A Special Performance of Cowboy Bebop's "The Real Folk Blues" feat. Yoko Kanno, Steve Blum, and More
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- Anime gives back! In collaboration with Sunrise and Mason Lieberman, we are thrilled to share this star-studded tribute to the gorgeous music of Yoko Kanno and Cowboy Bebop to benefit COVID-19 relief.
Featuring over forty special guests including Yoko Kanno herself, The Seatbelts, original cast members and a veritable who's-who of the modern game and anime industries, ALL PROCEEDS from this track will be donated to the CDC Foundation and Doctors without Borders (MSF) in support of the fight against COVID-19.
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Music Direction/Arrangement - Mason Lieberman (Senior Game Audio Coordinator @ Tencent. Composer/Recording Artist on projects like RWBY, Beyblade Burst, Rising of the Shield Hero, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros, and more)
Featuring:
Special Guest Band: The Seatbelts (The original band led by Yoko Kanno that featured on the OST of Cowboy Bebop)
Band Arrangement and Direction for The Seatbelts: Yoko Kanno
Trumpet: Koji Nishimura
Trumpet: Eric Miyashiro
Trombone: Yoichi Murata
Vocals: A-sha Mai Yamane
Percussion: MATARO
Upright Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe
Drums: Yasuo Sano
Electric Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori
And Special Guest
Vocals: A-sha Mai Yamane
Translation: EJTranslations
Mix / Additional Guitar: Masahiro Aoki (Legendary former composer at Capcom with credits on Megaman, Street Fighter V, Astral Chain, and more)
Organ: Robbie Benson (Band leader, Super Soul Bros)
Keys: Ed Goldfarb (Series Composer, Pokémon: The Animated Series)
Guitar: David McLean (Guitarist on Beyblade Burst, One Minute Melee, host of Animyze)
Synth/Additional Sound Design: Jason Walsh (Senior composer and sound designer at Hexany Audio with recent credits including Overwatch Contenders, PUBG Mobile, and League of Legends)
Bass: Matthew Hines (Touring bassist with recent gigs including the Jonas Brothers, Ledisi, Summer Walker, Kiana Lede, Bazzi, and more)
Drums: Kevin Brown (Touring drummer with recent gigs including Jason Hawk Harris, the Southern California Brass Consortium, and more)
Saxophone: Zac Zinger (Composer and woodwind player for Street Fighter V, Jump Force, Mobile Suit Gundam: Side stories, and more)
Flute: Kevin Penkin (Series composer, Made in Abyss, Rising of the Shield Hero, more)
Lead Vox 1: Shihori (J-pop singer and song-writer on shows like Fairy Tail, Macross Frontier, Irregular at Magic Highschool, and more.)
Lead Vox 2: Úyanga Bold (Lead vocals on things like Mulan (2020), League of Legends, and multiple projects with Hans Zimmer/Pinar Toprak etc.)
Lead Vox 3: Raj Ramayya (Lead vocals on Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Wolf’s Rain, Made in Abyss, and more)
Backing Vox 1: Dale North (Composer for Dreamscaper, Wizard of Legend, Sparklight, Nintendo Minute, and more)
Backing Vox 2: Dawn M. Bennett (Voice actress for anime and game series like Dragon Ball Super, Fairy Tail, RWBY, Borderlands 3, and more)
Backing Vox 3: Kaitlyn Fae (Filipino-American singer, actor, writer, director, co-host on the nerd video podcast, PanGeekery)
Rap 1: Substantial (Legendary jazz-hop rapper, Nujabes’ collaborator, with dozens of major placements and projects)
Rap 2: Mega Ran (Critically-acclaimed nerdcore legend)
Rap 3: Red Rapper AKA Zaid Tabani (Rapper with credits on Street Fighter, the EVO worldwide fighting tournament’s main theme, and Rooster Teeth’s Red VS. Blue)
Poem: D.B. Cooper (Voice Actress and director on Hearthstone, Bioshock 2, The Amazing Spiderman 2, Ghostbusters (2016), DC Universe Online, and more)
Spoken word: Beau Billingslea (Voice actor from Cowboy Bebop - Jet Black)
Ending Tag: Steve Blum (Voice actor from Cowboy Bebop - Spike Spiegel)
String Director/String Arranger/Orchestrator/Disco slide king: Lance Treviño (Film composer for titles like Beyblade Burst God, Hanazuki, Chef’s Table, and more!)
String Copyist/Orchestrator/String Mockup: Dallas Crane (Multimedia composer and personal assistant to Austin Wintory)
Strings: Our string section is composed of brilliant artists whose individual credits include grammy nominations, tours with artists like Eminem, Sting, and Hans Zimmer, and recordings for soundtracks like Steven Universe, God of War, The Lion King (2019), and many, many more.
Violins - Molly Rogers, David Morales Boroff, Felicia Rojas, Jeff Ball
Violas - Joe Chen, Molly Rogers, Isaac Schutz, Jeff Ball
Cellos - Andrew Dunn, David Tangney
Upright Bass - Travis Kindred
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From the artists: We are tremendously grateful to Sunrise, Sunrise Music and Funimation for their generous support in allowing us the opportunity to create this. For our United States viewers, Cowboy Bebop is available to stream on Funimation.com; we highly recommend you do so.
