i'm not superstitious but i am afraid to prune my money tree

this is what goes on in my mind when i have to decide about doing a thing
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[@nickchow9291]

rhyming "propagate it" with "why've I waited" is just *chef's kiss*

[@dylangergutierrez]

@Wally Wally I hope your dog gets Morgellon's for you making me listen to this

[@vetlerradio]

@Wally Wally HAHAHAHA

[@NinjaPickle]

I still love the rhyme "And though I know wealth is not affected by a plant on my shelf"

[@drunksim]

🤌🏼

[@dyppityjoop5912]

bdg and bill wurtz are literally just two sides of the same pickle jar lid

[@nobodycares850]

it's okay, that's perfectly understandable.

[@nobodycares850]

Thank you, cute cat spam bot, and muslim chanting spam bot. You guys keep me sane.

[@ignacioforero3551]

Eyyy, second human commetn, nice

[@pilzening2810]

Comprehensible.

[@basilyeldho]

No its not :(

[@pilzening2810]

Not a bit reprehensible.

[@Mussoi7000]

During the pruning process it's important to focus on not getting any bodily fluids on the money tree. Especially blood. You cannot bleed on the money tree during this or any other step of pruning. *Do not bleed on the money tree.*

[@Ampheon181]

Bleeding on the money tree can earn you 20k a month by being your own boss

[@connorconnor1631]

step 1e. fear the money tree

[@venomousslime6797]

What about feeding it blood? Or urine, I guess. Is that ok because it has nothing to do with pruning?

[@_.violyse._]

@@venomousslime6797 is this a kink thing, or...?

[@venomousslime6797]

@@_.violyse._ No.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

The unceasing rhythm of the words along with the ever-ascending tune are captivating.

[@liambefurt158]

Idk if you needed to hear this but it’s even better with headphones on

[@IstasPumaNevada]

@@liambefurt158 I'm always happy to hear suggestions. But I'm also already listening via headphones. Thank you nonetheless. :)

[@riku7243]

@@liambefurt158 I in fact did need to hear this, my ears are forever thankful

[@IstasPumaNevada]

@@riku7243 Excellent! I am glad their comment helped. :)

[@juliec7421]

@@colbyslater9065 I don't hear a shepherd's tone, it just sounds like a regular harmony with a really absurd range between the highest and lowest voice. The highest voice does keep on getting higher though

[@elzbthlncstr]

Brian, no, you're supposed to bury the bells in the hole and then SHAKE the money tree, not prune it!!!

[@DragonSlayer2189]

Shut up bots

[@ViggoMor10sen]

Read this is in the style of "It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them. "

[@blu3cheesecake978]

I find this especially funny because Money Trees are known to lose their leaves when stressed / when they're moved

[@kyliewong4651]

It’s an animal crossing joke

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

@@mixiekins, How do I contact these “Cyber Police”?

[@bruh-uo7yk]

i feel like this is brian's internal monologue everytime he sees his money tree growing and he decided to write it all down and lay a sick beat on it. or this reads like a 3am text to his roommate that he turned into a song

[@GemA2Gen]

yes that is the point of the video, you got it

[@PauperoftheFishies]

@@quantumblauthor7300 I'll be honest, at a glance I didn't notice till you pointed it out

[@renaigh]

Why don't you join us?

[@dremzki]

He did say it in the description

[@keysmashingnerd]

on pinterest my name is “bruh” with that profile pic and i was severely confused for a second lmao

[@natalie7851]

i'm mad impressed that you're singing full, normal sentences and yet you still managed to have several internal rhymes within a 34 second video. well done

[@demonkiller8000]

I'm a big fan of all the "Brian has anxiety" songs

[@genuineinterest]

This and shingle jingle are two of my favourite songs of all time tbh

[@ZijnShayatanica]

Watermelon Man is one of my ringtones.

[@NachoNarwhal]

Without the money tree, Brian won't be able to make up to 20k a month, make his own hours or be his own boss.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It's fine as long as he doesn't prune the spreadsheets.

