The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls - Coin Operated Boy

[EddieEdge777]

I want to be her Coin Operated Boy.. :(

[HexNottingham]

I believe this song was inspired by Mechanical Boy from H.R. Pufnstuf (which is now on Netflix)

[annonymousalways]

i doubt you'd find someone like she describes but hey, you can always hope right? lol

[TheInvisibleTissue]

I really don't see how this song is about a dildo in any way >.>

[SkinnyBonezz126]

Can you extract me from my plastic fantasy?

[sarahlovesyou85]

coin operated boy.. <3

[alterbridgefan99]

This song should be the theme song for "Strange Sex" or "Taboo" lol awesome song.

[ilikepiratesroar]

happy valentines day my lonely friends

[240warheads]

DILDOS DILDOS DILDOS



[CaptainF0rk]

@240warheads FLESHLIGHTS FLESHLIGHTS FLESHLIGHTS

[Esmerelda60]

I love this song and I've claimed it as my theme song becuase it's so sad and wow....

[givpeaceatry]

about a dildo you say? I have never heard of a coin operated Dildo.... if it was coin operated... is it like for the general public like the rides in front of grocery stores? 50 cents for the ride of your life! a sick mind you have boiken2

[SeraphAlexialAngel]

Love this Video, everytime I hear it I think of the manga Absolute Boyfriend by Yu Watase

[thecupdidit]

wtf her eyebrows :o

[boiken2]

This song is about a Dildo.

[Dunnygirl21]

@boiken2 im very interested in how you can to that conclusion.

[missinvisiblelove]

I just want to have her eyebrows...>.>

[missvalis]

@missinvisiblelove me too!!!

so funny!

[lesprud9]

@missinvisiblelove I have it xD

[UniqueJstLikEvry1els]

The end always makes me so sad...

[Shanemalouf]

These two are from the next town over from me... They're more than likely crackheads.

[Opheliac1313]

Ay 2:55 priceless... Their faces were funny..

[Weeping0Willow]

OMG! The statues in the bedroom look like Rocky from The Rocky Horror Picture Show! :D

[LuthiensShadow]

I can even f*ck him in the *ss..

[loveskuls11223344]

...I must say, the drawn on eyebrows are awesome.

[Youthfulspirit21]

@loveskuls11223344  they're tattoos awesome huh?

[vastcat]

The meaning is simple. It is about a "perfect man" of her own creation that can only exist in her head. Yet, his existence in her imagination is still comforting. It is a standard she judges all other men by. She is warning her future boyfriends about this flaw and is asking him to understand it and be strong enough to shake her out of that "plastic fantasy"

[onilink422]

He looks so sad..

[robwheelut]

first off penguin, dildo's are not made of plastic and elastic, they are made of rubber and pyrex and second they are not coin operated..maybe you should interpret yourself, instead of looking ignorant with your *dildo* compartmentalizing and unoriginal comments...

Rolls my eyes!

[benwatts94]

ive listenend to this song 1000 times and i still love it to microscopic pieces,and i also realy like backstabber and girl anachronisim

[NegativePleasure]

Her eyebrows are awesome.

[NegativePleasure]

I love this song!

[HeWroteLoveOnMyArms]

I like how at 2:36 she drew a giant smiley face :P

[ImmorTigerLilyxx]

why doe sshe look so sad at the very end

[possumxena]

i love the look he gives her at 2.55 and her reply look :)

[69kumquat]

@possumxena They are both soooo expressive.

[SuperJermTV]

ok look this IS NOT ABOUT A DILDO DILDOS DONT FALL FOR YOU AT A END OF A VID YOUR SUPOST TO FALL FOR IT WHITCH IS EXTACLY WHAT DID NOT HAPPEN OK FOR GAWD SAKES

[69kumquat]

@SuperJermTV 1:Buy a dictionary. 2:Yes, the song is NOT about dildoes. Amanda herself said that.

[TheAshjoy]

I looove the video!

[jwish827]

Came here from Voltaire's Coin-Operated Goi

[HHDiviNe]

those eyebrows..

[narutomex123]

coin operated goi xD

[jezmwells]

Dresden Dolls will not bomb the whitehouse or NYC. Perhaps finish off the NSA/Pentegon? Narr America is finishing itself off naturally today. NSA will be abolished within 10. Homeland security to take over. Affordable, accountable, but without borders. Dresden body doubles, love J-Boy

[jezmwells]

Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione are the "Bomb". No if's or but's! Dresden Dolls, where did the name come from, when, why? Does anyone know? Come on internet, tell me, god dam it! NOW!

[TheodorMorell]

After a little while she"ll get rid of him even if he is perfect.

Thats what all cunts do, they cant help it... its their nature !

