Steve Burns - Dead video (They Might Be Giants Cover)

[sparkkle2]

OH DEAR LORD, MY CHILDHOOD

[ArrogantOriole]

Steve Burns and They Might Be Giants.

Can this win any harder?

[pluskendall98]

@ArrogantOriole if he teamed up with Jonathan coulton YES!

[ArrogantOriole]

@pluskendall98 OH, I WOULD JUST DIE OF HAPPINESS IF THAT HAPPENED.

[pluskendall98]

@ArrogantOriole might be possible considering the fact that jonathan is working with TMBG or well was for his newst album and steve recently made another appearance on the The Moth

[ArrogantOriole]

@pluskendall98 I do remember that Coulton's on tour with TMBG now. (Almost saw them this Saturday. Then they announced something closer to home. XD)

I didn't know about The Moth though...

[pluskendall98]

@ArrogantOriole haha yea 

[RaygunShaun]

OBVIOUSLY STEVE BURNS IS DEAD, WHY ELSE WOULD HE COVER THE SONG "DEAD", I MEAN DUHH YOU GUYS

[ashestoyoursoul]

I remember back in 1999 when I was nine and there were rumors going around that he was dead. I've never believed those rumors and I'm contemplating sending this in a mass e-mail just to let people know he's not dead

[elitesane1]

this guy and his dog blue was my idol from when i waz born unttil he left, blues clues was the theme for my 1st birthday, it was my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd halloween costume, i listen to his music now, i had all the blues clues dvds and i think i still might have some, he waz EVRYTHING, i evn had my own custome made thinking chair, i had photographers hired when i waz 3 to take picz of me in my steve shirt with the green stripes and me sittimg in my thinking chair with a blus clus bakround, I <3 STEVE

[elitesane1]

@elitesane1 im 13 years old and still watch bluesclues

[KpoostersXDpatrivan]

why cant i stop listening to this..?

[GirEatsChewyMeatPies]

Steve is still alive, there's just nothing he wants to do.

[SecretlyyNerdy]

All I can think is ...

Blue's Clues, Blue's Clues, Blue's Clues, Blue's Clues.

Seriously. Wow.

[pokeyjokekid]

i want the letter song

[KpoostersXDpatrivan]

I want this song at my funeral.

[UnnoficiallyTaylorr]

fuck this shit, i want the mail song.

[DmonkeyD1994]

who covers this shit band?

oh steve

[snivelingmess]

Steve burns didn't die u idiots! He's off making beautiful music...or he's at college x) got to see him play a live show twice!!! -3

[cadisaurusrex]

ONe of the best TMBG covers EVER.

[MrMcMAGz]

Wow, Ithought steve from Blues Clues was so lame and had a retarded job, but this...this is amazing D:

[Queenwolf9]

Omg he was my first crush too n I was soo young!!!

[horrorrockett]

I would hump Steve's leg...true talk.

[GirlFromCrespallion]

Ah, Steve. You were my first crush.

[suzukijirotto]

At certain parts of the song, I can almost hear "Here's the mail it never fails, it makes me wanna wag my tail"

orz

[mikelv15]

Haha Joe sucks!!!!!:D

[ZanessaGaily]

DX He was my childhood hero... before I discovered Disney. XD

[chapinkiller2]

i fraking love this song!!!!!! STEVE RULES!!!!! SCREW JOE!!!!!

[nxr064]

How'd Steve Burns die? I'm not sure! Maybe because he DIDN'T DIE!!??

[nxr064]

I returned a bag of groceries accidentally repeating my lyrics...

[nxr064]

He didn't die

[Makeup24addict]

I think its hard to get out of singing all theses kiddy songs so its still in him a little. He is actaully.. BLEH

[SymmetricPanda]

STEVE BURNS IS NOT DEAD. THUMBS UP SO PEOPLE STOP BEING RETARDED.

[LxEninja]

although TMBG (solid band) wrote the original and thus deserve1st credit, i find myself listening and singing along to Steve's far more

[pollypolly678]

Steve does look creepy but you have to admit that he was kinda a childhood idol to some of us and we have to respect that. Although I may like Joe a little better since he's not as clueless and brocious. Steve Burns is still ok though.

[SparklyCries]

when u posted this vid it was exactly 2 years before i made my account

[aMAXproduction]

Steve in Blues Clues was the best

[zoulagudwinch]

he didnt die, you retard

[Jasonvoorheese19]

did u know he died,its just so sad i miss my child life and prays to him :*-(

[KpoostersXDpatrivan]

this song brought tear to my eyes...

