POP SONG REVIEW: "death bed (coffee for your head)" by Powfu ft. Beabadoobee

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Todd's back from vacation, and warming up on an innocuous but weirdly persistent sad-rap song. Death Bed: The Song That Eats

[@chappellgroan]

It's hilarious because despite the mainstream success it has brought Beabadoobee, she personally hates the song.

[@nejdalej]

Can't blame her haha

[@nodmyhead6198]

@@mentichi7674 He didn't originally give her credit or was it just not in the title but in the writing credit?

[@stevethepocket]

I mean, traditionally putting a sample's credit in the title is optional; look at previous Todd entry "Whatcha Say" by Jason DeRulo for instance. But then, that was released on an actual album with printed liner notes. Not on a website where they only give you a space to enter the title.

[@danielan3936]

Myaniii__ don’t blame her even if i hated the song i better get the money 😭

[@pinkwings8036]

I hope she continues to be successful, she has a fascinating voice.

[@renataaristimuno5269]

14:13 Please let us have Todd's One Hit Wonderlands ten years from now, and make a whole segment called "The TikTok Cemetary"

[@NJGuy1973]

Tiktok getting banned will kill more careers than Nirvana.

[@renataaristimuno5269]

NJGuy1973 historians will look back at this year as another apocalyptic shift in music

[@NJGuy1973]

@@renataaristimuno5269 As I commented in Todd's Best of 2019 video, 2019 was the year memes replaced singles. Old Town Road and Bad Guy will be remembered as the first mega-hit songs that were experienced mainly as memes.

[@baraka92]

NJGuy1973 To kill a career there must be one to begin with.

[@ajax4887]

'Here lies Benee'

[@JoshuaFagan]

This sounds exactly like all those songs in those "3hrs of chill music to relax and study to" playlists. It's the kind of thing you put on so you can complete your math homework, not the kind of thing you actively seek out because you love the music or the lyrics.

[@joeqiao1691]

It's great white noise (I mean it in a good way). These type of lofi songs mastered the art of being catchy enough to make you want to listen to it while not taking away attention from what you are doing.

[@SliderGamer55]

That "ily" song also absolutely fits in that playlist, maybe even moreso.

[@rosaliecarlson3525]

Music To Not Pay Attention To

[@engandaus8815]

I think that’s what death bed is best at but Powfu tried to turn it into a song which is why I’m not a fan of the song

[@danfire2004]

Finished my masters to lo fi hip hop earlier this year. Makes me nostalgic....

[@thehopeofeden597]

*waits 6 months for Todd to review WAP*

[@djspuddzz8116]

It'll probably be mentioned on his best list at the end of the year.

[@Hakajin]

I actually kind of like it? Like, the lyrics are awful (in the sense of tasteless), but it seems like it's having fun with it. I can dig it.

[@waterandafter]

@@Hakajin I'm not singing along, but I don't hate it.

[@sovietcanuckistanian]

@@djspuddzz8116 it wouldn't surprise me if it joined Anaconda in getting a mention in best and worst of the year.

[@rosaliecarlson3525]

@@waterandafter I'm not singing along because I can't keep up

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

The song literally fell off the charts today. Todd on time as usual.

[@reginaldfromnigeria5206]

His Toddstradamus powers definitely haven't gotten any weaker.

[@cartmann94]

And they’re playing a boobaboofie song on the local alternative rock radio now.

[@joshbanner7398]

How high did it peak? I don’t recall ever seeing it on there, at least in the top 20

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

@@joshbanner7398 It peaked at 23 and stayed in the 20-30 range for months

[@RetroDrew]

@@cartmann94 She's been on indie radio for at least a year now so it seems local alternative radios are just as late as usual

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

Critics rave "It's technically a rap song."

[@carelessdreamer]

Audience astonished “It’s good white noise I guess.”

[@ndx2k]

more like "it's technically an alternative song"

[@tobiasna324]

All believed that it had a "Mediocre beat."

[@NZsaltz]

@Stepanov Rock rock became meaningless with Imagine Dragons way before that

[@goat8146]

"I'm not a rapper" Supa hot fire

[@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author]

I’ve been following Baebadoobee for a while. Her grungier stuff is cool. I’m glad to see she’s getting attention.

[@eliasramirezcroman]

I saw her open for Clairo, and she's just bursting with so much punky energy when she performs. The fact that this song pigeonholes her as "that ukelele girl" succcckks.

[@jits8767]

Before this video i didn't realise there was a tik tok trend with this as a sample. When I saw the video title i was confused, because I know the song as just 'coffee' by beabadoobee. Now there was a whole other artist, did beabadoobee make a song about coffe again and feature in it? But no, same song. Funny how todd didn't know her and classified her as 'ukelele girl' just like the rest of tiktok probably did. I guess I listen to her music so much that I forget it's not that well known or something. When you hear something everywhere, you just assume people know it, but then again I didn't even know powfu and just assumed it was the coffee song.

[@magpye4212]

"Disappear" is a really beautiful song and fantastically produced, probably one of my favourite indie songs from the last few years. The rest of her discography isn't my kind of thing

[@uztre6789]

I was so happy when I actually heard a radio station in germany play her new songs. As much as I dislike this song, it helped her a lot to get into this position, so that's great.

[@louisrios5546]

Yes, "ukelele girl" is both unfair and inaccurate because it's not even a ukelele on the song. It's an acoustic guitar, but it sounds like a uke because Powfu sped up the sample.

[@alexjohnson9798]

who remembers when Powfu commented 'sorry' in this video?

