This man can literally do whatever he wants to do. Sing, dance, act, write songs, do comedy, drama, disappear for a long time and just come back to drop hits, upload a whole damn album on your TH-cam for free. A personification of the word artist.
@@sam-hb5zo not all actors are good actors, also theres good acting and theres this where its almost too real to be an act if you get what i mean anyways amazing artist
i love this man so much. like just everything about him. his artistic range is so amazing. the way he can handle songs and the hidden messages behind his songs. it’s beautiful
Yes, it's really generic. He's trying to emulate old school songs, but fails miserably. People seem to like it though, but that's not a surprise during an era where Trump is the president.
I finally realized what this music video means! In the beginning Donald looks ill, he is pale and has bags under his eyes, He basically looks like an addict that is going through Drug withdrawal. then he meets a Girl and he starts to feel his high again, he looks healthy & happy again. Him and the Girl have some fun, but eventually she leaves the restaurant, As soon as she leaves Donald starts to lose his high again. He then sits down at the table he was sitting at before he met the girl, implying that there is a continuous cycle of him finding a girl and being lonely after the girl leaves. the whole ("Ill never be sober, now i'm so high") hook implies that he will never be normal (emotionally), he will either be NOT High (Sad) or High (In Love) *the clock not moving represents that nothing has changed, he keeps going through the same cycle without anything changing
or the clock shows that what happens in the video was all of his imagination (ie the over-the-top dance move at the table) if he ever met a girl and have the courage to approach her even with his condition but ultimately realizing at the end that with his addiction no girl would accept him or even the slightest interest like the girl in the video which she almost dance to him ( accepts him).
He's super hit or miss imo, but yeah. When he isn't doing trappy fuckboy shit he knows how to make some seriously grooving rhythms. His new album is great for that reason
good thinking,we thought i was were the only one to notice it, it's like he meant to refer to that moment when someone sometimes fantasize about the moment in which they think like they will meet someone special in the loneliest place ever, ...
Reading the comments, everyone is putting the song together with how the song resonates with them. And i just think its so beautiful a song can do that.
Bro you sound better than a lot of rappers today hahaha, you just need to have more variety you know what I mean. Instead of just rapping about drugs, big asses and fucking bitches , Keep practicing your song writing and get some deeper meanings in there. Anyone can become a good song writer bro just work your ass off if music is something you really want.
The audio quality is awe-inspiring and you can really sense it with the mixing of the tracks. They tenderly made every song with heavy emphasis on the audio being superb. The album follows the theme of a young man figuring out his way in life weather it be friends or heartbreak to a tee. You can really feel the album come in one big melting pot focusing on the highs and lows of a teenager growing into the man he desperately wants to become. The flow of the album starts off with a low somber tone song to set the tone and crescendo's all the way to the high point of the album when the first track of side B comes on (The Palisades) and then slowly falls down. There are a variety of song messages. In some it talks about friendship growing up and having to let go of those. Others it talks about a somber heartache that never leaves. This all takes place on a sunset of Kauai, Hawaii, which is shown on the artwork. For the young adults, this album will surely resonate with you and leaves you peaceful knowing that everything will pass and come together.
This song and video never got the recognition it deserved. It's fantastic, deep, emotional, and quite sad actually. I hope more people are discovering his past work, which, in my opinion, is excellent.
Amazing cinematography, just look at how many takes on each scene and how detailed on its photography and sound. Great acting and dancing aswell. I have no comments for the song itself, I just love it. Donald is so talented and Bino fits him so well that it's really a pleasure and honor to be able to enjoy this ART.
Every time I watch this video I like to imagine a slow pan out to Abed holding his camcorder, sitting in a director's seat, and doing his handshake fist bump thing with Troy after yelling "CUT."
It starts on The Worst Guys,and I believe it continues with Sweatpants, 3005, Telegraph Ave, and now Sober. Basically, Gambino becomes an alien, infects other people with it, then overtime destroys the world. That's my take on it anyway.
*Lyrics* And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high Now I'm so high Now I'm so high Now I'm so high Girl, what's your problem 'Cause I know it's hard sometimes, baby just give it some time Oh honey now girl, we can solve them If you just give me some time I can open up your mind If you le-le-let it shine, you can free-ee-ee your mind 'Cause I know And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high Now I'm so high Now I'm so high Now I'm so high Girl, if it's done right Well you know it's got to be, something wonderful to me Oh honey now girl, give it one night If you just give it a chance, loving you is not my plan 'Cause I know one day you'll see All the things that we can be And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober (I want to be the only one) I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high Now I'm so high Now I'm so high Now I'm so high
+DoomHemlock My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fanasty by Kanye West(2010) had me in thoughts, same with this album. Idk man, lots of people actually call MBDTF the best album of this decade.
