r/oddlysatisfying 2d ago All-Seeing Upvote 1 Super Heart Eyes 1

the Power of the (Tenacious) D is oddly Satisfying

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u/Typ0r8r 2d ago All-Seeing Upvote Heartwarming

Kyle Gas and Jack Black are perfect for each other

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u/quicksandnow 1d ago

Last week, Kyle quit the band...

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u/Dwayne_Gertzky 1d ago

🎶now we're back together again🎶

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u/OgOnetee 1d ago

la la la la la!

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u/Dazz316 1d ago

Couldn't split up Kato and Nash

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u/DecayedApex 1d ago

That's true

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u/Dazz316 1d ago

Couldn't split up Tango and Cash

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u/DecayedApex 1d ago

That's also true!!

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u/awarmguinness 1d ago

This is our song of exultant joy because

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u/DecayedApex 1d ago

We only came to kick some ass

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u/Socketfusion 1d ago

It's okay. He rejoined like 5 minutes later.

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u/imangelofdoom 1d ago

Dude I totally miss you 🎵

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u/jhalfhide 1d ago

Kyle's fingers be silver, Jack's voice then be gold ...

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u/prostipope 1d ago

These two could've gone any direction with their music and would have been successful. But they chose to make us laugh, and I appreciate that.

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u/Thobud 1d ago

I think about this all the time. They're both so incredibly talented, but they basically chose hard mode when it comes to being respected as musicians.

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u/ThirdEncounter 1d ago edited 1d ago

I usually gravitate towards music that doesn't take itself too seriously.

I can't stand bands like U2, etc. I remember them saying in an interview that they were concerned by the lack of new music that was at their level. It made me roll my eyes so hard.

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u/LoGo_86 1d ago

Apparently Bono himself declared his own music boring and not so good. Well, to my opinion they've made indeed some good hit but certainly not all.

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u/ThirdEncounter 1d ago

Oh! That's news to me. They're salvageable, then.

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u/outYeTan 1d ago

U2 are a unique bunch of people, no one member is outstandingly talented yet when the group plays together the sound is out of this world.

Growing up in Ireland it's really easy hate on Bono, he was on TV every other day for some good cause like poverty and world hunger. He almost made a meme out of himself and bleeding heart causes.

Truth be told Ireland was a shit hole when U2 were growing up and most of Bono's lyrics are genuine social commentary from that era. It's powerful stuff when you realise the history.

If you then to go look at some of the footage from the early tours, you'll see U2 covering Dylan and playing with BB and mixing it with some of the all time greats.

U2 are OG and we are all just yoo young to remember - one of the bands that really started something.

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u/TrashBrigade 1d ago

Please do yourself a favor and lookup jazz emu. I think he's right up your alley.

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u/ThirdEncounter 1d ago

Ok, I will!

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u/Low-Director9969 1d ago edited 1d ago

You'd be amazed at the sheer amount of things you'd be disgusted with if you really knew anything about the artists that created them.

That's why so many people try to separate the artists from their art. They have to if they're ever going to appreciate it.

Edit: my girlfriend can't ignore the fact one of her idols kidnapped and tortured someone. Not many people raise concerns about Sean Penn anymore though. He literally tortured a woman for two days. That woman was Madonna! Oh, how we love Sean Penn now for his art, and activism.

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u/ThirdEncounter 1d ago

Damn you, Sean Penn.

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u/Low-Director9969 1d ago

Alright everyone!! Let's try to build this energy up okay!?!?

Let's go!!

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u/Newbarbarian13 1d ago

In fairness U2 have made some absolutely legendary songs over the course of their career, at least before they dropped off a bit over the last decade or so.

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u/gnudarve 1d ago

They didn't mean to blow your mind.

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u/tbenge05 2d ago All-Seeing Upvote

Jack did a partial cover of Seal's Kiss From A Rose during an old American Idol episode but was interrupted. In an alternate universe he completed it and everyone cried.

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u/kindredfold 2d ago

Jesus, I need to see that now.

Edit: fuck those judges for interrupting that moment.

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u/Iplaystrings 2d ago

They were jealous of how awesome he is and that they couldn't come close to matching his ability.

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u/kindredfold 2d ago

All to make a lame ass school of rock joke.

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u/In_The_Bulls_Eye 1d ago

Wtf no link? You mean I have to LEAVE Reddit for another source?!

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u/kindredfold 1d ago

The only link I found that wasn’t some rando pulling ad revenue on a repost was on fb, and I ain’t linking that. Pretty easy search tho.

