I Would Rather // Jazz Emu

[@JazzEmu]

I adore to make these Smooth Sonic Nuggets for your Delicate Earholes. If you adore to listen to them, why not throw me your support so I might continue to do so? www.patreon.com/thejazzemu

[@joshuataylor3550]

This is very good description of depression.

[@shanekeenan1302]

HA! 269 Got it!

[@RenrcorZ]

I LOVE YOU JAZZ EMU!!!!

[@SickWhiteTiger]

I adore you

[@inabyt]

I would rather die Though I might check it out before I do so.

[@Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

I would rather die Than to be denied This chance to subsidize Fortynineninetynine

[@teddabear8890]

What a glorious donation message

[@snorlaxjen]

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@qwertyjklz8823]

Good lyrics

[@jamesmarsh6884]

@@qwertyjklz8823 you can make donatoins in the coments what!?

[@AaronFernandez-p8x]

This donation/comment is worth every penny lmao im dead

[@Crimser3]

Words cannot describe how desperately I want a musical colab between Jazz Emu and Brian David Gilbert

[@regretfulraccoon3560]

Y E S

[@Beegster459]

that would be perfect

[@Mars-music763]

LITERALLY they have such similar energy itd work so well

[@chromonym]

That would be absolutely legendary

[@vodago]

I'll do you one better.. Tom Cardy, Value Select, Jazz Emu and BDG making a band.

[@bunnyboid1766]

This song got me to change the signature settings on my email. Thank you Emu

[@honaleri]

Jazz Emu, making a real difference out here.

[@ravingcuriosity6345]

SAME!! Not only I remove that ad thing, but I put the "Best regards" and my name to it. Instead of wasting like 7 seconds every time I send an email, now I will save like 9 seconds. Total net 16 seconds FTW!!!

[@jministries]

Me too!

[@AdamFunk]

Sounds like _someone's_ not committed to inaction. >:(

[@fancifuldevices]

Ok wait imma go do that

[@tomasaurusstack6200]

The fact that he refuses to wake up 9 minutes earlier and uses the minimum amount of time to get ready is scarily accurate

[@Jalbesbe]

I'm more amazed that he can get up for 7:09 and potentially get the bus for 7:36. I gotta be up for 30 minuets to first find the will to live in that day, then get to my bus 30 minuets early; for the bus that comes every 15 minuets to be over and hour late than the time I arrived early for.

[@MINECRAFTLOVER4000]

i wake up 10 minuyes before i have to be out of the door to catch the bus lol

[@ohmanthatguy2443]

After my amazing vegan friendly mushroom dish, I found this video. [Edit] Why do I keep watching this?

[@Romanticoutlaw]

I always show up exactly at the minute I'm supposed to be at work for exactly that reason. I've crunched the numbers, I've seen the matrix. Which does mean a mild inconvenience or not having the will to get out of bed will make me late, but that's a gamble I'm willing to take

[@Saol.Alainn]

Alarm at 4:48 Shower by 5:24 Leave at 5:52 Work by 5:59 :) Anything goes wrong I'm fked lol

[@GruM_fgt]

I admire your sacrifices for the music videos you're making. First your wife left you with all 8 of your kids, then you had you've been beheaded by an angry mob of faceless beings, and now you took a crossbow bolt straight through the skull just to make the ending more impactful. truly a master of his craft

[@ArcYT]

You forgot to mention that he is controlled by a teenage boy living in the year 2345 who is also controlled by another teenage boy living in the year 8345

[@mrblakeboy1420]

how did you forget he got hit by a car in this video

[@badcrusader5237]

You also failed to mention his previous contraction of emotional allergies, I'm sure that's been hard on him

[@polishaunt3441]

Don't forget the way he bravely sneezed his heart out!

[@theunusual5018]

I can't believe that you also forgot that he works at a generic retail store, but is unable to comprehend that he works at a generic retail store, and is forced to ask everyone who enters the generic retail store if they work at the generic retail store

[@gloriousradio]

'I would rather dive into a vat full of live bees than conceptualise being that organised' is a gem of a lyric.

