The Uncluded - Organs (Official Video)

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Credits:
Production Company: Bent Image Lab (Portland, Oregon)
Director: Rob Shaw
Executive Producer: Ray DiCarlo
Producer: Nate Baston
DP: Bryce Fortner
Animator: Suzanne Twining
Art Director/Lead Puppet Fabricator: Kimi Kaplowitz
Production Coordinator: Robert A. D'Esposito
Gaffer: Jim Birkett
Puppet Fabricators: Marty Easterday, Morgaine Faye
Set Designer: Jesse McManus
Composite Artists: Rob Shaw
Editor: Michael Ward
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[@ghosteye131]

"Turning goodbye's into good biology." That is probably one of the most poignant statements you can make on this topic. Like seriously, they should make that the tag line for organ donating.

[@MusicLover-ko1mq]

ghosteye131 dope song I love it and it tells a true story

[@ezradactyl]

For real though.

[@brianwarner308]

that is high quality you're dead right...

[@joshlee1090]

I look at this whole album as a nostalgic kids style folk album, for adults. I really dig the messages of each track along with a delivery that resonates as much as nursery rhymes or Raffi songs from my childhood.

[@MDFT2000]

I swear to God, this is one of the most moving music videos I have ever seen.

[@JustCozItsMe]

It really is.

[@fuckyeahlions]

also the majority of the album was made as a tribute to eyedea. Or at least a few songs reference him. They were both mutual friends with him and both collab'd while mourning him and I think there is something really special about it. (the song Bats is the one i mean)

[@nasty_nast4905]

I have lost a lot of friends and I'm only 23 but songs like this give me hope and inspiration to live, and in death there is life. Huge Aesop fan and had a chance to catch a show with this colab. And it changed my life. Much love

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

this shit sucks

[@dantemoose420]

i was really high when i listened to this, so i didnt really hear the song. but when i did, holyshitfuckdamn. already a donor, but it really drives home why.

[@syntheseyez3577]

Had to renew my license today. I checked organ donor this time because of this song.

[@Wishdom77]

Thank you so god damn much for this song. My grandpa had a heart transplant and my 12 cousin who died lives on in the eyes of a girl who can now see because of him.

[@zoom4368]

Beautiful

[@Jphizzle96]

Just because you're a Rhymesayers fan doesn't mean you have to love everything they release. I wouldn't necessarily bump this in my car, but I can appreciate it. I grew up listening to Aesop, and that Def Jux Rhymesayers early 2000's era hip-hop has a special place in my heart. I can appreciate this because I realize that this Aesop isn't the same Aesop that released labor days--he's at a different place in his life, but at the same time he's still pushing boundaries, and that's pretty cool.

[@vizulefllry]

The Uncluded is definitely not a group for the immature.

[@parrotsdise9574]

Immaturity isn't included, in the UNCLUDED

[@suicidaholic]

my wife received a double lung transplant a couple years ago due to cystic fibrosis. this is a good song.

[@MADelectriCITY]

Can't believe I didn't go to their show in Madison last time they were here. Please come back soon!

[@sethakira6221]

These two have such beautiful souls

[@mial3033]

As a heart transplant patient, I appreciate this song greatly.

[@4some2joe0]

[Hook: Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson] It's important to give away your pieces In the detail surrounding your death There will always be a need for the pieces you are made of You may one day need a few pieces yourself [Kimya Dawson] Jen stood at the finish line And waited for Dylan to cross Then she rested her head on the young boy's chest That held the heart of the little girl she'd lost [Aesop Rock] Outside of the influential arms of your idolatries The object will be turning goodbyes into good biology There will be a DOA who has some parts that seem okay Coinciding with someone you know that needs a piece replaced And we will stand around the corpse, fishing in a well of ribs Treasure hunting just before they show you where the devil is Nobody is judging you to vilify the guilty I will cut and dry, be leaving with your kidney [Hook] [Kimya Dawson] Turtle gave its shell to the Crab who gave its eyes to the Bird who gave its wings to the bat The bat gave its sonar to the Dolphin who gave its blowhole to the Whale who gave its tail to the cat [Aesop Rock] Outside any biases or post mortem reliances A moment of silence that needs a poster-boy for science There will be a system which allows them to unzip your skin Cherry-picking innards from the synthesis they pickle in And someone that you never meet will wake on a convenient day Marvel in the lucky news, plug into your DNA And know the love inside a dying human's final gesture I will cut and dry, be leaving with your liver [Hook] (x2)

[@arex82]

.. or post mortem reliance, Is a moment of silence*... Sorry I’m OCD like that lol

[@missblankname]

This video is everything I've wanted to see. Creepy crawlies rule, The Uncluded rule.

