1985 -Bo Burnham Sped up

This song is not mine it belongs to Bo Burnham!! :)

[sofifrz]

1:37 I love the way he says "Scott Burnham, 1985" omg

[drudess]

0:40 THIS PART IS SO UNDERRATED OMG I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[SuperSpectrom]

This song is about his dad and facetime with my mom is about his mom. I can tell robert loves his parents alot to include them in his material.

[Post-himbo]

My favourite thing about this song is that, while it could be played off as him laying out the 'white guy, 1985' tropes, given that he eventually says the song is about his dad it's somewhat implied that Bo's mum has underwhelming cooking, or at least did in 1985 lmao

[yuhaurora]

the fact this still applies now is crazy

[giarae]

“I’m not ok with this” OMG THAT WAS/IS MY FAVORITE SHOW IM SO SAD THERES NOT GONNA BE A SEASON 2 :(

[sofifrz]

lyrics!

He's a really cool guy
He's got a cool shirt
He's got cool shoes
Did I mention the shirt?
If you ever got the chance to meet him
You'd know why I want to be him
He walks into a room and everyone respects him (everyone respects him)
He reads the news and doesn't let that shit affect him (doesn't let that shit affect him)
He's really happy, he's thrilled to be alive
His name is any white guy in 1985

White guy, 1985 (1985)
White guy, 1985 (1985)
White guy, 1985 (1985)
White guy, 1985 (1985)

He's got a job and a family, how does he do it?
Balances work with his wife's underwhelming cooking
He's got all the answers that I wanna know
How can I be what I am but 40 years ago, gee-whiz
He got it and he flaunts
So, I am the thing he is
But he isn't when I want
I guess it's true that some people really got to fight to survive
And some people are white guys in 1985

White guy, 1985 (1985)
White guy, 1985 (1985)
White guy, 1985 (1985)
White guy, 1985 (1985)
Wait

It wasn't easy being any white guy in 1985
Some white guys were living through the AIDS crisis
Some white guys were Italian
And I'm not saying it's hard being a white guy now
I've misspoke
I don't mean to lump a group of people in a hive
I think I just meant my dad in 1985

My dad, 1985 (my dad)
My father, 1985 (Papa)
My dad, 1985
Scott Burnham, 1985 (Scott)

I wanna be my dad (Scott)
I wanna be my dad in the 80s (my dad, 1985)
My oblivious white dad in the mid-80s (Scott)
My dad was an oblivious white guy (general contractor)
My dad was happier than I am
If I could be anybody dead or alive
I would want to be my dad in 1985

[hapayo]

I love this guys voice so much. Even if it’s auto tune or smth, it sounds amazing anyway.

[Zoodude]

How is this more 80's than the original?

[stellahuddy]

I love vintage music so much also love your content (love stella)

[Gooey]

IVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED TO SEE A I AM NOT OK WITH THIS CHARACTER IN A SPED UP VIDEO OH MY GOD FINALLY MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE WATCHED IT

[Aibhe.]

I have listened to this times today, LOVE IT

[sumvivus]

I wonder how his dad feels listen to this

[jungwon]

Headphones aren’t enough I need this song tattooed in my

[alwaysandforever-ie]

Listening isn't enough, I need to be *inside* this song

[sincerecinnamon]

I'm kind of glad he mentioned the aids crisis because it took an idol of mine who created universally known music while dying. He deteriorated instead of coming out in fear of losing his job.
Rest in peace, Howard Ashman. You gave a mermaid her voice, a beast his soul, and my life a little less self-loathing
(Just realized I ranted about a joke song, but I'm a young teen, and I'm pretty sure that I'm autistic and I have a strong special interest in Howard Ashman's work lol)

[chloeherrera]

0:44 is my favorite part when he does that with his voice 🥰

[ashot]

very nice sound, thanks for your efforts

[talibakberov]

боже мой, как же мне нравится слушать это блаженство и смотреть на моего прекрасного мальчика🥺

[sox]

I stg I’ve listened to this song like 10 times already and I only found it a few days ago😭