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Oh Bo. That one is hilarious and right up your alley I think. Also not sure if you know but the whole special is completely done by Bo. No one else had anything else to do with it.
There's this great song called hip hop is dead but a young man named knox hill. Have you heard of it? It's fire. Maybe we could look at that one. Bars are crazy. I bet you would love it
yes, that's absolutely the best summary of this song. right after the bridge when he goes back into 'goats cheese salad', the lines from then on sound more like cruel potshots in the new context rather than funny lines
@@MrSquare To me, a cynical person, it was to focus on using the passing of loved one for likes online. Rather than doing something like go clean up the gravesite or leave flowers they would often just post about it and make it baout them instead.
@@TheTaratsu It’s not like everyone can visit their loved ones graves (My grandparents graves are in a city away from my family in their home) all of the time due to distance or other factors, and it is common for the bereaved now a days to post messages to passed loved ones, it doesn’t necessarily make it un-genuine. And the song and the person itself doesn’t feel like there bragging personal to me, there not highlighting themselves nor pitying themselves, there expressing there gratefulness in their life to their mom, and telling them how their fine. I suppose as a self proclaimed cynical person, you can interpret it as you will.
@@TheTaratsu If that was the point, he wouldn't have changed the framing. It would´ve stayed boxed in. In this specific case, I do think you're letting your cynicism detract from the actual point of the song.
@@MrSquare to me they get more genuinely happy. The first two verses seem mocking in nature, but once he reconnects you with the real person behind the photos and the tragedy they've been through, the snapshots make me think of how you can still find these little moments of happiness in life. Like wow, this person (all of us) has been through so much, but they can still find joy in simple things like goat cheese salads and their boyfriend.
"You go from all this humour, and satire, and then it suddenly gets serious" - that's Bo in a nut shell. He lures you in with brilliant comedy, then cuts deep into your soul.
I love how he's not really mocking the people, in fact he reminds you there's a real person behind all the pageantry, he's mocking the medium that has cultivated that behavior.
But he is mocking them. In fact, it seems that the entire point of injecting that "sentimental" moment in this song has gone over a lot of people's head. This person's instagram is filled with mundane and cliche things and then right in the middle of it is a rememberance post about her mom. Only to have the very next post be a picture of a "Goat Cheese Salad". Bo is showing how tacky these posts are, and how all real sentimental meaning behind them are completely lost when the posts before and after it are just the same cliche "white woman" things everyone posts. Almost as if she was just posting it for the views.
@@devious12 I disagree, Bo's cinematography clearly shows the borders "opening up" as that person is having a honest moment only for it to close in again and THEN go back into the "silliness", and even then there are a few more "serious" notes after that segment, such as the "three little words; a couple of doves; and a ring on her finger from the person that she loves; Is this heaven?", its changing the perspective of someone seeing these post and being satire to the perspective of the one posting them. I believe that he's saying that these people have actual struggles and motivations despite seeming "Basic". However these Important moments are delegated into comments or a single post in a sea of other "meaningless" posts.
@@devious12 I personally think that the fakeness the character is potraying is due to the fact that she lost her parents, so she never really had her "fun", why would you want to go deep on instagram of all things? It just sounds stupid, to pretend that there should be real sentiment behind your every post. It is fake, but isn't that's how it's meant to be? Whenever people express real things on social media, it is treated as a sterotype rather than something deep and profound. How the works of great artists and writers become something as mundane as a caption and I personally think that this is okay too.
@@devious12 I could just post reasoning like everyone else, but the easier counterpoint is just that Bo has said you're wrong lol. When going through and talking about the different tracks a bit, he pretty explicitly said this song is poking fun but also trying to show people that they're judgmental assholes about people they don't know and can't know on the internet based on an instagram feed or twitter threads.
I think this is the best way to approach it. Recognizing that humans are just human, with weaknesses, and these mediums encourage these vapid behaviors and equally encourage us to dehumanize the person behind them. It's both calling us all out for buying in to this encouragement while acknowledging that it's not exactly their fault, in a vacuum. Very nuanced, very clever, and overall the perfection Bo Burnham always delivers on.
As a basic white girl on IG who lost my mum 9 years ago this song destroyed me when I first heard it and it still raises a tear. Was not prepared for that tone change. An amazing one from Bo
gives me a tear too, my mom's only 20 years older than me and she's not dead but she will be someday and music really brings out the empathy for others who have lost their moms (im so sorry btw) same thing with Ceilings; I'm in a relationship, but I remember being painfully in love with a friend of mine for like a decade (really grateful for that experience btw, he was cool enough abt it, I knew it wasn't gonna happen but I loved having him around, so I was really thrilled when he started dating another super close friend of mine. other people struggle with jealousy, idk if that experience happened bc i dont or if i don't bc of that experience 🤷🏻♀️) and that song took me back to those painful, but also _wonderful_ feelings.
Some of Bo's best songs you can find on TH-cam are "All Eyes on Me," "Can't Handle This," and "Art is Dead". All of these are amazing songs I'd love to hear your thoughts on. Happy reacting!
I second all of them these! Art is Dead and then Kanye Rant and then All Eyes on Me would actually be a great way to experience the progression of his career!
One thing that makes the mom thing hit even harder, one of the photos is likely a birthday shot pointing at "27" balloons. If she lost her mom a decade ago, she was only 17 when it happened.
Another layer to it is that some people that post things like that do it to get the attention/likes. I know someone on FB who always posts sob stories about how much she misses her mom to get pity likes, when in reality she HATED her, and they hadn't even spoken for years before that.
