That's funny because when I was this age my dad played this song one time and for some reason I fell in love with it as well :D I guess there is something in it that is really interesting to kids. May your child be happy and healthy.
Man has been using technology since the dawn of time. Computers are culimonation of many different scientific fields and hundreds of years of advancement. So to complain that we have too much technology is just, well, not very specific or interesting and comes from the mind of a layman with no appreciation for scientific thought. The actual problem is we have too many humans.
@@DougV695 Slow down there, pseudo-intellectual. You might burn out a brain cell or two with that attempt at obliviously pretentious higher thought. You only have so many to spare, after all.
As this song says "The problem's plain to see. Too Much technology. Machines to save our lives. Machines dehumanize". It's incredible how this verse has too much importance now.
Um. Like holy shit. I was born in the seventies and love this shit. My son was over tonight with his bass guitar playing this, and it made we wanna revisit the past, so I looked this up...... somehow I'VE LISTENED TO THIS SONG MY WHOLE LIFE, but never truly LISTENED.......This comment of yours should be viral. How have I listened to this from fourth grade through my fucking fifties living in the hell scape that is AI and social media, seeing where it's going, seeing that our IDs have no earthly idea what life was like before the screen ruled the world
Whoever wrote the lyrics was ahead of their time in the 1980s - AI & Elon Musk were not trying to rule the world yet- It’s 2024 & our humanity is being threatened by AI + EM s neurolink putting chips in our brains to “upgrade humans” “save our lives?” By “machines dehumanizing “ Machines & chips in head really designed “To keep us alive?” “Forget what you know”
@mamacitabella1759 yea there's a quote about enjoying the music when you're happy, but understanding the lyrics when your sad. Not the same thing, but it makes you think about how much great lyricism is overlooked by the masses because we're too busy consuming everything in site shallowly/superficially
Rest In Peace William "Bill" Shuttleworth. This was and always will be your song. You were loved by so many and I'll never hear this song again without thinking of you.
@Mathew Paul basically Dennis had taken over and was just doing all his own music. More melodramatic and orchestrated. Less rock. This was kind of the epitome. After the 80s a lot of people mocked the 80s, especially for stuff like this. But now that we’re decades separated…. People can appreciate for what it is. ❤
Those idiots are the little old man behind the curtain not great or powerful. They have ruined society. MILLENNIALS and Z have more sociopaths than any previous generations.
I'll never forget a Star Trek convention in Portland back in' 97 this song was played as a video tribute featuring the best of Mr.Data.The place went crazy.
Ser niño en los ochentas, estar viendo televisión y de repente escuchar y ver esto... Es una experiencia que, mis queridos jóvenes de hoy, no pueden ni siquiera imaginarse😊
Perdón por la dosis de realidad, pero estas canciones no se quedaron por ser buenas precisamente, eran migajas de información de lo que se vendría después, hoy 2024 tienen más sentido que hace 30 o 40 años, cuando "kilroy" esté tomando el control será tarde pensar que hubo una canción que habló justo de eso, advirtiendonos.
@@danieldonoso5371 amigo entendistes mal. Kilroy queria decir lo contrario a lo que dices, kilroy was here era usado por los soldados estadounidenses parfa indicar que alli habian pasado ellos, limpiado y controlado, es decir si el protagonista era KILROY era porque el se veia como un humano que luchaba contra la dictadura de las maquinas. hace referencia a la WWII donde los soldados de USA lberaban areas antes controladas por los nazis...digamos que ese es el significado GENERICO de kilroy en la cancion..pero ahora viene el ESPECIFICO: Dennis DeYoung cuenta la historia de Robert Orin Charles Kilroy, una estrella de rock que fue atrapado por la MMM (La Mayoría para la Moralidad Musical), para luego ser enviado a prisión, de la cual escapó disfrazado de robot. La historia continua hasta que conoce a una persona llamada Jhonathan Chance, líder de un movimiento de rock underground seguidores de “Kilroy”. el rock estaba prohibido en esa epoca futura distopica senalada en la cancion, es decir en el futuro prhibirian muchas cosas...y llegamos ya a esa epoca lamentablemente
I'm not surprised. It's a very underrated song these days. In fact I think after this album was out for a while this song (and album) pretty much just disappeared almost entirely. It didn't help that Styx never really had anything as commercially successful since then.
Me and my wife loves this group and we have been married for 24 years going on 25 years and we love you okay just keep me and my wife said God bless you okay we love you and we Christians and we love you and we love this group okay letting you know that okay goodnight
Came home one day after school many years ago and step dad gave me a big hug. Told me "Thank you". I didn't know why. He thanked me for leaving my radio out and called in and won back stage tickets to a Styx concert. Got grass seats. Dad came back with tears in his eyes. Showed us the band at the time (90's) signed both first and last names on his 8Track cassette from the band. Great concert!
@@steventalbot2505 He didn't say it was an 8 track of Kilroy Was Here. He might have gotten the band to sign an 8 Track of Pieces of Eight or The Grand Illusion or Styx II.
@@steventalbot2505 Certain albums were being sold on 8-Track Tape through record clubs up until at least 1988. And this particular album was released in USA on 8-Track Tape as a standard retail edition and through record clubs.
_"The problem's plain to see... Too much technology! Machines to rule our lives... Machines dehumanize!"_ That one verse is the whole meaning behind the entire album and story!
I like how the song is 100% synth until he says that line and then it switches to analog instruments that are so processed that you can hardly recognize them as natural. It's genius.
Look forward to the days of sharing such memories with your kids cause this gem gotta get fucking shared FORFUCKING EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRBDOMOOOOOOOOOOYOOOOOOWAAAAAAAAAA
Occasionally, a great rock band will veer off into uncharted territory, take risks, and make something that is really weird and really amazing. This entire album from Styx was one of those occasions. We didn't know what the heck we were hearing, but we knew it was awesome.
It's also hard to believe that Mr. Roboto proved eerily prophetic. The song literally thrust us all into this dystopian, almost futuristic cyberpunk science fiction world.
