@jimmyjazz24 And you apparently think Roxanne and other horseshit like that is awesome? The Jerk is great and Planes Trains and Automobiles,but you have to admit there are many that are horrible. But mainly I was commenting on his stand-up which I and many people find terrible!
@ALRULZ1965 Real comedians like who??? Steve was a genius, could make you laugh without telling a bunch of dirty jokes or using profanity. To me, THAT takes talent.
Lets Get Small has some of the best Steve Martin banjo... maybe because it's the first time I heard Steve Martin banjo. Still, that Nixon routine was Brilliant. What if Nixon had a banjo. lolz.
Foggy Mountain Breakdown is classic Steve Martin. To see more Steve Martin banjo google Earl Scruggs David Letterman. I memorized the whole Let's Get Small album in 6th grade.
i hope he continues to surgery his face further and further into uncommon planes of distortion, driving his cheeks higher and higher until his mouth hangs constantly open like a grinning deaths head that smiles into his audience endlessly as he shreds his banjo
I remember when he first performed on SNL with his banjo pickin'. Shortly after he started playing, does anyone remember him saying, "Hey...this guy is g-o-o-o-d"?
this is the most overplayed video i had and the funniest stand up ever this guy is so talented and funny why has everything now got to be so crude and cheap.
this clip is not about being racist you stupid fucks. it was put here to inform the masses that unbeknownst to them.....steve martin can play a banjo!. you can take all your facts...and all your opinions and shove them up your own racist asses cuz if it doesnt reflect "steve martin can play the banjo"......then you came here with alterior motives to flog the dead derrogetory horse. black..whit...WE ARE AMERICANS ...SHUT...THE...FUCK...UP. AND ENJOY THE GODDAMN BANJO PLAYING pffffft fukstiks!
@Tarn1968 Sorry tarn, but that is the dumbest, most unfair question I've read in a long time. Why do you consider the banjo racist? BTW, racists aren't just white people, in case you didn't know that.
@Tarn1968 Instruments, such as banjos, are inanimate objects and are not capable of having any kind of human attributes. A banjo is no more racist than your computer is moronic.
@Tarn1968 the banjo is an african instrument traditionally made from gourds...assuming you are accrediting this instrument's ties to the south and it's historical disdain for black people,i would have to correct you in saying that the banjo is definitely not a racist instrument,in fact i think it further shows the african influence in america's music even from the beginning.
@Tarn1968 People are racist. Instruments are inanimate objects and can't be racist. That is like saying a chair has a communist agenda because Mao sat in it.
Just recently found out Martin can play the banjo -- saw him in the video for this same tune by Earl Scruggs and Friends. Always nice to find multi-talented people in the limelight!
Not many people remember Steve's humble beginnings. I am a humor geek. I had all his albums (on vinyl) and as a kid, knew all his routines. It helped shape my sense of humor.
As far as the banjo goes.... Steve Martin is to the banjo what Weird Al Yankovic is to the Accordian. Simply amazing talent.
@recaulkulous True Steve can really play..i got to see him once..then he started actiing..I had all his stuff on vynil as well probably still do some where din the cavern of the basemant...
@recaulkulous I'm with you. I still have some of my albums and the first time I saw him play, I think my mouth hung open. Just wow. I'd like to have a tenth of his musical talent. :)
whether you like this type of music or not, it takes a lot of talent to play this type of music. I believe Mr. Martin "shredded" his banjo...as the guitarists call it when someone does exceptionally intricate work on their instruments
Hillbilly/redneck isn't a bad thing. The bad thing is the idea that the banjo is only a hillbilly/redneck instrument and nothing else. It has African roots and can play a lot of different driving kinds of music, in all kinds of rhythms.
@argybarg I'm learning the Banjo at the moment, have had one for years, and I can honestly say it's completely because of Steve Martin that I'm doing it. You're right though, it's really lovely instrument and it's fun, it's not just something you see a hick or a hillbilly playing,
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@argybarg Niggers can invent shit, stop trying to give them things they don't deserve. Banjos come from Irish folk music. And while we are at it ancient Egyptians weren't black, nor Carthaginians. Blacks would still be living in huts throwing spears at each other if we didn't bring them into the modern world.
@argybarg Yeah you are right about that... That style is distinctly southern though. I grew up in rural Alabama listening to the old timers pick like this and it always amazed me how they could play so fast
@argybarg What's awesome is that there are people out there who can actually pull off all of the above. It's overall a really cool lute instrument with great drone potential which doubles as a percussion instrument. I don't recall who it was that actually went over to Africa and found the origin of the Banjo, but if you know I'd love to know as well.
