♪ (punk rock music) ♪
♪ (Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out") ♪
- 'Eah!
- Yeeees!
- Oh, this is Twenty One Pilots.
- ♪ ...ever heard ♪
♪ I wish I had a better voice ♪ - I don't think I've heard this.
- ♪ I was told when I get older all my fears would shrink ♪
♪ But now I'm insecure and I care what people think ♪
- (singing along) ♪ My name's Blurryface ♪
♪ And I care what you think ♪
- ♪ Wish we could turn back time ♪ - Twenty One Pilots?
Is this Twenty One Pilots?
- ♪ To the good ol' days ♪
♪ When our mama sang... ♪
- I don't know a lot about these guys,
but I know they're really popular.
- ♪ Wish we could turn back time ♪
- It's like two guys, right?
Like, one plays the drums and the other one raps?
- (singing along) ♪ When our mama sang us to sleep ♪
♪ But now we're stressed out ♪
- ♪ My name's Blurryface ♪
- I want one of those tricycle things so badly.
- ♪ We used to play pretend, give each other different names ♪
♪ We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away ♪
- (singing along) ♪ Used to dream of outer space ♪
♪ But now they're laughing at our face ♪
♪ Saying, "Wake up, you need to make money" ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ Wish we could turn back time ♪ - Oh, what's this?
Oh, so it's like their family.
- ♪ When our mama sang us to sleep ♪
- It's a really sad song, honestly. But it's also very catchy.
- ♪ To the good ol' days ♪
- This is so true though. I hate growing up so much.
And I mean, I'm not even that old.
- ♪ We're stressed out ♪
- ♪ Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, bunny ♪
- The eyes-- what?
- ♪ ...other different names ♪
♪ We would build a rocket ship ♪ - Oh my god, that's so creepy.
- ♪ Used to dream of outer space ♪
♪ But now they're laughing at our face, saying ♪
- (singing along) ♪ "Wake up, you need to make money" ♪
♪ Yo ♪
(song ends) - That's a good song.
- I love this song.
This has to be one of my favorites that I've heard on the radio.
- I've seen it everywhere, like, been playing.
When I'm in my friends' cars,
the aux goes in and this song is playing.
♪ (solemn music) ♪
- Yes, I love this song.
- Is this... "Car Radio"?
- ♪ I ponder of something great ♪
♪ My lungs will fill and then deflate ♪
♪ They fill with fire ♪ - Sound different.
- Is this the same guy who was singing before?
- (singing along) ♪ I have these thoughts ♪
♪ So often I ought to replace that slot ♪
♪ With what I once bought ♪
- (singing along) ♪ 'Cause somebody stole my car radio ♪
♪ And now I just sit in silence ♪
- All of their lyrics, I feel like, hit so hard.
- ♪ I ponder of something terrifying ♪ - He's shaving his head?
- They're so angsty!
- That's always a thing that I've wanted to do.
But then I looked in the mirror and been like,
"Oh, I'm not gonna look good bald." So I can't be that angsty.
♪ (calm synthesizer interlude) ♪ - ♪ Oooh ♪
- I like this.
- ♪ Oooh ♪
♪ Oooh ♪
- Oh, [bleep]. That's lit.
- Oh, that looks lit. I want to go to one of their concerts.
- I love when Tyler dances, 'cause it's beautiful.
- ♪ Oooh ♪ - It's so cool.
- ♪ Oooh ♪ - ♪ And now I just sit! ♪
- ♪ Oooh ♪ - ♪ And now I just sit in silence! ♪
-♪ Oooh ♪ -♪ And now I just sit in silence! ♪
- ♪ Oooh ♪
- Ooh, it just looks so fun. I wanna be there.
- ♪ AND NOW I JUST SIT ♪ - He's, like, possessed. That's crazy.
♪ (music continues) ♪
- ♪ I ponder of something great ♪
- They just, like, trickle in so many different areas of music.
- ♪ I know it's dire ♪ - He looks so hurt,
like a lost little puppy.
- ♪ So often I ought to replace that slot ♪
♪ With what I once bought ♪
♪ 'Cause somebody stole my car radio ♪
- It's like a whole roller coaster of emotions
going on right now, and I don't know what to do.
- This is my band. Like, some people have Justin Bieber.
And I'm just like, "Guys, Twenty One Pilots."
♪ (punk rock music) ♪
- (Finebros) All right, so these videos
were by the two-man group Twenty One Pilots.
Are you familiar with them? - I'm not.
- Mildly.
I haven't really gotten into their stuff yet.
- I've heard a few of their songs.
But I'm not really, really into 'em.
- I've definitely heard of them.
As far as I know, they've gotten pretty big.
- They're everywhere.
Like, it's impossible to not hear them on the radio.
- (Finebros) So the first video we showed you
was their biggest hit so far, "Stressed Out."
What do you think of the song? - I think it's catchy.
- It's kinda catchy. Like, I see why that blew up.
- Little angsty for my taste, but it has a nice beat.
- They were trying to send a message that society's saying
it's all about the money and you gotta work, work, work.
- Now, when everyone's older and stuff,
everything's really stressful, and now he wishes
that you could go back to when you were five years old
and no one really cares.