*Que extraño, ni me había percatado de este video solo estaba divagando en mis pensamientos cuando mi dedo índice de manera involuntaria y sin ser consciente de ello hizo clip al video y, ¡maldita sea! Me fascinó desde el intro.🖤*
as time goes by the strongly I believe Donald is a genius, such an inspiration for me man, I've enjoyed this song since the first year you released it, I am rewatching Atlanta rn and it made me listen to your music with obsession like in the old days, so cool I feel more the lyrics now though, such a cool feeling to have, thanks for that Childish Gambino hshs
He has alot of great music. He didnt get the exposure back then like he does now. Most talented artist to date. He can act, direct, sing, rap. Comedian. He does it all.
If I look at this as a metaphor for a relationship developing but going nowhere it hits deep. It's a dance. You act a certain way to try and seduce the other person, they don't show interest initially but they eventually see good qualities in you, give you a chance, but ultimately it you're not made for eachother and the attraction is gone
Orrrrr she was only interested in the performance version of himself. Maybe it was saying we do all this peacocking to entice someone but it’s a waste of time to not lead with anything but your authentic self
I see this video as not just a typical story of a guy trying to win over a girl, but also relating to him in real life in the music industry, how Gambino always puts in 200%, grinds so hard, the eventually people will crack a smile for him, when the girl finally dances with Gambino (start to like songs like Heartbeat or 3005) but then leaves him in the cafe (moves onto the next artist, listens to Kanye, Drake, or Kendrick etc, and forgets about Gambino), I'm not saying that is the actual correct meaning of the video, it is just something I have noticed that applies to the video I'm sure there are many different ways you could decode this video, and to me that is the beauty of this Childish Gambino's art, he really is an artist on a another level to everyone right now !!!
***** I know, he has soo much more to offer than Radio songs, even though he can to them incredibly well, he can spit with the rest of them, he is an incredible singer, amazing song writer and even his beats are dope !!!
Imo this music video shows how hard people try to love again after their heart is broken, then gets rejected so easily and is sent back to that crippling depressing solitude that they were trying to get out of so hard.
Jig just came back to the video reminiscing on some classics. Realized he imagined the whole thing. Notice the time is the same in the beginning and end. So in a way, he was never rejected? Not sure if it was intended but if it was. That’s honestly smartly crazy
Or maybe it's a metaphor to how company really lightens some people up. They put up a show and do their best to entertain or make whoever is around them happy, but as soon as they go out that door. It's back to the melancholy quiet of being alone with your thoughts, which is why he will never be sober.
He introduced himself to a female, thinking she will like him. And she does. But 2016 girls are different and will normally try to see what else is out there. He sits back down to try to see who the next potential girl will be
For me, this video represents a guy who never expresses himself because he's too afraid to be looked at as different. He creates a fantasy where he's charismatic, and weird, and unafraid to dance and be himself. Y'all know that feeling when you want to do you own thing, but you don't want everyone thinking you're the weirdo? When Gambino says, "And now that's it's over/ Ill never be sober/ I couldn't believe/ But now Im so high," what I think he's saying is that he didn't believe he could truly express himself, but now he doesn't care if you think he's weird. He's just going be himself no matter what. Edit: I should add that this is just my interpretation of this video. Maybe for Donald this video means something else, idk. For me, the really cool thing about art is that we can all interpret it in different ways based on our life experiences. So, when you discuss art with someone, you're not just sharing opinions on that specific thing, but you're also sharing life experiences in a certain way.
You know how Donald blacked out his social media accounts and everything? I think this is showing how people think he was crazy to do so and now no one is paying attention to him / giving him the attention he deserves. But he's still on his grind, releasing a free mixtape and everything. I don't understand that freaking bird, but it's probably something to do with being locked up in a cage / trying to break free. And by the note saying "I'm so high" trying to give some reason to his madness? Also playing some homage to his Instagram notes a while ago. I don't know. Also the clock stays the same time definitely sticking to the theme BTI expressed of life being continuous and monotonous. That's what I got. This is probably my favorite video he's put out so far. It's simple, but the dancing is spot on.
What a grind releasing one project in a year, half of the songs on which were beats from other songs he just rapped over. And maybe he just doesn't want to use twitter and shit? Stop trying to find some underlying deeper meaning and shit.
AbstractRule If he didn't want to use twitter, he would stop using twitter, simple as that. I doubt he would go through the trouble of deleting all of his shit and changing the profile picture and all that. He could've written a tweet saying "Bye." and people would get that he didn't wanna use it no more. There is something to it, there's always something to Donald's shenanigans.
I think his manager changed his profile picture on Twitter to a black image with the text "Blackout" written on it. Might be what Bino did, just he probably found it refreshing not having to worry about all the social media bullshit.
I'm deaf but I can feel this music. Especially when he starting to dance on the table EDIT: literally. I can feel the vibrations of the sound when holding the speaker in my hands or pressing it against my chest
th-cam.com/video/Ba58cWjoRqI/w-d-xo.html Im not deaf but I feel the bass drop in a similar way in this song, at almost the same time as when it happens in Sober. I hope you enjoy and feel it ♥️ I start getting excited/anticipating at 3:00 and it happens at 3:18
None of the interaction is real, we get that from the never-moving clock. But do you notice how this plays off in an endless loop? You get Gambino trying to impress a girl, but faking a scenario in his head, only to take too long and she leaves. Over. And over. And over.