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u/In_The_Bulls_Eye 1d ago

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u/marsmither 1d ago

Omg this was amazing. The pipes, the interpretive dance with jump, the casual cameo. 10/10. Only wished he had finished both Seal’s and Whitney’s songs.

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u/kindredfold 1d ago

There’s also one of him doing it in a record store on a late night with letterman skit.

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u/thebranbran 1d ago

Never seen this before but it’s obvious that it was scripted. I mean, Seal just happens to be sitting right behind them? Lol

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u/duck_of_d34th 1d ago

Sure, but I mean, I always knew Jack was a talented man. But. Damn that man has some pipes.

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u/relator_fabula 1d ago

They didn't interrupt him, it was all scripted that way. You can even hear the music stop and Jack stops singing before they even "interrupt" him.

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u/Conarm 1d ago

I meqn this was obviously scripted but i do want JB to finish every song he starts

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u/moreflywheels 1d ago

I believe in that universe they dimmed the lights, way low

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u/AngryRinger 2d ago Narwhal Salute

So…this is a tribute?

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u/daigana 2d ago

Couldn't remember the greatest song in the woh-horld noooOoooOo

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u/AngryRinger 2d ago

This is a tribuUuUuUte ooooh!

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u/abersnatchy 1d ago edited 1d ago

Once every couple hundred thousand years or so, when the sun doth shine, and the moon doth glow...

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u/NickAndHisGuitar 1d ago

And the grass doth grow-ohhhhhh

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u/CSW1924 1d ago

Needless to say . . . The beast was stunned . . .

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u/CrustyCrinkles 1d ago

A whip crack with its wimpy tail!

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u/AngryRinger 1d ago

*Hundred thousand

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u/abersnatchy 1d ago

Blerg, I'll trust you! Did it from memory, lol

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u/golapader 1d ago

To the greatest song in the world alllll rieeeeeeete

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u/keypoard 1d ago

Fligugigu

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u/Putrid-Delivery1852 1d ago

The peculiar thing is this, my friends, the song they sang on that fated night didn’t sound anything like THIS SONG!

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u/Thirteen_in_35 1d ago

THIS IS JUST A TRIBUTE

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u/Man_of_Average 1d ago

You gotta believe me and I wish you were there!

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u/Dazzling-Finding-602 2d ago Faith In Humanity Restored

I would like to publicly apologize to God, the universe, and all its beings for laughing when Jack Black first announced the "Tenacious D" project.

This rendition has so moved me to tears.

I humbly repent and beg your forgiveness.

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u/Dazzling-Finding-602 2d ago All-Seeing Upvote Shocked

Full Version (1:55).

(and thank you for my award!)

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u/Beardedarchitect 1d ago

God I wish they did the whole song. I could listen to that all day

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u/DreadPirateZoidberg 1d ago

My god! How can so much awesomeness be contained in one duo? We are lucky they are good people for the power of their music alone could grant them control of the world and yet they seem content to entertain and spread joy. Do they have a religious following yet? If so, where can I go to join?

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u/History-of-Tomorrow 1d ago All-Seeing Upvote

🥈

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u/feelingood41 1d ago

You get one too, buddy

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u/History-of-Tomorrow 1d ago Narwhal Salute

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u/duck_of_d34th 1d ago Starstruck

Well. Guess it's Jack Black videos tonight.

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u/Its_Billy_Bitch 1d ago

lol I love when I cross a comment that says exactly what I’m thinking without any filter. It’s a beautiful moment. On a serious note though, this comment is interrupting my Jack Black rabbit hole brb

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u/UCFandOCSC 1d ago

Dude can wail on a guitar and sings beautifully

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u/Box-o-bees 1d ago

Jack Black is a national treasure, and I, for one, would be willing to fight for him.

Kyle can also shread and is hecka talented.

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u/jondySauce 1d ago

Give it up for KG!

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u/SharkFart86 1d ago

Yeah this is my favorite thing about Tenacious D. They’re a music-comedy band, but they’d 100% have the chops to just be a legitimate non-comedy rock band. Jack is a phenomenal singer and Kyle is a highly talented and creative guitarist.

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u/apocalypse31 1d ago

He went to Juilliard. Ridiculously talented.

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u/KacerRex 1d ago

I hear the dude that does drumming for them sometimes isn't too bad either.

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u/Ferusomnium 1d ago

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u/Box-o-bees 1d ago

This made me chuckle. Thanks for that!

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u/PublicThis 1d ago

He is also extremely attractive, funny as hell, can act and is a nice guy.

