The brilliance of these three men is that this performance works as both satire AND real folk music. Incredible.

@TowGunner

11 ай бұрын

Your comment has to be satire.

@freetomato

10 ай бұрын

Brilliant court jesters! I bow down.

@Jason-qx1ce

10 ай бұрын

Three men?

@keithmills778

10 ай бұрын

@@Jason-qx1ce Harry Shearer on bass, Michael McKean on guitar, and Christopher Guest on mandolin. Same three guys who were in "Spinal Tap."

@privatepenguin3137

10 ай бұрын

One of them is clearly a lovely woman.

The Stones have a cover version of this.

@bigwoogc

10 ай бұрын

LOL😅

@YorkyOne

2 ай бұрын

It's rubbish though.

@schoenbc1

Ай бұрын

😅

Michael McKean is a genius

@ollieox9181

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely true: the guy has had an enviable career as a character actor. Lenny from Laverne & Shirley. David from Spinal Tap. Here as Jerry. Chuck from Better Call Saul. Talented guy.

@noahyes

10 ай бұрын

but so are christopher guest and harry shearer!

@demonicsweaters

10 ай бұрын

One of the most brilliant performers of all time. The dude is an absolute legend.

I saw Spinal Tap in concert in NYC, and The Folksmen opened for them ❤

@SS-yw7vo

8 ай бұрын

Usually it's a puppet show

The thing that makes this so funny is that these guys are really good musicians. This is just brilliant.

This is the weirdest phase of Spinal Tap's career, but I admire their committment.

@noahyes

10 ай бұрын

imo the weirdest phase was the glam metal phase...;)

@butcherboy2008

10 ай бұрын

When Spinal Tap was a thing in the 1980s, they used to open for themselves as The Folksmen.

@ClueSign

10 ай бұрын

@@butcherboy2008 Wish I could have seen that.

@tynebar

10 ай бұрын

It's not Spinal Tap, though.

@annanutherthing4373

10 ай бұрын

@@tynebar … but it is Spinal Tap guys - Christopher Guest and others

I'll never be able to listen to the original again without dying laughing

@jamesschaidt1096

9 ай бұрын

These fellas are GODS amongst men !

@jasonstegallco.960

8 ай бұрын

Actually, I was NEVER able to listen to the original without laughing (Mick & Keith could be brilliant satirists without realizing it sometimes). But still, this was awesome!

@Paul-zm1hb

8 ай бұрын

Me too!

Best cover of a rolling stone song ever!

@alexbowman7582

9 ай бұрын

Nope, Otis Redding’s Satifaction which had an influence on the Stones.

@ronaldbharvey

9 ай бұрын

With a little bit of Queen thrown in there

@canadianroot

8 ай бұрын

Tongue in cheek, I realize, but check out Canadian band Streetheart’s version of Under My Thumb. Just incredible.

@RoopDaddy86

8 ай бұрын

Funny. But seriously, Streetheart has the best Stones cover ever performed: It’s arguably much better than the original.

@canadianroot

8 ай бұрын

@@RoopDaddy86 Thank you. If they'd been American (the lament of many Canadian bands....to wit, Max Webster...Kim Mitchell's guitar tone was exquisite) they'd have made it much bigger. The extended instrumental in Streetheart's version is off the charts. Superlatives escape me.

I never thought Nigel Tufnel could do anything without an amplifier turned up to 11...

That mandolin tho 🔥🔥🔥❤️‍🔥🥰

@alvarhanso6310

3 ай бұрын

He really takes it to 11.

Having Harry Shearer 'transitioning' during this time was hilarious! Still is!

@monkeytennis7477

10 ай бұрын

He/she looks like Carol Channing 😂🎉

@stephentaylor8339

9 ай бұрын

@@monkeytennis7477 OMG! YES!!!!

@garryrc

8 ай бұрын

I remember listening to Harry on KSAN. His short show was "The Last Heterosexual". Which would close with "I might not be gay, but I'm happy!"

These guys are so immensely Talented in ; writing , producing, playing AND Singing, comedy, acting....

@TowGunner

11 ай бұрын

…………….. and cringe.

@cisium1184

9 ай бұрын

They're poor singers. Genius comedians though.

Hysterical. Longing for another film by Christopher Guest.

This is the greatest moment in the history of television.

@SourceOfWill

10 ай бұрын

It's good but this is the greatest moment in the history of TV: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnispruCga-cfsY.html However it is 2023-08-18 and the Fulton, Georgia Trials have not yet aired. History is still in the offing.

@MrJoeybabe25

10 ай бұрын

I guess you've never seen Hee-Haw.

@thatthingthatisaid65

8 ай бұрын

Fk Neil Armstrong. This is a giant leap for musical integrity.