Not when you were a teen in the 80s. Most of the songs that I'm familiar with are from the 80s, other than "Weird Al" songs, and of course some of those are from the 80s.
Some of the best music ever came from roughly 76-77 to 83-84. Devo, Styx, the Cars, The Police, Frankie goes to Hollywood, Gleaming Spires, Men at Work, and hell, I'll even give Adam Ant an honorable mention 😀
Brave New World was their last album together. The turmoil of filming Kilroy Was Here tore the band apart. Dennis also suffered a medical condition back then preventing him from touring. Lawrence Gowan was a formidable replacement for both vocals and his piano style plus he proved himself when he fronted the Brave New World tour instead of Dennis.
My cousin was in the same talent show as me. I did a Cindi Lauper sing with a bunch of girls. We rocked. My cousin did this song with a Frankenstein mask on while dancing like a robot. He got a standing ovation. He won the contest. Love it!
@@FrankBarnwell-xi8my Mr. Roboto was a world wide smash hit. You go anywhere in the world and start humming that tune and people will know it right away. That and Babe are their two biggest hits.
I always thought it was their best song. It has that new wave sound of the 80s, it is catchy and the lyrics were prophetic with its warnings about the dangers of technology and how it can dehumanize people which is what is literally happening now. I think what broke up the band was DYoung's insistence on having a Rock Opera concert tour and the other band members thought it was dumb.
They created this album as a rock opera. It was a warning about the supression of the freedom of speech and expression. Each song was a continuation of the story. Pretty awesome in my book. Loved the 80s!
Especially the song Heavy Metal Poisoning. I'm a metal gal headbanger and I loved the message the song was trying to convey about censorship. The video was cool as hell, too if anybody wants to check that out.
An absolutely prophetic song from 1983 where it tells us about the prominence of robots and artificial intelligence... they saw the future 40 years from now, how great! ... Greetings from 2023 Chiclayo-Peru
Heck yea it is! I remember this one as a kid. I was a science fiction geek and still am, but realize it's not fiction like Elon Musk recently stated. Where did all this knowledge come from that created the 21st century future arriving? We didn't actually realistically expect to see high tech AI driven robots in the real world like we're beginning to see. The first driverless robo taxi without operator controls is set to be announced on August 8th this year. Elon Musk is the super star CEO of all time, but not sure if gonna save America and keep the world a human one that represents the will of the people for it's a global corporation that oversees all the companies, universities, countries, and everyone who was blessed to have great jobs. For the rest of us who speak truth instead of going along with whatever plan, there's not this greatest country we thought was our country for it's the global corporation of WEF.
Music videos in the 1980s were awesome. They didn't have the technology we have today to make everything look super clean and perfect but they were a lot more creative, they did a lot more with what they had and they usually told a story, they were like short movies.
They had to be awesome. These were the heydays of MTV and everybody watched MTV all day. When artists recorded songs and wanted them to be successful they had to stand out in order to get attention.
When u don't have enough resources, then u think out of the box and that's what called is creativity. There were not enough resources, but there were brains to use unlike today's generation who got a fixed mindset.
the problems’ plain to see🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵☝️too much technology🎵🎶🎵machines to save our lives🎶🎵🎶🎵 machines dehumanize 🎶🎵🎶🎵 ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ one of the sickest lyrics ever in a song!!! Cheers friend 🎉
It doesn't end for me, I started singing the lyrics to "Cold War" right on cue. As controversial as the album and the tour were, Dennis DeYoung wrote a futuristic if not timeless story and in doing so broke up the band lol so clearly it's art. If they're not in "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" then I dispute there is such a thing.
Mannnn I miss my dad!!! Now I play this for my kids. I had all 3 of my kids singing and dancing just now. Meanwhile I was singing as loudly as I can with my dad in spirit. Hitting every note just like him. Hoping to pass it down to my kids.
Yep and they also sang Come Sail Away in the late 1977-78 and totally different in 4 years. Wow how music changed in 1981. Glad to have grown up ad s teen and miss this Decade even if there were bad times there were plenty of good times Also. Please take me back.
Dennis DeYoung. My God, what an amazing talent as a keyboardist, songwriter, composer, and as an arranger and producer. This song is a true masterpiece...
The awesome talent of Dennis DeYoung, actually all these guys are super-talented. Styx is one of my top 5 favorite bands. I never get tired of hearing their music.
@@tommyshaw4050 Yes, though you do know I don't really believe you are THE Tommy Shaw of Styx. But I try to have a brief correspondence with folks would reply to my postings as a courtesy.
@@lisak6321 Of course it’s me! And I’m not here to convince you. I decided to reply you privately because I appreciate your love and support towards me and the band.
Oh if only we had proper regulations instead of a bunch of old warmongers looking for profit who feared that shit but hypocritically supported it 100%.
AHH es Irratable Brain Mucus, Is That A disease or real, lol just Kidding Styxx Is The Best cuz i have to nuch time on my hands as well! Until someone wants to borrow that $$ that you never see again life is great Biden or who are again, jill who am i typing to, oh sorry.Got to get to my basement sorry!!!!
Back when IBM were big players in the computing scene, before Microsoft Windows came in and changed everything. They’re still successful today just Microsoft definitely came out stronger…
Whenever someone says "Domo Arigato," I think of this song. I ain't gonna last a minute in Japan. Edit: one of my rival marching bands had their show be a tribute to Styx, with this as their 1st Mvt.
I was a senior in HS when this came out. I was a huge Styx fan, so I bought the album. I listened to the whole thing so many times. It's now 40 years later, and I still can't decide if I like it. It's a very strange album and song.
I remember this song being out like yesterday. I had a 79 Trans Am, exactly like smokey and the Bandit. Was still like brand new. Had an expensive stereo installed in it. This song would come on, I'd be driving down the freeway in Los Angeles, T TOPS off, and this cranked way up...I was 23. Ahhh memories!
I get this hook stuck in my head all the time. This is the first time I sat down to really listen to this song. And I have to say there are a lot of layers to it.
