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T-Shirt and Jeans - A Song

2011-11-15 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Everyday life · comedy performance

Lower-confidence wave

2011 videos did not pass the QA gate (17 %); their analysis is shown but less reliable.

In a Song Wednesday song, Hank explains he wears T-shirt and jeans because clothes should say little about him: to know him you have to talk to him, and rebel uniforms and subcultural shortcuts are always incomplete.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting; it is Song Wednesday; 'that's not a chord'; the song is about his outfit

  • ★ Hank says it is Song Wednesday and that the song is about his outfit. — 00:00:00 · Song Wednesday
  • ★★ In the description, Hank says he agrees with the song's perspective, but not completely. (hedged) — 00:00:00

00:00:14 — Song 'T-Shirt and Jeans': the store visit that gave him his uniform; why jeans and T-shirts; clothes say little about who he is; rebel uniforms and subcultural shortcuts

  • ★★★ In the song, Hank says his T-shirt and jeans don't mean anything: he tries not to say much with his clothes, so people must talk to him to find out who he is. (playful) — 00:00:54 > «I try not to say too much just with my clothes»
  • ★★ Hank sings that jeans are durable and comfortable, and that he likes shirts with unironic images of things he likes. (playful) — 00:01:13
  • ★★★ Hank sings that what he loves most about his wardrobe is that it reveals little, not even whether he is a thousandaire or a billionaire; he wants to speak with his mouth, not his clothes. (playful) — 00:01:33 > «I want to tell you with my mouth not with the clothes I wear»
  • ★★★ Hank sings that he finds it odd that rebels put on uniforms, like eyeliner or factory pre-torn fancy pants. (playful) (hedged) — 00:01:57
  • ★★★ Hank sings that it is easy to assume a guy must be a certain way because he dresses offbeat; a subcultural shortcut may be what he wants, but it is always incomplete. (playful) — 00:02:07

00:02:56 — Thanks John for encouraging a song video and Jessalyn for rescuing him from the shirts; he will do music on vlogbrothers when he feels like it; Ellen Hardcastle for sale

  • ★★ Hank thanks John for encouraging him to make a song video; it has been a long time since he just sat and played guitar, and he doesn't always need big music videos. — 00:02:56
  • ★ Hank thanks a friend for rescuing him when he got stuck inside the shirts he was wearing. (playful) — 00:03:11
  • ★★ Hank says that despite nerdfighters who think his music belongs on other channels, he will do music on vlogbrothers when he feels like it. — 00:03:20 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank shows his most recent album, Ellen Hardcastle, for sale via a link below; the new song isn't on it because he just wrote it. — 00:03:28

00:03:37 — Thanks John for the Bank of Nerdfighteria annual report; sign-off; who is coming to HankGames tomorrow

  • ★★ Hank thanks John for eloquently presenting the annual report of the Bank of Nerdfighteria and says to keep it up. — 00:03:37 · Bank of Nerdfighteria
  • ★ Hank teases a guest coming to HankGames tomorrow ('Stabby Stab'). (playful) — 00:03:47 · HankGames

Humor (significant)

  • Listing the life milestones he passed in his T-shirt-and-jeans uniform. — 00:00:46 > «when I touched my first boob and the first time I read Thoreau»
  • Praising jeans in the song. — 00:01:16 > «they're pants made out of plants so it's hard to argue they're unethical»
  • His wardrobe hides what lies beneath. — 00:01:42 > «you would never know if I'm a thousandaire or a billionaire»
  • On rebels who dress in uniforms. — 00:01:57 > «fancy pants that come factory pre-torn»

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