Good 4 U on Boomwhackers!

[@HarvardUndergradDrummers]

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[@TLK9419]

This video was awesome. I don't normally have the patience to sit through full covers like this, but this one was so unique and good and it flowed so well that I couldn't _not_ watch the whole thing!

[@johnchessant3012]

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[@lilypad4831]

Aaaaaaaaaaaa, it's been so long since I've seen you guys do this, ty for the blessing of the ears

[@goodvibesplaylist]

i'm crying and singing to this 😭😭

[@wellitsmelbell]

I have a request. Do you think you can do a Bad Apple cover on the boomwhackers?

[@easybakeoven15]

everything about this is amazing, the fact that harvard has a boomwhacker team, the fact that the captions just say “boomwhacker noises*, and the fact that these guys got into actual harvard and were like “yk what i’m gonna do? play in a boomwhacker band” i’m in tears

[@jessie.mouse.25]

So true

[@marleyhernandez1528]

The fact that you thought all of this

[@randos6122]

Yes

[@melodyonrepeat2928]

I almost applied to Harvard solely to join boomwhacker team

[@jessie.mouse.25]

@@melodyonrepeat2928 that takes some serious dedication 😭

[@raven_moonshine39]

the fact that the higher melody is maintained by 2-3 different people so smoothly is the part that blows my mind the most.

[@simplynepp]

And I was literally looking for the person who was the lead "voice" lmao

[@michelledoorknob795]

I was thinking the same!!

[@alyssahayes268]

I think the melody is the 3 in the middle and the guy to the left (their right)

[@KingOthius]

I mean... Can't any band can do that? Putting that these are boomwhackers and not band instruments aside, time is an essential part of an ensemble and it's not something I would EXPECT college level musicians to get wrong.

[@BrianJinhoLee]

​@@KingOthius bro these guys only have one note so cooperation is key. they don'y have a rythem to follow, they basically play randomly every couple of times and have to memorize every single time when they hit to the exact second.

[@Katie_OvO]

The little dance the bass notes do to keep each other in beat is so cute

[@nendu4316]

where they doin gthat the whole time? cos i noticed at the end and thought it was super endearing

[@Katie_OvO]

@@nendu4316 it starts around 1:56 during the ‘maybe I’m too emotional’ bit

[@dayshadows5021]

And Nicole on the other side joined in, it was actually really adorable how three people form both ends of the line were just vibing together. XD

[@nendu4316]

@@Katie_OvO ah thank you

[@omniummysterio]

it's like they are a video game character with their arms swinging and such.

[@SummerAngelKinz]

I didn’t expect Harvard to have a boomwhacker band.. but they do.. and of course they’re amazing.

[@cheese4793]

@@codyryan9789 ok

[@kyleenmill4572]

They literally have more boomwhacker videos that any other videos. How in the heck did you miss that?

[@Lauren_Cat]

@@kyleenmill4572 it’s sarcasm, plus they said it because they are shocked that an Ivy League has a band of something so fun in elementary school and they make it sound good

[@stupid_flannel_gal484]

Of course it’s Harvard 😂

[@_thatonekatlover]

Ikr

[@GreyScaleArtist]

Reasons why this video is so great: 1. The fact it's not just a bunch of echo-y jumbled noise. 2. The time and effort everyone in the video made just for this and it sounds amazing. 3. Captions always and only say "*boomwhacker noises*", save for the end when it says "bye bye". 3. The NPC looking guy in the direct center of the half circle just absolutely nailing every beat spot on then waiting for it to start up again like a character in Runescape waiting to give you a quest. 4. The little dances the base and soprano do to stay on beat after mid-chorus ends. 1:58 5. WHEN THEY ALL JUST RAISE THEIR BOOMWHACKERS IN THE AIR FOR DRAMATIC PAUSE. 2:29 6. The girl on the far left just absolutely JAMMING OUT near the end. 7. The CUFFED pants on the majority of these people just gives off so much bisexual theatre kid energy. (Edit: timestamps)

