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Dec 31: Goodbye Brotherhood 2.0

2007-12-31 · song · John, Hank · 4:35 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Internet & YouTube) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance, community lore, guest or collab

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

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

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 · Hank Green, Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★ Hank: In the song Hank says he thought John was crazy, but John kept telling him something each day. (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

  • ★★★ both: 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”

  • ★★ both: 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 · Don't tase me, bro!, 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

  • ★★ both: 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 (practice)

  • ★★★ both: The song asks whether the brothers are closer now than they were a year ago. (unsure) — 00:01:24 · John Green, Hank Green

    “Do you think we're closer now than we were last year?”

  • ★★★ both: The song says that while writing it they realised it has been about more than the two of them, 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

  • ★★★ both: The song states that the project is ending and that its rules seem to need some amending. (hedged) — 00:03:00 · Brotherhood 2.0

  • ★★ both: 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”

Threads in this video

Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

Central: Brotherhood 2.0

Also: People: Chris Crocker · Michael Buckley · Tay Zonday · Ze Frank

Projects: Brotherhood 2.0 forum (“my pants”)

Works: lonelygirl15

Organizations: YouTube

Rituals: Happy dance (practice)

Terms: DFTBA · in your pants (“my pants”) · nerdfighter

Memes: Don't tase me, bro!

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