"Now I'm in Ed Sheeran's body, much less cool that Chris Brown's was." Yes because if I woke up and was suddenly an international superstar at the height of my career with a clean public record, a new hit every few weeks, tons of cash and critical appraise I'd think, "it was much better when I was a violent, unbalanced has been with an extensive criminal record, is only a couple of convictions away from going to prison for the rest of my life and is more famous for savagely beating a nineteen year old girl than for any of my actual music. I was good looking then." I don't even particularly like Ed Sheeran but seriously...
I think this song proves that the word "cringe" gets used way too often. All of those videos of 10-year-olds trying to be funny and screaming? That's not cringe. It's stupid and annoying, but it's not cringe. THIS song is cringe.
@@troydear3444 Yep. This song could've worked, if it didn't have that verse, from a woman who sounds terrible in this, and ESPECIALLY if it didn't have Chris Brown, the current biggest douche in the world. If anyone else were singing this, besides chris, I think the song could've been good. If it were maybe about Ed Sheeran and that dickhead guy switching bodies, or literally anybody else, this may have just been stupid and forgettable. But, with Chris, it's just Chris having a normal day. Where he walks down the street, says the n-word a thousand times, flashes his dick to people, while taking pictures of his dick at the same time, and constantly has people threatening to punch him. Actually, that would be a good part. Just seeing chris get punched throughout the song for being such an asshole. Just 4-5 minutes of chris brown getting his ass whupped. I'd love to see that.
To be fair... most common slang gets so overused it starts losing it's meaning, remember when "simp" was originally used as an alternative for "nice guys" or "white knights" which were considered a bad thing? Now it's boderline becoming a synonymous for "stan" that was already a synonymous for "fanboy/fangirl"
@@Hola-tq4pg While I certainly agree that most slang gets overused to the point of meaninglessness, the thought behind my post was less that the slang word cringe has lost all meaning from overuse (I actually have no idea how that slang use started or if it originally meant something different) and more along the lines that people use the word cringe to mean anything slightly awkward, rather than something that makes you literally, physically cringe, like this song made me do. But I'm also the type of person that thinks people should only use the word "lol" when they literally laugh out loud, rather than just to say something's amusing.
The joke probably would have been funnier if dickie was freaking out about being in chris's body because he has no idea on how to act like chris brown, meanwhile chris gets to take it easy for a day. In fact that's where i thought the joke was going at first, this is absolutely horrible.
Tbh switching to Ed Sheeran and being disappointed would've been really funny if it was literally anyone else besides Chris Brown he had switched bodies with before.
tbh most of this song would've been funnier with someone else as the lead. Its not like this is comedy gold hiding behind controversy, not at all, but I guess you can still appreciate some of the jokes when you're not constantly thinking that this dude we are singing about is a well known asshole.
What are you on about? It's the funniest part of the song. Just imagining someone coming to Ed freaking Sheeran and giving him that line to sing. And then he even does it like a good little leprechaun. Like, why would you do that to yourself? Hillarious.
wolfeyes555 Todd asked the same question, 2 years ago. Namely he was mad that mainstream made him irrelevant and we got left with boring to borderline unlistenable tripe
"Were Phil Spector and Charles Manson not available?" made me laugh. On the other hand, Chris Brown "loving himself" being his key lesson was a level of horrible I wasn't expecting.
As stupid as it was given the context of the rest of the song, I kinda thought these lines were pretty good too XD "If you hurt me, you'll hurt yourself" "But I love myself"
Don’t forget the part where he’s Chris Brown and goes “I CAN SIIIIIING SO WEEEEELL” while his voice is autotuned into oblivion I have no clue if that was intentional or not, but that was easily the funniest part of the whole song
Even with the 10 year abuse case he’s abused other women. His girlfriend after Rihanna (starts with a K I can’t spell it) he abused and talked her to the point where she had to get a restraining order against him. Women Artist who worked with him have spoke up about how he has anger issues and how they won’t work with him anymore. He doesn’t deserve to be famous and it makes me mad, he doesn’t deserve his career especially since he does this horrible things and people forgive and forget and defend him to no end, it’s sad.
He has had an assault case, had the cops called, or had a scandal where she felt threatened with EVERY woman he's been with since Rihanna. I think I remember him even choking a random girl on his balcony which he then said was a "joke".
@jbiehlable Thanks, dude/lady. Im just sorry idiots like that exist and go around, trolling people for fun, but, it's not the first time I've seen assholes like that. I tried to defend people from douchebags like that. It's how I met 2 amazing people. But, even I'm starting to pity that idiot too. That picture was from last year, by the way. I had my mom take the picture. That's probably why it looks so good. Because she's good at taking pictures. Thanks again, dude/lady.
@jbiehlable No problem, dude, don't worry about it. Who's phillip defranco? Is he a douche or something? The name sounds familiar though. Thanks again, I guess. What do you mean by hazel? And relate to what, specifically, or exactly, dude? Just asking. Sorry for the questioning. I mean, that was a year ago. I got a haircut a few months ago. My hair was too long. This picture was before that though. I'm fine with anyone, dude or lady, liking my haircut.
@jbiehlable Oh, thanks, dude, and to answer your answers, 1. I've never heard of or seen his show before. 2. Oh ok. I thought Hazel was a character you created or an oc you named yourself after or something. 3. Yeah, I always try and defend people from trolls and bullies, myself. When I was a little boy, in school, I was bullied. I couldn't do anything about it. I decided to try and help them here. It's how met this amazing girl and this cool dude 3-4 years ago. I was trying to defend them from the same person, a douche named bootleg shrek. I'd known them both for 3 years. They were 2 of the best people I'd known in years. But, sadly, they're both no longer a part of my life anymore. But, I enjoyed talking to them both. But, I loved every second talking to them. I met them through a comment section on a video by ihe. I tried to help them both by asking them if we could talk somewhere else, away from that douche. It worked. I talked to them at separate times. I mean, late last year, the girl I was talking to and helping her deal with the death of her own brother, tells me she likes me, but says we can't date because she felt like she wasn't mature enough, and didn't want me to wait around for her. She told me to move on, and said she wanted to still be friends, which was fine with me. And, so did my other friend. He didn't reply back to me. I mean, I broke my phone, so I obviously felt like I didn't deserve to talk to either of them again. That wasn't why I wanted to talk to them again. I wanted to talk to them again, to see if they'd forgive me. They did, and when I broke my phone, I wanted to talk to them again so I could rightfully explain and apologize to them both. Doesn't matter much now. They're no longer talking to me, anyways. I fucked up badly. I put my apology out there to both of them, and moved on. They haven't said anything back to me in months. It's safe to say, they've moved on with their lives, and have forgotten about me, and probably don't want me around. I still wished them both the best, if they're still out there, on TH-cam. While I do miss them, crying about it won't help solve the problem. I have to move on. They already have. Sorry for the long answer. I like making long messages sometimes.
@jbiehlable Thanks. I'm sorry about it too. But, wanting to live in the past won't help. I have to move on. They were really great people though. I wasn't trying to be nice to people out of selfishness. I legitimately wanted to help people, and I ended up meeting 2 wonderful people. But, because I fucked up, I ended up losing them just as fast as I met them. I mean, they were both dealing with serious shit. One of them was being threatened by his own mom because he was dating someone of the same gender. He was a girl when this happened though. A 17 year old girl who was in love with another girl, but, he told me he didn't feel like a girl. He felt like he was a man born in a woman's body. Something I can't relate to, but I could see that he needed someone to talk to, and some help. I talked to my mom about this. And my other friend's situation wasn't as serious as the situation I just mentioned. She just wanted to talk to me because I she believed I helped her from that bully. She also was revealing to me that she liked me, but, as a 26(but, I was 23 when I met them), year old White/Chinese/Filipino man, I was completely oblivious to that. I legitimately thought no girl out there could be possibly be in love with someone like me, a 26 year old White/Chinese/Filipino man who's into nerdy things, like anime/manga, superhero related stuff, video games, I mean, I'm a stereotypical fat Asian nerd. I'm also a high school dropout, who dropped out in 2012, because of my epilepsy, and I also have type 2 diabetes. So that didn't help. I mean, she did give me her number too. So, I noticed slightly that she was interested in me. That's not why I was talking to her. I wasn't just trying to get with this girl and use her, you know? I actually cared about her. I looked forward to talking to her. It was the highlight of my day. But then, I accidentally broke my phone and lost contact with both of them. And, I tried texting her; like 2 years later, and she remembered me, and wanted to talk again. But then, as usual, I fucked up. I wish i hadn't. But, I just hope they're doing alright. That's what I want for them both. Just to be happy, and if they're not, I hope they DO find happiness. I also just wish I could've been the one who bought it to them. I would've loved to be the one to make a difference in someone's life and do something right for once, you know, dude? Sorry for this long story, but, I just felt like getting it out there. Even if I do say this story a lot of the time to people. Thanks for listening.
