Fun injoke: Bo once made a joke in the "green room" with some comedians(the video is on TH-cam) where he started talking about how his favourite comedian (Hans Teeuwen) did a scetch about a black sockpuppet. Another comedian immediately responded with "already I don't like it" and without missing a beat Bo responds "ok, ok, it's a white sock". I have no idea if Socko being white is a nod to that joke, or just a coincidence... But personally I think it's too big of a coincidence
In the same show, when talking about why there's a lot of ironic detachment in his comedy, he answered that he doesn't really value what he thinks as much, because no-one (not even him) wants to hear how a 20 year old thinks the world works. So he waited 10 years and did exactly that.
Marc Maron! He also performed "art is dead" for a bunch of very rich and well-established guys like Ray ramano and judd Apatow amd stared daggers at them a couple of times. Lotta sack on Bo, for sure
No, y’all were right. This is the right choice. I’m still throwing out “That funny feeling” as a recommendation though. And if you want to go early Bo, I gotta recommend “Repeat stuff”.
I know its late, but That Funny feeling really needs to be watched within the conext of the special. Even though the song is amazing as an insight into disacociation, you have to know a bit about the circumstances of the performer for it to really click.
What really impresses me about this one is that Bo isn't afraid to make himself the villain towards the end. When it comes to the kinds of sociopolitical issues that Socko is talking about, a lot of... shall we say lower-melanin folks get really insecure at the idea that they might be seen as the "bad guy" and so they act out in response to that. But Bo's willing to represent the power structure in order to make his point. #JUSTICEFORSOCKO
He was the villain the whole time! That’s what’s so insidious about liberal hegemony. It stays smiling, it thinks it’s compassionate and woke, it will pat you on the head reassuringly with one hand while the other hand slits your throat, and then post on Twitter how sad the whole thing was lol. But I largely agree with you, some folks can be… fragile lol
@@Time_Is_Left i'm white, my only dispute is that it's everyone who can be fragile, regardless of skin color. lots of bad shit today, is because of white people "helping", black people. examples being the fracturing of black families, affirmative action, and so on and so forth. supposedly done to help minorities, really just created more issues.(though some of these things had none-whites pushing for them as well). just look at (mostly) white liberals(the woke kind) today, pushing for segregation, and "safe spaces" to seperate people by race, gender, and sexual orientation. it's disgusting. and your right, they are totally the kind to offer you a hand up, while their other hand is holding the knife to slit your throat when you get closer. call it a "tragedy", then blame the other political party, it's not even a new tactic. hell, they'll lie about history to make white people seem worse, even, just to prop themselves up even higher. it's not even a race thing.
You do realize that most whites in this country THINK like Bo Burnham right? In terms of *Wanting* to be the villain, makes the miserable, depressed ones feel special as you can tell, most people like Bo, are depressed. I know a lot of "Melanated Folks" Like myself for example, who thinks Bo's ideology is not only racist towards "Melanated Folks" but illogical. It's also not based on any truth, when you look at ALL of history. It's true, maybe, in a secular lens. But to believers, its complete bs. So miss me with the "White people think" Shit because you contradicted yourself praising a white man with his stupid ideology but at the same time saying "white people get insecure at the idea that theyre the bad guy" people who think like you make no sense. If you want to put "your people" in a box, and perpetuate the racist idea that you guys are monoliths, congratulations, you and white nationalists have the same brain.
Pretty confident this is it. The character being played is an authority. He's telling you, the viewer, how the world works much like educational systems do. They're the authoritative figures above us as we grow and develop. And Socko is when we grow up and learn that that isn't completely the truth that we were taught. "Bo" was passively dismissive of Socko after giving time for Socko to speak out, and then shut him up with threats to keep themselves in power. "Bo" was in control the whole time and held that control over Socko, only to reinforce it when Socko wouldn't fall in line.
The big punchline reveal is when they start singing the last chorus. Like, "you can keep your mouth shut if you want to stay out of the box...THAT IS HOW THE WORLD WORKS!" Because when you get right down to it, that right there is exactly how the world works.
In this song Bo represents world power and all the wrong-doing in the world, the sock represents society. As soon as the sock opened it's mouth to reveal the truth, Bo tried to shut him down and threatened to silence him, and the sock had no choice but to obey. Please react to Bo Burnham "Left Brain Right Brain".. trust me
uhhh, world power and society? i mean i’m not bo, but… i’m pretty sure it’s more along the lines of bo representing white people with privilege and power, and socko represents an oppressed individual. the pseudo “wanting to help” while forcing oppressed groups to explain their issues over and over to the privileged. who say they want to help and then get mad when said oppressed individuals happen to be upset when white people don’t understand. then says behave yourself as if socko doesn’t have reason to be mad and uses the power he has (who’s on who’s hand here) to quiet him and go back to the hunkydory world (the jovial chorus) that the privileged are used to
@@scottkinne1193 your not entirely wrong, but my view is that Bo represents Capitalist in power in America and Socko represents the working class people/socialism.
@@TheSpencer1000 I think Scott hit it on the head, but you're not wrong either. Capitalism and white supremacy are inextricably linked in most of Western society.
One thing I like about Bo Burnham (that I think you can see in this song pretty well) is that he doesn’t resolve the conflict for you. He puts it out there in a funny, cynical, and kinda extreme way to make you notice the conflict, then you have to figure it out for yourself.
that is the best thing about comedy in general, along with entertainment. They are here to put our world in perspectives so we can decide what to do with the information. I think a lot of them(comedians/actors) have said they are society's mirror, so not necessarily the right people to listen to in debate but do offer truths or ways of thinking about things without burdening you with trying to convince you their opinion is the right side to be on, but rather points of interest we should be focused on so you can form your own opinion on it
“It’s no one’s responsibility to educate you but yourself.” I think my biggest problem with the education system isn’t just that it fails to educate us on so many things, but that in many areas it is actively responsible for spreading MISEDUCATION. The toxic cocktail of poorly designed, purely test focused curricula mixed with just straight up propaganda means in some areas, many people are coming out of school knowing less about the world than they might have learned simply by living life as a somewhat curious person. Beyond that, the way kids are taught actively discourages them from exploring subjects any more than they need to to get a good grade on a test. So much curiosity and creativity gets squashed by the industrialized test-taking machine kids are forced to inhabit that many kids graduate with no interest in learning more about the world because they’ve been conditioned to hate learning.
Exactly my thoughts. Why start our kids with info we know is false. Then they have to unlearn all the false bullshit we were taught and passed on for no reason.
AGREED! Saying that it is one's own responsibility to educate yourself no matter what overlooks the fact that we literally have an educational system to ensure that children know things, and it does a terrible job at it.
Critical Race Theory is about how laws can enforce racist systems without being explicitly racist. Things like poll taxes making it harder for impoverished ex slaves to vote after reconstruction, or sentencing discrepancies between Crack and Cocaine. You really don't encounter it unless you are a lawyer, or far along in law school. Right wingers coopted the word to basically mean teaching any history that addressed race. My reading is that you have Bo playing the part of the villian. This villain is a nice, affable, rich white dude that talks about working together and cooperation, and he even brings in Socko to be the voice of the marginalized people. And once he starts talking about all this truth. Bo smiles and nods, because he isn't threatened yet. But the moment Socko steps out out line, and demands that the Bo character actually have a little accountability and question his comforting position of privilege, he will crack down on that. Demand that he shut up and behave, call him sir, vote (Whops, not vote, that's not the sketch, that's the real world), and ultimately silences Socko anyways, breaking his promise. You gotta figure that since the special is a reflection of 2020, and where this song falls, this song must reflect on around the time the George Floyd protests kicked off, which adds a lot of super uncomfortable subtext that...spot on. Also worth mentioning, the whole, "Separating the workers from the means of production" is straight up, textbook Marxism, and "Private Property is Theft" is a lone from Proudhon, or the, "Father of Anarchism". He is taking a side, and that side thinks the Democrats are far-right.
yup. the guy wants to be seen as an ally. he's comfortable with you speaking out. he's even good with things improving for others, theoretically. the second he's no longer able to be seen as the good guy though, and there's any chance of him having to sacrifice the smallest of things, he will use his power to beat you back into submission, and even after he does he'll still destroy you.
