I Made an AJR Song Without Hearing it

[@EmileeAshe]

'you cant go to the playground' lyrics playing over the sound of a chainsaw revving is both terrifying and hilarious, I'm cry laughing so hard

[@AdamZugone]

Everything cutting out for a single "quack" was what sold it to me

[@letterborneVods]

Same, that was my absolute favouritest moment Edit: 12:13 for anyone interested 😅

[@UnmedicatedWaters]

Dev: *includes an anti-bullying PSA for AJR* Also Dev: “is that childlike enough?” “Who else thought to include a trumpet over a jersey beat?” “How bout more chainsaw?”

[@tomacker5363]

I'm dead this comment wins

[@DINOSAUR.KICKZZ]

I'm dead this comment wins

[@DINOSAUR.KICKZZ]

i am opposite

[@Aurora_Animates]

Lolll

[@aether2kye]

None of that is bullying AJR though like that’s just what their music is and it depends on the person if it’s good or not so 🤷

[@charlesnathansmith]

When I used to take acting auditioning classes they told us "You want to either be really good or really bad. Just don't be boring"

[@aidenwoulffe3704]

the first half is genuinely like a perfect satire of ajr's music lol

[@blunderbass851]

I wanna hear Dev make a Daft Punk song next. She could go crazy with samples and vocoding. Dev Punk.

[@Ghost_Token]

YES THIS DEV PLEASE

[@arko9151]

OMGGG YESSSS

[@canidcomrade]

I NEED THIS

[@DINOSAUR.KICKZZ]

yes pleqse

[@TheStilletos]

daft bunk s

[@EuphratesCanyon]

With this level of abstraction, the conceptual form of AJR just becomes Brockhampton

[@Larsoff]

BROOOOO

[@cheyennebowling7244]

This is insane lmfao

[@helengrugett]

wait

[@defnotisaiah3210]

nah fr cause if u pitch shift the chorus it’s actually just a saturation hook

[@EuphratesCanyon]

@@defnotisaiah3210 exactly my thoughts, it’s wild lmao

[@dirt4722]

the second half of the beat turning out to be pretty good(?!?!?!!) could not have written a funnier twist ending to this song

[@stevegeorge6880]

Honestly, if you didn't get the letter of AJR's style down, you did get their spirit.

[@alittlefruitfairy]

I love this concept. I want you to do a billion of these

[@snowiecore]

sounds reasonable

[@Havanah-ov4yt]

I whole heartedly agree!!

[@swag_tortoise]

​@@snowiecore a little too reasonable... i think

[@anitheproto]

i think she should do like 4 zillion of them actually

[@jenson7645]

@@anitheproto zillion hahahahahahahahahhahahahaha its acaulaly so funny ZILLION I HAVE NEVEER heard ZIOLLION :DDDD hahahahahahahhaha tahkna tahnks thanks for commenting this i really neededd to hear ZILLIONNNNN :) ghave a AWESOME day yuhpppp yup yup

[@alittlefruitfairy]

She made a song so beautiful it left her speechless

[@tommasovaja9144]

Hardest beat switch ever not even kidding

[@lucasfranklin8697]

You should get someone to listen to the song at the end and guess what artist it's meant to be

[@gooseosessooe]

Thats an amazing idea I hope dev does this

[@Boonesman]

One thing I can say about AJR is that their fans seem like pretty great people. They foster a nice audience.

[@singerofsongss]

One of the very nicest and sweetest people in my life is an AJR fan, so honestly yeah, I can’t hate them that much

[@alexawatchingyoutube]

@@RoadDebDude, that’s messed up.

[@RoadDeb]

@@alexawatchingyoutube sorry, I meant downs syndrome

[@pogostick3879]

no AJR fans are the WORST idk what ur talking about

[@alexawatchingyoutube]

There’s no way you know all of their fans.

[@tabuni.notfound7770]

i think this series should be called “Dev makes different artists queefcore”

[@SoundOfASonata]

HOLD ON, QUICK IDEA: DEV MAKES A NICKELBACK SONG

[@agneebags]

HOLD IT, THAT IS ORETTY GOOD IDEA.

[@cherryboup]

IT'S PERFECT PLEASE DEV

[@zhalosc]

dev needs pat finerty on the show

[@AsthmaticAxolotl]

the "ooooWHEEEEOOOO" got me 😭 the song doesn't sound that much like AJR but damn was it funny

[@daleforealman]

Joseph been real quiet since this dropped.

