Barenaked Ladies - Testing 1-2-3 (The Bathroom Sessions)

[CameramaDingDang]

How much you wanna bet he hears steven's voice still when he does these. 'cause I do.

[hveuhrdahilltop]

Old song and I'm a teen so like I still love this song... No big deal your amazing...

[randalthor12345]

love how ed can make the same chord progression sounds so different.

[auntbitsy]

Um, no, it's not. Do you understand the concept of a cover? That's Ed Robertson singing.

[auntbitsy]

Wow, what an idiot. This isn't a cover.

[WeirdTabor]

@auntbitsy yes it is

[19craiggy87]

Ed should cock slap some of you people then maybe you'd know he was for real....wait that doesn't make sense oh well DO IT ANYWAYS!!! idiots...

[legendaryooki8]

Dude very nice your other ones are really good too and you sound like the guy who sings them and you keep the tempo steady a lot of times when I hear ppl do remakes of songs they are on and off with it

[lot60]

@legendaryooki8

uhh guy,...this is Mr. Ed Robertson,...."the guy" who actually sings these songs...

Seriously classic remarks on his tempo too,...Ed's gonna love that one...lol  :)

[TheKaz20]

@legendaryooki8

lhaha .......This is awkward that is Ed Roberston you know barenaked ladies lead singer

[legendaryooki8]

Dude very nice your other ones are really good too and you sound like the guy who sings them and you keep the tempo steady a lot of times when I hear ppl do remakes of songs they are on and off with it

[79SETransAm]

One of my favorite songs, ever. Period.

[Omanjack]

its captain butch flowers and captain dynamic( or is it cpt slippery)

[cprich22]

@tinkerbellsierra im pretty sure everyone here knows them too

[Ria7kunze]

Omgosh!!! Love it! Ur great :] makes my day

[Dmajorproductions]

i love this song! it reminds me of sophmore year for some reason

[stalkher]

bathroom sessions? what is the story behind this? i love seening bnl just jam. there are soooooooo many good songs.

[BrGut6323]

ur a good singer.

[pmccall3]

really good

[HebrewHammerG]

just saw them live, god damn do they still have it

[AzOats]

dude you sound just like them!

[619rey2643]

@AzOats it is "them"

[CrazySeaTurtle64]

@AzOats lol not to be mean but this is the official bnl channel sooooooooooo.... HE IS THEM!!! well 1/4th of them but ha

[fskfhg]

@AzOats I love this comment!

[bushwacker04]

@AzOats hes IS a barenaked lady...

[glownthedarkpanda]

@bushwacker04 omg thats such a lie, hes not a lady or bare OR naked(thank the lord, my gf would hate if i looked...so would i)

[gnarguy19]

@AzOats im not trying to be mean at all (being the good canadian i am) but i am soooo happy that you made this post. :) it deffinatly made my day happier! so cheers for that mate. :)

[mayorquinnby]

My favorite BNL song.

[smeganTEE]

<3 love this song ;)

[pieguy130]

What are the piano chords to this song? Can't find online.. anyone know? thanks

[clamman87]

D/C# is my enemy

[jazzaces294]

@clamman87 I play this song with the capo on 5 for the range, and it actually makes the D/C# a little easier to play because the frets are smaller.

[psizovrak282]

@clamman87 gotta work on your pinky finger strength :)

[whiplash6924]

i cant believe how tatented eddie is it sounds j like the whole band was doin it

[clamman87]

I can't get my pinky to do that cord switch! I am trying to learn this song and it's so much fun!

[DonTheTurtleDude]

ditto. everything you just said, ditto

[cardpredator159]

where can i download this song

[cardpredator159]

where can i download this song

[GreenDayMunkd]

I think this may have been the song that got me into BNL...they're totally underrated, and they kick the asses off these crappy modern bands who formed last week, or the bitchy dance chick singers, or the emos, or any of that, BNL ROCKS!!! (WE MISS STEVE)

[clamman87]

Any chance on "Brian Wilson" getting Bathroom session'd????? >.>

[MaxCrooks]

I wonder what happened at the end to make that noise and make him look

[daximus666]

somebody walking in to use the bathroom....