[@hubertsanchez9477]

I wish more songs like these get reconize on tv instead of the mainstream stuff you here now a days

[@seoulcorpse]

Hubert Sanchez wat u mean Mr. Hubert? Aesop rock is like popular and mainstream now. Just isn't on hot 97

[@TheMainAnon]

Aesop rock's verses here are amazing, underlines the message of this song beautifully.

[@jesusabe1]

Now I've jammed this record for quite some time but never saw the movie... I fucking love it

[@lucyanne9626]

You should be forced to watch this video at the DMV before deciding whether or not to check that organ donor box.

[@michaelgibbons2404]

cherry picking innards from the synthesis they pickle in. damn. I am now a organ donor because of this song

[@mikeredd8833]

Good for you and us :)

[@zoom4368]

I've always been since I could drive but this song reminds me why, throw whats left away if need me, my bone and flesh will never define me and if someone else needs something when I'm done have at it

[@h.c.saggor2408]

This is an official Organ donation song for children

[@MusicLover-ko1mq]

H.C. Saggor this is a dope song song I love it. this song tells a story

[@Dingleberries]

a few years back i added myself to the donor list in canada. i mean, i drink and smoke alot but if someone can salvage something when i pass id be glad to help.

[@childhoodtimemachine8795]

+CONTEXT LOL! Buddy really set to offer Goodwill-quality organs. :)

[@dayotobiusa]

Hey man, you can still help a blind man see, or give your heart. In the meantime, maybe work on your lungs and liver for yourself ;)

[@Dingleberries]

@@dayotobiusa you know i honestly never thought of my eyes. thanks for the nice comment friend :)

[@Matt-v7k]

I vant stop crying and I love you

[@crimsonbender8682]

Thank you human for giving your organ to my daddy. I appreciate it.

[@ILLUStv]

WOW. This is a GREAT video. Already loved the song and the album. Brilliant visuals. Awesome work!

[@HopeTiger]

So cool and meaningful

[@OlChamberGenius]

This is a great PSA.

[@arex82]

“Outside any biases Or post-mortem reliance Is a moment of silence That needs a poster boy for science...” Marshall who..??

[@brandonplante5570]

This is the best music video I've ever seen.

[@emilydotbug]

One of the most interesting collaborations i've heard

[@MellieWishes]

OrgansThe Uncluded“Organs,” the fifth track off of Hokey Fright, the debut album by The Uncluded. FacebookTwitterPlay [Hook: Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson] It's important to give away your pieces In the detail surrounding your death There will always be a need for the pieces you are made of You may one day need a few pieces yourself [Kimya Dawson] Jen stood at the finish line And waited for Dylan to cross Then she rested her head on the young boy's chest That held the heart of the little girl she'd lost [Aesop Rock] Outside of the influential arms of your idolatries The object will be turning goodbyes into good biology There will be a DOA who has some parts that seem okay Coinciding with someone you know that needs a piece replaced And we will stand around the corpse, fishing in a well of ribs Treasure hunting just before they show you where the devil is Nobody is judging you to vilify the guilty I will cut and dry, be leaving with your kidney [Hook] [Kimya Dawson] Turtle gave its shell to the Crab who gave its eyes to the Bird who gave its wings to the bat The bat gave its sonar to the Dolphin who gave its blowhole to the Whale who gave its tail to the cat [Aesop Rock] Outside any biases or post mortem reliances A moment of silence that needs a poster-boy for science There will be a system which allows them to unzip your skin Cherry-picking innards from the synthesis they pickle in And someone that you never meet will wake on a convenient day Marvel in the lucky news, plug into your DNA And know the love inside a dying human's final gesture I will cut and dry, be leaving with your liver

[@tiddome]

Love the Starewicz/Quay Brothers-like animation. Very well done! Both the design and the animation! And love this song too, one of Hokey Fright's several highlights to me.

[@dankirt15]

This song is still one that makes me cry no matter how long it's been or how many times I listen ♥️

[@tierrabrewer9214]

Song summary: become an organ donor!

[@CameronFB]

This is disturbingly awesome

[@realelite9]

just got album!

[@FredrickVonShwinkel]

500th video, baby!

[@les907]

Aesop Rock is the first artist that should be getting money directly from me. I will never know if he got his fair share for all of his albums I brought (ie. that hour long Nike mixtape?)

[@MDFT2000]

This video is strangely heartbreaking. It's like a project to explain to young kids about organ donation, which by itself is already incredibly weird, even more so with the insects and arachnids, but... yeah. It's surprisingly sad, yet warm and a little comforting. At least that's what I got out of it. I love it.