[@mknigh]

Emu singing about the common man's struggle. Amazing relatable song man.

[@JazzEmu]

Occasionally I deign to step down from the mighty podiums of Olympus to entangle myself with the trials of the masses.

[@joshuataylor3550]

@@JazzEmu What about our tribulations?

[@plasmasupremacy9321]

@@joshuataylor3550 I think he'd rather die

[@mirmalchik]

@@plasmasupremacy9321 and travails?

[@goldencatcyrielle8148]

@@mirmalchik I think he'd rather die

[@reversedclouds8809]

I know I'm missing the point explaining this, but there is actually a really quick fix for the E-mail problem: Settings -> Mail -> Signatures

[@Sandthesand]

Thanks for the help! Sent from my iphone

[@Moridin69]

He would rather die then go to the settings menu and do all this

[@dot.5467]

The amount of creativity jazz emu has is what sets him apart from other alternative artists. Truly amazing work, and honestly comforted me in how stressful my life is sometimes just to be reminded this is a human experience.

[@kieran.grant_]

Are you familiar with Tom Cardy? I think you might like him as well.

[@dot.5467]

@@kieran.grant_ yes, I love his music. :)

[@leo_the_lizard]

ok same, but did you notice the little rick roll at the beginning of the video 👀

[@kieran.grant_]

​@@leo_the_lizard I did not, and now I feel like a fool

[@destroy2enjoy]

I’d declined Will wood and the tapeworms if u like this

[@apayauq]

I am obsessed with how the lyrical line of "you'll never have to look ahead with prophetic vision to see future stress you might get from present descision that you're making" is such a satisfying phrase that continues beyond the bar it starts in. much like this song is a satisfying break from all of the responsibilities i'm avoiding by enjoying it.

[@cal7643]

How is each song increasingly relatable

[@henrybay4807]

I think that the last one about our lives being artificial simulations that serve as a video game for future adolescents feels more like my everyday life

[@annoyingbutmorallyconsistent]

Right!? He's a frigging genius.

[@YeOldenImbecile]

Especially going to heaven and being denied because you didn't give your honest opinion.

[@LH44EVER]

i swear he thinks of this crap in the shower

[@ArcYT]

​@@YeOldenImbecileWhen Kenny dies and gets denied to Heaven

[@ceribralboy4468]

"Oh, wow! Hmm, gee. Let me think..." This mentality plays most mornings

[@bunndalf]

Jazz is already so accustomed to Miami, that he forgot how british traffic works.

[@heha3525]

BAHAHAHA

[@ghostderazgriz]

0:20 I enjoy the touch of always setting a new alarm instead setting an existing one on repeat.

[@Bagofnowt]

The lyric "I would rather lick ice, with both my balls in a vice" really spoke to me on a deeply personal level. It reminds me of frozen treat day at the dungeon.

[@kevinwillems8720]

Do they still do that on Wednesdays? I've not been there in a while

[@natvc5955]

I'm pretty sure it was tuesdays, they'd call it "twisty tuesdays".

[@spider-mancantsee5875]

@@kevinwillems8720 nah, Wednesdays are now “waterboarding Wednesdays” they moved it to Tuesday.

[@FoxDyed27]

@@spider-mancantsee5875 oh you're not serious, that's gonna completely mess me up for CBT Thursday

[@isfet5730]

What in the fuck is this reply section? XD

[@randomparable]

For a purely crowd-funded artist like you, your music and the videos themselves rapidly improves overtime, matching and surpassing the quality of various other artists supported by their records. And I'm all here for it. I would rather *die* than not listening to these masterpieces.

