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  • Is Tim actually crying towards the end? I'm moved.

  • @KittiMitties Nope. He gets sweaty.

  • Ahhh, Tim... You are so gorgeous in your views... I bow to you, you are so great... and funny... So many are the times where fluids I was drinking came spilling out of my nose while watching your video's. So great.

  • You know people always say things like "Oh i love it soooo much!", "best song ever" but I really mean it from the bottom of my heart when I say:

    One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

  • I'm glad to be on the same unperfect world as Tim Minchin

  • Whoaw. Wait. What?

    This is kinda fucking beautiful.

  • I love this guy. Funny. Smart. Talented.

    I think if you don't get him. I probably wouldn't want to know you anyway.

  • I love this song so much. But the audience kind of... gets under my skin? There are definitely some laughs when Tim sings about his body and he says the line - "And the weirdest thing about it is, I spend so much time hating it. But it never says a bad word about me." It wasn't a punch line :(. That's a really deep lyric... not a joke :(. It's like laughing at White Wine in the Sun.

  • Tim, you are perfect.

  • so so beautiful 

  • truley talented guy :) proud to be living in the same country as him :)

  • ok, who got teary eyed a bit listening to this?

  • Tim can make you think, make you laugh, make you cry...what's not to love?

  • Cried like a fucking baby. Again.

  • When he says he hates his body, all I can think is...

    "But, why? You're so beautiful, Tim!"

  • Tim Minchin is absolutely brilliant!!!! Love this song and every other one he's written!

  • This song is absolutely beautiful.

  • wow

  • Does anybody else sing in Tim's accent while singing his songs?

  • Tim Minchin is the only musical comedian I've found who can do serious songs like this too.

  • @SuperSmashyfication Tripod and Eddie Perfect do a pretty mesmerising cover of "Middle of the Air". I recommend it. :)

  • I love this song so much. Its so beautiful and makes you feel good about yourself and life. So much love for Tim :D. Makes me feel less shit about life :)

  • this song warms my heart

  • This song gives me chills every time I listen to it. xx.

  • favourite tim minchin song - (even if a bit repetitive)

  • Every time I feel my depression turn into an anxiety attack, I will either listen to or sing this song. It doesn't always fix it, but it always, ALWAYS makes me feel better. And not quite as fucked up.

  • The "radical eyebrows" part made me think of England from Hetalia. xD

  • got to love his smile

  • This is my comment. It's not perfect, but it's mine.

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  • 67 people Dislike the video... Oh Well their opinion..

  • @HellfireHawks They're not perfect

  • @HellfireHawks I really like your attitude. So many bash on those who do not share their views. I like to believe that people who like Tim Minchin, are also an agreeable bunch.

  • Learnt this off by heart :) ...Well...Who wouldnt? :)

  • i listen to this whenever i am feeling shit about myself. its amazing and has got me through so much <3

  • The sincerity in his eyes when he sings the chorus is just... makes the song seem real to me. If that makes sense.

  • He reminds me of a lion.

  • @irishguy1494 My mother says it looks like me...and i'm a girl...

  • Literally every title of every video in "Related Videos" section is purple, to indicate that I've already watched it. I don't know what to do with my time now O_o

  • love it :)

  • Superb!!!!

  • I don't understand what would make anyone dislike this video

  • Brilliant song. What else can I say? It's not perfect, but it's fine =)

  • Going to see him tomorrow night.

    

  • @gibbs26

    I actually could not be more jealous.

  • I sang this on all the trains that I was on yesterday and today.

    It really helped to deal with stress caused by having to use the British railway system.

  • This is probably the only 240p video that is close to one million views...

  • @FrostyCarl Seems, given the constant rate of commenting, that its popularity has grown with Tim's over the years. Makes me kind've proud to be a fan.

  • @FrostyCarl mean kitty song is probally the most viewed 240p well over 1 million well over , but this song is beauty

  • @FrostyCarl over one million matey ;)

  • @FrostyCarl You should look into bo burnham... not disrespecting tim or anything, but yeah...

  • ah beautiful tim minchin...

  • hey tim go do another thing with Charlie McDonnell!

  • i always think about this song when im depressed, its so mellow :)

  • This song just shows Tim Minchin can be anything and everything through his music

  • he is just smart, nothing more than this

  • I think I am inlove with this bloke.... :) This song makes me cry nearly every time :)

  • A demagogary? wtf?

  • @Davidstan2 The word "demagogue" is a person who gains power by manipulating people's fear and hate, like a fire-and-brimstone style preacher. So a demagoguery would be a country run by such a person.

