Please, Help Me. What Song Is Yungblud Ripping Off?!

Yungblud has released a new song called Lowlife, so I'm going to have a listen, see what's going on him with him these days. What do you think of Yungblud's music?
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[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

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[@JayDizz92]

I beleive the song you're thinking of is The next episode by Dr.Dre and Snoop Dogg

[@xdcrazydudexd2084]

@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain that melody reminds me of the song all the things she said by T.a.t.u the Russian duo for 2002

[@PGChimp]

Warren G Regulate ,has aspects of all 3 tbh but mostly Warren G.

[@bazamere]

That melody you cant place reminds me ir Rens Tale of Jenny and Screech. But it could be from something older as well

[@steev3d]

@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain The song you are fishing for is regulate from Warren G ... The accompanying lyrics are "Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold" Almost rhymes too

[@lawrencekemp2594]

Warren G - Regulate

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

think you barely beat me :)

[@thawk325]

That is exactly right! Nice ear!

[@spacey118]

Precisely

[@Talora14]

Nah that’s way too groovy, where this is played pretty straight imo

[@zachansard]

Which was sampled from Michael McDonalds “I keep forgettin”

[@Alan_Duval]

5:28 That was Regulate by Warren G, specifically the stanzas that Nate Dogg sings. Also, the La La La bit before that had a distinct 'Cake by the Ocean' vibe.

[@honved1]

16 in the clip and one in the hole

[@wendyturnbull2371]

La la la or Nah nah nah nah na it's the mother fooking D o double g. My delicious brain auto extended it immediately. Thoughts???

[@Alan_Duval]

@@wendyturnbull2371 Mashup, my selectah! :D

[@TheSongOfO]

@@honved1 Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold

[@JaSon-wc4pn]

The Choir vocals are an exact copy of -All my Life, all my life, they couldnt break me they break me Jay cole and lil durk! Both Artist got help from Some dude in rural fife Scotland. But no sony Artists talk about it.

[@11miura]

It's either "Warren G - Regulate" or "Dr. Dre - Let me ride".

[@chadlong1109]

Thank you!

[@Krae75]

Next episode

[@tommygunn75]

... YES!!!

[@thenoodleator]

Warren G is on the money.

[@krusher74]

which is Michael McDonald I Keep Forgettin

[@AlexanderW96]

Without a doubt, the happiest and funniest I've ever seen you in a video. Was literally crying with the "f*****g lowlife" bit. Love it 😂

[@chris-cole]

Very apt to such a shyte song 😂

[@raymondheggheim]

Kind of sounds like Sleaford Mods😂😂

[@dentoncrimescene]

Not literally though.

[@andyjoyce5280]

"I'm a f*****ng lowlife" sounds like Johnny Vegas!

[@Jm649]

​@@andyjoyce5280or Shaun from the happy Mondays 😂

[@Owenator26]

The instrumental definitely reminds me of a Gorillaz song.

[@jacob8949]

100%

[@jo-annewilson5094]

Yup very Gorillazesque

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

Agreed. In fact I'd say it was a Gorillaz song if I didn't know otherwise.

[@anadraham2995]

Yup - warren g and gorillaz

[@Charlesb88]

Yep, the first I thought of was something like Clint Eastwood by the Gorillaz. But it could also be copying from Warren G’s Regulate too.

[@recklesstoboggan]

Q. "Please, Help Me! What song is he ripping off?!" A. All of them Justin, all of them.

[@mustangfreedom]

😂 I hear all sorts of chord progression and riffs from published music. Honestly, that is how music is made. Rhythm is not something you can copyright as easily as lyrics.

[@CarlHammarstrom]

Warren G - Regulate is what you're thinking of.

[@pa5287]

yep what rip off tune

[@MattHepworth]

Yep, that's the track.

