Am I Allowed To Criticise This Without Getting Backlash?!

Occasionally my producer sends me the latest pop smash HIT, to see what my reaction to it might be. Today it's Meghan Trainor's latest single "Mother".I feel like I hate this...but part of my brain can't stop enjoying how catchy it is, but we shall put this down to it sampling another famous song. However, what is this song even about? I don't understand?
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[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

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[@giuliagatti1912]

Hey Justin! will you publish it on Tidal too? cheers x

[@daylebluegrassprodigyhurn7904]

Can you check out Billy Strings? He's a bluegrass musician with a hint of Metal. Crazy flat picking skills. Possibly the song dust in a baggie, couch edition (sat on a sofa)

[@wrgbwrudskjfbfso5511]

its always good to remember the people who leave youtube comments (such as myself) are pretty low people: were always depressed, never happy, and often struggle with our own sense of personal agency..... so, like, when we hear some negativity, we go, "oh as if my life isnt shitty enough...now i have to think about that negtive thing i just heard/experienced from [politician.....famous celebrity....ect.] " and we think this stupid comment section means anything in the way of "retorting power" which it dont. love the show. youre cool, dude.

[@jackieguidi8147]

Oh please do a podcast on mansplaining! And PLEASE can I be a guest from the “good lil lady”prospective. I’m not in the music industry, but have worked nearly 20 years as an engineer in a male dominated industry. (Depending on how long it is I may have to jump off in order to feed my man, do the dishes, clean the house, make life decisions for the family, mow the lawn, do my taxes, make home improvements, or any other task I’m capable of doing, so I can get at least 3 hours of sleep before I have to work as a project engineer) Not trying to womansplain, but it would really great to help men understand that we, as women in 2023, got this!

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

Man, you are awesome! Could you possibly do a reaction to a BOSTON song? Anything but More Than a Feeling. I looooove that song but there are so many others! Even their later works like Walk On . . . . . I would be in your debt!

[@xJarlaxle]

"I am your mother" "You wish you could wife this" She's made a song for Oedipus

[@seangiuliani3825]

THATS CUTE OR CREEPY. PROBABLY BOTH. STILL. WELL DONE

[@georgeknights8444]

😂😂

[@metetural9140]

Quite the... Freudian slip I am sorry

[@NikkLiberos]

If I could clap any harder, I would...

[@aaronquinn8241]

Ah I commented this after I seen yours my friend it’s the 1st thing I thought of 😂😂 Freudian analysis of commercial pop artists is great

[@acegreyer]

What I love about Justin is not just his brilliant analysis, he’s also f-ing hilarious. Don’t ever stop.

[@robin8716]

Righttt, never fails to make me laugh 😭😭

[@wilfpenfold]

Foraging? Facetious? What could the f mean

[@VaughanHamilton]

@@wilfpenfold Falsettoing hilarious :)

[@ThomasCMurphyIII]

I love the progression of "I'm all for this kind of stuff" followed by "It's not actually something I would ever listen to" then "I might try to wash it away". Hahaha!

[@ZeromuS_]

Eh, I think he's saying it's a fun song, but it's not his genre. He doesn't want the criticism to come off as reactionary rather than personal taste comment.

[@pillarsofadventure]

She's writing for TikTok bucks. This'll get played to death there.

[@BrickNewton]

It's a tik tok background song

[@trevormoffat4054]

She’s actually remarkably good at writing the obnoxious and inane little hooks that get used for TikToks. I’m sure it’s making her very rich.

[@anandmorris]

The sooner tiktok gets banned the better.

[@revitalpuah6439]

Exactly

[@TheEclecticBeard]

@@anandmorris Yeah, no. The bill that bans tiktok give the government the ability to ban anything it wants to do digitally. Notice they can't control what's on tiktok, so they investigate it. Twitter releases the files showing collusion with the government to silence people and Biden calls for an investigation into Musk? They don't want stuff where they can't control the narratives.

[@kealleymayhew19]

"Just don't be a dick" Wise dating advice from Justin Hawkins

[@BrickNewton]

That's the rule we used for our kids. Words to live by

[@luciustitius]

Maybe he has taken it from the great australian prophet Jim Jeffries.