@bull068 That's the truth bull. I guess we should strive to be gangsta/thug with a hatred for sounding intelligent. That would be alot better I guess. Geez.
Question - when do you think CDs, DVDs, LPs, Tapes, Minidiscs, VHS, BetaMax, BlueRay, Imax, 35mm, Hardbacks, Paperbacks, Newsprint, CNN, Fox/SKy, 8 Tracks, Flash Discs, Glossy Magazines, TV etc. will all seem as wierd as knotted string? - or tuned bells - he asked obscurely...
the original question was really to provoke debate on the cross fertilisation between celtic music and african music which I think is essentially the basis for guitar based blues - the reason for this I hate it when people refer to "white blues" being inauthentic. I mean "carmen" is spainish influenced music but it was written by a french dude. to me all music belongs to musicians and composers really and cultural appropriation of music is at best random and at most spurious
Actually Bluegrass is music associated with the Tennessee and Kentucky "bluegrass" region. It is a type of Americana music. The blues are derived from the sorrowful music of the black slaves singing in the fields.
yeah but the africans slaves wouldn't have had western style cadences in their original song. I guess that influence came from the missionary influence on them - most non-european music styles are based on modal patterns btw - this I know for a fact the indian sitar is in fact the indian version of the banjo. they invented it after the troops in the british army brought over banjos . after all there was no idigenous means of metal wire production in india at the time
The term "the blues" refers to the "the blue devils", meaning melancholy and sadness; an early use of the term in this sense is found in George Colman's one-act farce Blue Devils (1798).
Bluegrass developed during the 1940s era, a mix of country, jazz, folk, and other popular genres at that time.
I was more interested in the application of the term to music specifically - for instance syncopation (of a simplier variety) can be found in celtic music from when I do not know.. (and other folk music from europe) so I think I am interested in understanding how it relates culturally and ethnically to today's music - mad thought - an article I read long ago claimed that jazz was invented by some guy who was a sczhophrenic - cannabis can cause that - I wish I wasn't such a tangential thinker
One cannot go anywhere on youtube without getting into an argument anymore. If you see a comment you think is stupid, shut up. If you can't enjoy a video without getting involved in an argument then stay away from it. If you have something to say about the VIDEO, say it and keep all other comments to yourself and be respectful!
The nature of what they call "mediated reality" is an anti-social one I think. It seems to bring out the worst in people. BTW, Steve Martin's arrow-through-the-head Foggy Mountain is unique and one of the best.
I don't usually comment when people say America is horseshit or whatever. but...this here's the banjo. and this here's Steve Martin. And what's more, this here's the Foggy Mountain Breakdown. So STFU. That's some mighty fine pickin.
IS it? I thought most of the world is trying to copy the U.S.!! I'm African/Arab and all I see around me, in my country and overseas, are people in love with Denim, Rock & Roll, R&B, Hollywood, burgers and bagels. Makes me wonder if you are not mixing disrespect for the previous Administration with disrespect for culture.
Western civilization is one thing, but you have to admit America is the most hated country around the world. Not all music is American, burgers aren't necessarily american but I can understand your reference.
haha fast food is definately american. and most popular music is influenced by american styles. Music that is cultural in anyway tends to be thought of as "weird" in the mainstream unless theres a techno or r&b beat to it. But people definately do hate on Americans. Probably because we came out of nowhere and then turned around and had a huge cultural impact on the world
you didn't come out of nowhere and you didn't have that much of a cultural impact although I can understand the word impact. fast food is just an essential part of americas cult that doesn't relate to it's widespread punk is the ultimate music revolution and most of it became popular/"mainstream" in the UK so punk rock generated the thrash metal era which lead to the huge diversity in music, same with rock n roll, beatles, the stones
I don't think everybody hates you because "they're jealous".
The fast food comment was directed at someone else specifically. I wasn't implying that the world is jealous of us. I was commenting on the gentrification of worldwide popular music. I mean, the winner of China's "Idol" show sang a mariah carey song. I did not mean to imply that this is a good thing, but American musical trends (usually the worst ones) do tend to have a large influence on the international music scene.
