deadmau5 feat. Chris James - The Veldt (Official Video)

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[@veryviper9209]

*LINDSEY, COME LISTEN TO THIS*

[@sauzethepepsisalesrep2020]

*Breaks up Coco Puffs and then snorts them* GOTTA HUFF THE PUFFS, LINDSEY!

[@xanderneal6856]

*HOLY SHIT*

[@sanyamrakheja8220]

I come here time to time to read your comment and it gives me a good feeling

[@cest_what]

I actually remember that very special moment..."MotherF#$&r?!!"... 😂

[@LtRyanPYT]

@@sauzethepepsisalesrep2020 😭😭😭😭

[@TaiwanBobby]

Decent vocals, but it could use some stuttering.

[@affetv4107]

Kappa

[@Lazorincofficial]

Fuck, that was too good of a joke for no one to know where it came from.

[@Deibiddo96]

I bet deadmau5 would love some shuttering :^)

[@christophersantos730]

Lazorinc someone commented the same thing like a year before this fuck

[@danryan9995]

Fucking brilliant hahahahahahaha.

[@Pedro-uz8jz]

I just discovered this track because of an Instagram page on history.

[@Coach.AJ_FL]

Me too 😂

[@imamfaisal7928]

Holy shit me too hahhah

[@anthony7155]

Happy you made it!🫶🏼

[@AyeItsJassmine]

Same

[@1a1o]

Same 😂

[@chaseray7321]

“Man he’s gonna love the stutter shit”

[@asimplepie2279]

Still love the video of Deadmau5 discovering Chris. Such a legendary moment for both artists

[@Merrick117]

That video is what just brought me here :D

[@jasonhildebrand1574]

@@Merrick117 ok, i gotta get ahold of this fuckin guy right fuckin now.

[@naylik2562]

Yeah it's pretty fucking wholesome

[@redjack2629]

That's the worst part, though. It was all up to a coin flip. He almost didn't even give it a listen.

[@1x1nDone]

@@redjack2629 That's a horrible way to look at things. That's the BEST part of this all. Out of everything that could have happened, many trillions of trillions of possibilities led up to that moment. Joel could have been looking at anything else, he could have been playing a game, he could have not seen the post, but he did... The odds of it happening this way are so miniscule it's probably not even calculate-able, and yet it still happened. Not only was the guy talented, not only did he grab his attention at the perfect time, but he knew EXACTLY what the assignment was AND nailed it.

[@seanohare2214]

8 years later.... and I’m still adding the stuttering to this song in my head 🤣

[@ilay829]

Same lol

[@MutleeIsTheAntiGod]

What is this a reference to?

[@tubbycustard8866]

@@MutleeIsTheAntiGod look up deadmau5 finds the vocals for the veldt

[@pletsu]

same

[@russorio5892]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmeonoeql9Sonac

[@ElderBard00]

Just jumped o to here from reddit. Wow. This track still hits years later. Dont know what happend to deadmau5 or Chris. Hope things worked out.

[@crimsonsword23]

Same, cant believe I haven't heard this one. That's why I will always love reddit, never know what you will find.

[@ElderBard00]

@@crimsonsword23 true stuff... Went from Reddit, to KZbin, Wikipedia, finally Goodreads 😅

[@joyg95]

I have always loved this song but only today i discovered the story behind this on reddit

[@ILjXYZ]

Same. I've heard it plenty of times but I didn't know the backstory. Pretty cool.

[@user-ql4dg4bg9h]

[@Brickkzz]

If you know how the vocal for this song was found by deadmau5, this song becomes 1001 times more epic :)

[@yevoidstar]

I just saw that video lol that's why I'm at this video now

[@tvd-theremedy2515]

Ezra Rubenstein Yeah, that's a pretty awesome story. Everyone who likes this song, who hasn't seen that video where he first hears these vocals, should definitely watch it.

[@rosaire2671]

Void same

[@jacklater9784]

If you want your album/song to be more popular, you must invent a story. Don't be stupid and easy to foolish. If you watch the video carefully when he so called "found" the artist, you will notice some act especially from his wife or girlfriend.

[@TheDGomezzi]

She's acting because she doesn't have the same instinct for music that he does and she hasn't read the story. She just wants to be excited with him.

