Yes, yes. Comics, especially who do characters or bit parts in films, are sooo underappreciated, and it's one of the hardest things to do. TR, enjoy this little gem from one of the best holiday movies ever made! ruclips.net/video/ZKtFIgmoqoI/видео.html
Only if Spinal Tap opens for The Folksmen. A half hour of bombastic, bone crushing noise, quickly followed by two and a half hours of soothing folk music to wind everyone down before the drive home.
Christopher Thorkon I agree wholeheartedly!....there were a few other movies around that time he did that weren't as funny but still hilarious....Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, and For Your Consideration.
@@paleotectonics2670 I agree wholeheartedly! I actually just word it that way so as to not sound like a fanboy....which I totally am! But yes, Best In Show and Mighty Wind are amazing! Guffman and FYC are good but I've only watched Guffman once and honestly don't remember it....FYC I think is really good but so limited in it's spectrum of appeal....which I think is what makes it so enjoyable because I can't relate but I want to....lol I don't know I just love Guest and I do totally agree with you, I think non-Spinal Tap films get overshadowed.
why? lot of people out there play guitars... these just also happen to be actors. Even Conan O'Brien plays guitar. lots of actors were also musicians, and vice versa they just find they are better at one than the other. btw of course, they've been playing for decades... remember spinal tap?
-After the big applause at 0:30, Harry gives a very genuine "thank you!". -The "solo" at 1:00 is insane. All of them are really talented but Guest is off the charts. He would have had a great musical career had he taken that path.
@@ObjectorSnarkIt may be the best cover of any song, ever! Devo are so underrated, their live sets absolutely killed back in the late 70’s and early 80’s.
I met them after one of the few shows they did as the Folksmen. They all signed my "A Mighty Wind" dvd and ticket. I'm one of two people who got Christopher Guest to sign anything, he wanted to get on the tour bus quick.
No one got Michael McKean's "silver dagger" joke at 3:59. "Silver Dagger" is the name of a real folk song. He even looks kind of disappointed that no one picked up on that.
They ARE Spinal Tap dude; Christopher Guest (Nigel Tufnel), Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins) and Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls). Absolutely hilarious this clip.
Guess Spinal Tap didn't want to keep losing drummers so I guess folk and bluegrass are their natural progression. Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest!
These guys are brilliant. Not only funny guys but great actors who can transform themselves into unrecognizably different characters. And what great musicians! Anyone who can play heavy metal Spinal Tap and then the bluegrass of the Folksmen are gifted musically. They still fool many people who do not realize they are seeing the same three people.
I was living in the West Village on Macdougal and 4th in 2002 and I woke up one morning to find these guys filming a scene outside my building for A Mighty Wind, involving a pizza parlor (never used, never found it in the DVD deleted scenes). I had a Mojo with the Beatles on the cover and got them each to sign it. Now can't find it. Too bad.
3:51 Mckean does the awkward yet subtle head down, chin-into-neck smile; body language showing how uncomfortable he still is with his bandmate's gender-swap. ...The little things that make this trio fucking genius.
I love their socks....Christopher Guest is so amazing. How could one guy play both "Alan Barrows" of The Folksmen AND "Nigel Tufnel" of Spinal Tap and do both so perfectly.
Hmmm the 1958 Providence show , eh? ... wasn’t that the week prior to the historic Newport Folk Festival show where Pete plugged in his banjo and performed electric? The beatniks went berserk IIRC. Aaaah, good times!
I remember that movie! great stuff, thanks for the upload. Shearer's reply on Conan's derogatory jokery @ 3:33 is just brilliant! love the razor sharp and for Conan obviously startling ad-lib "I meant many of you" .. exact copy of Conan's intentions with his remark. After the "we felt like you went away" comment, there is someone saying something like "that's stabbing" (..?) either way, love those jabs that can be a bit painful.. :-D
These 3 together may be the most brilliant comic trios of all time. Layer after layer of humor. Wish they did more.