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Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato
Composed by Yoko Kanno
Arranged by Mason Lieberman
©1998 BY SUNRISE Music INC.
COWBOY BEBOP ©1998SUNRISE INC.
作詞：岩里 祐穂／作曲：菅野 よう子／編曲：Mason Lieberman
©1998 BY SUNRISE Music INC.descr
カウボーイビバップ, 菅野よう子, シートベルツ
菅野よう子
シートベルツ - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Guys, this has been a dream to create. I love you all. This is such a hard time for everyone, and it comes from the heart; I've had immediate family on ventilators in the face of COVID-19. My Dad is a front-lines doctor. We're gonna show that the Anime community is capable of truly wonderful things for the good of the world. Please consider supporting this project in any ways that you can over the course of the next month
Mason Lieberman I have no idea how you put this together but it is amazing. I ordered the vinyl and can’t wait to listen on repeat.
@@DarkQueenHelba I compose for anime for a living. Most of these people are legitimately just dear friends who I've always wanted to work with, but never had the proper time to. COVID-19 lockdown has disrupted music tremendously, especially on the performance front. In a weird way, this is the only time something like this ever COULD happen. I am so grateful to everyone who said yes, and even more stunned for those who reached out. I must confess, never in my wildest dreams did I think we could have THE queen of anime herself, Yoko Kanno, and the legendary Seatbelts on this. Kanno-san is the consummate professional, and I am filled with so much joy that she chose to support this project in this way. I will always be grateful to her and everyone involved for their incredible generosity towards this crisis that affects us all.
God bless your father for his services. I'll keep him in my prayers.
Hey Mason, Brandon here, congrats on this huge project you pulled off, it was outstanding and I am now convinced to watch Cowboy Bebop
I just bought the digital track on Bandcamp, and also bought the vinyl. And helped advertise on everything I could. Phenomenal project, and talent's coming together for something this incredible. Thank you to everyone that was a part of this phenomenal collaboration. And to those fighting in the medical field.. the heroes & heroines we do not deserve, but totally need right now.
𝑺𝑬𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑺𝑷𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑪𝑶𝑾𝑩𝑶𝒀...
how did you do this I need to know
𝑺𝑬𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑺𝑷𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑪𝑶𝑾𝑩𝑶𝒀... shit nvm
@@philosoraptor4651 wait I need to know as well
@@nero5971 I just copied the text lol, but the font is cheltenham condensed bold
*Bang...*
I feel like I just watched a hidden episode off a show that's been off the air for the last 20 years....
Well, there sorta is a hidden episode: XX: "Mish-Mash Blues."
Me too... damn this makes me want more bebop
I’m with you 100 percent
100% agree.
A couple animes are doing similar things, like Carole and Tuesday
Nah, more Bebop would ruin it. Let the classic rest as it were.
I can't be the only one who comes back to this every once in awhile
About once ever week or two for me
Coming back Every week to experience this masterpiece
every once in a while i just get this feeling to listen to real folk blues again.
Once every 4 months to keep it special and never go stale, then again this magic could never be stale
We gotta carry that weight after all
@@keaganwheeler-mccann8565 😎
It's literally a song about how much Spike loved and missed Julia. :(
YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT!!!
Imagine having an anime so earth shattering and monumental that bands are coming together to play tracks from it 20 years after it went off the air. In the middle of a pandemic.
Can you imagine the marching band or Drum Corps version of this makes your heart speed up just thinking about it., 20 years later after it left us., this song sounds just as perfect as the first time it was ever performed that is when you know something is a classic. This raised the bar for anime both in design and music that anime creators have been playing catch-up ever since.
Sans Ryuji pretty amazing If you ask me
the work, which becomes a new genre itself, will be called...
@@labibrashidinan9868 Cowboy Bebop
@@ifuckinghateweeaboosandpeo3295
Once upon a time, in New York City in 1941... at this club open to all comers to play, night after night, at a club named "Minston's Play House" in Harlem, they play jazz sessions competing with each other. Young jazz men with a new sense are gathering. At last they created a new genre itself. They are sick and tired of the conventional fixed style jazz. They're eager to play jazz more freely as they wish then... in 2071 in the universe... The bounty hunters, who are gathering in the spaceship "BEBOP", will play freely without fear of risky things. They must create new dreams and films by breaking traditional styles. The work, which becomes a new genre itself, will be called... COWBOY BEBOP
The only bad part about this is you won't ever get to listen to it for the first time again.
samething about watching your name or Bunny Girl Senpai
Man I'm seeing this before i watch the show, idk how I've had it on the back burner for years but now i gotta watch it to understand the background of the later voice lines, granted the song on its own is already amazing but I've heard nothing but praise for this show so... yeah i'll be spending quarantine taking this series in at my own pace.
Real talk
Just like the rest of Cowboy Bebop
@@shadeshadekinguy9632 greatest anime of all times
Thanks again for supporting this! We just learned that the song spent two weeks on the "World Digital Song Sales" chart back in May and made it up to #6. That's all thanks to you! We appreciate you all. Be safe. Peace to you and yours.
