Lay All Your Love On Me, performed by a vampire | AAAH!BBA

sometimes, a vampire just has to sing
Many years ago, Brian David Gilbert and Jonah Scott talked about how most of ABBA's music could be sung by Halloween villains. This year, they turned that 3 minute conversation into a full album.
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Arrangement and production by Jonah Scott: thealtogether.bandcamp.com/
Camera work and background vocals by Karen Han: / karenyhan
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[@briandavidgilbert]

welcome to AAAH!BBA, the world’s first?/only?/best? Halloween-themed ABBA cover album. listen to the full album on youtube: bit.ly/AAAHBBA listen on spotify: spoti.fi/3BeEi0U and if you’d like to support whatever this is (thanks!), join my patreon for behind-the-scenes stuff: www.patreon.com/briandavidgilbert

[@c.mdoeseverything1736]

Thank u Brian

[@alphabowtie2778]

Gotta say man. I love your content and I stan you all day everyday

[@revelationsgc2931]

LETS GOOO! Who knew I needed this as badly as I did hahaha, re-watched all the videos to get caught up on the BDG lore

[@Otamatone69]

@OwO I’m scared :

[@zock_zock9147]

aa

[@QsPhilosophy]

In early vampire myths, vampires inhumanity caused them to not have feelings, so they would drink blood, which was believed to be the source of emotion. Makes that "don't go wasting your emotions" even more impactful.

[@alastryona]

@I O just to feel something

[@joshuaholdsworth3897]

Imma finna yoink that fact for my writing, thanks

[@vexorian]

Knowing Brian, this was probably intentional

[@chadfalkin6850]

so basically blood is vampire antidepressants?

[@formerly_human]

Now I'm feeling ridiculously inspired, thank you

[@100Peterll]

Remember when Brian "wasted" 3 weeks of his life finding Castlevania's hottest monster? Well, we just found him.

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

He went from finding the hottest monster to becoming the hottest monster!

[@floatingtablestudios6287]

@@MissPoplarLeaf achevement unlocked: brian story ark complete

[@enemyghost2170]

best comment-

[@rootbeer_666]

I want to like this but I don’t want to disturb that hott six six six

[@jaynenunya6070]

is he hotter than hyena with gun tho

[@tawootawoo]

For reasons I truly don’t understand, this is 100% unironically the favorite song of my 5 year old and 2 year old. The 2 year old demands it on every car ride although he has a hard time saying vampire song so he kinda just yells “Sapphire!” at me until I put this on. This is not just an October thing either. This is just the peak of music to them. I’m so proud.

[@ms.fukawa-hanamura3754]

Easy explanation: your kids have good tastes and they’re going to have the weirdest sense of humor

[@JacksonBockus]

Years from now: "Mom, did you know there was a non-vampire version of that song?"

[@funnysillyclown]

This is adorable

[@4n0mie]

musically, this is a gorgeous arrangement. your kids have solid taste and should try out for choir when they get older!

[@DKdrop]

@@4n0mie Yeah, the baroque flourishes do give it a really interesting texture.

[@jaderush4141]

"...And they've been pretty ˢᶜᵃʳᶜᵉ" I am laughing literally every time. The change in the voice, the face and the music is just chef's kiss, it's incredible.

[@screamsformemes]

I can't stop thinking about this lmfao

[@lulabyte]

it's the little scream at the end of that bit that makes me lose it

[@rowdyriolu1]

@@lulabyte _aAh!_

[@yphre]

just had enough time after reading this to wonder, before I reached eaxactly that part. perfect

[@quantumblur_3145]

__

[@SaganHawkes]

the end where it zooms and becomes monochrome red and high contrast is peak filmmaking fr

[@Spady_Arts]

sup sagan edit: glad to see you around here

[@cherrybee95]

Brian is a virtual boy game

[@larkspur1517]

I KNOW RIGHT?

[@muhuee]

Loved that part!

[@bs06c2m]

Its super stylish, can't place what it reminds me of exactly.

[@hammdogporkington3058]

The real hottest Castlevania monster was inside you all along, Brian

[@mattrobinson5479]

👀

[@oliviatilleman8055]

@@mattrobinson5479 *coughs*

[@sarahharman9879]

Omg

[@hugoalvord2779]

...in... inside him?

[@vehicularmanslaater8083]

maybe the real hottest castlevania monster was the friends we made along the way

[@midgeg9131]

i feel like we should adress the chorale at the end because holy shit karens voice is positively angelic

[@LLCCB]

She's amazing!

[@lulabyte]

it gives me CHILLS

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

@@MemoryOfGravy god now you're tempting me to become a patron... 😭

[@MemoryOfGravy]

@@somerandomgoblin2583 yesss..... join usss....

