Know it word for word and can play it on bass. Song was release in 89’ why wouldn’t others know the words?? Most people who go to a concert are fans...
Primus was made with Les claypool in the very early 90s. Primus fans cover themselves in mud and yell "Primus sucks" at every show. They were in their mid twenties when they started. He's old now Also behind Buckethead
"I don't get it. "You are correct, you don't. And, Primus Sucks! I bet you don't get that either...Primus has been around a long time. No one researched their lyrics before the show. Read the lyrics. Then listen to some more Primus songs off their CD's
I remember seeing a comment one time: Les Claypool went from that 2nd degree cousin who had a hard time being out of jail, to being that Ice Cream truck guy who got kicked out of the Alice in Wonderland book.
1984? No. Ler was still in Posessed at that point. Before Primus, Les n' Ler were in a speed metal band together. czcams.com/video/ZK4eKYVeu4g/video.html
The audience didn't research the lyrics. The song was 20 years old when this performance was recorded and the audience was mostly hardcore fans who'd probably been fans since it first came out. It's a concert staple and a fan favorite. You can see live performances from the early 90s when they were a lot younger.
Plus he’s literally, clearly saying hey baby, before the crowd says hey baby back , after like one time, even if you never heard a primus song you would catch on to that live.
“Dope gibberish” one of the most accurate and honest first reactions to Primus.. Les Claypool is considered by many to be one of the greatest Bass players ever. The lyrics are never serious and almost always ridiculous in there obscurity. One of the very best live shows I’ve ever seen.
he is known for doing lyrics super fast. You'd probably need to find the lyrics to follow what he is saying. You should check Winona's Big Brown Beaver and My Name Is Mud
I met les when I was working at a golf course when i was a teenager. He left the hitting range when it started to drizzle. I happened to have my frettless bass in my truck because I was going out of town. He waited in the rain for me to run and grab it, then he autographed it. My childhood hero jammed on my instrument in the rain for just me.
Les Claypool, the vocalist and bass player, is arguably the best best player of our time. Many argue that he is disqualified because he plays bass like it's a lead guitar. Also, this is one of those songs that is purely for the fans, not to necessarily be understood by casuals lol. But in retrospect, Les is probably the go to for bass for everyone's dream lineup. Also, I recommend the actual video of Winona's Big Brown Beaver.........yeah.
lead guitar players play worse than the bassists but think theyre so good bc they play a higher pitched instrument so the fact that les plays bass like lead guitar is basically saying that lead guitar is fuckin irrelevant
Everybody always requests reactions to the Bonnaroo performance of this tune and it's a good version but if you haven't heard the album version before it's impossible to understand the lyrics. It's literally about an alley cat, and after the opening narration it's sung from his perspective (on the album Tommy's lines are delivered by the great Tom Waits, while Les Claypool only does the narration and the final chorus).
Say baby do you wanna lay down with me Say baby do wanna lay down by my side Say baby do you wanna lay down with me Say baby Say baby ... is the chorus
5:10 that's what's it like to see him play the bass live!! they are an excellent band to see live, seen 'em twice. they will randomly do improv/solos in the middle of their songs. they just make it up on the spot and do it differently every night. it's pretty bad ass!!!
No one mentioning how Les is so bored spending 30 seconds away from playing his bass that he has nothing better to do than to casually check his watch @5:30
This was filmed in 2011. The song was released in 1989. I guarantee most of the people singing along heard it way before Google was a thing. Check out the official video for some insanity.
you chose one of the most difficult songs to understand.. I know all of the lyrics and can sing along easily. try next time maybe "Wynona's big brown beaver"
Primus has been weird since the 90's. Believe me as a teenager from that time. Was just weird and strange shit.... Happy Bday by the way. And random note I'm twelve years your senior.
Young folks just don’t know. Les Claypool is one of the greatest bassist of all time. BTW, We didn’t have internet or cell phones when this song came out. We had MTV.
The musicians in Primus are some of the best on the planet. Despite the fact that you couldn't comprehend what was going on, the audience knows exactly what's going on. Expand your horizons and listen to more Primus!
