Shake-a-Booty

[TheSamuelfirestone]

No my word I wet my underwear

[lauramchalmers]

I'm an aspiring professional classical musician, and I want you to know that this song really inspired me to stop obsessing over every detail and just make music. Thank you, Hank.

[gotja]

whole world in your pants would have worked!

[MissRumphuis]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

[Crucis119]

I want this song played at my wedding...like, featured at my wedding. ^_^



[ObesityMcNoble]

I was actually mesmerised by your fringe during this whole song! love the song though :) x

[starwarsgirl827]

Love it! Os this in any way downloadable now?

[otakubabe555]

@starwarsgirl827 It's on his new album Ellen Hardcastle. :)

[lissajoy4]

i dance every time i hear this song :) 

[liklsontheinternet]

hank green really has the best lips ever.

i mean he's generally a hottie to the max,

but those lips.

hng.

[ProgressiveBoink]

@liklsontheinternet OKAY good, I'm not alone.

[TheseSpringsOnMyhead]

It was the first time i heard this and i was so delighted by it i literally giggled for the entire video, and then bought it.

[FlipFlyFall]

At 1:22 I expected the lyrics to go "Girl, if you lived your life the way your living while you dance, you know the whole world would be in your pants."

[GONEmypurpleflapjack]

@FlipFlyFall But then somebody would hack them.

[ajswanson91]

@FlipFlyFall Lmao. It makes sense that you would think the lyrics would go like that. What with all the "in your pants" jokes Hank and John make :P

[godessshannon]

This makes happy :)

[carissatherissa]

I would really love to know the chords so I can play it on my uke<3.

[tibbakoi]

@carissatherissa Chords for uke: F#, B, C# :) Technically there's different base notes, but that doesn't really make a difference for uke :)

[usedtomakemesmile]

This is my new getting ready to go dancing song. Are there chords anywhere??

[usedtomakemesmile]

@usedtomakemesmile Never mind... I am stupid.

[forevergeek]

This song actually made me cry when I first heard it. Not because it's sad but because it was what I needed to hear.

Thank you so much for this. It means more to me than you'll ever know.

[ilive4potter]

HANK YOUR A SO FREAKIN AWESOME!

[AWEandthenSOME42]

I actually prefer this to the real version.

[lloydwith2ls]

I searched Shake-a-booty hoping I could hear a version of it while I waited for Ellen Hardcastle to arrive at my door. The first comment that I saw was Esther's. I'm kinda in tears now.

If you told me that I'd cry today because of a video called Shake-a-booty, I'd call you a liar.

RIA Esther.

[thegirlwhoeatsfeet]

This always reminds me of Humpy Hank

>.<

[Momigi21]

Just got your new album :3 Absolutely LOVE IT! I think this is my new favorite song:D

[CastBuddies]

You make me a very happy person, Hank Green. I would freak out if you responded ^.^

[nukemz]

hank,PLEASE sing this at vidcon this year!

[butter808fly]

i love that type of guitar strumming or tune... cute song.. uplifting

[98FAMA]

Looking up "Shake A Booty" is NOT suggested. You will NOT find this video for a while if you do. :/

[aang94479]

@98FAMA Do it again now. Look at the top three videos. Times have changed.

[pepperbaby101]

@98FAMA I tried, before I saw this comment. SCARRED FOR LIFE.

[greathornedmckay]

Hank I love your new cd

[jonesal3]

Sooooo excited for this song now. The karaoke version sounded like SUNSHINE.

o.o

[LAshlieH]

Hank!! Whatever happened to this song? I love this one and I come back to listen to it all the time. New cd? something? please? :) But really, I love this song.

[wraparound2000]

One man band! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lecompromis]

When will this start being a finished, produced song? I wanna hear the final product so badly!

[emilyyloveeyouu]

Oh, I love this song so much. (: <3

Hank, you inspire me ^_^

DFTBA

[brandon1820]

@emilyyloveeyouu is he inspiring you to shake your booty?

