This always cracked me up. Session musicians can jump into any situation and pick right up seamlessly. "Can he handle our tune?" The response was such a nice takedown of Jimmy.

That guy's name is Larry Antonino, when I first started playing bass my aunt and uncle bought me an instructional video and he was the instructor, I recognized him only because I'm such a massive fan of this movie

@danarcotta1283

4 жыл бұрын

You studied with Larry! Incredible musician and vocalist and a truly nice guy. You must be a pretty awesome player yourself. He's got some great stuff out there. I studied with Joe Pass back in '69 in west Hollywood, I was 13. I only had 3 weeks with him as we moved east, but those 3 weeks were the best guitar lessons I ever had.

@hollywood5199

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Thanks for sharing 🐱

@johnnyluna7824

3 жыл бұрын

@@danarcotta1283 wow. you studied with my favorite guitarist ever.

@franksantos3418

2 жыл бұрын

Larry is also a member of Pablo Cruise. If you know them then you’re old as me😂

@gaelmacgregor

Жыл бұрын

He also has a great voice and is quite a songwriter. We’ve worked together over the years and he’s not only exceptionally talented, but a terrific person too. 🎶💞

Imagine how funny it would have been if he went on the tv program and played exactly that riff the whole time over and over. It’s not like he lied to them lol

"We've been together for a while." Maybe 15 minutes earlier in the movie, Guy tells Del Paxton, "we've only been together for two months."

@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820

2 жыл бұрын

The second time, it’s because he doesn’t like the vibe coming from the new guy and is trying to find an excuse not to hire him. Even if they’ve only been together a short time, T.B was their friend before they were ever in the band.

@MrFrostien

Жыл бұрын

Well Del Paxton tells him later than two mouths is a long time for some musicians

@NYRyder1983

Жыл бұрын

Two months is long enough to be considered a while. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@LRS905

10 ай бұрын

@@NYRyder1983 "For many bands, two months is even too much..." (Del Paxton)

Watching the expressions change on each of their faces as he starts playing, love it.

@shaystern2453

Ай бұрын

acting!

I like how the movie is period correct to the point of the solo not including any technique that didn't exist then, eg, slapping.

@MegaDieseldriver

5 жыл бұрын

I love this movie and this scene always sticks out in my head . Love it

@OrbitOnceAround

4 жыл бұрын

1:07 yet they don’t even know name of the bass player

@unknownalien3837

4 жыл бұрын

@@OrbitOnceAround of course they do - it's TB Player lol

@KathySandru

4 жыл бұрын

One historical problem though: the riff Wolfman played at the end was the same bass riff Geddy Lee of Rush played in “The Spirit of Radio”:

@JStarStar00

3 жыл бұрын

@@KathySandru Maybe Geddy Lee ripped it off him.

The "coincidence" of the "Marines" being in the hotel coffee shop impressing TB Player was a COMPLETE setup perpetrated by Mr. White to expeditiously replace him with Wolfman.

@joeyoddo

Жыл бұрын

I buy that.

@NYRyder1983

Жыл бұрын

You mean he hired those Marines to take away TB Player?

@recondoc65

Жыл бұрын

@@NYRyder1983 More than likely, they were slick actors hired by Mr. White and dressed as Marines with the mission to expedite the exit of TB Player. Real Marines would never take a recruit to Disneyland.

@clicks59

Жыл бұрын

Funny!

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

It's been known to happen. Why? Because that's showbiz, kids!

Rusty is back on the damn rollercoasters at Wally World.

@DSMTheEditor

Жыл бұрын

No moose out front this time!

One of my favorite movies of all times

Wolfman....too scary.

@DSMTheEditor

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 love that line

@LRS905

10 ай бұрын

"Jimmy (careful, girls, he's engaged!)"

This happend once to me in the band I was in we were auditioning drummers and the guy we gave the gig to showed up and the guitar player saw him from the widow and says to me "he's so old" , the old guy ended up auditioning us, luckily we passed lol😊

I feel like watching Seinfeld now

@joeyoddo

4 жыл бұрын

Random.

@Jygerthe2nd

4 жыл бұрын

@@joeyoddo I think it's the base lick. lol

@joeyoddo

4 жыл бұрын

Jeffery Phillips kzread.info/dash/bejne/qaiJ1rqLgsW3gpM.html

@erikshen1107

3 жыл бұрын

SEINFELD Lick???? KEYBOARD BASS!!!!

