POP SONG REVIEW: "Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith

[@hustedr5]

Piano version of Whip My Hair sounds like a horror movie background track.

[@riahlexington]

TPA Cliff yes lol

[@ECL28E]

Or when there's some lady tied to the railroad tracks

[@irisflorianandromeda]

It’s much better than the real thing- that’s what we all agree!

[@warmachine68]

Oh man! That would be great

[@victorcosta1303]

Sounds like a rpg battle theme.

[@juliaparker6734]

Now Todd has a song by Willow Smith as his #1 spot on the best list. How times have changed, huh?

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

11 years makes a difference lol

[@afterdinnercreations936]

@@CarlsCozyCorner Heh heh heh... yeah

[@lylecohen1638]

Yeah well, she got new writers since...

[@tegantalks9612]

Honestly Todd has flipped drastically on a lot of artists. He went from dissing Kesha and praising Dr Luke to dissing Dr Luke and putting Kesha on 2 of his best lists

[@neilsharpson996]

The ability to change your mind is the best proof you have one

[@bennitori4]

I'm so happy I rediscovered this review. Todd lightly shaking his head in the face of perceived hate is just as hilarious as playing Whip My Hair on the piano by ear is impressive.

[@JoelChavez6121]

bennitori4 he looks like he’s doing the Peanuts Gang dance

[@thesterndragoon9159]

"When they see me pull up, I whip it real hard." ".....Pull up in what? Your tricycle?!" I laughed way too hard at that.

[@alicedelgado955]

"you're 10! you don't have any ladies except your mom!"

[@n3v3rg01ngback]

The Stern Dragoon Mom’s SUV, more likely. Kids her age don’t exercise.

[@cassettegirl9928]

She was 10 when that song came out. She’s old enough to ride a *bi*cycle.

[@Ryanmiller70]

3:46 Willow's hair, new weapon in Splatoon.

[@BEEEELEEEE]

It'll just be a reskin of the brush.

[@steviecopeland]

Hahaha yes

[@deadaccount6312]

It would be a great weapon!

[@medes5597]

I would actually love a weapon like that.

[@ThatGuy-tx2xr]

The piano sounded like it was in pain. Todd, please don't subjugate your poor instrument to any more suffering by playing that accursed song!

[@peelslowly28]

Don't worry it has seen many a horrible song played on it throughout its history

[@gikem4882]

Just today it was announced that Willow got her first top 40 hit since WMH with Meet Me At Our Spot, a duet with her boyfriend Tyler Cole. Even if I don't love that song, it's pretty insane how much she has grown as a musician since 2010.

[@sylv2904]

And now it’s Todd’s fav song of 2021. A strange turn of events.

[@lasarousi]

She finally started paying writers

[@thequeenofswords7230]

I can't believe no one is giving you props for that opening. That was fucking legit as hell, my man. Take all my likes. Every like ever. You earned it.

[@shawnfields2757]

Lilith Euphimia What about the whipping his hair skit later on? That was pretty funny too, sir/ma'am.

[@CaptainJZH]

I think you predicted After Earth when talking about Jaden Smith.

[@eagleeyes3872]

That was a late birthday present to M. Night.

[@Dreigonix]

+CaptainJZH Not to mention Neo Yokio nowadays, which exists for some reason.

[@natem324]

Man that movie was terrible

[@Numptaloid]

watching this again after seeing willow smith getting the #1 best hit song of 2021 feels really weird

[@Mauricekaip]

Wait, did she? I wasn’t paying attention to the chats

[@juliusnepos6013]

Meet Me at Our spot, though it was a decent hit (no.21) but not that really large

[@leprechaunlake]

didn't expect to see you here

[@frederickdavison4954]

the only way this would be worse is if Jaden was rapping over it.

[@RatelHBadger]

Don't give them any ideas

[@matthewjury4385]

Thank god he isn’t

[@RowanWarren78]

He's a nice boy, but God no LoL.

[@tobiasvilainnewman3569]

Thank goodness for that… no suspicious lyrics about dragons…

[@Tea_Noire]

Why do most pop songs sound like horror movie soundtracks when played on a piano?

[@ECL28E]

Sounds like a chase track from a silent film or old Fleischer cartoon

[@MythicSuns]

Because sharp notes? **shrug**

[@theinternet1424]

Not the "four chords" pop songs. When played on the piano, they sound like that boring ass bullshit piano song that used to be fucking everywhere and will be everywhere again.