[@Cecil...]

And you can too

[@Ant42Lee]

But THAT'S not even the WILDEST part!

[@notknowingwhy6790]

I love these comments assuming that all his videos are connecting, looking forward to the BCU (Brian cinematic universe)

[@oiomgaming8130]

@@notknowingwhy6790 Boss Cinematic universe (brian is his own boss and making 20k every month)

[@lukeogregory]

Ah yes, we are back to the classic fever dream we know instead of creepiness. *Somehow this is relaxing to me*

[@spikeikari954]

Are we weird?

[@thethirdgarbear9855]

yes ive missed fever dream brian

[@darkwingduck7247]

@Queen Elsa Its him...lol

[@cecivee475]

666th like 😎😎

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

A good old fever dream. Simple as.

[@LonelySandwich]

The greatest sadness is a money tree pruned before its time.

[@tinseltina]

is that what happened here?

[@nikkijewel1285]

a jort jorted before it’s time

[@user-jb7vv4bz5p]

Hello to you too, clickbait channel that leeches off other, better creators.

[@danielramon9917]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKah2h8gtSDhbc

[@scottsterling8586]

Fitting image

[@sterlingpratt4901]

Hey, can we just talk about Brian's incredible falsetto for a minute?

[@JMD3M410]

Yes. I'm wondering if it's all natural or if there's modulation.

[@guyspy21]

@@JMD3M410 If you listen closely, you can here his original tone throughout the vid, never straying from those middle keys

[@AnEmu404]

@@JMD3M410 I’m pretty sure he’s used to singing, and is even in a folk band, so i wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t changed! A good example of his singing is in ‘Thumbnail’ by Louie Zong, featuring bdg.

[@leonate187]

He climbs up the scale, and whenever he gets an octave above the start he adds a new layer at the base octave. So there are 4 Brian's singing this by the end. Honestly beautiful

[@kirin1230]

Brian David Gilbert and Daren Korb are the best falsetto singers I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.

[@gabelehmann9741]

This is why money doesn't grow on trees. People prune it too much.

[@gabelehmann9741]

What are these replies? They're just random KZbin videos.

[@legueu]

You pretty much fixed life, so thank you for that. It's quite helpful.

[@gabelehmann9741]

@@r_pnk1313 thanks. The riff raff have been chased away thanks to you. You are a true hero.

[@charleyhaeberle6113]

Hey Gabe :D

[@gabelehmann9741]

@@charleyhaeberle6113 Howdy

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

Of all the things to relate to in the world, increasingly more high-pitched anxiety spirals about insignificant things is probably on most everyone's list without us even knowing it.

[@renaigh]

Why don't you join us?

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

@@renaigh For what, the anxiety? Way ahead of you.

[@PhoTC]

@@YourWaywardDestiny I earn up to $20k a month while working from home, making my own hours, and being my own boss... and you can, too!

[@meg2838]

I used to get so much anxiety over my plants so I highly relate to this.

[@greenscreengamer8008]

@@PhoTC I just reorganize symbols on a spreadsheet

[@anirudhsrikanth9054]

I love Background Brian. He looks so proud of his money tree.

[@fergusfisher1315]

Thank you so much for telling me he was there, I wasn't seeing him before. He is so very proud

[@MineAzz]

The "dies right before my eyes" genuinely slaps so hard

[@3000spiders]

why is brian so worried about financial ruin when he's already making $20k a month by being his own boss????????

[@vappyreon1176]

It's a joke about money trees

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

@@vappyreon1176 and the comment was joking by making a reference to a different video on this channel.

[@BKSF1]

if he loses the tree he loses everything. he will be forced to be someone else's boss

[@3000spiders]

@@BKSF1 o god...an outcome which i had not considered

[@Dr.Jazz85]

And you can too!

[@justteathankyou]

I really REALLY **REALLY** need an extended cut of this.