[@bawsack69]

It definitely is

[@Will-kt5jk]

Just hit the east side of the LBC On a mission tryna find Mr. Warren G

[@frankzappa951]

@@Will-kt5jkhahahah

[@_portsmyth]

The melody is from the king of yacht, Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) This song was also used as the backbone for Regulate - Warren G ft. Nate Dogg

[@The_Reality_Filter]

the d.o. double g

[@antonhonkonen9411]

”The next episode” - Snoop Dog/Dr. Dre

[@rebllion9866]

Yes. But rather Warren G - Regulate

[@667neighbourofthebeast]

👍

[@adamharrison7580]

"I'm a fuckin lowlife!" - serious Johnny Vegas vibes. Great stuff as always Justin x

[@Loctorak]

Haha so it wasnt just me that heard Johnny in that accent 😂

[@daisysunshine1324]

Monkey

[@EmberedAsh]

I heard sean ryder, "its daaaaaaare"

[@richardsmith8115]

To me, the part you recognised could have been the start of Ren's 'Ballad of Jenny and Screech'.

[@kastro99]

good one!

[@shitina.bucket9699]

100% I thought the same thing

[@vscran]

Yeah Jenny’s tale is what I thought Justin’s singing

[@ianflannigan9603]

literally just commented this before i saw your comment, glad i'm not the only one.

[@shitina.bucket9699]

@@ianflannigan9603 yea also Justin is aware of ren so it could very well be, would love to hear Justin's take on this

[@broderdanne]

Feels like a mixture of a whole lotta songs... The first songs that comes to my mind is probably Hard Knock Life and maybe Clint Eastwood/Lose Yourself. Hard to pick, really.

[@dlpowers3898]

Yes, I was thinking Clint Eastwood too! :D

[@vampyr69]

I was thinking On To The Next One, but Hard Knock Life is in there too.

[@lathergoodsoapcouk]

Yeah Clint Eastwood sprang to mind immediately, followed by the plinky plonky piano in my head from the Warren G. thingy. I just did alliteration.

[@maisiedottcarr2120]

Hard knock life definitely

[@Xpndable]

The opening/chorus riff sounds a lot to me like Oh My God from the Kaiser Chiefs, wasn't the particular riff you're talking about not being able to remember, but still, seems there's lots of 'inspiration' going on in this one.

[@peggyh8937]

That was hilarious! Loved your "I'm a f---ng low life" addition to the production. I have no clue what song your thinking he is ripping off so sorry, can't help you with that. I like the song but never heard of the dude. I do think a guitar solo would be awesome in that but I think you might be just a wee bit obsessed with the need to rhyme but no worries, nobody's perfect! Great reaction, thanks!

[@MattMcQueen1]

I think you've thinking of The Next Episode, by Dr Dre and Snoop Dog, mixed with Regulate by Warren G. It doesn't match either of those on their own, but a combination of them.

[@lianabevyrage]

Regulate is actually a sampling of Michael McDonald’s “I Keep Forgettin’.”

[@theproghorn]

The groove of Rock DJ is in there somewhere too, and Hard Knock Life...

[@Ms.Aquarelle]

The 'na na naa' part reminds me of The Next Episode by Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dogg, the rest is more Gorillaz with a bit of 'it's a hard knock life' mixed in 😂

[@kimberlysaffles9332]

I thought the same!😂

[@alexmortimer1032]

"its the mother f**kin' D-O Double G" 😂

[@paulcarr5918]

Love the Paul Williams shout out. He did write the Bugsy Malone songs, and actually sang most of the boys parts since the kids couldn't actually sing.

[@WhoKnowsZombie]

I actually really enjoyed the song but also I’ve been really depressed and never leave my room so it kind of spoke to how I feel in the moment. I used to not enjoy his music but idk it’s really grown on me

[@karenmanh]

Sorry for your depression! Try to get out just a little. Baby steps. Hugs!

[@wessley4606]

​@@karenmanhwow.... That seemed sincere 😂😂😂

[@Fred_PJ]

I'm pretty sure that "Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - The Next Episode" was the song you were thinking about, most specifically the "La-da-da-da-dah" part.

