Music Videos with Disturbing Story Lines

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"Ross Capicchioni" by Joyner Lucas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO_v2sXm-f4

Based on true events, Lucas tells the story of Ross Capicchioni, a high school student who was shot multiple times by a friend and left to die alone at an abandoned property. The video offers a unique perspective and has won high praise from critics.

"Dance with the Devil" by Immortal Technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-1ZaMe72ZU

A young man fights to prove his worth in a gang. After preying on his first victim, he must deal with the emotional consequences of his sinister and truly disturbing actions.

Video: Nick Peterson
Music: "Coming Down" by Five Finger Death Punch
https://vimeo.com/42123147

Opening with two different and graphic suicides, the viewer learns what events lead to the breaking points of these young people.

"Try, Try, Try" by The Smashing Pumpkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_0d01XbXg0

A homeless couple work to feed their addictions, through theft and prostitution, while facing pregnancy and devastating outcomes.

"Stan" by Eminem ft Dido
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY

An obsessive fan becomes hysterical and uncontrollably violent when his pregnant girlfriend discovers his crazed fixation with rapper, Eminem.

"Come to Daddy" by Aphex Twin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-9UvrLyj3k

An elderly woman witnesses chaotic, masked children and a demonic transformation in an eerie setting.

"Curse the Night" by The Raveonettes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gemKsn4cJCU

A group of seemingly innocent children gather together for a violent attack.

"Bitch Better Have My Money" by Rihanna
http://www.vevo.com/watch/rihanna/bitch-better-have-my-money-(explicit)/QM5FT1590005

I know. I know. It's Rihanna, but she spends 7 minutes torturing an abducted woman in creative ways until a debt is repaid.

"Testify" by Common
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZRH68Ib1Ko

An emotional woman pleads for her husband's innocence. As her husband sits in court awaiting the outcome, the viewer discovers how a self-proclaimed innocent man ended up in this position.

HalTheMisinterpretivePornStar

Smack my bitch up

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AlliterationAlert

Breezeblocks by alt-j. I love that song

JPre35

Dance with the devil fucked me up the first time i actually listened to the words..like really fucked me up..the Lyricism though, amazing

mogwa1

Massive Attack - Live with me

TearfulSausageRoll

Rooster by Alice in Chains?

DerSubhuman62

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FNRmmijDug

The1Freeman

Not a single Tool video?

matth20298

Stinkfist, jesus

Mulvers

Smack my Bitch up by the Prodigy is pretty fucked up

BlasphemousPrime

Thats the one I thought would be on the list... I guess not.

JumboShrimp797

Cattle decapitation, Forced gender reassignment. I warn you, I refuse to watch this video again because its so graphic.

CrunchWrapFrappuccinoo

Love Cattle Decap.

southboundpachyderm

\mm/

DiracsDelta

Inside the fire -Disturbed

Martecles

Oh yeah, lead singer actually did find that his gf did commit suicide and almost killed himself too.

jordanschlansky

That chick's husband is guilty as hell. That's Avon Barksdale.

FK86

captainri

No breezeblocks by alt-j. Thats about a murder but it's all played backwards.

Xerxes8

Its so beautifully directed.

supremepooperscooper

Yes!! That's a fantastic video

TheScarletBitch

Also, Spark by Tori Amos should be on here.

One of my favorite songs! They're amazing love, too!

underlord2132

Bitch better have my money is such a shite song.

NoDanaOnlyZuuuuul

Yeah, but all of her songs are kinda shite

mirrorz

NIN's Happiness in Slavery was probably the most fucked up music video I've ever watched.

ThatGooseFromCharlottesWebArlottesWeb

It was, enough to get it banned from tv at the time.

Zwyciezyl

That's how you know it's a NIИ music video.

theMissJeanne

One by Metallica 1988 (I was 6) I vividly remember it

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw.

Metallica's 1988 song was partially inspired by the movie Johnny Got His Gun, originally a novel written by Dalton Trumbo in 1938.