Bizarre N Rugged ...what What does John F Kennedy have to do with anything?... Is it because he was famous and the implication is that Kennedy also had a big ego? Seems unlikely, since Kennedy has been dead for a long time.. Is it a conspiracy theorist thing? Is there a large amount of overlap between Chris Brown defenders and Kennedy assassination truthers, assuming they exist? I can’t imagine they have much in common besides a lack of critical thinking, and that certainly doesn’t make them unique in any regard.. I suppose clarity can only be gleaned from our bizarre and rugged abuse apologist, and who knows if i’m even going to remember that this thread exists in a couple days, let alone think to check for a response
People keep going on about how great Todd's rant was, but I don't see it as a rant. That wasn't just blind rage and screaming. That was precise, articulate and expertly-worded critique. THAT is what good-faith criticism looks like.
It doesn't even sound like Todd wasn't a fan of the song, but rather that he hates Chris Brown. As long as the song didn't have Chris Brown breaking down and apologizing for being Chris Brown, Todd was going to hate it. (Not that it is particularly great anyway.)
The music video for this song on TH-cam has just over 100 thousand thumbs down, and over 2.2 MILLION thumbs up, unfortuately there's not nearly enough people who care :(
Which is ironic, because those two lines are easily the worst thing Ed has ever done. Yes, worse than writing Little Things. And I’m saying that as someone who owns all 3 of his albums. But as someone is a fan of his, the two lines were all it took to utterly piss me off, and I have no idea why he would ever sign up for something like that.
Mike’s Music Reviews - Honestly, I thought Ed Sheeran's line was the only funny part of the song. He probably did it for the self deprecation. He knows that he's considered a huge dork.
"Now I'm in Ed Sheeran's body. It's a lot less cool than Chris Brown's was." Yeah, I can't see why having a new hit on the radio every single week, having a shit load of cash, and a much cleaner public record would be better than being in a complete has been who hasn't had an actual hit in ages and constantly lives on the edge of spending the rest of his life in prison.
PeaTearGryfin Plus, Ed Sheeran is far more relevant than Chris Brown is. "Freaky Friday" was his biggest hit in years. EDIT (4/29/18): I'm talking about Chris Brown obviously. Ed Sheeran's most recent hit is "Perfect". EDIT (7/3/18): Why did I put 4/29/17 instead of 4/29/18? 😖
Don't worry, Todd. There are still people out here who are upset that Chris Brown basically avoided all repercussions for what he did. Rag on him all you want.
I would ask what the point of the DJ Khaled line was, but that was actually the funniest line in the entire song. I wish this song could have ended with the DJ Khaled line and have Kendall Jenner's cringeworthingly awful line edited out entirely.
"And now I'm in Ed Sheeran's body, it's way less cool than being Chris Brown was" Look Ed Sheeran may look like a muppet but at least as far as we know he's never abused anyone. I would much rather be Ed Sheeran than Chris Brown...
Alana Crail well I mean if your Chris brown you could be "light skinned black" 😂 and say "I'm that nigga" or just nigga period, as a black woman it's a funny song
I only love three things in this world: Todd mocking Adam Levine/Maroon 5, Todd just throwing up his hands at Jason Derulo's utter ineptitude, and Todd fuckin destroying Chris Brown
John Lennon and Paul McCartney beat their wives(Lennon beat his son as well)... why do you care about the artists background its irrelevant. Lots of famous and influential artists do horrible shit. Bowie fucked a 14 year old for god-sake.
I agree 100% with the Chris Brown hate and fail to see how he still has a career. I remember in high school getting into MANY heated arguments with girls who were like "He hot tho, I'd let him beat me!" Like, what is actually wrong with you, damn?
I mean, I said "in high school"...this was like a decade ago when it was relevant, I'm just more or less surprised he continues to find relevancy despite this when most other people would be absolutely and rightfully vilified for it publicly.
Chris Browns situation is a perfect example of why I won’t take it seriously when people tell me accusations of assault can “ruin” famous men’s lives. A famous man can literally beat, harass, abuse, and threaten women for a whole decade and get a hit song written about how amazing and attractive he is.
Bizarre N Rugged So, here's the thing...forgiveness can only come with regret and mending one's ways. Todd summarized perfectly the problem with Chris Brown's approach in his last Chris Brown review, when he compared Chris Brown with Michael Vick. Todd listed off all the things which Michael Vick has done to atone for his behavior. Now, a debate can be made on whether Vick has done enough - some say he has, some say he hasn't - but he's done some things. Brown basically has doubled down on his attitude toward such things. He provided a half-hearted apology and adopted the attitude of someone who has been persecuted. He provides no evidence that he has learned, grown, or changed in any ways. He's still violating restraining orders. You don't get forgiven until you atone.
Bizarre N Rugged forgive what? He never apologized, or made up for his actions and he is STILL being a piece of shit by stalking and violating restraining orders
I’m not the one who’s ass chris brown beat so I don’t have to forgive him for anything. If Rihanna wants to then that’s her prerogative. But not only has he not learned from it, he’s practically rubbed it into peoples faces as haha, look, I can literally violate restraining orders and have a goddamn career because I’m rich.
I get that it is a joke, but heavy autotune is more like a gimmick rather than an easier way to sing. To get Travis Scott's effect, you need to sing in a really specific way. It may be even harder to sing that way. Sorry not sorry to be that music nerd.
oh my god that rage at them for that joke was so great. i feel cleansed. it's always good when I remember other people do agree with me that chris brown should be rotting in prison. thanks for that, todd, much appreciated. also as a woman, i have to say, it is ALWAYS refreshing to hear men violently condemn the violent creepy actions of other men- no matter how often it happens i always enjoy it. (but i mean... how sad that the bar is set so low). i hate myself for still liking songs he made that came out when I was a teenager... i guess most of us aren't very pure with our values. alas.
Chris Brown is someone I hate as a person and as an artist, it's like he thinks being famous makes him immune to the law. I also don't blame you for starting that Trolling Chris Brown Tumblr page.
Not only that, it probably would’ve gone to number one as well. But he wouldn’t have been able to make dick jokes or say nigga, so maybe Dicky didn’t want to do it.
Natala hell no,2 white guys doing a body switch (2 corny white guys) shit would be the corniest shit on earth,be grateful Chris brown agreed to bring his dancing ability and his swagg to this shit
I think it may have gone unnoticed by the audience but... this is well and truly one of the most fascinatingly bad songs that's ever been on the show. I mean that with no exaggeration. There's tire fires, dumpster fires, and this song
Oh, I thought this was going to be a movie review. A song I've never heard of by a person I've never heard of, featuring a person I wish I'd never heard of. This is going to be a treat.
It's just plain sexist that they would reduce a woman to her anatomy, as if that was the only thing she was known for, on top of being "Famous for being famous" . That's probably why they couldn't get an actual female singer for that verse, because they knew how degrading and unfunny it was.
He did appear in some rap songs as a rapping guy that also sings, with his latest one before this song being a collaboration with Joyner Lucas of all people for some odd reason.
This song would actually be funny with someone as classy as Janelle Monae. The fact that you have one asshole and one goddess would likely make for some genuine laughs.
You meant to say wouldn't there, right? Because I could never see that happening myself! Certainly not after he released his greatest album yet with the (Scum Fuck) Flower Boy, at least.
With Tyler, it would be harder just rambling off black man stereotypes (big dick, can dance, can dunk) in the most cheerful tone possible. He'd have to write about a person. And writing's really hard, ya know?
Chris Brown (after someone constructively criticizes him time help him becoming a good person): *gives super vicious beating to the people while yelling “YOU’RE GOING TO JAIL ASSHOLE!” while being the one who ACTUALLY goes to prison himself, having the laughable tats of Justin Bieber*
@@bizarrenrugged3370 someone asked you if you would prefer chris brown or ed sheerans music you say people with half a brain would, implying chris brown fans have half a brain I make a quip suggesting how badly you worded your statement you reply with basically.... no u I don't think you have the half brain to be a Chris Brown fan, you fake Chris Brown fan. Personally I like both, they both have dumb fun songs, I kinda enjoy dumb stuff, thats why I replied.
also can't believe how many Chris Brown apologists are out there and I'm tired of him, he in no way reformed himself ugh was cringing through the entire music video
You know, in an odd way, this review made me feel better. Not because the song has any redeeming qualities whatsoever, but because it's nice to have a reminder that not everyone is willfully ignorant of shitty things. So thank you, Todd.
