"BUSHES OF LOVE" -- Extended Lyric Video

Ben's musical lecture on the perils of love...
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[@BadLipReading]

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[@FeeeshFeeesh]

oooh

[@jakobwhaley5641]

Love ya work

[@jakobwhaley5641]

Ive listened to this song for over 4 years. Never gets old

[@williammorgan1860]

Can you make a shirt with just blue milk

[@mucketman7852]

This is soooo goood

[@roto572]

This song is actually one of the most catchy songs ever

[@Ajuhh]

Datchan I’m digging to much into it and interpreting a deeper meaning.😂 it’s so good

[@furno325]

Try listening to "it's not a moon"

[@roto572]

@@Ajuhh I know what you mean

[@roto572]

@@furno325 The melody is so good

[@soggynuts2505]

So active this comments

[@Eggmancan]

Back here after the Seagull song. I swear, the meaning of this song gets deeper and deeper every time I come back to listen to it.

[@VI-uo1ys]

m me too

[@mattimeo2252]

shades of purple default icons unite.

[@mattimeo2252]

abysslord 99 you sick fuck

[@Woewood]

Stand against the purple oppression.

[@thezebraherd8275]

your comment should have more likes than mine sence you also talk about how it gets deeper every time.

[@LordHorror1970]

I'd forgotten about this song until yesterday, when, in a staff meeting to tell us all how shit we are, the manager said '49 times'. That was it. Just sat there zoning out to the lyrics of this winner.

[@stevenclark1662]

Kind of.....proving the bosses point there (just a little bit)

[@T00_SHADY]

I would of giggled and gotten fired... "49 times" if my boss said that, my mind would of immediately thought "It has a chicken head with duck feet, with a womans face too"

[@T00_SHADY]

The boss probably loves to HonkeyTonk@@stevenclark1662

[@chrisjohnson9542]

​@@T00_SHADY lucky he didn't make him change the floors

[@kmanthecoolest9304]

@@stevenclark1662 😂

[@emmaobrien1376]

"You see, his blood, it drained into the boards, I had to change them" always makes me laugh. It is horrifically unexpected.

[@TheAlison1456]

I like that he gestures it

[@esp1erre290]

And the way he explains it is so matter-of-fact

[@user-rp7mr6ue5s]

Hahaha exactly 😂

[@Username23542]

where was that bush?

[@brendanmatthews8236]

​@@Username23542Mustafar

[@andromedaiscoming185]

"what music do you like?" "Just hear me out for a second...."

[@jamiedonner9841]

Who asked

[@jamiedonner9841]

cringe

[@woxntox]

“They’re like “But it’s just a stick!” Seriously I listen to BLR songs and schmoyoho all day. I’m grateful my wife doesn’t divorce me. But she cannot stand Big Baby by Whitmer Thomas and right now that’s my jam!

[@RIISK04]

@@jamiedonner9841 ironic

[@farahsoliman770]

dudohdkdhd diodudjd You’re being so mean on every comment. I don’t why, but I’m politely asking you to please stop?

[@arrhythmiticd8089]

Roommate: "Dude, how many times do you listen to this song a day?" Me: "49 times"

[@astr0jack929]

We fought that beast, It had a chicken head and duck feet, With a woman’s face too Aww that’s rad

[@astr0jack929]

And it was waiting in the bushes for us

[@astr0jack929]

Then it ripped off your dads face He was screaming something awful

[@astr0jack929]

In fact there was this huge mess where we had to change the floors The floors?

[@astr0jack929]

You see his blood had drained into the boards and had to change em

[@SpaceLobster21]

These songs still go way harder than they ever needed too lmao

[@maxskarr]

LITERALLY...

[@jamelstallings]

Fr though lmfaoo

[@delideri3518]

True

[@lynashmcmash4427]

The best ones always do

[@jacobb.9181]

This one's always annoyed me in particular, because some of the lyrics sound really good out of context and the music is good. But the whole thing is just a huge shitpost lmao

[@toniferreiraphotos8571]

8 years since I listened this song for the first time, still one of the best songs of all time, still hit me.

[@blazehurricon840]

yoo BLR liked the comment

[@Achivus]

this blew my mind finding out it was 8 years ago now

[@JoannaFalkowska]

seriously though, how is this shit so fucking good? it didn't fall off one bit

[@MuchachoC]

every time I come back to this it is better than the last. Absolute banger song

[@brandawgz]

This played at my local Wal-Mart about 3 years back

[@jamiedonner9841]

good 4 u

[@psychocuda]

That might almost make going to Walmart less painful. Almost.

[@obiwanshanobi2662]

Epic bro

[@iwillandcansayracialslurs2020]

Obi cough Wan cough Shancoughbi

[@TheBrianKelley1]

I would die of laughter if I heard this in a store.

[@PhlegmDeNeige]

I've had this on repeat ever since you uploaded it.

[@kurydono]

+PhlegmDeNeige lol, same here

[@ethanp1348]

+PhlegmDeNeige Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do that. Instead, I memorized it and I sing it wherever I go. :)

[@Darivoo]

Same. That's a true hit song)

[@bellav3927]

I know right!

