Matt Fishel - "Radio-Friendly Pop Song" (Official Music Video)
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- From the album 'Not Thinking Straight' - OUT NOW!
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Official video for "Radio-Friendly Pop Song" by Matt Fishel.
© 2013 Young Lust Records.
Video produced by Tyjens Media / Animated by Kenneth Wilcox. - Hudba
Hey everyone! My new single "THE QUEERBAITING SONG" is a sequel to this track, set a decade later, and it's out NOW! Come check it out: czcams.com/video/PC5CEhgsc5k/video.html 🏳🌈✊🏼 See you in the comments! 😊 Matt x
"Girls like boys and boys like girls and that's the way it has been forever"
*Laughs in ancient Greece*
*Laughs in ancient Rome*
Laughs in most of the times before the reanceance eras
Laughs in cat
Laughs in Greek.
Di immortales
I wonder what kind of supreme ruler tried to take down the gays back then
The struggles of being gay: Finding someone who is also gay AND interested in you
The internet is your friend... Use it!
Wild Seed Do you know how hard it is to find someone Asexual? That is about 1% of world population..........
Venezu German You found someone now as I am Asexual .z.
Venezu German
I'm asexual ayeee
Wild Seed Ik how u feel
“Think of the children”
The children: were gay
They were gay? are they adults now?
@@AleronWolf *sniff* they grow up so fast
@@AleronWolf I think @A random human meant to say "we're" instead of "were", but accidentally didn't add the apostrophe (').
@Julia Dudziak *sniff*
@@taralieberman8086 or they just grew up, or not gay anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This song reminds me of when my sister came out to me.
She said, "hey, I think I might be lesbian." Without thinking, I immediately responded, "I thought you were American."
I'm such a clown.
you are literally the best sibling in the universe oh my god i love this
it actually makes sense because thr island lesbos also (the island of love) calls their residents lesbians
You are a *queen/king/star*
@@sketchyghost_6271 a monarch
GO OFF MY LIEGE
I came home from high school one day. Told my mom I was Lesbian, and I had a girl friend. She grabbed her chest and smiled saying, "Phew! I don't have to worry about you getting pregnant now."
Erika Hassemer OMG SAME
Congrats 💜
Erika Hassemer honestly great XD
Erika Hassemer That is the best response ever! You're mom rocks!
Erika Hassemer That's a grat way to see it, and a bit funny
Person: Think of the children!
Me: The children are gay too!
lmao
I can vouch!
True. Even I'm gay
Eyup
Especially boys, they're unknowingly gay as hell
Me: *thinking this is a homophobic song*
A few minutes in: "SOME BOYS GOT A BOYFRIEND"
I think the meaning behind the song is that if he wants to be a celebrity, he has to keep his homosexuality quiet because no one would want to hire him for it
Yes ... I don't understand ....
@@ste9281 ahhhhhh .... it can be the meaning yes
They had us in the first half ngl
I mean, the first minute of the song says everything
"Change all the hims into hers"
"don't tell the world that you're- SHHH!"
and the fun part is I actually paid attention to these parts and still thought this is a homophobic song as well
My homophobic professor: “homosexuality is a sin!”
Everyone: “uhm no?”
That smartass: “here sir this song agrees with your visions”
me in the back: “oh no..”
Me also sitting the back: ah yes....
@@indigosstabby9596 me eating chips in the back as he starts watching it when we're supposed to be taking class notes: *bisexual crunch*
Turtle Potato all I can see is *bisexual crunch intensifies*
Quiet kid in the back: "Yeah, you should play it in church!"
There is not a single verse in Scripture that condemns Homosexuals. -GayChristianSurvivors.com
Passive aggressive gay is my new aesthetic
german Merida same
german Merida BEST aesthetic
BITCH ME
Singing with the most sarcasm I can possibly muster
german Merida its my new anime
I've seen a few confused comments, so just to clarify:
The song starts out with a producer or some other guy in charge talking to a singer/songwriter. The singer is gay, but the producer is telling him to make his songs about girls instead of guys so they can sound straight. He's basically being a big homophobe and telling the singer to stay closeted and/or not write any gay songs so he can appeal to the public, make more money, and not change "the way things have always been". Finally, at the end, the singer tells the producer that he's not gonna change his songs and he's not gonna hide who he is. Then the music kinda combines and it's the singer's lines playing at the same time as the producer's chorus.
As far as I can tell, the song is calling out the homophobia in the music industry.
Thank you! I was kinda confused but you really cleared it up!
I wanna hear Harry Styles singing this...
Spot on baby!
You just saved me and my music homework
But it does make sense the vast majority of the population is straight and you are more likely to buy music which you can identify with, so it is obvious that the manager advises him to write in a straight perspective.
It would be homophobic if you boycott him just because of his song or to blackmail him.
What really pisses me off is “protect the children” like theres kids with gay parents or kids who know theyre gay from a young age, i think i realised at tge age of 10, so please the children are gonna find out at some point so why wait?
concordo plenamente
Same, I found out I was bi at 8
I found out I was pan when I was 9
I found out that I was bi at 13
I never really had to be out. I just was only liking guys.
I remember coming out to my dad as a lesbian and then he was just like: "oh yeah, I've been with guys before. I'm Bi"
and I was absolutely speechless
he really just went uno reverse on you 💀
If I ever have children I am so doing this.