[@JazzyAnasazi]

holy fucking shit... amazing...

[@Ferretsgodook]

Awesome video you guys are always surprising me!

[@Sunburnt_Icarus]

I have never heard a song based on donating organs, this is so badass haha

[@LewBeCrazy]

Dear The Uncluded... Make a Christmas Album😌

[@Golem-Helm]

new lights will often blind the common

[@rhymesayers]

Word.

[@wyattpop]

Considering Kimya Dawson (opposite to Aesop in the Uncluded) did the soundtrack for Juno that would make sense

[@PjMartinskate123]

I love The Uncluded so much, seeing them live was probably the best experience of my life, I'd already met Aesop but getting to meet him again and Kimya was so awesome, I hope they do more together!

[@MyHipHopTunes]

Hang on... what is The Uncluded... I hear Aesop?!

[@tdmglassy1634]

its a hip hop group of aesop and song writer kimya dawson (basically them collabing and just using a single group name

[@Yukmoufwolf]

This is great, but his voice is so powerful it makes the track jarring.

[@fuckyeahlions]

Yukmoufwolf I would''ve totally agreed with you the first few times I heard this album, but now I've heard it easily 50 times, I gotta say it's grown on me. I love their opposing styles

[@MusicLover-ko1mq]

MyHipHopTunes dope song

[@RiceShouldBeFluffy]

fuckyeahlions The Uncluded have had the same effect on me as you. Everything on their album has everything that I should hate on it but somehow they've taken all that and made it charming. it looks pretentious on paper and might even sound pretentious on a first listen but when you actually listen actively and listen to what's being said, it grows on you. I think that's probably why stuff like this feels too "indie" and pretentious to a lot of people too; acts like this are always doing a little something extra beyond the music itself. It's like the sonic pieces that make these tracks aren't just making songs but are instead making little experiences and the tune is just an atmosphere to it. It's really all about the pretty poems and stories.

[@MauveGun]

Lyrics: [Chorus: Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson] It's important to give away your pieces In the detail surrounding your death There will always be a need for the pieces you are made of You may one day need a few pieces yourself [Post-Chorus: Kimya Dawson] Jen stood at the finish line And waited for Dylan to cross Then she rested her head on the young boy's chest That held the heart of the little girl she'd lost [Verse: Aesop Rock] Outside of the influential arms of your idolatries The object will be turning goodbyes into good biology There will be a DOA who has some parts that seem okay Coinciding with someone you know that needs a piece replaced And we will stand around the corpse, fishing in a well of ribs Treasure hunting just before they show you where the devil is Nobody is judging you to vilify the guilty I will cut and dry, be leaving with your kidney [Chorus: Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson] It's important to give away your pieces In the detail surrounding your death There will always be a need for the pieces you are made of You may one day need a few pieces yourself [Post-Chorus: Kimya Dawson] Turtle gave its shell to the Crab who gave its eyes to the Bird who gave its wings to the bat The bat gave its sonar to the Dolphin who gave its blowhole to the Whale who gave its tail to the cat [Verse 2: Aesop Rock] Outside any biases or post mortem reliances A moment of silence that needs a poster-boy for science There will be a system which allows them to unzip your skin Cherry-picking innards from the synthesis they pickle in And someone that you never meet will wake on a convenient day Marvel in the lucky news, plug into your DNA And know the love inside a dying human's final gesture I will cut and dry, be leaving with your liver [Chorus: Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson] It's important to give away your pieces In the detail surrounding your death There will always be a need for the pieces you are made of You may one day need a few pieces yourself It's important to give away your pieces In the detail surrounding your death There will always be a need for the pieces you are made of You may one day need a few pieces yourself

[@216thegoat]

Look Aesop Will always be on my lit of the llestatistof he undergound hands down and the fact that he's this well rounded makes him Spectacular stop hestizing a man for doing someting different he has talent he's a poet just because he changed the way he spreads his message doesnt mean he's anything less than he was before its creative and i love it and ts still great music the world is so out of wack and so ued to rutine that things like this are called odd and and wrong just Unlearn and expand

[@arex82]

Ill probably be commenting on this track for years

[@Aemyn]

RIP baby Sarah Grub :'(

[@kevinnquest3316]

LISTEN! Infinite - Potency Infinite - Potency Infinite - Potency Infinite - Potency

[@robinvedaa7813]

I am a double living organ donor and I love this song so much!! ❤❤❤❤ Check yes on your driver's license or do it while alive! My kidney went to an amazing 28 yr old girl and my liver saved a 4 year little girl from certain death. It's amazing!!