='(

[obadq8]

He looks like the music artist Moby to me o.o

[SpaceGuru5]

This is both a sad and touching song. Man, I miss Steve. I almost cried (seriously!).

[MrNintendolover]

not even kidding.. cried to this.. :*(

[A0den]

He should stick to the songs he's good at.... such as "Here's the mail it never fails it makes me wanna wag my tail..."

[joetman123]

If Steve would kick Joe's ass I would watch Blue's CLues to see it! xD

[ilikefluffycow]

My two favorite things as a kid together in one video?

YES

[tumejormetalero]

@ilikefluffycow Steve and TV?

[iNvictaStudios]

This is better than the orignal!

[zipperskin]

i <3 you steve

[SickGabbA]

kewl

[elraver]

Great video! Really well done, Steve. I had no idea that you did more than Blue's. I'm gonna look into you a little more now. :)

[MrJuggalogamer93]

the guy doing the show now is steves younger brother

[jadco]

@MrJuggalogamer93 Fuck that nigger!

[Poky789]

@MrJuggalogamer93 It's not actually his younger brother. His real name is Donovan Patton, they just say that Joe is Steve's younger brother xD.

[Thetoadman2926]

he looks JUST LIKE maynard from TooL in this vid. WoW

[Kristalawlz]

Sit down in our thinking chair and think, think, thiiiiiiink. When we use our minds and take one step at a time, we can do anything....

That we wanna do!

[ThorFrom204]

I love this version! I've always loved TMBG's version, too, but Steve did a very tasteful and creative tribute to the original here.

[princessmantid]

Ahhh! He's bald!!! Looks pretty hot- I mean hard core! What? He looks better without the glasses and beard. With them? Yeh, he looks like the guy from OK Go.

[guilmon182]

Lovely cover. I need to get this song. Does anyone know of a free mp3 I can get of this? Not the TMBG one, I already have it.

[A0den]

He should stick to music he's actually good at: "Here's the mail, it never fails it makes me wanna wag my tail.."

[kelsey93534]

how much you wanna bet he wrote his lyrics on his handy dandy note book

[9bigmel]

steve has a nice voice

[LostandFound03]

TBH he will never escape the shadows of Blues Clues

[gornkyy]

I am a giant TMBG fan. I have been my entire life.

But I honestly never liked "Dead"

And I find this version to be not only infintely better, but one of the best songs I have ever heard.

[amurderofcrowz]

i love this song oh Steve!

[yeeyeeyeah]

love it

[bigpuppy2004]

HE WAS ON BLUES CLUES:)

[crazyquesadilla]

Damn, I love this.

[crash2455]

This is one of a few songs that really doesn't make any sense unless it's coming from TMBG.

Well, it doesn't make any sense there either, but at least that's what I expect.

In short, people just shouldn't try to cover them. It makes you sound silly (though maybe that was his goal).

[cappstv]

I just been reminded how much i love tmbg

[SokeyDokey]

he looks like Paul Schaffer.

btw. TMBG sounds SOO much better.

I love Steve, but he should stick to his original music, that sounds much better

[ilikefluffycow]

Holy hell, I love TMBG and grew up watching Blues Clues. This is like a childhood dream come true

[HadoukenTheSly]

So, Steve left Blues Clues because he was loosing his hair? Does he have like a disease?

[StainedShuriken333]

No.... he left blues clues because 2 reasons:

1) He wanted to shave his head for a looong time and the producers were not happy with that thought.

2) (Obviously) He wanted to pursue a musical career.

He had extremely long hair before he started on blue's clues. He's a hair man, I guess.

[hgglo123]

i love Steve =)

[camazotzz]

he should have stayed on blues clues

[angpinakapogi]

i think there's a meaning on his song.. but i'll gonna miss blue's clues 4ever.. :(

[GhostOfRockyHorror]

he left to pursue a music carrier, plus he was going bald then. in a quot from him: "I knew I wasn't gonna be doing children's television all my life, mostly because I refused to lose my hair on a kid's TV show, and it was happenin'--fast."

[StainedShuriken333]

@GhostOfRockyHorror

He wanted to lose his hair. He shaved it off himself on purpose because he wanted to for a while.

[TwiliticHorizon]

Best televison host ever.

[BlaineLaCoka]

Steve Embraces what he has done to Children's Television and as he should! I dont think he hates being known for Blue's Clues at all!! He is extremely talented!

