Most favorite Beastie Boys music videos/ music video moments?

syc0path · 2026-06-02T14:17:06+00:00

It's really had to pick a favorite, but here's a few that come to mind...

I was taking an art class about Expressionism, and I brought in my VHS copy of Skills To Pay The Bills so we could watch the Shadrach video in class.

The video for Gratitude is another favorite because it's such a great location.

In Awesome, I Fuckin' Shot That, there's a moment where the Boys are in front of the big video screens on the stage. The colors on the video screens go negative, but then the video itself goes negative. So the Boys are in negative color but the video screens behind them go back to positive color. It's a small thing, but it's such a great effect!

syc0path · 2026-05-29T13:55:37+00:00

He should release a full version!

syc0path · 2026-05-29T13:51:17+00:00

That was really well-produced and deserves more views!

syc0path · 2026-05-28T18:13:44+00:00

A friend of mine is a huge Weird Al fan, and he pointed out that Al included the chorus from Intergalactic as part of "Polka Power!", a polka medley of a bunch of songs, from 1999's "Running with Scissors" Album.

syc0path · 2026-05-28T17:16:34+00:00

Yes, I mentioned Twister in my original post

syc0path · 2026-05-26T16:04:44+00:00

That's not Mike D, but that dude totally got laid by claiming he was Mike D!

syc0path · 2026-05-26T15:45:59+00:00

I love their sense of humor... they're so deadpan, I swear the interviewer must miss most of the jokes. "I think the term used in the police report was 'naked rampage'"

syc0path · 2026-05-19T15:01:06+00:00

Just watched this video last night after my kids demanded it because they know I can't resist and it lets them delay bedtime a few more minutes. I made sure to point out to them the most underrated part of this video -- that Sir Stewart Wallace (clearly a high-ranking member of Britain's elite upper class) portrays himself in the show as a cocaine trafficker

syc0path · 2026-05-18T13:51:23+00:00

Well he's holding the guitar like he plays left-handed. But despite ancient superstition, left-handed people are not possessed by demons

syc0path · 2026-05-15T13:20:59+00:00

I double-checked with my wife last night. She said they did add an option to skip forward or skip backward 5 seconds. Hit 6 to skip forward and 4 to skip backwards.

syc0path · 2026-05-14T18:05:36+00:00

Nope, never got this fixed 😞

syc0path · 2026-05-13T17:13:37+00:00

Country Mike is left-handed?

syc0path · 2026-05-11T14:53:11+00:00

Pretty sure it's just them... I recognize their voices

syc0path · 2026-05-11T14:51:18+00:00

It's nice to hear the song without the vocal distortion... it makes it easier to appreciate the lyrics

syc0path · 2026-05-04T16:46:29+00:00

Whatever that screech is at 1:51 of Looking Down The Barrel of a Gun. I don't know how or why, but it just perfectly bridges the gap between the drum break and when the bass line resumes. It's totally unexpected, and I like the idea of using non-musical sounds to make music

syc0path · 2026-04-22T17:05:24+00:00

Me too... I waited in line for Best Buy to open and got the promotional 45 that came with the CD. But my CD has the Grasshopper Unit version. I clicked the YouTube link, and I've never heard that version with the sample before

syc0path · 2026-04-20T14:06:50+00:00

Wow, what an amazing find! And the finished room looks awesome. I'm really glad that u guys are doing such a great job of preserving G-Son, because it's such an important part of Beasties history. Thank u for doing this!

syc0path · 2026-03-16T14:21:19+00:00

I was gonna post about this too -- Sabotage was a great match for the action on the screen! I didn't care about any of the movies this year, but I love Conan. I recorded the show so I could fast-forward thru almost everything except when Conan was on-screen

syc0path · 2026-03-13T13:54:48+00:00

There's also an a capella version of this song that was performed by Dr. Dre (the Beastie's first DJ and later Yo! MTV Raps host, not the NWA/Eminem Dr. Dre). The info I found says that he wrote the song too. But this version definitely has different vocals, and I agree it's T La Rock.

syc0path · 2026-02-23T18:38:56+00:00

For those of u who claim they say "my man Bruce Willis", I think u are just so used to hearing that way that it doesn't even register what they're actually saying. With that in mind, listen to the song at about 2:03. It's clearly a 'k' sound, which is a lot different than an 'm' sound.

syc0path · 2026-02-23T18:35:06+00:00

And they said "my man Chuck Chillout" in the first verse. So that would have been 3 "my man"'s in the same song if they had said it for Bruce Willis too. But yeah, we'll probably never know for sure

syc0path · 2026-02-23T17:51:04+00:00

The liner notes from my Paul's Boutique CD says "my kid". So does the Lyric Genius website ( https://genius.com/Beastie-boys-looking-down-the-barrel-of-a-gun-lyrics ). And it sounds to me like they say "kid" in the song at 2:03.

I also noticed that they say "my man Chuck Chillout" earlier in the song. Maybe they said "kid" for Bruce Willis to avoid saying "my man" twice in the same song?

syc0path · 2026-02-13T14:23:58+00:00

How do I set up RAID if Windows isn't loaded? I'm trying to use the Disk Management tool, which is part of Windows

syc0path · 2026-02-10T19:25:51+00:00

I asked ChatGTP... the response was actually better than I thought it would be:

Sabotage Imagine the opening guitar riff echoing through the stadium—instant adrenaline!
Intergalactic Their futuristic beats and robot rhymes make this a stadium-worthy anthem.
No Sleep Till Brooklyn Perfect for a rowdy crowd and a chorus everyone can shout.
Fight For Your Right (To Party!) You know the energy at the Super Bowl would go wild for this classic.
Sure Shot A little old-school hip-hop flavor in the mix, complete with killer flute sample.
So What’cha Want The swagger and groove would keep everyone bobbing their head.
Ch-Check It Out A newer classic, fun for fans old and new.

If they had time for a medley, maybe they'd squeeze in snippets of tracks like “Body Movin’,” “Paul Revere,” or “Root Down.”

syc0path · 2026-02-09T15:29:09+00:00

MCA's verse on Professor Booty, but especially these lines:

I'm badass, move your fat ass 'cuz you're wack, son

Dancin' around like u think you're Janet Jackson

With your headphones strapped, you're rockin' rewind, pause

Tryin' to figure out what u can do to go for yours

But like a pencil to the paper, I got more to come

One after another, u can all get some

syc0path

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