TORN MIME (WITH A SECRET POLICEMAN TWIST)

[pbaker123]

I am hugely impressed by Nathalie Imbruglia - not just for managing without losing it completely (because it is funny as heck), but for participating in the first place. That's what I call character. Respect!

[mastersham]

Beth fron neighbours woof woof!

[KatrienShiit]

what is the name of that song ?

[VVhizz]

@KatrienShiit Seriously dude? It's Torn, the first word in the video's title :)

[KatrienShiit]

@VVhizz i'm a girl sorry ;)

[VVhizz]

@KatrienShiit I know you are, I just use 'dude' as an expression ;). And that's ok.

[KatrienShiit]

@VVhizz yeah right --'

[buffaloartillery]

natalie imbruglia miming? she may be torn but totally turned on

[CrimSollicitationis]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[PrincessKryste]

ROFL

[snlroadkil]

i don't care about the air guitar but this makes me laugh every time i see it. funny sh*t

[sratus]

I've had tumors that I've found more funny than this

[acmTsith]

Who cares about the guitar slide, it's comedy. Stop nitpicking and just laugh damnit lol

[scoobydoo1178]

great mime, nat's a good sport

[MarcoBocoure]

pathetic

[zelldot]

he did the guitar bit backwards

[waperboy]

Really nice entertainment

[roshetie]

i love this VID its so REAL. for those who didnt understand what this video is about !@#$%^

[kirstenrubberducky]

@angelpoop11 people have forgotten how to just enjoy stuff without criticising it!

[scoobydoo1178]

great video,

[ageANTsmith]

I wonder how would he show "he is a man and his manhood is his only" ??

[MrJoelOwen]

"To all the guitar players who said he slides the wrong way- , even though air guitar is in no way even remotely supposed to be accurate, he does play it the CORRECT way. The slide guitar part uses a pitch reverse setting on the effect pedal for the part. This gave the guitar a unique sound during the recording when they made the song. So now, that takes care of that. Oh and by the way, I just owned a million or so guitar players, Boom, next."

-guitarraveboy

[theCure1234]

@MrJoelOwen Now you're just making stuff up aren't you?

What pedal is used then? Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh?

Okay, I'm just messin' with you. lol

[MaikMagee]

@MrJoelOwen Congratulations. You've just won +1 interwebs in AWESOME currency.

[lbaynes88]

@MrJoelOwen Well said

[lex224ification]

@MrJoelOwen I don't care about which way he slides, but he does slide the wrong way. This "unique" sound is due to the usage of a bottleneck, not the super-pitch-reverse-pedal you just made up...

[Mr6292]

@lex224ification Hi, I don´t know about the ´reverse pitch effect pedal´, but I thought I would look up the reverse pitch issue anyway. There is an instrument called the Egotar, which has the opposite pitch travel to a standard guitar. Here is the link.

watch?v=S70dKRVWjNo&feature=pl­ayer_embedded#at=42

The bottleneck is replaced by a smooth carriage unit, which is moved up and down with the palm of hand, while using the fingers of the same hand to play the strings.

[acebrawler73]

Thats not mime. Thats just fuckin sign language.

[Jeramie2k8]

well that was stupid, . . just wasted 4 mins of my life

[OmniAsian]

@tonner45 What do you have against pinoys?

[OmniAsian]

@tonner45 not what your comment says down there sir!

[boobird2]

Oh I am sorry, so you think AIDS is funny MrSmoki7. Sad person you are.

[ativ555]

simona.pilauskaite@dmail.com

[MrSmoki7]

haahahahahahahahhahhhahahahhah­ah he has AIDS

[burnt62]

Great even down to the fact that she mime "naked" like a woman as opposed to his own version. Wonderful entertainment

[iRobb94ii]

@Rckrgrl73 Show some respect

[LADYUK127]

he should do a pink ong like please dont leave me or so what i made up moves for the whole song its hilarious he would do better though

[AnApatheticJester]

Does no one else notice on the air guitar bit he's going the wrong way on the "fret board"?

[monkeyfunforidiots]

Yeah, but once he'd started, he had to stick with it.

[seannbearr]

your question should be

"Does no one else CARE that he's going the wrong way?"

because the answer is: no. they do not.

[Ocker3]

besides, it makes more sense visually, even if it isn't technically correct. I reckon a normal human would expect a higher sound to be longer, even if the reverse is true on a guitar

[cascer1]

@seannbearr i do XD i re-loaded the vid and added an annotation about it XD

[cumacumachameleon]

@seannbearr erm he didnt ASK a question even if he is an idiot

[cumacumachameleon]

@seannbearr erm he didnt ASK a question even if he is an idiot and answering 'no' to that question anyway means that people do care....haha spaz

[auxili160]

@seannbearr ahaha i noticed it and then saw this comment. xD

[1120186]

HAHA your totally right!