Sadly it's gotten radio play, lots and lots of radio play and at first when I heard it I didn't really know what it was about I just knew that it sounded terrible and then I realized what it was about and was severely annoyed because not only was it not funny, but offensive on so many levels. When can we finally cancel Chris Brown 😩
469ka37 does the radio version still end with Kendall Jenner loudly declaring that she has a vagina? I can't imagine who'd think that wouldn't be at least annoyingly distracting.
check on the radio play. At least in Australia. I've heard it several times here, and I don't even really listen to radio anymore. It just weirdly keeps popping up on the radio when I'm in an uber
469ka37 Huh, maybe different radio stations cut it differently? I remember they cut out Ed's part, but whenever I heard it they kept in Kaled's and Jenner's part.
I came across this song by accident on Spotify and assumed it must be really old, because why else would it be a) referencing a film that was big a decade and a half ago, and b) be about a celebrity who also hasn't been a thing for like a decade and a half? So imagine my surprise when it showed up in Todd's Worst of 2018 video... and then I found this review. All I can say is wow. Why the fuck would anyone listen to this?
So Mokona, we need censorship to fix the problem of bad rappers in comedy? Slow your roll and just let it be the stinker it is. Lil Dicky's at his peak and is about to fall hard anyways. Let it happen.
First Dicky used his new body to say the n-word repeatedly, then he rammed the hand of his next new body up its genitals 'cause it was a woman's. Sounds like the worst body squatter you could ever get, _especially_ since you'd now be stuck being Little Dicky who is boring *and* irrelevant.
Every Todd's Chris Brown video is the same for me. I come for comfort food of watching a TH-camr rage over something comedically, and then I get out of it unsettled by what we not only tolerate but drool over in a modern society and I'm really glad to Todd for that.
This song is going to be seen as a relic within the next decade. A shameful piece of media that should've never have been crafted. Everyone involved in the song should be ashamed for having it alive & well. The last lyric of the song is truly amateur that sinks this song even further into the Sea of Disgust. I dislike strongly that Chris Brown believes that he's clean from all of his crimes while he continues to make himself look like a fool towards the human public year after year after year.
That's the thing about hacks like Dicky; they think they're SOOOOO clever and SOOOOO edgy with this shit, and get off at TRIGGERING THE SNOWFLAKES, LAWLZ, but never realize that garbage like this instantly dates them and makes them more and more of a punchline as time goes on.
Ignoring his “controversial past” (🙄), musically, he’s gotten worse! All of his songs are interchangeable and repetitive. It’s one thing when music industries capitalize on a melody with each passing era, but it’s downright lazy when it’s just one artist (all of his “hit” songs since Loyal)
I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that a good chunk of Lil Dicky's fans are middle schoolers. These jokes are all so incredibly hack and obvious, and they're the kinda stuff I'd find funny at that age.
as a middle schooler i can tell you i do nOT find his jokes funny or tasteful as a jew i can tell you that perpetuating harmful stereotypes isnt funny or tasteful. as a human being i can tell you that lil dicky isnt funny or tasteful. what a waste of air
Despite what was advertised, this was quite fun, Todd's misery can make anything fun. Except maybe Chris Brown. No, even Chris Brown. Chris Brown's still shit tho.
I really hate Chris Brown, and I appreciate Todd's commitment to keeping him vilified. I think a few songs Lil Dicky have done are kinda funny and even think this is kinda funny in a vacuum, but Chris Brown definitely doesn't deserve any praise and totally think anyone would have been a better choice to switch with.
Hearing the Johnny Depp dig at like 7:20 ish made me realize how long that shit had been going on. I didn't even realize either side of the accusations had started pre-pandemic
This reminds me of back when you talked about Gangnam Style and mentioned how you don't review comedy songs because of how it's meant to be ridiculous already, but I can see how this is a different example. I think after a couple more listens the song isn't as funny as I first thought it was, and maybe it could've been funnier with a different body swap- imagine if the whole song was him switching bodies with Ed Sheeran! At the very least, we could've gotten to listen to Ed Sheeran rapping!
I mean, Ed rapping is something he’s already done before. He was on End Game earlier this year. Or if you want his own songs, Eraser, You Need Me, The Man, Take it Back, and most popularly Galway Girl. And he’s shockingly capable at it, so it wouldn’t have been the colossal trainwreck you may have been expecting.
The song would have worked better if Chris Brown attempted to rap like Lil Dicky and Lil Dicky attempted to sing like Chris Brown. Though, the song would have worked better as a whole if Lil Dicky had done this song with someone like Bruno Mars or The Weeknd instead. For one, they're actually relevant. And secondly, they're black artists that an insecure white guy like Lil Dicky would actually want to be.
I'm just imagining the artists that Lil Dicky could have done this song with instead of Chris Brown. Taylor Swift for one. I'm always down for Taylor Swift making self deprecating jokes about herself. That's why "Blank Space" is so good.
Thanks for this Todd. It may not have been fun, but it was therapeutic in the most honest sense of the word; where you have to rip off layers of scar tissue to properly heal what's underneath first. Also, I had avoided Chris Brown so much, that I never realized that he continued to assault people after Rihanna...yeah, I believe in second chances, but Lil Dicky straight-up bypassed uncomfortable to gross. Shame -- I had only ever listened to his song Molly before this, and I liked Molly.
Am I the only one who gets super creeped out when Dicky says he's gonna "explore" Kendall? I feel there's a whole consent thing that's bothering me here
lucariojet That's not the element that bothered me as much. The idea that he understands the inner workings of a woman by inspecting her vagina, however, is. He literally reduced women's essence to their sexual organs, and of course Kendall Jenner went along with it. *sigh*
No, Todd. You're not the only one who is still upset about Chris Brown. So many people are willing to excuse him for what he did, and his notorious attitude, and it's not cool. He's got problems and it feels like nobody cares enough about it. Edit: I'm not a fan of Dicky either. I think he's corny and never really grew up.
jonwthan richman I'm Black. I get what you are saying--I think thr Black community has a problem with excusing the actions of famous Blacks because of visibility. But it is wrong of you to say that Black people do not care about abuse. Many of us care deeply.
CoreOfTheStar "what he did" i would feel pathetic focusing on other peoples past and not the future,Hes trying his best to change,he been staying out of trouble and doing nothing but spread positivity,how can u keep judging like u are God??
Todd spitting "shut the fuck up and absolutely nothing will happen to you" is... probably the angriest I've ever heard Todd. The venom in his voice is legitimately kind of amazing.
"Fun" fact: I attended a special needs prom the other night to cover it for my local paper. The DJ played this song (albeit, a heavily edited version of it) and cut if off right at "I'm Kendall Jenner. I've got a vagi-." I will say the DJ Khaled bit is funny, but the rest of the song is so terribly unfunny that I can't even really laugh at that. It's like finding a speck of gold in a pile of shit.
This is really late, but I'm so glad you made this video. I remember when I first saw the music video that I thought it was weird he would collab with Chris Brown out of all the rappers out there, but truly nobody was criticizing Lil Dicky for it or mentioning that it was a questionable choice. I appreciate you calling it out! Some celebrities truly get away with anything and the public just turns a blind eye, so this commentary was definitely needed.
"Now I'm in Ed Sheeran's body. It's way less cool than being Chris Brown was." Ah yes, because I too would much rather be a rich douchebag with a reputation for beating women, than a dorky british singer with a reputation for doing a lot of charity work. Yes, that was sarcasm, if you hadn't already worked that out.
I saw my nephew’s variety show literally yesterday, and they did a version of this song. I hadn’t heard of it before. So thanks for that, I guess, Todd.
As much as I love Ed Sheeran, and understand that he's the type who is more self-aware and self-deprecating than he typically gets credit for, I still don't get his 2 second feature here. What was the joke?
The joke was that being Chris Brown is cooler than being himself. Which is such a load of shit. For all of Sheeran’s self awareness, he really should have known that Chris Brown is the last person anyone should be praising.
CN What I'm Saiyan? Exactly. Ed is not someone who has much of an ego about himself. He does interviews where he talks about his love of Lego sets and writes songs with lyrics that poke fun at his hair color. His public image is that he's the chill, boy next door type. That's half the reason people love him, myself included. So when Lil Dicky has him singing about being dorkier than Chris Brown, it just doesn't work as a punchline. Because it's a joke Ed himself has made a million times before.
@@KaijaSchmauss I get the whole self deprecation "I'm aware that I'm not your typical pop star" shtick, but I feel Ed Sheeran should really give himself more credit. He's a genuinely good guy from everything I've seen from him. And he's far more talented and intelligent than either of these irrelevant hack dipshits who clearly referenced 4chan to come up with these shitty jokes.
fr. I like the song and the jokes. Maybe I have bad taste. idk. But it could've worked with any other big name rapper and I feel bad for liking the song bc out of all of them he had to pick Chris fucking Brown.