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

@@MemoryOfGravy i will whenever i have my own money to spare

[@ihatehandleswtf]

As a lifelong ABBA fan, I have some sequel album suggestions for Brian "Slipping through my fingers"; a soliloquy by Edward Scizorhands "Hasta araña"; 3 minutes and 9 seconds of straight spider puns "Waterloo" as sung by the tortured, vengeful ghost of Napoleon "(Biblically Accurate) Angeleyes" about the eldritch horror that is the ophanim _(🎶one look and you're vaporiiiized~🎶)_ And finally, "if it wasn't for the Knight"; in which a fiendish sorcerer rants about the hero foiling his wicked and sinister schemes All free to use for anyone seeking to make the words second-best Halloween themed ABBA cover album [EDIT] I know it's currently the middle of July but I remembered this existed and came up with more: "The Visitors" where it starts as usual, but becomes increasingly obvious the singer has been abducted by aliens "When I Kissed the Creature" in which a cryptid fanatic takes things a little too far "Me and I" as a dysfunctional duet between Jekyll and Hyde. "Disillusions" sung by the tormented protagonist of an HP Lovecraft novel I'll be back if I come up with anything funnier lmao (also the replies on this are great. good job everyone)

[@mariahschultz8835]

I know its kinda cliche but I want a monster mia

[@rainbowlack]

"I'm A Marionette" performed by someone under a necromancer's spell "Ring, Ring" performed by the girl from The Ring "Head Over Heels" performed by a group of sirens "Voulez-Vous" performed by a demon trying to trick you into selling your soul "Two for the Price of One" performed by the Hydra

[@trustindean5164]

genuinely I want a volume 2 of AAAAAH!Bba. And these would be very fun ideas for it

[@windmill9998]

@@rainbowlack dude these are really good, why didnt you post this as a full commeny? instead of a reply, i mean? that way our lord and saviour BDG might take them into consideration

[@rainbowlack]

@@windmill9998 idk 😔 huge loss for the queer community

[@DaThings]

Fun fact, this video is in 4:3 aspect ratio because 4 is the number of letters in ABBA and 3 is also a number

[@chee5598]

the 3 is for bdg

[@LucaTheStar]

Hello DaThings, I love your videos

[@itmedana]

wow, this is so insightful

[@tretretre1111]

The math checks out.

[@wlkrevans]

Obviously, this is the Snyder Cut.

[@elizabethfernandez9466]

I absolutely love how this is a vampire pleading with a mortal to not share their blood with another which implies it’s a consensual relationship between them.

[@MarieAvora]

Vlad and Lisa in Castlevania

[@MoonShadowWolfe]

Yeah, and the lyrics that imply a one-true-pairing, monogamous relationship in the new context would mean he's going to subsist on this person exclusively and stop generally hurting other people who don't consent. It's really rather touching, if a bit possessive and intense.

[@MemoryOfGravy]

@@MoonShadowWolfe yesssss… I really love the sense of vulnerability and fear from this character who is clearly not used to being made to feel this way. And the fact that it’s (presumably) a regular human person who has undone him to the point of begging for them to be with him exclusively…. I don’t know, I just find it absolutely beautiful.

[@no-bc4jl]

@@MemoryOfGravy "don't act like I haven't noticed you going to the blood bank lately."

[@woahthisisinteresting4369]

@@no-bc4jl this is my favourite interpretation

[@pyritepaladin5647]

3:46 is the exact moment where the same chorus transitions between "goosebumps title effect and low quality 3-d pumpkin visuals to the beat w a cheesy vamp costume" to "emotional dramatically lit musical performance" within like a second. and both sides of the horizon are good in completely different ways. stg this bitch rolled a 20

[@CaptainCFalcon]

Straight up. Also, thank you for the timestamp. *_I will now proceed to abuse that motherfucker._*

[@allietheotaku]

A NAT 20!!!

[@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Nah it's still pretty goofy lol

[@lord_ozymandias]

@@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaano one said it wasn’t - it can be both goofy and moving lol

[@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

@@lord_ozymandias He literally said it wasn't. That it transitioned from being goofy.

[@GoetiaTV]

What We Do in Shadows needs to give him a guest spot. I imagine Laszlo would either hate his guts or be quite impressed.

[@ArthurHLI]

Right? This would fit right on!

[@ASquared544]

Please

[@lordoftheducks332]

YES YES YES YES YES

[@genderender]

Literally just feels like Laszlo singing lmao

[@lordoftheducks332]

@@genderender plot twist: This is the original version that Laszlo wrote and ABBA stole it

[@Storyquest]

My only complaint is that there was a worryingly low amount of high kicks for a BDG production.

[@Hamstertron]

Lots of karate chops though to make up for it

[@JanaeSmith]

Agreed! but your likes are at 666 (and the comment I just turned to 69 likes) so I don't want to mess that up just yet...

[@dsargus3]

@@JanaeSmith it's fine now, he has almost twice as many likes now

[@manisian3652]

Yeah I noticed that too, blink twice if you need help BDG!

