Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend - Reaction {First Time Reaction}

[@KLehemmings12]

I love this reaction 😂At the center of the song's construction is the fact that Billie has suffered from sleep paralysis. In an interview, she stated that she found it scary to experience it, as she felt she would die. That same idea is replicated in the song: the monster is what prevents her from moving while she is awake. With a complex story, it reveals too much about itself, and without being too clear, it keeps us in its darkness.

[@joymcvey8331]

Billie does struggle with her mental health and is very frank about it. Watch "Everything I Wanted" music video and she addresses some of it and helps her fans feel more at ease with what she's going through.

[@janagifford8858]

AGREE!!

[@Maple837]

Your reaction was priceless 😅

[@risperdude]

She also directs most of her videos. She has a great love of the off beat an macabre, that bleeds into her videos. She also takes a lot of inspiration from pop culture; "You Should See Me in a Crown" is based on a line from Sherlock she also has songs based off The Office and various Video games. She really is brilliant at linking life and pop culture references. Yes she us open about her struggles with mental and physical issues (she was a serious dancer who had a career ending knee injury as a kid) keep up reactions to her. She has a dark side but in a lot of ways she us a goofy kid too.

[@dianneaho8682]

Now you need to react to “all the good girls go to hell”. It’s kind of like a continuation of this video. She suffers from sleep paralysis and this is her interpretation of how scary it was/is for her.

[@jrsi_kt9014]

She was in a pretty dark place for a couple years, including the year she made this. I’m pretty sure she suffered from depression and was pretty suicidal. She’s been doing way better and been way happier this year :)

[@michellebamford2965]

Love your reactions! Keep listening to Billie and you'll soon realise she covers a lot of deep and somewhat taboo topics in her songs. This one apparently is an expression of her depression, personal demons, sleep paralysis and love of horror movies. She reminds me of ToP in the way that her songs all sound different yet are so distinctly her at the same time, she does her own thing with her music and doesn't follow trends and also like I mentioned before, she isn't afraid to bring up important topics. Can't wait to see more reactions.

[@anadezamacona3462]

Love your reaction

[@janagifford8858]

Can’t wait to see you react! ----------------- Your face! Hilarious!

[@Justcallmekai11]

If you want non-creepy Billie, I highly recommend bellyache! It's my favorite song by her

[@michellebamford2965]

She's singing about the guilt she has due to killing her lover and friends, it's kinda creepy lol

[@jongle33]

@@michellebamford2965 Just a bit kind of creepy!

[@tammyjackson3113]

Billie is great, she likes to shock people. Just enjoy she's fun

[@angelicaperez4261]

3:04 Close enough lol. I think you meant Samara from "The Ring!" Yes, she wears this white dress and has long black hair going over her face.

[@suffireax]

Oh yes! Haha I even had the movie poster pictured in my head 😂 which has a circle on the front of it

[@beetlebob4675]

It surprises me when people aren't immediately familiar with Samara Morgan, that movie destroyed me when it came out. I was 12 lol The Grudge was the final nail in my "enjoys scary movies" coffin. 😂

[@rimouna_art]

U doing all of my fav artists whaaat 😭😭😭😭 Edit: my recommendation of Billie's songs would be "the end of the world" it doesn't have a music video but the lyrics are amazing and quite ironic for the 2020 era it's like a prediction 😢 i'd love to see you react coz you analyse lyrics amazingly 😍😍😍

[@biodorkus]

Agreed... It will be more his speed and it's so good!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpLbfJuIa6uEraM

[@adiarainfoster]

Though Billie generally directs her own videos, this one was directed by the same man who did The Conjuring, which is why the horror aspect is so great XD You were partially right about her demons. In this case she is the monster under her bed and by extension, maybe the monster under her loved ones beds too. It's mostly about her sleep paralysis, but it's also about nightmares and the fear that the music industry will change her for the worse. Interesting little side fact, that high pitched squealing like sound is actually the sound she recorded of the dentist drilling her teeth lol

[@b.rexnichols9752]

Billie has been really honest about her depression and the fact that she finds it difficult to connect with people because of her fame. This song reflects a lot of that. Her questions "What do you want from me, why do you care for me?" reflect that. Also, that artists lives aren't really their own, that they become puppets of the industry, pumped full of drugs so they can continue to perform, etc., are alluded to with the needles, the hands all over her, pulling and pushing her from one place to another, her feet not touching the floor and then she ends up hanging in the hallway, etc. Billie really is a genius at subtle storytelling.