The anti-war novel tells the story of an American soldier in World War I who has been grossly disfigured by a landmine.

Read that book Freshman year in HS. Loved that Teacher for making us read that.

Gib00

Anyone know why some gifs will autoplay in the comments section and others won't?

ImNotDaredevil

The special effects are still impressive 30 years later.

Jicks

Piiiiiiiipe wreeeeeeench fiiiiiiiiight (pipe wrench fight)

Zappers42

Actually one of my favorite songs XD

Yourfavoritebandsucks1974

margaretolson

Chris, where have you been?!

batman218

Make It Stop (September's Children) by Rise Against is another one that is really brutal.

also should have coupled bad guy with stan..i thought it was so impressive how Slim made the connections, the little easter eggs

NitroAfterDark

Yup, it was a good sequel

Lotikka

Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow https://youtube.com/watch?v=chF244LWWqg

ManCHOWDAH

I love this song. Nick Cave is awesome. He has an entire album called Murder Ballads of this kind of stuff.

Superchief86

I love that song. The last verse just completely backhands you.

SkylaKitty

Somebody please tell me waht happened in bitch better hae my money,I'm in a room with a 9 year old.

Mads Mikkelsen looking great

gummibearslayer

Yup. Also, why was I surprised that Julia Roberts' brother is in it? He's in every music video

Boobs, torture and blood pretty much sums it up

Brucecori2

Basically just abducts this upper class woman, holds her captive until she gets her money. The husband doesn't pay her though, instead 1/?

spending his $ on strippers until Rihanna gets him, ties him up as well and I guess tears him apart. It's unclear whether the wife dies too.

Lovely.

wanderandlost

Sick sick sick - QotSA

VeronicaCorningstone

Isn't that one... Cannibally?

crackingbampot

Well mate it's disturbing

Yup

Skeletoryellsmyaah

Rosenrot by Rammstein, it is in German but the video tells the story on its own https://youtu.be/af59U2BRRAU

1mshadowbanned

Thats one of my all time faves.

furbl

Along the same lines, "First Time Always Hurts the Most", by OOMPH. I think you can find an unedited German, version.

ZoidbergForPresident2016

Would Mein Teil count has having a storyline?

PMMeSashaGreyNudes

Also, Sonne. fucked up but such a good song, love Rammstein and their creativity.

sono2015

All of their songs have storylines, so yes.

Frostpunkt

I love how haifisch refers to some of their videos and question their story/meaning

Yes! I love that video!

Compound515

Handlebars: flowbots... two childhood friends take different paths in life

Arcanus01134

Flobots, actually. Love their work.

HairytheSheep

Good song and video, nothing disturbing about it though

SombreroWieldingLawmaker

Ehhhhhh, I'd beg to differ. The ending of the video is a bit... sad, to say the least.

mentalhazord

Five Finger Death Punch - Wrong Side Of Heaven? Three days Grace - Never too late? The Who - Tommy, the whole album.

ZOMGNO

I like your taste in artists

tjperk

Also the Bleeding from 5 Finger Death Punch.

OuchMyOvaries

Breezeblocks by alt-J is also pretty uncomfortable to watch. https://youtu.be/rVeMiVU77wo

thejeffman

Fuuuuuck. Now I won't be able to listen to that song without having an uneasy feeling in my tummy

ThatOneGuyPablo

That was crazy. I jumped to so many conclusions throughout that video

drunkybrewster

Yeah, that would be my contribution too!

bakezilla

What a roller coaster of emotions

letmeslipintosomethingmoreFreudian

One of my favorites!

FlyingMonkeyShits

+1. Came here to post this.

FullMetalBitch

Wow never saw the video! Holy shit!

NotFunt

Holy. Shit.

RobotSquad

Rubber Johnny is more weird than Come to daddy btw

Efreeti

Including an actually rubber johnny being pulled off an actual johnny

ThelostWorldofAtlantis

Don't be a window licker

Z123Ruckus

Come to Daddy was the first Aphex Twin track I ever heard & I first heard it seeing the video no less. Since then he's become a favorite.