[MaxCrooks]

He also manages to not look terrible? some people when they sing look funny

[Adammac93]

Man watching this video just depresses me. I attempted a loose cover of this song and posted it. I was pretty happy with it till I watched this again. Damn Ed is just incredible

[Twistedsoul2oo9]

i am inlove with his voice......its. . i cant even find a word! ~sigh~

[GibsonDude900]

I just learned this song. I Love It!! sounds great with my capo too!

[Mifian]

Thing I hate is building up calluses :\ After that its pretty easy.

[SoundsTakenVids]

True, but you have to admit that Ed has some special knack for throwing in little amazing bits. He's just awesome.

[clamman87]

I can't even hope to make my guitar make noises similar to this :(

[123runaround]

Why not  =)

[123runaround]

If you spend enough time with a dog it will become your best friend, the same is true of a guitar...

[gryphonprince]

HE'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rogerthat155]

yes m8 when u start at the basics for acoustic guitar and NOT practice thats what u do for professions guitar playing is FUN and is a release for emotions for me i express myself even tho i am not a great musician. just as long as ure playing everyday or every 2 - 3 days with some emotion, u will learn more everytime. and when ure as good as ed from BNL here, u wont even notice u have come so far.

[rogerthat155]

whats hard???? SINGING AND PALYING GUITAR AT THE SAME TIME. thats what makes this dude special and not just a guitar player

[JonnyVera]

neither can i. don't worry. i love and hate watching ed. love cuz he's thoroughly amazing. hate cuz i can never hope to achieve that level of talent.

[HalfwayxThere]

@JonnyVera Agreed. When I try to play guitar and sing at the same time, I usually sing when I'm strumming, or strum while I sing.. either way, epic fail.

I'm super jealous of Ed LOL

[amelia269]

woah im really impressed! at first i was mad that there wasnt an actual barenaked ladies video singing this but this is a decent alternative

[duder1312]

that is one of the barenaked ladeis, its ed, the guitarist and one of the vocalists...

[AlexGould14]

one of if not the best bnl songs... just awsome... They are so skilled I hope steven comes back...

[Mifian]

I don't think that would happen, but its nice to think that. Heres hoping Steven realizes he had a home at BNL :)

[punishmentiseternal]

man it would be better if they had the actual music video but this rocks too!

[PaigeandErika]

great song!=)=)=)=)

[LyleFleetscut]

where can i see this song not the bathroom version

[desirezfire]

in petawawa, its a canadian military base, the bank payed for them to come and play for everyone, and everyone got in for free, and it was awesome and i went with my freinds and we all got it without paying a thing cause our parents were in the military, and i started jumping and the bass player starting jumping too..and the sang a song for the soilders, there amazing :)

[mattyp0780]

Now that Steve is gone Can i have his Job?

[Watabird]

lol nice.

[CeilingofStars]

I really love what you did from 1:08 to 1:18 (especially that slide at the end!)

Don't know if that's in the original (haven't heard it yet), but I envy your guitar skills! :)

[Emilyfromohio]

Its good to know that bands really don't want to post their videos on youtube. God forbid they promote themselves!

They are a Independent group, by the way.

[rssgroxmysox]

good job sir.. =)

[NowhereMan422]

Why is that name even on a bnl vid? It's almost insulting...

[rekenner]

What name?

[seth90snoopy]

is the original on youtube?i just find this one and covers :/

[wgkspur]

I've yet to see the music video on youtube... It might be their best music video though if you ever see it!

[ComeOnStepItUp]

No, They don't post them for some reason and nobody seems to be uploading them.

[purplekitty5773]

im w/ u GriffxKMG!!!

[adamgore1]

agreed  GriffxKMG agreed

[GriffxKMG]

I want to punch Lady Gaga in the face

[amazingdavidman]

Puh-puh-puh-punch her face, puh-puh-puh-punch her face?

[emblea]

lol, agreed kind sir :)

[PlayTimePro]

@amazingdavidman what does that have to do with this video?

[zooomm]

I would not punch her. I would put a dart in her neck so she can never "sing" again.

[amazingjeckelbrother]

well i hope your dream comes true and if it does put it on youtube so we can watch it and laugh haha

[mcaptain2]

BNL > Lady Gaga

[JagdeRcer]

Duh. Lady Gaga is fucking horrible.

[mcaptain2]

Understatement.

