MY BRAIN WON'T SHUT THE F**K UP (Official Video)

A song about my inability to get to sleep at night due to moments of creative inspiration, stress about things I have to do, the sense of impending doom at the state of the world or all of the above!
After the success of the short video of this song that I uploaded a few weeks ago as part of my A Song A Week project, I thought it deserved a full version!
Piano by Tom Carradine
Guitar by Adam Pitt
Mixed and mastered by Lee Head
Filmed at The Dorothy Pax in Sheffield on 07/07/24 by
Enfys Book,
Chris Tavener,
Ellie Bolton,
Duncan Berryman,
Jan Gilhooley,
Marie-Claire Warren,
Meenakshi Nath,
Tara Jones,
Tim Woolven,
Vanessa Bizzell
, & Andrew Superblademan
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[@JustsomerandomnNebraskan11]

The single most relatable song I've heard in a while.

[@4saken404]

The single most relatable song I've heard ever.

[@blairhoughton7918]

​@@4saken404It's up there with I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.

[@burgertime72]

Agree totally

[@EliSkylander]

You haven't been through much of his music, have you? This man is the single most relatable musician on the Internet.

[@burgertime72]

@@EliSkylander yeah first time . I kinda avoid dudes in their 40s dressed like Robert Crumb for the most part

[@StraveTube]

I can't be the only person picturing a man who is trying really hard to keep himself from looking at his rotary phone.

[@Mutski1579]

Question for the ages, that may explain why you see this: Is it a candle stick rotary, or a desktop rotary? (The one your Mother may have had)

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

'I must resist the urge to interrupt my sleep by messaging fellow gentlemen on the telegraph machine'

[@eddiehitler9822]

Funny thing is, my ADD is now going to broadcast this song to me when i try to sleep. Thx, Tom.

[@smkandmrr]

😂

[@Picco2305]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@tharp769]

Right?!🤣

[@Draconaa]

New anthem for ADHD has dropped!

[@NateSchulte]

I’ve got both ADHD and the ‘tism, so this song was a pleasant gem to find

[@William_Bryant]

@@NateSchulte Hello fellow sufferer, how goes the existential agony?

[@emilynixon8924]

Yup! I love this man

[@Miss_Camel]

I was actually expecting an ADHD anthem, didn’t expect an anthem for GAD instead. My brain won’t shut the fuck up either, but it’s definitely not existential angst or second-guessing things I’ve said, it’s more like giant carnival in there

[@geoisacat]

​@@Miss_Camel As a person with both GAD and ADHD, it's definitely an anthem lmao

[@Lordoftheapes79]

How is this guy not more famous? He's a riot!

[@blairhoughton7918]

He's got that Pat McCurdy vibe.

[@azraelsparadox1119]

Because most people have no musical taste, truly. Baffles me that anyone could possibly not enjoy this mans music

[@joanhoffman3702]

Perfect! My body might be tired, but my brain is running like a hamster on a wheel.

[@WE-te3vp]

And you gave it coke

[@h.c.49]

​@@WE-te3vp _me?_

[@timotheninja]

​@@WE-te3vp the brain or the hamster? Or the wheel?

[@WE-te3vp]

@@timotheninja the hamster

[@misspat7555]

@@timotheninjaLet’s see what happens if we give wheels coke! 🛞

[@wmbtech]

Between this and No More F*cks to Give, I've finally found my life's theme song writer.

[@jamesanthony8438]

This man's a spirit animal for many of us. =)

[@spazticarwen]

Okay but that “in the bathroom but I can’t go” dream line is way too real. I can’t believe other people get those!!!

[@Riptideravens]

REAL i thought it was just me lol

[@johannahoneyman697]

I thought it was just me too!!

[@flaminyawn]

Okay, THAT one might be more than insomnia. Make sure you get your prostate checked.

[@Inferno65]

That's not the line and that's not the implication.

[@ChrispyNut]

Yep, that's me. Though my brain won't Stfu during the day either.

[@jencook203]

Exactly. Even my adhd meds just turn the volume down on the never ending narrating with endnotes, side quests, trivia nuggets, and generic dread. But it doesn't shut the brain up.

[@Dancestar1981]

@@jencook203yoga and meditation sometimes helps but I haven’t got the funding to do it

[@cuznclive2236]

@@jencook203 .2 grams of mushrooms a day keep the squirrels away!