[mikosoft]

@AnApatheticJester I did

[TomPresidenteDelPeru]

es barbaro

[alessandrospinamusic]

Wonderful video...5 stars!!!

[omniwelder]

I would be honoured to be on the stage with Natalie must have listened to that song 100's of times in my life.

[MasteRunthiago]

show.. \o/

[zipperipper]

we r leaning about amnesty international in RE at skewl :O i could present this XP

[bonzibonzibonzi1987]

Hot.

[thechaos44]

If you mean Natalie Imbruglia...

AGREED!

[coruscantplanet]

Best thing I ever saw on the Secret Policemen's Ball.

[toggle90]

even better than Tim Minchin?? i think not =P

[brad828]

Well said!

[randomist92]

tim truely was amazing on the policemans ball, he opened himself up to british audiences which is great

[TranceHS]

ok so many of you are saying, isn't he supose to when guitar goes higer pitch slide down ?? ...well no..in mimic its other way around so you can know what is he talking about, going up means higer pitch, not other way around...if you don't bealive me, go check ! :)

[ThatBastardOverThere]

Yeah, I mean I noticed that problem, but then I realised that the only reason I noticed was because I play guitar and a non-guitarist would probably read the "up means higher" a lot easier.

[SpentMind]

Technically his not a mime he is an interpretive dancer

[Hackenwulf]

good i love this so much

[benhargrave1]

She's so pretty!

[hdgametrailers1]

what is the song

[TitaCarrillo]

Torn de Natalie Imbruglia

[PonyClubSecrets]

torn byii natalie imbruglia

[Jonohobs]

meh

[notsoginger]

despite the guitar bit being upside down, this is brilliant!

[erik7191]

lolz, didnt think of that

[KenUbeleveit1]

great stuff

[dramagirl101]

I don't know why, but Natalie and him appeared very awkward together...

[shadow6fang]

I agree with you but it was still really good ^^

[englishvampire1]

this is so good but the secret policemens ball isnt that secret

[shadow6fang]

SHHHH they'll here you o.o

[kathblower]

what a joy to watch cheered my day up 10/10

[sarahjrob66]

absolutley brilliant

id love to learn sign language

[Klymene7]

it's not really sign language, it more mime

[notsoginger]

yea i dont think that would be the 'apropraite' sign for 'man' ;)

[DKMsrule]

Most excellent, - never get tired of watching this. Have been 'signing' a panto all week and this is a real breath of fresh air!

[kvmftOriginal03]

awesome.

=]

[DylanKershaw]

One thing he does wrong. when the slide on the guitar goes up he goes down but great :D

[mzbitch24]

that was good...lol

[lyaood]

lol i love this so much... and i love natalie lol... this vid rocks and he is great... !!! secret policman's ball was a great place to put it on...

[CatzDaLegit]

I'm going to break the love-chain and say I hated it. C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER.

[JegStuffoInfo]

Aaahahahaha. Thumbs up.

[ofarevolution441]

That was brilliant! I'm loving it.

[chudleycannonfodder]

That was amazing! I loved it!

[ashiamalashia]

That was hilarious! I love it.

[tedplaysguitar]

Sad that individuals cannot decipher malicious intent from honest comedy and will take great effort to air repeated grievance in a vitriolic ad hominem manner, regardless of hijacked semantics. Yes, people do take offence, and the true dissemination of that is the ability to discern a fully calculated designed slight from honest crafted genuine comedy. The point about the alleged sign language offence has been made ad nausea, at times with little humility or grace with a Machiavellian intent...

[sifonis]

Why deaf people are compaining???? He is not making fun of them!!! Deaf people complaining about funny stuff like this must be stupid. And yes deaf people can be as stupid as non-deaf can be (not more not less).

[solitairekisses]

I didnt find this funny at all..! :(

[v6power88]

Haha, that's even awsomer (is that a word) than the first pieces he did. Although, all of a sudden guitars work in reverse?

[LOOKoutITSspiderpig]

bahhaha

that's good stuff. five stars :)

[Alektrophobians]

gees, when you said secret policeman twist

i had something else in mind...

[eyeheartdrwho]

how amazing :D

[Luciemate]

this has nothing to do with sign language lol

they use stuff with their hands and spell words out.

he is simply miming in a funny way.

its quite odd how you have taken this so personally & no offence a couple of youtube comments aren't goignt to do much are they...