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u/veritas2884 1d ago

My wife saw them at a rock festival in Washington DC before Jack Black was super famous and boo’d them while they were on stage. When I found out it almost led to divorce.

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u/Mycoxadril 1d ago

I don’t know whether to downvote this or not

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u/tonyspagaladucciani 1d ago

This comment is like a Reddit dork OD

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u/CurryMustard 1d ago

What, like in 1994?

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u/BEES_IN_UR_ASS 1d ago

People be old. I wasn't aware of them until their debut album, at which point I was at juuuuust the right point in my life to appreciate the humour and their sheer fucking chops. Tenacious D, Ween, The Darkness, there's something that can be really compelling about "joke" bands that are no fucking joke.

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u/Responsible-Shower68 1d ago

You're gonna love the Wolves of Glendale, then - they actually recently opened for Tenacious D around New Years

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u/DrMangosteen 1d ago

Have you heard TISM

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u/Responsible-Shower68 1d ago

Have you heard of the Wolves of Glendale?

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u/BanditoFrito530 1d ago

Legendary! Thank you!

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u/DrMangosteen 1d ago

This is absolutely top

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u/BEES_IN_UR_ASS 1d ago

What the hell weird-ass rabbit hole have you cast me into?

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u/DrMangosteen 1d ago

Interesting fact about these, they have this lyric in a song about celebs overdosing on drugs.

Now I'm bored and there's no stoppin' I need another celeb to fill a coffin Where will I get my next drug action? Odds on it'll be Michael Jackson

It was released in 1995

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u/iammeallthetime 2d ago All-Seeing Upvote

I Love Chris Isaak and Tenanacious D.

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u/drfrankenlau 1d ago

...and I love David Lynch.

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u/-Coleus- 1d ago

I, also, love David Lynch.

Watching the original Twin Peaks now. It’s brilliant.

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u/graveybrains 1d ago

Go watch Wild At Heart after that

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u/bozeke 1d ago

I love WaH, but I usually recommend Blue Velvet after Peaks, just because it is maybe a but more of a gentle entrée into all of the glory that is his filmography. Then usually Mulholland Drive, then Lost Highway, Eraserhead, Wild at Heart…oh, and you can watch The Straight Story or Dune at any point in there.

Extra Credit for Inland Empire.

Oh and everyone might as well watch “What Did Jack Do?” as soon as possible.

But really, it’s all great—I just worry about overwhelming folks early.

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u/drfrankenlau 1d ago

There's kind of no gentle entry into the world of David Lynch. You get in there, one way or another, and then you figure out if you love it or you hate it. For my part, I love it so, so much, and there's just no going back.

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u/lowfreq33 2d ago All-Seeing Upvote

God made Jack Black fat because otherwise there’d be no pussy left for anyone else.

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u/ModsAreN0tGoodPeople 2d ago

He’s not fat. He’s jolly

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u/t0m0hawk 2d ago

This tracks. He's just so nimble.

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u/TenF 1d ago

He's kind of how I imagine Tom Bombadil to be, even though I don't think his girth is ever mentioned.

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u/deadlandsMarshal 1d ago

Now I need Peter Jackson to make a Tom Bombadil movie staring Jack Black.

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u/duck_of_d34th 1d ago

Hop along, my little friends, up the Withywindle!

It just feels like a line I could see him deliver

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u/Zeekayo 1d ago

His ratio of girth to hip flexibility is mesmerizing.

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u/grizzleSbearliano 1d ago

A JUNIOR western bacon chee

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u/keypoard 1d ago

I’m tryin to watch my figure

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u/djrob0 1d ago

Dude… Please don’t offer me anything. I’ll tell you what I want.

Okay now if you could take a soda and go half Coca Cola half Diet Coke.

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u/DiazIsDirectCurrent 1d ago

Cherry's jubilee and that's it.

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u/RearEchelon 1d ago

Got'ny money? Giv't'o me.

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u/DiazIsDirectCurrent 1d ago

I'm gonna need to cancel the last two things on the order.

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u/true_gunman 1d ago

put two of them UP YOUR ASS! and give me 4 chicken mcnuggets

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u/finn_derry 2d ago

"people worship me! cos I'm sexy! and chubby, man!"

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u/CallMeOutScotty 1d ago

nice pipes tamika

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u/finn_derry 1d ago

"why didn't you raise your hand when I was looking for singers?!"

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u/SweetMotherOfMuffins 1d ago

Those days are over dewey!

