'Mandy Goes to Med School', The Dresden Dolls

[peanutbutterandelmo]

I'd commit suicide for both Amander or Brian

[tipsywench]

God, she's got some cannons. 

[Ainsaboo]

@AngelVomit26 Do you specialize in abortion??

[0LDCH4P]

Brian is so cute here...........

[EvilEmoCupcakes]

I was pretty sure of my sexuality ... until I discovered Amanda Palmer. ;__;

[LukaClumsy]

Eargasm. Her voice is simply epic.

[sanjnalat]

Oh fuck was she referencing Neutral Milk Hotel at the beginning? My two favorite artists...

[fierygal58]

why have I only clicked that its about abortion?

[Jamiltoniano]

Esta mujer provoca un orgasmo mental ahhhhhhhhhhhh

[Lyco499499]

One of my favorite songs by them, make that of all time actually.

"I've been baking cakes for the enemy, I've been dying to find out the hard way.."

Story of my life. Such profound lyrics in even the most fun and playfull of songs, Amanda is a genius writer.

[RyanMAndrew]

I was there that night, right at the front. Best night of my life!

[BelialMadHatter]

Fuck yeah Im never going to dance again.

[cleartheroom]

killer f**kin solo sheeit.. 

[Alex123McCarthy]

Amanda is ok... but that drummer! something about the bowler hat

[Spirou12345678]

Amanda is not pretty but I'd let her fuck my dick because she is so damn talented

[DarkSouls6o6]

beside the Rev, the drummer from A7X. this guy is my second favorite drummer,...love his motivation as he plays the drums. nothing like any other. =)

[TheLieTastesLikeCake]

I bet you are an Awkward person... :)

[TheLieTastesLikeCake]

@TheLieTastesLikeCake Oh, and sorry for disconnecting, if you ever read this. Hit backspace on accident...

[mastiloko]

anyone knowwhat the public pulling the two girls coming out playing?

greetings!

[psn09]

Best song ever!. Period

[morrisonjim88]

awesome..!!~~

[OhTheCobra]

my fav song by them.

[porhmonkey]

Jason Webley & Sxip Shirley supported them at this gig. Amanda and Jason must have got a slight idea for Evelyn Evelyn with the two pregnant twins on stage

[Metauru]

That's too much talent to handle right there.

[thepandatheory]

DUDE! when she said she sung in an aeroplane over the sea by neutral milk hotel i was sooooo happy! :D haha.

But i love the dresden dolls. Most unique and inspire band [in my opinion].

[xFinalxHeavenx]

7:40

He blew a kiss~!

Geez, I love these guys to death. I'd give my right kidney to see them perform. They have such a powerful dynamic on stage. Everything about them is either hilariously witty or gut-grippingly intense (even if the song is light and playful).

Amanda is fantastic and entertaining to watch, but together they complement each other so well--it's double the pleasure. Oh well. Dresden Dolls FTW.

[MajaTraben]

@xFinalxHeavenx JSYK, in case you didn't, they're going back on tour in November.

[LittleMissMoose]

Brian Viglione is my favorite drummer... so good. so so so good.

this performance is incredible in every way.

[jcbelo]

i saw this show

[FloufleVii]

What happened to these two? Now she's touring with that Webley guy, they were so SEXY back here... Sigh. Come back.

[look2dwesternsky]

This is how you improvise. Holy fuck. What an incredible duo. Look at how closely they watch each other.

Also the Inspector Gadget riff made my life.

[maksphoto78]

7:50 "He goes to medschool" ... It's about sex change!

[gregorpdthomas]

@maksphoto78 haha, that's about a guy that mandy met, silli :P

[anulay]

@maksphoto78 It sounds more like it's about a back-alley abortion to me.

[MeleeStormbringer]

@anulay actually, that's exactly what it's about....

[anulay]

@MeleeStormbringer *lol*  Yeah, that's exactly true! On a side note, I so very wish I could download this particular live version of the song. It's absolutely stunning.

