Data & Picard

A Pogo remix of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Details below.
Temba, his arms wide! In Tamarian this signifies the giving of a gift, first heard in the excellent episode Darmok. Data & Picard is my tribute to one of the greatest TV series of all time. It is an original track featuring the voices of Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Commander Data (Brent Spiner), accompanied by a music video I shot entirely in my living room with a green screen and lights.
The track opens with the Klingon Victory Song, followed by a remix of Data singing Che Gelida Manina in the episode 'In Theory'. This episode was the first ever to be directed by Patrick Stewart and I didn't realize this until after the track was finished.
I sourced the Ben Nye makeup that was used to turn Spiner into Data, and a replica of the iconic Star Fleet uniform. Unfortunately I couldn't get the contact lenses in and I could only get the uniform in red, so I spent a huge amount of time changing the colour of my eyes and uniform in post.
The video was shot in Slog 4k ProRes HQ using a Sony A7SII and an Atomos Ninja Flame. Lights included 3x Arri 800w Tungstens, 2x Socanland LED banks to light the screen, and one 2000w Blonde to simulate sunlight. BIG thanks to the guys at HD Rentals in Perth for helping me out. www.hdrentals.tv/
Thanks to everybody for your amazing support!
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[@rugbynimbus]

Pretty sure this was the whole point of KZbin right here.

[@busybee4436]

💯👏

[@rain9058]

This is what KZbin used to be. Giving independent creators a platform to show their work. Now it's just full of corporate greed. That's why Pewdiepie losing the #1 spot was such a big deal. He was the last "KZbinr" standing, before a massive corporate entity took top spot. It was like watching the last thing that made KZbin so great in the first place, die. Sorry for the rant, it's just really sad to see.

[@MalloryNewcomb]

Amen

[@k-leb4671]

@@rain9058 It's funny about PewDiePie's subscriber count being overtaken, because I remember a time when people seemed to hate him and thought he was the antithesis to what KZbin should be, or at least just really annoying.

[@rain9058]

@@k-leb4671 Yeah it was a strange turn around that everybody suddenly loved him. Personally I always liked the guy. I only watch the occasional video of his but he seems like a genuinely decent dude. Uses his time and influence to donate and fundraise for good causes.

[@somakun1806]

This is a Banger...Still rocking it in 2024

[@raven4k998]

some say that he's still rocking out in the year 9999🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@girlboards_]

Still introducing friends to it and then getting readdicted with them each time

[@atheos5748]

Same. Love it.

[@Blimbus-Blombo]

Hell yeah we are 😎

[@OmniBedlam]

Same. This and Time Machine really got me into his music.

[@JesperMGHatcherArt]

Listening to this song in the beginning of every day now! Getting me through this Quarantine! CHEER UP MY LADS!

[@scottdaunhauer2453]

Hell Yeah !! I don't know what it is but I Love it!!

[@Grapefruit_cosplay]

Same tho. 😂

[@_IVXX]

Feeling a sleep listening to of one of my spoify stations, woke up to this song this morning. Might actually set an alarm just make sure I do for the rest of the quarantine.

[@Bvggerffpls]

Yeah, it's goofy fun but there's something genuinely uplifting about it XD

[@saintdarthcoder]

This will never get old.

[@ConorChaos]

4 years later and I still come back once a week. Absolute banger

[@dampnickers]

That makes more than two of us! 😂

[@FlameMage2]

One of the best fan produced ST videos imo!

[@pablopolis2011]

1 more here

[@alphaverse26]

SAME here

[@MysterPapa]

... and just the music in the car too.

[@isqueirosbic]

I kind of desperately need a sequel to this.

[@PogoMusic]

Hmm! Maybe of Q?

[@isqueirosbic]

@@PogoMusic Yes! There's not a single bad Q episode.

[@trimonic]

This is an amazing idea!

[@jamesdebate5755]

@@PogoMusic Just do an entire Star Trek album.

[@Sxnxjenemkwamksusnwvjsjw]

Pogo What about Quark and Odo?

[@gsnad]

1st time listening: What... Is.... this....? 3rd time: Eh, I guess it's kinda catchy 1007th time:.... When I have plucked the rose.....

[@nathanielmcclaflin1374]

that is exactly what is happening to me right now. made it past the what is this stage and i can feel it becoming a part of my soul

[@jimdowell1729]

@@nathanielmcclaflin1374 oh sweet maria. this is how it's been for me too! on repeat until i deplete!

[@brenttanner9889]

That is exactly how I became a die hard fan of Pogo a couple of years ago and have remained one ever since.

[@gravitationalpull1941]

"Now that's an interesting twist"

[@enciclopedic4]

P l u c k e d t h a r o s e

[@CanibalPicante]

My boss asked me what kind of music I liked, so I told him to look up Pogo. He watched this video and now I am getting a promotion. I am self employed.... so this is some powerful shit.

[@Tirgo69]

That comment was a wild ride

[@eastonwilliams1722]

Tyler Fretwell Lmao

[@philiphart6688]

I wish I had a boss like that ;-)

[@MikeWilsonBarrett]

Tyler Fretwell hahaha

[@ImmortalThanos]

Is your boss still treating you right?

[@cuckoonut1208]

No matter how fcuked up life gets, I find comfort with this. Pogo made a classic.

[@the0peratoR]

This song has those Juice WRLD vibes. Not in the music sense, but in the curing of your depression part.

[@apemant]

You know it my friend

[@owen_brennan]

One does not simply watch this once.

[@DEGMINRPS]

I think I have watched it 7 or so times today. Along with the Oz video

[@mirawenya]

I thought it was meh and weird first time. At this point I’m getting close to learning the security code. So catchy!

[@owen_brennan]

@@mirawenya Learning the security code hahaha

[@thelangschannel3220]

Same

[@wilclark2272]

I'm watching it again right now. I can't get enough of this after being a Star Trek fan for about 46 years..., and I like the way this guys dances, and his lip-sync is is spot on.

[@DinkleFarts]

I consider this canon.

[@7duke77]

lmao!