HUH- YOU GOT A GOOD EXPERIANCE??? My dad was like "WTF- NO YOU ARE NOT! YOU ARE A STRAIGHT FEMALE!" like IM JEOLOUS OF YOUR EXPERIANCE GIRL
You got the good ending
I made my homophobic friends listen to this and I can confirm they bopped so hard and then the heard the end and it took them a while to realize what happened
Update: they’re dating now
Fucking amazing😂😂
*me in the background*
Everyone is gay...
LMAOOOOOO
gold
@@yoisakikanade_ Tbh I have a homophobic friend.
At homophobia... I ditch.
*and just don't tell the world that you're-*
Me: gAy
“On the TVs shows”
*thinks about Steven universe*
*Thinks about she ra*
*thinks about kipo*
*thinks about the owl house*
What a wonderful world we live in
oh god when i saw luz on the paper i screamed like im trans and gay and i never thought that could happen and none of my family knows about it yet and my sister was just sitting there looking at me like i was crazy but i just was so happy
Luz x Amity
@@lpsshadowdream hecc yess
Human has a new skill
*Acceptance*
Replace another skill
Forget skill
I was banned from Steven Universe when I was younger because of this lol
I like girls.
And I like guys.
And I like people who have no gender.
And I like people.
I'm pan okay-
Pansexuals likes only pans bruh
@@mixderman2461
bullshit
@@polshach XDDD
And that’s absolutely fabulous
*Lol, Meh Too. I'm a Pansexual Transgender Male..*
CZcams recommendations: it's pride month my dudes
ooooOOOOOOOOHHHHHH
with my recommendations, its always pride month
aaAAAaaHHHHHHHHH
its 2020 almost pride motnh and the hatred is bad this year...
@@miles-lk7po yeah its badddd
"I like guys and they like me"
Wish I had that confidence
Yoywe Ro You do I think you have the confidence to be with anyone you want but for me being gay at 13 is a little harder we should hang out sometime and maybe You can teach me how to have that courage.
@@extremepro6655 I mean, maybe, sure :D
Yoywe Ro LOVE IS GREAT❤️🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈❤️
@@extremepro6655 não estas muito diferente de mim
Shit, too close to home my guy
Thanks to the people saying “homophobic people” and not “straight people” because not all straight people are homophobic
sadly lots of people are still, :(
Glass Subliminals true :(
honestly some gay people are homphobic too.
Thanks for saying this! Tearing down and being rude to heterosexuals is quite hypocritical. There are your homophones, but some people don't make an entire group of people bad. Plus there are allies that are straight and support us.
@@sgmdogs3933 Careful with the bad apples metaphor, a bad apple spoils the bunch is the saying.
Me: *enjoying this masterpiece*
Also me: *breaths in asexual*
That's valid
Same
*same*
*same*
Yo same
Me: Hey mom, can I tell you something?
Mom: sure!
Me: Well, it's gonna be a bit of a shock...
Mom: Don't worry I can take it!
Me: ...I'm lesbian
Mom: ...
Mom: I thought you said this was going to be a shock.
I thought you were American??!!1!?
Yeah I think my step dad thinks I’m gay (I’m pan)
My mom asked my who I shipped a friend with and he jumped in and said, "Yourself?" I’m shooketh
@@kitkatp6634 my brother said that when I came out
and then everybody started clapping
I told my mom and she said it was oBvIOus
"Think about the children"
1: The kids are the gayest
2: Your kid might be gay and you're making one of the hardest things to do (coming out)(trust me, it's hard) even harder than it should've ever been
3: I'm not having a go at the song, I'm having a go at everyone who uses that 'excuse' because it's not even valid
I love this comment but I’m also cackling at the idea of a homophobic parent taking advice from someone with the username “kermit’s toes”
no, my name is tyler ah I stand corrected
Just remember that the lyric is actually, "HE SAID, 'Think about the children'". "He" being the record company people.
If never had to come out as iv never had anything to hide
I'm not gay, but quite like this song for its meaning. The music industry really is corrupted. art shouldn't be safe, censoring, and made only to sell, yet here we are.
I also enjoy the meaning, but I also just love the melody :D
"Girls like boys and boys like girls, and that's the way it should be."
Me a closeted gay person: *Well yes, but actually no*
When I was a kid, I played with Princess dolls
I wanted them to get married. And I wanted the princes to be happy with the other princes too.
I had a few and I tried to get married to my Ariel. Now I’m a bi dude life is crazy
Lmao, I had one male doll, all the others were girls and ngl they looked so good together 😂. Edit: the fem couples I mean😂
Damn. When I played with dolls as a kid I dismembered them and had them trade arms.
@moonxlightyo, how we all be living the same lives bro.
If your barbies weren't lesbians, did you even had a childhood?
*historian finds this in 100 years* - golly gotta love how people showed affection towards their friends back then
Anabel_unicorn 0 Da vinci (don't know how to spell it, sry) was openly gay, ceasar (like most of his time) bi, etc.
historians are already doing that
We literally have a gay president in history and a Bi founding father of America
Wait what president was gay?¿ I want to know :^>
Olivia Edmundson that ship name is so cringey. They are real people who had real relations. You can’t ship real people who were already together
CupcakeLovesCupcakes I think Abraham Lincoln was allegedly gay
"think about the children" if people ACTUALLY thought about the children, they'd put more LGBT+ representation into media. i grew up without any sort of exposure. i'd never even HEARD the word "gay," much less knew what it meant. i forced myself to like boys, even though i just couldnt. i thought i was wrong or broken. it wasn't until a character in a book i read came out as gay after maybe 10 books (it was a long series) that i learnt that LGBT+ exist- i was 12 or 13. it took me a while still to accept i'm gay, because i still thought it must be taboo or bad if i'd never heard of it until then. if children were exposed to LGBT+ in media, there would be a LOT less self-hatred in children.