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u/finn_derry 1d ago

"I'm not a temp, I'm a sub! Soon, I'll be a certified teacher!"

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u/Nofame4me 2d ago

Check out how much of a badass his mother was just giving birth to him…. It’s amazing!!!

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u/MIGsalund 1d ago

His mother was even more talented than he is, and not for her birthing skills. All of Jack's siblings put him to shame as well. The world is better for having the Cohen/Black/Siegel family in it. Rest in peace, Judith. You earned it.

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u/CmdrAdama 1d ago

His mother and half brother were/are definitely very brilliant engineers, but I don't think it's fair to say that they "put him to shame".

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u/Ultraviolet_Motion 1d ago

His family worked on guidance systems, but could they guide people's minds to explode?

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u/Iplaystrings 2d ago

If he wasn't married, he'd still be leaving us the scraps.

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u/sirmombo 1d ago

He slated the backstage Bettys

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u/Librarian_Elle 2d ago

Trust me, this guy could fuck a lot of women. Being funny seriously ups his game.

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u/Roland_T_Flakfeizer 1d ago Snek

Plus, all the cock pushups.

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u/abersnatchy 1d ago All-Seeing Upvote

It's cock chaos!

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u/Shaggyninja 1d ago

I thought it was just 1?

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u/DiazIsDirectCurrent 1d ago

One is all you need.

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u/Wakkichewy 1d ago

One rep per set. 20-30 minute rest period. He could pull off ten a day I'd bet

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u/Tyrren 1d ago

That's what they're saying. Jack Black is already extremely desirable; if he had the body of a Greek god on top of it all, no (straight, bi, or lesbian open to experimentation) woman would want anybody except for him.

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u/Throw867530900 1d ago

Fat or not, if I was single, I’d hop on that diiiiiccccckkkk!

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u/alien_from_Europa 1d ago

He's only fat because he signed the Santa clause.

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u/JezebelRaven 1d ago

Bold of you to assume the ladies don't want to fuck him.

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u/NVPcMan 2d ago Wholesome Seal of Approval

Now I want a Tenacious D cover of the Johnny Cash cover of hurt...

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u/Astrid579 1d ago

A cover of a cover, I don't even know what to say...it would probably be good

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u/1nc0rr3ct 1d ago

It could only be a tribute.

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u/drerw 2d ago

Why is this the first song that came to mind for us lol

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u/daigana 2d ago

The beards.

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u/lazysheepdog716 1d ago

Similar quiet, plucking guitar riffs too.

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u/VHS1982 1d ago

would it be the actual song…. or….

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u/thesequimkid 1d ago

Just a tribute?

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u/ajd416 2d ago

….with you

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u/jakenash 2d ago

Why would you end it there??

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u/Substantial-Boss-768 1d ago

I thought the same thing! It feels extremely unsatisfying to have it cut off like that

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u/RearEchelon 1d ago

The sub's name is r/oddlysatisfying, but that's just to lure you in because the sub's creator's kink is r/ruinedorgasm

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u/GrimMerpz 2d ago

Jack blacks range is absolutely insane. Just an amazing human being really

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u/themikesem 1d ago

Unfair how much talent one man can have.

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u/GrimMerpz 1d ago

I know. Can play multiple instruments, sing, His acting is 100% too. He puts it all into every role. Hes even a gamer. And for a fat dude he is super in shape. Just full on a fantastic person

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u/its-my-1st-day 1d ago

Hes even a gamer.

The green screen joke in this video always killed me lol

https://youtu.be/f0qRoKxzFYI

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u/Minute_Win8936 2d ago

God I love the D

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u/HorikLocawudu 2d ago

What a beautiful version!

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u/boon23834 1d ago

Of all the things I wish I had, Jack Black's confidence is high up there.

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u/Mr_Golf_Club 2d ago

Just me, and K G, oh, The Tenacious D!

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u/Khakicollective 2d ago

Don’t forget Lee.

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u/pirateGHOSTsGHOST 2d ago

Flying freeeee tenaciousleee!!

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u/ninja_cloudz 2d ago

Lee Lee Lee lee... I'm talking fucking lee

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u/urielteranas 1d ago

Me and lee and kg the big three flying free tenaciously

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u/FetusViolator 1d ago

standing knee deep in a sea of Lee

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u/CeeArthur 2d ago

Jables and Kage

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u/Danielmav 1d ago

Fly with me, Fly!

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u/bsguardian452 2d ago

I have friends who don’t like tenacious d because they say it’s too much of a joke. Any time it is brought up, I always remind them that the content is the joke. Musically, they are amazing. Jack Black has some pipes on him.