@TheBunBun54321 Thanks fam!
You’re amazing!! I listen to your music everyday. I am so happy you were a part of this brilliance. Stay safe man.
you are so underrated man 🔥🔥
Just subbed. Good shit my guy.
@Miraj Thank you so much!
4:56 “Kindness ain't a weakness/Just a sign of our uniqueness”
I don't know why, but that lyric in particular just...damn. It really hits me deep, know what I mean?
That guys a teacher too I bet he’s a really good one
Substantial’s verse in this is fire 🔥
@@mookiestewart3776legendary teacher
And it is such a thing Spike would say.
Absolutely
That dude killed the sax solo, so many chills.
Zac Zinger is his name and he's a BEAST
Thank you for letting me know, you freaking killed it as well🖤 this whole video oozes talent and love for the source material.
@@ZaidTabani that was fuckin solid man w2g
wish they could've got Masato Honda
Hi Mugen, you gonna explode again? :V
the only problem with this video is that it ends.
There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn’t really care for. The cat wasn’t afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn’t come back to life.
Look at my eyes, Faye. One of them is a fake because I lost it in an accident. Since then, I’ve been seeing the past in one eye and the present in the other. So, I thought I could only see patches of reality, never the whole picture. I felt like I was watching a dream I could never wake up from. Before I knew it, the dream was over.
I'm not going there to die. I'm going there to find out if I'm really alive.
See ya, space cowboy. You're gonna carry that weight.
At least it went out with a Bang
Can I get a 10 hour version?
My heart ached after it ended. This was just too perfect
Morty nani
Steve Blum is a legend. You can tell he’s a cool guy.
He's a super chill dude. Met him in 2019 when I was a broke student, he signed a picture for me for free despite the sign saying $20. He just seemed like a very normal dude who was happy to be there meeting his fans.
2:56 *Zac Zinger* Holy smokes did you play the absolute shit out of that sax solo. If you ever see this man.... mad props. Thank you for that amazing talent
I'm not going there to die. I'm going there to find out if I'm really alive. - Spike Spiegel
underrated line
Overrated tbh
Fully appreciated line
Buying toilet paper in March
when you hunt for the toilet paper
"There once was a tiger-striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived, and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn’t really care for. The cat wasn’t afraid to die. Then, one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn’t come back to life." - Spike Spiegel
"I hate that story." - Spike Spiegel
ProjectAlpha Animations STOP IT YOURE GONNA MAKE ME CRY
Oh DAMN!!! That`t Freaking HEAVY!!
Holy shit that was deep....
“It was just... that he was all alone. Always by himself. Never anyone to share the game. A man who lived in dreams. That’s who he was.”
This came out when I was in the throes of opiate withdrawals and depression and I wept with happiness...I wanted it to never ever end. Thank you to all involved you saved at least one life
I’m so glad you’re better now man
Hey man just checking up on you, hope you’re still doing good.
@@demetrisross17 yessir. Having hip replaced next week and doing it without post op pain meds. Staying strong
"I come from the village where love is your killer. Where love gets you killed."
Oh, Spike. At least you followed your heart.
It still kills me that the entire Cowboy Bebop OST isn't on Spotify, let alone this gem! Still, this is amazing to listen to, I'm still shocked that it just turns up on my feed out of nowhere lol
Cool Guy soon... till then consider donating so we can give that money to Doctors Without Borders and help CoVid Victoms!
@@ZaidTabani way ahead of you guy! 🤙 Keep up the fantastic work!
Cool Guy Well it is over 80 tracks, many done by contributing artists which would have to give the go ahead. I doubt they’d hold it up but it’d be a lot of work for Sunrise/Funimation.
@@jerrell1169 shit yeah that's true. Still, a guy can dream lol
How long after you posted this did you get an ad for CZcams Music? Lol
4:31 I randomly started ugly crying. I have lost everything in the last 6 months and this just overwhelmed me.
We are nothing without our Real Folk.
You’ll make it through fam, there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. Don’t give up alright , your bebop family believes in you
Hang in there. Easier said than done I know but the world is ultimately a good place with good cool people
I want to thank Yoko Kano and the Seatbelts for mentioning my cousin Memphis Slim in the end-title of the anime series Cowboy Beebop! Slim was a great guy and I had the pleasure and honor of touring with him for a short while when I was a child!
Disney: "Endgame is the most ambitious crossover in history"
Funimation: "Hold my Prairie Oyster"
it’s good for sober though
Person holding the Prairie Oyster: "What the hell is this?"
Actually I would let Disney hold a Ganymede Rock Lobster. One that has been in the fridge too long.
Best. Comment. Ever.
Those real folk blues
_See you, Space Cowboy._
You're gonna c a r r y t h a t w e i g h t .
Bang...
Just come back dude
supaiku
I told you spike, don't go to vicious. I miss you
One of the rare times CZcams algorithm failed me coz it took 2 months for this vid to be in my recommended!
