Bobby Conn- Never get Ahead

[boudy077]

god damn it. who gave foreman coke?

[bob4694]

2:08

[demars10]

Horrible it sounds like tiny tim

[ShillakerJoy]

45 people been giving head to the man!

[dra999]

This is horrible on every level.

[whoeverssuckinmydick]

sick...

really, really SICK!!!

[NoekieB]

Ah, Bobby Conn... I remember first seeing him on MTV when I was 12 and wondering what the hell was going on. But even then I knew I was watching something special and the song has stuck in my head ever since.

Also cool to see that Charlie Brooker is a fan and has sent people here. He picked another BC song to play on bbc 6music today ('winners'). It sent me here to relive old memories. :D

[unityy]

this is 1997 wtf?

[TheToiletDuck]

I can't see the cabin, what about the cabin!? what are you keeping from me!?

[shakybarnes]

Not "saying yes to the man" = wearing mascara and making crappy music with non-rhythmic chicks in combat boots.

[Ibroadcastmyself17]

@shakybarnes come on dude hes having fun apreciate his unique work for what it is

[Somatica888]

@shakybarnes Spoken like someone who's currently giving head to the man.

[bernie4366]

lol this gets better every time I watch it, now I gotta go google him

[Beruset]

don't know how many of you a aware..

but this is actually a special version of his song "Never get Ahead" so please show some respect.

the next David Bowie.. pfffffhh, take a hike.. this is Bobby Conn, yo.

[moaidhog]

this is the same as shuving cat shit up ur hole and havin a leper cum in ur ear!!!

[toygers]

the woman in blue is actually his wife.



[saintdarcy]

Unusual, but you know what kids, thats OK.

[coldbacon]

best ever.



[sicxsweet]

Why are white people always doing weird shit.

[mratomix]

@sicxsweet hahaha because we are a weird group of people man.

[jetflock]

@sicxsweet

You have to see Bobby Conn live. It may just look odd here, but he has this vibe in person you won't get anywhere else.

[loadedbloke1981]

awesome

[camstilton]

This video is my life in every detail (including the leisurewear, mute submission, and gasping for breath).

[OohAahCantona53]

Legend! I think the audience all have learning difficulties.

[tstrike2000]

Bobby Conn = A hidden gem to the musical community, and the world.

[kulaman]

I love this video for so many reasons

[Suavepebble]

This song itself is less important than the point of making songs regarding the man. The man is real and he is there and he is out there and he sees you even if you don't see him -- so see him.

[NataschaO]

Love the choreography!

[nicafornica]

but thats not important right now

[sanchezsimone729]

This is ridic..

[mismonster100]

sounds a bit like jackson 5

[firstthingsfirst88]

@mismonster100 the guitar riff is bascically "I want you back", but that's the reason we love mr. conn in the first place, he's a musical chameleon and a trickster. good ear!

[mismonster100]

@firstthingsfirst88 thanks! =) yeah i love him!!

[radted411]

White people problems

[tstrike2000]

Only Bobby Conn can be a stud and against the man in that outfit. I recently tried to emulate him by going out wearing a maroon Adidas jogging suit with pink tie and I was flogged in public.

[StatD]

This guy is a fucking legend!

[theRUSSIANjewFTW]

white people.

[Truzo]

You're never gonna get ahead now, by giving head to the man. I'm Sorry Children !

[GuitarGod7878]

3:11=best part

[Naxwell]

Everything about this is adorable.

[Almightystalker]

NEVAH GONNA GET AHEAD BY GIVIN SAYIN YESS OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH TTTTTOO THHHHEE MAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[marycigarettes]

a true star.

[slangshotstudios]

false and homosexual

[mjg032]

2:10 doesn't look very kosher to me!

[TommyBottler]

Fake!

[ZelenoffFanClub]

Loved Bobby Conn since seeing this vid on MTV many years ago (when MTV wasn't utter shit). For a demonstration of his continued genius seek out Bobby Conn's United Nations... under the rule of Satan!

[delcomurf]

truly .undiscovered raw talent,should have been the next David Bowie,,,,,,,,,,,,,,@ 220 you see the girl in the black combat boots big hairy snatchey

[sicxsweet]

@delcomurf say what you want i bet shed rock your cock sock off.

[MNc99]

i love how the original lyrics were "you're never going to get ahead giving head to the man". i actually prefer this version.

[brainburger]

@MNc99 This version was recorded the night before this vid was shot. This is a kid's show. He explains that this is a different version for that reason at the end of this vid.

[14thdomino]

@brainburger ...ok?

[tenaciousd1888]

4:48 bobby conn warning kids of illuminati.

[spacecadetuk]

Masterpiece. 

[SydWarden]

Bobby Conn is obviously a man who can't handle his cocaine.

[Transpersonals]

some people are just genius's. Simple as thsat.

[Rorymizen]

@Transpersonals Geniuses?

[cutemuffinmama]

I LOVE BOBBY CONN



[jeffrey44]

Bobby Conn looks like Dom from Dick and Dom is this video.