[@chazlewis8114]

Definitely more canon that Star Trek Discovery.

[@7duke77]

@@chazlewis8114 I haven't seen it, but from what I've heard I must concur. :D

[@bootstraphan6204]

@Jennifer Taylor I agree. And I'm a communist!

[@courtneym2097]

I’d consider it canon if Pogo weren’t a nightmare of a person. :)

[@tankwfw]

I love how Pogo got Data's mannerisms perfectly

[@djbs222]

Those facial expressions are bang on.

[@letmeknowjoe]

Also Picard's... perfect!!!

[@CristiNeagu]

Except when he was dancing, in which case he was channeling Mike Strutter.

[@mofo6907]

2:19 especially here

[@CristiNeagu]

@@mofo6907 Mike Strutter, i'm telling you.

[@gabrielgreen4316]

“It’s better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all” hits every single time 😭

[@OddOtter707]

Hits harder when you had a childhood love, that died in a car accident.. This song keeps me going..

[@Simmons2358]

Check out In Memoriam, by Alfred Tennyson

[@clasicradiolover]

This is part of a famous poem or line from a play that Picard was quoting

[@Thousand_yard_King]

I lost and I wish I had never loved...

[@tw5035]

Who else is listening to this 100 times since they discovered it

[@hannah_in_stars]

that would be me

[@LayneBenofsky]

I'm back again --- I think I've watched it a few dozen since last year some time.

[@christopherandersen714]

Only 100? Its replaced coffee as my morning stimulant for years now lol

[@allergictostupid2410]

I'm guilty.

[@teneleven2818]

There’s something unique about this for people to like it so much to watch it over and over. Including myself

[@lewismassie]

The genius here is that the subtle mannerisms of Data are spot on

[@jaguarke069]

Yes, that's exactly why I have not only listened to the clip 18 times today, I've also watched it each and every time.

[@NextGen_Pants]

His Picard isn't half bad either, the "Tea, Earl Grey, hot" part was spot on.

[@lightchipster]

He nails the mannerisms of Data and has more than a passing resemblance to a younger Patrick Stewart.

[@observer4916]

His data mannerisms were so on point it was almost uncanny

[@vincentjohnflorio]

Yeah, that was my main takeway. His eyebrow raises and "Data seeking data" side glances are so remarkably familiar that I was taken aback.

[@ronald4life1]

His control of green screen and lighting is amazingly professional.

[@momomocronx1938]

Yea, it looks like he is in the locations. Pogo is one of my main inspirations, and he helps me push towards bettering everything I do.

[@thewiirocks]

Makeup too. His Commander Data persona is PERFECT.

[@saikoujikan]

Fun fact, he only had the red uniform. He digitally changed each frame to make it yellow

[@lag00n54]

@@saikoujikan he also had to digitally change his eye

[@noddle045]

the fact that you can tell it's a green screen tells me that his use of green screen isn't great ;)

[@nedgeson326]

I sincerely hope Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner have seen this.

[@fridjon13]

When Q was a teenager; this is how he spent his time.

[@CubicApocalypse128]

And then his son went on to start wars and trigger the Borg for shits and giggles.

[@uranmui]

He looks so much like young Q

[@alloaphotographers6513]

@@uranmui he should totally be Q

[@TimothyONeill_84.]

Sure, why not, anything would be better than the garbage that’s out today

[@enoch13th85]

TRUST THE PLAN, TRUMP IS SAVING THE CHILDREN, WWG1

[@TIRK125]

He absolutely NAILS Data's facial expressions.

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

@Christopher Vanasse He perfectly emulates both of their mannerisms though, doesn't he? He looks to me like he could play an academy age Picard.

[@EGG-mp5jv]

@@anonymousaccordionist3326 YES

[@westmcgee9320]

I was thinking how someone not very familiar with the series might easily miss the Data facial ticks n whatnot.

[@UltimateMadWorld]

We wonder if Brent Spiner(Data) and Patrick Stewart(Capt Picard) have seen this?? Something tells me they would be absolutely in hysterics laughing at this and no doubt Jonathan Frakes who plays Cmd Will Riker no doubt! 🤣 Absolute masterpiece parody!!!

[@calvinrovinescu6166]

He gets them both quite perfectly. If I were him the only thing I’d to is nail the Data part and then shave my head to do Picard, but I couldn’t nail the Data part in the first place so I’d just shave my head and find a corner to go cry in

[@alecterry3693]

I come back to this video at least twice a year. Nothing beats it

[@PogoMusic]

Glad you dig it! Thanks Alec!

[@JD..........]

@@PogoMusic Your songs helped me through study abroad, Pogo. Great work!

[@jovalleau]

Still one of my favorite things.

[@BlixtNatt]

Same 🥲❤️🔥

[@jbflotsam8132]

Every week on flashcast

[@deadmanj9279]

I’m coming back to this in shitty times. I remember the literal joy and excitement I felt listening to it many years ago, I got a taste of that again, and it was much needed.

[@bongsadist]

me rn at 4 am

[@deadmanj9279]

@@bongsadistdude it’s 2am rn and I’m playing this

[@KameariKillScreen]

My only regret is that I have but one like to give

[@KameariKillScreen]

Oh wait, I can like my own comment!

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

It’s better to have liked and left then to have never have liked at all

[@user-bj2lu9qt3o]

@@AlwaysBolttheBird 👌😄

[@poupet49]

or you could create multiple youtube accounts to like the video as much as you want !!!

[@IndecentLouie]

agreed, here is a like from me.

[@xBladeM6x]

The facial expressions on his interpretation of Data are insanely accurate.

[@TimothyONeill_84.]

xBladeM6x Yes, that’s got my attention too, you don’t get those facial expressions down overnight. it comes from repeatedly watching the shows, over time.

[@Cheka__]

Agreed. I noticed the same thing with the Data facial expressions.

[@jamiehewitt428]

Good call good sir. Those eyebrows!

[@mentallyunstabledragon2570]

Definitely correct.

[@bodhimind108]

Ditto y'all. The brows are superb. Indeed.