[@Pilutta100]

Omg yessss, loved this reaction. Billie is absolutely fantastic and fabulous, I get that you get too caught up in the cinematics because they are BRILL. This one of the songs and videos that made me listen more to her. But what I wanted to say was that you would absolutely get what the meaning of the song and the video is if you just read the lyrics. I know you'd get it all then. Hope you do read them, super hugs from Sweden and yes do more Billie, not all is creepy as you put it, but to me that level just makes it so much better 🤗😈🤪💀🧟‍♀️💖

[@chocoholicallemand9096]

the song is from the POV of the monster under the bed and addresses sleep paralysis which she suffers from. And yes when she wrote this she was suffering severe depression.

[@lillihartman9802]

The song is mainly about her sleep paralysis and night terrors ps the needles weren't actually in her back because that black stuff can kill you the line "and my limbs all froze and my eyes won't close " is about her sleep paralysis the I wanna end me was directed to her she's always struggled with mental health problems but she's doing better she was clinically depressed for a long time contemplating suicide too

[@WyndStryke]

Yeah she was not OK when she filmed this. She was actively suicidal IRL, and it shows up in her lyrics and interviews at that time. To me the setting gives the vibe of a psych ward (the medical gown style clothing, orderlies manhandling her, the antipsychotic or sedative injections, ...). The song is very relatable to people who have experienced suicidal ideation, but to most people it will be a bit alien / unrelatable. The following are what I personally think are the key lyrics. "Why don't you run from me? / ... / Why aren't you scared of me?" ... the song is from the perspective of the monster under the bed, which metaphorically I think refers to her self-destructive side. She was literally her own worst enemy, the person who wanted her dead was herself. So to me she is asking why her normal healthy side does not avoid her self-destructive side, but instead embraces it. "I wanna end me" ... this one is obvious lol "Step on the glass, staple your tongue ... , try to wake up / ... / Then my limbs all froze and my eyes won't close" ... Referring to sleep paralysis, and the dark thoughts which accompany it as she tries and fails to wake up out of her nightmare. "Honestly, I thought that I would be dead by now" ... in real life she was genuinely surprised that she had not already killed herself, because the only thing she desired at that time was death (this ties into the song 'Everything I wanted' which also referred to her desire to die). Neither of these are her darkest songs (that's probably "Listen before I go"). Her mental health is far better now than it was (it improved in early 2019 and seems to have stayed good since then).

[@averyblock5]

Her mental health actually improved around August 2019, she was extremely depressed in early 2019.

[@elinehegrand5487]

Loved your reaction to this music video. I also do not like horror stuff, but her videos is so cool! :) i am currently going through as many reacting to billie as i can before her new album in May! :) heheheh

[@TheMrDenlife]

the circle... the ring but close enough hehe

[@v69alix]

you should react to All The Good Girls go to Hell, the music videos are connected

[@kiraarikchannel]

Nice reaction 👌🏻😍 stay safe !

[@ranahooke1907]

Bring on more Billie!

[@jsmommy9804]

the song is about her battle with sleep paralysis.

