How 'Respectless' Was ALMOST Perfect [Hazbin Hotel] (Patreon)

Everything Wrong With Respectless' Songwriting

Hazbin Hotel brings us 2 new songs every episode, but one of the BEST songs so far is Velvette's song Respectless! Join Calxiyn as she dives into how 'Respectless' works and why it was ALMOST perfect. This Video Essay will break down the instrumentation, lyrics, rhythm and characterization, as well as show examples of how these elements could have been improved! 00:00 - Respectless won me over even though I'm a hater 00:42 - What we will discuss in this ultimate 'Respectless' Song Analysis! 1:23 - Analyzing The Instrumentation: Did they do enough for musical theatre? 2:25 - Breaking Down Carmilla's Intro: what were they thinking??? 4:13 - How I'd fix Carmilla's Intro (it's so simple...) 6:06 - Analyzing Velvette's Verse 1 & Chorus 1: What did they do well? What's missing? 12:02 - Breaking Down Velvette's Verse 2 & Chorus 2: How do the imperfections work here? 15:20 - Analyzing Carmilla's Interruption: Why is she like this bro? 18:37 - How I'd fix Carmilla's Interruption: (why is it always Carmilla, man) 19:00 - Breaking Down Velvette's Ending: Here's why this is a little disappointing... 23:45 - How I'd fix Velvette's Ending (And the importance of creating momentum) 24:45 - Analyzing Velvette's Ending Continued: Why did they do this??? 27:12 - This Is The Most Important Part: I really like this song... BUT ♛ If you also ‘Care Too Much’… ♛ ☆ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Calxiyn ☆ ☆ YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fseENfTKjgSxzc5bvbm1Q/join ☆ ☆ Discord: https://discord.gg/2s5xjdqvH6 ☆ ☆ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/calxiyn ☆ ☆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/calxiyn ☆ ☆ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@calxiyn ☆ ☆ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Calxiyn_Official/ ☆ ☆ Donations / Tips: https://calxiyn.com/ or https://www.paypal.me/CalxiynOfficial ☆ ☆ Commission Me: https://ko-fi.com/calxiyn ☆ ☆ Calxiyn Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@calxiyn/videos ☆ #hazbinhotel