The Unexpected Success of Redbone

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  • @sea_yung
    @sea_yung 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2832

    Redbone was one of those songs that felt like you've heard it for a while even though it was new

    • @realaxtrap5098
      @realaxtrap5098 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Perfect description

    • @dukedoge802
      @dukedoge802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Yeah, bcs B🤩🤩TSY

    • @LJboochaa
      @LJboochaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was just thinking that and then saw this comment

    • @ItsJoeHut
      @ItsJoeHut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I'm still convinced it sounds somehow like Summer Breeze

    • @StoufSto
      @StoufSto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@ItsJoeHut Bruh its bootsy collins

  • @retrogirl_2
    @retrogirl_2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2112

    The weekend before my younger sister died, she told me that Redbone was her favorite song. I played it for her while she was lying in her hospital bed. I hope she heard it.

    • @vedhil
      @vedhil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      fuck man, I’m so sorry.

    • @transfer_heads
      @transfer_heads 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Retro Girl Rip 🙏My condolences

    • @EricOlivo07
      @EricOlivo07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Did not expect to cry 😭

    • @vic_cresss
      @vic_cresss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      F

    • @trueKENTUCKY
      @trueKENTUCKY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Nigga thats Sad

  • @vendetta1429
    @vendetta1429 5 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    I used to hear Redbone on the radio I thought it was a classic.
    But my friend told me it was a Donald Glover song and I could hardly believe it.
    Redbone really is an abnormality, it's bizarre to see a song of that type reach the charts in this decade, but it's also incredible.
    Godspeed to Donald Glover for making such a cool song.

  • @maximushimself
    @maximushimself 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3504

    if they make a childish gambino biopic, i think donald glover should be cast they look alike

    • @erick-pj4yv
      @erick-pj4yv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      That would be a perfect casting choice

    • @Norma-Zita
      @Norma-Zita 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Idk mahn. Never seen those two in the same room at the same time

    • @drifter6870
      @drifter6870 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      naw, Donald Glover does comedy, I don't think he could pull off childish gambino

    • @henryjdw238
      @henryjdw238 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      But they're the same person, aren't they

    • @ariindigo6171
      @ariindigo6171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Henry JDW no they’re different people

  • @carlnielsen7004
    @carlnielsen7004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7234

    I just fart it on the plugg 😅🤣

    • @nealkelly9757
      @nealkelly9757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +357

      Carl Nielsen I also heard that about The Rock and Dwayne Johnson, but it's too farfetched to believe

    • @carlnielsen7004
      @carlnielsen7004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Neal Kelly yeah, look a likes are quite the thing

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      No way man. Danny Glover is a lot older than Gambino.

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      @Carl Nielsen-They do look really similar, but one time, I saw Donald Glover on Jimmy Kimmel. Childish Gambino was the musical performer, so they definitely are 2 different people...

    • @HA-rx7gb
      @HA-rx7gb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Stop spreading your tinfoil hat theories. It's dangerous.

  • @brotendo
    @brotendo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1071

    COME AND GET YOUR LOVE.... Oh wait, wrong Redbone.

    • @Riverdeepnwide
      @Riverdeepnwide 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Yup, me too. Great band.

    • @randomcitizen3939
      @randomcitizen3939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Haha.. I was looking for this!

    • @brotendo
      @brotendo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@randomcitizen3939 I'm a little surprised there was no mention of the band at all.

    • @tlunceford77
      @tlunceford77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey I like that song too lol

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good one! But I hear he has a Cherokee great great grandmama

  • @billycollins6005
    @billycollins6005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    Ludwig Goransson is one of the most incredible producers/musicians working today. I hope he becomes even more of a household name goes down in history as one of the GOATs.

    • @TuanNguyen-ko9wz
      @TuanNguyen-ko9wz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The dedication he put in the instrumental soundtrack of Black Panther was incredible.

    • @thebizarreopenchannelizzs8176
      @thebizarreopenchannelizzs8176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Most likely there wouldn't be a childish Gambino without Ludwig Goransson, that we know of...