[@kimjenkins2233]

Great reaction! 😂 I don't do horror either so I'm so with you on this! Creepy and not sure what the meaning behind the video is. You had me laughing 🤣🤣

[@mariethemagnificent2000]

Pentatonix covered When the Party’s over - non-creepy version

[@tarshnottrash1483]

I knew you’d struggle with this but it’s was kinda hilarious to see.😂. Billie took inspiration from her favourite horror movie the Babadook for this. The babadook is an interesting horror movie that actually has a deeper meaning ( much like this clip) I’d actually love to see you react to that coz I always find your insight to things amazing! Most people don’t really ‘get’ the movie. I totally see why Billie relates to it though. Don’t give up on her though - Lovely, hostage & ocean eyes are beautifully done & Bellyache is a bit more fun

[@bri7614]

The movies called “The Ring” and fun fact about it her hair is actually brown but often turns black😅 -------------------- 6:08 she had did gymnastics so she actually really flexible and what she’s doing is called a bridge/backbend😅

[@ReklawLah]

It's easily the best music video of the last decade.

[@Stinger_tbx]

"You should see me in a crown" ( vertical version only ) or non creepy Bellyache, idontwanttobeyouanymore, everything I wanted, (which is Grammy nominated)

[@wham1984]

Love your reactions!

[@SHATX1111]

Great reaction man. Sounds like you’ve gotta listen to “listen before I go” and watch the video for “everything I wanted” next. She was suffering mentally very much during this time but she is much more optimistic and healthy these days.

[@iamlpinthe312]

It’s about sleep paralysis, which I have had. You try to wake yourself up but you can’t because your frozen.And this was directed by the guy who did The Conjuring.( before Billie started directing her videos herself.

[@mafaldabranco5817]

she explains this song, you just have to look up "bury a friend explained" and you should find it.

[@canadianwolf6306]

I recommend reacting to Lovely by Billie, it's really good and doesn't have a creepy music video to boot.

[@meggsy82]

This was directed by the person who directed The Conjuring. 🤣

[@suffireax]

Oh dang for real? That is definitely believable haha

[@brunorzm]

suggestion: tyler joseph - blasphemy

[@charlottemartin4715]

“The circle” omg how can someone be simultaneously right AND wrong 🤣 You’re thinking of The Ring lol

[@suffireax]

Lol! In my defense the poster for the move has a big circle and that is what I was picturing 😂

[@guskatins7022]

Nice reaction, I hope you do more of Billie

[@valentinacarreras1147]

the song is about sleep paralysis, and yes a time ago she was struggling with mental health but she's better now

[@akaLids77]

The song/video was inspired by billies experiences with sleep paralysis

[@gremlin7835]

FUn fact: THe same producer as the conjuring helped produce this video

[@mariethemagnificent2000]

And now I know I won’t watch any other Billie Elish videos. My Lord!!

[@chrissynovful]

I don't understand some of Billie's songs (I'm too analytical ), but I listen to her songs on repeat because she leaves the listener to be able to interpret the lyrics for themselves.

[@musicalangle8465]

Watch her eyes

[@djjones1471]

loved your reaction. now do “ you should see me in a crown”. watch the vanity fair interviews starting with the first. look at “ocean eyes”, her first media production. if you listen to her album “ when we all fall asleep,,,,”. she does three covers, michael jackson -bad”, “the end of the world, live with her brother ( actually as talented as her, four years older. he has singles and videos under finneas mcconnell. you will probably really enjoy her as a person and a singer. also look up her song/video “ bad bitches” but be sure to specify billie eilish on that one, she is so amazing as a singer and a large part acting.

[@brittanythole8238]

Your eyes are really pretty!

[@oliviahanson7398]

I know it’s a bit late but she does struggle with depression and has done since a young age. I think she writes songs about it as a way of expressing how she feels instead of talking about it. I think this song is mainly references sleep paralysis/ demons and her WWAFAWDWG, album is about the decline in her mental health. I could be wrong. She has other songs which references suicide such as ‘Listen Before I Go’ and ‘Everything I Wanted’, both of which are beautiful songs 🤍

[@BobiG1964]

You have to do more Billie videos. Try her brother Finneas as well. Pandemic anthem "What They'll Say About Us." Others: I lost A Friend, Break My Heart Again, Let's Fall In Live For The Night, Live Is Pain & Angel. That's a good start

[@Violet316]

React to her song "Ocean Eyes" is a really nice song, you may like that one better.