The audience didn’t research the lyrics in Google. They, like me, have been listening to Primus since 1993 and know every word by heart. Yes you can Google the lyrics, and yes they are indeed about a cat. Yes, Les is extremely talking fast over his virtuosic bass slappery- but if you listen closely the song is indeed about a very randy Tom Cat. Listen to the studio version from Seas of Cheese. The lyrics come through clearer than the live version. Also they are sung by the raspy voice singer Tom Waits.
i thought you were younger. and the thing you said pretty much sums up primus, that's the first time i hear the bass being this prominent!! and you should definitely do a dive into their music. they have been around since the late 80's, so they are dad ages (not sure if any of them have kids)
Lyrics Well, I remember as it were a meal ago... Said Tommy the Cat as he reeled back to clear whatever foreign matter, May have nestled its way into his mighty throat. Many a fat alley rat had met its demise while staring point blank down, The cavernous barrel of this awesome prowling machine. Truly a wonder of nature this urban predator. Tommy the cat had many a story to tell But it was a rare occasion such as this that he did... "She came slidin' down the alleyway like butter drippin' off a hot biscuit. The aroma, the mean scent, was enough to arouse suspicion in even the, Oldest of Tigers that hung around the hot spot in those days. The sight was beyond belief. Many a head snapped for double - even triple - takes as this vivacious, Feline made her her way into the delta of the alleyway, Where the most virile of the young tabbies were known to hang out. They hung in droves. Such a multitude of masculinity could only be Found in one place... And that was O'Malley's Alley... The air was thick with cat calls, But not even a muscle in her neck did, twitch as she sauntered straight into the heart of the alleyway. She knew what she wanted... She was lookin' for that stud bull. She was looking for that THE cat. And that was me. Tommy the Cat is my name. And I say unto thee... 'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side? Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby?...Say baby?' (Break) 'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side? Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby?...Say baby?' 'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side? Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say babababay?' 'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side? Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby?...Say baby?'" 'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side? Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby?...Say baby?'" 'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side? Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby?...Say baby?'" 'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side? Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me? Say baby?... Say babyyyyyy!!!!???"
I love how whenever the crowd would join in, you looked positively angry, like the entire Bonarroo crowd was doing it just to prank you personally. Thanks for the laugh.
They all have the recording, and have listened to them many times before the show. Live is always hard to understand. The studio recording is easier to understand. Google hasn't been around that long. Watch the official video for the song, and you'll understand it much better.
Its our duty, as primus fans, to hit up every reaction video person stream and donate enough to get this band out reacted on. Ill give you 100 bucks and send you the dvd if you react to the WHOLE "hallucinogenics" concert mam.
Research on google? They’re called fans. They attended the concert because they enjoy the music because they own the album and have listened to it many times.
HAHA hoho, that made me laugh. Miss GiddyKitty, Don't think google existed before that concert. As a metal bass player I can say my life changed the first time I heard Tommy the Cat
Primus is one of my favorite bands!!! You shold listen to American life and the Scheme, those are my favorite songs. Oh yeah, and Tommy the cat refers to a cartoon. 😊😊
I saw these guys numerous times about twenty five years ago, in little punk venues to more mainstream clubs. After a decade dominated by bands like Motley Crue, Guns N Roses etc, these guys were absolutely unique. There was nothing like them at the time and there hasn’t been since. Just pure, goofy, fun punk/funk/experimental atonal art rock jam band. They are definitely an acquired taste, but we’re a good antidote to hair metal.
Extremely well put. I spent every one of my teenage years in the 80s, ODing on any and all music bc I was learning to drum. By the 90s, hair bands...we were so over it. Primus's appearence on the scene was profound. I chose to hang with their music over the grunge scene that Nirvana's sucess created. Long live the oddball artists who remind us not everything spilling out from your speakers has to be a steady, syrupy flow of mediocrity.
lol, the entire audience did not research it on google and they weren't a bunch of old dads when the song first came out on their album Sailing the Seas of Cheese in 1991. They were in their late 20s when they released that album and this concert is years later so the fans at this concert are already very familiar with the song
Everyones first reaction to Primus is like "wtf is this?" I have turned many people onto them. When you have time put on some headphones and pull up lyrics and listen to the album "Sailing the Seas of Cheese". That's my favorite album of theirs. Some amazing bass work but they are all extremely talented musicians. Les Claypool is arguably the greatest bassist in the world. Among the best ever for sure.
Sailing the seas of cheese is a solid starting point. Frizzle fry too, that album is a little easier to digest, and when you get tired of those two, you have the other master pieces waiting for you.
