I Made "Firework" by Katy Perry Without Hearing It

[@Seven-xc7xb]

this sounds like that feeling when you're sick and you KNOW you'll throw up eventually but you're in denial

[@carstenpfundt]

That feeling that aches in your jaw

[@noobtron1337]

actually felt like that earlier today and i can confirm this feeling sounds exactly like this

[@neutwho]

I’m thinking abt this too hard while i’m listening and feeling actually sick lmfao

[@fillydaboi]

goated comment

[@InspectahReese]

When your super hungover and your body wants to retch so bad your face starts tingling

[@patentpending7016]

that synth sounds like it’s chasing me down a hallway

[@algebraic101]

love ur trucy pfp

[@TheIonizator]

hotline miami synth

[@patentpending7016]

@@algebraic101 this is actually a pretty big coincidence since my pfp before this was a shiver one

[@vuxl]

i was feeling the song but that bass scared me 😭😭😭

[@ruiswifefortaxbenefits]

TRUCY WRIGHT PFP i will love you forever

[@ammara2080]

ive never been less surprised after finding out you ate paper as a kid

[@abemulligantralz8806]

she’s just like me fr

[@cryforhelp7270]

Relatable

[@Wisdawms]

and i used to eat wall paper

[@epkoda]

on that neurodivergent grind 💪 and yeah, same

[@epkoda]

the best-tasting paper is in those old books. where the pages are a soft ochre colour, instead of sterile, blinding white. you know book smell? that sweet earthy flavour, like dry cedar wood and vanilla? that's what they taste like.

[@yesno1904]

Private catholic school MAKES A LOT of sense

[@pptenshi3900]

Agreed. They totally put something in that eucharist to make us all batshit insane

[@zkila]

and the paper-eating...

[@CameronMcCracken_Art]

Right?!

[@pptenshi3900]

I feel like everyone who went to a private catholic school either got married at 19, or acts like they are constantly on 4 mario mushrooms

[@_Maxten]

What r other stereotypes lol

[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

This sounds like an attempt at a hyperpop cover but your heart wasn't into it lol

[@nightcrawler8864]

OMGGGG😂😂😂

[@yeeoop6774]

Yeah it’s like if Charli Xcx took an extra edible than usual

[@Åľŵąÿşřęmëmbēř_ø]

@@yeeoop6774than usual 😨😨

[@1AMRamen]

well that definitely sounded

[@starfelled]

this certainly was one of the noises of all time!

[@mh2120]

For more great tunes just like this one, check out the fine music creators over at /r/sounding

[@Starmar]

😅

[@PIZZAdayisback]

Great

[@SanrioOlivee]

it was very

[@15ToyotPri]

This sounds like if Katy Perry recorded and produced Firework in the middle of a mental breakdown

[@mh2120]

She did 💅

[@PIZZAdayisback]

She IS a mental breakdown ​@@mh2120

[@Lilyyy0023]

This one definitely has a pre-therapy vibe

[@Anthony_Dante]

we making it to therapy with this one🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@b3Ila]

WE GETTING KICKED OUT OF THE RECORDING STUDIO WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥🗣🗣

[@Lozinlimbo]

THIS GOES HARD ON MUTE 🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@spillfish4327]

THE CROWD EXCHANGES GLANCES ⁉️⁉️⁉️🔥🔥🔥

[@milkiiiteaa]

THEY SHAN’T LET US COOK AGAIN🗣️‼️‼️🔥🥶

[@rythis155]

9:39 the GUNSHOT sounds caught me off guard at first… but honestly, I get it. That woman singing in that track is suffering. It’s the humane thing

[@g_way]

This made me cackle

[@theloserchild]

hi hello i was on the train watching this video and this comment made me cry cause i was trying so bad to hold my laughter in

[@15ToyotPri]

WE NEED "I made "Money Machine" By 100 Gecs Without Hearing It"

[@wozaow]

i love money machine, but i think there are better 100 gecs songs to choose from since it's under 2 minutes long

[@15ToyotPri]

@@wozaow still think it;d sound crazy if she tried to recreate it without hearing the instrument samples she uses tho

[@neutwho]

PLEEEEASE I BEG

[@ambarcastaneda4763]

YES

[@CrustyMajesty]

I tried doing that last month but it was so… bad.