[@rpgeek22]

The song feels weird and wrong but the second you hear "I have plucked the rose" the song becomes mythical

[@PogoMusic]

Picard would approve this message!

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@PogoMusic Made it so :-)

[@davidshi451]

@@PogoMusic Which episode does Data say "babababa" ? at 2:22

[@darthsirrius]

@@davidshi451 Technically it's Lore, from Season 4, episode 3, "Brothers." Lore sings a poem "Abdul Abulbul Amir."

[@ramsessevenone416]

I am 29 years old and I discovered this song 6 years ago. I still play it every single Friday on my way way home from work, Thank you, Pogo!

[@raven4k998]

please stop master bating to this song🤣🤣

[@Mooxieclang]

​@@raven4k998 Stop enjoying a song? What kind of weird ass message is that?

[@jt-bw6qd]

​@@raven4k998it's spelled masturbating. You should do it too.

[@Judg3m3nt]

This is crazy catchy but I am really just stuck watching how he nailed Data's facial ticks.

[@booshmcfadden7638]

That grabbed me, too. Then it creeps me out when he dances as Data.

[@rickybosephus2036]

yep, and the dancing is spot on!

[@robertcampbell5605]

yea he nails some of the mannerisms that data has

[@wangson]

I literally just typed the exact same sentiment! His Data facial expressions are so absolutely PERFECT!!!!

[@alexistaylor969]

You sure about that? 2:18 I think the Data expression might be a tiny bit off to say the least. lol

[@alejandrobonilla1505]

Whoops, almost didn't watch this today

[@automotiverenderings]

lol no kidding

[@zeracaitiff5956]

and while i´m here again i had to see how many likes you got :)

[@danielsb1stbday]

My 10 yr old feels the same way

[@GrimRDrag]

*claps* well played sir, well played

[@kyleo1179]

watch this today?

[@Rechlome3]

Whenever you're feeling down. Just listen to this.

[@TheMelbournelad]

Rechlome was on repeat watching Discovery 😜 🤣🤣

[@thehorrorseeker]

I agree!

[@cylotron]

Some days I just sit there and think "what's the point of it all?" and get super depressed.... then I watch this video and everything is fine again. Thank you

[@sheeplaughsrecords]

No doubt, this is Pogo's ultimate work. It will live far beyond all his other work, and even beyond his own life.

[@light819]

a passion project to be sure

[@blinkenschnaag777]

To boldly go where no video clips have gone before

[@Blodhelm]

Aye!

[@DracoOoOoOo]

Say what again mother... Lol.

[@JackPorter]

not very motivating to imagine you have peaked so early in your career, but i suspect you're right. that doesn't so much speak to the quality of his future works, just speaks volumes to this song.

[@Tirgo69]

The "come cheer up, my lads!" part never fails to make me smile. This entire song has comforting energy.

[@MaximumUtmost]

Yessss I listened to this a bunch of times before I ever watched star trek. I'm pretty sure it's what got me to watch all of the original series, its movies, and now TNG. Just watched season 2 episode 18, the origin of that line in the video, and I got a huge feeling of euphoria remembering this song that I absolutely had to come back and listen to it again!!

[@MaximumUtmost]

The intro sequence is from that same episode. Also, the rocky background is a clear reference to season 2 episode 4. I love Star Trek.

[@MaximumUtmost]

FURTHERMORE season 3 episode 24 is where the poem part of the song comes from it's like 90% of this creation came from season 3

[@moik5185]

@@MaximumUtmost Should check out TNG "Flaunting Danger", "That Jean Luc Picard", "Riker episode 1". "Goodnight, sweet BEEP", etc..

[@John12494]

Makes sense, Picard himself is an incredibly comforting figure.

[@missmosh]

I may have listened to this an unhealthy amount of times.

[@somebody41]

Me too. I'm up to 6-7 times in one day lol...

[@ericgirard8910]

me too, I don't know why, this song brings me smille,,,

[@felixVanDiemen]

Mee too 🤗

[@oshag3670]

there is no amount of glory that is unhealthy

[@deekoii49]

Weaklings, I played this 5hours straight

[@nighthawk6468]

One thing that sure as hell ain't getting enough recognition is the video itself. Like this is just him in the video, not original star trek footage, he matched the lighting and grading so well that it barely looks like green screen work. Seriously give this man some props! Not only is he an incredibly talented musician, he's also a phenomenal filmmaker!

[@ferninthehouse]

yeah it genuinely looks like he's standing on set in some of the shots

[@ferninthehouse]

this also came out like 8 years ago so it's even more impressive

[@d.gerstmann4930]

It's crazy. I always had zero interest in Star Trek. This song literally made me watch the series. I'm about halfway through TNG after starting it officially about 2 months ago.

[@michaeljenner2325]

And are you enjoying it?

[@Andrew-jn9yp]

Enjoy the ride

[@d.gerstmann4930]

@@michaeljenner2325 absolutely!!! My favorite characters are Data and Geordie. Obviously Picard as well. I'm genuinely terrified of the Borg as I have a phobia of ETs and they are as cold and unfeeling as they can come. It freaks me out but I really like the rush.

[@orGAZmic]

Pogo would be happy

[@th3_rezur3ct1on]

that first season was nutty huh?

[@TheVexCortex]

"Unfortunately I couldn't get the contact lenses in and I could only get the uniform in red, so I spent a huge amount of time changing the colour of my eyes and uniform in post." 10/10 I would have never even suspected this without your comment.

[@hannahsinister]

You are shitting me! Really I’ve been watching this video for years and never knew! Wow!

[@aashishdevgun]

Must've been a lot of hard work. 👏

[@voilet-the-non-violet-vulpix]

I actually thought that this was some sort of elaborate deepfake, so I was impressed when I learned that the red costume and white makeup were real!

[@ZapDash]

Just shows how a dedicated fan can outperform major productions.

[@andyk5467]

i think i can see it in the shadows, its redder in the shade than expected

[@pershing3346]

Suprised to have heard this playing in my local gym

[@placidhead1]

I guess it's becoming possible to avoid listening to pop music after all.