*Girl walks in* His mind: Play it cool *proceeds to give her an cracked egg that says I'm so high and proceeds to dance and stare at her and glide around the floor* His mind: Yes nailed it
I remember when Because the Internet and kauai came out, i would always complain how childish gambino was so underrated and now almost 4-5 years later alot of his videos are getting so many views and with this one getting 58 mil it just makes me happy that he's getting the recognition he deserves. I'm glad that actually a lot of artists i listen to from many genre's are getting recognized..hopefully this engineers a new era of music soon
This man can literally do whatever he wants to do. Sing, dance, act, write songs, do comedy, drama, disappear for a long time and just come back to drop hits, upload a whole damn album on your TH-cam for free. A personification of the word artist.
Fr he inspired me to make new beats !!
People always forget how great of a rapper he was when he actually rapped
Him and Tyler are the best..
We all can just belive in your self my guy
Now Im just waiting for him to fly or swing from webs
His face, his movements are so expressive. He is a gifted artist.
he's also a actor, that would explain the good acting from him
@@sam-hb5zo not all actors are good actors, also theres good acting and theres this where its almost too real to be an act if you get what i mean anyways amazing artist
i love this man so much. like just everything about him. his artistic range is so amazing. the way he can handle songs and the hidden messages behind his songs. it’s beautiful
He's like the more talented version of Drake
Can we take a minute to appreciate this man's artistic range.
Black people can do anything
@@unyieldingpanda, why'd you have to make it into a race thing?
Houdini Weenie Because black people can do anything
@@isaiah_w anyone can do anything not dependent on race
Yes, it's really generic. He's trying to emulate old school songs, but fails miserably. People seem to like it though, but that's not a surprise during an era where Trump is the president.
This is one of those music videos you just never forget.
4:27
Legend Has It That Bino Still Sits In that Chair 'Till This Very Day.
Why Do You Type Like That?
Jayden Smith Is Why...He Has Brainwashed Us Into Typing Like This...
Lateshia Peters How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real?
S E N S A T I O N A L
***** after sex...
That short part where she´s laughing and then dances with him always makes me smile. Just for a few seconds he existed in her world.
Just like the short time she was my world 💔
@@samiwasti8400 stay strong man, she loved you at one point in this short life, be grateful and keep moving! :)
th-cam.com/video/ap0mqwvf7H0/w-d-xo.html.
This is probably one my favorite music videos of all time.
all his music videos are good
I'd put it right up there with Drop from Pharcyde, You Got Me from the Roots, 2 of my other favorites
same lol
Look up haste el amanecer by Nicky Jam. It's in Spanish, but it looks very similar.
mine too
The definition of timeless music
If only he dropped more music. Such a talented individual.
new album in September as well as him staring in his new TV show!!!! GET HYPE
+goodassoutro what TV show?
Atlanta on FX. The teasers for it look promising.
+goodassoutro he's also gonna be in spiderman homecoming maybe miles morals aka the black spider man or just a villain
+Caleb King they said they aren't going to have Miles in the reboot.
Gambino is a mastermind
Yuh
Dark Nightmare Fuck a bitch to pass the time?
Dark Nightmare Fuck a bitch to pass the time?
Jayson Sam "gambino is a mastermind fuck a bitch to pass the time".
mass appeal, orange rind. smoke your green, I'm spendin' mine
1:54 i love it when i just slides out of frame
fucking creepy guy. HAHA.
Fisticuffs Ikr....💕😍💕😍💕😍And the dance especially
Actually all the stuff we'd call weird & creepy, they were actually Awesome...especially since, like the song saids, he's⬅"....so HIGH!!"😄😅😎😂😏💕💋😍
The best
Worker 1:what’s going on with the lights.
Worker2:Oh it’s just Donald with another girl again
This comment is underrated. So simple yet hilarious.
😂😂😂😂
QuiseGaming 1210 😂😂
QuiseGaming 1210 routine light switch inspection
@@sheagaming xD i just watched the scene
I finally realized what this music video means!
In the beginning Donald looks ill, he is pale and has bags under his eyes,
He basically looks like an addict that is going through Drug withdrawal.
then he meets a Girl and he starts to feel his high again, he looks healthy & happy again.
Him and the Girl have some fun, but eventually she leaves the restaurant,
As soon as she leaves Donald starts to lose his high again.
He then sits down at the table he was sitting at before he met the girl,
implying that there is a continuous cycle of him finding a girl and being lonely after the girl leaves.
the whole ("Ill never be sober, now i'm so high") hook implies that he will never be normal (emotionally), he will either be NOT High (Sad) or High (In Love)
*the clock not moving represents that nothing has changed, he keeps going through the same cycle without anything changing
or the clock shows that what happens in the video was all of his imagination (ie the over-the-top dance move at the table) if he ever met a girl and have the courage to approach her even with his condition but ultimately realizing at the end that with his addiction no girl would accept him or even the slightest interest like the girl in the video which she almost dance to him ( accepts him).
