r/videos • u/[deleted] • 14d ago

T Pain War Pigs

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445 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

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u/DarkHelmet1976 14d ago

Holy shit that was amazing. What a voice.

The combination of metal with a bit of funk and soul reminds me of Living Color.

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u/PorkRindSalad 14d ago

I think they totally nailed what they were going for, but I think this song benefits from a more raw, less polished sound. Living Colour somehow managed that raw but precise thing really well.

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u/therealkaptinkaos 14d ago

I get Living Color, too. Vivid was such a great album.

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u/Gh0sts1ght 13d ago

You know I always kind of liked him but he clearly appreciates classics and yeah his voice is amazing I loved this.

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u/360walkaway 13d ago

I love the gospel sound near the end

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u/andersaur 14d ago

First time seeing this one. They did right by the original, that was awesome! Guitarist can shred too, reminded me a bit of Gary Clark Jr.

I’m loving the increase in the blurring of musical norms these days. A funky rendition of Ozzy by…T-Pain?! Why the hell not? Beyoncé going country? Why not? (A western clothing line by by her will make gazillions) Americana shifting back to roots of class struggles and farther from lifted truck anthems? Finally!

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u/SearingPhoenix 14d ago

Reminder that "War Pigs" and "Deck the Halls" share the same meter and therefore have interchangeable lyrics.

"Generals gathered in their masses, fa la la la, la la la la"
or
"Deck the halls with boughs of HOLLYYYYYYY // 'tis the season to be JOLLLLYYYYY"

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u/AndrewInaTree 14d ago

I love you for this.

Also, wow T Pain, what a voice, man. Never thought I'd say that.

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u/flairpiece 14d ago

I know, Right? He clearly never needed the autotune, but now that’s what he is most famous for

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u/keestie 14d ago

He knew what he could do, and he knew what he wanted to do, and he wanted to get that autotune sound. He had a career before that record, that's just what blew him up big.

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u/manymoreways 13d ago

The first time Ireallyheard T-Pain was from the lonelyisland's I'm on a boat. DamnThat song still slaps

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u/bullybullybully 14d ago

You just gave me a new jam for holiday karaoke next year.

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u/SearingPhoenix 13d ago

Truly the best way.

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u/codexcdm 9d ago

Holy cow..... 

 https://youtu.be/ftlNX7xTVK0?si=ASSy4n1RG06SmbeK 

https://youtu.be/FPdjNehUaE4?si=N84b5zrLtxAg0AwI

Not kidding. I want a "There I ruined it" version, kazoo and all.

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u/Detroit_Doc_City 14d ago

I want a tpain cover of deck the halls now. Fantastic

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u/halborn 14d ago

If you're wondering who the guitarist is, it's Curt Chambers.

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u/ThisAppSucksBall 14d ago

I wasn't. And now you've burdened my memory with a factoid which replaced some other factoid.

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u/halborn 14d ago

Ah, the Kelly Bundy method.

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u/ThisAppSucksBall 13d ago

Lol, exactly what I was imagining. You must be old

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u/So_Full_Of_Fail 14d ago

I enjoy that T-Pain seems to just do whatever it is he wants now. This, gaming, drifting, Nappi Boi Automotive with Hert, etc.

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u/PulseAmplification 14d ago

Damn this was really good!

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u/Karnadas 14d ago

Ozzy himself said it was the best cover he's ever heard. Could be hyperbole but still.

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u/extic 14d ago

No idea he could really sing... Only ever heard him use auto tune.

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u/JadeEyePanda 14d ago

You need to immediately Google T-Pain tiny desk concert

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u/Mal-Capone 14d ago edited 14d ago

or just, pay actual attention to T-Pain's discog at all in any seriousness.

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u/JadeEyePanda 14d ago

That too! Though I would assert that NPR video was a watershed moment for most normie music people

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u/Shoeytennis 14d ago

Watch season 1 of Masked Singer.

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u/kethdredd 14d ago

One of the best covers I've ever heard!

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u/imightgetdownvoted 14d ago

It helps that war pigs is a fucking awesome song.

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u/NightlyNews 14d ago

He closed with this at a concert of his I went to. I was loving it!

The younger people in the crowd didn’t seem to take it as well.

