Stephin Merritt on Good Day Atlanta

[smokinbill]

The world is evil. And no one will miss it when it's gone. Melancholia anybody? huh?

[nolosetodo2]

@smokinbill jaja of course, and i think von trier and merrit are kind of the same person, both are dark but they are also very sensitive, they use irony to deal with the world and both are great artists

[boyomeboyo]

@csuabo

awks how he's gay...

[senatorgreenday]

I love how he sings "EVERYTHING IS ONE BIG CHRISTMAS TREE"

[1991stacy]

Stephen Merritt is openly a dark sort of depressed person, while the interviewer seems like the kind of guy who would be all cheesy and put on a fake smile, and then go home and feel sick of himself and drink himself to sleep.

[SatelliteHeartTrans]

This is easily the best interview I've seen.

[BaconatorJudgemntDay]

haha stephin meritt is a total bastard to interview...

[xxBoogiepunkxx]

two very dark people.

[robman8855]

@xxBoogiepunkxx

lol isee what you did there

[Hoobtastic]

very poignant song choice...

[TheSsd8]

God this is awkward. I hate the newscaster's personality. Love Stephin Merrit though.

[xXTheThinkTankXx]

Stephen Merritt is so f n awesome, I want to interview him...

[bac1087]

Ya herd, with Perd!

[archDeluxxe]

hahaha. this is so awesome. Couldn't be two more completely opposite personalities. so many awkward pauses.

[RockBottomRiser21]

Thumbs up if you first saw this on the Strange Powers movie

[jbugko]

Oh my, Mr. Bubbly Sparkles interviews Stephin Merritt. Segue to "No One Cares How you Feel."

Priceless.

[jgraham01900]

I actually laughed out loud when he said 'Something dark will happen to them anyway.' I

[rogischa]

:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))­)))))

[revbricenichols]

God, this beautiful, and funny ...the response. I wish to see this live in my lifetime....anyone have a venue for me? just wonderful!

[lohumbert]

Wtf, why is there not more applause at the end!?

[CalemBendell]

@lohumbert I think the people honestly have no idea what to think of it :D

[itpduder]

@lohumbert applause actually hurts Merritt's ears.

[drewcox010101]

i love his face at the end, its like so sad

[merpleful]

stephen merritt is like a human eeyore

[BethGoth15]

@merpleful LOL That's cute.

[BethGoth15]

Man, that host SERIOUSLY reminds me of a character I made up when I was nine years old. My character, Bob Schneider, was this obese African-American TV host who had a addiction to Diet Coke. He was the host of a chat show that NO ONE watched and yet it ended up being the most popular show in America XD

[giorgiomichello]

Damn, that's crazy--Love the hockey scores and traffic updates flashing by as Stephin sings....who the fuck booked him for this show??

[lohumbert]

@giorgiomichello He's good friends with the author of the books. They tried to get the author on the show but he couldn't do it and asked Stephin to fill in. Apparently Stephin stayed up the whole night before this interview, haha- they talk about it in the documentary Strange Powers.

[richamerican]

"...for my album 69 Love Songs......[looks at camera]"

[gripperpro1]

is stephen merrit the singer for magnetic fields?!

[Bdoyles18maneuvers]

@gripperpro1 Yes 

[miles228]

@gripperpro1 No.

[gripperpro1]

this is just radical. Is stephen merrit the singer for magnetic fields!?

[zorastrus]

That reporter was absolutely painful to watch.

[bailersss]

"something dark will happen to them anyway"

"..HAHAHAH, thanks stephin"

such a badass.

[ThatKidArt]

its obvious how much stephen hates the reporter, and how much he doesnt wanna be there, but as soon as he starts playing, he makes the room his own

[drewcox010101]

his poor little face at the end of the song

[ZanderYates]

I love this!

Btw, coolest singing voice ever much?

[sleepyasthesouth]

He acts like a grumpy old man...

[Masterphonic]

A clashing of personalities

[ClickForth]

the single set of handclaps at the end is so appropriate

[MidnightinSavannah]

@ClickForth I'm guessing that was Daniel.

[bebarce]

sooo awkward! I love it.