    • @medealkemy
      @medealkemy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Already the little themes he created for Community were awesome

    • @davidmckesey7119
      @davidmckesey7119 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He won a oscar

    • @davidmckesey7119
      @davidmckesey7119 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@medealkemy also tenet

  • @veryscarygoat
    @veryscarygoat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    So glad you mentioned Bootsy. First time I heard "Redbone" all I could hear was "I'd Rather Be With You". Not enough people know about it

    • @lordjugga168
      @lordjugga168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe not enough young people, but its one of the most famous songs of its era. It's not no obscure song by no means.

    • @PacificoAyala321
      @PacificoAyala321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well.. yeh
      I'm 20 and didn't know that song

    • @bitchwormpuddin1499
      @bitchwormpuddin1499 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it sounded similar to an old song i knew but i just passed it off as deja vu

    • @ezeikiel23
      @ezeikiel23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stretching out is a supremely underrated album,

    • @XSocalxProFroX
      @XSocalxProFroX 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m happy to be one of those people 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051
    @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    P-Funk honestly needs its own video

    • @MinorCirrus
      @MinorCirrus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Maggot Brain is a musical milestone.

    • @Hirochicken
      @Hirochicken 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most definitely. They are so great and iconic

    • @HUeducator2011
      @HUeducator2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yesss

  • @adamhossienzadeh7582
    @adamhossienzadeh7582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    I still can’t believe the same goofy dude who used to play Troy from Community is now childish gambino

    • @cokegaming4830
      @cokegaming4830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Adam Hossienzadeh six seasons and a movie

    • @CrownRock1
      @CrownRock1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ¿Dónde está la biblioteca?
      Me llamo T-Bone, la araña discoteca

    • @kkharaa
      @kkharaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just like filthy frank become Joji

  • @Ttngu106
    @Ttngu106 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1144

    I'd say Gambino made his way into mainstream music with 3005, not Redbone

    • @ej2208
      @ej2208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      heartbeat

    • @sub-nautical_chill4379
      @sub-nautical_chill4379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Redbone’s still a bop tho.

    • @Dan1elAndrade
      @Dan1elAndrade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      hold up

    • @sierrahues
      @sierrahues 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      DEFINITELY. my friend said bonfire did, but i dont think that song or even heartbeat did. When 3005 came out it was almost impossible to not hear it. THATS what broke him into the mainstream

    • @ozymandias326
      @ozymandias326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know Childish Gambino in a song Sweatpants

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You forgot to mention that Donald Glover basically dedicated "Awaken, My Love!" to his newborn son.
    He wanted to someday show his kid the music he grew up listening to, that's why he pulled direct influences from those reference you mentioned. The tracks' lyrical themes also reflect it.

  • @peytonjackson855
    @peytonjackson855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3140

    MY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH KOOL-AID
    Edit: I can’t believe my most liked comment of all time is literally just the lyrics to the song typed with Caps Lock on.

    • @desmondyap5391
      @desmondyap5391 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      The best line so far i guess

    • @dankbabayyyy
      @dankbabayyyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Every summer kid's dream xD

    • @yassiec5294
      @yassiec5294 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      am trying not to waste my tttiiimmmmeee

    • @a.michaels5656
      @a.michaels5656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I think I read somebody interpret that line saying that although both peanut butter chocolate cake and kool aid are sweet and desirable, they dont particularly go well together.

    • @MoonlitNyxx
      @MoonlitNyxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Herr Kasten really sweet desserts make sweet drinks bitter or less sweet

  • @burtreynolds2969
    @burtreynolds2969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +866

    Don't forget, Bootsy was James Browns Bass player at one time.

    • @FlameForgedSoul
      @FlameForgedSoul 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Burt Reynolds stole my thunder👍🏽

    • @alexcollettsinfield2471
      @alexcollettsinfield2471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      and parliment funkadelic's

    • @jeffreytam7684
      @jeffreytam7684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bootsy’s been lit before lit was a thing

    • @suckd0g
      @suckd0g 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bootsy never gets enough credit, he's a crazy good bassist.

    • @patbat420
      @patbat420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bootsy gave Clinton the one

  • @spookymethod
    @spookymethod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    Gotta enjoy these great videos. Keep it up bro

    • @rooster1038
      @rooster1038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nice profile pic.