I fully agree with you
I was forcing myself to like boys too until I found out about LGBTQ+ people. Then I was a bit homophobic because of misinfornation and my parents told me it's wrong, but then I kind of accepted that. Then, I was extremely supportive. Later, I had my first actual crush, which was, guess what, a girl. I've never had actual crush before, I only forced myself into liking a boy when I was 11. I thought I like him and that this is love, but actually I just liked his hairstyle smh
insert name what was the book series?
@Zyreeme i had never heard of the Ace spectrum until i was 13, and that was through the internet, even then, it was only demi-sexual i heard about, if people talked about it more i would have saved myself a few years of confusion. (Im Ace/Aro btw)
@@PuppyLove2468 ace/aro gang rise up 🖖
I know it's been 2 months+ since you posted this, so maybe I'm a little late, but I hope things have gotten better for you since then (unlikely, I know, considering how things have been going in general lately, but still).
The way the chorus changes from “should” to “has been” to “will be” is poetic in a way
"the kids already know" part is really freaking cute
nice daria pic
True
They do now with technology but I didn't until 7th grade and even then I was confused
done with everyone I
Gen Z is apparently the gayest generation and the average Z is only 12/13.
I don't know why so many people thought this was going to be homophobic. The album is called "Not Thinking Straight" and even before it hits the minute mark it's pretty clearly satirical.
Marispider (Ze Medic) there are two people talking in the song
The bad part is that the political correct chorus is CATCHY AF
Why it's "bad"? and what's so "politically correct" in it?
@@AleronWolf i think they just meant that this is a song about being part of lgbtq+ but the “straight“ part is super catchy
You can always change it to "girls like girls and boys like boys". That's what I do, because my brain switches it automatically anyway.
Although I personally agree that the chorus is super catchy haha but I do actually think the catchiness of only the chorus adds more to the overall message of the song. To me, the chorus (albeit catchy) sounds so much like the kind of 'radio-friendly' pop you'd find in other catchy tunes and it just drives home how much of that is so specifically tuned towards just making sure the art sells rather than being something true to the singer. It's also pretty cool I think because it makes only that part of the song stand out compared to the rest and this seems like another layer of commentary to me since it seems to be criticising how only the chorus seems to get remembered in generic pop songs.
@@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice same
When I’m closeted
Girls flirt with me
When I’m out
Boys flirt with me
Cmon now
If that song did not turn around I was gonna have a fit.
Sara Jevons it was obvious that it was meant to make fun of studios not being brave enough to challange listeners
Same
sameeee ;-;
It was obviously satiric from the start
It is a satirical song though... if it was genuine, then you would have a reason to get mad.
I’m gradually telling my friends that I’m gay. They are accepting me
Good job. I'm glad they accept you ^~^
Robert Small Same but I'm bi
Edit: Nevermind, I'm gay!
Ikr I thought it would be difficult to tell my friends that I was gay but they completely understood and accepted me
Same but omni
@@talia6268 lol im the same there, i was bi for a while but now ive just decided to be gay
This song does not get enough credit for being the first recorded instance of an "ok Boomer" ending
imagine if this got on the radio........
WORLDWIDE LGBTQ+ ACCOMPLISHMENT
it got to be on the radio somewhere
I would very much like that
i kinda wanna request it to be played when they do requests now ngl
WE GOTTA DO THAT
@@heatherstrange4363 yess
one time a little kid came up to me at taco bell when me and my girlfriend were on a fast food date, drinking a starburst freeze with two straws and he was like "are you guys best friends or something?" and i was like "no, we're a lil bit more than that:)" and it took him a minute but when he figured it out he was sO MINDBLOWN and he was like" GIRLS CAN DATE GIRLS?!" and i was like"yeah, it's like dating a boy but instead of having a boy you have a girl!" and he was so fascinated and he asked me "does that mean boys can date boys and it's, like, a thing people do?" and i was like "absolutely!" and then he out of nowhere just started CRYING (not even joking there were t e a r s) and said "Mommy! did you hear that?? I like boys more and it isn't strange OR bad!" and he just ran over and hugged me. about a week later i saw him again at the farm fresh by my neighbourhood and he saw me and he smiled and said "Hey, I know you!! By the way, this is Austin :)" and he pointed at a boy that was with him and he just sorta grinned at me and then Austin asked the boy who I was and he just responded "let's just say she helped me out a lot." and they walked away. I'm never gonna forget that day. And people think that homosexual love shouldn't be shown to little kids, that it will emotionally scar them or that it's disgusting or whatever. but to that i say, SUCK MY ASS:))))
That's so beautiful
+SlimeInArt thanks and society thinks that lgbt couples could emotionally scar children but nO and it frustrates me so much but the proof that they're wrong is this story
Baegels
I figured out I was bi at ten years old :D
hhA I'm crying now, thank you. That's so cute and beautiful and I'm not emotionally prepared for a such a heartwarming tale right now
Mollie Pond omg thank you so much!!:,)
"Don't tell the world that you're shh..." *Thinking to self* GAY!!
I screamed "GAY!!!" and just at this moment my homophobic dad came in...
@@akihitotsukushi5973 what did he do?