Meanwhile myself, a 70s kid did my best to be in a foggy haze through the 80s and erase the few memories I did have from them.. 🤣 The 80s just destroyed so many things that were good..
I was there.... The 80s had some great music and videos. But... We also had some really bad ones. Tarzan Boy comes to mind. Catchy song... HORRIBLE video.
"There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think.... It's all about the information!" -Cosmo, back in 1992
Ein starker Song von Styx. Immer noch aktuell von der Thematik her. Ich mag den total gerne. Styx waren das Non- plus-ultra damals und zuerst ein echter Geheimtipp. ❤ Thank you thank you😂❤
This man's voice is just as awesome as Freddy Mercury's! Damn, he can sing! Lol Especially towards the ending part when he's singing "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" " Iiiiiiiiii wannna thank you!" The music is fire too. The song is epic.
I nearly missed my college graduation; we drove to Oklahoma City the night before for this concert. Made it back home at 5 am, in time for graduation at 10 am.
To help people that are reading, this song ( whole album, actually) tells a story! To sum it up, Mr. Roboto is about a famous rock musician named Kilroy who get thrown into prison because in the future America is a dystopia run by fascist tyrants, who outlaw and ban music. This was bad news for Kilroy, because this meant he was to be thrown into prison. Honestly I'm sure there is more to this story but thats the overgeneralised plot. The prison is completely run by, well, robots. Kilroy, (Little fun fact about the album, the title is called "Kilroy Was Here" which in this case has two meanings. One meaning is the reference to one of the first ever "memes" It was used back in the 1940's by soldiers of WWII. The other meaning is of course, referring to our protagonist of this rock opera, Kilroy.) Kilroy knocks out a robot guard when it enters his prison cell, and disguises himself inside the robot. (Hence "Somewhere to hide") Then he manages to escape prison in the suit. Thats why he keeps saying "Thank you" over and over. Thats the story of Mr. Roboto. Its not the whole Kilroy Was Here album, but its a piece of it.
@@RVBOY2 Wow. You must have had a poor relationship with your mama she ain't never danced with you as a child. But thanks for trying to make others feel bad!
what a masterpiece! wow! i have never ever heard this song or seen it until today! my jaw is still on the floor! wow just wow! this is my new favorite song! how did i miss this mini-operatic piece of brilliance!?
@Jesse Hoffman A lot of people think transhumanist talk is a "conspiracy theory". Bravo. I still don't see many folks on social media ever go anywhere near that topic.
I've heard this a million times, my 4 year old wants me to play this song a couple times each day .
That's funny because when I was this age my dad played this song one time and for some reason I fell in love with it as well :D I guess there is something in it that is really interesting to kids. May your child be happy and healthy.
Question: does he/she wants you to play it in the iPad?
My 5yr old, says, “daddy, play secret secret”. lol (Mr. Roboto)
My wife and I took her to see them in NJ this yr. Great show, and she loved STYX!!
That's awesome!
4 year old is a man of culture
4:24 "the problem's plain to see. Too much technology."
Me, watching this on my smartphone: Wow that's deep
Machines dehumanize
Man has been using technology since the dawn of time. Computers are culimonation of many different scientific fields and hundreds of years of advancement. So to complain that we have too much technology is just, well, not very specific or interesting and comes from the mind of a layman with no appreciation for scientific thought. The actual problem is we have too many humans.
I didn't know you had a phone during the apocalypse Coral
The 80s baby i want my mtv n it was mr robatso amen thnk god
@@DougV695 Slow down there, pseudo-intellectual. You might burn out a brain cell or two with that attempt at obliviously pretentious higher thought. You only have so many to spare, after all.
This song really hits Mark Zuckerberg right in the emotion chip.
His most natural smile
😂😂😂😂😂
Good 👍The rich are too powerful
Oh shit it's Gorogorogoro-chan!!!!
Nicely Said
domo arigato Mr. Roboto I'm Japanese and I love this song.
I THINK IM TURNING JAPENESE x2 I REALLY THINK SOOO
Thank Mr. De Young for writing this timeless and prophetic masterpiece that still speaks to me after 40+ years.
Alias for songwriter here?
Cult still deluded
@@w5pda bought it from a writer
Julianus The Theurgist
And the never ending love song
I'm just a man who's circumstances went beyond his control.
Ain't that the truth
Like losing your crush to someone else? Right on.
Or the year of 2020 being the worst year for modern generations
...a robot?
Yup
Bro your playlist is epic, I actually have one as well.
As this song says "The problem's plain to see. Too Much technology. Machines to save our lives. Machines dehumanize". It's incredible how this verse has too much importance now.
"Too much technology" is a bold claim for a synthesizer band to make.
Um. Like holy shit. I was born in the seventies and love this shit. My son was over tonight with his bass guitar playing this, and it made we wanna revisit the past, so I looked this up...... somehow I'VE LISTENED TO THIS SONG MY WHOLE LIFE, but never truly LISTENED.......This comment of yours should be viral. How have I listened to this from fourth grade through my fucking fifties living in the hell scape that is AI and social media, seeing where it's going, seeing that our IDs have no earthly idea what life was like before the screen ruled the world
You can take that to the bank!!! 😕
Whoever wrote the lyrics was ahead of their time in the 1980s -
AI & Elon Musk were not trying to rule the world yet-
It’s 2024 & our humanity is being threatened by AI + EM s neurolink putting chips in our brains to “upgrade humans” “save our lives?” By “machines dehumanizing “
Machines & chips in head really designed “To keep us alive?”
“Forget what you know”
@mamacitabella1759 yea there's a quote about enjoying the music when you're happy, but understanding the lyrics when your sad. Not the same thing, but it makes you think about how much great lyricism is overlooked by the masses because we're too busy consuming everything in site shallowly/superficially
Rest In Peace William "Bill" Shuttleworth. This was and always will be your song. You were loved by so many and I'll never hear this song again without thinking of you.
😢
I just saw Styx in concert and this song was perfection....