Not to nit-pick, but rock and roll was born in American ghettos
Just fucking drop it. Like America really embraced rock n roll, just quit this "smoking makes you a cowboy" view on things and maybe we won't hate you so much. Even Canadians think you're stupid because patriotism is usually related to inbred toothless assholes or consumer fatass idiots
hahaha see that's the anger I'm talking about. Never said I was a patriot, though you seem quite patriotic...isnt the royal family pretty fond of incest? ;)
I agree. Rock n' Roll would not be Rock n' Roll if we did not look to the influences of the past. Rock n' Roll was born throughout the 19h century, in every the world traveler with a guitar or banjo in his hand, singing about his own experience. It was born in the slums of a growing American nation, in the blues of every poor man playing a six string. We can't forget the influences of both American and British bands of the 50's and 60's-Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Pink Anderson, Floyd Council
erm.. its just my opinion but i think its more of cuz u guys are sticking ur nose where it doesnt belong all the time, definitely not cuz of ur cultural contributions. And another thing, popular american styles are, in turn, heavily influenced by other cultures such as indian popular culture.
hey darkandfudgy u suck, you don't like Americans? Well, who FUCKIN CARES U ASSHOLE, oh hell ur a pussy limey, wtf do you know? Drink your tea and go dress in drag, ya twat.
To those of you who think he's crazy or stupid this man is a member of MENSA if you can believe that! I would expect him to come out composed and well thought out, one of my true idols.
thetodd007, much agreement. One of the strangest things about watching Steve Martin back then was that he was incredibly funny and then he'd kick out these amazing banjo licks. And not surprisingly, he ended up writing brilliant scripts, books.
And he did that all with an arrow in his head. I thought he was hilarious as I entered highscool in 1976.But when I tried to act as goofy as him all the girls thought I was just a freak.I didn,t get laid (damn your comic genius Steve Martin)But I play a pretty mean banjo. Thanx Mr. Martin,I think?
comedy is not pretty
pj3679 2 weeks ago
Steve Martin was a terrible banjo player, until he took an arrow to the head
SirNoodlehe 1 month ago 2
How cool is that? Steve Martin is awesome! Multi talented.
childofthe70s2 3 months ago 3
I loved Steve's comedy, I saw him here in Austin back in 1978
jmorrowbel 4 months ago
Should have been a musician and left the comedy to real comedians!
ALRULZ1965 4 months ago
@ALRULZ1965 you clearly know very little about comedy...and never saw "The Jerk"
jimmyjazz24 3 months ago
@jimmyjazz24 And you apparently think Roxanne and other horseshit like that is awesome? The Jerk is great and Planes Trains and Automobiles,but you have to admit there are many that are horrible. But mainly I was commenting on his stand-up which I and many people find terrible!
ALRULZ1965 3 months ago
@ALRULZ1965 Real comedians like who??? Steve was a genius, could make you laugh without telling a bunch of dirty jokes or using profanity. To me, THAT takes talent.
Clint8179 2 months ago 4
Was he born with grey hair? that vids close to 30 years old
blueovaltrucker 4 months ago
"man that kid plays a mean banjo !!!! give him a couple of bucks ."
MrGreendragon3 4 months ago
thats it? why these dangs so freakin short?
Addiskrilla 5 months ago
steve was excellent even back in the day..i am going to see ricky skaggs at watseka theatre watseka illinois on friday aug 26, 2011
rocmaven 6 months ago
"And for those of you in the back, I present, the magic dime trick". lol his old comedy routines were pretty funny.
tonemenolc 6 months ago
ebbets field....Denver 1970 ish what a funny man
2857amy 6 months ago
Had this on vinyl AND vhs... I watched it a couple times a week growing up. Explains a lot about me I suppose lul :cheers:
GuitarSlinger2112 7 months ago
Thanks for posting, we had this on vinyl too and our family laughed like hell!
mswhateverasshole 7 months ago
buckethead lol
skatinsince97 10 months ago
Steve used his comedy to support his banjo habit
lvgordo 10 months ago 16
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where can i get dvd of this
goodmasterer 11 months ago
Lets Get Small has some of the best Steve Martin banjo... maybe because it's the first time I heard Steve Martin banjo. Still, that Nixon routine was Brilliant. What if Nixon had a banjo. lolz.
bruhe 11 months ago
@bruhe I'd like to talk about politics, but first a little Foggy Mountain Breakdown.
Carter should have had a banjo.
blpadge2 10 months ago
Foggy Mountain Breakdown is classic Steve Martin. To see more Steve Martin banjo google Earl Scruggs David Letterman. I memorized the whole Let's Get Small album in 6th grade.
jimthorstad 11 months ago
i hope he continues to surgery his face further and further into uncommon planes of distortion, driving his cheeks higher and higher until his mouth hangs constantly open like a grinning deaths head that smiles into his audience endlessly as he shreds his banjo
ablackchaneldress 11 months ago
Can we lynch the 20 people who "dislike"? How can you "dislike" Steve Martin?
adam8763 1 year ago
@adam8763 Lynch wasn't the best choice of words.