    • @benjaminjoshua
      @benjaminjoshua 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      King Crimson 4ever

    • @spookymethod
      @spookymethod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rooster1038 haha, gotta enjoy that as well

    • @lambradi
      @lambradi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nice profile pics here.

    • @rhettnewman7908
      @rhettnewman7908 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the court of the crimson king is on of the best prog albums

  • @jackdaw99
    @jackdaw99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Oh, my first thought was Come and get your love, since I’ve been singing and dancing to that one all day.

  • @edog4153
    @edog4153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +573

    My man better bring up Bootsy's I'd rather be with you
    Edit: Thank goodness he does.

    • @authorofbook
      @authorofbook 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      EDog i was gonna say the same thing

  • @davidbjacobs3598
    @davidbjacobs3598 5 ปีที่แล้ว +988

    "There was no vocal pitching on the album."
    Oh so that's why he's retiring, his voice must be shot at 35.

    • @LordFrega
      @LordFrega 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      is he really retiring???

    • @justjoshua0121
      @justjoshua0121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      @@LordFrega He's dropping one more album than retiring the Childish Gambino persona and focusing more on screenwriting and acting.

    • @augustgreig9420
      @augustgreig9420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@justjoshua0121 Well, he could very well do what a lot of other artists have done in this situation and depending on the success of the next album, he jus won't release anymore as Gambino. So he'll either come up with a new persona, or straight up release them as Donald Glover.
      Because if his final release as Gambino does well, him and his producers aren't dumb, they aren't going to leave all of that money just sitting on the table that they could all make from him releasing new albums. So I'd say it's pretty likely well see that, and pretty likely it'll come along side a style change, unless it really is all about the money, in which case he'll probably just stick to what's worked so far; generating controversy.

    • @piekark9951
      @piekark9951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      That80sStream he said in a recent interview on jimmy fallon that there is a chance he might not quit because of how much he loves music

    • @milvertonsaint
      @milvertonsaint 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@augustgreig9420 he doesn't generate controversy. He just creates from an honest place. He hasn't followed the money at any point in his career. He left 30 Rock, Community, and released an album with zero rap on it. He has a history of leaving things behind when they've hit their peak to avoid it becoming corny or stale. His next album doing well would be the incentive to end his music career on a high note.

  • @patrickmccarron2817
    @patrickmccarron2817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    YES! In the polypohonic subreddit I asked for a video incorporating Parliament-Funkadelic and Sly and the family Stone's influence on hip hop. They are my two favorite bands but there is so few videos on them on youtube that aren't just low quality interviews of the band members. Glad they get the respect they deserve for birthing a whole new sound in Funk and Hip Hop!

  • @AceAttorny
    @AceAttorny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    I never got why people thought Redbone was pitchshifted. It doesn't sound pitchshifted at all. To me, at least, it was pretty obvious Glover just sang in a high voice.

    • @KOKOPELI-p1b
      @KOKOPELI-p1b 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah

    • @gl1zzy999
      @gl1zzy999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's just because he never has sung in such a high voice before

    • @saintelsewhere6513
      @saintelsewhere6513 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      you either know a little bit about sound engineering or you just have a good ear. if you know what vocal pitching sounds like it’s easy to spot but this song does use a stereo/doubling effect on his vocals-so maybe that’s where people got the idea?

    • @_IVXX
      @_IVXX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check out his song centipede, or his cover of "what kinda love" He's always been able to sing, but this is a bit more experimental with his voice. I've know a lot of people who either thing it's pitched, or even don't think or recognize that's him singing.

    • @knightwing5169
      @knightwing5169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In all honesty, the first time I heard "Redbone", I thought it was sung by a woman.

  • @mickeyknox8086
    @mickeyknox8086 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The title of the song itself is slang for a lightskinned black woman usually used in urban areas in the 70s-2000s really. So that adds a layer to the lyrics

  • @Koogai
    @Koogai 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Redbone but you're not watching a meme it's a Polyphonic video

  • @rams81rule
    @rams81rule 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I love Parliment and Bootsy. I remember losing my shit when i first heard Redbone when Awaken My Love came out because of the similarity with I'd Rather Be With You. So glad you did this video and gave a shout out to both Bootsy and Parliment.

