Primus - My Name Is Mud (Official Music Video)

[@jamespeterman8898]

Primus is proof that if your bassist is good enough you can sing about what ever you want

[@NRG-yo8nr]

"I am Sir Nose."

[@losty4196]

+ drummer

[@rants1994]

Their drummer is even better in my opinion. The percussion in Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver is insane.

[@frankenstone804]

@@rants1994 The drummer and the bassist WOW what a combo

[@michellelanden3017]

I think we need to dig around his yard a bit....Don't u 😊

[@troythomas7597]

Growing up in Kentucky, this is what I thought funk music was.

[@josephmoreno5098]

You win.

[@turdfurgison8435]

It does have a straight funky sound to it though, i cant blame you, and you were a kid

[@Aaron-vp7zj]

Lexington here!!

[@poserdisposer654]

It is

[@turfguy420]

Florence ya'all

[@rsn9394]

Primus' drummer needs credit. The way he compliments these basslines with killer groovy drums is just perfect

[@ysf-psfx]

They are all absolutely top class musicians and do a lot of Rush covers on tour.

[@aloganj]

this aged well

[@piperbarlow1672]

they all shred and if each of them wasnt surrounded by eachother and was off in their own bands theyd all be the respective claypools of their band.

[@dnjj1845]

All 3 of them are great

[@robynsegg]

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!

[@bryanalston1369]

If I were a pro wrestler or a boxer, this would be my walk-on music to the ring!! Sick!!

[@jasonmaclean719]

The crowd would dig it👍

[@TaxinGigs]

🤘

[@alclay8689]

Gotta be wearing the patent shoes when you walk in. Let a mf step on em 😂

[@iamnotmichaeljordan]

sanity's theme was basically a remix of this

[@arrendale6604]

Primus haters: this is so weird Primus fans: this is so weird

[@leonard6093]

Not weird if you live in Georgia.

[@cabininnawoods225]

Primus sucks

[@Helmetplayss21]

@@leonard6093 which georgia?

[@crestfallenwarrior8435]

@@Helmetplayss21 The non woke part

[@rileymenard9667]

Agreed but its the extremely good "this is weird " for me . les claypool is a madman . one of the greatest to play the bass in crazy way while singing weird shit . gotta respect that

[@DrowningMoon]

Every few months this bass riff will randomly appear in my head

[@goofy4188]

Same. I will be in school, and this sound will play in my head.

[@MoonsideResident]

It appears in my head every time I hear a truck backfire, lol.

[@HailPatrick]

You too....?

[@clem95627]

Same. Thought I was the only one. 🤣

[@KSkrode]

I'll be standing in line at the grocery store and start drumming on shit humming the bassline

[@Soft_Machine]

This is honestly one of the most menacing bass lines I've ever heard the drums only make this song sound more terrifying

[@TrixiLovesYou]

And the appropriately menacing video to go with it.

[@patman0250]

Menacing? Ahh not so much.

[@RedVelvet_EdgeMuffin]

I enjoy roaming the backwaters in my SUV with a dominos car topper and a bag of zah, listening to this.

[@patman0250]

@•• Whatever it is it's not menacing.

[@oneskinnyhonky]

Sinister funk

[@AkshaySinghJamwal]

I chanced upon this video while browsing MTV and was both awestruck and dumbfounded by it. 30 years later, that still hasn't changed.

[@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls]

3:32 Saw Primus in the 95 or 96 in Portland, Oregon for a music festival. He stopped the song right at this part. He pointed at me, looked me dead in the eye, and said, "WHERE YOU GOIN, PORTLAND BOY?" I'll never forget that moment. I was either 6 or 7 years old at the time.

[@marlonisaac1]

That is awesome! You were lucky to be able to see these guys live.

[@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls]

@@marlonisaac1 I seriously wish I remembered more about the show. The stage lineup was as follows: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Primus, Neil Young. Being as into music as I am now, I feel shitty that such a legendary lineup was in front of me, and I was just a snotty-nosed kid who didn't give a shit about any of that music at the time.

[@marlonisaac1]

@@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls Well at least you were lucky enough to see them in their prime live. I'm a bit jealous. Lol

[@Zlobivka]

Where were you going though?

[@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls]

@@Zlobivka Honestly, I was shoving and trying to get to the very front, and my mom was like NO.

[@jasonfuller9440]

"So I kissed him upside the cranium with that aluminum baseball bat" One of the best lines in any song.

[@yourmother6901]

Right up there with "I have a black hole sized gun that shoots planets"

[@ethankirchner2158]

For real though

[@eddybrevet6816]

Far out, no, right on, sh, it happens, welcome to reality

[@101Volts]

"Kissed him upside the cranium?" That makes me think the narrator hit the other guy gently. Well, at least as "gently" as the narrator in this song would have.

[@bryanlafferty4631]

Idk man “6’2 and rude as hell, gotta get him in the ground before he starts to smell” is pretty gold

[@kylebailey1793]

this song sounds like what waking up in a cold sweat at 3 am feels like

[@metalben005]

Mmmmmmmud

[@casvandijck9338]

Speaking as someone who wakes like that on a daily basis, I can tell you it's not even close. It sounds like the second week of a junk's rehab.

[@notsocrates9529]

@@casvandijck9338 Okay.