[@caitiemoriarty]

My favorite thing about Brian singing is that he’s in “comedy” mode for like 75% of the song-still good singing, mind you, but casually-and then he transitions into extremely talented tryhard vocalist when it is most essential

[@fredericmalouin9340]

If you want to hear Brian shedding all of the comedy away, you can listen to his work in his band The Altogether. Or in a more pop way, Thumbnail, one of his collabs with Louie Zong: kzbin.info/www/bejne/novQkqJ_rqpqrtE

[@dylanbksp]

@@fredericmalouin9340 damn how much has this man done

[@SpectralArchivist]

Right?! Like, that end belt was glorious.

[@Naev0w0]

@@dylanbksp a lot. He is a very talented (and accomplished) singer, songwriter and storyteller.

[@Bhazor]

I legitimately like this more than the original. He sounds like he's having so much fun with it. Works so well with a male voice too.

[@H31141RE]

I am literally obsessed with BDG's karate chops while singing "that was that"

[@MemoryOfGravy]

I physically cannot sing along to this without also doing the chops.

[@screamsformemes]

@@MemoryOfGravy same. its illegal to not chop, so make sure you keep doing it /j

[@sloppyjoe9156]

@@screamsformemes /srs if you don't do it I'm coming to your house and arresting you

[@ef1876]

Local Vampire Loses His Shit After Experiencing One (1) Emotion

[@jadesage09]

The dark rings around his eyes, the mustache, and the lanky frame just make me think of Waluigi. So now I can't unsee Waluigi dressed up as a camp vampire singing a Halloween themed ABBA song.

[@Irisverse]

He's still chasing that role to this day...

[@carlapaolagonzalez498]

Funnily enough, there's an official Waluigi render as a vampire in Mario kart tour

[@ductapemasterK2]

If Waluigi doesn't sing WAAAAterloo we riot

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

They shoulda put WaluBDG in the Mario movie. He's so cool.

[@nonya1366]

Waluigi is a vampire, new lore.

[@Elias-pr3cf]

Brian, running out of spooky background footage: "ill just drop this peacock from my vacation footage in here, birds are pretty terrifying"

[@thewingedporpoise]

what about the hawk in the graveyard

[@wesleyrodas7434]

I'm surprised he didn't use a horse

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

Have you heard peacocks cry? That pretty scary

[@endriwbarbosa6246]

wonder where that footage came from...

[@RecoveringChristian]

@@LillyP-xs5qe beautiful haunting soundddddd

[@Iguanaparrots]

I can’t explain it but the “DON’T (DON’T) GO (GO)” at 2:16 fucking KILLS me every time

[@junegeeitisahardgfulmer7911]

Same! It just gets the blood (of course) pumping.

[@averagejoey2000]

best chorus in the song

[@revilno]

The coffin scene with them all popping up to the beat was amazing, but also blood (haha) curdling and too much for my weak brain

[@cricketcricket91]

I can't stop replaying it. Help

[@atlas2013]

Consensual vampire relationship where bdgpire's love interest is a bisexual of ambiguous gender-- lovin it

[@lavone5541]

I mean, many Dracula readers suggest that Dracula had a thing for Jonathan 😉

[@RailfoxStudios]

Every single vampire is either gay or bisexual, no exceptions, thats just how they are. Same goes for theatre kids.

[@4n0mie]

​@@RailfoxStudiosthe venn diagram between vampires, lgbt folks and theatre kids is a virtually imperceptibly lumpy circle

[@RailfoxStudios]

@@4n0mie it really do be that way lmao

[@eli_elli]

my only criticism of this masterpiece is there was truly a missed opportunity to sing "don't go wasting hemoglobin, lay all your blood on me" at least *once*

[@lordburgendy6108]

Oh damn, that's a good line. Brian's going to be kicking himself.

[@peanut7920]

That would have been fabulous!

[@voiceofsaph3225]

Unfortunately it doesn’t fit the beat. Too many syllables.

[@cwilfrid5121]

@@voiceofsaph3225 I believe it does...

[@pleasegoawaydude]

@@voiceofsaph3225 it absolutely does have the exact same syllable count.

[@AvaBruno]

it's wonderful to see that brian took his idea of "hey there are multiple abba songs that sound like background music for when you're being chased by a vampire in an old castle" and made an album out of it

[@ArcaneIrony]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who remembers that post from ?? years ago

[@shenyiyang6507]

@@ArcaneIrony links please???

[@shellwillful]

😂

[@ZoroarkChampion]

If I ever run Curse of Strahd, this is how I’ll play AND introduce Strahd.