[@solelyforhermitcraftvii9005]

It got deleted because this is a reupload

[@vincentwoodhead6411]

That piano intro alone turned me into a sad flannel covered bisexual

[@gunfighter009]

Yes trans donkey Kong, I'm sure that's what did it

[@ilexdiapason]

jokes on you, trans rights donkey kong, i already WAS all of that

[@znuffyztruggles5744]

@@luisalonsoecheverria Melon's bisexual? I can't say I'm suprised...

[@quedielzy8579]

Donkey Kong says Trans rights

[@kaitlin9288]

I already was a sad flannel covered bisexual; the piano intro just solidified that

[@cartmann94]

Ooh, he mentioned the New York Giants. So by Toddstradamus standards, they’ll now win the Super Bowl. (Pretty tall order now, though)

[@ronstoppable5659]

Saquon (The only decent thing they had going for them) just got injured, I wouldn’t be surprised if they go winless this year

[@philly_sports1558]

At least they're looking better than my trash ass Eagles.

[@ronstoppable5659]

@philly_sports Yeah, can’t believe I’m saying this but you guys might actually have to try playing Jaylen Hurts

[@mierardi88]

They sealed their fate by being my team on my birthday in 2012 ...2017 was a nice redemption though

[@SM-en7vp]

He's gotten to see the Giants win TWO of the most incredible Super Bowl runs of all time. He obviously doesn't know what a bad team is.

[@TelemachusScone]

That “new shoes” song sounds promising. But It needs a new title like maybe “pumped up kicks”

[@Sophie_Cleverly]

I thought it was a dig at the song New Shoes by Paolo Nutini 😅 but I don't know if that was popular in the US

[@rachel_sj]

New Shoes by Paolo Nutini That’s a song from my college years (2009-2012). It’s a bit more upbeat but it’s definitely indie and I still have it in my running mix since it reminds me of an indie station that first played it (that no longer exists) and the Good Ol Times of College

[@TheDiggy45]

"Pumped Up Kicks" pulls off the line between enjoyable (at least catchy) and having a subversively dark subject.

[@chefbanjo8139]

You could even get a little specific. If you wanna shout out your favorite brand, you could call the song, “My Adidas”.

[@InsomniacBasilisk]

All the other kids with there pumped up kicks

[@shimpey2410]

Beabadoobee isn’t just cute girl ukulele music, she’s got some really good soft rock songs too. She Plays Bass is a great song

[@pawnhearts8785]

Lol. I wanna know who really plays bass in that song. Love her music

[@gabe_s_videos]

@@pawnhearts8785 Yeah, that's definetly an outlier for most of her catalouge. A lot of it is plugged-in indie rock. And I LOVE IT!!! I'm so glad to see a new rock scene forming! Also, I discovered "She Plays Bass" a couple months ago and it's one of my favorite songs EVER!

[@PogieJoe]

Woah I didn't realize that was the same artist. She Plays Bass is amazing!

[@shimpey2410]

@Pawn Hearts @_femalien on insta ;)

[@MatthewSmith-jy3eu]

She's really good live too!! I saw her in a really small gig in Manchester and it was really great

[@thehopeofeden597]

Nobody else finds it telling that a song that’s been on the charts for eight months of 2020 is literally about a Gen Zer feeling like he’s dying?

[@kimifw58]

Did you not watch this video?

[@sigh824]

I remember how it is being a teen, but Gen Z teens do seem almost aggressively sober

[@kimifw58]

Todd outright said that this song is endemic of current times. _Watch the video before commenting!_

[@johnindigo5477]

My dad died in January so I would listen to this song while staying home. And I like how at first it was really sad because my dad did die in his sleep so I would imagine myself talking to him one last time. And I really didnt want to be alive. So even if powfu isn't a good rapper the hook we got couldn't have been better for the year.

[@sunettas9738]

@@johnindigo5477 I'm sorry for your loss

[@MrCrockaG]

I can't wait until 15 to 20 years down the line when Todd (still doing this show of course) gets to do his One Hit Wonderlands on all the random hits that came out of this short period of time where record labels didn't quite know how to control what became big on TikTok. It reminds me of the early 80s and the creation of the music video and MTV. Edit: Damnit he literally says this at the end of the video smh

[@keenobrown919]

I'm still waiting for a One Hit Wonderland on Pumped up Kicks.

[@danielflanard8274]

@@keenobrown919 I'm pretty sure Foster the People aren't one hit wonders.

[@keenobrown919]

@@danielflanard8274 I'm pretty darn sure they are. Based on Todd's definition, it seems like they'd be. They barely had any chart or radio presence after Pumped Up Kicks. There's Color on the Walls, but I swear that was only due to some commercials. I don't think anything on their second album charted at all. I heard that MAYBE Sit Next to Me from their third album got a bit of exposure, but I certainly didn't really hear it on the radio. And bear in mind that this isn't me shitting on them; they're one of my favorite bands.

[@danielflanard8274]

@@keenobrown919 Surely some of the other songs on torches charted. They were pretty big during the summer of 2011 or 2012. In terms of cultural relevance, I think it's safe to say most people know more than one song from them, or would at the least recognize more than one. I'm just guessing though, idk. Either way, I would be happy to see Todd do a video on them.

[@keenobrown919]

@@danielflanard8274 Even if some charted by technicality (which I still seriously doubt), I'm going to have to flat out disagree with you people knowing more than one song. Most people don't even remember their name, but if they recognize anything it will be Pumped Up Kicks and only Pumped Up Kicks.