[KBluther]

Great Song Hank! Its been stuck in my head since the first time I heard it.

[littledumbled]

great :) the related videos are pretty funny

[rurikokagetsu]

I love this! :D <3

[sillynstubborn]

I shook. A lot XD It's got such a good beat.

[joebob1379]

*LIKE* :)

[BriIsTheFinestCheese]

awesome!! ;)

[BeBopALula1]

This song has been stuck in my head since Sunday. Can't wait till its released on itunes. It's just so joyful which is what I love about all of Hank's/Nerdfighter's songs :)

[Dreadkiaili]

count me among the people who have never been called hardcore, ever :)

[MsMetamorphmagus]

Love it. <3

And I like all of Hank's songs better in their original/live/acoustic form. xD Even though So Jokes is still awesome, of course~

[TheDoctorLovesMe]

Amazing song haha. <3

[iusedtobesadsac]

I know what you think I know I know!!

oops wrong song...

love you Hank!

[Amberspaz55]

haha I thought the same thing in the beginning XD

[imperfectcadences]

Hahaha, that's awesome!

[MissingLeftSock]

Sweet deal, I'm hardcore.

[RedVolly]

!! LOVED this! :)

[lunatunarox]

yay im hardcore enough to subscribe!

[luanablack]

you should make a video singing cow town

please? :)

[LAshlieH]

I really like this one Hank, it's catchy. I can't wait to hear it once its all done.

[karynchaotic]

The "related videos" area is alive with the sound of awful for this.

[ShadowKunoichiAsh]

Hardcore... AHahah.

[ermzgracieisawesome]

Hank I love you! Your songs are always stuck in my head!

Also I was watching the 5th Harry Potter movie yesterday and every time Cho Chang came on the screen I sang "SHE WAS THE FIRST GIRL TO EVER MAKE ME FALL, I JUST TOOK TOO LONG TO ASK HER TO THAT FREAKIN' YULE BALL..." It was amusing.

[meercat101]

This is so awesome... though not the best of song choruses to have stuck in your head ^_^

[SamsoniteX3]

haha

nice song :)

*five stars*

[Amiryfey]

Wohoo I'm apparently hardcore!

[palmtreesandsunsets]

awesome!

[jessstarr09]

I can't wait to hear the final version!!!

[ADeadWorksProduction]

this is an adorable song. You should have this acoustic version for sale. I would buy it.

[purplepanda11]

this is very good shake shake

[dragoneye4212]

Haha I love this song <3 very awesome! :D

[ChateauOfADoubt]

the chorus sounds a bit like a shakey egg:D I like it!

[RandomMaster1234]

This is awesome. THERE IS NO OTHER WORD!!!!!!!!

[cantanstrophe]

Kinda similar to 'Scuzzy Kizoozle Curl', actually. Awesomely similar! *favourites*

[Matsuifan13]

I have to say the first time I listened to this I lol'd a lil but then the second time I liked it a whole lot

[Jessielou1848]

Yay! Hank + Songs = WN

[quakertownjackass]

Man i love it!!!

[quakertownjackass]

I LOVE BEING A HARD CORE FAN!!!

[psiangel7]

awesome job

[Lidespam]

Rawr.

I love your unproduced, just-hank-and-a-guitar songs <3

^_^

[ErinTheStampede]

Me too!

[zutandmerde]

I would go to clubs if this is what they played.

[PieceOfCake95]

I like this xD

I always thought no Nerdfighter would ever utter the words "shake a booty" =P

Everytime you did I unwillingly smiled though xP

[ochoa830]

That's a really fun song. Thanks, today I wasn't feelin' so great but I'm gonna go out into the world today, be positive, have a fun day, and shake-a-my-booty!  DFTBA.

[CemetariesofLondon]

watched this over an hour ago and it's STILL stuck in my head...and probably will be for the rest of the day haha :)

[elizziebooks]

WOO! I want to try to play this on the ukulele.