[@virginisellis3416]

In the short story "veldt" by ray Bradbury, the parents discuss about a specific room in the house (the nursery) a holographic room that projects images of the imagination (like the holodeck from startreck), when the childrens parents discuss the issues of the room being a problem to their behavior. Threatening to shut the nursery off permentaly, the kids throw a fit. After their tantrum, the children ask their dad to go back into the room. Moments later they scream for their parents, the parents come rushing in, with the kids nowhere to be found, they look to the door, the kids shut and lock the parents in the nursery, surrounded by lions the mother and father get mauled, (the white glasses) "The world that the children made" comes from the African setting the children imagined for the room to generate.

[@SMR077]

A short summary of an already short story......You're doing God's work..

[@cttnxgacha2543]

@Jackie Tearie that's true but it is a pretty gruesome way to go

[@kuddlesgamergirl]

@@thenamesronni Because it is.

[@kuddlesgamergirl]

@@thenamesronni Oh yeah. We read it my sophomore year of high school, aaaaaand it was a pretty interesting topic to talk about.

[@rgtcr3320]

Fck these kids

[@Kuech]

This intro has been my alarm clock for 11 years. I wake up happy ever time my alarm goes off.

[@samulai]

It's like your theme song now. I woke up to a Duke Dumont song for years too, and looking back, things were better back then. Maybe I should try again.

[@robertb337]

Shut up, no way this has been out for 11 years, wth where’d the time go 😩

[@baronsonics]

Happy Technology!!!

[@edwardkania9622]

I tried making a song I loved my alarm. Now I hate that song and can’t listen to it without feeling cranky.

[@mickeyd8747]

Banger song I love it

[@planetamy]

I used to listen to this song as a kid and I’ve spent about 4 years looking for this song again, today was my lucky day.

[@kevinpapa3111]

An old time favourite

[@miegieeee8914]

You should try reading the short story now

[@benjaminsmith6674]

Me- just discovered this song and browsing through the comments and sees your comment. Goes back to see when video was published. 8 YEARS AGO!? damn.

[@Meesjol]

That has to be the best feeling in the world, to finally find the song you're looking for. After hours of googling "song that goes dun du du dun duu dudu dun".

[@Degenerate124]

I’m still looking for a song I heard in my dads car 20 years ago and can not find it to save my life I remember a very small line from the song but can’t find anything from it😔

[@GHFear]

I am so damn glad Mau5 and Chris found each other and made a BEAUTIFUL track :D Love it! Bless the internet!

[@zelly_yt4985]

Hahahahahaha!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheRealTimeTraveller]

GHFear yes, I thought the same

[@j.huerfano]

GHFear9 de hi7i

[@icarussalami3979]

and we are back

[@Plague_Doc22]

What i like is how a huge artist like Deadmau5 literally took a fans vocals and made a hit out of it. And that guy is now being played worldwide. Thats nuts.

[@justputdale1211]

The world that this children made

[@jacobgreen5050]

@@justputdale1211 happy technology

[@idioist]

story behind this song: "The Veldt" was inspired by the 1950 short sci fi story of the same name by Ray Bradbury. While streaming, Deadmau5 gets a random message from a 17 year old Chris James. The message included vocals and lyrics to an unreleased song. Deadmau5 reacted to the message on stream and was so impressed by James' vocals he decided to sign James and confirmed that the official release of the song would include James' vocals. Deadmau5 was particularly impressed with the lyrical references to the Ray Bradbury story. The song's production was captured on a live streaming session via Deadmau5's official website. The song was eventually released and has become one Deadmau5's most popular songs.

[@13thLiberator]

This is one of the few songs that makes me cry. I first heard it when I was 25 and living on my own in Florida (moved from Virginia) to be a Flight instructor at a small airport. While I lived there I had met a beautiful waitress that was also into deadmau5 and we hung out together in downtown Orlando clubbing. Sadly, she passed away a few years ago when I left Florida to be an airline pilot. She was in rehab. The song is real tearjerker for me...

[@acewing24]

Feels bro !!! Remember the good times !

