Brief Summary
The video explores the nostalgic connection between the 2000s "Digimon: The Movie" soundtrack and its impact on fans, particularly focusing on whether the bands involved were aware of the film's influence. The creator investigates if Barenaked Ladies, specifically former lead singer Stephen Page, knew about Digimon and the movie's use of their song "One Week." Through social media, the creator gets confirmation that Stephen Page is indeed aware of and fond of the movie. Additionally, the video shares a story about Stephen Page's son and his experience with his father's music in the Digimon movie.
- The "Digimon: The Movie" soundtrack was a cultural touchstone for many kids in the late 90s/early 2000s.
- The creator sought to find out if the bands featured on the soundtrack knew about their connection to the film and its fans.
- Stephen Page of Barenaked Ladies confirmed his awareness and enjoyment of the "Digimon" movie via Twitter.
- A story about Stephen Page's son's reaction to hearing his father's song in the movie adds a humorous epilogue.
The video introduces the iconic "Digimon: The Movie" soundtrack from the Fox Kids version released in 2000, highlighting its collection of late 90s and early 2000s hits. The soundtrack featured artists like Barenaked Ladies, Fatboy Slim, and Smash Mouth. The video creator reflects on the soundtrack's influence on their childhood music taste and poses the question of whether the bands involved were aware of the film's impact and their association with it.
Driven by curiosity, the video creator embarks on a quest to determine if the bands on the "Digimon: The Movie" soundtrack knew about the film and their involvement. They decide to start with Barenaked Ladies, specifically Stephen Page, whose song "One Week" was a personal favorite. Initial internet research yielded no results, prompting the creator to seek a direct answer from Stephen Page himself.
The video creator describes their strategy for contacting Stephen Page to ask if he knew what Digimon was. Dismissing the idea of contacting Page's agent, they turned to Twitter, where Page was known to actively engage with fans through live digital concerts and Q&A sessions. Seeing this as the best opportunity, the creator crafted a tweet asking if Barenaked Ladies were aware of Digimon and the impact of their song's inclusion in the movie.
The video details the anxious wait for a response from Stephen Page after tweeting the question. To the creator's surprise and delight, Stephen Page replied, confirming that he knew about the "Digimon" movie and enjoyed it. This revelation was particularly exciting because the creator had found no prior evidence of Page or the band acknowledging their connection to the film online.
The video creator expresses satisfaction at receiving confirmation from Stephen Page about his awareness and fondness for the "Digimon" movie. They acknowledge that while there are other band members and artists to ask, Page's response was fulfilling. The video concludes with an anecdote about Stephen Page's son, Isaac, who shared a story on TikTok about how his enjoyment of the "Digimon" movie was momentarily ruined when he recognized his father's song, highlighting the humorous impact of the band's involvement on a personal level.
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0:00 the fox kids version of 2000's the Digimon movie gave us a lot of things it gave us our first look at Fan Favorite Digimon like omnimon terriermon big Greymon it also gave us the Angela Anaconda Digimon crossover that nobody asked for and of course it gave us the kooky English dub full of jokes like this but one other thing that fox kid's version of the Digimon movie gave us maybe the best thing of all was this insane licensed soundtrack Full of late 90s early 2000s hits that looking back defined a lot of what kid me thought was good music The Barenaked Ladies Fatboy Slim Smash Mouth Len and all that scar 20 years later the Digimon movie soundtrack is this hilarious Time Capsule you could put on a Spotify late 90s pop playlist to feel nostalgic or you could put on the Digimon movie soundtrack but one thing I've always wondered is do the bands know how many
0:45 fans found them through this weird Chimera of a film heck did the bands even know what a digimon is so with nothing better to do with my time my search for answers began I decided I would just go straight to the top of my list and ask the band responsible for my personal favorite song in the film one week I needed to know if the Bare Naked Ladies know what a digimon is I dug through the internet for answers looking for interviews red carpet clips from the year 2000 or any instance of BNL acknowledging Digimon or their role in the film to no avail I knew if I wanted answers research wouldn't cut it I needed to go straight to the store course and ask myself I was going to ask the former lead singer of The Bare Naked Ladies the man responsible for that impossibly sultry the socan award-winning artist Stephen page I only had one shot at asking this ridiculous question so I needed to find