Yes to everything you said. One thing that I always think is so interesting about this song that I rarely see anyone mention is that the beginning, before Socko appears, is basically just this idealistic ode to socialism. I think it always gets left behind because it has that Sesame Street vibe and the Socko parts are thematically meatier, but he didn’t include the beginning just as a placeholder until we could get to the rest. In like 90 seconds, we go from “the world can only work when everything works together” and “[everyone] gives what they can and takes what they need” to “the world is built with blood” and “genocide the natives, say you got to it first” It definitely layers in some other systemic social issues, but at its core this song is straight up one of the harshest critiques of capitalism I’ve ever heard.
@@bytoadynolastname6149 Yeah, even the things centrist liberals will allow to be heard are filtered through a frame that means they never have to take it seriously Like if you suggest that mercantilism and capitalism aren't the same thing, so many people will lose their shit and try to claim that anyone selling anything is capitalism, as if the system isn't 600 or fewer years old
As much as I want to see you guys dissect another clip from Inside, the special hits so much harder when you don't know what's coming. I do hope you react to the full thing. You guys actually have a real discussion about everything going on: lyrics, melody, lighting, camera, etc. Love it.
Bo represents the wealthy cooperate heads who pretend to support the working class. They only want the esthetic of making a change. Socko represents the people who work for these cooperations who get too loud. Bo is showing the power these people hold over us. Socko can only survive if he is on someones hand(working). So when Bo asks socko his opinion, Bo gets upset when he is told he isnt doing enough. Bo doesnt want to make meaningful changes because it effects his bottom dollar. So socko is given a choice, stop bringing attention to bo and go along with it or get canned. And in the end, socko is still taken away because he has no power.
This is Marxism. In the first verse “gives what they can and gets what they need” = “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”. He is illustrating communist theory that this is the natural order in the world that all other living things live by. Then there’s loads of it from Socko. The history we’re taught is pedagogicaly classist. Genocide and imperialism. Global Capital separates the worker from the means of production. The he demonstrates hierarchical power structures in Capitlaism. Grade A+++ modenernized Marxism baby!
4:00 When you hear an adorable song about flowers and bees, but immediately assume something is about to go catastrophically-wrong -- you might be a #BoFan. I'd suggest the music video version of "Repeat Stuff" if that hasn't come up on your radar yet. The special one is good, too.
Subbed for more Bo reactions! Ya’ll are doing some really interesting breakdowns. It’s cool watching you two respond to Bo’s work and keep the emphasis on your own individual prospectives on the piece rather than just strictly analyzing it. Y’all already know that anything by Bo is gonna be great, but the next one I’d love to see your take on is “From Gods Perspective”. You haven’t had a chance to delve into Bo’s take on religion yet and that song is a FANTASTIC conversation topic that I can see y’all really digging into. Keep up the awesome work!!!
CRT is just the idea that we need to consider how race factors in when talking about how the economy or government or the law works. it's only controversial because there are people who desperately don't want their kids to learn how to think critically about the world. and yeah, that's what this song is about (at least partly)
Is this the kind of thing you typically go deeper into on your podcast? Most reactors will not engage this song on anywhere near the level you did, sometimes it’s because Americans are politically illiterate and they have no idea wtf is happening here lol, or they’re afraid. You guys touched on soooo many interesting points, it’s is all I can do not to write an obnoxiously long novel here, on account of my being obnoxious lol. Or longER, anyway. But I do try to restrain myself ;-P 1) The MLK bar is very VERY *NOT* what CRT is. The song over all is also not what CRT is, but conceptually it’s closer. Not close, closer. Basically 0% of the people you hear talk about CRT, have any idea whatsoever what it is. It’s embarrassing. 2) This song is a theatrical performance of White liberal hegemony (White, not white, so if people could please not @ me for being racist, that’d be swell lol), and it’s creative but not a unique analysis at all. What’s amazing- and I don’t really know how to describe this- what’s amazing is the transparent, brazen stealth of it.
We do delve into topics like these, in our podcast! We'll also talk about some of our Bo reaction videos in the podcast coming up soon. Thanks for the support
@@De.Dre.Universe the channel Second Thought has some videos going into political terms and history that some other reactors have done, thah might interest you. He goes into more depth on what Bo was talking about here. Some other good socialist, philosophy, and history channels for this stuff: azurescapegoat, Viki1999, Then & Now, and Plastic Pills.
Political indifference and Apathy are widespread in not just American society, but I can see why we would be the most noticed in that area, considering our standing with the world. I would say fear of politics is much lower compared to the amount of people who just don't care. You can't fear something you put no thought or emotion into, at least thats how IT died so that must be true here too lol No debate needed, just sharing thoughts. I hope you have a good day/night
@@deathsaidhello It's a mixed bag of reasons. Some are ignorant, whether willfully or otherwise. Others are politically illiterate . Some are so tribal in their politics they won't compromise on shit. Others feel powerless because the way the system is set up, it feels like no matter who we vote for, that person will fuck us. The latter part making up the majority of the reason behind the apathy. Damned if you do damned if you don't.
@@Squeekysquid For me, I just don’t want to have to argue with people who are unwilling to see things in a certain way. I just hate constantly fighting/debating against willful ignorance. It’s just fucking exhausting.
So glad to hear some in depth reactions, y'all are a breath of fresh air. Please check out some of his older stuff 'hell of a ride' and 'nerds' are both fantastic
You might want to check out "We Think We Know You." It's from the 'what' tour and a little before 'make happy' where he did the Kanye rant. It talks a lot about what happens when you get famous and kind of explains what led up to the Kanye rant. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/dQTZVnDE2Qw/w-d-xo.html
Totally agree! We Think We Know You is a great transition. It’s amazing what he was experiencing as a genius comic at such a young age. And it’s damn accurate.
I am loving your reactions! Not just cuz I’m a huge fan of Bo, but because you guys are bringing a level of freshness to TH-cam. I love the dynamic that you guys have and your reactions are equally thought provoking. My daughter’s a fan now too. Thanks guys!! 👌👍
I recommend Comedy from Inside. Preceded by the shorter song, Content, this is the introduction to the special where he’s kind of orienting the audience to where he’s coming from. If you can find Content, it would be cool to do both of them together since Content is less than 2 minutes. I also recommend We Think We Know You from the special “what.”
Yes to all of this! Pretty sure there are videos of both Content and Comedy on here and it would be cool to do them together in one video. And yeah...We Think We Know You is 🔥🔥🔥!
I am so glad to see you react to this one! It's definitely one of my favorite Bo songs and I really enjoyed your thoughts on it. A few more awesome Bo songs are "From God's Perspective" and "Art is Dead". They both have really interesting perspectives on religion and art, and I think you'd enjoy them. I'm also glad you mentioned your podcast, I'll be going to check that out today. :)
I love the silent reactions during the first half: Dre nodding along like "This is too happy, I know some shit's about to flip", and De nodding to the beat, appreciating the jam.
I haven’t watched this in a while and I forgot how painful the “yes sir” moment was. You guys have great takes on this stuff. Thank you for the reminder that there are sharp thoughtful people out there.
BB song "Problematic" is a must hear from the inside special! it's about his guilt from his earlier videos(from his childhood, also on YT) where he was quite offensive at times, you 2 will thoroughly enjoy it, GUARANTEED. thanks and much love.
@@breadboy9714 agreed, when a lot of his fans who happen to be people of color find out he did Clan Cookout their opinion of him definitely changes. He has also done some pretty awful things to his live crowds. Edgy Bo deff had some misses/cringe
Awesome reaction. Glad to hear that you're planning on watching "Inside". If you're looking to react to something else from it before watching the whole thing, I'd recommend "White Woman's Instagram".