[@DoraRobertson]

Just when I think she can't release any worse garbage than before, she manages to do it.

[@Alfie02]

Truly inspiring 🙌

[@youropionmattersnot]

12 seconds in and I'm out. 🗑

[@RandomRetr0]

Glad Baldrick’s slug has gone 😂

[@Fuel2Fireband]

Agreed

[@tanssi2145]

The ridiculously over produced instrumental really nails the vision, but the vocals, especially the lyrics are just unbearable, and make me feel embarrassed to be caught listening to it

[@donaldemeyer]

What a great combination of honest musical analysis, humor, and social commentary. Full disclosure, Rick Beato has exposed me to so much great stuff! I'm now riding with Justin Hawkins! Brilliant!

[@steadfastanddomino]

"It's not something...I would ever...listen to." Well said, well said.

[@iliketrains3495]

The best part of the song is that it's only 2 minutes long. Which is simultaneously the worst part because it's a reminder at how many pop songs today pander to the TikTok crowd.

[@tobyjackman3212]

Well there's plenty of decent pre TikTok 2 minute songs though

[@Constant_Threat]

The best part is that it ends.

[@oldogresEntertainmentCha-kq5mg]

The best part of the song is the long silence that occurs after the song is over!

[@bggoatman]

“I’m not going to mansplain what mansplaining is”. JH gold! 😂🤣

[@supertuscans9512]

I do sometimes think a lot of Justin’s humour flies past some of our American cousins who comment on Justin’s channel, with a big whoosh. Somewhere above this comment , one of them actually sets out to explain it😂😂😂😂😂

[@Kashed]

🎶 Juuuuustin - Shaaaved - His- Moustaaaaache - Aaaaagaaain - Aaaaagaaain 🎶

[@DuelingPeaks]

"Can someone womansplain this for me?" 😭😂

[@raquelsnt]

I had listened very much "i am not your mother" but "i am your mother"... not really

[@DuelingPeaks]

@@raquelsnt Those sure were words.

[@mimibooboo7161]

I burst out laughing way to loud when he said that 😂😂It’s just the way he said it ❤

[@Simonize41]

I was sipping a drink at the time. Yeah, you guessed it.😇😂

[@supertuscans9512]

Justin is friggin’ hilarious the way he takes the piss.

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

This has quickly become one of my favorite KZbin channels. I dig that everything Justin says is backed up with reason (and humor), instead of just saying "this is great!" or "this is awful!". Really a welcome change from the usual KZbin content IMO.

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

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[@ashleywood0009]

She did a tiktok saying she wrote this song about people in the music industry telling her she could either be successful or a mother. She couldn’t do both.

[@the_panos]

Or either, apparently

[@totallykoolyeah]

Worse than " I love my friends", by cris Jenner? It's a pathetic rip of Gary Neumann's " I love LA". I'm gett😅ng " hey Alvin" chipmunks vibe.

[@georgejamestaylor7572]

​@@the_panos Yeah you bang on bruv! You seen a picture of her child? A face that only a mother could love!!! I leave it at that!!!

[@maestrojon]

@@totallykoolyeah Randy Newman?

[@totallykoolyeah]

@@maestrojon yes ..my mind is collaborated

[@Ginger_shot]

I feel like I lose brain cells when I watch anything Kardashian related but I’m prepared to sit through this in full support of your awesome channel Justin … 🤪

[@absta100]

Always they are brain dead zombies with big arses

[@happinesstan]

I feel like those cells were doomed anyway. Taking one for the team.

[@PriyaPans]

How is Megan Trainor related to the Kardashian's, outside of the cameo? (Asking in good faith. I don't know much about this stuff)

[@Ginger_shot]

@@PriyaPans ~ well, in this particular video it’s a bit like a peanut allergy. Trace amounts are still harmful 😂

[@PriyaPans]

@@Ginger_shot best comment I've ever read 😂😂😂😂😂

[@babyphysio]

i'm amazed they managed to get this to last for 2 minutes!

[@lodwigwales]

The "bums" help

[@Iloveboogersalot]

This song is an absolute piece of $hit and Justin is just too polite to say so. This is as bad as it gets in the dry heave department from Justin. ..well played.

[@kenancatovic598]

👊

[@TheShoottheradio]

Yeah this is a raging dumpster fire. And then some.