I've been watching Michael McKean my whole life and it is only now dawning on me how under appreciated he truly is.....this stuff is genius
Yes, yes. Comics, especially who do characters or bit parts in films, are sooo underappreciated, and it's one of the hardest things to do. TR, enjoy this little gem from one of the best holiday movies ever made! ruclips.net/video/ZKtFIgmoqoI/видео.html
Better call saul
Omg I just discovered Lenny and the Squigtones! It must be hard having been just perfect your whole life huh. Wow.
Lenny always had to put Squiggy in his place.
Lenny. He'll always be Lenny to me.
The Folksmen are awesome. They should do a live concert with Spinal Tap.
They did, the Spinal Tap fans weren't too happy!
I don't think they would share the same stage
Great to see all seven on stage together in harmony✨✨✨✨🧄
Most people don't know this but, 'Bitch School', was originally a folk song.
Only if Spinal Tap opens for The Folksmen. A half hour of bombastic, bone crushing noise, quickly followed by two and a half hours of soothing folk music to wind everyone down before the drive home.
The way Christopher guest captures that folk singer timbre in his speaking voice is awe inspiring.
Saw these guys back in the day in Greenwich Village. They never forgave Dylan for going electric.
I believe he still owes Alan Barrows .79 for spare mando strings that he never even used.
They went eclectic themselves though...
Not at all, they were pleased to see him go electric so the folk scene could go back to how it was before he came along and ruined it.
They blame Dylan for his influence on Spinal Tap.
I saw these guys in San Francisco years ago opening for a band called Spinal Tap.
sound unlikely. totally different kind of music
Odd thing was you never got to see both bands standing together side by side all evening.
Spinal Tap started as a flower power pop kind of outfit. They were groovy man!
You would have thought that both bands could have gotten together to do a rendition of "Listen to the Flower People" at the very least.
Egos I'd bet.
I love how Harry Shearer stuck to the continuity of the film.
And Christopher Guest kept his head shaved!
Such a wonderful film. Just watched it again the other day.
@@TheDizzleHawke it’s most likely a “bald cap” wig.
@@calisongbird Well, it may be likely, but I wouldn't say MOST likely.
@@calisongbird It's not. He actually did shave
Comedic genius. Chris Guest is really the one who inspired this whole thing. Some of the very best comedy of the last fifty years. Amazing.
Christopher Thorkon I agree wholeheartedly!....there were a few other movies around that time he did that weren't as funny but still hilarious....Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, and For Your Consideration.
You mean Baron Haden-Guest...
@@timmyt603 Mild disagree - I think Best in Show stands right up with Wind and Spinal Tap. Guffman was fine,(YOU AND YOUR ASS FACE!!!), FYC is meh.
@@paleotectonics2670 I agree wholeheartedly! I actually just word it that way so as to not sound like a fanboy....which I totally am!
But yes, Best In Show and Mighty Wind are amazing!
Guffman and FYC are good but I've only watched Guffman once and honestly don't remember it....FYC I think is really good but so limited in it's spectrum of appeal....which I think is what makes it so enjoyable because I can't relate but I want to....lol I don't know I just love Guest and I do totally agree with you, I think non-Spinal Tap films get overshadowed.
@@paleotectonics2670 "Well, I'm gonna go home and bite my pillow, and that's what I'm gonna do!"
A Mighty Wind wasn't my favorite of these Christopher Guest movies. But bits like this one make me want to go back and revisit it.
Christopher Guest is a genius, not breaking character for a millisecond
These guys are so obsurdly smart and talented.
A Mighty Wind one of the funniest movies ever imagined.
martianshoes agreed. It's very funny and it also could get people tear up too.
Was it as funny in reality?
Best in show is up there too
And Waiting For Guffman!
@@yepper1165 .. Best In Show was great too.
First time I understood Micks lyrics, lol.
They are simple but some how simple.
We don’t appreciate how difficult this actually is. The Rolling Stones rocked it out because it was meant to be. To do this is genius!