[@CaLMNESS77]

Me too.. It's an actual legit song for me now.

[@charlieengelman8165]

Back after 7 years. Just wanted to say this is probably the greatest video I’ve ever seen. I’ve spent countless nights of watching/scrolling thru videos but none can really compete with the production, lyricism, and humor of the Bushes of Love, not to mention the bad lip reading aspect involved. Just wanted to say thanks for creating this vid on the behalf of humanity

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

It's one of the videos that you always watch until the end.

[@sammerspage]

Couldn't agree more

[@user-ng8ui8qg9b]

7 years???? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL THESE YEARS!!!!??????

[@rebeccacirillo2494]

Completely agree

[@lonecolamarine]

That 'I used to ride" part goes hard asf

[@ChilleBruh]

Facts

[@riggs20]

It does though!!

[@guptabhishek]

The feels yeah

[@InMuchofMadnessBand]

I am impressed at the actual quality of the song.

[@joellebelle]

It's so fucking amazing

[@124Dans]

It's boss yo

[@ElementalsMods]

+124Dans same

[@ProperlyGaming]

it's gonna be hella hard for him to top this one

[@srsmith12omaha]

I know right

[@granthenderson7126]

Jokes aside, these are some killer beats

[@jamiedonner9841]

No one asked

[@connorderrick5884]

@@jamiedonner9841 I did

[@jamiedonner9841]

Connor Derrick i didnt ask if u asked :)

[@username-yc3bd]

dudohdkdhd diodudjd don’t care didn’t ask

[@Chronicler9]

Truly. I could listen to these beats all day.

[@user-fk8hm5rz2v]

You know the song is great when you haven’t heard it in 4 years and still know all of the lyrics

[@osama_been_lagging0130]

Real

[@Jerberus]

Real indeed.

[@jessicabrennan7951]

Years have passed and this song hasn't left my head once. At any given moment, I can be found earnestly singing "and then a desert hobo came and told me..."

[@vedmaburuxova68]

For me it is "..but we all got a chicken-duck-woman-thing waiting for us"

[@ericferre]

... 49 times

[@sithcat7025]

My favorite line. LOL

[@jamosgarage9006]

We've all got a chicken duck woman thing waiting for us.

[@thomaswilson4441]

Oh no no….

[@SylentVoidkeeper]

I love the implication of Luke asking Obi Wan a perfectly normal question and instead he goes into a long-form tangent to avoid the question by describing an overly illogical creature scenario that he and his father fought for years.

[@someonefarewell9890]

All while teaching him a life lesson

[@katrinahippe8037]

It is a really long explanation lol 🤣

[@saltysergeant4284]

it was waiting in the bushes of love....waiting in the bushes for us.

[@utubercouchvegetable2172]

Jar jar binks is a sith.

[@D_YellowMadness]

He did answer the question pretty quickly. It was everything after that that was unnecessary.

[@DeekoCardoso]

This is a masterpiece. Not joking.

[@feetsniffer1488]

eu concordo amigo

[@maxmichaelhatling]

True. My kid and I been singing this since he was 6 years old. Lol

[@feetsniffer1488]

@Ryan Patmore that there is a chicken duck woman thing waiting for us

[@sujayjadhav4248]

What is the original song

[@danielgiles833]

@@sujayjadhav4248 this is an original song

[@paulgibbs4539]

The funny thing is that this video makes more sense than the last three Star Wars movies.

[@Oldmissmary]

It’s like they were initially trying to make a joke at first but then got more and more into it

[@barrettblaney7574]

The “I used to ride across the desert” part is so much more refreshing than most summer songs

[@colinpeckham3870]

I come here daily for my bushes of love fix and I’ve noticed the top comment has finally changed after all this time.......

[@williamgardenhire1836]

Reminds me of jamiroquai (sorry if I spelled that wrong) in cosmic girl in that purple lambo countach

[@katwartooth]

It's a Swedish House Mafia ref I reckon

[@chubba2472]

If this wasn't a bad lip reading song and some indie band released it everyone would over analyse the shit out of it and think it was so deep and meaningful.

[@jaredbarker7209]

+Sam Rodmell A lot of people have already.

[@CrapAt0ItsBest]

+Sam Rodmell Wait it's not deep and meaningful???

[@hmilz9775]

Aga so true

[@HEARD201]

lmfao so true man

[@tafferose]

Hey your right. .-.

[@francescomonchiero3026]

8 Years and this is still one of the greatest thing ever created on the internet.

[@mosskalva108]

Still a banger

[@johnmcdevitt4750]

I have sung this at full volume with tears in my eyes going 90 on the highway at multiple pivitol moments of my life.

[@Synthetic94]

Bro I feel that

[@ChilleBruh]

🫶 “I used to ride…”

[@HossamiToo]

Imagine your friends face is ripped off by a chicken duck woman thing, and you are more concerned of changing the floors

[@Daysb4Ken]

Imagine...

