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  • čas přidán 24. 05. 2023
  • Single from the album Vulfnik by Vulfmon. Buy vinyl this month only.
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    Vulfmon - writer
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Komentáře • 588

  • @KUWAITGRIPSVEVO
    @KUWAITGRIPSVEVO Před rokem +688

    This is how I picture every conversation Jack has ever had. No wonder those Swedish singles brought him back to their mansion

    • @totallycarbon2106
      @totallycarbon2106 Před rokem +71

      Shame he can't party though

    • @gleswick8399
      @gleswick8399 Před rokem +31

      @@totallycarbon2106 He wished he could be he knew he couldn't

    • @travypatty2481
      @travypatty2481 Před rokem +6

      Next level humor

    • @aidennotz5153
      @aidennotz5153 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@gleswick8399at least he had access to a great vegan private chef

  • @scarab944
    @scarab944 Před rokem +947

    This is utterly bizarre, yet completely on brand. RIP to the greatest, Mr. Jamerson. P.S. I typed this comment with one finger in his honor.

    • @bellchattin
      @bellchattin Před rokem +50

      I liked your comment with one finger in his honor

    • @csakennyitakartam
      @csakennyitakartam Před rokem +10

      I picked my nose with not two, not three, not four... but one finger while reading this comment

    • @ryneagheilim9782
      @ryneagheilim9782 Před rokem +5

      If only theres such thing as a pointing finger up aside from thumbs up.

    • @unibyte5175
      @unibyte5175 Před rokem +6

      wait a minute... how did you use caps?

    • @scarab944
      @scarab944 Před rokem +6

      @@unibyte5175 Enable Caps Lock, type the letter, disable Caps Lock. :)

  • @JorbLovesGear
    @JorbLovesGear Před rokem +381

    Softly nodding for 3 and a half minutes, frowning when appropriate, but smiling every time he brought up how James Jamerson used one finger.

    • @chris4mac
      @chris4mac Před rokem +4

      How many fingers was it?

    • @joshuaherner7315
      @joshuaherner7315 Před 4 měsíci

      His whole essence, all of his being and hopes and dreams were in that ONE FUCKING FINGER ! REJECT DRAB !

  • @SeeSeeSound
    @SeeSeeSound Před rokem +657

    Joe dart, killing it per usual

  • @klv0klv0klv
    @klv0klv0klv Před rokem +236

    As I use one finger to silently communicate with the person who has cut me off in traffic, I feel ever so slightly closer to the funk

    • @GregsBassWorld
      @GregsBassWorld Před rokem +14

      You gave em the ol' sarcastic thumbs up, you dirty dog.

    • @loicvalenti
      @loicvalenti Před rokem +6

      you shushed them nicely with one finger over your lips perpendicular. great job

    • @MuJoeTheMean
      @MuJoeTheMean Před rokem +3

      You put your pinky out to the respectable gentleman in the car over there

    • @markvenuto9383
      @markvenuto9383 Před rokem +5

      @@GregsBassWorld or even worse, the disappointed finger down (accompanied with a shaking of the head "no")

  • @silas_wong
    @silas_wong Před 7 měsíci +67

    Evangeline was being patient
    Evangeline was playing along
    but Evangeline was not able to follow that, so she let him go.

  • @666TheGamingGods666
    @666TheGamingGods666 Před rokem +88

    I can't wait to sing along to this absolute banger at their next show. Vulf fans will sing along to Dean Town, Vulf fans will sing along to James Jamerson Used One Finger.

  • @BrodySchoonMusic
    @BrodySchoonMusic Před rokem +289

    As a lover of poetry, pop culture, and vulfpeck, this is the peak of niche.
    But as a kid from 2004 this also was a lot of looking up things

    • @fishbert17
      @fishbert17 Před rokem +14

      As a kid of, ahem, much longer ago than 2004, I was doing a lot of looking up as well

    • @johnnovak6870
      @johnnovak6870 Před rokem +21

      I'm writing an essay (for fun ???) on every reference in this song line by line and it is dense