@isaacnewton6930Lawrence Gowan sung this song when I saw them. Wish I got the chance to se Dennis
I want to go see them really badly I love the band
@@Eeveecharm Saw Styx twice in late 70's early 80's with Dennis. Really good shows. Dennis has such a distinct voice and style.
@@Eeveecharm They only started playing Mr. R. in shows after Dennis started doing it with his copy band.
@Mathew Paul basically Dennis had taken over and was just doing all his own music. More melodramatic and orchestrated. Less rock. This was kind of the epitome. After the 80s a lot of people mocked the 80s, especially for stuff like this. But now that we’re decades separated…. People can appreciate for what it is. ❤
"I'm not a hero...I'm not a savior...Forget what you know" - A.I.
Nobody is a hero we are all in this together!
This is Technology at it's best, now we Facebook 😈
Domo Arrigato AI Chatboto
@@JayFreeman-dn5nu work together and we got this!
Those idiots are the little old man behind the curtain not great or powerful. They have ruined society. MILLENNIALS and Z have more sociopaths than any previous generations.
I'll never forget a Star Trek convention in Portland back in' 97 this song was played as a video tribute featuring the best of Mr.Data.The place went crazy.
YES! The Creation conventions for Star Trek used to do those music videos, and they used this song for Data. They were always so well edited!
I'm still trying to imagine how a Start Trek convention can go crazy.
Such an underrated comment, wish I was there lol
Do you think that video still exists somewhere? I'd love to see that
Data's brain wasn't ibm
I think this song is a message.I think we need to be really listening to the esoterics of this message
Ser niño en los ochentas, estar viendo televisión y de repente escuchar y ver esto... Es una experiencia que, mis queridos jóvenes de hoy, no pueden ni siquiera imaginarse😊
Yo crecí en los 80s, primaria y creeme que esta canción es profética.!
Es cierto. Este video, la canción es una joya q ahora no está al alcance de la juventud. Obras maestra
Perdón por la dosis de realidad, pero estas canciones no se quedaron por ser buenas precisamente, eran migajas de información de lo que se vendría después, hoy 2024 tienen más sentido que hace 30 o 40 años, cuando "kilroy" esté tomando el control será tarde pensar que hubo una canción que habló justo de eso, advirtiendonos.
@@danieldonoso5371 amigo entendistes mal. Kilroy queria decir lo contrario a lo que dices, kilroy was here era usado por los soldados estadounidenses parfa indicar que alli habian pasado ellos, limpiado y controlado, es decir si el protagonista era KILROY era porque el se veia como un humano que luchaba contra la dictadura de las maquinas. hace referencia a la WWII donde los soldados de USA lberaban areas antes controladas por los nazis...digamos que ese es el significado GENERICO de kilroy en la cancion..pero ahora viene el ESPECIFICO: Dennis DeYoung cuenta la historia de Robert Orin Charles Kilroy, una estrella de rock que fue atrapado por la MMM (La Mayoría para la Moralidad Musical), para luego ser enviado a prisión, de la cual escapó disfrazado de robot. La historia continua hasta que conoce a una persona llamada Jhonathan Chance, líder de un movimiento de rock underground seguidores de “Kilroy”. el rock estaba prohibido en esa epoca futura distopica senalada en la cancion, es decir en el futuro prhibirian muchas cosas...y llegamos ya a esa epoca lamentablemente
Excelente canción de la década de los 80s
Never heard this before. This is quite a gem
I'm not surprised. It's a very underrated song these days. In fact I think after this album was out for a while this song (and album) pretty much just disappeared almost entirely. It didn't help that Styx never really had anything as commercially successful since then.
Ever hear "In The Year 2525"?
gem comme gem lire avec tomtom et nana à la fin, j'adore j'étais abonné à gem lire juste pour ça je lisais pas l'histoire juste tomtom et nana
Me and my wife loves this group and we have been married for 24 years going on 25 years and we love you okay just keep me and my wife said God bless you okay we love you and we Christians and we love you and we love this group okay letting you know that okay goodnight
Came home one day after school many years ago and step dad gave me a big hug. Told me "Thank you". I didn't know why. He thanked me for leaving my radio out and called in and won back stage tickets to a Styx concert. Got grass seats. Dad came back with tears in his eyes. Showed us the band at the time (90's) signed both first and last names on his 8Track cassette from the band. Great concert!
8 tracks were no longer produced in 1983
@@steventalbot2505 He didn't say it was an 8 track of Kilroy Was Here. He might have gotten the band to sign an 8 Track of Pieces of Eight or The Grand Illusion or Styx II.
Beautiful
@@porkins_jr719 is right. I had Styx on vinyl and 8-track
@@steventalbot2505
Certain albums were being sold on 8-Track Tape through record clubs up until at least 1988. And this particular album was released in USA on 8-Track Tape as a standard retail edition and through record clubs.
I wonder if they knew HOW prophetic this song was?
_"The problem's plain to see... Too much technology! Machines to rule our lives... Machines dehumanize!"_ That one verse is the whole meaning behind the entire album and story!
And the real troubles we go through even to this day because of our electronic devices.
That one line says everything about our lives today
I like how the song is 100% synth until he says that line and then it switches to analog instruments that are so processed that you can hardly recognize them as natural. It's genius.
Says the guy using the machine to listen and shit type lol
He said machines to SAVE our lives but message still the same
This song is absolutely prophetic.
Damn straight. My 7 year old daughter loves this and even said the same thing you did!
In addition to "In the Year 2525," top of the charts on the day man landed on the moon July 1969.
Hi I recommend an indie song called 'The Bond Villain' by Robert Nix
So true!😂
@brittanymayes6013 Your 7 year old daughter used the word prophetic? I'd definitely enroll her in a gifted school when you get the chance
My dad would play this song in the morning when he was taking me to work with him and we'd go get sonic in the morning. I miss my dad
It’s the little things in our lives we take advantage of. Never know if it’s value until it’s gone
My Dad and I listened to this song every morning in the days of Middle School. Best bonding experience you could ever ask for. 🤗
Me too. I feel you
Gone but not forgotten. I hope you play this song in the morning all the same.