    • @augustgreig9420
      @augustgreig9420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Man, I don't listen to the radio or hip hop, and I had no idea that stand-up comedian Donald Glover had a hip hop persona called Childish Gambino, but I'll never forget being in this dudes car that I was doing a job for and hearing this come on the radio. I was like, "What the Hell, this station was just playing rap a second ago, and now they're playing some awesome song from the 70's... How have I never heard this before?" I'm a huge music lover, and listen to all genres, from classical, to soul to metal, so I didn't understand how I'd missed this awesome song.
      When he got back in the car from pumping gas, he was surprised to see me bopping my head to this. "You like that?" He said with a smirk.
      "Yeah man, this is awesome. Who is it?"
      "That's Childish Gambino, Redbone. You've never heard that before?"
      "Nah man, don't know how I missed it..."
      >Mfw I went home and Googled Childish Gambino and found out it was that nerdy comic I liked.
      >Mfw I can't post my face in the TH-cam comments section.
      >Mfw I have no face

  • @TheSharkaDark
    @TheSharkaDark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love how much music you cover, it’s not rock every time, these videos really help me broaden my horizons involving multiple genres of music. Love your work!

  • @JamoboBorg
    @JamoboBorg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I've just heard the music and read up on the life of Jackson C. Frank. Guy had a hard life, made some beautiful music and he really deserves to be talked about more, it'd be great to see a video about him!

  • @dedecrf9621
    @dedecrf9621 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The main melody of the song (I think a guitar is playing) was inspired in a brief lick of Portrait of Tracy by Jaco Pastorious too.

  • @doveellis
    @doveellis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great video, I’d love one on D’Angelo and the Soulquarians. Maybe even showing the decline and reemergence of D’Angelos career. Or just the album Black Messiah.

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got to meet him and even jam a little bit just before he hit it big. Super talented dude.

  • @ryannelson1297
    @ryannelson1297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    Can you do a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard video?

    • @BenjaminEarlMusic
      @BenjaminEarlMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I need this

    • @sam111986
      @sam111986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Middle8 has done one. It's pretty good.

    • @bipbong2906
      @bipbong2906 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      sam111986 but he doesn’t like oddments

    • @ColeRyanBrewer
      @ColeRyanBrewer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Please! I saw them at the Greek Theatre in August and they fucking killed it!!!

    • @colinkaster6017
      @colinkaster6017 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YESS

  • @jasp9661
    @jasp9661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Honestly in 2019 this is such a strange video concept - and seems like a hidden gem from '16 but you made it work. Great quality

  • @edog4153
    @edog4153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    As a Bino fan, I will say I never thought this was gonna be a hit, even though I love it.

    • @sethembry3114
      @sethembry3114 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @NarcissBlue Exactly

    • @105tinoto
      @105tinoto 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yoy're a fan of Albinos?

  • @treyroberson7296
    @treyroberson7296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i genuinely thought he had Macy Gray do a guest spot on this song on my first listen...I got to the end and was like "He never sang on the song" and googled it and was shocked. SHOCKED I SAY

  • @umajagwani2314
    @umajagwani2314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not only is he an astounding actor, director, producer, screenwriter--but stand up comedian!! Let's not forget the hysterical "Weirdo" performance.

  • @SirLancelotTheBrave
    @SirLancelotTheBrave 5 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    4:22 *Davie504 has entered the chat*

  • @parkerpc
    @parkerpc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +572

    Acting like childish Gambino hasn’t been a very relevant rapper since 2013 and even before

    • @ryuman757
      @ryuman757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Literally, like 3005 didn't skyrocket himself into the mainstream? Redbone was 100% a second wind, and it wasn't even his last one.

    • @johnmarcdegaard6589
      @johnmarcdegaard6589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The thing is Gambino wasn't taken seriously at that time. A lot of rap fans thought he was trash and it wasn't until after that his projects started to really growing on the general public

    • @Ceci-db8kh
      @Ceci-db8kh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right?