[@JudahInri]

Wow this is the first time I’m listening to this and I’m 25

[@Mandooze]

My ex died last month, the first night we met we went back to my place to smoke a bunch of weed he played this to me and sang it to me while dancing with me and holding me. I will love him always until im with him again. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@SUMMERSOUNDS]

Strong 🏆

[@lovestop101]

Sorry to read that, brother

[@bumpstock5565]

Ahhh grade 6, bless your soul Ms. Veronica. Wouldn't have found this masterpiece without you

[@TheWolfwiththeDragon]

This sounds like a story I’d like to hear. 😄

[@soccerkiwi525]

Same

[@olvegravklev1087]

got here after watching deadmau5's reaction to when he got the lyrics. :))

[@laszlokovacs5007]

Same! :D

[@levy2jz]

Szia László :)

[@ChurchoGaming]

same dude

[@kevinvadsten]

Olve Gravklev wooooooow❤

[@rasmus9194]

Olve Gravklev OMFG SAAAAAAAAMME❤❤❤

[@xapplimatic]

Such a happy song.. for such a dark sinister story. *Foot note to all parents: You might want to hold off on those deluxe holodeck plans you have for your kids' nursery!

[@kendrastewart197]

Matt Carrell nice XD

[@conatcha]

at last a sensible comment. People saying that knowing the story that song is based on makes it more "epic". Some people use words they don't even know what they mean.

[@GoneFishingAway]

​@@conatchaThis reminds me of another song. You might know "Hey Ya" by Outkast. It sounds like a cheery and happy song that you can dance to, similar to this song, expect when you disect the lyrics, it's has a dark story behind it, like this song. I recall that the lyrics of "Hey Ya" even said, "Y'all don't care, you just want to dance."

[@reneeshaann]

Also here from Twitter. I love seeing how projects come together.

[@THome92]

The fact Deadmau5 actually recorded himself clapping his ass to make the clap for the song, is insane 😂

[@unfairpromise2933]

Deadmau5 was married to Kat Von D when this was produced, If I was him I could think of better asses to be clapping instead of my own 😅😂

[@JeanKlein-pk8ix]

Danke Polizei und Familie. Aicha ruhe in Frieden

[@seikoaltamirano3639]

deadASS?

[@ivanblancovazquez6497]

That never happened

[@ItsPlaya]

@@ivanblancovazquez6497 other than the fact that it did kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4PNlKeuhbysl5Isi=q3hGjUochYDdP4sj&t=515

[@StoicVeR]

I just read the story, and had to come back to rewatch this vid with my new enlightened eyes. First time perception: "Aw, those kids got stuck in the fucked up closet of Narnia." Enlightened perception: "THOSE LIL SHITS!"

[@nonoachim]

Yup...

[@brendavazquez489]

same

[@umemployedplumber8875]

+TheVeR01 I never understood the ending , Enlighten me please.

[@Dutchyy]

+Crazy Pug Spoiler alert... In the story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, the children use "the nursery" which is a VR environment like the Holodeck in Star Trek. They create a world of their choosing with their thoughts, and interact with it as they please. They can command it to be anything they want, and do anything they please. The parents observe it, and hope the nursery experience will help them deal with fears and paranoia. However, the children love the nursery and all their other convenient robots in the house that make it to where they do nothing in life by see, hear and smell things. The parents come to the conclusion that this life of luxury is toxic, and preventing the children from actually living life. The parents arrange for them to leave, and tell the kids they are closing the nursery. Before leaving the house, the children are allowed to go back into the nursery once more. The parents come into it to get the children, but can't find them, all they see is the African plain. The door slams shut behind them and locks them inside. The lions move towards the parents, and kill them. Then the kids go back into the nursery and continue living this virtual life. They were so in love with the idea of convenience that they chose to kill their parents to retain the lifestyle. The end of the video depicts the final scene with father's glasses and the trail of blood leading to the lion, and the children watching the door close as they choose to stay in this virtual world instead of reality.

[@Mantheman23]

😂 exactly

[@Alejandrochavez45]

limbo pls

[@andrijatoplak3394]

Alejandro chavez I tought I was the only one :D

[@brocktree]

Alejandro chavez Yeah too much limbo!

[@DazzieXTRA]

+Alejandro chavez Dolan pls

[@nilmersteve]

+Alejandro chavez yus!

[@FirstWorldProblemz]

I was about to comment this but, nvm 😎

[@budawski]

i encourage all of you to stop listening right now and go read the short story “The Veldt”, then watch the livestream clip of vocals being discovered, then come back and appreciate this song for what it truly is.

[@newyorkgirl5226]

This song helped me so much being stuck in the house during COVID while painting waiting for the world to be normal again ❤

[@lelenny7725]

3 years now... still love this one...