You know what? You're right. They could have chosen any other rapper. None of these jokes are all that specific to Chris Brown. The only one you may have an argument for is the controversial past line, but a lot of rappers have controversial pasts.
Personally I think “I woke up in Chris Brown’s body, why is there a woman with a black eye besides me?” Is more fitting.
So true 😂
Except nobody would be confused about that.
😂😂😂😂
"Now I'm in Ed Sheeran's body, much less cool that Chris Brown's was." Yes because if I woke up and was suddenly an international superstar at the height of my career with a clean public record, a new hit every few weeks, tons of cash and critical appraise I'd think, "it was much better when I was a violent, unbalanced has been with an extensive criminal record, is only a couple of convictions away from going to prison for the rest of my life and is more famous for savagely beating a nineteen year old girl than for any of my actual music. I was good looking then." I don't even particularly like Ed Sheeran but seriously...
Dick size matters.
@@michaelhall5429 It's not the size that counts, it's how you use it :/
And was on one of the biggest TV shows of all time
Ed Sheeran is okay with me. Other than that, I totally agree with you.
@@ECL28E What show was that?
I disagree Todd, you slamming Chris Brown for being a terrible person is always great fun
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jbiehlable i’m not sure what’s more impressive; your dedication or Bizarre N Rugged’s idiocy
jbiehlable Reading Rugged’s argument was incredibly cringey man. Props
@jbiehlable man, you a legend for dealing with that guy's stupidity, teach me how to do that with the people in my life
@@bizarrenrugged3370 Ad hominem! What a classic trick in the book
I think this song proves that the word "cringe" gets used way too often.
All of those videos of 10-year-olds trying to be funny and screaming? That's not cringe. It's stupid and annoying, but it's not cringe.
THIS song is cringe.
Especially the Kendall Jenner “verse”. Eugh.
@@troydear3444 Yep. This song could've worked, if it didn't have that verse, from a woman who sounds terrible in this, and ESPECIALLY if it didn't have Chris Brown, the current biggest douche in the world. If anyone else were singing this, besides chris, I think the song could've been good. If it were maybe about Ed Sheeran and that dickhead guy switching bodies, or literally anybody else, this may have just been stupid and forgettable. But, with Chris, it's just Chris having a normal day. Where he walks down the street, says the n-word a thousand times, flashes his dick to people, while taking pictures of his dick at the same time, and constantly has people threatening to punch him. Actually, that would be a good part. Just seeing chris get punched throughout the song for being such an asshole. Just 4-5 minutes of chris brown getting his ass whupped. I'd love to see that.
To be fair... most common slang gets so overused it starts losing it's meaning, remember when "simp" was originally used as an alternative for "nice guys" or "white knights" which were considered a bad thing? Now it's boderline becoming a
synonymous for "stan" that was already a
synonymous for "fanboy/fangirl"
@@Hola-tq4pg While I certainly agree that most slang gets overused to the point of meaninglessness, the thought behind my post was less that the slang word cringe has lost all meaning from overuse (I actually have no idea how that slang use started or if it originally meant something different) and more along the lines that people use the word cringe to mean anything slightly awkward, rather than something that makes you literally, physically cringe, like this song made me do.
But I'm also the type of person that thinks people should only use the word "lol" when they literally laugh out loud, rather than just to say something's amusing.
@@allegedlyfalse6779 Speaking of cringe, I highly recommend you go watch contrapoints's video about cringe.
The joke probably would have been funnier if dickie was freaking out about being in chris's body because he has no idea on how to act like chris brown, meanwhile chris gets to take it easy for a day.
In fact that's where i thought the joke was going at first, this is absolutely horrible.
But then Chris Brown pretending to act like Dickie wouldn’t get to have an entire video about how great he is!
Tbh switching to Ed Sheeran and being disappointed would've been really funny if it was literally anyone else besides Chris Brown he had switched bodies with before.
Tim The Memer
It was sensation sorry you have be disappointed depressed maybe even slow witted
J R
Too bad. It was a great dong tho
Tim The Memer yup
tbh most of this song would've been funnier with someone else as the lead. Its not like this is comedy gold hiding behind controversy, not at all, but I guess you can still appreciate some of the jokes when you're not constantly thinking that this dude we are singing about is a well known asshole.
What are you on about? It's the funniest part of the song. Just imagining someone coming to Ed freaking Sheeran and giving him that line to sing. And then he even does it like a good little leprechaun. Like, why would you do that to yourself? Hillarious.
This song made me miss Macklemore. Remember him? He was funny. And his songs didn't make me wish for the sweet embrace of death.
wolfeyes555 he wasn't funny
He kind of was in Thrift Shop, at least. Even then, that's kind of not the point with Macklemore.
wolfeyes555 Todd asked the same question, 2 years ago. Namely he was mad that mainstream made him irrelevant and we got left with boring to borderline unlistenable tripe
Oh, Macklemore was awesome.
Macklemore really isn't that different from Lil Dicky. In fact I'd argue Macklemore enabled this kind of music to get popular
"Were Phil Spector and Charles Manson not available?" made me laugh. On the other hand, Chris Brown "loving himself" being his key lesson was a level of horrible I wasn't expecting.
bificommander
I know isnt 👍?
Amazing how the only funny joke in a comedy song comes from DJ Khaled’s one line
Ok yeah that was actually funny
Yes! "Why am I yelling?" That actually is good observational comedy.
I was gonna say that his part actually made me laugh
As stupid as it was given the context of the rest of the song, I kinda thought these lines were pretty good too XD
"If you hurt me, you'll hurt yourself"
"But I love myself"
Don’t forget the part where he’s Chris Brown and goes “I CAN SIIIIIING SO WEEEEELL” while his voice is autotuned into oblivion
I have no clue if that was intentional or not, but that was easily the funniest part of the whole song
Even with the 10 year abuse case he’s abused other women. His girlfriend after Rihanna (starts with a K I can’t spell it) he abused and talked her to the point where she had to get a restraining order against him. Women Artist who worked with him have spoke up about how he has anger issues and how they won’t work with him anymore. He doesn’t deserve to be famous and it makes me mad, he doesn’t deserve his career especially since he does this horrible things and people forgive and forget and defend him to no end, it’s sad.
He has had an assault case, had the cops called, or had a scandal where she felt threatened with EVERY woman he's been with since Rihanna. I think I remember him even choking a random girl on his balcony which he then said was a "joke".
my last words will be "fuck chris brown"
@@TSFboi No! Don't fuck Chris Brown! THat's how this whole thing got started
Her name is Karrueche Tran as seen at 11:20
Wow😢
I think Chris Brown keeps referencing his assault on Rihanna because it is his way of giving the world the middle finger. It has to be at this point.
@jbiehlable That's because he's a troll, or a whiny kid who's brain hasn't finished developing yet. Possibly both.
@jbiehlable Thanks, dude/lady. Im just sorry idiots like that exist and go around, trolling people for fun, but, it's not the first time I've seen assholes like that. I tried to defend people from douchebags like that. It's how I met 2 amazing people. But, even I'm starting to pity that idiot too. That picture was from last year, by the way. I had my mom take the picture. That's probably why it looks so good. Because she's good at taking pictures. Thanks again, dude/lady.
@jbiehlable No problem, dude, don't worry about it. Who's phillip defranco? Is he a douche or something? The name sounds familiar though. Thanks again, I guess. What do you mean by hazel? And relate to what, specifically, or exactly, dude? Just asking. Sorry for the questioning. I mean, that was a year ago. I got a haircut a few months ago. My hair was too long. This picture was before that though. I'm fine with anyone, dude or lady, liking my haircut.