[@georgia860]

YESSS that sounds amazing

[@snappishtemperament213]

I love him already

[@TheMindRobber42]

When the wereravens come up, you gotta play "we like watching birds", and just for shits and giggles, the video about that feeling when you bite into a pickle and it's squishier then you expected it to be when someone eats a dream pastry

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

Clearly you fully comprehend and understand Strahd as a character and villain, a flaw which many DMs fail to correct. I applaud you my friend, and consider any who'd play at your table to be lucky to do so.

[@sharkofjoy]

I love the implied "enemies to lovers" plotline with the skeleton wearing the "I

[@MadameTeqi]

I think it says "I ♥️ my vladdy" but yours is better

[@honeytsubame]

I think someone should also acknowledge how smashing Karen's background vocals are

[@cyncynshop]

Karen appreciation +1

[@LisavonWerder]

agreed! such a good voice

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Absolutely devilish!

[@nonexistent-best-friend1693]

+

[@MemoryOfGravy]

She has such a powerful voice and the two of them really merge so well with eachother i love it when they sing together.

[@titch8948]

New Castlevania game where BDG is the voice actor for every character and sings all the musical numbers which would definitely be present.

[@TeaReesa26]

Castlevania’s most eligible bachelor!

[@clickpause8732]

“What is a Waluigi? A miserable little pile of secrets.”

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

That would make the Castlevanias Hottest Monster video pretty easy, it’s just every enemy from that game.

[@StarryMirai]

It wouldn't be complete without covers of this official album kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4HLlXuGbc1pla8

[@Ric_Vicious]

YES!! So much this! xD If anyone can pull an Eddie Murphy, it's BDG!

[@asmokeus]

the "smoking" bit with the sun in the first verse knocks me dead EVERY single time. i will laugh at this until i expire and then i think i will laugh some more

[@Wolfman-rd1pv]

Fun fact: He didn’t have to go that hard, especially with the whole choir, but he did

[@razbuten]

I wish I understood how your brain worked.

[@chained2052]

It works wonders

[@leena6615]

I think you mean his brian

[@hotcofi2969]

@@leena6615 *loud applause*

[@pokkiheart]

Better than any of ours, clearly.

[@em_birch]

It'd be like understanding every magic trick. It's more fun when you don't understand.

[@danreviewstheworld]

"BDG covers ABBA as Halloween monsters" is the kind of thing that is too perfect to exist. Yet here it is.

[@tatehildyard5332]

I’m getting real Tim Curry in The Worst Witch from this

[@FirstnameLastname-uu2zf]

Brian David Glbert can read the goddamn future, releasing this a week before abba releases their first album in *fourty years*

[@shockofthenew]

they saw this video and were so inspired they got an album together in a week ;)

[@anna._olsen_]

I’m fully convinced the purpose of the music video for this song was for brian to twirl around in a cape and I fully support that.

[@beezeisacommunist8205]

props to karen… just props to karen. she helps see these brilliantly insane projects through and i really think she deserves more appreciation from the BDG fandom.

[@burtmacklinfbi5988]

Fr her backup vocals on this song are immaculate

[@rebeccaa867]

I accidentally hit dislike and fixed it so quick, Karen is a gem

[@sansnom5269]

Karen is the only human on Earth capable of understand, tame and synch with BDG raw energy. Truly remarkable if you ask me.

[@tangentyes3323]

Brian's were so good, but Karen's took it over the top. Beautiful

[@nimm1135]

Also props to Jonah Scott, the second half of the all together and who made the arrangements for this album

[@gage7575]

"Strahd should always come off a constant, menacing threat." Me DMing as Strahd:

[@chained2052]

Strahd is a walking comedy act or a menacing villain depending on who runs the game

[@spockezri]

this video is how my party chose to interpret strahd like one day after arriving in vallarki lmao

[@pjlusk7774]

Honestly, when you get right down to it, Strahd is a pathetic incel

[@l.h.8151]

@@pjlusk7774 my character treats him like a son she's concerned about

[@t.h.mcelroy6597]

Yessas

[@kyon813]

Less than a minute in, and we're already halfway to full Tim Curry. I am scared of what comes next. Edit: He never quite reached Full Tim Curry, but he came closer than any other man has.

[@littleb0d673]

I now aspire to go Full Tim Curry, for the good of humanity

[@kyon813]

@@littleb0d673 Don't do it, man! Your body can't handle it!

[@wingedfish1175]

I honestly think Tim curry can't hold a candle to him minus a few standout moments

[@kyon813]

@@wingedfish1175 Bold words. Bold, blatantly false words.

[@4n0mie]

I don't think you can compare them... BDG's flavour is more akin to Gene Wilder Youngfrankenstein than to Curry (hehe, curry flavour pun)

[@MrMeltJr]

Can't decide if the best part is 2:17, when Brian stares into my soul, 3:46 when Brian's singing tears at my soul, or 4:01 when my soul is healed by the chorale.