[@KayVerbruggen]

Die naam ook xD

[@rrsicko]

OMG me too

[@thomasl7932]

+jemoederwil datjenaarhuiskomt Love the story how he got the lyrics

[@ifly721]

+jemoederwil datjenaarhuiskomt Damn it's been 3 years?

[@DefenderB0SS]

+Crypsis since its release :)

[@voteZDLR]

I mean hate him or love him you can't say Deadmau5 doesn't interact with his fans. Saw this video the other day with a kid who sent him a disposable camera and an album to sign; not only does he sign the album, he actually took pictures for him, and then sent them both back to the fan. That's serious fan service. And then you find out that somebody through the power of the Internet and computers not only recorded lyrics for him, but was able to send them to him and collabo as a result. That's fucking beautiful, man.

[@nanob0zo]

Still love this song - many happy memories...

[@chenmj9653]

true , so true

[@Edkeyz]

This song evokes nostalgia, amazing.

[@desktopshorts7411]

I remember when this dropped. Had just moved to London, just gotten out of a toxic relationship, and was shitting myself about a new job I had gotten. Then I heard this. I think I listened to this every day all summer. Definitely helped with the transition. So thanks Joel & Chris. You helped a brother out when he was feeling down. Much love! (Could have used more stuttering, though haha)

[@LeonVuksic]

2yrs later I hope you doing good :)

[@djmyna92]

Hope you are right now my friend. Cheers from Italy

[@olibarber2232]

You still good bro?

[@singleservingjack4547]

4 years update bro come on how u doing 😉

[@iclanesouth]

How r u doing

[@josetrejo4469]

you should see the video when someone sent him this vocal when he was working on this song, He was blown away

[@thebeardedatheist]

Jose Trejo that video was sick. I remember seeing it same day. Was funny his expressions.

[@moritzbruckner837]

Found this song today. I am stunned by loving it so much. And the story behind makes it even better! Thanks Chris and deadmau5!

[@KAINE_0G]

This song will forever remind me of good times I’ve had this year thx Joel.

[@Don95Diabolo]

Top 15 progressive house songs by deadmau5: 1. Strobe 2. Pets 3. There Might Be Coffee 4. I Remember 5. The Veldt 6. Drop The Poptart 7. Not Exactly 8. Suite 2 9. Move For Me 10. All I Have 11. HR 8938 Cephei 12. Brazil (Second Edit) 13. Faxing Berlin 14. Jaded 15. Finished Symphonies (Numbers 2, 6 and 10 highly recommendend as Mau5' lesser known works!) Honorable mentions: - Bleed - You & I (remix) - Aural Psynapse - The Longenst Road - October - Blood For The Bloodgoat - Closer - Errors In My Head

[@prahladarora1875]

Thanks for the list. You can add "Seeya".

[@Don95Diabolo]

+Mike ha I forgot that one, thanks for noticing dude

[@Benbb96]

+Adoniss95 Just what I needed ! Thanks man, I'm gonna listen to those I don't know :)

[@abraxiadj]

+Adoniss95 deadmau5 doesn't makes progressive house, he makes electro house

[@Don95Diabolo]

+Santupi eh lol no, these songs I posted are all considerd progressive house. Electro house is a bit faster (bpm) and has a more party vibe in it, progressive house is more mellow.

[@misusatriyo]

If you know the original story by Ray Bradbury, this epic song becomes 1000 times more epic :)

[@LCAGD]

Yes!!!

[@jamesnougat7088]

Yaar!

[@giooo3147]

Misu Satriyo exactemondo

[@TRASHRATZ]

IKR

[@yeetteet9418]

ikr ... interesting story btw

[@planetsahead1054]

I watched this as a kid on tv when it was being featured on some channel. Always thought about it, and now, 7 years later I find it again. Tremendous

[@SparkyG__]

It’s amazing how people and computer generated sound can make all of this sound so damn good.

[@elfferich1212]

happy technology :)

[@OddlyIncredible]

The short story this was based on, "The Veldt," has got to be one of the most delightfully creepy stories ever written, and this song encapsulates it perfectly.

[@FR3ZBY]

Exactly how many people know this is about a short story by Ray Bradbury?

[@chyannenarehood5572]

Not very many

[@Kylemsguy]

I remember reading this for English class back in Grade 9. Part of the reason I love this song so much.

