Bo Burnham Sad [VERIFIED]

The and a tutorial on how to play the main riff.

Upbeat and energetic, creating a jarring contrast with the lyrics. Bo Burnham Sad

A comparison of "Sad" to his in Inside . Bo Burnham - Sad Song Lyrics The and a tutorial on how to play the main riff

The core joke of "Sad" is the subversion of empathy. Bo presents a series of tragic images—from "a depressed onion cutting itself" to "a homeless man named Rich"—and uses them as punchlines. By the end, he reveals himself as a "genius" not for feeling empathy, but for successfully turning suffering into a catchy song for profit. Key: C Major (the "simplest" and most common key in pop). Bo Burnham - Sad Song Lyrics The core

Bo mentions a "homeless man named Rich" to poke fun at the irony of poverty and how society ignores it.

"I saw a flyer for a lost dog and the dog didn't have any legs" or "a giraffe with a short neck".

"Sad" is one of Bo Burnham’s most iconic tracks from his 2013 special, what. The song is a masterclass in musical comedy, using upbeat, poppy instrumentation to mask dark, absurdist humor that satirizes how we consume tragedy as entertainment.