First Time Hearing Primus - “Wynona's Big Brown Beaver” Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@reality1958]

Serious musicians who don’t take themselves seriously

[@MrJoseph6119]

well said...

[@fernandopessoa7077]

Very well said, I met Robert Smith once and he was like the bloke who delivers the milk.

[@jowsmith1904]

what barbara said.

[@rolanddeschain965]

Ler is seriously under rated/ appreciated as a guitarist imo

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

Why is this on every goddamn Primus reaction?

[@winchy162]

They are fantastic musicians who don't take themselves too seriously Les Claypool is a legend on the bass

[@scottmatzeder9162]

Les Claypool is completely different than the norm, but he is IMO the very best Bassist ever! His skills are unmatched! just weird....I like Primus alot because of Les! My Name is Mud, Mr Krinkle, Southbound Pachydermm, Shake Hands with Beef are all serious Jams...pay attention to the Bass in thier songs as its completely focused on Les and his Bass playing skills!

[@CreepinDeath359]

Cliff

[@mbroussardnthaboot]

You do not see anyone else work the bass like the damn lead as he does

[@matthewgasdaska8752]

Entwistle.

[@CreepinDeath359]

Cliff em All

[@scottmatzeder9162]

Ive seen them both live, both are insanely innovative and talented, but Les (IMO) gets the edge on Cliff. I have a friend who is President of the KC blues society that has been a playing Bass for 50+ years and has played with some of the blues greats. He had to pick his chin up off the floor when I introduced him to My Name is Mud.

[@selfrealeyes]

"Jerry was a Racecar Driver" & "My name is Mud" are a couple more their better known songs.

[@gilligan80]

Shake hands with beef

[@Torgo1969]

Tommy The Cat!

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

LOL! Wynona is by FAR their best known song! LOL!

[@r.f.switch5847]

@@DonnyHooterHoot No, that'd be the South Park theme....

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

@@r.f.switch5847 No, Wynona!

[@chriswiedeman2956]

You gotta love Primus. SO Weird, but incredibly talented. Their songs are great!

[@WildElroy13]

They should react to My name is mudd and Jerry was a racecar driver. :)

[@derekwarren6171]

And they still suck lol

[@jasonmarquis7586]

Getting to see Primus live in their heyday was one of the best things about being an 80s teen.

[@cdgee6399]

Behind the humorous lyrics and Les's country twang, is STUPIDLY CRAZILY INSANE virtuoso instrument playing!

[@larrysims7235]

I've heard Primus described as 3 excellent musicians playing 3 different songs at the same time while a hobo whispers in your ear

[@metalmark1214]

The biggest enemy of Wynona's Big Brown Beaver is a sharp razor 😂

[@arizrich]

It's named "Wynona's Big brown Beaver" because she was the one to stick it in the air! I loved this video since back in the day. I saw a show once about making it and the band getting into their makeup/ costumes. It wasn't quick.

[@r.f.switch5847]

Yeah, the behind the scenes video is on youtube.

[@vicegrips188]

Less Claypool is a beast! Best bassist, definitely the most original and if you ever get a chance to see him live he’s got so much energy and presence on stage. I’d live to see Asia react to “Tommy the Cat” song of theirs ✌️

[@shanehebert396]

Saw them in a small venue recently... amazing.

[@aspjake123]

Love how much fun Asia having with this

[@PrimetimeD]

I was rolling watching you guys react to this. Love this song. Primus is equal parts talented and off their damn rockers.

[@bradpriebe9218]

Les Claypool is up there as one of the most talented bassists ever. Very unique band😉

[@csutton161]

Back in the mid 90's, my son had Primus blaring, and I yelled, "turn that crap down" go forward 30 years, and now I'm a big fan, now I see what geniuses they are and how TALENTED they truly are. ...I guess I wasnt ready for them in the 90's. lol. Please do some more Primus.

[@HyBr1dRaNg3r]

They were definitely playing most of the notes as it’s actually played, it’s even funnier when you realize they are wearing hand things too. But as someone who plays, they were definitely playing the song!

[@BKPrice]

Well, more likely miming it accurately. I'm guessing the finger prosthetics would have caused them to hit strings they didn't want to.

