Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine are a cover band and comedy a… Read Full Bio ↴Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine are a cover band and comedy act based in Los Angeles, California. The band's name is a play on that of rock band Rage Against The Machine, and Cheese's pseudonym is a reference to smegma. The band specializes in playing jazz and lounge covers of popular rock and rap tunes from the last thirty years, particularly those with offensive lyrical content...

Since 2000, the band has played concerts around the U.S.A. and Europe, and has made numerous television appearances, including performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Fox News Channel, CNN, and as the house band on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly and MTV's Say What? Karaoke series.

Richard Cheese text taken from Wikipedia.

Crazy
Richard Cheese Lyrics

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You drive me crazy
I just can't sleep
I'm so excited, I'm in too deep
Crazy, but it feels alright
Baby, thinking of you keeps me up
All night

You know, ladies and gentlemen

Britney Spears is such a remarkable recording artist
She's not just a singer; she's a writer, she's an arranger
She composes her own music, she produces her own albums
She directs, she choreographs, she's what we in the industry call
"An artiste"; so versatile, so multi-talented, so.. so..
GOD I want to FUCK HER!!

You drive me crazy
I just can't sleep
Me and Britney I'm in so deep!
Crazy, but it feels alright

Me and Britney stayin' up..
Me and Britney stayin' up
Now that Justin Timberlake proceeds outta the picture
Me and Britney stayin' up..
All night

(And I really DO want to fuck her. That's what's crazy.)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Richard Cheese's cover of Britney Spears' song "Crazy" are quite straightforward. The song talks about how the singer cannot sleep because he is thinking about someone so much. He is in a deep infatuation that he describes as "crazy." However, he notes that it feels all right and the thought of the person keeps him up all night.

The lyrics are comically followed by a spoken word section where the artist, Richard Cheese, shares his admiration for Britney Spears. He praises her multi-faceted talents, arriving at a climax where he proclaims his deep-seated desire to sleep with her, which he finds crazy.

It is essential to note that Richard Cheese's cover of "Crazy" is meant to be taken lightly and humorously without any intention of being offensive. The interpretation of the lyrics of the original song by Britney Spears might differ from the version performed by Richard Cheese.

Line by Line Meaning

You drive me crazy
The thought of Britney Spears excites me and affects me strongly

I just can't sleep
My mind is too consumed with thoughts of Britney to rest

I'm so excited, I'm in too deep
The excitement and intensity of my attraction to Britney is overwhelming

Crazy, but it feels alright
Even though my attraction to Britney seems irrational and intense, it also feels good in the moment

Baby, thinking of you keeps me up
The mere thought of Britney is enough to keep me awake all night

You know, ladies and gentlemen
Richard Cheese is addressing his audience

Britney Spears is such a remarkable recording artist
Richard Cheese acknowledges Britney Spears' talent

She's not just a singer; she's a writer, she's an arranger
Britney Spears is a multi-talented artist

She composes her own music, she produces her own albums
Britney Spears is highly skilled in various aspects of music production

She directs, she choreographs, she's what we in the industry call
Britney Spears is truly an all-around artist in the music industry

An artiste; so versatile, so multi-talented, so.. so..
Richard Cheese emphasizes Britney Spears' immense talent and versatility

GOD I want to FUCK HER!!
Richard Cheese's intense attraction to Britney Spears boils over

Me and Britney I'm in so deep!
Richard Cheese's obsession with Britney Spears has become all-consuming

Me and Britney stayin' up..
Richard Cheese and Britney Spears are staying up all night together in his fantasies

Now that Justin Timberlake proceeds outta the picture
Richard Cheese sees Justin Timberlake as a rival for Britney Spears' affection

All night
Richard Cheese's fantasy of staying up all night with Britney Spears continues

(And I really DO want to fuck her. That's what's crazy.)
Richard Cheese acknowledges the irrational and uncontrollable nature of his attraction to Britney Spears

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: David Bength Kreuger, Jorgen Kjell Elofsson, Martin Karl Sandberg, Per Olof Magnusson

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Comments from YouTube:

Grand Bean

9y↑74

I came here expecting this to be an amazingly deep song with a meaning and dark backstory behind it.Instead i get this hilarious piece of comedy....i am not even mad.

