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The Time I Fell Asleep with an M&M in My Mouth (and a song)

2016-05-13 · song · Hank · 3:51 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects (also: Everyday life, Personal life) · mode: Announcements · tags: song or performance, self promotion

Before his tour with Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers, Hank previews the setlist, premieres a new song about Annie, tells how he woke with a half-eaten M&M in his mouth, asks people in weak-selling cities to come, and says concerts are about having a good time, not looking cool.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Tour next week; the Tumblr question on Hank Green vs the band; songs they will play

  • ★★★ Hank says he heads out on tour next week (week of 16 May 2016), so expect travel vlogging; all shows are all ages and tickets are about $20. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Asked how Hank Green differs from Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers, Hank says playing and listening to music is more fun with a band, so friends made one, but they play the same Hank Green songs. (hedged) — 00:00:11 · Hank Green
  • ★★ Hank says the shows will include Deathly Hallows, Anglerfish and Strange Charm, and newer songs like I Love Science, Oh JK Rowling and We Are All Bat People. — 00:00:21
  • ★★ Hank says they will also play songs never performed live together, like his recently released We're All Gonna Die and the new song he premieres here. — 00:00:29

00:00:36 — New song: Annie doesn't need your luck or worry, she needs you to get out of her way

  • ★★★ Hank's new song tells someone that Annie has her own life and baggage and doesn't need their luck or worry, but needs them to get out of her way. (fiction) — 00:01:05

  • ★★★ The song asks whether holding Annie close is love or fear, and says you only get to keep her if you let her go. (fiction) — 00:01:53

    “You only get to keep her if you let her go.”

00:02:20 — Falling asleep with a peanut M&M in his mouth

  • ★★ Tired from tour preparation, Hank lay on his couch with peanut M&Ms, his favourite, woke half an hour later with a half-eaten M&M in his mouth, and ate it. (playful) — 00:02:20

00:02:41 — Weak ticket sales in some cities; ask to come to the shows

  • ★★★ Hank says the tour is having trouble selling tickets: Kansas is doing amazingly, but Los Angeles, with more people, is doing less well. — 00:02:41 · Los Angeles
  • ★★★ Hank asks people in Austin, San Diego, Los Angeles, Anaheim or San Francisco who are considering coming to the show to consider it hard. — 00:02:53 · Los Angeles

00:03:03 — Concert anxiety, a published partial set list, and 'it's not about looking cool'; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank says concerts always caused him anxiety, yet those shows are some of his most precious memories, and the band strives to be that for its audiences. — 00:03:03
  • ★★ Since not knowing the songs bugs him at concerts, Hank has put together a limited set list of songs they will play, for those who want to know in advance. — 00:03:20
  • ★★★ Hank wants to get rid of the idea that you must be the most knowledgeable fan of a band: just have a good time; it's not about looking cool. — 00:03:32

In the description and comments

  • ★ The description links a tour playlist and a treat video only for people who want to see the tour but cannot come. — video description

Threads in this video

Mentioned

Central: Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers · Hank's new song about Annie

Also: Works: A Song About an Anglerfish · Accio Deathly Hallows · I Love Science · Oh, JK Rowling · Strange Charm · We Are All Bat People · We're All Gonna Die

Organizations: Tumblr

Places: Anaheim, California · Austin, Texas · Kansas · Los Angeles · San Diego · San Francisco

Products: M&M's

Also centred on Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers: New Album, New Channels, New Fabric, New Internet Thing! · Snapchat Question Time!

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