Omg me too
I was thinking the same freaking thing 😂😂❤
@Galaxy Wolves I'm actually a pea, thank you very much.
I thought the end would change up and say
“Girls like girls
And boys like boys
And that’s the way it can be,
Whenever!”
*Kiwi Studios* if you listen carefully at the end, the way that the two parts of the song are layered make its sound like he’s singing “SOME girls like boys and boys like girls” which I think is pretty cool, it’s a subtle difference but it’s there
Jack Black so, the way the music is layered at the end makes it sound like it says “SOME girls like boys” rather than just “girls like boys” so there’s a subtle difference that shows that it isn’t just girls liking boys. Does that make sense?
Jack Black no worries 😊
To my childhood best friend:
I'm so sorry that when you came out to me three years ago, I was so homophobic towards you. My behavior was inexcusable. I'm sorry that I pushed you away. I'm sorry that you felt the need to go back in the closet because of the way I acted. If I had known then what I know now, things would have been different. But I can't change the past, I can only change the present and future and accept and love you for who you are. There is nothing wrong with you. There was something wrong with me.
Edit: as of September 6th, 2020, I finally got the chance to apologize in person!! Two months later (and perhaps three and a half years too late). I'm glad I got the chance to apologize to him, even if he won't forgive me.
hi this was absolutely beautiful! have you been able to talk and apologise to them? i wish more people were able to grow and mature like you. changing mentality is incredibly important. thank you for being open and learning and becoming an ally. one of my best friends was incredibly homophobic and i had to leave her for my mental health (she especially had a problem with lesbians and im a lesbian). that was probably 5 years ago. this year, she came out as bisexual. she came from a very conservative family, but she's slowly been coming out of her shell. she's grown to accept herself and others. i hope you can talk to that childhood best friend and make amends, because the community needs to hear more stories about people unlearning homophobia. thank you
@@insertname1857 I haven't been able to apologize to him... there hasn't been a right time and it's not safe for either of us to talk about it since I only ever see him at church and we've grown apart a lot (which almost certainly has a lot to do with my aforementioned actions of the past). I wish I could apologize, I'm hoping there'll be a time soon I can.
I know this is late, but I just wanted to compliment you on growing as a person. I understand how hard it is to change something that you internalize, but you managed to do it and realize what you did wrong. I hope you manage to speak to your friend and make it up to them.
@@_soaring_clouds_ Thanks so much for this. I'm hoping I'll be able to talk to him soon, but I only see him at church but I think he's going to a different church now so I don't know if I'll be able to see him.
Charlie Bradbury I wish there were more people in the world like you. It takes a lot to be vulnerable and come to terms with your faults. You have a lot of willpower and a strong heart and I sincerely hope you make it up to your friend. Have a nice day ❤️❤️
I'm gay and one day I was sitting in a Starbucks with my partner waiting for my order when a little boy came up to me and asked, "why are you and that man holding hands? you're both boys" and I told him "well, sometimes boys like other boys, especially in made up youtube comments for likes"
lmao great
I'm crying this is beautiful
M Byrd I see what you did there
I seriously laughed out loud at this! X'D
M Byrd LMAO
U know whts wrong with being gay
Nothing cuz ur perfect the way u are love is love
Precisely ^-^ that's why I love this song
Well, from an evolutionary standpoint, we gays are exiting ourselves from the gene pool thereby lessening the maximum potential variation, so... but, eh, I like dick, so, whatever...
At least it's good for overpopulation.
#Anime 4 Life Well, it's true...
ya im in the same boat but I like the V
being gay isnt a sin because in the bible it says that love overrules any sin.
Ah so my love for satan isn't a sin noice
Julia, if you look a bit closer you'll find nothing in the Bible against gays. Not even in the Old Testament. All you find are texts against exploiting [younger] males for prostitution. If someone tells you different they are 'interpreting' texts a bit generous to their [current political] liking. However, the ancient Hebrew or Greek scriptures use specific terms.
@@granville7 Male's prostitution =/= Being in relationship with male, while you're male also.
Jesus literally said "Love one another" yet some people use Jesus to justify their lgbt-phobia
@@granville7 exactly. it only condemns male-male fun times, not male male relationships. it doesn't even condemn female-female relationships either, non-binaries, or literally anyone else who isn't cis and straight.
Girls like girls
And
Some boys got a boyfriend
Me: And that's the way it should be
133 likes and no reply sooo
@@jockeydoggy4325 HI
*cries in single *
@@kiwi2484 hai
@@imthatextrakid8292 You should come out as a single, you'll feel better then.
Homophobic people: this is such a good song, pRaiSe jEsuS
Song: some boys got a boyfriend
Homophobic people: REEEEE NOOOOO STOP
Fact: Jesus traveled with twelve DUDES for YEARS.
So you cant tell me that they never ever tried a few things out, its the same reason most pirates were gay as well!
Mood
@@YuubiTimberwolf never knew about the pirates
REEEEEEEEE
Sawyer Coyner so I’m pansexual and I was like “wtf?!?” Then I was like “oohhhh, ok nvm .”
My mom always tells me it's okay to be gay.
One day, me and my friends were at a movie. There was two guys in front of us that were holding hands.
My friend lightly slapped the guys head and said, "Hey scram dirty homo!"
Both of the boys starting to tear up a little and ran out of the theater. My friends laughed and giggled.
I told them that wasn't very nice and then they told me to get away from them.
I met the boys outside the theater. I apologized for my friends behavior and to this day those boys are my best friends.