It's dark but it's true. Bo represents the powers-that-be controlling the narrative. The Cynical Sock, great name by the way, represents inconvenient truths, something the powers-that-be won't tolerate because it conflicts with the narrative. And this is especially true for celebrities, anytime a celebrity gets too real they are ostracized, no, you can't say that, we will let you speak the truth to a certain extent, but don't forget who is on Whose hand.
Fun fact I heard a while ago. Bo Burnham wrote the songs/music for Sesame Street for a while. So seeing a kids show type song like this was really neat
I think he signed on to do sesame street right after inside came out. He was supposed to play larry bird in the new show on HBO I believe but he couldn't because of schedule conflicts or something. I THINK. I could be mixing stuff up here.
@@SmallsThePirate He's been signed on for sesame street movie for years, but it's been pushed back like 3 times, Anne Hathaway was pregnant, then the pandemic. He'd probably already written the sesame street songs by the time he started making Inside. But it seems he now been signed on to act in the sesame street movie too, which might be the scheduling conflicts as you said.
I think the “sleep paralysis” line can be seen as an allusion to the film ‘Get Out’ where the oppressed are in a paralyzed, (and sometimes even outwardly functioning if animated or hijacked by the oppressor), state of disempowerment and disassociation. By oppressor I mean racists, not necessarily any skin color.
I like that so many people react to Socko like he's really his own entity. Bo's literally got his hand up Socko's ass making him talk, and putting words in his mouth. They're the same thing; neither can exist without the other.
Two minutes in on my first video for you and how genuine and wholesome you guys are is so immediately apparent to me and I’m sure anyone who watches. Subscribed, you guys seem like good doods (: My ONLY bit of constructive advice that is honestly minuscule but something I think you should consider, but if you don’t I don’t think it’ll mess with your overall feel; take bullet point notes *during* first reaction, then break video into two segments: reaction and discussion. Instead of pausing. I personally don’t mind it, but having bounced around a LOT of reaction videos on here looking for real, genuinely analytical human beings, that’s one complaint I see in the comments for some of the mouth breathers who don’t care to hear y’all’s thoughts. “Why do they keep pausing?!” Idiots, I know. But idiots are a large percentage of *any* audience so you gotta learn to cater to them too. So a brief title card saying “discussion” after your first watch I think will keep a lot of people hooked to keep watching but won’t get any dummies to click away just cause you paused one too many times for their very small attention span.
I have watched "Inside" multiple times, and this song many more... but I was today old when I realized that the part before Socko, the idea world, is communist theory: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" the slogan popularised by Karl Marx!
Currently watching all the episodes of you guys reacting to him in order! Love these so much! I’ve been a Bo fan for a grip now and it’s awesome seeing others discover him and appreciate the strange art he provides for us. Thanks for these!!
Pointing out the positive vibe is actually super important because for a lot of Inside, the tone of the music is an important part of the message. This song was very much about how people in a position of privilege are happy to give the stage to folks facing oppression only as long as it benefits their own image. Be it social clout, the ability to wield "wokeness" as a weapon, whatever, they'll give a platform, but the moment the truth becomes inconvenient, the moment it becomes uncomfortable to hear, or that their position of power is challenged, that's when their true nature shows. The happy vibe of the music for this song shows how in modern media, a message can only be stated if it's made pleasant and palatable for the ones in power. When the exchange happens where Bo forces Socko to submit at threat of death, and then it immediately jumps to the chorus, that wasn't just for the juxtaposition of the uncomfortable, quiet, emotionally violent moment and the chipper, upbeat tune. It was also quite literal. Bo forces Socko into submission, then turns to the camera and tells us point blank "THAT is how the world works." The world operates on the powerful dominating the underprivileged, and any who dare speak out in a meaningful or impactful way are forced into submission or silenced.
i also really like your comment at the beginning about the use of color like a homey sunshine; true, there is no color change, but once you mentioned that, i noticed the camera angle changing; rest of discussion also gold - thanks for this reaction vid!
If you just want a bit of a comedic break with one small slice of seriousness and commentary that is actually pretty easy to miss unless you are looking for it, "White Woman's Instagram" is an easy layup that is fun, so is "Words, Words, Words" though not sure if you are ready for young Bo just yet.... Or if you want to dig deeper and see some of his other "genres", you could go "Rant", "Country Song", or "Hell of a Ride"
As an avid fan of Burnham, I would love to see his old work disected. Comedy needs a refresher on what is seen as something that didnt really age well from a perspective that isn't white. F.D Signifier did a really great piece on Bo's special Inside, and touched on his earlier work too. There is a lot there that is problematic, and I think if you guys reviewed the earlier work and then did problematic, you could understand the reason behind the song
"It's no one's responsibility to educate us" except you know... that's literally what schools were established to do. It's one of the 5 official Human Right even, and governments are tasked with the Responsibility to afford their people those basic human rights. I know your country spits on the thought of treating kids like people with special rights rather than the property of their parents but where I live, kids are afforded human rights and actually takes it seriously, and the school system is indeed responsible for you getting a basic education. 9 years at least
Hey Seppuku! Thanks for your comment. So when i made this statement i wasn't talking about denying human rights or anything like that. I went to public school to get my early education. But what I'm referring to is something deeper. Our public government educational systems don't teach us ALL of the REAL truth. There is a lot of history that is given to us that has been changed/altered. Also, the public education system doesn't teach us much about applicable economics, credit, debt, how to leverage that debt, etc. Our system was made to put you through school, go to college get a job, buy a house, have kids, and rinse and repeat. For those of us that want more out of life, want to know the whole unadulterated truth, and want to make a resl impact and change others along the way, we have to go the extra mile. If you don't like your situation, you have to educate yourself to be empowered to change it De
I mean the school system was to teach us to be a society not to teach us anything else it was to teach us "how things work around here" at least in America they teach you how to continue society the way it is that is all it was made to do that's why they're not going to "fix" it because it already does what it's supposed to do
Hey guys, I watch a lot of Bo reactions, will admit I'm a bit obsessed. I also watch a ton of reaction videos from others reactors/artists. I want to let you guys know you guys are some of the best reactors for sure, because you actually go in depth and try to break the songs down, and usually you provide a perspective that I hadn't yet heard from any other reactors. I think if you guys keep it going, you'll easily hit 100k+ subs. But ONE suggestion, please get a better camera lol. There's also a bit of static/white noise coming from the mic. Either way, will continue watching regardless. keep it up. Thanks for the content! Check out: "rant." (not the Kanye one) "problematic" "art is dead" "im bo yo"
11:39 I agree as an ADULT, but as a child you know nothing and assume what you are told is automatically true, which is the point of this song, to show that information is taught to children in this specific way
Damn I loved your reaction to this! I remember when I was a younger and reading a lot of history, thinking "wait... history is just written by the powers that won" And I knew by that point that history is biased.
Exactly. If you're curious, find a copy of The Assassination of Julius Caesar by Michael Parenti. Best book I've ever read about history being written by the victors.
Yes!!! Exactly. "I gave you a platform to speak, but I can take it right back", I love how Bo looks back to the camera, and his tone has changed. He gives you a look like, "that is the messed up part about the people in power, we know it but are powerless to do anything but complain ". You guys get it! Have you watched Welcome to the Internet yet?
would love to see you react to the whole inside special tbh haha, but especially "that funny feeling." It doesn't have the same drama as some of his live show bits but it's just a solid song
You guys really need to bring the Bo train down south and listen to Country Song. That one is an absolute amazing spoof of country music in such a smart way
"It's no one's responsibility to teach us these things." It is when there's been generations of indoctrinated masses actively working to destroy any and all representation of the knowledge and history we has a civilization have gone through.