[@Dante1920]

The editing going back and forth between unhinged singing and even more unhinged storytelling is comedic genius.

[@alex-h3x1b]

this sounds like that pain you feel in your throat when you swallow your tears

[@bellalala_5331]

It somehow is giving Michael in the bathroom from be more chill..if he decided to embrace the fact people would’ve thought he was weird for singing to himself in a mental breakdown in a bathroom at a party

[@heyna.]

unexplainably accurate

[@Strawberry_Kow]

@@heyna.real.

[@chuuisinsane]

i love how the chorus sounds genuinely kinda good good and then theres the pulsating rapid fire machine gun fart synth bass that just ABSOLUTELY trainwrecks the whole thing

[@CertifiedCoolDude]

I shot up from my bed in a cold sweat

[@rattttooooo]

I shot up in my bed in a cold sweat

[@giancarlo_music]

I shot up from my bed in a cold sweat

[@tatummorrison3440]

I shot up from my bed in a cold sweat

[@Jeremee22]

I shot up from my bed in a cold sweat.

[@DecoXpos]

I shot up from my bed in a cold sweat

[@cherriiipi]

The straight gunshot sounds during the chorus really add to the energy

[@montanarose4622]

Hearing you justify eating printed paper as “putting a little butter on your toast” really put this song into perspective. This is exactly what would be playing in the mind of a mass-muncher 🙏🏻

[@Elbolero]

9:46 It sounds as someone having a breakdown while playing minecraft

[@martha1]

Devs actual music is so good it’s hard to believe she is the same person who makes these 😭😭

[@MadManDan]

I agree 😭😭😭

[@desmondcoppin591]

Nah it’s very mid.

[@bozontour_9495]

@@desmondcoppin591needlessly mean :(

[@mchjsosde]

Mean little day :( Today :(​@@desmondcoppin591

[@palette1931]

To be fair she can not hear this and she can hear her music

[@ranchgod3752]

when i play these out loud my dog howls

[@skiddy529]

Dev thinking that her eating the paper with the ink on it is somehow better than blank paper Joey is so funny

[@senecagordon5472]

it lowkey is tho don't hate

[@Keznen]

They both had enough good taste to eat printer paper. Printer paper has a slightly sweet taste to it, making it the best tasting type of paper. And no, this comment isn't a joke.

[@dinofeino1811]

@@Keznenlined paper had a better texture :/

[@mequana]

Wtf😭

[@jacktadash]

Did you get suddenly distracted by an episode of Joey?

[@PIZZAdayisback]

4:05 "nothing wrong with my mic" bro's microphone:

[@bitofagremlin]

I mean would you prefer to hear the screams?

[@PIZZAdayisback]

@@bitofagremlin idk, would you prefer to be able to communicate? (speaking literally about gaming) But yet cuz it's a cover

[@PIZZAdayisback]

It seems "npc" comments consistently get likes 😑

[@ClubPuguin]

@@PIZZAdayisback ur comment?

[@pptenshi3900]

@@PIZZAdayisback ?????

[@ELA._.BORATED]

9:40 The random gunshots makes me feel like im at a concert in the ghetto at 3 am

[@rmstudios1557]

LMFAO IM FKN DEAD

[@Faroesx]

The random “baby”s that you add into the lyrics are always PRICELESS

[@ctje1638]

In my class there was a "paper eat club" that had a minimum quota for members. I was always really jealous and tried to join, but couldn't stomach the amount of paper they required.

[@Beesbeeswhatsonthemenu]

💀

[@jhd303]

Nah this is

[@Åľŵąÿşřęmëmbēř_ø]

Omg I was literally in a paper eating club lmao

[@uuh4yj43]

i'll be honest i would end it all if the people who ate paper rejected me, you are stronger and braver than any marine

[@smellylorenny]

What disturbs me more than Dev's blind covers is how much I end up genuinely enjoying them. I kinda wish she'd release them all on an album or something. Like there's artistic merit to them and I kinda fw it.

[@bananasplitlady3045]

Agreed lol

[@DemonicBurger]

Dev’s so hard on themself, i thought this was solid

[@tatummorrison3440]

They’re on Spotify!

[@chocobooo]

​@@tatummorrison3440 wait fr??

[@citixen]

In Sweden, Garfield is called "Katten Gustaf". That guy in the background is the most Katten Gustaf.