Look forward to the days of sharing such memories with your kids cause this gem gotta get fucking shared FORFUCKING EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRBDOMOOOOOOOOOOYOOOOOOWAAAAAAAAAA
Song aged like a fine wine.
When this played in the Mr Robot finale, I thought “FINALLY”
it's crazy how the lyrics match the plot. Also the masks reminds me of The Dark army masks
haha same
“Fi-nally”
Same here haha
Wait there is a show?
Occasionally, a great rock band will veer off into uncharted territory, take risks, and make something that is really weird and really amazing. This entire album from Styx was one of those occasions. We didn't know what the heck we were hearing, but we knew it was awesome.
Great, insightful comment!
I think George Michael’s Freedom 90 is like that. He took a lot of chances musically and boldly not being in the music video.
I was mesmerized by this son & the album art as a 12 year old. Still am to some degree.
*You speak TRUTH!💥🔥*
*You speak TRUTH!💥🔥*
1983: You can't escape this song. It's a good jam in my book.
2023: Still love this song to this day.
I am 58, I was 19 when this song 🎵 came out. I still rock to it.
49 years young...
rowing the same boat
I was born 1980 an just listening to this lol...
@@jada8047 I was born in 1979, and I remember this song ever since it came out.
@jasondudash5501 wow u lucky.. I wasn't brought up on this kinda music much from my family probably because I'm black but I like this song...
Listening january 1st, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 happy beep boop beep new year.
It's hard to imagine this song was recorded almost 40 years ago Released: February 11, 1983
Recorded: 1982
It's also hard to believe that Mr. Roboto proved eerily prophetic. The song literally thrust us all into this dystopian, almost futuristic cyberpunk science fiction world.
Not when you were a teen in the 80s. Most of the songs that I'm familiar with are from the 80s, other than "Weird Al" songs, and of course some of those are from the 80s.
WOW! Time has passed! My late sister, Adron graduated from high school in May 1983. She was 16 years old.
I feel so old
Some of the best music ever came from roughly 76-77 to 83-84. Devo, Styx, the Cars, The Police, Frankie goes to Hollywood, Gleaming Spires, Men at Work, and hell, I'll even give Adam Ant an honorable mention 😀
My father was a real fan of Styx music.
RIP
October 13, 1962 - July 2, 2020
Hi I recommend a song called 'The Bond Villain' By Robert Nix
rest in peace
Who cares?
I’m so sorry. 😢
sorry for your loss,that's far too young. Lost my dad too *hugs*
The vocals in these song do not get the credit it deserves. Most people recall the iconic chorus but DeYoung's singing and showmanship is fantastic.
Dennis DeYoung should have stayed with the band. Lawrence Gowan just doesn't cut it as lead singer now.
Lol boo
@@seg1964ca Dennis DeYoung has done everything he can to make a Styx reunion happen, but TS's arrogance sadly (and pathetically) stands in the way...
you are so right!!
@@crapple009 Thats because Tommy Shaw wanted to keep Styx a rock band.
Truth❤❤❤❤❤ Genius ❤❤❤❤ Real music.... 2025
This song will never DIE!
Classic absolute
Most thought it is already.
Finally an official version. Hopefully this one stays. Love this song.
Well it is vevo, so it should be fine
And look @ 00:17. It's one of them Damn Yankees!
enjoy##@!!!! enjoy@@@@@@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This song was ahead of its time
Of the greatest vocalists. So underrated.
40 years later and Styx is still my favorite band. God. I miss the 80's!!!
I agree the 80's were the best.
50 or some thin?
This song is SO freaking relevant in 2023!!! Dennis DeYoung was way ahead of his time.
What, the opening to an album about a future where a rock star has to save the world? I don't see it
Yes he was. After this song from my understanding he left the band or had to leave
Brave New World was their last album together. The turmoil of filming Kilroy Was Here tore the band apart. Dennis also suffered a medical condition back then preventing him from touring. Lawrence Gowan was a formidable replacement for both vocals and his piano style plus he proved himself when he fronted the Brave New World tour instead of Dennis.
@@theftparrot5750 No, a future where literally you are forced to ingest technology.
Whole story of Mr.Robot in one song actually
Incredible finale. What did Tyrel see?
MASTERPIECE
True
@@gulp_man1026 In the woods? Blue screen of death. It was just a symbolic way to say he died
yes yes, a masters work
My grandmother used to play this for us as kids back in the 90s. Never gets old.
My grandma didn't know how to read, drive, or swim :)
Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto
Goodbye, friend
Sayonara roboto-san
No, that means "Thank you, robot."
AAhhh that sword cost 5000 doru!
It means Thank You Very Much Mr. Roboto....
And its Doomo
I feel like people overlook this song since the chorus is used in movies and stuff. But this song is phenomenal. The vocals, synth, etc. Are amazing.
Yeah.
Even the robot looks racist....That's how they portray asian back in the days.
@@cosmoray9750 but the robot is asian
I don't know how His voice is now, but at the time of video-He had a good singing voice.
this song is what broke the band up Dennis was ahead of his time good song but yet they sing it today
@@bobfaget100 it's still racist
My cousin was in the same talent show as me. I did a Cindi Lauper sing with a bunch of girls. We rocked. My cousin did this song with a Frankenstein mask on while dancing like a robot. He got a standing ovation. He won the contest. Love it!
Did you ever hear cyndi Lauper sing "Manic Monday?"
There is on TH-cam ? I will love to see it
I love how the song that alienated the fans and caused turmoil within the band is their most famous song. Such is life.
Too much time on your hands? Come sail away with me....
@@FrankBarnwell-xi8my Mr. Roboto was a world wide smash hit. You go anywhere in the world and start humming that tune and people will know it right away. That and Babe are their two biggest hits.
I always thought it was their best song. It has that new wave sound of the 80s, it is catchy and the lyrics were prophetic with its warnings about the dangers of technology and how it can dehumanize people which is what is literally happening now. I think what broke up the band was DYoung's insistence on having a Rock Opera concert tour and the other band members thought it was dumb.