[@kimo96100]

In your gym?! Now that is what I call very random.

[@vincent111]

Lmao id go to the gym if this played everyday

[@pershing3346]

@@vincent111 Its a Gym in Bègles Bordeaux France where I heard it, I believe that it is a Trampoline park.

[@harrymaguire371]

wow, people who aren't star trek fans must have been very confused

[@randomthunk]

My husband and I used this as our "introduction" song at our wedding reception. As in, this is the song playing when the party got brought in and we were announced (again) as husband and wife and cut the cake. It was absolutely perfect, and maybe only three other people in the whole room knew what was going on.

[@carlosalbertoteixeira375]

Excellent story. God bless you and your family. Greetings from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[@CaptainUnusual]

Fun fact: a lot of the sound bites are actually not of the characters they seem to be. One is Lore, one is Data impersonating Picard, one is an alien masquerading as Picard.

[@mouse059]

NERD ALERT!!! (...uh oh, I knew this too, hahaha)

[@TheRealJasonVoorhees]

@@mouse059 stop saying what i said b4 i said it

[@profblack]

jason voorhees No, none of them are from B4... Damnit, I’m a huge nerd too.

[@mouse059]

I seeeee what you did there! :3

[@nuuskapeke11]

wasnt it in the episode that the doctor who created Data made him come back to home( not controlled by Lore??!?)

[@VladDraculaIII]

He just kept talking in one long incredibly unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic so no one had the chance to interrupt. It was quite hypnotic.

[@raven4k998]

it happens all the time

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

Good thing Data wrote the small talk subroutine.

[@jaguarke069]

@@mikeymcmikeface5599 I was aware of that. But are you aware that Tyrellia is one of seven known planets with no atmosphere whatsoever.

[@Fmad3]

I've watched this 10times all the way through

[@DTMAce]

Yeah, not nearly enough times yet... lol I ended up adding it and several of the others to my playlist on my phone! :D

[@t42press15]

it's so hard to memorize your made up lyrics for karaoke later..but im working on it. el-dah ev-ahh o-pahh kow-zaah ka-ohh kow-zaah ka-ohh - see, im gettin' it!

[@Ponlets]

i cant stop watching this man its awesome :3

[@khizer1334]

Just 10? I can't stop. I... I might have a problem.

[@Scorp1u5.]

its better to have watched and lost, then to never have watched at all...come cheer up my lads, come cheer up my lads

[@axopax.taypoc5010]

I'm from the year 2764. This is a remnant of the old world that still exists, and thank God, because it absolutely still slaps.

[@sharpnova2]

I'm from a few years before the big crunch. I'm here to copy an uncorrupted version of this song to take with us as we fly into a black hole to wait it out until the next big bang. we got to take two things. we choose this song and one big titty goth girl

[@davidhoward496]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how the lighting continuity remains magnificent to this day?

[@freddymeisner]

After taking a college video class I am finally able to appreciate this haha

[@kidzoki]

After six years of watching I'm still waiting for the Gorn to tackle him right about here 02:08

[@itwasntworking1916]

Maybe he is there.

[@psiphibrandonhare7120]

Really shows that he wants the video to look as good as the song sounds. Maximum effort on both ends 👌

[@AhHereWeGo]

I know, i still marvel at the fact this is 100% green screen and lighting

[@fxzn]

9 million people have not watched this, its just the same 150,000 watching it over and over.

[@der_jonny]

true story

[@relentlesseagles8222]

Whoaa yea.....

[@retrofuturepi]

Hello

[@x_herogravity]

Lol it's cool though

[@susanapplegate9758]

Yeah, yer probably not wrong.....I know I can't stop.... :)

[@TheOneTrueCheese]

Can we all agree that the lighting on this is Fantastic

[@washcloud]

...all 12.000.000 of us? That's a very large number of people to get into synch with each other 😛

[@NextGen_Pants]

Don't mind me just coming in to watch this for the 26th time.

[@mrs_l_samich8449]

NextGenPants it's the shit tho !! I obviously 🙄 obsessed with this song and him

[@derekflach33]

I had never heard of this guy. stumbled on him thru Reddit and while I like some of his other songs I've literally listened to this at minimum 100 times. everything from the song to the video is amazing...

[@Herv3]

+Derek Flach what sub-reddit was it posted to?

[@riblack123]

Haha same here.

[@derekflach33]

Herv3 surprisingly enough it was r/videos I thought I stumbled on it through music or listentothis

[@anthonyp1414]

After listening to this song and watching every single episode of TNG, I have been able to pinpoint where each of these samples come from: “You know, back when I was in the academy.../Come cheer up, my lads”: S3 E18 “Allegiance” Klingon Victory Chant: S6 E16-17 “The Birthright (Parts 1 & 2)” Data singing Che Gelida Manina: S4 E25 “In Theory” “‘Tis better to have loved and lost.../When I have plucked the rose” and all other Shakespeare quotes: S3 E24 “Ménage à Troi” “1-7-3-4-6-7-3-2-1-4-7-6-Charlie…” S4 E3 “Brothers” “Completely unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic”: S6 E25 “Timescape” “Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Federation Starship.../Tea, Earl Grey, Hot”: Ubiquitous throughout the series “That’s an interesting twist” S3 E11 “The Hunted”

[@etps4444]

Wow!! :)

[@toamatau8785]

Don't forget Data's "ba ba ba..." Is also Lore from "Brothers"

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

Jesus Christ, man :D

[@TheMindtwistah]

You forgot the most difficult one to pinpoint! "Tea, Earl Grey, hot"

[@DragonWizdom]

Good looking out

[@migthulhu]

Seriously? The Universe waited four years to reveal this to me? To think of the life I might've had.

[@tylermartin8801]

ur 4 years old?!

[@CypressConroy]

@@tylermartin8801 the video is

[@cjfeather]

I came across this video while in the 3d recreation of the Enterprise D on Stage 9 it just came on the view screen I was like wtf is this lol then had to search for it on youtube lol

[@Swordmaster7th]

I suspect it came up due to the new Echo 4th gen and the ability to use computer as the wake up word.