Johny Mills pale is not the right word😂😂😂
Johny Mills
BlackDragonGaming sickly? I think pale is pretty close
Johny Mills that's deep
god was having a good day when he created donald glover
O lil bit weird day, but good
@@uncleiroh7910 and he also loves some butstuff x|D
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Tyler Wofford idk it's like he's ON DRUGS? it might've said he was high somewhere in the song and video
gods was having an acid trip
Absoluta Cinema
GAMBINO IS A MASTERMIND
fuck a bitch to pass the time
Smoke your green,I'm spending mine
Lyric threads are dumb, all the time
You just messed with 4 Gambino fans,that should be a crime
*****
Hahahahahaha I aint even mad that shit was funny. Bravo sir
honestly one of the most talented people i have ever heard of
Dream Theater is the most talented. Tool close but they are second.
Lea Oversteegen Since MJ
He's super hit or miss imo, but yeah. When he isn't doing trappy fuckboy shit he knows how to make some seriously grooving rhythms. His new album is great for that reason
He's an actor, a writer, a rapper, an RnB artist, a great producer, an author FRICK MAN IS THERE ANYTHING DONALD GLOVER CANT DO?
he cant be god
I'm in love with the song, music video, and the amount of meme or scenarios based on him sliding or him dancing etc
이게 9년전이구나 빠르다
“I wonder what happened in those other timelines”- Abed
Wait, there are other timelines?
this is what troy was doing in the darkest timeline while everyone was being evil
community is so nostalgic i'm literally shitting and crying right now
Are people just discovering community now? That comment is on every song lately xd
@@ruipeneda9917 it was recently added on netflix so maybe that has something to do with it
Dat finger moon walk doe.
CRINGE
@@xandermander2766 your mom
Tf
smooth
But i can do that
I just love how Childish Gambino dances
Wow this is pure Nostalgia for me. Wish Gambino released more stuff like this like he did back in the day.
this man is pure art
Amber-Lauren Jones is the name of the gorgeous lead actress in this video. Her beauty is pure art too. 👍😍
Pure art describes him exactly!
Childish Gambino & Donald Glover R Love ❤
I mean pure drunk lol😂
Donald Glover: Singer, Actor, Writer, Dancer, Rapper, Comedian... is there anything this man CAN'T do?
Yes, he can't run up the Twin Towers while drinking Iced Tea and then fly afterwards.
Produce
+michael coughlin He actually can. He's done some of his own stuff
He can't be spiderman. Jk😂😂 lol
+Ian Maser He's a voice actor for regular show and Adventure Time too :c he's perfect
I'm sorry but this man may be the greatest celebrity there is . He can sing, act, rap, do stand up, dance like a fish outta water
he got it all
And all at the young age of 29 lol
He's 31
MrLazyLatino my god
Haha that reaction made me laugh more than I should've
this song is so good and the video is just soooo cute lmao i love it!
I’ve recently developed a Childish Gambino/Donald Glover obsession. This man is crazy talented and weirdly wonderful. Hence, the obsession.
I have a massive crush on Donald
The beat drop is so lit
Right? He’s a great actor, comedian, and singer. He’s truly an inspiration to a lot of people
Welcome to the club.
Atlanta is incredible
I like how the clock has not moved at all , it almost feels like all of this was just in his head.
My Nigga how did you even notice that😭
cool thing the reason why it doesnt move is because childish the boi stopped time
check out the story its insane for how he planned and made the songs
0:58 “baby just give me some time... if u just give me some time, i can open up ur mind”
good thinking,we thought i was were the only one to notice it, it's like he meant to refer to that moment when someone sometimes fantasize about the moment in which they think like they will meet someone special in the loneliest place ever, ...
ending so sad :( the feels....
Ikr 😢
ikr happens to me all the time😔💔
the video ends the way it started
He’s really an awesome dancer, wow.
Such a nice song to cry too.
InboundTheEquine I cry myself to sleep
InboundTheEquine why bother living, just end it all
Bleach lol fuck your names blunt and savage at the same time
This song is that kind of song that you don't want it to end so you keep replay it over and over again. LOVE IT SO MUCH.
i’ve replayed this video over 20 times in the last 2 days
A wild Gambino doing his mating dance.
Ha I was thinking the same thing
i would say a ~wildish~ gambino
😂😂😂
I love this comment more than life itself 😂
😁😁😁
Reading the comments, everyone is putting the song together with how the song resonates with them. And i just think its so beautiful a song can do that.
Jesus the cinematography in these music videos
Right? The composition of these videos is amazing.
jeez maybe sandy can get get me a dictionary so i can undestand what your saying
lol jk
Sean Heavenmount its because he is also an actor in multiple movies so he has great cinematographers
Its dedication man, he has a lot of it.
he probably directed then himself
Legend has it he is still sitting in that restaurant singing to strangers. Day. And. Night.
