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  • You know... All I ask for is something different. This band rocks because it's different. But why did I have to trawl through so much rubbish before finding a band brave enough to be different? Just be urself. It's not hard when u think about it.

  • @J4m3z1 Ugh.

  • @theolay Lol.

  • these guys are fucking amazing live.

  • the beginning is so awkward...but i like it.

  • バニーちゃんクソワロタ

  • BANY JAMP

  • @cwlithium

    BENNY CHUUUMP

  • oh my, politics?

    sure friend, this is hip hop.

  • Perhaps most mainstream musicians use the elements you described in their music, but I would still argue that you calling this hip hop is an ignorant decontextualization.

    you are using hurtful words to describe my beloved deerhoof :P

  • @shot2shit just because you love deerhoof doesn't mean A., that they necessarily adhere to your specific tastes, B. that they can't adhere to someone elses, and C. that non-mainstream musicians can't find influences anywhere in music. Basically, you're trying to limit a group's choice in expression because of your own narrow views... and that's both selfish AND ignorant, to be honest.

    "hip hop" is not hurtful, if your mind isn't closed off. grow up, this isn't a team/political faction.

  • I love them!

  • that asian lady is so cute c:

  • This is so fucking awesome (:

  • @gabecarnifex13 What the fuck have you been smoking?? seriously

  • there is something wrong with Deerhoof...that i like.

  • "Perfection is perfected."

  • I love this song. I don't see how you can be in a bad mood after hearing it.

  • YEAH

  • The band has some pretty good songs but this one is a bit boring.

  • I Love The Intro Of The Song Its Pretty :) Deerhoof is pretty bad ass

  • but now thanks to bands like Deerhoof .... it's safe to be creative and adventurous again

  • Most GREAT Musicians appreciate many other genres of music than just hip-hop... btw hip-hop used to be a very innovative and formidable force in the music world years back but now it's so played out by posers who feel that it's safe to admit they like it that it's become what no one would have guessed it would .... Millennium Disco.... for awhile rock was on the same path, especially with that stupid '80's revival shit that seemed to go on forever getting worse each year...

  • the part at :54 reminds me of Arab on Radar...the way the two guitars just play off each other

    one makes a repetitive noise and the other plays a riff over and over

  • very good

  • lol i love how they're footworking. :D

  • I seriously hope Capt. Beefheart finds this...He would so dig it.

  • fuck nigga, this shyt is fr3sh

  • i forgot all about these guys..i started listening to bloc party n MCR around the same time..i got caught up in all those ignorant fans who only listened to what other people listened to...but i found these guys tho..thank god..i love this band..

  • wow this is amazing

  • amazing stuff

  • I feel confused. Is this jazz? Perhaps this is inverted elevator music.

  • I love the weirdness of this video.

  • Fucking Deerhoof is so amazing, can't take any one part of it away and have it be as fucking amazing. Love it or leave it, although I'd have to say anyone who leaves it doesn't appreciate music enough

  • Simply Extraordinaire!!!!!!!!

  • And the singer adds great texture to the music. Kinda like Kim Deal with the Breeders who are one of the best bands ever. BTW, I dont understand why people who hate on something go to view it in the first place.

  • I am so excited to have a new band to love. They may not be new, but they are new to me. Great stuff.

  • I've always seen deerhoof as a cross between Pink Flyod and Shonen Knife..:D

    Definatly one of the strangests, but best bnds out today...

  • modustheoperandi you are 110% right. Satomi Matsuzaki is an amazing singer and bassist.. youre a fool if you think other wise. and shes not hideous @ skullwithwings4 you fucking moron.. you dont deserve to even listen to this music.. run along and go listen to foo fighters or some lame bullshit.. peace.

  • they are amazing.. i hate that people dont understand their amazing talent.. AMAZING..

  • i totally dig their music in a quirky way, but the lyrics just ruin it for me....shame

  • Anyone who says they just can't stand Satomi: Deerhoof would not be Deerhoof without her vocals and lyrics, so STFU and get over yourselves.

  • Hey everyone, leave Satomi alone. She's cool. I like her voice.

  • She reminds me of Loretta Swit.

    In a good way?

