July 30: Mystery Lyrics and Paying Rent
2007-07-30 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Projects · personal update
Hank celebrates paying rent because the new owner of the house he rents will keep him as a tenant, then tells how, looking for paper to write down new lyrics at 3 a.m., he found song lyrics he had already written and forgotten.
What is said
00:00:45 — Hank's rented house was for sale; the new owner will keep him as a tenant, so paying rent is exciting
- ★★★ Hank's rented house was for sale and, on a month-to-month lease, a buyer could have evicted him; the new owner will keep them as tenants, so paying rent is exciting. — 00:00:45
00:01:10 — Next video is Wednesday, so a song; busy with responses to Accio Deathly Hallows; a nerdfighter's crest; songwriting after too many Cokes
- ★★ Because Hank's video is on Monday, his next video falls on a Wednesday, which means it will be a song. — 00:01:10 · Song Wednesday
- ★★ Hank has been concentrating on Accio Deathly Hallows, checking video responses, reading comments and answering messages; he apologises to those he hasn't answered and promises he will. — 00:01:10 · Accio Deathly Hallows > «Sorry if I haven't responded to you yet. I will. I promise.»
- ★ Hank shows an awesome nerdfighting crest a nerdfighter created. — 00:01:10 · Nerdfighteria
00:01:59 — The mystery lyrics: already-written, forgotten lyrics found on the pad under the phone
- ★★★ Unsure how his songwriting works, Hank got up at 3 a.m. to write down new lyrics and found, on the pad under the phone, lyrics he had written before and forgotten. (playful) — 00:01:59
00:02:50 — Lyrics may be used someday; song ideas from viewers help (the Harry Potter song was a commenter's idea); thanks to Coca-Cola; song ready Wednesday; sign-off
- ★ Hank says the found lyrics may end up in a song someday, but probably not in Wednesday's. (hedged) — 00:02:50
- ★★ Hank says viewers' ideas for song topics are helpful: writing a song about Harry Potter was not his idea but a commenter's or forum member's, whom he thanks. — 00:02:50 · Accio Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter, Brotherhood 2.0 forum
- ★ Hank thinks he will have a song ready on Wednesday. (hedged) — 00:03:19
Humor (significant)
- Hank keeps flubbing the date in his greeting. — 00:00:15 > «It always came out sounding like Julia.»
- Hank reads the forgotten lyrics he found, not knowing their tune. — 00:02:28 > «If I could, I would eat you, like a five-year-old eats glue.»
- Hank reflects on having got out of bed to write these lyrics down. — 00:02:50 > «worth getting up out of bed and writing down and then promptly forgetting.»
- Hank thanks Coca-Cola Classic like a sponsor for helping him write songs. — 00:03:19 > «and keeping me up until 5 o'clock in the morning.»
Threads in this video
- update · Hank's rented house goes up for sale (2007) — Hank reports that his rented house, which he and John had been discussing because it was for sale, has a new owner who is happy to keep him as a tenant. (00:00:45)
- make · Hank: respond to everyone's messages about Accio Deathly Hallows (2007) — Hank apologises to people whose messages about the song he hasn't answered yet and promises he will respond. (00:01:10)
- tell · Hank finds forgotten song lyrics under his phone (2007) — Hank tells how he got up at 3 a.m. to write down lyrics and found lyrics he had already written and forgotten on the pad under the phone. (00:01:59)
- retro · Hank's song 'Accio Deathly Hallows' (2007) — Hank says writing a song about Harry Potter was not his own idea but a suggestion from someone in the comments or the forum, and thanks whoever suggested it first. (00:02:50)
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