@jbiehlable Oh, thanks, dude, and to answer your answers, 1. I've never heard of or seen his show before. 2. Oh ok. I thought Hazel was a character you created or an oc you named yourself after or something. 3. Yeah, I always try and defend people from trolls and bullies, myself. When I was a little boy, in school, I was bullied. I couldn't do anything about it. I decided to try and help them here. It's how met this amazing girl and this cool dude 3-4 years ago. I was trying to defend them from the same person, a douche named bootleg shrek. I'd known them both for 3 years. They were 2 of the best people I'd known in years. But, sadly, they're both no longer a part of my life anymore. But, I enjoyed talking to them both. But, I loved every second talking to them. I met them through a comment section on a video by ihe. I tried to help them both by asking them if we could talk somewhere else, away from that douche. It worked. I talked to them at separate times. I mean, late last year, the girl I was talking to and helping her deal with the death of her own brother, tells me she likes me, but says we can't date because she felt like she wasn't mature enough, and didn't want me to wait around for her. She told me to move on, and said she wanted to still be friends, which was fine with me. And, so did my other friend. He didn't reply back to me. I mean, I broke my phone, so I obviously felt like I didn't deserve to talk to either of them again. That wasn't why I wanted to talk to them again. I wanted to talk to them again, to see if they'd forgive me. They did, and when I broke my phone, I wanted to talk to them again so I could rightfully explain and apologize to them both. Doesn't matter much now. They're no longer talking to me, anyways. I fucked up badly. I put my apology out there to both of them, and moved on. They haven't said anything back to me in months. It's safe to say, they've moved on with their lives, and have forgotten about me, and probably don't want me around. I still wished them both the best, if they're still out there, on TH-cam. While I do miss them, crying about it won't help solve the problem. I have to move on. They already have. Sorry for the long answer. I like making long messages sometimes.
@jbiehlable Thanks. I'm sorry about it too. But, wanting to live in the past won't help. I have to move on. They were really great people though. I wasn't trying to be nice to people out of selfishness. I legitimately wanted to help people, and I ended up meeting 2 wonderful people. But, because I fucked up, I ended up losing them just as fast as I met them. I mean, they were both dealing with serious shit. One of them was being threatened by his own mom because he was dating someone of the same gender. He was a girl when this happened though. A 17 year old girl who was in love with another girl, but, he told me he didn't feel like a girl. He felt like he was a man born in a woman's body. Something I can't relate to, but I could see that he needed someone to talk to, and some help. I talked to my mom about this. And my other friend's situation wasn't as serious as the situation I just mentioned. She just wanted to talk to me because I she believed I helped her from that bully. She also was revealing to me that she liked me, but, as a 26(but, I was 23 when I met them), year old White/Chinese/Filipino man, I was completely oblivious to that. I legitimately thought no girl out there could be possibly be in love with someone like me, a 26 year old White/Chinese/Filipino man who's into nerdy things, like anime/manga, superhero related stuff, video games, I mean, I'm a stereotypical fat Asian nerd. I'm also a high school dropout, who dropped out in 2012, because of my epilepsy, and I also have type 2 diabetes. So that didn't help. I mean, she did give me her number too. So, I noticed slightly that she was interested in me. That's not why I was talking to her. I wasn't just trying to get with this girl and use her, you know? I actually cared about her. I looked forward to talking to her. It was the highlight of my day. But then, I accidentally broke my phone and lost contact with both of them. And, I tried texting her; like 2 years later, and she remembered me, and wanted to talk again. But then, as usual, I fucked up. I wish i hadn't. But, I just hope they're doing alright. That's what I want for them both. Just to be happy, and if they're not, I hope they DO find happiness. I also just wish I could've been the one who bought it to them. I would've loved to be the one to make a difference in someone's life and do something right for once, you know, dude? Sorry for this long story, but, I just felt like getting it out there. Even if I do say this story a lot of the time to people. Thanks for listening.
At this point, I think he's bragging about getting away with it.
Like that book OJ wrote hypothetically explaining if he actually committed the murders that he supposedly didn’t commit how he would do it.
“I got a good lawyer”-Chris Brown, Party 2017
Look out for Casey Anthony's new podcast where she discusses how to bury a body.
VLRgospel09 If it weren’t for those meddling kids
He's EXACTLY like OJ in that way. Did you hear when he got the tattoo on his neck of the woman with a bruised and beaten face?
Celebrity glorification at it's worst.
Bizarre N Rugged ...what
What does John F Kennedy have to do with anything?...
Is it because he was famous and the implication is that Kennedy also had a big ego? Seems unlikely, since Kennedy has been dead for a long time.. Is it a conspiracy theorist thing? Is there a large amount of overlap between Chris Brown defenders and Kennedy assassination truthers, assuming they exist? I can’t imagine they have much in common besides a lack of critical thinking, and that certainly doesn’t make them unique in any regard..
I suppose clarity can only be gleaned from our bizarre and rugged abuse apologist, and who knows if i’m even going to remember that this thread exists in a couple days, let alone think to check for a response
Bizarre N Rugged Wait did you seriously use the insult “square”? Wasn’t that outdated in the 50s, making you the square?
People keep going on about how great Todd's rant was, but I don't see it as a rant. That wasn't just blind rage and screaming. That was precise, articulate and expertly-worded critique. THAT is what good-faith criticism looks like.
Robogabriel
And 💩💩💩💩💩
I physically winced at that Kendall Jenner verse.
I thought we there would be more pepsi
Right??
Bruh I hadn’t seen that much auto tune since 2009 kpop
Its legitimately creepy, like that's some autoginophelia shit, nobody should be that turned on by their own body!
When I even think about the Kendall Jenner verse, I cringe
Yknow....I get the feeling todd wasnt really a fan of this song
Will The Greatest This has a good chance of making his Worst list this year.
It doesn't even sound like Todd wasn't a fan of the song, but rather that he hates Chris Brown. As long as the song didn't have Chris Brown breaking down and apologizing for being Chris Brown, Todd was going to hate it. (Not that it is particularly great anyway.)
Jake Voronkov I wouldn't be surprised if this song ends up on his Worst list.
Really? Whatever makes you think that?
NAHH...what gave you that idea?!
I'm glad you're still bringing up how horrible a person Chris Brown is. Trust me, some of us still care.
Natalie Mullins Absolutely.
Todd is doing God's work.
The music video for this song on TH-cam has just over 100 thousand thumbs down, and over 2.2 MILLION thumbs up, unfortuately there's not nearly enough people who care :(
There's still a giant community who hate Chris Brown for the right reasons, and it's only getting bigger.
Yeah, the dude should be in jail. He’s a monster.
That was the nicest thing you've ever said about ed sheeran
Despite putting several of his songs in his best lists?
uncensored008 yes
Saying that Ed Sheeran is a lot better compared to Chris Brown is not saying much.
Which is ironic, because those two lines are easily the worst thing Ed has ever done. Yes, worse than writing Little Things. And I’m saying that as someone who owns all 3 of his albums. But as someone is a fan of his, the two lines were all it took to utterly piss me off, and I have no idea why he would ever sign up for something like that.
Mike’s Music Reviews - Honestly, I thought Ed Sheeran's line was the only funny part of the song. He probably did it for the self deprecation. He knows that he's considered a huge dork.
"Now I'm in Ed Sheeran's body. It's a lot less cool than Chris Brown's was."
Yeah, I can't see why having a new hit on the radio every single week, having a shit load of cash, and a much cleaner public record would be better than being in a complete has been who hasn't had an actual hit in ages and constantly lives on the edge of spending the rest of his life in prison.
PeaTearGryfin Because apparently being more attractive is Lil Dicky's measure of being more awesome.
PeaTearGryfin Plus, Ed Sheeran is far more relevant than Chris Brown is. "Freaky Friday" was his biggest hit in years.
EDIT (4/29/18): I'm talking about Chris Brown obviously. Ed Sheeran's most recent hit is "Perfect".
EDIT (7/3/18): Why did I put 4/29/17 instead of 4/29/18? 😖
I'm pretty sure its a lot less cool to lil dicky cuz he wants to be black
Chris Brown's had plenty of hits, just they're all done with his fists.
Yea you’re white.
I'm not a sophisticated consumer. The "as far as YOU know" jokes will never stop being funny to me.
Same.
I mean.. Todd also manages to keep it funny, i think-like the bit in This is America was clever
Don't worry, Todd. There are still people out here who are upset that Chris Brown basically avoided all repercussions for what he did. Rag on him all you want.
I second that notion, Stephanie.
Author San Infamy and shame are good starting points, though.
Author San Donald Trump was elected President though, so...
Cory Mck whom has the Donald beaten within the edge of his life?
livingthedream He assaulted Ivana in '89
I would ask what the point of the DJ Khaled line was, but that was actually the funniest line in the entire song. I wish this song could have ended with the DJ Khaled line and have Kendall Jenner's cringeworthingly awful line edited out entirely.
"And now I'm in Ed Sheeran's body, it's way less cool than being Chris Brown was" Look Ed Sheeran may look like a muppet but at least as far as we know he's never abused anyone. I would much rather be Ed Sheeran than Chris Brown...
And the irony is that newest music video had him be exactly that!
Alana Crail And he has a higher net worth than CB, which convinces me
I hadn't even seen Ed Sheeran's music video when I wrote this comment but I just looked it up. Apparently he also thinks he looks like a muppet.
