Comedy / 2026-06-16

Applesauce

A comic satire of advice culture, online validation, and turning every thought into content.

Applesauce song artwork

Recording

Applesauce

Smartass Amoeba

Lyrics

Applesauce

By Smartass Amoeba

verseWelcome to my Ted talk
I'm a monkey on a stage
I will share my inner peace
You know it's all the rage

Using all my wit and charm
I'll inform and entertain
Very simple tips and tricks
For hacking your bio brain

chorusI make applesauce
And I pause for applause

I wag my finger no
Now subscribe to my show

verseEvolution evolved our brains
So we could survive
What was once an advantage
Now needs to be excised

Here's how to ride a bike
Please click on like
Do vulnerable empathy
Kindly follow me

chorusI make applesauce
And I pause for applause

I wag my finger no
Now subscribe to my show

verseGeology is study rocks
I'm also over on TikTok
These sins send you to Hell
Use the notification bell

Stop signs are really just saying
When you should not just go
I'll be back again next week
With more things you need to know

bridgeYou only need validation
When in a parking lot
Kindly rate and review
If you enjoyed what I got

A joke where no one laughs
Is a forest in a tree
If no one knows I'm alive
Should I even be?

chorusI make applesauce
And I pause for applause

I wag my finger no
Now subscribe to my show

outroI'll be back again next week
With more things you need to know
I wag my finger no
Now subscribe to my show

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AI Summary

Applesauce reads as a comic satire of modern advice culture, where wisdom, self-improvement, science facts, moral warnings, and social media promotion all blur into one performance. The speaker presents himself like a cheerful expert, but the repeated calls for applause, likes, follows, reviews, and subscriptions reveal a deeper hunger to be noticed. The title image feels deliberately silly: something simple and homemade turned into a public brand. Beneath the absurd lecture jokes, the song points at how easily meaning gets flattened into content, and how the search for validation can make even sincerity sound like a pitch.

Credits

Lyrics and concept by me; music and cover image generated using AI tools.
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