+Alex Marshall Is the restaurant in Atlanta?
It should have been filmed at the varsity search it up if you dont where that is
Was this a reference to Days Go By by Dirty Vegas?
Alex Marshall 💀💀💀💀
Alex Marshall wish he'd sing to me
I wish I was this talented...
Ariel Kranes you are, just work harder at your talents and the things you enjoy.
soundcloud.com/yonkersny
u tell me if I should continue.
tell yourself if you should nigga
^
Bro you sound better than a lot of rappers today hahaha, you just need to have more variety you know what I mean. Instead of just rapping about drugs, big asses and fucking bitches , Keep practicing your song writing and get some deeper meanings in there. Anyone can become a good song writer bro just work your ass off if music is something you really want.
The audio quality is awe-inspiring and you can really sense it with the mixing of the tracks. They tenderly made every song with heavy emphasis on the audio being superb. The album follows the theme of a young man figuring out his way in life weather it be friends or heartbreak to a tee. You can really feel the album come in one big melting pot focusing on the highs and lows of a teenager growing into the man he desperately wants to become. The flow of the album starts off with a low somber tone song to set the tone and crescendo's all the way to the high point of the album when the first track of side B comes on (The Palisades) and then slowly falls down. There are a variety of song messages. In some it talks about friendship growing up and having to let go of those. Others it talks about a somber heartache that never leaves. This all takes place on a sunset of Kauai, Hawaii, which is shown on the artwork. For the young adults, this album will surely resonate with you and leaves you peaceful knowing that everything will pass and come together.
😮😢😢😢😢😢😮😢😢😢😅😢😢😢 0:26 😮
I come back to this whenever I'm in one of my down moments, and it lifts my spirits just like that 😊
Absolutely!!! You are not the only one
Yes me too.how are you ?
Yessssss can’t deny that energy as a pick me upper🙏🏼🙌🏼
This song and video never got the recognition it deserved. It's fantastic, deep, emotional, and quite sad actually. I hope more people are discovering his past work, which, in my opinion, is excellent.
Yes! 👍
Yeah, people only knew him after This Is America. Hope to see more of his great work!
100%
I KNOW RIGHT??!!
*>78 million views*
Amazing cinematography, just look at how many takes on each scene and how detailed on its photography and sound. Great acting and dancing aswell.
I have no comments for the song itself, I just love it.
Donald is so talented and Bino fits him so well that it's really a pleasure and honor to be able to enjoy this ART.
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2023 this still hits. Immaculate talent
haunts me
2023 was two years ago 💔
Every time I watch this video I like to imagine a slow pan out to Abed holding his camcorder, sitting in a director's seat, and doing his handshake fist bump thing with Troy after yelling "CUT."
JC this is quite possibly the best comment of all TH-cam comments
Troy and Abed being sober!
Did that nigga just croak like a frog at 1:28?
Hahaha
He's an alien that's why lol apparently if you watch all his videos it shows it
Living Like Edwin I've seen all of them several times. I was hoping this one was somewhat normal but Gambino vids always have something in it lol
So what exactly is the alien theory going on and in what music video does it start and what's going on with it??
It starts on The Worst Guys,and I believe it continues with Sweatpants, 3005, Telegraph Ave, and now Sober. Basically, Gambino becomes an alien, infects other people with it, then overtime destroys the world. That's my take on it anyway.
“Aye man you finna order sum?”
L.M.F.A.O!!!!! FRFR though
God bless you man hahahahaha
@Nentardes glad the dear leader enjoys the music
sum? Meshuggah Sum!
오랜만에 차일디쉬 갬비노 보고 싶어서 와봤어
*Lyrics*
And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober
I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high
And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober
I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
Girl, what's your problem
'Cause I know it's hard sometimes, baby just give it some time
Oh honey now girl, we can solve them
If you just give me some time I can open up your mind
If you le-le-let it shine, you can free-ee-ee your mind
'Cause I know
And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober
I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high
And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober
I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
Girl, if it's done right
Well you know it's got to be, something wonderful to me
Oh honey now girl, give it one night
If you just give it a chance, loving you is not my plan
'Cause I know one day you'll see
All the things that we can be
And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober (I want to be the only one)
I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high
And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober
And now that's it's over, I'll never be sober
I couldn't believe, but now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
Now I'm so high
L
I
Thank you
Thank you
This is my ultimate feel-good song, no matter where I am or what situation I’m in, I always feel so much better after listening to this song.
gotta admit it, this comment right here 🤭 i stand for 🙋♀️
This might be one of my favorite music videos of all time
its defiantly mine
+Ben Gilman *definitely
Ichisu Luzumaki He might ACTUALLY mean defiantly, although that would make no sense.
9 years and I’m still watching the most underrated music video of all time 📣
Literally iconic man , true arts
Donald glover:
Actor
Writer
Rapper
Comedian
and now Dancer
You missed singer and producer.