[@agonz.11]

I woke up at like 3am and this was playing

[@therandomman6647]

You managed to put a song to the feeling, you have my respect

[@vaughnyerkes8039]

i never realize how much i subconsciously try to sound like Les when i'm playing bass, he is like soley responsible for structuring my musical creativity

[@eggbag4182]

I love Primus because their music will have the most sick dark instrumentals and then the lyrics will be like “Blumpus Shlick on a pogo stick glorpin up the road”

[@connorwest7366]

Yes

[@bearmandev]

That made me laugh.

[@kylewalsh8809]

How FUCKING high are you guys? 😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@bearmandev]

@@kylewalsh8809 higher than Blumpus Schlick.

[@kylewalsh8809]

@@bearmandev who the hell is bumpus shlick? Sounds like a British pornstar from the 30s

[@shintjee9860]

This man is confessing to a sick and brutal crime, and were jamming out to it.

[@mh5259]

Welcome to the last 4 years of our American presidency...Whaaa?

[@FuCkInGWhItEcHaPeL]

Shit man, good one. Welcome to Biden country, MF’s

[@entertoby6698]

@@mh5259 sad but true... whaaa???

[@ΓιωργοςΚαουνας-φ5υ]

Yeah that sure sucks, but so does Primus!

[@supermegashowofficial]

Every person who's gamerpicture was your pfp on 360 was brazilian and would obliterate anyone at FIFA

[@Nitrodan73]

I’ve never seen a band keep a crowd going for 2 hours straight like Primus. They put you in a trance

[@MosinAttractedPerson]

Tool

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

Swans.

[@travishall6442]

The whole crowd acts like a wave. It's so cool to see

[@SoCalRegisteredNurse]

I saw them in 1993. It was great!

[@Concreteballz83]

Limp bizkit

[@failwyn_]

I never "got" Primus, even though Les is a legendary bassist, but after seeing them live with Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, I have a new respect for them; that was an absolutely epic show!

[@josielynn386]

They rock soooo hard live! I saw them at Old mountain Park in Holyoke, MA. They played with Dinosaur Jr. The halftime show they had a bunch of people in mushroom costumes come out on stage and start dancing to this trippy music while this crazy light show went on and of course I am like completel tripping on LSD at this point😂😂😂

[@thedirtyblonde666]

Same! I went to the Sessanta show for Maynard and left a Primus fan. They are incredible live.

[@janecole5045]

That was one of my favorite shows of all time

[@TheWangspangler]

My buddy Tim and I went to Sessanta at Pine Knob, completely changed his view of Primus, has a new respect for them, he absolutely loves seeing Ler as I do with Les. It was also his very first concert, we only stood up during Primus to try and see them 'cause neither of us really cared that much for Puscifier or APC.

[@kaelevi7701]

That's what live shows can do to you. For example, I didn't care much for Cannibal Corpse until I happened to be at a show they were playing and I swear their music sounded different to my ears and I ended up being a huge fan of them after seeing them live

[@12south31]

I met Les Larry and Herb back in 1992 and they could not have been nicer to a 14 year old fan! Shirts, autographs and actually talked for about a half hour after a show. Great memories.

[@wetimusprime3066]

You mean mud

[@petebloodlustoriginal5636]

Läski

[@AChadWardenProduction]

Wetimus Prime lol

[@wetimusprime3066]

94' it was a rainy day and nascar was on I had a joint in my hand and I had glanced down at the TV

[@anarkittyuwu3738]

I am 14 and I tried to get to the Denver show but it’s 16+ How

[@vinnyreed723]

No one can argue that this is one of the greatest bass-lines of all time

[@kyijones]

Yes!!!

[@RBlair69]

M-M-M-M-MUD!

[@jo98123]

It really isn't lmao

[@vinnyreed723]

Jovane Hernandez why not?

[@mikemccoy5092]

Nib from Sabbath has a good base line too

[@arise2945]

"Whar you goin' city boy?" A brilliant use of a movie sample. Deliverance.

[@lowlowseesee]

this whole time I thought he was pulling a Sling Blade

[@cemsengul16]

And this video is also inspired by River's Edge (1986)

[@UndeadTusk]

Jerry was a race car driver... "Dog will hunt!" Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2... Imagine my surprise when I saw the movie many years after I was deeply embedded in the Primus lore.

[@lancesudberry209]

​@@lowlowseeseeexcellent performance Billy did I watched entirely and never knew it was him till credit! Mmhm mustard biscuits 😂

[@Rockacroc1928]

Was watching Deliverance today and instantly recognized that line

[@bluzmanmitch]

It's difficult to unsee the expressions of the vocal delivery.

[@darklingmoth9876]

I don't think I can even express how satisfying those shots of the strings vibrating really is for me. This song just makes me smile like a fool.

[@billybishop3713]

That slap bass

[@seflw9666]

reminds me of pantera's 5 minutes alone music vid

[@patricialea4024]

Its filthy

[@samplayzbruh2236]

Sus

[@paranormal_0410]

I can't get enough of this bassline. Underrated band.

[@MattRTGB]

Smash?

[@paranormal_0410]

@@MattRTGB Yeah

[@MattRTGB]

@@paranormal_0410 cool

[@NECRONOMICON7-7-7]

Primus aren't "overrated" they are well loved and renowned since they started

[@paranormal_0410]

@@NECRONOMICON7-7-7 i said underrated

[@ManateeMentality]

I mean this in the best way possible, but how the hell do you come up with a song like this? I would never in a million years think that the strange, rambling cadence of the lyrics or the sparse instrumentation would make for a great song. And yet they do. How outside-the-box do you have to be thinking in order to envision a song like this and know that it will work? There will never be another band like Primus.