    • @nunobrou
      @nunobrou Před rokem +15

      @@johnnovak6870 please make it available for the masses

    • @meretetoftjensen6086
      @meretetoftjensen6086 Před rokem +1

      ​​​@@johnnovak6870 ooo I really want to read it as well

    • @lucazolk862
      @lucazolk862 Před rokem +2

      I think the line "Yes, it's true, and how about you?" is a reference to Taylor Mali's poem "What Teachers Make" but I'm not sure

  • @jbibla
    @jbibla Před rokem +274

    the greatest poet of our generation

    • @whitestone7390
      @whitestone7390 Před rokem +10

      The true beatnik

    • @lorkats7304
      @lorkats7304 Před rokem

      So many positive comments. I am a diehard vulf fan and this new shit SUCKS. Wtf. I’m not here for performance art I want fucking FUNK.

    • @danielrowan111
      @danielrowan111 Před 7 měsíci

      sounds like someone needs two fingers to play bass 🙄​@@lorkats7304

  • @mikebaldino333
    @mikebaldino333 Před rokem +200

    This reminds me of, like, Ginsberg reading "Kaddish" - "Call out the phonies. Reject drab. Know your tools. Say something good and move on." Words to live by.

  • @evanc.1591
    @evanc.1591 Před rokem +119

    Same energy as reading the label on a bottle of Dr. Bronner's soap

  • @henrydudley5947
    @henrydudley5947 Před rokem +63

    He's finally hit his Jim Morrison spoken word phase

  • @althejazzman
    @althejazzman Před rokem +34

    How does this man manage to speak so many confusing words with such conviction?

  • @chickensaltchips
    @chickensaltchips Před rokem +31

    Thank you for reminding me that simplicity and focus can lead to greatness. Know your tools, do the work, be authentic, and move forward. James Jamerson used one finger.

  • @taklovin3995
    @taklovin3995 Před rokem +171

    When I discovered Vulfpeck, I barely knew about music. So when ever Jack talked it was all gibberish to me.
    Since then, I did my research and became a musical nerd. And now, somehow Jack is making sense in this video to me...
    I hope I am not crazy, or maybe it's too late 😂 AND YES JAMES JAMERSON USED ONE FINGER! Hail Motown.
    P.S. I am a bassist now, I use LaBella flats golden alloy coating, with two fingers.

    • @AngeloSantelliMusic
      @AngeloSantelliMusic Před rokem +2

      And Muscle Shoals and Stax

    • @taklovin3995
      @taklovin3995 Před rokem +2

      @@AngeloSantelliMusic Amen to that

    • @rfinnegan7106
      @rfinnegan7106 Před rokem

      Gabardine suits the tamborine.

    • @keithlol
      @keithlol Před rokem +17

      Terence McKenna said “you spend your whole life searching for somebody smarter than you and when you finally find them, you can’t understand what the hell they are saying.”

    • @taklovin3995
      @taklovin3995 Před rokem +7

      Steve Jobs said "Why do we have to use a stylus? We have a finger"

  • @maplecinna3979
    @maplecinna3979 Před rokem +15

    This reminds me of some of the guest services I had as a kid at my Unitarian Universalist church.

  • @bydlosith
    @bydlosith Před rokem +16

    Today I learned that you have to learn at least as many things per day as many fingers did James Jamerson use.

  • @natethebass-man2869
    @natethebass-man2869 Před rokem +30

    Stratton Slam Poetry is something I didn't know I needed.

  • @ryneagheilim9782
    @ryneagheilim9782 Před rokem +15

    The power of James Jamerson and his bass. He only used one finger to conquer the world. RIP Legend

  • @Paul_Kiki
    @Paul_Kiki Před rokem +140

    James Jamerson Used One Finger

  • @rowanswarbrick8106
    @rowanswarbrick8106 Před rokem +6

    I expect to see this monologue in every school's drama syllabus next year

  • @grantmcalpine6364
    @grantmcalpine6364 Před rokem +11

    I love how vintage this looks and sounds. So good.

  • @ryanriggs9963
    @ryanriggs9963 Před rokem +11

    Jack is slowly becoming funky Dr. Seuss

  • @petecolombo
    @petecolombo Před 7 měsíci +9

    Now that I know this was the preamble to “Letting Things Go”, I’m not surprised at all by the Vulfmon magnum opus being years down the pipeline. Business as usual.