Love you Davis and Ryan 💞
Thanks for standing up for some one like myself
No problem! Btw, love your profile picture.
My boyfriend would have fucking flipped because I would have been sobbing in his lap. It would most likely end in us being asked to leave for him screaming and then carrying me out muttering obscenities.
Luckly all my friends are open-minded, because I would freak out and get them to apologize with force. I don't play around when it comes to disrespect (ง •̀_•́)ง
I'm crying, dude like what you did for those guys must have changed their life forever and given them a reason to be happy with themselves. Because I'm not heterosexual I'm happy about what you did to encourage those men omg so inspirational, I can't even rn
YOURE AN AMAZING PERSON CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE/ THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
My parents: no boys over when we're not home
me: *laughs in preference for girls*
My dad: or girls.
me thinking they didn't know: i have been tricked, i have been backstabbed, and quite possibly bamboozled
“And that’s the way it has been forever”
Ancient Greeks and Romans: *smirks in ancient gay*
Whenever I think of this song I always hear it as “girls like girls and boys like boys”
OMG SAME
Well- I mean- that's how the ending kinda goes, so you aren't wrong
SAME
They set it up like that on purpose
(500 agree)
*straight voice:* Oh gosh golly gee I love songs about friendship!!
the voice of someone straight. i have to do an imitation cuz im not
(really, though, it's just a mockery of comments ive seen on explicitly gay songs that say they feel its more about friendship. its not about the voice part)
Straight people say stupid shit like this. If they say shit, I'm going to mock them.
It's probably not the nicest thing to do, but when you see idiots whining about how we're making everything gay and shoving it down their throats think of the children blah blah blah, it becomes and much better option to make some snarky internet comments than to go and beat someone.
I have a feeling that a least *some* of the heterophobia you see might be this. I don't know what your experiences are, but when you have been bullied by a lot of shitty straight people, a few jokes with fellow queers are really good for blowing off steam.
Historically, I find that the good allies are able to understand where these kinds of remarks come from, because understanding your privilege means understand many people with your privilege can be shit. The ones who do it for brownie points, on the other hand, tend to take offense to any criticisms of their behavior.
It shouldn't--and the beautiful thing is, it doesn't in mine bc I'm not the odd one out.
Unfortunately, I (and you?) live in a country that only legalized gay marriage two and a half years ago, and where your employer can still fire you for your sexuality. My state's the one that passed HB2, for fuck's sake. Sexuality does matter.
Sometimes, a privileged person will say something stupid. And sometimes they're too small-minded to listen. And thus, they are criticized in our modern art form of memes.
Look, and correct me if I'm wrong, I have a feeling you're the kind of person that doesn't want insults thrown either way, because you don't want either side to attack each other. However, one side has already shot and fired, and while unity is a nice message, a lot of straight people think the fight's over after Obergefell, and feel that taking actual steps to normalize queerness is forcing it on them, and a lot of allies are here for brownie points, and tend to drown out the important voices.
What we've got currently didn't come because we all held hands and sang friendship songs, it came from riots and harsh words. Words that don't make anyone comfortable, and certainly weren't liked by heterosexuals. Criticizing heteronormativity and straight people, yes, including allies, is going to make some uncomfortable, because being told you're doing something wrong and you have to change isn't fun, is guaranteed to bring more radical changes than just shouting "love is love", smiling pretty, and keeping everything nice will.
You're using slurs, so you're probably not in a group that's much better.
Good. Good for you.
Maybe if you want to keep yourself out of the stupid people group, don't act like them, okay?
"The kids already know"
Yes, yes we do.
I didnt know what LGBTQ is at the time but when i was 10 i allways wanted to be a boy and be gay
Now i discoverd this community
And i came out bisexual
That's great, i'm glad you were able to come out and be yourself :)
this is the type of song that needs to be played on the radio
"Think about the children"
*sits in 12 year old gay*
Welp
*sits in 12 year old bi*
😂😂😂
**sits in 11 year old gay**
Sits in 12 year old Gray-Ace Biromantic Demiboy
(☞ ͡°ヮ ͡°)☞
*Sits up in pansexual 13 year old*
@@human_thing2035 Hi, we're basially the same person.
It's so weird, I find myself listening to a lot of music genres I usually don't like, just because the songs are gay themed. Guess lyrics are important...
please stop fetishizing gay people
Creepy Wolf
idk, just the way it was worded was kinda weird i guess? like, if all that matters to you is that the lyrics have gay themes in them then your priorities might be a bit messed up?
Same here
I don't think the original commenter was trying to fetishize gay people, I think they were trying to say that gay people are so underrepresented in music that they're listening to songs with gay themes just to feel represented or like they can relate to the lyrics even if they don't actually like the song or genre.
Same~
Me: mom, i’m trans and but i still like boys
mom: what about it? it’s normal for a girl to like boys
me: no i’m a guy....
mom: ...OHHHHH so you like girls right?
oh, it's gonna be such a shock when I come out as a lesbian.
They were shooting straight and completely missed the target.
They a little comfused
It wasn’t a shock for me when came out to my mom that I was gay she told me she already knew so it wasn’t hard
@@extremepro6655 congrats on coming out!!
My teacher played this at our Halloween party I'm guessing he googled radio friendly songs lol
I think the most powerful line here is: "the kids aready know". It's so true, like, seriously just because some old poeple in charge are uptight doesn't mean what offends them will offend kids. So the argument "think about the children" is letterally the most stupid argument ever. What about all the kids questionning their sexuality who wish they had more content for them? What about all the tolerant straight ones who don't want to be used by homophobic poeple as an excuse?