[daffonfire]

Oh! Now Charlie Bigmouth Brooker likes this, it's gonna be famous? (And coool probably) No-one ever heard it before? Been listening and laughing to it for years!

[Granitoons]

@daffonfire Same here! Back in 2005 I could NOT stop laughing at this stuff.

[thesimpsons17]

Mr Brooker sent me here, but i have to say, in a weird way i really like this lol :).

HURRAY FOR THE NAZI'S

hope people realise that is a charlie quote otherwise i just look mental :/

[n0td4v3]

Everyone who thumbed up that Charlie sent me meesage is a yes man.

[GonzoBolsover]

40 people gave head to the man!

[sayno2lolzisback]

what the fuck is that at the start "BOOOOWOOOO"

[shadowcontroll]

loving the track suit :D

[Ko0lHaNDLuKex]

I love how at 3:13 he get's it wrong and reverts back to ruder lyric "giving head to the man", then apologises for it straight afterwards!

[shaolinsword]

I was expecting him to start gangsta rapping with some really awkward breakdancing the way he started that song

[Rumpio]

I wish I could dance as well as bovver boot girl.

[DanReligion]

BY GIVING... SAYING YES OHHHH!!!

[billbroonzyish123]

wow

[Ko0lHaNDLuKex]

It's pretty damn catchy, gotta be said...

[fatjez]

Look at that fucking hipster.

[shabu22]

this is what crack cocaine can do to you kids, you've been warned!

[shabu22]

the audience is blatantly retarded .

[woodyeckerslyke]

Thought he had an Ian Curtis look about him at various points.

Apparently he proclaimed himself the Antichrist, going a bit further than John Lennon.

From WP: "To me when I came up with the whole idea of trying to promote myself as a potential Antichrist I figured that no-one is going to take this seriously or even acknowledge it because it's about the dumbest thing you could say."

[flyoverangel]

seriously.. angriest lyrics in the world. happiest little melody and smiling kids behind... total mindfuck!

[binstig]

Am I the only person who knows Charlie but already knew Bobby Conn?

[flyoverangel]

@binstig yep.

[JimDownWell]

@binstig nope

[ZappyTheHappy]

Klaus Kinski meets the Jackson Five.

[vampirexchild]

Ok then Charlie. Ok then...

[gringomonkee]

Oh Charlie ...

[ktkow]

progressive rock in a trackie and cuban heals - yea!

[jonnybullingdon]

Was that ironic?

[betterbydefinition]

Those eyes...0.0

[markbeale]

Great song but keeps reminding of Jackson Five.

[SydWarden]

Brooker, what have you done? This will be stuck in my head for so long now. But know this; I will be humming this and smiling like Bobby Conn when I kill you for linking me here.

Can't decide if want...

[danladds]

GOD DAMNIT BROOKER

[MeBeMat]

Thumbs up if Charlie Brooker sent you here.

[percyswatchingyou]

Brooker, I want a word.

[lozzd]

WHY CAN'T THEY DANCE IN TIME

[jeffrey44]

@lozzd

That's what the man wants them to do.

[kasterborous]

WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST WATCH

[02MARTIA]

This is unintentionally hilarious haha

[ciaracustard]

Charlie what have you made me watch? I will never get those 5 minutes back.

[nutzypeanutz]

Charli sent me!

[occasionalginger]

Oh man I wish this had been the theme for Screenwipe

[rs64x4]

wtf is this Brooker :p

[scorinaldi]

god level

[brianwilson49]

this is genius, the perfect antidote to the simon cowell generation of manufactured shit.

whether you 'get' this or not is irrelevant. we NEED artists like this more than ever.

vive la fucking differance, muthafuckas.

[U2ROPA]

this was voted one of the wortst music videos ever released I wonder why, he's shite!!!!

[JHONN77]

WUAJAJAJAJAJJAJAJAJAJAJ QUE RISA! JAJAJSAJSAJDJADSJDSADAS

[FCWatford1]

can't decide if this is one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind or a crime against humanity-the girl in the blue dress all but steals the show-curiously addictive.

[BradleySherwoodFan]

@FCWatford1 I dance like that girl in the blue dress. Which is why I never, ever dance.

[Goodbyemrsaddam123]

That lanky dude and his weird dancing always cracks me up.

[schloiviking]

well as you can see this cabin?

[kleel23]

whats he doin at the begining ???? ha

[Slick37c]

I can definitely see that cabin.

[ThePerfectone12]

I dance like the man in the grey suit  :p

[abnaaslt110]

ORIGINAL LYRICS:

"Never going to get ahead now, GIVING HEAD to the man"

No lie.

[hotbuns12]

"GIVING- SAYING YES..."

[postmanOslo]

Bobby Conn rocks! hehe :-)

[truch2]

Brilliant! Wah wah we miss you

[eact920]

definition of swag right there!

[abubich]

The girl in the blue dress in the background is committed. I respect that.

