Todd Rundgren & Rivers Cuomo - Down with the Ship (Official Music Video)

[@NokturnalMTG]

Heard this song driving my kids home after a Luau around midnight in a rainstorm, driving through Kauai, HI. Its been their most requested song since then

[@QAZ-OMEN]

I dont understand this video at all, but this song is oddly awesomely addictive

[@imautopian]

It's political. & perfect.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

What a wonderful song to stumble onto 1st thing in the A.M.

[@rickhorvath]

Todd did this last night. Cool tune. Although the timing on the tag is a bit off!

[@beautifulthornbirds]

New Year and I wanted to hear Todd! OMG! I had goosebumps!!! How fitting! I blew a kiss as the ship went down, down, down! Happy 2021!

[@richwear5353]

This sounds like a hit song. It's curious that Todd''s long list of masterpieces aren't and underrated but the silly-sounding "Bang on the Drum" songs like this are.

[@susanrich606]

Mass tastes in music are geared towards people who aren’t as intelligent as the masses…. 102 IQ,

[@brennanbarber688]

It was a hit song, in 1965. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2XGdJptfMalp8k

[@GameyRaccoon]

@@susanrich606please get over yourself

[@michaelplzno]

I call dibs on this being the opening theme for the TV show about my life.

[@marksteinberg9290]

Nice use of The Skatalites song “Dick Tracy”.

[@stephanieevjen]

Love the song. The video style reminds me of Gorillaz.

[@KingCast65]

Yes.

[@2wayplebney]

This is splendid. It deserves to be a massive hit.

[@markcarpenter9951]

You’re kidding right! Todd hasn’t had a hit in 40 years!

[@jinkies8655]

Also this is a sick appropriation. I read multiple articles that didnt even mention the backing tracks origin. The skatalites' dick tracy. It def doesnt deserve to be a hit if they dont credit their uses, theyre stealing this in attempt to captilize on it and profit. Also theyre singing in fake jamaican accents which isnt cool and the black caricatures in this video are disgustingly disrepsectful. I suggest you dislike this video promptly

[@richwear5353]

@@jinkies8655 They appear to be armed pirates. No mercy

[@Solephaedrus]

@@jinkies8655 no, not Jamaican, African - it's in the voice of Somali pirates ('27 days out of Mogadishu')

[@gregoryboles9404]

A Weezer/A True Star

[@redredrubyred9]

Clever!!

[@jeffglass7348]

Ha! You win the internet 😀👍🏻

[@crimsonrush]

Make a soul/pop album with Daryl Hall...

[@deannaweick1817]

I wish Todd And Daryl hall would do. Your together

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Lol pop on by Darryl's house 😄 Pawling NY. Look it up

[@JayFitzpatrick]

Way too much fun! Nice job gents! Well done!

[@lorrainerutherford2399]

I love it!! So very "Todd"......perfect. We love you!!! We miss you!!!!!

[@Ekkie101]

It does use a riff from the Skatalites "Dick Tracy", but is not entirely a rip-off. Igor Stravinsky said "Great composers never borrow from other composers..... They steal." That being said I'm looking forward to a new Todd album.

[@KingCast65]

I'm hardly worried about it. In Reggae the same riddim is recycled endlessly. It's what you do with it.

[@icystorm9]

This song is pretty catchy, like a more poppy Gotye. I'm surprised a song from Rivers Cuomo doesn't have at least 100k views.

[@h.m.7218]

Came back to listen to it again after a few months. Well, I'm sorry to say I actually... still like it !

[@Discoveringbandsbymichaelnagy]

This is awesome and I enjoyed this music and video a lot!!

[@deniset8380]

excellent video and love the song!

[@markwebster7415]

I didn't like the first song I heard from his latest release. I do like this as well as the video. Well done Todd!

[@jasonmcsweeney1294]

song stuck in my head even when i walk down the street

[@Lucypetuniaggm]

Great (and strange) graphics! Wish I knew what inspired the song.

[@sam808tt2]

well the musical content is ripped straight from The Skatalites “Dick Tracy”. The lyrics are about Trump's presidential campaign according to Todd.

[@Lucypetuniaggm]

@@sam808tt2 LOL. Ya know...it occurred to me at the outset this was some commentary on Trump. Todd just can’t leave that alone! BTW, Todd had offered “Just One Victory” free to the Dems for the campaign. I haven’t seen it used yet. Have you? Anyone else?