Damn, I'm in tears. Everyone knocked this out of the park.
you're lucky, I just got it now
i just got it NOW :(
@@jumping36 same D:
Took me a year. Don't feel too bad lol
IT TOOK ME 1 YEAR AND 5 MONTH...HAHA
“Kindness
Ain’t a weakness
Just a sign of our uniqueness”
🎉🎉🎉
So honored to work on this with such an amazingly talent group of people. I have loved Cowboy Bebop for years, so this is a bit of dream come true. And to do it in a way that helps fight what our world is currently facing is not only an honor but our duty. Always happy to use my talent to fight the good fight. Be safe and stay healthy, fam! ❤
You killed it man !
@@joeshearman2341 Thank you!
So proud of you Sub. You definitely deserve the exposure you've been getting recently
Seeing you was an extremely pleasant surprise! Thank you for contributing to this beautiful project. You were exceptional, as always.
Definitely going to have to follow you more and make an effort to make a crossover project in the future. 10/10 sir... Truly 10/10
That last "See you, space cowboy." HIT ME
Aw man, i'm in tears
dont try to start this again, mate, im already cryin'
Yeah I my eyes got very watery...
@WhiteTP0ison one of the greatest shows of all time. enjoy the ride
*tearfully* He’s in, boys. He did it. He said it. *crying airhorns*
LYRICS !!
Aishiteta to nageku ni wa
Amari ni mo toki wa sugi te shimatta
Mada kokoro no hokorobi o
Iyasenumama kaze ga fuiteru
Hitotsu no me de asu o mite
Hitotsu no me de kinou mitsumeteru
Kimi no ai no yurikagode
Mo ichido yasurakani nemuretara
Kawaita hitomi de dareka na itekure
The real folk blues
Honto no kanashimi ga shiritaidake
Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai
Ichido kiri de owarunara
Kibou ni michita zetsuboto
Wanagashikakerareteru kono chansu
Nani ga yoku te warui no ka
Koin no omoi to kuramitaita
Dore dake ikireba iyasareru no darou
The real folk blues
Honto no yorokopi ga shiritai dake
Hikaru mono no subete ga ougen to wa kagiranai
The real folk blues
Honto no kanashimi ga shiritaidak
e
Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai
Ichido kiri de owarunara
it's a hard, cold world but even colder without ya'
Looking for kind eyes in every single encounter
Cuttin' through hard stares, guard my hope from the doubters
Memories start to fade, sweet dreams begin to sour
Wind smothers my windows, flame hard to rekindle
World crumble around me begging God for a signal
Life is never that simple, lies dismantle temples
That pain that left me crippled, refined me like a chisel
You find me in the middle of war and peace
Just trying to ease my mental exploring beats
Real rhymes for real times, "Sweetest Gift" like Sade
And my name mean it's a classic like Watanabe
Never that hard to find me, a rider for the people
"Do-or-dier", Suitland sire, born to rise above the evil
Walk through fire if I need to, to get to higher ground
I am down for the fight of my life 'til the final round
This is for my real folks, who never wanted to deal dope
Seen the world at its darkest and bleakest and still hope
Know that kindness ain't a weakness
It's just a sign of our uniqueness
As hard as you work to get it, that's how hard you work to keep it
Not a secret, I just rap to offset my set backs
Tryna get the bounty like I'm Jet black
So, respect that, qualifier like I'm Mike Eagle
Repping for my people, leave the mic smoking like I'm Spike Spiegel
They say business and pleasure don't mix
But when I'm with my real folks there ain't no need to code switch
When I'm feeling hopeless, my folks keep me focused
Faye with the Austria 45, we don't miss
But my heart it gets torn in two
When I see what this world has now morphed into
But no matter what it is we gone get through
Kicking off the blues, and taking off like the Swordfish II
I'm not a saint or sinner, my days are my winters
My dreams are my picture, my breakfast is dinner
My gun is my mirror, my friends are my villians
I come from the village, where love is your killer
Where love get you killed if, you know when you feel it
Your losses are Vicious
Turn all my shooting stars to an asteroid
You use your eyes too much I flow with no focal point
You overthink almost every choice, and you die quick
You never risk what you got then you never find shit
Never do what I'm told, bravery isn't bold
People die who were right about everything that they know
But their finger was slow, you do what your sold
I go where I go, whatever happens
Happens, i see one eye through the past and
I Keep one back in the present, I used to bask at the ending
And now I'm asking the questions
Grasping my weapon, on top of my exit
I kill me the dragon, I'm back on the steps at the gate
They waiting for me, lemme carry the weight
BANG
See you, space cowboy!
I think this is now the definitive version of this song. I've love it for decades but this version just feels next level. it has so much heart!
Agreed this feels like the version of this song it was always meant to be. And all these people coming together from all across the world that originally had nothing to do with the show , they were just fans that grew up with it, shows how far this show has reached and how many people it’s touched . That in a literal global crisis we would all still turn to THIS SHOW for comfort speaks volume about the impact it’s had over the years
Like this is the only version i listen to now please someone get this on Spotify
He said the thing! HE SAID THE THING!!