[MeleeStormbringer]

@anulay you can get it on dvd. this is part of the Punk Cabaret show from the Roundhouse is London. Some very cool performances on there.

[anulay]

@MeleeStormbringer Yeah, when I said "download" I meant to specify as buying it as an MP3. But yes, I'd still like to buy the DVD.

[lawlzerskates]

@anulay yea that is what it's about

[Larrikynn]

@maksphoto78 "if you show up and i am unavailable, my partner brian would love to take care of you"

hm?

[awollsd]

my daughters 5 her fav band is the beatles but just showed her this she loves it aswell btw her name is Drezden hehe

[Freelustproduction]

They are so amazing... she sounds perfect live... and again they are just avant-garde like mad! Listen to the lyrics and look at the choreography... wow... "guess how many fingers? okay!" hehe that line makes me giggle.

[mikulasvselicha]

this is the most playful music pair in the world!

[asdfcgryn]

this is the weirdest song. but at the exact same time....its AMAZING!

[meweleven]

that's the way to handle the piano! 10/10

[thoughtsurfer1]

What Grrrrrrrrl power!

[elizondorihuela]

EXELSO!!!

[larsq6128]

I have this DVD ～～～ really great performance !!!

[maksphoto78]

That drum solo just owns! :-D

[zombinagirl]

the drummer is so fucking awesome.

[mrsXbritaneeXway]

i love this song!!!! what were the 2 girls throwing into the audience?

[strongblackwine]

I was there that night. If I remember correcty they were throwing sweets into the audience- specifically, Quality Street, lol.

[mrsXbritaneeXway]

@strongblackwine thanks, i thought they were throwing condoms lol... that would have been ironic, i love this song

[clamoopsa]

Fucking amazing.

[maksphoto78]

Great performance! I was there in the photopit.

[LittleMissMoose]

MUSICAL GENIUS! <3

[TheWhombo]

i luv her shes so fuckin sexy...if i was a lesbian

[jesusman121]

If only I could give them 10 stars...

[AutumnToRemember]

i know its ironic seeing as amanda loves the cure...

but i cant help but think of robert smith when i see her playing piano

[AngelVomit26]

Hey guess what ...My name is Mandy (legally) and I went to med school.....(And no, I am not kidding)

[AngelVomit26]

@AngelVomit26 Yes I am replying to myself...I graduated July 28!!!! Anyone need an injection? An EKG? LOL.

[kaisayshi]

wow you must feel special

[AngelVomit26]

@kaisayshi I do, thank you. Did you graduate med school?

[SonicistheCooliest]

Congrats!

[AngelVomit26]

Thank You!!1

[EmrysFalcon]

yeah but this song is about back alley abortion...hopefully you didn't have one of those x.x

[AngelVomit26]

No No No....I actually graduated from an accredited Med School!!!!! I know what the song is about, I just thought it was really ironic at the time I was going to school!!!!

[missdemeanour100]

@AngelVomit26

Did you perform illegal abortions from out of a van?

[AngelVomit26]

@missdemeanour100 No, it was out of my SUV. What the hell is wrong with you? I graduated from an Accredited School for Med. Assisting. Eeeeesh. Think before you type.

[0001kd]

@AngelVomit26

Well. My name is med (medea) and I went to mandy's (restaurant in el segundo)

[AngelVomit26]

@0001kd Haha Are you for real?

[morrisonjim88]

@AngelVomit26

what a co-incidence..!!~~

[koomori]

@AngelVomit26 But Mandy, the real question is, do you perform secret abortions?

[AngelVomit26]

@koomori No, I can honestly say I've never performed secret abortions.....Sorry and Your Welcome

[onlypandorashope]

that is one GNARLY drum solo!!!!!

[venusblu3]

dear god, that is was. He is an incredible drummer.

[srzent]

So surprising to suddenly hear Amanda singing that George Michael's song!