KwameNewton 1 year ago
@KwameNewton
Okay, How about " Ozzy" ? as in " Can we Ozzy the 20 people who dislike Steve Martin " ?
toonzz5215 11 months ago
I saw him live twice in the early to mid 70's. Once with John Denver and once with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Then he went on to be a big star.
Opium323 1 year ago
Live in a swamp and be three-dimensional . . .
jillgivler 1 year ago 9
@jillgivler Heh
Fizwalker 8 months ago
I remember when he first performed on SNL with his banjo pickin'. Shortly after he started playing, does anyone remember him saying, "Hey...this guy is g-o-o-o-d"?
apuzyr 1 year ago
o yeh i play guitar...bamjo can't be that much harder
Syzygy60 1 year ago
give me a chance I can be as obnoxxxious as steve martin
Syzygy60 1 year ago
do you mind if i smoke? i don't know do you mind if i fart? it's one of my habits. yea they got a special section for me on airplanes now.
pinboyjorf 1 year ago
this is the most overplayed video i had and the funniest stand up ever this guy is so talented and funny why has everything now got to be so crude and cheap.
sarahchips 1 year ago
@sarahchips I love SM I wish he would eturn to making funny movies like"the Jerk" instead making the family friendly movies he does now
smithdsmit 1 year ago
@smithdsmit The Jerk is awesome! "You've won a free...Oven mit."
DiDolRuChagi 1 year ago
"We are, two wild and crazy guys!" Steve Martin and Dan Ackroyd, on Saturday Night Live
bluecollarboiler 1 year ago
He really is a wild and crazy guy.
bamapagedesign 1 year ago
I saw an interview ofSteve once and he said playing on stage made him relax..so he played his banjo from time time while on stage...
jayde1ash 1 year ago
Fantastic!! That should be longer...
(I'll save you youtubers the trouble: that's what she said). 3P1c F41L.
lestalkmorebasss 1 year ago
this clip is not about being racist you stupid fucks. it was put here to inform the masses that unbeknownst to them.....steve martin can play a banjo!. you can take all your facts...and all your opinions and shove them up your own racist asses cuz if it doesnt reflect "steve martin can play the banjo"......then you came here with alterior motives to flog the dead derrogetory horse. black..whit...WE ARE AMERICANS ...SHUT...THE...FUCK...UP. AND ENJOY THE GODDAMN BANJO PLAYING pffffft fukstiks!
WhiteTrashWithTat2s 1 year ago
If you can't ace Rocky Mountain Breakdown, you shouldn't play in public. This proves Steve Martin is one of the players you have to take seriously.
DigitalAntiquaria 1 year ago
@DigitalAntiquaria
For sure...but it's "Foggy Mountain Breakdown". ;))
egnilk66 1 year ago
can I say one thing? Steve martin whips a camels ass with a leather belt!
maaaahkl 1 year ago
@Tarn1968 Sorry tarn, but that is the dumbest, most unfair question I've read in a long time. Why do you consider the banjo racist? BTW, racists aren't just white people, in case you didn't know that.
ToddSweeneyOnce 1 year ago
@Tarn1968 Instruments, such as banjos, are inanimate objects and are not capable of having any kind of human attributes. A banjo is no more racist than your computer is moronic.
prilofx 1 year ago
@Tarn1968 the banjo is an african instrument traditionally made from gourds...assuming you are accrediting this instrument's ties to the south and it's historical disdain for black people,i would have to correct you in saying that the banjo is definitely not a racist instrument,in fact i think it further shows the african influence in america's music even from the beginning.
swimflydreamchange 1 year ago
@Tarn1968 lol
WOW
RealEros1 1 year ago
@Tarn1968 why are you watching this awesome video?
quoththeraven73 1 year ago
he looks great in that white suit !
electronictrip 1 year ago
@Tarn1968 That's the dumbest thing I've heard in about 6 weeks.
5anjii 1 year ago
@Tarn1968 People are racist. Instruments are inanimate objects and can't be racist. That is like saying a chair has a communist agenda because Mao sat in it.
Parzefail 1 year ago
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That's some mighty fine pickin.
luckyjack1805 1 year ago 33
well said
superflyfranzo 1 year ago
Just recently found out Martin can play the banjo -- saw him in the video for this same tune by Earl Scruggs and Friends. Always nice to find multi-talented people in the limelight!
zeldaoot23 1 year ago
Please note he has an arrow through his head LOL
iloveihop07 1 year ago
now I want a banjo.