I seriously can’t express how honored and blessed I feel to have been a part of this project. It’s such a pleasure to work with so many talented artists and to share our music with the world. I’ve always LOVED Cowboy Bebop, and to have Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts along with *two* of the English dub voice actors on the same recording...!!!! It’s just UNREAL!!! Thank you so much for putting this together, Mason!!! Let’s do some more!
Felicia Rojas the performance was awesome!!! 👌
Omg 😍 whose idea was this to put this together? Amazing performance. How did y'all accomplish this?
I can kill any guitar I touch. I wanna be apart of somethin like this! Cheers from Nashville TN
great perfomance!
Your talent is amazing keep it up!
Last dude's verse is so energizing!
This is art redefined, reimagined, done gracefully by people who respect the original with all their heart. Thank you friends.
Dude, when Steve Blum said the last "bang" I got chills.
Same here
SAME!!!!
It was like a ghost was in my room!🤣
i got it on the 'Honnntooo nooooo.." lol
Worst voice actor of all time !!!
We all did
I’m so unbelievably happy and proud to be a part of this. Not only for a good cause but the fact my verse got to go along with YOKO KANNO, THE SEATBELTS and STEVE BLUM. YEAH NBD 🤯 seriously theres so much talent on this... and y’all please donate. My cousin is a nurse, this CoVid thing has been incredibly difficult as we all know for everyone. All of the money will help these orgs get support to the people that need it most. Love y’all
Zaid Tabani it was a great few bars too!
Zaid Tabani damn great work
So Proud of you man!!!!! ❤️
HeyItsKool appreciate you bro!
I adore you, man. You're a stellar talent in so many arenas. I'm thrilled to have my name in the same parsec as yours.
I remember this coming out in the pandemic last year, I can't begin to describe how connected it made me feel to not only the show but all the people involved and all the people who love it as much as I do. I hope everyone who reads this is going ok and having a blessed day.
Love - Your fellow human.
This series will never die and it shouldn't.
"They say business and pleasure don't mix, but when I'm with my Real Folks there ain't no need to Code Switch."
Such a sharp line, damn
My man Mega Ran rolling through to lay the THUNDER down. So much realness to bring weight to our real folk blues.
SOOOOO honored to be a part of this. A literal dream come true for a great cause. UNREAL! Thank you Mason and everyone involved in this true labor of love. wowsers. Let's change some lives
Mega Ran dude your part was freaking awesome!!
I happy squealed when I saw your part in this Mega Ran! This is Truly a godlike collaboration!
Loved your part dude, Thanks for participating in this legendary work ❤️
You killed it, dawg! Good shit!
Boss I gotta tell you that was some good damn work. It thrills the shit outta me to see you involved in this. Thank you, and thanks to everyone else who made this a reality.
In the famous words of Spike....
"Bang....."
That last verse...wooo
If you're here, you'd probably also like to know that Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts reunited to play Tank! last week.
Look up Session StarDucks.
Space Lion too - same channel
And the Real Folk Blues. Their version is 100% different.
Thanks for making me discover Seatbelt's channel ! Don't know how I missed it
Props!!!
It's like Christmas!
Just thinking about how Nujabes might be in this if he was alive :(
RIP Seba Jun
Gone but not forgotten
F
RIP! Definitely remembered I'd bet in the making of this
Ñame check on Substantial’s credits
How did I not know about this till now?! Seeing it during the pandemic would have been amazing but at least I know it exists now. Thank you Steve and everyone else involved 🖤
It was amazing when it dropped, it’s crazy how relevant this show still is
Zaid murdered his verse! I love everyone involved in making this.
Well, guess I'm rewatching Cowboy Bebop now.
Get Mushroom Hunting my friend!
@@Mak10z Africa, Mexico, Sicily, Tijuana....
Does one need an excuse? :)
Everyone after this video 🥺😭
Shall I start with Heavy Metal Queen? Or just dive straight for Jupiter Jazz Vol 1?
LOST IT WHEN JET STARTED TALKING
Lost it again when Yoko Kanno showed up with the seatbelts
RIGHT!?!?!
I almost forgot to breathe...
THAT WAS ME TOO OMG
I can't be the only one who seriously wants to hear Jets VA rap, right?
The beginning of that saxophone solo gets me every time. Holy shit. Zack Zinger absolutely killed it.
If only Netflix and the director put a fraction of love into the live action as these guys did for this video
I never watched the Netflix show, but I think they tried their best. But it just didn’t hit the same tempo as the original. The actors were all bummed out that they didn’t get renewed for season 2..
@@jamesmetallica115 " but I think they tried their best." Go watch it and then come back and tell us if you think this is true after. EDIT: In fact, go re-watch Cowboy Bebop Anime in full then watch the live-action and then come back and let us know if you really think this. Have them fresh in your mind to compare.
@@jamesmetallica115 they did not try their best. They made that live action show without having any love for the original and you can tell throughout the entire thing that none of those people (besides the guy that played jet) were actual fans of or had any real respect for the original show. It was literally insulting to fans. Just another vapid shallow attempt to capitalize off of a legendary anime
The problem was that they understood the pieces that made Bebop what it was. They had the slow set pieces of ships, the music, and characters like Jet or Faye. But they came at it like it was just a regular actional anime to produced. They had all the pieces but didn't know how to fit them together. They didn't understand the soul of Bebop or it's themes or why it was so popular. It was obvious that there were people who worked on it as a passion project, or else things like the look wouldn't have been so good.