[@imanasshole95]

Amen to that brother

[@philipnapier3382]

I've wondered the same thing. It's so odd but it works .

[@sethgaston845]

Gotta do drugs that are outside the box, no doubt, and you have to have a vision, which they obviously did and do. I think they kind of just set out to do the opposite of a lot of bands, honestly.

[@ericmsandoval]

Embracing minimalism. Another great band that does a lot with a little is Swans

[@basicsforlife6301]

I used to own a model agency . and really tho we wud offer model faces to the video producer .....these faces in the video are just in the video . they didn't sing or write the song or music .....

[@Jseedeyreyde]

If you are here you’ve lost touch with reality 😍

[@Hunne2303]

you a city boy, ey? 😁

[@stevenbacon-cheddar9914]

Reality kinda sucked anyways 😂

[@goofball_gutz]

yay:3

[@GgZoo-iK3to]

😂

[@musicandpoetry_8]

Pretty much lol 😂 I’m going mad

[@eliuarana1103]

As a bass player I love primus for the bass but holy crap I’ve come to appreciate ler’s guitar playing so good

[@greedo2660]

LaLonde is way under rated. But of course... he plays with Les

[@marlonisaac1]

I think the same thing! He's a beast on guitar and way under rated as the other guy said.

[@kevinmyles6369]

Same feeling. I'm a lifelong guitar player and wanted to go for bass playing cuz of Les' extraordinairy wild musicality through his playing! Primus is bat shit crazy and left field and will always love them!

[@jabbaduhut]

Some of best guitar playing I've heard in my life (every song I've heard of his). Totally original. I hope this guy lives happily, he deserves it.

[@stoner36s]

Ler is quite the guitarist, see also Seven Churches by Possessed, that's where I first heard him.

[@Soya22181]

This song ages like fine wine...it only gets stronger as time passes by...

[@bink]

Only the finest 🍷

[@MarcusMurrietta]

​@@bink quit dinking Othman

[@Cukito4]

So why say it twice?

[@greggg0259]

73 years old and digging Primus!

[@FlyingAxblade_D20]

primus sucks old man....get some nitrous & balloons...yer due bro...now listen to primus just do it

[@marlonisaac1]

That's awesome!!!!!

[@timekeepsonslipn]

I don't buy it one bit. I'm not buying what you selling sir . Clear as mud

[@FlyingAxblade_D20]

@@timekeepsonslipn my wipers...the squirters stopped up!

[@zucced2087]

73 likes man I don't wanna ruin it

[@roberttodd2414]

remember thoee times cool entertaining shit like this could just pop up on mtv anytime

[@meredithwilliams4671]

This is the weirdest murder ballad I've ever heard

[@chck4359]

Exactly

[@Backyardmech1]

😂 The most badass murder ballad I’ve ever heard.

[@meredithwilliams4671]

@@Backyardmech1 Then you need to listen to more murder ballads. ;)

[@Backyardmech1]

The Boston Hound I can totally agree with Slipknot too.

[@bolerdweller]

@Subversive Control but why let him have all the fun?

[@spitefulraven]

3:13 the bass syncing up to him sliding back into screen absolutely kills me.

[@DaPeanutDude.]

😂

[@Vostok999]

💀

[@melibu9939]

Mud seems like a pretty chill guy if you don’t provoke him 😂

[@johnnyrondo709]

Ahaaaaaa, I drink my wine..............awesome song!

[@peterkrawczyk5907]

O yeah you'll meet one sooner or later in US 😂

[@residual_soap]

The said the same thing about Hitler

[@marcuspfister2047]

If he gets angry with me I ll hand him a bottle of my best wine. That s my plan to calm him down.

[@Stoic_grimace]

just don't tread on his patent shoes

[@jugglingbeast]

Heard this album in real time. The golden era of art in music.

[@auri8810]

Primus is funk for metalheads

[@yaboi5ir563]

Their genre is Funk-Metal, so

[@jorgesequera2125]

@@yaboi5ir563 Same With Ratm, RHCP, Janes Addiction Or Infectious Grooves

[@isaacwilliams9919]

You mean like... funk metal

[@IAteTheAntiChrist]

really now....

[@azreal4633]

no way

[@barneyisabro]

As someone with the last name "Mudd", I get asked about this song a lot. Yes, it's my themesong.

[@cabininnawoods225]

I’m naming my son Mud someday

[@kerbymudd6386]

Indeed!

[@erwingrollmus1099]

Jajaja batman mud

[@earthsoul4206]

Howdy Mudd.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Wile E. Coyote can also relate... Wile E.: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is mud. **falls to the ground** Bugs Bunny: **to audience** And remember: "mud" spelled backwards is "dum."

[@KarunaSatoriASMR]

This song is brilliant.

[@hottuna12341]

FUCKINN COOL OLD ALL READY, BUT STILL LVE IT,!! DR MUD, WAS THE 1ST TO TREATED JOHN WILLS BOTH,AFTER HE BROKE HIS LEG, AFTER HE OFF PRZ AB LINCON,!!

[@stevedaj16]

aye lmoa

[@tarkan7838]

Karuna Satori ASMR. That right!!

[@dogpicture_]

somekindofmonster7 He never responded.

[@dominus3197]

Bane hahaha

[@TheHAARPfacility101]

Mud seems like a pretty cool guy.

[@dynobmx1]

Lol hey It's Trevor

[@TheHAARPfacility101]

HI HOW YA DOIN IT'S YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD TREVOR PHILIPS! Was that too much? It felt good, but I wasn't sure if it was a little too over the top. Spiderman might try to sue me for copyright laws on that one.