@@Palitato That's not really "another layer". It's more just you projecting a meaning that wasn't intended onto the song. I'm not saying people like that don't exist, but it clearly wasn't Bo's intended meaning for the song, and is overtly pessimistic for honestly no reason.
"A couple of doves, 3 little words and a ring on her finger from the person that she loves..." Is connected to the "Mama I got a boyfriend and I'm crazy about him" Meaning she got married along the way after that realism
I want to highlight how "she" talks about all the achievements she accomplishes but will never be able to really show her mom and dad her new boyfriend or the appartment... but still makes the best of it and keeps going. This makes me so incredible sad, I literally started crying.
This was a great piece of art. It’s even more impressive thinking about how he managed to get each shot perfect, because “Inside” was all just him, inside a room, setting up lights and filming. So, he had to actually stage and take those selfies.
Even just writing all those words on his face for that one small part of the song must have taken forever. I know it would take me a good 2 days to have the words written in the right direction and legible, because mirror writing is not fun.
10:18 is a perfect example of why I enjoy your reactions so much. You can very clearly see the moment your level of attention changes as the song does, where you’re trying to really take it in. Your love of music is so blatant in your reactions whether it’s serious music, ERB, or parody.
Honestly this resonated with me so much. I lost both my parents within a year of each other and I spent so long pretending to be ok with it. But now I own it, I post things that make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, that are cliche and unbelievably white because they make me happy. We all deserve to be happy in spite of our tragedies, and if that’s a pumpkin spice latte and a quote about “live, laugh, love” then who cares?
Yeah, this song is all about making fun of the stereotypical images that people post on social media, but then gut punches you with the reality that behind all these profiles are real people with real problems. Brilliantly conveyed with the aspect ratio difference and tonal change in the song.
I have to say, you're a really skilled reactor. Maybe that sounds funny, to be "skilled" at reacting, but I'm very impressed how well you pick up on the nuances of things and are able to stop and analyze things as you go, especially the first time you are going through something. I was so glad you picked up right away on the framing, the frame change of the serious part, the potential commentary on the performance vs the person, all that. Most of that I didn't catch until several rewatches and watching some commentary videos. So kudos to you for getting it and breaking it down so quickly. It's why I love your channel
You should check out "Oh Bo" or "Hell of a Ride" by this man! You wouldn't think Bo could have great rap skills mixed with this sense of humor of his, but he blends them really well together!
I second Hell of a Ride, one of my favourites. Although I would honestly love to see you react to anything more by Bo, especially his older TH-cam era stuff.
You’re literally one of the only reactors I’ve heard reference his use of the sad backstory behind the scenes of social media and Instagram. Really good catch and I think exactly the juxtaposition he wanted to show.
Bo gives huge props to Tim Minchin as one of his major inspirations. Tim is an Aussie satirist, high caliber pianist , critical thinking endorser, composer for musicals like Matilda/ground hog day and even wrote and acted in a mini series called Upside Down. His video ‘Prejudice’ is one of the most reacted to videos around, especially amongst P.O.C content creators.
Damn man, covid fucked up so many things... When I read "critical thinking endorser" I immediately think about Qanon and antivaxxers. Im sure Tim Minchin isnt any of that but damn, people really ruined "critical thinking" as a term...
It's kind of Bo's wheelhouse to make funny songs that you laugh at, then pull the rug out from under you. He is the master of the gut punch. Make you complicit it something uncomfortable, and force you to reconcile the two within the song. He does it masterfully in songs like, "Kanye Rant (Can't Handle This)", "All Eyes on Me" and, "How The World Works". He also talks a lot in his songs about the act of performing, and what that means to him. In this song, I think that Bo realized that, "White women of instagram" are ripe for making fun of, with their self-centered need to be the center of attention, but also realizes that what they are doing isn't all that different from what he is doing. He is trying to curate an internet audience to pay attention to him, he is just as self absorbed, which is why he puts himself literally into the role of a instagrammer. The moment of opening up (Literally) and being vulnerable, seeing the humanity in another, reflects his own emotional needs. He can make fun of them in a good natured way, but he knows he isn't better then them. He isn't even different from them.
Dude, your reaction when to gets to her mom part...is so genuine...you were so surprised at what was being said, and it to got further it made you react as intended...awesome video man love watching these...
Shit, you're clever! I did not expect you to catch ALL the layers on this. Most reactors usually catch only the mocking part (and some reactors get offended). You catched up so quickly, and MAN do I respect the break-down of the musical aspects! Bo is insanely good & ambitious musician.
Totally check out “All Eyes on Me” from that same Bo Burnam special. I promise there’s so much complexity to both the lyrics and his performance that you’ll be thinking about it for a long time. I also recommend “That Funny Feeling”. It’s a nihilistic take on consumerism and climate change. It’s also from the same special.
Knox man, I just want to say that you have an insane talent at breaking music down. The amount of context and I formation someone needs to know to catch the meanings behind meanings is insane and you do it flawlessly. Take it from a viewers perspective because you’re with yourself everyday. Im mean, you’re so good that. you’re being accused of listening to the song before breaking it down. I’m beyond sure that this talent leaks into your everyday life and I’m legit certain that you are one of the most genuine people I’ve ever heard speak and I never even met you. I can smell your kind heart from here, and I just wish your and your family nothing but health, wealth, and happiness man. Keep striving higher and keep bringing smiles to the world with your music/content!