[@sam808tt2]

@@Lucypetuniaggm I know he tried to re record it but failed to get any collaborators in time. I haven’t heard it but I don’t really follow American politics closely so I’m not a great source on that one haha

[@ReneDesseigne]

He was one of my prefered artist during seventies and still best rythmes !!!

[@beautifulthornbirds]

BTW, would love this ship on a tshirt!

[@imautopian]

Just wonderful. FUN! he goin down.

[@luxtheman1923]

Brian P is a genius at Cleopatra. Great song and video Todd and Rivers great song

[@bernadetteb176]

I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

Oh i like this song ❤

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

This vid is awesome and deserves an award !👍👍👍👍

[@toddfan3263]

Catchy tune👍

[@TheGB1950]

Cool video

[@lorrainerutherford2399]

Hi Gail!

[@TheGB1950]

@@lorrainerutherford2399 hi!!!

[@marylougoitz5241]

Awesome tune!!💜💜💜

[@l.a.q.hanley5852]

Great song...very complicated symbolism in the video...

[@col12007]

Absolutely brilliant ❤️❤️❤️

[@greatgooglymoogly]

❤️💯 great track !

[@lisawonderful2222]

great great great ..love it

[@betofae]

Awesome!

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

I love this vid !!❤👏👏The best of Todds newer stuff. That's a mighty fine lookin woman at the end.😆

[@skarel69]

Next level trad ska! Me I like

[@thegood9]

Wow, what an interesting collaboration. Thanks, guys. Good stuff. Would LOVE to see TR return more the 70s-80s styles that he was so perfect for! "nearly human" and "2nd Wind" were his last great records...here's hoping this one is even better!

[@death2pc]

You have no idea, you honestly do not.

[@BarryHawk]

2 melodic masters

[@death2pc]

No. Just one. Rundgren.

[@CathyLeeBrandstetter]

Bwahahahaha!

[@Jimyblues]

Hell yeah !!!!

[@truckertwotimes7189]

This is Bonified!😎✌️

[@brucegomez936]

Love it!

[@caryharris5975]

YES ❤️.

[@nunu1958]

Now this is brilliant!

[@BarryKooda]

...and we're bailing the water in instead of out.

[@antoniosteed9051]

VOTE FOR TODD!! ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 2021

[@toddfan3263]

And now he is in. Awesome!

[@sunlightsoilwater]

I like it. I like the graphics. Simple and still very interesting. graphics. It's just a catchy little tune, and certainly not the first of its kind from OH. Just listened to the Skatakites. I wouldn't call it a copy, but I'm not a musician. I would say it's similar, but not a copy. We all know that Todd does all kinds of stuff. No world Order, State & Global were very challenging for me, but I found a few tunes on each that I really do love. Been a fan since '73. I think he's a genius [sounds/melodies & lyrics]. However, I DO NOT like everything he has ever done. Some of it I love when it comes out, and then just doesn't stand up over time. But he has such a vast collection that I can always find something for my mood. Let him do his thing. He's going to anyway ..... Peace

[@susanrich606]

What a great illustrator!!!!

[@imautopian]

I love it.

[@aiogaze5209]

Great Song perfekt

[@oneonecoco]

Be nice to see some credit to Skatalites, but this is a killer tune

[@monicameimei2252]

Who is the base singer?

[@2wayplebney]

That sounds like Todd to me.

[@lorrainerutherford2399]

@@2wayplebney I'm certain!

[@Lucypetuniaggm]

Voice sounds electronically altered to me.

[@Ekkie101]

The word is bass. As in bass guitar or upright bass.

[@death2pc]

"Base"..........?

[@paulmurray5730]

Great stuff. Would’ve been a big hit in the good old days. For anyone griping about this giving offence to the Caribbean community, get a life. I refer you to Johnee Jingo or (at a push) Da Da Dali

[@gradypatterson1948]

One might also point out that the song specifically states that "we be 27 days out of Mogadishu" - that is the western coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean ... which is halfway around the planet from the Caribbean (in the Atlantic Ocean). Not only should they get a life, but they should also get an education regarding reading maps!

[@mimosa17]

They appear to be going down all right...and judging by the reaction, the female statue isn't made of stone. 'Here we come Davy Jones.' 'Look out below.' Are we being had?

[@gailsunshine-may7162]

Fun!

[@lorrainerutherford2399]

Hi Gail!

[@gailsunshine-may7162]

@@lorrainerutherford2399 Hi Lorraine!

[@skafaced102]

Does anyone else hear a ton of clipping during the chorus?? I mean I know Todd is averse to producing things clean, but man...

[@ChrisDaMaddog]

Who is singing in the verses?