[@ov6021]

Who the hells joseph

[@Ch-tw4rx]

@@ov6021watch the video

[@L0rdskywarp]

@@ov6021AJR lore

[@elstovon]

Beat switch goes hard. So does the intro

[@alexshehadi9823]

i really want to hear your panic! at the disco impression, itd be so funny

[@creeperlamoureux]

Omg

[@ashtraypup]

please continue this series it’s so funny 😭

[@AnneliseAnderson]

I love AJR. I saw them in concert and it was an absolute blast. and i cried. I relate to them on a lot of growing up and dead dad shit and dealing with the aftermath of that. I have so much admiration for Adam for getting a phd in human rights and the work he does. you don’t have to like them. i hope you have music that makes you feel seen and less alone too. it does not have to be AJR. I also love Dev. I’ll keep watching.

[@elstovon]

Please keep doing this! Make a JPEGMAFIA song

[@flxckk]

100%

[@basementhobo2288]

For real that would be hilarious

[@Halfmoonbaee]

Please this would be amazing

[@jenconvertibles]

i love peggy but that would literally just be random noises lol

[@yung.alchemist]

This would be perfect for this series, Peggy and then Danny Brown

[@abby_elizabeth8435]

This video was so funny and the second half of the beat actually goes really hard! The chainsaw is actually really cool!

[@creeperlamoureux]

It weirdly really works

[@Deafkid97]

I have never heard an AJR song so I’m just gonna say it’s accurate you did a good job

[@ov6021]

All I can tell you is close but not accurate

[@elstovon]

Well I’d guess you’ve never heard any song, Deafkid97

[@amu6666]

@@elstovon💀

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@elstovon good one!

[@elanit_lk7357]

​@@elstovon😭

[@MosesSuppose]

So THATS how AJR makes their music!

[@gavingilbert5852]

Really proven your talent, I think it’s time to tackle Radiohead now

[@malegria9641]

It’s literally just this with guitars 😭

[@ivyf0xxes]

​@@malegria9641lmao what? AJR sounds nothing like Radiohead. You clearly have never heard Imagine Dragons then if you think AJR sounds like Radiohead. Imagine Dragons sounds way more like AJR than Radiohead does

[@so_much_for_jj]

@@malegria9641 have you… have you heard any Radiohead song before? Or are we thinking of different Radioheads 💀 as a fan of both, AJR is very poppy and has bright, clear instruments in their songs, while Radiohead is darker and spookier and goes heavy on the distortion and such.

[@El1society]

@@malegria9641not at all 😂

[@elanit_lk7357]

as someone who has listened to both Radiohead and AJR, meepmorp flipflop camera hop on da bodonka donk

[@autumnwillow2111]

i’m not a huge fan of their newer stuff but i actually got to see AJR live when they were opening for We The Kings back when the spongebob song was just going viral - for not knowing any of their music, the energy and show was pretty unmatched for an opener at the time. very weird yet enthusiastic energy, the crowd loved it because you could tell they were having so much fun performing before they even became well known. now, in hindsight, i realized i enjoyed that concert so much bc i never heard anything they did really prior so watching them do the sample board live and dance around was silly yet wholesome and entertaining.

[@AldensAJRNews]

Oh god as an AJR fan this video was absolutely hilarious. The references to Joe kept making me hysterically laugh. Idk if you are an AJR fan but this is a really fun video.

[@ashtraypup]

this sounds exactly like my mental breakdowns

[@justindobry6114]

That second part of the beat was actually really good

[@teiashields]

I absolutely love ajr as a concept and I'm so glad they exist, it's such a good mix of classical instruments and marching band esque sounds it ends up so fun and musical like imo, all that combined with a sort of bombastic pop sound is so fun !!!!! so so fun !!!

[@allygator616]

thank you

[@Josh-zr9by]

Stop lying to yourself

[@poopyjoe]

@@allygator616 💀

[@so_much_for_jj]

Band and orchestra kid music 😂 (I’m a band kid and ajr fan myself, not making fun of ajr fans!)

[@Ch-tw4rx]

I really don’t like them personally

[@JS-J]

12:02 I lost it the moment you got pissed that it actually sounded kind of good 😂 Also, I’m an AJR fan. Totally agree with your assessment of them, except I’m actually into their weird whimsical shit lol

[@cocoelacanth]

i think that face was in reaction to the random dupstep drop in the middle of the song lmao

[@ECMusic1717]

In all seriousness, usually in an AJR song there are big 808s, a nice bass, some trumpets, obviously drums, a catchy melody, and a catchy chorus

[@DiamondPickGames]

Lmao as an AJR fan, I love what you did in this video! I appreciate the whole “cool it on the trash talk” part too, but I absolutely understand why not everyone likes them. I think you put it best, they just do wild stuff, but it’s true that wild isn’t for everyone. This video was incredibly entertaining and hilarious, you just gained a new sub/viewer tbh😂

[@Dalligator]

i dare you to sample the second half of this beat in a queef song

[@starvictim9516]

I love the idea, but the ONE thing i would change is to wait until the very end to show the beat. Like when you add a loop, play just the loop, or when you're tracking the vocals, only play the vocals.