[@chineverleave34]

Is it wired that I’m glad Todd has a sponsor? Like go get your money boy

[@maxpowr90]

Better than him reading wolf pornography.

[@ajax4887]

Are you gonna sign up for skillshare?

[@MuzzaA93]

@Something Mildly Homophobic no it not ‘no"

[@caramelldansen2204]

che, the answer is "yes"

[@royalninja2823]

It's been deleted but I still remember when powfu used his own account to comment "sorry" on this video

[@jmckenzie962]

It's 2022, and Beabadoobee is a legit indie pop artist who sold out the legendary Powerstation in Auckland, meanwhile no one has heard of Powfu in 2 years and that puts a big smile on my face.

[@claraclonk]

she came to aotearoa and i didn't go?!?!?! 😭😭😭

[@philly_sports1558]

This song gets played in Dunkin Donuts commercials all the time, and it makes me laugh every time I see it. Do they not realize that the song is about dying young and alone in your bed? Talk about being tone deaf.

[@noaccount4]

Reminds me of all the companies using pumped up kicks for ads

[@kylejones8289]

This has been a thing for years. Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life," a song about some drug addict trying not to die of a heroin overdose, was the official song of Carnival Cruise Lines for years. I've seen chocolate commercials use Modern English's "I Melt With You," a song about dying in a nuclear explosion with the melting referring to people's flesh. You know, melting flesh is exactly the image I want to associate with chocolate. If it sounds pleasant and has a catchy chorus, ad executives will use it, regardless of how messed up the lyrics are.

[@zombiedodge1426]

Wrangler jeans used “Fortunate Son,” but only the “some folks are born, made to wave the flag” part. And let’s not forget Microsoft using “Start Me Up” to promote Windows 95, a product that did indeed make many grown men cry.

[@RocketboyX]

I love when people blast Born In The USA as a patriotic song.

[@ChristieBrewster]

I saw a Nespresso ad with goddamn Solsbury Hill in, a year or two ago. Very unsettling.

[@artemiswolf4508]

Now that Todd released this video I’m fully expecting Powfu to have another hit in a year or so and become an international sensation, surpassing even Drake.

[@EpicB]

Or have a surprise comeback years later like Mike Posner.

[@andrewcamden]

I just bought the Powfu album. Let's make it happen people!

[@Xarfax321]

@@andrewcamden NOPE! Let's not!

[@winterlucy]

No, please. Pop music it's so depressing with all the other whiny guys

[@tcbvgames]

I was thinking Halsey.

[@canyounotmydude9155]

In 2023: Beabadoobee is bigger than ever and nobody talks about Powfu. Todd actually got it right with that one

[@wheelstypebeat]

People ARE talking about powfu he’s a respected name within the lofi scene and musically he’s gotten way better

[@mentalillness1574]

Yeah tbh I listened to Powfu a decent bit after this song. He has some pretty good songs, and I think his strengths are not obvious in death bed lol

[@canyounotmydude9155]

@@mentalillness1574 Okay but there is a song they are pushing with him and the chainsmokers and it honestly sounds like a knock-off post malone with knock-off david guetta.

[@jamesmason7979]

Looks at the bottom of the screen: "Those aren't real names" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevethepocket]

I love that _this_ was the song that finally broke him in that department.

[@stevethepocket]

@@sweetbunnybun It does sound like somebody's DeviantArt screenname or something.

[@lithepear9129]

“And possibly exit tik tok” Todd being late and bad with the predictions as per usual we love to see it. (Trump decided not to ban tik tok on Sunday night, which was the night Todd posted this video to his patron. Once again, Todd’s prediction is wrong)

[@ronstoppable5659]

As pissed as I am about Tik Tok not getting shut down, at least we’ll get to hear Cr1tikal trash Tik Tok Hospital when the new season comes out

[@erikdaniels0n]

I love how this is actually a reupload because he had to edit out text that said “and it was lol” when talking about how Tik Tok may be gone by the time he uploaded this.

[@amanwithdope]

Haha I love guessing when Todd was actually writing these episodes. Showing up for the post mortem pop song review is like his job now.

[@alex_flamer267]

Yes Todd is six months late! This song hit the charts in the spring (around the time lockdown started) and as of today, it just left the hot 100!

[@ajax4887]

It's still in the air

[@bullmonty764]

I’m starting to suspect that Todd’s really scared of talking about that Taylor Swift album...

[@rensje]

He hasn’t said much about it on Twitter either, except that it’s a breath of fresh air when Taylor writes about things that aren’t herself

[@a1yssum]

or maybe he just doesn't care...

[@ronstoppable5659]

Would still love to hear him talk about it, considering that it’s easily my album of the year mainstream wise, unlike the 2016 Grammys where TPAB got screwed over big time, Taylor actually deserves that award this time around

[@oumondragon]

Depending how music goes until the end of the year, a song from that album could appear on the top 10 lists, maybe honorable mentions.

[@gtx-dv2jq]

@@ronstoppable5659 now sis not when Magdalene and ungodly hour exists

[@ryul28]

So this is basically "I hate you, I love you" of 2020

[@collapsedsynapse]

That's so accurate, I forgot about that song until I saw this comment.

[@knightwing5169]

Powfu isn't a good rapper, but at least he is more likable than G-Nash.

[@EgorPoint]

@@knightwing5169 was he a rapper to begin with?

[@knightwing5169]

@@EgorPoint I honestly don't know. I'm only calling him a rapper because Todd did.