  • the band is good i just cant used to the singer i think her lyrics are shit

  • Hey it's 54-71!!!

  • Its a good band.. I just cant stand yoko ono..

  • woh es buenísimo este grupo **

  • i accidentally pressed agree on "thom13thom" but i love this song especially the beginning of the song ^--^ here

    0:27

  • whats not to like?

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  • ha, I don't agree at all, but your comment made me chuckle. : )

  • no doubt, one of the most underrated bands in the game.

    they're sooo good!

    and the drummer is amazing!

  • @Bakeacakexfresh What GAME?

  • philistine

  • TOTAL philistine.

  • You know what though... you really just might.

    (make some cash, that is)

  • 1:46 Sounds like "Bambito, that's good food."

  • Dude. The song is so fucking hip hop. LMAO. Right at :54 I'm glad real musicians realize that hip hop isnt shit and utilize it in their music, because some rock fans simply ABHOR rap music just because it's not rock. But most good rock musicians like hip hop too.

  • @Jalkotsu so much for the stereotypes....but as a matter of fact: hip hop actually IS 99 percent BULLSHIT!

  • @Jalkotsu I'd classify this as more of an indie-pop song o:

  • @Jalkotsu You're completely right!

  • @Jalkotsu Stop kidding yourself. This is not hip hop, buddy.

  • @shot2shit please give an explanation, because to me the intro sounds very much like a wu-tang beat, maybe. especially considering the tempo, repetitious dissonant guitar riff and of course, the drum beat.

    just so we're clear, Deerhoof is obviously not a hip hop group... that doesn't mean they don't have hip hop influences, because I'm pretty sure some art-rock musicians wouldn't be so close-minded.

  • @Jalkotsu saying they sound like hip-hop is completely arbitrary. What you're doing is taking the beat completely out of context. Bass is bass bro, beats are beats and they don't belong solely to hip-hop - that's so closed minded. Maybe to you the beat evokes memories of hip-hop, but probably not to Greg, who wrote it I presume.

    "deerhoof is obviously not a hiphop group" ... so why would you try to describe them in terms of hip-hop or wu-tang?

  • @shot2shit because having hip hop influences doesn't mean you're a hip hop group.

    and most musicians of any kind today that use heavy bass, dissonant loops, and a prominent drum beat are likely influenced by the past 30-40 years hip hop has been around in pop and music in general... so yeah, I think they might've been, especially considering they're an artistry-valuing group that would probably appreciate an historically experimental (in terms of sound-making choices at least) genre.

  • @Jalkotsu

    I mean...it's not really hip-hop. I mean, it sounds like maybe something that the Red Hot Chili Peppers might do. So I guess maybe in a really roundabout way it's hip-hoppish.

  • @greengorillaz well I'd personally believe deerhoof to have a hip hop group as an influence (like Twin Sister, and the whole dubstep movement) than the red hot chili peppers, which is, a little specific and far-reaching if you compare their music.

  • @Jalkotsu

    sounded more funk than hip hop tome

    (not that that really matters)

  • @Jalkotsu I dunno man. To me hip hop isn't really a "thing" as much as a lot of things. Historically, hip hop is sampling and remixing existing music and then rapping over it. So more appropriately that part of the song is so fucking soul/funk/jazz/rock/etc.

  • @devious222 you sound like the old hypocritical conservative parents of the 50's, calling rock n roll that "voodoo negro music" and such.

    if you don't think producing, music engineering, and that whole technical manipulating side of things doesn't matter, maybe you should destroy every album you've ever listened to, because they've all had producers who've contributed greatly to music you listen to, albeit behind the scenes. while it would be pretty cool to listen to all music live...

  • @Jalkotsu wha? I think you misinterpreted my comment. I'm actually a huge hip hop fan and completely appreciate the craft that goes into making beats. All I was trying to say is how can a song like this be so hip hop when it doesn't involve the things that make hip hop what it is - as you just said, producing, music engineering, etc? As in, if it sounds like something that would be sampled on a hip hop beat, then it really just sounds like what is being sampled. That's all I was getting at.

