The Bens - Just Pretend

[austonosfus]

Wow........I just saw them now on you tube for the first time..I knew about Ben Kweller....but dang!

[dvonstaats]

why is this song so good

[LeshaAnn]

GOD I love that Ben Kweller--He helps me to satisfy my potentially pedophiliac tendencies without breakin' the law or going overboard! haha

[reniisgod]

Love Kweller's voice in this tune

[DCalabro07]

Pete Yorn!!!

[Malibuheaven1]

Love it!

[drmakin83]

Possibly the greatest super group ever!

[awesomefableable]

There used to be someones name in my head before my heart turned to stone and shut out all feelings of love or compassion

[stmirren37]

Kweller and Folds are great but my God, Ben Lee can't sing or write to save himself.

[TheSlevinCalevra]

@stmirren37 Harsh/

[incubeezer]

@stmirren37 lies

[thebigdiegowski]

6 people dont pretend

[tomoom165]

\WHOOOOO- HUSH!

[Green057]

i always wonder when two people in a band lean into the same microphone like that, if one of them has bad breath, or if they always brush their teeth and eat mints so it doesn't stink

[gradoguy]

Great song and great musicians. You should check out my cover that my friend and I did of this on my channel

[maddyt96]

ben lee's voice is so bad it's good.

[dementorchemist]

What an awesome concert that was :)

[XquinlanX]

few things beat the Bens.

[cgeld08]

Just saw Ben Kweller in concert last night and talked to him afterward, said the bens might get back together!

[neader333]

Are you serious!?!? I am convinced I put a bug in Mr. Folds' ear years ago and that's why they got together. I would love to hear and see more of the three of them together!!!

[claufman95]

@cgeld08 bull shit.

[tikalal]

This reminds me of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.

[littlemissjaden]

Aaahhh....Ben Folds....L-O-V-E!!!

[EssentialNo]

man this is so so mean. but why do they only have one microphone

[zerocks88]

@EssentialNo I think it sounds different having all the sound going through one mic, correct me if i'm wrong, but maybe they thought it sounded better in one or something :P ?

[WildOne156]

My grandfather just died. A girl I'm friends with but not ridiculously close to sent this to me.

[tomoom165]

This song made me think of this girl three years ago.

Heard it again. Cried.

I'm a twenty year old man.

[rrcollig]

You sound like you're 5, grow up.

[benbarnes37]

SWEET!

[CookieofWar]

This is great, but it's so weird to see Ben Folds playing guitar! haha, I love it though, genius!

[ohemgeedee]

OMGSH super genius group!

[ozrotary]

what a great sounding trio!! there sounds blend so well.

[cherries1roc]

holy crap this is a good mixture...gotta say ben kwellers my fave...but hey dont get me wrong i love folds and lee too

perfect!

[sassMay]

wow, its pretty cool...

[wonderwallbabiistar]

I love the bens.

I love them all separate and together.

[MrBrisman22]

The Bens are AMAZING.

[sblood311]

this is so awesome.

[knoxIII]

can some1 give me the rhythm for the guitar part cuz i cant find it.

[LeaveTheNetAlone]

can't you tell the rhythm from what you're hearing?

[knoxIII]

it reminds a little of BFF but these guys are great this song is awesome this is the first time ive heard

[burcharg]

holy crap! i remember seeing a video of them saying they were going to do a "bens" tour but i thought it was a joke! it was before I really knew ben kweller and ben lee!

[RedrumSunglasses]

damn, when did they do this tour?? D: i live in australia too, i bet i was too young to see it anyway lol . damnnn D:

[U2JoshuaTreeU2]

beautiful

[newfie2345]

this is amazing

[taylorrr1211]

amazing.

i love 1:57, how ben kweller says pretend.

so cute.

[sweetassugar3239]

yes!

whenever I listen to this video, I always wait for it!

you so read my mind!

It is flat out adorable, it's where his bit of country-ish side shines through =)

[liquidmetalrob]

It's quite refreshing to see Folds playing like this, sharing the spotlight as it were.

[smackdat89]

Who's Ben Lee? I've never heard of him.

[wil555]

He's an Australian singer/songwriter...more like Bob Dylan than the other two Bens.

[shutthefuckupdavid]

sweeeet

[sch08277]

Just to let you know, it is in fact a melodica. If you like the bens, you should youtube search "bffanlanded"

[sparechangeany1]

man i wish they played together more they make a great sound

[tiffnessnaetorino]

haha rage!! loved that show!

[RedrumSunglasses]

i thought rage was still on ;S lol

[jlennon45]

Think it's a melodica

[mikebtko]

love it...

[mkgirschwin]

I like Folds on guitar.

[armynrse]

me too!

[Ohhhsunshine]

I'm in love.

[bsurbs]

lee sounds like dylan

[trudywurm]

killer.

[rockyourworld220]

kweller looks so young here

[thatdrattedcat]

ahhh i know the chances are exactly 0, but I'd absolutely love to see them in concert.

[freakshowpop]

Was Ben Folds high or drunk or something? lol... He screwed up some of the lyrics and just looked out of it. I would kill to see them in concert though.

[kroos87]

ohh.. good times.

I kinda miss the days when all this started. I still wish I could have flown to Australia just to see it.

Brings back memories.

[skwerals]

This is great. What the fuck is Kweller playing?

[clayzer1]

its called a melodica, its like the harmonica equivalent of a keytar.

[sephiroth1018]

The Bens are not that good, I know you guys are lost and are looking for good music but you don't need this shit. Check out some classic rock. Like Dylan,the beatles, the who, rolling stones, simon and Garfunkel, pink floyd, led zeppelin, the clash, donovan, you know GOOD music.