- I was really happy that they got famous for it.
But honestly, now I sort of hate the song.
Like, it's still good, but it's overplayed.
- I loved the song.
And it's not that it's too mainstream.
But it's just so overplayed at this point
that I love it with a passion,
but that one song cannot be played every five seconds.
- (Finebros) Then the second one that we showed you
was their older popular song, "Car Radio."
What did you think about that song? - That one was weird.
- That was so dark.
Nothing about it I liked.
- I love "Car Radio."
If you really listen to it, it's really deep.
- That song had to do more with emotional or mental health.
So maybe it's about anxiety or something like that.
- You are left alone in silence and left with your own thoughts,
so that's when all of the bad thoughts often come.
Battling your own demons sort of.
- (Finebros) So the song "Stressed Out"
peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
So that puts them up there with artists
like Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and One Direction.
Is it common for a band like this to be as popular as pop music?
- It's not common at all,
but I think that's what makes them special.
- It's hard to categorize this band specifically
because they're kind of their own genre.
- It's just so different
and not what you would expect to be mainstream.
- So many of their songs are about
how they'll never be played on the radio and stuff,
and it's fascinating to see how many people can relate
with this demographic of people that don't fit in
with the mainstream culture of Top 40 Justin Bieber.
And these people are kinda Top 40 now.
- (Finebros) So what is it about them that makes them stand out
to be enjoyed even by the masses? - I think it's actually
probably the fact that they aren't the masses.
They're so unique that, I think, it appeals to everyone.
- They're so relatable, and they don't look like the type of band
that would spend thousands and thousands of dollars
to make this amazing music video.
They're like, "We're gonna use what we have."
- They would be making music even if musicians made zero money.
And you have to appreciate that, no matter what it is.
- When a lot of people think of rap, they think,
"Oh, they're just talking about getting money and all this."
But these guys are telling a story.
If you can't relate to getting money
and going to parties and getting drunk,
then you can relate to being in your thoughts
because you don't have music to listen to.
- (Finebros) And they also have a specific logo
we're going to show you. - Okay.
- (Finebros) What do you think it means? - I have no idea.
- This is a thing that I feel like I should know the answer to,
but I never knew.
- This is some hieroglyphics type shit right here.
- I was gonna think their logo would be a plane or something,
'cause "Pilots."
- This red line is to show
how they're veering away from the crowd,
because they're different and unique.
- I think it honestly has to do a lot with the whole
"set your own path and don't follow everyone else's
that they're telling you to."
- (Finebros) Well, when asked, they said,
"When someone asks me what the logo means to me,
the logo means something to me
because I made it mean something to me. That's the point."
- That's so cool!
- (Finebros) "The point is that I created something
that only I understand.
And whether or not I decide to disclose the meaning of it,
that's the beginning of purpose for me."
What do you think about that? - This is why I love him.
He always thinks so deeply,
and he makes you have your own thoughts.
- Queen did the same thing with "Bohemian Rhapsody."
They're like, "We have our own interpretation of it.
Make your own."
- This is some serious shit, man.
He doesn't want to even tell you what it's about.
So maybe he's trying to say, "Have your own perception about it."
- (Finebros) In their music, they often criticize
other mainstream pop music for having lyrics that mean nothing,
while they strive to create music
that makes their audience think.
What do you think about that,
compared to other popular music of today?
- I think it's really cool that they do that,
'cause I know so many artists that even I like--
I'll listen to their songs.
And of course, I like it 'cause it's catchy.
But obviously, I don't know what they're talking about.
- Talking about real-life problems.
They're much deeper than just saying
that you should love yourself.
- I think it's good to have this type of music.
But at the same time, I don't think there's anything wrong
with wanting to go dumb for a little bit.
- You can tell with their lyrics
they take a lot of time and effort,
and they actually put their full emotion into it.
But then I feel like at the same time,
you can't exactly criticize pop music,
just because not all music exactly has to have a meaning.
- I have specific friends who, when I listen to a song,
they're like, "What is this trash? What is he talking about?"
And I'm like, "Dude, sometimes you just want to listen to a song
just to chill out.
I'm not trying to decipher life at this moment."
- (Finebros) So back to the guys themselves.
They're known for being unique
and being very eclectic with their music
and even basing their lyrics off of poems
written by both of the members. - Oh, that's cool.
- (Finebros) Many have a hard time
placing this band into a specific genre.
So we're going to end the episode
asking all of you that question.
What genre of music do you consider Twenty One Pilots?
- Based off of those songs, it kinda sounds like alternative.
- Alternative.
- Alternative, rap, indie pop.
- Hip hop and punk. Hip punk.
- Pop punk.
That's my final answer. I'm buzzing in.
- Rap actually stands for "rhythm and poetry."
And they base it off poems, so I'll put 'em in rap.
- Can they be their own genre?
You know what? Twenty One Pilots is now a genre.
I just made it official.
- The definitive no-fault answer to the genre
of what Twenty One Pilots is is electronic pop punk grunge trash
screamo metal beautiful everything genius.
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- Skeleton clique assemble!
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