This Is Serious Mum - TISM - Greg! The Stop Sign

[spassy13]

I FIND JUST SAYING ,THIS IS SERIOUS MUM ,,,SO PISSS FUNNNY

[keleidoscope]

I think this is kind of cool and funny now, but when I was 15 (when this came out) I thought it was seriously lame. I guess I suspected that they were trying to sell some kind of message, and I wasn't buying.

[StuTassie]

timeless

[amtek666]

Who a thunk it tism the best band in the world!

[trana500]

Gentlemen.....drive safe.

[BooshMeBaby]

I thought I heard a semi-trailer... Greg you missed the stop sign! That did actually happen to someone I knew called Greg. He was no brain or jock though. He was an evil bastard.

[Syburi]

Suspicious lack of 16 year old school girls in the st kilda locker rooms there...

[redrawredraw]

Your a professional... keep it simple!

Did anyone else notice this grammatical error in the locker room? Was it deliberate?

[enlightenedDiamond]

Greg, the stop sign is about much more than the TAC ad, It's about not doing things that you know are wrong, not doing those stupid things your friends will cheer at but can ruin your life. And yeah, I met them too.

[jeduthunezekiel]

I remember seeing them live, they had guys up on stage running around belting each other with tennis racquets and cricket bats

[OmegaRage]

Let the Sunshine in!

[jess26500]

James Paull (Jock as we called him) was a close friend of my parents. He's dearly missed. Such an amazing talent, although you might not pick it here. He was classically trained and just amazing. He was never without his guitar. RIP jock.

[Nevawake]

come back TISM

[Veranobody79]

Huh! I never noticed the reference to The Movie Show! Margaret and David never did agree on anything...

[jazze2778]

These guys opened my eyes to alternative music, I was 12 when first I heard this, absolutely loved it!!!! So original & satirical, there is no band quite like them, mum!! Apparently one of them is a high school English teacher in Melbourne!!!

[ilikehams]

I've just watched this for around the 20'th time and just realized that the singer at 2:12 says "Got a tumor in my brain, it's creepin' to my lungs", did he know he had cancer at this time or what?

[silentrob668]

@ilikehams Tokin' Blackman (first billed as Tony Coitus) (James Paull): Guitar (1992–2008) died of cancer, so the answer is probably no.

[vooxpop]

I love the spelling mistake behind him near the start. "Your a professional"

[peniosasdasd]

I love this song, its full of pure optimism. Everything is terrible, you could die any minute, nothing in life matters, so why not just go out there and do your fucking best?

[davoise]

I was very disappointed to learn that the TAC ad which inspired this song did not in fact include the phrase "Greg! The stop sign!!". It was actually the infamous "Darren!" ad. Apparently TISM thought that 'Greg' sounded better when sung Beach Boys-style.

[majictoast]

best part of the video is when the chck runs out of tp and the guy turns his head all creepy serial killer like hahaha

[bigpoppa1234]

4 people missed the stop sign.

[deadkennedys555]

Greatest punk band Australia has ever produced...

[SaintTony1968]

LOVE THE St KILDA BOYS IN IT

LOVE THE BIG SAINT

[fatpizzaman]

@corneliusstirk more like the Australian Sparks. One of the characters was called Ron Hitler Barassi. ;-)

[Evilushka]

The three dislikes are TAC officials...

[tehkellays]

I still remember the old TAC ad that this song was inspired by!

[musicisthesweetlife0]

i think 'this is serious mum' is supposed to be a joke

because there isnt much seriousness going on here

[musicisthesweetlife0]

best song. i wonder if they would ever reveal who they are. i know that one of them died but still. love this song. GO SWANS!!

[Gefilta]

The hallowed ground of Moorabbin. I went there just because TISM stood their ground on this very grass. SOS.

[OzzInter]

I haven't seen this video for years-still brilliant!!!

[theoriginal72]

I love how they insulted advertisers.

[misterplough15]

fantastic song !!! GO THE PIES !!!

[Jagvillkollavald]

Gentlemen!

[Lanceleoghauni]

I can't help but think "GENTLEMEN" Every time I see one of their videos.

[kiwileese]

I F@#KN LOVE this song

[asdfghjklkjhgfdsa555]

TISM are shit!

RIP brother. ROOT please do homebake, I'll help you guys out

[smellyundies69]

best song ever

[therealisation]

go bombers

[AliceeJanee]

Fucking wicked song, I've met all these guys (Y)

[afatguy1988]

@AliceeJanee RLY THAT WOULD BE AMAZING

[pigeonflipper]

@AliceeJanee sure you have,,lol

[imsazcake]

@AliceeJanee Did you meet them when they were unmasked?? I heard that the guys in TISM were actually fairly famous guys in disguise, is this true?

[stuckdan]

@imsazcake They're fairly famous through their playing in TISM, but not in the sense of 'famous like Dieter Brummer' - except maybe Eugene de la Hot-Croix Bun, who is the uncle of Nic and Chris from Jet.

[zeppelinkiss74]

@imsazcake Wouldnt surprise me if the guy singing about 2:10 was Rick Astley lol

[herny69]

is this filmed down old moorabin?

[ro0dog]

nice paganini rift between 1:35-2:00.

alittle too similar to andrew lloyd webbers' 'variations' version

(track 8: variations 11-15 - 2:35-3:@2 to be extremely precise for anyone with the cd)

but and awesome song by an awesome group.

the australian version of The Residents <3

[BikersFromIreland]

Cool music, lead singer is cool.

[naganokumas]

Dear Scat,

Have you met this stop sign?

His name is Greg.

[AZ091416]

sarcasm ? 100 % sarcasm is the same as real you know lol

[inflicted1211]

yeahhhhh TISM

[petestrat07]

This is seriously awesome mum!

[mogulbuu]

LOVE THIS SONG

tism is shit lol

[theoriginal72]

Who the fuck isn't?

[djsimmo72]

My mates name is Greg, and he and I are driving to the snow Friday morning. SHIT.

[Walrusaurus]

Just make sure to let him know when there's an approaching stop sign.

[scottyea]

This song was a parody of and reply to to a TV road-safety advertisement put out by the VAC Victorian Auto Club in Australia.

[StrangelyBrownNo1]

Wasn't it put out by the TAC?

[DeGuerre]

It was the TAC (Transport Accident Commission).

[lesleyblood1]

Prince of Wales...

[mishmash72]

This is so awesome - I remember seeing these guys years ago - BRILLIANT!!!