[Rigerdaby]

Sephiroth You are a Fuckhead i swear u just llok up Ben Kweller and live a shit Comment U clearly are just Some anime Kid who thinks he is some elitist Saying names like Dylan Rolling stone etc just makes u more of a dick shows your Interest in music is Limited Please Uninstall windows cause U are a Failure in life

[LOVEurMUSIC]

Oh. My. God.

I agree with you 100%, but for the love of music, LEARN TO FUCKING TYPE.

It breaks my heart seeing such intelligent thought represented by random captialized words, bad grammar, and poor spelling.

[Rigerdaby]

LOL yeh my spelling was pretty shit i guess thats what happens when u comment in anger but who needs good grammare when you are insulting someone

[LOVEurMUSIC]

It just makes a stronger point, especially if you're insulting their intelligence hahahaha

[ThisIsWar257]

haha well said rigerdaby. anyways this guy is telling us to listen different bands that sound absoloutely nothing like each other. i mean we're watching the bens for a reason, its not like we want to stop and and start head banging to the clash.

[busstopratbag]

Expand your horizons, bub. It's a beautiful thing.

[srfwaxamerica14]

oh hey thanks a lot sephiroth1018.. i actually decided to watch this video just so i could read the comments to find someone to really direct me and my musical taste.. especially to generic bands that every 14 year old guy thinks they are cool or unique for listening to..

[songlover08]

Hahaha. Umm I really enjoyed this performance a lot & I like all the Bens, especially Folds, & saying that this music is shit is way out of line, but come on! To call the Clash, the Who, the Beatles, et al "generic" is supremely absurd.

[07kje07]

the video quality and the song seems like they are from the 70's or something!!!!!!!!!

awesome

[MontyAreIFC]

Wow--my favorite song by The Bens. I really hope i can catch them live.

[skakid413]

what is kweller playing?

[Dragonrocks]

it's a Melodica, it's really cool. Folds uses one on his tokyo live version of Steven's last night in town.

[rabbitoh14]

i thought it was a stylophone

[Dragonrocks]

He's called it a Melodica in concert, it might be a Sytlophone, but I don't know.

[blue7530]

crosby still and nash? oh wait no, its the bens.

[DoorsAreSecured]

this is the most amazing thing i have ever seen.

[maireadre]

folds def has the better voice, but kweller has so much charisma!

[sailorluna672]

rumor is they are in preliminary talks for another project :)

[ifyouwerearobot]

this is probabaly my favourite video on youtube

[walker1921]

i love all of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a wonderful thing

[villiageidiot89]

This is brilliant! I saw them when they came to Adelaide a few years back and it was amazing. Since then I've seen Ben Folds twice more. This song brings a tear to my eye! Beautiful!!!

[MilkyJoe8]

I cannot see how anyone can prefere Folds or Lee to Kweller! Yeah they are amazing, but Kweller is buy far the greatest person ever on earth, ever!

[wolfblass88]

aww they love each other!!!

[naebiegirl]

It just makes me so happy....

[calangodoido]

Folds is the man, Kweller is getting there...lee, humn...whatever.

[Embekewl]

That was so great. Ben Folds is so talented. He must play every instrument!

[floford]

BFFS

[nohollaback]

Perfect together...Lee and Folds are the greatest...Kweller's growing on me...Ben Folds is AMAZING in concert, though.

[rickyglsu]

whats the name of the instrument the middle guy is playing?

[paperwate]

Kweller? Melodica...cool thing. :)

[rabbitoh14]

stylophone

[blueskiesvegas]

that's a melodica. a stylophone is more of a synth.

[Meinory86]

Got one in my musiccorner :D

[alimox]

i'm a bit confused.. i thought a melodica has keys like a keyboard?..

[sidewalkconfession]

Aw, Ben Kweller looks like such a kid here.<3

[johnsteinbeck]

loose the 'here'. :)

[ky13le]

it's so wierd seeing ben folds playing a guitar.

[Soxywoxy]

The Bens are amazing. Folds is great.

[hellolacey123]

this is easily the most beautiful thing i have ever seen

[penroyaltea]

They are so suited musicaly (and namely!) and look like they are having a great time too. This is how music should be!!!

[chocopopo]

Ben Lee is my favourite Ben.

[wouterhamel]

i've always looooved this song, so great to see this performance. BK, BL & BF rock!

[s9pohann]

Oh my god...i would die for this song and for Ben folds!!!!

[CopaceticRubbish]

Mmm... Tasty song. Tasty men.

[ohnonotrose]

ben lee the aussie guy. this is pretty cool, same here about the guitar and ben folds, first time i've ever seen him with a guitar. think ben folds can practically play anything he touches

[maireadre]

Oh I see know. Ben Lee. K thanks anyway.

[maireadre]

This may sound dumb but who is the 3rd Ben? I know Ben Folds and Ben Kweller but not the other guy. Folds and Kweller are my top 2 favorite artists. Then it's Weezer. Lol.

[wantsarevolution]

I love these guys so much. And this is the first time I've seen Ben Folds play a guitar.

[kcnirva]

I wonder if Jesus and Mohammed would colaborate as well as they in a live jam session...

[justhesh]

It's like if Jesus, Mohammed, and Moses got together and made an album. The Prophs, ladies and gents.

[mmartin1133]

all about the benjamins

[restedesaumon]

my favorite Ben is still Ben Kweller

i love, thx for sharing

[Elizabomb]

favorite.

I love the bens!

[johnsteinbeck]

wow, talk about an influence of crosby, stills, nash !

i like it, quite a lot, actually.

[NearsightedOrange]

Oh man, thanks for sharing this! :D I love them.

[hangarboy]

Excellent vid. Most people I know don't even know what I am talking about when I mentions The Bens.

[catec]

Thank you for sharing this! I remember when they toured, and am kicking myself now for not going to see them!