It’s incredible to watch his stuff in order because holy crap - he started out super talented, but he’s grown SO much over the years, in his songwriting, piano playing, vocals, everything. It’s amazing to see. He just gets better and better. I can’t wait to find out what he’ll do next!
I have absolutely no idea why TH-cam recommended you’re channel to me, but I’m so happy I found it! Y’all find a great balance between comedy and legitimately intelligent conversation, it’s very entertaining. Great dynamic between you two, keep it up!
The power dynamic between Bo Burnham and Mr. Socko really show the reality of power. The imbalance between those who have it and those that don't. And the threats that go with it if you step out.
i want to give some words of encouragement to not feel like you're requiered to do more Bo, his stuff is great, and you all certainly will love all of it and be able to give insights on it. but don't feel like the lower view counts on your other videos mean you have to turn your back on other content. i'd certainly like to recommend watching some George Carlin as a bit of spacer, even as a fact that George was one of Bo's inspirations.
Great reaction. Bo is really illustrating "how the world works," Bo is a ventriloquist, but I think in this one he does just use prerecording, because of his facial reaction to the sock calling him out. When I first saw this, my first reaction was, this is a portrayal of a guy stuck in his tiny house by himself for quarantine, and slowly losing his mind, arguing with himself via a sock on his hand. But like everything Bo does, it's layered. It can also be seen as a happy, silly children's song that suddenly takes a very sinister turn. And the sock says all the things that he knows are true, but he doesn't want to see. And in the end, after asking Socko his opinion, he silences him in the most brutal way. It's clever, funny, sad, and tragic all at the same time. (Side note, when you said CRT, I immediately thought cathode ray tube. That's how old I am) Love the reaction. When you do see Inside, let us know your impressions. I didn't know about Bo Burnham until my daughter showed me Inside, now I'm hooked.
I think the symbolism with socko is that people like we are allowed to talk whatever shit we want unless we talk about the platforms we use to talk and how those platforms benefit the people were criticizing, like you can question everything you want unless you want ro actually change stuff
@@dauntingbutthereyougo6910 I never said he was an accomplished ventriloquist. Just that he has the skills. 11 years had passed from that clip to when Inside was made, so undoubtedly his skills are improved.
Huge fan of Bo here, I'd definitely say take a listen to "From God's Perspective" & "Pandering" & "Repeat Stuff" for a take on music! It's interesting to hear your opinions on him, I hadn't considered him telling himself to get up at the end, but it makes so much sense, I love that idea and am going with it!
The way that smile froze when Bo started taking the sock off his hand There isn't really a video but I'd like to see how you guys react to the lyrics of Eff
I wouldn’t call it critical race theory. Rather, CRT is a derived form of marxism that focuses on racial relations instead of class relations. What Socko is saying is a more traditional form of marxism. Keep in mind that half of the global political spectrum is essentially one form of marxism or another. Even most economists use Marx’s economic theory as a sort of baseline theory. Not all of his ideas are inherently controvertial, even if the American corporate media wants you to think otherwise.
it got to the point where dude on the left was so ready for the right dude to interrupt he went ahead and asked if he was good to give him the opportunity to do what he knew he wanted to do xD i thought that was funny lol just jokes... good reaction tho, very involved and not just a repeat channel where you play the song back for us. Nice
@@De.Dre.Universe ☠ I watched like 4 other vids on this channel after this bro, I like the format of the reactions for sure 🔥Keep up the grind my dudes, yall have a good structure compared to some bigger channels ive seen, growth will be inevitable as long as the grind stays alive. BIG UPS 🔥
Personally, it's not that I think the govt has a responsibility to teach us everything. Its mostly that I think they shouldn't be spinning a nationalist narrative by obfuscating inconvenient facts and events. The education system should be as politically neutral and objective as possible. I don't so much care whether they should or shouldn't have to teach something, just that If and when they do take up the responsibility of teaching something, they should do so honestly or not do so at all.
I’d love to see you guys react to Snow Tha Product. There is a lot that is special about her. 3 great songs to start (also it doesn’t hurt that Snow fans consistently do numbers like Bo’s): -BZRP Music Session #39 -Really Counts -Dale Gas featuring Aleman (She’s a bilingual rapper)
If you want to see another version of Bo, go watch one of his first videos that was posted on TH-cam. It's called "My Whole Family". He was like 14 or 15 when he did that song. It will blow your mind.
I am really loving your experiences and personal takes on Bo Burnham and the whole video series you are doing :) Hes funny af with his comedic realism in face of possible backlash. XD
If you felt up to it, I'd definitely recommend filming when you watch Inside, and then you could still upload the songs individually. Of course, I understand if you don't want to do that, though.
Fun injoke: Bo once made a joke in the "green room" with some comedians(the video is on TH-cam) where he started talking about how his favourite comedian (Hans Teeuwen) did a scetch about a black sockpuppet. Another comedian immediately responded with "already I don't like it" and without missing a beat Bo responds "ok, ok, it's a white sock". I have no idea if Socko being white is a nod to that joke, or just a coincidence... But personally I think it's too big of a coincidence
In the same show, when talking about why there's a lot of ironic detachment in his comedy, he answered that he doesn't really value what he thinks as much, because no-one (not even him) wants to hear how a 20 year old thinks the world works.
So he waited 10 years and did exactly that.
I'm with you on this... It has to be deliberate.
Great catch. I miss that show.
Marc Maron! He also performed "art is dead" for a bunch of very rich and well-established guys like Ray ramano and judd Apatow amd stared daggers at them a couple of times. Lotta sack on Bo, for sure
it’s just a coincidence, white socks are the most common
Even tho socko conformed to “their” ways he was still disposed of at the end. It hits deep but we can’t give up even tho it can be scary to speak up.
he knew too much, it's a threat to whoever in power
@@johnnyparsnips7641 well he is a millionaire
No, y’all were right. This is the right choice. I’m still throwing out “That funny feeling” as a recommendation though. And if you want to go early Bo, I gotta recommend “Repeat stuff”.
Repeat stuff live - NOT the studio version
@@ilikemysugarwithcoffeeandcream seconding the live version
I know its late, but That Funny feeling really needs to be watched within the conext of the special. Even though the song is amazing as an insight into disacociation, you have to know a bit about the circumstances of the performer for it to really click.
art is dead too
Agreed and Repeat Stuff is goated
What really impresses me about this one is that Bo isn't afraid to make himself the villain towards the end. When it comes to the kinds of sociopolitical issues that Socko is talking about, a lot of... shall we say lower-melanin folks get really insecure at the idea that they might be seen as the "bad guy" and so they act out in response to that. But Bo's willing to represent the power structure in order to make his point.
#JUSTICEFORSOCKO
He was the villain the whole time! That’s what’s so insidious about liberal hegemony. It stays smiling, it thinks it’s compassionate and woke, it will pat you on the head reassuringly with one hand while the other hand slits your throat, and then post on Twitter how sad the whole thing was lol. But I largely agree with you, some folks can be… fragile lol
@@Time_Is_Left i'm white, my only dispute is that it's everyone who can be fragile, regardless of skin color. lots of bad shit today, is because of white people "helping", black people. examples being the fracturing of black families, affirmative action, and so on and so forth. supposedly done to help minorities, really just created more issues.(though some of these things had none-whites pushing for them as well). just look at (mostly) white liberals(the woke kind) today, pushing for segregation, and "safe spaces" to seperate people by race, gender, and sexual orientation. it's disgusting. and your right, they are totally the kind to offer you a hand up, while their other hand is holding the knife to slit your throat when you get closer. call it a "tragedy", then blame the other political party, it's not even a new tactic. hell, they'll lie about history to make white people seem worse, even, just to prop themselves up even higher. it's not even a race thing.