[monasconfidante]

I love this so much. The more produced, professional vlogbrothers videos are still totally made of awesome, but this channel satisfies my hankering for more raw, simple stuff.

HANKering. Geddit?

[LouiseLlama]

awesomesauce man

[Holtza]

Like this waaaaay more than I should, considering much of the lyrics is "shake-a-booty". Oh well, it's very catchy. *dance*

[Lidespam]

fancy seeing you here ;D <3

[fallofautumndistro]

Nice job on the new song. I'll admit, I shaked a little. =)

[mycatsnameishoudini]

There are lots of adorable babies to the right. I'd love a music video to this song filled with babies shaking their booties :)

[ifishoulddiebefore]

I love it, keep playing great music

[TheStrangerDied]

Im going to be humming this all day. Favorite song in a while. <3

[Lyssykins]

Fantastic, Hank! It's so catchyyyyyy *dances*

[kookookoolaid]

haha that song was so catchy I HAD to shake a booty:) I can't wait for the final product. DFTBA.

[ghamdifirst]

THE SUMMARY:

shake a booty to the power of 60

[Greenified007]

You shouldnt change it any. I like it a whole lot, although its catchy so I'll probably find myself singing it through finals. Epic.

[realspacemodels]

Thanks for the preview! It's awesome, of course! I can't wait to hear it more as the production progresses.

Hard core? You could say so, I have at least half the songs on "This Machine Pwns Noobs" running through my head at any given time.

[hagiologynet]

Reading the comments on this makes me realise how sucky it is to be from "the future" (New Zealand). When anything cool gets posted, it's not happening at a time when I'm on, so I miss out on commenting when something is new, and then feel weird commenting because everything's been said! So Hank, if you ever come back to read this, ditto to everything that's been said :D

[DudeWheresMyMind]

I'm intrigued.

[CosmicScaleFactor]

I'm hardcore enough to subscribe to this channel xD

[tjthewho]

Whoaaaa. When Hank looks into the camera and his glasses glare, he kind of looks like a robot.

....

[songsfrompaul]

CAP-OH

CAP-OH

NOT CAPE-OH

ARRRRRGH

*Paul Smash*

But otherwise, great song Hank ;)

[hergy77]

I do wonder where you come up with this idea.

[GenocideDuck]

This was pretty great. Can't wait to see the finished product, but I hope it's not TOO much different, because I like it the way it is. Thanks for giving us the chords at the end too.

[caniplaydrumsforyou]

this might be your most fun song yet

[iThoughtOfSomething]

DO NOT try to find this video by searching "shake a booty" in Youtube's search field. You will not find this video!!! You will however find many booty shakes...

[AnonymousFreakazoid]

I love this so much!!!!!! Can't wait to hear the final version :)

[museofastronomy]

I *like* it! A lot, actually. It sounds different from your other songs, but without losing any of the classic Hank Green we all love. I can't wait to hear the final cut!

(Plus, as someone who loves to shake a booty, I heartily approve.)

I think, "Making a mistake is just a chance you'll have to take," is going to be my new IM status, and that's something I reserve for lyrics that inspire me.

[artvandelay13]

lol, I couldn't really hear any of the words other than "shake a booty"... but I like it.

[YamiChippy]

I really enjoy this song, with the exception of the title/chorus, which is ironic XD. I don't know, I just don't like "shake-a-booty" for some reason. Feels like the casual language takes away from the great message, even though it fits the message perfectly. Hmm. Yeah I can't figure it out.

[CodedLockFilms]

Very fun.

[MLH]

I'm totally hard core and so is this song! =D Thanks for giving us an early look!

-M

[desikitteh]

love listening to you sing.

[fooliejulie]

Wow, Hank. How did you work in the profound invitation for people to just go for it along with words like "shake a booty"? You are truly a master, and I mean it.