  • @metashrew
    @metashrew Před rokem +120

    Jack Stratton is the only person that could make this work as well as it does.

  • @thomasfaraone4213
    @thomasfaraone4213 Před rokem +25

    Dart used one volume knob

  • @johnsausage
    @johnsausage Před rokem +8

    I'd actually pay double the price of the single to see behind the scenes material of this! 🤣😍🤩

  • @tarahfluharty4410
    @tarahfluharty4410 Před rokem +7

    This video made my boyfriend's vast and random music knowledge feel valid. He doesnt feel its all useless. So thank you. Now BRB, going down a 4+ hour James Jamerson rabbit hole and other great bass players and bass lines. Plus all the other information this video pulled from his mind. As a bass player, he has gotten giddy over me asking who it was...
    Thank you ❤

  • @GorathHyun
    @GorathHyun Před rokem +3

    This made me look up James Jamerson. I am grateful I did. We will forever be fortunate that James Jamerson used one finger. The funk was out of this world.

  • @yosefbenzion
    @yosefbenzion Před rokem +16

    Tightest groove i’ve ever heard.
    James Jamerson Used, One, Finger.

  • @bigpunk157
    @bigpunk157 Před rokem +4

    I have listened to this maybe 15 times now.

  • @astrologicalzdo
    @astrologicalzdo Před rokem +6

    Yo, I just realized, I’ve been thinking about this for a while and hear me out, but James Jamerson used one finger.

  • @kallerissanen3738
    @kallerissanen3738 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Anybody here after the recent Vulfmon single? These two "songs" are connected together - the other starts where this ends

    • @stichyface
      @stichyface Před 7 měsíci

      Ooooh good point

    • @zacherymillbrand6524
      @zacherymillbrand6524 Před 6 měsíci

      I'm a big fan of live performances, and their Madison Square Garden came on recommended. I had only heard Animal Spirits before.

  • @LuckyChops
    @LuckyChops Před rokem +14

    best radio single in years, maybe ever!

  • @SPLENDIDZEN
    @SPLENDIDZEN Před rokem +16

    I remember something in the vein of Tarantino but for bassists and freakies!... James Jamerson one of the best bassists that have existed on Earth!!!

  • @reason2dance
    @reason2dance Před rokem +7

    Best slam poetry I heard for a long time. Well done!

  • @barnabyrobinson3983
    @barnabyrobinson3983 Před rokem +4

    Great work to whoever edited the wikipedia page for James Jamerson

  • @troubleondemand7703
    @troubleondemand7703 Před rokem +134

    I love this, although I gotta say, I'm pretty sure JJ actually used 6 fingers.

  • @chloevillegas234
    @chloevillegas234 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Watching Vulfpeck’s basement jams and concerts made me kinda miss kicking around in college on the east coast and playing music, and here, now, I am reminded firmly that college suuuuucked. I have been this girl too many times to count and never, never again!!!

  • @nicolasperez4443
    @nicolasperez4443 Před rokem +5

    best line
    "Microdosing Matzo meal under a bridge, just to get an edge."

  • @LaNegraCate
    @LaNegraCate Před rokem +22

    Poetry in the pocket❤ No limit to the Vulfmon

  • @anthonyfauci2343
    @anthonyfauci2343 Před rokem +138

    I miss the old Kanye

    • @feIipeed
      @feIipeed Před 6 měsíci +2

      straight from the go kanye

  • @colemorrison1998
    @colemorrison1998 Před rokem +7

    Such a good twist ending

  • @andreaslundhall
    @andreaslundhall Před rokem +3

    Know your tools! I just love it! So profoundly empowering!

  • @duke25612
    @duke25612 Před rokem +11

    I love James Jamerson!

  • @samfoot7554
    @samfoot7554 Před rokem +1

    This is exactly what I needed to hear right now.. Thanks Jack.

  • @jaredmatthews9403
    @jaredmatthews9403 Před rokem +6

    "Play fast; make it groove."

