Steam Powered Giraffe - Brass Goggles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มี.ค. 2012
- © 2011 Steam Powered Giraffe LLC.
Steam Powered Giraffe performing their song "Brass Goggles".
DP - Raul Urreola
Edited by - David Michael Bennett "The Spine"
"Brass Goggles" is from the album "Album One" and can also be heard live on the album 'Live at the Globe of
Yesterday's Tomorrow'. Both albums are available on CD, iTunes, and other digital music distributors.
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Other links:
Website: www.SteamPoweredGiraffe.com
Facebook: / steampoweredgiraffe
Raul Urreola: www.UrreolaFilm.com
"Brass Goggles" Lyrics
Music & Lyrics by Christopher Bennett
Composed by Jonathan Sprague
(Attune your ears to the grinding gears)
Come with me I'll show you how to be a metal man
When the gears are turning and the fires are burning
When the world ticks around you,
voices tocking all the time
And you live for sleep you've never slept
because you cannot sleep
Colonel Walter was shocked
when he learned from the Nile
Copper African elephants turning hostile
So he built these wonderful automaton bloaks
And a very big steam powered giraffe what smokes
Now the war is passed and over
We're left to sit and wonder
What is life and what is real?
And why do living things need feeling?
(One, two, three)
Chorus:
La-Da-Da-Da-Da (x3)
La-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da
La-Da-Da-Da-Da (x2)
La-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da
How'd you like to try pumping
lead through your veins
Or have a heart so wet and cold it starts rusting
When the world ticks around you,
voices tocking all the time
You live for feelings you've never felt
because you cannot feel
And what is this leaking affecting my eye?
Does the oil that is dripping mean this is a cry?
Will I ever be something with feelings to hide?
Or am I just a boiler with nothing inside?
I want all today
Don't want to hear you say
You can't do this, you can't do that
You're not a living thing with feeling
(One, two, three)
(Chorus)
Wind me up, turn the gears (Brass goggles!)
Wind me up, turn the gears (Brass goggles!)
Wind me up, turn the gears (Brass goggles, goggles, goggles!)
Wind me up, turn the gears (Brass googles!)
(Part 1 & 2 together)
Part 1:
I want all today
Don't want to hear you say
I love you, I love you
I love-love-love you
Part 2:
Colonel Walter was shocked when he learned from the Nile
Copper African elephants turning hostile
So he built these wonderful automaton bloaks
And a very big steam powered giraffe what smokes
Wind me up, turn the gears (x4)
(Chorus) - เพลง
I'm convinced that the silver fellow in the middle truly is a robot.
That's spine
That's the spine.
He's an natural robot man.
@@Miller-og8ke no hes that metal fellow
David (The Spine) is a great actor. My favorite guy.
"When the world ticks around you, voices tocking all the time"
This line is lowkey genius
Or genius in a major key as it were. :p
@@carchariasspartania3958 award for the best SPG pun ive seen thus far
LOWKEY!? NO, it's HIGHBROW!
I had to rewatch a couple times to realize that was him it’s impressive af
I love that the silver guy demonstrated the absolutely massive range of his vocals using just the words Brass Goggles
TEDnator his name is the spine
You should see his cover of shine bright like a diamond. His vocal range is MASSIVE!
@@charlenef3308 ay don't forget about hot on the trail
@@CosmicTheWeb Very true
This comment is 9 months old (Congrats on the baby) but listen to his cover of Diamonds. His range... I am envious as fuck.
The guitarist is so unbelievably good at the robot act
Yeah, David (The Spine) is really fantastic at it. Some in the Fandom believe he's an actual robot acting like a person acting as a robot.
@@mementomori8826 yes, and since he's so tall with long limbs, that makes it extra expressive. He's a joy to watch!
Also, memento mori, friend. Always nice to see where fandoms overlap :)
When I first saw these guys' faces and strange moves, I thought they were 3D characters lol. How astonished I was when I realized they were real life people.
I agree with the sentiment
Like they stepped off the screen wouldn't you say
Amazing what makeup does
Everyone hates mimes. Until they meet mimes XD
No, they're robots.