[@samuelcarter1036]

Same. Every. *Fucking.* *DAY.*

[@shanedbunting]

Mine often get quiet but that's when I know it's in there moving shit around sneaky grinning like an asshole so things don't stay where I put them.

[@leatherbound4233]

HA!, the reason I'm watching this at 5:30AM.

[@darcykydd5228]

😂yep!

[@christaphillips953]

Exactly! (3:30 for me)

[@deanoverlie224]

Oh , man ! It is 5:17 AM here ! How DO they DO it ?

[@AnimeSunglasses]

6 minutes to 3, here...

[@user-no5pg6cg4x]

00:30 for me

[@Katzztar]

Now this is a perfect song for any insomniac. It's currently 4:55 AM and I've been up since 2 AM. PERFECT SONG for this situation!

[@gwenyffyr]

I can't believe how many folks have experienced the same sleep difficulty! Every word of that song applies to me as well. No wonder my doctor ignores me when I complain about it...he's heard it a million times!

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

It's getting to the stage where I worry about people who sleep soundly through this mad world we live in, sleep disturbance during disturbing times seems normal to me!

[@MariaBareiss]

At 2: 58 this morning, I awoke with a leg cramp. Boo, but I put on some special salve and it went away. Then my brain clicked on. The last thing I had to do before I would sleep again: I had to flip my pillow. Regulate!

[@AlexxForest]

This is the most ADHD song I've ever heard. I love it.

[@cathalgriffin2858]

For anyone with ADHD this is a masterpiece

[@bloonyTheOriginal]

I have adhd and this is a fun song

[@Yukiwodashite]

Don't know why this was randomly at the top of my feed, but sometimes the KZbin gods throw you a gem

[@dc100dc100]

Try this at 1.5 speed. Trust me.

[@elickes]

Thank you.😂

[@oeldsoel3051]

This, but it keeps getting faster everytime he says "my brain won't shut tf up" xD

[@diqweed69]

Even better in ragtime

[@mjk9388]

You're right!

[@QuetzalYVerde]

omigaud....I love it o.o

[@Jakereviewsall]

Found my new theme song, every night this is me. The green stuff helps at least a little.

[@KayPrescesky]

The holy herb is the only thing that helps me sleep. And keeps me from vibrating off into space from seizures.

[@ZacHawkins42]

I can't stand avocado, personally, but to each their own.

[@Jakereviewsall]

@@KayPrescesky It helps but still a struggle.

[@Jakereviewsall]

@@ZacHawkins42 love avocado but wouldn't smoke it. The seeds actually make a decent tea!

[@ZacHawkins42]

@@Jakereviewsall Damn, my jokes still aren't any good. Guess I'd best not quit my day job 😅

[@joannedj1]

Can totally bloody relate as my brain often has way too many tabs open at silly o’clock in the morning! 😂

[@NyxNeogale]

If this isn’t the most relatable song ever I don’t know what is

[@Garfunkels_Funky_Uncle]

Been having an anxiety attack(s) a lot recently so this song is the perfect theme song for it!

[@ghost591]

i find this song at 1 in the morning, after having trouble sleeping. it feels like a fever dream. i swear this is a sign from god.

[@MykusMcChrist]

Ridiculously relatable, thank you sir! You spoke to my soul once again. I hope to one day also clap along and do the fun wavy arms to your live performance like the audience in this video. Hope you get some rest!

[@JennySprowl-jy7bn]

My brain is like a squirrel on a wheel. It never stops running. This is a song I can completely relate to. Love it

[@BarryMcCawkiner]

Great, another thing that will run back and forth in my head when I try to sleep at night.

[@PhantomDrums917]

Somehow you peered inside my skull and just set the past ten years of my life to music. You sir, are a national treasure and a credit to us all! Keep up the good work!

[@JootjeJ]

Can we say adhd? Awesome song. You did it again!

[@SeaAnchor1928]

Omg i laughed in tears ( silently) while my toddler sleeps peacefully 😂😂😂😂😂 ❤❤❤ 😅😅😅😅

[@andhewonders]

I'll include this in my funeral list, this is my life story, good luck getting your royalties.

[@jovonpierce7610]

Perfect song for all of us with chronic insomnia

[@sherrieandherbreynolds5882]

Yeah man!