[@Anothervoiceinthecrowd]

THIS!

[@concretel10n]

"doesn't need to be deep" then proceeds to take a stab at some deep thoughts.. that kinda tickled me

[@tamcon72]

His idea is an inverse of Lily Allen's "LDN" concept. Musically, it is "Loser" and "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz from an old Vita-Mix knock-off. No one makes new music anymore, the end.

[@michlidx]

Oh my, please please do more raps like the “Fuckin lowlife!” rant. I literally lost it every time you did it 😂😂😂

[@HistoryPanoptic]

the tune you were hearing is a REN tune as well "Jenny's tale" "It was a cold dark night on an empty street, somewhere in London city"

[@meyabaldwin]

Yes! Im a massive fan of both ren and yungblud and i knew i recognised that tune!!

[@lornakarimjee]

Johnny Vegas would be perfect for that little voice over 🤣

[@lizlawley6680]

Exactly what I was thinking! 😂

[@lornakarimjee]

@@lizlawley6680 hehe Justin does a mean Johnny impression, he just doesn't realise it 🤣🤣🤣

[@lizlawley6680]

👍😂

[@RosieHarp]

05:15 you humming that part, now it's driving me mad to remember it as well. Thanks 😏

[@cavalierwiththetruth]

Dy-Na-Mi-Tee by Ms Dynamite. Hope that soothes your brain itch!

[@kat7812]

Yungblud is a beautiful soul

[@stuartgoldsmith2648]

Nope

[@aubergineykwim]

It sounds like it's about to transition into It's a Hard-Knock Life from Annie at any moment.

[@Sgtspork]

Or the Jay-Z Anthem that uses the Annie song .

[@JayDizz92]

I beleive the song you're thinking of is The next episode by Dr.Dre and Snoop Dogg

[@omniverideus]

For sure you're onto it!

[@cinemadics5722]

I’m a huge yungblud fan, but I love your videos. I think so much of your wit and subtle digs go over peoples heads

[@jeroenwarner4834]

"I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell"

[@krusher74]

"I Keep Forgettin, were not in love anymore"

[@acefaceuk]

I believe the song you are reminded of is "Can't Hold Us Down" by Christina Aguilera and Lil Kim. They (or more likely their production team) probably did "get the inspiration" from somewhere else too though.

[@damonpepperland]

Always good to hear someone else appreciates Bugsy Malone!

[@markkindermannart4028]

Loved that film

[@sfarr2921]

'So you wanna be a boxer' I still love that song 😊

[@lisamh9037]

I have the soundtrack album. I was kinda obsessed...

[@nickmcp7191]

@@sfarr2921 We coulda been anything that we wanted to be...

[@sfarr2921]

@@nickmcp7191 thx now that one's stuck in my head too!!!!🙂🙂

[@stivkapten5371]

5:12 The melody you might have be searching for could be from the song Christina Aguilera - Can't Hold Us Down and the line "this is for my girls all around the world" 😀

[@yaboi-km2qn]

I wouldn't think so lowly of yungblud if he was 16 but he's nearly 30 years old.

[@JohnMoseley]

His name was beyond a hostage to fortune.

[@stefaniekasal8620]

Do you know him?

[@foxymusic217]

😮

[@gauloise6442]

he's 26

[@Guttlegob]

​@@gauloise6442well, 26 is a lot closer to 30 than 16 tbf

[@ChoppedMutton]

Ha! The ad lib at 4:54 sounded like Johnny Vegas to me. And now I want to see Justin Hawkins as a contestant in the next Taskmaster series.