Blume Shullman That's so, so true and it's so, so sad. I genuinely think that the people in charge of censoring media need to stop and realize that THEY are the only/main people getting offended by the obvious truths. It's getting ridiculous.
Hmm old.. old... old people?
*O L D P E O P L E*
Blume Shullman I was listen to songs like this with my little sister (our mom is homophobic) and one of the videos had two boys kissing, she said, "ew, that's gross and wrong." And I asked her why she thought that and she said, "I don't know." Homophobic people always talk about "gays pushing their gayness onto the children" but that's exactly what their doing, and it pisses me off. I get that they think it's wrong, but openly expressing that, saying that being gay is wrong, and telling gay people that they need to stop being themselves, is NOT their place to be saying, they are making people feel bad about being themselves, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT. (Sorry I just really needed to rant to somebody.)
Blume Shullman yes! I've known my sexuality was not straight since I was 12. And o was so obviously crushing on my girl friends in school since....forever.
2:49 that's a powerful line, they already know and they don't think it's bad unless people tell them it is
Omg Your PfP I cAn't
FuckingSlytherinQueen
And the name lmaooooo
your name and picture give the complete opposite energy that this comment is supposed to have
Thank you CZcams for recommending this 6 years later
Singing the chorus of this out of context gets you some really dirty looks.
I'm heterosexual but that song made me so happy. I don't understand why people still get so much hate bc they're homosexual.
omg yangyang die legende-
The world needs more people like you.
Ehrenmann yangyang your cool 😏
I wish other heterosexuals were like you :D
SHSL_Pancake my bestest friend is hetrosexaul and he’s awesome and he supports me on everything and doesn’t ask lots of questions like other people he just uses my pronouns and when some one doesn’t use my pronouns he corrects them
Every time I fall into the lgbt side of youtube I eventually get to this song and it always makes me smile
Elena Nicollin Same😂
Welcome to the squad XD
Same
WAIT
*theres a side of youtube that isn't LGBTQ+*
Pair of Jean Shorts yep, it’s very scary it’s the *homophobic side*
i'm straight but i will always be a super supportive ally. when i have children i want them to be free to express themselves anyway they want. whether my son wants to wear dresses and paint his nails or my daughter wants to wear suits and tuxes. that is how they want to dress and i'm not going to be one to stop them.
Homophobic people be like: GrEaT sOnG, pRaIsE jEsUs.
1 second later: Some girls like girls and boys got a boyfriend.
also the homophobics: AHhahhahHaAhaha StOp PlEaSe!
Thanks for 50 likes!
funny, Jesus would be the last person having a problem with it
Lol
@@granville7 ikr
I was singing this quietly in the car and my grandma just looked at me and said "I remember when I had a girlfriend" I stopped and just thought for a minute
Edit: another story, my stepmom is bisexual cause when I came out to my dad and her she said she remembered when she used to be only into girls, my whole family is gay 😊😊😊
0-0.... Woah...
A legend!
Love your profile pic!
Man don’t you just love it when your grandma casually says stuff like that I sure do-Wait...my grandparents are dead...ah shit
We stan bi grandmothers
Girls love girls and boys :) 💑 👭
Omg how did I only just find this song, I already love it. I go to a religious school so Me and my girlfriend must hide our relationship. It hurts
Peabee Neko you shouldn't have to hide it I go to one and everything is ok with me and my boyfriend but it's your choice to come out to the school
Peabee Neko sorry to hear that....it's ok hope you have a happy life together
Peabee Neko stop hiding it time to see who you are😁
Tweek ;)
Honey don't hide it. Love is love, people may judge but oh well, it's who you are, and nobody can change that!
It's annoying how this actually hasn't played on the radio.
Yet..
Got this recommended again after YEARS ... glad to be back
If there was one single song I wish was on the radio when I was in my teens being bullied at school and questioning my worth as a human...
Someone's worth as a human is an interesting topic, while to some you might be worth everything and to some people nothing. But in the end if you die there will be someone who will take your place. Meaning that you're worth nothing as a human.
Thank you. Those were my dad's last words to me, funnily enough. "I love you. Be strong." I'm trying. Blessings to you for being supportive x
I'm not sure about that. I know I've saved a few lives, directly or indirectly. I've done a lot of good with my life. If I died tomorrow, I'll be just a number, but my mother is alive today because of me, a gay friend I supported (raised christian, realised he was gay, much conflicted) is married to the love of his life now because I helped him accept himself. In a numbers game, sure I'm just another human. But to those I've helped I'm a person of value. More valued by them than I put on myself despite that. But in school I was treated like a freak, accused of sexual assault just to spite me, life was made hell and I frequently questioned whether I was worth the effort of protecting. When enough people tell you you're worthless you start to question whether so many people can be wrong.
Daniel, Dan.