[@sydneyanastasia3053]

12:46 OMG I LOVE THIS SM? like the loud scream like vocals over the goofy ah trumpet

[@RNDM_ENTITY]

2:17 I dont know why but that sounds exactly like something you would hear in an AJR song

[@drenter477]

As a Massive AJR fan, I would say you are spot on except their songs are definitely more upbeating and less sad (emotionally).

[@ketchup_hater]

real

[@Aunt_Aoife]

As someone who has never heard of AJR, I would say they are spot on except their songs are definitely more upbeating and less sad (emotionally).

[@maki-ck7kv]

up beating

[@rnbmeister]

Would you say .. Way less sad?

[@drenter477]

@@rnbmeister I may be wrong, I may be right

[@marathonmanjohn]

AJR’s “sober up” and the whole Click album is one of my all time fav albums

[@slashwilliams888]

this made me suicidal until the beat switch

[@ketchup_hater]

went to an ajr concert like 2 years ago and it was awesome! they are really good performers one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to (behind dev of course)

[@ov6021]

Don't put the bias

[@bunneepawzz]

i think theyre better than dev...oops

[@ov6021]

@bunneepawzz and because I don't listen to dev's music and don't plan to I'll give it to AJR

[@bunneepawzz]

@@ov6021 i like a few of devs songs but ive listened to ajr for much longer so thats an immediate pick for me lol

[@ov6021]

@@bunneepawzz well of course

[@bookwyrm8181]

It’s a tough time on the internet for us AJR fans but I can understand why they’re not for everyone

[@Alex_HDRN]

keep yourself safe

[@allygator616]

it is hard to see them get slandered, but you just have to realize everyone has different taste ig. some are respectful and some ppl aren't. loving the new album tho, im going to the tour in april

[@anitheproto]

im sorry they're just so fun to make fun of 😭😭

[@12MyNameIs]

I'm not an AJR fan but why do people hate AJR so much?? They're not that bad😭

[@Alex_HDRN]

they're just extremely mediocre@@12MyNameIs

[@souovito]

i used to unironically love ajr some 3 years ago but i kind of just grew out of it... this video made me actually go and listen to their songs again and they do have some good songs

[@lil_rata6994]

ok cut the vocals for the second half and it’s a VIBEEEEEE 😂 this was too good ty 🙏

[@daveslamjam]

for anyone who cares, they actually have some videos up on their channel where they break down the production of their songs

[@the-es2ff]

LAST PART KINDA BANGS THOOO im geninely crying

[@CryingAphrodite]

goddamit i cannot believe this. it may not have sounded like ajr but i was less upset listening to yours. we need more

[@Spungbop420]

I honestly love AJR because wtf are they doing. Love that.

[@nikotatara4185]

ive loved these kinds of vids since u and nick did some on queef jerky and this was SUCH an out of body experience. love it so much good job. i might have to actually get twitch if you end up streaming these 😭

[@vanliani3887]

I haven't laughed this hard in actual ages, thank you

[@thenightranger987]

That beat switch was actually peak

[@calebalba1968]

why is this whole song just “i am lorde ya ya ya” 💀

[@ryanstandley616]

I love this concept so much, I think the only thing needing improvement is singing like the artist in a way. Like Eminem has the like freestyle playing off like "I just thought of the next line" to him while ajr is like the average middle schooler trying to make their first song. In these two so far it's still the same kind of singing as in queef jerky. That's just my thought, but great video! You captured their essence almost perfectly.

[@DJDipstick]

i like ajr and dev lemons this is the collab i have been waiting for

[@ZephyrHeartz]

Please do this live on twitch it would make it so much fun I can wait for you to acquire a new computer for that to happen

[@calebchristiansen3065]

I'm an avid ajr enjoyer, and your assessment of why their music is so divisive is spot on. Honestly them being so out there is the main reason I love them. Thirsty Thursday is probably the worst song I've ever heard, but I get more enjoyment of how absolutely insane it is than most of their other songs

[@Sunflowergazer]

"I NEED MORE COWBELL!!" -Christopher Walken guest hosting on SNL in the "Blue Oyster Cult" skit. LOVE THAT SKIT!!

[@Yes_Hello2]

The way it goes from pure ass and insanity to a moment of a genuine cool sounding part is KILLING ME

[@CrustyMajesty]

This series is genuinely amazing I love this.

[@Pepper-sg5rc]

0:59 fr you look so normal and u look good!!