Riccsohun 1 year ago
@Riccsohun Get thee a BANJO!!!
ladyfuschia 1 year ago
awesome:D:D:D:D:D
jorgubb 1 year ago
No offense,but this reminds me of Mario Kart 64.
MoultonProductions 1 year ago
@MoultonProductions : Lolwut?
MrTrainfanatic 1 year ago
@MrTrainfanatic It's like the song from one of the tracks lol.Idk!
MoultonProductions 1 year ago
He's a jerk.
But he gives great neck.
Cropredy02 1 year ago
Great musician, great writer, great comedian - i gotta assume ol' Steve is a great lover too !
robi2000 1 year ago
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the arrow is a racist thing right ?
TheFreemanuk 1 year ago
@TheFreemanuk: Um what?
ColdFusionGames 1 year ago
@TheFreemanuk racist? how's that?
sp0ttedp0ny330 1 year ago
saw him bang this sorta stuff out back in the mid 70's, damn fine picker!!!
ewetoobie 2 years ago
I heard he was the Kentucky state banjo champ when he was younger.
ewetoobie 2 years ago
Not many people remember Steve's humble beginnings. I am a humor geek. I had all his albums (on vinyl) and as a kid, knew all his routines. It helped shape my sense of humor.
As far as the banjo goes.... Steve Martin is to the banjo what Weird Al Yankovic is to the Accordian. Simply amazing talent.
And he can actually juggle cats.... incredible!
recaulkulous 2 years ago 79
Cat juggling.. sick.. I'VE SEEN ENOUGH, where do I sign
nickringer 2 years ago 2
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On stage in a white suit in a stadium.... humble beginnings.... ummm
qpalqlap 2 years ago
@recaulkulous Ahh yes... I've heard about this 'cat juggling'... :)
mangodebango 1 year ago
@recaulkulous
"Steve Martin is to the banjo what Weird Al Yankovic is to the accordian." I like that comparison!
QuarterPint77 1 year ago
@recaulkulous I had all his albums on vinyl too. I'm a RAMBLIN' man!!
myg0tBUTTPLUG 1 year ago
@recaulkulous "I actually juggle... in my mind... he he, woops"
SethHesio 1 year ago
@recaulkulous True Steve can really play..i got to see him once..then he started actiing..I had all his stuff on vynil as well probably still do some where din the cavern of the basemant...
jayde1ash 1 year ago
@recaulkulous be oblong and have your knees removed
Syzygy60 1 year ago
@recaulkulous I do
Syzygy60 1 year ago
@recaulkulous Hey, what do you want for $4?
johnnydelbravo 1 year ago
@recaulkulous I'm with you. I still have some of my albums and the first time I saw him play, I think my mouth hung open. Just wow. I'd like to have a tenth of his musical talent. :)
Songsmirth 1 year ago
@recaulkulous Did you buy the book "Cruel Shoes"? I did, of course...haha. Steve is a talented and "wild and crazy guy" (From his SNL days)
whatanightmare1 9 months ago
@recaulkulous Cat juggling! I've heard of this...
elbowslapper 4 months ago
whether you like this type of music or not, it takes a lot of talent to play this type of music. I believe Mr. Martin "shredded" his banjo...as the guitarists call it when someone does exceptionally intricate work on their instruments
catseyeskat 2 years ago 3
Good pickin'. He plays with feeling and passion. And he's sooooooo funny!
banjovi1953 2 years ago
Steve Martin playing a banjo(and well)...Who knew???
drumjedi 2 years ago
read his biography. there is ALOT that you dont know about steve martin
iansquared3 2 years ago
Puts an arrow through his head , man i love this guy
robi2000 2 years ago 6
Banjo rocks and its great fun to play.
It's a pity about the hillbilly/redneck stereotype that comes with it.
petestrat07 2 years ago
It's a pity that you think hillbilly/redneck is a bad thing.
bull068 2 years ago
Thanks the great film "Deliverence" I do get the "squeel like a pig boy" comments when I get the banjo out that's all.
petestrat07 2 years ago
That movie is a fuckin classic.
bull068 2 years ago
Totally agree.
petestrat07 2 years ago
Hillbilly/redneck isn't a bad thing. The bad thing is the idea that the banjo is only a hillbilly/redneck instrument and nothing else. It has African roots and can play a lot of different driving kinds of music, in all kinds of rhythms.
argybarg 2 years ago 57
@argybarg I'm learning the Banjo at the moment, have had one for years, and I can honestly say it's completely because of Steve Martin that I'm doing it. You're right though, it's really lovely instrument and it's fun, it's not just something you see a hick or a hillbilly playing,
SethHesio 1 year ago
@argybarg I would like to listen to those other kinds
lastrealfirefly 10 months ago
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@argybarg Niggers can invent shit, stop trying to give them things they don't deserve. Banjos come from Irish folk music. And while we are at it ancient Egyptians weren't black, nor Carthaginians. Blacks would still be living in huts throwing spears at each other if we didn't bring them into the modern world.