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

@@erikshen1107 DX7 to be precise.

Love this movie!

Anybody in the top recording industry knows that someone working for a relatively on-the-map record company like Playtone's Amos White, with a phone call, can get a pro fill-in for a big national gig - which of course makes this scene so funny, in that these relatively musical newbies who know virtually nothing of that world are questioning the chops of a seasoned session player - and Amos White's eyebrow arches up like - got any more questions boys? - how they scurry off

Great movie

Disneyland - that’s where the bass player is

Mickey and Goofy has made their CAMEO in this movie, but not Disney. 😍

The last part of the solo sounded like Spirit of Radio by Rush

He does a Krokus lick at the end.

@erikshen1107

3 жыл бұрын

MIDNIGHT MANIAC??

@rudybigboote3883

3 жыл бұрын

It’s just arpeggios, very simple riff.

@KathySandru

3 жыл бұрын

That’s actually Spirit of Radio by Rush. I know that riff anywhere

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

@@KathySandru Where do you think Geddy Lee got it from? Everybody steals from everybody. Dave Grohl stole the opening drum fill for Smells like Teen Spirit from the Gap Band - a funk band.

Killer riff!

This is the only part of the storyline that seemed really implausible: What teenaged musician, who just joined a band whose single made #7 on the Hot 100, becoming the quickest-charting song ever on Play-Tone Records, is going to just ditch the band to join the Marines?

@Baribrotzer

27 күн бұрын

Somebody who already signed on the dotted line.

Amos White: *eyebrow raise

He was no John Entwistle but then neither was Paul McCartney

I think I can handle it junior😂

The funny thing is that the supposedly impressive bass playing is actually very simple stuff. Just some hammer ons and ends with some arpeggios.

@GeoffreyGentryMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Considering those guys were amateurs who never went to music school, and their original bass player played really simple lines with a pick, they were gonna be impressed regardless of what he actually did. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

@ericyoungstrom5745

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffreyGentryMusic , mic drop

@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820

2 жыл бұрын

In 1964, a bassist who could stick to the basic chords was good enough for most rock bands. Even Paul McCartney didn’t get super creative in the Beatles early years (not that this was necessarily a bad thing, too much craziness in the bass line can muddle up a melody). At that time, the bass was supposed to supply the beat along with the drums in support of the main melody, not be a virtuoso instrument in its own right. That’s also sort of why nobody wanted to be the bass player, which is part of the joke the movie makes by not even giving the guy a name. At that time, he was just the guy in the background, It was not until later that bassists started trying to get more creative to grab some of the spotlight for themselves.

@rudybigboote3883

2 жыл бұрын

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 I agree with you for the most part but even in the late 60’s guys like John Entwhistle and Chris Squire were playing more complex bass lines than what was common at the time. On the Motown side James Jameson was also playing groovy bass lines that were more prominent in the mix and really defined the songs.

@freepressright

2 жыл бұрын

This might be the stupidest comment on this movie clip. It was 1964. That's like criticizing Page or Hendrix for not having the technical abilities of Malmsteen or Gilbert. Historical context...

The guitar itself told the three of them to shut up!

I love that line. lmao

0:13 is the best part

Anyone know the song playing when TB player is at disney land

The part of Wolfman in the story is definitely inspired by the Beatles, specifically their recruitment of Jimmie Nicol, a well-known drummer from London who substituted for Ringo Starr when the Beatles toured Europe and Australia, when Ringo caught tonsilitis. Kind of a sad story actually, by all accounts Jimmie had done a great job and it's possible that Epstein and the Beatles' management may have helped to create expectations in Jimmie that he'd be the Beatles' new drummer. Obviously that was not to be, but it so happened that he got raked over the coals by the media & tabloids and couldn't find much work afterward. He tried to capitalize on his brief fame by forming new bands but they didn't catch on. Paul McCartney did influence Beatles management to refer Jimmie for some high-profile session work in the following years, but it seemed though Jimmie's chance in the spotlight had passed and he ended up abusing drugs, although later on he seemed to get his life together and had some successful business and real estate ventures. He remained very private and never talked much about his time in the Beatles, though he expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to tour with them. Although I wonder if Tom Hanks wrote a backstory for Wolfman Scott Pell and where he ended up? :)

@colinmoore5991

2 жыл бұрын

This is going to sound mean spirited, but I don't intend it that way. I've read accounts about Jimmie's talent and his unfortunate luck after his brief stint with The Beatles, but there's something else to take into account: Jimmie was one very ugly dude. Not that Ringo was anything great to look at, but Nichol literally looked like he hobbled out of an old age home and put on a bad Beatles wig. Next to John, Paul and George, his looks made him stick out like a sore thumb. If he had only been blessed with Pete Best's looks, things may have been different.