[@robbo1415]

“I’m a fuckin’ lowlife” is my new go-to phrase. 😂

[@lornakarimjee]

Not quite as good as I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby though 😂😂😂

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

In a John Shuttleworth voice too

[@lornakarimjee]

@@BigyetiTechnologies even better 😂😂😂

[@Mellbergfan]

The song itself sounds like Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz but the na na na na na bit is definitely reminiscent of Regulate by Warren G

[@Anothervoiceinthecrowd]

The fact that so many people in the comments find different songs familiar to this is really quite fascinating. Every artist has influences but some are so blatant! Not that anyone cares but I heard Snoop Dog and Dr Dre - The Next Episode too. I also often default to a Northern accent when I think I'm being hilarious. And I bloody loved Bugsy Malone and watched it repeatedly as a kid. I used to act it out with my sister but now I'm imagining John Shuttleworth singing "I won't take no for an answer I were born to be a dancer!"

[@TonyOnTheSC]

I was thinking Dr Dre - The Next episode as well

[@JustRideTheVibe]

It totally reminds me of that Warren G track "Regulate," specifically the part that was used in that late 90's (maybe 2000) movie "Boiler Room". Great song and great movie.

[@BobZombie]

I think you got it, that's the one!

[@lorraine1651]

Yeah, he's humming that around 5:17

[@cosimavonliebenau8317]

Love your channel, Justin. I’m old, too. You’re introducing me to artists I don’t yet know, and you’re making me laugh (yes, lol even). I’m beginning to pick up on the subtleties, particularly the critiques that sound like compliments. Or maybe I’m imagining it, but no matter.

[@botchick]

Well, that was… a pastiche. Is that the nice word for it? I heard 6 rips.

[@martasantos238]

Justin, check the singer Gabriel Henrique!

[@BiaSantos13lp]

Yes, please!!

[@exmetal7918]

Snoop doogg / Dr. Dre - next episodela la la la la

[@BlondeVolDoll]

YES! 😂 Thankyou!

[@grahambird3257]

Miss Dynamiteee!

[@KateKosmo]

I think no matter what artists do nowadays they will take inspiration from another song, even if it was on purpose or not. So many songs sound alike, it's just bound to happen.

[@StoutProper]

He’s sampled music that sampled music. And in a few years someone will sample him 😂

[@briancampbell5180]

Love the Jonny Vegas impersonation! Would also make a great cameo for the video🤣

[@starrynyte158]

5:25 sounded like Ren's Tale of Jenny and Screech. I cant remember which section, but he used those notes in that rhythm. Although a lot of songs could use that melody in different ways I guess

[@addiehulseberg2055]

Definitely Ren. I noticed right away also. And I know you are aware of Ren’s brilliance, Justin.

[@christophermartin4091]

Reminded me of Tale of Jenny... "give me all your money b*, give it to me, if you cooperate then you'll soon be free... However, what Justin was humming of a Dr. Dre and Snoop song

[@superdriver25]

Sounded a bit like Rock Lobster to me

[@Musiklife.9049]

Yes…but has Justin heard The Tale??

[@samanthazwickel]

@@christophermartin4091, Warren G - Regulate has this tune, guesses are that's where Ren got it

[@simonr5171]

I love the John Shuttleworth reference.

[@funclampproductionsltd7109]

The melody that’s stuck in your head Justin here is a combo of the opening bars of “La De Da De Da, it’s the motherfucking DOGG” and Warren G’s Regulate.

[@skp6613]

I don’t hear it!!😩

[@ericnowak9497]

Those are the opening lines from Dr. Dre (feat Snoop)- Next Episode. The tune Justin is humming is Warren G- Regulatorz.

[@splitpierre]

something about the tones and melody brought my brain back to Reality and Fantasy from Gualazzi. hmmm, not sure why.

[@Parula06]

I'm hearing a mashup of Dre's Next Episode (that distinctive na-na-na-na-na, although the way you're singing it is more like the passage from Ren's Jenny's Tale), and Beck's Loser as you called out. Not for me, I'd rather go listen to the originals, TBH. Nice to hear of him dropping ticket prices, tho, that's a very cool thing to do.

[@natl5692]

I've been quite a fan of Yungblud since King Charles... The fact that it's been 6 years....