You do realize that most whites in this country THINK like Bo Burnham right? In terms of *Wanting* to be the villain, makes the miserable, depressed ones feel special as you can tell, most people like Bo, are depressed. I know a lot of "Melanated Folks" Like myself for example, who thinks Bo's ideology is not only racist towards "Melanated Folks" but illogical. It's also not based on any truth, when you look at ALL of history. It's true, maybe, in a secular lens. But to believers, its complete bs. So miss me with the "White people think" Shit because you contradicted yourself praising a white man with his stupid ideology but at the same time saying "white people get insecure at the idea that theyre the bad guy" people who think like you make no sense. If you want to put "your people" in a box, and perpetuate the racist idea that you guys are monoliths, congratulations, you and white nationalists have the same brain.
@Atheos B. Sapien Maybe someday. I live for that dream
@Atheos B. Sapien Well I was advertising. So thank you
I think keeping the lights etc is meant to enforce how “Bo” character is still completely in control of the narrative.
Pretty confident this is it. The character being played is an authority. He's telling you, the viewer, how the world works much like educational systems do. They're the authoritative figures above us as we grow and develop. And Socko is when we grow up and learn that that isn't completely the truth that we were taught. "Bo" was passively dismissive of Socko after giving time for Socko to speak out, and then shut him up with threats to keep themselves in power. "Bo" was in control the whole time and held that control over Socko, only to reinforce it when Socko wouldn't fall in line.
The big punchline reveal is when they start singing the last chorus. Like, "you can keep your mouth shut if you want to stay out of the box...THAT IS HOW THE WORLD WORKS!" Because when you get right down to it, that right there is exactly how the world works.
Facts my guy...facts
De
Every truth teller is another paycheck for an assassin.
In this song Bo represents world power and all the wrong-doing in the world, the sock represents society. As soon as the sock opened it's mouth to reveal the truth, Bo tried to shut him down and threatened to silence him, and the sock had no choice but to obey. Please react to Bo Burnham "Left Brain Right Brain".. trust me
that is a good as well
uhhh, world power and society?
i mean i’m not bo, but…
i’m pretty sure it’s more along the lines of bo representing white people with privilege and power, and socko represents an oppressed individual. the pseudo “wanting to help” while forcing oppressed groups to explain their issues over and over to the privileged. who say they want to help and then get mad when said oppressed individuals happen to be upset when white people don’t understand.
then says behave yourself as if socko doesn’t have reason to be mad and uses the power he has (who’s on who’s hand here) to quiet him and go back to the hunkydory world (the jovial chorus) that the privileged are used to
@@scottkinne1193 your not entirely wrong, but my view is that Bo represents Capitalist in power in America and Socko represents the working class people/socialism.
@@TheSpencer1000 I think Scott hit it on the head, but you're not wrong either. Capitalism and white supremacy are inextricably linked in most of Western society.
definitely left brain right brain agreed
One thing I like about Bo Burnham (that I think you can see in this song pretty well) is that he doesn’t resolve the conflict for you. He puts it out there in a funny, cynical, and kinda extreme way to make you notice the conflict, then you have to figure it out for yourself.
that is the best thing about comedy in general, along with entertainment. They are here to put our world in perspectives so we can decide what to do with the information. I think a lot of them(comedians/actors) have said they are society's mirror, so not necessarily the right people to listen to in debate but do offer truths or ways of thinking about things without burdening you with trying to convince you their opinion is the right side to be on, but rather points of interest we should be focused on so you can form your own opinion on it
“It’s no one’s responsibility to educate you but yourself.” I think my biggest problem with the education system isn’t just that it fails to educate us on so many things, but that in many areas it is actively responsible for spreading MISEDUCATION. The toxic cocktail of poorly designed, purely test focused curricula mixed with just straight up propaganda means in some areas, many people are coming out of school knowing less about the world than they might have learned simply by living life as a somewhat curious person.
Beyond that, the way kids are taught actively discourages them from exploring subjects any more than they need to to get a good grade on a test. So much curiosity and creativity gets squashed by the industrialized test-taking machine kids are forced to inhabit that many kids graduate with no interest in learning more about the world because they’ve been conditioned to hate learning.
Exactly my thoughts. Why start our kids with info we know is false. Then they have to unlearn all the false bullshit we were taught and passed on for no reason.
Oh make no mistake, the way the education system is perfectly designed to keep the working class down
@@jkuzem96 George Carlin was right and Bo knew that too
AGREED! Saying that it is one's own responsibility to educate yourself no matter what overlooks the fact that we literally have an educational system to ensure that children know things, and it does a terrible job at it.
@@jkuzem96the education system is designed to produce workers….not thinkers
This was an actual thoughtful reaction to a Bo Burnham song, which is rare. Subbed.
Thanks for the support. Much appreciated!!!
@@De.Dre.Universe
Bo Burnham - Art is Dead
(From the Paul Provenza show)
Critical Race Theory is about how laws can enforce racist systems without being explicitly racist. Things like poll taxes making it harder for impoverished ex slaves to vote after reconstruction, or sentencing discrepancies between Crack and Cocaine. You really don't encounter it unless you are a lawyer, or far along in law school. Right wingers coopted the word to basically mean teaching any history that addressed race.
My reading is that you have Bo playing the part of the villian. This villain is a nice, affable, rich white dude that talks about working together and cooperation, and he even brings in Socko to be the voice of the marginalized people. And once he starts talking about all this truth. Bo smiles and nods, because he isn't threatened yet. But the moment Socko steps out out line, and demands that the Bo character actually have a little accountability and question his comforting position of privilege, he will crack down on that. Demand that he shut up and behave, call him sir, vote (Whops, not vote, that's not the sketch, that's the real world), and ultimately silences Socko anyways, breaking his promise.
You gotta figure that since the special is a reflection of 2020, and where this song falls, this song must reflect on around the time the George Floyd protests kicked off, which adds a lot of super uncomfortable subtext that...spot on.
Also worth mentioning, the whole, "Separating the workers from the means of production" is straight up, textbook Marxism, and "Private Property is Theft" is a lone from Proudhon, or the, "Father of Anarchism". He is taking a side, and that side thinks the Democrats are far-right.
yup. the guy wants to be seen as an ally. he's comfortable with you speaking out. he's even good with things improving for others, theoretically. the second he's no longer able to be seen as the good guy though, and there's any chance of him having to sacrifice the smallest of things, he will use his power to beat you back into submission, and even after he does he'll still destroy you.
@@Bing147 yep. Make and example out of you then eliminate future unrest
Yes to everything you said. One thing that I always think is so interesting about this song that I rarely see anyone mention is that the beginning, before Socko appears, is basically just this idealistic ode to socialism. I think it always gets left behind because it has that Sesame Street vibe and the Socko parts are thematically meatier, but he didn’t include the beginning just as a placeholder until we could get to the rest.
In like 90 seconds, we go from “the world can only work when everything works together” and “[everyone] gives what they can and takes what they need” to “the world is built with blood” and “genocide the natives, say you got to it first”
It definitely layers in some other systemic social issues, but at its core this song is straight up one of the harshest critiques of capitalism I’ve ever heard.
And lets not gloss over the fact that Socko is literally a sock puppet.
@@bytoadynolastname6149 Yeah, even the things centrist liberals will allow to be heard are filtered through a frame that means they never have to take it seriously
Like if you suggest that mercantilism and capitalism aren't the same thing, so many people will lose their shit and try to claim that anyone selling anything is capitalism, as if the system isn't 600 or fewer years old
As much as I want to see you guys dissect another clip from Inside, the special hits so much harder when you don't know what's coming. I do hope you react to the full thing. You guys actually have a real discussion about everything going on: lyrics, melody, lighting, camera, etc. Love it.
Bo represents the wealthy cooperate heads who pretend to support the working class. They only want the esthetic of making a change. Socko represents the people who work for these cooperations who get too loud. Bo is showing the power these people hold over us. Socko can only survive if he is on someones hand(working). So when Bo asks socko his opinion, Bo gets upset when he is told he isnt doing enough. Bo doesnt want to make meaningful changes because it effects his bottom dollar. So socko is given a choice, stop bringing attention to bo and go along with it or get canned. And in the end, socko is still taken away because he has no power.