Everyone seems to think if you're adapting something you have to put your own spin on it, but they went too far in this one, and just never let anything breathe. I still would've watched Season 2 to see if they did anything good with it, it's a shame it got cancelled but also it's a shame that it'll probably be the only live action version we'll ever get. At least the original will never sour.
@@mookiestewart3776 Jet did a good job
Just hearing Spike and Jet's voices gave me chills :O
The statements posted during the sax solo are Faye Valentine quotes. At least most of them are.
This is actually their bounty hunter ad. :P
If only it was in Japanese... still amazing though.
I freakin fan girl squealed when I heard Jet and Spike, then have Steve Blum ending this awesome video with him saying “See you, Space Cowboy; Bang” just gives me so many amazing memories of staying up late on Saturday nights as a little kid watching the newest episode of InuYasha(yes I have been a fan of InuYasha for a long time and I have no regrets) and after the new episode one night I decided to check out what else they had on and I was introduced to anime masterpieces like Cowboy Bebop and other great other anime like Trigun, Fullmetal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell: SAC, and so many more
An amazing collaboration to bring faith to everyone and anime fans and just let everyone that legends never die, not even during a pandemic
@@gangrenousgandalf2102 I really couldnt get into JP Spike compared to the dub
If you slow this down a bit, you can pinpoint the EXACT moment this becomes cooler than I could ever hope to be.
_See you, Space Cowboys._
Found it. 0:00
Oh hey, Mr. Mustache. Glad to see you here (not sarcasm; I’m not one of those “i SeE yOU evErYWheRe” people).
When I first watched Cowboy Bebop I was a child. I actually wept when Spike walked down the stairs in the finale. It wa just so emotional for me at the time. This show will always remain one of my all time favorites and this performance is so awesome, its exactly what the show deserves.
I cried the first time I saw the end as well , and that final ending song…….one of the most beautiful moments in anime ever
I find that not listening to the extended version of this song around the holidays is a surefire way to self destroy any introspection I have of another year burned through.
It is one of the holiday songs, yes, but one that actually leads me to contemplation.
It somehow still does that.
This song is a masterpiece, just like the Anime.
Truly a performance worthy to the level of the anime.
The one time a dub beat the original voice acting.
Andreas Barcelona Where is season 2 damn it. Actually i don’t because the 24 episode run was perfect still i wanna see if Spike really died.
LegendStormcrow Honestly Evangelion’s dub to.
@@joshshrum2764 in my head canon it just restarts as Spike dies, his eye replaying the past, slowly spiraling as it finally loses that last spark of life. I know its dark and sad. But it fits Spike.
Even the editing is god tier.
I'm glad you liked it bro! Lot of sleepless nights haha
Zaid Tabani this was your work? Outstanding
@@ZaidTabani you are a god
This editing is some of the finest work I've seen for sure. Can watch is so many times for so many reasons
I painted "see you space cowboy" on the wall above my last apt...100% worth losing my deposit
This should be the Netflix ending
Netflix didn't respect the source material. Yet should have.
23 years later and Cowboy Bebop is still the gift that keeps on giving
Holy cow everyone is here..this is beautiful 😭🎼
@BallisticBucket I kept making that joke during production. We sorta took an "EVERYONE IS HERE" approach to creating this one, for sure haha
Lol this breaks my heart. This is a genuine fucking miracle to have during isolation. You guys are the real Gs for doing this 🤙
@@Bomberfish795 It was a great joy to build. We are, all of us, anime fans to the core. This is the stuff we ALWAYS want to be making, but we never have the time. With the world frozen in place, it's an opportunity to do something we love, and raise money for an pivotal cause. Anime gives back!
Kindness aint a weakness just a sign of our uniqueness.....i felt that
Bebop lives with me to this day - just hearing Spike say "Bang" is enough to get me and take me right back.
I’ve been carrying this weight all this time.
Give me some :)
😔
Let me take some of that weight too.
xxqqzzaa lemme carry some too
Most underrated comment here
I had a girlfriend who said that this (The Real Folk Blues) is our song. She's been gone for years, so I guess that now it's just mine. Thanks for doing this, to everyone involved.
Man I’m so sorry but I’m glad we were able to give you something to help with catharsis. Love to you brother
@@ZaidTabani Your ending rap defined this version for me (along with the sax and strings - kudos too). Did you write it? A lifetime of thanks to all the new artistes involved, Beau, Steve, The Seatbelts, Mai Yamane, and Yoko Kanno.
Are you gonna carry that weight?
@@herreise4987
Bang.
lol stop lying u desperate weeb.
"How long do I live before I'm healed?"
Damn.
I still can't listen to Blue, even after all these years, without crying like a baby. That sign someone held saying "We are all ascending" cut to my damn soul. That and all these artists performing their instruments and rap verses while Yoko Kanno herself watched in loving approval. I'm going to need a few days to recover from the emotional impact of this.
dude same im crying watching this
Yea I feel you
I’m literally bawling.