[@wernermeyer2670]

The movies that makes fun of horror movies is called Scary Movie and the movie you are talking about is called The Ring.

[@morgangriffin2189]

Bury a friend XD uhhhhh pls do lovely!!

[@kaodi6993]

Dude, your facial expressions are better than the whole MV

[@BellaKat7]

This is supposed to be about Billie’s sleep paralysis at least partly. She is brilliant at discussing uncomfortable topics and shining a light on the ugly sides of life and society. I think Billie does a great job of showing that teens can struggle with some serious stuff, too, and it needs to be taken seriously.

[@emalba7020]

No doubt she does need to do a horror flick. She would be awesome at it for sure! I really like Billie because she is so original and she doesn't feel the need to conform to the norm for female singers 😊

[@sarahhiggs9489]

Manz called the ring “the circle “ 😭😭😭

[@prbd0985]

It’s about sleep paralysis and she can’t wake up from it like she’s awake she’s there but she can’t do anything about it and then the demons and the monsters under the bed she was going from their perspective in one interview she said it’s her way of coping with the darkness that she sees when she’s having sleep paralysis and the line I wanna end me she spoke about in the same interview and she said that yes she’s talking about herself but She’s talking about how in her dreams she thinks that and then she jokes about it and says it also went really well with the song but if you watch her documentary it explains it even more when she’s writing songs about death and suicide that her music is her way of coping and is her way of not hurting herself

[@myedits0184]

Billie said this song is about her nightmares or what she sees in her nightmares. About her bad mental healt. About deppresion and about that she want end her life because she have nightmares and dreppresion.

[@smurfrise]

Billie has said in interviews that she intentionally keeps her lyrics somewhat vague because she wants people to find their own meaning in her art. Have you seen the video for Bad Guy? It definitely has some creepy bits but it's a lot of fun, bright colors. Her latest video Therefore I Am, is also different and a bit cheeky. To hear her singing *beautifully* (this is an old one so she was younger and her voice was a little different), please check out COPYCAT (Acoustic - Mohogany Session): kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaOTp6iset6lqqc

[@kiarasp8190]

i see it like this: some paintings you see and just love and understand right away, other paintings you need context: who painted it, what year, what context..etc..? in the same way, for me although i love billie a lot instantly, i still often require some background or context to understand better her message. in this case, as many told you, the sleep paralisis issues put it all in context! just my throughts i hope you will react to some of her live acoustic, on top of her classic videos. I'd suggest Copycat (mahogany live), Bad (Michael Jackson cover), All the good girls go to hell (live on howard stern)

[@christamieday4142]

Fun reaction 😂😂

[@jphoenixfan]

Please react to Billie’s song You Should See Me In a Crown. There are two videos. Do the vertical video. Heads up... it’s all real. No CGI involved. I’m

[@rogerlie4176]

She and her brother Finneas wrote this song on his 21st birthday so she would have been about 16½.

[@Maple837]

That's so funny Danny.. I do the same thing when this song starts... Billie...lol

[@nuno.picado]

Just wait until you find out the needles was not CGI and she was actually stabbed with that insane amount of needles for the video, as she wanted it to look real.

[@cyball390]

She has sleep paralysis. the song is about that She is representing the monster under the bed. Her style is changing but yes likes being creepy.

[@dusman7]

Try out her song Xanny. Reactors seem to pass over this one. But it’s a super creative song with an incredible message that’s definitely needed in our current time. I promise you won’t be sorry.

[@victorfrank2629]

Back masking it

[@victoriahernandez6923]

I think you were talking about Scary movie 3!