[@natecgames4612]

I think that my favorite part of his songs is that they almost always come from really mundane crap like "I'm too lazy to fix the minor annoyances of my life" or "I want to see my tvs DVD logo hit the corner" it limits him so much into making pure gold. I think the only other song that does that is NSP's "I don't know what we're talking about"

[@eamonmcevoy3421]

The writing, word play, video, everything he does. He is so under-rated. These main line pop artists gets hundreds of millions of views for being propped up by a group of 30 writers that produce nothing more than a few lines of chorus. This dude is a legend.

[@jiffyb333]

Oh man the production values are off the charts with this one! Hunter Allen you talented individual you, as well as the team that helped pull this all together. :)

[@JazzEmu]

Hunter is a Magnificent Beast. There is no team besides the two of us - pouring our little souls into the magic of audiovideographical delectation.

[@jiffyb333]

That is absolute insanity of the highest order, you have quite the creative partner!

[@GazB85]

Is Hunter Allen Jazz Emu’s real name?

[@Blackhole-TON618]

​​@@GazB85 pff no they are obviously different people. No idea where you could have got that silly notion from

[@toons4325]

@@GazB85 No, Hunter Allen is Jazz's helper who works on editing and the like.

[@Atrocius1814]

It is literally illegal to make a song this good

[@Danalysis]

BRO THE RICKROLL REFERENCE AT THE BEGINNING!!!!!!

[@bungalo50]

I still don't fully understand how someone can produce music that is so unbelievably silly yet sophisticated

[@kerhaidet]

En fuego!!!! 🔥

[@derpypizza]

It’s incredible that you do this for such an amazing musician. I look for your super thanks on every video so I can like it. I’m sure Jazz Emu is very thankful for your support, I know I would be.

[@kerhaidet]

@derpypizza yeah, I do this for him. I do this to support him and also maybe set an example. Like maybe someone will be like, hey, this person did a super thanks, that's a good idea, maybe I will too. Jazz is an awesome artist and an awesome person. He knows I appreciate his talent and his hard work. And I'm pretty sure I can say he appreciates the support.

[@astralax]

Every single creative aspect of this video is done with such obvious care. Nothing feels phoned-in or good-enoughed. Jazz Emu shoots for perfection every damn time, and he just keeps getting closer.

[@Ian_Johnson]

no other musician can put me in bliss the way this funky bird does

[@VivelaSlime]

0:11 “Don’t fact check that online” Oh wow gee let me think, I would rather wrap twine Around my neck than take the time To fact-check everything online. I would rather re-align my spine With an enraged bovine Than ensure you dont misconceptualize How watches got their name.

[@bread7610]

I would rather DIIIIE (It’s far better than the alternative.) DIIIIE (Rather be inconvenienced than live.)

[@3_ormorecharacters]

stuuupidly underrated lmaooo

[@SplendidFellow]

Magnificent. Most spiffing musical work as always, Jazz Emu.

[@ihave7up-channel]

What cracks me up every time I watch this is that entrance into Heaven isn't even gated behind *liking* the haircut, only telling God what you think of it

[@biggestfanof300]

The sheer rizz of this man with both the outfit and those hypnotic dance moves are outstanding.

[@mattyb9991]

The way he starts boppin at 2:46 is incredible

[@antonioguevara1238]

I love the sort of weird relationship God and The embodiment of Death has at 3:28.

[@AnnaTalks-videos]

0:33 is one of the best transitions I’ve ever seen

[@joshuaduncan8834]

Another truly bloody brilliant banger. The craftsmanship is on-poínt as always. The level of artistry in the thoroughly realized thematic concept and narrative is rivaled only by the masterfully orchestrated firey funk. Dancing my ass off + laughing my ass off at the same time. This is truly an anthem for those of us who can't possibly be bothered to demonstrate the slightest ounce of normal human foresight, assertiveness, or self-discipline of any kind. I'm currently watching my world turn upside-down because of just such a failure of mine to be just a tiny bit proactive. Lmao. This struck home hardcore. Oh, well, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ At least I know I'm not alone in that regard.