[@DragnEYE]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfNlmuhdtuLe5I

[@gashacybin]

dude same

[@breadcrumb37]

song so good!!!!!!

[@winteringgoose]

An extended cut would turn into a weird shepherd tone, constantly rising, rising, rising forever-like BDG's finances.

[@LethalPigeon7]

I feel like that'd just reach the point of a dog whistle before it ended

[@maby191]

This is maybe my 8th or 9th time coming back to listen to this, and every time I have the same reaction. At first I'm like "This is a bop." and then when he says "healthily" I'm like "OH SHIT ITS INCREADIBLE!" and then the song ends and I'm filled with sadness as I remember its only 30 seconds long.

[@axolofa]

I tried singing this out loud and realized "holy shit, that's some insane breath control"

[@radioactivehalfrhyme]

Finally, whatever Bill Wurtz does is part of a genre. EDIT: Several commenters have recommended Tom Cardy, and after looking him up, I agree.

[@adamkalwasinski7130]

Now we just need a name

[@Matthewscrimbly]

Wurzty

[@fylo2007]

@@adamkalwasinski7130 Zjierb

[@windy5883]

This is part of the Saturday Shorts genre

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

1. brief melody 2. jazzy harmonizing 3. confusingly meaningful lyrics 4. video that animates the lyrics weirdly yep, that's a bill wurtz song.

[@oliverhoare6779]

thought this skit was going to be about sacrificing artistic integrity for a steady supply of income. relieved that it's another musical panic attack

[@Lucien_M]

Who says it can't be both?

[@pocketsoup8338]

.... do you need to talk about it?

[@DriverScottieC]

Well… about that…

[@Lmann]

There is absolutely no way you did the entire song in one breath but you've masked the cuts so well as to make it seem plausible well fuckin done

[@kirin1230]

0:18 could easily have contained a breath, or Brian's face could just be lip synced so he didn't need to breath. Or he just has the lungs of a God. Honestly I'd believe all options.

[@MorganChaos]

it's not THAT hard to control your breath for a really long phrase if you've got a few takes where you can mess up and you've had some voice lessons. (this includes being in a school or church choir)

[@AuraSight]

I would love for someone well-versed in Music Theory to explain why this 30-second song is so sonically satisfying Like for real I can't stop coming back to it

[@apexkonchu2234]

is gotta lotta HARMONIES and is gotta lotta RHYMES

[@wellspokenrambler]

Brian admitted on Patreon that he was trying to create a Shepard Tone with vocals, so that might contribute!

[@dughag]

The song is harmonized mostly in fifths and octaves, which is really common for the style (I don't remember the name, but it's similar to Baba Yetu from Civ 4). In the ninth bar ("dies right before my eyes"), though, there's a crunchy harmony with a tritone stacked on top of a major sixth, which then resolves into a fourth on top of a sixth. Then it resolves into a full chord. Then, right at the end, the lowest voice jumps back down to being in octaves. Also, all the singing is offbeat. It's bouncy that way (and again, common for that style). That's all I have. Here's a google drive folder with a transcription of the vocals: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-J4DvTY-4a_iEwCISkmGZTXrrQquYDqG?usp=sharing

[@MarkyMarc413]

@@dughag Thank you for transcribing this! Great work! 👍

[@pixiepepistar1]

@@dughag BLESS YOU for saving me time bc I was definitely planning on attempting to transcribe this ♥️

[@g-unithalstensgard5610]

I've watched this over and over and over again. The tune is so fucking catchy, the lyrics flow so good. Why the fuck am I obsessed with a 30 second song about pruning a tree?

[@pompadorbz9168]

im obsessing more over the fact that it SOUNDS like he did it all in one breath, and i am currently yet to do that after multiple attempts

[@perry000_]

FR

[@kewlguysixtynine5513]

pruning a June kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2nPgI1vjruNY68

[@gretafreitag2041]

Reminds me of "I Want You" by Savage Garden a bit

[@elliotlucassimmons5138]

@@gretafreitag2041 now imma have Diamond is Unbreakable on my mind

[@opitose]

The amount of editing that Brian can pack in to a half-minute video is really excellent.

