Auto-Tune the News #5 Played Note-for-Note on Fretless (lol) Japanese Shamisen.

[obliv888]

Who needs chicks when you have a Shamisen? Awesome.

[danielmrussell]

DUDE, THIS WAS AWESOME! you rock. As do the Gregory Brothers. I want to see more collaboration!

[franciscolombimusic]

omg dictation skills or what lol

[TheYTmagic]

you could be... grasshopper

i could be... sensei

[Greno]

thats wild! nice job!

GOD BLESS AMERICA

ITS THE SMOO00000OOOKE

[flyingbob5]

You would be even more epic if you sang along.

[TheCaliger]

Mac~

[biggboy03]

you look hella sexy with that thing....i think i want to learn how to play one

[Keiura]

Not sure which to be more impressed by, the shamisen playing or the super old Mac in the background.

[Blitz913]

AMAZING! スゴイ!!



[Codevious]

I just want to say i am also a admirer of the ATtN crew for their very admirable talent and dedication to putting something on YouTube which is not only catchy, but packed with comedy and musical talent. I want to express my extreme respect for you taking the time to make a Shamisen version of all the episodes, it must have taken a decent amount of time and although im sure many see you as foolish for spending time on this i respect it. Many thumbs up.

[MrCG35]

Interesting, I like it.

[michaelsethmeltzer]

really impressive!

[Firesttar]

i thought i heard "subscribe to meee" so i did xD

[kingtophe009]

Are you kidding? I bet hipster would eat that irony the fuck up.

[Sam111111]

Wow. Very high level of skill here. I mean, I don't care much for the shamisen, but ... yeah. I could never do this [I have trouble fingering chords w/guitar sometimes].

[jyoun2]

For some reason this song played on the shamisen is particularly addicting...it is my law school exam pre-test relax jam.

[kazarific15994]

That's amazing :) kinda :L

[girlfriendg]

I love your "EH!"'s...

[mojothenogo]

that thing might help you pick up chiks at an anime convition. can you play the naruto theme?

[drizzt9889]

wow, thats some amazing talent

[DarkeGBF]

Wow. That was amazing.

Also, #5 is the best of them all, so this rocks that much more.

[phatcorns]

I LOVE this, holy crap I love the sound of it so much.

[maleksiuk]

This made me so happy.

[Major2219]

@mikepenny01

You're good on that banjo thing!!

[350kph]

its excellent.

[RoieTRS]

Do #12

[NaoTio]

Wow, this is amazing. :D Thank you for doing this, they're awesome.

[etothedubl]

Fave note:

1:12

You rock, Mikey!

[beckyxcore69]

this is awesome

marry me :)

[YakkoRebelGunz]

mike

you are

epic

win

[larry40k]

not going to lie, that was some of the most epic shit i've seen in along time

[Asemco]

Epic.

[andalusia842]

You are so incredibly talented. Wow wow wow wow. Great song choice by the way.

[JJEBray011]

nice harmonizing at 1:19 - 1:24

[TekkenPaul]

WICKED! Amazing Playing good sir! keep it up :)

[grraacce]

I aspire to be you. You fucking rule!

[DreamerTakako]

It's kind of amazing how GOD BLESS AMERICA! sounds even better on 三味線. And I thought there was no way one could improve the Gregory Bros!

[miromuchotv]

Now I want to watch ATTN #5...

[gingergreek]

FUUUUCK me that was cool!!!

[TheLotanos]

AMAZING!

[joemamasfriend]

Holy awesome.

[Veeno00]

This...

...is so awesome...

[gameplayer222]

is this instrument made out of cat and dog material?

[Oneill191]

That is talent...

[RainInTheSunshine]

0:08 ''Oh Snap!" so cute, and the rest is just AMAZING!

[XItsChaChaX]

Amazing

[pricelesspistola321]

you must have had a lot of time on your hands, but this if fuckin tight!

[blargen26]

This is my favourite of the Auto Tune the News, and you have done it justice my man!! :-D

[haloboy456]

dude i love how you harmonize with it man awesome

[chaplan76]

This is alot like Frisbee golf. A sport that no matter how good you get at it, will NEVER get you laid.

[SirGrizzly53]

@chaplan76 indeed.

[xPinkCirnox]

@chaplan76

If that's the biggest achievement of someone's life that you can think of, then I'm going to tell you right now that you're going to live a very very sad life.

[mikepenny01]

@chaplan76 True dat.

[DarkCeberus]

You got one really long thumb nail. No Offence. just throwing that out there

[tdstudd1996]

do you get chicks with this thing?

[mikepenny01]

@tdstudd1996

Well... ya know... that is to say...

No.

[tdstudd1996]

@mikepenny01 aww bummer...  well as a musician i appreciate it.. but i'm not a chick

[Ashesketchum]

@mikepenny01 That's a damn shame, man.

[raidersk8er9]

@mikepenny01 Hey man im a dude and i think its actually sorta cool, keep it up man, but dont go sayin to girl "Oh yea, >:) i cant play the Japanese Shamisen :)"

There reaction - uhhh... *walks away*

You - :l what just happened?