[@sarahb661]

I love Billie, I love this video but it’s not my fave song by far. I’d recommend bellyache or hostage to see a completely different side to her 💚

[@nicolleaguiar2096]

Gosh I love hostage, my fav by Don't Smile at me

[@biodorkus]

I don't blame you for this one because I had no idea what it was about initially, either, but I feel like with some of her songs you get so distracted by the visuals that you forget to listen to the lyrics. You're normally really good at that (especially with TOP), but When the Party's Over was fairly straightforward and I think I remember you were confused by that one as well, probably because you found the visuals somewhat disturbing. Anyhow, her newer stuff (so far) is less dark so you'll probably like it more. And don't listen to the people who keep recommending You Should See Me in a Crown; you will hate that video, lol.

[@tetehenkes]

This song is actually written from the point of view of the demon! So in this case, she's the demon 🙂

[@zillmulkee8773]

I always wonder who’s poster is that behind you It distracts me 😅

[@suffireax]

That is Bruce Lee!

[@prbd0985]

THE RING

[@jesrush]

I think Billie is too much for you. Maybe check out her new song...the theme song for the new James Bond movie. I love that song/video.✌️😊

[@hennerz93]

I know this is late but I want to let you know that it’s normal to take a bit of time for an artist’s music and even aesthetic to click with you. Some artists are more challenging than others depending on who you are and your experience with and taste of music

[@oliviamacnamara6625]

You should react to the Lumineers if you havent already

[@HP2000x]

Not my type of music tbh but she is really talented

[@boogieboard7420]

😂😂😂😂

[@testimusicali6445]

I thought the song was alright. Yes it was dark but i still liked it enough. BUT the video>> I seriously and totally do not like horror movies and avoid them. This video was a horror to me. Cringe. **My hats off to you for seeing the positive, that her videomaking is impressive. I agree with that. I've seen a couple of her videos that were so interesting. Full of artistic expression in a beautiful way. I see her as a true artist. I'm not a fan or follower BUT i do think she is gifted artist.

[@danimonique8824]

-😂😂😂 Billie

[@jenniferdoolittle6935]

Her first break through song "Ocean Eyes" she recorded when she was only 15 years old! Definitely worth reacting to. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJrMnpmHnsSji9k

[@mariamiller3045]

There is a part 2 of list it is called all the good girls go to hell

[@junlucas69]

She wrote this song for her sleep deprivation

[@maricelamar8394]

This is what kids are watching and listening to. Really!!!!! She's beyond creepy!!!

[@haadikhan9729]

I think you meant Scary Movie 3 haha

[@anomoanoniml6659]

6:10 6:11 i love u so much hahaha

[@mikeboehl5260]

For the algorithm

[@mikeboehl5260]

Also I think it's The Ring that you were thinking of

[@shoggy7803]

react to grandson pls

[@kevindobson3701]

Can you please react to Bluezone song called Jackie Plz

[@farrasnida1821]

Please reaction Aespa - Black Mamba.

[@jenniferdoolittle6935]

If you want a fun bop song from Billie that won't freak you out, then check out "Bad Guy". *thumbs up* kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqqnl5qDhLqdeas

[@ayantursun6187]

Я первый

[@georgeibrahim7945]

She’s awesome and i love her music. JP Cooper did an amazing cover of her song “everything I wanted” worth checking out kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6bTmqGEqc2krpY

[@ayantursun6187]

dimash reaction 😔

[@suffireax]

There was supposed to be a Dimash reaction today but late last night it got blocked, so I had to change up what video came out today. I disputed it though so I am waiting to hear back

[@ayantursun6187]

@@suffireax thank you .my name is (Ayan)

[@itmesweepy7699]

You can't do Billie without doing "Bad Guy". Seriously.

[@thetorresons297]

Try not to get so distracted by the visuals that you lose track of what she’s saying…..

[@StGimbles]

LMAO This is that devil shit your parents tried to protect you from

[@suffireax]

😂😂 you right

[@skarletblack7650]

Thanks for sharing! If you have a second, I tried my hand at a cover of Noah Cyrus. As a fellow music fan, I'd love if you would check it out. It's on my channel. Hope you like it!