[@egan9417]

omg i thought the same this as 7 lmaooo

[@hannahthewhovian27]

i love that the captions just say "*boomwhacker noises*"

[@GeoGamerArtistVlogger]

Lowkey wish they also had the lyrics, but "*boomwhacker noises*" also works very well

[@wandererlovelace4016]

I just looked and died a little. So glad I didn't have tea

[@vsouzz]

I mean I can’t imagine deaf or HoH ppl clicking on this video lmao

[@daphnebingham5289]

What else would it say hahahalolol jkjk

[@blaket5346]

And you just made everybody turn on captions to see it for themselves. Nice work

[@ahhh4117]

Imagine going to harvard and this is what ur known for. "OH MY GOD, did u go to harvard? I LOVED YOU IN THE BOOMWHACKING TEAM" Meanwhile you're an environmental lawyer or like an engineer or something

[@Steveofthejungle8]

That boy ain’t right

[@izaya_exe]

Damn it Bobby! Now how the hell did you make a youtube account?

[@luzdunlevy5201]

@@izaya_exe I know right I hate bobby

[@SueyCODM]

@@luzdunlevy5201 Bobby is the best

[@TG-nd9rj]

This seems easy, but think of all the prep work that goes into this. Planning the song, the setup, who uses what. Syncing up the notes. Making sure everyone is in time. Practicing over and over until it flows right. People might think this is a dumb thing for Harvard students to do, but if anything it's just as involved as marching band. Always impressed by your videos!

[@courtneylewis2415]

Opinion: This looks hard as fuck ahhahahahahhaha I don't think I've heard a single person say this seems easy

[@marlonlopez8544]

@@courtneylewis2415 I do agree with you, people saying this seems easy most likely are those who have never played and instrument nor read a score. That doesn't seem to be, IT IS difficult AF. This guys are amazing! The fact they misspitched some notes or some of them where out of tempo just says how difficult it is.

[@thunderbirdice]

Also by memory. No score to refer to.

[@rat4356]

Sure it's difficult but nothing compared to marching band lmao. Marching bad is all of this but playing an instrument with a 12 minute show needing to be memorized while marching and focusing on visual choreography aswell as marching technique. This MAYBE would take some marching band kids an hour or 2 of practice.

[@fawna12]

@@rat4356 Have you ever even _touched_ a boomwhacker? This would be so hard to play! Its hard to manage 2 of them, let alone 4 or 5

[@lowkey2923]

So, do y'all have a standard planned response for when people ask you how you developed those thigh calluses, or do you improvise something new each time?

[@adri8485]

-STOPPPP

[@thesleepydot]

lmao

[@proudpanda1362]

Omg 😂😂

[@JewelWildmoon]

Musical spanking... 🤣

[@nreetk3461]

​@@JewelWildmoon lol 😂

[@3fast5you]

As a deaf person, this was immensely entertaining.

[@_Kchong]

If your deaf how do you know what their doing without braille ? Edit: I was being sarcastic

[@andrewlemley4149]

@@_Kchong deaf not blind

[@nottweet]

@@_Kchong bruh

[@Jubin0426]

@@andrewlemley4149 LOL

[@caitchri2426]

@@andrewlemley4149 blind not paraplegic***

[@Kjane921]

I think the boomwhacker may be the most underrated instrument.

[@jtiumproductions7629]

i remember the ye old days of using it in 3rd grade band

[@rehpicllib4745]

When I was in 5th grade, my school’s (surprisingly large) music theater club did a whole mini musical that was a parody of the King Arthur. And it revolved around boomwhackers. Like, instead of the sword in the stone, it was a boomwhacker in a stone. TL;DR: Elementary schools are weirdly obsessed with these glorious colored tubes.