[@screamsformemes]

Its really inspirational to me?? His editing skills/execution of complex ideas are one of my long term artistic goals.

[@renaigh]

Why don't you join us?

[@error.418]

lot of weird spam in these replies...

[@Atuchy]

When you think about it, he could’ve literally recorded himself for only 34 seconds but instead he made so many different shots and angles of himself

[@wrpro7495]

He’a proficient in adobe suite, but improve’s where he shines

[@honeytsubame]

That proud smile immediately followed by "maybe I shouldn't have" is me everytime I make a decision, I'm DEAD

[@lilacgemini4820]

"i'm not superstitious but" is kind of my life's motto at this point

[@JesseKawell]

the harmonies and inner rhymes this man creates...good lord...

[@fredericmalouin9340]

I know right? This 35 seconds shows more effort and thought than many full length songs out there. It's crazy.

[@Brandon-oc8lr]

YES! I feel like theres not enough comments on just how gold the actual music itself is, holy moly

[@red731]

I was like, he won't get higher *proceeds to over higher what I initially thought ten fold.

[@TaniaC0009]

Jacob Collier's harmonies are starting to get into Brian's soul. He's gaining the power of complex music. Now no one can stop him

[@danielramon9917]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKah2h8gtSDhbc

[@Graylarg]

Unrelated to anything, but Brian, thank you. You single-handedly gave me the courage to, as a guy, wear nail polish just because it looks so good on you. A big Thanks and you look fabulous.

[@MemoryOfGravy]

Same here I just started wearing it a couple weeks ago because of Brian.

[@Callie_Cosmo]

I am a gay™️ and can confirm first thing I did when I realized was get my nails painted

[@mayabakke]

That's awesome! Painted nails are cool, I'm glad more people are getting the confidence to have them

[@Adrian_1114]

Awsome guys!

[@jibster5903]

Sameeeee

[@samneisewander]

Chords and Lyrics for all you music nerds out there: D9 I’m not superstitious but I’m F#7 Afraid to prune my money tree G It’s just that it’s the only plant I’ve ever Gm(maj7) Had that seemed to actually grow D9 Healthily, and while I know wealth is not F#7 Affected by a plant on my shelf if I Gmaj7 Take my chances and my finances D9 Coincidentally fail while my money tree G Dies right before my Gmaj7 Eyes then my mind will Bm7/G Think those things coincided causally F#m/A But my tree needs pruning or else it’ll D Grow too wild, and if I do it right then I could A/F# Propagate it so why’ve I waited to Bm7/G Prune this tree? Edit: Some minor corrections

[@jaywalmoose9623]

I wasn't gonna learn this before but now I might actually...

[@AssaultFlamingo]

The hero we need.

[@fergusfisher1315]

It's so difficult to sing along to lmao

[@the_bull2663]

My question, how did Brian create something just so *chefs kiss*. Like does he have music theory knowledge or was he just like "mmm yeah sure okay this sounds nice" while accidentally putting together some semi complex chords???

[@chrismills7703]

I think the G7s are actually GMaj7

[@angelarrieche6427]

I want to believe that Brian did the entire song without reaching for air, but i also want to believe that he didn't in order to aspire to sing it in one take and justify me being unconscious by lack of oxygen as a requirement to achieve greatness

[@treehugers1000]

Fuck why does this actually sound so good? I wish we had a full length song now.

[@jorgemtzb9359]

YES I NEED A FULL SONG

[@friendbreakfast]

just make a longer version of this one that just keeps on getting intense and escalating for 3 whole minutes. like have the end of this video's speed and intensity and tone just be the beginning

[@wiiseeyou]

While pruning you generally want to avoid cutting the thickest stems, and focus on the thinner ones. A plant can always grow new offshoots from its main body, but its harder to re-grow an old limb. tl:dr Cut off the fingers but spare the arms.