@mr_bassman6685

Жыл бұрын

Jimmie Nicol is actually still alive at this time of writing, although he’s living a reclusive life in London nowadays, apparently. I imagine since Wolfman is a session bassist, he simply continued on with his career - filling in for a pop group was just one job out of many for someone like him.

@erickleefeld4883

Жыл бұрын

@@mr_bassman6685 Yeah, when the band broke up in the recording studio, Mr. White gave Wolfman his regards and said they’d get together soon. Wolfman walked off in good spirits, seeming to have full confidence that another gig would line up.

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

Still a common tale to this day. Chris Martin filled in for Bono. Alan White from Paul Weller's band replaced Tony McCarrol in Oasis, who was subsequently replaced by Zak Starkey - Ringo's son. Steely Dan played musical chairs with the entire LA Wrecking Crew. Sometimes, you can't replace anyone. One goes, band over. Look at Led Zeppelin. Bonham dies, band over.

Is very good bass player ..!!!..

The sad thing is that the bass player was easily replaceable

@TheWingus

3 жыл бұрын

I mean that’s kind of the joke, they never say his name in the entire movie and in the credits the character’s name is T.B. Player (The Bass Player)

@turquoise770

Жыл бұрын

just like with the front man singing job, there are thousands of expert instrument session players needing a gig - so in that recording industry world, at that national level, it's like Beyonce, sang ' I can find another you in a minute - in fact he'll be here in a minute...'

@NYRyder1983

Жыл бұрын

You gotta remember, the bass player wasn't gonna be there long anyway. He did mention from the beginning that he was going to the Marine Corp.

@JoneyJefe

Жыл бұрын

Any pizza delivery guy can fill in. @lowenduniversity

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

@@JoneyJefe Young Neil in Sex Bob-omb (fictional example but still)

I WONDER if Tom Hanks had to call in a favor to film at Disneyland with Mickey Mouse and Goofy 🤔

From the comments here I can tell they really tried to make all of the music and fashion as period-accurate as possible. Which makes it all the more annoying to me that the Disney scene has Mickey and Goofy costumes right out of 1996. They wouldn’t have looked like that in the 60s Still love this movie though!

Um he could not have left 50 messages as the telephone answering machine had NOT been invented

@Bruski1988

Ай бұрын

He left the messages with the desk clerk at the hotel.

@SteveAppel-r2o

Ай бұрын

@@Bruski1988 that makes sense

Jimmy was all business, just as long as Wolfman could play he was good with the replacement.

And, for me anyway, this is the only part of the plot that didn’t ring true. Not that musicians aren’t flaky, but TB Player was drawn to the discipline and honor of the Corps, and he would somehow bail on the big network tv date without so much as a phone call?!? I do love the comments here that think that Mr. White hired the Marines to facilitate his replacement.

Anyone noticed during his bass solo that he starts to play Rush's "The Spirit of Radio" bass riff? kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZOF1rFpgsvWYNo.html

Who was this modeled after? Phil Volk...Fang?

@JStarStar00

2 жыл бұрын

More or less on Jimmy Nicol, who was called in on a couple days notice in 1965 when Ringo Starr had a severe infection of tonsillitis and had to miss two weeks of a Beatles tour. Rather than reschedule, Brian Epstein called in Nicol as a fill in. Ringo was still somewhat paranoid because he had been the last one added to the band in 1962 so he was freaking out worrying Jimmy Nicol was going to take over, so as soon as doctors let him out of bed he got back in action.

Is it just me or is the bass version a little different and better when wolfman joined and they played on live tv! Lil more umf!

Wolfman is no Ox

@willforan5836

Жыл бұрын

Ox was the man or was the man the ox

No one would have played bass like that in the 60s.

@carmstrong6507

4 жыл бұрын

John Entwistle was the bass player from The Who which was a band from the 60s and he could play bass better than that.

