timestamps because i haven't seen a comment with them yet (some are based on when neil starts talking about it) 0:00 - Lifetime Achievement Award 6:06 - Touch-Tone Telephone 10:49 - Cabinet Man 15:13 - No Eyed Girl 19:16 - When He Died 24:08 - Sweet Bod 28:13 - Eighth Wonder 32:58 - Ancient Aliens 37:15 - Soft Fuzzy Man 40:10 - As Your Father I Expressly Forbid It 43:00 - I Earn My Life 46:13 - Reaganomics 49:45 - Man-Made Object 53:24 - Spiral of Ants

@elliewithnospecialuser

3 жыл бұрын

This comment needs to be pinned

@beabean930

3 жыл бұрын

i just used inspect element to change all the song titles in this comment to Touch-Tone Telephone

@livefortheafternoon

3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@wadsonviola

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

@OwlsOfEpicness

3 жыл бұрын

The strings in touch tone telephone have always scratched my "pick up the violin" part of the brain

I just realized I haven’t heard Neil just talking until now. He sounds so normal lmao

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

True.

@ClFUR

3 жыл бұрын

i think th first time I heard Neil talk was probably the View Monster promo

@mihoyhoy

3 жыл бұрын

u probably already have! ever seen that "50 states' official nightmares" video?

@ClFUR

3 жыл бұрын

or potter puppet pals?

@feralgecko9727

3 жыл бұрын

He sound exactly like he does during "Redeisgn your Logo" , but different... I feel strange.

when he said "do you like honey" I got scared that he was about to do an ad read

@RiderOfPeppers

3 жыл бұрын

That's the real horror

@thogwedgie

3 жыл бұрын

"speaking of, this commentary album was sponsored by honey! honey is a free onli-"

@_pyxeled

3 жыл бұрын

remember kids, honey saves you money

@hmmm.74

3 жыл бұрын

[insert me commenting about the OSC pfp instead of the comment itself.]

@AltName7

3 жыл бұрын

@@hmmm.74 OSC related things are the most fun kind of dog whistle.

i wish neil was real

@hamptoncomics

3 жыл бұрын

Neil exists in real life!

@admiraldespacito7111

3 жыл бұрын

@@hamptoncomics he does not

@EuphrasieFauchelevent

3 жыл бұрын

whoa!

@kimieamaya-dunkin643

3 жыл бұрын

yea me too

@voidheir

3 жыл бұрын

Me too :/

"hate sex leads to evil babies" -Neil Cicierega

@Kelcb_

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@BoogsNStuff

3 жыл бұрын

homestuck

@andreu13productions

3 жыл бұрын

*F A C T*

@oreo625

3 жыл бұрын

@@BoogsNStuff SHUT

@BoogsNStuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@oreo625 im right.

What I got out of this commentary: -I remembered Neil is an actual human -Many parts of this album is just Neil reading off of his word of the day calender, browsing wikipedia and justifying his thirft store instrument addiction

@thesejokesarentfunnyyetthe9522

3 жыл бұрын

He’s not a human species-wise, we’ve all agreed to that. He’s probably like... a siren or something.

@loganbritt6235

3 жыл бұрын

SIREN NEIL SIREN NEIL

@Tracy7468

3 жыл бұрын

SIREN NEIL- YOU'RE GIVING ME IDEAS

@eyemoisturizer

3 жыл бұрын

@@thesejokesarentfunnyyetthe9522 you’re right he’s half human and half machine

@haivenm.6038

3 жыл бұрын

1.4k like

"this is a commentary track, for an album" oh thanks for reminding me neil i thought this was the michelle obama podcast at first

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes cool

@justalittleamerican

3 жыл бұрын

me too,

@MashieMutt

3 жыл бұрын

"Michael Jackson is still dead"

@classyified2153

3 жыл бұрын

Bro deaf people might be listening so he said it again so they could hear

@LemonBattery

3 жыл бұрын

@@classyified2153 deaf people can't hear

"I like eyes and all, but they're just the window to the eyes".

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

P o g

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

@Quinn Thompson pp

@user-nw1je1ur6t

3 жыл бұрын

"I like eyes and all, but i'm more of an ass person"

@Mulch_Muncher.

3 жыл бұрын

@Quinn Thompson pzzp

@LeGoodMusica23

3 жыл бұрын

Deep

As always, Neil is a complete mood. "Micheal Jackson's still dead." "I like eyes amd all, but they're just windows to the eyes." "I'm glad when I can use a messed-up harp in a song" "Does anybody remember statues that cried blood?" "It looked suspiciously like math, so I didn't really try." "There's something about male-unrelatability in there, but it's mostly just a cloud-man song." "He's a human, you're a mermaid." "Fictional characters need to lighten up a bit." "I consider Reagan a pretty bad president." "Kokomo is not a real place, what are The Beach Boys trying to pull? Is it a tax thing?" "This song makes me think of if _Bruce Wayne's parents_ never died."

@SirFerrickWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

"Please just let me sing about Bugs"

@vivimakesthings

3 жыл бұрын

“hate sex leads to evil babies”

@Kelcb_

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@holden_7597

3 жыл бұрын

You’re forgetting, “I get to plagiarize myself!”

