yesss, it's like "oh god, look what I just said..." lol

I've always seen his expression as more "What are you laughing at? I was serious":-)

His facial expressions are half of what makes his comedy and shows so amazing. Awesome performer. It's just such a damn shame that I had never heard of him before about two weeks ago... Damn shame!

😂 yes!

See that's not at all what I saw in that look. To me it looked more like he was surprised with the audience. Like "What are you ooo-ing at? I'm right." lol

chronicprocrastina Finally company. I've been in here since yesterday night, my eyes feel like sandpaper. You mean to tell me you don't know how to get out either?😥

What do you mean "Finally company"? Was mine not good enough for you?

I'm a bit worried in which Tim Minchin hole were you all in :D

You need help! Alone your lost..

After this i'd go to sleep faster than a mouse on elephant tranquilizers

+Richard Hollis the background music is so serious and gentle, it would be sooo tough hahaha

+Richard Hollis He's probably really glad he doesn't play a wind instrument. When he snorts it doesn't translate it into a bad key. When a flutist snorts....well...that might be a bit more noticable.

You just know that cellist is probably a parent who has been through all of this, thought all of these things.

I can't stop watching his face!! XD

actually I think that might just be his moustache... it's not that hard to keep a straight face after you've done this exact song a dozen times in rehearsal.

That's one of the best parts of this video, I always look for this one for that exact reason

@@spikemcc which one is it?

Did you transpose all those chords yourself? And the while song into piano or just the bit he already has written for piano

This comment is chock full of delightfulness. Where is it that there are pianos in train stations, oh public hero?

This was in Israel, I also used to play the 'peace anthem for Israel and Palestine' which was even more ironic. I had indeed transposed them on my own and played melody and harmony simultaneously (KZfaq's function of slowing playback down had come in real handy)

@@Tom.Bunzel Fantastic :) I'm very happy to know about the pianos; it's wonderful!!!

Perfect balance between shock and laughter from the women in the audience ! xD

That is what I thought but my friend thought that I was weird

Pretty sure i heard i guy yell "god" when he said that

As a 1st time parent of a now 7 month old, I dearly love my son, he's awesome. That said this one lyric really is true, which is why it's so shockingly funny.

And true

David Michel Check out Bo Burnham if you haven't. He's good too, and in my opinion an even better writer of lyrics.

Bo has more clever lyrics in general, Tim Minchin has better music composition and musical talent in general.. from what I've thought. But I always love a song from either one of them!

Agree with you. Tim seems more of a technical player than Bo. But I prefer Bo if I had to choose, since I find him overall more impressive.

+Morten Dahle I think Bo has a more twisted sense of humour which appeals to me but to be honest they're both equally brilliant.

+David Michel Tim has said he's not good enough to just be a straight piano player, and not funny enough to be just a comedian. So he combines them.

Jason Gormally Who'd buy that merchandise after watchis this vid? xD

+Danilo Stinghen eBay wouldn't work... but Craigslist would. And who knows, they taste great.

+Sazzandora11 Kids go on etsy. Etsy is the place to sell thing you've made yourself.

***** The only problem is I don't make them myself. I take them from the parks.

Sazzandora11 on the paleo diet, are we?

+TheKroesar Pretty good answer, actually.

Thank you for sharing the answer with us, as that is very important knowledge.