[Alexandriabeard]

this was such a funny moment lol i almost died laughing n i spent most of year 10 trying to learn the moves at the back of the classroom in maths XD

btw to this argument thing going on, its just actions to a song guys meant to be funny, i guess i can see why some people might say its a stab at the hearing impared but it wasnt meant to be seen like that, its just some funny actions to a song and people are taking it WAY to personally xxx

[jlel]

Really? Is that the best you can do? Hurling insults at people who did not even say a word of insult to you to begin with? Now everyone knows just how civil and matured you are. And oh yeah, I'm not deaf so how can I be a disgrace to the deaf? Maybe you should take your own advice and leave. Stop pursuing this matter. And finally, stop disgracing YOURSELF by learning not to swear because you've lost an argument and also by learning to punctuate your sentences. Thank you. We all appreciate it.

[pepsico8]

Do you think you are JET LI and acting in WIZARD OF OZ, Get a life and stop moaning to deaf people

[jlel]

Oh and way to take people's words out of context!

[jlel]

Then go complain at the proper channel. Stop whining on the threads itself. As far as I know, you and a couple of others are the only ones who are whining non-stop about it. And you're not only doing it on this thread but on other threads as well. If this is not called spamming/whining, I don't know what is.

[jlel]

Oh no, not this again! Stop spreading hate messages all over YT man! Please get it in your head that this is freaking COMEDY and freaking MIMING not signing. It's not meant to be a shot at the deaf - if it were, he'd have done much worse believe me! Dude!

[xxxbababeccaxxxx]

Hahah he did the guitar thing backwards!

LMFAO at 3:12!

[93stisa]

blalbalbla who the hell cares... its still funny

[caidrmcauley]

HaikenEdge - the twist was that they got Natalie Imbuglia out to sing & join in the mime. By this point the video of him performing this routine had been all over the internet, but with just HIM doing it, on his own.

[Gazongola]

Why on earth is it not suitable for deaf people?

[amayaaneko]

because they can't hear the lyrics obviously! I guess they could have subtitles and lip read natalie but its comedy value is probably less as a result.

[Gazongola]

Perhaps, but I still think they would be able to appreciate it.

[jamesyeahbaby]

a bit difficult to appreicate it if they cant hear what he's miming too. otherwise its just a bloke waving his arms around for 4 minutes.

[jlel]

Hey the policy still stands: Don't like it? Don't watch it! I don't get why people hate it so much and yet they waste 4 minutes of their lives watching it and then whining about how their 4 minutes had been wasted! Oh boo hoo!

[jamesyeahbaby]

What you on about, silly rabbit? I havent whined? I think you missed my point.

[jlel]

I'm sorry but I didn't know we were carrying on a conversation. I was talking in general of people who whine on and on about something they hate and yet watched.

[jamesyeahbaby]

I dont hate this, I was just responding to the prat above me.

[jlel]

Ah gotcha, jamesyeahbaby. Easy to get confused what with the stupid alignment that YT uses for comments...

[jamesyeahbaby]

Your right. its stupid.

[tiananmenkwanju]

how is someone meant to know they don't like something without watching it? what a crazy thing to say! i think the basic concept of 'opinion' is lost on you.

[Gazongola]

It isn't for deaf people, however deaf people can still appreciate it. It's called comedy.

[HaikenEdge]

So, what was the twist?

[Gazongola]

It's mime, not sign language.

[shipston05]

great fun. air guitar bit was wrong with the pitch but absolutely brilliant.phenominal

[Gazongola]

Yeah, and he wen.t the wrong way up and down the guitar.

[pairmaster5000]

Happy

[LABWTS24]

wat do u mean he is a racist???

[Age112]

This was teh same as the original.poor.

[denise1011]

But it was just as good. 5 stars

[BatGurl147]

***** !

[mokvid]

wtf that was the twist? nice way to make ppl watch your video!!

[TheGrimSqueaky]

The twist = Natalie Imbruglia joining him. Obviously ;)

[JulioMarca]

Absolutely brilliant!!

[minitureash]

I fucking love this,

It's pure comedy. I just love watching this it never gets old. rock on kareoke for the deaf

[PD326644]

Guess who's glass is half full!, Brilliant pure enjoyment and for a good cause.

[Dany19990]

that's pretty good...even the solo was wrong...i like it...leave the man alone about the solo, he is a mime, not a guitar player!