[treysan257]

shrugs im sure steve didnt just wanted to be known as "that guy on the kids show" hes such a great singer as his videos have shown and it was going to waste on the show. i admire him for leaving while it was still a hit..instead of staying until it ran into the ground ...

[AGR11]

i miss my younger years i would go BLUES CLUES when it came on.. :( i wish steve was still doing blues clues :(

[OhAdunDunDun]

My future when I was five?

Marry Steve, and live in his house, and find clues with him for the rest of eternity.

[Mullenfreek]

@OhAdunDunDun

I wish I could find clues with Steve one day

[wiithepeople2]

Steve is a good singer though...

[judegines]

he quit blues clues because of his hair?!?!? so what if he's bald?

[dondongo86]

He quit to pursue a music career. He quickened this motion because of his hair loss. As he put it, "I knew I wasn't gonna be doing children's television all my life, mostly because I refused to lose my hair on a kid's TV show, and it was happenin' fast."

[ConnDevi88]

yeah now we have to put up with Joe! THANKS STEVE!

[TackyRackyComixNEO]

Didn't know what to expect when I heard about this, but I'm very pleasantly surprised. This is awesome.

[mizzcuriosity]

when he doesn't have glasses he looks kinda like vin diesel... maybe thats just me. ha :]

[noobasaurus2]

Holy shit, he is a good singer. I miss my younger years.

[ChaosSolo]

With the glasses on,he looks like Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.

[Diacrus]

duuude!!! am i the only one who thinks he kind of looks like maynard james keenan from TOOL? lolllll

[H0U5T0N3TX]

iz diz steve from blues clues?!?!?! WTF?!?!!?

[TearsAreLikeArsenic]

Yes it is!

[KourtStone1993]

yes :)

[theboywholosthismind]

I somehow dig this more than the TV on the Radio cover of this song!

[clcsqueejy04]

yeah, he left to pursue his music career. he shaved his head to make a statement, in a sense, because before starting the show, he was more of a rocker type guy and the show people made him clean up.

[Googolagahummike]

He also shaved his head because he was going bald, which was a major part of why he left Blue's Clues in the first place. As much as he really did love being such a special person to so many kids, he felt it was time to move on at that point and pursue his other interests.

[princessmantid]

@Googolagahummike I respect that. (but why did he have to leave us with Joe!!! jkjk) He is so cool, I didn't expect his band to be any good, but it actually rocks!!! (This means I can appreciate him, not only as a child, but also as a teen, hehe, two points!)

[WolfieB]

@princessmantid i stopped watching it right when joe came on xD

[tothelimit34]

@Googolagahummike he was a big influence on me as a kid

[cornyvideos]

@Googolagahummike That is total crap... one of the reasons he quit the show was bcuz he wanted to shave his head and the producers wouldnt let him... he also wanted to persue a music career... get ur facts straight ass cheese

[pain2yu]

@cornyvideos You're an idiot.

[BCJEntertainment247]

@Googolagahummike And drugs. I still like him, but he was really addicted to heroin... he just never died.

[Penguin619]

@BCJEntertainment247

nope, not true.

[XxStayXPositive]

@BCJEntertainment247 thats a fucking lie. prove it

[myrileypuppy]

@Googolagahummike

that is so sad! :-(

[EmMabunnylover]

@Googolagahummike well he could wear a FREAKIN WIGGGGG!!! joe's ruining my childhood!!!



[lilclerk]

I knew I would love Steve forever, but this solidified that knowledge.

[zigzagelfy1320]

if he's dead why doesn't it say it on wiki i dont believe it

[LegoMontageFilms]

i miss my childhood..*cries*

[ILoveDinos22]

@LegoMontageFilms me too!!!!

[EvIsFierce]

I like! ♥ I miss him. He was an imortant part of my childhood.

[hochgirl96]

I had no idea Steve liked They Might Be Giants.

[EvIsFierce]

Well, what DO you know about him aside from the fact that he was on Blues Clues? (:

[gOdEsSoFstAr]

he like kids but he LOVE music...

think so

such a good actor and singer =)

[UGM2008]

Damn, this guy is one hell of a singer as well as an actor. I haven't seen his face since I was a kid. Shame he isn't on t.v. much

[guilmon182]

Does anyone know where I can get the MP3 for this? I can't find it. I already have the TMBG one.

[guilmon182]

I love this song...

[Capitalocracy]

I remember seeing a "blue canary" appear on Blue's Clues and I was like, man, someone around here is a TMBG fan... looks like it was Steve

[90sComputerGames]

Woah, I need to see this in person!