    • @noah7972
      @noah7972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Before awaken my love i remember everyone hating on him cause he wasn't real or "black". After the album out of nowhere he was seen as pro black and all that

    • @Khoochi
      @Khoochi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      pissing me off

  • @Nathh99
    @Nathh99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know what will be great/interesting to see - a Spotify(or whatever music streaming provider you use) of all the songs you used in a particular video/encounter in research/related further suggested listening
    (obviously if you find time because making videos are time consuming enough but I’ll be all over this if ya did it)
    It will be great to get more music suggestions and find out more about your thought processes into videos

  • @foofy14
    @foofy14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love Polyphonic videos. The aesthetic, the amazing visuals and info. So so interesting

  • @mrjules1982
    @mrjules1982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Another great deep dive into a great song. Thank you!
    And seeing some references to the P-Funk made me extra happy :)

  • @kaijello
    @kaijello 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I used the opening to Redbone as my alarm tone for two years. now I can't hear it without perking up a bit

  • @iceturtle-nb6rc
    @iceturtle-nb6rc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always assumed it was because it had the most lyrics out of any song on Awaken My Love, and when Awaken My Love came out people were complaining that it “wasn’t lyrical enough” and they wanted another hip-hop album

  • @withalittlehelpfrom3
    @withalittlehelpfrom3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    4:26 Larry Graham has a biracial Canadian nephew named Aubrey Graham, who we now know as Drake!

  • @lordsleepyhead
    @lordsleepyhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Once in a while an album comes out that Changes Everything. When Awaken, My Love came out I had the same feeling as when D'Angelo's Voodoo came out or Outkast's The Love Below. Just something that completely innovates the genre by tying the past and future together in an album that feels like a moment of absolute clarity.

  • @francescaa8331
    @francescaa8331 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always enjoy this channel. The vintage instruments explains a lot. His falsetto was so good. The sound was 70s, lyrics were not.

  • @ericmerchant1870
    @ericmerchant1870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this song has such a unique sound that makes it able to remix and mashup with other songs better than anything else.

  • @bessyxyz
    @bessyxyz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Please make a video on Gil Scott-Heron. Thank you.

  • @mavrick8181
    @mavrick8181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Love the videos. Just started college they are gonna help me through it lol. Keep it going!

  • @tim.van.emmerloot
    @tim.van.emmerloot 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This whole video for something really simple: New, refreshing, danceable, tension and a clear vocal line + hook.

  • @noahevans4510
    @noahevans4510 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another solid video. I watch an hour or two of TH-cam every day and you're one of my top channels. I love learning the background to so many stellar pieces and I'm always sending them to my friends. Keep up the good work!

  • @TaffyXZ
    @TaffyXZ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched Gambino performing Redbone live last year and it gave me serious goosebumps

  • @RGBY-tv4hg
    @RGBY-tv4hg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Literally the only song I've been able to listen to for years without getting bored

  • @buskrat7606
    @buskrat7606 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want nothing more than to meet you so that I can shake your hand and thank you for making this youtube series as it is so informative and inspiring and I wish that I could support you with a full budget so you can mass-produce this channel's videos. The animation is entertaining and eye-catching while the text is informative and inspiring thank you so much for making these videos. :) keep up the great work!

  • @jakevs.theworld2987
    @jakevs.theworld2987 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These videos are so well made! I look forward to them every week, keep up the great work man!

  • @ran.san82
    @ran.san82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Didn't think it was unexpected..
    It's a good song. Plain and simple

    • @sixevening4649
      @sixevening4649 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      sometimes being a good song isn't enough to get on the radio

  • @piggybankvillan
    @piggybankvillan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always just thought he sampled an old 70s funk beat but then upon researching the song, it was pretty much an original beat and I was shocked. Definitely puts you in a different era.

  • @Medddler
    @Medddler 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautifully edited!

  • @isabeladesa649
    @isabeladesa649 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you do an amazing work. with such beautiful editing skills and interesting, well-researched content, every video fells like the work of a 5 people crew. i hope you hit 1million subs soon! :)

  • @GhostOfRavenclaw
    @GhostOfRavenclaw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This made me want to listen to the rest of this album, I highly recommend it.

  • @motorwayt-s628
    @motorwayt-s628 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:00 this line is even more frightening with recent events that happened

  • @adarl5902
    @adarl5902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I would love to see a video about Weird Al Yankovic!