[@TwistyMcFisty]

​@@BKPriceThey played it at 25% speed due to the prosthetics, then sped it up for the video. Its where the slightly jerky movement comes from.

[@mausermike9188]

Love watching you guys see and hear this for the first time! Funny as hell!

[@mausermike9188]

He need some milk!

[@brianhancock4865]

C’mon man - everybody knows that “beaver” is just another slang term for the Va-jay-jay! Let’s not beat around the “bush” here! Haha All puns intended 😄

[@keithr-xj7zx]

Didn't ever expect to hear Asia talk about Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver.😅😂

[@darrinleroy4869]

Primus are freaking incredible. The musicianship I’d off the charts

[@F3502000]

These guys have a lot of really funny and interesting songs. The truth is, these guys are all incredible musicians! Saw them live in '18, and they sound so much like their recordings, it was fantastic!! 👍

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Primus always fun and funny and Great Musicians !!! 👍 🤠 I think missed all that and how fantastic the playing was ??

[@Van1973Auken]

PRIMUS is an AMAZING rabbit hole!

[@debjorgo]

There's aversion of Primus doing this live on David Letterman. Different costumes. Still rockin' it!

[@lontollison6771]

Les clay pool is a beast on bass he also did the south park and robot chicken themes

[@TanyaQueen182]

This is why us Gen Xers don't take ourselves too seriously and get along with everybody. Because we had bands like Primus and The Beastie Boys.

[@TanyaQueen182]

also Primus sucks!

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

An incredibly unique classic. Primus’ offerings are the furthest thing from orthodox, and that’s the greatness of their music.

[@Tarkus_]

I'm not even a huge Primus fan, but I can say without hesitation, this is one of the greatest videos of all time! And I grew up in the MTV era, so I've seen a lot of great ones.

[@jonathanbouthillette753]

very silly songs but extremely talented musicians

[@crbr1432000]

Oh BTW Wyonna's Big Brown Beaver is her VA JJ. Lolll!

[@mikegobin3169]

That's was the funniest reaction I've ever seen. Great job guys.

[@timshelton8535]

They opened for Rush on one tour. Geddy came out and played a song with Primus! It was a bit heavy on bass!!!

[@benblevans5477]

i was in germany and they opened up for rush. it was crazy. maybe a thousand people was there. i stood right next to the stage with nobody bumping into me.

[@tuffs4it]

I've seen Primus open for Rush on a few tours, but was never lucky enough to see Geddy join them onstage. You are lucky.

[@morgand1]

Y'all definitely need some more primus!

[@DeepOwl1073]

This was written after a fishing incident on Hat Creek near my house. The boys come fishing up here every summer.

[@kellsinpdx]

I love watching people react to this song

[@42Mrgreenman]

6:30 The cowboy outfits are similar to ones used in old Duracell commercials...Les Claypool is weird...and that's a compliment...

[@mr.righty6985]

They were definitely playing in those costumes if you look at their hands. They are independent of the hands of the costume and r free behind the costume

[@vellaropedart9190]

When I saw y'all were reviewing this, I had to watch! I always love watching people react to this one😂😂

[@robertwollen1692]

Primus wrote the opening theme song for South Park. South Park just had an anniversary concert that included primus and surviving members of Rush. Well worth checking out

[@EchoesDaBear]

Love this song! If you guys don't realize the 'glaring' double entendre meaning of 'beaver', then I really don't know what to say but to give a giant hint: beaver is a slang term for a lady's...ya know...kitty. Take a look at the lyrics from that perspective, and you'll get the joke! Primus (but especially Les Claypool - bassist) is an insanely talented trio. Masters of their instruments. As another had mentioned, serious musicians who don't take themselves too seriously!

[@Dave062YT]

Amazing video .the making of video is great too .They recorded the playing parts at half speed and the speeded it up .Looks brilliant.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

I'm very sad I never ran across these outfits or a cheap knock off of them for Halloween. There is a behind the scenes video of the making of this video. It's pretty cool. PLEASE react to Tommy The Cat live at Bonnaroo.

[@kurtschmidt2471]

Watching Asia react to this, is the hardest I have laughed in a long time!

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

When I was in college years ago, I listened to "The Residents," album "Duck Stab." Just great atonal fun. The Residents performed in giant eyeball costumes.

[@surf101-]

"Nice beaver." "Thank you, I just had it stuffed."