EpicTrollBeastMan 10 months ago
@EpicTrollBeastMan Take your racist BS someplace else.
chip1122 9 months ago
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@EpicTrollBeastMan Take your racist BS someplace else!
chip1122 9 months ago
@EpicTrollBeastMan wow you are trash
AKABoondock19 8 months ago
@argybarg Yeah you are right about that... That style is distinctly southern though. I grew up in rural Alabama listening to the old timers pick like this and it always amazed me how they could play so fast
AlabamaRiverMan 9 months ago
@argybarg What's awesome is that there are people out there who can actually pull off all of the above. It's overall a really cool lute instrument with great drone potential which doubles as a percussion instrument. I don't recall who it was that actually went over to Africa and found the origin of the Banjo, but if you know I'd love to know as well.
kaimialana 7 months ago
@argybarg every instrument with more than one octave (hell even with 1 octave) can play any form of music dude....
Jamsessionroom1337 6 months ago
no he's saying how other people think it's bad
asdferasdferasdfer 2 years ago
it is gangster all the way
brandonclayflores 2 years ago 8
true true
1alphasam 2 years ago
@bull068 That's the truth bull. I guess we should strive to be gangsta/thug with a hatred for sounding intelligent. That would be alot better I guess. Geez.
ToddSweeneyOnce 1 year ago
Question - when do you think CDs, DVDs, LPs, Tapes, Minidiscs, VHS, BetaMax, BlueRay, Imax, 35mm, Hardbacks, Paperbacks, Newsprint, CNN, Fox/SKy, 8 Tracks, Flash Discs, Glossy Magazines, TV etc. will all seem as wierd as knotted string? - or tuned bells - he asked obscurely...
worriedaboutlife 2 years ago
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shizlnit 2 years ago
what????
KDay5161 2 years ago
Good picking..:)
sidensvans67 2 years ago 3
You just can't play a depressing song on the banjo....Ohhhh, death and greed and sorrow and murder.
deerfish3000 2 years ago 9
Eric Darling.. Gillen Welch - even though she's not a banjo player but there's some on her - seductively enticing deeply depressing music
worriedaboutlife 2 years ago
Ive been looking for a while to find his act right before he would play it where he said "Its impossible to be said with a banjo"
enemycoke 2 years ago
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I know wonder whether I am talking about anything at all - I pretty sure this music is syncopated but ahh fuck it..
worriedaboutlife 2 years ago
It is :)
vilxan 2 years ago
the original question was really to provoke debate on the cross fertilisation between celtic music and african music which I think is essentially the basis for guitar based blues - the reason for this I hate it when people refer to "white blues" being inauthentic. I mean "carmen" is spainish influenced music but it was written by a french dude. to me all music belongs to musicians and composers really and cultural appropriation of music is at best random and at most spurious
worriedaboutlife 2 years ago 2
I'd really love to add this pithy question. isn't the word "blues" derived from "bluegrass"?
worriedaboutlife 2 years ago
it ain't but don't worry abou', dear worried-one
guapo2525 2 years ago
Actually Bluegrass is music associated with the Tennessee and Kentucky "bluegrass" region. It is a type of Americana music. The blues are derived from the sorrowful music of the black slaves singing in the fields.
gfbarchitect 2 years ago
yeah but the africans slaves wouldn't have had western style cadences in their original song. I guess that influence came from the missionary influence on them - most non-european music styles are based on modal patterns btw - this I know for a fact the indian sitar is in fact the indian version of the banjo. they invented it after the troops in the british army brought over banjos . after all there was no idigenous means of metal wire production in india at the time
worriedaboutlife 2 years ago
and also the blues is derived from celtic music as many celts were involved in the slave trade, as well as working on plantations.
Mahavishnu80 2 years ago
the world 'blues' originates from the celtic phrase for depression which derives from the idea of seeing blue devils when you are sad.
Mahavishnu80 2 years ago
No.