  • @MrVader104
    @MrVader104 Před rokem +8

    Babe wake up new vulf drop

  • @noahlaycock5471
    @noahlaycock5471 Před rokem +2

    I really needed this today. Thank you Jack, lord Stratton

  • @keels829
    @keels829 Před 3 měsíci

    Watching this at 1am while working campus security at my university right after finals is certainly an experience (my supervisor is the one who showed it to us so it's fine, we've watched stranger stuff while on duty anyway)

  • @LukesEnglishPodcast
    @LukesEnglishPodcast Před rokem +2

    Words to live by. Words to die by.

  • @soundsz20
    @soundsz20 Před rokem +3

    I love Jack and the beautiful creation he is, I love Vulf(&peck), and I am a musician who focus' on bass.
    This might be my favorite video.
    Take Me to a Higher Place is second. FYI.
    Both wonderful pieces of glorious creative expression. But this is great. thank you

  • @patdry
    @patdry Před rokem +8

    Thank you, Jack. For everything 😂

  • @metalfish883
    @metalfish883 Před rokem +2

    i think i understood maybe 30% of what i just witnessed. Loved it

  • @MitchellBowser
    @MitchellBowser Před 5 měsíci +2

    hated this when it came out but now I understand that it is genius and inspiring

  • @nickrodgers3730
    @nickrodgers3730 Před 7 měsíci

    I love this and I’d love to hear more!

  • @HousePlantBand
    @HousePlantBand Před rokem +9

    I'm getting this entire thing tattooed on my tramp stamp

  • @gaspardguillaumie8586
    @gaspardguillaumie8586 Před rokem +26

    I bet this is an insane intro for the following vulfmon song

  • @Jonnysh
    @Jonnysh Před rokem +22

    Layla Hathaway sang two notes and James Jamerson used one finger.
    I felt that.

  • @SOBINTAXIDRIVER
    @SOBINTAXIDRIVER Před rokem +10

    this is a whole aesthetic on itself I mean the video itself just look at it, it has such a vibe

  • @kungstu22
    @kungstu22 Před rokem +8

    I know this isn't comedy. But "Rick Rubin is hitting on your GF" was a spit take for me.

  • @jamieguyostrowski9698
    @jamieguyostrowski9698 Před rokem +1

    💓James Jamerson💓
    He used plenty more than just one finger
    🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
    Shout out to the
    All time founder Motown Legend
    Nobody jams like James

  • @jordale1
    @jordale1 Před rokem +8

    This is truly great on its own
    ... but also The Cup Stacker plays well behind this.

    • @evanc.1591
      @evanc.1591 Před rokem

      Thank you for the idea
      czcams.com/video/eIcFAktBYo4/video.html

  • @isaacscott8771
    @isaacscott8771 Před rokem +10

    Strange song but catchy hook

  • @vanstry
    @vanstry Před rokem +1

    There was a lot more truth in there than I suspect most folks will realize.
    'Say something good and move on'
    Yeah, that applies to everything.

  • @jurgentehdutchman
    @jurgentehdutchman Před 4 měsíci

    I'm not sure how... But I needed this today.

  • @dylangoode9393
    @dylangoode9393 Před rokem +2

    This video has convinced me to buy labella strings and use one finger

  • @keremmadran
    @keremmadran Před rokem +9

    I wanna piece this together so bad. I think I read something like "Use short German words" in a Lead Generation Growth Hacking book I read (as opposed to lomg Latin words like hyperfixation or sth) and I believe wear colorful clothes and play fast are from MonoNeon's manifesto

    • @huzrokhayzur2197
      @huzrokhayzur2197 Před rokem +1

      yeah reminded me of mononeon too

    • @jaredellison326
      @jaredellison326 Před 6 měsíci

      Short German Words is also from Strunk & White's Elements of Style

  • @Brannington
    @Brannington Před rokem +10

    Love your psyops, Jack

  • @JefferyEPetrone
    @JefferyEPetrone Před rokem +1

    Vulfnik is just lovely.

  • @FragileCreatures
    @FragileCreatures Před rokem +3

    This is wild. ❤

  • @mykolas3587
    @mykolas3587 Před rokem

    It all made sense. Nothing to add, nothing to loose. James Jamerson used one finger.
    Thanks, Jack.

  • @saboteursweden
    @saboteursweden Před rokem +1

    Looking forward to the melodies of these epic lyrics❤

  • @geoffpm
    @geoffpm Před rokem +4

    Reject Drab. Know your tools ! Mine is the internet and I will be researching those names I didn’t know. A beat poet for 23 ! Go Jack !