[@sellen_]

They all tickle my brain in all the right ways

[@therojowo]

As someone who 1. loves BDG, 2. is thoroughly enjoying the Halloween season, and 3. is currently in a production of Mamma Mia, this feels like the weirdest culmination of my entire life right now

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

I was playing this song for my five year son and his mom was like, "that song sounds like it's from Mama Mia" then started watching Mama Mia

[@alexandragibson839]

Fall production of Mamma Mia gang rise up 👊

[@recon441]

What a beautiful life you live

[@paavorundman2953]

@@alexandragibson839 👊

[@nathanhollander5336]

@@alexandragibson839 ayyyyyyyyyy

[@TheOrionSound]

finally an album to knock the monster mash off its pedestal

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It's kind of a big pedestal. Might be quite a task.

[@DGlesterHadunkichud]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 and yet this did it in one. It's a graveyard smash

[@tomas.a1356]

Wait what? Whatever happened to my vampire twist!?!

[@Perririri]

It was a #kyrkogård smash!

[@shaggyrogers1851]

@@tomas.a1356 u must not actually care considering it was the Transylvania twist

[@Luca__]

I cannot get enough of BDG going absolute HARD at 3:45 It just makes my day so much better

[@Secret07261]

This and the walk at 0:39 are the best parts.

[@anarchtris1856]

This one is going on my "I'm a villain in love with a hero" playlist.

[@MissingPlatypus]

it is INFURIATINGLY awe-inspiring how you're like "I have knowledge of chord construction depicting various moods and inferences and I will give you both barrels"

[@Leighv]

Lol welcome to the world of musical theatre. Where people are actors, singers, dancers, fashion artists, writers, and musicians. Brian is our pride and joy.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

The chord construction is just TOO GOOD.

[@DGlesterHadunkichud]

@@Leighv this is so apt. Brian needs to tour huge stage show called 'Brian saves theatre'

[@Praesentaneus]

As a swedish vampire and abba fan, this is the crossover I never knew I needed

[@26mic]

U know who else videos entertaining videos are also entertaining? Mine. Hundred percent u will die of laughter dawg

[@enyaebba69420]

Nämen hallå där

[@Praesentaneus]

@@enyaebba69420 nämmen 👀

[@mslabo102s2]

@OwO What's with all the religious spams?

[@brynstarre]

Wait, you're someone who is Swedish and a fan of both Vampires and ABBA, or you're a Swedish Vampire who is a fan of ABBA?

[@FalloutPony]

Every role BDG decides to play is the role BDG was born to play

[@Lumiestar]

So I need to confess that I actually always thought that this song was from phantom of the opera, as I had only heard the chorus clip and I thought it said don't go wasting your immortal soul... Now I wanna rewrite it myself in that tone

[@allietheotaku]

DO IT

[@thechairguy]

bdg has an innate talent of being able to perfectly play the role of people nobody expects him to be able to play as

[@RecoveringChristian]

He is sooo cute dammit.

[@thechairguy]

@mr nobody please go away bot

[@jakestavinsky3480]

I always expected him to play as a gay vampire

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

He's a shapeshifter.

[@hannahd1553]

The moments where Brian can't close his mouth bc of the teeth is the cherry on top of this masterpiece sundae

[@MoonShadowWolfe]

Yeah, he's got special features where they keep dropping out of his mouth just from talking. None of the glue solutions he tried worked.

[@kellanlevi5663]

@@MoonShadowWolfe link?

[@aimelle3]

@@kellanlevi5663 It's on his Patreon.

[@catboynestormakhno2694]

The struggles of being a vampire is real

[@luebeg]

Fun fact: a few months ago, I saw a show where a drag Queen lip synched to this version in France. I did not know where it came from and now i feel blessed with knowledge and art in its purest form

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

A queen with taste

[@kittymurdoch7880]

I will periodically revisit this video just to listen to the final choral refrain over and over again because listening to Bryan just NAIL that hardcore emotion in the vocals is just *chef's kiss*

[@allietheotaku]

LITERALLY ME TOO 😭😭😭

[@goldieisnotmyname9354]

fun fact!! the thing he does with his hands when he says “overturned” at the beginning is the asl sign for dead!!

[@screamsformemes]

omfg thats so cool!!!! thanks for sharing!

[@kittensbreath]

I nudged my partner to say this when we were watching! I actually meant to comment this too and I guess I forgot, so I'm glad you did!

[@aboveaveragecat4469]

That’s awesome!

[@thelostremainunfound]

Oh! I commented about this too but you beat me too it. I noticed that and thought it was a really cool little touch that he had to have known was what he was doing given how fitting it was.

