched* a lot of people. Especially children
@@ellieg4530 💀
@@ellieg4530 Bruh💀
@@ellieg4530 y’all childish asf for not doing some research
Sisqo demanding a key change, in order to convey some type of sexual process is really a proof of his creative genius.
And his vocal on top of that part completes it too 👌🏾
No. Modulation was something they were doing in gospel music since the 90s. Sisquo listens to gospel music. Always has ..sisquo is too much
@@ertfgghhhh No, Sisqo is "TEW" much
@@gavinsimmonsmccullum4219 lol
"'Do I ever get tired of singing the Thong Song?' And it's like, nah, dude!"
That's someone who really cherishes what they went through and where they got, and knows that's the song that made them more relevant than their other songs. I respect that.
The sad part is that the “livin la vida loka” part was not that influential in that song. They gave up money for nothing.
also in general copyright they would've been pretty close to fine too. You're allowed to use the title of a song, not the lyrics, but the title. They could've tried to go for the lawsuit, but they would've been on shaky ground. They shouldn't have given up that money.
Was the infringement based on the fact that Sisqo sang the lyrics note for note?
Can’t pay homage to other artist they greedy AF
What i find BS that the original writer got as i read the biggest rights to this sog. That just shows how bizarre the USA is
@@RomboutVersluijs my sentiments exactly how in the hell does he get more rights than anyone for one line when the producers made the track sisquo co produced and wrote all the lyrics that was a shady judge for sure
Sisqo also changed my life a bit, I danced to this song in a competition show at a mall and won 3rd place, which was 20 years ago (I was 13 years old back then) 50$ prize which I gave my mom since we didn't have any money. but its not the money, its the inspiration.
❤❤❤ I love your story!
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Thats a cool experience 😊
Wow 😎
I will always say this....
We didn't appreciate sisqo as the national treasure he really was!!!!
Like this man would go off on EVERYTHING he sang!!!!
Wtf he ain't dead
Legit everything🤣
Never thought I'd hear this song again, let alone a documentary.
Also the violinist needs their own documentary
For sure. He's a legend
I heard this song at the bars before the pandemic shut them all down
He does he's had a very full career I'd like to hear more about him.
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That "YEAAAAAHHH"when the beat drop mid song still gives me chills 👏🏿👏🏿
Right hahaha!!!
To my it was a freedom yell LMAO. I sang it out loud back then.
Yeahhhhhhhh
This brings me back to my high school era. This song was HUGE!
Can we go back? As shitty as school could be...
@@JackPeloquin yeah I would go Uber legal on 14 and ve now millionaire, or keep a pistol under my pillow and be doing good 👍
@@juriaanoussoren so you'd be a millionaire or have a gun under the pillow?? That's the only two options?
Yes me too! I graduated in 2000 😜 I wanna go back so badly
@@checkyourhead9
So did I!!
What a genius! I love his energy too!
Ricky Martin and his people should have been proud to have their song mentioned!
I'm Ricky martin could care less about the line.. it's that old jew Desmond
@@jonbertocchi173I didnt know that part, it says it all!
Saw the thumbnail for this video, was like “NO, you don’t need to watch this video” click on it 5 minutes later , heard that song and I’m HOOKED again. 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂, the 90's was ish' hands down!
I love leather thongs
Lmao facts
That violinist needs to make a trap album. 😐
YESSS
On God....
Drill
Facts
That would go sooooooooo hard!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
I was Grade 6 when the Thong Song came out. My classmates were singing and dancing to this track. MTV was the coolest channel back then and everybody's dream job was to be a VJ.
The love I had for Sisqo as a teenager was unhealthy 😅. I made my aunt send me the Unleash the Dragon CD from America to the UK because I could not wait for it to be released here. Good times lol
😂😂😂😂
The violinist tore that up in the thong song that was GENIUS how he put that together!! Couldn’t have been better 🥰
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Absolutely agree
And he totally forgot about it🤣🤣🤣
What a masterclass, both music and business wise!