[@_Dedleef]

No one like this guys comment because it is at 49... “49 times, we fought that beast!” (Edit) Dammit people didn’t listen

[@HossamiToo]

@@_Dedleef perfect 😂😂

[@elaynat9423]

Lol

[@phoenixd.314]

Ah shit, you got blood all over my boards again Anakin

[@user-ib1is7ny7r]

the “I used to ride, I used to glide” part makes me so emotional for absolutely no good reason

[@superslothstudios]

Crisps bodies by the door perhaps?

[@mercurialshift5793]

I know. Its the best part. I can’t explain it either. 😂

[@StudleyDuderight]

It reminded me of mounted patrols in Afghanistan.

[@echognomecal6742]

It's a deep nostalgia for a more carefree youth, I think.

[@mercurialshift5793]

@@echognomecal6742 Yeah. I feel that. Makes sense.

[@rolleroftherock1]

I've been single for about 3 years now.... When Obi says "I ain't had to bake for a girl in a long time... a long time" it makes me actually tear up...

[@lonecolamarine]

The weirdest part about this bizarre masterpiece: Comparing the nonsense lyrics to the story of Star Wars actually... kinda fits.

[@Jmgjgdjd5]

You used to bake for her?

[@rolleroftherock1]

@@Jmgjgdjd5 cheesecake mmm

[@evet2034]

I love how perfectly matched it all is and changes everything. "That's what I said, mmmhmmmm..." and his wistful look. Brilliant😊

[@AA-qj7ik]

I love how you could say "my favourite song is called bushes of love" and they don't think you're insane till you show it to them.

[@dirtyroad326]

Agreed

[@leviwooten32]

Or imagine your boss asks to play your favorite song for a store event. And this is it. 😤✊

[@danielholoweckyj9098]

That's very true acc, lol

[@Adam-id1th]

Comment broke me LOL 🤣

[@ada3110]

Well, I'm German and my mom doesn't understand much English...

[@MattKradelman]

This song is so bloody good that I had to change the floors.

[@elijah8251]

Matt Force the floors?

[@triplarson7065]

Making fun of you show you see his blood dripped between the cracks

[@SodaNaranja]

Making fun of you Show You see his blood.

[@MattKradelman]

you see i laughed so hard i started coughing up blood. But we all got a KZbin Video Joke Meme waiting for us EVERY DAY I WORRY ALL DAY About whats waiting in the search bar of Gus; SOMETHINGS WAITING IN THE SEARCH BAR FOR US, Somethings waiting in the Search bar of Gus

[@Diskode48]

Matt Force damn brits...

[@katbrown8683]

2024 and still listening. This is one of those songs that just randomly pop in my head and stays there!

[@Halevdp]

If this song isn’t played at my funeral I ain’t dying

[@kastle3322]

Somewhere out there, there's someone who doesn't speak a lick of English singing this at the top of their lungs thinking its a legit song of adventure and finding yourself

[@gutitecuan3463]

there's also a bunch of people with a firm grasp of the english language and who also fully understand the intention of this song yet even moreso sing along to this at the top of their lungs 😁

[@oldnick4707]

I know now that both are correct. :l

[@kaelbosci212]

So true

[@kaelbosci212]

y :(

[@dasxylofon3529]

Which it is

[@justinpretre9411]

My crush: what’s your favorite song? Me: Bushes of Love Her: aww that’s so romantic Me: wha- oh... um.. yea...

[@ferreiro79]

Warning, because someone... 3:45

[@arclain67]

*”It ripped off your dad’s face”*

[@embo27]

Lol

[@avocado4799]

OMG YES

[@dartharirainbowsixsiege3181]

@@arclain67 *he was screaming something awful in fact there was this huge mess and I had to change the floors the floors? You see his blood it drained into the boards and I had to change em we all got a chicken duck woman thing waiting for us every day I worry all day about what's waiting in the bushes of love cause something waiting in the bushes for us*

[@thestrange3791]

Time for a listen to this again. This is the peak of human musical creation. See you all in another 6 months or something 👍

[@thestrange3791]

And we are back again

[@kmanthecoolest9304]

@@thestrange3791COME BACK!!! ITS 2024!

[@poultonboys3108]

The time is bow

[@BlackHawkA]

I’m here now bro, as well listening to this masterpiece again

[@mrbrazilliant]

Bad Lip Reading: "Guys it was just a joke." Me: "Me blasting this at home and the crew vibing to it."

[@anonymousinternetuser7519]

How is this still such a jam. The "everyday I worry" and the "I used to ride across the desert" bits has a better sound than every song I've heard on the radio in 2020 without question.

[@harryrayner7697]

Same it's such a banger

[@BioDjango]

Idk how, but the song is so damn catchy

[@chrisevil7012]

i know! the piano just matches the vocals so well. its so catchy without trying to be catchy. takes you by surprise. really good honestly.

[@christopherpaul6637]

The song was better than 2020 it’s self

[@human-tk2fo]

There are many pieces of music being created all the time, everything new seems like so much garbage, but every now and then a really good piece is made, and these are the pieces that stick with us and make the music of the past seem better than the music of the present

[@seanlavelle9244]

Does anyone else think the music for this is legitimately brilliant

[@grantkruger3689]

Even the lyrics are somehow oddly meaningful.