If you are doing more Bo Burnham then there are actually some that have some good word paly in them Like Bo fo sho, Words Words Words, Oh Bo, #Deep, Ironic, Whats funny, Rant, Nerds, Hell of a ride and more. Altough they might not be 100% ¨TH-cam friendly¨ There are some good laughs in there.
This is the best review I’ve seen of this song. The way Bo uses the frame to tell a story about performing and vulnerability is layered. Great job picking that out on the first run through!
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly you pick up on the little nuances of the songs you react to. I've heard this song a half dozen times and still didn't catch 2/3 of what you pointed out. Kudos to your talent Knox!
Ok Today IS MY BIRTHDAY, so I will BEG that you do TIM MINCHIM Prejudice and Thank you God as soon as possible. But this Bo Burnham Rabbit hole with your keen insight and deep digging is gonna be rich. So many reactors are neither fission or fusion, and you bring both and contain it masterfully.
I love your style of reaction videos and analysis. You're really intuitive and obviously schooled in music theory. Very impressed! Thank you! Love your Bo Burnham reactions the best!
All Eyes on Me, Goodbye, or Comedy would all be great choices for a next Bo Burnham song from this special to react to. Though if Knox is gonna go more from “Inside” he should probably save Goodbye for last. Would appreciate it more that way
I don't think All Eyes On Me hits very hard when you just hear it for the firsf time as a song on it's own. If you hear it for the first time in the context of the entire special, it's both a gut punch and a catharsis.
I love your insights during the reactions. Really makes you stand out. Like pointing out how when the woman is opening up on Instagram, the frame gets wider.
I think this is the best reaction I've seen to this song, you really felt the comedy and the serious tones 100% in a way most other reactors didn't. And your analysis was great too. Definitely hope you do more Bo reactions.
This was the most insightful, thoughtfully expressed, and fun critiques/reactions to this I've seen of this song - and I think I've watched them all. 😂 Subbing, and way looking forward to more of your reactions!
Loved that you realized the frame change to point how that part wasn't performative :) it'd be cool to see how you react to Funny Feeling, also from the same special. It was the deepest one for me and the one that fucked me up the most.
I’m glad you’re enjoying Bo’s stuff! I think his older stuff might be more up your alley. “Oh Bo” and “Words Words Words” are some that have music videos on his channel. He also has audio for some other songs, I’d recommend “Nerds,” “Hell of a Ride,” “Eff,” also “Art is Dead.”
Crazy fact!! he did all this conceptual art for the video by himself!! in his studio, he edited everything, recorded all alone you can see it from "inside" by bor burnhan in Netflix.
Man I love watching actual musicians react to Bo because of all the crazy extra stuff he's able to add that most people can't. You can tell actual musicians appreciate all the wild details in his music. You're a rapper though Knox you gotta react to his raps! Checkout Hell of a Ride, Eff, or Rant.
You got it exactly right. The frame widening out and that section of the song, was showing as fake as IG can be, there are real and genuine moments as well.
More Bo Burnham, I love it :D There are two that should be watched together: Can't handle this & Are you happy All Eyes on me is also one that explains a little bit after them. Oh, you also should check out Unpaid Intern from Bo xD
You’re taken on a journey with catchy pop, humour and Instagram visuals. Representative of how contrived “all” of these scenes are, as you stated, how performative it all is - then you’re thrown a curve ball. Reminding everyone that however contrived there are still real people with a lot of real feelings/problems/issues (however you’d like to define it) on the other side.
Oh man, amazing reaction, as always. You really look into it, huh, that's how we know how deep and real your passion for music is. "How the world works" it's from Inside as well (and uploaded to TH-cam) and I got a feeling you'll like it!!
Dude, don't know who you are or anything about you, random popup so to speak, but man, I really enjoy your reactions and commentary, you add so much back drop and story to the content your reacting to I love it, it's really great. it's so interesting because you mention things I have not thought of, as for Bo Burnham, he too is awesome, I love all his work and yes, in most everything he does, it's generally comedy mixed in with a serious side and like you said, he is probably referencing his own complexities as well as everyone else, showing us all how seriously phony our lives are at times. my view is that most of everything presented to us is an illusion of someone else creation and I think Bo does a very good job showing us all how truly absurd things can be. Anyway, thanks for your reactions, I really like them a lot, very good.
There's always more to people than what you see on social media. There's a real person there with real feelings, problems, thoughts. That short scene displays that well
you have to do as much Bo as you can, you are by far the best ive seen at talking about what Bo says and explaining. You are very smart! glad ive found your channel
Took me several listens before I linked the repeated line “is this heaven?” to the middle section - then it makes a lot more sense. I’m not really a fan of reaction videos generally but the few I’ve seen from you have been really thoughtful and you pick up on things that others don’t. You should definitely look at a lot more Bo Burnham - his earlier raps have so much wordplay and they go over the heads of most reactors I’ve seen.
I love that he shocked you with the reveal in this one. Thank you for this wonderful examination of that track, but most of all, thank you for the genuine nature of your reaction. Sorry for drawing attention to it, but you can really hear the emotions in your voice when that tone switch hits 11:15
In my mind the song at first seems to ridicule the simple and repating nature of internet positivity Then it hits you with some real harsh reality And you realise, that there's nothing cringey about appreciating all of the simple and small things that are nice about the world.
