The Fathers of the Founding Fathers

[thewolffromhell66666]

this is so sweet

[redbird8899]

I FREAKING LOVE THE VID. "and yes, other bodily fluids LOL"

[thedeadman333]

I know a father that is much better than his son, Dale Earnhardt Sr.

[mrclueuin]

I would like to dedicate Hank's Father's Day song to my late dad Charles. Hope you don't mind Hank. That and the fact that it's not Father's Day today. :> DFTBA, my Dad never did. :)

[webkinzgirl13]

1:25 MISTAKE! you sang "we spend a lot more time talking about the..." but in the video you wrote "we spend more time thinking about the..."

[stude444]

I love how frantic your voice sounds in this song.

[medusafer]

no offense, hank, but this is either too high or too fast for you... towards the end there your singing sounded more like squawking ;) excellent song nontheless!

[42ravenclaw]

@Delichtig yes Edison made a form of electrification, but it was Direct Current and was very limited. Whereas Tesla created Alternating current which was overall way better. And is what we still use today.

[xxAngelfeather]

No matter how popular Henry will be, John shall never be forgotten.

[lifesgoodpeep]

Martin luthor kings father was named martin luthor king

[natdot2804]

I am a girl...

so it was a bit weird to see:

YOU ARE PROBABLY A FATHER!

come on screen...

[nytephoenix25]

1:26

the lyrics say thinking, you said talking :)

[coralista09]

Hank, you misspelled radiation at around 11:12 ... just though that you would like to know haha. Between this and the brotherhood 2.0 intro I think that we can draw some conclusions..... just kidding!

[s4nt4k1ller]

george washington's dad's name: Augustine Washington

ben franklin's dad's name: Josiah Franklin

rockefeller's: william avery rockeffeler

Martin Luther King's dad: Martin Luther King sr.

[hatguy24]

Anyone else notice that radiation is spelled wrong?

[gianlucafava]

@hatguy24 Yep, at 1:08

[jgfmer]

Umm... Ghandi, it appears that you have the chorus of a vlogbrothers song in your neck flab

[tacoismykitty]

"through his sweat and blood, and yes, other bodily fluids, created the vlogbrothers"

ugh, did you have to say that.

[Ginger743]

If I grow up and find out I'm gonna have a kid this might just be how I break the news.

[DaftAnime]

I bow to your lung's awesome-ness

[Dolphinbebe3632]

I’m a little late but… Washington was the 1st child of Augustine Washington. Alexander Graham Bell’s father was Professor Alexander Bell, who created Visible Speech, which helped the deaf learn to talk. Amelia Earhart was the daughter of Samuel Stanton and Nightengale’s father was a noted English Unitarian, William Edward Stanton. Jack Daniels was raised by Calaway Daniels while Disney’s father had an Irish-Canadian father Elias Disney. There! Now you know

[stude444]

"And the kid ends up murdering half of leningrad" You sir, are aweosme

[ilagrocks]

Hank,

Tell us where Amelia Earhart went.

[jmaster1324]

other bodily fluids

[jgfmer]

Martin Luther King has a lot of confussing sentence structures on his suit

[pickles4all]

Actually you spelled it "radition"  lmao

[messyhair42]

Is "Hank Williams Jr." an homage to your dad Hank?

[dunzy1996]

This should have more views. Lots more views.

[dulanthad]

Paternity is an advanced human feature.

[VideosOfJordan]

1:25 Hank says talking but the writing says thinking!! conspiracyconspiracy!!!!

[ced326]

how can 94 people dislike this video? what could they possibly have against it?!?!

[estevezmiami]

Why would stalen destroy leningrad wouldn't that be hitler?

[KINDspotting]

@estevezmiami Stalen? Satan? Stalin?

Me confuseded :S

[Tazer448]

WOOOOOOOOAHAAHHHHH how come i havent seen this video yet????

[mydivadoggirl]

why wasn't this song on ellen hardcastle?

[harmonyamidchaos]

@mydivadoggirl It's on This Machine Pwns n00bs

[mydivadoggirl]

@harmonyamidchaos OHH! that would make MUCH more scene!

[rainabraina]

Henry Green is awesome and we all know who his dad is!!

[IMCRAZIER2THEMAX]

my dad can't use a computer, doubleclick= click pause click (well i clicked twice)

scroll= (whats that)

I could go on, but i think you get the picture so i couldn't send this 2 him

[zoogenn]

Was i the only one that thought about josef when he said the father of jesus..?

[clownfish000]

This made me tear up.

[alexwalsh123456]

WHAT ABOUT ALBUS SEVERUS POTTER?! YOU FORGOT HIM!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HANK!