[@EgorPoint]

@@knightwing5169 @ToddInTheShadows if gnash and this dude are rappers, Maroon 5 and Peter Cetera Chicago are rock bands, I'm calling it

[@caiscorner2675]

I heard Cyber Sex by Doja Cat the other day and legit got emotional because it brought me back to when everything was first shutting down and everyone realizing JUST how serious it was....of all songs lmao

[@Liquidplasticable]

Oh what a time to be alive

[@unoriginal_name7091]

I get the same vibe from Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers and Dead End Kings by Katatonia. It's almost magical how the music kind of takes on our worst emotions for us.

[@vanessaajohn]

We’ve got Sawayama by Rina Sawayama. We were blessed with that.

[@goatdeer8403]

I really hope she gets more mainstream support

[@vernie_in_hell]

this was one of my little brothers favorite songs before he passed. he was about to turn 18. it puts it into a bit of a different context. i can barely hear that sample without bursting into tears anymore. rest easy mike.

[@chavesa5]

"I wanna warm up to those" I love you Todd, but you're not fooling anyone.

[@munjee2]

I'm surprised he wasn't lying

[@johanvanberkel5425]

I actually interpreted the hook of the song differently, as in his girlfriend trying to hold on to him by "making another cup of coffee for his head" as he opens with not wanting to go to sleep, aka pass away. She wants to hold on the idea that everything will be OK and she's still in denial and his lyrics are basically him comforting her to deal with his loss before he actually is gone. I don't think the 01:03 is that weird. I can remember when I was with my GF in my teens I wanted to go away as late as humanly possible, and I would literally time it to the minute. Because nobody travels from a to b in discrete increments of 15 minutes and 01:03 just happened to be the time for him. For this specific song, the dreary monotone raps kinda work for me. It's just like you said ironically: he sounds like he's about to die. And that works beautifully in the context of this song. If this is his plateau in rapping then I wholeheartedly agree that he will never be big, but that doesn't mean it doesn't work in the song. This dude just bumped into a happy accident, and I think he can have it. It's a beautiful song that just sticks and if I look at the person himself, I don't see him claiming to be any kind of big famous rapper. Just a kid doing what he likes so personally I'm glad for him.

[@christophermerrell1133]

I completely agree with you, literally wouldn’t say it better

[@Hakajin]

As a trained English major, I don't think that was the intention (partly because I don't think the artist is sophisticated enough to have come up with that)... But I DO think it totally works with the text! I like it!

[@IsomerMashups]

This was also my take on it. I interpreted this song as literally being the last moments of the narrator's life.

[@lissawho4974]

The sound this song for it is perfect in my opinion. It feels like he’s just talking and trying to downplay what he’s losing and is just talking about happy memories so that he doesn’t have to face the fact this is his last moment. His girlfriend is in the denial stage of grief and he’s trying to comfort her the best he can. Letting her make him coffee even though that won’t fix him.

[@bullet4myex187]

Thank you my feelings exactly

[@ronstoppable5659]

I was looking at their chart history and noticed that Taking Back Sunday technically qualifies for a OHW video, wonder if Todd would be up for that

[@MrElliott04]

please god please

[@philly_sports1558]

Technically Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is too. Face Down went to #24 and nothing else went in the Top 40. There's a bunch of mid-2000s pop punk/emo bands that were overshadowed by My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic!, and All American Rejects.

[@ronstoppable5659]

@philly_sports A Red Jumpsuit episode would be interesting as well but they are an extremely top heavy band, TBS actually has a strong back catalogue so they would make a much better episode

[@daishoryujin95]

Hmmm no. I mean, Jimi Hendrix and rush are technically one hits, but people are die-hard fans of them

[@FabulousKilljoy]

@UCIj1_XWB50GpsNHKc4-ifKg oh ok, sorry I just noticed I read that wrong lol.

[@bloodrunsclear]

Powfu looks like all the Beetles got in a transporter accident

[@joeyjones4929]

Big takeaway for everybody: LISTEN TO BEABADOOBEE Her music is very good, she's a great writer and her album Loveworm (bedroom sessions) is fantastic. Her new singles are also very good, and her new album comes out next month. Shes a very exciting artist to follow right now. Completely recommend. She's playing with a lot of contemporary indie stuff , but her newest singles are a lot more like mid-late 90s female-fronted alt-rock. Very worth the listen

[@stuffwithstuffanda...3426]

Agree her music is fucking amazing I did discover her from this song and I cant stop listening to her I wish I was Stephen malkmus Is soooo goooddd

[@theowlsarefun]

I clicked over to Spotify to look her up because of all these comments and I'm so glad I did! I'm really digging it so far.

[@jessjess1814]

Been a bea fan since October 2018 she deserves a lot more attention

[@mikaelizabeth]

this is the first time ive actually seen one of your videos get taken down and reuploaded in real time in 3 years of watching

[@kenzood5290]

it's like a double rainbow, i know it happens and i heard about it, but i never experienced it

[@TonyGiannamore]

He took it down himself to change something

[@Drogon7102]

@@TonyGiannamore what did he change?

[@amanda1271]

Was it an editing issue?

[@kenzood5290]

@@amanda1271 yep

[@spurguvitunhuora9119]

Why is this white-guy-with-a-guitar singing like his rapping and missing a guitar?

[@caseyjo608]

When in was in a creative writing class in college I wrote a poem that had pretty much the EXACT same flow as this and was also a simple cutesy story (although it was a happy poem about hanging out with my best friend.) I wrote it the day before it was due, but it turned out to be my best reviewed work and won a small reward... If only I had known what music would become, I could have found a catchy sample and made it big!