[@Raubvogel]

It was private for a very long time. I remember seeing this when it came out and I had to play it 10 times a day and then it disappeared. Luckily it came back about a year or two ago if I remember correctly.

[@TofersCarTales]

My... god... this is one of the most epic performances anyone from our humanity has ever cobbled together.

[@enermaxstephens1051]

It's a wonderful tribute to a wonderful show. If you're a fan you need to see this.

[@kylejaynes2949]

I honestly have no idea how many times I've watched this now...I blast this every time I have to wash the dishes...I think my wife is about to divorce me over it.

[@alexandersylvain1117]

Kyle Jaynes same here!

[@English_Thespian]

Kyle Jaynes If she doesn't like this song she wasn't worth it in the first place 😂

[@MASSTERCAM]

Tis better to have loved and lost Then never to have loved at all

[@adamwalkercodes]

Same! Between this and Shadilay i'm close to be banished to the couch.

[@shannoot]

Yup.

[@samadhoosen6014]

I feel sad for every TNG fan that has yet to enjoy this masterpiece

[@maxemilysm]

Me until this very moment

[@jakeic1]

and any TNG fan that has watched Star Trek: Picard.

[@alethiamillner5603]

@@jakeic1 🤣

[@samadhoosen6014]

@@jakeic1 This comment was a cold blooded murder

[@GamesHelpmeForget]

Don't feel sad for them. Envy the fact that they still have their first time to look forward to. We can never experience that ever again.

[@Infinitenull]

.....why did it take 3 years for this to appear on my recommendation list?!

[@Tibbyrevolution]

Welcome Apprentice

[@MrMrTravman]

Im right here with you, sharing with everyone I know now haha.

[@corycapitan1999]

Dave right!! I was like come on now I need this kinda stuff to pop up more often 😁

[@StoneysWorkshop]

Maybe something to do with all the Star Trek Picard videos on youtube

[@alb5632]

Cause of the new picard show

[@Ryan-th4um]

Yo Pogo, just wanna say this song legitimately cuts through to my heart. My girlfriend and I watched TNG with so much reverence and joy before she passed away. "Tis better to have loved and lost." Love the funny parts too, and the dedication to the impressions. Love this dude. Thank you.

[@jellywolf123]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@xMERCx]

Bro, sending virtual hugs.

[@DipankarGhosh007]

Don't be sad the moments passed, be happy they happened. As Picard said it is better to have loved and lost than .....

[@SirVTropic]

Incredibly sorry for your loss, feel hugged:)

[@jt-bw6qd]

You're lucky to have lost your girlfriend.

[@constonks]

A young Q terrorizes the Enterprise with music he has composed from their memories.

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

Come to think of it, he does slightly resemble Q's son from that one episode of Voyager (played by Keegan De Lancie, the actual son of Q's actor, John De Lancie!).

[@messiyer13]

@@anonymousaccordionist3326 You mean the one where he had to be human?

[@MargieM10]

This makes the most sense.

[@DocWolph]

I could see that as a legit episode.

[@thetruth45678]

This is now canon. I will fight anyone who claims otherwise!

[@firefly2k7uk]

Can we just talk about how good the lighting is here and seamlessly blended into the TNG backdrops.

[@stuv1996]

Seriously the lighting is crazy good.

[@NeoTechni]

He could teach a class on how to do bluescreening properly.

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Especially where he’s standing on the planets. Excellent lighting! Excellent uniforms! Excellent Data face paint! Everything about this is EXCELLENT!

[@averagegameenjoyer4156]

i don't wanna ruin that 420 like so I'd passed

[@MJ-zo5gb]

He said it was filmed in his living room. 😳 wow!

[@HotaruZoku]

Those are top-notch Data-expressions right at first. Like all 3 of his faces. Perfect.

[@roguechimera597]

Either your being funny or you havent watched the show all the way thru

[@roguechimera597]

He totaly has like 5 maybe 6

[@vamp_bat_chomp]

I think I've counted 7

[@BreakneckWorld]

Dude, you are so right! That's one of the things that impressed me.

[@KatieCochran]

And the Picard expressions as well! How he uses his hands and everything else including mouth movements. =P

[@KenSherman]

"...incredibly unbroken sentence; moving from topic to topic...no one had the chance to interrupt. It was...quite hypnotic."

[@Borgforce]

Is it disturbing that he gets Data’s mannerisms dead on?

[@CanadianPale]

And Picard's

[@whitleypedia]

it's so uncanny

[@xcab66]

I had the exact same thought!

[@I_am_a_cat_]

Pretty sure neither of them swing their arms all over the place "dancing."

[@whitleypedia]

@@I_am_a_cat_ But they would have if it hadn't been for that lousy Rick Berman

[@ryanisnan]

Don't mind me, just here for my daily listen.

[@jakefikn1945]

ryanisnan ain't that the truth!!!

[@OmniscientWarrior]

Daily? His music is like food... should be taken 6 times a day.

[@SarcyseTiranin]

OmniscientWarrior You must be fat as hell.

[@defaultname5428]

ryanisnan unless you workout and eat smaller portions, it's what we non-fat people do to keep that metabolism optimized.

[@cpp1]

This dude's a dead ringer for a young Jean Luc Picard.

[@Tirgo69]

"Tea, Earl Grey, hot" is maybe my favorite singular moment in any Pogo video. The facial acting is literally flawless.

[@henrikaugustsson4041]

Dancing Data.

[@user-mt4zr5kp7h]

Went back and watched that part 3 more times after I saw your comment. Lol it was priceless!

[@martinmabry5460]

I order my Starbucks, “Tall, skinny, vanilla latte, HOT.” Giggling to myself.

[@martinmabry5460]

“Captain John Luke Picard, of the Federation Starship.” This guys nails it. Just like Patrick Stewart.

[@MustertheBrohirrim]

he absolutely NAILS data

[@caseymcdonald9714]

All these years later and I still comback to this banger. Thank you to any and all who were involved in making this especially you young captain Picard ❤️

[@rainbowsnail4171]

Can't believe I almost forgot to watch this today.