[@jesseruhland2983]

I do not understand why anyone wouldn't choose to be an organ donor.

[@setharrowood977]

I was 15 when this song came out and because of it I signed up to be an organ donor when I got my license 😅

[@CoryRPowers]

HUGE Rhymesayers fan, grew up near them and been to many concerts or various artists...but, this is just weird to me. It sounds like a song from Juno or a little kids informational video on why it's cool to be a donor. Maybe I just need to warm up to it a bit. Video is great once again.

[@F1zhsTourturedSoul]

This song may actually save lives....I believe that was the goal and out just might be accomplished....I think ima donate my organs...I won't need them

[@jamesgreen5180]

I wasn't an organ donor before I heard this. It makes me sound really bad but this song played a big role in it for me

[@0127kyle]

is everything ok? if you're thinking anything like that please talk to someone, if youre thinking of what i think you are anyway

[@benchmarkcad]

Aesop is the first artist that shall get money from me, buying all of his music. Every song just mindfucks you with intellect ive been so inspired by rap the past years but Aesop man, you've given rap a new meaning!

[@arex82]

Isn’t he something else? Gopher Guts Lotta Years Daylight Pocket Full of Nickels Citronella Pigs Shrunk Get out the car I could go on for days with tracks of his that make my day

[@SamuraiCypher]

Dope video for a dope song. Kimya's anti-Folk style and Aes's cerebral style compliment each other well in this project and I am very fond of how they presented themselves live. Those who turn their heads away from this project because it wasn't what they expected are seriously missing out.

[@yohanman1]

I loved this. My dad wanted to donate his organs, but had to be cremated.. This song just says a lot.

[@briannowdesha3986]

Aesop is King Midas of rap everything he touches turns to gold p.s. #organdonor

[@nicb8330]

This video is beautifully creepy! ;-)

[@jfreshafricanhero9102]

Honestly the video is amazing. However I think people are supposed to die so plants and animals can consume our pieces. I guess that is just me. Great video! Very artsy, and lots of time and love into making it.

[@gone84328]

I love how people are fighting about how aesop needs to go solo but i think that if you dont switch up the style it just gets boring i see why people fight it but i can garentee aesop will put out a solo soon

[@Artsyjoe01]

I hope you had the time of your life.

[@samuelberger4292]

This is what ART! Supposed to look like. Love it

[@Brandon-rb4sm]

Best PSA for why you should be an organ donor

[@BLDUBMUSIC]

this song is so inspiring. if i could give my organ away to save someones life when i die id do it! it sounds selfish not to donate your organs now. you could one day be that person who wakes up from surgery with a new heart that someone donated to you. i love this song so much.

[@nightboiii]

because rhymesayers comes hard with the feels, yo

[@FilleyOfSole]

This is beautiful and heartbreaking in the way that very few songs are. I love the reminder that organ donation saves lives and can even offer solace to those who have loved ones die because a part of them gives life to another person.

[@nopenope9118]

I sob my eyes out every time I listen to this song. I’m crying right now as I type this. When I was 22 I moved to another state where I didn’t know anybody and got a new job in a deli. There was this older man named Fred who worked with me. He was the kindest, funniest man. I’m not close with much of my family except my dad and he was like my secondary father figure. I got promoted to assistant manager and then manager and he was nothing but supportive and happy for me the entire time. Then he got sick. I saw his legs get discolored and swollen and then he couldn’t work anymore after a couple months. He died waiting for a transplant in a nursing home. I have always and always will be an organ donor.

[@arex82]

There’s not a rapper out more concise, cohesive, eloquent or verbose - save for maybe black thought. Check out Streams of Thought vols. 1 & 2 Both fkng MASTERMINDS with the pen

[@brianprato8523]

Haterade? I don't like haterade. Please, go away.

[@Efexpe]

One mans trash is another mans treasure. .

[@anomolouscow3761]

The first time I heard this song I almost cried at kimyas first verse and it still chokes me up a bit

[@JBallentine68]

That verse is about me.... I’m Jen. My daughter Alex. Thank you for feelin it.

[@randallwilson4088]

@@JBallentine68 that's beautiful, why this doesn't have 200million people asking details is really insane. I hope everything is still going well. Sending love because it's all I got.

[@nijulhefner1113]

I lost my mom to suicide recently, she had beautiful green eyes. I wanted them to donate them to help a blind person see, so I can hopefully meet them and hug them one day. My mom put that she didn't want them taking her eyes, I respect that, it's understandable. I broke out into tears on the third verse, I couldn't help but to relate it.