[@davidberkowatz3933]

Bass line is killer

[@pauldank3453]

@@davidberkowatz3933 the production on these is insane it's not a moon and not the future are incredible songs

[@Chillerll]

No, 54 million people watched this and you are the first one that appreciates the music

[@rorydesilva1448]

grehmer

[@Mlackakao]

As Ben Kenobi once said: “We all got a chicken-duck-woman thing waiting for us.”

[@neptunedisco1646]

play this at my funeral.

[@vlogconvos5429]

Yes! Yes! Play it at mine too!

[@bumbledouche3323]

That'll be confusing for your older relatives lol

[@dogdacious6299]

DiscoDisaster only if my body is in a bush

[@megakota3798]

Me too.

[@sniclops15]

Only if my face gets ripped off

[@osirisjones4148]

Very simply: This is one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@bast4rdlyreaper]

The second best one is "where did the gremlins go?"

[@CT-1409_Echo_Bad-Batch]

Very true

[@Dock284]

yessir

[@Rdr_Guy.]

Seagulls is my top favorite bushes of love is my second

[@AnthonySanchez-vl1bc]

Bushes of love, hostiles on the hill, then seagulls

[@BierBart12]

This song feels really melancholic to me now. It somehow played a big role in my first ever relationship, "bushes of love" had an oddly specific meaning to us that cemented it as a running joke I ain't had to bake for a girl in a long time, a long time

[@l33g3ndar33]

I always get so hyped when it's almost time for this sequence whenever I watch New Hope. 😅

[@paulacaalm]

I was just watching New Hope now and I had to stop right after this sequence scene and come here and see this once again 😁 Now I can proceed.

[@matthewp2794]

Almost forgot to watch this today.

[@urmomlol6051]

how could you, smh

[@matthewp2794]

@@urmomlol6051 please forgive me

[@noahcosijns7318]

I'll be back to check on the like count, but I can't be the 70th like. I won't be

[@yanisdz25]

Don't forget to watch it today

[@loudsilence377]

We just need to get it to 420 now. Here, take my like

[@Noah_Pearson]

I come back to this song and seagulls one, like almost every year and it’s bomb every time

[@theyeetbois7193]

Noah Pearson one of my friends recommended this to me 2 yrs ago and I never forgot either of those

[@theyeetbois7193]

BrainyBookWorm8 aBird The reconnection is real

[@jeremiahcall1722]

Me too

[@TylerLL2112]

BrainyBookWorm8 aBird Haha I only played Roblox for a bit but, my friends and Me were doing an obby and this and Carl papa were in the loop. Bless that obby for getting me on BLR.

[@nothingsurprisesmeanymore]

It's in my playlists it's a great song to drive to

[@AloutkaKazawa]

Each time i hear "That's what I said" I feel an urge to "mhmmmm" and "I used to ride across the desert" singing. It's too good to pass

[@SugarCake_1215]

that's what i said

[@AloutkaKazawa]

@@SugarCake_1215 mhmmmmm

[@youresoold1216]

@@SugarCake_1215mhmmmm

[@jensm5325]

Still makes me tear up with emotion. I used to play this to my kids when they were little.

[@klau8177]

this is seriously better than half of the songs in the billboard right now !

[@bring2light248]

Yup.

[@GMCiaramella]

+Medium Rare Was going to say pretty much the same thing :)

[@arkhamsquire4503]

Already the best song of the year

[@samanthac4644]

Fr

[@lukeholland8083]

I agree, most songs nowadays are complete garbage.

[@khetaglagkuev6001]

Anyone: So what are your hobbies? Me: Every day I worry all day

[@AtWater_band_matt]

im dead. this is the best

[@EmeraldView]

That's MY hobby too!

[@Cavedogman]

I do that

[@shyguygaming5397]

Sounds like you have anxiety

[@oliviaadel8324]

In fact, there was that huge mess and I had to change the floors

[@impossivel2006]

Humanity will end one day, but this masterpiece will last forever

[@DimisPoch]

This song brought back A LOT of nostalgia

[@probsnooneyouknowtbh3712]

I can't believe it's been 6 years. It feels like yesterday that this came out and my brother and I were quoting it nonstop.

[@vizardonator8571]

Same, although it doesn’t feel like yesterday, but 2016 was SIX YEARS AGO!? Crazy

[@jjpopnfresh6822]

Aw, that's rad

[@CameronsMusic]

Actually, January 1st 2016. IT'S ALMOST 7 YEARS OLD.

[@potatochickeneatingsoupsta1813]

I know… it hurts

[@potatochickeneatingsoupsta1813]

@@CameronsMusic not the point

[@tajiahutchinson2731]

This song is better than most songs on the radio

[@chriswalsh1693]

Yeah this could pass as an actual song you would hear on the radio

[@PicturePerfectMemori]

From 2:35 to 3:01 it kinda sounds a bit like 1901 by Phoenix.

[@erica2912]

+PicturePerfectMemori I KNEW IT SOUNDED LIKE A PHOENIX SONG

[@PicturePerfectMemori]

Betelgeuse lol Glad I could help :D

[@blueberrimuffinz1682]

IKR it so good

[@curlyfrysamurai]

"Every day I worry all day." Sums up my existence.