Air Guitarist and Pianist
Sky diver and policeman
Football player and garbage man
Renaissance man
this has to be the album of the decade
He's good... but he's not THAAAAAAAAAAAAT Good😅
+Abraham Figueroa yes he is
+Abraham Figueroa he's better than that
Nah To Pimp a Butterfly
+DoomHemlock My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fanasty by Kanye West(2010) had me in thoughts, same with this album. Idk man, lots of people actually call MBDTF the best album of this decade.
I'm so excited for the new album
blackhawk8927 Around December
blackhawk8927 December 2nd ;)
Emerald slizer day before my birthday
Carly Janette sameeeee
Did you like it? My fav track is Baby Boy
*Que extraño, ni me había percatado de este video solo estaba divagando en mis pensamientos cuando mi dedo índice de manera involuntaria y sin ser consciente de ello hizo clip al video y, ¡maldita sea! Me fascinó desde el intro.🖤*
This man deserves way more attention. Props to him
He's one of the most popular artists ever lol
Gambino kills me with the dance moves !!
Who's this Gambino character you guys keep talking about, that's Donald Glover
Employees: don't worry bout that guy he does that with all our customers, we pay him a few cents to give them a little show while they wait.
hahahah
This is why we don’t have any more customers because the homeless man looks like a demon at 3:00
@@typical106 😂😂
😭😭😭🥴🙈
💀
From when I first heard this to now it still hits but just different highs
3:00 She is way too unimpressed. If I saw someone do that I'd probably run away in terror.
+Luis Marrero me too XD
unimpressed, because she not looking for original
Nah, she would've flipped out her iPhone. Lol
+Luis Marrero I think since he's high then in reality he's spinning on his stomach or something dumb but in his mind he's doing michael jackson x10.
ayy lmao
This video never gets old
Lydia Lestage true i like this song still till this day i missed this guy music along time ago
Lifts me up
Seriously. I just watched it 3 times in a row.
Kevin Ryan can’t watch it just once
Kevin Ryan 😉
How great would it be if every Gambino video took place in the same 24 hour diner with consistent characters and weird supernatural shit happening?
Sweatpants took place in a dinner with super natural shit happening too.
It would have to only include the ones in a diner, but yeah, that would be pretty neat. I mean, he's had plenty where he's not in diners.
Some shit D.respect would say.
Trippy
Funny how every Gambino project consist of a storyline.... Soooooo it kinda makes sense
as time goes by the strongly I believe Donald is a genius, such an inspiration for me man, I've enjoyed this song since the first year you released it, I am rewatching Atlanta rn and it made me listen to your music with obsession like in the old days, so cool I feel more the lyrics now though, such a cool feeling to have, thanks for that Childish Gambino hshs
Clone Troy is doing really well for himself
;)
😂
I live for these references
this video is just an example of troy's body with abed's mind
My emotions. MY EMOTIONS!!
just discovering all this guys music cos of this is america. talented. late to the party
lance wilson same
vinicide he's good. i like this track
He has alot of great music. He didnt get the exposure back then like he does now. Most talented artist to date. He can act, direct, sing, rap. Comedian. He does it all.
lance wilson same
lance wilson Just let Because of the Internet take over your life for a while lol. Years later I still go back to the album.
I can feel the loneliness at the end.
MAN PO CHONG,michael look at the clock nothing happened it was all in his head
Holy shit i never noticed that, gives the entire video a hole new meaning
Omar Totangy *whole
The sadness was so realistic
If I look at this as a metaphor for a relationship developing but going nowhere it hits deep. It's a dance. You act a certain way to try and seduce the other person, they don't show interest initially but they eventually see good qualities in you, give you a chance, but ultimately it you're not made for eachother and the attraction is gone
...and all in a few seconds...clock said 9:30 when he started, end of song...9:30
@@edredd19 ooh nice catch. it’s like he has regressed back to where he was in the beginning of the video. he’s back to his lonely, sober state.
I feel like it's as if he has good qualities but he has problems that prevent the relationship from going anywhere.
You just perfectly described the most recent relationship I was in. Felt like she led me on and pushed me off a cliff😔
Orrrrr she was only interested in the performance version of himself. Maybe it was saying we do all this peacocking to entice someone but it’s a waste of time to not lead with anything but your authentic self
the ending gives me chills every single time! Something about the way he sits back in the same spot he was sitting in the beginning.
cause his high wore off when she left
I see this video as not just a typical story of a guy trying to win over a girl, but also relating to him in real life in the music industry, how Gambino always puts in 200%, grinds so hard, the eventually people will crack a smile for him, when the girl finally dances with Gambino (start to like songs like Heartbeat or 3005) but then leaves him in the cafe (moves onto the next artist, listens to Kanye, Drake, or Kendrick etc, and forgets about Gambino),
I'm not saying that is the actual correct meaning of the video, it is just something I have noticed that applies to the video
I'm sure there are many different ways you could decode this video, and to me that is the beauty of this Childish Gambino's art, he really is an artist on a another level to everyone right now !!!
