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♪ (dramatic music) ♪
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♪ Chocolate Rain ♪
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Tay!
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The biggest legend on YouTube.
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"Chocolate Rain"!
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Oh, boy.
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- I see it; it's "Chocolate Rain." - ♪ Chocolate Rain ♪
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You don't have to move away from the microphone to breathe in.
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♪ ...again, Chocolate Rain ♪
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(breathes) Sorry, I had away from the computer to breathe.
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I was just thinking,
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how awful would it have been if he breathed into that mic?
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- I'm glad he spared us. - (laughs)
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♪ Chocolate Rain ♪
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Man, this is an old video.
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This takes me back, man. This takes me back.
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I used to post this on people's MySpaces.
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This went huge. This went viral.
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There was all this media attention.
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It had not happened to anybody before, and in this time,
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no one really knew what to do.
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You know that weird place of YouTube?
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I feel like Tay Zonday is the gatekeeper to it.
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♪ ...shake their heads in shame, Chocolate Rain ♪
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What is Chocolate Rain?
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I've never looked up what the actual meaning of this song is.
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We've had years to decipher what this song is about.
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I have made no progress.
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♪ Chocolate Rain ♪
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When I watched this, I never thought,
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oh, my God, I would meet this guy.
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When I saw Tay Zonday, I was like,
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"Man, I thought you were seven feet tall."
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He's not. He's, like, the size of a Fine Brother.
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♪ (instrumental) ♪
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Oh. (chuckles) Oh, it's over.
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I've never actually made it to the end. (laughs)
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Okay. That's one of the best videos on YouTube.
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I feel like "Chocolate Rain" blew up
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in a moment of me not being self-aware of my not really knowing,
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"Is this what I want to do? Do I want to pursue music?"
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It was a happy accident.
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(FineBros) So, what was that video?
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"Chocolate Rain." Don't act like you don't know, bitch.
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"Chocolate Rain."
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"Chocolate Rain." Just YouTube gold.
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I have, of course,
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a love-hate relationship with "Chocolate Rain,"
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as many people do who are disproportionately known
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for a particular thing.
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(FineBros) Why do you think this video went so viral?
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I mean, 4chan was a big help.
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Well, I know it got memed up.
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'Cause it's amazing.
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The song is catchy as hell. You can't deny that.
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That voice is just unmatchable.
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We're there for the voice, and we stay because we're like,
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"What the (bleep) is the voice singing about?"
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Three strikes for virality, right?
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Step one: deep voice. That gets you right away.
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Step two is take yourself super seriously.
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Step three: takes the breath from the mic.
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The first one gets their hand on the mouse.
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The seconds one moves it over to the "share" button.
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- The third one fires the click. - (laughing)
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Probably 80% watched it because the found it funny.
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It was different because of the voice-body mismatch
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and my awkward mannerisms.
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But, there was also that part that actually said,
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"Hey, this means something and it touches me on that level."
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(FineBros) How would you describe his voice?
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(deep voice) His voice is just a perfect,
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slightly lower Barry White voice.
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Low. (low-pitched groan)
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The voice I want to hear, like, read me bedtime stories.
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The voice of God.
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Sexual. Can I say "sexual"?
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Surprisingly real. In person, he talks just like that.
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(FineBros) What does "Chocolate Rain" mean?
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I don't know. It's like...
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he's singing about Chocolate Rain, which could be, like, poo.
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It's like, is he talking about poo?
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I don't know. The most thought-provoking song of our generation?
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Could be explosive diarrhea.
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It's a serious song.
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I don't think anybody ever, like, realizes that.
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If they've taken the lyrics to heart or literally, it's like a--
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isn't it kind of like a--
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(laughing) I don't know, actually.
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I actually saw a comment and someone was like,
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"Maybe this is about racism,"
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and then there were about 30 other comments mocking it
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for thinking that it was about racism.
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These lyrics don't even make any sense.
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Then you're like, "Wait a second.
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He has a whole bunch of other videos,
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and he always sings like this.
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Oh, my God, I'm clicking the link of him on Jimmy Kimmel now.
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He's talking like that! He speaks like this.
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He doesn't just sing like it."
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You're so balls-deep in Tay Zonday, and you realize it's 5 AM,
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and you spent the whole (bleep) night
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on the weird part of YouTube, and you did it with Tay Zonday.
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I always say the question is more important than the answer.
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The greatest success of a song like "Chocolate Rain"
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is to get people to ask questions.
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(FineBros) Do you know Tay Zonday personally?
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No.
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I'd love to meet the dude. That'd be awesome.
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We do. Not as well as we'd like.
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- Yeah, we've met Tay. - Yeah, we do.
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I was the dick that said, "Is this your real voice?"
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He's an amazing guy.
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Like one of the sweetest and nicest
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and just intellectual people that you'll ever meet.
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He's done so much other stuff, but he's just, you know--
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it's almost like he's cast-typen as the Chocolate Rain guy.
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He felt proud to, like, call him a friend.
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(FineBros) So, Tay is actually going to be
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- in this episode of YouTubers React. - That's awesome.
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Oh, it's so funny.
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Sorry if we talk crap about you, Tay.
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(FineBros) How do you think he's going to react to himself?
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(imitating Tay) Oh, hey, that's me.
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(imitating Tay) Oh, come on, guys.
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(imitating Tay) What the hell is this?