[@starralaxX]

@@rehpicllib4745 that sounds hilarious

[@asymrsqueezes9675]

I wheeEzed

[@changing22]

LMAO I DIED WHEN THE THREE OF THEM WERE ON SYNC DANCING THEN THEY ALL RAISED THEIR BOOMWHACKERS AND I LOST IT 🤣🤣🤣

[@urviurviurviurvi]

2:29 if you need the timestamp

[@yepyoulost307]

It’s been a while since I’ve seen you guys. Forgot how enjoyable these were!

[@snimp872]

Same! I remember I had watched a few somewhere around a year ago, and it’s so fun to watch them!

[@_mushroom_8144]

There’s a billion(maybe more) words in the dictionary and I can’t use any of those to describe how good this is. I’m speechless.

[@noel.friedrich]

actually, the dictionary only contains 70 words!

[@cloroxbleach7554]

A billion words within like 500 pages at most lmao.

[@hellothere2052]

@Argentinian.Grandpa.2021 r/iamverysmart

[@noel.friedrich]

@@hellothere2052 r/ihavereddit

[@og_jisdon]

everyone: *sits like normal* that one guy: *sits like he's an npc*

[@kylieford25]

which one?

[@TheCharmedRose]

LMAOOOOOO

[@GreyScaleArtist]

@@kylieford25 the guy in the middle XD

[@hecxhockgames4114]

LOL

[@goatingwildisabutcrack]

The fact that it doesn’t sound like a bunch of jumbled up banging noises is outstanding

[@stacik8626]

Can we just appreciate the hard work that goes into these? So entertaining team! I hope you have loads of fun doing these! 🤩

[@HarvardUndergradDrummers]

Always!

[@daverave9483]

can we just appreciate how hard the auto captioneers worked on *boomwhacker noises*

[@marlonlopez8544]

@@daverave9483 HAHAHAHA LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aamodpradhan9542]

@@daverave9483 lololol

[@entitywearsjorts4319]

I absolutely love the two people sitting at the ends just vibing.

[@bobpotato7928]

First goal in life: Professional Tennis player Second option: Shoe designer for Nike Third option: A part of Harvard thud

[@JakkzOfficial]

real

[@raincloud5309]

YO THE TWO PEOPLE IN THE FRONT DANCING TOGETHER WAS SO PERFECT HANANSJAKDN

[@Itscharley_]

I think one amazing Thing you don’t normally get with music is the ability to SEE a call and response. You can literally see the back and forth from the “bass line” on the right and left sides it’s so cool

[@rosebud4706]

Watch this getting into everyone's recommendations in about 6 years XD. And then us old people remembering this and taking a trip down memory lane 💜

[@patiencekillz]

Oh god that’s scary

[@missbeliever2089]

Frfr

[@myleemartin4297]

Oh yes, it’s bound to happen. 😆

[@aggressivelyweird9986]

I’m ready for it to happen lol

[@faithharmonyx]

YES HAHAH

[@aaronsadowski1691]

That sounds amazing. Good 4 U guys :)

[@soapfilledpoptart]

n i c e

[@aaronsadowski1691]

@@soapfilledpoptart Thanks sometimes I like to think I'm funny

[@soapfilledpoptart]

@@aaronsadowski1691 you are funny :D

[@timothychin1594]

I see what you did there lol

[@leticiaaraujosperandio9383]

i'm done

[@simis_1975]

I love how they have played almost perfectly the song but at the same time are also entertaining

[@thechosenone-1w]

Me being Deaf, I am sad. I wish I could hear this my own ears. My father was insanely impressed with this. Keep up this amazing work and I hope you become even greater. Love you!

[@wagtail186]

The shimmy on both ends to one another at 2:15 is amazing

[@sheebeebug]

I love the vibe of the people on the end just basically staring at each other and moving to the beat. It makes my heart feel a warm and fuzzy ☺️

[@3possumsinatrenchcoat]

they're doing a call and response that you can actually SEE, it's awesome!

[@Wajeeba]

Love seeing players enjoying themselves, especially the two at the ends of the line doing their little dance thing :D Amazing work y’all, it sounded awesome!