[@dynobmx1]

Hey Trevor Philips did you know Beyoncé is the queen of the illuminati

[@TheHAARPfacility101]

Hmmmm that would make sense considering Jayz is king of the mulletati.

[@dynobmx1]

Lmao true is shit

[@pr0v0cative4pple]

Bass so deep you never come back up.

[@garethlloyd3995]

Christian Bale doesn't get enough credit for his early work.

[@kaibaeljefe1550]

I burst out laughing by reading this.

[@33hegemon]

Haha, damn, you beat me to it.

[@phenomenol91]

Dammitt! now i have to clean the cheerios off my screen.... lmao..!

[@mt_vu_rx_jukeboxhero]

John Malkovich , " Hey kid want a Hershey bar?" Christian. Bale, " Yeah". Malkovich, "Ya got one".

[@deborahneovivo615]

🤘👽

[@Joe-me6jh]

This song holds a special place in my heart. One day about age 9, I met my first friend (Pretty autistic kid as I was). I was playing in the neighbor's tree-house when all of a sudden, a pimpled teenage boy was choking me over the railing. Anyhow, rest was a bit of a blur but the dad saved me, yadda yadda. Mother organized a catch up/apology session with the teen boy (Jeff I suppose). Went over there, the mothers had tea and biscuits in the kitchen and they left us to make amends after a quick "Say you're sorry" introduction. So Jeff took me in the lounge and he was super excited to show me a recording of RAGE (Old Australian music TV show), got me to sit real close to the TV. I mean *real* close, which always made me uncomfortable because I always did as I was told and was fearful of going against grown-up warnings. He pressed play and instructed me to watch super carefully. So on comes this, My Name Is Mud. Sitting that close to the CRT TV was overwhelming enough, coupled with the distorted thwacking on the bass, weird vocals and the stink of teen boy creeping into my pores from the room I was having a fair old out of body experience. I heard Jeff doing something with his jacket by the door and kept trying to look, but he'd keep insisting that I had to watch! I'm going to miss it! So I did. And right after 2:44, he hit me on the head with an aluminium baseball bat. Beginning of a beautiful friendship where I'd get dumped at his place to sleep over while my mother went out playing poker machines four nights a week, or sent over on an errand to convince him that life was worth living when he was having one of his "dark" episodes. Anyway, nearing on 40 nowadays. Finally learned to love the song.

[@mothtongue712]

Producer: How uncomfortable do you want people to be when they watch this? Primus: Yes.

[@metalamvs4431]

Should listen to the big brown beaver by primus it is funny as hell

[@claytonjohnson846]

What was even going on?

[@benjaminthurston9462]

You want uncomfortable...all i can say is MR. KRINKLE

[@biblicaladrian6007]

Nothing uncomfortable here for me haha

[@beckiyt]

too funny!

[@SpinoRexzillaEN25]

2:40 Gives me chills everytime, the way he says "My Name is Mud" is so smooth.

[@leketeke10]

2:51 you mean

[@_downside9503]

one of the most underated drummers of all time in my opinion

[@Shushus-cz9lk]

Honestly the entire band is besides les, I’m sure les is on a lot of top ten bassist

[@Mr.Eldritch]

Agreed, Tim Alexander is my personal pick for "most underrated drummer ever." His "Laundry" project was also great.

[@Terasiax]

Agree but in my opinion even the band is kind of underrated. I mean, don't know if the anecdote is true but I remember have seen somewhere Les Claypool was refused as a bassist from Metallica for being too good. And everybody knows Metallica even for non-metalhead, but who knows Primus ? Very good and talented band but still underrated

[@Brooke-de6df]

So true

[@malguni4725]

Why underated? He is world famous, one of the most known drummers. Here are also many that says Primus is an underated band. Why? Everybody knows Primus.

[@saturnsabyss]

I can't tell you how influential Primus was on me as a musician. 12 years old and I didn't know what to make of what hit my eardrums but they really opened my mind. And they were groovy and catchy as all hell. Living legends.

[@giorgoskelesidis1589]

0:30 this is actual footage of what my friends see in their screen when I ring their doorbell.

[@melvincroll1263]

This needs more likes

[@giorgoskelesidis1589]

@@melvincroll1263 I liked my comment after this

[@rouxlskaard9724]

More like 1:22

[@finessed5493]

Take my like sir

[@wolfshadow3789]

Lol

[@SP-ny7lw]

Primus haters: Primus sucks Primus fans: Dude yes you get it.

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

💪😉🤙

[@glenngarman2871]

You know in all the years that I've been listening to Primus nobody has ever mentioned that the lead guitarist is not playing a guitar He's playing a bass! The guitars just back up. Pure badass talent almost always goes unnoticed, because it is either before it's time or because it's out of the norm.

[@highcosmonaut7255]

@@glenngarman2871 Bass is way cooler than a regular guitar, Les Claypool is the shit.

[@Bu.nv76]

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[@christianjohnson7228]

Hussein IRAQI lol. Please leave we don’t care for promotion. We do care for more Primus though.

[@alexkuball2593]

How the hell does this guy have so much charisma?! He’s just fascinating and he doesn’t have to do much.

