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Dec 31: Goodbye Brotherhood 2.0

2007-12-31 · John, Hank · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · comedy performance

In a duet, John and Hank sing goodbye to Brotherhood 2.0, recalling how it began, 2007's YouTube moments and their in-jokes, ask whether they are closer than a year ago, and greet 2008; John tells Nerdfighters they will be back weekly in January.

What is said

00:00:00 — Song opening: in 2006 John fell in love with 'Zay' (likely Ze Frank) and told Hank they should do the same their way; Hank thought he was crazy

  • ★★ The song recounts that in 2006 John fell in love with 'Zay' (apparently Ze Frank) and told Hank they should do the same thing their own way. (playful) — 00:00:03 · Ze Frank, Hank Green, Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★ In the song Hank says he thought John was crazy, but John kept telling him something each day (the line is partly unclear in the transcript). (playful) — 00:00:03 · John Green

00:00:40 — Chorus 'goodbye Brotherhood 2.0' and a verse on 2007 YouTube: the Buck, Chris Crocker, Tay Zonday, Lonelygirl, 'don't tase me bro', bro + 2.0

  • ★★★ The chorus says goodbye to Brotherhood 2.0, telling viewers the brothers know they will be sad to see it go. — 00:00:40 · Brotherhood 2.0 > «goodbye Brotherhood 2.0 We know that you'll be sad to see it go»
  • ★★ The song recalls the year on YouTube: 'the Buck' taking over, Chris Crocker crying, Tay Zonday singing, Lonelygirl dying and 'some guy' saying 'don't tase me bro'. (playful) — 00:00:40 · YouTube

00:01:24 — Choruses and verse of in-jokes ('my pants' forum, happy dance, chin wax); are we closer than last year; it has been about more than the two of them

  • ★★ The song lists the year's in-jokes: thinking about 'my pants' (the forum) makes them do their happy dance, along with 'Peels' (unclear), shirtless pictures and wax on John's chin. (playful) — 00:01:24 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum, in your pants, Happy dance
  • ★★★ The song asks whether the brothers are closer now than they were a year ago. — 00:01:24 · John Green, Hank Green > «Do you think we're closer now than we were last year?»
  • ★★★ The song says that while writing it they realised it has been about more than the two of them (line partly garbled), which is why it is sad to sing goodbye. — 00:01:59 · Brotherhood 2.0

00:03:00 — Bridge: the project is ending, rules may need amending; hello to whatever comes next and a thousand more secret projects; hello to 2008

  • ★★★ The song states that the project is ending and that its rules seem to need some amending. (hedged) — 00:03:00 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ Addressing all of YouTube, the song says hello to whatever comes next, toasts a thousand more secret projects, says they fell in love with nerdfighting, and greets 2008. — 00:03:00 · YouTube, nerdfighter > «Here's to a thousand more secret projects»

00:03:31 — After the song: Hank says it went well until he hit his thumb on the E string; John to Nerdfighters: you're the best, see you weekly in January; 'I'll never sing again'

  • ★ Hank tells John the song went well until the end, when he hit his thumb hard on the E string. (playful) — 00:03:31
  • ★ Asked by Hank for a message to the Nerdfighters, John tells them they are the best, adding that he does not mean it figuratively. (playful) — 00:03:31 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ John tells Nerdfighters the brothers will see them weekly in January. — 00:03:31 · Nerdfighteria, Brotherhood 2.0

Humor (significant)

  • After listing 2007 YouTube moments ending with someone saying 'don't tase me bro', the song explains the project's name. — 00:00:40 > «We took that bro and we added 2.0»
  • In the farewell chorus the brothers sing about the forum nicknamed 'my pants', playing on the year-long 'in your pants' game. — 00:01:24 > «Every time we think about my pants It makes us do our happy dance»
  • Asked for a last message to the Nerdfighters, John praises them. — 00:03:31 > «Nerdfighters you're the best and I don't mean that figuratively.»
  • After the duet and the song's hello to 2008, a brother closes with a promise about the coming year. — 00:04:04 > «I promise no matter what happens next year. I'll never sing again»

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