HarcosXP

but why tho? what's the appeal of the music/videos? I like most music but I simply don't get it.

Pandaphant

The music video is just awesome, as for the song I feel like it just came out at the perfect time. That was a weird period for music

Agreed. There was no particular reason that I enjoyed the video. Or that it was the first, it's just what came on next. But I love the song.

felka

And Windowlicker is just f'in hilarious.

sneakysneakysoysauce

The Dillinger escape plan cover of come to daddy with Mike Patton singing??? Is good too.

Bridge424

=rfr by f gr TD ft if%b

leanestbenis

I'm not sure your average imgurain is ready for Aphex Twin.

JustWantsToHelp

I remember seeing that on MTV

Axleoke

I might not be average here then, I've been on Richard D James for too long, check out mu-ziq and eggy toast if you like drill and bass

Omgmoar

anything cunningham does is strange as fuck

Sheepyhead

Come to Daddy is more disturbing though

Azjsy

I see Rubber Johnny as more disturbing. Video story line wise

Well yeah generally if you want disturbing videos, most of Aphex Twin's shit is amazing :D

wetfart92

I've seen Rubber Johnny on youtube when I was like 14 and an internet rookie. It messed me up, especially since I saw The Hills Have eyes /1

around the same time. Yeah that was a mistake too, but curiosity always got the better of me.

ProteinFarts

Come to Daddy was also sung by the brilliant Mike Patton, who makes the song sound more sinister than the video itself

FangsFirst

Fronting Dillinger Escape, no less.

I literally just said this......

istealkillls

Avenged sevenfold, a little piece of heaven?

https://youtu.be/VurhzANQ_B0

Avenged sevenfold, chapter four :) that's how I knew the story of Cain and Abel on my mission

You sound like an awesome person. Care if I ask what religion you are?

Mormon, and muchas gracias Pablo ;)

No problem. I was friends with a mormon kid in high school. He was probably the nicest guy I knew in school

Damngoodstuff

Jeremy by Pearl Jam? No?

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TheGlow

Dont need Pearl Jam because we have Rihanna.

valeriesghost

He wrote that song after reading an article about a kid doing that down in Texas. Even worse when you know it's based on real events.

BohemianRhapDaddy

Right?1

howyougonnaripitlikethisson

Class dismissed.

ISAIDGIT

Or last kiss

CallMeJerryBecauseIAmJerry

That's my name. After that song it wished it wasn't.

DonnieHDabney

I dad says Jeremy by Pearl Jam reminds him of me. What does that say about me?

pronoun

It means if Jeremy spent his time paying attention instead of murdering, he'd know his possessive pronouns.

Pointlesscommentary

Maybe he daddy didn't give attention to the fact that they mommy didn't care

Protomanlives

That ones pretty fucky, never realised it untill i saw the video

rxnh

Can't erase this from the blackboard

MonteBurns

Cause Jeremy spoke in class today...

CutChemist

Yeah, just watched it. Fuck.

Fucking right!

JohnnyLaroosh

JUHAIRUHMEE SPOKAY. SPOKAY. EEN CLAYAYEEHAS TODEEEEE

infinity1

Eddie? Is that you?

misssadventure

Fucking nailed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXOIWLZTl2w

FartBoner69

That the one where the wings get torn off that angel?

HansLandaOfTheSS

No its the true story of a kid named Jeremy who shot himself in front of his classmates

Volimar

That's Losing My Religion by REM.

Also happens in Mein Teil by Rammstein.

WontWorkNameIsTaken

ameki

Best storyline ever. Smack my bitch up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DPF_pWIy3w

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DontBlameMeIVotedForKodos

YES!! Looking for this one

Matrix29bear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjXXshhm8mE Smack my titties

Nah, I liked SLAP THEM TITTIES way more. Hey ho, slap dem titties, bounce bounce bounce, slap dem titties.

JonDJew

YESSS

GeneralBLUE88

This was basically the story of HARDCORE HENRY, now I know where they got it from

helagos

I had never seen the music video for this before. +1 to you!