@nicchiju5151

3 жыл бұрын

"It was long before I thought about putting body parts in a videogame cabinet"

I love how much of this is him saying "i wanted to do this cool thing but i'm not talented enough so i faked it

@kellanlevi5663

3 жыл бұрын

That's how creativity is tho. You fake it like it's good and eventually you actually get something good

@EliasPluto

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment, even greater profile picture.

@EliasPluto

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment, even greater profile picture.

@Ronald-lb5fz

3 жыл бұрын

Ez

Petition to let Neil sing about bugs that don't matter edit: petition has reached over 100 likes.... someone tell Neil he can sing about bugs now

@furiousmagician5912

3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah

@Yeth_jpg

3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah part 2

@fartsniffer9999

3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah part 3

@Torblis

3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah part 4

@decadentprey

3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah part 5

Neil saying "I really hit that note there" during when he died makes me super happy for some reason

@lupidoo3410

3 жыл бұрын

NO JOKE I WAS LISTENING TO THIS AND I SCROLLED TO THIS COMMENT _EXACTLY_ WHEN HE SAID THAT

@INSANEASYLUMPSYCHICS

3 жыл бұрын

unrelated but i like your pfp lmao

@GarbageCat413

3 жыл бұрын

INDEED YOU FUCKEN DID NEIL! WOOOOO

@eyemoisturizer

3 жыл бұрын

STAMP

@QuicksilverStudios0w0614

3 жыл бұрын

You see a lot of self-deprecating stuff nowadays, especially relating to people and their art forms. You see people all the time being unhappy with where they are in their art, or complaining about how “I made this but it’s garbage haha it’s not good” which isn’t exactly healthy- It’s refreshing and can even be inspiring to see someone actually take pride in their work, and acknowledge that “hey, I made this and it’s great! I did so good at this! I’m proud of this!” is very nice. Personally it inspired me to strive to make things I was proud of, to work to improve so I could share my pride in my work with others. (this can go for any art form, be it music, drawing, painting, sewing, pottery, etc.)

I finally understand more about this album and it's 50% inspirational and 50% neil not knowing what he was doing or forgetting how he made the song. It is perfect

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

True.

@grapes5672

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Cyriak streaming flipping through his old after effects files and just saying 25% of the time "How did I even do this? / I made this while drunk"

@giorgiaduronio

2 жыл бұрын

YEAH

I love how he starts with “Hey buddies!” That’s the kind of greeting you would use to address either a kindergarten class or a friendly colony of mice, I love it

@argh7435

3 жыл бұрын

The lemon demon fandom is a mix of both :)

@eyemoisturizer

3 жыл бұрын

colony of ants*

@FiSH-iSH

3 жыл бұрын

we are his ant farm

@peternoparker

2 жыл бұрын

as soon as you click on one of his songs you become his buddy

@dallyhall

2 жыл бұрын

@@eyemoisturizer spiral* of ants

"like yeah, jokes jokes jokes, *but no im serious,* ok back to jokes"

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@kayaaa2686

3 жыл бұрын

luckynevx..........

@s3ep108

3 жыл бұрын

@@kayaaa2686 DO YOU LIKE JOKES

@kayaaa2686

3 жыл бұрын

@@s3ep108 erm... yes 😇😇🙏

@youtub3off1c14l

3 жыл бұрын

this really is a kinnie thread and im all for it

1:12 I just noticed that he and his recording say “ quote unquote” at almost the same time

@nhorvath6259

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like he paused a second before to wait and try to sync it up.

@JTF544

3 жыл бұрын

Once an jokester always a jokester

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pogs

@RIKKIDAHQUEEN

3 жыл бұрын

"so people can just know im not dead" almost directly after "even katy perry knows youre dead

@swaggerstudios

2 жыл бұрын

I KNEW i wasn’t the only person who thought about that

i love how half of the synths/drums/weird noises on this album come from some old half-broken electronic device that he found in someone’s basement

@masicbemester

3 жыл бұрын

This sounds like he stole those electronics. Wait why the hell am I commenting before finishing the video?

@vivimakesthings

3 жыл бұрын

@@masicbemester i’d believe it

@sincerecinnamon

3 жыл бұрын

@Megafauna I would be extremely confused because I don't have a basement

@largeboi4678

3 жыл бұрын

@Megafauna I would tie him up and force him to open a portal to whatever dimension he came from

@boydboyjules

3 жыл бұрын

@Megafauna id let him

"I liked doing this cartoon-ish strict dad because it let me yell most of the lyrics instead of singing, because all I really wanted to do was say things like "Don't talk about the internet" in an unhinged manner.."

@idontknowanymore2437

3 жыл бұрын

40:45

stack multiple cats for that extra vertical cat value,

@ginger2621

3 жыл бұрын

hello brother

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Y e s

@GoldPlatedKikimora

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@oreo_6206

3 жыл бұрын

I loved that bit lmaoo☠

@duimaurisfootball8134

3 жыл бұрын

the comma at the end adds so much to this

the fact that we almost got "father mushroom, ivanushka ushka uh oh oh" instead of "cause im the right one, on my touch tone touch tone telephone" is so cursed and i love it

@stormcloudsabound

2 жыл бұрын

the ivanushka version went viral on tiktok recently. idk why

@iloveobbiesxd

2 жыл бұрын

@@stormcloudsabound yeah it's kinda weird??