  • 67 people got their hair messed up :)

  • @Arranzee HAHAHAHA THAT'S SO CLEVER.

  • A Really lovely song.

  • As hilarious as this song is in parts.. i'm glad i'm not the only one crying.

  • Possibly the only stand up comedian to make audience members cry tears of sadness rather than laughter.

  • @bfdhvcnvvbjdn the realy shit ones do too ;) but the sentiment is noted

  • Ooooh I love Tim Minchin.....

  • Wow tim minchin, you can be deep (Y)

  • @tactical202 He often is. White Wine In The Sun is a good example of that.

  • Anyone know the chords? Please help! I need it for school! Xxx

  • @vgeldem ht tp:/ /timminch . in/?p=Not+Perfect

  • @vgeldem lol emma :') love you x

  • what a cute happy little song !! spend the love :D

  • i freaking love tim. hes such a BOSS hes the reason ive kept learning piano

  • Dont worry Tim, you're about as close to perfect as one can get. All respect in the world for this man.

  • I love the chord progressions at 3:40

  • Doing this song for a school performance

    Just because of how amazing it is

  • @MuffinManQuast I hope it turns/turned out well. :]

  • i saw this on comedy prom. wow i love it. gorgeous lyrics, mellow tune. just wow :0. definately gives you goosebumps 

  • If you are down !!! just put this on !!!

  • I love this man with a passion<3

  • This is one of the most feel-good songs I've ever heard - so gently touching. ^_^

  • Does this song give anyone else goosebumps?

  • This song makes me so happy and sad at the same time. It makes me cry and I don't know whether it's because it's such a lovely song, or because it gives me the feeling we're all just wandering souls that don't know what on earth to do with themselves. And then I wonder whether it's sad that we're all wondering souls, or whether I should be happy I'm not alone.

    This is my brain, and it's complicated.

  • Just listened to this on Comedy Proms - fantastic - thank you. You have gained another fan.

    Janet Morgan

  • @holwaybabe Ditto! Love this song ^_^

  • This is the only song that makes me cry. =)

  • @NFXShockwave Listen to his "white wine in the sun". That one always starts my tears going... maybe because I'm living so far from my own family.

  • @eshcharyon Agreed. I went to see him live in Belfast where I was living at the time. It was just before Christmas and I was due to fly out to Australia where half my family live and spend my first Christmas in years with them. It was the perfect song to end on for me. I cried :)

  • @NFXShockwave Have you heard his song "white wine in the sun", when he sings it live on his "ready for this"

    Dvd? Its sutch a great song, and also sutch and increadible ending of the DvD. The wole dvd, he talks a lot about him self, and shares so mutch, you feel like you get to know him personally just from the DvD, and then he ends it with that song... its just so fantastic!

  • @NFXShockwave

    listen to white wine in the sun, lump in throat every time

  • I just discovered him. Where have I been?

  • @Blackheathguy who cares where you've been .. your here now :D:D:D:D

  • @Blackheathguy Under a rock... Like me... I just discovered him, too. :|

  • @bunkmasterflex Whatever works for ya. This song is beautiful and I promise that you are, too.

  • Everytime i think i might kill myself i listen to this song and subdue the horrible thoughts that have overtaken my peaceful loving soul.

  • @bunkmasterflex Woah. I'm so glad this song can take you to a peaceful place. It is worth being in this world for such things, if not so much more.

  • @bunkmasterflex I guess it didn't help me that much this weekend, maybe next time.

  • @bunkmasterflex looks Like someone has a DARK SIDE :d

  • /watch?v=jzFXg3a4KsY it's a cover my bestfriend did, she's amazing, i'd appriciate it is you could thumbs up, comment and favourite it ;3 thankyou fellow youtubers! :3

  • Funny and moving I am so glad this guy is walking the world for the rest of us.

  • i love how he's towing the line between laughter and genuine, heartfelt lyrics. obviously the odd line is intended to be comedic, but i think alot of the time people giggle because the meaning is genuine and they just feel awkward. pretty fucking deep for a comedian nowadays

  • He has such a beautiful voice and amazing musical talent. I love his hair, he is sexy as fuck too! Perfect man, in every way. He's even Aussie, so proud right now

  • @elsiee94 inerestingly he cant actually read muscial notes he just knows the notes sound like and goes along with it thats talent

  • @massmurder7 He can read notes... he's just not great at it and doesn't like to.