[@Sentora_]

I am genuinely so impressed by every release you have, every song is so damn perfect and I wish you all the success you 100% deserve

[@LucysLocket]

Loving the subtle Never Gonna Give You Up references!

[@kerhaidet]

I'm just dying, waiting for the new album!!!!! December 19 can't come fast enough!!!!! Omigosh there will be new Emu music in the world.........❤❤❤❤

[@localidiot450]

0:34 i dont know why but i love the little dance he does here

[@laurelloaf]

This is the most relatable (and delightful) song I’ve ever heard in my life.

[@iamaweirdo5210]

Bro 1 year later and I finally realized the intro is basically a Rick roll. Sneaky one Jazz (and pretty clever (and funny))

[@CygnusTheSilly]

Thumbnail is accurate because this is straight up fire

[@CygnusTheSilly]

Hope he doesn't change the thumbnail in the future so this'll still make sense

[@Deersiii]

I love this artistic masterpiece of a song that was constructed carefully and thoughtfully about Jazz Emu being lazy.

[@menik6575]

In the spirit of the song, I would rather die than correct the bookmark that I had just saved in the wrong bookmark folder.

[@derpypizza]

This released on my birthday and I couldn’t have asked for a better present. Simply immaculate, from the vocals to the humor.

[@jpconley5618]

Not sure if it is intentional, but the melody at the end of the die at 3:06 mirrors the vocal outro for Hœrgüpjelly Kisses and it sounds amazing.

[@mintysunglasses6945]

Man really said 'bold of you to assume I'd go to heaven' in the most long-winded way possible lmao.

[@staticsage8263]

1:43 Jazz Emu would never do that to his nephew/manager/manservent Bonson who is being held hostage in what is believed to be the basement of a Loco Burrito in Didcot. Im shaking and crying rn.

[@LordotheMorning]

Yo that rhyme scheme in the that first chorus is sublime.

[@ControllerThrowersLP]

Funny, I was just thinking that I'd rather die than have to wait another minute for a new Jazz Emu jam. Hearing some Rick Astley and Michael Jackson here, really great stuff, Henderson.

[@Whysp]

I can't help but hear some NGGYU in part of the song

[@sicklysweetdenouement]

Fun fact, because I was interested. The term Watch came from Town Watchmen using it to keep track of shifts.

[@brandonhalvorsen2185]

I gotta say the cinematography in these videos is astonishing.

[@kimyonaarts]

Simply brilliant. Your mind is truly like a dimond fabergé egg....of course a bit punctured now....but if you'd rather that, then fine. Keep playing that funky music man! Its always great to hear. Love ya dude!

[@neiloldfield1217]

This IS the Eurovision winner! Stop the count! ❤

[@Walleyedwosaik]

I live in Australia and you are by far the 2nd best musical emu I’ve heard

[@Trowls]

I would rather spend those extra 9 minutes watching this video 2.37885 times

[@HalfDeadPrincess-uh5hu]

What is this man's budget? I swear every video he makes is its own film

[@remybryan4673]

Wow! Another song for real humans such as myself. Magnificent work, I will play this at the next rave I attend.

[@parkeryoung8259]

Why.... why you wird it like that?

[@arealhuman2409]

As a fellow real human I feel it is my duty to attend that magnificent rave of yours. We will do much fun things like, as real humans such as you and I put it, "jam" to this incredible piece of music.

[@becominghero9754]

​@@parkeryoung8259 That is how real humans, as you say, "wird" things.

[@badcrusader5237]

​@@arealhuman2409 god I hate how you talk like that, common CEO talk, doesn't even know our names, next thing I know you're going to be recommending something dumb like tuber

[@billyboymgee1729]

Yes, I enjoy

[@noahandreasen9221]

THE AUDACITY TO MAKE SUCH A BOP, AND CALL ME OUT.