[@seanjosephhayes]

Looking fresh Justin 😁. Nothing wrong with a change! Liking the new look. 😁 Also - “All About That Bass” (no treble) - ironically a song with barely any bass and plenty of treble.

[@NinStardust]

Her song “bang dem sticks” about crushing on drummers has ironically little drums in too! I’d like to think its on purpose but 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😂😂

[@seanjosephhayes]

@@NinStardust I’m so not surprised. 😂 Maybe it is deliberate irony considering the all about that bass song too. 😂

[@dresdnhope]

You may need better speakers. There's a bass playing throughout that entire song--the first 45 seconds of the song is nothing but vocals, percussion and bass.

[@seanjosephhayes]

@@dresdnhope Not a sufficient level to be able to claim she’s “all about” it.

[@mehAudio]

I saw an interview where she explained that these lyrics were referring to women with small chests and sizeable bottoms. And women are empowered by the song. I must admit, I would have died clueless if I hadn’t seen the interview. She is a very likeable person, is what my impression is. And all the polish and pop and glamour is applied in excess intentionally. She doesn’t buy into the image herself. Perhaps something to consider. Seeing how we all love Justin for being a disruptor of whatever genre he chooses.

[@clownphonecase]

i can womansplain (or possibly gaysplain) this! the term mother has been used within the queer community for a long time, typically referring to a drag mother/elder. recently though a lot of queer people have been calling female celebrities mother, especially when said celebrities are looking good and just generally doing well. meghan trainor has been getting called this recently because she’s releasing music again, so she probably made this song to cash in on the trend and also because she’s an actual mum. i’m happy to clarify any other questions!

[@RuailleBuaille]

I genuinely don't get the whole trend of calling people "mother" or "daddy". It's so bizarre. In the context of drag mother I can understand - someone who has mentored and helped guide you as you grow in your drag(hood? dom?IDK what term to use there lmao). It just seems like a weird way to either sexualise and fetishise people based on words that are supposed to be reserved for nurturing, supportive and (generally) developmental/child-centric roles - or sometimes just a way to say someone is laudable for their achievements/appearance. I don't know. It just seems so weird and kind of gross. (ETA): Which was a complete tangent that had nothing to do with your actual comment, sorry! I meant to reply just to say thanks for explaining what was meant here - I was completely lost.

[@thatcarlchick7655]

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter! 😀

[@anandmorris]

Ugh. 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@samuel.j.barker]

@@RuailleBuaille Careful, you might be accused of man-splaining, or woman-splaining, or human-splaining, or whatever tf else ppl wanna say to try and shut you up for having your own opinions

[@RuailleBuaille]

@@samuel.j.barker Haha sure it's hard to know at this stage Samuel, isn't it? :D Ah I think we all need to get less afraid of voicing our own opinions, we've all been too polite and accommodating for too long. Hurty words are part of life, these folk need to start growing tougher skin ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@johnmcdonagh374]

This could actually be the first pop hit written entirely by ChapGPT...

[@rustyrobots426]

The fact that "music" like this is popular really says something about the population.

[@CaptainMyron]

6:24 made me spill my drink. The timing and delivery of that line is gold.

[@TristanTezzaTopley]

Weird being this early. Like turning up to a nightclub at 6pm

[@deborahanlon2323]

" Hit me with a loop!!"....I'm on the floooorrrr😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheBubbafadass]

Fantastic video as always Justin, I was wondering if at somepoint you could do a breakdown of the song Soothsayer by Buckethead? It's one of my favourite instrumentals ever and I would love to hear your thoughts on the technical aspects of his playing.

[@witch_haunts_ghost]

"I am your father and I'll mansplain til my hearts content" is brilliant and it cracked me up. I 100% hate this sort of music and this song makes my skin crawl, with that added ingredient of a Kardashian cameo, that's death to my ears and eyes. I would be interested though in a battle royale between Megan Trainor and Danzig, both doing their versions of their songs called "Mother" and see who comes out the other side. I fear for Danzig, but I'll still bet on his underdog status. Another great video Justin!

[@sues6944]

Or Andy Summers who also wrote a song called "Mother" that is on Synchronicity by The Police. Great but weird song.