[@Hellothere-cc5xv]

That's how I got here

[@kulrajcheema3593]

Me

[@MF-mh3xk]

FR3ZBY that’s how I found the song😂

[@edgaraguirre6986]

Sounded way better live. Glad I got to experience this . The whole set was 🔥🔥

[@samu986]

Who's still listening to this in 2020 like me? Great deadmau5! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@smithiam9468]

Nah son 2021

[@highlghtreelgobolts2895]

2024 ! fam

[@SecondQuantisation]

Read the short story - the video and lyrics have so much more meaning! Chris James NAILED the lyrics from the story.

[@here2watch08]

So crazy how Chris James got vocals on this. Twitter is fuckin powerful.

[@abogadochino]

9 years later... its still a classic

[@emilianimedrano1330]

2021 y aún está padrísimo escucharla 😍

[@FreshSqueezedLightning]

LIMBO!!

[@isabellalipuma8332]

lol what is limbo?! I keep seeing it in the comments

[@FreshSqueezedLightning]

Isabella Lipuma Haha it’s this amazing Indie game with gorgeous art style and this is 100% copying Limbo but with colorful backgrounds. Limbo is a black and white game. But google image “Limbo game” and you’ll see what I mean lol. Limbo came out in 2010. If you like playing games I highly recommend it, it’s such an awesome and beautiful game

[@kokozweeb]

Insanity On A Bun I thought the world of limbo xd

[@fbislave5024]

TrynnaHitTenMill I remember playing limbo and the ending shook me

[@kokozweeb]

FBI Slave i dont know what limbo is. I know its a world between death and life.

[@rrex]

Imagine if Joel didn’t click on the twitter link. This song wouldn’t be a thing!

[@MrNussbuss]

This is so good, somebody must've shown him, if he didn't find it himself

[@rain9058]

This song would still have been a thing. It's just that the vocals would be wildly different.

[@Degenerate124]

It would have still been a thing just different.

[@hongxiaolong4160]

I literally still love this song, it’s one of my favorites

[@khabriel]

Incredible how this song drive me to tears. Especially knowing the backing story

[@superlemonsama8794]

I remember when Ray died, I had actually just finished reading Fahrenheit 451. I cried a little. Did you know that there's a reference to his inspired short story "there will come soft rains" in Fallout3. It's wicked. RIP RAY!

[@BigDaddyInDaHau5]

What's the reference?

[@BigDaddyInDaHau5]

Wait jk I just looked it up XD

[@superlemonsama8794]

Golden It's really cool isn't it??? :)

[@hanashimia]

I finally found this video. My dad showed me this 6 years ago :)

[@somecat7637]

Meow

[@somecat7637]

Weom

[@purpleunicorns3844]

SAME IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS AND I FINALLY FOUND IT

[@Quandale23]

hanashimia sameeee

[@preciousgamble5535]

hanashimia same ❤️

[@hanabana999]

この曲好き。 淡々と飄々としていて。 はまった。 ありがとうございます。

[@AD_Romero]

2022 e ainda é muito bom ouvir essa música, Nostalgia.

[@Adamas_83]

Great song, with a great story behind the lyrics. Love this track.

[@jmc_618]

I remember when this song first came out. This song had a grasp on me. Like it calmed me down in a weird way. Always been a Deadmau5 fan, but I’ve strayed away the past few years. I decided to re-visit this song last night. Then I watched the video on Joel finding the vocals. Then I read somewhere that this was based on a short story. Did some more research and boy am I SHOOK. This song is actually really dark. I never knew the lyrical meaning behind this song, I just knew that it made me happy and carried me through high school. Now I know what the lyrics mean and the story behind it, it threw a completely different way of hearing this song. I’m amazed.

[@TheDeadlyBacon]

Same as you man I listened to strobe last night, honestly gave me tears. So many memories.

[@yayvids]

bro i literally found this song because of the short story, this is a fan song on it. oof it's sad u didnt know the story

[@AyeBeeG]

What’s the story

[@jmc_618]

@@AyeBeeG it’s called The Veldt, just like the song title.

[@yayvids]

@@AyeBeeG search up The Veldt short story

[@Mischievousutkrxt]

This song always gives me chills ❤️✨

[@SteveMcRage]

One of my favorite song of all the time.