[iamseafoamgreen]

Okay, okay, is it my imagination, or was there a snatch of the Inspector Gadget theme song in there? That's amazing.

(I love these guys so much)

[AngelVomit26]

Haha.....you are correct indeed....

[BUKAJ138]

drummer´s name???

[DiegoSk8Rules]

Brian Viglione ;)

[AkihabaraShounenDan]

think they are not the dresden dolls i'm searching forXD

i do think they rock.. !!

[killyouridols333]

I'm like day 2, day 3 exposure. and I think I am a fan. fanatic. follower. consumer. whatever

[beckerdrek]

they are soooo great but i dont know anybody who ever heard of them besides my bf :S were both trying to get more fans here :) everybody should love this music ! great lyrics AND sound AND shows(small and simple but cool in a weirdish way) i only saw them one time on pinkpop but listen a lot to it online

[Wesleetu]

What Neutral Milk Hotel song did they play?

[bythemoonirun]

two headed boy

[musicalpony]

i love nmh

[KrystoferRobin]

If this was any better, I'd die. Right here on the spot. The day I first heard Dresden I retired all my music to a box. Even my poor Rasputina took a massive hit from my #1 in playlist to almost never played. Long Live the Punk Cabaret!

[freebrainstorms]

careless whisper<3 ahah oh how i love it.

[freshtrashcarrot]

обожаю их

[funkrock94]

the two solos are awesome

[sugarveins26]

Unfourtunately I was named after Barry Manilow though

[aphro0pnk]

i like her voice

it reminds me of my voice only better

[nathannintendo]

fantastic

[sugarveins26]

I'm Mandy I'm Mandy I'm Mandy!!!!

[javeyardway]

7:42 love it

[ChainsawDismember]

brilliant. absolutely brilliant.

[UnaBellota]

qué machorro

[iamthejess]

LOOOOOOOOOOVE this version. madskillz. I heart them. Met Brian actually.

[melissa9tripod]

I hope Amanda is unavaliable - so Brian can take care of me hehehehehehe:) This song is brilliant. Love them:D

[Ilanaria]

not if I get to him first (:

[sugarveins26]

And the even more Ironic thing.....I'm a Medical Assistant....So Mandy really DID go to Med School

[AintNoDevil]

Haha, anyone catch the inspector gadget in the middle there?

[ROXIO7]

-raises hand-

[weirdduck88]

I did, I did! I thought it was only me, and I used to watch the show too.

Awesome!

[pimentelg4400]

wonderfull drumer

[sugarveins26]

I have no idea who these people are, never heard of them in my life, but my name is Mandy so it totally caught my attention and it's pretty freaking awesome, I must say.

[deelizzle2]

AFP FOREVER!

[fissionesque]

Does anyone know what song by Neutral Milk Hotel she played and if there is video of that or here? That would be awesome to hear.

[dredsthemourning]

Two Headed Boy

[adervee13]

brian is rele such a good drummer... he has so much fukin pazzaz haha

[MrJesterTomL9]

Pazzaz XD

What an awesome word

[Leahlemur]

I love the Careless Whisper cameo! =D

[InfraNova]

She called the album Yes Virgina...?

I thought it was No Virginia

Nevertheless it's awesome

[niteowl9491]

This song is from Yes, Virginia... No, Virginia is the newer album

[Leahlemur]

Yeah, one album's called "Yes, Virginia", and there's another called "No, Virginia". :]

[ApocIndustries]

the b-side album is no, the a sides are yes

[fissionesque]

Both of those are definitely awesome albums to listening to back to back.

[EmoWolfDelilah]

what are they throwing???

[nickiibeatsworld]

I believe it is pieces of the fetus, because I'm pretty sure this song is it about back-alley abortions

[fissionesque]

I definitely hear that in the song, but I think it's a lot more complex than that. I hear things of prostitution in it too, and I lot of other things. This has to be very high on my long list of favorite Dresden Dolls songs. It's so awesomely put together and the lyrics are so clever and cutting and just flow together.