@Boppercat

Жыл бұрын

Fine also got popular but it was sped up and it’s horrible and I hate it just as much as I hate the number 8! (It’s a repulsive number!) Fine sped up is how half my class knows lemon demon, it’s disappointing.

@jinxguitar

Жыл бұрын

​@@Boppercatsped up??? 🤢

@senilerodent

Жыл бұрын

I kinda wish Ivanushka became its own thing, separate from Touch-Tone. The melody is kinda cool, plus I like the part where it gets slow and suddenly speeds up just to transition into the normal part. Also I've watched the movie that this song is based on (i guess?) as a kid, it would be kinda nice to listen to a song made based on something I remember. Edit: I forgot that there is a full Ivanushka version. Damn. Well, good.

"Eyes are just the window to the eyes." ~Neil Cicierega

@LeGoodMusica23

3 жыл бұрын

Dang that's deep

@Kelcb_

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

imagine neil for 5 minutes explaining why he wrote two trucks

@elliot._.119

3 жыл бұрын

Aight i need this now

@liketocodev

3 жыл бұрын

"so i went down the rabbit hole of the transformers fandom"

@thetrainsguy7564

2 жыл бұрын

**slams credit card on table**

@urmom-zh6zs

2 жыл бұрын

"so i saw these trucks and instantly thought "Yeah, theyre gay... Hey what if i wrote a song about that""

@habratss

2 жыл бұрын

"Car crashes exist.. truck crashes. So just pretend their having sex, i'm not getting legal issues."

My dad doesn’t listen to Neil at all, but I’ve shuffled Spirit phone in the car multiple times and now he constantly says “as your father I expressly forbid it” as a joke to me and I love him so much

@aitsu_nojayjay

2 жыл бұрын

What an absolute legend

@clemclemclemclemcl

Жыл бұрын

i played “as your father I expressly forbid it” in the car one time with my dad and he thought it was funny c:

this is the first time i've ever heard neil cicierega's speaking voice, so when this came on autoplay i had to do a double take and go, "wait is that him?"

@fine-n-dandy

3 жыл бұрын

bahaha, i had the same reaction! i had to double-check to make sure it wasn't someone else commentating

@booberfraggle

3 жыл бұрын

I love that other ENA fans love Neil too

@bvegyucurbbebsbhyd9933

3 жыл бұрын

I was trying to find videos for my unlisted cursed spirit phone playlist and clicked on commentary out of context and was like “okay who- w a i t -“

@zaralynAFK

3 жыл бұрын

same but i knew this is what he sounded like at the same time, like i just k n e w

@kala_asi

2 жыл бұрын

Its 3 am and i read autoplay as autopsy. considering the topics in the album it didnt immediately register i read wrong

"most of my songs are based off of Wikipedia binges" *What the hell led you to Sweet Bod then*

@thatoneplayer5407

3 жыл бұрын

t h e m e l l i f i e d m a n

@nenidetic

3 жыл бұрын

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellified_man the article actually mentions the song in the "In popular culture" section so that's neat

@macbean3446

3 жыл бұрын

what the hell led him to Two Trucks

@hickorymccay2994

3 жыл бұрын

@@macbean3446 Maybe he was reading the list of gay anthems (which Two Trucks is on) and trying to write the most ostentatious possible gay anthem. Or maybe he just was listening to Frank Zappa and thought "I could maybe write a song that's sexual and a parody of American culture".

@macbean3446

3 жыл бұрын

@@hickorymccay2994 * whispers: two trucks is a- it’s a WHAT?!?! *

Fun Fact: His sister worked on The Owl House

@KainoPhoeno

3 жыл бұрын

it seems they have some similar out-of-this-world interests. :D

@furiousmagician5912

3 жыл бұрын

also gravity falls

@jcstrikesagain684

3 жыл бұрын

He’s like besties with Alex Hirsch lol

@KainoPhoeno

3 жыл бұрын

@@jcstrikesagain684 WAIT NO

@jcstrikesagain684

3 жыл бұрын

@@KainoPhoeno Yepp

24:59 "hEy uh, so I have this theory..... do you like honey???" this entire commentary thing is just Neil saying buck wild shit for an hour and I LOVE IT

@cy-bernet-ix

3 жыл бұрын

the capital e really adds to this quote.

@starscj2757

3 жыл бұрын

@@cy-bernet-ix thank youuu

@cy-bernet-ix

3 жыл бұрын

@@starscj2757 no problem, i find the weirdest shit funny

@largeboi4678

3 жыл бұрын

@@cy-bernet-ix if you don’t find weird shit funny then you’re weird for being normal

I can sleep to this man's voice

@LeGoodMusica23

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr it's so satisfying

@Kelcb_

3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to do that but I’m reading the comments

@Emily-ci6vc

3 жыл бұрын

ikr but then I get a little creeped out by the supernatural stuff

@alanbecomesastar

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@fattesttitsincairo

3 жыл бұрын

Best ASMR

I thought there were maybe hidden meanings but no. mongoose ghost.