Great reaction! Loved your instant reaction to the tone change, as well as lingering on the deeper meaning The video for All eyes on me is also on TH-cam. Quite a few of the songs are as well. Would love your reaction to That funny feeling. And How the world works. And Problematic. Honestly, I wish you could do the whole special from start to finish, in song sized bits. That'd be amazing. Could you react to the special, sharing the music but not the screen? Think a lot of us have the imagery playing along with the tracks in our heads anyway
As a white woman who has a favorite pic of my mom and I on Instagram… it was a gut punch… my mom passed away almost 5 years ago, today I’m older, wiser, happier (even finally having the right guy!) and I wish so hard every day I could share it with her… my dad passed away last year so that whooooole part… ooooooof… I love Bo ❤️
I never realized the complexity of this song until you reacted to it. After his sad monologue, they give this little happy ending dropped in, talking about her getting married. It gets buried in all the fake pageantry, because its a little moment flooded in the pageantry.
I'm very fond of your analysis'. A lot of people kind of brush off the "real" part as "wow it got sad for a second" but it's so much more than that. It's what informs the whole rest of the song.
It would be so dope if you reacted to some of Bo's raps. Hell of a ride, I'm Bo yo, Oh Bo, and words words words all have some hilarious bars that could really use a professional bar breakdown. Love what you do so much and it's so sick do see you diversifying your content and reacting to other super talented artists.
I've been watching your ERB's for a while now because I like your breakdown of the lyrics and you're a pretty smart dude. Then you absolutely nailed the serious portion of this video, just like I knew you would. Have my subscription.
This one of the best things Bo ever made, and I love a ton of his stuff. There's love and respect in it, all while it's still an excellent take down of a culture that clearly irritates him. He's a great artist, and I'm glad you gave this the respect it deserves
The whole special is, well, special. He has a real way with showing instead of telling, even though his medium is often musical comedy. Master of implicit exposition.
Loving your analysis of the song and video, one thing you probably didn't notice, but this character, based on the video and song, would have lost her mum at 16.
Sir KNOX. Please do more BO BURNHAM. You're the best for breaking down his other songs. This is just the tip of the iceberg; that being his philosophy.
Bo has so many sides for wordplay/ raps you should she words words words, for a verry interesting take on music you should watch "country song" and if you wanna se one amazing live with a verry personal message its " Cant handle" this( Kanye rant). Id also recomend "from gods perspective".. And those are just to get a good mix. He has so much good stuff.
Some of the best songs sadly are not on TH-cam with the video in an official sense. You could listen only but I think this song shows how important the visual aspect of his songs and performances are
i think another layer to the tonal shift is how people will talk about all this personal stuff on social media. like, don't get me wrong, i love the perspective of "you never know what someone's going through viewed through the lens of their insta, but in true Bo fashion, it has layers of meaning.
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You might wanna check out "Can't handle this" (Kanye Rant) by Bo Burnham :)
Oh Bo. That one is hilarious and right up your alley I think. Also not sure if you know but the whole special is completely done by Bo. No one else had anything else to do with it.
There's this great song called hip hop is dead but a young man named knox hill. Have you heard of it? It's fire. Maybe we could look at that one. Bars are crazy. I bet you would love it
"Bo Fo Sho!"
Can you do some Aesop Rock?
Bo is a master at getting you to laugh at someone or something, and then making you feel like an asshole for thinking you were better than anybody.
yes, that's absolutely the best summary of this song. right after the bridge when he goes back into 'goats cheese salad', the lines from then on sound more like cruel potshots in the new context rather than funny lines
@@MrSquare To me, a cynical person, it was to focus on using the passing of loved one for likes online. Rather than doing something like go clean up the gravesite or leave flowers they would often just post about it and make it baout them instead.
@@TheTaratsu It’s not like everyone can visit their loved ones graves (My grandparents graves are in a city away from my family in their home) all of the time due to distance or other factors, and it is common for the bereaved now a days to post messages to passed loved ones, it doesn’t necessarily make it un-genuine. And the song and the person itself doesn’t feel like there bragging personal to me, there not highlighting themselves nor pitying themselves, there expressing there gratefulness in their life to their mom, and telling them how their fine. I suppose as a self proclaimed cynical person, you can interpret it as you will.
@@TheTaratsu If that was the point, he wouldn't have changed the framing. It would´ve stayed boxed in. In this specific case, I do think you're letting your cynicism detract from the actual point of the song.
@@MrSquare to me they get more genuinely happy. The first two verses seem mocking in nature, but once he reconnects you with the real person behind the photos and the tragedy they've been through, the snapshots make me think of how you can still find these little moments of happiness in life. Like wow, this person (all of us) has been through so much, but they can still find joy in simple things like goat cheese salads and their boyfriend.
"You go from all this humour, and satire, and then it suddenly gets serious" - that's Bo in a nut shell. He lures you in with brilliant comedy, then cuts deep into your soul.
She loved art, but the budget got cut.
I feel like Bo Burnham are both like this. They make you laugh… until you might shed a tear. Some songs anyway.
Mike birbiglia does a version of this style of comedy in his storytelling. Quick wit and humor with a serious turn and life application
I love how he's not really mocking the people, in fact he reminds you there's a real person behind all the pageantry, he's mocking the medium that has cultivated that behavior.
But he is mocking them. In fact, it seems that the entire point of injecting that "sentimental" moment in this song has gone over a lot of people's head. This person's instagram is filled with mundane and cliche things and then right in the middle of it is a rememberance post about her mom. Only to have the very next post be a picture of a "Goat Cheese Salad". Bo is showing how tacky these posts are, and how all real sentimental meaning behind them are completely lost when the posts before and after it are just the same cliche "white woman" things everyone posts. Almost as if she was just posting it for the views.