[condicionXdulce]

bwahahaha

[SubconsciousGatherer]

The interviewer makes Stephen look more butch than ever. I can almost imagine Mr. Merritt walking out with a blonde bomb shell on his arm, hands all over her tushy, while the newsman murmurs, "Oh god, he is so DREAMY."

[superjules]

If Moby and Bill Withers had a baby....

[Masterphonic]

@superjules Not even close

[FraterAeternus93]

this performance is hilarious

[mattgetssit]

OMG SO GAY

[lama2100]

i love this clip! stephin is amazing.

[wertzateria]

the story goes that stephin didn't sleep at all the night before this interview

[ultimatio]

This is about as energetic as Stephin gets in an interview

[debatechamp]

I love him, but he could have been friendlier to the host and I liked the digs from the host, too

[LinoOverdrive]

meritt: ''i am a really dark person''

the host: ''i never would have guessed''

GET IT!??!!?

[gothicdreamex88]

i wish there would be more gothic videos on youtube and more guys that want to date a gothic girl

[CalemBendell]

lol, I dunno why you get a thumbs down. This is one of those few comments that are hard to forget :)

[blackguarding]

Thats a million times funnier because I think you are serious.

[haileystars]

WOW AMAZING! [:

[sithPISSY]

great man... goofy host. steven should shoot his agent for even making him get up in the morning for such trite tube fluff. what a score though for future generations,

[adecker31]

bebrasha and I are on the same page - I was going to quote that - and it's true - the singular applause at the end is like the final brilliant indignity...for everybody.

Feel lucky to have stumbled on this. Stephen is a genius...

[sanfransardine]

"Smile" is actually about the weatherman.

[houseofchintz]

This is fuckin awesome. I love Stephen Merritt!

[kpm1969]

I don't know whose idea it was to schedule Merritt on this yucky morning show, but it is a stroke of genius, like a detournement of morning news shows. I love the singular applause at the end.

[bebrasha]

"something dark will happen to them anyway"

xD

[csuabo]

What a juxtaposition. You have the artificial "personality" who doesn't know how to interact with Merritt who would probably rather have sex with a woman than deal with this insincere chump.

[loofah76dbk]

It's definitely a hilarious contrast. Merrit may be the most depressive man in music but I can never get enough 69 L.S.

[python1024]

"they're gay by the way"- vis com

[SubconsciousGatherer]

@csuabo - I love the word "juxtaposition."  The more absurd, the more surreal. This interview could be rightfully described as surreal.

[GDscissorhandedgurl]

He has an....incredible voice.

[AnaAerophina]

I love his music, but he's so awkward sometimes, haha!

[PirateSammy]

i love stephin. so much. he's so adorably melancholy.

[MarcDiecast]

he should sing that creep song by raidohead

[ndreaftw1989]

This is too hilarious.

[nuclearskull]

Like a clown at a funeral

[Traxxem]

LOL my god that was awkward >.>

[calico992]

S.M played the Crocodile in Seattle with the Fields and everyone applauded and he said: 'why are you cheering, we haven't even done anything yet.' It was hilarious.

Also check this out::::

S.M Steven Morrissey (Smiths

S.M. Shane McGowan (Pogues)

S.M. Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian)

S.M. Steven Malkmus (Pavement)

S.M. Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields)

Pretty amazing initials for lead singer\songwriters!!!!

[BethGoth15]

I want to punch that black guy in the face. How can someone be so annoying?!

[onagus2008]

I wouldnt go that far, but it was funny to see the contrast between the two personalities.

[MsMirrorMirror]

I'm not sure when I've seen someone project misery so effectively. Wow!

[UnParapluieBleu]

hilarious!! His voice, that song=perfection! That frown at the end where he looks like somebody died is brilliant too.

[themagneticfields]

The most hilarious interview of all time. Two of the most diametrically opposed people speaking to each other. How Forced!

"something dark will happen to them anyway"

hehehehe

[vulcangrl13]

I love Stephin. His voice is so nice.

[BethGoth15]

Lol yeah. When I first heard him speak I burst out laughing. I love deep voices!

[fisherman4life555]

"something dark will happen to the many way " ahahaha!

[illlern]

"Something dark will happen to them anyway"

[SoggyThoughts]

I felt like he was sort of awkwardly moking him when he said

"They better...... Or else"

"Something dark could happen to them"

Like he took him for some sort of evil-do-er guy.