We didn't need to research google, because we actually listened to the song... And appreciated the total mastery of the instrument, the sheer composing genius, the funny, nutty, crazy delivery of Les and the rest of Primus.
After listening to the opening guitar riff, it was obvious to me the voice (and 2nd mic)is just there for the effect. It's all about the chaos of 3 guys all playing balls out. What an awesome performance! .
Um, it's like some dads formed a band....... they've been around since before you were born! And any primus fan knows the lyrics regardless of what google says........ these whipper snappers of today, 🤣🤣🤣
This song came out in 1992 or so…and there are a bunch of us 40-something’s that have been jamming to it since then. With that amount of exposure, this song (and most other Primus songs) are part of our DNA by now. 😂
Nobody Googled the lyrics. That song came out in the 90s when you had to buy music on CD's in a store. I learned the lyrics to this song by listening to the album, which is easier to understand, and reading the lyrics from the CD liner. "She knew what she wanted! She was looking for that stud bull." Half the fun of Primus is the comedy in the absurdity of it all.
Legend has it that life existed before you were born. Some beings played in the Primus band and thousands of other human beings went to the shows ... and before google
"It's like they are a bunch of dads that decided to make a band." They were a band that all decided to get old, the song is about a cat and his cat call. Also, Tom Waits, a.k.a. another Dad that started a band did the original lyrics for Tommy the Cat Caller.
Primus has been around since the mid 80's they are definitely different and very talented group. Les Claypool is one of the all time best Bass guitar players ever.
My favorite band. (That band has been around longer then you have been alive) Tommy The Cat: Well, I remember it as though it were a meal ago Said Tommy the Cat as he reeled back to clear whatever foreign matter may have nestled its way into his mighty throat Many a fat alley rat had met its demise while staring point blank down the cavernous barrel of this awesome prowling machine Truly a wonder of nature this urban predator Tommy the Cat had many a story to tell But it was a rare occasion such as this that he did Well, she came slidin' down the alleyway like butter drippin' off a hot biscuit The aroma, the mean scent, was enough to arouse suspicion in even the oldest of the tigers that hung around the hot spot in those days The sight was beyond belief Many a head snapped for double - even triple - takes as this vivacious feline made her way into the delta of the alleyway where the most virile of the young tabbies were known to hang out They hung in droves. Such a multitude of masculinity could only be found in one place And that was O'Malley's Alley The air was thick with cat calls (no pun intended) But not even a muscle in her neck did twitch as she sauntered up into the heart of the alley She knew what she wanted She was lookin' for that stud bull, she was lookin' for that he-cat And that was me Tommy the Cat is my name and I say unto thee Say baby do you wanna lay down with me Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side Hey baby do you wanna lay down with me Say baby Say baby K-Pop Sucks! (All pop sucks)
we've been listening to primus and going to their concerts since before you were born. that's HOW we know the lyrics. the web wasn't even around when this song came out! 😂
You should see the music video. I can't stop rewatching it Edit: if you want another prominent bass, look up Korn. It's incredibly prominent in their stuff. Not this prominent, but still. Oh, and listen to Lacquer Head, Jerry was a Racecar Driver, My Name is Mud, and Wynona's Big Brown Beaver.
So, fun fact...Les Claypool (The Bass Player) was one of the guys on Metallica's short list to replace their original bass player after he passed away in the late 80's, he was the best musician on the list but was ruled out for being way too weird.
They turned him down because he was "too good". They knew that he would steal the show. The only time I've ever seen him allow a guitarist to take the lead was when he played alongside Buckethead.
"gibberish" Welcome to real music by real talented musicians! You have a long way to go. I never researched the lyrics on google because when I listened to it in 1995, there was no google. I had the CD pamphlet for that. If you listen to the album song and mot the live, you'd get the lyrics.
Primus has been one of my favorite bands since I was very young, and I thought it was so funny how you just HAD to choose one of the hardest songs to decipher 😂 Of all the songs they have, you chose Tommy The Cat 😂 (My fav is Jerry is a racecar driver, and their cover of Devil went down to Georgia)
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You should do more Primus reactions!!!
Know it word for word and can play it on bass. Song was release in 89’ why wouldn’t others know the words?? Most people who go to a concert are fans...
i'd suggest you listen to the official video you can actually understand what he's saying
Primus was made with Les claypool in the very early 90s.