@@devious12 I disagree, Bo's cinematography clearly shows the borders "opening up" as that person is having a honest moment only for it to close in again and THEN go back into the "silliness", and even then there are a few more "serious" notes after that segment, such as the "three little words; a couple of doves; and a ring on her finger from the person that she loves; Is this heaven?", its changing the perspective of someone seeing these post and being satire to the perspective of the one posting them. I believe that he's saying that these people have actual struggles and motivations despite seeming "Basic". However these Important moments are delegated into comments or a single post in a sea of other "meaningless" posts.
@@devious12 I personally think that the fakeness the character is potraying is due to the fact that she lost her parents, so she never really had her "fun", why would you want to go deep on instagram of all things? It just sounds stupid, to pretend that there should be real sentiment behind your every post. It is fake, but isn't that's how it's meant to be? Whenever people express real things on social media, it is treated as a sterotype rather than something deep and profound. How the works of great artists and writers become something as mundane as a caption and I personally think that this is okay too.
@@devious12 I could just post reasoning like everyone else, but the easier counterpoint is just that Bo has said you're wrong lol. When going through and talking about the different tracks a bit, he pretty explicitly said this song is poking fun but also trying to show people that they're judgmental assholes about people they don't know and can't know on the internet based on an instagram feed or twitter threads.
I think this is the best way to approach it. Recognizing that humans are just human, with weaknesses, and these mediums encourage these vapid behaviors and equally encourage us to dehumanize the person behind them. It's both calling us all out for buying in to this encouragement while acknowledging that it's not exactly their fault, in a vacuum. Very nuanced, very clever, and overall the perfection Bo Burnham always delivers on.
As a basic white girl on IG who lost my mum 9 years ago this song destroyed me when I first heard it and it still raises a tear. Was not prepared for that tone change. An amazing one from Bo
gives me a tear too, my mom's only 20 years older than me and she's not dead but she will be someday and music really brings out the empathy for others who have lost their moms (im so sorry btw)
same thing with Ceilings; I'm in a relationship, but I remember being painfully in love with a friend of mine for like a decade (really grateful for that experience btw, he was cool enough abt it, I knew it wasn't gonna happen but I loved having him around, so I was really thrilled when he started dating another super close friend of mine. other people struggle with jealousy, idk if that experience happened bc i dont or if i don't bc of that experience 🤷🏻♀️) and that song took me back to those painful, but also _wonderful_ feelings.
Some of Bo's best songs you can find on TH-cam are "All Eyes on Me," "Can't Handle This," and "Art is Dead". All of these are amazing songs I'd love to hear your thoughts on. Happy reacting!
Yes! Especially "Cant Handle This", so deep, so good!
Ohhh my god. I forgot about art is dead. Knox should totally react to it! He would absolutely love it
YESSSS!!!
I second all of them these! Art is Dead and then Kanye Rant and then All Eyes on Me would actually be a great way to experience the progression of his career!
Agree with all of these! They all go together really well too!
One thing that makes the mom thing hit even harder, one of the photos is likely a birthday shot pointing at "27" balloons. If she lost her mom a decade ago, she was only 17 when it happened.
and not just her mom. He says "give a hug and kiss to dad." so she lost both parents.
Another layer to it is that some people that post things like that do it to get the attention/likes. I know someone on FB who always posts sob stories about how much she misses her mom to get pity likes, when in reality she HATED her, and they hadn't even spoken for years before that.
@@Palitato That's not really "another layer". It's more just you projecting a meaning that wasn't intended onto the song. I'm not saying people like that don't exist, but it clearly wasn't Bo's intended meaning for the song, and is overtly pessimistic for honestly no reason.
@@Palitato you can hate your parents and still be sad when they die
@@gracehiggins2666lmfao, love how you know what he was going for. He chose that age specifically, but you're right it means nothing
"A couple of doves, 3 little words and a ring on her finger from the person that she loves..."
Is connected to the "Mama I got a boyfriend and I'm crazy about him"
Meaning she got married along the way after that realism
I want to highlight how "she" talks about all the achievements she accomplishes but will never be able to really show her mom and dad her new boyfriend or the appartment... but still makes the best of it and keeps going. This makes me so incredible sad, I literally started crying.
That part always makes me cry
@@ShoreFell yup. I can never go passed that part without crying. Losing my mom is my worst fear.
Why?
@@punnypuns5103why what?
This was a great piece of art. It’s even more impressive thinking about how he managed to get each shot perfect, because “Inside” was all just him, inside a room, setting up lights and filming. So, he had to actually stage and take those selfies.
Even just writing all those words on his face for that one small part of the song must have taken forever. I know it would take me a good 2 days to have the words written in the right direction and legible, because mirror writing is not fun.
10:18 is a perfect example of why I enjoy your reactions so much. You can very clearly see the moment your level of attention changes as the song does, where you’re trying to really take it in. Your love of music is so blatant in your reactions whether it’s serious music, ERB, or parody.
Honestly this resonated with me so much. I lost both my parents within a year of each other and I spent so long pretending to be ok with it. But now I own it, I post things that make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, that are cliche and unbelievably white because they make me happy. We all deserve to be happy in spite of our tragedies, and if that’s a pumpkin spice latte and a quote about “live, laugh, love” then who cares?
Hope your doing ok, wish you happiness ❤
Yeah, this song is all about making fun of the stereotypical images that people post on social media, but then gut punches you with the reality that behind all these profiles are real people with real problems. Brilliantly conveyed with the aspect ratio difference and tonal change in the song.