[@patpatnaude2892]

My wife says I play this too much. then I hear her humming it without realizing it. Love it!

[@TJ_Mc]

She's a keeper, you lucky guy.

[@corycapitan1999]

Pat patnaude I heard this recently and was like omg I want this in my play list. My 7 year old daughter who is also a trek fan loves this and sings it all the time😁

[@un0RRS]

Dude, you've got data's mannerisms down.

[@voltinator]

Yep. Oddly it could be inferred that the reason Picard regarded Data as his surrogate "son" in the movies is because Data shares many traits with Picard particularly the inability to bond with others on the ship.

[@TuxieBSOD]

Nah. Data had ethics.

[@rogermucroy750]

@@voltinator Both of them bond with others on the ship lol

[@sauceguy19]

he is functioning within normal parameters

[@rerez]

I'm addicted to this song now. I can't stop.

[@VexedFilms]

I keep coming back for more.

[@PlazmaCatcherYiffMaster]

Hai Rerez :3

[@primusinterpares5767]

Ain't no brakes on this enterprise

[@mikeya2384]

InterdimensionalSex lol so true

[@SuperHomeGamer]

fwop el indeed, set course for the replay button. Engage.

[@deadknight1402]

*Me:* "Yo, what's your wifi password?" *My Friend:* "It's on the back of the router." *The Back of the Router:* 1:32

[@mattarmstrong6478]

LOL

[@littlehoot1234]

You don't know how real that awnser is

[@tulipw8693]

😂😭😭😭😭😭

[@flazzorb]

What its just 1-7-3-4-6-7-3-2-1-4-7-6-Charlie-3-2-7-8-9-7-7-7-6-4-3-Tango-7-3-2-Victor-7-3-1-1-7-8-8-8-7-3-2-4-7-6-7-8-9-7-6-4-3-7-6, its not that hard to remember.

[@roryhanley5254]

Lol it took 3 weeks for the person above me to get through those numbers 🤣🤣

[@Blodhelm]

Still holds up, you've made a timeless mix.

[@cosmicvagrant3980]

All Pogo is immortal...

[@cosmicvagrant3980]

Any last and every last song/mix

[@Teranova]

Yep, randomly popped up in my head, and here we are again ^^

[@jamesyoungquist6923]

Nice call backs to the Picard song

[@bellissimo4520]

Gotta love the handiwork here... the lighting is perfect in every scene and really makes it look as if he is standing in a spaceship or on a planet surface...

[@bellissimo4520]

Not to mention he has the Data mannerisms down to a T...

[@jaredloveless]

I love the inclusion of Patrick Stewart playing Data impersonating Picard

[@PogoMusic]

Iconic TNG moment!

[@perennialistperspective]

what part is that

[@Nilsog]

@@perennialistperspective The numbers Picard is reciting in the song are actually Data impersonating Picard from the Episode Brothers. Data uses Picard's voice to lockout the command codes so he can hijack the Enterprise.

[@MaSTARMedia]

This video simply makes me happy.

[@Rageren]

its been 2 months and you only got 2 likes aahahaahahahahahahah

[@vsauce4319]

You got a sub :)

[@catzsmartzcutie9]

Me too!!!!

[@onlyonewhyphy]

I can't hear or see this and not smile.

[@grimuk3817]

@@Rageren Its been 3 years and u have 1 like ... And u gave that to yourself. Oof

[@VOXivero]

"You know, back when I was in the Academy we would follow every toast with a song." [Klingon] 'el Da' Qib'a' bopar yIjah, Qey' 'oH yIjah, Qey' 'oH [Italian] Se la lasci riscaldar Se la lasci riscaldar Cercar, cercar Al buio non de ricasaldar Se la lasci riscaldar Se la lasci riscaldar Cercar, cercar Al buio non de ricasaldar Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all Come cheer up my lads Come cheer up my lads Tis better to have loved and lost Tis better to have loved and lost (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) than never to have loved at all (of the Federation Starship) Come cheer up my lads Come cheer up my lads Tis better to have loved and lost (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) One-Seven-Three-Four-Six- Seven-Three-Two-One-Four- Seven-Six-Charlie-Three-Two- Seven-Eight-Nine-Seven-Seven- Seven-Six-Four-Three-Tango- Seven-Three-Two-Victor-Seven- Three-One-One-Seven-Eight- Eight-Eight-Seven-Three-Two- Four-Seven-Six-Seven-Eight- Nine-Seven-Six-Four-Three- Seven-Six, Lock When I have plucked the rose (Tea, Earl Grey, hot) Longing still for that which longer nurseth the disease In faith, I do not love thee, shall I compare thee to a summer's day? When I have plucked the rose, plucked the rose Longing still for that which longer nurseth the disease In faith, I do not love thee, shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all Come cheer up my lads Come cheer up my lads Tis better to have loved and lost Incredibly unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic, no one had a chance to interrupt, it was quite hypnotic Incredibly unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic, no one had a chance to interrupt, it was quite hypnotic [Italian] Se la lasci riscaldar Se la lasci riscaldar Cercar, cercar Al buio non de ricasaldar "That's an interesting twist." "Hmm..."

[@srslydoatm9251]

VO Xivero Hey, you forgot the "bow bow bows"!

[@pizzallama7424]

VO Xivero it should be “longing still for that which longer nurseth the disease” not “which no longer nurseth the disease”

[@VOXivero]

Soviet Sandwich - Upon further inspection I believe that line is from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 147" with Q1 reading: _My love is as a fever, _*_longing still_* *_For that which longer nurseth the disease;_* _Feeding on that which doth preserve the ill,_ _The uncertain sickly appetite to please._ So yeah, I think I just got the "no" wrong. Thanks btw

[@chronoslv3]

I thought it was French lol

[@apex8724]

just gonna leave a reply here so I remember this

[@nanc2907]

Love to see ya'll in the comments all these years later

[@calebscoville2585]

This decimated my depression and replaced it with a well of light and energy.