[@FOXTROTALPHA2412]

I was thinking that too it was so nice

[@gabbym333]

This is the only instrumental cover I have heard that makes as much of an impact as the original version. The sound is so complete and I have no idea how they accomplished that. It's freaking incredible.

[@giamadi2181]

The two people across from each other are a mood

[@maddragon291]

I can't explain it, but the sheer levels of bisexual theatre kid energy emanating from this video is astronomical

[@thelittleastronaut_]

I KNOW RIGHT IM DYING

[@mysteryman8084]

Definitely

[@samwillson8402]

It's the cuffed pants (save that ONE GUY who's wearing shorts)

[@SwaggyToms]

ur so right

[@reverseli]

@@samwillson8402 do people not cuff their pants?? how does it not just make you trip when you don’t cuff? or is this just another bisexual inside joke I don’t get?

[@Vipdd520]

I love the "like a damn sociopath" part at 2:29, and yes I was singing along with the lyrics

[@dayshadows5021]

1:50 Josh starts vibin, Nicole joins in. Watching that part just makes this entire thing even more fun. XD

[@lilyz5734]

I love the two on the outside jamming with each other!

[@Lay-Z_Studios]

Ahh yes music to my ears *Boomwacker noise* In all seriousness tho this is ✨Art✨ I have never seen anyone play an entire song with BOOMWACKERS out of all things

[@hannahn5364]

obsessed with the two kids at the ends dancing

[@Cloudleaf13]

Amazing performance, but hats off especially to that one dude who wore SHORTS for this, like damn that must've hurt

[@riooos1345]

As someone who’s used boom whackers, they’re actually pretty lightweight and wouldn’t hurt. :)

[@ChevilThia]

okay but that guy smacked one boomwhacker real hard on his leg and i was real concerned

[@SomeplaceHot]

Feel bad for the graduating class missing out during Covid 2020

[@Emma-dy6rk]

My thighs hurt just by watching. But oh my goodness the effort put into this! So impressive.

[@moonlightbae7290]

i bet you love olivia rodrigo🙃

[@michaelpio1]

They are really talented and they are so in synchronized and they are just the best boomwhakers ever existing

[@tangerinetundraag1014]

i was listening to this with the volume most of the way down and the melody is so spot-on that I thought the actual song was playing in the background and you guys were just playing along to it. So cool!

[@Bananayeah]

It’s been awhile since I saw these guys

[@joylime_3226]

my guy on the far right is such a mood. how could you possibly resist the beat? you cant. answer? just bounce.

[@rebeccagrimke4818]

Ah, love to see the team is made of at least six bisexuals, judging by the cuffed jeans and fun socks. Y'all are awesome.

[@jahnavi1057]

How do you know their are bisexuals in it?

[@dindjarinswife9004]

or maybe they all collectively agreed to wear their pants like that? let’s not stereotype and assume..

[@rockinonthemove]

@@dindjarinswife9004 it’s literally just a joke. don’t take everything so seriously

[@dindjarinswife9004]

@@rockinonthemove how could have anyone determined that? you people use that same line for everything 💀

[@rockinonthemove]

@@dindjarinswife9004 it’s an inside joke and you’re out of the loop, anyone in the loop would get it. take a breather, my guy

[@alocuana]

the bass notes shimmying to keep on beat is wonderfully entertaining

[@bonithechubbypotato5100]

YOOOOO THEY CAME BACK

[@avialsomething7312]

This is the kind of masterpiece coming up after 5 years on youtube. I honestly really enjoyed this

[@kathythai]

my eyes are all over the place trying to see who's doing what THIS LOOKS SO FREAKIN FUN

[@indianna9527]

POV: you are in elementary school and you and your friends are gods when it comes to boomwhackers.