@Kelcb_

3 жыл бұрын

Monghost

@lgbtqiarights

3 жыл бұрын

gef

@SquirmleSquirmly

3 жыл бұрын

I mean the story is just cool man I would love to have a ghost mongoose terrorizing my decisions from within my walls

@normanclatcher

3 жыл бұрын

Ghost Mongeese eat Snake Demons.

@riioorii

3 жыл бұрын

@@lgbtqiarights Gef

Neil : maybe it's a ghost Me : maybe it's smash mouth

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pogs

@ddoober

3 жыл бұрын

@@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821 poggers wait wtf this was 5 minutes ago?

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Spyderz Always has been

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Spyderz also uh my discord username is Yokai#9026 if you wanna add me 😳

@module410

3 жыл бұрын

Mouth dreams

2:50 “And Michael Jackson’s still dead!” ...For now

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Ahahah

@yarrun

3 жыл бұрын

anybody gonna tell neil that mike's not dead anymore

@redpepper74

3 жыл бұрын

That’s being revised!

@thebluhu2096

3 жыл бұрын

@@redpepper74 Even as we speak we're synthesizing blood and organs

@redpepper74

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebluhu2096 Synthesizing heart and soul!

i pray to god neil one day finishes his view-monster commentary.

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@enricopucci9007

3 жыл бұрын

yesssss i would love to see that

@staceymulligan6486

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think he will :/ it’s been over 10 years and it sounded like he went through a goth phase while making it lmao

@wyvrn4301

2 жыл бұрын

amen, we need more of the funny truck man talking about weird shit

@clemclemclemclemcl

Жыл бұрын

i think he gave up after he realized that he was struggling on the last few songs on dinosaurchestra

Wow, I would've thought that "sweet bod" was more about how European and Chinese rich people would grind up and consume egyptian mummies for sexual and/or medicinal reasons. That was something that DID happen, and lots of extremely dead people did get eaten because of this, to a point where now we have precious few mummies left.

@Kelcb_

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@asiletihw6993

3 жыл бұрын

I need to look into that. That is very disturbing, just imagine dusty old rich ppl consuming honey glazed corpse 🤢 some horror movie shit right there

@tisc25

3 жыл бұрын

Some ancient mummy dipped in barbecue sauce mixed with mayo

@kellanlevi5663

3 жыл бұрын

God I knew about the fact that people ate mummies but the fact that it was partially for sexual reasons is really fucking me up rn

@riioorii

3 жыл бұрын

✨ Cannibalism is *sexy* ✨

neil needs to do audio books or podcasts or something. i love his voice! it's so calming :')

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

True, though

@revonmagpiecorvidaethe3rd654

3 жыл бұрын

he does do a podcast with freind sof his, i belive.

@schlintzVT2

3 жыл бұрын

he does do a podcast, it's called guaranteed audio!

@canofsnow5767

3 жыл бұрын

I love his voice too

@justemily6594

3 жыл бұрын

@@schlintzVT2 woah, seriously?? I had no clue! I'll have to check it out :'))

22:34 what happens here is the laughing record sound actually plays out of nowhere. It scared the shit out of me when I first heard the vinyl.

@scaleonkhan183

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info! :D

@neta1

3 жыл бұрын

@@scaleonkhan183 no prob :))

@leelol111

3 жыл бұрын

thats terrifying

@novatague860

3 жыл бұрын

@@leelol111 love the niki pfp :D

“They should play this at all Father-Daughter dances. Instead of that fucking John Mayer song.” --Neil Cicieriga (I have no idea why, but I busted out laughing at this line.)

@FiSH-iSH

3 жыл бұрын

busted? you sure about that?

@eyemoisturizer

3 жыл бұрын

@@FiSH-iSH can you. *not.*

@largeboi4678

3 жыл бұрын

Did bustin make you feel good?

@eyemoisturizer

3 жыл бұрын

@@largeboi4678 w h a t

@largeboi4678

3 жыл бұрын

@@eyemoisturizer er- it’s a reference to another one of Neils songs, not a sex joke… I probably should’ve specified

me before neil cicierega :| me after neil cicierega: :)

Neil thanking us at the end had my eyes hurting

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@oishi_sammich4542

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was actually crying

@starstrike1797

7 ай бұрын

@@oishi_sammich4542same

I’m so glad Neil invented Awards, Telephones, Arcade Machines, Women, Death, Bodies, Wonders, Aliens, Fuzzy Men, Father Figures, Earnings, Ronald Reagan, Objects and Ants

@Rad_Nicole

Жыл бұрын

God Neil sucks for making Ronald Reagan.

@yutuberocks22

Жыл бұрын

and Mongooses (mongeese?)

@Binglesquirk

Жыл бұрын

Im so glad neil invented angels, angry people, the moon

@Jax_4200

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad he invented hacks and cats too, real sad he’s not real tho :(

@gooferr

Жыл бұрын

COLA ITS ME GOOFER

55:49 "Please, just let me sing about... bugs. Bugs that don't matter. That's all I wanna do." That is oddly relateable.

@eyemoisturizer

3 жыл бұрын

he can sing about bug now

@raywolf08

9 ай бұрын

the desperation in his voice is what gets me. i'm one of the people he's terrified of, that listen to lyrics, and it almost made me feel bad. almost.