[@st0lf]

1:13

[@TimeBucks]

love the way he throws himself into every single role

[@mightyowl8678]

here, have a reply that isnt a bot, mister verified channel

[@NickOwens]

Wouldn't expect anything less from Waluigi himself

[@erinpennington19]

And also throws himself into every move in this video 😂

[@bananaboatcharlie]

Low-key wish he hadn't thrown himself into the role of Dorian Smiles quite so hard... 😳

[@lieutenantterraria3878]

Eyyup checkmark

[@lance6427]

All of this is perfect. The color scheme. The aspect ratio. The pause after Pretty Scarce. The sound effects. The green screen. The shitty teeth. It’s god like how remarkably well done this is

[@rancidprince3133]

Am I crazy or is Brian incredibly attractive in this video

[@valeriek8537]

Normally his moustache doesn’t do it for me but yeah. Yeah he is.

[@lillyvalley7362]

yeah hes not my usual type but he does it for me too, i never realized. its the charisma its sexy

[@Claavin]

Have you seen his Stayin’ Alive one 😓

[@rancidprince3133]

@@Claavin YEAH that one too lmao

[@TheDCIAgent]

The hand motion he makes at around 1:14 for “overturned” is ASL for “dead”, fun fact

[@picnicsandstars]

+

[@jamesmayou1361]

Barely

[@revilno]

That’s very interesting and also makes me think how sad it must be to be told someone is dead with that hand motion

[@sansnom5269]

Fun fact : In the book Dracula actually wears a moustache similar to Brian's.Because of Bela Lugosi, we associate Dracula as a shaved slick guy, but the original one tried to ressemble Vlad's "emperor" style, so, in a way, this is more accurate than 80% of the adaptations.

[@coyote-bird1801]

Well said

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

And Bram Stoker never specified whether or not Dracula had a beautiful singing voice, so this may as well be considered canon.

[@bbittercoffee]

We do? I always envisioned dracula as that guy with the Picasso moustache

[@RileyZilla1001]

Didnt he also turn into a peacock in one?

[@Luke-bf1wt]

Dracula was a damn good book. Can’t remember all of it but I remember the wife of someone or something getting kidnapped and then like turns into a vampire? Shit was lack.

[@Denzanmaru1]

Why do I want Brain David Gilbert to be a vampire in What We Do In The Shadows so much now?

[@lynchie2073]

is no one gonna bring up that this is literally how dracula in the book acts towards johnathan harker

[@micaiahwill6667]

Along with his repertoire of being Waluigi, the Master Chief of Halo lore, a Swede promoter, Old Bay fanatic, a dance professional, jort maker, dart user, his own boss, a brand, a boy band, a dessert chef and a world-class rollerblader, Brian is also able to flawlessly pull off a singing vampire. Incredible.

[@shaggyrogers1851]

dont forget 90s dad/embodiment of grief

[@netowner666]

A boy band... BDG is a one man boy band, let that sink in

[@thompkins6796]

And decidedly not our friend 😞

[@druid_the_lizard_wizard]

And a prophet of the Sonic series

[@connor5174]

He is also a safety fan and beurocratic wunderkind.

[@MJ-cl8gr]

It always seemed like Polygon motivated and facilitated your creative madness, but more and more I come to understand that Polygon was actually a shackle keeping this explosive creativity locked away with only flecks seeping free through cracks.

[@poppyEars]

I think it’s both, he learned a lot from Polygon (like how to expand and weaponize his creative genius) but eventually maxxed out his potential and had to leave to release his full chaotic power on the world

[@MrxstGrssmnstMttckstPhlNelThot]

You really need to listen to his podcast Let's Make a Music; every episode consecutively from start to finish. You're welcome.

[@oceanmariep256]

Polygon was just a training arc, now he’s at full power and back on the battlefield

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

@@oceanmariep256 He completed the tutorial and is now playing the full game.

[@seemsfishy23]

Polygon was the necessary supportive environment to provide Brian his boost into the light. Considering the videos he made pre-polygon and seeing his growth throughout it, I don’t think we’d have this type of content without his time there

[@disappointedparents9406]

Can we just appreciate the amount of raw emotion and power at, 3:45 Brian over here making me forget that this is suppose to be a comedy song.

[@JupiterSun-888]

"Don't go wasting hemoglobin" "Lay all your blood on me"

[@marynorthenscold3041]

Man, this needs more likes XD

[@nop7695]

Brian was too quiet, in secret, he was mastering a whole album and a new band. Amazing.

[@misterquark]

me during the first verse: "he's going to sing 'lay all your blood on me" isnt he bdg in the chorus: snatches my whole wig anyway

[@wanderingrandomer]

But that's written in the thumbnail

[@misterquark]

@@wanderingrandomer oh my god it is i'm an idiot

[@queen.obscene]

Big 'What we do in the shadows'-energy

[@brianm5060]

Laszlo would have been all over this

[@funnylittlecreature]

Lazlo ghostwrote this song. Or, vampirewrote? ..Undeadwrote.