Primus fans cover themselves in mud and yell "Primus sucks" at every show.
They were in their mid twenties when they started.
He's old now
Also behind Buckethead
"I don't get it"
Exactly, now you get it
Best Primus reaction comment so far 😂
ABSOLUTELY! 54 YEARS OLD, LISTENED TO PRIMUS SINCE THEY BEGAN. BEST ON ACID!
This comment kills me. 🤣🤣🤣
She doesn't get why their cats are not with them
"I don't get it. "You are correct, you don't.
And, Primus Sucks!
I bet you don't get that either...Primus has been around a long time. No one researched their lyrics before the show. Read the lyrics. Then listen to some more Primus songs off their CD's
This song is about Tommy the Cat scoring with a hot little feline that strutted her way down to O'Malley's Alley.
Heck yeaaaa
pretty straightforward
She knew what she wanted
She was looking for that stunt bull
@@MrMillions69 she was lookin for that HE cat
“They seem like a bunch of dads that decided to make up a band.”
Ha ha. Maybe now, but PRIMUS was formed in 1984 when they were young.
I remember seeing a comment one time:
Les Claypool went from that 2nd degree cousin who had a hard time being out of jail, to being that Ice Cream truck guy who got kicked out of the Alice in Wonderland book.
@@hatred9427 isn't that the truth.
1984? No. Ler was still in Posessed at that point.
Before Primus, Les n' Ler were in a speed metal band together.
czcams.com/video/ZK4eKYVeu4g/video.html
I ran into someone who thought WWII was fought by old people heh
@@auctionmusic Just the 77th Infantry Division, aka 'The Old Bastards'.
The audience didn't research the lyrics. The song was 20 years old when this performance was recorded and the audience was mostly hardcore fans who'd probably been fans since it first came out. It's a concert staple and a fan favorite. You can see live performances from the early 90s when they were a lot younger.
Now explain CZcams 😂
That’s what I thought bro
Not true. They were very popular in the 90s and 2000s.
Damn, Primus sucks.
Listening to the studio version might help you. BTW, the crowd understood every word, because they were singing along. Please listen to more Primus.
And yes, the crowd understood every word, and this song came out before Google.
Plus he’s literally, clearly saying hey baby, before the crowd says hey baby back , after like one time, even if you never heard a primus song you would catch on to that live.
@@francisbaxter4663 it's Say baby
The words aren't the point
I'd take thompson twins at this point.
If you've ever watched South Park, primus wrote the opening theme for the show
That's what my patrons told me! I know of South Park but never heard the opening theme song
Nooooo wow really!!!!???
Going down to South Park gonna have my self a tiiimmmme
Lol yeah, I think they did King Of Queens too. 🤟🤓
Oh My God, they killed Kenny
“Dope gibberish” one of the most accurate and honest first reactions to Primus.. Les Claypool is considered by many to be one of the greatest Bass players ever. The lyrics are never serious and almost always ridiculous in there obscurity. One of the very best live shows I’ve ever seen.
Actually a lot of their lyrics are quite deep and sometimes political. Like too many puppies for example.
@@Will_Wel Lacquer Head....
*pork soda album*
Lmao
Wynnonas big brown beaver
Most of the songs are tragic parables...
The lyrics are a story told in the perspective of a cat, who was a a bit of a stud when he was younger.
And older, which is how "Tommy the cat had many a story to tell..."
Primus is a genre all of their own. My Name is Mud, Shake Hands with Beef, and Wynona's Big Brown Beaver all are great... and weird.
Primus sucks
funk metal
all 3 except for my name is mud, are some of their worse songs. Wynona's dude?? really?
@@janoski09 mud dude really?
Hillbilly Funk Metal
Primus is just pure funky weirdness. Hard to classify this genre. Avant-garde experimental funk-rock?
Wow..you pretty much got it 😂
Primus is the only band that is listed as their own genre on iTunes.
The genre is Funk-Metal
Primus sucks
Nah, just primus
You have to put into consideration that hes been performing this for well over 30 years. FANS know the lyrics.
