I wanna hug Open Mike Eagle. He looks like a hugger.
@yoya.8 жыл бұрын
He probably is.
@Tmathh8 жыл бұрын
nah hes definitely not a hugger hes intervened eyes seems deep and inside emotinoal. dont think hes a hugger.
@TheSrcdude8 жыл бұрын
Yo, I just got back from seeing him live in Minneapolis. after the show was over he said he was out of merch, but he said he had free sweaty hugs for anyone that wanted them. anyway I remembered this comment and I wanted to let you know that he is in fact, a hugger.
@Tmathh8 жыл бұрын
i stand corrected
@yoya.8 жыл бұрын
Tmathh yeah, I just asked him. He loves hugs.
@anthonygalang41208 жыл бұрын
There should be a different Vox segment just for you doing HipHop.
@aphr0d8 жыл бұрын
Yes! I'd watch it 24/7
@bryceterry53028 жыл бұрын
Vox + Genius
@yocampout8 жыл бұрын
ikr. they have been killing it lately
@lordperzeval29778 жыл бұрын
bump this
@moneymusa56078 жыл бұрын
yes plaaaazz
@jacksmart25658 жыл бұрын
I love Voxs graphic design in their videos
@foxfire13458 жыл бұрын
Yeah, all of that plus the content of their channel, perfection.
@MrThebradon20018 жыл бұрын
+Rub198 bars
@Bati_7 жыл бұрын
Rub198 Wise words man! peace
@tokyogoon8 жыл бұрын
mike is heavily slept on
@TheLutefiskGOD8 жыл бұрын
sooo tru
@kozhikkaalan8 жыл бұрын
does that he mean he has a lot of sex?
@voosum8 жыл бұрын
kozhikkaalan no it means hes not recognized for his work as in the mainstream public is asleep to his music.
@ancomfin42708 жыл бұрын
Interestingly, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett both love They Might Be Giants, and I believe both also have a love for the song Where Your Eyes Don't Go, which Pratchett considered the scariest song he'd ever heard
@THB1924 жыл бұрын
Notably, Foul Ole Ron's catchphrase, "Millenium Hand and Shrimp" was generated by a random phrase generator that had been fed a Chinese menu and the lyrics to Particle Man.
@FerRguez948 жыл бұрын
*Yes..No.. Maybe.., I don't know..Can you repeat the question?* They Might Be Giants! I'll always remember this group for that!
@thesecondacrobat91518 жыл бұрын
So much memories!
@FerRguez948 жыл бұрын
yeahh
@moneymusa56078 жыл бұрын
whaaaaaaa
@ryanporterhouse6 жыл бұрын
YOURE NOT THE BOSS OF ME NOW
@StringedGuitar179 ай бұрын
@@ryanporterhouseAND YOU’RE NOT SO BIG
@flyingdics18 жыл бұрын
I wrote a paper on the lyrics of "Where Your Eyes Don't Go" in high school, and it's great to be reminded of just how weird and great that song is. I'll definitely be checking out this dude's music in more depth.
@thomasnaughton9252 Жыл бұрын
omg i also wrote a paper about a they might be giants songs lyrics when i was in highschool. I chose "Lady and The tiger". Small world
@flyingdics1 Жыл бұрын
@@thomasnaughton9252 They're pretty rich for analytical content!
@theraider2228 жыл бұрын
He also co hosts a podcast about Adventure Time. It's called conversation perade and it's good stuff.
@NC-xz5cg8 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, thanks for sharing that. I'll have to check it out.
@kozhikkaalan8 жыл бұрын
omggg!!! is he the epitome of perfection or what?? thanks for the info man!!!
@natefrusher67413 жыл бұрын
It’s so funny I found open mike through the adventure time podcast, one of my favorite rappers of all time
@Eebers8 жыл бұрын
Man, I'll talk about TMBG all day with you mike!
@KFCJones8 жыл бұрын
"TMBG is a weird art rock band." Thanks for the clarification, school secretary from Ferris Bueller.
@mystical58684 жыл бұрын
Was she wrong?
@giri.goyo_yt3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that gut laff KFCJones!
@polygawn6 ай бұрын
@@mystical5868she didn’t have to say they were “weird,” she could’ve just said they were an art rock band. Because that’s what they are. An art rock band
@dhaddine54724 жыл бұрын
“Can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding” This line from TMBG just resonates on so many levels. Not just in the song it comes from, but in business, politics, ... just ethics and life in general. TMBG is a band that can be childish and silly, yet extremely deep and philosophical ... sometimes in the same song.
@001variation8 ай бұрын
To me, it's basically: you can't cross the line morally and come back from it like it never happened
@Treyworld8 жыл бұрын
Particularly for me, the lyrics from 'They'll Need a Crane' really hits close to home.