That they are actually playing the instruments is stunning.
why? lot of people out there play guitars... these just also happen to be actors.
Even Conan O'Brien plays guitar. lots of actors were also musicians, and vice versa they just find they are better at one than the other.
btw of course, they've been playing for decades... remember spinal tap?
All three are national treasures.
The stones wish they were ever this cool.
-After the big applause at 0:30, Harry gives a very genuine "thank you!".
-The "solo" at 1:00 is insane. All of them are really talented but Guest is off the charts. He would have had a great musical career had he taken that path.
I loved that "thank you", while he didn't miss a beat. ... I literally cheered in my seat for Chris' solo; was hoping the audience would cheer, too!
“Insane” is a little hyperbolic. Guest is a good musician, but it’s not like this is David Grisman.
Hate how the Stones ripped this off the Folksmen.
OBVIOUSLY.
What a shame…
@@SweetPablo972 Whoosh!
I know. Arseholes.
Brilliant!
I was lucky enough to see these guys opening for the New Originals at the Electric Banana
Hank Hardigan Man , you lucked out ! I haven’t looked for that place . It’s not there anymore .
I'd forgotten about the "New Originals".
Don't look for it, it's not still there...
Didn't they used to be the old new originals?
The Electric Banana in Pittsburgh?
Absolutely love this. Just like Devo's cover of "Satisfaction", I will probably never hear, "Start Me Up " the same way again. Thank you Folksmen!!
i don't hear nearly enough people talk about devo's cover of satisfaction. love that song
@@dev5576 mick jagger himself said that is the greatest cover of it he's ever heard
@@ObjectorSnarkIt may be the best cover of any song, ever! Devo are so underrated, their live sets absolutely killed back in the late 70’s and early 80’s.
@@dev5576oh jeez. Now I've got the image of that baby sticking a fork in the toaster, gonna take days to purge.
I love it all...Dogshow, Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, Home for Porum, For your Consideration This whole crew is goooood.
❤
Not to mention: This is Spinal Tap.
yazzir, the genesis @@LetsGoMetsGo33
mandolin solo at 1:00 is tremendous
Absolutely!
It truly is great musicianship. I keep 10 secondsing back to hear.
Agree!
What I love the most about this or "Spinal Tap", yeah the movies are hilarious, but the music and songs are legit!
Recall seeing these guys way back in the day. Crazy.
A Mighty Wind is my favorite movie of all time!
frailingbanjo second favourite for me. Waiting For Guffman is the best!
@@coldacre "Nothing Ever Happens on Mars". 😉
@@coldacre - "Everybody dance!"
Whenever I need to laugh it’s great to watch these guys
I started off by laughing, then appreciating the arrangement and talent. This whole thing is just delightful.
Lol, I love these chaps, they've given me so much laughter over the years.
Martin Mull: "Remember the folk music scare of the '60s? Man, that crap almost caught on!"
Remember when MM was funnier than crap??
@@pjhaas57 Uh......yeah.
RIP Fred Willard. You were very special.
The man left a whole in the entertainment industry that will never be filled! RIP!
He's....not in this clip.....
@@squirrelbutler2119 True. But he could have been, had he been a member of the group. There is no denying that.
@@MrTruckerf Is this the non sequitur part of RUclips?
@@squirrelbutler2119 Haha!
I saw the Folksmen open for Tap @ the Fillmore ( NYC ) in '69. Awesome Show !
I remember watching this.... flawless....A MIGHTY WIND is perfection.
Brilliant brilliant feelgood movie with incredible acting and musicianship
"...It's like the gum under your shoe...it's always there..."
Hilarious!
I met them after one of the few shows they did as the Folksmen. They all signed my "A Mighty Wind" dvd and ticket. I'm one of two people who got Christopher Guest to sign anything, he wanted to get on the tour bus quick.
Hahahahahahaha this is wicked amazing. And Conan's audience can actually appreciate the comedic factor as well as the great music. Awesome.