[@MiguelSequeira-nv5qf]

The fact that Luke looked terrified when Obi-Wan was telling Chicken Duck Thing makes it 1000x funnier

[@jackfelldown1]

"Crispy bodies by the door" gives me shivers every time.

[@butterfly4119]

Whose skeletons were those??

[@professorquail]

@@butterfly4119 HIs AUnt And UnclE :( BUrnt tO fry's

[@daneoman1000]

I ROFL everytime I hear that..

[@DittyNinja]

Same

[@jeffjohnson8624]

@@butterfly4119 Uncle Owen and Aunt Drew/Peru. it gives me the chills too. "on my speeder i glide, i pray i don't find what i don't wanna find. Crispy by the door. 🎶"

[@mlmcasual]

I figured out the meaning to the lyrics.. very sad and profound.. The "chicken head creature" is the dark side of the force. The "Bushes of Love" refers to the dark side using a person's love as the means to draw them to the dark side. Anakin battled this in his Love of his mother and her loss, and then with his love of Padme. "49 times" here Ben is referring to how many times he helped Anakin battle his inner demons. Recall it started in his training as a child when Yoda talked about FEAR of losing his mother as the path to the dark side. Ben as his teacher helped Anakin battle his demons until he finally lost the inner battle at Mustafar and was fully overcome by the dark side through his fear of losing Padme. The battle on and leading up to Mustafar was the 49th time. The "chicken head creature" is the dark side and the "Bushes of love" is the fear of losing that which you love. "His face was ripped off and screaming horrible" Ben is referring to his battle with Anakin on Mustafar where he cut him down, dismembered, and watched him burned alive. Ben was so traumatized at having killed his own padwan, he disassociates the whole series of events. "he was screaming something awful" Ben referring to Anakin with his face burnt and disfigured screaming in agony. Ben doesn't admit HE killed Anakin, he blames the dark side, (the chicken head beast) as the one that ripped Anakin apart. Obi Wan even today can not bear this guilt at having failed his Padwan, at having to cut him down, and instead blames the dark side. Recall this was reinforced in the movie when Ben says "Vader" killed your father. This dissociation continues when he talks about "his blood drained into the floor". Here, Obi Wan is referring to an unseen event after his battle with Anakin. Anakin's blood had soaked Obi Wan. Recall Obi Wan dismembered Anakin when directly overhead. Given the pitched battle, hot atmosphere, and the massive trauma, even a light saber that cauterizes still managed to spray Obi Wan with Anakin's blood in that strike. We don't see this in the movie because it was too dark to see (and also too dark to portray in a PG movie). This blood that sprayed Obi Wan's polished leather boots then seeped onto Obi Wan's ship floor boards as he departed Mustafar. Obi Wan later (we don't know when) saw the blood causing him to have a grief stricken melt down and remove the floor decking to rid every last drop of Anakin's blood. He had to wash Anakin's blood from his hands literally and symbolically. You can still see the anguish in his face and  his 1,000 mile disassociated stare when he recounts the story to Luke and then changes the subject. It wasn't Obi Wan that cut down Anakin in his view, it was the dark side that caused that fate. When Obi Wan (as a force ghost) was later confronted and called out by Luke on Dagobah regarding his dissociation, Obi Wan back pedals to Luke saying "it's all a mater of perspective". "Every day I worry all day" throughout the song Obi Wan is warning Luke about the perils of emotional attachment. The threat of the dark side is ever present, lurking, waiting to ambush us if we allow our love to control us. Recall Vader tried to use Luke's love of his sister against him in their final battle "if you wont' turn perhaps she will". So powerful was the fear of losing a loved one, recall It was the only moment Vader was able to seduce Luke with the Dark side as he suddenly lashed out at Vader in rage. Obi Wan did not want the fate of Anakin to repeat itself and why he is "worried all the time". Ben was worried the fate that befell Anakin would be repeated on Luke. He says this throughout the song as he does in the movies. Wise Jedi masters like Obi Wan and Yoda were always concerned (worried all day) their padwans would be lured to the dark side by having their love manipulated through fear of loss of those they loved. The end of the song where Luke has a romantic love dream foreshadowing of his sister accentuates the point that even before they met, the Dark side was attempting to seduce and twist his love to an unnatural dark state. We see how the dark side is represented by a distorted non-human abomination (chicken head with duck feet). The only human trait it had was a"woman's face" We know that both Anakin and Luke where tempted by the dark side through the WOMEN in their lives; Anakin with the loss of his mother and fear of losing Padme and Luke at the fear of losing his sister as Vader taunted him. The dark side uses the face of a woman to draw them over which was true in every case. "Hold me when I open like a flower hold me right" Here in this Song's stanza, Ben is reflecting on the sad irony of his sacrifices to walk the the path of a Jedi Master. He had to forego the companionship of a woman. He is reaffirming to himself of his need to walk the path of the force, which is of peace and love, and yet ironically being denied companionship in his own life. It's a sad irony he further reflects upon when singing he has "not had to bake for a woman in a long time". But note there are TWO inner monologue conversations taking place here. He is reflecting on his sacrifice of companionship in the physical world but when sings "When I open like a flower hold me right" he is referring to himself reaching his destiny and full potential of the force and is foreshadowing his own death (at Vader's showdown). "Hold me when I open like a flower" is Ben's "ode" to the force and akin to our saying "death's sweet embrace in the hereafter". He is contemplating his death and being at one with the force. It's an amazing point of the song that Ben is reflecting on both his past and sacrifice of the flesh and at the same time foreshadowing his future battle, death and convergence with the force which he expresses as an embrace. The entire "hadn't had to bake for a long time" Stanza is Obi Wan reflecting aloud and rhetorically much to Luke's chagrin who only responds awkwardly "I think my cooking's awesome". Ben casually ignores Luke's comments and continues his ode to the force and reflection upon his life's path. He even reflects on an old love interest (he kept her picture). It's an endearing part of the song where we see Ben deep in personal reflection being juxtaposed against Luke's naive boyish charm. The dark side is always there waiting to use and twist our love against us through the fear of loss. No one knew this better then Ben. This was THE central theme and unseen antagonist of the entire star wars story arc and what is being expressed in this song so brilliantly. On earth, in our universe, we give evil a name and a body with horns and a tail. Here, the song boldly embodies the unseen antagonist of the Star Wars Arc, the dark side, as a "chicken head with duck feet" creature. The song also goes on to give form to the main thematic threat and trappings of the Star Wars story arc, that of a Dark Side seducing you by your love and fear of loss, and names that form in the "bushes of love" metaphor. This song gives form to the formless and makes the unknown known.