KPOP fan reacts to Primus . Yep, That's about the reaction I was expecting lol........ This was funny and adorable .
he is known for doing lyrics super fast. You'd probably need to find the lyrics to follow what he is saying. You should check Winona's Big Brown Beaver and My Name Is Mud
I met les when I was working at a golf course when i was a teenager. He left the hitting range when it started to drizzle. I happened to have my frettless bass in my truck because I was going out of town. He waited in the rain for me to run and grab it, then he autographed it. My childhood hero jammed on my instrument in the rain for just me.
Les claypool ( the bassist) is an extremely talented and influential person. you got to watch a lot more Primus to even begin to understand young lady
Super talented indeed!
Agreed. True Primus fans know every song.
Primus sucks! 🖤 true fans know
@@WarPoodle-pc5wu and thats why we love primus
Primus sucks
Les Claypool, the vocalist and bass player, is arguably the best best player of our time. Many argue that he is disqualified because he plays bass like it's a lead guitar. Also, this is one of those songs that is purely for the fans, not to necessarily be understood by casuals lol. But in retrospect, Les is probably the go to for bass for everyone's dream lineup. Also, I recommend the actual video of Winona's Big Brown Beaver.........yeah.
Best bassist in history!
Anyone that says les is disqualified for playing his bass like a lead are just mad they can’t play like that
Frank Zappa once said a good bassist is just a displaced lead guitarist.
lead guitar players play worse than the bassists but think theyre so good bc they play a higher pitched instrument
so the fact that les plays bass like lead guitar is basically saying that lead guitar is fuckin irrelevant
Casuals, lol
They wrote that song in 1984. Its been recorded on 3 albums. 2 live versions and one in studio. Primus is a very popular underground cult band.
SO MISS GIDDY LES IS PROBABLY ONE OF THEGREATEST BASS PLAYERS IN THE WORLD
Watch the music video its easier to understand the lyrics. This my favorite primus song
John the fisherman and my name is mud are arguable
Seas of Cheese is a more accessible place to start, IMHO.
@@neverstoodachancexx1183 they all suck
They seem like bunch of dads? Honey, you're late to the party.
Jerry was a race car driver,my favorite song
That title though xD
GiddyKitty if you think that’s a weird title, you should check out Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver. Oh yeah, Primus sucks.
@@jasontrebilcock6496 I F'in love that music video
ME TOO
Steamy.....
Oh good ol' Primus, if you hate it the first time you hear it, you're doing well, you'll love it in no time.
Everybody always requests reactions to the Bonnaroo performance of this tune and it's a good version but if you haven't heard the album version before it's impossible to understand the lyrics. It's literally about an alley cat, and after the opening narration it's sung from his perspective (on the album Tommy's lines are delivered by the great Tom Waits, while Les Claypool only does the narration and the final chorus).
Yup. The vocal mixing on this is a bit shit lol
Woah, I've been listening for 20 some years, and i never knew this.
Primus needs to come with a WARNING sign, cuz there stuff generally seems to just come from outer space.
Say baby do you wanna lay down with me
Say baby do wanna lay down by my side
Say baby do you wanna lay down with me
Say baby
Say baby
... is the chorus
5:10 that's what's it like to see him play the bass live!! they are an excellent band to see live, seen 'em twice. they will randomly do improv/solos in the middle of their songs. they just make it up on the spot and do it differently every night. it's pretty bad ass!!!
"The look like a bunch of dads" I mean they've been playing for 20+ years they definitely weren't that old when this song came out xD
No one mentioning how Les is so bored spending 30 seconds away from playing his bass that he has nothing better to do than to casually check his watch @5:30
This was filmed in 2011. The song was released in 1989. I guarantee most of the people singing along heard it way before Google was a thing. Check out the official video for some insanity.
Les Claypool is a BASS GOD.
you chose one of the most difficult songs to understand.. I know all of the lyrics and can sing along easily. try next time maybe "Wynona's big brown beaver"
Primus has been weird since the 90's. Believe me as a teenager from that time. Was just weird and strange shit.... Happy Bday by the way. And random note I'm twelve years your senior.
Hahaha I'll take your word for that xD & Thank you!😍❤️
Since the 80s
Young folks just don’t know. Les Claypool is one of the greatest bassist of all time.
BTW, We didn’t have internet or cell phones when this song came out. We had MTV.
Might need to also explain that back then, MTV actually played music videos.
Shocking, I know.
I am young folk. Primus is so underappreciated in my generation
The musicians in Primus are some of the best on the planet. Despite the fact that you couldn't comprehend what was going on, the audience knows exactly what's going on. Expand your horizons and listen to more Primus!