  • Best song ever in the whole history of mankind. I kinda wish I'd written it but it wouldn't be right coming from me. In the bit where he's saying about his mind, he looks as though he might cry. As I say, best song EVER!

  • How can't you like this? ..Probably those 66 people were just superficial..the lyrics address all of us [humans]~

    Did he have tears in the eyes at the end? o.o

  • HONESTLY who would make a cover of this song thinking they were worthy?

  • @whateverdiscount The ukelele guy who Tim retweeted on his Twitter page did alright...

  • @Equihan got a link? sure sounds interesting...

  • @jvbiesen h t t p : / / twitter.com /timminchin /status /11190856592

  • @whateverdiscount I would love to try.

  • best Minchin song, in my opinion - perfect, in fact - I laugh so much at all of his stuff but this is quirky, moving and really catchy. one of his songs I find myself singing all day.

  • This song is so moving it inspired me to write a version encapsulating my own world. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of other people have, too. I kinda wish we could collect all our filk versions and somehow present them as a tribute of self-awareness and acceptance that Tim inspires.

  • @Crunchy68 Sounds like a fantastic idea....

  • Well, looks like the Jews found their Messiah...finally

  • this song gives me goosebumps. such a great melody

  • Dear Tim,

    I hope you will not take this comment as a critique. I feel obliged to point out that the surface of the Earth is 1/3 dirt and 2/3 water (in very general terms), but the Earth itself is rather massively in favor of dirt and other non-liquid matter. I hope you will consider either:

    1. Adding the word "surface" somehow in the lyric.

    2. Changing the fractions to 9/10 and 1/10.

    Also, I love your material. You're a breath of fresh air for the ears. Or something. Thank you.

  • @lmayliffe ...i can't tell if you're joking or not.

  • @bellariddle95 I'm pretty sure he/she is joking.

  • @lmayliffe I think the way in which Tim uses the word Earth implies that he is relating to the planet rather the "non-liquid" matter that we all called Earth (as in Dirt). So I don't think you were really obligated to point out that fact for us whilst changing the fractions would be more statisical but as it is it is correct so there isn't really any need and also adding the word surface is pointless. all is implied via well written "bad song lyrics".

  • He isnt perfect but he is adorably ginger

  • @Equihan @insidejokesarelame The two of you have been debating this for a month now.

    Just thought you should know what you spent July doing.

  • @bmartinmusics I know, right? Good thing I can touch-type.

  • Where can I buy underwear that says... "It's not perfect but It's mine"?

  • I'm sorry, but America (me) gives this a thumbs up. This is my favorite Minchin song.

  • I love this song so much...its more melancholy then some of his others, but I think that's why I like it so much. ^.^

  • @BoragusW i know that this comment was intended as sarcasm but i take it seriously, no joke. " self-centered, ignorant and rude morons" as you put it should have the same rights as any other person. it's not about making the world a better place it's about equality.

    people please get over swearing who the fuck cares about it, it is victimless and if anyone finds it offensive grow up.

    as for my bad spelling well sorry im just not very good at that doesn't make anything i say different.

  • @insidejokesarelame People shouldn't say nasty things. They have the right to say what they want, but it doesn't mean others should have to put up with it. Making other people feel bad is not a right. Comment deletion exists to prevent the conveyence of nasty messages, and that is what I use it for.

  • @Equihan others should have to put up with it for good reasons, offence is subjective i do not find the word "fuck" offencive why should someone's subjective right be more import than mine? if i said that i found the word "comment" offencive than should you delete any message with the word "comment" people need to get over themselfs and what they find offencive so we can all say what we want.

  • @insidejokesarelame Firstly, it's "offensive". Secondly, regardless of what you find offensive, the social majority generally dictates what is & isn't offensive (whether or not people like it), and most people react accordingly. I won't delete a comment just because it contains the word "fuck"; comments deleted are those that contain personal attacks. All you are showing is that you think you should be able to say what you want regardless of how it affects others, and that is not the case.

  • @Equihan i dont care what the social majority thinks, in many middle eastern countries the social majority thinks it's ok to stone women if they are raped does that make it ok? no it doesn't. yes i think people should be able to say what they want regardless of who is offended by it because freedom of speech is more important that hurt feelings.

  • @insidejokesarelame interesting.... messin'

  • @darren8306 he was clearly abbreviating it haha.

  • Tim Tim Tim, I want to take your brain and keep it in a jar on my mantlepiece. . . . hang on that sounds like I'm a really creepy psycho doesn't it. I said the same thing about my brothers brain once . . . that doesn't help does it. I'm going to take my big blue pill now and listen to the song again. x

  • Love the description, and love the song. I thought he had to cry to BTW it sure looks like it (:

  • I love this song... Tim Minchin is amazing :)

  • so, so sad. in the best way possible.