I had the same feeling when I first watched the Honeybee clip, I was trying to understande if they where humans or robots the whole video XD
Holly crap. Spine has a HUGE vocal range.
The song ""Diamonds" REALLLY illustrates his vocal range.
More range than an ICBM ffs
@Eveningkiss : I was about to say that. It impresses me EVERY. DAMN. SINGLE. TIME.
İts mechanical guys, literally. Like your phone
You can really hear it in his cover of "Diamonds".
1950's America: Now, uh don't follow the red star.
I got it, clever little one.
I almost did spit take
I get it now lol
I don't get it 😂
@@roxy7963 Red star is associated with communism, Americans hated communism especially around those times. Everyone but the far left still does as it always ends up destroying democracy. You know the saying you can vote your way into communism but you have to shoot your way out.
I enjoy the fact that only the lyrics "la da da da da" has on screen lyrics. None of the other words.... Just the the easy chorus.
And its wrong too its "la la la la la ta"
@@lekkek no, YOU're wrong...
It is in fact "la da da da da"...
@@thejestermesterjtn5087 WRONG! IT'S: La ra ra ra tha.
La ra ra ra na ra.
la ra ra ra na na na na na ra.
You figure when does it play-
@@FRR363 yeah, well, I can also hear it, but the text says otherways :///
@@thejestermesterjtn5087 K.
Completely, totally, stupidly obsessed with this song.
Me too
+Hylian Runaway isn't everyone?
+Caitlyn WIlliams 616 people at least
Jkop I am pretty sure everyone else just hasn't heard it, or are so blown away by its awesomeness they forgot to hit the like button
***** Of course! ;P
How is anyone able to pull off such unnatural movements so casually?
Practice and pure DETERMINATION!!
Idk why I got so overexcited near the end, I just did.
They've had 2-3 years of pantomime training. Quite impressive really.
+Janna Shipper
Yeah, that too, I guess..
Bunny and David took classes for mime. that's how they met Jon and Sam =)
I thought they met during like, high or middle school or something, not mime. Isn't Sam self taught in pantomiming, or am I just being stupid?
Lyrics:
This is a red star. Don't sing these lyrics.
Lyrics:
Meow meow meow meow
Oh no, you read the red star lyrics, you're the next joint the The Spine's spine
I don't care if this was 8 years ago, this song is and will always be a banger
Unless you're like me who found this song like 3 days ago and is now gonna listen to it until it makes me absolutely crazy!
@@breadducky4514 Yep. I'm going to listen to it until it drives my wife crazy, and then I'll hit repeat. Cheers!
it's so wild seeing how different Bunny looked at the time vs now
This.
yes sir
I swear, Bunny would be a great voice actor. Such a very multi-talented being.
Oh, The Spine would definitely be a cool voice actor also.
After everything that's happened in the voice acting world I'd love some fresh blood
I need a TV show of them.
My friend always talks about how she’d love to have bunny voice a character in an animation she’s making. Both of them would be incredible voice actors.
Genevieve55 in some videos when bunny does a deep voice she jokes about how she does sound like plankton
Lily Rubin there are comics on there website if your interested
"Even if you're in your underwear, sing loud and proud."
How does he know?
***** She*
*****
Dude it's a she. It may look like a guy but she is not.
straymutt Dk yeah, bro it's an understandable mistake.
+straymutt Dk I'm pretty sure this is from before she was out as trans, and certainly before she started her transition.
she*
HOW ARE THE MOVEMENTS SO INCREDIBLY ROBOTIC
ITS
SO UNNERVING
I LOVE IT
Its because the original members were all trained in classical mime in college and even newer members and past members who weren't were trained by the Bennet twins... Or so they say to hide that theyre real robots
They be singing, and playing, while making robot movements? While also harmonizing?? How can a group be so talented?!!?!?
And that's the end of this song.
If you would like to play it again, just deposit four quarters into the slot in front of you,
and watch the metal men begin to move once more.
omgsh
+Finn Underwood Oh man! That would be an amazing street performance! Just imagine you come across these "robots" while you're walking down the street and they're all shutdown and lifeless but you see a jukebox or something beside them. You put money in, select a song, then they come alive and play the song before shutting down again until the next person comes by and turns it on again. Would take a lot of hard work to stay in one pose for indefinite periods of time though and they would need a "caretaker" to make sure people didn't mess with the robots while they were inactive.