[@BruceWNelsonMangyFetlocks]

Wonderful. Nothing like a happy song to make your day.

[@R.M.MacFru]

This has been every night of my life for the past 50 years. Thanks for making it sound far more entertaining than the reality is. ❤

[@DevilsWar]

My Dyspraxia and ADHD can fully relate to this song 😩😴

[@InuandKagomeForever]

Oh look it's me! I know what song's gonna be looping this evening lol

[@AnotherAndrea]

I'm glad I don't have insomnia. I fall right to sleep. Then the cat wakes me up by tapdancing on my head, but I have to pee anyway so I do that and get back into bed and then I start to drift off to sleep but the arthritis in my lower back is killing me so I spend 40 minutes tossing and turning before I fall back to sleep but then the cat starts meowing so I spend 10 minutes explaining to her that 3am is not the time for karaoke and then I drift off to sleep again but then my husband's snoring wakes me up so I find my headphones and spend 10 minutes looking for something on youtube that will drown out the noise and then I fall asleep again only to have a sleep paralysis dream for the 6th time this week (it's Thursday) so I spend approximately 15 eternities trying to wake up from the sleep paralysis dream when the cat starts meowing again and that wakes me up (thank Christ) and then I sit up for 20 minutes petting the cat and just generally staring into that void you mentioned and then I fall back to sleep only to have a non-paralysis nightmare about being chased by velociraptors (the movie kind) so I wake up screaming which stops the husband's snoring, but sets off the cat again so we all settle back down after about 20 minutes and I fall back to sleep and then shortly afterwards my bladder wakes me up again and by then it's 7 am and time to get up. But, yeah, I fall right to sleep. No problem.

[@FifthChanceChangin]

This is the happiest person to ever live in Europe

[@randallthomas5207]

This is constant with my ADHD. When I went on meds, I could actually remember that I was worried about and it became more focused.

[@frankowalker4662]

Apart from having no smartphone or partner, I can totaly relate to this song. Encore !

[@almalittle4773]

You don't have a smartphone? You're my new hero!!

[@frankowalker4662]

@@almalittle4773 I have an old Nokia from 2005. ❤

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

Me as a kid who had to listen to heavy metal to go to sleep feels this very well But putting on a podcast or a let's play in the background helps! I can fall asleep in like 10 minutes eith that.

[@geraldmerkowitz4360]

I felt every line of the song on a deeply personal level

[@mack1305]

Thank you for putting my ADHD brain to music. 🔥🔥

[@mack1305]

Ahhhhh crap. I edited and added "my" and it erased Thomas's like. Lesson learned.

[@daisyl8572]

I can so relate...

[@CPP_DRUMMING]

My brain won't stop hitting that repeat button. Excellent work, Sir!

[@Mr.Brothybear]

Wow this is EXACTLY How all of my nights go

[@damselflies8639]

Fantastic! Thank you🤘🌞🎁

[@DougDeYoung-gt4id]

Great song! I used to have this problem. I learned don't feed it. When you pay attention to your thoughts you make them grow. Counting sheep is dumb because it is a visual exercise. Sense your body or your breath and the thoughts stop pretty quickly.

[@donttalktome-imacat2106]

Oh great and now i have this song stuck in my head. hahahahaha

[@gilliancastle5106]

This might be the most relatable song I've ever listened to

[@PercyMercy]

Truth in every word

[@toughenupfluffy7294]

It's been me vs. my brain all along, but now IT"S ON! I'VE HAD ENOUGH!

[@AlysiaWilkins-t9v]

SO sad and SO true !

[@e.c.sherman4749]

Got this in my KZbin recommended as I'm getting ready for bed. I'm starting to feel a little called out.

[@FlyForAWhiteTy]

IMPECCABLE SIR

[@RovingPunster]

Awesome, and TRUE. You show all the same insightful humor and biting comedy as Tom Leherer, but without the politics, and all the fun of John Valby without the need for an x-rating. Great job. ❤

[@MetalheadNatasha]

Thanks for this song, now I realize I am not the only one who has this problem.

[@KichouSoodo]

Oh yay, something else to get stuck in my head when I'm trying to go to bed.

[@therob4371]

I've appreciated your songs for a while now. This song in particular will help me sleep better knowing that I'm not the only one. Thank you.