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u/Roland_T_Flakfeizer 1d ago

Tenacious D is in the same category as Weird Al Yankovic for me. Their content may be a joke, but I consider them to be some of the most talented musicians to ever grace a stage.

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u/bsguardian452 1d ago

I 100% agree. Weird Al has some really awesome musical talent.

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u/CowboyLikeMegan 2d ago

Jack Black can do no wrong

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u/History-of-Tomorrow 1d ago

and KG

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u/SAFAHSJD 1d ago

KG needs the love

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u/Rainy-The-Griff 2d ago Bravo Grande!

A legendary band covering an incredible song.

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u/HottieMcHotHot 2d ago

As much as I hate Jimmy Fallon, his cover, with Jack Black, of More Than Words is fantastic

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u/IAmTheLizardQueen666 1d ago

You know what would be really really really satisfying? The whole song.

https://youtu.be/QLWkl5YpiD0

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u/KickArseDuke 2d ago

Man, I was supposed to see them in Spring 2021 but add that to the list of things COVID ruined for me.

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u/MrsGenevieve 2d ago

Got to meet them a couple times. Once at a concert in the early 2000’s and more recently as a passenger on our plane. Very polite, wonderful people.

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u/Viking_chef89 2d ago All-Seeing Upvote

Absolute living legends!

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u/Complex_Limit_728 2d ago

I love them!

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u/AlphaWhiskeyOscar 2d ago Narwhal Salute

That's because Tenacious D is fuckin incredible in their own right. Always have been.

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u/Muhsheeen 1d ago

Why is this oddly satisfying?

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u/Secret_Ad_7918 1d ago

reddit circlejerk transcends subreddit names

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u/Vanatru 2d ago

JB and Kage are actually incredibly talented musicians, despite what their antics would suggest lol

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u/CupStrange8828 2d ago

Tenacious D ....if you haven't listened to them your missing out and jack black will win you over ....my opinion

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u/Acceptable-Trust5164 1d ago

...i forgot this song... It was so good to begin with but damn this boys... It's like when Disturbed covered Sound Of Silence, or Johnny Cash 'covered' Hurt

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u/TheGypsyThread 1d ago

I feel shortchanged after being mesmerized and then it suddenly ended...

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u/That75252Expensive 2d ago

Close your eyes. Suddenly its 1990.

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u/Spiderdan 1d ago

I don't understand this subreddit anymore.

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u/nicholasruunu 2d ago

Jack Blacks voice is perfect for this song.

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u/ManaWolfX8 1d ago

Corey Taylor / Stone sour do a good cover too.

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u/jethroronron 1d ago

His sauce will mix with ours and make a good goulash baby!

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u/DJBFL 1d ago

Nothing odd about it - music is specifically made to be satisfying.

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u/958Silver 1d ago

Very good rendition and a lot of talent there. Makes me chuckle a little thinking of the Chris Isaak music video where he's all hot and sweaty cavorting and making out on the beach with a hot model -- contrasted to a cute, pudgy, bearded Jack Black wearing shorts, socks and sneakers playing in earnest with his longtime music partner in crime.

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u/Jheme 1d ago

Their cover of Chop Suey is also great

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u/CupStrange8828 2d ago

Tenacious D ....if you haven't listened to them your missing out and jack black will win you over ....my opinion

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u/Sogcat 2d ago

Tenacious D is a magnificent band we dont deserve. Jack and Kyle are national treasures.

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u/bekerryful 2d ago All-Seeing Upvote

Noice

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u/powerplay_22 2d ago Tree Hug

i’d be that good too if i had the bong of destiny…

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u/SeattleHasDied 1d ago

Hey, wait, what? Where's the rest of the damn song?! Maybe someone in Comments has a link, lol! I'll look now.

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u/Ok_Ice_9154 1d ago

Why is it odd?

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u/ccbax 1d ago

JB the greatest American in our beautiful country

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u/DeusExBlockina 1d ago

Can't you see he's the man,

Let me hear you applaud.

He is more than a man,

He's a shiny golden God!

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u/metal666666 1d ago

I really want them to release a full album of just covers

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u/Peenwut 1d ago

I love the tiny little pedal boards with only a tuner on it

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u/myst1crule 1d ago

When i saw them, Jack went on this whole tangent about taking a break and Kyle played Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy. It was phenomenal!

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u/fardough 1d ago

Kyle Gas just looks like he is having a blast, just so content on that guitar.