+Opie2099 true, but if it were this song I would run out and of momey
+Opie2099 SPG actually started out doing street performance in about 2008 I believe?
Finn Underwood "metal men"
*cough* 👀
Me at the start. "I see no pug, dog or red star, good sir."
Pug literally bounces on lyrics. "La da da."
Me. "My apologies, please continue."
Ma’am*
It's super cool seeing how far Bunny has come. Her voice sounds quite different now but Rabbit is still the same crazy automaton ❤
We love her all the more for it!
@@thenamesej9674 she is like 70 percent leg now, im so jealous it’s actually unfair
@@smoothiemcguffin2721 she always 70 percent leg, but now she shows it off. as she should
best lines in this hands down goes to 'what is this leaking affecting my eye? does the oil thats dripping mean this is a cry? will I ever be something with feeling to hide? or am i just a boiler thats empty inside?'. its that fundamental story of a robot given emotion, but tied to the unique human experience and how we deal with emotion day to day. then it goes right back. love this song and may steal that line for a dnd npc at some point
Spine got one hell of a range on his voice
He was programmed that way.
His voice is so fucking cool, it's like Axle Rose from Guns&Roses
MEEEDIC!
2:25 I thought for a moment there that Tay Zonday was singing with those deep notes
have you heard his cover of rihannas diamond? epic! I love spine
When Rabbit sang "A very big Steam Powered Giraffe with smokes." I sometimes hear it as, "GEE, RABBIT SMOKES?!"
Yeah, Rabbit seemed to slur that line every time in this song for some reason. All I hear is "steam mao gee rabbit smokes".
I don't hear that line at all. Well I do hear A very big Steam Powered Giraffe with smokes.
For the longest time all I heard was "A very big steam-powered G. Edward Smokes"
I am still trying to figure out why is Rabbit smoking?
I've heard it that way at times myself. Sometimes I've also heard it as "A very big Steam Powered Giraffe who smokes". I've also noticed sometimes they don't enunciate and I have to look up the lyrics at times. I'm not complaining though, it makes it more fun to listen to if anything he he he.
I really love the culture around this band, it's amazing how people respect Rabbit's gender even when talking about her art from b4 she was out and how much she's changed and grown. I don't see that very often and its so heart warming and wonderful to see!♡
Wait, we've had the same Rabbit this entire time?
@@TheEmpireDidNothingWrong yeah, her and Spine are twin siblings
which one is rabbit? I've seen the pink hair rabbit.
Is Rabbit the one who talks in the beginning?
@@MedicFromTF2_REALyes
it's really amazing how little rabbit blinks in this- i don't know how she resists the instinct so well but it really adds a lot to the robot vibes.
That's true , she barely blinks
I use my contacts to win staring contacts. Maybe those?
@@SpaceyBrain That's possible, they have videos of them getting into makeup so they might mention it. It's also possible that they've been doing it so long they've just gotten good at hiding their blinking..lol, they've been working on this act for years and years.
She's a cat
Honestly, for me when I'm singing I find it easier to resist the urge to blink
I get goosebumps from hearing the Spine in the background from 4:17.
Every.
Single.
Time.
Spine?
It's the sound of a spine breaking
I think hes the silver one
@@mrslasher1064 correct you are friendo
I can't get over how cool they look...
Here here
Same
Let's admit it though, this song is incredible, and not a single person doesn't get chills when the instruments cut out, Spine, rabbit, Jon, y'all are amazing, Hatchworth is amazing, zero is amazing, you're all amazing, if y'all are reading this from Walton Manor, hello you gorgeous specimens
*Upgrade has joined the chat*
Hey uhm you forgot Upgrade, and Upgrade is bby who deserves acknowledgement 💖
For performers who are phenomenal at looking emotionless, and a song so dedicated to not being to feel and understand your own emotions, there is SO much emotion conveyed in this song, I love it so much.