[@ericjam6346]

Parts are very close to Eminems Without You. The groove also seems to come from there as well. There are enough differences to keep it from being a direct copy. I heard Beck too.

[@Charlesb88]

That’s Eminem’s Without me (Not Without You) but otherwise I agree there are similarities.

[@michaelmac1798]

Yeh it sounds very familiar, like all mentioned...but "If I were a Rich Man!" Fits you can sing that along to it...If I were a rich man? BUT I'M A LOW LIFE! Drinking gin and smoking cigars but still no fancy cars! Da da da da da da da daaaaaaaa....

[@payleighsteele1540]

My thought too.

[@richardwells7883]

Wait until you hear the next one (Hated). Pure Eminem rip off.

[@Suprimmsi]

Michael McDonald with I keep forgetting and Warren G used it on Regulate, that's what is lost in your mind dude.

[@eily_b]

Sounds a bit like a faster version of "Hard Knock Life" for me plus "Regulate" from Warren G. And I like that quite some f..ks slipped through the cencorship. 😁

[@nickharrison1604]

The Warren G Regulate melody was also used by Ren’s Tales of Jenny and Screech.

[@lorenzodicapo6305]

It's a hard knocks life For yungblud

[@matthew9429]

That first line of the chorus is Little Boots - New In Town "I'm gonna take you out tonight" vs "I'm not gonna go out today" With the exact same rhythm and similar melody

[@jasonwilcox6637]

I'm old, as a 48 year old punk. I think it was edgy, has a good beat, and the kids can dance to it.🙃

[@robbiesharp311]

It's not original fool.

[@laurieyekovich8218]

Oh the American Bandstand days! Dick Clark would be proud. 😂

[@TrueFallacy]

05:10 That melody comes from the words Tonight I’ll sleep With nothing on So make sure that You hurry home From a song called Nothing On by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz That being said, there’s probably some scales with those three notes, and probably some more songs as well.

[@ThisOldManOfTheSea]

Just thought I’d let you know - Weyfest Festival are currently requesting input for artists to appear at their 2024 festival - The Darkness are trending, so let’s hope it can happen.

[@williamquigley6857]

it’s driving me mad too!! for me it’s the first 10 seconds of the live version. HELP ME PLEASE!!!

[@SueBradbury317]

This beat reminds me of Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz.

[@timotheuspeter734]

.. was about to write the same.

[@theflyingfrog]

me too! @@timotheuspeter734

[@gholmes4917]

Yep. That's what I thought

[@CriticalPaint]

The bit is from "the next episode - Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg" from one Justin to another! Hi from Australia!!!

[@andycrane2532]

Now you’ve said John Shuttleworth I hope you review some of his greatest hits and I might be in the minority of people over 30, but I do quite like Yungblud.

[@Mrschillijones]

Same here! Seen John live but not Yungblud lol

[@SteveC86]

California Love - 2Pac mixed with Hardknock Life - Annie and a side of that Warren G riff

[@SarahSumner-so3gl]

Love this song 🎵 Dom is such a talent helping so many through their darkest traumas... Hated the squeeky sounds of the Darkness, oh to be bitter and washed up just spending your days hating on up and coming young talent 🙄

[@kat7812]

Well said 👏 xx

[@Jonny0W]

I don't think he was hating on the song or Yungblood, he was positive about both. The only bit I think he meant as negative criticism was when some bits didn't rhyme, Justin always has a bit of a chip on his shoulder about that. It's fine to acknowledge that bits and pieces aound like other songs though, he didn't mean that as criticism just discussion.

[@pickles224]

The problem I have with the song is that I don’t understand what it’s supposed to be. What vibe is it going for? Most songs about sitting in your house having nothing to do either lean into the fun contentment side, or the depressing and self-loathing side. This song does neither, it’s feels like a strange middle ground in-between the two.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

It sounds like '"Jenny's Tale" from The Tale of Jenny and Screech, when Ren describes the minute Jenny and Screech lock eyes. But that probably borrows from something else itself. I liked this.