Business wise not so much. Dropped the ball on the living the viva
How crazy is that ? The beatles ? Sisqo ?? ahah continues a faire le boulot ton grammy arrive le motif !!
@@stapes7344 You learn through the mistakes of others don’t you
Thank you for the love!! Check out the full episode on our channel!
Le Motif toujours dans les bons bails 🙌🏾
The violin arrangement and the key change....Sisqo is a genius.
The violinist wrote the violin part and key changes are incredibly common in pop music. “GeNiUs”
I was just thinking that
the most epic key change EVER!
@@07foxmulder Sisqo still produced the song. Violinist isn’t in the room if he doesn’t have the vision to add the extra parts to complete the song. So yes... a bit of musical genius involved. No ones saying he’s Quincy Jones. Lol
@@Gw19838 I’m not trying to knock the guy but come on lol Adding a violin to a song is now genius? That was done hundreds of times before Thong Song. Sisqo added in some elements, no question, but nothing about his contributions (or this song in general) was original or groundbreaking.
Much respect to all people that worked on that song. Great to see Sisqo not only as an artist but a creative genius. Oh, and the violinist..damn!
I love that he embraces this song ... so many artists turn their noses up to the songs that became a cultural phenomenon and despise having to play the music that got them fame and fortune.
Just think of all of the wonderful experiences he has had as a result of this song. I would play it five times a day if I were him.
Right, I went to see Eryka Badu perform and she refused to sing Tyrone LOL
Madonna does this
FACTZ
@@jameelaworldwide who??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
the fact that there’s a Star Wars connection to Thong Song makes it even better
RIGHT?!?!
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I think it’s amazing how he still loves the song after all these years because there’s some artists who absolutely hate their hit songs, it’s just cool af that he loves it still
It's not so much artists end up hating their hit songs, they become very resentful when everyone at the concerts only want to hear those. Imagine having a career spanning 30 years as a musician with all sorts of music and great stuff to listen to... and the screaming masses only want those few songs from the past. Bothers a LOT of musicians lol.
@@AJR-zg2py yep. Not everybody wants to be a one hit wonder!
@@JuriAmari Or they want to avoid sounding like a cover band of themselves - there are some bands who play their hits from the 70s and 80s and they sound like pale imitations. It's so depressing. There's a reason why most band change their sound over time - the members get older lol.
Yes! Just said the same thing!
I was 10 and i sang that song religiously lmao. My mom got sooo mad when she saw me watching the music video. I loved sisquo so much as a kid 🤣 and i grew up on Dru Hill as well. My childhood was lit growing up in the 90s listening to all genres 😊
The violin touch is like just the right amount of seasoning
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Sisqo really had us singing about thongs when we were 13 lmao
9 years old 😂😂😂
9 🥴🤣
He sure did! 😂
At 6
I was 6
Sued for saying “living la Vida loca” the girl who stripped for him should have more claim then them
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facts, she might be suing now!
Facts 👏👏👏
Big facts I don’t understand how saying that takes most of the song that’s ridiculous
Welcome to America
I love this type of documentary
“I like thongs. What can I tell you?” -Bruce Dukov
I did not expect the story of “Thong Song” to end with a white classical musician verbalizing his appreciation for thongs. 😂
time stamp???
@@themajoseph5784 at 18:44
Tsk....That violin is the exact reason why he said that. He probably never said a pick-up like in his life to a girl.
He's a man. I didn't expect any less. I was more shocked his wife made her own thongs in the 70s. That's just weird.
I love behind the scenes because of the many surprises!!
Love these series...We need the Story of “Return of the mack” by Mark Morrison
Yet another song that got a boost thanks to DC's Legends of Tomorrow
That was it.
@@iwasanangryyoungman not at all that song still plays on the radio to this day. never stopped
YES
yesss we need return of the mack!!!! @vice
Baltimore! Sisqo is a legend. ✊🏾
Ayyy Gowie you should do: Sisqo be like
Sisqo really should have lasted longer than he did
@@akeme25 He did. Dru Hill
Legend
Eff you and b more
The Thong Song is one of my core memories (even though I was a whole four-year-old in '99 and had no business listening to that song or watching that music video). The violinist is so wholesome and I love that Sisqo is still in good spirits and just as fun and energetic as he was back then! Great episode!
