@adgato75 are you for real? thats funny if its true. but it wasnt his solo debut, it was actually his 2nd solo album and my favorite work of his ,and thats including the pixies stuff.
@katkal3 yeah i always forget about his self-titled solo debut. the teenager of the year story is totally true. i thought teenager of the year was good, but not as good as the pixies material.however, fast man, raider man was an awesome album, as was svn fngrs.
@radiotomi duh. i already said in the other post that i just always forget the self-titled solo debut, probably because i dont like it much. just a habit.
I like the double tracking on the vocals. Bass and drum are excellent. And I really like how Charles' guitar sounds. In terms of content of the lyrics maybe it could be about artists copying him, covering him or using his style or ripping off his riffs or points of view? I didn't get a feeling that the lyrics were spot on what they seem in a literal sense. It feels like an anti-anthem but the chorus is so anthemic. A really really cool song. Also it does not have a cheesy guitar solo!
The only thing I don't like about this is all of the pictures of himself in the video. I'm a fan, but don't care for ego maniacs, hope i'm not contributing to this as we all might be...
C'mon, It's obviously a low buget home made video for the song. I think he's taking it back to the roots. And if an artist doesn't show himself performing then what do you show? I like that he isn't doing all this over blown big budget stuff for his videos. It's refreshing and very much in line with the heart and soul of YouTube.
After seeing this Video, you caan´t recover F.B. Francis as your neighbor in the underground/metro!! And otherwhile: I want to see especially THIS GUY ! Since Robert Zimmermannn in the 6-70ies, there was not so a great collaboration of mind, style and authenticity (okay.j.cash) like the Personality of F. B. Francis in the Pop-Circus. A FBF Video without Flack Brancis´ Face in the Camera is like Elvis´ "Aloha from Hawaii" only with Beach-Impressions. Keep on run x.
To clarify, this was shot in FBF's "office" where he stores memorabilia, recording & stage gear like those amps, flight cases & old promo posters. FBF is one of the least egotistical artists you'd ever meet. The fact that he makes goofy, no-budget videos shot by friends and family, and does so in places like his bathroom and his office actually emphasizes that aspect of his personality. And yes, this is one of the most succinctly brilliant tunes of his career to date. ~ Peter Radiator
this song is super duper awesome, thanks Frank!!! :)
codemanpe 2 weeks ago
Legend & my hero :)
ElDiabloDisciple 5 months ago
Only Frank can rock a song about an Irish Legend....I wish i was him.
sked231 5 months ago
This vid now has 10k views because I clicked it.
It deserves ten times this amount of views, what the fuck is wrong with people?
GrimmShadow 7 months ago
Fuck , this is awesome!
DrRonPaul 7 months ago
weird video. Is this the an alternate version? sounds differnt than when i first heard it.
JurricaChiannaNycole 10 months ago
One of the best songs Thompson's ever written. After all these years and he's still turning out amazing songs. Don't ever stop, please.
MusashiFilms 1 year ago
Double seed...double orgasm...cool me in the barrel...bye, bye!
LimitedT1 1 year ago
Excellent! Love it!
The CuChulainn of song.
phonemonkey3 1 year ago
LEGEND!
mborgogna 1 year ago
FB or BF - this man should be recognized as a national treasure. The man's a living legend. Easily one of the greatest song writers of all time.
TheStrangeRanger 1 year ago 2
This song is the shit
thedraizetrain 1 year ago
echt oude frank super Dimiblack
dimiblack1 1 year ago
His music is so good it amazes me every time.
raskaskoneisto 2 years ago 3
There's no vision, like egg vision!!
HarpoonTorpedo 2 years ago
he actually got an award in the town he lived in as a teen that was a "teenager of the year" award
adgato75 2 years ago
@adgato75 lol teenager of the year XD
zigCARNIVOROUS 1 year ago
@zigCARNIVOROUS im serious, thats why he named his solo debut "teenager of the year".
adgato75 1 year ago
@adgato75 are you for real? thats funny if its true. but it wasnt his solo debut, it was actually his 2nd solo album and my favorite work of his ,and thats including the pixies stuff.
katkal3 1 year ago
@katkal3 yeah i always forget about his self-titled solo debut. the teenager of the year story is totally true. i thought teenager of the year was good, but not as good as the pixies material.however, fast man, raider man was an awesome album, as was svn fngrs.
adgato75 1 year ago
@adgato75 teenager of the year no es su debut solista. you are wrong.
radiotomi 1 year ago
@radiotomi duh. i already said in the other post that i just always forget the self-titled solo debut, probably because i dont like it much. just a habit.
adgato75 1 year ago
Can anybody tab this?
limejuice69 2 years ago
Thats just hot.
limejuice69 2 years ago
I love Black Francis and I love The Pixies.
sherbetheadmusic 2 years ago
Frank Black is a genius.
xgilxx 2 years ago 3
I like the double tracking on the vocals. Bass and drum are excellent. And I really like how Charles' guitar sounds. In terms of content of the lyrics maybe it could be about artists copying him, covering him or using his style or ripping off his riffs or points of view? I didn't get a feeling that the lyrics were spot on what they seem in a literal sense. It feels like an anti-anthem but the chorus is so anthemic. A really really cool song. Also it does not have a cheesy guitar solo!
moonshade4 2 years ago
Actually, the lyrics are supposed to be straight forward and literal. The song is based on an Irish myth.
tmbgcat 2 years ago
The only thing I don't like about this is all of the pictures of himself in the video. I'm a fan, but don't care for ego maniacs, hope i'm not contributing to this as we all might be...
fastwabbit 2 years ago
C'mon, It's obviously a low buget home made video for the song. I think he's taking it back to the roots. And if an artist doesn't show himself performing then what do you show? I like that he isn't doing all this over blown big budget stuff for his videos. It's refreshing and very much in line with the heart and soul of YouTube.
Ursusnoir 2 years ago
kopfsprung 2 years ago
the oster of teenager of the year is prolly nostalgia more than egomania, just guessing!
zachtblauw 2 years ago
To clarify, this was shot in FBF's "office" where he stores memorabilia, recording & stage gear like those amps, flight cases & old promo posters. FBF is one of the least egotistical artists you'd ever meet. The fact that he makes goofy, no-budget videos shot by friends and family, and does so in places like his bathroom and his office actually emphasizes that aspect of his personality. And yes, this is one of the most succinctly brilliant tunes of his career to date. ~ Peter Radiator
peterradiator 2 years ago 17
great comment, i totally agree. FBF is probably the greatest of the underappreciated artists working today.
adgato75 2 years ago
Up there with Bad News as one of the best songs he's written since the switch back to BF.
cdgrenouille 2 years ago
Frank is one of the most awesome song writers ever!
Ursusnoir 2 years ago 9
Agreed
fastwabbit 2 years ago
Amen to that...:-)
21reasons 2 years ago
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streek0 2 years ago
Cool concept, liked the old posters and the mosiac stuff at the end. And great song.
streek0 2 years ago
all the old posters were cool
SeanWrenn 2 years ago
egg vision!
dietspritezero 2 years ago
quite good but didnt really get the keying out his glasses bit lol good 4 a 1st attempt
KillerKreate 2 years ago