No lie i feel where you're coming from. That's a valid assumption Arran
You can tell real music when it invokes these types of thoughts
That actually makes a lot of sense
***** bonfire is my favorite song from him and freaks and geeks (he went so hard in both)
***** I know, he has soo much more to offer than Radio songs, even though he can to them incredibly well, he can spit with the rest of them, he is an incredible singer, amazing song writer and even his beats are dope !!!
This song is so underrated
Ashley Melendez you sure 🤔 the views tell me something different
Girl, all the songs before this is America are underrated.
Damn Donald, almost 10 years later and this song still hits the same. Brotha you made classics. Thank you ✊🏾
Imo this music video shows how hard people try to love again after their heart is broken, then gets rejected so easily and is sent back to that crippling depressing solitude that they were trying to get out of so hard.
Jig just came back to the video reminiscing on some classics. Realized he imagined the whole thing. Notice the time is the same in the beginning and end. So in a way, he was never rejected? Not sure if it was intended but if it was. That’s honestly smartly crazy
@Broncos Nation
almost all of gambinos music videos have this ominous almost scary feeling to them
Shannon R well his albums tell a story about a boy look up childish gambino theory and you can find the story its pretty interesting
the color and feel is kinda realistic, which is also how his show Atlanta looks and feels, I think it's his style.
Shannon Richnak The ending of 3005 had me tripped
Cipher Xelon same
Shannon Richnak yea agreed
Or maybe it's a metaphor to how company really lightens some people up. They put up a show and do their best to entertain or make whoever is around them happy, but as soon as they go out that door. It's back to the melancholy quiet of being alone with your thoughts, which is why he will never be sober.
Thats a really good observation
nice analogy
+MrShirye I appreciate the abrupt humor lol
He introduced himself to a female, thinking she will like him. And she does. But 2016 girls are different and will normally try to see what else is out there.
He sits back down to try to see who the next potential girl will be
+Matthew Orosz dang
One of my favorite vids by Donald.
My mom: gives birth to me
My dad: 1:55
ahhahaha
I'm dead! hahaha
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I’M CRYING!!!🤣😂🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That beat drop though at 2:50 was crazy👍🏾
KidQ HD the way he said "yea" prior was so charismatic
Teacher: Where's your homework?
Me: 1:54
Shanzing MSP lmfaooo
lol
Shanzing MSP 😁😁
Shanzing MSP YOU WON THE COMMENT SECTION💪😂😂😂😂
hahahaha I wish I could like that comment more than once. Agreed, you def won the comment section.
love this dudes music
For me, this video represents a guy who never expresses himself because he's too afraid to be looked at as different. He creates a fantasy where he's charismatic, and weird, and unafraid to dance and be himself. Y'all know that feeling when you want to do you own thing, but you don't want everyone thinking you're the weirdo? When Gambino says, "And now that's it's over/ Ill never be sober/ I couldn't believe/ But now Im so high," what I think he's saying is that he didn't believe he could truly express himself, but now he doesn't care if you think he's weird. He's just going be himself no matter what.
Edit: I should add that this is just my interpretation of this video. Maybe for Donald this video means something else, idk. For me, the really cool thing about art is that we can all interpret it in different ways based on our life experiences. So, when you discuss art with someone, you're not just sharing opinions on that specific thing, but you're also sharing life experiences in a certain way.
Read his reply again. He says he creates a fantasy where he is everything he wants to be.
Hlokir you told him bro
Matt Forsythe
Jeremy Hebert no you told daniel wills
man its about a break up and the fact that he cant stand it so he gets high. both the lyrics and the video are self explanatory.
I always find my way back to this song which sends me down a Childish Gambino binge. Donald Glover is a freakin genius.
YESSS
You know how Donald blacked out his social media accounts and everything?
I think this is showing how people think he was crazy to do so and now no one is paying attention to him / giving him the attention he deserves. But he's still on his grind, releasing a free mixtape and everything. I don't understand that freaking bird, but it's probably something to do with being locked up in a cage / trying to break free. And by the note saying "I'm so high" trying to give some reason to his madness? Also playing some homage to his Instagram notes a while ago. I don't know. Also the clock stays the same time definitely sticking to the theme BTI expressed of life being continuous and monotonous. That's what I got.
This is probably my favorite video he's put out so far. It's simple, but the dancing is spot on.
he's for the fans tbh
What a grind releasing one project in a year, half of the songs on which were beats from other songs he just rapped over. And maybe he just doesn't want to use twitter and shit? Stop trying to find some underlying deeper meaning and shit.
AbstractRule If he didn't want to use twitter, he would stop using twitter, simple as that. I doubt he would go through the trouble of deleting all of his shit and changing the profile picture and all that. He could've written a tweet saying "Bye." and people would get that he didn't wanna use it no more. There is something to it, there's always something to Donald's shenanigans.