[@PogoMusic]

That’s awesome! Glad to hear it man. Happy 2021!

[@calebscoville2585]

@@PogoMusic Thank you! Same to you!

[@tuomaslahtinen6049]

Same happened to me. I was in troubled thoughts over a mistake I made and this light me up again!

[@lordmogg-wright5467]

When anybody says the word 'Light' on anything vaguely Star Trek related: "THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!"

[@NinjaSushi2]

This always makes me feel good.

[@seiretzym]

This song is single-handedly getting me through 2019

[@Xtravia9]

Come cheer up, my lads!

[@bassetac5880]

I find myself coming back to this song alot this year too. Such a good one.

[@Marina-pe1gx]

Same, don't know how this song had such an uplifting and calming effect on me.

[@fabio2990]

data e picard stanno per tornare

[@Bornstelar501st]

Already getting me through the first day of the year.

[@COSMICPOPCO4N]

This guy has an impeccable facial expressions of Data, and his acting is flawless. He could definitely play a younger version of Picard (Like his Academy days) if they ever make a prequel show

[@Draliseth]

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks he's got the look for a much younger Picard.

[@NachoManRandySandwich]

He reminds me of the guy that plays Isaac on the Orville

[@billybobsac4421]

He also has very good data looks tbh

[@whitleypedia]

@@NachoManRandySandwich that guys movement teacher from actor training school must be so proud !

[@uzm2589]

@@whitleypedia who, pogo’s?

[@windmolen00]

This is better than the last 10 years of star trek combined.

[@Johannes00]

Fun fact: TNG was the most-watched Star Trek show, with a peak audience of 11.5 million during its fifth season prior to the launch of DS9. Between 1988 and 1992 it picked up half a million to a million additional viewers per year. This song has nearly become as popular!

[@dontworry8999]

Fun fact, they used to screen "big episodes" of TNG at a University here in Perth Western Australia back in the early 90's on a big screen. My dad would take me, I was 9 and my best memories ❤

[@Hewkll]

Funny you should say that because this KZbin video currently has 11,5 million views :)

[@witek.pl14]

And now it has 12 million views... (○_○)

[@evangelicae_rationis]

I heard All The Good Things had 30 million viewers.

[@cuckoonut1208]

Star Trek is Gene Roddenberry's best work. Star Trek died with him. Nobody else "gets it".

[@Art_of_Throwing]

Why now youtube not a week after it was released not a year after it was released but YEARS later

[@MrChadsimoneaux]

Better late than never.

[@zodammit]

The Algorithm works in mysterious ways.

[@veneticazero5106]

I saw it before in recommendations but never clicked; I thought I will be swallowed by cringe horror. Mistake. Pogo is something unique in all KZbin.

[@gravitationalpull1941]

Gold is gold after all. If it was easy to find then it wouldn't hold the value it has.

[@veneticazero5106]

@@gravitationalpull1941, bullshit. I want all good KZbin content in my library. NOW.

[@SNESdrunk]

This is my new favorite thing ever

[@malik87breaker]

Eey' mine too :D

[@robotslug]

Same. Years later and I can say I listen to this every week, two max. It lifts me up somehow and I love it.

[@gltydg]

SSSSSSSSSNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-YES.

[@littlehollow]

Horrorland is his best. Wdym

[@nakagawa7647]

Same. This is great.

[@muslemjesus6172]

This music is just somthing you cant compare with others Just pure and lovely Pls comeback pogo

[@estherbjerga523]

the dancing in this is EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED

[@The2014queen]

Esther Bjerga I keep watching this just for the dancing 😶

[@estherbjerga523]

love.forever it's the best 😂

[@AdnanKhan-ty2sl]

it's like Ellen DeGeneres, but not nowhere near as idiotic

[@smittywerbenjaegermanjense7376]

The dancing Data gives me life.

[@OmnistrikeRZ]

This is song is an incredibly unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic, no one had a chance to interrupt. It was quite hypnotic.

[@Ower8x]

was? it is as I currently have it on loop :D

[@joegilligan7199]

Welcome to a Joyce narrative.

[@Parigi5]

legit scrolled down and read this comment as this line was being sung by pure coinsidence

[@that_swole_nerd]

A fellow Gundam lover that also loves this song right on!

[@dreammix9430]

It's March 19th 2024 and this is the first time I've seen this! I agree this is the creativity that KZbin was created for.

[@Nabekukka]

Now that you have plucked the rose, shall thou compare me to a summer's day?

[@markkoetsier6475]

How the heck did he manage to convincingly look like two different actors, using only a bit of makeup and contacts for one, and *nothing* for the other? Like, he's got Picard's and Data's mannerisms and facial expressions down so well. 1:00 basically IS a young Patrick Stewart! I mean, he must have had hair at _some_ point. Right?

[@wedchidnaok1150]

I read the description of the video after a comment suggestin' some confabulous lyrical sources there, and found out a claim: *there were no contacts applied to eyes featuring in this video*. (Backstage) Details on the aforementioned description.

[@ayeapprove]

For me it's the "tea earl grey hot" part and the way he moves his mouth afterwards. 1:1 Jean Luc

[@markkoetsier6475]

@@wedchidnaok1150 Yeah, I guess if he did the yellow uniform in post production (the mad lad) then the same probably goes for the eyes.

[@Just_Call_Me_Tim]

Sir Patrick Stewart started balding in his late teens and by 20 was to what we've seen him with. He's mentioned struggling with it initially, until he decided to just own it and the rest is history.

[@LordZoth6292]

@@Just_Call_Me_Tim I believe were speaking about the character Jean-Luc Picard and not the actor. Yes, in his youth JLP has hair. There is an episode where he reverts to a child which has hair.

[@abc64pan]

"When I've plucked the rose...PLUCKED THE ROSE." My favorite part LOL.

[@MoogieSRO]

It's so... sensual. ;)

[@freakstate]

"Tea Earl Grey hot" haha

[@REX-gq6ur]

stimulating...