[2704sandro]

if u like this song... you are going to hell

[imeanitsfine]

@2704sandro why??? i luv this

[pjperez]

@2704sandro I'm good with that.

[schoey100]

Is this for real or a piss take? Are they all, er..."special" ?

[pjperez]

@schoey100 we can only aspire to be that special.

[FenslerFilm]

Preach Bobby C!

[GreatestEnemy32]

That's the most charismatic special person I've ever seen. Way to go!

[introducing68]

I want top learn how to dance like the guy wearing the grey coat top at 2:08

[Rhubba]

@introducing68 You mean the "punched in the gut shuffle"?

[introducing68]

@Rhubba -LOL! Is that what it's called?

[FilmConspiracy]

this is totally awesome

[patriciagreenfield]

1.53 I'm A LITTLE DRUNK!!!! Hahah I adore this song and the video Bobby Conn Never get ahead is my guilty pleasure!

[Bleazzy2425]

i respect Bobby Conn.

[Mootime7]

truckstop records

[maddash24seven]

Beyond genius. Like a neo Michael Jackson.

[hcfcsonny]

such a strange man

[sicxsweet]

that girl in the blue dress needs to calm down.

[Bethfromwigan]

@mistic0017 is that the guy doing the dance at 2.08 ?. do you know him ?.

[Bethfromwigan]

Does Emily ( the girl in the blue dress ) have a myspace or facebook page ?.

[abubich]

@Bethfromwigan The fact that you know the backup dancers by name overwhelms me with respect. I figure many of them went on to a career as Solid Gold dancers.

[Bethfromwigan]

Who are the people in the background dancing to this song and what kind of show is this from ?.

[psudjb]

@psudjb

Oops. I meant Mark Gormley.

[ohheyist]

I LOVE THIS. I LOVE HIM.

[jasonmit]

High!

[SuccessionLockon]

Those eyes!! @@"

[shoeboxbedroom]

I love how he makes it really obvious that he's lip syncing by trying to talk into the microphone at the beginning.

I guess it would be pretty hard to hit those high notes while jumping around the whole time...it's just hilarious.

[dailener]

hhaahhaha what?

[loconater]

yha the fine line between genuis and idiot

[PerfectRodo]

@loconater I read this as "fine line between genius and clot". Still true.

[oddboticus]

Genius.

[MachineGunnerDrummer]

C-c-c-c-c-cocaine!!!!!

[vikee1975]

I love the girl in the blue dress throwing some shapes!

[sengoku80]

At the start of this song. Is it just me or he is trying to sound a young michael jackoson doing a bad jackson 5 parody.

[allonewordy]

He reminds me of Roger from American Dad. Particularly like the moment when he sings the "adult version" and then says "aaah, sorry!" straight after.

[StMarysOfTheMoon]

"NO NEVAH!"

[HappyDeadBeaver]

You're never gonna get ahead givin' head to the man!

[Tegulicious]

What the fuck did I just watch? Why the fuck did I just watch it? These things I will never know and will be better for it! Keep an eye out for the man, and by man I mean my penis......L8er.

[yummy1471]

You tell 'em Bobby

[shaftsbury94]

used to see this on mtv2 120 minutes, bobby rules ok

[Wisegeorge]

Bobby is an absolute genius at spreading a message through music, besides being totally fucking insane. Who couldn't love that combination? Not me, I've watched this video over a hundred times in three years and I keep coming back for more, Verdad!

[Lawlzy72]

anyone know where I can get the real song?

[stuartadair]

Not sure if Bobby Conn is 3ft tall, or just looks like that because of the 7ft girl in Army boots behind him - A true classic :-)

[digvoldon]

"Giving ny say" Nice Save Bobby Conn!!!

[bjsbristoluk]

Is this the sort of thing that illegal downloading is killing? I'd better get back on Bit Torrent.

I do like how at about 3:16 he sings the ruder version, then apologises for it in the next line.

[I2ezident]

Genius! This is absolutely brilliant. Sensational.

[alanlovedog]

wonderfully awful in a deliberate way.

[thisismyytname]

Looks like ALL of them escaped from an insane assylum! I like it!!

[TheSprawll]

Women in blue at 3:08

[smoochie8919]

i will inseminate myself with the fertile fluid of bobby conn

[NausicaaRaine]

I can't stop watching this.

I....I love it.

[wordsbackwards]

omg this is so totarly high school music

[toemasie]

Great song and what bizarre footage.

Love the outfits.

[tstrike2000]

Only Bobby Conn can truly be a stud and against the man in that outfit. I recently tried emulating him by going out in a maroon Adidas jogging suit with pink tie and was flogged in public.

[Bfresh99]

@tstrike2000

And flogged you should have been. Only one can wear the suit......

[cyclo1224]

@tstrike2000 lolol thats great man...remmeber you just need to let your EGO GO

[duckseatfish]

@tstrike2000 and a well deserved flogging it was. Stay safe, stay indoors.