@raywolf08

9 ай бұрын

the desperation in his voice is what gets me. i'm one of the people he's terrified of, that listen to lyrics, and it almost made me feel bad. almost.

49:17 "and y'know, Kokomo is not a real place so, what're the Beach Boys trying to pull?" This made me laugh too hard.

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@avad381

3 жыл бұрын

“Is it a tax thing??”

@cy-bernet-ix

3 жыл бұрын

"I-is it a tax thing."

@hehemycheeseanimations8466

3 жыл бұрын

i was like "bro i live in kokomo wtf???"

@daishoryujin95

3 жыл бұрын

Now we know what song is going to permeate mouth sounds 5

The transition between No-Eyed Girl and When He Died is my favourite transition out of all of them (As Your Father to Earn My Life is a close second) and I'm so glad it's Neil's favourite too

@einootspork

3 жыл бұрын

It has a strangely wistful feeling

@QuicksilverStudios0w0614

3 жыл бұрын

I also like Ancient Aliens into Soft Fuzzy Man, plus the loop from Spiral of Ants back to Lifetime Achievement Award is really cool.

@Roma-kp4qg

3 жыл бұрын

@@QuicksilverStudios0w0614 ofc the Spiral of Ants -> LAA is iconic!!! the thunder is so good

@outtaideas849

3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Brodyquest transition to As Your Father perfectly

@scribble5429

3 жыл бұрын

THIS

I animated an entire loop of a little character I created, and I finished animating at exactly the moment the video ended. This is great.

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pogs

@redpepper74

3 жыл бұрын

*NPG lowers shades* “found you”

@EliasPluto

3 жыл бұрын

@@redpepper74 O SHIT-

@fishy658

3 жыл бұрын

Impressive!!!

@ghostwhodoesthemost9886

2 жыл бұрын

The first time I heard this I drew wakko warner fanart

I know this sounds like some kindergarten shit but Neil is really such a big role model and inspiration to me. No, I will not give context cause uhh just trust me my brain is a reliable source.

@panpannic9043

3 жыл бұрын

Same, honestly

@snoopdelarge

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@llamallover1057

3 жыл бұрын

hear hear I believe you

@undertalexfan9481

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@Echopurple35

Жыл бұрын

Neil is actually the reason why I started making music myself

37:15 CAN WE ALL APPRECIATTE THAT THE FIRST DETAIL NOTE ABOUT SOFT FUZZY MAN IS THAT THEY TURNED THE TITLE INTO A NICKNAME FOR THEIR CAT???? THAT'S LITERALLY THE SWEETEST THING EVER-

I absolutely LOVE Lemon Demon. Absolutely and entirely. The first three months of this year were just me discovering and jamming out to all the albums under the name Lemon Demon. Neil saying that the way he listens to music being that vocals are just another instrument is amazing to me, since that's exactly how I listen to music, and as far as I know, no one else I know listens to music the same way. Neil if you see this, know that I love your nonsense songs, they're great! Also, I never really care when a creator says thank you for watching and all, it's usually just a "Neat" and I move on, but this one I felt proud of myself and teared up a tiny bit, where I don't cry typically at all. Lemon Demon has been a huge part of my life recently and I know I will always listen to these albums for as long as I'm alive.

@shineymightyena

3 жыл бұрын

Probably silly my bothering to share this, but from what he's told me my dad thinks of vocals in a similar way too, he introduced me to some prog rock stuff when I was younger that I think shaped my interest in music a lot, definitely including my love for lemon demon! There are dozens of us, dozens! (lol)

@Sicira

2 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way, maybe that's probably one of the reasons I like Lemon Demon so much

i didn't know what i expected neil's speaking voice to sound like, but i didn't expect it to be summer camp counseler

@jeryakaduckstab

3 жыл бұрын

Homestuck?

@FiSH-iSH

3 жыл бұрын

Homestuck.

@finder_

3 жыл бұрын

Homestuck!

@kittyclown413

3 жыл бұрын

homestuck

@eyemoisturizer

3 жыл бұрын

chain brokedn 😆

*"Hate sex leads to evil babies"* I will keep this in mind. Thank you Neil.

"One solution is for me not to take 8 years to make an album" Uh oh!

I use this album when I rollerblade down the street at high speeds at 1 am. The constant energy is perfect for dancing on rollerblades.

@whodares9289

3 жыл бұрын

that sounds like a fantasy. amazing.

@Vileplume87

3 жыл бұрын

I would slam on the concrete and die if I did that

@hunterisprettyodd1604

3 жыл бұрын

what a vibe

@demogorgonqueen8772

3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm I do the same thing but skateboarding

@largeboi4678

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vileplume87 that’s a badass way to go out

Wait he’s so chill

Neil: "I just want to sing about bugs" Next song: "SPIRAL OF ANTS"

@staceymulligan6486

3 жыл бұрын

let the man sing about bugs

@scs9359

3 жыл бұрын

Ok so this has nothing to do with the comment but Jackson I am subbed to all the same channels

04:48 ...I'd never realised it was "You're unnatural, babe!" and *not* "You're a natural, babe!" before

@seventrials

3 жыл бұрын

SAME ESDVB

I'm so glad Neil Cicierega isn't real and Neil just made him up for this commentary track

@gatlina6019

2 жыл бұрын

Wdym glad :(

@swaggerstudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@gatlina6019 It’s… sarcasm. 🤨

@kevinwillems8720

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad Ronald Reagan isn't real and Neil made him up for the album.