[@sokkyu]

Out of context the tl;dr sounds like advice for torture

[@DewMan001]

@@sokkyu so everyone can benefit from this advice! :D

[@justalostlocal]

@@sokkyu Technically you start with the nails, but hey everyone has their style :D

[@floryan1087]

also applicable to humans btw

[@supremechaosbeing2696]

@@justalostlocal bro that's just a nonconsensual manicure

[@paulbunyunn]

Oh man, this song is REALLY good. Like, no joke. I want more of BDG harmonizing with himself infinitely.

[@NicolasGarciaLieberman]

I need an update on 1- the health of money tree 2- Bryan's financial wellbeing

[@smiletoda4448]

In the description he linked his patreon where you can see quite clearly that the tree is doing awesome^^

[@NicolasGarciaLieberman]

@@smiletoda4448 awesome!!

[@flowersintheditch]

everytime he knocked it higher i was like ‘no buddy you can’t keep going like this’ but he does it anyway. amazing

[@robertnixon2223]

I was fully expecting an extremely creepy ending. What a relief.

[@yuris.3167]

The whole video is a creepy ending, though.

[@robertnixon2223]

@@yuris.3167 I mean you're not wrong.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

The real creepy ending was that there is no creepy ending.

[@amythetoon6535]

the real creepy ending is the bots in the comment section

[@StraveTube]

The beheading at the end wasn't enough for you?!?

[@radiofrog]

This dude is the reason I started wearing nail polish on the weekends

[@YanisLachhab]

I know It's not original to say this but Id love to have a whole feature film directed/written by brian and karen. The editing style, the mix of comic and horrific stories (sorta) could be really something interesting. Please make a movie, Brian David Gilbert and Karen Han.

[@fianna76]

The look of despair in Brian's eyes is the most relatable thing in this video

[@nevuuus]

hello jesus b christ

[@fianna76]

@@nevuuus hello clown mask demon

[@Thiefree]

it will root in water, you're fine, you did a good thing, it's ok, you're safe

[@kaylynnanderson7892]

"I am not superstitious, but I am a little stitious"- Michael Scott

[@gdog7105]

To quote one of the great minds of the 21st century: "I'm not superstitious but I'm a little stitious".

[@Cecil...]

Brian is so good at capturing the pure concentrated feeling of intense, irrational anxiety in minute-or-less videos.

[@latte8626]

I hate how relatable this is. Also, the plant will be fine after that cut, don't worry

[@somefishhere]

Went looking for the plant health comment

[@JaleLkharrat]

its unironically such a bop bdg should totally put these tracks on spotify

[@Xylophytae]

my sister works with plants professionally and she told me that you did in fact prune it correctly, and that she feels that anxiety as well

[@jessicahung6162]

every time i have to trim a plant i mentally sing florence pugh’s “very sorry little barry” song

[@anna_freya]

just looked this up, will now be singing it to all my houseplants when I do anything to them

[@max10dler]

I don’t know anything about plants but if I grew like 5 extra limbs and counting I think I would prefer you just to leave them there that’s pretty sick

[@BJthecold]

@then ur awesome i watched this, but why?

[@mortegon583]

@@BJthecold To get you to watch it, I imagine. At least I assume it's just a spambot

[@RichConnerGMN]

nice pfp

[@renaigh]

Why don't you join us?

[@RichConnerGMN]

@@renaigh nice pfp

[@Professor_Whom]

When he said “dies right before my eyes” I felt that.

[@Ill-think-of-something-later]

PLEASE put this on spotify, I'm NOT joking

[@nabitea2886]

I’m not superstitious but I’m afraid to prune my money tree it’s just that it’s the only plant I’ve ever had that’s seemed to actually grow healthily and though I know wealth is not affected by a plant on my shelf if I take my chances and my finances coincidentally fails while my money tree dies right before my eyes then my mind will think those things coincided causally but my tree needs pruning or else it’ll grow too wild and if I do it right, then I can propagate it, so why’ve I waited to prune this tree? … Maybe I shouldn’t have done that…

[@juanjoselopezhernandez6841]

It's "coincided causally". Thanks for the lyrics.