    • @the-engneer
      @the-engneer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He doesn't get the credit he deserves as an actually really talented person

  • @Ajaxx47
    @Ajaxx47 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are underrated. Keep up the great work brotha!

  • @Mxyz
    @Mxyz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching Gambino perform Redbone live at Bonnaroo last year was legit the most spiritual moment I've ever felt.

  • @wondr7608
    @wondr7608 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hearing people talk about a song makes me really want to listen to it, despite how the song was originally collecting dust in my library.

  • @ButBigger42
    @ButBigger42 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    When this came out, I heard it on the radio. If you had asked me to guess 1 million times in a row who performed it I would have never ever guessed it was Troy.
    I don't normally like rap and hip hop style music but I LOVE this damn song.

  • @coldnhot369
    @coldnhot369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely one of my favorite songs. A masterpiece. Beautiful

  • @blacmanish
    @blacmanish 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Video, as always! Luv the way you nailed the funky influences for the song. Another one i noticed was in his vocals. His falsetto sounds an awful lot like Prince (circa 1982)

  • @RenanFelicianoOn
    @RenanFelicianoOn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think, besides all the essay, the major reason for such a success is because the song sounds amazingly good.

  • @MinorCirrus
    @MinorCirrus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There are very few people around today that I admire as much as I do Glover. I'm a life-long Pink Floyd fan but mark my words: if there is ever a new Dark Side Of The Moon bound to come out in this century, he will be the one to make it.
    Huge shoutout to Ludwig Göransson for his fruitful collaboration with him.

    • @mikeymorrison272
      @mikeymorrison272 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's amazing but I don't think he's making any music anymore

    • @graham.broome
      @graham.broome 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      listen to to pimp a butterfly

    • @MinorCirrus
      @MinorCirrus 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@graham.broome While TPAP is a wonderful album (as is good kid maad city), it is not of the artistic timelessness I'm referring to when I mention TDSOTM. "Awaken, my love!" comes close but isn't it yet.

  • @freddiefound23
    @freddiefound23 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Redbone is an absolutely fantastic song. It'll still be being listened to in 20, 30, 40 years. Just see.

  • @carlwehbe4829
    @carlwehbe4829 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Do September by earth wind and fire

  • @jsolo1271
    @jsolo1271 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Have some love" is one of my fav Childish Gambino song. Like "i'd rather be with you" I realized the breakdown in "Have some love" sounds heavily like the pinball intro from Sesame street. Made me like the song even more. :)

  • @shortcutDJ
    @shortcutDJ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    yeah man Redbone was the smash of that year for me, yet in my country nobody heard of it and it had almost no radioplay over here.

  • @owennuckols6817
    @owennuckols6817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You should definitely do a video about The Kinks

  • @megasteve240
    @megasteve240 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song is timeless - no other way to put it.

  • @chrisv.423
    @chrisv.423 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Played it my junior year when it first was released. All my friends clowned me when they first heard it and then a year later they are all singing it after it hits the radio.

  • @Niriixa
    @Niriixa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoying how well-researched this breakdown is. Great work.

  • @izzysucc
    @izzysucc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    keep up the good work dude, i love your videos so much i’m really happy when i see new ones :)

  • @LittleMusicBoxes
    @LittleMusicBoxes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your editing is on point. I'm crying.

  • @Knailsic
    @Knailsic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aw dude I love your so much for this? Literally the other day I realized how much I loved Awaken and and almost wrote a whole essay in my notes, you said the stuff I wanted to say even better!!

  • @staciabelcher28
    @staciabelcher28 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish you did the whole album. Thank you for the plug too!

  • @MrPixelMonster
    @MrPixelMonster 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoever edits these videos needs a raise

  • @CrusadeHH
    @CrusadeHH 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best music channel ever all the videos are all so different yet equally great

  • @SpirusOfH
    @SpirusOfH 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't listen to this song without thinking of Atlanta's "Juneteenth" and "Teddy Perkins". This album came out between those two episodes and I feel a lot of Glover's themes are also exemplified in the show.