[the13thhatred]

I love this song, but tesla really did more work for electricity than edison, Edison happened to steal the credit though. I know minor point, but I feel it must be said

[HungriMunki]

Hank sounds kinda like a turkey on that last line

[mirosango14]

I like the song, but when Hank sings "why don't I know who the fathers of the founding fathers are?" his voice sounds a bit strained...

[MrOneofthousands1994]

@mirosango14 It's hard to say the entire refrain in one breath, you try it.

[dipsaucerose]

this is an awesome video.

[Ravenclaw797]

"if someone sent you this, you're a father."

i feel like this song was for John at the time. xD

[NicoTheSecondDoctor]

@Ravenclaw797 but john wasn't a dad then

[Ravenclaw797]

@NicoTheSecondDoctor Not yet... but John (and Hank) would have known at that point in time that John would be, so it could have been an joke that Nerdfighteria wouldn't have understood.

[asuka33221109]

you spelt radiation wrong. :D Nice song! lol

[2elephantsandabanana]

I like how Hank's voice sounds more distressed as he goes through the song.

[Nani101]

Every time I hear "Edison brought electrification" I cringe and think "TESLA. TESLA. TESLA."

[TheTeremaster]

@Nani101 nikola tesla technically wasn't very awesome seeing as he had a mental breakdown and claimed he owned a deathray.......

[Nani101]

@TheTeremaster Nikola Tesla basically did everything. Edison just took credit. Edison ALWAYS just takes credit. He's like the plagiarizer's role model.

[FuturePerfectElite]

@Nani101 Between Tesla (AC) and Swan (Light Blub) I wonder if Edison invented ANYTHING or just stole other people's inventions, just saying!

[Delichtig]

@Nani101 Tesla did create a lot of the technology that led to electrification but Edison's efforts brought it to the masses

[sciencenerd111]

@Nani101 I was almost named Nickoli after Nickoli Tesla....

[CherryyBombs]

@Nani101 I KNOW!! xD

[WarriorNinjaWinter]

This is a great song, loved the text animation too.

oh and at 1:25 you say talking but the text says thinking.

Just so you know...

[chickenfingalickin]

It angers me a bit that it says "Curie discovered radition" instead of radiation. My dad actually saw that.

[ThoughtfulNotVapid]

Alexander Bell is one of my ancestors. So he's not my father...but he's up in that family tree somewhere.

[lindorchocolate]

For some reason, this is actually one of my favorite Hank Green songs! Even though I'm a teenage girl.

[divicool72]

Curie discovered "radition"?

I found a typo yay!

[DeezyWheezy]

i like how he gets all squeaky at "who the fathers of the founding fathers are"

[CyraEm]

Not gonna lie, I kind of want to keep this in my back pocket for when I get pregnant and need to tell my husband. But he totally wouldn't get it cause I show him funny songs all day long. Plus, we've agreed we won't be having kids for another 15 years and God only knows what will have happened between now and then.

[Kurtiz76]

Was hoping to get more history out of this.

[mrloulou97]

Why isn't there a mother's day one?

[DarkWolfMaster1]

@mrloulou97 really they put all this work into it and that's what you have to say

[mrloulou97]

@DarkWolfMaster1 I'm sorry if it seemed that way, I loved it, I even showed it to my dad. I was just thinking, if he made one for the fathers of great men and women, well, the mothers are important too, right?

[chocoholic718]

emailed this to my dad. happy father's day!!!

[jaytummy]

I just showed this to my dad. Thanks, Hank!

[thestorminmay]

Thumbs up if you sent this to your dad today. :)

[TheseApples]

Anyone know where I can get the chords for this?

[Leathee]

Happy father's day 2011

[almightyshortme]

"dads who were awesomer than them" ... Suggestion: Henry Green. *braces self for the onslaught of "Henry IS Awesome!"* i'm aware. So is John. *continues to brace self for onslaught of "he wasn't born when this song was written"* still aware.

[iambored71717]

This would be a great way to find out you are a father.

[jazziestge0ff]

it says curie discovered radition...... lol

[maryarden11]

after watching this i am ASTOUNDED at the amount of words that end in "tion' ! :)

[fundued1000]

kings father ether left or died when he was little becus he talkes about not growing up with out a father alot

[RAWRilyy69]

radiation was spelled wrong by the way..

[mamcle]

Edison..kindof sucked.



[SAthetribe]

lol sat here watching it thinking 'oh Bell! I can tell you all about his dad!' (is part of the family history, his name was Alexander Graham Bell <-- invented the telephone, as was common of the time, his dad had the same name) the name is still passed down the family, right down to present date.