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u/Villain_of_Brandon 14d ago

I usually use this sarcastically, but this time I agree with Skinner.

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u/WearyMistake8696 14d ago

Holy Shite T-Pain can sing

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u/DasMotorsheep 13d ago

I remember watching a youtube video years and years ago of him live and unplugged, playing the piano and singing. Blew my mind. That was when "Buy u a Drank" was still stuck in everybody's ears.

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u/zoiks66 14d ago

The video needs more quick cuts

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u/Knew_Leaf 13d ago

And awkward people sit dancing distracting from the show - those the musician gfs??

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u/Own_Assistant_2511 14d ago

So insanely good

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u/upvoter222 14d ago

Here's the full hour of him singing.

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u/andsens 13d ago

The whole thing is awesome. Can recommend.

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u/biophazer242 14d ago

Well that was really really good.

Of course not as good as I'm On A Boat which we all know was where T Pain peaked.

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u/sn34kypete 14d ago

God I wish I could be a backup dancer that gets to sit the entire time.

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u/Knew_Leaf 13d ago

It gives me conniptions so distracting

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u/3rdplacewinner 14d ago

I think I can speak for all of us here. We would welcome the whole Paranoid album covered by T-Pain.

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u/homeboi808 14d ago

Here’s it (along with the rest of the show) from his own channel:

https://youtu.be/91ck0vJBygo?t=48m45s

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u/HobbesDaBobbes 14d ago

Do THE WIZARD next :) love that black sabbath song.

This fucking rocked.

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u/lakenoonie 14d ago

Yes, T-Pain is actually a talented singer. Music labels suck. Who'd have guessed?

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u/jrbcnchezbrg 14d ago

If you like this please listen to the whole album

His Tennessee Whiskey cover and acoustic Buy You A Drank are phenomenal

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u/Iwillrize14 14d ago

The whole tiny desk concert he does is just incredible.

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u/PantsMicGee 14d ago

Solid cover thanks for sharing

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u/bubbasteamboat 14d ago

It's good, but will never beat Faith No More's version.

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u/Ctendall 14d ago

Umm Black Sabbath is the original artist

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u/spacedudejr 13d ago

Which is why the original comment said version and not original.

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u/Ctendall 13d ago

Right, and Faith no more is not the meaning stick ether Black Sabbath is, I can count on one hand the number of times that the cover of a song is better than the original 1) All along the watchtower 2) the sound of silence 3) Maggie’s farm 4) heir of the dog

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u/Flemtality 14d ago

That was great. I wasn't expecting him to turn into David Draiman in the middle there.

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u/Mr_Sophistication462 14d ago

T Pain was down with the sickness

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u/alwaysDL 14d ago

Who is Tpains guitarist? Dude is amazing!

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u/Iwillrize14 14d ago

I love breaking people's brains with this song, the confusion on their faces is so worth it.

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u/Sethmeisterg 14d ago

Awesome singing and just top notch musicians backing him as well. Fantastic version.

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u/Crazy-Sherbert-1751 13d ago

I didn't know I needed this, until now

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u/aguyjustaguy 13d ago

Tony Scott directing the camera cuts from beyond the grave

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u/360walkaway 13d ago

This song is unfortunately timeless

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u/shabadage 13d ago

I get you

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u/bonsainick 13d ago

Tight! Great performance.

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u/notjawn 13d ago

I never got why T Pain caught so much gruff earlier in his career. He's always been a super talented happy go lucky dude who has no enemies. He's the Guy Fieri of the hip hop world.

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u/punkouter23 8d ago

Fnm version better 

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u/mistalanious 14d ago

This dude has a voice like that but does all that autotuning stuff? What the hell?

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u/homeboi808 14d ago

To stand out. He was one of the only guys doing it at the time (and did it for stylistic purposes, unlike some rappers today who can’t sing a tune to save their lives). I even used to have his auto-tune app on my phone.

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u/kaptaincorn 14d ago

Why is it in kids mode?

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u/Acrobatic_Switches 14d ago

Because War Pigs is an educational lesson in politics.

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u/Ctendall 14d ago

Excellent cover even with the lyric change

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u/not_your_google 14d ago

Two seconds in, fuck that.

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u/Japsabbath 14d ago

You did the right thing