Advice... don't start with the live version. Listen to the album version. Always.
JERRY WAS A RACE CAR DRIVER
That gibberish is called rock. Those are instruments. Those guys playing those instruments are musicians. Whew! Space girl!
The audience didn’t research the lyrics in Google. They, like me, have been listening to Primus since 1993 and know every word by heart. Yes you can Google the lyrics, and yes they are indeed about a cat. Yes, Les is extremely talking fast over his virtuosic bass slappery- but if you listen closely the song is indeed about a very randy Tom Cat. Listen to the studio version from Seas of Cheese. The lyrics come through clearer than the live version. Also they are sung by the raspy voice singer Tom Waits.
Some people just don’t get things outside their bubble🦦
They seem like a bunch of Dads that decided to do this. So cute considering they have been doing this since 1984
i thought you were younger. and the thing you said pretty much sums up primus, that's the first time i hear the bass being this prominent!! and you should definitely do a dive into their music. they have been around since the late 80's, so they are dad ages (not sure if any of them have kids)
Les has 2 kids, Jay and Larry have none
His singing makes perfect sense when you finally realize it's Tommy the Cat telling you his crazy old alley cat story
Lyrics
Well, I remember as it were a meal ago...
Said Tommy the Cat as he reeled back to clear whatever foreign matter,
May have nestled its way into his mighty throat.
Many a fat alley rat had met its demise while staring point blank down,
The cavernous barrel of this awesome prowling machine.
Truly a wonder of nature this urban predator.
Tommy the cat had many a story to tell
But it was a rare occasion such as this that he did...
"She came slidin' down the alleyway like butter drippin' off a hot biscuit.
The aroma, the mean scent, was enough to arouse suspicion in even the,
Oldest of Tigers that hung around the hot spot in those days.
The sight was beyond belief.
Many a head snapped for double - even triple - takes as this vivacious,
Feline made her her way into the delta of the alleyway,
Where the most virile of the young tabbies were known to hang out.
They hung in droves. Such a multitude of masculinity could only be
Found in one place...
And that was O'Malley's Alley...
The air was thick with cat calls,
But not even a muscle in her neck did, twitch as she sauntered straight into the heart of the alleyway.
She knew what she wanted...
She was lookin' for that stud bull.
She was looking for that THE cat.
And that was me.
Tommy the Cat is my name.
And I say unto thee...
'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side?
Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby?...Say baby?'
(Break)
'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side?
Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby?...Say baby?'
'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side?
Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say babababay?'
'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side?
Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby?...Say baby?'"
'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side?
Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby?...Say baby?'"
'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side?
Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby?...Say baby?'"
'Say baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side?
Ah baby do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby?...
Say babyyyyyy!!!!???"
I love how whenever the crowd would join in, you looked positively angry, like the entire Bonarroo crowd was doing it just to prank you personally. Thanks for the laugh.
You’re in for a real shock going from something like Kpop to the powerhouse that is primus. And no, no one researched.
They all have the recording, and have listened to them many times before the show. Live is always hard to understand. The studio recording is easier to understand. Google hasn't been around that long. Watch the official video for the song, and you'll understand it much better.
Its our duty, as primus fans, to hit up every reaction video person stream and donate enough to get this band out reacted on.
Ill give you 100 bucks and send you the dvd if you react to the WHOLE "hallucinogenics" concert mam.
i think i just watched a k-pop fan rethink music for like 4 minutes, thank you youtube recommended
6:25 in this live version the lyrics speeded up. In the album version is clearer
Research on google? They’re called fans. They attended the concert because they enjoy the music because they own the album and have listened to it many times.
These guys are highly skilled musicians . I woud love to see a bunch of dads do that!!
I watched this to see you miss the whole point! Thank you for not disappointing me.
Primus isn’t about figuring out what the song is about. It’s about hearing some dope ass bass licks
HAHA hoho, that made me laugh. Miss GiddyKitty, Don't think google existed before that concert. As a metal bass player I can say my life changed the first time I heard Tommy the Cat
You either get Primus or you don't. If you do, they're really fun. Sailing Seas Of Cheese is a great, fun album.
The.first lines were
Tommy the cat had many a story to tell but it was a.rare occasion such as this that he ever did.