[VioLynn0803]

@mikepenny01 who cares? You're amazing.

[DevoraxZ]

@tdstudd1996 No, he doesn't get chicks with this. He gets chicks though.

[pittd0gg]

this was awesome

[crapper1]

where can i get one and is it harder than a 6 sting guitar

[bejay20x]

that was really really cool. but for GODS sake get a fucking metronome and use it

[TrueSoreThumb]

1:50 HOLY CRAP!

GO MIKE, GO.

[ISAYLORI]

thats awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

[ehrenyu]

!!!! ATTN's #5 is my favorite of all of them!! -is absolutely rolling around happily like a cat on catnip- :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD -followed by a fangirl squeal- Really! Don't feel bad for the very very minor slips, because holy hells! Wow!~

[willsing4shelter]

the harmony notes you play in and out from 1:10 to 1:23 are amazing. you have an awesome gift

[sunnsea6]

This is amazing o______o !!!!!!!

[brianconnery]

BASS SOLOOOO

[XxcupcakexkittenxX]

I love auto tune the news and you playing skills are beautiful

[immmmmaustin]

fucking amazing...

[Cluffdog]

That was literally amazing

[xKagatox]

u are fucking awesome.. 5 stars and a batman symbol

[heightz187]

yooo...O.O.. how in the hell did u make those notes?!>?!

[RivetsAndRain]

This is terrific, pitch perfect!

[wesmorris]

ROTFL.  loved it! Encore!! Encore!! :)

[PleasantAnimal]

Wow, great video! I really enjoyed this, especially since it's my all time favourite ATTN video. I love how you laugh at the 'breaking news, guys' bit - that's one of my favourite lines. Keep it up!

[noodlenate]

Absolutely grand! By far my favorite ATTN, and my appreciation for it has only increased with viewing your rendition. Wonderfully done!

[SubparPanda]

I want one :O

[3diot]

I'm so glad you got noticed! I've seen this from February, and apparently so have they! :D

[Tykell]

The chord at 1:54 is win

[ultm8ninja]

That was freakin amazing man props

[Zipsix]

How is this even possible? Wow.

[saxamo]

I respect your talent but dude you're a nerd

[FierySockHat]

0:36 is awesome, idk why it is but it sounds beast!

[Supermikejv]

Japanese?!!!! AMAZING!!!! Nice!!

[davetheguitarplayer]

Just friggin' BRILLIANT!!! MAJOR props for your dead-on transcription and even more for all the detail you put in your spot-on performance! Can't say enough - EXCELLENT JOB!!

[dustinsoftware]

O_O daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang

[Ceibhfhionn]

That's incredible. Fair play to ye!

[09denzelmvp]

thats wicked

[Choalith]

Now that's talent. Floored me on the Pimpin' part. :)

[electricmaster23]

They should turn this into a game: "Shamisen Hero"

[humorme330]

Great Job!

[vorpalpoet]

Dude, you have not forgotten to be awesome. :) Made my week, seriously.

[berryford]

okaaaaaay.......? Nice I think o.o........weird

[guiitargirlx3]

this made my nighttttttt

[aarbrachru]

The huge awkward looking pick I'm using (it's not an ice scraper:)) is called a 'bachi' and it's the traditional pick used to play th...

[DEEPSFAN]

weird :/

[ReedHunterGreen]

I love how you can manipulate an already funny song.

[darkwarriordk]

i gotta say you picked a really weird song to learn but you know how to play those fretless strings like a mofo, but its still odd dude just odd

[effelicious]

lol man. What the hell is this? I mean, I LOVE that instrument from japan. But using it to remix Auto-tune the news is just crazy :D I would have never ended up with an idea like this! Great way to express yourself. Big up mate

[ObiWanBockobi]

nicely done, hats off to you man.

[IxYamikoxA]

O.O first 5secs I had to pause cause it was too awesome XDD that is super special awesome @.@ can't see your fingers gaahhhhh xD

[ZoolanderDZ]

Are you seriously using an ice scrapper to play this!? You are insane. 5 Stars.

[Skoodiddle]

Holy. Shit. My hat is completely off to you.

[supervegeta101]

@ 1:34 - 1:40

HE KNOWS HE'S THE SHIT

[VintageWoWOwner]

hahahahahaha sick!!!!

[CrazyIemon]

Whoa...cool.

[my10topfavorite]

You'll have to excuse my n00bieness, but do you use a pick

[Blackguard9099]

The shamisen uses a special wooden paddle. You see it at 0:02.

As to exactly how the paddle is used, I have no idea.

[NeoMatrixYT]

look at 0:02, he's using something that looks exactly like a Dollar Store ICE SCRAPER!!!!! OMFG!!!!! XD

[pojomofo]

simply amazing, well done good sir

[mortisnoctu]

I agree with MrShoop24 and that is an awesome fretless, what kind is that?