[@dariusmcfarter6105]

i’ve been to 2 of their tours, me and my mom really like them for their spontaneous and experiential sound. some of their music is a acquired taste but thwy have some normal songs like christmas in june and role models. they’re like millennial 100 gecs

[@icantbelieveitsnotbutter1837]

I need this to be on spotify please

[@rubyqt-ph2nx]

you should call this segment deaf limes

[@evanruke8966]

as an Ajr fan I loved her referencing a bunch of theirs songs especially some of their older stuff

[@tangerine1884]

happy to contribute that “more cowbell” is from an old SNL skit 🙌

[@victoryforvicton]

i do like and regularly listen to AJR’s music, but omg this video was HILARIOUS and i loved it

[@jproyal72]

I am literally obsessed with this series

[@TsunamiAM]

as a huge ajr fan i was crying laughing the entire time - i totally get that their music isn’t for everybody but if this kind of stuff gets produced from it i don’t think anybody’s complaining 💀

[@jeezz.]

11:36 808s & Heartbreak shit 💀🔥

[@Lydamusic11]

As an ajr fan this is hurting me:(

[@rheathesaturnmoon9124]

i think in order for it to sound like ajr, it needs to be just a bit more mellowed out.

[@v4nillatwilight]

she sings like jerma

[@egg_addict]

OMG YOU'RE RIGHT WTF HOW HE SANG IN THAT BLACK EYED PEAS BIT

[@Kinetochore-ti5hk]

4:35 "Is that childlike enough?" *plays intense piano evoking sense of impending doom* Also, thank you for your effort to spread some positivity and civility in the world of music discourse! People forget too often how to have constructive and substantive conversations about their music preferences, and it makes our echo chambers so much worse.

[@syd6800]

LOVEEEE make the 2nd half into a queef project

[@sofiacarvalho3650]

this series is soooo fun!! keep making these pls!

[@number1whalesharkfan]

this song brought tears to my eyes

[@Icantchangemyhandlehelp]

Duck or no duck, im obsessed with that outro. It sounds so good. Reminds me of Glass Animals ngl but i think AJR would put that in their songs

[@theftyplays]

This is my favorite video so far because 1) useful music production information (how to use splice to make… this) 2) the second half actually does slap fr 3) goofy silly happy dev

[@markT4561]

That was sooooo funny! I love this series

[@kingstyn]

not dev making straight up masterpieces 10:42

[@allygator616]

as an AJR listener this made me a little sad but it was quite funny. she really does NOT like Joe. Or thirsty. (i cant blame her)

[@3d_wafflehouse]

7:23 my dog just looked my my phone with so much confusion

[@heatheretaithaha]

3:59 21 pilots but they were all theater majors

[@Nonethelessersoul]

this song is so good and the two halves compliment eachother so well somehow

[@slowestjabroni]

THE BEAT CHANGE THO. U STARTED NODDING. LMAO YES.

[@runa_7022]

this is the most ajr song ive ever heard

[@odimorvanjrz]

The instrumental transmitted a pure vibe of a rough "Cartoon" demo, that was idealized in their first day discussing about the OST's 😂 (Genius Dev, i love that kinda of video... you are awesome)

[@ZachBobBob]

This is how hyperpop was invented

[@jusdoriange7930]

the "bubbles popping" track is making me lose my mind, very silly indeed!

[@Aizeebee]

Second half of the beat lives in my head rent free

[@MugsisDank]

Sicc video, Develmon! I could feel the whackiness flowing through my energy channels. Thank you! P.S. Would personally love to see your attempt at Korn or Oliver Tree.

[@HECTORCOMEHOME]

i found my old deviantart account from when i was like 10, and i wrote in my bio my favorite band was AJR- but i literally ONLY know the one song where they sampled spongebob ...? like i don't think ive heard another song from them 😭 but i was claiming that i LOVEDDD them ???!!!

[@wrong_reginald]

This is literally "What AJR sounds like to people who don't like AJR." It's perfect. Please release it so I can play it for my friends who do like AJR so they can better understand me. Also, I'm so glad KZbin recommended you to me. I'm on a binge. :)

[@morganschimek11]

absolutely in love with this series! don’t care, do it for every artist ever

[@moss_covered_rock]

please please please never stop making these i enjoy the GIGGLE

[@tierney420]

She’s really good

[@guu_machadooo]

14:15 I don't know if you'll see this, but to stream on Twitch, you can buy a capture card for your Macbook, then you transmit its image to your PC, and use that image as a camera in OBS, so you can stream on twitch with your pc!!

[@SamMcPieVTOL]

I love seeing people genuinely not understand AJR’s music and just hating it because someone told them to. It’s really sad honestly since they never end up seeing the greatest live performances of all time. AJR are performers first and musicians second and somehow “super smart” critics don’t understand that. Their newest album was literally written as the soundtrack to their tour. I think I’ve already said too much logical stuff, it’s gonna start overloading the brains of the haters lmao.