[@emmalumpkins1341]

This fr kinda made wanna cry cause there is a group of beautiful, talented, and they have friend and can be able to do fun stuff with like this. This just reminds me how lonely and sad my life is

[@HarvardUndergradDrummers]

We at HarvardTHUD are sorry to hear that our content affected you in this way. With these videos, we strive to show how when individual people embrace any role, whether it be as seemingly simple as producing a single musical note or just doing anything else that brings them joy, then they have the potential to create something beautiful. These creations, though, rely on each person recognizing the right times to come in and play. We believe that, as in our videos, every person is destined to play many times over, including you! In the THUD space, we are all friends! Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions, or just wanna chat. You can email us at [e-mail] or message us on one of our socials!

[@VanessaDMusic]

How many attempts do these recordings usually take? And how long does it usually take you guys to put an arrangement like this together? They’re always incredible!

[@skeleluna04]

I’m pretty sure these are recordings of concerts they do

[@marlonlopez8544]

Usually when you're a traine musician, you can have a pretty nice job in a matter of weeks, yet it seems to be difficult AF

[@amelia4298]

this is so amazing. i love all the boomwacker sounds and the fact that theyre all not whereing shoes and have awesome taste in fun socks

[@laibamoeen4628]

You've lost your mind? You've spent the night? Crying on the floor in your bathrooms? To make this?

[@notmarcus17]

They're so unaffected and I don't really get it but I guess good for them

[@Your.l0cal.explorer]

Don't he rude

[@notmarcus17]

@@Your.l0cal.explorer it's the lyrics to the song

[@Your.l0cal.explorer]

@@notmarcus17 oh sorry I was not paying attention I'm 11 and I cry every night because I have depression and I thought you were talking about something like that I also have anxiety.

[@notmarcus17]

@@Your.l0cal.explorer ur good, hope ur situation gets better

[@HarleyLong]

Love watching the two on either end playing off each other

[@jare___]

the amount of cuffed jeans here is exactly what I’d expect

[@richarddoan9172]

1:06. Love the interplay on the right between green bass stick and yellow bass stick. That's how chemistry looks.

[@kidsquarters8482]

ON POINT vibes, great music and performance, love everyone's socks 😍❤️

[@vish4392]

It's amazing how after a moment, the sounds just start making so much sense, you can slowly start hearing all the different sounds, notes and its just so fascinating

[@theoryarchon7214]

As a boomwhacker player, I can say this is not an easy task to pull off. Amazing work

[@Haley0822]

2:00 I love the energy that the people on the end had they were like dancing with each other so cool

[@embernyx2564]

I can't even imagine how many tries it must have taken omg. The amount of effort put into this is amazing and it turned out really great with the harmonies!

[@violetbee9728]

I remember playing with these in elementary school. I had no idea what these were capable of!

[@Aria_1111]

Here are the lyrics if anyone wants to sing along: Well, good for you, I guess you moved on really easily You found a new girl, and it only took a couple weeks Remember when you said that you wanted to give me the world? (World) And good for you, I guess that you've been working on yourself I guess that therapist I found for you, she really helped Now you can be a better man for your brand-new girl (girl) Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy Not me, if you ever cared to ask Good for you, you're doing great out there without me, baby God, I wish that I could do that I've lost my mind, I've spent the night Crying on the floor of my bathroom But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it But I guess good for you Well, good for you, I guess you're getting everything you want (ah) You bought a new car and your career's really taking off (ah) It's like we never even happened Baby, what the fuck is up with that? (Ha) And good for you, it's like you never even met me Remember when you swore to God I was the only Person who ever got you? Well, screw that and screw you You will never have to hurt the way you know that I do Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy Not me, if you ever cared to ask Good for you, you're doing great out there without me, baby God, I wish that I could do that I've lost my mind, I've spent the night Crying on the floor of my bathroom But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it But I guess good for you Ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah Maybe I'm too emotional But your apathy is like a wound in salt Maybe I'm too emotional Or maybe you never cared at all Maybe I'm too emotional Your apathy is like a wound in salt Maybe I'm too emotional Or maybe you never cared at all Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy Not me, if you ever cared to ask Good for you, you're doing great out there without me, baby Like a damn sociopath I've lost my mind, I've spent the night Crying on the floor of my bathroom But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it But I guess good for you Well, good for you, I guess you moved on really easily

[@Lkat.]

