Genius response to record company mandated appearances on mimed pop shows.

This is without question one of the most legendary acts ever performed!

@grantharrismusic

Жыл бұрын

They're miming; the whole performance is actually meant to be a parody. Do you really think those guitar sounds are coming from a mandolin and an acoustic 12-string?

Love the fact that they went over the top on showing they weren’t able to play their instruments live! I wonder if the producers even caught the fact!

@krysiaplonka2453

2 жыл бұрын

The producers and the director were in on it. They do rehearsals and know exactly what is going on. :)

@stevehoog914

10 ай бұрын

You think they couldn't play? Really?

@stephenlamb3929

10 ай бұрын

@@stevehoog914 read about it. The show made them use taped tracks . Read the statement better. Not that they couldn’t play it’s the show wouldn’t let them. I saw them in concert 3 times in the 1980’s . He and his band were incredible! They definitely can PLAY!

@DanielM-gp6id

10 ай бұрын

I agree. Probably my favorite concert next to Paul McCartney.@@stephenlamb3929

@rsvihla

5 ай бұрын

Intriguing choice of instruments.

One of the best things about this song, other than the perfect music, is that the lyrics are relatable to virtually everyone.

@yelizaveta1278

2 ай бұрын

Right! ( Someone with your same flavour of crazy )

That lead mandolin was an awesomishly accomplished performance, and the xzylotrope improv was also ridiculously talented.

I remembered the drummer more distinctly, air drumming to Dave his life. Man, we were stupid back then

4:17 "Sit on my face!" 🤣 Also love how they completely mock the lip-synch thing with the instruments. Drummer has no toms, big doghouse bass on a strap, a mandolin and an acoustic guitar playing rhythm and lead parts. Stellar.

@jllawell

Жыл бұрын

That’s funny!!

@DanielM-gp6id

10 ай бұрын

I think I thought the same when I watched this years ago on a Saturday afternoon. He grew to be a favorite of mine.

@7piecebucket

Ай бұрын

A 12 string acoustic, at that!

I know what let's do... first I'll strap on this cello and dance around... And I'm gonna play a mandolin like a fender strat.. And I'll play and entire drum kit consisting of a hi-hat and a snare.. And I'll play... an accordion! Welcome to AB.

Back in the good ole days. Larry Crane was a rock star that never git his dues. I miss Patty Crane so much 😢 i spend hours before and after guitar lessions helping and tslking to her. The mother i wish i had when mine was mia

The power of the mandolin !!!!

Great performance. Thank you for sharing.

Yeah, that guy shredded the mandolin like nobody I’ve ever seen. Always got a love a good lead mandolin player.

This is glorious!!

“I need a lover that sits on my face” is what they are mouthing toward the end.

@newtempphone-ash9507

3 жыл бұрын

I'll put that in the old trivia bank thanks ✌

so funny they way they're "playing" the instruments

Nice choice of instruments. :)

THANK YOU!!! I've been trying to find this online for years!

@OttoByOgraffey

2 жыл бұрын

*find?

@ozone00

2 жыл бұрын

@@OttoByOgraffey that

Buena actuación del Mr. Mellencamp

One of my favorite clips ever. Lead mandolin! Humor lost on most of the teenyboppers in the audience (and maybe Dick Clark himself).

@dar44445

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@thezenitsufan1249

3 жыл бұрын

Showing the auidence he was clearly miming (as all guests did on American Bandstand)

😉 #Ferdwasfunny We went out to breakfast, after the show (Ferd started a good, ole' Food Fight, by using his fingers as airplanes that dove into his #eggsbenedict 😄 #Funny John was a real #treat !! 😘

@1231rockchick

3 жыл бұрын

Ferd and Tom used to play in a local band here in st.louis before they joined JCM. Great guys!

Thankgod those days are gone when bands had to mime to their songs.I don't blame john Im just surprised the show allowed this.

How does the band get that great sound out of those funny looking instruments ???

@johnkarls2132

3 жыл бұрын

They are not!!! It is all faked; they are playing the recorded song and lip syncing and clowning around!!!

@Sportsref13

2 жыл бұрын

John thought they would get to play live, they were informed they would be lip syncing.. so they had fun with the instrument choices

@hifijohn

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds of old tv shows there would a song performed someone would sit behind a piano and all of a sudden you would hear bass horns guitar drums--amazing piano.

@KOSMICKEN09

Жыл бұрын

Are you being serious lol they always lip synched on here

If I ever get to meet John I'm going to ask him about this. Did the producers really not know what they are doing? Either way it's hilarious.

@NoNo-ks4gg

Жыл бұрын

Yep Bruce --- the producers knew . . . because this was the KZread of the early 80s! That just how these shows saved costs and curtailed mishaps . . . you know --- like Nipple Gate and the dreaded Wardrobe Malfunction! #Puuulease

the kooky early 80's.

They were obviously upset with having to lipsing/not play live. hints the huge standup bass and mandolin when the song doesnt even feature one and playing electric guitar on an acoustic.