And yes that was from memory.
Sorry I guess it really has been a long time since I have listened to this on a regular basis. Thanks for the correction.
People were singing this song for years before Google was a thing
Primus is one of my favorite bands!!! You shold listen to American life and the Scheme, those are my favorite songs. Oh yeah, and Tommy the cat refers to a cartoon. 😊😊
Oh really xD I'm u familiar with that so I gotta check a lot of stuff out after this comment xD thanks!
@@GiddyKitty you're welcome 😁
@@jorgejauffred1670 maybe not scheme so early my dude... I would recommend maybe Natrual Joe or John the fisherman.
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I was honestly surprised that the Scheme didn’t pick up any radio time. It just doesn’t fit the globalist agenda of today I guess 🤷♂️
The audience knows the lyrics cause they know the song cause they know the band. DUH
I saw these guys numerous times about twenty five years ago, in little punk venues to more mainstream clubs. After a decade dominated by bands like Motley Crue, Guns N Roses etc, these guys were absolutely unique. There was nothing like them at the time and there hasn’t been since. Just pure, goofy, fun punk/funk/experimental atonal art rock jam band. They are definitely an acquired taste, but we’re a good antidote to hair metal.
Extremely well put. I spent every one of my teenage years in the 80s, ODing on any and all music bc I was learning to drum. By the 90s, hair bands...we were so over it.
Primus's appearence on the scene was profound. I chose to hang with their music over the grunge scene that Nirvana's sucess created.
Long live the oddball artists who remind us not everything spilling out from your speakers has to be a steady, syrupy flow of mediocrity.
lol, the entire audience did not research it on google and they weren't a bunch of old dads when the song first came out on their album Sailing the Seas of Cheese in 1991. They were in their late 20s when they released that album and this concert is years later so the fans at this concert are already very familiar with the song
Everyones first reaction to Primus is like "wtf is this?" I have turned many people onto them. When you have time put on some headphones and pull up lyrics and listen to the album "Sailing the Seas of Cheese". That's my favorite album of theirs. Some amazing bass work but they are all extremely talented musicians. Les Claypool is arguably the greatest bassist in the world. Among the best ever for sure.
Sailing the seas of cheese is a solid starting point. Frizzle fry too, that album is a little easier to digest, and when you get tired of those two, you have the other master pieces waiting for you.
arguably the best band i've ever seen live.
they're weird and cartoonish, but they're also incredible musicians.
I listen to primus in the morning while drinking my coffee! 😂🤷 rock on!
You missed the whole point. Watch the official video with lyric! These guy have more talent than any of your KPOP boy bands!😕
We didn't need to research google, because we actually listened to the song... And appreciated the total mastery of the instrument, the sheer composing genius, the funny, nutty, crazy delivery of Les and the rest of Primus.
You’re not meant to understand him trust me
After listening to the opening guitar riff, it was obvious to me the voice (and 2nd mic)is just there for the effect. It's all about the chaos of 3 guys all playing balls out. What an awesome performance!
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Um, it's like some dads formed a band....... they've been around since before you were born! And any primus fan knows the lyrics regardless of what google says........ these whipper snappers of today, 🤣🤣🤣
Fun Fact: Primus is the band playing before Wyld Stallyns during the battle of the bands in the second "Bill & Ted" movie, performing this song.
probably should have looked up the lyrics. he's telling Tommy the cat's story.
the audience were fans who already knew the song.
Primus fans are devout. They know every song by heart and love it. A concert supposed to be FUN.
That’s actually the reaction most people have when they first hear Primus.
My first reaction was
“This is the greatest band ever!😂
The line he keeps repeating at the end is "say baby, do you want to lay down by me?".
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This song came out in 1992 or so…and there are a bunch of us 40-something’s that have been jamming to it since then. With that amount of exposure, this song (and most other Primus songs) are part of our DNA by now. 😂
Nobody Googled the lyrics. That song came out in the 90s when you had to buy music on CD's in a store. I learned the lyrics to this song by listening to the album, which is easier to understand, and reading the lyrics from the CD liner. "She knew what she wanted! She was looking for that stud bull." Half the fun of Primus is the comedy in the absurdity of it all.