6:24 sounds like the dog of wisdom

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pog tho.

@aliienoiid

3 жыл бұрын

😳

@smolspooder

3 жыл бұрын

If your ball is too big for your mouth, it's not yours.

@llamallover1057

3 жыл бұрын

ball-eve it or not im walking on air

"And you know, Kokomo is not a real place. So what are the Beach Boys trying to pull? Is it a tax thing?" - Neil Cicierega

@CRydon200

3 жыл бұрын

What's your pfp, it looks cool

@cy-bernet-ix

3 жыл бұрын

it's absolutely a tax thing. the beach boys are tax evading

@nubtraction4704

3 жыл бұрын

Timestamp?

I don't have anything to do so I've just been reading comments I don't understand yet and admiring his facial structure for the past hour

@a-bird-lover

3 жыл бұрын

@Wet Johnny NO I CAN'T UNSEE IT

@seventrials

3 жыл бұрын

same B)

Plot twist: Neil's secretly the cat in the cover image

@gunkymcsplunky

3 жыл бұрын

Hate you break it to you but the cat on the cover is dead :(

@frigusium7216

3 жыл бұрын

and the soft fuzzy man is actually the guy

@gatlina6019

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda makes sense, I also thought that the guy in the cover didn't look much like Neil, so ye, it's just some guy holding Neil in his true form

@neofrxst

Жыл бұрын

@@gunkymcsplunky Rip the best Soft Fuzzy Man

“Fictional characters need to lighten up a bit”

@dentedtester36

3 жыл бұрын

I love your profile picture!

@tailsrhtatonslice1418

3 жыл бұрын

Catrin Lewis oh really? thanks i drew it a long time ago, i wonder if i have the original image somewhere

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly true

@teawastaken

3 жыл бұрын

engineer gaming?

@tailsrhtatonslice1418

3 жыл бұрын

@@teawastaken engineer gaming

Now I want a commentary on his mashup albums.

@una_10bananas

3 жыл бұрын

Not a commentary but he did a guaranteed audio episode on mouth dreams

@E1FERSUCHT

2 жыл бұрын

@@una_10bananas Where can i find it

@redmantis3336

2 жыл бұрын

And he did an interview with Anthony Fantano, the internet's busiest music nerd, about the first two.

When He Died is the most Lemon Demon song there is. its macabe, whimsical, slightly sinister, and very satisfying at the end.

@goatgang6461

Жыл бұрын

it’s macabre, just so you know :)

god, neil's commentary track here has so many quotable lines "What does it mean? ...It's a ghost! That's what it means." "Katy Perry is still relevant, and... Michael Jackson's still dead!" "This is the official anthem for dads, they should play this at father-daughter dances instead of that fucking John Mayer song." "Kokomo isn't a real place, so... What are the Beach Boys trying to pull? Is it a tax thing?"

he sounds like the nicest person on earth and then turns around and writes a song about tampering with human remains

@abbyejones

2 жыл бұрын

it's so funny. his music and the rest of his content is so off-the-wall batshit insane but the man himself is just a nice little guy

@Miserys_B1tch

Ай бұрын

I wish he was my dad

Love Neil saying quote-unquote as he says it in his song.

No matter how many times I listen to it, the beginning of Eighth Wonder always sounds like its gonna be a fancy sophisticated version of Two Trucks

@konumbra

3 жыл бұрын

that's all I'm going to think about when i listen to it now

@enbyfrogz6766

3 жыл бұрын

same aghhh two trucks has ruined my brain

@redmantis3336

3 жыл бұрын

Two Trucks engaging in sexual intercourse

@l0b0t0myb0ner

2 жыл бұрын

two truckeths

@Boppercat

Жыл бұрын

Ah, you have made me think of that every time I listen to eighth wonder. It’s alright though because two trucks is actually good when you block out Neil describing a relationship with trucks.

23:21 i cant explain it but the bit where hes like "i really hit that note" is just the :] emoticon

@Blocky_Frog

3 жыл бұрын

oh my god yes

“Kokomo isn’t a real place.” Me: *sweats in Indiana*

@cy-bernet-ix

3 жыл бұрын

"What are the Beach Boys trying to pull? =~= Is it a tax thing?.."

@ticklezcat5191

3 жыл бұрын

Due to my strong personal convictions I wish to stress that this comment in no way endorses a belief in Kokomo.