[@michaelmac1798]

Can't hear the link nothing like it.

[@ceejluige4816]

That was the first thing I thought of too, but then I realized it was Regulators by Warren G and Nate Dogg

[@peaceypipe2748]

The riff is also on Lily Allen's song but now the title escapes me. Same album as LDN. "Oh my gosh you must be jokin me, if you think that you'll be pokin me"...

[@georgegreenland7573]

Justin’s dedication to rhyme scheme gives me hope for humanity

[@ericmcsnorkle4090]

Reminds me of Gorrilaz. Don’t know the title but it goes (I think) , ‘I aint happy, I’m feeling sad, I got sunshine in a bag’

[@LindersueHarrison]

Please do a review of Placebo! I’m so interested in how you would analyze their music.

[@butchershoppequartet8690]

I think you're being reminded of Ren: Jenny and Screech (I think). Also, that northern backing singer sound was ACE.

[@itschoiboi]

This song instantly gave me pink "floyd - education". The backing voices being children has the whole "we do need no education" motiff

[@JohnMoseley]

Yeah, that and 'It's a Hard-Knock Life' by Jay-Z via Annie.

[@mannyfragoza9652]

nailed it

[@sundaycoony]

Another Brick in the Wall. I thought the same thing when it came out.

[@unknownartist3806]

Yep

[@tiggersawyer]

Yep 100% agree

[@elijahbrown9738]

Can't wait for the Justin Hawkins/(insert rapper here) collab.

[@horsehollerer]

I hear part of Ren's "Tales of Jenny & Screech" ... Near the start ... "What do you think you're playing at? You're playing games with me? I swear to fking g-d I'll slice the rosy off your cheek, You think I don't mean it? ..." *That* bit right there! Cheers.

[@OSykesisdynomite]

I love Yungblud. I'm old (51) and he is such a joy to watch and listen to. Inclusive. Tell me what song doesn't have a bit of other songs in it. Leave him alone. He is positive and loving. He got me through the pandemic. If you don't like him fine. But he is a positive soul.

[@thedailynoodle]

"16 in the clip & one in the hold, Nate dogs about to make some bodies turn cold" 🎶

[@royalmonocle1322]

I had something similar with Gotye's Someone I Used To Know. Took me about ten years to realise it reminded me of PhD's I Wont Let You Down. I think it's a distinctive interval in the melodies

[@CailinRuaAnChead]

All I can here with that song is twinkle twinkle little star. The refrain is exactly the same

[@QuagsGaming]

@@CailinRuaAnChead its baa baa blacksheep

[@bigdaddy4240]

Dear Justin, at various times of the week I do need a rippin' solo scream in and fill that particular moment in my life; are you available?

[@RosieHarp]

Oh Mr H, this video is wonderful. I lolled several times. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@user-pd8jg3cr8x]

I don’t care about the song, but even though ‘baby’ and ‘crazy’ are not perfect rhymes, they do technically rhyme. A half rhyme is still a type of rhyme.

[@cameronmcdonagh6227]

Hi Justin, absolutely love the videos, it’s amazing to watch someone who has been and currently still in the music business talk about it in such detail. Just wanted to ask a question not sure if you’ll talk about it in a future video but I just noticed that “I believe in a thing called love” is up a step in G on the music video but, in F# on the original recording. I only noticed while playing along to the music video and wonder if I was tuned a step down. Just wanted to know if there was any particular reason or if it was by accident. Love the vids . Cameron 🤘

[@Dandiesonthinice]

I love that you went all Bo Selekta there Justin.

[@yvindlindahl1222]

First time I’ve heard about this. And your intro built up for something to laugh at. But, no. I see why people like it. It’s catchy as f*ck!

[@maxbattista9791]

Johnny Vegas shouting ‘I’m a low life!’