Nothing is quite as fun as singing along this as loud as you can when no one's home. It kind of reminds me of Bohemian Rhapsody in that "do as many voices as possible and go nuts when it comes on" way.
Very much agree
Hell yeah or when you're drunk with your friends and walking around downtown. The acoustics are amazing.
You wrongly assume that it is only fun when you are alone and/or at home B)
"This is a red star.
Don't sing these lyrics."
And that's exactly what we all did.
Well played, sirs.
Sirs and ma’am*
God 11 years later and this still itches a good part of my brain
I JUST FOUND THIS BAND I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, THE HARMONY, THE PUG, THE MOVES, THE MAKEUP, JUST AMAZING
WELCOME FRIEND! STAY HERE FOR EVER
@@olympe6609 Thanks for the welcome :)
I'm jealous of the wonderful assortment of hats in this video. I want all of them.
+Seth Ford Hell yeah, as well as/especially Hatchworks!
Same
+Kolemjdoucí Do you mean Sam?
I want all today....
*All* the hats!!!
2:20 will forever be the favorite part of this song for me
When I was young my father used to love this band. He still does but he's found others. This is one of the only songs I remember, and I remember asking him to play this song all the time, I loved it so much. But I always asked him what it was called because I could never remember, it's amazing hearing it again.
It sounds like They Might Be Giants to me. What's that one called called? Constantinople?
That piano part is BANGIN
I can't stop listening to this and Honeybee. Definitely their best songs.
Agreed 100%
malfunction
i like those two AND Automatonic Electronic Harmonics.
And Captain Albert Alexander
You’re not the only one
It took me years to read the lyrics and realize that it's not "voices talking" but "voices tocking." It's a fucking pun. Gdi Rabbit.
I loooooove the "cacophony" at the end, with Spine getting stuck saying googles and it somehow solves itself into a beautiful harmony.
A place a Metalhead like me can relax and take a break from the headbanging I do everyday.
Exactly what I'm doing rn
Its so awesome to see how far Rabbit has come. So proud of her.
'you got your pork rinds and/or sandwich?'
*i look at my subway*
damn robots how do they know everything!?
Omg same here😂😂👌🏼 it was delicious
+Artsy Scrub Fuckin' Synths*
you got abandoned subway rails?
+Artsy Scrub Statistical probability, my friend
its steamnet it knows everything
Still hits 10 years later
So I just randomly got recommended this. Safe to say I’m about to fall down another rabbit hole (pun intended)
Aw I love-love-love you too, Jon. You are dearly missed.
What ever happened to him?
someday I will watch this in my underwear with a bag of pork rinds and a sandwich
Are you saying you haven't done that
It's been a year have you achieved it
Sunshine And Peppermint Tea please tell me you have
I'm watching this on the can! 🤣🤣🤣
I would like to eat some pork wings
nobody:
spine: BRASS GOGGLES BRASS GOGGLES BRASS GOGGLES
I'm gonna follow the damned red star.
EDIT: Don't do it, by all that is mighty and metallic do not do it.
Too late
fUCK
Rabbit has the best smile.
"Turn your ears, to the grinding gears."
Love that part.
Lunacik And now I'll just sulk in shame.
It's been a couple of years since I discovered SPG, but the trio blending break still blows my mind. It's so good. Their voices complement each other and the chemistry between them is just amazing. I'm a metalhead (no pun intended) but I know good music when I hear it no matter the genre, and this is great. This and Honeybee are my favorites.
Flashback to when bunny jump scared my class because I was watching brass goggles and my teacher accidentally made my screen everybody's screen for a second lol
Seven Flowers LMAO
Bunny or Bonnie?
Science has yet to determine
Just when you thought a rabbit couldn't be scary. Bunny comes along and jumpscares children. 🤣🤣
They never make my screen everyone else's screen. You're lucky
My big brother got me all three albums for Christmas. Not saying this affects how much I love him but he is much more tolerable now. Still the best bro ever.
I love Rabbits laugh at the end
The Spines vocal range while playing guitar in this video is absolutely amazing
"When you live for feelings you never felt because you cannot feel"
I felt that....I mean.... wait...