[poggyproductions]

damn i missed u steve bro I loved watching you on blues clues wen i was small you kick ass!

(but why did u shave ur head? oh well haha)

[poggyproductions]

ok a correction: He was losing his hair, which was one of the reasons he left Blues Clues...

[Z0RKdork]

A correction to your correction: Actually, he wasn't losing his hair, he wanted to shave his head for the style.

When he was on Blues Clues the shows producers wouldn't let him for fear he would be less "child-friendly". So when Steve finally quit to become a musician, he shaved his hair like he'd always wanted to.

[RaysReviews]

No dude, he was losing hair.

[Unrealomega]

Burns himself stated, tongue-in-cheek, "I knew I wasn't gonna be doing children's television all my life, mostly because I refused to lose my hair on a kid's TV show, and it was happenin'--fast." The day after he finished filming his final episode of the show, he shaved his head, something he wanted to do for many years, but the show's producers would not let him.

[09194586489]

waaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha!!!!!!!!!­!!

[ThisAccountDoesAlot]

@champagnevoluptuous FUCK YOU

[SunGreen777]

this is almost my heaven, My favorite band's song being covered by my favorite actor

[goticojesu]

wow I didn´t know he was the guy for blue´s clues!!!that´s so fucking incredible

[yeeyeeyeah]

check out the cover I did on this classic

[RedCrescentDemon]

I agree. Joe can't sing for shit. And he's so dull compared to Steve. You know, if you compare their heights, joe makes steve look like a midget for some reason lol.

[axel1825]

great song

[deltasushi]

he is stille alive

[jonabig]

did he overdose i forget?

[KTEFilmsInc]

He did... on an ep of Law & Order...

[NyeTunes]

I've always been certain that the backing vocals on the chorus ("did a... large pro...") are actually John Linnell. Can anyone verify that?

[stefenemie]

I've always loved this song but I really love Steve's take on it, even if it's very close to the original TMBG version. I actually love his music and have for awhile. It's funny when I try to tell my 3 yr old it's Steve from Blue's Clues he doesn't believe me.

[6gording6]

He should definitely sing with that blues clues voice.

[FancyOwls]

No way.

[NEWdumbich123455432]

I found a clue!

[ringmybell45]

i actually applaud him for shaving his head..thats about the only way no one would recognize him, i sure as hell dont

[megen1996]

*sigh* you dont get it do you? he didnt shave his head! he quit blues clues becouse he was balding! he did not want to be bald on a childrens show! i under stand what you meen though i thought that to

[clcsqueejy04]

yeah, that's why he shaved his head. you can tell how far receded his hair line is. but another reason he quit the show was 'cause he wanted to do this: music. when he started the show he was this punk rock guy and he had to clean up for the role, and he wanted to go back to that.

[NarutoConker]

i miss the old steve T.T

[somewhatmagic]

dude i remember watching this when i was like 3 holy crap then that original steve left i was like WHAT YOU WHITE DAWWG

[jordykat120]

ew

i liked him better when i was 3 and he was in blues clues

[ANoobGuyProductions]

Is this song about the time when people thought he was dead?

[coltmanfraco]

no they might be giants wrote it, he thought it was fitting for that moment in time though

[monkeypenguinfarm]

this is THAT steve?? omg. i like the original better lol. it's funny i GET it

[nataliedg1980]

AHHHH BAHAHAHAHAHA ahh hisbrotherr from bluess clues is gayy

[RidingQueen101]

Cool!!!!

I miss Steve!!

What is he doing now???

Anyone Know?

[High5Man]

Uh, this. Singing.

[dirtymexican138]

Awesome!

[WriterGirl88]

You can find it on the tribute album "Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants."

[pxpgls]

i wish this was a little louder.

[doggydude10]

i have the album flood by tmbg ya...

[Waffles1127]

Steve is one of the coolest people on earth! He did a good cover of this song, but I still like TMBG's version a little more.

[Niika6666]

...is it bad that i used to watch blues clues with my kid only because i thought steve was kinda sexy in a nerdy kind of way?

[summernd]

No its not bad, I remember. He sure got ugly now though.... its just hard to take him serious when I keep thinking of Mail Time!

[bbmma75]

This song was always one of my favorites by TMBG and Steve did a super-duper-kickass job with it. I'm sure the guys loved it.

[crawford1976]

Not really too much to say here except that this is excellence. Good job, Steve.

[taylormah92]

he looks like David Cross with the glasses on