[@steveobrien9666]

This song is coming true right now!

[@garytitone853]

The perfect analogy of a world leader sinking his nation.

[@richardmorris6319]

Not what I expected. This is more Oingo Boingo than Todd Rundgren and Rivers Cuomo. I can't imagine this is the best they have to offer...

[@OliviavsTheWorld]

ok rivers I see you I see you go white boy go

[@SonicBodhi1]

I actually kind of like this

[@rayangles1447]

Nothing shared upon credits on the Album : Guys are real crooks !

[@alvillanueva2525]

And the sheeple go wild.

[@alantraish3368]

Todd does Ska!

[@fredfredrickd1501]

Wow

[@fredfredrickd1501]

Going g back to his Gilbert and Sullivan Influence

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

I'm good with every song off new album except for flappie. I know it's a cover from a dutch comedian but i think he could have covered any other xmas song. Not into killing .

[@rickhorvath]

Ahh now that i listen under ear buds, it’s the programmed hihat that’s rushed on the entire track. Guess someone quantized it incorrectly.

[@whiteram53]

Cut to a backing track of "Dick Tracy" by the Skatalites, apparently without giving any credit.

[@myviews7882]

Like the song a lot better before I saw this video. #JustSayin

[@OldTooly]

Hmmm?

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

Here we come baby jones here we come davey jones....

[@sukikite8723]

A young girl cutting her teeth on grown men. I never knew Somali pirates could be so entertaining.

[@theribbithole]

The red skies happened, recent months

[@Broncotwee]

Gif them more AK 47's

[@ryantodd2000]

Hmm I’m pretty conflicted with this. I do overall like it, it’s nothing mind blowing but it’s...fine. However It’s obvious that a lot of this song is sampled from The Skatalites “Dick Tracy”. Like A LOT of it is, to the point that I don’t even know if I can say it’s sampling because it’s feels borderline illegal. I wouldn’t really call this an original song, it’s more like a remix of Dick Tracy. I don’t know if Rundgren has permission to use that song but I hope there is some credit to The Skatalites on the album or even their record company getting royalties because not doing so would be extremely disrespectful.

[@nunu1958]

I suppose its in a similar vein to deface the music album- very similar but obviously different!

[@oliveraton1771]

Original...

[@toddfan3263]

Any idea what Rivers Cuomo does on this song?

[@333ferret]

sings on the chous

[@toddfan3263]

@@333ferret Thanks for the information 👍

[@death2pc]

Thankfully, very little.

[@mickg7299]

New Tory party anthem 2024.

[@sam808tt2]

I just don't understand why Todd has ripped the music from The Skatalites “Dick Tracy”. Surely Todd could have come up with his own original thing (maybe even as a tribute). But no, a near 1 for 1 copy and no credit to be seen. I like the song and enjoy listening to it but I am disappointed in Todd's lack of creativity here (or lack or credit)

[@Lucypetuniaggm]

I just listened to the Skatalites tune. You’re right. It’s almost a note for note copy. I can’t imagine Todd not getting a release from SKA, or as you said at least crediting them...maybe sharing revenue?

[@sam808tt2]

@@Lucypetuniaggm I don’t know much about the skatalites but I heard they lost/sold the rights years ago so they have no say in what happens to their music and won’t make any money off it- hence why at this point it would be nice to give credit so they at least get recognition

[@deniset8380]

I think most ska sounds similar. Would not say ripped from anyone in particular.

[@mimosa17]

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[@philipgroenewoude78]

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[@ibacook]

What happened Todd was the man.

[@deniset8380]

he IS the MAN!

[@ibacook]

@@deniset8380 Yea the wizard

[@Ekkie101]

Todd is Godd!

[@entropy3345]

Millionaires bellyaching about politics is weak and tiresome.

[@Ekkie101]

Not as weak and tiresome of right-wing douchebags complaining about anything.

[@death2pc]

@@Ekkie101 How's your life via the Left and Biden & Co. going...............?

[@Ekkie101]

@@death2pc My life is good. My work is coming back. Trump's incompetence during the pandemic cut all my jobs. Biden efficient distribution of the vaccines brought out economy back. Unemployment is now at its lowest point in 50 years. So not just me, but the country is doing better (and always does) when the leadership leans left.

[@toddthedrysocket]

don't like video

[@Mickyfitz96]

this seems racist lol

[@jmua8450]

The worst of Weezer and the Worst of Todd together as one. What a pile of shit. This one will sell about 1,000 copies just as every Todd album since the 80’s.