[@davidhaney1394]

The story behind this (the veldt ) just makes this track , Chris just nailed it with the vocal . I hope he made a fortune out of it , he deserves it . Taking nothing away from Deadmou5 of course .

[@adamkra23]

This is remind me the Limbo.

[@boomblooba]

exactly

[@adamkra23]

ArenKitsune Thank,amd sorry.

[@boomblooba]

lol i actually didnt notice dat he had written the limbo and not of limbo till now

[@prothyyy]

that's not surprising, since limbo also has references to the short story this song is based on (The Veldt by Ray Bradbury)

[@adamkra23]

Wooo! We learned more 100 +1 :D yay !

[@Bosherbosh]

This is some good shtuff

[@lidu5276]

This song is too good I love it

[@cosmoquattrone3061]

I have always been a fan of Ray Bradbury's works. After reading "The Veldt" so many times, it is awesome to see a visual interpretation of it.

[@NoilBee]

I think the scene at @2:23 is a Ray Bradbury reference. In his interview he said he had a t-shirt idea that would read "Stand at the Top of the Cliff and Jump off And Build your wings on the way down". Ray Bradbury was a magnificent human being.

[@chameleonedm]

I believe it more a nod to the actual story, the children are in a holodeck left alone and end up creating a fairly fucked up place. It entertains the idea that eventually technology will raise our kids more than we do, which could cause problems for the kids

[@kyles8186]

Noil Bee

[@B2Roland]

The whole song is a nod to the original story by Bradbury...

[@NoilBee]

B2Roland Really?! Wow I had no idea! What is the original story? What's the book called?

[@NoilBee]

Chameleon EDM Is this a book?

[@Christian_Mendoza]

2:22 idk but this was my favorite part 😂 when the smile spreads across his face then he shoves her down the slope

[@JorgeRomero-cl9cb]

Ya casi 11 años de este himno, como desearía volver a esa época, cuando era feliz y no lo sabia..

[@Philosophy9]

I never realized this song was based off of the first story in "The illustrated man" that is just so fucking satisfying. My life is complete.

[@Philosophy9]

"An official music video was posted to Zimmerman's official KZbin page on June 25, 2012. It was produced by Qudos Animations.[13] As with the song, the video is based on the short story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. It shows two children entering "The Nursery", and running through a savannah landscape with lions and vultures eating bloody dead remains. They stop, and the boy begins to climb up a small mountain. He then suddenly finds his sister standing on the edge of a precipice. He then approaches her and, after pushing her off the edge, jumps off. They slide down the ledge and meet at the ground. The video ends with the two children holding hands as a lion walks off in the distance, leaving behind broken glasses and a trail of blood, presumably of their parents. The video is dedicated to Bradbury, who died weeks before the video was published. The video's art style, which makes heavy use of dark silhouettes and puppet-like animation, bears a strong resemblance to the independent video game Limbo."

[@PaullAlkbrenner]

Aren't this the vocals that a fan did for him?

[@davidklapka555]

Yea, that guy is so lucky

[@Icy10K]

David Klapka Not luck. Talent, hard work and dedication.

[@carlosfuzz]

Icy10K....aaaand luck

[@chilithepalmer]

carlosfuzz What's lucky about sending good vocals to a musician?

[@carlosfuzz]

deadmau5 said that he recieves a lot of crappy demos from people, so this guy is actually lucky that deadmau5 gave him a chance and listenned to his vocals - he even asked people if he should give this guy a chance - imagine if people said no - Deadmau5 could have said "fuck this, ain't nobody got time for another crap, I 'm not in the mood today",or whatever, without even checking this out

[@Fah007]

Que nostalgia essa canção. Ouvia muito.

[@maya6505]

I'm so happy I found this part of my childhood :) I rembered it as I was vibing to an avcii song. love this

[@alberte.9075]

the video where joel finds vocals for this is priceless you guys need to check it out

[@luckclumonM3]

I love it its awesome!!!!

[@John-xj2zt]

Beautiful song.

[@shinichisan6789]

what a fucking masterpiece of deadmau5

[@alexklugman2722]

can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not

[@GibsonFender]

And the vocalist

[@hardcore2thecore]

Correct it's amazing

[@kataclypse]

RIP RAY...1920-2012 wow he lived 92 years. this is a great tribute to the guy but hes in a better place now.

[@MASHPOTATO45]

Nice!