They definitely need an animated film or series. They would make perfect characters with amazing songs!
Everytime I sing the red star bit. It's become unavoidable.
so I'm not the only one that does that lol😉
omg i love ur profile pic
Thanks
Even if I'm listening to the album version, I do the same...
HAVOK RP Group lol
Every time I hear "got your bag of pork rinds and or sandwich?" I lose it and start giggling like an idiot
The first time I heard this song it was a bit creepy for I was eating a sandwich and about to open a bag of porkrines. Was not in my undies, but still creeped me out.
I mean, maybe you had clothes on over them, but you were still likely in your underwear.
Gazella Mech
(In Murderface's voice) I believe it's called...going commando.
@@CosmicG777 Murderface can't find underwear that can holster that bass-playing ass jockey. Let's keep context in mind here.
*GOT YOUR BAG O' PORK RINDS AND YA SANDWICH???*
the first time i heard this song i was not sober...
Is it me or does the drummer look like Hatchworth in human disguise?
dogmirian It is actually Sam Luke (Hatchworth!) ~Izzy
Steam Powered Giraffe HI IZZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
Grell Sutcliff
OMG I LOVE THEM ALL !!!!!!!!!!!
.......................................................xoxoxo
It's before the other robots "upgraded" him to singer status by doing a robot conversion.
+Steam Powered Giraffe So he took the upgrade... I like it!
This video is the only provider of serotonin I have.
Will I ever stop listening to this on repeat? No, under no circumstances. This is perfection.
I feel that. It's to the point my TH-cam recommend mix is like 80% SPG
It's so strange how they're able to be so expressive, and still have the same movements as an actual automaton. I think it's impressive!
Seeing just Bunny and David by themselves/just with each other makes it easy to forget how freakin' tall they are. They make Jon look like a child.
I’ve been repeating this song for 3 hours a day lol
11 years later this is still a banger!!
This is a red star don't- DAMMIT
OMG! My dad did that, but when the chihuahua came on. He was totally like, "Meow meow meow meow... "
Trinriri B your dad has a great taste in music.
Ahh, why thank you =P
And dogs! Chihuahuas rule, pugs drool (they DO: my friends have one and she drools)
Don't worry, i did it too when I first heard it.
i see no pug head. i am extremely distressed. is this the red star's doing?
oh there it is. thank groodness.
1:59 Pug head =)
Just wanted to say, I love your comment so, so much. "Is this the red star's doing" actually made me smile :)
Liliana Lancheros thank you. smile-making is my purpose.
The red star was a trap :O don't look it!
I played this on one of the display phones at Walmart. 10/10 would recommend
Am I the only one who thinks this kind of funniness and sense of humor is exactly what the world needs nowadays
The Spiiiiineeee.... I love him so
The boy I like listens to this band, so I gave it a go. Not disappointed.
Lol is his name Devin?
Marry that boy
Rosy Sweet
How did things go with you guys?
2 years, hows it going?
Same here
my 18 yr old just introduced me to thses guys!!! OMMMGGGG!!!! I am in love!!! this is the coolest damn thing!!!!
Something about this song tickles my brain,and I like it.
Rabbit... 'Even if you're in your underwear, sing loud and proud!'
I may or may not have quoted that at choir before. :|
I may or may not be okay with that.
littleblu33 I'm ok with it
littleblu33 If I heard you I would have instantly become your friend
Attune your ears...
To the grinding gears...
Literally watched this for the first time not knowing anything about the song let alone very little about the band besides one song. In the beginning the video he says "even if you're in your underwear" and I was in fact in my bed at 5am in my underwear, high af though. Tripped me out. Thought I'd share. Cheers.
as many times as I've listened to this song over the years, somehow only just now did I realize The Spine was singin the lyric "brass goggles" repeatedly in the background at the end.
I feel completely unobservant, but also love that even all these years later, I get to find some new bits to an old favorite to enjoy
The gray foil dude has some pretty smooth movements, love it!
I think u mean the guy in the middle and he is spine
That would be The Spine. He's the backbone of the group.
+ShadowX 1337 nice pun 😛
*_Ba dum tss_*
the gray dude is the spine.