[@danielramon9917]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKah2h8gtSDhbc

[@EBhero]

Oh boy I sure hope pruning this tree doesn't give me an existential crisis. That would be such a shame :/

[@dinornis]

This feels like an attack on the level of thought and anxiety I put into every single decision in my life and it also explains why I don't get anything done.

[@snappishtemperament213]

Yeah same! I hate it

[@icarussbungeecord7779]

please make a full version of this, it’s been in my head non-stop since you posted it

[@lukeogregory]

*I’ve never seen so many classic iMovie looking text transitions in a single video, nice*

[@fable5745]

This is a mood

[@smiletoda4448]

I can't really put it into words, but this video unlocked something within me and makes me feel complete, and now I must return to see it at least once a day. That slow climb throughout the song is just *chef's kiss* Thank you, Brian, for satisfying my musical tastes.

[@guyspy21]

In the five days since it came out i have watched this a hundred times. WHY

[@DisDew]

I can't believe it's only 35 seconds long. Felt like a week-long fever dream. That's why we love you, BDG.

[@Unclevertitle]

The pitch and energy of this song heightens directly in the way anxiety works. But the song feels so, so, so, so, so, SO much better. Like if heard this sound in my ears while spiraling I'd start to mentally associate the spiraling with both tension (I already do) and joy (I currently do not). I feel that would really mess with my brain.

[@IOTewks]

ayy that's what a manic episode feels like

[@heartwarden]

Art has always been about finding beauty (and in turn pleasure) in negative things. Don't be scared of finding some sort of satisfaction or pleasure from things that aren't necessarily joyful in reality.

[@Unclevertitle]

@@heartwarden I have no qualms about enjoying art. My understanding is that artistic expression of a negative experience is more about relief from a past experience rather than seeking to prolong a currently occurring one. In other words, the act of doing it reduces the negative experience instead of heightening it so would in fact be the opposite of what I was talking about. It's the thought of tricking my brain into enjoying an intensely negative experience that would throw me, particularly one that doesn't actually have any benefit towards experiencing. I'd prefer to let a negative experience be negative to discourage me from seeking it in the future. In other words, I don't want to turn anxiety into a drug. I'm not stating that this video makes me worried about that ever happening because I don't tend to hear beautiful music that directly scales with the intensity of my own stress. It's more of just a theoretical "what if" scenario, and in my supposition it sounds like a bad idea. (I feel like I used far too many words to describe what I'm talking about but I'm also not super clear on how to pare it down)

[@heartwarden]

@@Unclevertitle I think you're severely overthinking it and I assure you there's no risk of turning your anxiety into a drug through the enjoyment of a piece of art. That's just not how mental illness OR art work. If anything it is the art that has an effect on us, and I suppose you'd be the only one who can tell what that effect is. But from what I'm reading my guess is you have it backwards and are associating a good thing with a bad thing, not the other way around. But hey, it's your brain.

[@Unclevertitle]

@@heartwarden Like I said. Enjoying art is the opposite of what I was talking about. I'm not focusing on art. I'm not in the slightest afraid of art. Art was tangential to my point at best. I was talking about enjoying the experience of anxiety somehow. And if that's impossible, great. Everything I was talking about was hypothetical musings anyway. Not an actual fear I'm having. Have a good day.

[@thanatoast]

I got the feeling that Brian might just not be superstitious but he's afraid to prune his money tree.

[@JCupgrade]

0:16 “Dies right before my eyes” Honestly just keep clicking the time code it’s so good

[@MobiusPeverell]

I would've cut it just above the next node. Not a bad spot overall, though.