Watching the two on the ends dancing together. Amazing.

[@DelennD]

I love how the two people in the front were dancing with each other to stay on beat it was fantastic

[@johnchessant3012]

I always watch these over and over, each time focusing on a different person to see which notes they're playing :D

[@dvision4203]

So good! The teamwork and practice is respectably transparent

[@gabby.-.5867]

So cool! That had to be hard, I would have no idea what I was doing. THEY HAVE TALENT!! And the song was spot on!

[@aspengregory6078]

I'm having a rough week (finals yknow) and this made me so happy I started to tear up... thank you boomwhacker band

[@nameert3432]

this is the greatest thing ive ever seen

[@djmissbrightsight6803]

Very nice guys! I am watching this from Belgium at 4.30 am. I have to work from 6 am to 14pm. It is really fantastic how you do it everytime with the boomwackers. Keep going!

[@spiffybumbleteeth]

The absolute best part is when the rhythm section decided to keep time by rowing and pointing at each other while bopping to the beat at 1:56

[@-_-HP-_-]

People don't realize the coordination, and organisation needed for this, congrats, well done

[@user-gc8pg2gx7w]

THE AMOUNT OF JOY THIS GIVES ME IS INSANE

[@bobbreaker2767]

So glad to see you all back again

[@ajcoolsome4115]

I really appreciate your work here it just reminds me of when I was in elementary learning boomwackers

[@rroselandd]

We used to play these in elementary school, I loved them

[@super88trooper96]

Respect to the guy in shorts, that’s got to sting after a little while.

[@bigmadlovetrip]

I love how the shorts guy is just beating himself up any chance he gets

[@notaseat5934]

The way they look like bobbing miis or any other video game character as they slowly swinging their arms whilst waiting

[@evanstraight371]

Great song, I recommend doing STAY, by the kid laroi

[@natg.6987]

this is amazing!! so happy you guys are back :))

[@vaselinetub]

I remember using these in elementary school! Beautiful :D

[@michaeldombeck4184]

Amazing 🤩 I am just so amazed by people who have the talent to not mess up when they hear another noise! Great job 👍

[@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit]

However much I prefer and will miss online classes (yes, my experience is an outlier, I'm aware of that), I'm glad that, now that things are going back to how they used to be (sad noises from the introvert writing this comment 😢), we can get stuff like this again. Glad y'all are back.

[@moissant576]

Her: Hes probably cheating on me Him: Playing songs on boomwhackers with the boys

[@varp.]

I love this arragement and adore the fact that we all know this song was difficult as fuck to get to this point of performance

[@cokinut1381]

thats some talent

[@ronaldweasley6267]

The two people on the ends are just vining with each other and that’s awesome!

[@KKISCRAZYFUL]

I want to be part of a group like this. Just solid teamwork while having a good time.

[@marenmeneley]

Welcome back!! We missed your music :)

[@HarvardUndergradDrummers]

Thank you!!

[@liam9241]

so exciting!!! love that this is coming back

[@glomp4146]

this literally made my day, especially the bass notes omg

[@ecclesiastes8224]

GEIL !!!!! Leute das hört sich so leicht an ja.. da steckt VIEL MEHR Arbeit drin als man meint !!!!!

[@minecraftgamer1169]

Hi, don't see you very much now. Is that because of the pandemic? Forgot how much I love to hear you play those boomwhackers.

[@francescoantaridi58]

The guys on the right at 2:12 be like: 🚣‍♀️🚣

[@rh6657]

God, it's been ages! Amazing as always, guys!

[@bellemarie219]

THIS BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES FROM KINDERGARTEN OH MY WORDDDD

[@Velzet.3ditz]

This is reminding me of being a little kid in music class playing with these and it coming out terribly and see people do this is just amazing