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(imitating Tay) I've learned so much since
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when I did this video.
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I hope he doesn't, like, stab you guys. (laughs)
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(FineBros) What do you think the other YouTubers
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said about you and "Chocolate Rain" in this episode?
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That, "I became way, way bigger than he ever became"?
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No. Um... (chuckles)
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I don't know. I really have no clue.
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(FineBros) Well, what is something
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that you'd wish people would've taken notice of
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when it comes to how they perceived you in "Chocolate Rain"?
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Here's what I wish, all right?
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"Chocolate Rain" was not perceived
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as an intimate and real experience.
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It actually was me, I actually am like that,
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it actually is authentic, and that's who I am.
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I'm not bitter or anything.
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I mean, a lot of people who work their entire lives--
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they don't get a calling card.
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I wish sometimes that more people would truly believe
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that that was me, because it is. (chuckles)
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♪ (dramatic music) ♪
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♪ (Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River") ♪
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For real?
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Who is this girl?
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No! Don't make me watch this!
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- Justin Bieber! - Aw!
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(girly voice) Oh, my God, I'm such a Belieber.
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♪ You were my sun ♪
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It's a little Bieb!
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I don't think you guys understand.
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I'm such a big Justin Bieber fan.
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I don't even have any jokes about Justin Bieber anymore.
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I've run that river (bleep) dry.
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Oh, it's good! It's great!
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Don't-- no. Don't turn it up--
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you-- you dick!
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I was actually subscribed to Bieber
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when it was just this stuff.
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I remember when kidrauhl was just a peer.
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- ♪ (harmonizes) ♪ - It's like he's serenading me.
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That's really wrong to say. He's, like, 12 in this, isn't he?
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If I break this, can I pay for it and just buy you a new one?
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♪ (Justin Bieber, "Baby") ♪
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- ♪ Oh, whoa ♪ - (sings along)
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I don't know this song. I don't know what you're talking about.
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This is my jam. This is my song.
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I've never actually seen this video.
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I've only seen, like, the first 30 seconds.
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I always (bleep) before then.
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- (lip-syncing along) - ♪ You know you love me ♪
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♪ I know you care ♪
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- (singing along) - ♪ Just shout whenever ♪
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♪ And I'll be there ♪
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Hey, racially ambiguous girls.
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He's, like, the only white guy in this entire building.
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Huh. Makes me want to dance.
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♪ And I was like ♪
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- (lip-syncing along) - ♪ Baby, baby, baby, oooh ♪
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I hate The Fine Brothers for making me watch this.
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- You stole my hair, Justin! - (laughs)
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(bleep) you, Justin Bieber, you (bleep) piece of (bleep)!
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Oh, my God! He's got the worst voice ever!
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His new music's not too bad,
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but this one-- this is terrible.
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♪ (Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend") ♪
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Yeah. This was a good song.
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I hate this video. Bring back the old Bieber!
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♪ If I was your boyfriend, I'd never let you go ♪
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And then he grew up to be a douchebag. (laughs)
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If you listen to the background noise,
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it sounds like whales mating.
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- ♪ Swag, swag, swag, on you ♪ - ♪ On you ♪
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Swaggy.
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(laughs) That's all I got out of this song, is "swaggy."
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- ♪ Girl, let me talk to you ♪ - I like it.
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- (lip-syncing along) - ♪ If I was your boyfriend ♪
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♪ Never let you go ♪
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He's really talented.
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He's completely different.
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Still got the racially ambiguous girls, though.
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Still got the racially ambiguous girls.
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I'd never thought I'd say this,
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but this makes me miss Justin Timberlake.
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Getting touchy.
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Gets a bit sexual here, doesn't it?
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- ♪ Na na na, na na na ♪ - Yeah.
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I love you, J-Biebs.
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Stay away from my daughters. (chuckles)
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(bleep) you.
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- (FineBros) So, who was that? - (bleep) you.
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♪ (dramatic music) ♪
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(FineBros) All right, so, who was that?
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- That was Justin Bieber. - That was Justin Bieber.
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Bieber. (cringes)
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The guy whose name has been in over 500 of my video titles
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and over 6,000 of my thumbnails.
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(FineBros) What are your thoughts on his music?
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- (bleep) - I like him.
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Love his music. He is an extremely talented musician.
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He's cute.
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When I was watching Bieber's old videos--
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this was before he got signed or anything--
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I was like, "This little white boy can friggin' sing."
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It's not the kind of music I listen to.
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Brandon, you're rockin' Beethoven all the time,
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so it's like you can't beat the original B.
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Justin Bieber is great at singing and dancing.
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All of the other things that he outsources to other people--
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I think those people are talented at doing those things.
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(FineBros) How long have you loved Justin Bieber?
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For a very long time.
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- (FineBros) Is it appropriate for-- - Yes.
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- Adult women-- - Yes.
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(FineBros) Justin Bieber has a huge amount of haters.
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Why do you think that is?
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I think a lot of guys were jealous, probably.
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He gets the chicks, man.
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I think he has a lot of haters because he's popular.
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I mean, everybody who's popular has haters.
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When I was in junior high, I was like,
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"Ew! 'N Sync? Pssh!"
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But then it's like, I just downloaded the best of 'N Sync
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two weeks ago, and I bump that (bleep), you know what I'm saying?
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You got to be able to draw a distinction
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between your personal tastes and if it's actually good or not.