[@bballwatcher2224]

@@MythicSuns Minor key too. (A minor)

[@ffjreviews9029]

This song should’ve been on a Fifty shades soundtrack

[@fredygalindo9495]

Willow was ahead of the time she could’ve written Gucci gang

[@ffjreviews9029]

Whip My Hair is worse. At least Gucci Gang wasn’t this repetitive and this annoying.

[@fredygalindo9495]

Jeff Vader please tell me you’re being sarcastic by saying that Gucci gang wasn’t repetitive. Annoying well that’s subjective so I won’t say anything on that but repetitive

[@ffjreviews9029]

Fredy Galindo I didn’t say Gucci Gang wasn’t repetitive, I said it wasn’t as repetitive as Whip My Hair

[@fredygalindo9495]

Jeff Vader I mean yeah you’re right Gucci gang is said 52 times I whipped my hair is said 56 I still think they’re comparable but you are right this one is more repetitive

[@MikoSquiz]

WAP seems more like the direct descendant. Whores in this house, there's whores in this house, there's whores in this house..

[@SarahElisabethJoyal]

Hey, anybody else wanna feel ancient? Willow turned 10 about a week after this song came out. In a few months she'll be old enough to drink.

[@valendale1903]

Damn I didn't realize she was that young.

[@autumnlaws-douglas1254]

Admittedly I think the highlight on hair as a black performer kinda makes sense especially when aimed at kids to not worry about haterz (bullies) . I don’t thinks it’s great song, but I think that may have been what they were kinda going for.

[@TheDamocles74]

Will, Willow, Jada, Jaden....I JUST GOT THAT!

[@tegantalks9612]

Todd, speaking from the year 2023 you should be real careful about dissing the hair of someone who is a member of Will Smith’s family…

[@RobertSeeJen]

I was in marching band for four years in high school, I played clarinet the first two years, and baritone sax the last two. I never memorized my music. I always played, and memorized it all four years, by ear. Seeing Todd do Whip My Hair by ear brought a tear to my eye.

[@MacyPooh196]

I actually had no idea this song had any other lyrics.

[@vandercudo]

Damn Todd you are such a good piano player!

[@sugarfrosted2005]

+3s10 His rendition would fit in a horror movie.

[@suzystar3]

Yeah, that opening was impressive as hell.

[@ffjreviews9029]

So would the actual song

[@radiofiendify]

Does anybody else want to see Captain Jean-Luc Picard whip his hair back and forth?

[@Jaceblue04]

+radiofiendify How can one whip their hair if they're bald?

[@radiofiendify]

That's the joke :) Jaceblue04

[@MythicSuns]

MAKE IT SO!.....sorry, had to.

[@FlutterLights]

"I flip the bird back and forth. I flip the bird back and forth. I flip the bird back and forth. I flip the bird back and forth. I flip the bird back and forth." I think Todd has a new hit.

[@Dreigonix]

+FlutterLights We need a full version. XD

[@lunabearsong2043]

Dreigonix I think that IS the full version.

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

Anyone else here after Todd put a Willow song at his number 1 for 2021?

[@cubedmelons876]

Funny thing is, even during this review, he noticed her potential to be a good performer. It took a lot of time to get there, but it happened.

[@thomaskirkness-little5809]

I actually had more sympathy for Jaden Smith in the Karate Kid remake than the original twit. He was suffering racism and stuff, that original kid was just a whiny brat. Still silly that he was learning kung fu though.

[@s3.14dervision]

This song makes "Ice, Ice Baby" sound like Beethoven's 5th.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

I was legitimately concerned that Todd wouldn't be able to play it. And then I was elated and clapping when he did it. WELL DONE, SIR!

[@taylorfrench6722]

In a stunning turn of events, it looks like she might have a second hit this year.

[@taylorfrench6722]

In a stunning turn of events, she almost has a top 20 hit.

[@nikolascinicola9660]

Who knew she would actually become a decent artist

[@familyguyfreemoviedownload8314]

in a truly stunning turn of events, it’s todd’s #1 best song of 2021

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

Never before have I wanted to hear heavy metal in the middle of a droning, obnoxious pop song so much in my life. Thank you, Todd, thank you.

[@Hola-tq4pg]

Watching this with the hindsight of Meet Me at Our Spot and Todd's placement on the best of 2021 list makes this review funnier

[@JonathanLedbetter]

And watching "I Fell In Love With an Emo Girl" garner an honorable mention on the worst of 2022 thanks to MGK is even funnier. "Meet Me at Our Spot" was a bop though.

[@gr8kat1]

10:53 You just noticed? Also, I heard the song was about the issues about black women's hair, how they get flack if they wear it natural, or straighten it, or anything in between. Just Google "black women hair controversy," it's amazing. So the song isn't just about shaking off haters, but specifically those who think they have the right to tell black women how to or not to wear their hair. Still a terrible song, but the message is admirable.