[gothgirl16]

i'm from georgia, and watch the news, how did i miss this ?

[jdjustice72]

Stephin is a fucking fantastic performer and i forget that sometimes... i think a lot about his songs and not as much on how great of an interpreter of music he is.

[bloodykizzy]

such contrast! love it

[futoncat]

that was the most awkward pat on the back ever hahaha

[MidnightNSavannah]

Stephin is truly a genius.This has to be thr greatest interview ever.

[herzogsobanski]

certanaly the best interview EVER.

[FurFuksake1]

Probably the greatest interview ever.

[noneofyoucanspell]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[fafinetta]

aaaaawkward... why did he agree to do this? haha

[namesareforrhinoceri]

Stephin is so cute here!

[CaptainSpatula404]

this is so snicket, this guy is humorless and dreary and the interviewer doesn't understand his music

[hexachordal]

God that's so amazing... final chord on the uke, v. sad face, and the sound of one person clapping.

Fade to black.

[Palafico3]

the cheeriest newsperson, the darkest archie.

[danielbrann]

Today: mostly sunny...

[owlparrot]

"something dark will happen to them anyway..."

[Superhelter]

Inexplicably shite interviewer!

[2ndAsstJizzMopper]

"Inexplicably shite interviewer!"

you can read my mind from there? spooky.

[Originalsin4ever]

Obviously the interviewer never heard any of Stephin's bands like The Magnetic Fields, Gothic Archies, ect. Excellent song though

[heavyboxes]

Amazing.

[unclehalliburton]

HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHAAAAA

LEGEND

[PillowCrumbs]

This never gets old.

[joemgeek]

"I'm a pretty dark person"

This is one of the best things I've ever seen on youtube...heheheh

[avapepper]

This makes me laugh so hard.

[mnolan7369]

Merritt should take this broadcaster out on tour with him, let him introduce songs and do stage patter -- it would be so damn funny.

[mikeyisred]

brilliance!

[avapepper]

No David Alan Grier needs to perform the role. God, this is good!

[ejohne3]

"Something dark will happen to them anyway." Hilarious! Goody Day Atlanta indeed! I'm so glad i saw this clip.

[AFamilyOfTrees]

Hysterical!

This is the first interview I've seen of merritt, he seems like quite the man.

[piratekid9688]

well you got a guy with a huge ego and a dude who's oblivious to lots of things

[NORMLduder]

awesome!

[PortugalTheAccount]

Wow.

Two completely different ends of the spectrum.

A dark, intelligent, quiet, artsy mind.

and a loud, obnoxious, peppy, possibly homosexual news reporter

[fuckinghugetits]

stephin merritt is gay

[MANAXvids]

Yes he is. He also makes great music.

[ellachristina]

Is this factual?

I've always suspected this. Been listening to his albums and the idea brushed off on me.

I don't care though. I eat his music up like fudge.

Stephen's music=bonbon

[fwilme04]

I think the point that fuckinghugetits was trying to make is not that he is gay in a oh man what a gay guy kinda thing, but more of a responce to the comment about the possibly homosexual news reporter

[avapepper]

"I think the point that fuckinghugetits was trying to make..." Dear sweet god I love youtube.

[javery303]

This video is full of win. "Something dark will happen anyways." Yup, true, and win. The applause at the end is the ribbon on this package of win.

[Annexdude]

Expectedly, he's going to seem very out of place on a show like this. The awkwardness reminds me of the time Elliott Smith performed the opening to the that new Disney ride in Orlando, the Soulsucker. (that's not true actually but you get my point)

Not a dig on Merritt of course, I really respect his work. Just sucks what he has to go through to promote the music.

[mad4music7]

Or like the time Elliott actually had to perform "Miss Misery" live at the Oscars, where hardly anyone appreciated him.

[Spaustin]

i'm watching this in prep for the magnetic fields show i'm about to see tonight at 8. i don't know what else to day, this clip makes me really excited.

[ndmclash]

Droll defined.

[Soggycorndogs]

Possibly my favorite musician of all time. "I think I need a new heart" and "falling out of love with you" ...

masterpieces!