Ed Sheeran has been romantically linked with Taylor Swift and Ellie Goulding, it can’t be all bad
Alana Crail well I mean if your Chris brown you could be "light skinned black" 😂 and say "I'm that nigga" or just nigga period, as a black woman it's a funny song
Todd: "I get that I'm the only person who cares."
me, in Beyonce's voice: "I CARE"
Bo Burnham he is not
Hell, he's barely Stephen Lynch!
@NeverMindGaming Execpt Bo has made actual jokes?
@NeverMindGaming Heresy.
NeverMindGaming blasphemy
NeverMindGaming i’m just shocked you went to the trouble to make 4 sock puppet accounts to like your comment
That Chris Brown rant was glorious. Well done Todd
Smokeweed D Bear
That rant sounded like a person with 💩💩💩💩 for brains and cant speak fluent appreciation.
@@bizarrenrugged3370 k
@@KhayJayArt
Read between the lines
@NeverMindGaming chris brown stans are the absolute worst, they're even worse than jeffree stans!!
@@bizarrenrugged3370 You keep coming back here, are you obsessed?
Todd’s Chris Brown rage is back!!!!
Oh how I missed Todd spitting pure venom.
Good
Tejas Kalyan - Why are you defending a domestic abuser?
Tejas Kalyan I listen to him-plus, I listened to the song and it made me REALLY uncomfortable
I only love three things in this world: Todd mocking Adam Levine/Maroon 5, Todd just throwing up his hands at Jason Derulo's utter ineptitude, and Todd fuckin destroying Chris Brown
John Lennon and Paul McCartney beat their wives(Lennon beat his son as well)... why do you care about the artists background its irrelevant. Lots of famous and influential artists do horrible shit. Bowie fucked a 14 year old for god-sake.
After that huge "controversial past" rant, I can assure that this could be Todd's No. 1 Worst Song of 2018.
That or Gummo by 6ix9ine for him being a sexual offender of the pedophilic nature.
Yeah, it did. However, it didn't get so big until this year.
Definitely top 5. Year's not over yet, we could get worse...
Crazy Luigi, He only did that once in a top ten best list for a really bad year, and he still regrets it. There is no way he would do it again.
Crazy Luigi Doubt it considering he didn't touch Tunnel Vision or Look at Me! Last year
I agree 100% with the Chris Brown hate and fail to see how he still has a career. I remember in high school getting into MANY heated arguments with girls who were like "He hot tho, I'd let him beat me!" Like, what is actually wrong with you, damn?
It was ONE women he beat, let it the fuck go already.
I mean, I said "in high school"...this was like a decade ago when it was relevant, I'm just more or less surprised he continues to find relevancy despite this when most other people would be absolutely and rightfully vilified for it publicly.
Thy Name Is P! He’s pretty ugly but that’s just me tho
One woman is one too many, you deranged white knight.
@@keyboardking777 what the actual fuck is wrong with you?
Chris Browns situation is a perfect example of why I won’t take it seriously when people tell me accusations of assault can “ruin” famous men’s lives. A famous man can literally beat, harass, abuse, and threaten women for a whole decade and get a hit song written about how amazing and attractive he is.
It's called forgiveness. Ever heard of it?
Bizarre N Rugged So, here's the thing...forgiveness can only come with regret and mending one's ways. Todd summarized perfectly the problem with Chris Brown's approach in his last Chris Brown review, when he compared Chris Brown with Michael Vick. Todd listed off all the things which Michael Vick has done to atone for his behavior. Now, a debate can be made on whether Vick has done enough - some say he has, some say he hasn't - but he's done some things. Brown basically has doubled down on his attitude toward such things. He provided a half-hearted apology and adopted the attitude of someone who has been persecuted. He provides no evidence that he has learned, grown, or changed in any ways. He's still violating restraining orders. You don't get forgiven until you atone.
Bizarre N Rugged forgive what? He never apologized, or made up for his actions and he is STILL being a piece of shit by stalking and violating restraining orders
I’m not the one who’s ass chris brown beat so I don’t have to forgive him for anything. If Rihanna wants to then that’s her prerogative. But not only has he not learned from it, he’s practically rubbed it into peoples faces as haha, look, I can literally violate restraining orders and have a goddamn career because I’m rich.
An evil sociopath like Chris Brown doesn't deserve forgiveness. The only thing he deserves is life in prison with no hope of release.
"I can sing so well" he sings, plastered in autotune
Jake Gibbard "as a singer, chris brown is really good...dancer..."
I thought that was part of the joke...
Congratulations, you spotted a joke xD I get that some people find the humour in bad taste, but this criticism you're having is just weird.
I get that it is a joke, but heavy autotune is more like a gimmick rather than an easier way to sing. To get Travis Scott's effect, you need to sing in a really specific way. It may be even harder to sing that way.
Sorry not sorry to be that music nerd.
Jake Gibbard THATS THE POINT
And now I’m in Todd in the Shadows bodyyyy......
And now it's time to find out what race I am
Turns out I'm the first black white martian from Siam.
Awesome, I can use his piano talents to... form a cover band! YES!
It’s way less cool than being Rap Critic was.
It's actually the same but I'm taller. Let's check his twitter- Nevermind.
"How do the hell do I see?"
You lied to me, Todd. I had a lot of fun with this video. Your rants are always entertaining.
oh my god that rage at them for that joke was so great. i feel cleansed. it's always good when I remember other people do agree with me that chris brown should be rotting in prison. thanks for that, todd, much appreciated. also as a woman, i have to say, it is ALWAYS refreshing to hear men violently condemn the violent creepy actions of other men- no matter how often it happens i always enjoy it. (but i mean... how sad that the bar is set so low).
i hate myself for still liking songs he made that came out when I was a teenager... i guess most of us aren't very pure with our values. alas.
Chris Brown is someone I hate as a person and as an artist, it's like he thinks being famous makes him immune to the law.
I also don't blame you for starting that Trolling Chris Brown Tumblr page.
@@bizarrenrugged3370
Assaulting people is a pretty childish thing to do
"Controversial past" = that time I almost beat my girlfriend into a coma.
🤔
And other shit with relations to the women, even to this day...
Crazy Luigi oh that's all just... "controversial"... I guess. 🙃
Imoddest Oddish 😂😂😂
Imoddest Oddish Plus I bit her, a little
Crazy Luigi bro last time Chris brown was in trouble with a woman was 3 years ago "to this day" what??
If he was in Ed sheeran's body, it would have been a much funnier video/song.
Not only that, it probably would’ve gone to number one as well. But he wouldn’t have been able to make dick jokes or say nigga, so maybe Dicky didn’t want to do it.
Natala hell no,2 white guys doing a body switch (2 corny white guys) shit would be the corniest shit on earth,be grateful Chris brown agreed to bring his dancing ability and his swagg to this shit
@@mikerivera373 I mean, he could have switched with Bruno Mars, Snoop Dog, Usher, or any one of several musicians that can also do that
I think it may have gone unnoticed by the audience but... this is well and truly one of the most fascinatingly bad songs that's ever been on the show. I mean that with no exaggeration. There's tire fires, dumpster fires, and this song
well, it's not
Surely a joke song... should... have a joke? And women having vaginas and African Americans saying the word nigga isn't a joke.
Timothy Sillery I don't know how those aren't jokes.
MessengerOfDreams So...a sewage plant fire?
Aren't jokes supposed to be funny? You can't slap a parody sticker on any shit and demand laughter
Oh, I thought this was going to be a movie review.
A song I've never heard of by a person I've never heard of, featuring a person I wish I'd never heard of. This is going to be a treat.
Never stop talking about what a garbage human being Chris Brown is Todd, SOMEONE has to remember how horrific it all was so thanks for bringing it up
Holy shit! Those vagina lines at the end was so bad I had to pause the video 2 times just to get through it, even when Todd was talking over it.
Did you really?
You mean the woman from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia?
S A M E
That was sooo pointless, and uncomfortable
It's just plain sexist that they would reduce a woman to her anatomy, as if that was the only thing she was known for, on top of being "Famous for being famous" . That's probably why they couldn't get an actual female singer for that verse, because they knew how degrading and unfunny it was.
So I guess Chance the Rapper and Kendrick Lamar were busy? Hell, it doesn't even need to be a rapper, really. John Legend? Bruno Mars?
NexebNoXV I mean is Chris Brown a rapper?
Why not Drake? Drake can actually act.
He did appear in some rap songs as a rapping guy that also sings, with his latest one before this song being a collaboration with Joyner Lucas of all people for some odd reason.
This song would actually be funny with someone as classy as Janelle Monae. The fact that you have one asshole and one goddess would likely make for some genuine laughs.
You don't really believe that Kendrick would partake in something like this do you?