@connorwalker8927

4 жыл бұрын

C Armstrong But at what point did he fully develop the typewriter style? That’s a little difficult to find.

@bassfiddlesteve

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the playing was great but the sound was too bright. The bass should have had flatwound strings and a mute for the darker sound that electric basses had during that time.

@tombutsch6838

4 жыл бұрын

@@bassfiddlesteve agreed, but stil had the bridge "bell" and pickup cover that bassists seemed to think were necessary at that time. Long live Leo F !

@jaredwallace5217

2 жыл бұрын

no none except for all of the session players in LA ..... ex. The Wrecking Crew....

what he played at the end don't mean shit.

Does anyone know what kind of guitar he used for the movie? If anyone knows, please type a comment 'cause for X-Mas, I hope to get his bass guitar, because my dad says Ollie and I were going get 'Guitar Lessons @ Guitar Center. Here in California.' So type a comment. If anyone can...

@matambale

3 жыл бұрын

From the trivia section of the IMDB entry for That Thing You Do: "Once their single charts, the boys are shown playing new instruments that are historically accurate. TB Player has a Fender Jazz Bass, Lenny has a Fender Jaguar and Jimmy plays a Rickenbacker 360/12 (Model 360, 12 string). The 360/12 was introduced in 1964 with one of the first instruments presented to and played by George Harrison of the Beatles."

@harrisonneves6007

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matambale, that means a lot to me

@robgrove2149

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrisonneves6007 : There are 3 basses featured in this movie. The first is a Danelectro 3412, and the second is a Fender Jazz Bass (as noted in the previous comment). However, the one in this clip is a Fender Precision Bass.

@juniormint3136

2 жыл бұрын

@@robgrove2149 Based on when this was filmed and because Tom Hanks wanted some authenticity, it is a '57 reissue p bass in the 2tone sunburst. Technically they shouldve used the '62 reissue for a true 60's look or distress the '57 to make it look like a working session man's guitar.

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

@@matambale The sister guitar to George Harrison's 360/12 Hollowbody is a solid body 360/12 that is shown on the cover of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Damn The Torpedoes. That one was the next one off the line after George Harrison's 360/12 and was the guitar heard on Here Comes My Girl, The Waiting, Listen To Her Heart and many more

NEED TABS!

why is wolfman scary...hes not bad looking...

@turquoise770

Жыл бұрын

bc he's just a tiny bit older and more dad-looking with a five-o-clock shadow and slight paunch - and the producers strictly want to project the fresh-cut teen, pretty-boy look

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

@@turquoise770 Mick Mars in Motle Crue was a lot older than Vince, Nikki and Tommy.

@robbarbieri8676

Ай бұрын

​@@happypapi1903And Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman were a few years older than Mick, Keith or Brian.

there wasn't even reverb on the bass wtf

CLAMS

I would have kept the Bassplayer with the band up on stage and then had Jimmy break up the band

@LRS905

10 ай бұрын

Jimmy and his new girffriend, a japanese conceptual artist.

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

@@LRS905 Ahahahaha I see what you did there. Or, could have been a German photographer.

“Can he handle our tune”. FFS. It’s a 3 minutes 60s pop song with standard cadences and a baseline consisting 95% of root notes. Any beginner could play it. This song is to music what stick figures are to art.

@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820

3 ай бұрын

Honestly, man, take that elitist crap and go listen to 4’33” on loop for 10 hours. Seems like more your speed.

It WAS pretty douchey for TB Player to bail on the band like that though...

@hawaiifiveohoh

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair though, when the Marines come calling... You answer the call

@zacharyjohnson6453

3 жыл бұрын

@@hawaiifiveohoh except the call wasn't until August lol

@KenWenWinPow

2 жыл бұрын

Semper Fi hoorah

@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820

2 жыл бұрын

You gotta leave, fine. Leaving without saying goodbye or even just a “hey, get a new guy to replace me, I’m not coming back”, yeah, that’s kind of messed up T.B.

@happypapi1903

6 ай бұрын

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 There are worse ways to leave a band than run off with a few line officers to Disneyland and roll with them to Ft Dix for boot camp. He could have OD'd in the hotel room, could have gotten into a fight with the lead singer the way Felder and Frey were going at it in 1980 and again in the early 2000s after Hell Freezes Over, could have been busted for possession on the heels of making a kids album the way Steven Page in Barenaked Ladies was, or could have pulled an Elvis.