The song is crap
@@fredgrebner526 In your worthless minority opinion.
You can't help but love this. Long live the 80s!!!
Cant stand it , They were way diff after the 70s RENEGATE From 1978 was there best song BY FAR
It seems so long ago now.
2022 going on 23 2023 to be exact where the f*** am I
A certain sentient crustacean of the nephropoidae family would beg to differ.
Those swords are sub par.
Too bad the 80's only lived for 10 years :(
They created this album as a rock opera. It was a warning about the supression of the freedom of speech and expression. Each song was a continuation of the story. Pretty awesome in my book. Loved the 80s!
Gary Albert well they need to write another one because freedom of speech is just about over with. It is NO MORE in Europe.
All but the unrequited tune Don't Let It End which had no connection to the Kilroy storyline
look up kevin logan's "arrest and imprisonment of tommy robinson" video! there's been a lot of misinformation floating around about that
Especially the song Heavy Metal Poisoning. I'm a metal gal headbanger and I loved the message the song was trying to convey about censorship. The video was cool as hell, too if anybody wants to check that out.
Had a sad ending though, the poor guy, brainwashed by the MMM. May Jonathan Chance send out a undeprogrammer to save the dude
This song is going to be terrifyingly relevant in about 40 years.
xD
that's pretty much what they were saying 40 years ago.
if the world last long enough ill blat this song in 40 years
lol 40 years...oh cant you see, the re-al-ity....it's relevant now, in my opinion.
Not really we'll be dead by then.
When I was young my folks played this song 500 times a day. Thank you for pushing me.
Ai Age
This song aged incredibly well over the years. Not all art is appreciated in its time.
It was VERY popular in the 80's too and was on the radio all the time back then.
As an 80s kid, I would say it was very appreciated in its time, haha.
This song was foretelling the transhuman agenda.
@@thystaff742 What the?? 😂
Who are ya'll kidding? This song and album broke the band up..Tommy and JY hated this crap.
An absolutely prophetic song from 1983 where it tells us about the prominence of robots and artificial intelligence... they saw the future 40 years from now, how great! ... Greetings from 2023 Chiclayo-Peru
Greetings from the USA 2024
Heck yea it is! I remember this one as a kid. I was a science fiction geek and still am, but realize it's not fiction like Elon Musk recently stated. Where did all this knowledge come from that created the 21st century future arriving? We didn't actually realistically expect to see high tech AI driven robots in the real world like we're beginning to see. The first driverless robo taxi without operator controls is set to be announced on August 8th this year. Elon Musk is the super star CEO of all time, but not sure if gonna save America and keep the world a human one that represents the will of the people for it's a global corporation that oversees all the companies, universities, countries, and everyone who was blessed to have great jobs. For the rest of us who speak truth instead of going along with whatever plan, there's not this greatest country we thought was our country for it's the global corporation of WEF.
Music videos in the 1980s were awesome. They didn't have the technology we have today to make everything look super clean and perfect but they were a lot more creative, they did a lot more with what they had and they usually told a story, they were like short movies.
They had to be awesome. These were the heydays of MTV and everybody watched MTV all day. When artists recorded songs and wanted them to be successful they had to stand out in order to get attention.
When u don't have enough resources, then u think out of the box and that's what called is creativity.
There were not enough resources, but there were brains to use unlike today's generation who got a fixed mindset.
Prophetic song
Dork
Another one of those...
This video is deep, really deep. Actually very relevant. Especially today.
What makes it relevant today?
Absolute tosh, there’s more substance in a strudel.
How deep?
#ReturnToMonke
he wrote this because he was in the closet being gay all his life
The lyrics to this song are genius.
the problems’ plain to see🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵☝️too much technology🎵🎶🎵machines to save our lives🎶🎵🎶🎵
machines dehumanize
🎶🎵🎶🎵
☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ one of the sickest lyrics ever in a song!!! Cheers friend 🎉
"My hear is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM" is pure genius. I have yet to figure out who Kilroy is.
@@likonatera7452The album is a story of a world where Rock is illegal, and Kilroy was a graffiti tag in WW2 that said Kilroy was here
@@likonatera7452 Kilroy is us.
This song is ahead of it’s time.
way ahead! it would be on time right about now
Here and very present.❤
This song was way ahead of its time.... THANK YOU STYX...
domo arigato!
not really though, this is like a cheap imitation of what elo was doing 2 years earlier with time
This song is about 40yrs old, and talking about exactly what’s going on today. This song is truly futuristic
Predicted now and Predicted tomorrow on.
Yes an omen
right, man! so true!!!
It’s crazy, right? It’s also kind of scary as well the way things are happening in today’s era.
@@BopDiva yes machine want rule I don’t allowed 👍📵
The bad thing about this song is that it ends! Masterpiece!
Exactly! 😳😝😙
i never seen the end because it was shit
It doesn't end for me, I started singing the lyrics to "Cold War" right on cue. As controversial as the album and the tour were, Dennis DeYoung wrote a futuristic if not timeless story and in doing so broke up the band lol so clearly it's art. If they're not in "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" then I dispute there is such a thing.
The good thing about this song is that it ends!
Worst thing for me is when I saw Styx in concert in the mid 90's, they did not do the song!
Mannnn I miss my dad!!! Now I play this for my kids. I had all 3 of my kids singing and dancing just now. Meanwhile I was singing as loudly as I can with my dad in spirit. Hitting every note just like him. Hoping to pass it down to my kids.
Ohhhhhh❤
Isn't weird that we play because our family
I am Mexican amiracan
"I am the modren man!"
"Who hides behind a mask!"
margarine
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that
When I sing it I say "modren"
Or.."I am the modern man".....
In the official lyrics on the website, he says modren
Sam Esmail literally adapted this song into a four season series, and now it's become a masterpiece of our time
Its not based on the song homie
@@gim9360 but the song does fit it perfectly
@@gim9360 wouldnt be suprised if it was. It fits so well.