[JagdeRcer]

I know. I had to turn my computer off when someone sent me a link to "Poker Face" it was that bad.

[eka001207]

my friends lisent to rap and lady gaga and im lising to this but WHO CARES!!! GO BNL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fkpho]

i saw this dude in concert and they opened with this song

[54spiritedwill54]

Very Nice!!!!

[cHeErDuCkI]

this is my all time fav BNL song

[adamgore1]

awsome I love this version

[Fabigart]

fantastic!

[cs733]

apply for youtube partner!

[bazurkbob]

i'm pretty sure the Barenaked Ladies make enough money to get by, buddy..

[LadyNekoshema]

wicked song. i hope they come out with another greatest hits cd, i'd pick it up in a heartbeat. awesome song, it makes me smile :-)

[ceeqanguel]

I love this song so much

[PushPop2772]

THIS SONG ROCKS I LOVE TESTING 1 2 3

[thekingzo]

sounds better than the album version

[master5jedi]

© 2009 YouTube, LLC

[master5jedi]

THIS SONG ROCKS I LOVE TESTING 1 2 3

[master5jedi]

If you think this song is awesome CLICK and copy this  THIS SONG ROCKS I LOVE TESTING 1 2 3

[HPPcello2]

pretty good

[RVIGZ]

i need to start wearing depends... because i just shit myself.... you might be jesus.

[iloveasiangirls]

12 seconds in, that little lick he does just makes me laugh for some reason. :)

BNL is probably the only feel good band out there. Rock on!

[tmfcovers]

Well, it's a cool riff, and a good song. I don't think anything beats this song.

[elasticwaistbandlady]

"And either we can succeed or just SUCK!"

That is one of my all-time favorite lyrics by BNL!!!

[TelecasterMaster1]

funny cuz its true about music basically XD

[doomssss]

man, i really like this song, wish i had it on a cd or something though, does anyone know which album it's on?

[JediRibeye]

Everything to Everyone

[melancholymistress89]

What happened to all of their videos? They never play them on television anymore and I wanted to show this one to a friend of mine that's studying animation.

[Maniacbob]

I think all of their music videos were taken down

I was looking for them on here the other day and couldnt find any of them

[edrobertsonfan]

you can find them if you search at google :

testing 1-2-3 yahoo barenaked ladies music video

or something. i found lots of music videos from bnl there :)

[jdfatass]

kickass man

[I3RIANNE]

you are  awesome

[Danklin24]

you can make a dvd if youtube videos pretty easily. but i wont tell you how cause that wouldnt be right.

[edrobertsonfan]

i know a way too, but it would be great if they had all their bathroom sessions films and then some clips from funny moments, alot of bloopers and stuff on a dvd =)

atleast, that what i think =)

[CrazyBee2K8]

i like soup

[Paterwolo]

You rip it as hard as Kasas

[mrhippothethird]

ive been listening to their songs all day and I have to say this is my favorite by far.

[brainlock72]

2:37 - was there someone else in there?

there was a noise and Ed looked off camera, smirking.

[mrhippothethird]

maybe, sounds like a dog bark to me.

[zachbz]

what about a DVD or DVD set of a bunch of these? I know they're online here for free, but I'd love to be able to pop this into my player and watch/listen them back-to-back without breaks. Great stuff.

[flclfan85]

agreed, that would pretty freaking sweet to have

[Shardith]

I keep coming back to this song as an all time favorite. The way the lyrics are woven together with their internal rhyming is just a pleasure to hear. This one's a real treasure.

[Dangoman000]

I wouldn't say it was my all time favorite but its definitely number 2 XD. :P My fave is probably, For you... =D

[paperorplastic111]

for you is my fav too!

[MachismoMando619]

yeayy,

haha i learned this song its hella tight to play

[gonesouthin]

i think that the bathroom sessions was an amazing idea by the BNL

[lilrrred]

I completely agree,love the ladies,what a great and down to earth way to reach all the real fans!

[ElithiaDragonrider]

"down to earth"

ha ha :)

Though I have to say the connection is a little ironic.

[Ryguy1989]

I agree. Love these guys. Saw them live... They're amazing. It's real talent. This just confirms it... Again

[Shardith]

Let's just say that with all the time Ed's spending singing in the bathroom, I hope there's more than one bathroom in the house!! Love those bath acoustics, Ed!!