Its so obvious they are clowning bandstand

Drum roll on the symbols

Nice drum set! lmaooo

@keithcarlson7267

3 жыл бұрын

It would have been even better if it was a little kid’s toy drumkit. 😂

I'm too old now but hope the rest finds one.

that guy's really playing the hell out of that accordion....

@habyss

5 ай бұрын

His name is Eric Rosser. He played little girls. Look him up.

🤘

Never seen a person play an upright bass like that before.

Well that was AB and filming back then ppl that says “Lip Sync”’ back in them days that is what “made TV”

Ab I miss the old Johnny.

OMG, that is hilarious.

I can't believe how the mandolin sounds just like a Les Paul .... and unplugged too... Amazing .. And yes Dick..by all means get that bass player a strat.

@gregr1672

10 ай бұрын

He said Strap ,not Strat!

"Some girl who knows the meaning of a, hey hit the highway."

I need one too. Lol

My guess is they were ready to play and the producer said hey wait this is TV you can’t actually play your instruments. So they decided to rebel and make a mockery of it. I have to say I don’t blame them. The argument the producers used was that live music doesn’t sound good through the TV at that particular time.

Very interesting. Actual song starts 1:10

This is actually 79

Love the lead guitar on mandolin! Hilarious! Lip syncing sucks.

What is he singing at the 4:18 mark? It's NOT "Won't drive me crazy"!

The Beatles were forced to do these TV lyp-sync's too, but at least the boys insisted to allow the hysterical fans in Audience to listen to them playing live in the studios, regardless of whatever broadcasted. But i believe it wasn't out of respect but serious fears they would tear apart the place in stampede if they didn't get at least to hear them once in there. Real Music not just to R&R but to tame the wild frenzy Beatles or rather, Beatlemanias caused. Which it was a huge part of what they stopped playing live concerts, because like in their last appearance at the Hollywood bowl, George stated they couldn't even hear their own voices or instruments so loud levels the waves of screaming girls around the stadium, drowned the strongest loudspeakers

Couple of birds were popped at viewers.

Always thought Johnnyboy did all the instrumental stuff himself as well as the vocals. Beatbox style

Why they don't perform right? I mean i love John, but i been to his concerts, he never played or sang this song right, and that's what i paid for, is there any reason?

@heidibhaney

3 жыл бұрын

Live sound is hard to get right, so all artists were required to lip sync to a reliable soundtrack. This shows an "If' you can't beat 'em, join 'em" attitude by playing as told to but making it obvious that it wasn't as real as it seemed.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Did people think they were playing this for real?

That guy with the mini piano lol

@markbrinton6790

3 жыл бұрын

It's called an accordion, not a mini piano.

@marywealth6475

2 жыл бұрын

@@markbrinton6790 Mini-piano....like something won with Skee-Ball tickets.

@vernonmontoya2449

Жыл бұрын

Actually that guy on the accordion was once on the FBI's top ten list for child pornography

John?🎵🫃🏼

4:07 - John tells 'Mike wanchic' 🗣 let's say this: @ 4:13 & #theydo 😂 • 😉 !! Mellencamp didn't like to #lipsync & Never liked #COUGAR

I see everybody else noticed how ridiculously obvious it is that they're acting to a recording

I knew they were a good band but had no idea they could make acoustic mandolins sound exactly like electric guitars that's crazy! I never understood why Dick wouldn't just let the bands actually play live it's kind of dumb when you think about it, what's the point?

Hillbillies?! Indiana?! What? I suppose there's a few hills there, but I guess I've only been through the flatlander parts

@crapple009

11 ай бұрын

About a third of Indiana (Southern Indiana) is hilly.

Was class. Of 1980 the class of 1980 rules rocked 1980 had best. 80s. Music. Whet ❤ two 4. Prom dates. That. Year. ❤after each. Prom date. The whole. ❤class ❤go to her. House. ❤pool party. ❤keg of beer. 3 of them. Still friends. With. Wanna go back to 1980 relive. ❤ my senior. Year. Relive ❤1980

So is there any truth to the story that the long intro was the result of a last minute bathroom break for John while the tape started to roll? I genuinely hope so.

So the cello is not held like a guitar!!🤣🙃

So, Dick was really that dumb? Did he really think those guys were playing those instruments?

This is another episode of bad lip syncing and bad pantomime. I can only imagine that when they were told they’d be faking the entire thing they said, “you know what would be funny? Let’s use a mandolin and acoustic guitar to mimic the electric guitar parts. It’ll make all of us look stupid!”

You could have at least told us exactly what year this is. great song with lousy information.

Wtf is going on with the instrument selection

. LOVE Mellencamp, but somebody REALLY needs to OUTLAW any and ALL lip-synching FOREVER.......and then go back in time, and force EVERYONE who EVER recorded a lip-sych performance for TV, to re-do it LIVE !! .

This performance is so silly, they should have played on The Gong Show instead.

They look ridiculous

KZread still has up the pedo-accordian player...my, my, my..

@marine4lyfe85

Жыл бұрын

Pedo? Explain please.

Lip sync

Wonder what drugs he was doing at this time.

Lip syncing much John 😂😂😂

Lip Syncing at its worst.