That is all

[belloveable]

@TheodorMorell :( i'm sorry some girl was a bitch to u but they're not all like that, just like not all guys are assholes and dickwads.

[dropsforahotstone]

since when does ppl dont feel, no shame and here 50 at once .. ah anonnymous.. yt the last place, u r ,pretty much... soon i ll be able to point at u ;)

[robwheelut]

this song is not about a dildo...Its about a girl who is sick of all the bullshit with real men..she wants a *perfect* man, an android that does what she says, when she wants, without the crap..

Anyone who believes this song is about a dildo, is a DILDO...

[IamMoaningMyrtle]

@robwheelut THANK YOU!!! :D

I've noticed that it's mainly girls who realise this and that it's guys who think it's about dildos... are you female? Just curious

[PenguinFury]

@robwheelut

This song is obviously about a dildo. You are correct about how she wants her "Perfect Man ", but the lyrics clearly state that she has a "Plastic Fantasy" that she needs a real man to replace. Listen and interpret.. You dildo.

[crazzyhorse14]

@robwheelut isnt a relationship about giving and taking not only taking from one side?!

[tastinapraznine]

@robwheelut I think it's safe to say that Amanda's lyrics can have more than one meaning and work on more than one level. That's their beauty.

[brainbuster15]

@robwheelut I am a dildo and I take offense to that

[austinwichita]

@robwheelut On the contrary, I think she is speaking out about how FAKE all the supposedly "real" men are nowadays. Nobody is honest and open about their thoughts and emotions anymore. Most people just go through life letting everything filter through about 6 layers of preparation before it hits their mouth because they are too worried about what people would think. It's unfortunate that we even bounce it back at them with just as much complexity most of the time.

[gabrius99]

@robwheelut Can you say what you think the bridge is about in relation to what you just said, please?

[muffincheesepie]

@robwheelut it's not about a dildo, it's about a VIBRATOR!

[punkmario06]

@robwheelut what you just described is what id call a dildo if im honest :/

[SirThune]

@robwheelut watch out we got a badass over here

[deadweight7777]

I'd let her take me in the bath :D

[simonimyours]

Well, I know what *I'M* getting after my tax refund...

[0mri]

i love this song!!

[XxDangerDaysxX]

ehh the bridge really annoys/bores me but the rest of it is amazing :D

[1LilMegz]

haha i think its actuelly about a coin operated boy

[blueowlover]

Advertising nickelback on the Dresden Doll page should be a crime.

[cid0691]

I can't believe this song only has that many views :(

[muzman52]

It's such an original film clip, borrowing obviously from the 20's, it's just very charming.

[Huberfluber]

82 dislikes are from the dildos.

[42bottlesofbeer]

Not sure if Neil Gaiman is the lucky one, or Amanda Palmer.

[Camoool]

@42bottlesofbeer Nobody will ever be sure of that. Both of them are amazing.

[Huberfluber]

I bet this was a normal song before dirty mind got to it.

[Extremesquirrel9]

*pulls out gun* Why... Why did you send me here, Jack Alan...? *blows his brains out*

[tomyo75]

My sister used to love this band! This song is so sad, has tons a meaning.

[MirandaSheehan]

Coin-operated dildos would prob be cheaper than batteries if they lasted a significant length of time lol

[pajaro627]

i loved this song when i was around 14 i sang along to it when i saw them live, then my innocent mind found out what its about, makes the song 1000x better

[FluffyHugs555]

@pajaro627 What is it really about then?

[Tommy39italod]

such a sad song... in the end the roles seem to be reversed, he seems much human than her

[madisonknutson223]

@Tommy39italod What do you mean by that...?

[oddwraith11]

PRetty catchy!

[DeathTheKid9988]

i really like this song... even though the length isn't semmytrical

[jnew10s]

she should have left this song the way it was when she could still "tuck him in the pass"

[oddwraith11]

Pretty cool song, and catchy! :D

[M92A1]

mfw people think that they have the absolute truth about this song

[peachycupid]

this song isnt smutty u pervs. listen to the lyrics.

[JaketheSnakeESP]

It's about her ideal relationship: one in which she is completely in control of everything. No conflicts or problems arise when there are no disagreements, and there aren't any when her opinions count for both people.

[ladyslupe13]

It's a bit about both. Much as a good toy is awesome (and indeed, he is rugged, long-lasting - you can take him in the bath!) it still doesn't quite compare to the real thing. It's very sour grapes/my horse is much bigger than yours. "Don't want to love me? FINE! I don't need you! I don't need a real man. I have a coin operated boy. AND HE'S PERFECT, OKAY?" Even as he glitches, and she confesses via bridge that it's a cry for help, please come back to me... No? FINE. -sniffs- I don't need you...