@alondotan2398 жыл бұрын
Mike is such an amazing lyricist. And it isn't hard noticing influences in his music that have nothing to do with hip hop music. Hope this video will get him some extra recognition, which he definitely deserves
@phantomr2778 жыл бұрын
I love how Vox i showing the meaningful side of rap :) Please keep it up you guys! I'm tired of people saying rap is just drugs and sex -_-
@aphr0d8 жыл бұрын
To be fair we can say all genres are about drugs and sex. Except maybe children's music haha.
@phantomr2778 жыл бұрын
+War On drUgs Actually, you are correct. However, people do use this as an example to say 'what happend to music?' When nothing has changed at all
@nolanknows14017 жыл бұрын
Phantom R how virtuous of you defending hip hop. I bet it makes you feel very noble and righteous... good for you!
@mrq.12367 жыл бұрын
Rap isn't just about drugs and sex, but to be fair they do have a significant role in the Hip-Hop culture. Nearly every rapper I know has rapped about drugs and sex at one point, either positively or negatively.
@StreetHierarchy7 жыл бұрын
even when it is "about sex and drugs," the sex and drugs often isnt the true meaning, merely the content. and sometimes the sex and drugs and violence are simply metaphor. but also, those are some of the most dramatic things in life, especially when you don't have a lot of moneyyy.
@RockSolidKaraoke4 жыл бұрын
They Might Be Giants hate being described as "weird" by music journalists because it's the journalists job to describe the band and using the word "weird" is lazy. Writers have been using that word for Their whole career. Please do your job, listen to their music and then describe Them in more articulate terms. Their music deserves it. They're an absolute legendary Grammy award winning Platinum power-pop rock band.
@anthuanleyva8 жыл бұрын
Hey...hey...They Might Be Giants are not weird. They are just a little bit special.
@shupengwen84898 жыл бұрын
when can we get the whole interview????
@raedsewani78178 жыл бұрын
For Real!!!
@joebazooks8 жыл бұрын
i wonder if they'll respond
@kf_isher11498 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your comment, *Sven*.
@kebm13886 жыл бұрын
Dear God I love listening to other TMBG fans gush over TMBG. Especially when Where your Eyes Don't Go is one of my favorite songs of theirs for the exact same reasons.
@Ivan_p248 жыл бұрын
Hi Vox! I really enjoyed the video "Rapping, deconstructed" and this video too. But if you can do another video about rap like the last one, it would be really cool. Greetings from Argentina! and great video btw,
@Mrbenfixit8 жыл бұрын
Please do more videos that cover independent/underground hip-hop rappers like Immortal Technique, Akala, etc. We need to make hip hop great again.
@petitnicollas7 жыл бұрын
Dance with the devil alone deserves an entire video. One of the few songs that I heard in my entire life that shocks me every time I listen to it.
@ErikGiovani8 жыл бұрын
Dope video!! Keep doing this hip hop stuff
@ChrisMcSweeney8 жыл бұрын
Birdhouse in your Soul is a f*cking tune.
@Jrhovet8 жыл бұрын
If you want more They Might Be Giants, I recommend these four songs: Spiraling Shape Ana Ng The End of the Tour Doctor Worm
@erickcartman87585 жыл бұрын
Self Called Nowhere Til My Heads Fall Off
@celvsmachine8 жыл бұрын
I'm the only bee in your bonnet
@licensedblockhead8 жыл бұрын
awe hell yeah
@ZoeAlexa116 жыл бұрын
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
@LukeHennisch4 жыл бұрын
And while your at it keep the nightlight on inside the Birdhouse In Your Soul...
@Vempsterful8 жыл бұрын
He needs to work with Clams Casino.
@breth81598 жыл бұрын
I'ma Particle Man man myself !
@jjthepikazard2125 жыл бұрын
My main example of what they're talking about TMBG is the song Twisting. Because it sounds really happy, but it's about someone who wants you to hang
@erickcartman87585 жыл бұрын
JJ The Pikazard don’t forget she set your goldfish free......blew out your pilot light and made a wish She doesn’t have to have her young fresh fellows tape back But there’s not a lot of things that she’d take back She wants to see you again She wants to see you again Twisting, twisting in the wind
@Danielevans28 жыл бұрын
I thought he was wearing a vox shirt at first 😛
@adityakhanna1138 жыл бұрын
I too thought that :p
@wii3willRule8 жыл бұрын
Stuff like this is why I'm a subscriber
@WiiAreMarshall8 жыл бұрын
TMBG, and Open Mike Eagle are both WAY up my alley. I'd watch him talk about the Johns for hours.
@mobius2734 жыл бұрын
Can somebody just let open mike eagle talk about tmbg for a couple hours and tape it
@user-ez1me7kf1e4 жыл бұрын
I love tmbg also- one of a kind band.