  • Wonderful, loved it!

  • Tim Minchin has found a way to find a fine line of balance of the combination between simple humour and sophisticated insight. Beautiful. This song is amazing, and so is he.

  • This song touches Tim as much as it touches everyone else. In the last verse he is close to tears.

  • @jamisicus Sorry to disappoint, but the closest to tears he gets is getting sweat in his eyes. :P Brought it up with him once.

  • @jamisicus It may not touch tim as @equihan pointed out that he brought it up with Tim before, but it still touches us :)

  • @ShiroHichigo Apologies if I'm misinterpreting your comment, but I am in fact a lady. :P

  • That actually made me feel pretty happy

  • @BoragusW

    BorugusW, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 'abbreviations' usually consorting with more than one 'b'?

    This is my criticism. It's not perfect, but it's mine.

  • @darren8306 he was clearly abbreviating it haha

  • Incredible. Now I know what all the fans are on about.

  • Wow this is so profound!!

  • Thanks fir posting. I like the humility of Minchin in this song. My first thought was, it's so beautiful, it would be perfect without the little joke verses; but then, if it was different than what it was, I guess it wouldn't be his. Yah, this guy knows what he's doing.

  • beautiful voice

  • @BoragusW dumb is an ugly word like beans, they just aren't nice to hold, unlike cute or sky

  • Both amusing and beautiful

  • This is actually really cute and pretty beautiful for Tim Minchin. He's such a good musician.(:

  • God forbid I hurt somebody....

    -- Beautiful song

  • This song is not nearly as funny as some of his others, but it's actually somewhat beautiful. The lyrics and the music are perfect.

  • this comment is just to spite the person who posted this vid and therefore wrote the decription. GO FUCK YOURSELF you can delete this comment if you want but i hope ur the bigger person and relise that people can and will express there opinion in whatever way they want and regardless of how it makes others feel people should be able to do so. FUCK, FUCK, SHIT, CUNT..... also awesome song.

  • @insidejokesarelame Swear all you want, sir/ma'am; nothing wrong with that. Abuse, however, is not an opinion. It is abuse. I'll delete any nasty comments aimed at other users/Tim posted on this video because it's one of Tim's most viewed, and I'd like people's experience of it to be as pleasant as possible; a difficult task to achieve on a site where most people argue for the sake of arguing and speak not because they have something to say, but because they have to say something. Happy viewing.

  • @Equihan I was raised that way. =)

  • @Equihan Hile, guardian of logic!

  • @insidejokesarelame And given that you've posted something just to spite someone, it's already clear that I'm the bigger person. You're right, though; it is an awesome song.

  • @Equihan thank you for not deleteing it i am mearly trying to make a point as i am very annoyed by the constant complaning of people about such comments. i do not like swearing or seeing abuse on utube but i feel that people should have the right to say what they wish no matter how stupid or offencive.

  • @insidejokesarelame I'm quite the opposite - most of the complaining I see on here is in the form of abuse. People with offensive and stupid opinions are usually ignorant, misinformed or just rude, and such people's words are usually just harmful and pointless.

  • @Equihan i agree with that so whats with the description. if you think such people are harmless why say that you will delete "derogatory content ". thats what annoyed me in the first place.

  • @insidejokesarelame I'm afraid you've misread my comment; I said "harmful".

  • @insidejokesarelame You should have the right to say it but someone else should have the right to take it off their wall. It's like writing "Fuck You" on somebody's wall at home and then getting angry when they rub it off.

  • @insidejokesarelame A conversation of equal parts swearing and honest intellectual opinions only possible on a Tim Minchin video. Anywhere else and this would've already probably been deleted. Cheers.

  • @insidejokesarelame God help you.

  • its actually a really good song... lol

  • Very good song! Love it!

  • This is perfect :)

  • Did anyone notice how he changes how old his body is as he ages? :D I have a version of this song where he sings "it's twenty-nine and.... twelve... months old," and here he says 31 and 6 months old :O

  • @dragonofthedarknight In the version I have, he's 35 and 2 months old. :D

  • I am in love with this song. It shows a deeper side of him while hinting towards comedy. It's cute.

  • @XkissesXandXbulletsX

    you should check out "you grew on me" and "drowned", they do just that

  • this song is brilliant :')

  • I love how crazy his hair always is.

  • I fucking love that song.