@micheller6804

6 ай бұрын

​@@MrJoeybabe25Or the moon landing....

A Mighty Wind is such an underrated film

@petermorris9818

9 ай бұрын

As is Best in Show.

When I first saw this I thought that the only song I know called Start Me Up was by The Rolling Stones, had to check the lyrics to confirm that that was what they were singing, such is their genius. Who else can't keep their eyes off of Harry's character

@theborg4143

10 ай бұрын

M m mm mm mm mm mm mm mmm

@HalinPhilly

10 ай бұрын

It's that Karen wig that gets me.

@samman188

10 ай бұрын

"make a dead man cum" was a nod to Shave Em Dry by Lucille Bogan where she sings that, that is.... er.... not the most graphic line in her tune

@mightymartianca

10 ай бұрын

As much as anything it's the folk phrasing, it renders it almost unrecognizable.

@cautionTosser

10 ай бұрын

nice gams

Having seen Spinal Tap live - twice - I can attest that these guys can actually play!

@mitchell9110

10 ай бұрын

I somehow missed seeing it but there was a tour where The Folksmen opened for Spinal Tap.

The Spinal Tap brilliance expands far beyond its origins. We are so lucky to have seen these guys. They're up there with Firesign Theatre and Monty Python.

The most underrated folk band of the time and ahead of their time having the first trans bass player, i believe.

@adrianrust3229

9 ай бұрын

Wait a second... Marta Shubb isn't a woman?!?! 🤔😁

One of my favorite groups from the 60s...I remember their inimitable style on "Hootenanny."

@mypalfootfoot9591

10 ай бұрын

Back in the day, my friends and I would hang out in my room, get high smoking banana peels and listen to the Folksmen for hours. My parents thought they were commies but we didn't care, we were wild and free with moonbeams to spare!

@TheWingus

10 ай бұрын

I noticed that their later albums were different though, by the time “Wishin’” came out I had to punch my own hole on the record!!

@matthewwelch4305

10 ай бұрын

@@TheWingus Well that was more of a production issue with that cheap record company - they made the records all right, but they didn't punch that hole in them. It may have saved a bit of money, but very few consequently heard those records. Even though the material on the records themselves were quite good...

@garysuarez9614

9 ай бұрын

I liked "Saying Something." I know it was a departure from their format but true genius will be expressed, no matter its popularity.

@hbwhitmore878

9 ай бұрын

Went through 7 records before I got that hole centered. It was worth it though, oh yes, it was worth it.

how did i not know this existed? what a great way to promote that film.

Comedy is often best when played straight and serious. I love that these guys sat down and worked 'Start Me Up' out as a folk song. Not as easy as it seems. This little joke took time and energy. It delivers for the entire song.

Christopher Guest can only play that mandolin solo because he’s got six fingers…

@adrianrust3229

9 ай бұрын

Your comment is brilliant!

I can never listen to this song again. It gets stuck in my head & I can't get it out.

Happy 20th Anniversary to this genius rendition!

Peter Paul and Mary drank the kool aid and became satirical. Love it.

"EVERYBODY!" :-D Immeasurable level of genius. Every moment tops the one before it.

His mandolin goes up to 11!

Genius level off the chart here. As usual with these guys…..👏

"A Mighty Wind" is what started it. They ruined folk forever. You can't listen to any of that genre without thinking of these guys. Pure genius.

@setadriftonfishandchips

8 ай бұрын

They did this as an SNL sketch in the 1980s. Long before A Mighty Wind

@shoveldr

8 ай бұрын

They would have the Folksman open for Spinal Tap on tour, people wouldn't realize it was the same people and boo them off stage.

Conan should have brought out Spinal Top next. Shearer, McKean and Guest, what a comedy trio.

I was lucky enough to be there.. on that riverboat dinner tour.. in Cincinnati.. on the Ohio.. when the Folksmen covered "Givin' the Dog a Bone". The richness of their harmony was breathtaking.

Simply brilliant.

Kind of ahead of their time. Starting out as a parody of the Kingston Trio and then transitioning (literally and figuratively) into Peter, Paul and Mary.

@monkeytennis7477

10 ай бұрын

Burn 🔥🔥😂

Omg this is hysterical. Such brilliant satire of a folk genre

Fun fact: this band is also Spinal Tap. I wonder if that mandolin goes to eleven?

@davidappleby7214

11 ай бұрын

Nigel may have modified it to infinity

@glenbard657

11 ай бұрын

And two of them were in Lenny & the Squigtones before that.

@aaronhazelwood6489

10 ай бұрын

@@glenbard657 Right!