[@lord-lala]

Or Mother by John Lennon

[@witch_haunts_ghost]

@@lord-lala Welcome to Motherdome!

[@theinvisibleneonrainbowzeb2567]

mutter? (Rammstein)

[@witch_haunts_ghost]

@@theinvisibleneonrainbowzeb2567 Mutterdome is now a brutal fight to the death!

[@francismonroe969]

Pitiful that this is what the modern woman considers empowering.

[@SuziQ.]

I don’t feel empowered by this. It hurt my ears. I think its target audience is 11 year old girls. (Sad for them; at 11, I was learning to play Elton John songs.)

[@TrevK0]

the song has charm because of the song that was sampled, but what she added devalued the whole, which is why you wanted to listen to the original as a palate cleanser

[@Dumbpuppet101]

❤

[@markdevlin8471]

This song was the very reason ear plugs were invented.. blessed relief from frivolous noise..

[@mowler8042]

At the mall today I want to leave most stores when I hear the music they play and I have to roll the windows up on my car a lot lately. We all need to be patient we have a huge catalogue of excellent music to listen to and there will be a resurgence of quality music again someday soon.

[@sjstone2077]

im at the point in life there i’ve just cried at the absence of a moustache… oh dear

[@johnchristopher3032]

This will never replace entertainment.

[@nickfindsgold9788]

These are the sacrifices we make to support your channel Justin. Reminds me of that Cheech and Chong sketch....smell it, taste it... its shiiit

[@justins9118]

Love what you did. Love what you do. From one Justin to another. Rock on brother !!

[@concretel10n]

I think it's caloric like calories. I'm not sure how I feel about the Mr Sandman, or similar samples taken from arguably timeless songs.. I feel like it elevates one while cheapening another.

[@SuziQ.]

Yes. “Calorically empty” = zero nourishment = shite “music”. Did I womansplain that right? Tbf, I had never heard of her. I wish that were still the case.

[@johnthornley5244]

@@SuziQ. Yes indeed, I suspect the word the commentator was striving for might perhaps have been "calorifically"

[@SuziQ.]

@@johnthornley5244 , I didn’t know that “calorific” was a word, but I looked it up and it’s basically the same as “caloric,” only differing in that the former can be used in describing units of heat unrelated to foods. The latter is only used in relation to energy content in foods. Either way, it was an odd (but not completely inaccurate) word choice. The song is still shite.

[@johnthornley5244]

@@SuziQ. Haha so I didn't even know that caloric was a word, every day a school day. I was thinking it was a good metaphor to describe a song that was of zero "nutritional" value, either way I think we are both wholeheartedly agreed on your last point :)

[@CurrieNerd]

It's this kind of 'art' that made me stop listening to the radio.

[@elliotschannel1746]

Just found this channel & what a discovery 🤣 saw The Darkness back ed in Ipswich and was trying to find the performance, this was a better discovery for sure

[@MattJamesInnit]

Hey Justin, please can you explain what’s that thing at the end of ‘It’s love Jim’?

[@saralowe_arts]

"That's pretty cool (I'm not gonna watch the rest of it)" The words of JH.😅😂

[@bethcushway458]

You look loads younger clean shaven! I think she means "Mother" in the drag slang sense of the word. Like an older, wiser woman (Queen) who is taking younger people under her wing but also commanding respect. Thats what I got, especially from the intro, but I could be wrong

[@roughtakes7271]

Mr Hawkins - an addictive listen - with wonderful provision!! Thanks man, truly!!!

[@michaelleeman3361]

"But, what I think I do is 'music-splaining', which not everybody needs. I'm gonna do it anyway."🤣🤣🤣 LMAO!!! Just when I think I can't love JH any more than I do, he goes and says something like that. Thank you for your musical genious and your unfiltered humor! Made my day.

[@TecmoBoJackson]

She writes songs specifically to become Tik Tok memes. I'm sure it makes a lot of money but it seems creatively bankrupt to me.