[CrazyGirl6292]

2:48 I can even f**k him in the a**

[LilithNGarner]

lol she looks scared at the end when he rubs her cheek. She's like "Wtf? He's not supposed to do that!"

[LilithNGarner]

I'm pretty sure it's not about THAT. Perverts. :/

[Darsketo]

@LilithNGarner I'm with you :)

[hozenoiesua]

AMO ESTA CANCION MUY CABARETERA POR CIERTO XD

[MsKatMays]

I love how much they seem to draw from old vaudiville or pantamime schools in how they make this movie; how over-gestured everything is and how careful every movie is. Just like it. Nice touch.

[BlinkyMcStabb]

why do people continously post their ideas of what the song means? just shut the fuck up and listen to the music.

[BlinkyMcStabb]

@BlinkyMcStabb Coin Operated Goi, was a parody of this.

[ScarredXnames]

Sounds like Voltaire's Coin Operated Goi :I

[maddisoneify]

It could also be about a male hooker.

[eduardosn01]

"There are two kinds of youtube comments"

[illy711]

The top comments oh my god XD

[squirrelqueen69]

I thought it was more about a vibrator. But also about struggling with a bad relationship. vibrators and boy troubles kinda go hand in hand sometimes

[ImpaleUWithAFeather]

@squirrelqueen69 what a fantastic pun :)

[JacobInvading]

Since when were dildos coin-operated?

[ban885]

@JacobInvading who knows...

[Glowskully]

@JacobInvading *facepalm  > <

[sithcow]

@JacobInvading Since I started charging 50 cents a foot for my dildo AKA MY PENIS. AKA IT COSTS 7 DOLLARS.

[JacobInvading]

@sithcow ... You have a 14 foot penis? o.O

[90bmcable]

@JacobInvading HAHA! I was just gonna say that till I saw your comment. I had never heard these people before an old friend of mine turned me onto them. Im sure glad they did because these people are AWESOME!

[rossramones]

@JacobInvading epic win

[akatsuki45671]

OK IM GOING TO SING THIS IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, IS IT ABOUT A FUCKING DILDO???

[sonjat10]

Drama club forever...

[SeriousWalrus]

I got my perfect woman... she does what I want when i want and I can turn her on and off on command.... come and take a bow Xbox 360....

[Johnny123456789x]

Reupload this in high-quality, please.

[GravyBiscuitYo]

Amanda Palmer & Brian Vigoline are freakin geniuses. !! this song is AHH~MAZING!! =+D In addition to that ., this video is so dangg PERRFECT!! Just like them. lol. The Dresden Dolls are incredible. And that hardly describes it.

[JesterNlove]

I love her eyebrows. I have trichotillomania and am considering getting brows like that tattooed someday.

[dmbbaby]

Her eyebrows freak me out.... O.O

[Satankitteh]

Doid ANYBODY notice that she was SITING AND DRAWING on the wall? ?I dont mean like she took a pen and drew on the wall, but she was ON THE WALL. Notice the painting, books and flower at around 2:30 through 2:35.... Seriously, don't tell me nobody else cared to say that? Oh, wait, yea, DILDOS. Sorry, thats way more important.

[yaoikiller]

no offense to all who think this is another dildo song....but i've never heard of dildos needing COINS to work :P ...just saying

[TheAuroraFaith]

GUYS, the whole song is just about dildos. No other meaning behind it. Gosh.

[LilithNGarner]

@TheAuroraFaith It so isn't!

[MrAlexchappell]

how can you not think this song is about dildos?! Im sorry but it all makes sense

[Crowley4004]

@MrAlexchappell No, it really doesn't. I agree with yaoikiller, who points out that dildos don't need coins. Also, the point of the song is meant to be a bit deeper than dildos. Listen to any of Amanda Palmer's work, she does deep meanings.

[xNeshy]

Gotta love a song about DILDOS!!! xD

[IroncladKitten]

She has a beautiful voice.

[aspiringurban]

I think the song is about a psycho bitch who has high plans on killing someone, and making them into a human doll. We need more women like this. <3

[jammin80503]

Nuttersincorporated: Female interpretation

AAM0123456789: Male interpretation

amirite?

[cookiemonster071992]

@jammin80503 yeppers

[dwbaum88]

lol trolls

[morgulthefriendly]

This song has absolutely nothing to do with love, or even being loved. It is about impossible expectations and unrelenting selfishness. Her perfect mate is devoid of free will and exists only for her pleasure. He can never disappoint because he can not alter his predictable behavior. The 'record skip' in the middle is meant to suggest that the relationship is repetitive and unwavering. She creates an unreasonable expectation which no human, man or woman, can ever fulfill.