The term "the blues" refers to the "the blue devils", meaning melancholy and sadness; an early use of the term in this sense is found in George Colman's one-act farce Blue Devils (1798).
Bluegrass developed during the 1940s era, a mix of country, jazz, folk, and other popular genres at that time.
thebigsmuz 2 years ago
I was more interested in the application of the term to music specifically - for instance syncopation (of a simplier variety) can be found in celtic music from when I do not know.. (and other folk music from europe) so I think I am interested in understanding how it relates culturally and ethnically to today's music - mad thought - an article I read long ago claimed that jazz was invented by some guy who was a sczhophrenic - cannabis can cause that - I wish I wasn't such a tangential thinker
worriedaboutlife 2 years ago
One cannot go anywhere on youtube without getting into an argument anymore. If you see a comment you think is stupid, shut up. If you can't enjoy a video without getting involved in an argument then stay away from it. If you have something to say about the VIDEO, say it and keep all other comments to yourself and be respectful!
thehook04 2 years ago 2
The nature of what they call "mediated reality" is an anti-social one I think. It seems to bring out the worst in people. BTW, Steve Martin's arrow-through-the-head Foggy Mountain is unique and one of the best.
kassandrasduplex 2 years ago
.....and to think...Steve Martin plays this damn thing as a hobby! Just kiddin' Steve!
mykebee 2 years ago
I am not an American, and I respect art wherever i see it, so please don't mess this, and let us enjoy the good banjo.
hedigoto 2 years ago 2
great stuff! too bad its so short
LadyAltheaIsMe 2 years ago
Great as always-Happy Sunday
rolandgladden 2 years ago
A very talented guy, glad to have knew of him.
Dogfoodsa 2 years ago
This is so kickass.
pizzasquirrel 2 years ago
Only 1 comment out of 120 is negative... stop worrying about it :p
FreeRangeVids 2 years ago
I don't usually comment when people say America is horseshit or whatever. but...this here's the banjo. and this here's Steve Martin. And what's more, this here's the Foggy Mountain Breakdown. So STFU. That's some mighty fine pickin.
luckyjack1805 2 years ago 61
"STFU thats some mighty fine pickin"
I don't understand why American culture is so disrespected world-wide.
KidnapDeath 2 years ago
IS it? I thought most of the world is trying to copy the U.S.!! I'm African/Arab and all I see around me, in my country and overseas, are people in love with Denim, Rock & Roll, R&B, Hollywood, burgers and bagels. Makes me wonder if you are not mixing disrespect for the previous Administration with disrespect for culture.
Respect.
leoaltus 2 years ago 4
Western civilization is one thing, but you have to admit America is the most hated country around the world. Not all music is American, burgers aren't necessarily american but I can understand your reference.
KidnapDeath 2 years ago
haha fast food is definately american. and most popular music is influenced by american styles. Music that is cultural in anyway tends to be thought of as "weird" in the mainstream unless theres a techno or r&b beat to it. But people definately do hate on Americans. Probably because we came out of nowhere and then turned around and had a huge cultural impact on the world
30Rocksmyworld 2 years ago
you didn't come out of nowhere and you didn't have that much of a cultural impact although I can understand the word impact. fast food is just an essential part of americas cult that doesn't relate to it's widespread punk is the ultimate music revolution and most of it became popular/"mainstream" in the UK so punk rock generated the thrash metal era which lead to the huge diversity in music, same with rock n roll, beatles, the stones
I don't think everybody hates you because "they're jealous".
KidnapDeath 2 years ago 2
The fast food comment was directed at someone else specifically. I wasn't implying that the world is jealous of us. I was commenting on the gentrification of worldwide popular music. I mean, the winner of China's "Idol" show sang a mariah carey song. I did not mean to imply that this is a good thing, but American musical trends (usually the worst ones) do tend to have a large influence on the international music scene.
Not to nit-pick, but rock and roll was born in American ghettos
30Rocksmyworld 2 years ago
Just fucking drop it. Like America really embraced rock n roll, just quit this "smoking makes you a cowboy" view on things and maybe we won't hate you so much. Even Canadians think you're stupid because patriotism is usually related to inbred toothless assholes or consumer fatass idiots
KidnapDeath 2 years ago
hahaha see that's the anger I'm talking about. Never said I was a patriot, though you seem quite patriotic...isnt the royal family pretty fond of incest? ;)
30Rocksmyworld 2 years ago
Screw all of the America haters...America loses too many good people cleaning up your messes. Ungrateful bastards.
proudamerican82 2 years ago
I second that motion.