[@ZeromuS_]

Not so sure it's creatively bankrupt. I mean, trying to write something that takes off on social media and Tik Tok could be a creative endeavor in and of itself. So trying to do that alongside another message she's trying to get across could be fulfilling for her. Another comment said she's been getting traction in the drag community, and that drag mother could be the framing of the "I'm your mother" lyrics. In which case, this seems like it's a fun bit of fan service songwriting. Which, while not targeted at me, honestly I can respect the angle she's taking. More of a "for fun for a subset of my fans" song that in the past would probably be a B-side. But in today's world everything is a single for Spotify :P

[@Nicolasmondragon707]

Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnn!! 🎶🎶🎸

[@SwerveForTheGirl]

I've finally found a way I can sit through an entire Meghan Trainor song...in 5 second intervals with interesting commentary interspliced between the grating moments of monotonous, self-important drivel. Thank you Justin!

[@mayorofthenonsense]

Yup. That's about the only way any of us could handle it.

[@8bitrocketstudios]

hahahahahhahaha 100% the truth.

[@ces7515]

Brilliant 😂

[@Jettypilelegs]

😂

[@jack-a-lopium]

Awesome vid :D Watching Justin in pain trying to work out what any of this nonsense means... love it!

[@Rocksarum]

Without moustache you look much younger than you are (you seem 18 instead of 28😉) You're free to change your look any time you want (even if you decide to leave a beard with dreadlocks in it😂😂😂) You are gorgeous in any way😊

[@wolfreyet]

settle down

[@ursathokchom8626]

My thoughts exactly 💯. He look so young without the mustache.

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

Your face, this whole episode! I love that you can't hide your emotions.

[@BensBreakdown]

This full watch is a testament to how much I enjoy your music breakdowns because that song was truly painful, I say that as someone who liked "feel better when I'm dancing" That lyric was straight up bizzare.

[@StevenTwoTwo]

When you said "blood in the bath" all I could think was "your favourite power ballad is Chopped In Half"

[@mavhhh]

Megan’s song just all sound very similar, they all merge into one and I’d certainly struggle to differentiate between any 3 of her main hits.

[@bethanythatsme]

💯

[@DrunkChimp]

She's also dead behind the eyes.

[@the_panos]

She has three hits?

[@Dreyno]

@@the_panos Like that woman in “Total Recall”? Cool.

[@dave-jk6en]

Yes very similar, all shite!

[@trippybrvins]

Mother is a slag term adopted from the queer community. It comes from the drag/ballroom scene where 'mothers' are elder, more established drag queens. In the context of drag, a mother would be the queen who took you under her wing and taught you a lot of what you know. Recently, as the phrase has evolved outside of the queer community, it's come to mean a person/thing (often a woman) that commands respect

[@martinheath5947]

Sounds very plausible at this point in all of our lives

[@lindalaw5466]

Mother, adult female parent. That is the root, the trans movement can try to appropriate it, as with other terms solely for female use. But it retains the original meaning first and foremost.

[@cambriakilgannon12]

I'm pretty sure Megan is using the much older version of mother here despite the intro quote. It feels very much like she's appropriating the aesthetic of drag culture a little without understanding the meaning, as shown by the misuse of the term in the beginning

[@trippybrvins]

Hi, Linda. I was explaining what the word 'mother' means in the context of this song, since the question was asked multiple times throughout the video. Meghan is not referring to an adult female parent in these lyrics. Since language constantly changes and evolves, understanding slang and colloquialisms is actually just as important as root definitions if we want to communicate effectively and understand pop culture. I made no mention of the trans community so unsure why you brought that up but I hope that explains the confusion :)

[@luna-p]

​@@lindalaw5466 Someone doesn't know what they're talking about

[@craigbounds1968]

Justin…another pure GOLD episode. Your segment brightens my day, thank you. Next time you are in Sydney and you have some spare time, you’re invited to dinner. It would be our honour. Keep this rippers coming please🙏👍🤘!

[@danielthegeek4582]

I’d be interested to hear your take on Keeper of the Seven Keys (song, not album or it’ll take all day!) by Helloween. Would be interesting to hear your thoughts on some of the 80’s and 90’s European power metal bands. Cheers!

[@AdamForeman]

That song is all over TikTok right now and after hearing the same main sample over and over and over and over again while my daughter scans through, it has got seriously on my nerves! That's one of the biggest problems with TikTok, it can make or break a song but also kill it by its repetition.