This is my granddaughter's favorite song -- she's loved this song ever since she was months old. She's now two and we dance to this song every Sunday morning when she comes over for breakfast. She runs in to me and tells me, "Raff?" And we play Steam Powered Giraffe all morning long. You guys are great.
Fun fact this was the first video i watched on youtube
I am just in awe. Level of these musicians fidelity to mechatron movements is through the roof. Overall performance is stunning and I enjoyed every second of it!
DAMN! I've had this song on repeat for the last hour... i can't stop D:
why would you want to stop?
Doctorinfocraft to play another SPG song?
This one sounds way better than the one on itunes. Why is there two different ones?
firetruck boy14 Because this one was recorded in a studio with the full performance for a now discontinued DVD! ~Isabella
Steam Powered Giraffe You can still purchase this version of the song digitally!
Okay, thanks! Also, I love how you respond to comments
Steam Powered Giraffe You're one of the best bands *EVER!!!!* can i please have some brass goggles
I'd like to add that the one available on itunes was after jon left the band so it has different vocals from hatchworth (the dude you see drumming in background) and that also the band is just getting kind of old X3 no offense guys just joking.
every time i listen to this song i start SCHMOOVING
They look and move like a 2010s cgi video game cut scene characters, I genuinely thought they were animated in at the beginning
I'd sell the half of my soul to see SPG live.
Nah, you should keep your soul in one piece.
Nosebleed Macgee No but seriously ;-;
Think of your soul as a fleshy sack of viscous yellow fluid. When you barter a part of your soul to an ideal master, it leaves the sack open to infection, the fluid leaks and oozes out and that tends to end with a nasty mess. I do not mean a mess that can be remedied with a mop, I am talking about a mess that is very difficult to clean.
・Deyra・ I went a couple years ago when rabbit first started to transition. It was great. they interacted with the crowd. Bunny and the spin both got off stage, and they did little skits inbetween songs. it was worth every penny!
Go to animecon.org. They are usually at one of their cons.
I was singing this I math and I met another fan that way :D
+Alicia Christine niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice
That is the greatest thing ever XD
I have a friend who introduced me to this and I'n super hooked now.
Perform Capt. Albert Alexander with them. One of you could learn the dance moves while the other could sing.
+Dank_Kitty_Cat
Can you imagine how the dance moves look without the music? You'd look like a madman praticing that. I mean, you'd look like a madman dancing like that WITH music, but I mean..
Brilliant I'm 65 and never heard of this band
A collab with will wood feels like it would be fire
Ah their facial expressions, gestures, and voices! Excellent and talented actors/singers! I'm so glad you guys exist, excuse me while I fan girl all over the place over your talent.
the world needs more steampunk🤖😻😍😁.
Agreed
You have really read my mind
🤖🤖🤖🥽🥼🧤🥾
Thank goodness they warned us about the red star and the chihuahua head, or I would have definitely sung those lyrics!
Still jamming this in 2023!
Rabbit is so fucking strange and that's why Rabbit is my favorite.
I only discovered your band yesterday... I must have been living under a rock or something because I absolutely love you! You're awesome, I love your music, your look, your lyrics. You are true entertainers and professionals and you should be very proud of yourselves! Keep up the good work! ❤️ xx
+Gemma Cordon I just entered that same boat.
Welcome aboard!! I'm still completely hooked 😊. Xx
+Gemma Cordon I just hope we don't go fishing. Because fishing is boring.
Ahh same
Spine is all over the extremes of his range with this one, and he does so perfectly and with ease. Great performance. One of my favorite SPG songs. I frequently get the DA DA DA DA DA earbug in my head, and it's quite delightful.
To think I was jamming to SPG back in freshman year of high school and *to this day* i havent come across anyone quite like them. They are just so unique, in every way, and i still love it.
Technically, aren't we ALL in our underwear?
nope ;)
Oh.
+SteampunkMaster I'm not right now, since all of mine were dirty.
+Dr. Bees Thanks for letting me know, pal.
I'm starting a tally. Underwear or not, comment pls
+SteampunkMaster define......underwear........ O_o