[RCRobVlogs]

@morgulthefriendly But what you're describing is merely a symptom of the disease. The coin operated boy is wrapped up in her impossible expectations BECAUSE she's been so damaged. If she hadn't been so hurt and so put off from the perception of what love really is, and if she hadn't been taught that she's not worthy of it then she wouldn't set such high expectations for him.

But also it's about dildos.

[beansentina]

in the end she notices he's not a doll! XD to me!

[happybea]

i wonder why you faggots are all so obsessed with dildos, hmm?

[amusicalnightmare]

I never noticed Brian walking away in the background during the bridge =)

[manuelrojano94]

DILDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOS!!!! D:<

[whatsername57]

@NuttersIncorporated or..this song is about her vibrator...

[IamMoaningMyrtle]

@whatsername57 How can a dildo say that he loves her and thinking of her though?

[SiliconSynthony]

2:48 to 2:57 -- Absolutely priceless. xD

[K4RL4yL4UR1]

i hope, see you soon in Mexico. 9th, December <3

[MarcDize]

God, she's beautiful.

[justinhardt1]

@MarcDize ...ew

[TheDellanator]

@justinhardt1 how is that ew? she IS beautiful

[fu1251]

2:49 2:59 Gotta love it loll

[ConspiracyTheoristxx]

fuck off Good Charlotte ads X(

[Kentsuruki]

2:57 is the best part :D

[TheDellanator]

The coin operrating boy is the drummer of this band ;D

[AAM0123456789]

Its about dildos. Just saying

[aspiringurban]

@AAM0123456789 OMFG It all makes sense now thank you. :D

[DarkTristin]

@AAM0123456789 nah it wasnt but it def sounds like it could be...

[MontrealMetalhead666]

@AAM0123456789 coin operated** not battery operated xD

[Johnnywasherefirst]

@AAM0123456789 LOL I do believe so.

[DerRitschy]

@AAM0123456789 best comment ever! you made me laugh, thanks! :D

[hotcheetosryummeh]

@AAM0123456789 It isn't. You're just an ignorant perverted person.

[alicebakingsoda]

@AAM0123456789 It's about Loneliness. Just saying.

[weckar]

My gf keeps singing this to me. Thinks she means anything?

[IamMoaningMyrtle]

@weckar It means she wants to take you into the bath with her :p

[firestartertwistedfi]

@weckar It's not good news, I think :)

[briandaevm]

donde conseguire uno asi)¨()/???

[NuttersIncorporated]

To me this is a sad story about a woman who’s had bad relationships. She can’t trust anyone but wants to be loved. So she's created an imaginary perfect man who’ll never hurt/break her heart. She wants someone real but is so damaged she can’t believe someone loves her. She needs someone willing to fight for/prove he loves her but no one will. All she has is her imaginary perfect man but he isn’t real. There’s no one to say, “I love you and I’ll always be there,” and it is slowly killing her.

[insanecaribou]

@NuttersIncorporated It's actually just about dildos.

[We4ver]

@NuttersIncorporated

I would guess you're half right, far be it from me to condensed the value of the work from your personal perspective. I would nudge caressingly towards the disillusionment of the bob.

Bob = battery operated boyfriend.

[NuttersIncorporated]

I think one of the grate things about this song is that it can mean many different things to different people. It can be about a girl afraid to commit to a real man, it can be about a girl whose standards are too high or for some people it can just be about dildos.

Personally I don’t think it’s about dildos. To me, in the bride, she practically begs someone to fight to prove he loves her. Also the line ‘saying that he loves me that he’s thinking of me’ doesn’t sound much like a dildo to me.

[AliciaFr33ksh0w]

@NuttersIncorporated sounds like me, literally.

[kingofsorrows68]

@NuttersIncorporated Yes, and she's entirely a victim, with no contribution by her own unrealistic expectations, etc.

[anonymousgothcat]

@NuttersIncorporated Pretty sure you're just reading into this too much.

[SpotPsychotic]

@NuttersIncorporated my thoughts as well

[Xinophilius]

@NuttersIncorporated No. This song was the prophecy of Twilight. They knew it was coming.

[SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

@NuttersIncorporated I agree, but I also see a woman who wants "the perfect man" (like so many women) but who is unwilling to bring anything to the table for that man. Therefore she wants a man she can get everything from, but have no obligations to in return. (putting a coin in her "boy" and getting her needs met, and then putting him away when she is tired of him) This song is a perfect metaphor for so many modern women who "want it all" but are willing to give very little in return.

[sla9sh]

Was it really necessary to carefully explain the whole thing. I mean, isn't that what the song if for?

NImrod

[DorixDoll]

OMFG the song is not about a vibrator, it's about how girls search and search for the perfect boy for them when no such thing exists and they end up getting bitter and loose chances with good guys becuase of their pickiness.