I have to say, you're a really skilled reactor. Maybe that sounds funny, to be "skilled" at reacting, but I'm very impressed how well you pick up on the nuances of things and are able to stop and analyze things as you go, especially the first time you are going through something. I was so glad you picked up right away on the framing, the frame change of the serious part, the potential commentary on the performance vs the person, all that. Most of that I didn't catch until several rewatches and watching some commentary videos. So kudos to you for getting it and breaking it down so quickly. It's why I love your channel
Right? To me he's pretty much unmatched for a reaction channels. He's intelligent, insightful and funny!
You should check out "Oh Bo" or "Hell of a Ride" by this man! You wouldn't think Bo could have great rap skills mixed with this sense of humor of his, but he blends them really well together!
I second Hell of a Ride, one of my favourites. Although I would honestly love to see you react to anything more by Bo, especially his older TH-cam era stuff.
I would like to also add "words, words, words" "new math" "Bo yo" "rant" and "Problems/Straight White Man" to this list
big vouch on hell of a ride
@@echanwhitcomb502 Great choices. 'Bo Fo Sho' would make for a good Knox reaction too, I reckon.
You’re literally one of the only reactors I’ve heard reference his use of the sad backstory behind the scenes of social media and Instagram. Really good catch and I think exactly the juxtaposition he wanted to show.
His old stuff is more up your alley he has some good raps! I like words words words and rant the best!
Also "Oh bo" word play and doubles that would make Em nervous 😂
words words words is great
@@trigea Slim Shady lady.
Words words words is epic
ironic too is good. that was probably his best special. his very first CD is funny af. he could do New Math if he really wants to get cancelled lmao
Bo gives huge props to Tim Minchin as one of his major inspirations. Tim is an Aussie satirist, high caliber pianist , critical thinking endorser, composer for musicals like Matilda/ground hog day and even wrote and acted in a mini series called Upside Down. His video ‘Prejudice’ is one of the most reacted to videos around, especially amongst P.O.C content creators.
Damn man, covid fucked up so many things...
When I read "critical thinking endorser" I immediately think about Qanon and antivaxxers.
Im sure Tim Minchin isnt any of that but damn, people really ruined "critical thinking" as a term...
Yes!! Finally seeing someone mention Minchin, he's amazing.
Freaking Storm gets me every time! He's great and so brilliant with his wording.
It's kind of Bo's wheelhouse to make funny songs that you laugh at, then pull the rug out from under you. He is the master of the gut punch. Make you complicit it something uncomfortable, and force you to reconcile the two within the song. He does it masterfully in songs like, "Kanye Rant (Can't Handle This)", "All Eyes on Me" and, "How The World Works".
He also talks a lot in his songs about the act of performing, and what that means to him. In this song, I think that Bo realized that, "White women of instagram" are ripe for making fun of, with their self-centered need to be the center of attention, but also realizes that what they are doing isn't all that different from what he is doing. He is trying to curate an internet audience to pay attention to him, he is just as self absorbed, which is why he puts himself literally into the role of a instagrammer. The moment of opening up (Literally) and being vulnerable, seeing the humanity in another, reflects his own emotional needs. He can make fun of them in a good natured way, but he knows he isn't better then them. He isn't even different from them.
I like what you said, but my favorite number is 42,so I had to be the 42nd like on your comment.
Dude, your reaction when to gets to her mom part...is so genuine...you were so surprised at what was being said, and it to got further it made you react as intended...awesome video man love watching these...
One thing about Bo Burnham, he will always lead with empathy and he never punches down
This song has me on the verge of tears every time I hear it. I love my mom so much and I can't imagine losing her
Losing either parent is the worst thing I’ve experienced in my life so hug your mom as much as possible
Shit, you're clever! I did not expect you to catch ALL the layers on this. Most reactors usually catch only the mocking part (and some reactors get offended). You catched up so quickly, and MAN do I respect the break-down of the musical aspects! Bo is insanely good & ambitious musician.
Bo has so many songs that are a mix between light hearted and darkness that’s why his songs are so brilliant he’s a amazing lyricist
Totally check out “All Eyes on Me” from that same Bo Burnam special. I promise there’s so much complexity to both the lyrics and his performance that you’ll be thinking about it for a long time.
I also recommend “That Funny Feeling”. It’s a nihilistic take on consumerism and climate change. It’s also from the same special.
From this special, I’d say you should react to How the World Works, That Funny Feeling, 30, All Eyes On Me, and Goodbye
People usually miss that, it's great you understood the tonal change
Hey Knox, Bo can rap with really good bars too. Check "rant" or "nerds" if you can.
don't forget hell of a ride.
that thing is amazing.
Knox man, I just want to say that you have an insane talent at breaking music down. The amount of context and I formation someone needs to know to catch the meanings behind meanings is insane and you do it flawlessly. Take it from a viewers perspective because you’re with yourself everyday. Im mean, you’re so good that. you’re being accused of listening to the song before breaking it down. I’m beyond sure that this talent leaks into your everyday life and I’m legit certain that you are one of the most genuine people I’ve ever heard speak and I never even met you. I can smell your kind heart from here, and I just wish your and your family nothing but health, wealth, and happiness man. Keep striving higher and keep bringing smiles to the world with your music/content!
If you are doing more Bo Burnham then there are actually some that have some good word paly in them Like Bo fo sho, Words Words Words, Oh Bo, #Deep, Ironic, Whats funny, Rant, Nerds, Hell of a ride and more. Altough they might not be 100% ¨TH-cam friendly¨ There are some good laughs in there.