[yaycakebanana]

never really liked that drummer guy

he always seemed like a douche :O

[naytays]

i love all the bits they added in at the end :D

[amakao16]

I can't stop pressing replay!!!!

[DressUpAndKillTheTV]

The fact they just carried on an jammed with it is fucking brlliant =D

This is the damned best version I have ever heard!

[PanoplyCabaret]

OMG!!!! part of the piano is from Inspector Gadget!!!

[c2bed]

it's goth actually, but thanks for your thoughts.

[DarkSunshineRain]

I thought it was cabaret punk.

[c2bed]

it is. but she called it emo, i was being scarstic.

[sploogersmoof]

they call themselves "Brechtian punk cabaret" actually.

[melissa9tripod]

They're supposed to be drunk pregnant people hammering eachothers stomachs - thats what was said on the dvd

[DevoutArk]

pretty damn good

[DarkSunshineRain]

Man they are awesome, I had no idea they were that good.

[SCarn15]

I can't help to think that this song sounds like a tune from a musical.

[EmoliciousEric]

You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and The dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that they let me out to soon

[dizzyink85]

Inspector Gadget! Fuck yeah!

[RahvinVassago]

My 2 biggest drum influences have to be Ms. Kitty from MSI and Brian Viglione...he's awesome

[RahvinVassago]

I figure if I can play half as well as a drum machine, I'm doing good...lol...also Doktor Avalanche...from the Sister's of Mercy heh...

[beachhead]

that drum solo...was SICK!!

[nickiibeatsworld]

Ohhh fuck yeah :D

[Goottilainen]

that george michael song in the middle was everything XD

[ApparentEquilibrium]

absolutely amazing! <3 :)

[NightVisitor101]

Wow, how can they be so fuckin' great?!

[EvilOstrich]

what a great fucking song. I love the whole jazz/lounge feel to it. And it's pretty funny too.....

[antiuse]

this is a wonderful version

[whatevermakesuhappy]

ITS AWESOME U GUYZ

[KalikaInLeather]

aaa I'm so glad someone finall reuploaded it! It was on Youtube, then diseppeared, and now it's back her! yey!

I was at the Roundhouse, on the first night, (3rd Nov); 'twas awesome!

[pinkblack179]

They are so amazing together! Wow.

[keepitcurious]

CARELESS WHISPER!!!! Oh, Amanda, How I love you. (and of course, the rest of the song is amazing also)

[whatevermakesuhappy]

AWESOME .

especially before the last chorus

they really ROCK!

[pocketbread]

totally love this song and clip

<3 Amanda

[RevengeX0]

this song is about her doing back ally abortions.

but anyways i absolutely love this song. one of my favorites. jeez amanda is so beautiful! <3

[ElArlequin]

One song It's very difficult to hear in CD... but after hearning it a couple of times quickly becomes one of the favorites of the album.

Love the solos live BTW!

[tonichan89]

What is this song about, anyone? Im getting confused speculating..

[LVB1770]

tonichan89,

Read the lyrics, man! Use your imagination!

It has everything. Can you say sex change?

[tonichan89]

I have allready read the lyrics quite a lot on my own... Ive sang them too. I still dont know what the topic is, or if there is one...hehe. Just wondered if anyone knew, cause Im simply curious, being I love the song.

[bakadv]

it's not about a sex change, it's about a med student performing back alley abortions as a side gig. "dull as a coat hanger"? "guess how many fingers, guess how many more i can fit there"? "how about a 9 month long vacation and a 2 foot coffin" (if the DIY abortion is botched, they'll have a stillborn baby in 9 months.)

[tonichan89]

Thanks, it makes sense! :D

[smellslikechildren1]

It's a joke-song. :)

[zilentman]

great song and a great performance for a duet

[pymberly]

This is one of my favorite Dolls songs, and I love this particular version. The solo in the middle is amazing.

Thank you so much for posting!

[ORabbitsAREroadkillO]

thats some awsome drumming near the end