[@dustinmalcolm-todd6870]

mark marion ask your English teacher if you can do an essay on this song for extra credit

[@WealthyDragonMindset]

Or maybe it's just a prank

[@errorsareboring7571]

The chicken duck woman thing is jar jar binks

[@ygsr]

mark marion you are genius

[@voidieo]

mark marion Thanks for this

[@Leonagraphy]

Not kidding, this video was part of my childhood. My dad and I have bonded so much over it.

[@providence7506]

Yo, never knew my dad he didn't care about me

[@sunrayfiniti]

this is so wholesome

[@hannorasmusholtiegel6044]

I come here and listen to this song atleast once a year. It has a special place in my heart. First time I heard this was on a class trip in the Austrian mountains. We had no internet in the isolated log cabin we lived in and no cellphones where allowed, but someone brought one anyways. only thing he had downloaded where bad lip reading songs, making them the only music we had and damn we heard them alot, to the point where we knew them word for word and sung them as if it was the last time we'd ever sing anything. snow everywhere, the most beautiful days of my life so far. Beautiful nature, lovely ppl and experiences that altered my character in alot of ways. I already finished school a year ago, but I feel like I am still not ready to leave it behind. Especially when listening to this song, I once again feel like the exited child or young teenager I used to be back then.

[@valariediane6490]

Someone: What's your favorite Star Wars creature? Me: The Chicken Duck Woman thing

[@txarsoncop]

Highly underrated comment right there.

[@brokentombot]

Son: Dad, why don't they have any Chicken Duck Woman Things in the Star Wars LEGO section Dad: Well son, there's something I need to tell you about that. Remind me later.

[@karenmartinez3340]

I like the Wookiee

[@Bruchpilotenschreck]

why do you say such bad things about Mon Mothma? ;)

[@swagwagon9570]

Strait

[@animalfinatic9366]

This song unironically hits a soft part in my heart.

[@noreturnfromeightysix4487]

yes

[@autumntester900]

Yep

[@benpat4115]

Omg, I'm always paranoid at night. And I always think something is in my bush outside

[@SmigGames]

Don't worry, I'm sure you also have a chicken-duck-woman thing waiting for you in the bushes of love.

[@animalfinatic9366]

@@SmigGames Thanks :) I'm sure you do too- It's waiting in the bushes.

[@jchap987]

i often sing this song to strangers and/or my parents and they think i have serious problems or something i know all the lyrics perfectly like no other song

[@CaptainMithrun]

8 years and this shit still slaps like crazy

[@hannahstahl1857]

“Everyday I worry all day” I felt that.

[@dripkage9583]

As soon as I read this the vid said “Everyday I worry all day” LOL

[@purplejellytotPJT]

+

[@cupidsvolume7331]

i accidentally copied your comment sorry I'll take it down

[@cjrko]

Sippin blue milk I felt that

[@cupidsvolume7331]

@@cjrko one time me and my friend dyed our milk blue with food coloring

[@heiihaze-9142]

This song means more to me than most people would think. The nostalgia is real.

[@editdelete9323]

I wish I could watch the original 3 like this

[@amatniki]

Yeah

[@bellaj.9575]

This comment has exactly 49 likes!😂 this is great

[@abdullaha9025]

49 likes, ya it was, 49 like and now it might be 95

[@mira394]

Same

[@Southshorer]

Found this a week ago and been hammering it on repeat ever since. It’s a great song for everything from driving to cooking, it’s so melodic, I swear, a three-peat of this can take my anxiety from 7 to 2.