RomMechEng 2 years ago
LOL! NO ONE ASKED FOR HELP!
bl00py 2 years ago
I agree. Rock n' Roll would not be Rock n' Roll if we did not look to the influences of the past. Rock n' Roll was born throughout the 19h century, in every the world traveler with a guitar or banjo in his hand, singing about his own experience. It was born in the slums of a growing American nation, in the blues of every poor man playing a six string. We can't forget the influences of both American and British bands of the 50's and 60's-Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Pink Anderson, Floyd Council
freephil630 2 years ago
u'r rather messin up some, bro - but nice try anyway
guapo2525 2 years ago
erm.. its just my opinion but i think its more of cuz u guys are sticking ur nose where it doesnt belong all the time, definitely not cuz of ur cultural contributions. And another thing, popular american styles are, in turn, heavily influenced by other cultures such as indian popular culture.
bl00py 2 years ago
@luckyjack1805 Banjo's originally an African instrument. Just sayin'.
jedbeetle 1 year ago
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@luckyjack1805 banjo is originally an African instrument. Just sayin'.
jedbeetle 1 year ago
@luckyjack1805
what are you talking about? Steve Martin is not even American. He is Canadian!
zensorship 1 year ago
@zensorship
Sorry to say, but you're wrong. He was born in Waco, Texas; however, he was raised in Southern California. Or, that's what this DVD I have says. :P
GodsofPie 1 year ago
@GodsofPie
Really? Okay, maybe I'm mistaken. I meant to remember him being from Toronto.
zensorship 1 year ago
@luckyjack1805 - He taught himself to play, too.
KutWrite 1 year ago
HOLY SHIT!!!!
TheBlitz1 2 years ago
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whoho...tardfest on the net "DARKnDODGY :atleast i can live up to my title dude..."..must be a 10 yearold learning to piss outside the bed
assfuckingU 2 years ago
assfuckingu that goes right along with teh theme
haxorthis 2 years ago
No offense to any other Brits, I really love the British but fudgepacker is a butthole. aka DARKnDODGY
debzeppeliniv 2 years ago 5
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i didnt say i dont like americans...just dont like media driven bullshit...you do...thats your choice dude....still...he aint funny....at all..
DARKnDODGY 2 years ago
hey darkandfudgy u suck, you don't like Americans? Well, who FUCKIN CARES U ASSHOLE, oh hell ur a pussy limey, wtf do you know? Drink your tea and go dress in drag, ya twat.
debzeppeliniv 2 years ago
it is beyond me how someone could play banjo so fast with a damn arrow through their head. is that maybe the secret?
shizpot2 2 years ago 3
LOL. Good one.
ReneeK1980 2 years ago
thanks ReneeK1980.got yer email. didn't even remember i commented on this.
shizpot2 2 years ago
wOw [!!]
steVe marTiiN pLays baNjo
aNd hE dO iT reAlly goOd.
faniurixx 2 years ago
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he just is not funny at all...absolute american hype media driven bullshit...steve martin...fuck off
DARKnDODGY 2 years ago
darkndodgy u r a twat
gadgieschate 2 years ago
atleast i can live up to my title dude...
DARKnDODGY 2 years ago
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DARKnDODGY 2 years ago
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yeah dude you're super gay
tactteam00 2 years ago
I've been getting small lately......
Very bad for kids though because they get........really small...
dissent88 2 years ago
To those of you who think he's crazy or stupid this man is a member of MENSA if you can believe that! I would expect him to come out composed and well thought out, one of my true idols.
thetodd007 2 years ago 8
thetodd007, much agreement. One of the strangest things about watching Steve Martin back then was that he was incredibly funny and then he'd kick out these amazing banjo licks. And not surprisingly, he ended up writing brilliant scripts, books.
fredhetz 2 years ago
And he did that all with an arrow in his head. I thought he was hilarious as I entered highscool in 1976.But when I tried to act as goofy as him all the girls thought I was just a freak.I didn,t get laid (damn your comic genius Steve Martin)But I play a pretty mean banjo. Thanx Mr. Martin,I think?
mightytalon28 2 years ago 3
A WILD & CRAZY GUY!
rebelstang 2 years ago 2
I don't know if it's already been said, but the banjo isn't a racist instrument. Particularly because it was created by African American slaves.
marklakeham17 2 years ago 2
That's true! I wish more people would realize that black and white musicians made the banjo a great instrument.
88ragtime 2 years ago
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TitanicTarn1968 2 years ago
too bad banjos originated from virginia minstrels, a group of black people.
ilovemutemath 2 years ago