  • @jaretanderson
    @jaretanderson Před rokem +7

    As a basketball fan, hearing "wilt wore chucks" made me wonder how much of this video is factual. Up til that point i assumed it was essentially a random arrangement of words

    • @yesyouam
      @yesyouam Před rokem +2

      Pretty sure he was spittin straight truth

    • @DavidMeslin
      @DavidMeslin Před 6 měsíci

      @@yesyouamI think everything is correct but Sampras’ racquet was a Pro Staff 85, not 95.

  • @ggbwick8560
    @ggbwick8560 Před rokem

    It's good that Bob Noyce is finally getting some recognition. So thanks for that.

  • @pavel0mg
    @pavel0mg Před rokem +2

    This is peak paradiddle. Now I have to work to get Stratton to mention me and my Cobalt Slinkies. Active pickups because I'm not versatile. Keep on being inspirational, Vulf Records. Moving on.

  • @liegon
    @liegon Před rokem +3

    This is poetry, but it's also music.

  • @IgorKirillovTv
    @IgorKirillovTv Před rokem +1

    It's like a perfect YTP about vufpeck, but it's a source for YTP lol
    What a time to be alive

  • @Delta_9
    @Delta_9 Před rokem

    One finger only, its a crazy toooool. Go hope !

  • @peterspy8867
    @peterspy8867 Před rokem +3

    Now Vulf needs to record a funk equivalent of The Doors' "The End" with this monologue :D

  • @amoswaranch1102
    @amoswaranch1102 Před 2 měsíci +1

    When I first heard this I did not understand. Now I have listened to it 1,612 times and I still do not understand. But I have learned to wear bright colors, reject drab, and play fast, so maybe I understand a little bit.

  • @eatmarth
    @eatmarth Před rokem +10

    Poetry and sermons in one phrase

    • @huzrokhayzur2197
      @huzrokhayzur2197 Před rokem

      yeah it felt like one of those religious sermons

    • @daishoryujin95
      @daishoryujin95 Před rokem

      @@huzrokhayzur2197if the religion was funk bass players

  • @ariasnribs7243
    @ariasnribs7243 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I imagine this to be the pre-worm ride dialogue between Stilgar and Paul in VulfTheater's production of Dune.

  • @zakkasian
    @zakkasian Před rokem +4

    I’m not sure about everyone else, but I’m starting to think James Jamerson might’ve used one finger, guys.

  • @lucianoquezada22
    @lucianoquezada22 Před rokem +4

    This is the most Jack has ever Strattoned.

  • @bdhanes
    @bdhanes Před rokem +8

    Poetry! ❤

  • @leannkaattari1647
    @leannkaattari1647 Před rokem +4

    **finger snaps** I dig it.

  • @ElonsDiamondMine
    @ElonsDiamondMine Před rokem +1

    Walter Murch + VULF = the collab my life needed

  • @joshuadwebster
    @joshuadwebster Před rokem +2

    slam poetry at its finest.

  • @ravenstrange8466
    @ravenstrange8466 Před rokem

    This is pure magic

  • @treetownsound
    @treetownsound Před rokem

    and I love this

  • @rascalclass903
    @rascalclass903 Před rokem

    This is my favorite slam poem now. Right up there with that tiktok of that guy talking about infusing tacos with hot sauce using a cherry pitter

  • @dsbaehler
    @dsbaehler Před 6 měsíci

    Brilliant.

  • @PowerfullPillow
    @PowerfullPillow Před rokem +1

    Superb

  • @prestonh.4436
    @prestonh.4436 Před rokem +3

    Guys, just so you know, James Jamerson used one finger.

  • @Indianadixon
    @Indianadixon Před rokem +1

    This is REALLY good

  • @therealyosh
    @therealyosh Před rokem +8

    I kinda liked that!

  • @JBrm
    @JBrm Před rokem

    Snoop is fucking proud of this next gen 420 content. What did i just listen to? James Jamerson used one finger, i guess.

  • @reelpat215beats
    @reelpat215beats Před 8 měsíci

    Beautiful