[@jaysea5939]

If they could've seen the future, they would’ve released this when the girl who played Rue in The Hunger Games got flak over her hair.

[@megami7373]

I loved that song when I was younger lol

[@2120musiclover]

As a black woman, I didn’t buy that bullshit meaning that people were trying to use for this crap song

[@0000p-j9z]

Yeah, this video is from a more ignorant time. In a more recent review the issue of back hair is disscussed on ariana grandes 7 rings.

[@DashingSteel]

When he nailed the song on a piano it was better that a thousand Beat Drops! n0ice

[@Caernath]

Who's here to rewatch this video after Todd's Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2021?

[@Hepler-s2b]

Can we blam their time in Scientology for this?

[@galleryofrogues]

Yes.

[@sharonoddlyenough]

I'm seeing this again just after seeing the best of 2021 video. Spoiler alert Willow Smith made it to #1! Who'd'a thunk!

[@NeoGraena]

She had a legit redemption arc While her brother raps about pregnant dragons while referring to himself as the new MLK....

[@ebtrax4081]

I remember people playing this song in school, it was absolute hell.

[@ffjreviews9029]

“Pull up in what? Your tricycle??!”

[@sonofaspyder3000]

She’s actually made some really good music since. I’d recommend checking out “Wait a Minute”

[@MelanieJohnson-b1q]

I know it’s been years. Todd playing Whip My Hair on the piano successfully and getting excited about it is still one of the best moments! ❤

[@HidInMistProductions]

She ended up doing a song with SZA later and it's really good! She's grown a lot.

[@me45116]

Here latest music is very good, such a shame she is still remembered for this

[@caspermcgoangle975]

To be fair she was 9 here I blame whatever adult heard this and was like yes this is gold let’s reals this

[@tobiasbanks3743]

I went to watch the video for old times sake, and it was as awful as I remembered, but Willow had another single from the same time that was equally annoying, except the repeated phrase was: "I'm the fireball of the party" instead. It was totally worth it, though, because Nicki Minaj spits a verse that's almost completely comprised of Street Fighter references: "I'm the Street Fighter/Call me Chun Lee", "Build a guest house to put the coup in/ cause I'm a fireball: Hadouken".

[@papaya5222]

isn't that chun-li by only nicki minaj?

[@basquat76]

So a woman who named herself after a sexual act, spits a verse in a 9 year old girls song. Yeah that makes sense.

[@ian_b]

@@basquat76 A sexual act? How does one do the Nicki?

[@rhodopisdenile8977]

jaxxstraw I think they meant Minaj as in minajatwa which is French for threesome, her real name is Onika Maraj.

[@BigBadBuzzPlaysMC]

The worst camp camp memes ever it’s MÉNAGE À TROIS LMAO

[@munjee2]

7:45 rap critic was 18 here , EIGHTEEN he looks older then he does now

[@josh44026]

Lol

[@babypurplebat2610]

Todd has really chilled out over the years..

[@someothername7886]

Watching this in 2016, God damn pop music has improved...

[@galleryofrogues]

Not really

[@PennyAfNorberg]

@@galleryofrogues Any longer mayhaps?

[@ffjreviews9029]

No, 2016-2019 were the worst years

[@rhysfinley5655]

The Devo 2.0 footage was perfect. One of my all-time favourite historical musical oddities.

[@maryt.3273]

Oh thank goodness you played that snippet of "Let It Whip" at the end or I think I might have lost my mind. That song should be against the Geneva Conventions. And I mean, sheesh, she's ten, I *don't* want to hate on her, my little sister is ten, she's a little kid! But that song, AAAAAAGH! You know what, I blame the Smiths. Either they can't hear good music, or they can and they really don't like their daughter.

[@RowanWarren78]

When your parents are famous and connected, you can get a break and entry into the music industry. Unfortunately, there are people who are truly talented who can't seem to get any notice because they don't know the "right people". Ugh. It reminds me of seeing Corey Feldman on tv performing with his band. He was terrible, but was able to book a performance on the Today Show because he's a celebrity. Don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy, but his music was awful, bordering on self parody

[@arcylano4912]

that line "damn kids!!!!!!!" is one of Todd's best freak outs. all because soulja boy.

[@trixxart777]

Why does this song sound kind of cool on piano

[@brainrich1358]

Also known as an already existing move "headbanging"

[@AshleyAdam16]

Your piano covers are amazing!