Umm, yeah it's not nearly that simple... Most of the kids I knew were quite frequently literally thrown around like a football (the moms often hated it but it was universal because kids often enjoy it). All were normal as they could be. What we are hypothetically discussing is an adult with a newborn shaking so violently they break ribs, tear blood vessels, even nerves & spinal tissue is injured. These injuries require enormous forces that seem to be nearly impossible to reproduce in the way suggested. Often requiring forces in the range of that from a +40km/hr car collision according to the various experts that analysis these things. We also know for a fact that the exact symptoms can be present from other things including various infections, trauma from delivery, major traumatic injuries, etc. The major diagnostic feature (occular vascular injuries) appear in many people according to research by various forensic pathologist. We actually have no way to definitely say this was caused by shaking baby syndrome. Don't misunderstand me, shaking a baby is always wrong & it's abusive; it is however quite common among exhausted new parents. Shaking any baby can certainly cause injuries, potentially even fatal injuries but the problem is we have no way to tell what is truly horrible misfortune & what is actually death from abuse. We can even expect to see instances of people who shook a baby (not remotely enough to kill them) then suffers misfortune, who will blame themselves for their baby's death & maybe imprisoned for their life. We will also see plenty of innocent people who definitely didn't abuse their kids, who'll be blamed & imprisoned for life. We will also see some definite cases of abuse but in such there's nearly always significant evidence of the abuse beyond merely Triad of symptoms that are not rare. There seems to be a considerable controversy around the subject of shaken baby syndrome & even legal cases being argued & won. So clearly it's not nearly so simple. However, that's not to in any way suggest that violently shaking any kid is right. I just remember my dad, putting me against his feet with his knees bent, back on the floor & launching me across the room into the couch or my sister or whatever, the pool was best... Either way I laughed my little head off every time! Adam

That might not all ways turn out so good🐱🌹🌈🐣

@@spannamatronic It builds trust too. I knew my Daddy would always catch me anytime I had a problem. I could tell him anything.

Me too, although I think it was just at first hearing it I was worried it was a bit darker... Like he'd gotten so upset he'd actually killed the kid. Like obviously I know the whole thing is a funny joke and I LOVE it, but yeah I kind of misinterpreted that last line for a split second myself. Now I love it!

I don't have kids, the first time I heard that song and its last lines I laughed my ass off, but then came a moment of clarity: that's probably right. All the crying and sleepless nights make you sometimes want to ice your kid, but when they're finally asleep and once awhile stop breathing for few seconds (admit, that happens all the time) you start to freak out, especially when kid is less than one year old, because at this age everything can go south in an instant (because of sudden infant death syndrome among other things).

Personally the sudden infant death syndrome one did not freak me out nearly as much as the child trafficker joke - I love it when Minchin jolts people up with these nasty hints here and there to make sure they're paying attention and having second thoughts about him and his songs :)

LOL i hadn't noticed that until now. Thanks, you made my day :p

You KNOW that cellist is a parent and understands 100%

SAME

I know what you mean. thank god he made this song...

do you still sing it LOL

you are the best kind of parent

So, it actually works as a lullaby hehe

@@travisdixon-oneill1558 Isn’t that pretty average for a lullaby?

The King of Morons it is totally nice and reasonable.

We where all creatures once

Yup & frequently, we don't even grow out of it! Adam

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Spot on assessment

Make it almost all children's songs... One of the more well-known child songs in Greece talks about a ship getting lost and people resorting to cannibalizing each other to survive...

yep, so accurate.

That deserves the Hehehe lizard imgur.com/wjANVCD

Have one yet?

Still wondering ..kids? No kids?

Kids?

the guy who you just know is a dad.

nooooo its gonna be fine xd

No

He’ll gave the best sense of humor of all of his friends!!!

+Kevin Hart oh it will be worse

They have to practise this so many times, the funniness kinda isn’t there anymore when they hear it for the so many time

Being the parent of a baby who thinks sleep is for losers really does make you violent. I remember someone wanting to see my son after he'd finally fallen asleep and I said "Okay, but if you wake him, I will rip your arms off and beat you to death with them." and they thought I was joking.

the best piano player you have ever seen, but the best ever was mozart, i wish i had his brain

Joosep Puusaag No. So you know who Mozart is. Mozart wrote for the piano. You never heard him play. Beth said the best PLAYER she (note personally) has HEARD. There is always some smart arse

Luubelaar 🤣🤣🤣

+Undine Downie My girl is 4... and this is so true... tonight my wife tells me she was in bed a couple of hours after proper 'sleep time' complaining that 'its not fair that I have to go to bed and why won't you come and take off my doll's trousers?'

You're a great uncle!!