[lostinthoughts89]

This song has sort of jazzy feel in the way you sing it. I love it =D

[cookie4monster4]

This song is great! I'm proud of you for remembering the words, Hank :') How you've grown since "I know" aaaa.

[hankschannel]

1. I didn't remember all the words, there are cuts and I'm reading :-)

2. I STILL can't remember all of the words to I Know!

[LozerNumberW]

This reminds me of super mario sunshine...

[bekabee24]

You seem so much Hankier in you private channel. (Hankier? Yeah.) Thanks for sharing! I wanna rock out to this at Vidcon! :)

[hankschannel]

Well...it's easier to be hankier here, actually, I don't have as much pressure on me :-)

[bekabee24]

Well, I appreciate your hankiness. :)

[thepeteris]

@hankschannel Ha, could that comment possibly relate to the song any more? Be as Hanky as you want, ALL THE TIME. You're wrote the song, you should know! Just Shake a booty!

[whitefluffyhat]

I really enjoyed this! Very fun and makes me want to dance. :D

[TheDanc1nghawk]

Hey Hank, have you heard that there is a YouTube metal band being formed? you think there will ever be a place for metal on DFTBA?

[TheDanc1nghawk]

sounds kinda like the angler fish song. ok, very shallow resemblance. the chord structure sounds similar at the beginning.

[abcdefghayley]

Haha I love it!

[ccoledude]

... This is really random/pointless but ruminate was one of my vocab words for english last week. Yes, a senior in hs still has vocab... don't judge =\

But I do like the song! Can't wait to see the official version!

[SarahEZiegler]

This is a *really* awesome song Hank.

I especially like the lyrics/beliefs in it.

How you sing lyrics so fast is a mystery to me, impressive.

[ottrpottr]

haha, loved this song

[TheZoieLove]

I've had to watch this video a few times because after the first time it got REALLY stuck in my head.

I'm trying to focus on US History and all I hear in my head is "Shake-a-booty, Shake, shake-a-shake-a-booty". I love this song, Hank. The predict the final product will be an epic win.

[kira902k]

Oo, this is awesome! I'm excited to hear it all produced and delicious. =D

[SakuraHirot87]

hardcore... I suppose... lol

i like shakin' a booty...

I get it, I like it, 5 Stars up with thumbyness and stuff.

[forbiddenpear]

I didn't think anyone could say 'booty' so many times with a straight face. I'm impressed.

[WinningFTL]

I really liked it.

Also, it is now stuck in my head......THANK YOU! I previously had some rap song that I hate stuck in there. Shake-a-Booty totally pushed that out and crammed itself into my mental view.

[s0merand0mdude95]

did I just get called hardcore by Hank Green? Amazing. Great job, and it'll be even greater when Luke gets his hands on it, I'm sure.

[TheOneEyedOwl]

Okey I WASN'T subscribed to this channel (for some reason even though I knew about it) so I don't feel entitled to comment and say that I'm hardcore like everybody else. But I CAN say (very honestly) that this was great Hank! Very catchy and all. And your fasttalking skills are really put on the line, but once again you prove that there is no one who can talk as fast as you ;D

[panther411]

This is awesome! I can't wait to see what it sounds like when it's produced.

I love this channel!

[ItTakesII]

haha This is quite hilarious, nice song, Hank. I really like what you're doing with this channel.

-Julian

[hankschannel]

@ItTakesII thanks Julian. It's weird to have videos that only a few hundred people see but, really, it's not the number that matters. I love all of the thoughtful comments and criticism I get here.

Plus I know like half of the people commenting :-)

[ItTakesII]

I do hope by that you mean you recognize me, because that is rad :]

[anglophile312]

Hank, I love the peep in the background. And the song.

[CleverestWitch2188]

I'm kind of intrigued to see 1) who you are sending this to to help you with it and 2) how this ends up.

Very catchy. Thanks for sharing it with us, Hank. :]

[hankschannel]

@CleverestWitch2188 I should've just said...I'm working on it with Luke Conard of All Caps.