[@fpcooper95]

😂😂😂

[@Littleratwithahat]

nämen en svensk!!!

[@arko9151]

Säg wallah det finns svenska Dev Citron-uppskattare😪😪

[@hurklesthecrow]

everytime dev says "happy little day... today... now >:/" serotonin rushes to my brain at the speed of light

[@ImUnkn0wn_2-jd5hb]

"plain printer paper, nothin g on it, just plain vanilla paper." 💀

[@Lorili_Ch]

My fav part of these videos is scrolling through the comments while listening to the finished song paired with Dev's horrified expressions. Cinema.

[@neutwho]

I love when the chorus kicks in, there’s that pizzicato element that sounds like something u would hear in The Sims dressing room

[@InspectahReese]

Dev definitely has “paper eater” energy

[@totesvenus]

bohemian rhapsoday when 😂

[@masonjar510]

YES‼️😭

[@valgal5299]

Oh. My. Gosh. That would be terrible

[@alex.r.891]

I’ve suggested it before! I agree!!

[@bailagringamusica]

The final boss

[@slayygela]

This could turn out to be a masterpiece or a total disaster or both

[@potts995]

10:50 I like how that sounds but the “MAKE THEM GO!” is such a contrast 😂

[@spookeymo]

I've literally been binge watching this series for the last 5 hours

[@Anthony_Dante]

me a month ago

[@uuh4yj43]

whenever i watch one i get out into a trance wherever i'm standing and consume like 8 videos in a row, then i come back to reality

[@FillyNouch]

After hearing this, it's the actual first time that i feel like a plastic bag.

[@chadwyck7645]

Lmao

[@meganx1]

It’s not a Dev Limes video unless the sound barrier is broken

[@babboon]

9:44 the claps sound like firecrackers😊💀

[@DzEkiJs500]

I love how in this song 'fourth' is two syllables

[@GhGh-ci8ld]

The foworth of july

[@Bogfrog1]

Dev made a Tech House BANGER

[@therandomname69420]

I LIVE for the random stories.

[@jxa-mov]

The way Alvin and the Chipmunks sang 'Bad Romance' with their angelic voices in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) made me yearn for you to recreate that song.

[@Jarwin-GG]

Dev never fails to make it sound like the producer was high and the singer was drunk.

[@zoydcompson]

I also attended a private Catholic elementary school and am now in therapy - and I'm insane. Devrah Vonder Lemons is my soul mate.

[@Sydvicious_studios]

I love how she feverishly attempts to fix the song as it plays it reminds me of the scene of sponge bobs brain with all the burning fining cabinets

[@reallifezuzu]

it's like if the song had a weird summer house remix

[@danielo9141]

11:04 this prog masterpiece though

[@Bruh-ob9mi]

Dream Theater is shaking right now

[@lovelxne]

porcupine tree can only dream of such a creation

[@gahmity]

okay but why did the instrumental on the chorus slap? like honey i’m grooving

[@BillyRaySyrup]

Honestly being real, this is the one thats made me wanna dance the most. That bumping chorus really got me shaking my hips

[@ellierauh9517]

I actually love her 😭

[@emilyhaworth]

day 6 of asking dev to make cotton eye joe without hearing it

[@Beesbeeswhatsonthemenu]

YES

[@bestwesterner]

Bump

[@cloudparadox5410]

i second this

[@traumatizedamericanrat]

YES.

[@Vexic929]

I think the unhinged little giggles really made the whole track honestly. Also the wormy.

[@Jytube231]

The huge, shouted chorus vocals into that sparse-ass instrumental is the funniest thing ever.

[@ofallthestars]

So close! That’s a shape 💕

[@mequana]

😭😭

[@severelyworriedmia]

The mic cutting out during the chorus recording sessions is so funny

[@freemansteinslab]

Dev completely peaking out the audio is the highpoint of my week...legit makes me smile 😁

[@JStorkey6]

The vocals becoming incredible for like 5 seconds at 12:25 is killing me

[@NoWyre]

this is what you play for someone when they ask you to give an accurate depiction of a panic attack

[@derplockedin]

I must say the editing on this one in particular is quite unhinged. Well done dev limes

[@mosscreature34]

SKYY SKYY SKYUUHHHH ✍✍✍✍✍🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@louamorim]

this is firework without the "work" 🔥🔥🔥

[@csage04]

this sounded like if a song sneezed at the other end of a long hallway

[@lyzetteg]