[@SassyTheSasquatch11122]

7 years is bonkers. still to this day got this and stop it now integrated into my brain. cant go a day without singing one of em😭

[@tomimpala]

2016: Great tune. 2019: I connect with this so emotionally, the lyrics are so profound and the performance so detailed and genuine. No, but for real, this is beautiful. It's really poignant and shows a real emotional journey.

[@dedemushi7824]

i legit connect emotionally with this. it helps me laugh at my anxiety. 😌

[@mkrzem100]

Don't say that...the chicken duck thing could be listening...

[@WutAPunk]

Yeah not gonna lie i cry and smile some times when i hear this *this song is truly amazing*

[@geraldtheseal6050]

@@dedemushi7824 same

[@spetsnatzlegion3366]

_c r i s p y b o d i e s b y t h e d o o r_

[@zachv7449]

"I fear no man..." "But that chicken-duck-woman thing..." "It _scares_ me..."

[@polskiobywatel553]

No, I.. I ain't, I ain't talking about that freak, alright?

[@sircheese288]

The best version of this meme.

[@erikcondon739]

To true. especially in the context of phasmophobia.

[@jeffjohnson8624]

see the Chicken Duck Thing video.…she's kinda cute. ☮️

[@nnamdibond3139]

It's the worst. Shiver me timbers.

[@andrewglazier8940]

This is one of my favorite 21 Pilots songs!

[@black-gs8nk]

Wait is the original version of this song from 21 Pilots?

[@divyanshdahiya6215]

What kind of music do you like? Me: it's complicated

[@liammarchesi1186]

Darth Vader: Did Obi-wan kenobi tell you what happened to your dad Luke: Yeah, he got killed by a chiken duck woman thing Darth Vader: W...what.....

[@carpenter3461]

Wondering Wizard YES, THAT IS SO HOW THAT SHOULD HAVE gone!!!

[@EmperorBob]

Wondering Wizard im dying help lol

[@jynxed66six54]

"you hear he had to change the floo-" "no luke. I am your father" "so THATS why you wear a mask"

[@PuddingAviatorMKXIV]

Joseph Payne thats canon. Original Trilogy is alternative facts man

[@justintheegrey]

Wondering Wizard Thank.you for making my day

[@AnimalFacts]

This never gets old.... Lol

[@katynewman2107]

Like the younglins...

[@jadenreynoso8558]

@@katynewman2107 And the women too

[@jadenreynoso8558]

I realize that sounds so horrible but its a star wars joke so everyone should understand this

[@twnavin1]

Ye

[@edengravely6439]

It really doesn’t

[@samlittle9270]

Masterpiece.

[@jramos4803]

Am I the only one who yells randomly “ and then a desert hobo came and told me”

[@IBEtripz]

“What kind of music do u listen to?” Me: .... it’s complicated

[@gt-callmeghost0249]

I know right

[@IBEtripz]

Xpert zombie 🤣🤣🤣

[@GrimRDrag]

"What kind of music do you listen to?" Me: *gets up from table* ...Well this was nice while it lasted

[@TheOriginalEL]

It's not complicated, not to me . . .

[@TheOriginalEL]

@Ferber Merbidur oooh sick burn troll face, jokes on you tho, I use Velcro.

[@thegamingdweeb4689]

This hasnt been seen by 10 (now 39+) million people, its just been seen like 1000 times each by all of us here

[@SezzesStuff]

Sad but very true

[@windexdrinker9072]

yeah

[@raphaelepache5290]

The Gaming Dweeb More like 49 times

[@Loveteyah]

The Gaming Dweeb true lol

[@shaquilleoatmeal.6997]

The Gaming Dweeb agree😂 it's my jam

[@jamelstallings]

Almost 10 years and still a hit. This will live on forever.

[@poohbear01x48]

Unironically slaps - and it has a rather deep message about them bushes. The secret, is to stop worrying about wtf is hiding in them bushes and just let go. When you stop checking the bushes is when you find what you’re looking for.

[@Allegedly_Angel]

I think I figured it out. This is before he met Brenda. Brenda was waiting in the bushes. He’s young and hopeful here, but by the time he meets Yoda, he’s also met Brenda… That’s why he doesn’t care about the seagulls or Yoda’s friend born from a log… Man, I hate Brenda…

[@Fancy_Duck_1]

My mom: how many times are you gonna listen to that! Me: ... 49 times.

[@onlyonejupiter]

47 to go 😂

[@itszilo7436]

This deserves more likes lol

[@mercronniel3122]

Add twenty more and I'm in!

[@alexkelsey3064]

Pretty sure I’m past that.

[@wilsonpatterson6729]

This is my favorite song to sing out loud. How sad is that?

[@patriciaanderson5226]

“What’s it like having anxiety?” “EVERYDAY I WORRY ALL DAY”

[@istolethispfpsorry485]

Bruh. Same.

[@watchdog2065]

But then a desert hobo came and told me, somethings waiting in the bushes for us

[@GalaxyDogenut]

Yep.