@carissa5905

3 жыл бұрын

same the first time i heard this i was so confused

@kevinwillems8720

Жыл бұрын

Indiana isn't a real place

neil being an unreliable narrator about his own album

@argh7435

3 жыл бұрын

AGFJHKIL EXACTLY

Fun fact: Panacea comes from the Greek word "πανάκεια" which means "medicine that cures everything"

@eyemoisturizer

3 жыл бұрын

I had a stroke reading that greek word

@cloudshifter

3 жыл бұрын

@@eyemoisturizer Hehe Greek is one of the hardest languages to learn from it's sheer dictionary definitions and expression. Instead of having 1 word to describe multiple things, Greeks have multiple words to describe one thing. Alot of words are also in addition with each other to create even more words (fun fact 15% of the entirety of english language are Greek words exacly as they are. For example the word "Γεωγραφια" / Geography comes from "Γή" = Earth and "Γραφή" = writting essentially meaning "writting the earth" which is exacly what it is.) Panacea sounds exacly like that in Greek but just replace the C as S to a hard K and change the vowel highlight on the na. Basicly Greek doesn't exacly have an ascend just like japanese. The vowels are said loud and clear. Panacea is used preety rarely afar from jokes (since it's a miracle medicine). I myself was preety suprised that Niel used this word, it fit almost perfectly in context. (Wow this dragged of you prob just made a simple comment and I just started blathering left and right, oops).

@sambru505

3 жыл бұрын

1. i only know this word because of the novel “a gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue” or something 2. hello morgana

@FiSH-iSH

3 жыл бұрын

i did greek classes but i only learned the majority of the alphabet so i read it pretty well

@cloudshifter

3 жыл бұрын

@@sambru505 Yeah it's a preety rare word to use. I haven't heard it personally in over 6 years.

karly if you see this, i finally listened to the whole thing

@Melinoe2293

3 жыл бұрын

how'd you know id be back here?

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pogs tho

@mirtilo

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@Ivan14XYU

3 жыл бұрын

@@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821 S T O P

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ivan14XYU no.

Everything this lad says is a quote I would gladly have on my tombstone

@milkymurderer907

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Redd The Fox ????-2021 “And you know, Kokomo is not a real place. so what are The Beach Boys trying to pull? Is it a tax thing?”

@frigusium7216

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Redd The Fox ????-2021 "it's not a sex thing"

@melodysketchdraws

3 жыл бұрын

@@frigusium7216 purely professional

@largeboi4678

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Redd The Fox ????-2021 “This ending was a new composition for the album”

@yapoholic

2 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Redd The Fox ????-202 "Then there's one track doing all of the in-between notes, and that one sounds really funny on it's own. It's just me going: BAH. BAH. BAUH. BAH. 𝓫𝓾𝓱. BAH, 𝓫𝓪𝓱."

This commentary just makes me love this album even more.

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@Kelcb_

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@gatlina6019

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

My takeaway from this is that Neil's cat is named Soft Fuzzy Man

@evilpossessedcat9572

8 ай бұрын

Neil’s cat’s real name was Maui! (sadly they passed away)

@sillygoobersupersilly

8 ай бұрын

@@evilpossessedcat9572 I DIDN’T KNOW THAT IT DIED, RIP MAUI :((

"there's something in there about male unrelatability, but mostly it's just a cloud man song"

hearing neil say shit was the best part of my day

@FiSH-iSH

3 жыл бұрын

he said the fuck word too

@sincerecinnamon

3 жыл бұрын

I'm confused on why, but take my like, and an extra cookie thrown in too because you have good taste in music 🍪

I never realized the doo wop influence on No Eyed Girl, it's so clear now. I've always loved how When He Died uses the 50s progression tho

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@ddoober

3 жыл бұрын

@@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821 poggegrs

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Spyderz I just spam pog on comments. Check the top reply’s to find pog

what i got out of this commentary: every copy of cabinet man is personalized

i like how he says *hey buddies* it makes me feel an emotion

@Blocky_Frog

3 жыл бұрын

Emotions? Wow

@Blocky_Frog

3 жыл бұрын

That was unfunny I should go to bed

What I gathered from this is- Most artists: Come up with a theme/message that they want to convey, then craft a metaphor to portray it. Neil Cicierega: Comes up with a fun image, plot, or random topic to sing about, and inadvertently crafts a metaphor/meaning around it. and I mean that in the best way.

"i like eyes and all, but they're just a window to the eyes"

6:21 I'm sorry but neil making those ba ba ba noises really made me say "aww" out loud at 3 am

@Miserys_B1tch

Ай бұрын

I often say “aww” when Neil (and him specifically) does something cute

neils commentery on soft fuzzy man is so funny bc hes like "i tried to make it less creepy by specifying hes hitting on a group of women" meanwhile every lemon demon fan wants their own soft fuzzy man

I just wanna sing about BUGS

His comments on not really putting a lot of thought into the meanings and metaphors when listening to songs hit home. I’m really shit at detecting metaphors and themes in songs/literature/etc so I super feel that. My own writing tends to be very to-the-point and easy to parse because of this. I appreciate that I have permission to interpret songs that simply and literally-Spiral of Ants can just be about ants. :)

@simonejoys6278

3 жыл бұрын

Geez, same here, and it’s something I feel terrible about- I take everything at face value, which makes me nervous at the thought of attempting song writing. This analysis of his made me realize hey, you can literally write about anything you want. You don’t need to have some deeper meaning or value to everything.