[@oddunb6190]

Get her headphones

[@AdamForeman]

@@oddunb6190 she has some! But they are bluetooth and as usual, the batteries are always flat because she never charges them. And she's not using my Seinheisers!

[@klb3342]

I just love your sense of humour...you had me in stitches with your take on this...Keep ridin Justin...

[@vickywitton1008]

First time viewer on this channel and who knew that Justin was so funny - well I do now! Going to subscribe

[@locolunch]

Just as the song started, KZbin put up an ad. Never cared for KZbin ads before today.

[@frankmccright]

I was sitting in a boba shop watching this when the silence between revealed that this song was playing overhead. That made it the second time I ever heard this song including this video. A third is not necessary.

[@jasminegale]

Neither was the first, but accidents will happen...

[@Merzui-kg8ds]

There's a novel from a while back by MT Anderson called, Feed, wherein he predicted that the masses will be quite lulled into "liking" worthless "art" because humans will lose their capacity for complex thought in favor of, well, mental laziness. Hence, this "artist", Meghan Trainor.

[@famousdavemusic]

Just(in) once, I'd love to hear a picardy third at the end of your intro music!

[@douglassloan6831]

Justin seriously looks pained as he's trying not to trash this mess.

[@eleanorclaire]

I’m a twenty something yr old and the meaning behind this song went completely over my head.. Far prefer Justin’s “I am your father, I’ll mansplain to you.” Far more relatable and doesn’t hurt my ears as much.

[@myboythom]

I'm thinking your folks did a grand job raising you...lest you just got lucky☺

[@veosotano]

I laughed out loud at the bit before the outro song, so funny 😂😂

[@Macemedia]

Are they Grado headphones ? 😍

[@ianferguson3543]

1. Love the clean shaven JH

[@greylocke100]

I'll need your Solicitors information to send the papers Justin.

[@ladyjulia4038]

Haha "my memory has tried to expunge." That really put a smile on my face

[@garylong4303]

DANZIG😆 UR THE MAN JUSTIN 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Thxs for riding again From AZ

[@danbromley3663]

I always found “if I was your mother” by Bon Jovi and “tie your mother down” by queen a bit creepy. Maybe it’s something I need to speak to a therapist about.

[@metetural9140]

I don't see whats wrong with "Tie your Mother down"

[@kenancatovic598]

You do, because those songs kicks ass! Not suck ass!

[@superninja252]

70s and 80s had this thing maybe beacuse teenagers liked fantasies of doing pervy stuff with their fellow students and teachers but i understand the concern

[@ChrisDoyle2112]

The critic was saying lyrically it was light on calories (substance).

[@reneethorn145]

What a treat! We can see your lovely, smiley face 🤩 I do prefer the long hair and musketeer type combo, but it is your face and hair after all 😉😁💕

[@lord-lala]

Found your channel yesterday. Must say, you're really growing on me. ☺️

[@davidlinehat4657]

you're like me a year ago!! Keep watching, Justin's awesome!

[@jennydeshields5881]

I rarely listen to my own mother and can’t listen to this one, either. Brilliant commentary, as always. 🖤

Oh dear, I've managed to avoid listening to her till now, and I really don't want to hear that again. That is truly awful, toxic nonsense.

[@johns3292]

Apologies for checking out early...just can't do this one with you. Carry on sir and we'll keep watching.

[@2good4name]

I burst out laughing at the sort of silently mumbled "I think listening should be a reciprocal process... really.."

[@animajennation]

Interesting! I wonder which will be remembered in a hundred years? This song, or Mr. Sandman? And does Ms. Trainor care either way? Anyway, I wish there was a way to tell the youtube algorithm "I'm liking this video because of Justin's comments, not (necessarily) the song/musician/band he reviewed in the video." (But I'm still hitting like until then, lol)

[@Mitzvot1]

You look good with or without the mustache! ❤🎸

[@superdrwholock]

Hey Justin gen z guy here, being 'mother' is kinda like saying she's being a boss/slaying, or being a queen, which is just a way of saying that she's a nice/cool person doing nice/cool things. But yes it can also be used in the same way 'daddy' is used (I hate that too lol). Sorry if that's confusing but I didn't know how else to explain it

[@lynnsteed9979]

Thanks for educating this gen Xer...