Bo used this song to illustrate three different ways the world works...physical, geopolitical, and interpersonal...and that's genius.
Art is Dead is another good one to react to
This is Marxism.
In the first verse “gives what they can and gets what they need” = “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”. He is illustrating communist theory that this is the natural order in the world that all other living things live by.
Then there’s loads of it from Socko.
The history we’re taught is pedagogicaly classist.
Genocide and imperialism.
Global Capital separates the worker from the means of production.
The he demonstrates hierarchical power structures in Capitlaism.
Grade A+++ modenernized Marxism baby!
I love that Bo uses classic communist phrases: "Give what they can, get what they need", "...to seperate the workers of the means of production".
Plus "property is theft" straight proudhon anarchism
"we think we know you" next time guys(suggestion not a command lol) very creative how he brings it all together in that one.
I’m commanding
4:00 When you hear an adorable song about flowers and bees, but immediately assume something is about to go catastrophically-wrong -- you might be a #BoFan.
I'd suggest the music video version of "Repeat Stuff" if that hasn't come up on your radar yet. The special one is good, too.
I definitely prefer the live version. Both a good, but I find the music video just loses something when it gets so overt with the "subtext".
If you know you know! 😂
That adorable song about flowers and bees is more or less the line from marx: "From each according to their ability, to each according to their need."
definitely AND Channel 5 News
Every Bo Burnham song is great, but in the context of each full show they’re even better
Subbed for more Bo reactions! Ya’ll are doing some really interesting breakdowns. It’s cool watching you two respond to Bo’s work and keep the emphasis on your own individual prospectives on the piece rather than just strictly analyzing it.
Y’all already know that anything by Bo is gonna be great, but the next one I’d love to see your take on is “From Gods Perspective”.
You haven’t had a chance to delve into Bo’s take on religion yet and that song is a FANTASTIC conversation topic that I can see y’all really digging into. Keep up the awesome work!!!
CRT is just the idea that we need to consider how race factors in when talking about how the economy or government or the law works. it's only controversial because there are people who desperately don't want their kids to learn how to think critically about the world.
and yeah, that's what this song is about (at least partly)
Geeze man, next thing you're going to tell me is Columbus wasn't a saint.
Yep also in law school they've been teaching crt for decades
Is this the kind of thing you typically go deeper into on your podcast? Most reactors will not engage this song on anywhere near the level you did, sometimes it’s because Americans are politically illiterate and they have no idea wtf is happening here lol, or they’re afraid.
You guys touched on soooo many interesting points, it’s is all I can do not to write an obnoxiously long novel here, on account of my being obnoxious lol. Or longER, anyway. But I do try to restrain myself ;-P
1) The MLK bar is very VERY *NOT* what CRT is. The song over all is also not what CRT is, but conceptually it’s closer. Not close, closer. Basically 0% of the people you hear talk about CRT, have any idea whatsoever what it is. It’s embarrassing.
2) This song is a theatrical performance of White liberal hegemony (White, not white, so if people could please not @ me for being racist, that’d be swell lol), and it’s creative but not a unique analysis at all. What’s amazing- and I don’t really know how to describe this- what’s amazing is the transparent, brazen stealth of it.
We do delve into topics like these, in our podcast! We'll also talk about some of our Bo reaction videos in the podcast coming up soon.
Thanks for the support
@@De.Dre.Universe the channel Second Thought has some videos going into political terms and history that some other reactors have done, thah might interest you. He goes into more depth on what Bo was talking about here. Some other good socialist, philosophy, and history channels for this stuff: azurescapegoat, Viki1999, Then & Now, and Plastic Pills.
Political indifference and Apathy are widespread in not just American society, but I can see why we would be the most noticed in that area, considering our standing with the world.
I would say fear of politics is much lower compared to the amount of people who just don't care. You can't fear something you put no thought or emotion into, at least thats how IT died so that must be true here too lol
No debate needed, just sharing thoughts.
I hope you have a good day/night
@@deathsaidhello It's a mixed bag of reasons. Some are ignorant, whether willfully or otherwise. Others are politically illiterate . Some are so tribal in their politics they won't compromise on shit. Others feel powerless because the way the system is set up, it feels like no matter who we vote for, that person will fuck us. The latter part making up the majority of the reason behind the apathy. Damned if you do damned if you don't.
@@Squeekysquid For me, I just don’t want to have to argue with people who are unwilling to see things in a certain way. I just hate constantly fighting/debating against willful ignorance. It’s just fucking exhausting.
So glad to hear some in depth reactions, y'all are a breath of fresh air. Please check out some of his older stuff 'hell of a ride' and 'nerds' are both fantastic
"We think we know you" is possibly his cleverest song.
Bo, ohmigod
its similar to kanye rant, in that it's a very theatrical stage production, as well as a song. love it!
@@robmoore423 we know best
@@Hey_Jamie "you suck"
@Maxwell Long and I stand by it. I could write a paper on that song.
You might want to check out "We Think We Know You." It's from the 'what' tour and a little before 'make happy' where he did the Kanye rant. It talks a lot about what happens when you get famous and kind of explains what led up to the Kanye rant. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/dQTZVnDE2Qw/w-d-xo.html
THIS.
Totally agree! We Think We Know You is a great transition. It’s amazing what he was experiencing as a genius comic at such a young age. And it’s damn accurate.
I am loving your reactions! Not just cuz I’m a huge fan of Bo, but because you guys are bringing a level of freshness to TH-cam. I love the dynamic that you guys have and your reactions are equally thought provoking. My daughter’s a fan now too. Thanks guys!! 👌👍
Thank you Lisa, and Lisa's daughter, for the love and support. People like you that keep us going!!! ✊🏾🤙🏾
I recommend Comedy from Inside. Preceded by the shorter song, Content, this is the introduction to the special where he’s kind of orienting the audience to where he’s coming from.
If you can find Content, it would be cool to do both of them together since Content is less than 2 minutes.
I also recommend We Think We Know You from the special “what.”
YES I AGREE!!
Content is on the iTunes/Spotify albums but you obviously don’t get the visuals
"we think we know you" is a totally worthwhile one from his earlier work to cover. It was from the end of a show mind you.
Yes to all of this! Pretty sure there are videos of both Content and Comedy on here and it would be cool to do them together in one video. And yeah...We Think We Know You is 🔥🔥🔥!
“Me and the sock would get along great.” Best quote. Love that.
I am so glad to see you react to this one! It's definitely one of my favorite Bo songs and I really enjoyed your thoughts on it. A few more awesome Bo songs are "From God's Perspective" and "Art is Dead". They both have really interesting perspectives on religion and art, and I think you'd enjoy them. I'm also glad you mentioned your podcast, I'll be going to check that out today. :)
I love the silent reactions during the first half: Dre nodding along like "This is too happy, I know some shit's about to flip", and De nodding to the beat, appreciating the jam.
I haven’t watched this in a while and I forgot how painful the “yes sir” moment was. You guys have great takes on this stuff. Thank you for the reminder that there are sharp thoughtful people out there.
BB song "Problematic" is a must hear from the inside special! it's about his guilt from his earlier videos(from his childhood, also on YT) where he was quite offensive at times, you 2 will thoroughly enjoy it, GUARANTEED. thanks and much love.
Yes! Rant. Then Problematic. Those are my top 2.
They should do his older videos first so they can get why he is saying that lol
@@breadboy9714 id be down for that approach as well.
@@breadboy9714 agreed, when a lot of his fans who happen to be people of color find out he did Clan Cookout their opinion of him definitely changes. He has also done some pretty awful things to his live crowds. Edgy Bo deff had some misses/cringe
Awesome reaction. Glad to hear that you're planning on watching "Inside". If you're looking to react to something else from it before watching the whole thing, I'd recommend "White Woman's Instagram".