[@knifefght]

Brian looks like he’s going to give me a terrible deal on a 2005 toyota corolla

[@Gabriel-rd2mj]

This is the proper culmination of years of spooky, campy, and musical talent. The natural conclusion of KZbin’s greatest character arc

[@26mic]

U know who else videos entertaining videos are also entertaining? Mine. Hundred percent u will die of laughter fam

[@Otamatone69]

Bdg is a god and you can’t convince me otherwise

[@schwermetall666]

Conclusion would imply that it's over or downhill from here. I sincerely hope not. Bdg shan't cease!

[@Mr._Ultracool]

@@Otamatone69 Either BDG is a god, or he could kill god, and I do not care if there is a difference XD

[@Otamatone69]

@@Mr._Ultracool ya gotta say it in caps

[@fianna76]

Brian is coming up with more and more convoluted ways to show off his eldritch editing talents

[@nevuuus]

and i love it

[@michaelcaterina4583]

Abba in unusual contexts has got to be my favorite aesthetic

[@mk-mp5cj]

2:17 this sequence absolutely kills me every time I (re)watch it

[@amzi42]

I love all the Halloween backgrounds like a grave yard, a full moon, and just a peacock walking.

[@j.c.5528]

Them birds's fucking terrifying.

[@TheBlackHudson]

@@j.c.5528 and they like watching you too

[@rattyeely]

Wait is that a reference to that one viral video of a guy chasing a peacock around in a graveyard?

[@blueicemountain6831]

This song has everything: pipe organs, synth breakdowns, a skeleton in a "I ❤️ daddy" tank top. A masterpiece, it should get a noble prize

[@pokkiheart]

WAIT WASN'T THAT IN THE SIMS UNRAVELED?

[@tomneilson9501]

@@pokkiheart yeah, its just something he keeps in his house

[@spiderbug7615]

@@pokkiheart He wasn't sure where else to put it

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

@@pokkiheart it was also in the darts video!

[@SnackboxOToole]

This would be so perfect for the end credits of an episode of What We Do in the Shadows.

[@bonesawbulk]

Can I just point out the amazingness that is the background animations are in time with the music? That's such a small thing, but so many people ignore it and I really appreciate that Brian paid attention to that small but important detail. Also, props to that crazy low bass at the end harmony there, seriously impressive.

[@nattobees]

Karen Han absolutely killing it on those background vocals at the end. The harmonies with BDG were incredible

[@RicardoMoralesMassin]

it was subime

[@bs06c2m]

They were fantastic, the church vibes fit perfect with vampires

[@shiningfennec2360]

Yes best part I've replayed it many times

[@FleurMarigold]

was LITERALLY about to comment 'full cover album when' when I realized oh my GOD

[@AxxLAfriku]

🚨🚨🚨 AAAAAAHHHHH!!! 🚨🚨🚨 school is sooooo boring i am in 8th grate and its so boring i am having sucess on youtube so i think i will drop out of school. i dont have friends so i need your opinon jud

[@braindavidgilbert3147]

@@AxxLAfriku do drugs

[@shockofthenew]

YESSS

[@theironnautilus7228]

@@AxxLAfriku havent seen you in awhile fricking mystery of the internet

[@thy_queen_arsene]

@@AxxLAfriku smoke crack

[@johnperivolaris6447]

Love the switch of tone from cute to unsettling from 3:45 through the use of zoom, colours and performance.

[@morinomajou]

0:49 I can't believe it took me this many rewatches to pick up on the fact that he shifts into Buffy's fighting stance on 'Now every woman I see is a potential threat'--

[@wabbit2099]

I remember I was sad when I first heard that BDG was leaving Polygon. But there is something about seeing him dressed up as a vampire doing horror versions of ABBA songs that shows this is what he was always meant to do. BDG out there living his best life. Good for him.

[@juttyism]

We're all better for it too. He's enriching all of our lives.

[@Jinrokh]

Brian gave us "What? Hell yeah! What?!" because he knew we would need it to describe him one day. And that day has now come.

[@Kyupido]

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO SO HARD??? The graphics, the editing- the track- ITS LITERALLY AMAZING??? SO MUCH EFFORT INTO A COVER! THIS IS BASICALLY ITS OWN SONG

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

Man, something about the "Dont (don't!) Go (go!)" bit really makes me feral. Good job, Nairb

[@sasariwtf]

His obsession with Sweden is growing deeper. We appreciate you Brian David Gilbert

[@vyl4650]

Wait a few years and he'll make everybody call him Søren Gilbertson

[@isakkallsmyr9854]

@@vyl4650 Wrong ö, pal, you don't wanna be mistaken for a dane do you?

[@Monkeyshaman]

@@isakkallsmyr9854 looks exactly the same.

[@vyl4650]

@@isakkallsmyr9854 was completely on purpose. His persona has norwegian ancestors and his parents named him after grandpa

[@sapphirewolf4031]

this has EVERY right to go this hard. what an absolute BANGER.