[@mosquitocinema]

Ahhhh the tash is gone again! 😂 Any chance you could react to some Bloodywood songs? (Preferably Dana Dan with the captions on 🤘)

[@botchick]

I pulled up the lyrics and am trying to diagram this clearly very tense matrix of relationships! So if you start mid-song, she HAS a man/boyfriend who treats her well and is an example. OK. Then all around that part, she's bagging on some real or theoretical dude (or the audience?) for being a sexist jerk. Alright. Got it. In the US, one of the many many raging battles is between hetero men and women. Toxic masculinity, old paradigms, etc., have women saying they're not gonna be with a guy and be their "mother." As in taking care of everything for them. But... she's not in a relationship with the guy she's claiming to be the mother of, so... Plus Kris Kardashian. I'm not even touching Norman Bates -- that was a terrible interpretation. Like she's seen Psycho! This is actually EXACTLY the way in which AI is bad. She probably wrote this , but AI writes the same way. It has all the right words for the word salad, but there's no context and the references are fucked and next thing you know the salad is strewn all over the front lawn. In summary, DEMERITS to Megan Trainor for taking a baseball bat to "Mr. Sandman." Did she have to? Really have to?

[@jfields343]

Mr sandman on repeat to wash this song away... Love your reaction. Hilariously precise!

[@MariaFrancesca]

Well, don't ask me, I have no idea what this was... 😅

[@tygersflowerz]

Love the new shave. 🙂🧡👍 "Calor" in calorically rhymes with galore. Meghan has a quirky approach to female empowerment. I've seen people refer to certain females as "mother"..."she's being mother." I perceive it as they put that woman on pedestal as someone to look up to. 🤷‍♀️ Urban Dictionary usually has the answer to those things.

[@williambock1821]

You’ll hear from my lawyer regarding the lip hair deficiency in your recent video. I think this song is an example of writing for TikTok.

[@nevarmaor]

This reminds me of that "Friday Friday" song. I've never heard that one all the way through either. "I am your mother! I brought you into the world and I can take you right back out again!"

[@jerrodwatts55]

Really nice to hear you...tell it, like it is

[@Alfie02]

Justin I implore you to check out The Mysterines! They're a hard rock/grunge band with a female singer, all four of them from Liverpool. Please check them out and make a video on them, they could very well serve as the forefront for a possible rock music revival! Cheers for all the videos mate, you're fab

[@lucasoheyze4597]

No thanks

[@Alfie02]

@@lucasoheyze4597 cheers for the pointless input 👍

[@vinanderson2535]

Hey Justin you beautiful man. A quick thanks for two decades of making my life a better place. Here's one for comments time...did you get any flak for dropping the c-word on Get Your Hands as it can sometimes be somewhat frowned upon and outside perhaps rap music it's not often heard. Stay awesome, you're music has got me through many hard times.

[@coventrykid08]

Next time The Darkness are on tour in the UK (pretty soon please Justin) you have to do a cover of Mr Sandman.

[@OrivelOliver]

This is the best opinion and critique of this.. this... "song" and "lyrics" I could ever come up with... All the "power" to you Justin ... hehehe I'm just mocking 'roung :) XO and Bravo for this one, it's really a nice one! Keep up!

[@Doug-kd7mh]

Sometimes it is ok to just say,”damn, that sucks” Backlash be damned

[@ryangunwitch-black]

"Yeah, I think everybody's forgotten about Lily Allen by now. Let's do it." Megan Traynor

[@ronmay9196]

Alfie! THAT'S what this is. I adore Lily Allen. Meghan ain't Lily Allen.

[@mygic183]

You should do some music like the 20s stuff, with old instruments…anyway, sounds so much better when you sing Sandman…

[@hawkerrielly9317]

Thats plenty of that new modern tripe to damage my ears yes justin you have the right to tear this tripe apart

[@jefft7968]

I think it would take an hour of Slayer to cleanse that amount of bizarre pop lyricism from my aural palate... and I probably haven't listened to an hour of Slayer since 1984.

[@spencerhardy6495]

Since 1984? That's a shame then because you must have missed out on their best album, South of Heaven!

[@GrahamDallas]

I'd never heard of her until 12.44 ago, I'm unlikely to review her oeuvre further.