  • @prettygoodfood9512
    @prettygoodfood9512 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the pacing and the work you put into the scripts on these videos. Awesome 😍

  • @bananaconsaging8864
    @bananaconsaging8864 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ludwig was some kind of music nerdhippie that was so chill and can make nerd-hippie cool.

  • @Ballcrunch
    @Ballcrunch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was just listening to Riot as I was coming home from school, talking to my Father about Childish Gambino.
    Then I came home and saw the notification. Best surprise ever.

  • @cubbiedan21
    @cubbiedan21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He's also a hilarious stand-up comedian. His Netflix special 'Donald Glover: Weirdo' had me laughing the whole time.

  • @bronkawitz
    @bronkawitz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The album artwork was definitely inspired by the Maggot Brain album cover.

  • @becketclark9942
    @becketclark9942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You shoulda talked about the meme more, the redbone in a bathroom joke was huge for propelling this one

  • @jamesineson2611
    @jamesineson2611 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your vids so much, they are always so entertaining yet very educational, thank you for helping me find my love for music.

  • @Nico-vr8ec
    @Nico-vr8ec 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Your videos are like heroin. I can't get enough from it. Please do a video about Tranquility Base Hotel+Casino by Arctic Monkeys. I think this album is soooo interesting. A lot of stuff is happening there. Lyrically and also instrumentally.

  • @LDrosophila
    @LDrosophila 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't seen your whole video library but I'd love to hear about the funk and jazz funk movement. One of my favorite songs is Birdland by Weather report

  • @jcookeo7330
    @jcookeo7330 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    always incredible dude, thanks for the great videos

  • @theblackbaron4119
    @theblackbaron4119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh. I clicked on this, thinking that you're going to talk about the native american rock band. They were amazing.

  • @dimasakbar5105
    @dimasakbar5105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Hey dude can you do an arctic monkeys one?
    Been waiting for you to make a video about them PP!!
    As always great video tho keep it up!!!👍👍

    • @dimasakbar5105
      @dimasakbar5105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Startin' from playin hip hop in garage at sheffield to Glasto headliners twice!!!

    • @stray999
      @stray999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah we meet again

    • @dimasakbar5105
      @dimasakbar5105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stray999 well hello there ✋
      Still gonna write this comment till he makes one lol 😁

    • @danibravo5647
      @danibravo5647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oiiii

    • @Physeter
      @Physeter 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree quack

  • @frugallantry
    @frugallantry 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are so amazing. I am so fascinated by the subjects you explore. Thank you.

  • @Mike_Poppe
    @Mike_Poppe 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t listen to new music, but this is the best polyphonic video to date

  • @tolchocker
    @tolchocker 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That bit of kit at 4:06 doesn’t look like a pedal. Did they mean to show the Maestro BG-2 “wah-wah” pedal?

  • @FalardeMusicaeLegal
    @FalardeMusicaeLegal 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just another amazing class!!!! Thank you!

  • @Ualrknow
    @Ualrknow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s just such a beautiful feel good typa tune it’s so funky so smooth like damn

  • @augustgreig9420
    @augustgreig9420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man, I don't listen to the radio or hip hop, and I had no idea that stand-up comedian Donald Glover had a hip hop persona called Childish Gambino, but I'll never forget being in this dudes car that I was doing a job for and hearing this come on the radio. I was like, "What the Hell, this station was just playing rap a second ago, and now they're playing some awesome song from the 70's... How have I never heard this before?" I'm a huge music lover, and listen to all genres, from classical, to soul to metal, so I didn't understand how I'd missed this awesome song.
    When he got back in the car from pumping gas, he was surprised to see me bopping my head to this. "You like that?" He said with a smirk.
    "Yeah man, this is awesome. Who is it?"
    "That's Childish Gambino, Redbone. You've never heard that before?"
    "Nah man, don't know how I missed it..."
    >Mfw I went home and Googled Childish Gambino and found out it was that nerdy comic I liked.
    >Mfw I can't post my face in the TH-cam comments section.
    >Mfw I have no face

  • @donnaclayton8644
    @donnaclayton8644 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this. I knew I heard a lot of Bootsy influences. I couldn't place what I was hearing. It reminds of something I grew up listening to, but had forgotten.