She invented Xiu Xiu

[@neutwho]

I’m deadddd

[@ralphwiggum3463]

12:20 I WANNA DANCE TO DEV, I WANNA DANCE TO SOPHIE, I WANNA DANCE TO A.G

[@Margielaxoxo]

LOVE THE VOCALS 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@JoshSnares]

absolutely diabolical, thank you

[@Cupcakkeina]

PLEASE YOU HAVE TO DO “Only Time” BY ENYA THAT WOULD BE SO GREAT

[@anemonesiac]

OR ORINOCO FLOW

[@uuh4yj43]

​@@anemonesiac the synths would be insane

[@asecretchannel4135]

1:15 Honestly, the synths by themselves already sound like a 2010 club banger.

[@washyshortshot3013]

The GarageBand synth goes crazy 🔥🔥🔥

[@gagischon]

I need this version on Spotify, NOW!

[@sunglassesdontprotectfromr9647]

The genuine look of despair when she hears it always gets me, it's like she always expects it to sound good (it hurts to listen to)

[@butterflypixy]

this one is so beautiful it made me cry

[@beneriksen7236]

Happy Little Dev :D

[@blueblox6299]

3 seconds in i can say this is a dev limes classic

[@ryeplease]

10:52 😇😇🎶🎵🎼...... 10:57 : *inhale* "MAKE EM GOOO A-!!!" 🗣🗣🔊🔊🔊

[@joaog_freitas]

9:40 those claps sound like a shootout

[@melinalorenzo6581]

i think it'd be amazing if you did "not allowed" or "taking what's not yours" by tv girl, i swear there's so much going on with those songs

[@NoobyBlockz]

It's the 'hehe' in between the lyrics for me ✋🏻😭

[@Luis-rs1kg]

You need to make yes and without hearing it😭 would be hiLARIOUS

[@rebornrosess]

currently stressfully but excitingly switching jobs and i just started watching your series of this a few days ago and i haven't laughed so hard at a video in so long ty for being the highlight of my lunch breaks at work

[@Madelong]

this song makes me feel like im being threatened

[@rodrigorocharsr3721]

gotta say love the mic clipping

[@genedios4473]

Lmao the actual sounds of firecrackers popping in the background

[@squidwardtortellini4972]

This sounds like you're waking up from a fever dream 😭😭😭

[@anonymouse4394]

The clorox wipes was a a crazy story, but eating the paper from the church wow.... where can I get this tasty paper?

[@sollux413]

5:10 Damn can't believe the Chicago show heard about this before the internet

[@sosked78]

the outfit SLAYS

[@fiveelevenevan]

I enjoy the songs, but the best part of this series is how the Dev lore develops each episode.

[@r.a.bbg----]

i need to know more about your childhood, im so genuinely intrigued

[@FensBRL]

Shout out to the Limiter plugin for putting in ALOT of work

[@nightcrawler8864]

The sweep texture thing and thumping bass going into the chorus is SENDING me 😂😂 @11:59

[@evinnmojica7427]

this has a threatening aura.

[@davimelo9181]

Don't ever quit coke, dev ❤

[@berryonce3067]

It's giving listening to a song while tha apocalypse is starting in the background

[@eamon317]

Glad to see some representation as a fellow paper eater! My preference was always the unbleached it tastes so sweet 😋😋😋

[@Keznen]

If you mean plain white printer paper, same! Though I was just a paper-chewer and not a full-on paper-eater. I chewed it like gum. ~ Täss

[@patrickmurray8687]

YOOO vocals on point for this.

[@Keznen]

Printer paper really does taste delicious. I (Täss) personally used to chew it like gum and then spit it out when it lost its flavor. No regrets. :)

[@lhaelios]

the beginning feels like katy perry is singing in your ears while you are having a sleep paralysis 😭

[@darkfae420]

just saw queef jerky in seattle at barboza last night absolutely FUCKING AMAZING HOLY SHIT YALL SANG AND PLAYED YOUR HEARTS OUT THANK YOU FOR NOT GIVING UP WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU BOTH AND YOUR MUSIC sending love and hope and healing and positivity to yall 💚

[@soapie7673]

sounds like chappell roan tryna do hyper pop