Nntropy

Didn't they claim it wasn't about domestic abuse?

CarllJohnson

I was going to write this comment

BeerCir

And a fuckin sick track to go with it!

mehimbored

Beat me to it. +1 to you, good sir.

jmeyers1983

Surprised this wasn't included originally. I remember they would only play this video mad late because of the content and message.

sarahbarahmcjerah

I like this version https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eC179QpCS3I

kuroimaho

This is the one first came to my mind.

HankTheGiantDog

You are what you eat?

xVancha

Gumball, anyone? https://youtu.be/gIGWVzWNNZQ?t=1m42s

Aspel

In the same vein is Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time by Panic! At the Disco https://youtu.be/H5NqIsnyTG8 though the twist is different.

Wheeler Walker Jr. - Drop 'Em Out (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgiE6iR6GWU

SamuraiChemist

Looking back at it now, I find one of the most shocking things in the video, is that the person gets to smoke indoors!

Smarbury92

And the best parody video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C5nE4UqqLk

I got stubble just from watching that video +1

+1 dude, this is actually the full version of it, the scene in the bathroom shooting up was originally cut and banned worldwide at release.

MsMax75

That's what I was looking for.

AndrewMuthaLuvinL

I remember watching this when I was really young. Shit fucked with me in some sort of way

tommynickamo

and released just over 19 years ago. fuck!

kmikl

We're both old, eh?

Winterous

So, drug-fueled meaningless violent rampage?

RaynWisp

Lesbian hedonism was racy back then - this was the dialup era...

everettscott

At the time, the fact that it turned out to be a woman was a 'big deal'.

Oh, ok.

ohmygodimonfirewhyarentyouhelping

The first one I saw the real life interview, shot with a shotgun 3 times so the guy could get in a gang. Amazing he survived and is doin wel

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CommanderDick

Too bad it's fake, lol

askmeboutmywiener

I recognized the name right away. I think about that story a lot, and I saw Ross' interview well over a year ago. Amazing.

Bombofclusterfucks

It really bothers me that I can't find anything on the guy who shot him

Bendercrackedcorn

Yeah I saw it too, gnarly.

GiFucked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_PtJwNu3Q Here's the interview, for those who can't bothered searching.

royalrepromandrancourreprieve

Wow. What a story. Glad he made it through.

Jukai

Not to be "that guy" but a lot of people think this story is fake. There is no evidence of the event ever happening.

It is fake.

Matthaeus8

There is actually a documentary on so yea :)

Vercci

But no news articles or police reports? Documentaries make money, especially when it's a good story, but not much evidence to say it's real.

sirrevan

It is weird there isn't a single article from any news sites when you look it up. It could have went unnoticed but that is a hell of a story

Tiiimmmaayy

I thought the basis of the song seemed familiar. Here it is for anyone interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_PtJwNu3Q

Thanks for the link! Incredible story!

FerralWombat

Fuck

meowowza

The feels though...

Elonth

So his friend...shot and attempted to murder his friend...just to get into a fucking gang?

105

Yea thy call it gang initiation, with the crips I think they make you murder a blood and vice versa

If that were true both gangs would exponentially decay in size until neither one existed.

PossiblyABear

You should watch the interview! It's an incredible story from every perspective.

Cerapocalypse

Friend of 10 years.

skelitor120

He befriended him specifically just to kill him, so not really. Just some banger from school who used him.

ThatOneGuy1425

Thats the songs story the Real Life story He knew him for years.

but in the interview he says that he befriended him to kill him... like that the gang initiation preceeded getting to know him.

chrishallett83

Blood in, blood out, right?

Thats what they say...

Aylasita

Murica..

Dawnstempest

You're not friends at that point.

Luxaeus

I think the concept of "get into a gang" is usually misconstrued. It's more like they were drafted in, and if they don't do what they (1/2)

Well I believe this kid did it because he was basically already a part of it but wanted to be an official member. Admitted to it

I can't say I'm familiar with this case in particular, so you probably are correct. Intimidation may still have been involved, though.