[@godofzah]

still waiting to meet my chicken duck woman thing some days when i cross a bush of love

[@BrandonW95]

*This*

[@andrewoid4711]

This was my song in 5th grade, now I'm starting college soon

[@keplar7243]

same but 6th grade

[@aliciachristine1]

In a land where oddity did dwell, Lived a creature, none could quite tell, Half chicken, duck, and woman too, A curious being, born anew. Feathers adorned her arms and hair, Quacks and clucks filled the open air, With grace she waddled by the stream, A curious vision, like in a dream. Her beak sang songs of the morning light, A melody that took flight, A creature of both earth and sky, With a twinkle in her eye. In her presence, the world felt strange, A fusion of species, an exotic change, The chicken duck woman, so unique, A reminder of the beauty we all seek. For in her blend of forms and grace, She found her own unique place, Teaching us to celebrate diversity, In this world of endless creativity.

[@judsonparker4921]

Why does the line “I know you really want someone to hold you/But we all got a chicken-duck-woman thing waiting for us” hit so hard 😭

[@animafurtum7638]

Because it isn’t empty reassurance. “I know you want safety and security, but I cannot save you from the horrors of reality.”

[@Maplecook]

If you can think metaphorically, it's deep...and a work of genius, like everything that BLR makes.

[@TomBombadil3791]

@@animafurtum7638and is olso "I know you are sad, but I will ignore it"

[@joshuam4835]

Words I am going to save for my future sons and daughters. From an early age they're gonna know about what awaits us in the bushes. When they're about 7-8 I will break the news that there is no chicken-duck-woman thing waiting for us. Similar to how other people tell their kids that there is no Santa. Will have some fun with that shit until then. Lolol j/k

[@hudsontille8630]

@@joshuam4835 this is evil, I LOVE IT!

[@DabDiichLiieb]

I listen to this like a normal song I love it

[@0Avi0]

same

[@rammiine]

+Eva Toastbrot Thank god I'm not the only one, it's just so damn catchy!

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

We just need the full version of Yoda's song.

[@pagbrothersgaming2236]

+Yishai Thau yes

[@threalismaradona9899]

+Sword of the Morning This song has amazing hooks

[@marianocrosetti5889]

These songs are so good, could be radio hits.

[@Doggonedead]

*"but then a desert hobo came and told me"* _IM DYING_

[@12dar12]

Lmao that part sounds so peaceful tho I love it😂😭

[@ItsHonski]

Yep

[@thunderfox53]

I'LL SAVE YOU!!!

[@pepper5439]

Rip Alec Guiness

[@lizlarsen2191]

Yes

[@2489peter]

Ok I think we can all agree this song is straight fire.

[@szeth5287]

ITalkArrow Anakin agrees

[@2489peter]

@@szeth5287 bravo, you dropped this 👑

[@szeth5287]

And you get👍

[@szeth5287]

I can’t say Anakin agrees though

[@2489peter]

@@szeth5287 He probably doesn't considering he doesn't have any hands.

[@armandgrizzli]

I came back to this video because my Spotify Wrapped says it’s my most listened song of the year. I don’t know what to think about it.

[@rolleroftherock1]

Carry it with pride 😂😂😂

[@sarahoneal8426]

Year after year, I keep coming back to this legitimate bop of a song

[@Sarrovok]

These are all legitimately good songs, jokes or not.

[@trashcan8888]

Ikr

[@webius502]

Agreed.

[@spongboing2425]

I can relate to the “Everyday I worry all day” part. I have been going through a lot of shit lately and I do worry everyday (Edit) I’m not sure if I had too much sugar or I got drunk while writing this comment idk what I was thinking...

[@UnusualAI_]

No not really

[@gwaarchenemgwa]

Awful songs and click bait shit please no

[@coryneal6180]

The end of 2019 is near and i'm still worried about whats waiting in the bushes of love.

[@muhhammadilham4743]

Same

[@harrywilson7218]

Me too friend. Me too

[@betobean1]

Herpes

[@copy_9849]

Them dang chicken-duck-women things waiting in them bushes of love.

[@rakiahbaker5589]

🐔🦆👩🏻

[@nivozero8989]

i think what makes even funnier is there is absolutely no vegetation anywhere in sight

[@MPM.Mikus.P.]

The success of Star Wars allowed this to happen.🎉😂

[@abathurwaifu3302]

I don’t care what Disney says , this is canon

[@pellebroberg6803]

Yes this is y i have yt

[@suzbone]

I highly recommend Wizard People, Dear Reader www.vice.com/en_nz/article/j5qxq7/wizard-people-dear-reader-is-the-true-masterpiece

[@lemonicity4834]

every BLR song is canon

[@Stiskohamibra]

do you guys prefer legends or cannon?

[@lemonicity4834]

TSOSKO I prefer canon but I still think Legends is dope

[@nicolasyazman7368]

The gestures of Obi Wan when he says "You see his blood, it drained into the boards and I had to change them" match so perfectly, it's incredible. Great work!

[@nhantnt]

like, it's feels realistic

[@MajorJack92]

it makes it so much more entrancing too, like this is some serious psychological shit Ben is explaining

[@hwasdancer]

i love how this was on my recommended after so long

[@winstonquerry2894]

The amount of times I think "and then a dessert hobo came and told me..." a day is incalculable.