[@jackalope2302]

He does a lot. Good performers make something difficult look easy. Les makes the impossible easy so he's the best

[@mikeneitte212]

he has reinvented himself many times since the 90s..amazing slap bass player..lost art

[@naeshastaley2816]

So true lmao

[@Natalie-me5ps]

You answered your own question but he also 'got a bit much dignity'. Les has done so much to save my life, sanity, and dark shitty Primus style sense of humor lmao...have actually been cussed out hardcore by family members who love this too, for blasting endless Primus lmao

[@kevinoffenbacker6845]

Hee was born to rock

[@vishwayoga3.14]

Mr Mud deserves an academy award. I can't imagine anyone portraying that character any better!

[@afa78djd]

Best exhibition of bass by any band in existence. Les doesn't get enough credit for not only playing a bad ass bass, but making it the engine that an entire band revolves around and creating such sick music with it.

[@MarketUnderground]

Haven't heard another band like them since

[@Timewalker13]

I just don't understand primus 😭😭. It's so weird, and it sounds terrible.

[@TheMpo1986]

that's the point.

[@trevorsuzor2096]

He is the opposite of Geddy

[@trailingupwards]

You can tell his songs all start with a fat bass riff and he builds from there. Can you imagine if Claypool could sing? Probably would have detracted from the bass sound, but it is an interesting thought.

[@zackripper1744]

This was one of my dads favorite songs, I come back and visit this song when I think of him. I miss u dad RIP, thanks for reading if you did no one in my life cares how I feel.

[@steveking2170]

Sorry for your loss bro

[@DynamikSkinz]

Sending love.

[@MrHabitat009]

Probably loved it the moment he heard that bassline

[@knoname7778]

Life comes with it's up's & downs. It will get better.

[@TheTara527]

I know how you feel. Lost my dad 7 years ago. He was a big Queen fan. Everytime I hear Queen I think of him. It does get better, but sometimes you will have your days. Sending love.

[@keeganmillard4301]

Primus isn’t just music.. it is a sense of humour

[@kairqka3543]

Really?

[@johnlemon7596]

Jesus piggy christ, Best primus-video comment ever

[@JustinBlazzzee]

I don't think Primus is funny in the least. I actually wish Les had done more serious songs like Too Many Puppies. But regardless, the music is great.

[@vlkt282]

💯

[@keeganmillard4301]

@Rashid Wallace that’s your opinion.. I stated mine

[@alin81-82]

Saw them live in 2013 in colorado springs. Great show. They had 3-d glasses for the audience & it was a trip.

[@retrojoe1590]

Les Claypool is a freakin' beast on the bass. The dude just pounds out these freakin' awesome hooks that are mesmerizing. Second favorite bassist.

[@retrojoe1590]

Geddy Lee

[@retrojoe1590]

+Abbie Hoffman Sorry to hear you think that. I always thought Primus was pretty original.

[@deathmagnet54]

+Abbie Hoffman not anyone can play that.... especially not while also being the singer of this band. Les is easily one of the top 10 bassists of all time in all reality

[@kevindonlon92]

les is a master not everyone can play like that lol

[@markobarrows4304]

Besides who? Jaco?

[@mellojane]

My dads nickname is mud, he introduced me to this when I was a kid, claiming it as his song. He passed away a week ago today. While pulling up to the airport on my way back home, this came on. He was tough as nails, throwing punches even in his last days before breaking free from his cancer ridden body. I’ll have to keep one of his aluminum baseball bats ♾️

[@Harlod814]

Sorry for your loss, internet stranger. May he rest in peace.

[@patricialea4024]

Sorry for your loss. X

[@SongsForTheFolk]

A legend.

[@EsteemedReptile]

What a gigachad

[@royalewilliams9098]

Ya pops a legend kid 💯

[@eyelesscrown7346]

I never get sick of this song

[@bobthehillbilly3786]

Absolute banger

[@andrioushildebrand3984]

Loved it since the 90s when it came out

[@UPBEATFOREVER]

I never get sick of that creepy smile in this video🤪

[@SSJHarvey]

Still my #1 favorite song by them

[@rrrabbit55]

They still have it. Saw them tonight in Raleigh. Killer energy and crowd.

[@wothanar8516]

Love this thick sludgy bass.

[@SeriesOfTubesPerson]

*T H I C C

[@svetimatija7098]

m2. signature 1/1

[@robloxtwoface]

I second this

[@ethanrosen5517]

@G G Probably actually good

[@ambycakes]

It’s thick like mud🎶

[@jonaskatona7136]

What I love about Les's singing in this song is that it almost sounds sort of countryish/folkish in nature, but it's heavily demented and twisted. You can really tell what kinda character he's tryna portray.

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

The movie Deliverance. You will find Mud in that movie

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

The movie Deliverance.

[@jonaskatona7136]

@@MeAndTheBoys_ Yup, Mud is clearly inspired by the movie Deliverance haha

[@johncalvo1743]

Dude, Les can't sing to save his life.

[@Yoink-fj8gu]

@@johncalvo1743 thats the point

[@asianal]

Les is such a good actor. He looks like a serial killer. so amazing

[@gabrielbrantner]

BRAVO 👏 BRAVO 👏 🎉

[@floryboonda]

I hope he's acting...

[@frethero19]

Wdym? Thats just some guy named Mud they met at a local truck stop that they asked to be in their video. Then he just started talking about and doing some weird shit so they filmed it. The music was added in post

[@shauncrissc]

@@asianal probably cause he is.,

[@joshuaworman4022]

it's almost to good.