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

I had just graduated from high school in 95 when this song came out. And their guitarist used to be a member of the death metal band Possessed.

[@PatBlackwell-z3i]

You can find behind the scenes of Primus Wanda's Big Brown Beaver. They show the makeup and costumes that they used during filming

[@wincup]

The bassist of Primus has actually great talent- James in Metallica did not pick him for the reason that he '"plays the bass too well" at the audition for the replacement of Cliff Burton, who was the bassist of Metallica.

[@KarriSimone]

Omg 😂 hilarious..... I didn't know how you guys were going to react!

[@katiemurray5862]

I've seen Primus live 3 times! I absolutely love Les Claypool. He is the ultimate weirdo and I freaking love him. Amazing bass player.....the best IMHO! Great and funny reaction y'all. Thank you 🙂

[@chrispate2696]

Les Claypool is an amazing bass player.

[@Blend42]

The video clip was shot at 3/4 speed and they were playing along with their music also being played at 3/4 speed so they sped it up to make it look "normal"

[@syx3s]

i'm pretty sure when they filmed this they were playing their instruments to the music at half speed so that they'd have a better chance that when sped back up it would look bang on. and it worked really well.

[@ericwind4053]

FINALLY somebody enjoys this song/video in there reaction!

[@ericwind4053]

*their.....

[@davef113]

You just transported me back to 1993 with the laughter and whatnot. Only difference is we couldn't pause the video back then unless we caught it on the VCR.

[@kevinrylance7861]

Band having lots of fun and y'all are wonderful 🤠 Peace and JOY 🍻 CHEERS

[@Itelkner]

Asia, your laughter had me laughing too.

[@QBdreams]

Primas opened for Rush on their Roll The Bones Tour. Saw them in Pensacola, February 1992

[@humanaut9213]

3 world class musicians showing off. Pretty much.

[@the-wordplay-dojo]

Les Claypool is a slap bass master. He's funky AF. If you want an unusual cowboy themed double reaction, check out Lee Van Cleef by Primus, and Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz. LVC was the OG hard ass movie cowboy. It's a role that Clint Eastwood stepped into. Both are great tunes with animated videos.

[@quinceykirkland1227]

A very unique band. Great reactions, I like how genuine you two are. You like it or you don't.

[@jhas727]

LMAO. When this video opens. It looks like a split screen. The corner of the room created an illusion till I saw the chair move in. Now I will watch the rest.

[@mile3018]

Check out "Sgt. Baker" too, and dont forget a second tab to look at the history of their song's subject matter. The backstory for their songs is typically just as badass as their songs.

[@russellhoyt588]

They filmed the performance scenes at 1/6th (I think) speed so they could look like they're actually playing when the footage is played at normal speed.

[@crbr1432000]

Watch them do My Name is Mud live. You'll wanna dance around with Les. I'm 63 yrs. old and love them. My son-in-law likes them too but, he was a little surprised that I did. Lol.

[@louielouie22]

🤣😂 They had a blast with this one😂 the bassist is siiick😮

[@clunkers948]

Ah, yeessssss! Love this song !!

[@CrayonEater5000]

A year late but fun fact, they filmed the music video with the music slowed down to get that stop motion feel in their movements

[@Torgo1969]

A fun song with some outstanding musicians performing it.

[@obscuramask7435]

Ain't no way! You guys are way too wholesome for this!

[@ItsTheFuzzMan]

To understand how dope Primus actually is you have to see them live. They play every NYE at Fox theater in Oakland which can be seen in my profile pic.

[@ToddStull]

There is a video on youtube that shows all the behind the scenes of Primus making this video, the make up etc... they couldn’t move fast in the costumes so they filmed at half speed and then sped it up for the final cut. That's how they got all the jerky movements in their costumes. It's actually a really cool behind the scenes video to watch.

[@pauliegee78]

You all should watch the making of this vid. Great show people !

[@CanadianPunker62]

In the mid 90s, there was some creepy duracell commercials with plastic toy people with a battery in their backs, Primus used that type of character in this video that came out around the same time

[@IliKeCAkEeverMrCake]

they recorded the video playing the song slower and then sped the tape up to match the timpo of the song to make it look all jumping around like that. there is a making of video out there somewhere that tells you how they did it

[@jbmopar1971]

This came out right when latex became usable for these types of applications so they made their clothes and masks. I think they were the first ones to experiment with it. There was a TV commercial that had the same effect look. I think for Duracell batteries

[@GeorgieB1965]

There is a beautiful acoustic version of this song floating around that you simply have to check out.