They are all accomplished musicians, voice actors, comedians... pretty wild
Years later...loved the movie and them staying in character here. Conan, I'm sure gets it, but was having a hard time keepin' up.
Oh man, I remember seeing these guys at The Earl of Old Town in Chicago during the
great folk music scare of the early '70s.
No one got Michael McKean's "silver dagger" joke at 3:59. "Silver Dagger" is the name of a real folk song. He even looks kind of disappointed that no one picked up on that.
One of Joan Baez' s dreary dirges in fact.
He's too sharp for the audience.
OMGOSH, I am SO sorry I missed this when they were promoting, 'A Mighty Wind'. Pure Gold!!
I saw them perform this during The Mighty Wind tour. What a fun show that was!
Absolutely thrilled to have seen Spinal Tap play Wembley in '09 with The Folksmen in support and got the tour t-shirt!
Fun fact: They once opened for Spinal Tap. (I'm not joking)
They ARE Spinal Tap dude; Christopher Guest (Nigel Tufnel), Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins) and Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls). Absolutely hilarious this clip.
@@WildBillMojo i think he knows that...it's the point of the comment.
@@rwhirsch Oh sorry :)
That's cool, though. Different bands, different songs.
lmao, these guys are amazing. you have to admire their dedication to folk, even after dylan went electric.
😂
I have to admire your dedication to the bit.
Good lord I love them. Geniuses!
The silver dagger was a great improv (Joan Baez folk song)
Pay attention Mick: THIS is how it's done!!!
I read that The Folksmen opened for Spinal tap on tour and we’re booed.The metal heads didn’t realize who they were
Rather late in discovering these three.....and realise that I've loved them from when they first appeared:)
This troupe has been totally original and ground breaking! BRAVO!
Just a hilarious group of actors whose work always makes me laugh and smile.
These guys were great on Prairie Home Companion
2023 - still fresh, genius.
Watching A Mighty Wind, I figured they were riffing on Kingston Trio. But just now watching a Peter, Paul and Mary concert, I’m rethinking.
Harriet Shearer is rocking that wig. She was doing it before Sia even thought about it.
Exploding drummers, sex changes, all kinds of malfunctions and hijinks ha
Actually, it would have been even funnier if they'd called that character "Harriet" instead of "Marta".
Guess Spinal Tap didn't want to keep losing drummers so I guess folk and bluegrass are their natural progression. Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest!
I don't see what Spinal Tap has to do with The Folksmen.
@@aliceborealis I'm Invoking Poe's Law here.
Is that a presumably sly/meta joke? Or are you serious?
It's really impossible to tell.
I think both groups shared the services of a corporate lawyer firm in Cincinnati.
Writers, actors, musicians, directors, producers.
Is there anything these three can’t do?
They’re working on it…
Hilarious when you can go from Spinal Tap to this. Genius!
Dude in the middle was a hell of an attorney
😢
@Norwindian It's the only bar Lenny ever passed.
He’s not a real LAWYER!!!!! ;)
@@delgat000 objection!
Except for the time he transposed that address.
These guys are brilliant. Not only funny guys but great actors who can transform themselves into unrecognizably different characters. And what great musicians! Anyone who can play heavy metal Spinal Tap and then the bluegrass of the Folksmen are gifted musically. They still fool many people who do not realize they are seeing the same three people.
I thought I knew them from somewhere lmao...thank you.
@@jayrussell3796might recognize Guest played the 6 fingered man in Princess Bride...
@@fadedSF Oh yeah ! I didn't even realize that either !?! Love that movie 😊
These guys are so talented they just blend in omg
Not to mention that Michael McKean was Lenny of "Lenny and Squiggy" on "Laverne and Shirley" way back in the 70's.
A huge part of why this is soooooo damn hilarious is that they are REALLY good musicians! Motorhead also opened for them once didn't they?
Brilliant.... too clever for most. Simply brilliant.