[@tj1990]

1:27 is mine

[@jimharris-1701]

Quite hypnotic

[@deadizbetter]

I'm starting a petition to make this the space forces official theme song

[@silverkeogh]

Thank you! It's about time we've been given someone who makes sense!

[@funtimes8296]

Where do I sign?

[@thehorrorseeker]

This should have been included on voyager 1!

[@silverkeogh]

@ Thank... Goodness

[@paulsmith3266]

Sign me up.

[@andrescastro5520]

I never realized this was missing from my life. Now I wonder how I lived without it. Gives me a new appreciation of life.

[@Vaultboy101]

You're telling me I lived 4 years of my life without experiencing this?

[@kikinesto5125]

Wait are you 4

[@Vaultboy101]

@@kikinesto5125 No, I'm Seven....of Nine. The video is 4 years old.

[@ondraczsk]

@@Vaultboy101Visible confusion

[@wildwatcher9564]

@@ondraczsk Seven of nine is a star trek reference to a borg(sort of) and they are saying that they lived 4 years of their life without knowing about this video having come out. I.e. The video came out in late 2016 and they only became aware of it in early 2021, hence 4 years of being unaware of its existence.

[@slickslabmcknabful]

Same here.

[@IvoJim]

Data’s lyrics are fire, whatever they are

[@z3dar]

What are they though!?

[@yaroisawayoflife]

@@z3dar la boheme: lyrics are above in a reply

[@angeliquemenoptra6701]

I am only guessing but I am pretty confident its the Klingon version of what Pogo has Picard singing ... " Its better to have losved and lost..."

[@yaroisawayoflife]

“Che gélida menina “it’s from le Boheme play. Pogo says so in description. Data loves classic plays .

[@Singingdrunkidiot]

@@z3dartis better to have love and lost than never to have loved at all.

[@jhebadiasprunklefunk9243]

Can we just take a mo to appreciate how well he setup the lighting to match the greenscreen locations.

[@YMilkshake]

And the fact that that's pretty much all he had to do to make this look so damn good ^^

[@joesweeney6152]

No I’m afraid we can’t. Sorry.

[@jameshill8493]

Looks better than the new series

[@SethTurnerPrinting]

Green screen? You mean he’s not actually on the Enterprise?

[@Wolf_Avatar]

Not only the lighting but the camera shake somehow gives the static background depth.

[@hrothgarnogar]

Pogo PLEASE COME BACK

[@NorthernChev]

Man, he REALLY has the Data facial expressions down! Perfection.

[@EarthScholar]

He's also got a lot of Captain Picard's mannerisms on lock. Brilliant!

[@EarthScholar]

@@FaenorFiremind Lock.

[@goranmihajlovic6179]

Besides the mannerisms, he could easily pass for a young Picard.

[@joannavelez5179]

@@goranmihajlovic6179 My thoughts exactly!!!

[@Wooper160atThePond]

on a lot of it the trick is not moving your shoulders as much as possible and just slightly slowing down and exaggerating the facial movements

[@whitemageserenia]

It's been a while since I last watched this, but here it is 7/21/2020 and I'm still coming back for more. I really really love this song. I just can't get enough of it!

[@PogoMusic]

Qapla'!

[@AnimichileTV]

mee to. Its like an addiction.

[@simcaesar5617]

The green screen is dead-on effective because you did an absolutely amazing job of nailing the lighting in every shot to match the background. This is so good on so many levels.

[@ricksflicks-]

wait...he did that color in post!? Your saying that the data costume is actually a color corrected red costume? Madness...

[@andmicbro1]

Yeah, doesn't look like green screen at all, looks like he's there in set. Very well done!

[@itsdietime6382]

@Alisha Fagerstrom r/whooosh

[@zanderascher8205]

Alisha Fagerstrom the song is mixed from audio from the TV show

[@_DixonCider]

It's so convincing!

[@Fecker_Carlson]

Thank you, Pogo. This music video never fails to get me in a good mood.

[@Forklift_Fella]

I can't get enough of dancing Data. This brings joy to my life.

[@Alex-wc1ps]

Yours and many others.

[@arseniodelacruziii2452]

Is it bad when I see his face I think of the word rape.

[@zoes4565]

Arsenio Delacruz III wait bro why

[@arseniodelacruziii2452]

@@zoes4565 look at his face at 2:10 to 2:20 it cracks me up every time. Lol

[@mageless8192]

I saw all the comments like “36th time listening” and laughed, but now I’m at that point and it’s on my Spotify playlist and I think I hear this song in my dreams. It’s haunting. I love it.

[@livinatheelen6376]

Mageless OMG thanks for saying this! Never expected this to be available on Spotify🤣

[@byp4ss514]

Livina Theelen ok this is now my secret plan to survive the Deutsche Bahn

[@TheChipmunk2008]

I KNOW RIGHT!!! I was like, this is weird.... nah, don't like. Next day at work, it's in my head... move forward 3 weeks and i am spamming my friends and work colleagues with it

[@mageless8192]

TheChipmunk2008 when I have plucked, the rose.....

[@canyonfreakadventures4290]

And thanks to this comment it is now on MY Spotify playlist 🤣🤣

[@triblow_9713]

Petition for this video to be sent to Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner's twitter with them actually noticing and replying to the video sent.

[@PogoMusic]

I would die happy.

[@spearofselene]

Pogo catch me tweeting this @ brent now

[@triblow_9713]

@@spearofselene where can I find the tweet

[@nightstringers]

agreed

[@nightstringers]

@@spearofselene I sent it to Patrick

[@2koolken]

7 years later and still watching! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@michaelphillips7556]

They need to start handing out internet awards to people like this. He won the internet.

[@DutchBrony]

well youtube does send play buttons

[@ErgonomicDesk]

I nominate this for the "best parody of all time" award

[@jennamarie2681]

Your songs calm my 6 month old baby..she has listened to you Pogo since she was born. I thank you ☺

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Pogo, you must give this comment a heart. I command thee

[@Ropo153]

@@Frankincensedjb123 In faith, he do not love thee. Shall he compare thee to a summer's day?!