SELF-iSH: A Deep Dive

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A few years back, I noticed a song in my KZfaq recommendations with a strange looking album cover. The title sounded cool, too - 'Dr. Sunshine is Dead'. Not only did the song hold up, but the album it was a part of was incredible. Not a single song that I haven't listened to over and over again. SELF-iSH isn't Will Wood's most popular album, but I'll die on the hill that it's underrated, and quite possibly his best.
There's a lot of meaning, both hidden and obvious, tucked away in the lyrics. A friend of mine who loves Willard wanted me to cover him in a video, and so I thought I'd take a crack at deciphering just what these songs mean. And yes, I KNOW there's supposed to be no official narrative for the album. But I had fun doing this regardless.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Who Is Will Wood?
3:16 - Self
5:24 - 2012
7:34 - Cotard’s Solution
10:20 - Mr. Capgras
13:05 - The Song With Five Names
16:08 - Hand Me My Shovel
19:20 - Dr. Sunshine Is Dead
22:34 - Ish
24:16 - Credits
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@ravsucks 5 күн бұрын

more video essays kzfaq.info/sun/PLTDI2Ca2o6Ahia5On4F0j4CZOc3UT35IU&si=60eBF5YLIcA-qb3V

@LonelyGamer4 2 күн бұрын

This is leagues better than the last WW video essay where William Woodson was doxxed at the beginning

@flammywam 4 күн бұрын

Will wood got me through some of the hardest times of my life, and I never really understood why it resonated so hard. This video did an amazing job going over the journey of oneself and how to live with the past and future. I just finished this video, and I’m in full tears. You opened something up and I think I have more to think about again. I’m going to immediately go and listen to the album again, keep crying, and soak out more of this, but I want to thank you. Your words are powerful in putting this cycle into terms. You expressed it perfectly, and I couldn’t agree more with any of this. So, thank you once again. A beautiful and powerful video, you’ve earned a like and sub and I’m 100% going to be coming back here.

@ravsucks 4 күн бұрын

i’m kind of speechless honestly - i didn’t imagine while making this it would mean this much to someone! but music has the power to move us. different songs have gotten me through difficult times in my life, and i’m sure will wood turned his own pain into passion. whatever journey you’re on, i hope these songs can soothe, and help you through it. thank you for your kind words - i’m honored!

@averagezoomer 4 күн бұрын

This was my favourite interpretation of this album, been a couple years since I first heard it and indeed there is a whole lot of deep to dive in (I wouldn’t understand a word of it if it weren’t for others on the internet lol)

@ravsucks 4 күн бұрын

thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!

@Thestuffdoer 5 күн бұрын

Leaving a comment here so I can edit it after I'm done watching Edit: wow… just wow. This album exists very close to my heart, so to see this great of an explanation is incredible. The only thing I’d change is adding an explanation for אהיה אשר אהיה in The Song With Five Names, it’s a quote from the Hebrew Bible (Exodus chapter 3 verse 14) it’s what God claims to be, it directly translates to “I am that I am”, which mirrors Mr. Capgras’s “I’m who I ought to be, and that is God to me”. Other than that, it’s amazing, great job!

@JustSaturn 4 күн бұрын

Bros watching at .25 speed

@Thestuffdoer 4 күн бұрын

@@JustSaturn I'm halfway through and I had something to do alright?

@ImTired17 4 күн бұрын

@@Thestuffdoer it's been 9 hours Tsd

@Thestuffdoer 4 күн бұрын

Okay guys, the long awaited edit has happened

@ravsucks 4 күн бұрын

Glad I came back to read the edit! I saw the lyric when going over the song, but I didn’t think of that connection - that’s pretty cool!

@vitaminc24 21 сағат бұрын

This is an AWESOME analysis of the album, one I would have never thought of! I myself am working on a (text-document) analysis of all of WW’s albums, and this will contribute greatly as a second perspective! (Bonus: “Dr. Sunshine is Dead” has a title that aligns perfectly with your interpretation, as “Dr. Sunshine” was one of WW’s previous stage names (more or less)!)

@snowflakeee 3 күн бұрын

Awesome video essay! Selfish is one of my favourite albums of all time, and i love how you incorporated the heroes journey into the analysis, really puts the album in a new perspective for me. One slight thing is that at the beginning you said his last two albums were "solo" albums, they actually featured about the same musicians as the tapeworms! The name change was mostly just for business reasons (like making playing shows easier since he can play solo without the others).

@ravsucks 3 күн бұрын

Oh, I didn’t know that, thanks for letting me know! Most of my research was just on this album, so I went by assumptions for the others.

@snowflakeee 2 күн бұрын

@@ravsucks no problem! Still an awesome video tho!

@phailure1014 2 күн бұрын

This video is an amazing deep dive! I love this type of analysis especially since this is one of the artists ive spent so long listening to and talking about! Subject mater aside your editing is very strong! made for an enjoyable watch! One thing I will note that i found interesting was that you mentioned the western feeling of Hand Me My Shovel was to not compare it with the sound of Chemical Overreaction and its messages of losing parts of yourself and lamenting the mistakes of your past. Then again that's not part of the album so it is a bit beyond the scope of the video

@ravsucks 2 күн бұрын

It would’ve made for a cool comparison, but I’m not too familiar with the rest of his catalogue. I’ve picked a few songs from each, but I’ve never done a thorough listen of the whole thing like I did with SELF-iSH. But thank you, and I’m happy you liked it!

@gabidlf346 4 күн бұрын

i loved this, i loved this a lot

@ravsucks 4 күн бұрын

i’m glad you did! it was a ton of fun to make

@docjackson8165 5 күн бұрын

Best will wood video essay

@louketos8138 5 күн бұрын

RAHHH THIS WAS SO GOOD WILL YOU MAKE MORE WW?

@ravsucks 5 күн бұрын

ahhh thank you!! i hadn’t planned on it yet, but if i find the right topic, i’d be happy to! did you have anything in mind you wanted to see a video on?

@hyp3r_ch1ld 5 күн бұрын

@@ravsucks i haven't checked out your other things but if you haven't you could cover the other 3 albums!!

@lordofshibainus 4 күн бұрын

@@ravsucks It'd be really cool if you could cover The Normal Album as there's quite a few motifs and interesting symbols :)

@louketos8138 2 күн бұрын

@@ravsucks i like all of his albums, but i think eial would be really interesting!!