Politically Incorrect: Rock Lyrics 1/3

First aired 5/26/97. Hosted by Bill Maher, with panelists Stephen Bishop, Gibby Haynes, Meshell Ndegeocello and "Weird Al" Yankovic.

[@adamtaylor7896]

Gibby is higher than the quality.

[@sb-di3of]

thats not saying much

[@josephhopeless829]

I bet Gibby and Weird Al would get along really well, they already seem to vibe really well just from seeing this. I'd love to find out they're tight with each other and chill all the time.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Gibby acts like Richard Linklater in this interview. Weird. I guess they both were from Austin. Might just be the way Austinites speak.

[@josephhopeless829]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 wait, linklaters from Austin too? Huh. But uh…Weird Al n Gibby chillin together, could u imagine?? Man…

[@vNEET666]

No gibby didn't drink cough syrup out of the bottle he hates cough syrup don't you know

[@erniebuchinski3614]

And he hates the food in Europe . . .

[@torontotonto6189]

Gibby seems like he has taken some LSD

[@putzpop]

It’s true

[@radm.pesoskrew]

Don't you?

[@oaktowndimond668]

Nah, I think gibby was probably sober, seems he has insane adhd. Lol!

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

Gibby Haynes 2020

[@rsohlich1]

Groovy political pundits

[@ffy0000]

ha i just watched that star trek episode today

[@CalrissianSteele]

I just wanna watch Gibby and Al chit chat. lol.

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

Wizard of Ass Same here! Always wanted to listen to those two in the same room... I'll just be a happy fly on the wall! Lol

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Me too.

[@AdolfStalin]

This is weird because I see Weird Al in the same room with Gibby. Two musical heroes of mine

[@jonaslong6012]

They look very alike

[@eatacheese7589]

"We have to take a break--" "No!"

[@heptonaut]

i fucken love how visibly bored gibby looks whenever stephen bishop is talking

[@wallybeery4058]

I watched this with that in mind and it's true! Funny!

[@marspot6]

Gibby Haynes is the only one worth listening to

[@FirstnameLastname-mb2ek]

Al?

[@cocainecowboy1717]

@@FirstnameLastname-mb2ek what about him?

[@methyod]

everyone here is pretty cool except for fuckin maher

[@betterlivingthroughdxm3854]

“You’re telling me I sang on-key?” Shit gets me every time 😂😂

[@gibbyh65]

get em gibby

[@SubconsciousGatherer]

Gibby should be wearing that blue suit, but inside out.

[@WormTyrant]

" I never had one of those lunchboxes." bwahah

[@jwardbass4452]

1:33 Holy shit, I never realized how tall Gibby was until now.

[@crescentfreshbret]

jwardbass 6’4”

[@oaktowndimond668]

Pretty sure he played basketball in high school.

[@KellyBurnett138]

@@oaktowndimond668 and college, he graduated with a degree in accounting…yes, he was briefly an ACCOUNTANT. He got fired/quit b/c he was caught xeroxing fanzines …

[@Mr__Joe]

@@KellyBurnett138 zines of strange medical pictures lol

[@ReverendBenzo]

Bill should have read some Melvins lyrics. Try to make sense of *that*.

[@MrShimazu]

+Reverend Benzo Hahaha, I love Buzz Osborne's lyrics!

[@brianmortenson4212]

@@MrShimazu I totally agree with OP and your reply. King Buzzo is an enigma. So thankful that someone ever turned me on to Melvins.

[@olivernoakes4483]

Gibby made this watchable. I love him he's fucking cool

[@porkinwitz]

Gibby is HIGH AS HELL.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

He just has an awesome personality he’s not high at all here

[@DanielDanger420]

Gibby was and still is the man. I don't care what he did. Or whatever. He, himself is awesome. He's so smart, and deep. Kind. He's awesome. He's so funny. "Yeah, KISS! I had one of those lunchboxes" Me, too! They were so materialistic and sold out. Nobody knows BHS, because they didn't sell out.

[@thatyoutubechannel9953]

Dan D. Warhol You could argue on Electric Larryland that they kinda did. They were pretty mainstream after that was released, anyway.

[@davidleewrath6919]

that youtube channel For a while at least... Gibby gave Ministry a hit years before, and yet they were pretty obscure.

[@noneofyourbusiness6764]

They were sell outs. They were pushing the Gay Satanist child molester movement way back in Texas for MTV

[@Tiedtoatreee]

@@noneofyourbusiness6764 on what do you base this on

[@jeffreycoy]

They didn't sell out. Their music just got really really bad.

[@nicholastaake4749]

@3:40...love you The Gibbs!

[@gwimyeon]

I had one of those lunchboxes

[@Nosferdamus]

Stephen Bishop is clueless if he actually thought there were few pop songs covering religion.