[@barrybabbot7481]

I think these songs are AI generated. There is no way that this kid can rip off so many artists knowingly. It's nostalgia music bait to tickle the part of the brain we used to use to critically think

[@The_Reality_Filter]

I think you might be on to something there...

[@Pinkrosesandagraveyard]

Must be why I like some of his stuff

[@baztweed]

totally thought the same

[@Icclebloo]

Malcom McDonald "I keep Forgettin"? Yes, it was sampled for Warren G but you may be more familiar with the older version?

[@shanwild1096]

I think every song can be improved by some northerner noises. Excellent video sir.

[@ConradWalsh]

You're a breath of fresh air, Mr. Hawkins. With rolled 'r's.....

[@nikoletta7678]

The title Lowlife is a bit Parklife. The song release mysteriously coincided with Blur's Wembley shows. He's borrowed from both of Albarn's groups on this song. Totally Warren G and walking down the road with an attitude is a bit Ashcroftesque. Saw him live last year in Madrid and he put on a great show, he definitely has a lot of talent and energy. However I am starting to doubt some of his backstory. It's time for him to show us if he has any originality, because every single song is a rip off of something else. His latest song, which I heard online a few days ago, has made me wonder whether he's cashing in on something he definitely shouldn't be. My opinion of him has changed a bit and I feel like his record company might be flogging a dead horse now.

[@nikoletta7678]

And by the way....."I'm a fookin' Lowlife"! (In the voice of Johnny Vegas)

[@ellis3320]

“Not all the words are my own but I don’t want you to judge, I thought inspiration was all about fun”

[@baalrog887]

It's interesting that you picked up on him being well off because he talks a lot about his rough Doncaster upbringing, but he literally was upper middle class and went to a posh school. Also I love your Johnny Vegas impression.

[@MurdoT860]

Who gives a shit.

[@gregmcdonald8962]

Wait, are you saying he's inauthentic? Perhaps a fraud, even? What a complete and utter shock in this day and age.😏

[@OSykesisdynomite]

I love Yungblud. His 1st single has a line it that says he has never been broke but he has been broken. Never has he said he was brought up poor. Anything in his songs that may suggest it are fans he has written about. Don't assume everything is about him.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Its drives me bloody mental. The whole 'i was poor and bullied but look at me now' cliche. All the stage schoolers do it and its a pure lie.

[@DearSociety1]

When you go “I’m a f**king lowlife” I am HOWLING! Giving me BO SELECTA

[@DearSociety1]

@@kamon4931 YESSS 😂😂😂

[@kevinhill6079]

Its also quite similar to one of the lyrical melodies in one movement of the Ballad of Jenny and Screech by Ren.

[@alicejohnmusic]

This is it indeed, oh my god @JustinHawkinsRidesAgain

[@IAmOtakuYT]

this is what came to my mind

[@clairepickin5928]

Justin should definitely react to the Tales trilogy by Ren

[@Cynthiabecker24]

​@@clairepickin5928Justin has reacted to Violets tale and heard The Tale of Jenny and Screech. Check it out

[@NinStardust]

I’ve liked Yungblud as a person for a while, but never bothered with his music until this song came out. Been addicted to Lowlife for the last two weeks! It’s so catchy! Yungblud has released a new song since called Hated, which is also brilliant! 🥰

[@jimboc669]

Absolute poser trash for edgy 13 year old girls who think they're damaged. He's literally an industry plant.

[@NinStardust]

@@jimboc669 I’m 35 an f*cking love it! Try taking things less seriously, you might find that you start enjoying life! 😂🥰

[@a_potat]

​@@NinStardusthated is such a beautiful song but still sad

[@a_potat]

A sad experience I mean

[@karim6651]

lol justin's northern "i'm a fookin lowlife" is so good

[@gary5150]

Not for me, but some will like it. It’s exactly what you could imagine coming from someone from a stage school. And to nick an amazing lyric, he has as much edge as a balloon