  • @devious222 oh ok. well that makes sense. lol

  • We don't know what to do with music anymore. Every rock band sounds or looks the same. I rather see the japanese chick over the stubbly preppy guy who parts his hair to the side.

  • Yeah, people who have certain hairstyles suck at music AND at life.

    Oh, wait...

  • Can't agree, dude...

  • the melody is very interesting and so is the song, the problem is the girl, can't stand her...

  • I'm trying to figure out if I love this band, or cannot stand them. :\

  • hipster garbage i love

  • teehee

  • Why are members of the band 54-71 at the start of this video, is the song a cover

  • First of all music isn't about that at all.

    But either way, I think you've been too harsh, she's not grotesque.

  • the music is amazing.

    But the video is hilarious!

    The monkey with the drum in particular.

  • 3:45

    Asian hop!

  • I think the guys in the beginning are 54-71, a totally kick ass band!

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  • The drummer has a doctorate in composition. His songs contain more structure than you think.

  • No, not a genius. Just smarter and more dedicated than you and most of humanity.

  • that's cool man...I like their music, they're really good

  • jajajajaja

  • man, i love this band.

  • It's fascinating how they do the credits on their music: "All songs written and performed by Deerhoof." Fascinating. Is this the beginnings of an "elitist" movement to promote egalitarianism? I think it sets an admirable example. One can't help but hope that egos in conflict will not implode their artistic unity.

    SOLIDARITY

  • ... what?

  • I'm talking about egalitarianism ("Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people.") within a creative group. Artists are usually driven by ego. Theirs is an interesting example, I think.

  • Stop giving significance to things where there is none.

  • If that's your sincere advice, then why don't you practice what you preach, Mr. Admonisher?

  • Sorry to break into the conversation, but I just had to say that "Mr. Admonisher" is the name of my left nut

  • Can you arrange an introduction?

  • they look like they had a blast making this! i love deerhoof!!! : D

  • They look awkward but had fun. I dunno wtf was going on in the beginning with the random jap guys,

  • They sound pretty good as long as they're not live. These people have no business on a stage, but otherwise they rock something fierce.

  • do you smoke crack rocks?

  • It's exactly the opposite ; they sound better on stage, man.

  • always loved deerhoof

  • the riff at 0:54 sounds like some random wu-tang clan snippet. I love it, and their dancing is cool too. this song/video are great.

  • It's does kinda have that Wu appeal. I agree. I agree on all points. In fact, look right, here's a positive point for you.

  • thanks for that one.. it's nice that someone gets what I was saying and hears it too.

  • LOL man, I would NOT have thought about Wutang but you are right. MMMm mm lovin it. Maybe we should do a remix.

  • lol yeaaah...you do the scratchin..I can spit hot grease to it..ahahaa

  • I listen to Deerhoof now much like an alcoholic drinks a 6 pack - it just brings me back to normal. Also dig the 42" hi hats on that kit

  • Haha, I like how the song just kind of ends abruptly. These guys are awesome.

  • and satomi's just plain cute

  • these guyse are too cool for words

  • I LUUUUUUUH THIS BAND.

  • THE 90'S ARE BACK!

  • IT'S THE DANCING GUY FROM IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, EPISODE: "Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire."

  • that looks like fun

  • I absolutely love this song

  • Not a huge fan of her voice/singing style/lyrics, but Deerhoof's music rocks! Its funny, my one year old absolutely loves this video and song.

  • the first part of the song is a hot beat does anyone know if its a different song that they made?

  • it's another song on Offend Maggie called Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back

  • Whether you love them or hate them, Deerhoof is just chillin'. They don't thrust their music/style in anyone's face. I don't see where all this animosity sprang from. And if they are so offensive to the ears, credit is still due to the fact that they are vastly different than any previous conception of sound.

  • Every time I come listen to Deerhoof on YouTube it's so crazy looking at all the negative comments. I mean, each band/artist has people that hate them; that's fine. But how come Deerhoof is the only band that has people just completely bash them, like how ugly Satomi is, or how her voice is too airy, how they sound like complete shit. It's a waste of time coming up with super extravagant ways to insult them. Their fan base is steadfast.