I love seeing reactions of Bo! Keep up the great work Knox! Another recommendation for Bo is All Eyes On Me, if you're interested :)
This is the best review I’ve seen of this song. The way Bo uses the frame to tell a story about performing and vulnerability is layered. Great job picking that out on the first run through!
That tonal change hits me so hard every time, and it tells me that I'm not ready to lose my parents... I love Bo...
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly you pick up on the little nuances of the songs you react to.
I've heard this song a half dozen times and still didn't catch 2/3 of what you pointed out.
Kudos to your talent Knox!
Ok Today IS MY BIRTHDAY, so I will BEG that you do TIM MINCHIM Prejudice and Thank you God as soon as possible. But this Bo Burnham Rabbit hole with your keen insight and deep digging is gonna be rich. So many reactors are neither fission or fusion, and you bring both and contain it masterfully.
I love your style of reaction videos and analysis. You're really intuitive and obviously schooled in music theory. Very impressed! Thank you! Love your Bo Burnham reactions the best!
All Eyes on Me, Goodbye, or Comedy would all be great choices for a next Bo Burnham song from this special to react to. Though if Knox is gonna go more from “Inside” he should probably save Goodbye for last. Would appreciate it more that way
you gotta do "All Eyes On Me" by Bo. It's nothing crazy lyrically, but the meaning behind it is crazy
I don't think All Eyes On Me hits very hard when you just hear it for the firsf time as a song on it's own. If you hear it for the first time in the context of the entire special, it's both a gut punch and a catharsis.
Excellent catches, I teared up a bit when you reacted to the middle part and how you explained it. Thank you Knox
I love your insights during the reactions. Really makes you stand out. Like pointing out how when the woman is opening up on Instagram, the frame gets wider.
I think this is the best reaction I've seen to this song, you really felt the comedy and the serious tones 100% in a way most other reactors didn't. And your analysis was great too. Definitely hope you do more Bo reactions.
This was the most insightful, thoughtfully expressed, and fun critiques/reactions to this I've seen of this song - and I think I've watched them all. 😂 Subbing, and way looking forward to more of your reactions!
I love his layers and I absolutely love that you were able to peel them back and verbalize them.
Loved that you realized the frame change to point how that part wasn't performative :) it'd be cool to see how you react to Funny Feeling, also from the same special. It was the deepest one for me and the one that fucked me up the most.
I’m glad you’re enjoying Bo’s stuff! I think his older stuff might be more up your alley. “Oh Bo” and “Words Words Words” are some that have music videos on his channel. He also has audio for some other songs, I’d recommend “Nerds,” “Hell of a Ride,” “Eff,” also “Art is Dead.”
Crazy fact!! he did all this conceptual art for the video by himself!! in his studio, he edited everything, recorded all alone you can see it from "inside" by bor burnhan in Netflix.
Man I love watching actual musicians react to Bo because of all the crazy extra stuff he's able to add that most people can't. You can tell actual musicians appreciate all the wild details in his music. You're a rapper though Knox you gotta react to his raps! Checkout Hell of a Ride, Eff, or Rant.
You got it exactly right. The frame widening out and that section of the song, was showing as fake as IG can be, there are real and genuine moments as well.
More Bo Burnham, I love it :D
There are two that should be watched together: Can't handle this & Are you happy
All Eyes on me is also one that explains a little bit after them.
Oh, you also should check out Unpaid Intern from Bo xD
You’re taken on a journey with catchy pop, humour and Instagram visuals. Representative of how contrived “all” of these scenes are, as you stated, how performative it all is - then you’re thrown a curve ball. Reminding everyone that however contrived there are still real people with a lot of real feelings/problems/issues (however you’d like to define it) on the other side.
Oh man, amazing reaction, as always. You really look into it, huh, that's how we know how deep and real your passion for music is.
"How the world works" it's from Inside as well (and uploaded to TH-cam) and I got a feeling you'll like it!!
Dude, don't know who you are or anything about you, random popup so to speak, but man, I really enjoy your reactions and commentary, you add so much back drop and story to the content your reacting to I love it, it's really great. it's so interesting because you mention things I have not thought of, as for Bo Burnham, he too is awesome, I love all his work and yes, in most everything he does, it's generally comedy mixed in with a serious side and like you said, he is probably referencing his own complexities as well as everyone else, showing us all how seriously phony our lives are at times. my view is that most of everything presented to us is an illusion of someone else creation and I think Bo does a very good job showing us all how truly absurd things can be.
Anyway, thanks for your reactions, I really like them a lot, very good.
I absolutely love your breakdowns dude, your intelligence is obvious and honestly rare to see among reaction channels.
Masterful artists that go against the grain in such entertaining ways is my cup of tea. Bo is an underrated GOAT.
I wouldnt call Bo Burnham underrated though,
@@Leviathandk your mom's underrated
@@OXSkuldream I think you misunderstood my comment ;)
@@Leviathandk I think you misunderstood my comment as well, your mom's actually overrated
@@OXSkuldream Your life's overrated.
Totally agree. Great reaction. You’re gonna love All Eyes On Me
"Art is dead" is a really good song from him! A lot more serious, but definitely worth checking out!
oml your reaction and the way your understanding to what bo's tryna implement just GREAT
Bo is an excellent rapper. Some suggestions:
- Eff
- Words, Words, Words
- Rant
- Hell of a Ride
- I’m Bo Yo
- Oh Bo
Have fun breaking down his bars
There's always more to people than what you see on social media. There's a real person there with real feelings, problems, thoughts. That short scene displays that well
you have to do as much Bo as you can, you are by far the best ive seen at talking about what Bo says and explaining. You are very smart! glad ive found your channel
Can’t forget “I’m Bo Yo.” Knox is gonna love that track
Took me several listens before I linked the repeated line “is this heaven?” to the middle section - then it makes a lot more sense.