[@mastercreeper321]

almost everyone inportant died in 2012 like RAY or nail armstrong(first man on the moon)

[@floridapmi]

You know a song is great when you have heard it hundreds of times but get excited when you hear those first few notes again.

[@Les-Wolf]

Just heard this on the radio 3/1/22. It's a Tuesday night.

[@RacmusDK]

Few people realise the musical intuition this masterpiece requires. These coords are astounding; as is deadmou5

[@noahthenorthern174]

"The world that the children made" R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

[@leiferickson1016]

I remember I had to read The Illustrated Man and this chapter for my summer reading back in high school. It's one of my favorite reads and truly a great story.

[@sausage6136]

Noah The Northern hes not dead .-.

[@leiferickson1016]

@@sausage6136 Ray Bradbury died a while ago mate...

[@coltonblack3404]

@@leiferickson1016 What's the book called?

[@leiferickson1016]

@@coltonblack3404 The Illustrated Man

[@dandandan4268]

Vocals so perfect...and his voice tone is warm as vintage top singer ...really beautiful. And match perfectly this beautiful sound

[@KenzanIsPeak]

One of my favorites from deadmau5

[@dankboyroy69thegreat53]

I’m so glad that I listened to this so many years ago, this is made of vibes from the surface to core, this song is just perfect in every good way

[@martyhall3832]

I am here tp that's real

[@gutar5675]

Am I the only one who came here just to see if he took out the stuttering?

[@mrt8043]

Senor Studly no lmao

[@johnkyle4384]

Senor Studly same bro

[@CeLautrec618]

I came here to see if he actually put the vocals in

[@RealGilliVanilli]

Me to

[@Wazzabi3]

i liked the stuttering

[@neeci876]

Yeah, 2022 and I’m still in love with this song. Definitely a classic.

[@joelstephenson9474]

This song brings back so much memories

[@baxxynufc]

My favourite mau5 song, still watch the video of him discovering the vocal mix monthly. Deadmau5 at his best

[@lgtklgkt]

This is so like LIMBO. Love it.

[@adropbear09]

Happy life with the machines scattered around the room Look what they made, they made it for me happy, technology Outside the lions roam, feeding on remains We'll never leave, look at us now So in love with the way we are, here The world that the children made The world that the children made Every night they rock us to sleep, digital family Is it real or is it a dream, can you believe the machines Outside, the beating sun, can you hear the screams We'll never leave, look at us now So in love with the way we are, here The world that the children made The world that the children made, here The world that the children made, here The world that the children made Here The world that the children made Here The world that the children made, here The world that the children made

[@britainblack9001]

The heart in this changes my entire perspective on music as a whole. He really created magic here.

[@borenyaborn]

*"The Cat just bit"* *"Dont play with his shit"*

[@WolfTwisted]

Anyone here appreciating the choice of lyrics and animation to fit this magical beat and absolutely legendary short story?

[@Hannahbennett200]

Animation is based off a game called limbo

[@RockClimberAlex]

The story behind how this tune got made is infinitely more beautiful than this track could ever be.

[@MikeMarchlik]

So awesome! I never realized the song was about the short story. So touching.

[@j85alive]

"The Veldt" is a short story written by Ray Bradbury that was published originally as "The World the Children Made" in the September 23, 1950 :) Its about a family who live in an automated house called "The Happylife Home," filled with machines that do everything for them from cooking meals, to clothing them, to rocking them to sleep.

[@totallynotsus7977]

To kids baiting their parents to get eaten by lions....

[@robbs808]

You know you sometimes come across a song and it just gets you, this is one of them for me, beautiful bit of music 👍.

[@BigBoy-jb6xs]

This song brings back happinesses that I can't get anywhere else

[@lemondishonor7736]

This song reminds of when my son was growing up. He’s all grown up now, in his career. I really miss those days.

[@conatcha]

Did your son tried to kill you? Do you know the story this song is based on?

[@lemondishonor7736]

@@conatcha I know. He read the book as a child. That’s why I remember it. No, he never tried to kill me.

[@geeneou5]

The lyrics so perfectly go with the title of this song

[@slobert]

That video of Deadmau5 discovering the vocals was AMAZING marketing. Take notes, THIS is how you market shit right.

[@ginnosalvucci1604]

Fantastic

[@GodlikeIridium]

Such a beautiful track! My absolute favorite from him

[@Fritzielive]

This song is a masterpiece deadmau5. Love it.