@funnyusername86352 жыл бұрын
Man, talking about TMBG all day with someone who won't tell me to stop after 10 minutes sounds so great. I have trivia and history to share. Please!
@PatrickBoberg8 жыл бұрын
so glad you shared open Mike. his stuff is unreal
@reinaldomartinez138 жыл бұрын
we want more videos like this vox, keep up the good work
@letitswissarmy5 жыл бұрын
damn, grew up on their kids albums, checked em out from my local library
@jeffreyharte8 жыл бұрын
So awesome to learn about an artist who's been so inspired by one of my favorite artists, TMBG. I will be checking out Open Mike Eagle now. :-)
@austiniscoolduh8 жыл бұрын
I LOOOOOVE TMBG
@ClydeLeeM8 жыл бұрын
It's very fitting, they're my favorite lyrical writers of any musicians for the interesting narratives they craft out utilizing strange perspective or unreliable narrator themes.
@Pwccalol8 жыл бұрын
are you going to speak about Nujabes sometimes?
@xavierseventeen11108 жыл бұрын
That would be amazing, but sadly he passed in 2010...
This is fantastic! I saw TMBG a couple years ago and met the band.
@theonlygoggin7 жыл бұрын
Seriously, I haven't listened open mike eagle since watching this but I've been bingeing on they might be giants for the last two weeks
@Noah-rk4gs4 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to Open Mike Eagle for 3 years now. I found him from another member of the art rap community, Milo, or "Scallops Hotel". I grew up watching the might be giants music videos for the Alphabet and I used to have a DVD with all the songs on it. I never knew the connection those two polar opposite genres have.
@sudevsen8 жыл бұрын
these rap videos are sick
@jdavids13328 жыл бұрын
Listen to alkala fire in the booth. If you like this guy you'll like alkal
@Postcinct8 жыл бұрын
akala is underrated as hell
@bilalha1238 жыл бұрын
Akala and lowkey are better than any American rappers at the moment, and I listen to a lot of underground hip hop. They're better than immortal technique, mf doom, vinnie paz, ra the rugged man, tech n9ne etc. They're on the same level as nas and rakim in my opinion. Most people will read my comment and think I'm exaggerating but I'm really not.
@PhilthCollinz6 жыл бұрын
bilalha123 Uhhh yeah hes really not, mans not hot
@thekaerichtexas8 жыл бұрын
yay, i love mike.
@LukeHennisch6 жыл бұрын
yay, i love TMBG
@recordcollector06653 жыл бұрын
@@LukeHennisch yay, they’re both good
@Zelinc8 жыл бұрын
Dive bar support group is one of my favorite tracks off his last album. So good
@lemon57302 жыл бұрын
My favorite band. Don't blame him.
@lordoflame2125 жыл бұрын
Learning some of my favorite artists from different genre’s inspire and influence each other brings me such a profound joy. It makes me feel like I’m on the right track, listening to the right tracks.
@ZoeAlexa116 жыл бұрын
This makes me so happy. A rapper liking nerd rock is unheard of! I love They Might Be Giants
@lefthandderivative3 ай бұрын
i absolutely love listening to other people talk about their love for tmbg
@justk56198 жыл бұрын
Insert Malcolm in the middle reference
@MrPhish214 жыл бұрын
milo/scallops hotel, open mike eagle, watsky, theyre all getting overlooked. each one of them deserve a spot talking on vox about their style, glad open mike eagle got his
@terrakie8 жыл бұрын
I literally got chills
@halincandenza76408 жыл бұрын
Dive Bar Support Group has been one of my favorites lately. Thanks for this video and thanks for the music
@MegaJayboy178 жыл бұрын
why does he look like a black channing tatum?
@aphr0d8 жыл бұрын
LOL
@idontknowwhatmyusernamesho55408 жыл бұрын
Truee
@MrKarim9928 жыл бұрын
i'm a big fan of his and you've just made me see this, and i can't stop seeing it
@juvedoo998 жыл бұрын
Separated at birth... Or, bizzaro world...
@YourBuddyDidi8 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@WilkineBrutus8 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@A2Z836 жыл бұрын
i love tmbg and randomly came across him and enjoyed his performance right away
@yocampout8 жыл бұрын
there's so much cr*p on the radio, I'm glad videos like this illuminate the true art of rap and hip hop. when the lyrics, cadence, beat, instrumentation and flavor are all in sync, it's amazing.
@jimorison61594 жыл бұрын
They are great
@MatthiasPlays8 жыл бұрын
Goodness I love both of them
@determine148 жыл бұрын
can soeone explain to me the verse he s quoting with the scarecrow. didnt understand what was going on
@HectorBadillaOfficial8 жыл бұрын
Where Your Eyes Don't Go - off the album Lincoln
@furripupau8 жыл бұрын
"Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn't thinking isn't thinking of Should you worry when the skullhead is in front of you, Or is it worse because it's always waiting Where your eyes don't go?" It's about subconscious thoughts.
