September 5th: I'm Gonna Kill You
2007-09-05 · song · Hank · 3:59 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Everyday life (also: Personal life) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance
Hank performs a comic song, 'I'm Gonna Kill You', threatening an express-lane rule-breaker, an SUV-driving neighbour and noisy upstairs neighbours, then says he is not really angry and credits Katherine with the idea and several lines.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Theme, greeting and guitar intro
00:00:32 — Song 'I'm Gonna Kill You': the express-lane lady, the SUV neighbour, the loud upstairs neighbours
- ★★★ Hank sings a comic song threatening to kill people who annoy him: an express-lane customer who argues over coupons, an SUV-driving neighbour, and noisy upstairs neighbours. (joke) — 00:00:32
- ★★ In the song's SUV verse Hank tells a neighbour 'we're fighting a war' so he can drive his giant SUV home, and urges him to trade his H2 for a Honda Fit. (playful) — 00:01:31
00:03:31 — Hank isn't really angry; thanks to Katherine for help with the song; his voice is worn out; sign-off
- ★★ After the song Hank says he is really not an angry person, but people just get on his nerves sometimes. (playful) — 00:03:31
- ★★ Hank thanks Katherine for her help with the song, particularly for coming up with the idea and several of the lines. — 00:03:37 · Katherine Green
- ★ Hank says singing like that has made his voice weak; he is not a bass and has to work for the low notes. (playful) — 00:03:43
Humor (dominant)
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The express-lane lady argues over coupons and waits for her husband to bring a forgotten item; Hank snaps. — 00:01:11
“Yeah, I'm gonna kill you and possibly your whole family, too.”
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After threatening the express-lane lady with a Mortal Kombat fatality, Hank sings the refrain. — 00:01:26
“I'm usually a very peaceful person but I'm gonna kill you.”
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Hank's note to the neighbour who just bought a giant SUV: 'I hope you know that we're fighting a war' — 00:01:43
“so you can get your fat ass home from the grocery store.”
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At 3 a.m. the upstairs neighbours have friends over for late-night Red Rover. — 00:02:28
“and now... yeah... they're practicing tap dance.”
Threads in this video
- restate · Do individual green choices matter? — In his song Hank tells a new SUV owner that a war is being fought for his driving and to trade his H2 for a Honda Fit. (00:01:31)
Mentioned
Central: I'm Gonna Kill You
Also: Honda Fit · Hummer · Mortal Kombat · Scorpion
Only in the description or credits: Katherine Green
Also centred on I'm Gonna Kill You: September 7th: Fatalities, Dances and Thanks
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-09-06 · September 6th: The Book Club Returns (John) — corrects continues — “I do, however, have one small criticism of your song, Hank.” (00:00:00)
- 2007-09-07 · September 7th: Fatalities, Dances and Thanks (Hank) — continues — “Sub-Zero wasn't going to fit the meter of the song” (00:00:39)