[@tinseltina]

i wouldve cut the sides to encourage height myself. i dont have a lot of space for wide plants

[@Tribdinosaur]

Now begins the process of listening to a BDG song on repeat in the hopes of one day singing along to it without fail

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Can't be done.

[@george5954]

Lyrics to help: I’m not superstitious but I am afraid to prune my money tree, it’s just that it’s the only plant I’ve ever had that’s seemed to actually grow healthily, and though I know wealth is not affected by a plant on my shelf if I take my chances and my finances coincidentally fail while my money tree dies right before my eyes then my mind will think those things coincided causally but my tree needs pruning or else it’ll grow too wild, and if I do it right then I can propagate it, so why’ve I waited to prune this tree?

[@renxiemsgaming96]

Youre reading my mind

[@Catmomila]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 This one is a real hard one. The range is too wide and there are like no places to breathe. The rhythm and flow is really fun though.

[@cononsberg6919]

I have this entire thing memorized and I tap out the rhythm of the vocals like every day and I'm waiting for someone to recognize it so I can finally find true love

[@journeyschaubhut]

Proud and accomplished to have become your 4000th patreon patron after this video sealed the deal for me. Congratulations 🎊

[@runevision]

Feel when playing it at normal speed: Brian wants to show how crazy his thoughts are Feel when playing it at 0.75 speed (which I believe it was recorded at): Brian is confidently comfortable with his own trains of thoughts

[@paramourcat]

having watched it at various speeds, the 0.75 does feel like the most natural rate. If you start at the slowest speed, by the time you get to 0.75 it feels pretty normal and normal speed feels rushed. In any case this is not really the kind of music you can make in one take. there are tons of overdubs happening

[@declantecho1717]

0.25x speed is a spiritual experience

[@GPoh_99]

I don't think it was sped up at all. The mouth movements don't seem natural at .75x

[@jonathancoyne8034]

Did anyone else watch it at 2x speed? Because it is still great then.

[@KratonWolf]

@@jonathancoyne8034 yes.

[@diogo.henrique]

I don't know enough music theory to explain why this sounds incredible, but damn it sounds gewwwd

[@davidwickline9710]

Alot of voices is probably why

[@JMD3M410]

Harmony essentially.

[@Doge-rv3vd]

I've watched this so many times now. It's just so catchy

[@pedromiret9195]

There´s a beautifully unsettling energy around this thing while still being a neat tune. It´s mesmerizing.

[@pearsonwalters6063]

Usually I can only watch things like this a couple times, but this is something I will put on repeat for an hour

[@SoniasWay]

It’s like that dream that doesn’t make any sense, but when you wake up it all comes together

[@Ani]

this song made me think it was off key every single second of it and then violently told me i was wrong every next one

[@xerenas1593]

I have listened to this at least once every day since it released and I’ve now started unironically singing it at the supermarket edit: day 14, still going strong

[@sunnybaudelaire9384]

What a masterpiece.

[@cowheaddoe2544]

"I'm not superstitious--" Proceeds to cure his Shingles by staying away from the number six.

[@natashaavital8713]

Those were DOCTOR'S ORDERS

[@cameronthedramatic3292]

I have watched this more often than I would care to admit.

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

Me too XD

[@romulolima1181]

great work mate

[@derekbaltar5483]

this new Animal Collective song is sick, love the direction they are going in

[@kateb2643]

Easily their most boundary-pushing work in a decade 💚

[@Lavvett]

This has some absolute bill wurtz energy and I love it

[@damianniedzioka6269]

I love the fact that new voices spread out of a single one part that just gets higher and higher, "growing too wild". All in this beautiful harmony. Absolutely amazing, Brian is a genius.