This song could have been way better if the other rapper were like...ANYONE ELSE.
Why couldn't Dicky get Tyler, The Creator?
Tyler wouldn’t work with him
Edit: n’t
You meant to say wouldn't there, right? Because I could never see that happening myself! Certainly not after he released his greatest album yet with the (Scum Fuck) Flower Boy, at least.
Crazy Luigi Yeah, sorry
With Tyler, it would be harder just rambling off black man stereotypes (big dick, can dance, can dunk) in the most cheerful tone possible. He'd have to write about a person. And writing's really hard, ya know?
LG GM
Cause he Sucks ass!
Ah, Chris Brown: when you need someone who's even worse at dealing with drama than Channel Awesome.
Chris Brown (after someone constructively criticizes him time help him becoming a good person): *gives super vicious beating to the people while yelling “YOU’RE GOING TO JAIL ASSHOLE!” while being the one who ACTUALLY goes to prison himself, having the laughable tats of Justin Bieber*
Teach Chris Brown to love himself? Really?!
How do you teach the world's biggest narcissist to love himself? I'm pretty sure that makes no sense.
I know Chris brown is a bad person but I watched interviews and how he talks he's not narcissist at all I could say he's actually humble guy.
I'd rather be Ed Sheeran than Chris Brown.
Sheeran has way more musical talent.
And a better personality
Hahahaha ed Sheeran is trash
@@user-wo5tc9ux7u Would you really take Chris Brown's music over Ed Sheeran's?
@@bizarrenrugged3370 thats a harsh thing to say about chris brown fans
@@bizarrenrugged3370 someone asked you if you would prefer chris brown or ed sheerans music
you say people with half a brain would, implying chris brown fans have half a brain
I make a quip suggesting how badly you worded your statement
you reply with basically.... no u
I don't think you have the half brain to be a Chris Brown fan, you fake Chris Brown fan.
Personally I like both, they both have dumb fun songs, I kinda enjoy dumb stuff, thats why I replied.
Lil Dicky should collab with Bill Cosby next if this is the style he's going for.
Sang-fantôme As truly unfortunate as that sounds, I'd kind of like to see the sheer tastelessness of that.
Zip zop zippity bop, take a lick of my Jello Pudding Pop!
Lil Dicky feat. R. Kelly and Ian Watkins
Witness Me guest verses by Gary Glitter and Jared Fogle
DJ Harvey Weinstein on the beat!
also can't believe how many Chris Brown apologists are out there and I'm tired of him, he in no way reformed himself ugh was cringing through the entire music video
"I need a shower." Does anyone else think Todd just showers in the dark with his hoodie while playing the piano?
You know, in an odd way, this review made me feel better. Not because the song has any redeeming qualities whatsoever, but because it's nice to have a reminder that not everyone is willfully ignorant of shitty things. So thank you, Todd.
Sadly it's gotten radio play, lots and lots of radio play and at first when I heard it I didn't really know what it was about I just knew that it sounded terrible and then I realized what it was about and was severely annoyed because not only was it not funny, but offensive on so many levels. When can we finally cancel Chris Brown 😩
469ka37 does the radio version still end with Kendall Jenner loudly declaring that she has a vagina? I can't imagine who'd think that wouldn't be at least annoyingly distracting.
check on the radio play. At least in Australia. I've heard it several times here, and I don't even really listen to radio anymore. It just weirdly keeps popping up on the radio when I'm in an uber
Nicolas Godbout Sadly, it does have the Kendall part. With the word vagina removed, because of course.
Nicolas Godbout No it cuts the Ed Sheeran and Kylie Jenner part completely so it's exclusively all about Chris Brown on the radio.
469ka37 Huh, maybe different radio stations cut it differently? I remember they cut out Ed's part, but whenever I heard it they kept in Kaled's and Jenner's part.
Remember when he threatened to kill Keruache for leaving him and she had to follow a restraining..oh you just got there.
J R
It was alleged btw
I'm glad I'm not the only one who would take the opportunity to apologize to Rihanna and women everywhere lol
WTF I'd definitely rather be Ed Sheeran
He did that already though, she forgave him and they even dated again
K. Charrette u definitely white
I came across this song by accident on Spotify and assumed it must be really old, because why else would it be a) referencing a film that was big a decade and a half ago, and b) be about a celebrity who also hasn't been a thing for like a decade and a half? So imagine my surprise when it showed up in Todd's Worst of 2018 video... and then I found this review.
All I can say is wow.
Why the fuck would anyone listen to this?
Is it bad that the DJ Khaled self-referential joke makes me laugh? Maybe it's the lowered expectations based on how shitty the rest of the song is.
I thought we had agreed Amy Schumer proved just saying “muh vagina” isn’t funny
darkrage6 and when I was 12 I thought Dane Cook was a comedic genius. We’re all idiots sometimes
dayzgone You sure love plagerism, kiddo!
Until now I was blissfully ignorant of both this song and Lil Dicky. Wish I could be ignorant of Chris Brown.
the review the song deserved.
Vijay Kaul But not the one it needs
No, not really. The review this song deserves is a law suit and jail time with a giant compensation to go to good taste and comedy.
So Mokona, we need censorship to fix the problem of bad rappers in comedy? Slow your roll and just let it be the stinker it is. Lil Dicky's at his peak and is about to fall hard anyways. Let it happen.
What *really* makes Kendall's verse bad is that, when you think about it, that's rape.
First Dicky used his new body to say the n-word repeatedly, then he rammed the hand of his next new body up its genitals 'cause it was a woman's. Sounds like the worst body squatter you could ever get, _especially_ since you'd now be stuck being Little Dicky who is boring *and* irrelevant.
No, it's about exploring the female body.
@Freezer28528 yeah but you don't really have the right to explore the body of somebody else when they aren't there and can't consent
It's always good to hear people rant on about how much of a truly horrible human being Chris Brown really is.
Ah yes 3 in the morning, exactly the most opportune time for some Todd
Avossk oh boy 3 am!
Tails626 ayyee same here
It's mid- FUCK IT'S 2:30
Shit, same thing right here
Avossk I prefer Toga
Every Todd's Chris Brown video is the same for me. I come for comfort food of watching a TH-camr rage over something comedically, and then I get out of it unsettled by what we not only tolerate but drool over in a modern society and I'm really glad to Todd for that.
This song is going to be seen as a relic within the next decade.
A shameful piece of media that should've never have been crafted. Everyone involved in the song should be ashamed for having it alive & well.
The last lyric of the song is truly amateur that sinks this song even further into the Sea of Disgust. I dislike strongly that Chris Brown believes that he's clean from all of his crimes while he continues to make himself look like a fool towards the human public year after year after year.
That's the thing about hacks like Dicky; they think they're SOOOOO clever and SOOOOO edgy with this shit, and get off at TRIGGERING THE SNOWFLAKES, LAWLZ, but never realize that garbage like this instantly dates them and makes them more and more of a punchline as time goes on.
I still care! Chris Brown makes me sick. I wish his DV had been enough for everybody to condemn him permanently.
We don't care. Get eaten by mutated whales.
I really don't get how Chris Brown is still a thing either.
Ignoring his “controversial past” (🙄), musically, he’s gotten worse! All of his songs are interchangeable and repetitive. It’s one thing when music industries capitalize on a melody with each passing era, but it’s downright lazy when it’s just one artist (all of his “hit” songs since Loyal)
Ye me neither
Bizarre N Rugged get a fucking life
Soon as I heard this song I knew you'd cover it and I knew this episode would be fucking amazing.
I knew you couldn't leave this one untouched.
This review is what I hoped for when I first heard the song.
"Ain’t nobody judging 'cause I’m black or my controversial past"
Yeah, I'm sure OJ Simpson would say the same thing if he were in Lil Dicky's body.
I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that a good chunk of Lil Dicky's fans are middle schoolers. These jokes are all so incredibly hack and obvious, and they're the kinda stuff I'd find funny at that age.
His other songs are way better. Especially the collaboration he made with Snoop Dog.
as a middle schooler i can tell you i do nOT find his jokes funny or tasteful
as a jew i can tell you that perpetuating harmful stereotypes isnt funny or tasteful.
as a human being i can tell you that lil dicky isnt funny or tasteful.
what a waste of air
5th graders*
I'm glad we have Todd to call put this shit as the voice of reason
Charles Manson WAS actually offered the gig, but had to decline due to other obligations. Like being dead.
Despite what was advertised, this was quite fun, Todd's misery can make anything fun.
Except maybe Chris Brown.
No, even Chris Brown.
Chris Brown's still shit tho.
I really hate Chris Brown, and I appreciate Todd's commitment to keeping him vilified.