This Universe is billions of years old. Stars were born and have died that existed both longer than Earth, and died before Earth even formed. Gas, dust, debris, metals, organic materials, water, everything in the universe was created, one thing after the other, rapidly, slowly, and chaotically. All of that, eventually, after billions of years of chaotic existence, settled down to create you. And me. And everyone else. And we can never be replicated. What we live through, who we interact with, none of it will ever be the same, and none of it can be synthesized. There will always be details lost to the void. Every single human being is unique. Every single human being is special. Every single one has worth. Inherent, true worth, actual value to them, because they are alive. Once you die, your body degrades and you disappear from existence in all but name and image. You are worth it. Absolutely.
full power of the high ground I am writing an essay about this topic :D
Man, I lost it at "think about the children" XD
same XD
Draco Storm
No you
Draco Storm Same 😂
I'll never understand that statement. The kid's don't care and if they do, they're curious and understanding.
i thought this was just a funny song about the bias of the music industry and how straight still sells best and is considered the default, but then i read the date and almost started crying. this really was the world we lived in when this came out. even writing this was literally brave. its not perfect now but back then the industry was so broken, this is even kind of an understatement
They got us in the first half not going to lie
Wish they played this on the radio
Yeah, I mean it's perfect for it. Very radio friendly one might say
LOL people criticizing the business????? how dare???? our songs are diverse there was that one Katy perry so-
yeah my friend probably not gonna happen ;/;
I NEEEEED THISSSSSS
yea me too :'(
SO DO I!!!! :)
In school we were talking about the Holocaust, and we were naming the types of people Hitler would kill. She wrote down the types of people and at the end she put Homosexuals (if you get offended don't worry she didn't mean it in a bad way) and some girl raised her hand and asked "There were gay people back then?"
I took in the longest inhale and let out the biggest "BOI"
Lol even some catcholic preachers were gay xd
This is one of the best comments I have ever read
DuckIsTrash RIP
...you mean that you think the word homosexuals is offensive..? Because if thats what you mean then lemme tell you that its an objective scientific term
And if you mean that some might get offended because she wrote homosexuals in the very end then well it happens often that teachers are very hesistant to talk about gays. In Poland there was this book author that was gay and in this school lecture we had one of the boys was literally daydreaming about dating a young male farmer and he spends half of the book looking for a perfect young farmer he would "get along with". Its pretty fucking obvious he was gay af but a lot of teachers still refuses to believe that and that the author was gay. I was a lucky one and the first thing my teacher said bout the author was "he was gay and thus the strong homosexual undertones appear" and holy shit i was screaming
(If you wonder what happened with the Boy and the Farmer, well it was chaotic and the last thing the boy says in the book before the main character leaves the place is "MINE HE IS" about the farmer)
+Croissant :D may i ask what's the book title? your comment made me curious about it as hell :3
Okay so like a huge chunk of this song is like- the producer trying to give this gay musician advice, right? But whenever I hear it I get this storyline in my head where the producer is actually gay, but like- dealing with internalized homophobia. He's made himself marry a woman, maybe have kids, all this shit, because that's "the way it's supposed to be", and he thinks he's actually giving this kid sound advice and whatever. Then the "on the radio, in Hollywood, on the T.V. shows" part is him having a like- crisis or break down or something cause he can't stop remembering a guy he used to be in love with and he doesn't know how to stop thinking of him. It takes the kid rebelling and staying true to himself for the producer to realize that he's been letting other people's ideals rule his life until he's become part of the problem. Now he realizes why he's been so unhappy all his life and knows he has some shit to work through.
Basically I thought "ya know how this song is already pretty gay? What if it was twice as gay and also more angsty?"
Me: *sees pink and blue*
Huh, almost the trans flag colors
"Change all your hims into hers"
Me" Ah
-even though it wasnt referring to that the similarities-
Also
1:04 I thought it would be girls like girls and boys
Girls/girls/boys intensifies
Me: *sits down in the comment section*
Somebody: "What are you waiting for?"
Me: "For the yelling Bible people"
Somebody: "I thought you were a Christian?"
Me: "I like making them mad with facts about the bad translation of the Bible"
Somebody: "Who even lets you into church"
yeah boi
Me irl
Me lol
That’s the spirit!
Bruh that is a mood. I respect u.
Yeah I like girls but do they like me???
no
the world is a lie never like it
what
Berry North
don't trust anyone. no one likes anyone
yes
The funniest thing is I've heard some love songs so generic, they don't even bother mentioning the "girl" in the song so no, she, her, girl ect ect... they just completely believe that you'll fill that s*** in for them
people like "but everyone has always been straight, you gays are a new thing"
*laughs in majority of history before the renascence*
William Shakesphere, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander the Great, John Laurens, Layfayette, Lincoln, and Jesus.
They where "friends"
@@iwanttocommitayuri4446 wait Shakespeare why?
@@iwanttocommitayuri4446 jesus?
Honestly, I think this is the first ever song that has ever made me laugh. I laughed mostly because he's obviously telling us how a dude offered him a deal that if he could change his songs so that they don't represent LGBT then he could make millions or some shit like that, but then he goes and writes this song and gets over 2 million views and 73K likes.
Hell yeah
That is probably the reward for doing such a jab at the radio.
I wonder if most of the dislikes came from the people who didn't listen to the end of the song
Matthew Wearing
Definitely absolutely I was about to dos like it till I heard the end
Yeah, thats what I'm worried about. I hope everyone listened to the end XD.
"People who didn't listen to the beginning or end of the song"
Ftfy
Matthew Wearing im bi and my mom doesn't really like that i am but im happy to be who i am
Well, either some LGBT+ people or supporters who didn't listen to the whole song OR some homophobics who listented the whole song
I have no idea why this song makes me so emotional
Being a young gay, when it said, “Think about the children.” It hurts me cuz no ones will believe me if I come out. They’ll all just think I’m ‘too young’ to know but it’s been like this for 2 years, unfortunately.
It's a shame nobody really listens to him anymore. He has so many great LGBTQ+ songs.