[@Deutritium93]

3:32 “where you goin’ city boy” 😅

[@davemac5157]

glad you kids are discovering Primus

[@RPM1776]

@25Trey S check out mortuary drape

[@misada7744]

As another 13 year old Primus is good music

[@hummingtoadeadsong]

@@misada7744 exactly

[@misada7744]

@Clayton Johnson I don't think he's ready for black metal

[@yhorm_]

4th 13 year old just here to say primus goes hard

[@jameswright8948]

I played piano and guitar as a kid and one day in 1998 a friend put on this CD when we were in 8th grade, and within the first 10 seconds of this song, my mind was blown, my life was changed, and I am a bass player to this day 25 years later. It was this song.

[@JB2FROSTY]

That's awesome

[@l.ronhubbard5445]

That sucks. Primus sucks

[@turningcoyote]

They surely do suck...​@@l.ronhubbard5445

[@pjm3005]

@@l.ronhubbard5445 lol. incorrect opinion.

[@l.ronhubbard5445]

@@pjm3005 no u

[@Sinastyr]

Took me like 20 years to realize a pool of clay is mud. Touche Les.

[@Sombre_gd]

omg, you're right 😳

[@michaeldescombaz6134]

bahahahaha!

[@brian_7934]

Technically its slip.

[@patrickbo2045]

Mind = blown

[@ralfplatanenblatt2461]

Ahhhrgl.

[@Tony-yd1vx]

God bless Primus for creating original music.

[@tidepride86]

Saw these guys open for TOOL yesterday in Pensacola Florida. What a display of talent from both bands!

[@eeliskanerva3348]

i have just got into this band...and i dont know do i like this or not:D but bass is awesome

[@travis69665ify]

+Obito the bass is the only thing I can stand. im not a fan of the vocals at all. I just looked them up cuz their touring with tool

[@eeliskanerva3348]

+travis mingione i even like the vocals! and guitar as a "backline" instrument:D This is too good!

[@madisonw5694]

I saw them in Pensacola too!

[@obeyvirtues]

+Johnny Raincloud .... For those new to Primus. Go check Mr. Krinkle video. Iconic for the great loss that is MTV.

[@rosstheboss6212]

The funniest part of Primus is the fact that even know les claypool is total weirdo, he’s probably the greatest bass player of all time.

[@angelahall4402]

I agree. He is a musical genius

[@ericvevans4092]

Being a weirdo is why he is unique

[@patrickhenry8637]

He doesn’t need to cater to trends or pop culture to exhibit his skill and prowess.

[@poob2372]

@@McGillicuddy849 Well buckethead might be the greatest player. Period.

[@cIappo896]

@@poob2372 nah, Ron Thal, Guthrie Govan, Vai, Petrucci and the chums are arguably as good or even better.

[@JamieDmorrison]

Some of Christian bale's best acting

[@pfrancis7483]

Buwahahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha 🤣😂 love 😘 it! Mine said that a year and half ago on this thread. Too funny.

[@tuwoast]

i liked the part where he said "i'm the american psycho" and psycho'd all over the place.

[@traceybrown356]

LOL

[@ericschilling9064]

I like the part where you copied the comment from the guy from 2 years ago

[@tuwoast]

@@ericschilling9064 literally what are you talking about

[@juanbeltramino4553]

Que genialidad. Hacia mil que no lo escuchaba. Increíble.

[@TheHEMI-420]

This is the sickest bass line EVER!!!!!!!

[@thiweygulber3138]

This was surprisingly scary to listen to driving home at night surrounded by trees seeing nobody else on the road.

[@ItsOnlyNiall]

that sounds great to be fair!

[@H_P_Lovecraft]

Maybe I should try that

[@QueenBeeMedia]

Careful, I'm told that's how you summon Mud.

[@makarabaduk1754]

"Where are you goin' city boy?"

[@lukascantrell9777]

"WHERE YOU GOIN' CITY BOAH"

[@gustavoalmanza2673]

I don't know if I like it, but I keep coming back

[@WhattheHectogon]

that is exactly how i feel

[@Iprodeltaelite]

Thats how every primus fan starts off

[@Apocalypse53511]

U love it. Jus turn it up and go with it

[@dissolvanizer]

Starts off? I've been listening to Primus for a very long term and I'm still not sure but I still feel the yearn to play it and listen and revel.

[@lukaslambers5316]

Me too xD

[@DonaldAndrews-l5i]

Ler is one of my favorite guitarrorists

[@angeleaterstudios1004]

As someone who has spent a large portion of their life in the south, I can confirm that it really be like this sometimes.

[@tyetass3883]

Kill me Please that’s a dead meme chief

[@angeleaterstudios1004]

@@tyetass3883 yeah it is but it's kinda engrained in my vocabulary. I use it without realizing sometimes.

[@eseflomein6591]

Krio Boys you said “chief”... in September 2019...

[@janetsminten8196]

As someone who lives in the South, no, it doesn't.

[@angeleaterstudios1004]

@@janetsminten8196 I'm talking about the DEEP south. The kid down the street was a dad at 13 and raced lawn mowers for money. The nearest Walmart was a 45 minute drive away. My school was 4 miles away and yet the bus ride there was over an hour.

[@vwgolfer1873]

So underrated as a band. Les Claypool is a legend the bass the drums on this are on a another level.

[@Lildrummerboy714]

Matt Jenkins lol wtf, how so?

[@vwgolfer1873]

Well little boy maybe your younger but Primus was different and had an amazing sound and unique lyrics

[@Lildrummerboy714]

Matt Jenkins lol whatever you say man. His drumming is sub par at best, nothing special whatsoever.

[@vwgolfer1873]

are you talking this one song or all the songs ?