[@dizocilpine]

im so glad i found this, it's great to finally get to see steven bishop again, such a diverse musician godbless

[@Estragon17]

gibby.... amazing.

[@fantasykissass]

Oh the 90's. What a weird time. The decade stuck between the 80's and the 2000's.

[@sabbracadabra8367]

Stuck between butt cheeks

[@mtsachs]

Gibby looks like Trevor Moore from WKUK.

[@avadakedavra69]

Yes, he does. And I'm sure Trev and the gang loved this comment given the fact that they all dig the Butthole Surfers. RIP Trevor

[@potar]

Stephen Bishop looks like Bob Saget.

[@alexnewman5338]

This is great

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

I never had one of those lunchboxes.

[@RatatRatR]

Holy cow, Gibby and Weird Al?

[@RTC1655]

Real-Time with Gibby Haynes!

[@kucftbueouy9902]

3:37 Gibby shooting him that look says so much about the authenticity of his artistry.

[@murderc27]

Gibby is real. He knows the truth lies amongst the chaos.

[@peterjonas4971]

The guy in the blue suit is just a square.

[@LucidDream]

Love you Gibby!

[@setpunks13]

The thing with Gibby is - if you know the butthole surfers music from their peak creative period (the 80s) you know their lyrics have always been a mystery. No one knows for sure what exactly they are. They never include them with any CD's, Gibby's voice is almost always distorted and the coherent thoughts are cryptic and disjointed.

[@charlesryan427]

Donald Trump would probably believe that

[@IllicitMediaproductions]

Thats a great description of Gibbys Voice! I would say his voice sounds like trying decipher punk rock music on LSD. SO Yea Good luck trying to understand any meaning but Perfect for what the Butthole Surfers were trying to capture. I would contend Gibby Hayes drunken drug induced insanity was at the heart of the bands music at the time. Its really Great I Mean!

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

t .byrne Exactly. Take from them what you will. What you get from BSurfers lyrics each time is your own self-reflective art? 😎

[@KellyBurnett138]

They have gems in their ENTIRE catalog…not just the 80s

[@avadakedavra69]

Bruh they had to have written Electriclarryland on a mountain of drugs. Their whole career must've had a solid drug foundation.

[@GG57]

Add Frank Zappa and Mickey Melchiondo to this panel in lieu of the guy in the blue suit and the black chick and this would be an unreal panel. Also, just boot off Maher. OK, that is a lot of line-up changes but you see where I'm going with this.

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

nah maher did well imo

[@albenmurcia4716]

dean ween would have been a great addition i agree

[@steelingcable6350]

Yeah cool

[@heckdood]

Zappa would’ve steered this interview, it would be interesting seeing deaner there too knowing he wasn’t really into zappa but was tight with gibson

[@omegainvestments2345]

Wow epic line up

[@Mtv-get-off-thee-air]

I love seeing gibby and weird al in the same room

[@hozayamz]

"Here we go, Here we go- All I see inside my head is gentle, silent, secret snow- With shifting walls of blinding light, I'll have you know. . . . " The Butthole Surfers

[@adammoravek1785]

hozayamz Colored FBI Guy. Hell yeah!!!

[@willardmelvin7957]

P.S.Y.

[@MajicFreeman]

is ball maher's last words "when we get back we'll do some of the heavy drugs?"

[@antonstefanov2146]

lol perhaps that's what Gibby heard at the time too..

[@KelsaRavenlock]

they were trying to think of religious rock songs and no one came up with spirit in the sky?

[@frankreads8618]

Oh man, this takes me back to 1996...

[@KRhetor]

So perfectly Al to complain about bad syntax in rock.

[@murderc27]

Gibby, I love you.

[@sydbarrett5]

RH2332 - The producers of Politically Correct would have to pay mechanical licensing fees for public performance of a song or face the possibility of being sued by whoever owns the rights to the song.

[@dirtyworks13]

Like your screen name! That's Funny!

[@hutrputr]

cool show

[@DeconvertedMan]

Al! :D

[@SpeedDreamimgArchives]

yup gibby is high

[@S2Cents]

Jesus I forgotten how long this show has been on the air....1997! Fuck, that was when it was on ABC. Time is weird.

[@kucftbueouy9902]

Is it any coincidence that the opening for this show displays a bunch of inverted pentagrams? Jsew idd 1/91

[@kevingill2497]

FAME IS THE WORST DRUG

[@skaface32]

this should have been better:(

[@dondobbs9302]

The Gibby Show! featuring: some out of touch, yuppy lawyer, some leftover disco D.B. in a weird suit, a nice lady who won't offend white people and a dork in an Hawaiian shirt.

[@j.dovales8713]

Yeah bro, that's what I'm seeing too.

[@mikejohnson693]

i MUST own that suit.

[@number7gracestreet]

@PieceofMindmusic Yes, my sentiments exactly. (hey, Kenny... izzat you?)