Words, words, words! You guys would love this song it's one of my favorites and it's probably his best song lyrically
Bo Burnham -RANT (It’s not the Kanye one, it’s different and has bars lol) I think you guys will really like it.
I was looking for you guys to find this one. I love the intelligent banter between you two during reactions. I knew this one would be in your alley.
Much love Donald, much love!
De
It's dark but it's true. Bo represents the powers-that-be controlling the narrative. The Cynical Sock, great name by the way, represents inconvenient truths, something the powers-that-be won't tolerate because it conflicts with the narrative. And this is especially true for celebrities, anytime a celebrity gets too real they are ostracized, no, you can't say that, we will let you speak the truth to a certain extent, but don't forget who is on Whose hand.
Yall should watch "I'm Bo Yo".
His entire "Inside" special was phenomenal social commentary.
The sheer indignation on behalf of Socko towards the end was great
I recommend “Rant” by Bo!
Fun fact I heard a while ago. Bo Burnham wrote the songs/music for Sesame Street for a while. So seeing a kids show type song like this was really neat
I think he signed on to do sesame street right after inside came out. He was supposed to play larry bird in the new show on HBO I believe but he couldn't because of schedule conflicts or something. I THINK. I could be mixing stuff up here.
@@SmallsThePirate He's been signed on for sesame street movie for years, but it's been pushed back like 3 times, Anne Hathaway was pregnant, then the pandemic. He'd probably already written the sesame street songs by the time he started making Inside. But it seems he now been signed on to act in the sesame street movie too, which might be the scheduling conflicts as you said.
I think the “sleep paralysis” line can be seen as an allusion to the film ‘Get Out’ where the oppressed are in a paralyzed, (and sometimes even outwardly functioning if animated or hijacked by the oppressor), state of disempowerment and disassociation.
By oppressor I mean racists, not necessarily any skin color.
Bo Burnham - We Think We Know You.
You have never in your life seen anything like that performance I promise you.
I like that so many people react to Socko like he's really his own entity.
Bo's literally got his hand up Socko's ass making him talk, and putting words in his mouth. They're the same thing; neither can exist without the other.
Two minutes in on my first video for you and how genuine and wholesome you guys are is so immediately apparent to me and I’m sure anyone who watches. Subscribed, you guys seem like good doods (:
My ONLY bit of constructive advice that is honestly minuscule but something I think you should consider, but if you don’t I don’t think it’ll mess with your overall feel; take bullet point notes *during* first reaction, then break video into two segments: reaction and discussion. Instead of pausing. I personally don’t mind it, but having bounced around a LOT of reaction videos on here looking for real, genuinely analytical human beings, that’s one complaint I see in the comments for some of the mouth breathers who don’t care to hear y’all’s thoughts. “Why do they keep pausing?!” Idiots, I know. But idiots are a large percentage of *any* audience so you gotta learn to cater to them too. So a brief title card saying “discussion” after your first watch I think will keep a lot of people hooked to keep watching but won’t get any dummies to click away just cause you paused one too many times for their very small attention span.
This is great advice. First time seeing these guys and I am impressed with the thoughtfulness. Could improve format.
I have watched "Inside" multiple times, and this song many more... but I was today old when I realized that the part before Socko, the idea world, is communist theory: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" the slogan popularised by Karl Marx!
Currently watching all the episodes of you guys reacting to him in order! Love these so much! I’ve been a Bo fan for a grip now and it’s awesome seeing others discover him and appreciate the strange art he provides for us. Thanks for these!!
Being too aware of the curtain and the self can be an even greater burden than being plain ignorant of it all.
Pointing out the positive vibe is actually super important because for a lot of Inside, the tone of the music is an important part of the message. This song was very much about how people in a position of privilege are happy to give the stage to folks facing oppression only as long as it benefits their own image. Be it social clout, the ability to wield "wokeness" as a weapon, whatever, they'll give a platform, but the moment the truth becomes inconvenient, the moment it becomes uncomfortable to hear, or that their position of power is challenged, that's when their true nature shows. The happy vibe of the music for this song shows how in modern media, a message can only be stated if it's made pleasant and palatable for the ones in power. When the exchange happens where Bo forces Socko to submit at threat of death, and then it immediately jumps to the chorus, that wasn't just for the juxtaposition of the uncomfortable, quiet, emotionally violent moment and the chipper, upbeat tune. It was also quite literal. Bo forces Socko into submission, then turns to the camera and tells us point blank "THAT is how the world works." The world operates on the powerful dominating the underprivileged, and any who dare speak out in a meaningful or impactful way are forced into submission or silenced.
You guys have the most well fleshed out, introspective thoughts from a react channel I have ever seen. Super impressed.
Maybe it's just my audio but I can barely hear the song and if I turn it up loud enough to hear it you two are blowing out my speakers
Yes! I had the same problem. ☹️
Idk if it’s a sound balance or what but I heard a lot of fuzzy-ness
The song Comedy form inside out is really good too especially if you liked how the worked works
first video i’ve watched of you both and you’re both amazing, love it
i also really like your comment at the beginning about the use of color like a homey sunshine; true, there is no color change, but once you mentioned that, i noticed the camera angle changing; rest of discussion also gold - thanks for this reaction vid!
If you just want a bit of a comedic break with one small slice of seriousness and commentary that is actually pretty easy to miss unless you are looking for it, "White Woman's Instagram" is an easy layup that is fun, so is "Words, Words, Words" though not sure if you are ready for young Bo just yet....
Or if you want to dig deeper and see some of his other "genres", you could go "Rant", "Country Song", or "Hell of a Ride"
Great to sit with you here...! Inspiring!
Great reactions and opinions. Imma stay for more Bo Burnham.
You two are two of the deepest reactors I have ever watched
As an avid fan of Burnham, I would love to see his old work disected. Comedy needs a refresher on what is seen as something that didnt really age well from a perspective that isn't white. F.D Signifier did a really great piece on Bo's special Inside, and touched on his earlier work too. There is a lot there that is problematic, and I think if you guys reviewed the earlier work and then did problematic, you could understand the reason behind the song
"It's no one's responsibility to educate us" except you know... that's literally what schools were established to do. It's one of the 5 official Human Right even, and governments are tasked with the Responsibility to afford their people those basic human rights.
I know your country spits on the thought of treating kids like people with special rights rather than the property of their parents but where I live, kids are afforded human rights and actually takes it seriously, and the school system is indeed responsible for you getting a basic education. 9 years at least
Hey Seppuku! Thanks for your comment. So when i made this statement i wasn't talking about denying human rights or anything like that. I went to public school to get my early education. But what I'm referring to is something deeper. Our public government educational systems don't teach us ALL of the REAL truth. There is a lot of history that is given to us that has been changed/altered. Also, the public education system doesn't teach us much about applicable economics, credit, debt, how to leverage that debt, etc. Our system was made to put you through school, go to college get a job, buy a house, have kids, and rinse and repeat. For those of us that want more out of life, want to know the whole unadulterated truth, and want to make a resl impact and change others along the way, we have to go the extra mile. If you don't like your situation, you have to educate yourself to be empowered to change it
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I mean the school system was to teach us to be a society not to teach us anything else it was to teach us "how things work around here" at least in America they teach you how to continue society the way it is that is all it was made to do that's why they're not going to "fix" it because it already does what it's supposed to do
Hey guys, I watch a lot of Bo reactions, will admit I'm a bit obsessed. I also watch a ton of reaction videos from others reactors/artists. I want to let you guys know you guys are some of the best reactors for sure, because you actually go in depth and try to break the songs down, and usually you provide a perspective that I hadn't yet heard from any other reactors.
I think if you guys keep it going, you'll easily hit 100k+ subs. But ONE suggestion, please get a better camera lol. There's also a bit of static/white noise coming from the mic.