@FiSH-iSH

3 жыл бұрын

i can pull a pretty convincing theory out of my ass when i need to but for the most part i dont think about the lyrics too far past what neil consciously puts into his songs which is rather convenient for me

*i like your funny words magic man*

"I like eyes and all, but... They're just the window... To the eyes"

@PlatesAndWhatnot

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeyJinx Prospit or derse? ;)

@PlatesAndWhatnot

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeyJinx Me too :)

The reason why I love Spirit Phone is because I felt that the lyrics were to be taken literally and I didn't have to try to parse any hidden metaphors or understand what the songs "really meant". When Neil said that he listened to vocals "like it was just another instrument" I got so happy 'cause that's how I've always listened to music and I've gotten so many weird looks from people, but now I know I'm not the only one 😭

*I have listened to this all, I shall now go sleep.*

@deathtrooper2169

3 жыл бұрын

Rest now You have earned it, May neil's voice bless your dreams

@CometMothman

3 жыл бұрын

@@deathtrooper2169 *Neil’s voice did bless my dreams, I had a dream about me and him going down an infinite slide after I watch this video and fell asleep*

@homebrewHousehold

3 жыл бұрын

this is EXACTLY what i plan on doing. Its 7:30 am and im like, 22 minutes in

@jeryakaduckstab

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t that literally just be *mouth dreams* ?

"What are the beach boys trying to pull? Is it a tax thing?"

near the end i was zoning out and then i heard neil say "creator alex hirsch" and my immediate reaction made me cough so much i started to choke on my saliva

37:18 what? That’s so wholesome I love that I’m gonna start doin that too

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pogs

55:35 I won't lie, Neil's songs would lose a lot of value to me if they didn't have such excellent themes and lyrical meaning, It's likely I wouldn't even listen to him if that was the case.

@OptickoYT

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah part of me was definitely disappointed when he brought up how he goes with a general theme or metaphor for a song without giving a ton of meaning to it. Then again, this album was a lot better than his previous ones when it came to interesting storytelling in my opinion, so I hope he continues in that direction for his next one

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

True.

@44444444443333333222

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know. Lyrical meaning or no, his songs are a bop.

@einootspork

3 жыл бұрын

I do appreciate how his lyrics have gotten more evocative, but I also like a lot of his older lyrics to songs where it was either much more literal or mostly nonsense. I'd love to hear some of those with better production (and singing), but I think Neil's kinda moved on from those old songs and doesn't intend to revisit them.

@shineymightyena

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly Neil not having much of a deeper metaphorical meaning to a lot of his songs feels kinda freeing to me, cause sometimes knowing that I'm not, I dunno, stepping on the creator's toes emotionally, or ignoring some meaning that's important to them, makes it easier to let myself just go on a brain journey to whatever kind of theme I like. Like, to Neil it may just be honest fascination and fondness for this story about a ghost mongoose, but that won't stop me from feeling some kind of way about him going ham on the vocals, yknow? (also very fun to do with some of the older stuff that edges more on complete nonsense lyrics, Boat is a particular favorite of mine, great to zone out and jam to)(immediate edit lmao: oooh and Mold En Mono, also fantastic)

The only thing I learned from this video was that Neil loves obscure myths/history as much as I do

neil’s voice makes me feel safe idk what it is, it just feels like a warm hug or something :)

@Jen_issokool

2 жыл бұрын

I want him to feed me soup lol

@Miserys_B1tch

Ай бұрын

@@Jen_issokool I want him to be my dad I want him to to adopt me

Good to know that neil lives in fear of me

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

W h a t

@tailsrhtatonslice1418

3 жыл бұрын

me too

@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice

3 жыл бұрын

Lol same that felt directed to me.... Weird, I just thought he was an amazing, multilayered storyteller. I had a strong impression that every song on the album had three layers: • the "vibe" (no-eyed girl is a love song, sweet bod is horny, when he died is a comedy, etc), • the "story" (the supernatural entities and how they operate), • and the "theme" (earn my life is about cultural issues around individual value, no-eyed-girl is about the spirit of scientific endeavor, spiral of ants is about being trapped in a proletariat rat race, ttt is about the allure of conspiracy, etc). Honestly I had no idea I was reading too much into it, I just thought he was a genius who was two steps ahead of me. Although I AM happy and vindicated that I correctly guessed and researched what he did actually have in mind, such as finding the wiki page for gef and knowing about ant circles. Although I can't listen to spiral of ants anymore because I made myself very very sad about it.

i want this man to read me a bedtime story.

@meli_lemon_real

3 жыл бұрын

fr 😭

@dianak8656

2 жыл бұрын

this is as close as it gets maybe: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dXt-uqiMla6-Y6Q.html

38:18 that entire sentence sounded like he talked on a morning show radio. You know as soon as the song starts (or at its end) they say sth similar with that exact tone and then the song plays out. That made me feel a vague fuzzy embrace.

@redpepper74

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, that’s amusing. I like that :> _fuzzy_

This is the reason I live, For lemon demon and Neil Cicierega, the creator of the spirit phone album, that guy that makes the energetic music that makes me wanna explode of happiness and make a cover for the Cabinet Man demo in the album

I watched this a lot longer then I thought I would

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Po

@thesaltgod4155

3 жыл бұрын

@@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821 g

I heard the newer Reaganomics first and I actually prefer that one lol

@JTF544

3 жыл бұрын

Its because the demo for Reaganomics was out for like ages before this came out

@beansnsteakmakepeoplequake8821

3 жыл бұрын

Pp

@voidheir

3 жыл бұрын

same here