Legend has it that life existed before you were born. Some beings played in the Primus band and thousands of other human beings went to the shows ... and before google
"It's like they are a bunch of dads that decided to make a band." They were a band that all decided to get old, the song is about a cat and his cat call. Also, Tom Waits, a.k.a. another Dad that started a band did the original lyrics for Tommy the Cat Caller.
The song is told from the perspective of Tommy The Cat. You talked over the part where he said “Tommy The Cat is my name, and I say unto thee”
Primus has been around since the mid 80's they are definitely different and very talented group.
Les Claypool is one of the all time best Bass guitar players ever.
4:10 "What is going on??????" Yep. Now you're getting it. That is EXACTLY the right reaction to Primus.
That was part one of the fishing chronicles, teh 'alarm' in the beginning. Fishing chronicles pt 1 is called Fish On. Great song !!!
My favorite band. (That band has been around longer then you have been alive) Tommy The Cat:
Well, I remember it as though it were a meal ago
Said Tommy the Cat as he reeled back to clear whatever foreign matter may have nestled its way into his mighty throat
Many a fat alley rat had met its demise while staring point blank down the cavernous barrel of this awesome prowling machine
Truly a wonder of nature this urban predator
Tommy the Cat had many a story to tell
But it was a rare occasion such as this that he did
Well, she came slidin' down the alleyway like butter drippin' off a hot biscuit
The aroma, the mean scent, was enough to arouse suspicion in even the
oldest of the tigers that hung around the hot spot in those days
The sight was beyond belief
Many a head snapped for double - even triple - takes as this vivacious
feline made her way into the delta of the alleyway where the most virile
of the young tabbies were known to hang out
They hung in droves. Such a multitude of masculinity could only be found in one place
And that was O'Malley's Alley
The air was thick with cat calls (no pun intended)
But not even a muscle in her neck did twitch as she sauntered up into the heart of the alley
She knew what she wanted
She was lookin' for that stud bull, she was lookin' for that he-cat
And that was me
Tommy the Cat is my name and I say unto thee
Say baby do you wanna lay down with me
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side
Hey baby do you wanna lay down with me
Say baby
Say baby
K-Pop Sucks! (All pop sucks)
They've been fans for 30 years. K pop fan says "no one can understand that shit" lol
When you're used to seeing kindergarteners paint and then you see a Monet
Primus been around since 1984 thats why they look like dads. Watch their MTV video from the 90's. They bunch of young guys.
we've been listening to primus and going to their concerts since before you were born. that's HOW we know the lyrics. the web wasn't even around when this song came out! 😂
6:21 - They are fans, lady, and chances are they know this song, which happens to be one of the most popular Primus’ songs
I love Primus, awesome reaction!
I showed up here for Primus, stayed for the great vibes
They have been around for 30 years.
You should see the music video. I can't stop rewatching it
Edit: if you want another prominent bass, look up Korn. It's incredibly prominent in their stuff. Not this prominent, but still. Oh, and listen to Lacquer Head, Jerry was a Racecar Driver, My Name is Mud, and Wynona's Big Brown Beaver.
So, fun fact...Les Claypool (The Bass Player) was one of the guys on Metallica's short list to replace their original bass player after he passed away in the late 80's, he was the best musician on the list but was ruled out for being way too weird.
They turned him down because he was "too good". They knew that he would steal the show. The only time I've ever seen him allow a guitarist to take the lead was when he played alongside Buckethead.
"gibberish"
Welcome to real music by real talented musicians!
You have a long way to go.
I never researched the lyrics on google because when I listened to it in 1995, there was no google. I had the CD pamphlet for that.
If you listen to the album song and mot the live, you'd get the lyrics.
They aged into dads but have been around for decades. I know you're used to watching teenagers with heavy plastic surgery.
We all had lyrics sheets that came with the CDs.
I had this on cassette.
Dude, there was no Google when this stuff came out. Everybody went along with the joke and jammed.
They probably are a bunch of "Dads" but these "Dads" are three of the best musicians in the industry.
Watch the official music video and it will all make complete sense.
Primus has been one of my favorite bands since I was very young, and I thought it was so funny how you just HAD to choose one of the hardest songs to decipher 😂
Of all the songs they have, you chose Tommy The Cat 😂
(My fav is Jerry is a racecar driver, and their cover of Devil went down to Georgia)
I don't know did someone comment it already, but these guys are actually friends with Buckethead. So now it's beginning to make sense, I guess!