'Earhart, can tell you about her too, she's another part of the family history', then scolding myself for RUINING THE POINT OF THE SONG!!!

[Mylifeofdragons]

@SAthetribe Same thing with me and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Notice the "Junior")

[TalkingToMyWebcam]

far by job important most the is fatherhood if so?

[BatmansFavoriteGirl]

thumbs up if you bought this CD, and love this song.

;)

[nmjw1]

I would just like to point out that "radiation" is spelled "radition" in this video.

That is all.

[lolololliepop1]

Prince William and Prince Charles :)

[irisnerdfighter]

although, James Potter is not awesomer then Harry,

He comes pretty close IMO

[thatawkwardmoment]

I'm sure Alan made a video explaining how he made this video but I can't find it anywhere... anyone got any ideas where I can find it??

[elliefc92]

i love this video. i think it is such a nerdy video. as it must. but nerdier i guess. looove it.

nerdfighters ftw =D

[lemondrop5578]

OMG OMG OMG

1st vlogbrothers typo I've ever seen that wasn't intentional.

Radition - radiation (Curie)

[ryan21212]

@lemondrop5578 And at 1:26, it's written 'thinking', but spoken as 'talking'.

[smcgaff222]

@lemondrop5578 communication is spelled wrong in brotherhood 2.0

[grefog]

um most of the peoples kids you mentioned have awesomer dads

[Atuchy]

I've known this song since it was uploaded and I didn't think of someone until now: The Kennedys! They're all famous but JFK is probably the most.

[StarWarsAlex]

Nikola Tesla from Serbia (1856-1943) invented open circuit electricity, and Edison just took all the credit.And his father was Milutin Tesla, an orthodox christian priest. (I know that in America the word orthodox often links to orthodox Jews, but when the christian church seperated in the medieval, the west became Catholic and the east of Europe became orthodox. DFTBA

[StitchedMusik]

I know the dad of martin luther king jr.... Martin Luther King Sr! xD

[oneofthousands1994]

Why can't I stop watching this? I'm not a father, and I've stopped talking to my own father...

[imtonasty]

Why cant i buy this song??

[oneofthousands1994]

@imtonasty You can, it's on itunes

[imtonasty]

@oneofthousands1994 i have tried searching for this exact title, came up dry. whats the name of the song on itunes?

[oneofthousands1994]

@imtonasty It's called "The Fathers of the Founding Fathers", try searching just in the music category. For me it's the very first song on the list.

[oneofthousands1994]

I would say the father of Martin Luther King, Jr. was Martin Luther King, Sr.

[TheFourOfClubs]

John Adams was better than John Quincey.

PWNED

I love the song :)

[untitledmusicproject]

This song and "The List" prove that Hank Green has lungs of steel :)

[TheShootingCupcake]

if someone sent you this, you're a father, hopefully thats not a surprise... xD lol!

[sportsguyluke]

@famous people with more awesome dads: JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

[nikkili]

Martin Sheen!

[SirTeeGeeEss]

1:26 Hank sings 'talking' but the words say 'thinking'

Oops!

[CharletteAndMo]

Disney's dad was kind of a a**hole.

[dorrektor]

And its still awesome

[cuius11]

well, technically, ghandi didn't FIGHT for anything...

[SirTeeGeeEss]

@cuius11 Fighting isn't always physical.

[sarcasticteddybear]

Lots and lots of kings and princes.

But still, excellent song. It's pretty jokes.

[iamemilyrosex]

@sarcasticteddybear Yes! I'm not the only person who still says jokes = ] XD

[MegaAppless]

this is why we have wikipedia

[Bosoxgalaxy]

@MegaAppless sorry, but i dont really get that. could you explain?

[MegaAppless]

@Bosoxgalaxy wikipedia would tell info about all famous people AND THERE DADS

[Bosoxgalaxy]

@MegaAppless oh, ok

[PowerRussia4eva]

He spelled Radiation as Redition. Lol.

[MegaAppless]

kinl jong eel

[dieLarkundMusik]

When "If someone sent you this you're a father hopefully this isn't a surprise" was showing I made a sound right in between "awwww" and "BAHAHA". Hankmusic <3

[LovehammerMedia]

How do you make videos like this?

If someone sent me in the right direction that would be awsome!

[Blasterare]

@LovehammerMedia its called typography i guess thats a push towards the right direction i guess

[LovehammerMedia]

@Blasterare THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[onyekachi93]

@LovehammerMedia Most specifically, search for 'kinetic typography.'

[spidermanandsnape]

Thank you Hank and John's dad for making Hank and John!!!