Either way, will continue watching regardless. keep it up. Thanks for the content!
Check out:
"rant." (not the Kanye one)
"problematic"
"art is dead"
"im bo yo"
11:39 I agree as an ADULT, but as a child you know nothing and assume what you are told is automatically true, which is the point of this song, to show that information is taught to children in this specific way
Art is dead. I think you will enjoy it
Damn I loved your reaction to this! I remember when I was a younger and reading a lot of history, thinking "wait... history is just written by the powers that won" And I knew by that point that history is biased.
Exactly. If you're curious, find a copy of The Assassination of Julius Caesar by Michael Parenti. Best book I've ever read about history being written by the victors.
Yes!!! Exactly. "I gave you a platform to speak, but I can take it right back", I love how Bo looks back to the camera, and his tone has changed. He gives you a look like, "that is the messed up part about the people in power, we know it but are powerless to do anything but complain ". You guys get it! Have you watched Welcome to the Internet yet?
Next Bo reaction should definitely be "We Think We Know You.: It's much earlier and just as genius.
would love to see you react to the whole inside special tbh haha, but especially "that funny feeling." It doesn't have the same drama as some of his live show bits but it's just a solid song
You guys really need to bring the Bo train down south and listen to Country Song. That one is an absolute amazing spoof of country music in such a smart way
"It's no one's responsibility to teach us these things."
It is when there's been generations of indoctrinated masses actively working to destroy any and all representation of the knowledge and history we has a civilization have gone through.
It’s incredible to watch his stuff in order because holy crap - he started out super talented, but he’s grown SO much over the years, in his songwriting, piano playing, vocals, everything. It’s amazing to see. He just gets better and better. I can’t wait to find out what he’ll do next!
I have absolutely no idea why TH-cam recommended you’re channel to me, but I’m so happy I found it! Y’all find a great balance between comedy and legitimately intelligent conversation, it’s very entertaining. Great dynamic between you two, keep it up!
Welcome to the family!!! Lets ride this train together
Bo Burnham "Rant" from words words words is a classic then there is Nerds and Eff
The power dynamic between Bo Burnham and Mr. Socko really show the reality of power. The imbalance between those who have it and those that don't. And the threats that go with it if you step out.
Yes!
i want to give some words of encouragement to not feel like you're requiered to do more Bo, his stuff is great, and you all certainly will love all of it and be able to give insights on it. but don't feel like the lower view counts on your other videos mean you have to turn your back on other content.
i'd certainly like to recommend watching some George Carlin as a bit of spacer, even as a fact that George was one of Bo's inspirations.
Also, perhaps some Reggie Watts? Love him.
I cannot WAIT to hear your reactions on watching ‘inside’ from start to finish. It’s a masterpiece
Great reaction. Bo is really illustrating "how the world works," Bo is a ventriloquist, but I think in this one he does just use prerecording, because of his facial reaction to the sock calling him out. When I first saw this, my first reaction was, this is a portrayal of a guy stuck in his tiny house by himself for quarantine, and slowly losing his mind, arguing with himself via a sock on his hand. But like everything Bo does, it's layered. It can also be seen as a happy, silly children's song that suddenly takes a very sinister turn. And the sock says all the things that he knows are true, but he doesn't want to see. And in the end, after asking Socko his opinion, he silences him in the most brutal way. It's clever, funny, sad, and tragic all at the same time. (Side note, when you said CRT, I immediately thought cathode ray tube. That's how old I am) Love the reaction. When you do see Inside, let us know your impressions. I didn't know about Bo Burnham until my daughter showed me Inside, now I'm hooked.
I think the symbolism with socko is that people like we are allowed to talk whatever shit we want unless we talk about the platforms we use to talk and how those platforms benefit the people were criticizing, like you can question everything you want unless you want ro actually change stuff
nope 😂 not a ventriloquist
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@@Samdark0 ah yes but he was just messing, he was making his lips move!! One of my favorite bits though, it gets me every time
@@dauntingbutthereyougo6910 I never said he was an accomplished ventriloquist. Just that he has the skills. 11 years had passed from that clip to when Inside was made, so undoubtedly his skills are improved.
Remember who's on who's hand here. Guys.
Huge fan of Bo here, I'd definitely say take a listen to "From God's Perspective" & "Pandering" & "Repeat Stuff" for a take on music! It's interesting to hear your opinions on him, I hadn't considered him telling himself to get up at the end, but it makes so much sense, I love that idea and am going with it!
The way that smile froze when Bo started taking the sock off his hand
There isn't really a video but I'd like to see how you guys react to the lyrics of Eff
He's just doing a performance on how the world works. Socko was stepping out of line so he straightened him up.
I wouldn’t call it critical race theory.
Rather, CRT is a derived form of marxism that focuses on racial relations instead of class relations.
What Socko is saying is a more traditional form of marxism.
Keep in mind that half of the global political spectrum is essentially one form of marxism or another. Even most economists use Marx’s economic theory as a sort of baseline theory.
Not all of his ideas are inherently controvertial, even if the American corporate media wants you to think otherwise.
The vibe is not happy lmao, the vibe is like sugar being shoved down your throat when being tortured. It’s cynical and dark.
it got to the point where dude on the left was so ready for the right dude to interrupt he went ahead and asked if he was good to give him the opportunity to do what he knew he wanted to do xD
i thought that was funny lol just jokes...
good reaction tho, very involved and not just a repeat channel where you play the song back for us. Nice
Bro you nailed it 😆 thanks for the comment and support. I'm dude on the left
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@@De.Dre.Universe ☠ I watched like 4 other vids on this channel after this bro, I like the format of the reactions for sure 🔥Keep up the grind my dudes, yall have a good structure compared to some bigger channels ive seen, growth will be inevitable as long as the grind stays alive. BIG UPS 🔥
Personally, it's not that I think the govt has a responsibility to teach us everything. Its mostly that I think they shouldn't be spinning a nationalist narrative by obfuscating inconvenient facts and events. The education system should be as politically neutral and objective as possible. I don't so much care whether they should or shouldn't have to teach something, just that If and when they do take up the responsibility of teaching something, they should do so honestly or not do so at all.
CRT is a specified class taught to college grads interested in pre-law, specifically. So no, this isn't CRT as far as I know lol.
I’d love to see you guys react to Snow Tha Product. There is a lot that is special about her. 3 great songs to start (also it doesn’t hurt that Snow fans consistently do numbers like Bo’s):
-BZRP Music Session #39
-Really Counts
-Dale Gas featuring Aleman
(She’s a bilingual rapper)
I love that James Harden and Patrick Mahomes finally focused on their true passion: TH-cam reactions. 🤣 just playin, you guys are a fun watch
History is written by the victors, but the things is the victors aren't always good, even America
Words, Words, Words
Oh Bo
I'm Bo Yo
Just because I also love bars! 🔥🔥🔥
I enjoy that you guys don't feel the need to automatically agree on everything.
You guys are amazing reactors. Love the commentary
yal should do "Comedy" from the Inside Special 👏🏽
If you want to see another version of Bo, go watch one of his first videos that was posted on TH-cam. It's called "My Whole Family". He was like 14 or 15 when he did that song. It will blow your mind.
First time seeing ya’lls channel. Love your deduction and perception fellas! Keep up with the predictions, they add a fun aspect to the reactions
Awesome Rosebuds A Sled! Thanks for tuning in and engaging!!!
I am really loving your experiences and personal takes on Bo Burnham and the whole video series you are doing :) Hes funny af with his comedic realism in face of possible backlash. XD
If you felt up to it, I'd definitely recommend filming when you watch Inside, and then you could still upload the songs individually. Of course, I understand if you don't want to do that, though.
Your discussions are so fucking great. Have you reacted to Dave performing Black at the Brits? Would love to see that. And more Bo Burnham ofc!
And your compliments and support are even better! Thank you
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7:48 shoulda said "There's dark and then there's truthful"