[@vwgolfer1873]

Tim Alexander is a beast i mean he was the drummer for the best primus songs and the OG drummer for Perfect Circle. Enough Said

[@mikeray1544]

Thank you Mr.Claypool, Im still glad Metallica said you were overqualified-Amen.

[@danielwaldron2635]

Thank u for posting this comment. I told my brother that Les claypool tried out for Metallica before and they said he was too good and my brother didn't believe me. Now I have proof that I wasn't making it up

[@gedungisphoopnuchle9121]

No shit?!

[@jorgesequera2125]

Primus > Comerciallica

[@metalforever12085]

@@jorgesequera2125 sheep

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

I can't see claypool playing metal either. newsted was clearly the best man for the job

[@markstanton6904]

Most underrated guitar player of all time

[@madelinet.5983]

Imagine you're 15 and it's like 2:30 in the morning and you've been smoking all night and this shit comes on MTV2...and you're just like what the fuck, this is amazing.

[@dani-vs8ff]

dudeeeee that would be so sick

[@metalrockstarizer89]

oh god. This song is UUAAAAHH I don’t know what to say.. trash

[@amelzon1]

That’s kind of exactly what happened to me! Followed by Thursdays “Understanding in a Car Crash.” Different times.

[@jillspiekerman6072]

I’m old enough to remember when they played this on real MTV.

[@angelialamontagne9574]

I remember those times man as a 90s child

[@obscurity3027]

My daughter just discovered Primus because of the 25th anniversary South Park concert. She can’t get enough now. Thanks Trey & Matt! And thanks, Les and Primus!

[@averynonym]

Regardless of how anyone feels about Primus, this is some of the best songwriting I've ever heard, particularly the first verse. You get an introduction to the character, his derogatory nickname, the fact that his only prized possession are his shoes and it's written SO CONCISELY! It goes from a simple introduction to the conflict of the song in one line: 6 foot 2 and rude as hell, I gotta get him in the ground before he starts to smell...my name is Mud. When I first heard it I was stunned! Now his name and story is even sadder and darker because Mud has gone from a name that he was given to now becoming an metaphor for the fact that he has now not only dirtied his name but also his reputation, or what was left of it. Then it makes you wonder, what's in a name? Is our destiny predetermined by the names others give us or do we learn to adopt that title and it subsequently changes us to become our future? Powerful stuff.

[@Gxicigcihvho]

averynonym damn son

[@overactiveimagination]

To deep bro chill

[@noeyeballs503]

You watch Rick And Morty dont you

[@averynonym]

No Eye Balls I’ve actually never seen it. I need to watch it tho

[@noeyeballs503]

Its a meme

[@Trainy2]

I love the drumming in this song as much as the bass

[@tdrewman]

I remember when they opened for RUSH back in 92, became a fan that day.

[@dudestpriest504]

Saw them open for Tool back in January............was not disappointed.

[@ΚώτσηςΚώτσης]

forty6an2 Tool should be opening for them smh.

[@nicknys9072]

tdrewman Saw them open for queens of the stone age.

[@ANewEvilRising]

+Free Candy that profile name and pic....

[@kellenheller3398]

Free Candy you my friend have the right picture for your profile.... youre a crazy person.

[@sadistyk_1671]

Snare is crackin, cymbals are cutting, bass is rumbling, guitar is screeching. gotta love it

[@johnnynoirman]

The lyrics are written from the point of view of a this blue-colllar creepy dude by the named "Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie".. AKA MUDD, who has killed his friend after an argument and is now trying to bury him. The song samples the line "Where are you goin' city boy?" from the film Deliverance...

[@carlsagan3065]

Except the fact he actually says "city folk".

[@SirGhostly]

v=rpaQjIzrlIM 0:47 or so from that video. "Where you goin' city boy?" Sorry, you're wrong.

[@cedcole702]

He was telling the story to a person from the city, while the guy he killed was laying next to him, covered in a sheet. At the end of the song, he kills the person he is telling the story to and buries him as well

[@dirtpile]

"My Name Is Mud" My name is Mud My name is Mud Not to be confused with Bill or Jack or Pete or Dennis My name is mud, it's always been 'Cause I'm the most boring sons-a-bitch you've ever seen I dress in blue-yes navy blue From head to toe I'm rather drab except my patent shoes I make 'em shine, well most the time 'Cept today my feet are troddin' on by this friend of mine Six foot two and rude as hell I got to get him in the ground before he starts to smell My name is Mud My name is Mud, but call me Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie That's long for Mud so I've been told Told that by this sons-a-bitch that lies before me bloated blue and cold I've got my pride, I drink my wine I drink only the finest except I haven't earned a dime in several months Or were it years The breath on that fat bastard could bring any man to tears We had our words, a common spat So I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat My name is Mud My name is Mud M-m-m-m-m-Mud My name is Mud (Where you goin' city folk)

[@2pacalypsenow1000]

Wikipedia lol

[@rebeccamarcelin2450]

They got great beats, hilarious videos, Les is a bass slapping KING!!!

[@manhavai]

Me as a teenager in the 90s: dafuk is this? Me as an adult several years later: dafuk is this, man I love it!

[@davidcoley6974]

One of the most underrated bands in my opinion. Awesome riffs in Every song

[@browneyeddevil1568]

David Coley Amen!

[@Kinnakeeter]

Les Claypool is the GOAT on the bass. He doesn't make it sing, he makes it scream. He bends that bass into submission!

[@8a41jt]

I always wondered what Jaco Pastorius would sound like on acid. This is it!

[@Crippled69]

I saw these guys at woodstock 94 great show

[@Factchecker321]

Timeless. Music performed by talented musicians doesn't die. Programmed sounds have a short life.