@TheActualCathal5 жыл бұрын
I wish this more of Mike talking about the band.
@dannyshajenkins3109 Жыл бұрын
So cool, I went to college with him!!! ❤️👏🏾
@chaosinorderrr8 жыл бұрын
Vox is doing a better job at deconstructing hip-hop lyrics than the Genius channel. Props!
@AdamAce988 жыл бұрын
hey suggestion to people who like like interesting rap music.... listen to Wailin' by Outkast off their 1996 album ATLiens
@AdamAce988 жыл бұрын
it's worth your time in my opinion
@invernozzz6397 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation, I didn't know about open mike eagle, and now im seriously in love.
@dannylopez99058 жыл бұрын
They might be giants reminds me of the band called The Residents, except way less weird.
@40paschal8 жыл бұрын
James ferraro reminds me of a modern day the residents, just way more weird
@brandonvu54297 жыл бұрын
The Residents kick ass.
@seansolo71438 жыл бұрын
First time I've ever felt flattered for a band. TMBG should be "awe shucks" blushing for a month.
@LTJZamboni7 жыл бұрын
They Might Be Giants is my favorite band. I might have to start listening to Open Mike Eagle now.
@NerdyDZN8 жыл бұрын
Vox I subscribed as soon as your video about best rhymers popped up in my suggested videos. Loved this one as well. Please make more hip hop videos I love these thank you
@RogerMillerInVA4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for putting these dots together!
@sgwagman7 жыл бұрын
This brings back my childhood they might be giants was awesome.
@primoaurelius7 жыл бұрын
Open Mike eagle, and they might be giants are both amazing. Super cool that he's into them
@Tmathh8 жыл бұрын
"Art" rap is kind of a dumb term...its all art..hes just lyrical and different
@jOoomOooo7 жыл бұрын
tru
@cyoung71277 жыл бұрын
not really when you consider it parallels art-rock or art-pop
@XxGODSBFFxX8 жыл бұрын
Loving these analysis videos on Rap, would love some more!
@PogieJoe8 жыл бұрын
Damn! I'll have to check out Open Mike Eagle now!
@beefsupreme648 жыл бұрын
Love the intelligent hip-hop videos. Definately going to check Mike out now.
@Sean80338 жыл бұрын
her voice aaaaa
@BrandonVezaYT8 жыл бұрын
I love Vox!
@mnaftw8 жыл бұрын
Vox is my rap fairy godmother, always bringing me amazing artists to check out and highlighting everything I love about rap :)
@kurei0.8 жыл бұрын
Great work Vox! love your content!
@myssie-theanimedevourer58352 жыл бұрын
I love They Might Be Giants!
@raedsewani78178 жыл бұрын
Open Mike Eagle is the best modern day hip hop artist.
@Foxxyownz8 жыл бұрын
Locksmith is a contestor
@The95alvarojose8 жыл бұрын
thats an overstatement bud
@maryannappiagyei42772 жыл бұрын
Rapsody and sa-roc and Sampa the great
@aiden3596 жыл бұрын
Open mike eagle has the best melodies. His hooks are so damn catchy and real.
@darthdj316 жыл бұрын
They might be giants is awesome. I haven't listened to much eagle but I think I'll more now
@petitnicollas7 жыл бұрын
I always fought that "Birdhouse in your soul" was creepy as hell, it evokes a weird feeling to me like a dystopian society or a cult where everybody seems to be happy but they are just being manipulated by a stronger force.
@001variation8 ай бұрын
Listen to the lyrics on "The Bells Are Ringing", it's exactly what you described
@Holobrine7 жыл бұрын
I love that band too!
@loserville-citizen8 жыл бұрын
Mike is awesome
@TheLutefiskGOD8 жыл бұрын
these rap videos are great. A lot of slept on rappers here.
@rodenrren26 жыл бұрын
More hip hop vox please, these videos are the best
@socko2.0658 жыл бұрын
It's always great to see a giant head who's in the music industry
@RJMBeatz8 жыл бұрын
Nice video dude
@boosiv8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not censoring the video, but why would you censor the subtitles?
@Gregoryzaniz8 жыл бұрын
I listened to his adventure time podcast
@MintyFreshYT8 жыл бұрын
This was a great video, just a tad short. I love they might be giants, also.
@raymaksoud4 жыл бұрын
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS ITS AWSOME
@sugar-rice5 жыл бұрын
They Might Be Giants was my childhood
@SgtKaneGunlock2 жыл бұрын
one could say that Open Mike Eagle did build a bird house in his soul!