[usergently]

My daugther is deaf, but by the magic of frequencies, she was able to dance to the flow. And when the music stops, she was still dancing on the residue of the sound. Great video, we lovved it! *****

[Dany19990]

Let me congratulate your daugther beacuse she is a special person, I admire that she is able to feel the frequencies! My sinceries respect to her and tell her that keep it up! God bless your daugther

[usergently]

You are so nice, thank you from our hearts|

[Xxphilco2xX]

same from me, thats truly amazing, i hope your daughter is successful in all that she does. And i wish you and her all the very best, after all its people like her that make the world so special. phil

[goodtube77]

Is your daughter understand what he say he show miming with a willy gesture

[kaitybabi77]

That air guitar was pretty good...but the umbilical brothers are better at that plus they do their own sound effects! BUT... I LOVE THIS VID!

[brettman1984]

I love this...

Yes the air-guitar is wrong... big whoop.

She isn't miming, listen to the song (recorded) then this version, she does sing it very closely but it's not the same. Stop arguing, it's great =)

[jbaraldi]

wish they would keep the camera still. mime works SO much better when it is.

[gerda56]

hij blijft geweldig om te zien :D

[Shindato]

Inderdaad :)

[triton111]

Explain exactly how she's to do the facial expression while singing the damn song. Cut her a break. If you want to talk about screwing up a mime, tell me why he did the guitar part wrong. No one's giving him shit for that. It's just a fun bit. Lighten up.

[roccuno]

Air guitar is never EXACTLY right with a real guitar, and it is really simple to alter your facial expression while singing. I can do it, and I'm not a professional.

[triton111]

Air guitar not perfect? That's a really dumb thing to say. I play guitar. Air guitar isn't a REAL guitar. That solo is played on the 1st and 2nd string. I think it's actually 4 notes. He screwed up the direction he played it. That's why it's a screw up. No one gave him shit for it. She, unlike you, IS a professional and is more concerned with singing than being a mime- it pays better. Lighten up. Better yet, you post your version and show us how she should have done it. Don't be a queer.

[nirvanaman34]

i fink i read sum were dat he did it for a laugh

[ajungulak]

dont be a queer!!! lmao fantastic lol

[raulconsumo]

Look Bochecha's Pantomime too

[roccuno]

The quality of that video is shit and he's not funny at all.

[v4rmru17]

the guitar was classic!!!! i loved it!!

[effyleven]

This is lovely video. Both did brilliantly, especially Natalie, who brought great credit on herself by joining in the fun! Good for her! :-)

[talonblackraven]

this is one of the best vids ever, who cares if the guitar bit was a little bit off, i mean nothing is perfect i think it made it all that funnier.

THIS VIDEO ROCKS!!!

[JarethVarant]

Synchronized Mime - Coming Soon to an Olympic Game near you.

[grazviss1]

Best Video i ewer saw with TORN

[blackdra1995]

THE MIME ROX!

[marmar3291]

haha the guitar wasn't the point, he just acted it out the most obvious way he could so ppl knew what he was doing. quit hatin lol

[gul1elmo]

peccato che lo slide della chitarra è sbagliato... ma rende bene cmq... :D

bellone!!! io lo ho in dvd ... ed è ancora piu bello

[wolfuknet]

The guitar stuff is intentional!!

[pearl5411]

this is a great mime video.doesnt matter that the guitar position and stuff is wrong the fact that everybody understood what he was doing is an accomplishment!but are there any other videos apart from "where i lay my hat" and "dont look back in anger??

[mackenzi321]

v good but the guitar bit was a little wrong

[abyssalservant]

Not if you put the pickups . . . um . . . at the end of the, uh, fretboard?

*ahem*

Besides the fact that it's probably a horizontal steel guitar, so the whole position is wrong.

Very nice video and performance ^.^

[mackenzi321]

lol true... Best mime ever

[DDSTWINZ]

Wen the songs says "he came around" HAHAHAAH DID U SEE WAT HE DID!!!!

[danm003]

LOLZ OMG!!!1ONE

[Haydro1290]

Cracks me up every time

[Stiqe]

Doesn't anyone get that he's making fun of her?

Wow.

[Varksterer]

Wow indeed.

He's so making fun of her, infact, that she was happy to join in and make an already intersting comic act something that suddenly becomes much much more then that.

In fact the final result is something so powerful that I doubt you even understand what happpened there.

[grkmuse77]

Um she didn't write the song... and its all in good fun... it brought her back on stage so I doubt she cares.

[jenxx49]

She obviously finds it funny... good on her, thats the way to be!

If you cant beat em, join em.

[ciaran180]

how is he making fun of HER. this is comedy, good comedy, he`s not making fun of anybody. it`s callad mime, he just interprets the song humorously..

No. No one gets that. CUZ HE'S NOT. He's making fun WITH her. She's joining in