"Jesus walked on water but Sisqo walked on bitches“ lmfaao
And flipped. He flipped over them too.
That’s blasphemous. And true.
cant believe he said that
🤣🤣🤣
Hahahahah
As someone who experienced this as a young teen and remembers how big this song was, I’m very interested in this story. I remember how big this was at the time and how much I listened to this song on repeat on my Unleash the Dragon CD lol
That makes us two. Sisqó was my childhood fav
Dang brit are you single
If that album cover and cd released today...instantly cancelled for cultural appropriation 🤣🤣
u remind me of my GF back then
Love Sisqo's energy. I remember his hits from the 90s and early 2000s. This dude has so much positivity and it would be cool to sit down and listen to his stories and how he came up.
In Nigeria ..in remote Western parts like Ado ekiti .. this track was on repeat
Trust me.. it was on repeat almost everywhere in Nigeria
Mate, even in wee south asian country with few people got colour tv in indonesia.
“Let’s be clear. When I said ‘dumps like a truck’, I did not mean anything about poop.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That made this whole thing worth it. Believe me, we wondered about that for years... 😆
I read this comment right as he said it 😂
I died
14:20 😭
Not a fan, but anyone who can say, "I'm short, kinda like a keebler elf..." and laugh about it... that is strength of character.
*any man who can
It's so unfair how much pressure men have on being tall. I like short guys. Height doesn't matter.
@@Xii371 you've made me so happy... Let's get married!
I'm short, like a Smurf! I love Smurfs 😁
@@Xii371
It’s nice to hear this from a lady, a lot of pressure growing up being short. And when I say short am speaking being over 5 ft 3 etc. It’s like you can’t win, you can be winning in life, work be fit health wise etc but some women would shun you just based on that.
He has a great personality, seems like an awesome friend to have.
Fascinating ! Just love to hear music’s stories!
It wasnt me is my favorite so far...
Makes you appreciate all the work that goes into “minutes” of excitement as the people that make it happen.
Me too
Same, gives even more life to songs we know and love. Also gives a unique peek into the songwriter's mind
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I love how Vice covers the whole spectrum. You guys(gals) are awesome. You're also like "ooh squirrel 🐿!!!" If something is interesting or you feel it needs attention You're there. Thank you!
"Oooh..squirrel!"
Damn, you got an attention grab headline there 🤣
We need the history of "Back that ass up" by juvenile next!
Genius covered that already. It’s a part of their “Deconstructed” series.
Netflix got that covered already. NoLa
It still needs to be done boys.
Song wasn't that big. Vice should do one on buju banton boom bye bye
@@rick6672 your dumb Back that Ass Up Is still to this day one of the biggest hip hop Songs when that Song come on in a party people that was only 5 years old when it came out run to the dance floor
beautiful strings.. The violinist needs his props. What a materpiece.
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As a Violinist, lover of Wes Montgomery, & SISQO! This was everything to me!
Notice how she did not rep the wearing of thongs.
Side note why aren't there flip-flops worn in that video for abouts the fun-ness of bitches at the beaches?
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I love Sisqo after seeing this. This man seems so genuine and down to earth.
Can't believe that someone at Vice heard the "Thong Song" and was like "Nah man! There's gotta be more to this story!"
nah u a bum, this song was the biggest song of the year
I enjoyed it
That man would be a gentleman and a scholar.
😂😂😂 flagrant take
Almost every hit song has a story
Sisqo’s positive attitude is everything
Literally the first major hit song of the new millennium
Santana disagrees.
@@07foxmulder Maria. Maria
Bye Bye Bye by N'Sync actually came out a few months before this song.
THAT'S FACTS THO... The summer of 2000.....Phew!!!
@@ShonMoore1 Damn right.
“She remind me of a West Side Story”
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