NeutralGuyDoubleZero

9y↑81

This couldve been an amazing jazz piece full of style and great singing talent. I get the parody angle, but I want him to make a legitamate jazz song with a rythym and beat like this.

Billy Te

7y↑5

This is a "legitamate" jazz song...

Mike's Workshop

10y↑94

But that's just a theory, a Game Theory.

Epic PHail

Same here. That old Batman one

War Criminal Jim

You guys too?

moeman813

It took me soo long to finx this

Isaac Garcia

me 2

_ thechilledhomie _

10y↑1

@Thomas Silveira Batman got on mah nerves

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carson hill

8y↑18

1:10 to 1:14. Best part of the song. Period.

Lupis333

10y↑28

I always forget the first name of this guy and end up just looking at cheese...

Terribly Charismatic Duck

Don't worry, me too

Melissa Valenzuela V

Hahahhahahahahah so funny

Casual Graphman

9y↑75

This was a lot harder to find than I expected. Darn you Game Theory!

Link C

@Ravyn Darksong game theory, really? how come?

Ravyn Darksong

9y↑1

+Unhidden Polymath? Since I was already familiar with Cheese's sound from "Dawn of the Dead," all I had to do was type the lyrics into Google and cha-ching. Also here because of Game Theory though.

George Brady

thats how I got here.

Lovely Alice

@Unhidden Polymath? Haha I looked for it after hearing it there too!

Silver Wolf

It was at the end of theories video lol

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theOtherGender01

10y↑241

That escalated quickly... I came here because it was GTs intro. not Britney Spears.

Lemon

The akrham asylum one? Me too!

Epic PHail

3y↑1

I wrote that comment sitting at the parking lot of my old amusement park job...

Epic PHail

3y↑1

Same here bro...

Arkham Rejects Community batraps

I found this song way back when GT release that video.
I was quite surprised with the parts GT did not use lol

dick castle

Gt?

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Eric Chan

9y↑30

Came from GT, haha they should make a serious version of this, the song would be awesome!

Crumble 73

What episode?

Tatiana Gois

4y↑4

HANDS DOWN the best cover of Crazy I have ever heard

1:10 -1:14 had CHILLS run through my body. best part hands down

Rod25

Feel like nostalgic

gamegod1998

11y↑2

I'd love to hear this guy sing Right Round.

David Fletcher

10y↑31

funny but i wish it was an actual cover because it had al ot of potential

Sykroid

9y↑3

@Iraklis Pazios Ikr. More like.... Richard Tease

Grand Bean

9y↑3

@***** It felt so creepy,it could be such a great dark song.....So sad its just this,,,,

Robert

10y↑8

I know it's actually really good O.o

Flynn

9y↑37

90% of the people watching this came here because of game theory. This includes me.

Map7540

@Kitty Gamer yup

Flynn

9y↑5

But that's just a theory, A GAME THEORY

name

10y↑45

Game Theory OP

Laurens Trines

10y↑9

:) MatPat

Armeddragon12

6y↑2

God damn, he needs to make full versions of these songs!!!! HOLY MOLY! (Game Theory brought me here)

Dave Strider

10y↑9

That escalated quickly O_O

Andrew Davis

9y↑31

questionable lyrics buuuuuutt. the tone and pitch were amazing, also the psychopathic mood works great too

GamerHats

11y

it's fine you should finish it if you haven't it's pretty cool, also i love music from the old times, it's incredibly great to listen to anytime

Marispider

10y

Awesome singing, wish he sang more of this.

912silver

11y

thank you, trackid. This app was in my phone when i baught it. I didn't believe it could recognise all musics, at first. And a morning, i was bored, so i tried it on loads of musics only i know, practicly. And it recognised them. So i had the idea to make it identify a little bit of music i loved at the begginning of a video... And i discovered richard cheese. And you know what? I discovered an artist. One of my favorite, probably.