[MrShoop24]

dude you freakin' ROCK

[TheRoyalzProduction]

Omg!

Beyond Epic!

5 Star

[ApocalipseCow]

BEYOND epic.

[YellW0rk]

"Clearly."

[TheWeakWillled]

This is weirdly epic.

[supervegeta101]

@TheWeakWillled Nothing weird about it. It's Beyond Epic, it's TRULY AWESOME

[melodysheep]

Wow mike! I can't believe you pulled that off. I tried my hand at this one and the challenge was overwhelming. this is amazing, once again

[mikepenny01]

Thanks, John. All of your videos are spectacular! They shine light into dark corners;).

[voicetube]

@mikepenny01 I agree quite wholeheartedly what melodysheep said - this is EPIC. But, also with what you said about his amazing work.

[KapitanMontag]

Awesome skills man, you rock, -

you can be lady gaga, I can be T-payne, bringin on the boogie , dropping rhymes like rain!

[MundMoriginal]

i see, most difficult is there are quite not much repeatings so it's much stuff to learn ^^

[Heligoland43]

i have never been more turned on.

[allstarswag]

its cool but you should make anotherone but of a normal song , a good song , because autotune the news changes so much that its hard to keep up ,

[BuayaGuy]

That's just rad :)

[MattButtery]

Holy crap dude! That was legendary. Also, that's got to be the only time that's ever been done.

[EcdsKO1323O]

It's the smoooooooooooooooke!!!

[SpaceGhostNZ]

Cancer - it's the smoke

Heart disease - it's the smoke

Respiratory disease - it's the smoooooooooooooooooooke!

[SirMuffinsworth]

Epic win, bro.

[SentoKishiet]

You need MUCH more recognition for your videos like this.

[RasburryMuphinz]

AWESOME!!

[MrDustandechoes]

AWESOME!

[MicalSimpson13]

you're a mac?

[healcannon]

Amazing. =)

[isha566]

wowowwowowowowowowwowowowwowow­.

amaaaaazing.

[ItHurtsWhenISleep]

O_O

5 Stars.

[arman360]

love it

[prowled]

epic throwback of the head there while playing :3

[butterpaww]

dude very impressive!

[xxQuincySkeadxx]

epic.

[Stevii2]

Great job dude!

[51mfetic]

schmoyoho rated this video XD

[EdgeNicx]

Wow!

[BigAppleChannel1]

awesome. period.

[yannissl4]

That's fucking amazing :O!

[o0o0danielleo0o0]

This is my FAVE ATTN!!! You are such an awesome person for doing this!! Keep doing this. Its amazing!

[Pumpfrom]

shit son this is pretty good ha

[metalheader1989]

hahahah dude that was awesome

[lildaddy4us]

Oh snap!

[concretemitten]

lol!!!! i just checked out your youtube page.... i should have known! haha.. great job man!

[concretemitten]

yeah man, thanks for sending this vid. what a great instrument! it seems sorta like a crazy Japanese banjo..? have you tried to play traditional Japanese music on it... stupid question i know.. of course you have. lucky you for getting your hands on one! awesome playing! i subscribed.

[yoshiroks777]

Epic video. Thanks for sending it.

[olsentwinsx2]

I'm in love <3. Do you play shows?

[parallax7d]

I love all your ATTN videos! Could you record this one without ATTN playing in the background, maybe in stereo?

[Harkian]

o.O

Wow, that was awesome. This is definetly the best ATTN, and you got it all perfect! Really nice job, learning that and playing it on a fretless, 5/5!!

[angryuncle1989]

This sux.

[meshumekha]

I thought the Joe recitative would throw you off. It did not! Thank you for sharing your sweet playing, I love it every time.

[forcedhire1]

Nice timing. Is this normal type of playing for shamisen? I wanna learn more about Japanese instrument but I dont know what is good way to study. Sorry my English is not very well

[zerbloo987]

It's the Smoo-oo-oo-oo-oke, the smoo-oo-oo-oke!!!!

You are a master of awesomeness.

Thank you for blessing the world with your epic NFNs.

[tenshirei]

Amazing! That must have taken tons of work; bravo to you for finally accomplishing it and sharing it with us! I enjoy these so much. :)

Although, is the audio on this one completely synced? During the Lady Gaga/T-Pain duet I was trying to follow your left hand and it seemed like the video was slightly lagged behind the audio. I've had this issue occasionally, especially with recording directly to Youtube. Might want to check it out.

Again, great work! おめでとう！

[mikepenny01]

@tenshirei

Yeah, I tend to have sync problems with many of my uploads. I use Windows Movie Maker, and I think the problem is on my end. I'll try and be a little more scrutinizing when editing the next one. Thanks!

[Hikikomori013]

I hear a lot of complaints that the synch can get thrown off when YouTube processes Moviemaker clips. If the editing is good at your end the problem might be their software.

The technical skill is again exemplary. I'm in awe.

[Fenizrael]

This is probably my favourite song of the lot. I'm so glad you did this one.

[TronicSpeedsta]

Ayyyy, men.