Are instructed to do for "initiation," the gang would kill them and everyone they love. It's not always some sort of choice. (2/2)

Of course, that's not all cases, but the ones I've heard of are people getting kidnapped and they either join or die.

RevolutionOnHerLips

What country do you live in?

FidelCashflow18

Dance With the Devil might be one of the best, most fucked up songs I've ever heard

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SederHishtalshelus

Mhm

lokiraa

I still think that pretty from korn is worse.

sonofkrypton99

Totes magoats

willupvoteanythingavatar

Does anyone else know it's metaphorical?

WintersHearth

BaBaDuuk

You guys should listen to you never know by IT. The story telling is as good and with a twist as dance with the devil

grundlee

Check out nobody praying for me by seether.... almost like they saw where we currently are coming.... good song though!

MrRauchPotato

It's like my relationship with whiplash

phunkshun

I can't even. Saw it once like almost 15 years ago. Never again.

ezzmann

I thought it was stupid.im no animal but i know my moms sent the way she sound and walk.how u gang rape ur mom?

Mehjarkkius

I say that Between the Buried And Me -The Need for Repetition is more fucked up from it's lyrics

MiniMarimbist98

I saw the title and got excited because I was hoping it was the Breaking Benjamin song

kansasreign

And immortal technique you never know isnt that fucked up but it is really sad

I absolutely love that song. The story is sad but amazong

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Cklixus

Dude.. You kinda gave away the song

NerfHerderTurdBurglar

good job spoiling the impact of the ending for anyone who hasn't heard it.

TheCommunistComrade

That hit me so hard the first time I heard it, I was just like "Damn", one of the most powerful songs in rap.

Date Rape by Sublime, also for video, Forced Gender Reassignment by Cattle Decapitation.

MrDevilsAdvocate

Eh, I like the song but it was an attempt at fame with Shock songs a la Eminem, though immortal technique didn't get anywhere near as big

Mackwop

Was nearly as big as he is today. Came out in 2001.

... Eminem got big for Shady EP and MMLP which is before 2001 and where he had his most fucked up shit

Shock in hip hop was huge before Eminem. I'm pretty sure Eminem was very influenced by Big L in that. Song also came out before Eminem 1/2

Ozrik

Big L was fucking amazing man, died too soon. You can see an tribute to him at the end of the music video for "Toy Soldiers" by Em.

Niko00

Listen to Obnoxious, explains why he's not such a mainstream rapper.

Probably some excuse, cause everyone who almost makes it big then says "oh I didn't wanna get big cause that shit too lavish" or alike

Do you listen to his music, or just the ones people talk about?

Haha yes, I love that song. Shit, I gotta go back and listen to some Immortal tonight. It's been a while

One of my favourite songs, listen to it almost everyday.

shethicccc

Just listened to it for the first time...holy fuck.

theycallmemrlurker

Strong meaning, but I thought his tempo was annoyingly off. Only me?

Datmurdaa

Not so much off tempo but it makes his flow sound awkward trying to cram the words choices he wanted to use together.

Fucked up but unbelievable lyrically

Mochba

I remember downloading it off of Kazaa. The hidden track was also amazing

stevegoodsex

Fist fucking a pussy's face holding a hand grenade

Defeats the purpose like president bush taking bullets for the secret service

somewhatcreative

Worst mistake ive ever made? Listening to it when I was 12 years old. Love the song, but fuck is it haunting.

Angel haze cleaning out my closet is also pretty intense

1plus1equalsshutthefuckup

Another song I could only hear once.

sadMILFAGE

Same, when I heard I had chills

WHOletTHEdawgsOUT

Seen that ending coming from the beginning. Poetic song tho

GrayPhilosophy

Yeah, that song fucked me up.

tallestmanonearth

Agreed, very disturbing and good

LoudAngryJerk

eh, for me it's like torture porn, violence for the sake of it without any meaning whatsoever, but to each his own.