[@GamerTowerDX]

It's never late to get big on TikTok apperently so you can try.

[@cinnamonbreeze5618]

go for it dude, i would love to hear it :)

[@TheGrenvil]

The chorus sounds like Rex orange county, it reminds me that I'd rather be listening to Rex orange county

[@carelessdreamer]

Mark Wehner THATS WHAT IT REMINDED ME OF

[@yahstino]

@Mark Wehner ITS ACCCCTUALLY PRETTY EASY BEING NICE TO A BITTER BOY LIKE HIM

[@Tcpian]

Listen to powfus other songs he has many better ones like i can’t sleep, ocean eyes, When we were 16, Breakfast with the moon, Letters in December, days we had, would look perfect, Popular girl, Typical boy, Different class, Same boat

[@Atomic_Mousetrap]

Beabadoobee's actual music is a lot better than this too.

[@jessjess1814]

Yes!

[@seejaybee160]

And they re so underrated. Makes me sad.

[@DDChorror]

Beabadoobee sounds like a sarcastic South Park version of a modern pop artist

[@Cuix]

COFFEE FOR YOUR HEAD ALL MY DEATHS ARE BED

[@kswannie]

No one's talking about that tiger

[@torstenatterberg5788]

I was like wtf

[@ZMacGregor]

Bro that's one of doc antle's kids. Like from tiger king.

[@Cittiverse]

My experience with this song is WILD because I first heard it literally the day before my Dad passed away of a terminal illness, and because its so damn catchy, I had it stuck in my head while also mourning the greatest tragedy in my life. But other than that poor timing, I do like it, despite it having baby's first bars. Though it'll probably be a while before I can casually put it on playlists.

[@kohammy]

Yeah, yeah, song that fell off very early on after it gained some traction. We all just wanna see the WAP review.

[@neutralman9124]

I don't think he's going to touch that song with a 100 meter pole.

[@oumondragon]

@@neutralman9124 I mean, he reviewed "Anaconda" and "Wiggle". If he did those songs then he surely had to do WAP. Especially since he hasn't done a full review of a Cardi B song.

[@neutralman9124]

@@oumondragon Maybe.

[@nejdalej]

WAP is a masterpiece, and I am so excited to hear Todd agree with me on this. :P

[@playdoh658]

chuu

[@arcanemaster8722]

This song is basically the imagine dragons of hip-hop, but man this song is still freaking catchy asf. I love that sample so much

[@vultran8135]

I don't see anything ID-like about this song tbh

[@Logan912]

Vultran Kinda of like how ID is “technically” rock but not really.

[@ronstoppable5659]

@Logan Palmer When Todd mentioned the fact that it’s a rap song but only gets played on top 40 stations, the first artist that came to my mind was Simple Plan, musically and sonically they are a rock band but because of how juvenile their lyrics were, they only got played on pop stations

[@joeywalker2061]

@@Logan912 idk this is just like teen pop rap it was made for teenagers so if you arent a teen you prob wont like it. Im in my 20s and its not really for me but i understand that. Its like if an adult during the 80s didnt like new kids on the block its like well no shit what did you expect.

[@thebowlfosho4974]

@@ronstoppable5659 Do they? My alternative station still regularly plays I'd Do Anything.

[@mikerivera373]

I think Todd set a record for being late. This song literally just stopped charting

[@Spuub]

Yeah it was so late the video on Popstar is gonna happen in 2056

[@Agostina999]

Ok cool so we’re all in agreement that beabadoobee is the beat part of this song and she deserves all the recognition she can get. Good, just checking.... Also according to Rolling Stone, ‘Coffee’ was the first song be ever wrote when she was like 17. Juat saying ;)

[@johnindigo5477]

My dad died in January so I would listen to this song while staying home. And I like how at first it was really sad because my dad did die in his sleep so I would imagine myself talking to him one last time. And I really didnt want to be alive. So even if powfu isn't a good rapper the hook we got couldn't have been better for the year.

[@tj_6964]

“Care” is a phenomenal song and I’m so stoked for her album this year.

[@Elfr0g]

She's got so many great kinda 90s style pop songs. Seems like Todd might like her deeper catalog.

[@bubbles4897]

I mean yeah....17 year olds are old enough to write lol. Coffee isn’t that good

[@pja36]

Ritchie Valens had recorded multiple all-time rock and roll classics and was dead in the plane crash by 17.

[@Ryw316]

The Folgers jingle at the end got me good.

[@grfrjiglstan]

Never have I seen such a nonsensical string of letters in a song title.

[@sportsjefe]

And we had 'Bawitdaba'.

[@EpicB]

At least the title is actually pronounceable.

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

@@sportsjefe da bang da bang diggy diggy diggy said the boogy said up jump the boogy

[@craigmoon2121]

Honestly, while the song really doesn't take too much talent to sing, or even to write, this song is lowkey really sweet lyrically. It was actually quite refreshing to hear a simple, sweet song amid the worst pandemic in a long time.

[@SuperJNG18]

So...is this what happens when you try and cross-breed "If I Die Young" and "i hate u, i love u"?