1:31 the best way to do it Stephen page has an agent and that agent has an email address I could write to but there is no way a single question hi does Stephen page know what a digimon is would get past his agent they would just see that email and block me for life so instead I took to Twitter where I discovered Stephen Page's social media presence had taken on a new life ever since 2020 when a lot of Sheltering in place had kicked off Steven had been connecting with his fans online virtually through Twitter and Instagram posting these very sweet Live digital concert q and A's playing songs old classics and really just doing his part to keep everyone in his fan community connected and smiling through 2020. I can't stress enough how admirable I thought this all was but anyways back to Digimon seeing how active Steven was on Twitter answering questions basically anytime someone tweeted at him I thought this was the best shot I would ever get to ask the singer such a stupid question and I took
2:18 it 8 12 p.m I tweet I'm obsessively wondering if at Barenaked Ladies have any idea what Digimon is I know that they're where the Big Bang Theory theme did wonders for their visibility but do they know how many kids discovered them through this scene in the Digimon movie insert a clip of one week playing 8 40 PM CC Mr at Stephen page 20 years removed do you know slash remember what Digimon is your song had a prominent spot in its big movie for 41 agonizing minutes I waited in silence until a notification on my phone from Twitter Stephen page replied to your Tweet 9 21 PM I sure do love that movie there it was Stephen page confirming that he knows what a digimon is and in a bonus to let I couldn't have ever dreamed of Stephen confirmed that Not only was he aware that his band contributed music to the film but he watched the movie and he loved the movie
3:04 this was mind-blowing to me like I mentioned before I could find no trace of the Barenaked Ladies current members or former members like Steven acknowledging Digimon anywhere on the internet and here was Stephen page the former lead singer of the band confirming he remembers Digimon he watched Digimon and he loved Digimon hoping to catch one more interaction with one of the most important singers from my childhood I sent one more reply thanking him and pointing out the other Heavy Hitters that kept b l company on that soundtrack no written reply this time but I did get a like from Stephen page which to me signaled that he too recognizes how Bonkers this soundtrack was the question that had haunted me for years was finally answered granted there were four other Barenaked Ladies to ask and countless other bands to poke but knowing that Stephen page Mister himself was a fan of the film I felt content so yes at least one bare naked lady remembers Digimon and loves Digimon it
3:50 may not be as funny an answer as Danny DeVito Joe saying what the is a Pokemon in fact it's almost the exact opposite but it's so on brand for Stephen page and the bare naked ladies looking back of course the band that sung lyrics gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon because that cartoon has got the boom anime Vapes that made me think the wrong thing of course those guys were otaku disguised as rock stars if you like me loved one week in its role in Digimon movie I do highly recommend checking out what Stephen page has got up to in the late 2000s and in recent years he since left the Barenaked Ladies and put out several solo albums where his incredible vocals are front and center I'm gonna be spinning Barenaked Ladies for the rest of the day in honor of Digimon and now a little epilogue to this weird story it turns out not only does Steven Page remember and love Digimon but so did his son in a 2021 Tick Tock with over 1 million views Isaac Hunter Page shared the following
4:35 story quote growing up I'd sometimes get asked Isaac what's it like being the son of songwriter and former member of the Barenaked Ladies Stephen page and to that I'd say overall pretty great but on more than one occasion I've had experiences completely ruined by his music as a kid I really loved Digimon but I was never allowed to watch it for some reason one day my parents said that we could watch the Digimon movie and I was so excited then part way through the movie I hear a simple and I lose my mind that's my dad my dad can't be cool he can't be in the things I like thanks Steven Page thanks Barenaked Ladies and thank you Digimon for making our childhood so great thanks for watching have a great week and I'll see you in the next video