[SeverusSnapeOrSev]

spelling error! it says we spend more time THINKING when he says its TALKING! Lol :)

[telmacblack]

Wow, this is just a little bit more than a thousand views away from one hundred thousand views.

[CharletteAndMo]

disney's dad was actually kind of a prick.

[OlleLindestad]

@CharletteAndMo That may explain why Disney himself was exactly that.

[BenGriffithsReviews]

@OlleLindestad Possibly. All we really know is that he was racist and an Anti-Semite.

[OlleLindestad]

@BenGriffithsReviews and a flaming misogynist, from what I've heard.

[CharletteAndMo]

hank has this thing where he tends to repeat the last line of his songs three times.

[hkdancergl]

I wish this song actually told me something about those guy's dad's. That would be cool =)

[ElphabaTheDelerious]

1:09 you misspelled "radiation", Hank.

[Narglesonamistletoe]

hey do this for mothers too! there's 364 men days and only one women day!

[paulsgirl4evs]

Archie Manning was a little cooler than both of his sons... (Eli and Peyton)... Just sayin' :))

[kasperzwemmen]

@starvator it's called "kinetic typography" I think it's in after effects

[kasperzwemmen]

@DeaneGoodie  it's called "kinetic typography" I think it's in after effects

[cumberland92]

Chris Simms was good but Phil Simms, his father, won a super bowl.

[14hp1]

Julian Lennon and John Lennon?

Zach (not sure if that's how you spell his first name) Starkey and Ringo Starr?

[ArenGtv]

@14hp1 Julian wasn't really famous, but I completely agree about Zack.

Zack is famous as a drummer in his own right, but Ringo was clearly far awesomer :)

[14hp1]

@ArenGtv

Well, that's the point, yeah? "Well, I can only think of a couple of men but were famous who had dad's that were awesomer than them." :)

[vcav22]

this song is so catchy .

[InfantryArmyMom]

Awesome video !!! You Rock !!! HOOAH !!!

[InfernalGaming]

Christopher Tolkien was awesome but I belive JRR tolkien was awesomer.

[CortneyMinusYou]

Curie discoverd "radition"?

xDD

Whatever.

Hank, I love you equally as much This father's day as I did last father's day.

...

Even though you're not a father.

xDD

[JacksVortex]

Typo at 1:27 talking not thinking

[liangzs86]

thanx!!!!

[IlynRoss1]

Thank you.

[mookerish]

At 1:26, the words say "thinking" but he sings "talking"

Grrrrrrr

[ronandhermy]

This is such a great song. It makes me smile every time I listen to it. :)

[smilee010]

what about mothers?

[deathnotefan386]

@smilee010 this was for father's day....

[smilee010]

@deathnotefan386 so even on mothers day we dont here about the mothers of the the famous females and males. i think we should!

[deathnotefan386]

@smilee010 then write a song about it

[rgrippen]

This has to be my favorite song you've done! It's just a good song, and it kind of reminded me of Fred Penner.

[AfternoonProductions]

ZOMGWTFBBQ HANK YOU SPELLED RADIATION WRONG!!!! PAUSE AT 1:09 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chrisbarstow]

Billy ray Cyrus and his little whore of a daughter .

[chrisbarstow]

Gorge Bush, Geroge W Bush a.k.a. Jr.

[chrisbarstow]

Mel brooks (writer, actor, director, comedian , all around epic dude) max brooks (NY time best seller Idk how many weeks for both books)

[SnickersInTheBarn]

I won't even mention the typo. Because I love this song.

[MrCheater224]

very good song

[latestranger]

I must point out that many of the great women of this world (and some of the men) had to fight their fathers tooth and nail to polish themselves into powerful pearls. I still like the song; I just have to be that factual nerd who rains on everyone's parade.

[sinjothegod]

Martin Sheen and john green is also a rather awsome dad out there and his son is born to be a guy with a family like that.

[Narglesonamistletoe]

It wasn't Bell, it was an italianamerican man called Antonio Meucci. You should know that!

[pandoraandvladimir]

I couldn't send this to my dad he would complain that it's too fast

[haroldastigy]

@pandoraandvladimir me too

[MaplesMaster]

According to something I saw on TV, Robert Brooks was more well-loved by Hooters employees than Coby Brooks.

Bloody Mary and Queen Elizabeth were King Henry VIII's daughters, and he has quite an interesting little story.

[SoxxForYou]

My dad is Wayne... who is your dad?

[shawnconnry001]

Billy Ray Cyrus,FATHER of Miley Cyrus....IYF Hank! :P

[moviemoviemadness]

ljlightfire1 yea! thumbs up!

[ZeMostAmazing]

this song is sooo catchy