[@ShimmyX]

The sheer commitment on every single video is amazing, love everything you put out tbh, not only catchy af but also extremely hilarious and relatable 🤣🤣🤣

[@callmeperch]

There is no joke persona, Jazz Emu is living his own truth and I am here for it

[@aasthade0309]

I've been on a Jazz Emu marathon and one thing I noticed is that the previous videos are absolutely brilliant and his content just kept getting better with every video. He raised the bar for himself so high, and every single time, he delivers. This man is so freakin brilliant. I'm in awe!

[@thickfondue1837]

This came out shortly after I went to bed, I awoke to a short that would peak my interest immediately after waking, The first music to grace my ears this morning were the very orgasmic patterns crafted by the Emu himself, These are the moments that give life purpose

[@olivergobrrr2935]

Set my alarm to wake me up 5 minutes after this banger drops. Why? Because I would rather die than wake up exactly when this banger drops and binge it for an extra 5 minutes

[@samantha.redacted]

It is truly shocking the heights of creative quality & production value this 2 person team is able to achieve

[@lexa2310]

3:20 love the gunshot sound the arrow makes. Perfectly encapsulates the theme this song is going for. 😂

[@maledictionwolf]

I have suffered the mystery unsubscribe, and thus I missed out on this glorious tune when it first graced the world. But my YT recommendations are on point, and served it up to me only a day late. Mysteries of the algorithm.

[@toggerz7487]

I'd like to give this little line some more appreciation; "I would lay down my life To avoid getting up from the sofa"

[@zebraloverbridget]

The fact I missed this song when it came out and you also read my mind is fucking insane. This song is not only a vibe but also a mood

[@Dead94820]

Saw JazzEmu for the first time as opening act at the Game grumps Live show in London last Monday and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. Beautifully funny.

[@big_uppies]

Wait for real

[@Whitecroc]

@@big_uppies Yep! And he wasn't *that* sexy... he was *even sexier*.

[@enderguardian7443]

0:05 jazz astley ir rick emu?

[@snorlaxjen]

Guys what can I say, another amazing song and accompanying video well done ❤❤

[@superskibidi4324]

Lyrics: (I manually typed these ) We’re all slaves to the time They call it a watch because it watches our lives slip by Don’t fact check that online Now you’re lying there in bed And you find yourself setting The same alarm to wake you up at 7:09 To catch that 7:36 service to stoke Do you maybe wanna give yourself just slightly more time? Oh wow, hm, gee let me think! I would rather die than be awake for the nine extra minutes that I know would make me on time I would rather dive into a vat full of live bees than conceptualize being that organized I would rather die (I’d rather try to make love to a fire) Die (I’d rather take a bath with my hairdryer) I don’t fear sacrifice Don’t make me a martyr Don’t worship me just because I would lay down my life To avoid getting up from the sofa To reach for the remote and Everytime I’m sending out an email I see The little tag at the end saying “Sent from my iPhone” And everytime I stop Then i highlight and delete it I’m sure there is a straightforward fix But I would rather lick ice With both my balls in a vice Than find the setting on my phone that would turn it off Id rather have my nephew’s diaper as a drink Than be slightly forward-thinking Or nice to future me at all I would rather die (the zebra crossing just a bit to far) Die (I’d rather cross at this blind corner part) Die ( it’s worth the risk of getting hit by- ) So you’ve made it up to heaven, now you can laze it up, you’ll never have to look ahead with prophetic vision to see the future stress you might get from the present decision that you’re making Now let’s get that booty through those pearly gates man All you have to do to pass into the realm of the deep forever I’d give your true opinion on the haircut I just gave ya I would rather die Than tell i stranger that I am not quite sure if I like the way they cut my hairs I would rather deny myself the Eternal Life than have to suffer that minor present awkwardness I would rather diiiiieeee!!! (Ooo ooo ooo oo oo ooo ooo oo) I would rather die I would rather die (Let me know if I made any mistakes!)