I was living in the West Village on Macdougal and 4th in 2002 and I woke up one morning to find these guys filming a scene outside my building for A Mighty Wind, involving a pizza parlor (never used, never found it in the DVD deleted scenes). I had a Mojo with the Beatles on the cover and got them each to sign it. Now can't find it. Too bad.
Oh, the twists and turns, peaks and valleys of your story!!! 🤣
OMG! So glad I stumbled upon this. Remind me a bit of the Cleverly’s!
3:51 Mckean does the awkward yet subtle head down, chin-into-neck smile; body language showing how uncomfortable he still is with his bandmate's gender-swap. ...The little things that make this trio fucking genius.
"When you put it that way, it's almost poetry.." ".. almost"
These guys are the absolute best ! I remember them as a child
BEST COVER EVER.........
Great funny stuff! The imrov banter.
The musicianship is top notch. True professionals of their craft.
Loved loved loved that movie.
So talented, so many great flicks, these three.
The strength of a composition is displayed when it is placed in a different context/arrangement.
The genius is this is now stuck in my head.
I love their socks....Christopher Guest is so amazing.
How could one guy play both "Alan Barrows" of The Folksmen AND "Nigel Tufnel" of Spinal Tap and do both so perfectly.
Staggering talent
And a menacing villain in princess bride
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shuggie me kimbers shuggie pauper gehe lick em n stick em
my kittys namco is poppy
Why the heck did I watch this? Back when TV was almost youtube.
Clever, funny and so so talented.
Rapaport’s appearance somehow couldn’t even ruin this work of genius.
He looked so uncomfortable.
He doesn't get it. he's too busy being a knob
This was wonderful and amazing.
They are Brilliant
what a great original song.
hahahahahaaaa "Ol' Purple Haze"
The female bass player sounds like principal Skinner. Weird.
Because he/she is indeed the voice of Skinner.
niback28 Whooosh
+niback28 The moment you let every one know that you didn't get the joke.....
+niback28 His name is Harry Shearer.
Dan Be proud of being the clueless idiot here, you dumbfuck.
Best audience sing along ever.
Brilliant musicians.
It's a tragedy their record label had no distribution.
Amazing
The folk history of Start Me Up. Pete Seeger did this in Providence, RI in 1958, right? Kum-ba-yah!
+Cakes In The Rain Sad ending, though - Pete Seeger's drummer spontaneously combusted.
I heard it was a flesh eating virus, but that might have been the replacement drummer. Sad either way though.
I thought he died in a bizarre gardening accident.
Hmmm the 1958 Providence show , eh? ... wasn’t that the week prior to the historic Newport Folk Festival show where Pete plugged in his banjo and performed electric? The beatniks went berserk IIRC. Aaaah, good times!
@@chasbodaniels1744 Ah, the good ol' days when Raymond P was running the business from up on the Hill...
the folkspersons are great
More great comedy from Shearer, McKean and Guest!
I remember that movie! great stuff, thanks for the upload.
Shearer's reply on Conan's derogatory jokery @ 3:33 is just brilliant! love the razor sharp and for Conan obviously startling ad-lib "I meant many of you" .. exact copy of Conan's intentions with his remark.
After the "we felt like you went away" comment, there is someone saying something like "that's stabbing" (..?)
either way, love those jabs that can be a bit painful.. :-D
hard to imagine such a gentle soul making life hell for his little brother
Spinal Tap really mellowed out
Absolute genius!
Good post. These guys are always truly hee-larious.
SO fantastic!
Beautiful
I saw The Folksmen open for The Five Neat Guys at Altamont in 69... they just don’t book gigs like that anymore!
I believe they filled in for the "ill" Sanford and Young. Those cats always brought people down.
@@marshallgibson3918 both groups came back onstage together for an all-star jam of “Patsy’s Got The Largest Breasts In Town”. Truly magical.
“Don’t forget the cheese and fancy wine” at the end is the best part.
Brilliant comedy.
They've sold out. Gone is the pureness and integrity of "E' A' 'oe's"
Harriett Shearer is just as God made her, sir...