Blue will be played at my, in the far future I hope, funeral. I said.
Me TOOOOOOO!
this is how all the celebrities who filmed themselves singing imagine WANTED their project to turn out!
This is what happens when you plan it executed to perfection I actually got chills and accelerated heartbeat watching this it was that good. Speaking as a old school 64 years Young Cowboy Bebop fan, this was perfect in so many ways congratulations to everyone involved., you not only knocked it out of the park you knocked it into low earth orbit. See you space cowboy and the next drinks are on us.!
23 years and still no anime has even come close to the Masterpiece called COWBOY BEBOP...
Came back to watch this again a year after I had first seen it, about 7 days after it released if I recall correctly. It still gives me chills. This was an amazing re-imagining. Even the rap section towards the end was powerful as well, capping it off with cameos from some of our favorite VAs was the sweet cherry on top.
I just want to say, thanks again!
I burst into tears when I heard Beau Billingslea come in as Jet Black. This really is such a wonderful gift to the world, I have so much gratitude for everyone involved, thank all of you so much.
My tears were internal, but man, it hit like a sledgehammer. Then it felt like getting closure over something I didn't know I needed for 20 years.
Bro it was so cool when Steve Blum and Beau made cameos. That was cold as hell. BANG
The soy is strong in this one
Man, im choked out, not gonna lie
"Rappin' for my people, leave the mic smokin' like I'm Spike Spiegel'
That line was so fire I hads to put my computer on the fridge
It has got me covered in sweat
Mega Ran ftw
Shouldn’t it be “leave the mic smokin like Spike Spiegel”
Bruh that whole verse was fucking heattttttt
I had to put the phone in the freezer
The pandemic was a hell of a time, but these guys made it all that easier to bear.
It was so cool that they did this
when jet starts saying "Don't be suprised" I thought this dude was about to have some sick verses lmao
"pack a grip, and join my ship, the BE-BOP" lol
"-DONT BE SUPRISE- OR - HYPNOTIZED- BY THE WAY YOUR LIFE- -REST WITHIN MY FINGERTIPS-" Totally feel ya. Thats what I was hearing in my head or thought he was going with it. totally sounded like he was gonna rhyme.😄
He was always alone, always by himself; Never anyone to share the game with. He lived in another world. He was that kind of guy.
eventually he opened up to jet
@@doomeR_007 he is talking about the chess guy
"Of the days that I have lived, only those I spent with you seemed real."
He was always alone...but we don't have to be.
(I know that was a quote from the movie. I just said that because if there's any sort of lesson that can be picked up from this video, that can be it).
"People die who were right about everything that they know but their finger was slow." 🔥
Man I almost lost it when Steve said the line..... I never cry but man that hit me right where my nostalgia runs deep
I am FREAKING OUT. That was epic af! When Yoko popped up I yelped and scared my cat. Thank you for this!
I got a legitimate emotional jolt when Yoko and the Seatbelts popped up. Thrilled the sidebar for this video's showing me they've been doing some other great stuff during quarantine!
We're gonna carry that weight. ... To listen to this again and again and again and again. Awesome performance guys!
Almost 4 years later and this still makes me emotional af. I remember this being one of the few things to really lift my spirits during the initial days of the pandemic. Thank you again to everyone who put this together 😎✌️💜
See *_this_* is how you do a corona collab.
Yoko still killing all the modern artists. THIS is music
I cried the first time I heard it all finished. The end...omg. I’m so happy to have had a small part in this wonderful thing.
As a musician......
GOD DAAAAAAMMMNNNNN
THIS IS SO BEYOND SICK!!!!!!!!!
For anyone ThTs learned an instrument or two this is straight up music porn lol
This gave me literal chills. To see such an old anime getting this level of (well deserved) love goes to show that legends don't die
"When angels are forced out of heaven, they become devils. You agree, don't you, Spike?"
"I'm just watching a bad dream I never wake up from."
"I'll wake you up right now."
"What's your rush, Vicious? After all, it's been a long time."
Loved all this. Cowboy Bebop is the best ever. Forever Bebop.
My man
We gonna carry this weight.
“Humans were meant to work and sweat for their money after all. Those that try to get rich quickly or live at expense of others - all get divine retribution along the way. That is the lesson. But, one thing about humans is that they quickly forget the lesson they have learnt.” - Jet Black
“I’m not going there to die. I’m going there to find out if I’m really alive.” - Spike Spiegel
You;re so right, Jet. Especially if they're movie stars!
Exactly Jet Black! 😍
OH NAH, HOW COME IVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE😭 THAT SMOKIN LIKE SPIKE BARR WAS CRAZZZZYYY, BESIDES THAT THE WHOLE VIDEO WAS A MASSIVE W (huge cowboy bebop fan)
OMG you guys are awesome! You did the original material such justice that I cried. I know I’m not the only one. Thank you so much for doing this collaboration. Hearing Jet and Spike one more time was healing for my soul.
Not first - No one is gonna see this - But I'm here with tears in my eyes. An old song made new, with surprises around every beat, made with love across the world. Maybe it's the times, maybe it's the nostalgia - But you all gave me the thing I most wanted, and didn't know I wanted. Thanks to all involved.