WhySoSeverusSnape

In no way do i see rape in a positive way.

where, and I mean in the world did you see any indication that I did? I was comparing it to movies like hostel and human centipede, which>

>features violence for the sake of it, without any real purpose aside from shock value.

Movie or anything, is in no way is positive, i understand what you meant. Rape will always be a bad thing.

I meant what I said, and in no way advocated rape in what I said. but thanks for taking us off on a tangent

thedoomfinger

Maybe listen to it one more time.

It doesnt do anything new. it lacks nuance in every way. literally the only thing interesting about that video are the animations. the song>

>itself is pure, unadulterated im12andthisisdeep territory.

He's telling a story you tard.

yes, I realized that. I'm saying the story was pure shock value. all style (if we're gonna change the definition a little) no substance.

TigerThong

One of those songs that strikes at your core. Love the message love the story its a true work of art.

IvanReznov

Literally the only song I've ever heard that brought me to tears. And I'm a grown ass man!

PuppysGotPeopleToBarkAtAndThingsToSniff

It was that and "You never know" for me

My son asked me to listen to it. He was very disturbed by it and had several questions. (I grew up with gangs)

I completely agree. I'll never forget the first time I heard it.

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DontusetheMword

No one does

Lycanthemoontonight

I think everyone remembers where they were when they heard that lyric

GrimRiderJ

Highschool summer science class. Years later I got him to sign both CDs for me, which was nice.

ATS10

The details he goes into to describe what's happening is what makes the song. It had me messes up even without watching the music video.

Deztry

They say death takes you to a better place but I doubt it

ChiefyGrande

I'm too afraid to listen to it again

summitshow

Try, try, try... Sounds a lot like Requiem for a dream

Same here bud

cantwealljustgetalongfortheloveofbob

I cried so hard when I heard this song

Yes. Never heard a song like that ever again

espionrouge

Had me feeling sick for most of a day

palaces

Same here. Gobsmacked and completely shattered for a full day. I can stiøl remember some of the twists that just hit like sledgehammers.

LuckyWristbands

Immortal technique can be a little preachy at times though

PatrickFancyPants

Reminds me of KRS-One...

IAmAGoodPerson

A little? His shit is trash and tries to use the hole "illuminati secret media agenda" crap to sell records. In every damn song. Annoying

TheDynospectrum

he didnt even sell records bto. he was unsigned for almost his whole career

derryck

You're wrong.

Sklumlord

I actually have only heard it once, because the concept of the lyrics made me sick to my stomach.. It's so good but I can't listen to it

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BigSydney

plan b suzanne

jaijaikali

Same. Only listened to it once. Never will again.

I heard it as a kid and I was really scared to listen to it again for years.

bloomish

me too, man.

THIS WAS EXACTLY ME

Really?. The only fucked up part is the couple lines about is mom. The rest of the 6 minutes was normal street hop. Not that clever

And people say rap music isnt good. Pfft, tell me another song that can be so good at painting a story like that.

ZBOZZ

Uncommon Valor by R.A. the Rugged Man

TheEgolessEgotist

great artists in the industry, but you have to know where to look. Indie/Alt/Psyche has some incredible poets as well. Check out 2/3

Neutral Milk Hotel or Modest Mouse sometime. It's more work to figure out what they are saying, but it's worth it. 3/3

Eastcoastthoughtprocess

OHhhhooohhhoooo comeeeleeyyyyyyy!!!!

I will be with you when you lose your breath!

It's the artist, not the medium. Rap just happens to have a lot of business musicians right now, due to its popularity. There are still 1/2

It's just words man

YoullBePerfectWhenYoureDead

As are books, but they still can have impact. What's your point?

Dude it's or even gruesome

Was that supposed to be a sentence?

authorialowl

Just words? Those words tell an actual story. Even if the story weren't true, words are powerful things. They are literally how humans 1/2

convey so much of their emotions, needs, and wants. Words are never "just words." I may just feel thia way because I'm a writer, but I dunno

Forgot the song but something by Eminem about "next time someone shoots a gun sue me", relatable to this, it's just words

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