Just Kill Yourself by Percy Kachelhoffer

He uses patterns and algorithms to his advantage in order to create musical masterpieces.

In an interview with telegraph.uk, Bo described how he did not have a natural ear for music, but he was very intelligent in the area of math. Thus being so, he taught himself how to play the piano using YouTube. At age 14, Bo Burnham thought he was an idiot for not knowing how to play an instrument. Bo Burnham is simply a lyrical and psychological genius.īo Burnham is a very talented instrumentalist.

Instead of letting his jokes take a normal expected course, he does the opposite. He typically gives the listeners a relatable situation, and then tears it all apart. One of Bo’s common techniques in displaying sadness throughout the world is giving the audience a visualization of these depressing events through his harsh, satirical lyrics.Īs I observed a variety of Bo’s songs, I noticed a common theme in his writing. He sings about corruption and sadness in our world. One of his most noteworthy and famous songs he has produced is called Sad. It is as if Bo Burnham has created a world of sadness and terror within the dark coliseum.īo Burnham uses the common theme of sadness throughout much of his comedic music. Blank faces appear across the crowd as the lights dim and babies cry. At this point in Bo’s performance, he has grasped the audience’s attention and made them feel legitimately sad. He pokes fun at suicidal persons for not actually executing a plan of change. No matter what you do to heal these feelings of sadness, it will never be enough to actually make a difference. The song progresses and talks about how one may feel when they are going through a depression or a rough time. He talks about feeling sad or lonely which almost every person in the crowd can relate to at one point in their lives. In verse one of Kill Yourself, Bo speaks positive energies into the audience’s ears. Through the use of satirical comedy, Bo Burnham uses his wit to make the audience think deeply about his jokes that have so much meaning behind every single word.

Just Kill Yourself by Percy Kachelhoffer