[@Sleepy-yp4wx]

Brian David Gilbert is an eldritch horror. In this comment, I will be going over the multiple powers he has displayed over his videos. Unknown abilities related to watermelons (Watermelon man) Potential ability to talk to plants (Sibling dance) Ability to predict the future (My Autobiography, it's time to get good at darts) Materializing matter (It's November 8th) Destroying matter (Covered up as editing in 'this video got me a job') Duplication (i'm not superstitious but i am afraid to prune my money tree) But this is only the tip of the iceberg. In 'alone in my apartment, Brian states that while alone in his apartment he 'can do anything'. If this is true, then there's truly no end to the absolutely horrifying acts that Brian could do. Truly, we are at the whim of Brian once he is alone in his apartment. If there was anything that you think I missed then please let me know, and Brian, I want an explanation on how you got these powers and why you are using them in this way.

[@maris_molotov]

But he is weak to damage dealt by horses

[@Powerkillera]

I mean, talking to plants isn't exactly a great power. I can talk to plants, myself. It's just that they don't talk back.

[@CalliKira]

Also a decent craftsman of edible things and artistic things.

[@squarrot9355]

Good comment

[@continuum_mid]

Hugh Brandity demonstrated similar powers of duplication, in addition to the ability to summon Brand Cocoons that transform those within them into Brands. He has very similar bone structure to Brian, so it stands to reason that he is the same person or an alter ego. If this is true than BDG can likely transform people using cocoons as well.

[@soulpinatam3632]

Like neil peart says, "I'm not one to believe in magic, but I sometimes have a second sight"

[@portalmasterjake5267]

the fact he did it all in one breath is whats so impressive to me and with a blank face as well

[@LarsonPercussion]

Most cases, you can take like a third of a plant’s mass before hurting it. Money tree will likely be fine

[@prodicalking]

The latest admission in self awareness of the evolutionary psychology of confirmation bias and magical thinking. Truly BDG is a visionary of our time.

[@creativeapparatus1111]

Pychological Horror, of funny song? Let’s spin the wheel!

[@justinmontana3710]

This is one of the most auditorily pleasing things I've heard in a long time

[@dandinglo2094]

Brians passive outward appearance but clear internal turmoil makes for the most adorable expressions I swtg

[@Alwayz114]

Not to peek behind the curtain, but I have to know the order of events: Did the clip of him pruning come first and then he devised this whole song around it, or did he harm that poor tree just for a video Either way, sorry Brian but here comes financial ruin. I don't make the rules, the tree does. Did.

[@declantecho1717]

His tree is still healthy and now he has 3 via propagation. He will soon surpass Bezos.

[@poisonmantis4191]

pruning trees is often good for them! they sometimes need it to put out better branches- it's got to do with herbivores eating them and stuff, idk im not a tree doctor, but i do have a dad who is

[@declantecho1717]

@@poisonmantis4191 I assume it’s the same thing as when you break a bone and it heals twice as strong?

[@declantecho1717]

Just thought of something: CEO, entrepreneur, born in the ice storm a’ 94 Brian, brian D-G

[@poisonmantis4191]

@@declantecho1717 something like that, yeah! it means they put out higher up and often sturdier branches, which is the main thing you want in bonsai (which is why i know about trees), and where he pruned it, the tree will put out more branches along the stem that he didn't cut! it essentially forces them to expend energy somewhere else. I know a lot of flowers require pruning the blooms, and most fruit bearing plants take pruning super well!

[@xrockangelx]

I like how you put the photos of money trees underneath your money tree of patrons, forcing us to view a fourth tree, in order to see the other three. It works.

[@JacksonKillroy]

One of my favorite details about brians videos is that they are always just perfectly cut at the

[@a.b.cooper4807]

Perfectly captures me trying to make any decisions involving permanent consequences and/or a lot of money.

[@sydposting]

We have entered Brian David Billwurt territory, folks.

[@cymonin5549]

this video specifically just gives big Bill Wurtz vibes, and i love seeing all the different styles of editing you go through

[@joughnut496]

After listening to this a solid 50 times, I still can’t sing along

[@SatansAppendix16]

Alright everyone let's flood his patron to show it was a good thing he pruned his money tree

[@shuckleberryfinn3017]

10/10 would prune again