[@halfmettlealchemist8076]

RIGHT? Best cover song I've heard in years

[@jw5386]

HELL YEAH

[@chettlar212]

@@halfmettlealchemist8076 I'm angry because like honestly lmao. Yeah. It's this silly joke song but it goes so hard, but honestly I love Abba and uh, man I think I gotta give it to his version on this one.

[@txtme.4623]

Is better to observe

[@ozkey1558]

He has crossed oceans of time to get your ass to the dancefloor!

[@alicat7633]

My science teacher got so excited about this she showed it in class last Wednesday.

[@zincfellow]

Please release the footage of you singing with the fangs in. The world needs this. More specifically, I need this.

[@Marsaw]

Are we not gonna talk about the contrabass singing at the end If that’s just Brian’s actual range I will quit singing

[@diamaf]

Have you seen his 2winz² video? That's his vocal range.

[@Marsaw]

@@diamaf have you? I have seen that video many, many times and I sure as hell don’t remember anything below the bass clef staff in the vocals

[@diamaf]

He might have help for this album, I suppose? Because as you alluded, that choir is dope.

[@MemoryOfGravy]

The behind the scenes video available on his Patreon suggests that Jonah Scott did some of the really high and really low parts at the end - he’s definitely the lowest parts, I recognise his voice in there, but I’m not 100% sure if it’s him in the highest parts too. Sounds a little like Karen in some moments but I don’t know if it’s actually her. If you’re not on his Patreon already I highly recommend it, the behind the scenes stuff alone gives so much insight into the things he goes through to make his content, it’s fascinating.

[@duchessofmelon9967]

@@MemoryOfGravy It is Karen, he has her listed in the description

[@simpleton7]

This is much better than the painter-decorator variation I imagined: "Don't go wasting your emulsion, spread it out evenly"

[@maybemablemaples2144]

Okay but like I'm crying because this will be stuck in my head everytime I go to Lowes.

[@SorowFame]

I really want him to do that next October. After all, are there any Halloween monsters more classic than the painter-decorator?

[@thatowenperson7745]

@@SorowFame fr they’re terrifying

[@calwebster5240]

This is the best comment i have ever seen

[@enzocordeiro42]

the locust wants to know your location

[@justinkiefer1988]

The fact that this song isn’t in the end credits of a what we do in the shadows episode and we only have one season left is Criminal

[@Wummbelbee_]

Why he gotta go so hard in that last verse im dying

[@alli3263]

devastated that “don’t go wasting hemoglobin” was not used instead of “don’t go wasting your emotion”

[@victai7014]

NOOOOOO dammit. such a wasted opportunity

[@rossblumhorst9181]

Now this is EXACTLY the kind of content people will be making Unraveleds about 10 years in the future. What beautiful character development.

[@hazardfilms4643]

holy shit the low d at 4:08! how wide is this man’s range!?

[@danielpattersontube]

Just rewatched the Community Halloween episode with ABBA's greatest hits over the zombie outbreak, technically they did it first but I've still had Brian's versions on repeat over the last few weeks

[@thespiffingbrit]

*A Certified Banger*

[@trashkhan9710]

Spiff?! You here ?!?!

[@jasonboomgarden4480]

Oh hey

[@MrSeagallo]

A Certified Fanger, even

[@Atamosk-bu7zt]

Brian David Gilbert is a perfectly balanced creator with no exploits when?

[@obsessivefanboy]

Spiff BDG fan arc

[@oliviamae5106]

This is perfection but my heart weeps for the missed "Don't go wasting your emotion" = "Don't go wasting hemoglobin"

[@casteelant42]

Damn tbh that would've fit really well.

[@SpookiCooki]

Wow the chorale at the end is WONDERFUL! Imagine a more serious gothic version of this song with that gorgeous singing.

[@SpookiCooki]

CHOIR!

[@obitosenju3768]

I found this song first on Spotify and honestly I did not realse it was comedy. I thought it was just some dramatic song from a musical about a vampire.

[@SpairM]

The idea of VampireBDG being even remotely In love with the mess that is me got me blushing like a sinner in a church

[@soggos732]

vampire bdg parasocial relationship goes hard

[@oliviatilleman8055]

same../

[@pielord33321]

This may be the single most chaotic bisexual thing Brian or anyone else has ever done. I love it

[@Shroomish_Art]

He has so much Chaotic Bisexual energy. I don’t know where is comes from. I’m not even sure he’s bi. But the energy is immaculate

[@zarkflappysheep]

When the screen went red I got chills

[@michaellyons810]

his face went from goofy BDG vampire to just straight up Dracula

[@emilyasquith8943]

there was absolutely no need for him to go that hard and yet

[@specialkrj]

that part had no right to be as legitimately awesome as it was

[@nekoshmancer]

I've got "Dracula" vibes - the film.

[@26mic]

But I make entertaining vids as well bro

[@BeaztRapper]

they played this at the club during halloween weekend and it was fantastic. thank you for this memory