[singr10123]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!! IT SOUNDS SO GREAT!!!

But, it seems weird to see him singing because his children go to my school, so, its odd........

[mcpoop2]

they dont no how mutch the role

[y2bs]

god i love this guys voice.HE'S SO UNDERRATED

[missymoo35]

I live on the escarpment!

wooo Hamilton!

[Vladthedirector]

lol now dont call me stupid, but is this guy from barenaked ladies? like is he one of the band members? because if not he might as well be.

[joswillard]

Yes, that's Ed.

[mcpoop2]

nice flo very zen

its chill

[rodolphe1968]

make an unpluged album please ;)

[Macmarsha]

great idea !! unplugged pleaseeeee !! :-)

[mambomeek]

wot do the need tht for if they hav this?

[tubwatcher69]

Very Nice!!!!

[BellaBeauJanggles]

Love this tune!!!

Very addicting!

[agriath]

this guy s in barnaked ladies right?

[rodstew2]

yes

[jamesjordanking]

pretty sure, theres only one song that i dont like of theirs. this song damn sure isnt it. this song is amazing. he is a great guitarist and a great singer. he makes me want to quit playing guitar cyz i know i'll never be as good as him. but he also makes me want to try harder at it.

[thesithwithashotgun]

And what song is that?

[hotlavaman]

testing-1,2,3 in the title

[thesithwithashotgun]

No, I was asking a person what BNL song it is that they don't like. It was a reply to another comment.

[hotlavaman]

oh ok then, stupid utube messin up their reply system...

[hausenharry]

the really brave

live

1

they don't die

in iraq

[englishrules101]

you know your good when you can play in a bathroom with a self-set-up videocamera and sound as awesome as you do on your record.

ps. email me if you see this bnl members... your coming to vancouver in march, but you have to be 19 to get in. i'm 16, and it sucks.

[Graen2]

I know! I heard about that one, and then I saw the age restriction. Oh well, hopefully they'll come back here again soon after.

[missymoo35]

True say

...there are so many artists today that don't sound half as good live as these guys do.

[mikeydook]

One of my Favorite songs! Can any body hear me?

[Marksman0079]

You Gotta Love 'Em

[TheNintendoPlan]

00:12

lol

[MHLuttekes]

one of my favourites, great song and just love that voice :D

[gt667902]

Amazing that it sounds so good while he plays it in his bathroom. Now that's talent! Kerouac

would be proud.

[sureyouheardofme]

Well... I played guitar for years. But have set it down for more than 2 years. Watching these bathroom videos totally inspires me to play again. You guys truly have talent. Thanks.

[livinforjayflash]

For 2 years? If it's an acoustic you might wanna get it looked over before you stat playing again lol, particularily in hollow bodies, the wood can get crabby after a while of no use.

[RedneckYachtClubber]

ya know, i want opinions from ya'll, perhaps this song is telling me i should change myself, if no one is willing to hear me((listen to the chorus, if i acting less like me, would i be in the clear)) i dunno, maybe Ed's right...

[sumofparts]

i always heard it as a questioning kind of thing, not instructional. it's like the speaker/character from this song is saying IF i did this, would it help? i think the answer is no, you shouldn't act less like you because if you do that, then it doesn't matter if people listen to you.

[funktastic888]

This is the best song in the world

[BNL07604]

right u are!

[gtrmu]

Very cool, Ed!

[LucidDreamer747]

I freaking heart this song.

[adbcrazy]

THis is class !, lol, rockin on the loggin ;)

Barenakedladies for president! king ! world domination!!!!!!!!! :D

[TheGuitarist1024]

You Rock my Socks!

[okojim]

I don't know why this song wasn't bigger than it was on the radio. I really think this is among their greatest hits. Great lyrics

[whimzygirly]

These guys have been my favorite band sense i was Born! I LUV THESE GUYS!!! Ed was my inspiration to learn guitar, i hope someday i too can share my guitar genious with the world dude!

[nintendork64]

ed, u rock!!!!! Barenaked ladies: 1992-forever, hopefully

[94raymer94]

ive listen to like every one of there songs I LOVE U BARENAKED LADIES