[khanflesh]

Brilliant.

[cheersonger]

Awkward.

[Soggycorndogs]

He's awkward on purpose. its hillarious

[StephinMerritt]

wow, how funny

[BFuller0712x]

He kind of reminds me of Steven Wright.

[shizzlepie]

yeah lol

i love the contrast between that over enthusiastic presenter and the very un-exited merritt

[prilbot]

Whoever booked Merritt for Good morning atlanta is a genius.

[Swidster]

Haha, "something dark will happen to them anyways"

[takethesprucemoose]

Awkward. Kind of funny for a daytime news show. Merritt is an awesome song writer, but probably not the funnest guy to hang around with.

[Daalik]

This is like Juice Leskinen from Finland...^^

[shuckslbj]

Resophonic ukuleles own. I got to play one at Katharine Whalen's house.

[londonlovemaster]

i wanna go to katherine whalen's house!

[modmartha]

HA! Funny.

[VacantMinds]

man this guy is glum all the time. I feel sorry for him. The Magnetic Fields are coming here but I don't think it's worth the $30 just to see him mope and do every song in an acoustic setting.

[NeilCicierega]

I hate the term and I don't use it very often, but you don't "get" it.

[bryannouveau2]

if your mind wasn't so "vacant" then you would get all the humor and wit that is Mr. Merritt. I find him to be one of the funniest writers out there.

[kemikade]

I've never seen two people with more opposite personalities. Stephin was wonderful as always.

[StephinMerritt]

Brilliant Fantastic, the host is such a cornball. Stephin is like a fish out of water.

[Neurozumim]

I think the interviewer is strong and much in control, considering the amount of interviewers who completely lost it during their interviews. Of course the tone is very light but this is a question of context and the type of program. Merritt is for once exactly doing what he aims to do when doing all these interviews which is promotion. This is pure promotion, I think Merritt should be happy with it. Of course, I love Merritt.

[pacolli]

i love the part when stephin says "the dark will happen anyway" lol he's the best!

[itsmyname1]

Blah!

[AziraphaleMerritt]

Even if stephin meritt is gay he kicks ass

[MajestySnowbird]

Hahaha. Stephen hates this bullshit...

[jamesonamac]

He looks like that turtle that raced Bugs Bunny!

[drelladoll]

...single person clapping at the end! lollercoaster

[munga42]

notice he does a pause before he says music. ..whahahaha

[karinparinxxx]

Probably one of the funniest clips on youtube!

[moonshotsound]

i love how they paired stephin merritt up with the cheeriest newscaster availiable...

[totallyspytrue]

I know! That is funny.

[alex8711]

Loser0, yeah, Stephin is gay. And this the reporter may be too :P

[fkallyall]

Mark Hayes is def not gay.. He's a badass, but ya too cheery.

[Donutmn]

is the black guy gay as well? I know Merritt is

[loser0punk]

stephen is gay???

[mikeyisred]

he looks like such a sad little puppy dog. i just want to take him (and his ukalele) home with me.

[Soundtracking]

Hey All,

I have some Magnetic Fields footage of their concert in New York Last month. Check out my channel for a glimpse of this great show.

Merritt is a god!

[A550RGY]

Stephin Merritt looks a bit like a young Alfred Hitchcock when he'd talk to the camera in those Alfred Hitchcock Presents intros. Search for it on YouTube.

[orkenbjorken]

but he sounds like a young dustin hoffman!!!

[r3dhammer]

It's EFG irl.

[majaloveswilli]

great, the show, stephin merritt and the time..... :-))

[archilochus13]

"something dark will happen to them anyways" - brilliant!

[knittedworldorder]

Fox affiliates seem to get away with a good deal more interest in the less, shall we say, jzhoojzshy side of life than one usually associates with FOX.

[t3hpwner3r]

Well, the interviewer is an even darker person LMFAO

[wakingneddevine]

hahahahaha I love how the interviewer is like laughing...nervous laughter? haha And he's just sitting there...looking bored to tears..hahahahaha

[Occono]

Awesome! :) So hilariously awkward.....Who booked him for this show.....

[SubversiveLibrarian]

i think he's my hero

[rawkus1167]

This man is a genius. Pure genius. Hilariously awkward interview though.