I think a few songs Lil Dicky have done are kinda funny and even think this is kinda funny in a vacuum, but Chris Brown definitely doesn't deserve any praise and totally think anyone would have been a better choice to switch with.
Hearing the Johnny Depp dig at like 7:20 ish made me realize how long that shit had been going on. I didn't even realize either side of the accusations had started pre-pandemic
Todd's reaction is way more funny than the actual song.
This song makes me want to rip my eyes out and scream at them.
Hattie Francis I don’t think your eyes would be able to hear you. :)
Hattie Francis Perfect comment.
What 😆
The music video for this song on TH-cam has just over 100 thousand thumbs down, and over 2.2 MILLION thumbs up....
This describes my feelings very accurately.
I'm sorry you didn't enjoy this because I did! There's nothing more refreshing than being reminded you're not the only one who hates cris brown
This reminds me of back when you talked about Gangnam Style and mentioned how you don't review comedy songs because of how it's meant to be ridiculous already, but I can see how this is a different example. I think after a couple more listens the song isn't as funny as I first thought it was, and maybe it could've been funnier with a different body swap- imagine if the whole song was him switching bodies with Ed Sheeran! At the very least, we could've gotten to listen to Ed Sheeran rapping!
I mean, Ed rapping is something he’s already done before. He was on End Game earlier this year. Or if you want his own songs, Eraser, You Need Me, The Man, Take it Back, and most popularly Galway Girl. And he’s shockingly capable at it, so it wouldn’t have been the colossal trainwreck you may have been expecting.
The song would have worked better if Chris Brown attempted to rap like Lil Dicky and Lil Dicky attempted to sing like Chris Brown.
Though, the song would have worked better as a whole if Lil Dicky had done this song with someone like Bruno Mars or The Weeknd instead. For one, they're actually relevant. And secondly, they're black artists that an insecure white guy like Lil Dicky would actually want to be.
I'm just imagining the artists that Lil Dicky could have done this song with instead of Chris Brown.
Taylor Swift for one. I'm always down for Taylor Swift making self deprecating jokes about herself. That's why "Blank Space" is so good.
RyanX1231 yeah that's a good point, switching bodies wouldn't swap musical talent
RyanX1231 oh yeah on second thought that would've been tight
Thanks for this Todd. It may not have been fun, but it was therapeutic in the most honest sense of the word; where you have to rip off layers of scar tissue to properly heal what's underneath first.
Also, I had avoided Chris Brown so much, that I never realized that he continued to assault people after Rihanna...yeah, I believe in second chances, but Lil Dicky straight-up bypassed uncomfortable to gross. Shame -- I had only ever listened to his song Molly before this, and I liked Molly.
Got this notification watching another Todd vid. It was nice.
Awsamazing Eden Daft Punk. Nice.
Strangely enough I was watching an old Lindsay Ellis...
That's how you know, it's going to be a good day
Am I the only one who gets super creeped out when Dicky says he's gonna "explore" Kendall? I feel there's a whole consent thing that's bothering me here
lucariojet That's not the element that bothered me as much. The idea that he understands the inner workings of a woman by inspecting her vagina, however, is. He literally reduced women's essence to their sexual organs, and of course Kendall Jenner went along with it. *sigh*
Just so we're clear, if you switch into my body, you are not allowed to touch my vagina.
lucariojet you're over thinking it
th-cam.com/video/8xDblKwCLSE/w-d-xo.html
Are you seriously taking this to heart ITS NOT FUCKING REAL
I need to listen to some Lonely Island now, just to feel pure again.
JadedJada Ah, yes, wholesome works like "Jizz in my Pants" X3
We need them back just for them to show these hacks how humor works.
[Todd's brain crashes] Had me laughing so hard!!!!
No, Todd. You're not the only one who is still upset about Chris Brown. So many people are willing to excuse him for what he did, and his notorious attitude, and it's not cool. He's got problems and it feels like nobody cares enough about it.
Edit: I'm not a fan of Dicky either. I think he's corny and never really grew up.
CoreOfTheStar it's a black/white thing. Black people don't care about abuse.
jonwthan richman I'm Black. I get what you are saying--I think thr Black community has a problem with excusing the actions of famous Blacks because of visibility. But it is wrong of you to say that Black people do not care about abuse. Many of us care deeply.
Um, that's racist. Black people cared about R. Kelly.
CoreOfTheStar "what he did" i would feel pathetic focusing on other peoples past and not the future,Hes trying his best to change,he been staying out of trouble and doing nothing but spread positivity,how can u keep judging like u are God??
When has Chris tried to change?
Todd spitting "shut the fuck up and absolutely nothing will happen to you" is... probably the angriest I've ever heard Todd. The venom in his voice is legitimately kind of amazing.
Seriously perfect review! Cannot appreciate this anymore than I already do! Keep em coming!
"Fun" fact: I attended a special needs prom the other night to cover it for my local paper. The DJ played this song (albeit, a heavily edited version of it) and cut if off right at "I'm Kendall Jenner. I've got a vagi-."
I will say the DJ Khaled bit is funny, but the rest of the song is so terribly unfunny that I can't even really laugh at that. It's like finding a speck of gold in a pile of shit.
This is really late, but I'm so glad you made this video. I remember when I first saw the music video that I thought it was weird he would collab with Chris Brown out of all the rappers out there, but truly nobody was criticizing Lil Dicky for it or mentioning that it was a questionable choice. I appreciate you calling it out! Some celebrities truly get away with anything and the public just turns a blind eye, so this commentary was definitely needed.
"Now I'm in Ed Sheeran's body. It's way less cool than being Chris Brown was."
Ah yes, because I too would much rather be a rich douchebag with a reputation for beating women, than a dorky british singer with a reputation for doing a lot of charity work.
Yes, that was sarcasm, if you hadn't already worked that out.
And now a rich douchebag that beat...and rapes women.
Legit this song just played at Prom earlier today... and I shook my head that it actually played.
OoO PLEASE tell me you're joking!
I saw my nephew’s variety show literally yesterday, and they did a version of this song. I hadn’t heard of it before. So thanks for that, I guess, Todd.
Mr Shambleface nope
The reason the song doesn't have much AirPlay is because it has Chris Brown
Kendal Jenner needs to fire her agent into the sun.
sugarfrosted I wish the whole lot of them would fire themselves in the sun
Knock Out Which Mother?
What do you mean by fire her agent into the sun
As much as I love Ed Sheeran, and understand that he's the type who is more self-aware and self-deprecating than he typically gets credit for, I still don't get his 2 second feature here. What was the joke?
The joke was that being Chris Brown is cooler than being himself. Which is such a load of shit. For all of Sheeran’s self awareness, he really should have known that Chris Brown is the last person anyone should be praising.
People think Ed Sheeran is dorky and weird looking. That's apparently the joke.
Alicia The main problem is that it doesn’t even qualify as a joke. It’s Sheeran’s legitimate appeal!
CN What I'm Saiyan? Exactly. Ed is not someone who has much of an ego about himself. He does interviews where he talks about his love of Lego sets and writes songs with lyrics that poke fun at his hair color. His public image is that he's the chill, boy next door type. That's half the reason people love him, myself included. So when Lil Dicky has him singing about being dorkier than Chris Brown, it just doesn't work as a punchline. Because it's a joke Ed himself has made a million times before.
@@KaijaSchmauss I get the whole self deprecation "I'm aware that I'm not your typical pop star" shtick, but I feel Ed Sheeran should really give himself more credit. He's a genuinely good guy from everything I've seen from him. And he's far more talented and intelligent than either of these irrelevant hack dipshits who clearly referenced 4chan to come up with these shitty jokes.
The dj khaled part was the only good part
Glad it wasn't just me who genuinely laughed at his joke in the song.
Todd in the shadows+ Chris brown= pure entertainment
Yo! Todd. Heard you like auto-tune bro. BOOM! There you go buddy. Freaky Friday.
When I first heard this song only thing that came into my head was “this song would be so much funnier if Chris Brown was not involved”
If it were any other rapper it would be almost inoffensive but because it's Chris Brown
fr. I like the song and the jokes. Maybe I have bad taste. idk. But it could've worked with any other big name rapper and I feel bad for liking the song bc out of all of them he had to pick Chris fucking Brown.
You know what? You're right. They could have chosen any other rapper. None of these jokes are all that specific to Chris Brown. The only one you may have an argument for is the controversial past line, but a lot of rappers have controversial pasts.
Rewatching this after Chris Brown’s zillionth attempt at a comeback to remember that there are some people who do want to hold him accountable
"i'm DJ KHALED!! why am i yelling?" is by far the funniest line in the song.
“I’M YELLING BECAUSE I’M AN UNGRATEFUL ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!” XD