[@nomduclavier]

FYI, his first kid is also named after him. Usually goes by his middle name, but he's Willard Smith III. There are four Will Smiths in that family.

[@ginamolina820]

Nom du Clavier That is way too many Will Smith’s for any family, wouldn’t you say?

[@archer1949]

Her stuff is pretty legit now. The shameless nepotism does leave a bad taste in my mouth.

[@jacobphillips5664]

Rap Critic with no beard looks really weird

[@kiel183]

HIS BEARD LOOKS WEIRD

[@cpmcguire]

I flip the bird back and forth - that’s fucking awesome.

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

The piano cover would totes what current Willow would make a song out of. It’s so funny thinking about how current Todd would react to how most of these artists who were considered “cool to hate” are now.

[@davidminahan4440]

After the events at the Oscars it would seem the whole family has an issue with hair

[@sugarfrosted2005]

The worst part about Dev2.0 is that it was actually a project of the lead singer of Devo.

[@arnold20139]

(Vader's voice) NOOOOOO!

[@GalanDun]

+sugarfrosted I read up on that. I heard he did it as a joke.

[@bennitori4]

That's confusing. When I saw them on neopets ages ago, I seriously thought some faceless suit had bought the devo rights and put a kid version on neopets as an advertisement. This and the fact that devo had an original song on the official powerpuff girls CD makes me very confused about their intended audience.

[@MadameSomnambule]

I never understood why that Dev2.0 thing was even on that site. They had it in the games room for seemingly years before they changed the site. Now, it's stuck with a How to Train Your Dragon 2 game from a few years ago. Some things just never change. But at least here, the ad game they have now actually makes sense.

[@georgeparkins777]

Yeah, Mark Mothersbaugh is a very strange man who does a lot of things that would almost have to be ironic... or would they? Because you can’t tell with some people.

[@MythicSuns]

Using your hair as a paintbrush....yeah Okami Amaterasu did it better (yeah I know fur and hair are two different things but god damn it there's not that many occasions when I can compare a video game goddess wolf to a pop artist....which is probably a good thing)

[@ShadoTempest]

Still better than shake it off for an anti hater song

[@RatelHBadger]

Both are terribly repetitive

[@SonofMrPeanut]

> Willow used Hair Whip > It's Super Effective!

[@leonconnelly5303]

I love how Todd says he couldn't imagine Soulja Boy being influential considering at this point he's basically the most influential influence since the Beatles

[@floydharper1216]

Wtf is a Soulja boy

[@NixLaLoupe]

Props for that piano playing! 💗

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

A little birdie told me this was Shane's favorite song...

[@pumpkingreg6673]

oH wHiP yOuR hAiR bAcK aNd FoRtH yEaH

[@Howdyasdo]

Pics or it didn't happen

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

The scariest thing in this video is the reveal that "Hey Soul Sister" was not only a hit for Train but also for the cast of Glee. It's a bad enough song as it is but ANYTHING performed by the cast of Glee is always 1000 times worse.

[@tarikarifhodzic3334]

The piano version sounds awesome

[@sydneytaylor8128]

anyone here after willow smith was named his #1 artist of 2021 👁👄👁

[@AdamANelson]

I just tried to figure out the piano to it. got the melody, but hadn't decided on the harmony. I dug your chords. respect

[@ZipplyZane]

Why is the League of Super Critics version cut so funky? It sucks having to decide between full version and one that's not squished.

[@KingProbherbs]

used to hate this song but now I kinda like it in a weird nostalgic way

[@kevinwilley4180]

Last year she did the unthinkable and released an album, the Needledrop rated it as one of the worst albums of 2015.

[@idontevencarewhathtissays]

This will always be my favorite Pop Song Review. I'm sorry, but I'll watch the intro over and over and over.

[@ddjsoyenby]

yeah this song was bad, but at least she became a much better singer in her older age, and she helped bring down shane dawson so glad for her getting redemption moment.

[@MrApocalisse]

?

[@toxicchipmunk134]

You had me at "SHUT UP LITTLE GIRL". Lmao

[@nellfromhell7192]

If I was willow id currently be despising my parents

[@hucklebucklin]

And saying her song was 2021s best song

[@friedchicken297]

If it wasn't Devo themselves that sold those people the rights to do the kid version of "Whip It", they probably would have loved to see a group of children being told to cover their song about Reagan era foreign policy, Pynchon references, and double entendres about beating your meat.

[@petlover72704]

Lmao this is hysterical, I love it!

[@toouney9994]

This is definitely one of my favorite Todd videos, mainly because he gets pissed off at Soulja Boy being "influential" and the skit where he's annoying other music critics.