  • Never said they were the only band getting shit, I said "each band/artist has people that hate them." They just seem to have particularly hateful anti-fans, or whatever they're called. Whether Satomi is pretty or not is your opinion, it's irrelevant to their sound (I don't think she's a movie star either). But last I checked, music was for the ears, not the eyes. Whether she sings well or not is another opinion, to which I say that at least it's unique, which you have to give them credit for.

  • Whatever. I disagree with you. I do not think deerhoof has particular hateful fans anymore than other unique bands or even bands that are more popular. Who cares if Satomi's look has nothing to do with the sound? This is a music video and people can see her, so if they don't like how she looks they will hate whether or not you think its relelvant (I personally believe image IS relevant to a band) and how she sings CERTAINLY isn't irrelevant.

  • certainly IS relevant*, excuse me.

  • Looks are for other industries, not music- just my opinion though. There are tons of musicians that aren't lookers, just check out Beethoven.

  • exaclty music is about the feeling the SOUND gives you

    for instance

    dave grohl awesome player beautiful voice

    looks like a horse

    anthony beast lyrics and awesome sounds fucked up look

    and there are other artist who arent lookers but theyre music is amazing :]

  • Awesome Song and funny video!

    (look that hi-ride-hat!)

    =)

  • omg i love this song.

    never heard a song like it (:

  • i agree i only like spy on you

  • luistownmassacre suck. Deerhoof fucking rock.

  • For sure

  • Satomi = adorable.

  • Vocalist is pretty cool actually, great style. Dont think i will ever love that breakdown though, just wont sit right with me. Rest of their stuff is better imo.

  • Will try to digest this... definitely appreciate the creativity and approach, but my first impression is that they need to find a new vocalist.

  • masochism = listening to music you don't like.

  • deerhoof is prolific, and light years beyond modern rock. learn yourself some music before you make dumb comments.

  • Thats all you've could figure out to say?? "Learn yourself some music"? You're going to have to elaborate on that one sir. If you mean, pound some indie crap into my head until I think I like it, no thanks. If you mean, learn to play (a) musical instrument(s), done and done.

  • your criticism towards this band is just "indie crap" the music is jazz, and punk at it's roots, this not your ordinary "indie" band. indie, what's that mean anyways now a days--not much. an easy cop out. and you want to talk about elaborating? this isn't some generic, lets be gentle to make-a-buck music. deerhoof is for real, they're not some fad, they've been around for years, and have been praised by respectable artists, Nels Cline for one, now, your not gonna tell me he's crap, are you?

  • listen you fucking twit, indie doesn't mean a goddamn thing. it's was fucking label used by music critics in the early ninties to describe jangly rock like REM, and then later on Pavement. did you write the book on indie rock, and alright genius, since when has popularity, and record sales ever mattered when it comes to band being good or not? the band not going anywhere, to whose standards? yours? (laughable)

  • you have such a lack of understanding of music in general, you can't even form argument with out using the word indie. you have no basis for your argument, what have you presented to me where anyone could actually take you seriously? you have about as much musical knowledge as a 10 year old.

  • not everyone wants to go somewhere just so they can be eaten by crazy fans. indie means creativity and thought. indie means you get to make the music you want to make instead of what the record label tells you to make because thats whats popular. and real people? what the fuck does that mean? by what you say real people are idiots who watch reality tv all day and say things like O M G i love how skinny you are, do you throw up 5 times a day?

  • Damn thats funny!

  • Wow, your statement is really incorrect!! That is NOT what Indie means!

  • Congrats, you have taken envy to a whole new level.

    Now go away and listen to MCR, Linkin Park or whatever kind of mainstream "real music" you like to listen.

  • this is an amazingly awesome song

  • Yeah, great song! and 54-71 on beginning, very funny!

  • great song!!...i love the monkey :P xD

  • Bunny Jump!?

  • This is that band that will change the direction of music once again...........hopefully they'll be recognized for it

  • the first 10 seconds are the best, BUNNY JUMP!!! hahaha

  • god i love you, krs.

  • Very catchy...weird, surreal. I think I'm hallucinating

  • Am i just talking shit or does this strange japanese woman look like kim deal?

  • THAT'S who she reminds me of! I knew she looked like someone but I couldn't put my finger on who it is.