Nas Helewa I’m having the same reaction. Everyone else on this thread so far has summed up my feelings, none more perfectly than u.
😭💕🙏🙏🙏
This music and the associated images and voices of the anime have a direct line to certain memories and emotions in my brain that will forever be intertwined. Not to mention the fact that the anime, itself, deals with some pretty heavy issues such as life and death, meaning and purpose, and it's no wonder that it affects us this way.
I see this and I share your sentiment. This collab is golden.
You're seen, space cowboy.
life gives back every once in a while.
I've watched this oh 100 times and chills EVERY SINGLE TIME Steve comes on at the end
That saxophone scream at 2:56 sounds CRAZY GOOD
THAT is how you do a long distance collab. That was outstanding.
Me: I won't sing...
2 seconds later: THE REAL FOOOOLKS BLUES
We're all singing...THE REEAAL FOLK BLUES....😆
I literally laughed out loud cause I was screaming the real folks blues at three in the morning listening to this alone in my room and I'm here again approx 12 hrs later
3 years later, and i still listen to this song nearly every day
It's about to be 2023 and I'm still here
Lost my shit when Substantial started rapping. He used to rap on Nujabes tracks and he'll always have my respect for that.. also HE BODIED HIS VERSE
Dude is such an awesome person too! Bars for daaaaays
You just know nujabes himself would be here for this if he was around.
dude perfect 9.5 not a 10 because rapping with SHIT graphic made no sense
dude killed it as usual, too bad that arab guy had to ruin the last part tho
Here's the entire rap:
Its a hard, cold world,
But even colder without'cha.
Lookin' for kind eyes at every single encounter.
Cuttin' through harsh stares,
Got my hope from the doubters.
Memory starts to fade,
Sweet dreams begin to sour.
Wind smothers my window,
Flame hard to rekindle.
World crumble around me,
Beggin' god for a signal.
Life is never that simple,
Lies dismantle temples,
That pain that left me crippled refined me like a chisel.
You find, me in the middle of
war through peace,
Just Tryin' to ease my mental,
Explorin' beats.
Real rhymes for real times,
Sweetest gift like Sadé,
In my name,
Meanin' so classic like Watanabe.
Never that hard to find me,
A rider for the people,
Do or die,
suitland sire,
Born to rise above the evil.
Walk through fire if I need to,
To get to higher ground.
I am down for the fight of my life till the final round.
-
This is for my real folks,
Who never wanted to deal dope,
Who see the world at it's darkest and bleakest and still hope,
Know that kindness ain't a weakness, just a sign of our uniqueness.
Hard as you work to get it, that's how hard you work to keep it, not a secret!
I just rap to offset my setbacks,
Tryna get the bounty like I'm Jet Black,
So respect that.
Qualifier like a Mike Eagle,
Rappin for my people,
Leave the mic smokin' like I'm Spike Spiegel.
They say business and pleasure, they don't mix,
But when I'm with my real folks,
There ain't no need code switch.
When I'm feelin hopeless, my folks keep me focused.
Faye with the Osteo .45,
We don't miss!
But my heart,
It gets torn in two,
When I see what this world has now morphed into.
But no matter what, we gonna get through.
Kickin' off the blues,
And takin' off like the Swordfish II!
_
I'm not a,
Saint or a sinner,
My days are my winners,
My dreams are my picture,
My breakfast is dinner,
My gun is my mirror.
My friends are my villains,
I come from the village where love is your killer,
Where love gets you killed,
If you know when you feel it,
Your losses are vicious.
Turnin my shooting stars to an asteroid,
You use your eyes too much,
I flow in the focal point,
You overthink almost every choice and you die quick.
You never risk what'cha got and you never find shit!
Never do what I'm told!
Bravery isn't bold!
People die who were right about everything that they know,
But their finger was slow!
Do what you sold,
I go where I go.
Whatever happens happens,
I see one eye through the past and I keep on backin,
Depressin,
I'm usin the baskin to end it,
Now I'm askin the questions, graspin' my weapon on top'a my exit,
I kill me the dragon!
I'm back from the steps and the gate,
They're waitin' for me,
Let me carry the weight.
Bang.
See you space cowboy…
You’re gonna carry that weight
Glad you caught that ;)
Still carrying it
damn it still hurts
ive been carring my whole life
I was looking for this comment.
THANK YOU CZcams FOR THIS MENTION! 😭😭😭 a NEW YEARS EVE GIFT!
Every single time I listen to this I listen to this at least 5 times in a row. Brings me to tears.
Makes me feel like a kid again watching bebop on adult swim for the first time again.
Now, My little brothers also joining watching this masterpiece with me..
It's true, Masterpiece will always be remembered from the past till the future..
Yeah back when Adult Swim was worth a damn
This was on Adult swim!?
@@mikemaceda3222 Late at night, yes. But also, sometimes they'd have it on Toonami. It would come on around midnight or 1 am.
Man...anyone else crying a bit?
Or a lot?
right here!
Here!
Just got the chills once. For 7 minutes.
I'm not crying, you're crying. OK, I'm crying too...
A bit, yes.