Mr roboto and mr robot have almost nothing in common.
@@bmo14lax The Lyrics describe what was Mr Robot for Elliot, just a mask to do the jobs who nobody wants...
This music sounded futuristic and out of this world.Still is.Masterpiece
Yep and they also sang Come Sail Away in the late 1977-78 and totally different in 4 years. Wow how music changed in 1981. Glad to have grown up ad s teen and miss this Decade even if there were bad times there were plenty of good times Also. Please take me back.
It really was when this one came out,,
and a reality today.
Wuao who knows to be 7 years old and this roll pops on the radio..
😂😂😂..
My best frcking life ❤❤
This song is more relevant now than ever.
Total agree, the mask look like xiyi.ping face
Wait in 10 years, then it'll really be relevant.. :|
Kskkskskskksksk
Yeah
Corona is probably watching this
Dennis DeYoung. My God, what an amazing talent as a keyboardist, songwriter, composer, and as an arranger and producer. This song is a true masterpiece...
Hi there Am an online entrepreneur by profession I trade crypto, forex as well as bitcoin and you?
😂🤚 bruh
His performance is amazing
Please don't take Our Lord's Name in vain. Peace!
@@RapidCycling07 Quit giving words power.
The awesome talent of Dennis DeYoung, actually all these guys are super-talented. Styx is one of my top 5 favorite bands. I never get tired of hearing their music.
Hello, how are you doing? it’s nice seeing you here.
@@tommyshaw4050 Doing great!
@@lisak6321 well I know you must be surprised to receive a message from me right?
@@tommyshaw4050 Yes, though you do know I don't really believe you are THE Tommy Shaw of Styx. But I try to have a brief correspondence with folks would reply to my postings as a courtesy.
@@lisak6321 Of course it’s me! And I’m not here to convince you. I decided to reply you privately because I appreciate your love and support towards me and the band.
Quien está escuchando esta maravilla en 2024 ??🎉
Yo es bro.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ahora
Muchos de nosotros😊
Yo,quiero volver a esa época, espectacular tema.
🙋🙋🙋
“The problems plain to see...too much technology...machines to save our lives...machines dehumanize...”. from ‘83....How prophetic
Indeed
Oh if only we had proper regulations instead of a bunch of old warmongers looking for profit who feared that shit but hypocritically supported it 100%.
Predictive programming.
dude really just made a series based on this song
Yep. Dash of Fight Club here, dash of Back to the Future there... and voila! Masterpiece.
Domo Arigato, Sam Esmail
what serie ?
@@EvilDeadlyWarrior Mr. Robot
lol
This HAS to be the end song for the final episode of Mr Robot !
W
You called it, lmao.
They Did!
Are you a prophet
You got it right, bruh
“That kinda shot makes me wanna do the robot dance!”
-Whitey Duval
"My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM"
Too much ahead of it's time this song, nooot only the music...
AHH es Irratable Brain Mucus, Is That A disease or real, lol just Kidding Styxx Is The Best cuz i have to nuch time on my hands as well! Until someone wants to borrow that $$ that you never see again life is great Biden or who are again, jill who am i typing to, oh sorry.Got to get to my basement sorry!!!!
He is Jinzoningen Kiro Royu (Kill Roy)
@@kenreau2491 ????
Back when IBM were big players in the computing scene, before Microsoft Windows came in and changed everything. They’re still successful today just Microsoft definitely came out stronger…
IBM
Whenever someone says "Domo Arigato," I think of this song. I ain't gonna last a minute in Japan.
Edit: one of my rival marching bands had their show be a tribute to Styx, with this as their 1st Mvt.
Bolt out in song when they do..... we’re American ..... it’s not like we have a good reputation😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah I hear that phrase often,said no one EVER!
You made my day 🤣
But Isn’t “Domo Arigato” Italian or Latin?
The lyrics of this song are literally the plot of Mr. Robot. It's like Sam Esmail took this song and made a show out of it.
Descendant of Kraff I think he said he did exactly that
I came hear right after finishing the series and I wholeheartedly agree
@@thenextweek2416 me too lol
Why'd you reveal the secret to most movies ...
@@harshpherwani6590 Well, Kind of. The show is LOOSELY based off of a true story.
I love every song that you’ve been singing ❤ my son is all over your songs ❤
This has been my dad’s ringtone for over 20 years
your dad is John Connor.
Your dad must be awesome. ❤
@@guineawuv he ls in deed 😎
Lmfao
CHAD
I was a senior in HS when this came out. I was a huge Styx fan, so I bought the album. I listened to the whole thing so many times. It's now 40 years later, and I still can't decide if I like it. It's a very strange album and song.
If you've listened to it so often then that's probably a sign you like it.
I was a senior in High School too.
what is taking you so long to decide? if it's been 40 yrs, i would say you LOVE it. You are not deciding on like, but love, and that's why.
I always kind of felt like it killed their career.
@@steventaylor4326 I'm with ya.
Me after failing captcha multiple times in a row
J Ar, Glad I am not the only one.
Hahahahahaha
Accurate
Omg! Yes!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
See, even sticks knew what was coming.Some people didn't like this song,but it was speaking truth.
People loved this song! When I was a kid I couldn't get enough of it!
40 years later, “The problem’s plain to see, too much technology.”
Could this song get any more relevant today? Amazing.
10/4
I concur
To quote Todd in the Shadows: "That's a pretty bold claim for a synthesizer band."
I still like the song but it is a bit goofy.
I asked about "Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, Himitsu wo shiritai"
ChatGPT said "That's a fun and playful statement!" 😲
@@grahamjohnson7412 they need to slow down the entire world for like years
ok boomer
I remember this song being out like yesterday. I had a 79 Trans Am, exactly like smokey and the Bandit. Was still like brand new. Had an expensive stereo installed in it. This song would come on, I'd be driving down the freeway in Los Angeles, T TOPS off, and this cranked way up...I was 23. Ahhh memories!
I used to have a ‘76 Trans Am. Totalled it in a head on black ice in 1981 😥
@@nhmooytis7058 sorry to hear that, but at least you're still alive!!