Joseph S

I hope this is on Spotify

Kit N Drum

11y

God I was looking all over for this! thanks MatPat

Admiral Pepe

11y

you just explained the way i feel about this song

GrenadineRain

10y

Make an actual full cover of this song please. I like your version I could do without the humor lol

Trusseck

10y↑2

One does not simply ask for a Richard Cheese cover sans the humor.

Madam Taco

9y↑12

well that escalated quickly..

Jonathan W

11y

this need to be longer. it´s so good

Josef Moscovici

I wish he would cover anaconda. That aside I think he's amazing!

Loki De Contreras

he does baby got back at least

Kenny Powers Gaming

12y

this is amazing

RawM3at

9y↑10

I thought this was one of those old classic songs but then 1:00 happened :|

GamerHats

11y↑1

his singing voice reminds of Bioshock, like a song written by Cohen

Sumerian Cryptoreptile

i love the lyrics

Jayrod993

6y↑1

So if anyone want's to find some songs in a similar style to this try looking up Jekyll & Hyde: The Gothic Music Thriller. Some of songs sound very similar to this. Tho i personally love pretty much all of the songs. It's wonderfully composed :)

Armeddragon12

Hell yes. I remember someone making a game music video using Confrontation from that album. I knew I had an affinity for this kind of music. Much appreciated reminder. Thanks!

Sir J

The start is so good! The rest is quite disappointing.

ImShiftFaced

10y↑3

I am hoping someone can help me here, I really love his vocals and especially at 1:11 i want to know any other groups with the jazz sound specifically that do that type of singing more often and I guess less of a comedic touch in their songs!

Jayrod993

Try looking up the Jekyll and Hyde: the Gothic music thriller. Many of it's songs sound pretty close to this one

Macifest

10y

This is a pretty unique style of music. The closest I can think of is Frank Sinatra.

r red

9y↑6

For anyone who came here just for Richard Cheese's singing.Stop at 0:35 then go to 1:03

r red

@Ravyn Darksong Oops sorry.I'll edit that.

Ravyn Darksong

+r red *Richard Cheese. John Cheese is a comedian on Cracked.

Edward Garcia

11y

I would LOVE this song in its full version of (3 minutes). I'm not critiquing. I'm just asking for more because Richard's cover is spectacular. He turns this pop song into a very suave jazz as well as comedic. I never thought of this combination until I heard this song.

Bailey Price

10y

Hilarious and amazing.

REDXBACON

9y↑1

i wish this was longer

Doesitfeellikeatrial

11y

best part 1:11

Unfunny Dilbert 1876

10y↑1

It's so weird hearing a classical cover of a pop song.

Sumerian Cryptoreptile

its fine

Unfunny Dilbert 1876

@ThatWeirdQuilava My bad.

Sumerian Cryptoreptile

@Unfunny Dilbert 1876 its jazz how can

ProGuitarra ^_^

10y

classic .. :33

Saffronic

Well damn, it went Crazy! I'm here because of Game Theory

Mt Vagon

11y

Oh why can't you make songs for a living richard!

Kristofer Soultz

10y↑6

and there go my sides.

Hooligan

Seriously thought it was Bruce Campbell singing the first time I heard this

Third Temple

I like the original song but I want a song based on the first part where it was normal

Zen Brown

9y↑36

Kind of wish he had just done the song. It was funny but a full song would of been better.

Timothy Latras

+Zen Brown Correct

WickNite

Indeed

bassgasmask

11y

Better than the original!!!!!!

Sumerian Cryptoreptile

dayum game theory

Mr. Hon

11y

Bravo!

sheiksubra

11y

it really jumped up a notch,

Ikio Star

10y↑7

After 0:35 I could do without the lyrics.

vincent von

No no I listened to like a small part of it and that's what I thought it was a serious song but the. This XD

Lucas

9y↑1

I was pretty surprised when the whole joke thing happened and it was funny, but yeah... I wouldn't say no to an actual cover.

Ikio Star

@Garion Jeznach I'm not saying he has to do serious music, but I'd think a lot more people would enjoy it if was. Just because you do one thing really well, doesn't mean it's going to please people. Just because you like to do one thing, doesn't mean you do it well at all.