[CleverestWitch2188]

Oh man. That's gonna be epic. :] Now I'm super excited for it.

[CleverestWitch2188]

Just one little thing.. promise me you won't let Luke auto-tune your vocals. Because... well.. I like your voice. :]

[hankschannel]

@CleverestWitch2188 that is my goal.

[CleverestWitch2188]

I hate when I comment multiple times and I don't know which ones you are responding to... because youtube's commenting system SUCKS. Are you planning on auto-tuning your voice? Because I WILL CRY.

[TylerFTW]

@hankschannel Auto-tuned Hank would be shamwowtastic.

[valerie2776]

hahaha hank <3

[hankschannel]

@valerie2776 also...You guys shouldn't feel like you can't put this on effyeahnerdfighters or anything. I'm not saying I want EVERYONE on this channel...but sharing with nerdfighters is always good...if you want :-)

[valerie2776]

welllll if you INSIST :)

[TheOneEyedOwl]

Okey I WASN'T subscribed to this channel (for some reason even though I knew about it) so I don't feel entitled to comment and say that I'm hardcore like everybody else. But I CAN say (very honestly) that this was great Hank! Very catchy and all. And your fasttalking skills are really put on the line, but once again you prove that there is no one who can talk as fast as you ;D

[hypedragon]

I'm loving all the hankschannel videos :) And this song is stellar! I don't know how you manage to remember all the lyrics in a weekend! Impressive articulation mate! Also, remember that time you thought the Guide to Nerdfighting book was a sweet idea? Those were good times. Still think so? Still interested?

[hankschannel]

haha...well, you'll notice that there are like 5 cuts in the song...which is because I forgot one thing or another and had to start it up again. And I'm occasionally reading the lyrics off my screen.

[TheOneEyedOwl]

Okey I WASN'T subscribed to this channel (for some reason even though I knew about it) so I don't feel entitled to comment and say that I'm hardcore like everybody else. But I CAN say (very honestly) that this was great Hank! Very catchy and all. And your fasttalking skills are really put on the line, but once again you prove that there is no one who can talk as fast as you ;D

[Rocker2209]

Awa I love it lol I like listening to you sing hank [=

[PenelopeSr]

Ooh, I like being called hard core!

This was very enjoyable! Well done, Hank! It will now be stuck in my head for at least a day.

DFTBA!

-Gianna

[Guitarmonade]

Nice bridge, Hank!

Sometimes, I think it's most important to have a good "C part" so that when the next time the "B" comes in you almost want to hear it more, rather than being tired of it.

That is, in a typical "A, B, A, B, C, B" song structure. And since you're not going for prog rock here, I figure it's safe to assume.

[crimsong19]

Woo! I'm hardcore! :D

Cool song, Hank!

- Jason

[xperpetualmotion]

oh man, I get the feeling this will be really fun to dance to at VidCon.

[Starlysh]

This makes me want to shake my booty.

[HorribleFiction]

@hankschannel haha that was just great! (:

[REMsleeper428]

Kinda reminded me of Barenaked Ladies.

[splicegrrl]

can you tell me that this isn't the most fun you've ever had? life can always be like this, i have to let you know, you can have this all the time if you could only let it go.

i hope so. love this. thanks for posting it, hank.

[hankschannel]

That kind of freedom is so rare and seems so hard to come by but, really, it's always a centimeter away from us at all times, it's just a hard centimeter to cross.

[fooliejulie]

And it's a freedom that you inspire, Hank, by your own self-expression. It's the freedom that already exists in the community of Nerdfighteria but can only be accessed when we let ourselves out of our own self-imposed prisons.

[asergium]

@hankschannel You get extra points for using a metric unit of measurement in that comment.

[Tennath]

*shakes her booty to the song*

Two thumbs way up for the Hank! Such a happy song! Carefree is the way to be!

[culbrethcow]

i like how all the related videos are of babies...