Tim Minchin : 'Rock n Roll Nerd' - music video

[tysoe11111]

Minchin was going to be a Rock n Roll Nerd until he took an arrow to the knee and got more stuff to sing about now he's massive.

[TarantinoRocker93]

8:30 LOL

[TarantinoRocker93]

I think Everyone understood that this song talks about himself!

[toby2501]

Tim Minchin to headline Glastonbury 2013

[rasicar]

Just saw him. Opened with this one. Closed with Not Perfect and Hallelujah.... Only he could get a roomful of atheists and agnostics to sing Hallelujah.

[grrrpoop]

Oh man, this song hit far too close to home. Great song but I'm now depressed. :(

[Necrotharsis]

@grrrpoop I know what you mean, man.

[parvanaturalia]

You just keep writing Tim, that's all I ask. Besides, rock'n'roll nerds are starting to gain ground. Why, yesterday I even met a person who actually knew who Jonathan Coulton is! There is hope for us.

[indolaplucky]

I feel you Tim you rock

[OffCentre01]

Je suis accro a tim minchin.

[AmeliaFerry]

hey dis is amelia ferry. u r sounding very good...keep going,......i ll be posting my new music video within couple of days.......

[IAMDYLAN17]

tim, you've definitely rocked their f*cking asses!

[JamesMacloud27]

My friend totally dressed up as Tim Minchin for Halloween. She organized her hair perfectly and dressed accordingly (without socks!) Totally just saying. ROCK!

[ShimmeringGeode]

decided to introduce my dad to the hilaarity of timminchin when he asked why i was laughing at my headphones so much, it happened to be this song and he thought i was making a point when i showed him, but he laughed so much i avoided trouble

[JustJay2kay10]

omg the best part is from 0:00 untill 8:41 !!

[yonnyboy3]

@JustJay2kay10 I actually think the best parts are from 0:00 to 8:51 - the 10 seconds after where you just experiance the echoing ecstasy.

[yonnyboy3]

is he singing about himself?

[WithinTheVision]

@yonnyboy3 No, fucking Santa

[yonnyboy3]

@WithinTheVision hahahahahha

[master1749]

@yonnyboy3 most people thinks he is but actually he's not, he just makes out he is

[IAMDYLAN17]

@yonnyboy3 yup.

[ahALEXIUS76]

this version of this songs awesome ...better than the one just with piano lol ;p

[xavtron]

" he has nothing interesting to say so he writes about himself" sounds like Charlie Kauffman.

[S2BRocker]

i like this version better than the one on darkside

[S2BRocker]

anywhere i can get the mp3

[skakky]

sometimes i feel like a nerd with my gcse maths levels

[ILYINOF]

he-he-he hetfild)))))))))))

[originalbigbok]

I feel so concerned by this music it's awesome

[iRunWithLife]

I Like How He Says Nerd. ;D

[XLauraXxXx]

@iRunWithLife yeah i like the way he says everything haha :L

[edcullenrules]

ha ha ha, hes talking about himself!!

[philipsdisc1]

@edcullenrules

Thank you captain obvious

[edcullenrules]

@philipsdisc1 twas pointing out the obvious on purpose. duh.

[piklet]

@philipsdisc1 Don't worry about him, hes a twilight fan

[HaydenRhysPeek]

love the little bit of stairway at the end

[HelloShitty08]

This melody, these harmonies....just wonderful...

Just listen to 1:40 and enjoy this music.

[happigirl420]

thanks for uploading :)

[3zyPL]

Awesome! Especially the chorus :]

[WedlakeProductions]

where can i download this version legally?

[91MikeH91]

a youtube mp3 ripper :P

[myPETsnailFRED]

lmfao guy on the right headbanging 4:21

[Neylonx]

im pretty sure this is about himself, or at least, give that impression to give a bit of extra comedic edge.

i mean, 30years old, thinking about what it would be like if his wife was dead, learning piano, private school, long hair, writes about himself, but writes in 3rd person, icon for the disenfranchised masses, etc.

even if it isnt actually about him, the point is that it sounds like it is, which makes it funnier

[AvalaDemson]

duh o_0

[fiathesofa12]

duh! of course it is.... even discounting the fact that its obvious its just listening to it he actually says

He has nothing interesting to say

So he writes about himself

But he doesn't want to seem self obsessed

So he writes in third person

In an attempt to seem more rock 'n' roll

But he suspects it's not workin'

[stephendew]

@Neylonx Oh wow the irony wasn't lost on you was it?

[Neylonx]

it was a reply to somebody saying it wasnt...

youtubes comment feature sucks :P

i do get it ha, im not retarded :)

[notashockingsn]

! He has on shoes.

[Bhuggy13]

mind = blown

[djpj22]

Tim Minchin rocks my piano style socks!

like this if he rocks your socks!

[Solnai505]

@djpj22 No he doesn't rock my socks. He roxors my soxors

[JamieTricks]

@djpj22 Socks?! Tim Minchin rocks my bare feet!

[Uratnik]

@djpj22 Sorry... But I'm gonna have to say he actually fulfilled his dream at 1:52. He definitely rocked my fucking ass. The socks were rocked off long ago.

[VICTORIAvampireMETAL]

'couldn't tell you nothing about Axl and Slash' LOL :D

[mrjjaayyss]

I would be happy to be half as good at piano as he is!

[WoWRazerd]

O_O at 4:21 look in the crowd theres a guy head banging!

[mardisaurus]

ahahahahaahah!

[Gleebo]

@WoWRazerd He's jumping up and down

[chie5a]

I was asked on an assignment what song best describes my life. I am a rock and roll nerd.