If I remember he and a few other people did it to I guess protest something, just Bino kept it that way
I think his manager changed his profile picture on Twitter to a black image with the text "Blackout" written on it. Might be what Bino did, just he probably found it refreshing not having to worry about all the social media bullshit.
3:28 him transitioning from dancing to pretending to play the piano is SO FAST. Just look at his haaaands, i keep coming to this exact part 🤷🏽♀️
This dude hit the lag spike and just loaded up his past 24,000 clicks
That was so funny man
I'm deaf but I can feel this music. Especially when he starting to dance on the table
EDIT: literally. I can feel the vibrations of the sound when holding the speaker in my hands or pressing it against my chest
I feel so bad for you I love music but just imagining being deaf and not being able to hear music 😞
my brother is deaf too, but he can feel the music as well, i’ll recommend this song to him and see if he likes it!
@@zmaris-xoxo did he like it? 😭❤
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Im not deaf but I feel the bass drop in a similar way in this song, at almost the same time as when it happens in Sober. I hope you enjoy and feel it ♥️
I start getting excited/anticipating at 3:00 and it happens at 3:18
Oh yea well if your deaf then what color does this video taste like and how does it feel
1:14
The scariest Glover has ever looked 🤣
Teddy Perkins would disagree lol
He kind of just looks like Radio.
S H I N E
Lmao
Moises Padilla he does 😂
It upsets me that I didn't listen to this man when he started. Been listening for 2 months now and can't stop.
My girl hit him with the "Boy you so crazy" at 3:53 my heart
Damn F for Chris lol
lol exactly what I thought xD
She ended up hitting him with the I see that your special but not enough for me at the end
She got him with the look back even she was walking out too
I love how he just sits back down again, like he's doing this to everyone there.
It’s like after all the efforts he exerted to please people/lover/s, at the end of he’s always the one being left.
look at the clock before and after the song. it stays there. it was all in his head
@@SpiderElm it was all a dream
Ian... super fucking impressed with this. Congrats on the amazing choreography!!!!!
I swear it's like watching Ian! Like he took his soul and just moved. It's so dope.
KYLE HANAGAMI who is Ian?
Michael Moscrop Ian Eastwood
Yen, i am Yang who is Ian Westwood?
Michael Moscrop he's a choreographer/dancer and is quite famous. He choreographed Childish Gambino's dance in this video.
My friend taught me how to drive to this mixtape. I miss her . This should have been an album in my opinion
Why does the last part of this video make me feel so sad?
he never actually did it. if u look at the clock at the start and end of the video, then the time is the same. It was all in his head
good observation
OMG. I did not even notice that. That makes it even SADDER!
I am glad to know I am not the only one. I feel a little less "loony" now-LOL
It's real as shit, my nigga
this is my favorite song
Hey I watch your videos!
I know your YT channel
sooooooooooooooo trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Same
None of the interaction is real, we get that from the never-moving clock.
But do you notice how this plays off in an endless loop?
You get Gambino trying to impress a girl, but faking a scenario in his head, only to take too long and she leaves.
Over.
And over.
And over.
DragonDestroyer1010 I was looking for the hidden message. Didn’t see the clock, good looking👌👌
DragonDestroyer1010 nice onex
omg ty
Ahh smart
Zachary Bynx
Just like in real life
This song got me through a rough time in my life. I listen to it every so often thinking of how far I've come since then.
He spends a lot of time in diners and restaurants it seems.
Which is ironic, since he looks thinner every video lol.
mario lewis They don't make those Cherry Pies like they used to.
007Fusiion Not sure why that comma was necessary..
mario lewis High Metabolism from all dat weed smoke, which also explains why he's always in diners.
Quaid Wilburn It wasn't. Was writing two things at once.
*Girl walks in*
His mind: Play it cool
*proceeds to give her an cracked egg that says I'm so high and proceeds to dance and stare at her and glide around the floor*
His mind: Yes nailed it
sounds like my mind
Hahaha this comment is actually related to me! lol
A day in the life of Krieg The Psycho
is this not how to do it. I thought this was an instructional video. This could explain some of my recent police charges.
At least he didnt forget to put the letter in unlike Chang
I remember when Because the Internet and kauai came out, i would always complain how childish gambino was so underrated and now almost 4-5 years later alot of his videos are getting so many views and with this one getting 58 mil it just makes me happy that he's getting the recognition he deserves. I'm glad that actually a lot of artists i listen to from many genre's are getting recognized..hopefully this engineers a new era of music soon
Same
Nice
Same.
Totally agree w you, I hope we get out of this mumbling, sex, drugs, cars and money and start making art like childish gambino
It’s too bad that he is letting go of this alter ego and focusing more on “Donald Glover”
Genius.
Did anyone told childish gambino that he looks just like Donald glover like the resemblance is un fucking believable
he is donald glover
I really hope that you know that I wasjoking
You're grammar man! It's terrible!
Aviate dude it's the internet, who gives a shit
yeah youre right XD