My entire school knows I’m gay and most people in my school just said “We figured” when I came out then everything went back to normal and there was no bullying or criticism just... acceptance, which was the complete opposite reaction I had expected
Zachary Hensley that is great
My school will have mix results
Some people will accept while others will not
That's so great!!
Aaa can I go to ur school
I live in Texas and if u come out then you’re ostracized
That's really good I wish I can say the same for myself
i like how this song doesnt have euphemisms or anything its it just HEY MEDIA STOP WITH HETERONORMATIVITY
oh no, you are reaching the buzzfeed feminist depths. i will ask pepe to have mercy on your soul
No that’s literally what the song is about.
arachnid14 Your profile picture and your comment have a combination of 3 dead memes.
thos beans no
Dear homophobes : You claim to hate gay men, meaning you love straight men , which makes you gay .
Interesting.
Good one
At first i was like
" what the hell is this!"
Now I'm like
" oooh true some girls gotta girlfriend" hint hint
yo I came out as gay last year and now all my friends who are in the closet come to me and I'm a proud gay mom.
hello child
ruthless ruthie right? How about think about the gay kids that need positive images of gay people
ruthless ruthie thats awesome! I wish you the best
I’m a proud trans dad💜
So good to know that the lgbt community is being supported by so many people💜💜
I remember when I came out to my dad. He just looked at me and said okay, then went back to playing train simulator
Other people arent as lucky so be happy lol
andrew wright I'm really happy. I wish that people were more accepting :/
Curly Cutie Why does your dad play train simulator
Matt Beiren
He's always wanted to drive trains and he loves them. Sorry for my english. It isn't my native language :)
Curly Cutie English isn't my native tounge too. But The fact that your father has something he likes to do is actually pretty cool. I came out to my dad a few weeks ago, just about beeing trans, and all he said was 'we should go see somebody who knows whats up' and left. I was a bit disappointed, but hey, atleast he knows now, right?
The song is an incredible work of art. And there's something I noticed while listening that might not have been intentional but works incredibly. The line, "change all the hims into hers and just don't tell the world that you're, happy to help think about what I said." This line has a double meaning within it. When you look at the word happy, some people use gay to mean happy or merry. I don't know if that's what you were going for, Matt, but it works really well.
If this song were a meme it would be the "They had us going in the first half, I'm not gonna lie."
I want to play this at my wedding and at the end I want to kiss the guy I marry.
Phan Boy Padilla-Hecox omg same also awesome name
Fall Out Phans yes omg and I love your name :D ***** Wazzup pham?!
***** lol as you do. Tumblr awaits me lol
***** literally... I'm on it way to much XD
***** Friends are for normaltons
I don't understand how people took this the wrong way until half the song when t says at 0:39 "change all the him into hers, and just don't tell the world that your..." Seriously listen to the song properly and you can get the meaning of the song from the start.
I also dont get it, I'm not even born in any anglophone country, my english isnt even that good and I understood the music from the start
I'm pretty sure the song is promoting gay-ness, but I really don't understand what you're trying to say-
Rowan Downie ikr
Cof Fee Some people are complaining that the song is homophobic until the end, and that it’s confusing.
but at the beginning it was being really homophobic? you literally are supporting what everyone is saying
Man coming back to this now that I’m out makes me cry for the kid that I was. This was so important for her to see.
Well, I'm a asexual aromantic girl, and I like no one 😂
And that's okay too 😂💜
That okay as long as you're happy
I’m so happy more people are becoming supportive of ace/aro peeps
I am still trying to figure out who I am but I think I might be asexual aromantic too
Welcome to the club!
"Think about the children"???????
I'd like someone say this about all other dirty music and porn music videos that are out today.
they do. except it's not porn. childrens shows used to be darker. i'm not saying that's a good or bad thing, but they did.
Sorenmine Lol, I know, you're right. I just came from here from Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' music video, that's all XP And I thought it's hella silly for two guys simply kissing each other to be scandalous when what I just saw there is out and alright. No offence, I don't mean to start an argument.
i don't think it's silly. you can see lots of perverted things on youtube. straight, gay, trans, and giant flopping horse genitals.
Sorenmine Your opinion, your right then. We just seem to have different ways of thinking. Peace.
everyone is technically a child lol
I want to say this. When I first heard this song I got something completely different. What I imagined was a popular singer helping this young gay star rise as he did and giving him the unfortunate truth of the music industry. He wants to help this young man accomplish his dreams but is scared that people will tear him apart because he's gay. And the end is the same guy admitting that they should already know that people know about gay people. The star didn't have the courage to admit to his fans and with the help of this new guy, they are going to turn things around and admit that they are gay, with or without the producers. I feel like that makes the song more relate able and more tragic, yet also triumphant.
I think I'm going to need lyrics to understand who's singing what in this version, but other than that this idea is, dare I say, *fabulous*
@@kittykatplus Well, it's all the same guy singing. He just flips around in talking to the new singer. Starting by telling him he needs to pretend to be straight, then breaking and getting angry because he knows that kids already knows. But thanks for the comment. XD
This needs to be the plot of a low-budget indie movie, or at least a short film.
LegoMinecraft369, Honestly I could get down with that and try to write a script lmao
God, listening to this song that’s basically what I imagined, this song begins leaving you like “hmm” and then it’s all just so triumphant and beautiful
I sent this song to my absolute bestist friend and 10 minutes later he came out as Bi and I came out as Ace. This song inspired us to come out, just in case you want to know.