@jakesmet9426

10 ай бұрын

Christopher Guest is and does everything that well, hes such a gift, and Im honored we share a bday exactly 40 years apart, and have even come across the same amazing Collings F5 Mandolin, rumored to be the first choice for the infamous STONE HEDGE gag, but opted for a F4 with an oval soundhole. So the F5 Collings made its way to recently deceased Memphis virtuso Tommy Burroughs, which Ive been lucky enough to play music with, and at gigs he'd ALWAYS let me play that INCREDIBLE mandolin!!

@submandave1125

10 ай бұрын

Going even further back, Nigel Tufnell played lead guitar for Lenny and the Squigtones, too.

A world away from Spinal Tap, these guys are funny because they play it straight. Being really good musicians adds to the humor. I'd love to see them do Angry today!

This is brilliant!!!

Would love to hear the Schmenge (sp?) brothers version.

Talk about finishing!

@2cupojoe136

10 ай бұрын

😂

Hilarious ... and brilliant.

That's just brilliant

This pure brilliance !

I heard that these guys once opened for Spinal Tap and got booed off stage. Now that's hilarious.

Outstanding.

i was watching shearer doing an interview on the beat farmers last night. He is a music lover.

Come.....by yahhhhhhhh. Beautiful.

MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s pretty spectacular in fairness 😊

what genius did I just watch? lol.

Spectacular,in it's genius.

It's funny but also good at the same time 😂

That was fantastic! I had no idea.

Epic!

Love it ❤❤❤

Genius.

I saw them perform this LIVE! What was *SO* hysterical was that *THEY* were the opening act for SPINAL TAP at Carnegie Hall! They even shared their bewilderment at the selection making no sense to them, but they couldn’t pass up a chance to play Carnegie Hall! 🤪 (For those that didn’t get the joke, they are ALSO Spinal Tap)!

That performance makes me laugh and laugh.

I never knew Ronnie Wood played the double bass!

The whole song just waiting for the line "make a dead man come." Then they sang it eight times.

Knocks me on my ass each and every listen.

How great was that!

Brilliant.

That was great. I’ve been a Stones fan since 1967 and Start me Up was never one of my faves. Now it is. Lol. How about Happy.

@creamnsugar6771

10 ай бұрын

The song “Happy” is in my top 3 Stones tunes!!

Listen to what the Flower People say. I love both versions of this song 🤣🤣🤣

Thats amazing, im gonna have to learn a version of this on my geetar

Their drummer exploded and they went folk

@mitchgawlik1175

10 ай бұрын

Spontaneously combusted is the proper term. Wasn't the drummer Stumpy Joe?

@JTSunriseMusic

10 ай бұрын

@@mitchgawlik1175choked on vomit, they are not sure who’s

@richstex4736

10 ай бұрын

@@mitchgawlik1175 I was always fond of the Fishing Musicians' saying, "he blowed up real good".

@csmith1298

9 ай бұрын

Well, to be fair, you can't exactly dust for vomit.

Okay I can only hear the song in my mind this way now! earworm! Damn You!

Badass those 3 men badass

Marta's hair was just beautiful.

This was funnier than I expected 😄

Did they finish with " you make a dead man kum ba yah"? LOL.

@bobdavis4848

10 ай бұрын

Yah! LOL

Sick ! 🎼👍🤣

Count rugen playing the mandolin like an angel..

@donl9571

10 ай бұрын

Advantage with the 6 fingers

@faeryglamer

10 ай бұрын

@@donl9571 oh well done lol

Superb, I turned it up to eleven.

This is way, way funnier than it should be.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

More!

That arrangement at 1:14-1:25 is amazing

It’s simple but at the same time only this trio could have pulled it off.

I'm a huge fan of the Stones BEFORE the album with Start Me Up. I never liked anything they did after the '70s. UNTIL NOW! I like this version BETTER than the original!

Hilarious! I just found this gem.

I like this better than the Rolling Stones original!

If Chuck McGill had a healthy family life with his mom and Jimmy

It would be great to hear their renditions of some tunes from "Red, White & Blaine."

Sheer genius!

Golly, where have I heard that song before - I just can't place it !?!

Spinal Tap hootanany. Great spoof on a popular Rollijng Stones tune. Didn't recognize the Tune at first.

Genius

Now, I want to hear The Folksmen do "Monkey Man."

THIS IS SPINAL TAP

Just the greatest...........lol

I saw Spinal Tap in London in 2009 and didn’t realise that the Folksmen were the same guys.. they played their own support band

❤superb

This is a better version than the Stones song!!!

Harry Shearer looks so good in drag....lol!

@monkeytennis7477

10 ай бұрын

He does have nice legs😂🎉

George Harrison said the Beatles were big fans of The Folksmen and had all their albums.

Aww snap...if i'd waited a bit longer i'd have been #1000 !

A pre-law Chuck McGill sighting...

They originated in the film A Mighty Wind.

100 % better than the original version 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