[@americanpancakelive]

this was not fun or interesting because Bill Maher sucks the life out of all situations

[@whoKENDAMAwho]

he's so fucking boring, and has awful banter. any time gibby would try to have a playful back n forth, bill would shut him down.

[@samuelskillern7365]

Wait another 20 years. He's bearable here.

[@joedurant9194]

when meshell mentions religion in popular songs, she is being modest. No one does that better than her. Take my hand.

[@sarahssentongo2587]

Gibby is the best

[@dyr234]

Giby

[@NoCoverCharge]

Gibby !!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@musicmoviesmediamore7141]

We're gonna take a break No lol

[@dorengarcia4761]

Deep corporate lyrics. Following banal dumb rules. God... wouldn't it be good for the BH Surfers to open for these squares?

[@creepycraig73]

Gibby still in full heroin mode.

[@vovindequasahi]

Being Politically Incorrect is the way of being Politically Correct in My divine fucking opinion. Prove Me Wrong!

[@superfuzzymomma]

Anybody remember Steven Bishop's 6 1/2 painful minutes of fame?

[@dyr234]

Givby rules xD Were gonna take a break No!

[@steelingcable6350]

yes I love Givby

[@stinkfinga4918]

Who wrote that? KISS Oh I used to have one of those lunchboxes. What a solid joke

[@anUHkins]

supposedly the saying "losing my religion" was a southern term/salng pertaining to one losing their wife/lover/girlfriend. although I heard that over the internet so I cant be sure i guess.

[@frankreads8618]

I thought it was a slang term for losing one's temper.

[@Skatebardfilms]

LOL sikk

[@ktkee7161]

Is that meant to be a comedy suit?

[@goldenhog]

spoiler: nobody learned what rock lyrics mean.

[@RH2332]

"dont sing, we have to pay for it" what is that supposed to mean??

[@haleys4906]

litigation dude. song rights

[@zirconencrustedtweezers]

Gibby is pissing BIll off.

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

Austin Howe Oh good! He's about 10k times smarter, warmer, kinder, more in charge, creative, totally fully present & better person than stinkin Bill. Plus he partly has a teacher's or interviewer's personality. He's master of ceremonies by nature lol, and better at it than Bill the dirt clod lol. And his mind is moving at lightning speed, making beautiful sense out of every piece, constantly expressing like an accurate & unfettered kaleidoscope 😀

[@vovindequasahi]

Why does Stephen Bishop look like Bill Hicks?

[@xx-ug9hn]

Wierd Al is the best

[@dylano3133]

It’s hilarious that Bill Maher might as well throw in with Al Gore’s wife and the PMRC, the soccer mom coalition of the late ‘80s. Imagine having a show called Politically Incorrect but getting your panties in a bunch over some rock lyrics. I wish Frank Zappa would have been around to put Bill’s pretentious ass in his place.

[@fukallpoliticians9111]

make punk rock grate again

[@jasperdoggydude]

"which is ssik backwards"

[@jonmaccombs2483]

Back when Bill wasn't an a-hole. Nowadays it's best if you stay off his lawn.

[@Tarsus790]

The oy thing

[@Enlaceskate]

ala si a este presentador lo veo yo por la digital esta todo viejo el jodío

[@anUHkins]

**slang

[@blisterpacman]

i dont think he was tripping... i think he is just an akward guy normally

[@edisdead1]

Gibby is sick.

[@BlueRosebuds]

"hole in a paper heart"...a heart that is easily torn/broken because it isn't strong

[@megatherion2695]

Faurts mayke meigh peanus hared

[@hozayamz]

Gibby - anyone who knows anything about music knows who he is- the Butthole's are sort of a test to see if the person you are talking with understands the last 30 ODD years in music as performance art-

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

hozayamz EXACTLY RIGHT, YES

[@ErgoCogita]

Maher was a kook then and still is. Love me some Gibbs though.

[@GuruRobertDavies]

Who says douche is bad?

[@grands1am]

Weird Al has terrible posture. Also, what a train wreck thus far.

[@Ldale11]

Jankovic is one of the least weird people of all time. He's a dork who wrote songs to make 15-year olds laugh.

[@chrispycritter2]

Gibby is the best! He is the only one who is tripping his brains off on a stupid talk show! If I was tripping on a show with those losers I would have vomited all over thier fake hollywood masks! GO Gibby GO!

[@goose5462]

Maher has zero personality.

[@Thomas-Maximus]

The funny thing here is none of these four are legit songwriters except Stephen and he isn't a very good one. You have a brain dead clown who wrote absurdist comedy and another dork who writes parodies and copies of pop tunes/comedy and you have a session and side-woman bass player. Gimme a break. Invite some serious songwriters and lyricists to talk about lyrics in songs. This is so wack.

[@billriddle9215]

Gibby is cool..Bill is not.