I’m not really a fan of reaction videos generally but the few I’ve seen from you have been really thoughtful and you pick up on things that others don’t. You should definitely look at a lot more Bo Burnham - his earlier raps have so much wordplay and they go over the heads of most reactors I’ve seen.
Please do more of Bo's stuff. I really think you'll enjoy the depth and and layers.
I love that he shocked you with the reveal in this one.
Thank you for this wonderful examination of that track, but most of all, thank you for the genuine nature of your reaction.
Sorry for drawing attention to it, but you can really hear the emotions in your voice when that tone switch hits 11:15
In my mind the song at first seems to ridicule the simple and repating nature of internet positivity
Then it hits you with some real harsh reality
And you realise, that there's nothing cringey about appreciating all of the simple and small things that are nice about the world.
Great reaction! Loved your instant reaction to the tone change, as well as lingering on the deeper meaning
The video for All eyes on me is also on TH-cam. Quite a few of the songs are as well. Would love your reaction to That funny feeling. And How the world works. And Problematic.
Honestly, I wish you could do the whole special from start to finish, in song sized bits. That'd be amazing. Could you react to the special, sharing the music but not the screen? Think a lot of us have the imagery playing along with the tracks in our heads anyway
As a white woman who has a favorite pic of my mom and I on Instagram… it was a gut punch… my mom passed away almost 5 years ago, today I’m older, wiser, happier (even finally having the right guy!) and I wish so hard every day I could share it with her… my dad passed away last year so that whooooole part… ooooooof… I love Bo ❤️
I never realized the complexity of this song until you reacted to it. After his sad monologue, they give this little happy ending dropped in, talking about her getting married. It gets buried in all the fake pageantry, because its a little moment flooded in the pageantry.
Love Bo!! Please do more. His TH-cam channel has all the videos.
And love to you Knox!
I'm very fond of your analysis'. A lot of people kind of brush off the "real" part as "wow it got sad for a second" but it's so much more than that. It's what informs the whole rest of the song.
Halfway through and dang you're really insightful. Never thought about the square shots or filters
It would be so dope if you reacted to some of Bo's raps. Hell of a ride, I'm Bo yo, Oh Bo, and words words words all have some hilarious bars that could really use a professional bar breakdown. Love what you do so much and it's so sick do see you diversifying your content and reacting to other super talented artists.
I've been watching your ERB's for a while now because I like your breakdown of the lyrics and you're a pretty smart dude. Then you absolutely nailed the serious portion of this video, just like I knew you would. Have my subscription.
BTW, your next one definitely needs to be "All Eyes on Me" which is from this same special.
you always give great Bo reactions. Love watching y ou.
You NEED to react to 'Can't handle this', 'All eyes on me', 'Lower your expectation' and 'Art is dead'.
This one of the best things Bo ever made, and I love a ton of his stuff. There's love and respect in it, all while it's still an excellent take down of a culture that clearly irritates him. He's a great artist, and I'm glad you gave this the respect it deserves
This song makes me tear up, man 😭❤
Good reaction, love the reality that shows up and makes you see that we're all human and not one dimensional
Watching “Inside” on the big screen made the change between the Instagram ratio and the full screen even more obvious. Great observations!
Cool that you react to Bo Burnham. One of my favorite artist ; )
I'm impressed that you saw the frame change the first time through. I watched it a couple times before realizing that it happened and why.
Probably the best reaction Knox. Good stuff.
Can’t handle this is an absolute MUST!!!! Great reaction!
The whole special is, well, special. He has a real way with showing instead of telling, even though his medium is often musical comedy. Master of implicit exposition.
A dream catcher from urban outfitters will never change
The “Kanye Rant” is one of my favorites from Bo.
Bo is a master at this and does this a lot. It's like, hey isn't this hilarious?! Bang. Truth.
missing the Bo reactions! One great song of him i think you should react is Rant!
Fuck yes Knox reacting to Bo Burnham, my day is complete
Loving your analysis of the song and video, one thing you probably didn't notice, but this character, based on the video and song, would have lost her mum at 16.
Ok Knox, it's now ur turn to do the "reality" version of this song! Come on' that would be comedy gold!
The fact that he did this from his room solo is even more impressive.
Yes!!! Please do more Bo!!! Love your reactions :)
Sir KNOX. Please do more BO BURNHAM. You're the best for breaking down his other songs. This is just the tip of the iceberg; that being his philosophy.
Bo has so many sides for wordplay/ raps you should she words words words, for a verry interesting take on music you should watch "country song" and if you wanna se one amazing live with a verry personal message its " Cant handle" this( Kanye rant). Id also recomend "from gods perspective".. And those are just to get a good mix. He has so much good stuff.
Some of the best songs sadly are not on TH-cam with the video in an official sense. You could listen only but I think this song shows how important the visual aspect of his songs and performances are
Other great songs are "Sexting", "That's How the world Works", "Coutry Boy", "From God's Perspective", "Good boy, bad boy" and "Sad".
Appreciate you Knox! You really are a good’un 💜💜🙌
That bridge literally never fails to give me chills
keep reacting to him!!! he's amazing!
i think another layer to the tonal shift is how people will talk about all this personal stuff on social media. like, don't get me wrong, i love the perspective of "you never know what someone's going through viewed through the lens of their insta, but in true Bo fashion, it has layers of meaning.