[@NickBradford-ck7ry]

In 2023 all this Smith family stuff is even more funny

[@cocoquake]

I dare you to take the 10 hour challenge

[@cubedmelons876]

Whoa, calm down, Satan.

[@TheOwnerX5X]

even speedwagon whips his hair back and forth

[@srslydoatm9251]

TheOwnerX5X Ah a man of culture!

[@arnold20139]

Todd did you know Willow is coming out with another album?

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

why hasn't he blocked you both yet....

[@kiel183]

That Todd hair whipping skit is amazing

[@Laurabeck329]

6:57 I had no idea Pushing up Roses was making videos back then

[@shadowlinkbds]

Ugh. I really hate this song. I always heard it everywhere and it gave me a migraine every time I heard it. In fact, I turn down the sound every time that song played in this video. That's how much I hate this song.

[@matthewjury4385]

I love it

[@nelly6016]

I can appreciate playing let it whip at the end

[@KARIMENT.]

"my neck hurts" - todd 2010

[@wendynerd1199]

I feel so sorry for Willow Smith now.

[@galleryofrogues]

Wendy Weissman Why?

[@rhodopisdenile8977]

Sam Haas because this was like one of the most hated songs around and getting all that hate that young surely isn’t good

[@galleryofrogues]

Then why’d she make such a crappy song?

[@vivienneeliza4986]

Sam Haas come on she was just a kid back then...how would she know that this is horrible

[@galleryofrogues]

Who cares?? She’s rich! She’ll have a great life. We’re allowed to make fun of art and music we deem crappy, it exists for everyone.

[@matthewjury4385]

That whip my hair on the piano was awesome

[@dysfunctionalcaramel3821]

Your cover of the tune sounds like what I think would play as the backing soundtrack of the apocalypse, fireballs from the sky and everything.

[@appletreepear]

The piano intro actually sounded epic, I love it. Cacophonous! And I actually kind of like the song haha Absolutely hate ima bee though, so i guess i get it

[@AdmiralBonetoPick]

I was going to ask you if she whips her hair back and forth... but you answered it.

[@neeneeesweet]

after seeing this I wonder what todd would think of some of her "newer" music. wait a minute! is a really good song

[@mikethegrunty5968]

The chorus sounds way too much like the score from requiem for a dream

[@LydCal999]

Omg I never thought of that

[@mikethegrunty5968]

+Aiden Nelson only difference is requiem makes me wanna kill myself LESS than this tune

[@mikethegrunty5968]

+Aiden Nelson fitting, since this song is about as pleasant as the last ten minutes of that flick

[@mikethegrunty5968]

+Brandon Roberts pretty much

[@galleryofrogues]

Watching RFAD is less depressing than hearing Whip my Hair.

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

I wonder how Willow feels about this song now?

[@artemusmusic]

As a new viewer loving your One Hit Wonder series, I only clicked because of my love for Roses. So... congratulations on using PUR to steal my view! Here's your like ..

[@shawnfields2757]

Artemus So, you only watched this video because you like roses? What the hell do roses have to do to with this? I didn't see any flowers anywhere. If you mean the girl here, yeah, she's cute. I'm just messing with you dude, I'm subscribed to Roses too. She makes good videos. As well as Todd. But I can't find his channel. I keep finding people who have uploaded his videos, and even pretending to be Todd, so it's confusing. Here's a like for you though, my good man.

[@artemusmusic]

@@shawnfields2757 haha! Without being able to see the full comment I was ready to come back swinging!! Lol

[@shawnfields2757]

Artemus Ha! I know right?! Thanks for getting the joke. Not a lot of people would've. I'm glad you did. I really do think Todd and Roses make great videos. I've been subscribed to Roses for awhile, but I haven't gotten around to watching her channel yet. Been caught up in some drama that's still going. I'm trying to cheer myself up, possibly because I may have been blacklisted by my best friend James. I didn't want to be cut out of her life, but that may have happened. I applaud you trying to swing back though, trying to defend the honor of the beautiful Ms. Roses. She deserves it.

[@scottygilmer691]

I thought that was Roses! She has some great content. I've watched a few of her videos before I saw this. So did everyone in the Nostalgia multiverse go on to do so much better?

[@sirderpington7704]

the strange thing is that it is growing on me. like I am so fucking scared right now.

[@SuperNitpicker]

Some of the most That Guy With The Glasses energy to radiate the screen with

[@agelessstranger5225]

That piano part was great

[@MetalSandman999]

6:43 (6:08 for context) begins sheer comedy gold lol