[@johnindigo5477]

At least this song is upbeat. Those try to be sad but feel empty. At least we got the hook

[@FelixNKryptic]

I just want to mention this here because the original thread of comments died regarding comparing Circles and Roses: The Roses song from 2016 and its remix from 2019 can and should be treated as two separate songs. The point in some ways is that this is the TikTok effect: Roses remix is a perfect example of a song that became popular because of a catchy beat that is very interesting within the 30 second timespan of a tiktok video, but lacks substance when extended through its entire duration. Go check out the comments section of the remix of the song and you’ll see a lot of people mentioning they don’t understand the lyrics. I’m not arguing that the original song didn’t have interesting lyrics, but the reason people were attracted to the remix has nothing to do with the lyrics of the original or its substance in any form. So I think it’s a bit contrived to treat Roses as a song that’s been charting since 2016, just like you wouldn’t claim the terrible Black Eyed Peas song RITMO is technically the same as Corona’s Rhythm of the Night

[@itsgarou2786]

I commented. This thread is alive now for 1 second.

[@itsgarou2786]

Damn Void Spam. Didn't have to delete your comment.

[@AngelGonzalez-bj6mo]

"Why wont it go away" *goes recurrent the day he posts it ln KZbin*

[@BradyPostma]

"Those aren't real names." 40 seconds in, and I'm already laughing myself silly.

[@neverhowever3231]

Todd’s chronic lateness is like the one constant in my life at this point also this song has major cavetown/sad gay indie gen z vibes

[@poilaaliop]

Agreed, though Cavetown nails the whole "simple authenticity" shtick much better imo. They do both have surprisingly slick production skills though!

[@judeterry8579]

Ah yes the genre I hate the most, sad acoustic gay songs that 12-14-year-old girls like. I may or may not be biased as my sister absolutely adores Cavetown.

[@jojbenedoot7459]

@@judeterry8579 Lemon Boy kinda slaps tho ngl

[@youdbettertube]

Don't drag gays into this, we had nothing to do with this

[@judeterry8579]

@@youdbettertube Don't get me wrong I do love me some gay music (shoutouts to Brockhampton and Tyler) but my preferred kind of gay music is... good music, which 90% of cavetown songs aren't.

[@kaisy5826]

He comes back with a both pop song review and a one hit wonderland in one video! Truly amazing!

[@noahthomson2774]

in other words, this song was more tolerable when it was a country song, was sung by the band perry and was called "if i die young".

[@mattocaster87]

12:00 >Paolo Nutini's "New Shoes" starts blaring inside my head

[@bendavies9957]

the only song that could be about something so stupid and still slap

[@Bigguyinblack]

Or possibly the group Nu Shooz. Sadly Todd will never cover them because they had 2 hits.

[@MT3V]

Damn... haven't heard that title in years. I'm feeling old all of a sudden. Che situazione.

[@TheForNoReason]

This sounds like a poor man's Twenty one pilots... written by a preschooler

[@futureman123]

That could describe most of the so called “alt” songs on the charts today

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@futureman123 Oof

[@peachringssss]

”Poor mans twenty one pilots” lmao you are absolutely correct

[@EpicB]

So they only had the budget for one pilot?

[@outtaideas849]

@@billiejoeeyelash They're weird. They remind me of Tears for Fears but worse. TfF has this weird and great dissonance between lyric and melody

[@robsimmons181]

Todd review WAP

[@FabulousKilljoy]

yes

[@iceangele14]

I thought he was gonna 😂

[@renataaristimuno5269]

He's never going to, but it better be on this year's top ten

[@repulsethemonkey1396]

WAP by Ben Shapiro

[@nukethesharkofficial]

He can't top Ben Shapiro's review.

[@Biancainez]

I've been bedbound for most of the last decade. I will be lucky to outlive this decade. If it were not for you, I would never have heard this song. So thanks, thanks for that. I hate it. As bad as the song is it just destroyed me emotionally. Buuuut I cried so hard I couldn't hear the rest of of the song though so..... thats a silver lining! LOL!

[@TheLitterboxCritic]

Given how lame the lyrics are, I'm legitly surprised Powfu didn't start the song with "My name is Powfu and I'm here to say"

[@RocketboyX]

Imma gonna die pretty soon some day...

[@JohnSmith-kt3yy]

@@RocketboyX Why do you guys care so much about how simplistic the rapping is? My favourite song starts with "everyone I know is gonna die..". Simple =/= bad.

[@oswaldfigglebottom]

Doing drugs, it ain't okay

[@RayBlendertube]

Next video might be WAP. I expect at least ONE Ben Shapiro joke

[@waterandafter]

The song wouldn't be as big of Ben shapiro hadn't done his cover of it.

[@REDDAWNproject]

@@waterandafter now i want a clip of ben shapiro saying "i made that bitch famous"

[@landoman107]

Waterandafter Ben Shapiro did NOT make the song famous

[@REDDAWNproject]

@@landoman107 I know he didn't I just think the clip idea would be hilarious; kind of a mirror to the kanye taylor clip.

[@waterandafter]

@@landoman107 Most conservatives would never have even heard of it if it weren't for shapiro having his righteous hissy fit.

[@jasongenovese8043]

I found a comment from powfu apologizing for making this song a few months ago on this video now idk where it is so it's probably gone

[@amiralirashedi8614]

WAP review when

[@vi_cesario]

great news!

[@Bigones111]

Canada really isn't sending their best in terms of musicians in the 21st century. For every Grimes and Carly Rae Jepson we get a Justin Bieber and Powfu

[@Hola-tq4pg]

you got late on the Bieber hateboner bandwagon kid

[@reinhardtwilhelm5415]

Unfortunately, Canada’s badly mismanaged its music scene. Canadian hip-hop is anemic and Canadian pop is just okay, and I blame our radio stations for serving as guardians of the status quo rather than tastemakers. It’s in R&B, dance and rock that Canadian music has had the most success artistically these last few years, and I wish it’d get more exposure.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

One-hit wonder land is gonna to be interesting in 10 years.

