Billy And The Clown is an overlooked work of legitimate historic merit. During the live narration debut of this work MDE's Sam Hyde proclaimed it to be a long studied legend of uncertain origin, intended to be featured in what turned out to be the groups first and only print publication which for various reasons in this instance shall remain unnamed. Neither of these assertions turned out to be true.
Billy And The Clown is an overlooked work of legitimate historic merit. During the live narration debut of this work MDE's Sam Hyde proclaimed it to be a long studied legend of uncertain origin, intended to be featured in what turned out to be the groups first and only print publication which for various reasons in this instance shall remain unnamed. Neither of these assertions turned out to be true.
Today overshadowed by the tragedy/memes/comeuppance visited on the creative minds behind Billy And The Clown, the work has become widely disregarded, if known at all, by academia and the culture at large. This is an injustice to both the the wider public and to the post-ironic modern bildungsroman, crypto-genius genre-bending cultural satire, and performative monologue itself, that is Billy And The Clown. Not only is the work extremely complex thematically and comedically, but the manner in which it captures and brings to life an element of experience known to many that may be wholly unique to the modern psyche is singular in nature. In a way the story of Billy And The Clown is the story of all of us, and therefore possibly one of contemporary literature's (if not greatest, and if not good,) only modern great American novels.
This is something that has to be done. Thus here proposed is the beginning of a public work: The Literary Analysis of Billy And The Clown.
For those interested and therefore intending to review the work again, or perhaps unfamiliar with the work entirely, I've found a re-upload of the original event in it's entirety (stranger's channel). I recommend this version over the more widely available abridged videos as the periodic ~13 minute intervals of Hyde's coughing, snorting, shouting at his computer and surroundings, or simply leaving the desk and room the camera is stationed in for multiple indeterminate periods of time, as well as the presumably unchoreographed musical interlude dancing to the entirety of 'Clubbed To Death' by Rob Dougan are as much an integral part of the full experience as any other.
It would also be pragmatic for any interested parties to download the videos in their entirety while they remain available online, since the song 'Clubbed To Death' is copy-written and full unabridged versions have frequently been removed in the past as a result.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOi2uLXhspshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIp8E0CVlmMThis project is no small endeavor and I intend to begin with some general research followed by a full breakdown of the text in it's entirety if any interest is shown. Please feel free to participate openly and freely post any thoughts, work, or information you feel is pertinent and you can expect responses and progress reports forthwith. If no interest is shown I will instead update at regular intervals of every few weeks/days.
This may not be something any of us are necessarily qualified to do, but again it is something that needs to be done, and it may be up to us to do it.