[@ahmetsarper8024]

all the deaths 1 -0:44 dive into a vat of live bees 2- 0:54 try to make love to a fire 3- 0:58 take a bath with a hairdryer 4- 1:35 lick ice 5- 1:36 put both balls in a vice 6- 1:42 have nephews diaper as a drink 7- 2:04 getting hit by a car 8- 2:53 deny eternal life 9- 3:17 crossbow tell me if missed any

[@rowens71]

the haircut thing is so relatable. my mom will ask the sandwich artists at subway to look through the tomatoes to see if there are better slices at the bottom of the bin while i internally cringe

[@benhall4766]

how is this man making so many delectable ear tinglers so fast

[@Wingersrok]

“Im would rather die, than be awake for the nine, extra minutes that I, know would make me on time.” Is so satisfying.

[@DrJigglebones]

3:19 great stage fall btw!

[@yes3714]

How are these videos not blowing up, it is genuinely making me upset. Every single one of your videos deserves going viral

[@Customfurball28]

OOOH yesss. New Jazz Emu songs is what I live for, and this production quality is SOOOO GOOD, along with the tons of different melodies throughout the song, so well done and varied. Also, the MV is SOOOOO HIGH QUALITY AND WELL DONE!!! I think this is your best MV yet, and so relatable as usual. Love your work JE!

[@lati7935]

Gotta love that Rick Astley reference at the beginning

[@aycoded7840]

I really love this whole song, especially how he uses 0:50. would love to see a piano tutorial on it.

[@johnparker4484]

Your vocals here have a major Foxy Shazam vibe and I’m here for it

[@lyde73]

This is so on brand and everything I could have ever wished for from this channel

[@TheOnlyCatana]

Absurdly underrated ❤

[@emilyw7917]

You beautiful, beautiful flightless bird. I have never identified with something so much in all of my 29 years.

[@paleintrovert6495]

The start of this music video technically classifying it as a rickroll is a lot funnier than it deserves to be.

[@lgamez7734]

I’m ashamed that this is now one of my new favourite songs seriously dude don’t ever stop you are amazing

[@iskallos7593]

My god I love that "Oh wow, hm, gee let me think" moment so much, I feel like it makes that first I would rather die so much more impactful.

[@plutototoh]

The gravitas and dedication to the concept always blows my mind thank you Jazz Emu

[@t4bithar]

Bonson might need a pay raise if you decide to drink his diaper 😂

[@AveryForton]

The second I saw your clothes I knew this was gonna be a banger.

[@AveryForton]

Now that I finished the song... I can confirm, 10/10 banger

[@Nonzeromist67]

This is the first time I've seen anyone use Stoke in a song, and it's because you'd rather be swarmed by insects than wake up on time to come to my city smh, love you emu

[@mrmarcellmusic]

I genuinely love this song, not just for the relatability, but because Jazz Emu's voice is so unbelievably silky smooth

[@mistcaller]

Watching this while procrastinating on homework is such a mood

[@PebbleBat]

Honestly my favourite artist at the moment, all of his songs are a mix of jazzy goodness and comedic genius and i cant get enough!

[@kieran461]

Every time I'm not sure if i'll like a song as much as his others, and every time I'm surprised

[@NighttimeDaydreams]

Right on time, I see the notification just as tears of stress and overwhelm begin to slide down the sides of my face and onto my ears, because I'm lying horizontally. Now instead I have a goofy grin.

[@Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

❤

[@sebastianp2300]

I've already listened to this 8 times... It's so catchy!

[@onemin8729]

Yes, I can't stop either.

[@joelwanner5799]

I feel personally attacked by the „Sent from my iPhone“ bit. Some clever observations and a great song, peak Jazz Emu!

[@norvegicus]

I don't know how to express it, but Jazz Emu makes the most human music I've ever heard

[@HexNutTheObject]

True

[@Ensign-Dumbass]

There’s something I like so much about the way the choreography looks. It’s just so nice

[@sgthometar]

This song isn't about laziness. It's about passive suicidal ideation.