[@ShawnGreyling]

This song is the reason why I became an organ donor.

[@mewcaroline]

This is a roundabout PSA for electing to be an organ donor, duhr.

[@fr33verse]

this is a song about organ donation but from a real point of view, it's unfortunate but if happens every single day, I have heard people write songs about meaningless bullshit all the time its mostly on the radio but this is something I can feel the message in there words so I would rather have this up then the stuff you hear from nicki, not all music is for everyone just say that you don't like the song and move on, don't go extreme and shit god!!!!

[@brianprato8523]

It's not surprising that is sounds like it has Juno influence, Kimya Dawson (the lady that sings with The Uncluded) did music for Juno. The point of their cd is to play to both their strengths together, and be experimental. Kimya even raps on one of the songs called "Tits Up", and Aesop took his turn trying to sing when he normally raps. Their is something on the cd for everyone, you're not going to like every song, but I think everyone can respect the exploration of artistry involved in this CD

[@gerard.bailey]

I like this song, and Hokey Fright in general, save WYHUOM and Tits Up (Superheroes doesn't go on forever or annoy me). But the video for this song is just a tad too PSA-ish. I understand the metaphor taking its direction from Kimya's first verse and Aesop Rock's verses, but the metaphor with the insects wasn't really strong enough to carry through the entire song. I hate to say it, but it would've been better with the common formula of "lip synching in the background with actors performing."

[@neon0lemonade]

This has to be one of the strangest juxtapositions in the history of modern music and it just doesn't work. I love Aesop's shit, I love the Moldy Peaches but combining them is like oil on water. I don't know who the fuck thought that this was a good idea, but its just plain terrible. I hope they don't get booed off stage because this is a disaster.

[@johnblackbarn5385]

This song is a mixture of good feelings and bad ones. It's cheery yet has a dark underlining. Kimya's parts are much more cute and simple, while Aesop lays some really dark stuff. This entire project is amazing. And this is coming from a long time rhymesayers fan. I can understand it not being your thing but there's no need to be so obnoxious about it.

[@no1funkydude]

I have to disagree. I think the combination of Aesop's lyrical complexity combined with Kimya's childish sounds have created one of the most unique and interesting albums I have heard in a long time. Granted - it takes a few listens to to get used to it, but don't all the best albums?

[@blindspotted]

I'm only a few seconds in to the video but i had to comment. I love stop motion and your vids are always inventive, appropriate, and awesome. I'm near SF so i I'll be seeing you tomorrow at Slim's. Keep up the great and inspiring work!

[@berkshire1985]

supper ill!! thanks guy! aesops verse was super dope! yall need some new ears, mark ass bustas!!! its cool lil wayne makes music thats real easy to understand yall should check it out!!! backstreet for life!!

[@traviscesarone4786]

Expression..that's all this is. Aesop is still the same, with a bit more courage in being more direct and open. This is desperate from either of their solo stuff. Don't hate, respect and put it aside.

[@RyanMurray]

Everone grows up, well almost everyone. This is just what becomes of 'conscious style' MC's branching out, enjoying some other styles, flavors; evidence Buck65's newer album.

[@salntnlck.]

as long as he does solo stuff still I'll be happy. I have that album, but kind of just assumed he'd go into that kind of stuff instead of working on his solo career.

[@salntnlck.]

Aesop's singing voice. Oh lawdy, not so great. But, his deliviery has vastly improved. I want him to go back to the solo stuff, sounding like those verses.

[@Shenanigans303]

This song is so great. Somehow hits all these notes and manages to be weird, artful and poignant all at once.

[@SuperCityOnFire]

Your prejudice towards your people whom are 'cops' is textbook pretentious. One of those police officers you flip off is my dad, and he is awesome.

[@JazzCabage]

No need to be rude. He has a valid opinion considering how different this is from where Aesop started and what stuff usually comes from Rhymesayers.

[@nukethewhales94]

umm... The moldy peaches kicked ass. Aesop kicks ass with no question. I just feel this is to light to be so grim. it just gives me a queesy feeling imo

[@cyphaemcee]

Are ya forreal?? Aesop needa go back to rapping to robot beats this shit is so wack wtf is going on here am i the only one feeln like this!?!?!

[@rabidfish02]

The guy singing? Not to sound like an arrogant know it all, but do some research. Aesop has been pretty goddamn awesome since the 90's.

[@convincinglies1]

hard to define if it is a sad story or a happy one

[@ShawnGreyling]

This song is the reason why I became an organ donor.

[@JayHill1995]

This is kinda sad, but not completely depressing. Not sure why, but I feel like I could listen to this a lot more.