[@jaretmane]

My wife hates Primus, so naturally i play it as much as possible.

[@madeintyotpc7007]

Primus sucks

[@zephyrsky__]

+Jaret Wood What a badass

[@sabrunobia]

+Jaret Wood marriage is such a lovely thing ! (..and Primus sucks , obviously...)

[@MrRiel66]

I do the same for beastie boys

[@og.excoms]

same. but its my gf

[@coryleblanc]

this song really grows on you throughout the decades

[@beloved-child]

I can't overstate the actual raw genius this song utilizes to be one of the most original creations of all time. The bass cords, the darkness it brings that takes you on ride with the song, and the lyrics which tell not only a great cryptic story, but with clever wording the mental state of confusion, weariness, panic, and his own explanation for how the events went down and the small details of his life........the emotions are so easily relatable even if you didn't kill anybody. I got my pride.....I drink my wine.....I only drink the finest except I haven't turned a dime in several months.....or were it years?(mental state here.....this line was genius) We had our words, a common spat.....so I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat He mentioned the man being rude as hell earlier. This was his attempt at justifying his actions, and showing in a brilliant lyrical way he attempted a non violent reaction to this man and by the end of the "words or spat" he decided to kill him for the offense. He has been poor and drinking lately so stressed out and ready to snap, hence why he overreacted.....and the lyrics are pure story of his deed and burying him, and the justification of it in some way(the man's rudeness, attempt at arguing it out, he only brings up the details of his recent life as further justification(poor and drinking wine) So damn brilliant

[@silentyell]

Somebody put it into words lol

[@teevee2015]

@@silentyell what you mean...? who loled you...?

[@silentyell]

@@teevee2015 I wished I knew what u were talkin about but to guess….idk life

[@JaxontheOkay]

there's even small things like "call me Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie, that's long for Mud... so I've been told" that are seemingly random do link back to the story. if they fought before mud killed him, that could certainly be part of the argument. Mud seems to pretty obsessive over his name, and i could see him taking great offense to someone making fun of it by maybe making up some nonsense about it

[@beloved-child]

@la_creatura it actually is deep though, and dark. That's why it's so interesting.

[@u82zar]

I played this baseline in a music store in Florida back in the early mid 90s and the young guy ( I was even younger than him) working there (obviously a musician also) said “some Primus”.

[@Cory_Springer]

I'm so happy that my dad is starting to recognize Primus music by hearing the bass guitar now. The other day I was talking to him when This song started playing in the background, he just said "Primus sucks!"

[@710blazeit]

Sounds like your dad likes primus

[@bibblingcattywampus]

My dad is the literal opposite, except he calls death metal just noise

[@jryam2020]

Time for a new dad.

[@destroyernoah]

Here's a warning, no matter what Primus video or Les Claypool you go to, you'll find someone saying "Primus Sucks." This is the band's slogan. Now after someone says that, you'll find an immediate reply saying that Primus is awesome and that the commenter is stupid, then afterwards there are people calling out the second guy for not being as big of a fan, and occasionally you'll get the Primus fan that says the Primus Sucks slogan is getting old. Every video. It's entertaining to see history repeating itself.

[@NikomaGrob]

I think it's sad to see history repeating itself, makes me want to commit neck rope.

[@AzzoFresh420]

Primus sucks

[@colyngautreaux1078]

@@AzzoFresh420 Primus sucks slogan is getting old.

[@mikophilo348]

what's really *entertaining* is someone being called "stupid" because they don't know a slogan

[@unowhavethebiggay1430]

@@amandagrainger6276 i hope so

[@rootsmand1271]

So I kissed him upside the cranium wit that aluminum baseball bat MY NAME IS MUD

[@heathercostello2288]

6 foot 2 and rude as hell i gotta get in the dirt before he starts to smell..my name is mud..

[@McRemmyBaby]

Hahhaha

[@ConvayerBeltGirly]

I recreated this entire music video in Fallout 4.

[@jmoatx1816]

Rootsman D🤘🏻🤘🏻 fuck yessss

[@casaraku1]

real poultry rite there.

[@richardmartinez434]

Hey man old school Dirty A listening since 72 A won't ever hear music like this anymore A Great Tune A!

[@HavocGamingChannel]

For anyone who has troubles finding a girlfriend: just invite a girl over and watch Primus music videos with her. Chicks love it

[@blucci-_-boy4208]

Really dude?

[@kakashigotdrip3378]

Thankd for the advice that helped my dad. BUT NOT ME LMAO 😶

[@ejzera8188]

My girlfriend sent this to me

[@Illlium]

This video is kinda brilliant

[@adennicholas413]

Sure

[@llLittleNicky]

Les Claypol is the only man I know can lay down the sickest bass line of all time and troll the whole world at the same time and make it a hit.

[@itslivemeow1936]

Anyone who plays Bass knows this is genius !

[@vladig3995]

I use to think this was a simple bass line... But then i started playing bass

[@valenvera6298]

@@vladig3995 honestly, i used to feel proud because i was able to play rhcp basslines, but this... I think im REALLY far from playing things like this.

[@daveheinrich2784]

You want to hear some bass play mr. Krinkle off the pork soda album and the guy face a double bass you'll be really surprised how awesome that sounds

[@shanbarrett2931]

His name is mud

[@abates98]

Les is a Jedi. Anyone who denies it, doesn’t understand music.

[@iiBAPTINt2597]

This gonna be stuck in my head all day