[@Ninjaverse45]

This song is the definition of the phrase: excellent in theory, But the execution is digshit.

[@gustavocaceres5728]

Ninjaverse Edit m8

[@ellenwynne5037]

r/gtbae

[@RFLCPTR]

Nah, the Soviet Union and it's copies are the best examples of this phrase...

[@soggystreets9081]

I think powfu should transition to be a producer his beats and sample uses are really good on his other tracks as well

[@pt1427]

“The Book of Soul” by Ab-Soul is a good example of what a quality rapper can do with a sad topic, a mellow energy, and a lot of words.

[@Uhohlisa]

He’s Immortal Technique lite, rapping about the Illuminati and other bullshit. He’s the worst Black Hippy has to offer.

[@oliviawilliams6204]

And me I’m there “heh that’s an Iron Maiden song/album” lol

[@EpicB]

@@oliviawilliams6204 No, The Iron Maiden album is a book of multiple souls, not just the one. Maybe the title of the Iron Maiden album is plural because it's on two discs.

[@lucyw4195]

That's a great song, imo maybe peak Ab Soul. Another good example is Aesop Rock's "Get Out the Car"....the wordiness fits with the theme of trying to outpace and outsmart your sadness

[@NJGuy1973]

Steve Winwood co-wrote "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm A Man" at age 18. Powfu, you're no Steve Winwood.

[@Betta66]

Facts

[@NJGuy1973]

@@Betta66 Yes, I like bringing up facts. Some people hate it.

[@Betta66]

@@NJGuy1973 Do they, now?

[@RobRandomVids]

BRING ME, A HIGHER LOVE! BRIIIIIING ME A HIGHER LOVE, OH YEAH!

[@delicflower13x3]

We had to wait 3 weeks for this. And it comes with coffee. ☕️

[@iwasanangryyoungman]

It's the 2020's version of Eminem's "Stan"...Philippine-born, London-based beabadoobee is the new Dido

[@NA-kz5po]

Dido had hits.

[@ronstoppable5659]

Hell no, Stan is the best hit song of this century imo, this is painfully mediocre

[@EpicB]

Except beabadoobee will probably get more out of this than powfu.

[@yahstino]

@@EpicB because she actually has the potential to... powfu is legitimately talentless. Beabadoobee isn't really anything monumental or special, but at least there's room for improvement.

[@Nootathotep]

it's the poor man's 2020 version of Stan maybe. Stan is one of the greatest songs of all time, this isn't

[@noahbalboa7213]

I could've sworn Powfu commented on this video. Can't find it now :(

[@carolyns4519]

Me too! I remember he just wrote "sorry" and it was hilarious.

[@prismaze]

Congratulations Powfu, you have just won decades of relevancy and success...

[@Undankbar]

11:58 that remark made my brain skip right to playing "new shoes" by Paolo Nutini

[@raspberryjuiceentertainmen719]

I feel like his voice kinda works it sounds like he’s given up because of his sadness like it sounds like he has no hope left which is ofc sad but still works, that being said this song still sucks

[@EvanCWaters]

I feel like that would work better if it weren't so common.

[@paulkienitz]

Man, don't be comparing ERBoH to this Baby's First Rap Flow.

[@ArchDurandal]

Singing with the right emotional tone would have helped the song. Reminds me of when Johnny Cash did a cover of NIN's "Hurt", the NIN's version is good, but Cash's version is an emotional sledge hammer and the video is a gut punch of feelings.

[@MelMelodyWerner]

I still don't understand why people always want to compare the two versions of Hurt. Cash may have covered it, but he turned it into a completely different song because it was him singing it and he changed a lyric to reflect his persona ("I wear this crown of shit" -> "I wear this crown of thorns"). NIN's Hurt is also an album closer, whereas Johnny's functions well as a single. they're both perfect in their own ways. NIN's is topping off one of the best metal concept albums of the 90's, with the narrator of the album killing himself, and the bullet being represented by the crushing wall of noise at the end. it's a harrowing listen that grapples with themes of suicidal ideation, and is just as much an emotional cut as Johnny's take. Johnny's is like David Bowie's Blackstar in that you have this living legend staring death in the face, but for Cash, he's lived a life so long that all of the people he loved have died. that lyrical alteration recontextualizes the song; instead of it being about a narrator who feels worthless, it's deepening Cash's status at the time as a musical god. no need to knock NIN's to elevate Cash's; they're apples to oranges.

[@gravityemblem8931]

I see that Powfu is very much a rapper in the Twenty One Pilots sense

[@alexandersong5753]

finally, after so long, a Todd upload to brighten the sluggishness of online classes

[@ItsJustChurch]

I just listened to this song a couple minutes ago, and I can’t remember it at all.

[@EleventhFloorBelfry]

I just finished watching this entire video and I can't remember the song either.

[@thepillowbro]

Just want to say watch the first few minutes of Lindsay's Into the Omegaverse video if you want to hear Todd voicing an aroused alpha wolf of some kind

[@maxpowr90]

Blame Dunkin Donuts for using the song in a commercial.