@@johnfranklin5277 yep! Lucky!
awesome
How cool!
I get this hook stuck in my head all the time. This is the first time I sat down to really listen to this song. And I have to say there are a lot of layers to it.
No there isn't, it's just weird
Remember when music videos were good and memorable? I would say that I miss the 80s, but I was too young to remember them.
Meanwhile myself, a 70s kid did my best to be in a foggy haze through the 80s and erase the few memories I did have from them.. 🤣
The 80s just destroyed so many things that were good..
"don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years..."
The 80's, the decade for unreal talent and music. Memories....
@Cyraxior: Me too I was born in 84.
I was there.... The 80s had some great music and videos. But... We also had some really bad ones. Tarzan Boy comes to mind. Catchy song... HORRIBLE video.
"Secret secret..I've got a secret" - You sure did...Mr. Robot.
I think Dennis is the one who had the secret.......just sayin
Dam this song is so old. Parts were still made in Japan and not China...perhaps that's the reason this song stood the test of time lol
Underrated comment as fuck! Well done sir
Parts are made in Japan because Japan makes Robots,it never was synonym of bad quality.
Payam Larijani oooooh yeah for sureeeeeeee
Raul Xavier
This song gave me cancer it's so bad.
@@rationalwrongthink you already had cancer anyway lol happens unfortunately.
This Song will never be the same... We will miss you Eliot...
Prophetic yet very 80's
This song was truly pioneering.I never thought that the content of the song would match the current reality.
"The problem's plain to see... too much technology!"
Bang on!
Listen to newcleus computer age (lyrics)
Unabomber manifesto
"There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think.... It's all about the information!"
-Cosmo, back in 1992
I WAS COUNTING THE DAYS till they would use this in Mr. Robot. What a fitting time.
u bluffing? if not, wow. congratz man. never heard of it before
I knew with a certainty that it'd be used eventually. Was cheering when it started in the finale.
3:03 will always be my favorite part of this song, I used to rewind my CD player non stop for that part
Ein starker Song von Styx. Immer noch aktuell von der Thematik her. Ich mag den total gerne. Styx waren das Non- plus-ultra damals und zuerst ein echter Geheimtipp. ❤ Thank you thank you😂❤
This man's voice is just as awesome as Freddy Mercury's! Damn, he can sing! Lol
Especially towards the ending part when he's singing "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" " Iiiiiiiiii wannna thank you!" The music is fire too. The song is epic.
Yesssss
you got that right, He can sing!!
Epic 😎
Freunde
alfred dreamer, Dennis Deyoung.
I nearly missed my college graduation; we drove to Oklahoma City the night before for this concert. Made it back home at 5 am, in time for graduation at 10 am.
Nice
this comment gave me goosebumps, donno why.. cheers
Worth it !!!
Who the fuck has a graduation at 10AM?
@@SummeryMussel9 I meant graduation rehearsal; sorry for the confusion.
I feel like this song doesn't get the credit it deserves.
One of the best 80's song, killer voice and sensibility!!!
The fookin madlad actually did it. He made four seasons out of a 5 minute single.
what series?
@@Alcathr Mr.Robot
Peter Jackson and JK, eat your hearts out.
To help people that are reading, this song ( whole album, actually) tells a story!
To sum it up, Mr. Roboto is about a famous rock musician named Kilroy who get thrown into prison because in the future America is a dystopia run by fascist tyrants, who outlaw and ban music. This was bad news for Kilroy, because this meant he was to be thrown into prison. Honestly I'm sure there is more to this story but thats the overgeneralised plot. The prison is completely run by, well, robots.
Kilroy, (Little fun fact about the album, the title is called "Kilroy Was Here" which in this case has two meanings. One meaning is the reference to one of the first ever "memes" It was used back in the 1940's by soldiers of WWII. The other meaning is of course, referring to our protagonist of this rock opera, Kilroy.) Kilroy knocks out a robot guard when it enters his prison cell, and disguises himself inside the robot. (Hence "Somewhere to hide") Then he manages to escape prison in the suit. Thats why he keeps saying "Thank you" over and over. Thats the story of Mr. Roboto. Its not the whole Kilroy Was Here album, but its a piece of it.
Wow ! Thanks for explaining dude :)
@@rodger3352 No problem!
Figures this would be part of a rock opera.
@@IBeforeAExceptAfterK lol
Ty
This song deserves more views. It’s so good
Thats why i like singing fun songs
Remarkable. This was famous in my early 20's but hearing it again man was this so ahead of its time. Masterpiece indeed.
the oldest memory of my life is dancing this song with my mother
Better Then Your Sister, if Cant Get A Date?
Creepy story bro.
That's a pretty nice memory to have
bro thats cool
@@RVBOY2 Wow. You must have had a poor relationship with your mama she ain't never danced with you as a child. But thanks for trying to make others feel bad!
Quite possibly the best band of the 1980's
😐 wow.. you really missed a lot apparently
There was a lot of fantastic bands in that era. White Snake Led Zepplin, Genius, Supertramp. Shit they were all great 👍
what a masterpiece!
wow!
i have never ever heard this song or seen it until today!
my jaw is still on the floor! wow just wow!
this is my new favorite song!
how did i miss this mini-operatic piece of brilliance!?
Welcome to the 80's!!! That's awesome!
Precisely my reaction
i was the only kid on my block listening to this way back when lol.. my brother thought i was so weird. xo
Girls and guys alike. You obviously didn't hang out in the bars in New Orleans where I played it all the time
This song makes more sense now than when it was writen
This song was magically written,,,it was the elites true agenda in 2020 written in early 80s,,,,,this song rocks
Sure does with all those US drones dropping a bomb world wide every 12 minutes.
Yep
It came out when I was 12 years old and I agree it's even more relevant nowadays!
@Jesse Hoffman A lot of people think transhumanist talk is a "conspiracy theory". Bravo. I still don't see many folks on social media ever go anywhere near that topic.
Undeniably one of the songs of the 80’s