Experience doesn't equate skill, skill doesn't equate popularity, popularity doesn't equate experience.

Put in entertainment in any of the places of that equation and it still works, albeit looking silly in some places.

Garion

9y↑2

@Ikio Star Why? Weird Al, Flight of the Concords, and Danny Sexbang all have great voices, but that doesn't mean they have to make serious music.

vincent von

10y

Dude i completely agree an amazing voice and tone at the begeining then bam ruined

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SlaughterBiscuit Harris

10y

he's like a mixture of tom jones and mark hamil

War Criminal Jim

9y↑1

Holy shit

Enoch Thompson

11y

I know what you mean, just like Toxic I thought it would be much better without the monologue and actually singing the song or at least lyrics without the small talk, the guy can sing and I wish some of those songs were full length.

PlayerSlayer7

11y

Because he's been doing this for over a decade, it's his style, he makes the song his own instead of full on copying it like what Westlife did, and it's his choice.

Trigger

11y

Damn the arkaham asylum

Anandias Satrya Putra

10y↑1

Holy Cheese....

PlayerSlayer7

11y

well, it's his song, the majority of his fanbase likes it this way, including myself, and without the middle, it breaks the song and loses it's integrity. Also, just because he mentions Britney doesn't mean he's promoting her. The cover of HER song does that anyway.

Trash Lord

Since Dick is the old English nickname for Richard....Dick Cheese....was that supposed to happen? No?..I hate myself.

Diamond1234

11y

This guys is pretty funny. xD

Gilgamesh, King of Heroes

11y

Holy shit. I didn't see that coming.

Eron ABCJ

What is this kind of music specifically called?

Thanos

7y↑3

Eron ABCJ lounge

Joshua Welt

10y↑2

Wow, such a nice beginning and then it degenerates into a rant? So disappointing.

Jacob

9y↑5

I'm pretty sure he's a comedian.

Hiimniu

11y

He sings it 'swing style', Like Frank Sinatra. It was popular during the older times. During the times of Bioshock, which was the 19-somethings. Sorry. I have played very little of it.

Ty Crane

11y

Haha, funny as.

Destrey Monroe

His real name is "Mark Jonathan Davis".

Fungus AmongUs

11y

it was a good song but he couldnt keep it in his pant

Destrey Monroe

9y↑12

Game theory lend me here, this song pretty awesome, but I'm disappointed that its this short.....

Uriah Augustus

9y↑88

Here because if Game Theory

MisterGal

yup but That voice tho oohh goosebumps

Rebecca Walters

8y↑2

Yup

Shapale jones

8y↑1

SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Cecil Anahz

@kyree hayes the old batman one

PRESS START

what's the game theory video with this song

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Mark Nguyen

11y

Could that be? No dislikes?

Macifest

10y

It's called crazy because that's the song this parodies.

Luis Aguilar

10y

I wonder if Britney Spears has seen this...

Gonza Che

11y

Magnus Mefisto me trajo aca

Bee Gee

1:00 owo

Victor ferreira

11y

LOL

Radu Justin Bozintan

10y↑17

Game Theory brought me here...

Dracoserpent

Same here

TragedyStrikes

10y↑20

Well, hearing a bit of this I thought it would of been better. Disappointed.

Joel Miller

5y↑1

TragedyStrikes fuck you cow.

Ralph Vellon

10y↑3

Game theory's

Mr BlahBlahBlah

11y

he bought me here too

umcarainteressante

10y

Game Theory brought me here =3

MikeDF2020

10y↑1

@TaeNoheart i was thinking the same thing

caitlindazley

10y

1:10..

maciekx10

11y

Why the F**K isn't this a song? Richard you have a great voice and style so why do you use it to promote someone like her. You can sing about doing it with her but the middle just doesn't belong in a great song.

SilverfishCrew

10y

Ok I did not need to know that

FidgetGadget

1:00 wtf ._.

Danner

9y↑1

Came from Game Theory... Pretty disappointed actually

jellyfishcandy

10y

lol justine timberlake

Sumerian Cryptoreptile

maat paat

Dude

My god this song is so stupid, This is disappointing

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