How They Fool Ya (live) | Math parody of Hallelujah

Happy Tau Day! Here's something a bit out of the ordinary for you.
Thanks to Matt Parker, @standupmaths, for the invite.

Thanks to Tim Blais, @acapellascience, for helpful thoughts on the song, including the key phrase "How they fool ya"

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Song

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3blue1brown is a channel about animating math, in all senses of the word animate.

[lapendon]

I love that when he played guitar but didn't have another verse, I was once again fooled by a pattern.

[AlonAltman]

Brings a whole new meaning to "chord progression".

[TrackpadProductions]

There's something about 3B1B's edifying manner of speech that had me sincerely confused about whether or not he was joking for a lot longer than I'd care to admit.

[Wagon_Lord]

Grant turned an sorrowful lament about love and loss into a sorrowful lament about love and loss. Truly inspirational!

[werewolf]

It is legally required to have at least 1 Matt Parker on screen when making a semi-serious math video involving patterns that are almost complete.

[bluebrown]

I’ve had this recording in my files for a while, with a vague thought that one day I might try to record a better version before posting it more publicly. Well, it's now been three years, and the raw live version seems more fun anyway, so I figured hey, why not! For any of you who want to dig into the math, there's a full video for each verse:

[oneshotstudio]

I’ve played hallelujah on guitar for years, it’s cool to know the history behind it.

[dilation]

Damn knowing that Grant can sing, is like unlocking a new part of 3b1b lore!

[dragonfruit]

"When your faith is strong, you still need proof"
I see what you did there

[WarHero]

Honestly the most impressive thing is how you hold the chords out through the laughter, pausing the vocals until the crowd quiets down, without losing the beat

[kmwwrench]

As a musician and long-ago math major, I am laughing so hard I'm crying. Thanks for making my day.

[theadamabrams]

Although none of them were about mathematical patterns, Cohen really did write *dozens* of versions of 🎵Hallelujah🎵, with about a hundred verses in total. The _Shrek_ version is a cover by John Cale (from 10 years before the movie), who chose the verses he liked the most from a huge list that Cohen gave him.

[philippk]

Love to see a song about math by a non-professional singer that actually has no cringy vibe and is in fact absolutely hilarious.

[alxa]

I thought this was gonna be cringy, but omg I love that song

[edanmaor]

Yes!!!! Finally this is publicly shareable! I've loved this for years and wanted to show everyone but couldn't!

[jucom]

I never thought about hearing grant sing, but omg your singing voice is amazing

[lyrimetacurl]

Ah, a lecturer with 3B1B's voice 😂

3:45 you could have said "you might expect another verse, but that's not the case, the pattern fooled ya."

[LookAwaaay]

I love how close it is to the original lyrics. This isn't a parody; it's how it should have been all along!

[holyyakker]

"That's it, I'm just guitaring."
As a music teacher who loves your videos thank you for being brave enough to share your music. I know how hard that is getting up and performing in front of a live room, let alone sharing it on the internet. Amazing stuff.

[cakemonitor]

I appreciate that after the first four bars, with raw footage of the projector screen, someone has superimposed a clean version of the slide deck into the edit, with just the corner masked out so as not to cover Grant's arm.
Also, the performance and lyrics are excellent!