[@Dogboy2709]

it's quite ironic that this is the song that's getting stuck in my head at night now.

[@StayingAlive2018]

Fabulous!! Awesome work!! Again!!

[@samuelneuin1988]

That song has been my life the past week

[@Dwalik_the_Dwarf]

Great now my brain will never shut the F up. Great song love it

[@Mr_T_Badger]

Ah yes, the old “will you shut down and let me sleep” problem. 💜

[@misterhoeflak]

Brilliant. And can relate ❤

[@DanaMac1977]

Wow this relates HARD!! 😮 Well done 👏

[@danforbes3573]

Fantastic! Wonderfully funny Song,Tom! Half the time my brain is the same at bedtime!😁

[@rhondahuggins9542]

Bravo, Mr. Wild! A ditty so succinct and apropos...and now...an earworm👂🎶🤨😂

[@DoomsdayOps]

Man, I'm feeling that. Been feeling it forever it seems like.

[@dantehiramoto]

I so badly want to find this funny, but it hits waaaaaaay to close to home for me to laugh. This is literally 90% of my nights.

[@vlamm676]

My new theme song for every night! So amazing!

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

Loving the homage to The Kinks' 'Dedicated Follower of Fashion' in the melody!

[@mitchellbonds766]

My man, I've been following you since the OG "No more Fs to give" live performance, and it is an absolute pleasure and annoyance to hear you hit one of my problems directly on the crown. Marvelous. Keep on doing what you do, sir, and within a few songs you'll have my whole brain on display. Sigh.

[@kingraf8]

Another certified classic

[@MikesOrganicVideos]

I totally relate to this. All too well.

[@tenenieldjoandthenightsist5109]

Awesome just awesome

[@elliehuman9710]

Tom I love this song so much was great enjoyed seeing you live too you are amazing Tom see you soon

[@kimberlycorliss9616]

Hilarious and true!❤ Great tune.

[@glitterboy2098]

Very relatable. i've taken to playing soft music low in the background to help me get to sleep. gives my brain just enough to focus on that it doesn't start wandering.

[@YorikTheBlasphemous]

I've long struggled with insomnia and long nights being frustrated at my inability to sleep. It's gotten a bit better over the years, but there are still times where I'm unable to sleep. Thank you for this lovely song. I'm gonna send it to all my friends who also suffer from sleeplessness. I also love how anytime you refer to your partner there isn't any gender to them. I feel like I can send this to my nonbinary friends and they'd all love it too

[@kristinehardy6424]

Maybe now my family will understand thank you😊❤

[@jimmywayne983]

Its amazing when you can actually relate to a song.. and a bit scary 😅 Now it will be this song stuck on repeat in my head when i try to sleep 🤣

[@hellskells26]

You can’t get me brain demon no matter how catchy your songs are!

[@kathrynhegarty9576]

I've always described my head as a lotto ball machine constantly rolling the balls around. 😂

[@ItsJustaGame.]

Speaks to me... It's just like this For me...

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

An anthem for those of us with ADHD and anxiety 🍻

[@jasonhagerman4708]

Love your songs. They always make me laugh

[@shelleyroad]

This is so freaking relatable and funny. Well done!

[@missnaomi613]

This is WAY too relatable! 😅👍❤

[@alexford430]

What an absolute legend this man is!

[@EryberrieTrueCrime]

I love this. Must learn this for karaoke!

[@gtipgtip8017]

this is absolutely brilliant !!!!

[@Waywren]

oh that's way too much a heckin' mood

[@Brettnet]

Well now I know what song is gonna be stuck in my head on repeat next time 🙄😬 Insomnia anthem! 🥱

[@user-jy2vd2em6v]

I totally two thousand percent agree!!!

[@GipsyDangerfan]

The feeling of your bed being too small is made worse when a couch is your bed either temporarily or permanently.

[@mooneyes2k478]

Oh, yeah. Been there. Know literally EVERYTHING about this! To the point I'm watching this because of just this reason.

[@LeanFuture]

Best. Song. Ever.

[@Juria316]

I felt this in my soul.

[@rewaaustin4364]

Love it!

[@colleenmarin8907]

Perfection! Love the old timey esthetic

[@kathyoverton998]

I predict the song is going to be running through my mind at 3:00 a.m.