[@STILL-KICKIN]

Fun Fact: in order to play their instruments in while wearing those costumes, they had to slow the music down to about 1/4 speed while filming and then speed it back up during production to meet the actual song tempo…

[@mikeybeeee07]

Oh yeah! I love me some Primus. Was just listening to some Cliff Burton from Metallica performing Orion. What would have been if Cliff lived or if just Les Claypool joined Metallica!!!! He tried out but was allegedly told he was too good.

[@timheller8475]

There is a video on you tube called "the making of Primus, Winona's big brown beaver" its very interesting to see just how the video was made

[@tomchesley2604]

Saw them in 1993ish at Lalapalooza 3. Top 3 best live performances I ever saw.

[@Ellis-z9z]

Hey loves. One my favorite bands. Man was lighting. ❤

[@asmith7876]

Even better than the video and the song is the MAKING of the video! Crazy how they made it.

[@satturnine7320]

They played at half speed during the recording because of the costumes and then doubled the speed of the video This song came out curiously around the same time that Wyonna Judd was rising to fame ;-)

[@beegentoo]

That was by far the best reaction I've seen for weeks! Thanks! :D

[@Keepnhonest]

To respond to your question towards the end of this video, this song was written after a fairly well known actress with the name Winona (Ryder) appeared 'buck naked' in a movie, complete with her big brown beaver - which she showed off 'to all her friends'. I'm sure you understand & can work out the rest.

[@gregorybennett5640]

The costumes are on display at the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal Studios in Hollywood

[@DEADPOOL_LK-4T7]

I just found this reaction guys. Awesome, just picture a black guy singing this in a karaoke bar. That was me last year the bar was surprised and happy at the same time. Funny track that sounds great.😅

[@ChrisRich-xi8mc]

some of the greatest musicians of all time there!!!

[@ryanjustice2670]

Primus is the only band with its own ID3 genre tag, 'Primus', as introduced by Winamp.

[@ThatGuy-lt8ut]

"Shake Hands with Beef" and "Lee Van Cleef" are two good songs from Primus. A story I heard (and think is kinda funny) is that if you poke around on Apple Music for genres, Primus has its own listing. They are a very unique band and I've loved listening to them for years.

[@lediabolique5822]

Yup, I always put down their genre as Primus. Genius and totally unique.

[@DeadPixel1105]

The bass lines in this song are some of the catchiest bass lines ever written.

[@lockyp204]

That middle 8 chromatic run is ridiculous!

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

"Is he trying to ride the beaver?" Phrasing!

[@tamarawebb76]

Love this gem! Just sent me back in time to my college days!!

[@cybersean3000]

In an interview, Les Claypool said he was on a fishing trip when he observed a beaver in and the water.

[@boxlid214]

These guys are great, I always really liked 'Hamburger Train' and 'DMV' from the Pork Soda album

[@markhamiel7407]

I like your reviews, but I love it when Asia laughs, you have a great laugh. I think you enjoy what you do, and I wish I enjoyed my job as much as you seem to enjoy yours.

[@russellhoyt588]

These costumes were inspired by the Duracell family that they used in their commercials in the '90s.

[@2dashville]

Back before women started trimming their bush it looked like a beaver pelt. Beaver was a common name we used when referring to that area.

[@lyriasfaves]

Love this one !!!! Extreme musicianship!

[@theoneandonlyoni]

Les Claypool lives in the same county as I do, in Sonoma County California. So even though it sounds super county, it’s a bunch of west coast California dudes.. Les Claypool even owns a winery and wine tasting bar now, I met him once.. Primus is as west coast as Metalica and Green Day. Tom Waits also lives in the area lives in the area, I’m a friend of a friend of his son Casey Waits. Prairie Sun Recording Studio is in Sonoma County, it’s a pretty well known music recording studio, wu-tang, nine inch nails, even Justin Bieber have recorded there, as well as a long list rock and r&b musicians, It’s a pretty awesome studio, I toured it once.