[@renataaristimuno5269]

Well an actual sponsor. Good job, Todd! Ya did it

[@ravelqueen]

great to have you back i missed you!! can't wait for you to cover some of the more popular stuff but honestly I just love watching your videos no matter what

[@BloodRider1914]

Todd when WAP No Update: Or I guess he will

[@pinkwings8036]

Todd ignoring a song? It’s going to be his #1 Best Song of the Year!

[@alex_flamer267]

I'm glad he didn't do WAP. It's too easy of a target.

[@Hola-tq4pg]

@@pinkwings8036 it would be his best and worst take ever since he picked Closer as the best hit of 2016 then again judging by what he has said about WAP on twitter is like if he doesn't have any more hype about that song anymore

[@lissawho4974]

This song is interesting because this song is exactly the type of sound I like listening to. But it’s also very weak in the lyrics department which sucks cause I love the instrumental and the chorus. As someone who found this song through TikTok I didn’t realize what it was about until about a month after i first heard the sample.

[@johnindigo5477]

I actully found out about this song from Todd's tootsie slide review. My dad died in January so I would listen to this song while staying home. And I like how at first it was really sad because my dad did die in his sleep so I would imagine myself talking to him one last time. And I really didnt want to be alive. So even if powfu isn't a good rapper the hook we got couldn't have been better for the year.

[@peonylarkspur645]

Hey, the ERB guys at least had a flow, plus some decent burns

[@Recessponye]

11:59 19-2000: *New shoeshine*

[@EpicB]

Except that's the cool shoeshine, which I'd much rather have.

[@Recessponye]

Naveek Darkroom wait I thought always thought it was new shoeshine no way

[@EpicB]

@@Recessponye No, I'm pretty sure the lyric "cool shoeshine".

[@Recessponye]

Naveek Darkroom yeah you’re right, guess my subpar joke doesn’t make sense anymore

[@jamesdavey5915]

Your one of the few people that makes skillshare ads funny, i love that you have a sponsor

[@jones4106]

I've known the song Coffee for a couple years now because it was one of the songs featured on this free lofi music app that had a library of like 25 songs that could be played offline, so that was what I listened to any time I needed music but was away from wifi. Was fuckin stunned the first time I heard death bed because at first I thought this song I knew had magically become popular and then the rapping started and that threw me for a whole different loop.

[@ComradePhoenix]

God this song just depresses me every time I hear it. I can't even say its musically bad, it just makes me feel emotionally bad.

[@DrGandW]

“Those aren’t real names” Holy shit what a comeback

[@TonyGiannamore]

Wow I hate that “I Love You Baby” song its barely half of a chorus from the original Franki Valli song and my local radio station plays it constantly.

[@NA-kz5po]

It's just a remix it's basically all the beat.

[@temple5587]

Eh, I like it. It's ambient, cute, and works for what its trying to do.

[@Ruinwyn]

Works as a background sound for a video or work. Doesn't work as an actual song.

[@ZanraiKid]

Re-upload of my original comment: I knew he was going to mention the Dido sample from “Stan”. To think this is the Eminem of this generation which... is the definition of a back-handed compliment because Eminem is still releasing music.

[@itsgarou2786]

Seems everything's in place

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

Eminem is literally gonna have a song on the year end list this year I think it's safe to say we don't need a new Eminem lol

[@philly_sports1558]

I actually thought Em's new album this year was really good. There are a few duds but the album has plenty of great songs with a classic Slim Shady feel to them.

[@kitmacneil1867]

i know they’re not pop, but they’re kind of a pop culture moment if- i am BEGGING for a review of a 100gecs song on this channel

[@SoVidushi]

YESSS, a money machine review would be gold

[@zacgorenc]

Glad you're back, missed your videos.

[@HardlegGaming]

I still feel like this song's clunkiness is it's charm. There's something about it that just feels really genuine, especially compared to the polish on so many other pop songs. Like yeah, his flow is basic and his lyrics are uninspired, but it fits the mood of someone laying delirious in their bed just trying to put their thoughts together. It's not dramatic or profound, but it conveys this raw feeling of bittersweet melancholy that it's difficult to find these days.

[@danielan3936]

it really the hook that gives that feel to me personally

[@JillCohart]

Is Epic Rap Battles Of History considered lame white rap these days? I'm not gonna pretend they're the GOAT of anything, but they have some good verses.

[@Lazurit8]

They're definitely better that the majority of mainstream rappers

[@Lesnooch]

They have some real skill in writing disses. Some of the music is good too.

[@heliosfromacrossastar878]

Yeah that comment of Todd surprised me. I can understand ERB being considered the whitest thing ever, but lamest? They manage to grasp complex historical events in a modern art form, their flow is decent and their lyrics are actually really good. Honestly I prefer that way over the basic “ I am rich look at me” rap or Drake’s whiny “sad boi but still hot” rap.

[@FarmerSakki]

They peaked at Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates and you can't convince me otherwise

[@SkuLLetjaH]

@@FarmerSakki Teddy Roosevelt would like a word with you.

[@ddobry21]

On a positive note, I liked the Folger's Coffee jingle at the end. That's some solid work.

[@alex_flamer267]

Hahahaha you don't even hear that jingle anymore. It sounds very 90s.

[@ddobry21]

@@alex_flamer267 ikr? I love it :)

[@rebeccamarrone4736]

Thanks, Todd. Your videos always make my day

[@LorneGrimmer]

So he should do a cover of new shoes 🤔

[@jadesmith417]

Beabadoobee is what makes the song. I didn't even know she had been sampled, I thought this was just "coffee for your head". I love her songs, she sounds great.

[@Sklard]

Beas next album drops in abt a week!