[xjustpipx]

i lovee him soooo much omg i love him, im in lovee hahaha! <3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[APaleCow]

I Dont Think Hes Actually Talking About Himself.

I Think Its Just A Joke

[craigybaby10101]

did anyone else listen to it again after realising he was talking about himself?

[HulaHippy1]

nope it took me like 2 secs lol

[PureRandom96]

well never

[mrbling5]

lol just reminds me of a muppe from the front there

[3ghproductions]

lol I love it, I thought he was singing about someone until he said

"So he writes in 3rd Person"

HE'S SINGING ABOUT HIMSELF XD

[ElectroGirl04]

Tim is just the SEX! ZOMG,, i LOVE this mann, he's my heroo :)) xx

[jamalcut3]

damn talented!!

[Duraffinity]

Is there any possible way to get this as an mp3 audio file?  This is by far my favorite recorded version of this song!

[mstottify]

you can do it with realplayer.......... if you get it and then go back on this vid and then it'll say "dowload this" in the top right and then u can rip the song from the video with any audio ripping software.

[bates1888]

youtube converter

[minastrate]

I've hugged that man... =D xXx

[TeenageQueenxox]

woweee, lucky you :D

xx

[theonlykickasskid]

me too!!!! i kissed him too :P

[mizzxginger]

omg was he a good kisser ..i went to c him not the sunday just gone but the sunday b4 ....we went on to te stret to meet him but couldnt find him ...we were gutted :( so yea was he a good kisser lmao :) x

[AllxIxAm]

2:15 love what he does when i sings nerd. perfect. Saw him tonight :O AHHH

[HulaHippy1]

did he play this for u? when he came on for encore that was first 1 asked and he sed it was like the old darkside so he wudnt =(

[AllxIxAm]

nah he didnt play it =[

i was all sad lol

x

[BlueRowan]

i like it when the drums come in

[deathofisrael]

bravo,Bravo

[ShLinGyPoPsIcLes]

agghhh so lovelyy and clever...

♥

[littlemissflowerpotX]

this is amazing :)

[bassetts1899]

this is probably my favourite song, so much emotion! love love love love it! I might be seeing him in london in october :)

[cherrydrop987]

He Is Amazing Love His Voice And Loving This Song =D

[exabes]

GENIUS

[papersimon]

Fuck yeah Tim, ROCK THAT SHIT!

[000ham000]

mmmm love his voice haha

[lkx4]

I love that guy =D x

[obiwanda]

he's a funnier, less gay elton john.

Not that there's anything bad about elton...

[tamazingic]

you've got it. You rock it!

[666Mannequin666]

For a genius he's bloody silly... He looks gorgeous with his tshirt off :) x

[gingerkid286]

OMFG SHOES!!!!!!!

[CraiggyboyCS]

What tune is he playing at 6:08? Recognise it but can't remember what it's off. :S

[rymcd14]

Stairway to heaven, Led Zeppelin, I really like what the guitarist does there :D

[ihaveasmallwillie]

stairway to heaven its a classic

[jadjamal]

stairway to heaven

[UbiquitousChe]

Pretty sure it's stairway to heaven - he references it in the start of the song, around 1:45

"So while all the kids were learning Stairway/He was the piano to their forte..."

[Blazen1126]

yeah he was, also at 6:05 he plays stairway a little

[herbies182]

yea thats what he means.

[busybee6363]

OMG HE'S ACTUALLY WEARING SHOES!

haha!

He's so amazing in interviews! He's so witty and comes up with it all in split-second timing!

Gotta love Tim Minchin!!

[rymcd14]

:O SHOES!?!

But he never wears shoes!

[busybee6363]

I KNOW!

If you look where he's kneeling on the chair, you can see them!

I was so shocked! I didn't believe it! I had to watch it back about 8 times before i decided my mind wasn't playing tricks on me!

[TbRxWingaxDub]

gotta love tim

[TheClassOfThirteen]

Going to see him in October :'D

[shadowmere4]

he's fucking great

[HulaHippy1]

did u remove the vid then re add it lol?

[weemanling]

I wonder how Tim is off stage.

[TheClassOfThirteen]

From the looks of the interveiws i've seen, he's pretty much the same [x

[weemanling]

But that is still infront of a camera.

[benh66]

If you search hard enough I believe there's a documentary about him.

[busybee6363]

me too! haha!

[hecalledherbob]

Genius. He's just pure genius.

[XxeliseexXbhaybeeee]

love him he is hilirious !!

[masterplumbob]

Tim is a master of his craft and I love his music so much and am proud to be a rock and roll NERD!!!

[vvillg]

i think i watch this nearly every day, anyone know where i can get the audio mp3 or something?

[ruroremy]

He has a few CDs. Sadly none of the version on them can compare to this one.

[hellmelon666]

something we can all relate to, well at least the ones that dont have it.

[fishistheice]

Easily the best version he's done of this song.. love it

[stevestoker]

Same, one of the best versions I've ever seen of one of his best songs :)

[iczer19287]

so happy this is back up =)

[amberangel112]

i love how in song he always puts in a Western Australian Band (Eskimo Joe in this version)

[Cafeeine]

That explains why I never heard of it. Time to look it up then.

[amberangel112]

they're world famous for songs like Black Fingernails, Red Wine

and London Bombs

[Cafeeine]

I looked them up on wiki. I've lost track on more recent bands (i.e. any band that came out in the last 10 years. I'm very old-fartish for a 32 yr old) Black Fingernails, Red Wine sounds nice. Cheers