The New Main Street Singers - Never Did No Wandering

[TWilson6250]

New Main Street Singers vs New Christy Minstrels in a battle of the bands who would win?

[seizetheweakened]

reminds me of the New Christy Minstrals lol

[seizetheweakened]

@seizetheweakened youtube.com/watch?v=8SMLz32Axd­4

[SirHatchporch]

@seizetheweakened Yeah. That's one of the reasons The New Main Street Singers were my favorite in the movie. Perfect satire of The New Christy Minstrels (who I actually do kind of like).

[ticket88]

Great movie!

[tdelamont]

I'd like to some in-studio footage from the recording session. It's pretty obvious that Steve Martin's singing lead vocal and probably playing banjo as well. Very Martin-like to do a project like this as a goof and then make sure your name doesn't show up in the credits anywhere.

[LtZaroff]

@tdelamont What? This was a live performance they recorded for the movie. The people on stage are performing and singing. They also did the soundtrack recordings.

[tdelamont]

@LtZaroff They are definitely playing live, and did really do an actual concert, but they replaced or enhanced the live recording to fatten it up in post-production (for instance, three-part female harmony when there are only two women in the group).

[SirHatchporch]

@tdelamont Yeah, it's always been obvious to me that the audio here is at least partially canned. My understanding is that some of the performances in the movie were completely live and some were half and half. All of these folks can really sing and play well, though. I was lucky enough to see the extremely brief Mighty Wind concert tour in 2003. One of the best and most fun concerts I have ever seen. Boy, I wish I had a DVD of that show.

[oldfmfcorpman]

R.I.P. Paul Dooley !...and if you notice, he never plays a note on his guitar, he just snaps his fingers ( out of time )..

[tdelamont]

@oldfmfcorpman That's the gag. He's the only original member of The Main Street Singers, and they don't let him play.

[SjjSic2]

ABSOLUTE BLISS ! Jane in prime form ! LOVE it ALWAYS ! GREAT performances !

[Jongo1dlanz]

They cut it back from the Nuftet to a Guitar Sextet to avoid the original joke.Still moves me.

[johnb406]

Good job!!! First time I ever heard that song. Had to hear it again. John

[rivots61]

Does everyone realize that all the lines to this movie were Improvisation? They were given a rough idea of how the story line was to play out and the rest was off the top of their heads in one or two takes. Same thing for Best in Show and Spinal Tap. While Guest and Levy provided the story and an outline of the roles, the principal players were required to create their characters and they did it brilliantly.

[FREEHANDILLUSTRATOR]

did the women become men and the men become women? wth

[laurabrake1]

You are welcome. You guys are excellent. Laura

[DarkestElemental616]

I love singing this version with a guitar.

[theflyingmouse]

Folksmen own yo ass!

[jieuryli]

I sing this and play on my guitar for my 2 year old daughter. She loves it.

[valar83]

I think this is my favorite song from the movie :-)

[finnishminnow]

@valar83 That's great! And therefore (when I first watched a bit of this movie in the Living Room with my dad today; in and during my process of doing some Cutting & Organizing Work on some of our Pumpkin Carving Patterns)... I love this Cool, Great & Fantastic "Never Did No Wandering" Train Song (sung by The New Main Street Singers) so very much as one of my absolute favorites, too!

[bonesnuts44]

never saw what the hawk might see!

[devolve42]

As a student of music theory, I gladly hold John Michael Higgins' vocal arranging skills in the highest esteem.

[Visda58]

@devolve42 you are correct. didn't I give you a sixth? when you get that sixth you can start wearin' your civies like the rest of us.

[MegaOrwell1984]

OMG It's like Glee if the singers were actually good. O.O

[gunkie50]

Neuftet!! <3

[3Pitous]

Parody is the best way of doing something straight you like doing and which seems out-of date without being criticised by others .Well done! Two faced performers,aren't they?

[Visda58]

@3Pitous not just without criticism, but with acclaim! I love these decietful a-holes all the same. I want to set their cardboard cutouts in my basement so I can sing with them.

[TIMOTHYSAARINEN]

Good version, but they stole it from The Folksmen!

[Skyhawkct]

Great spoof movie!

[ChildofBrando]

I like how the old dudes just sitting there not doing anything. :)

[GowanBray]

Nice Martin parlour tenor ?

[jesusthroughmary]

These nouveau folk posers SUCK. Folksmen are straight OG. Folksmen 4 LIFE! 

[noway222]

LMAO HOW MANY GUITARS DO THEY NEED

[soylencer]

@noway222 Nine! they are a neuftet!

[Engage777]

@noway222 Needs more banjo.

[softshoes]

the greatest nuftette of all time.

[CopyboyVideo]

I love this song! The way they do their version is hilarious.

[mpicker50]

A great track from a hilarious movie. Many thanks for the post.

[thomasmoredamian]

Hysterical! They all are out of their MINDS!

[marstegreg]

Parker Posie....yum!

[Themostancient]

Ms. Posie is the,,,,

[BashBrothers1989]

wha happen

[Engage777]

@BashBrothers1989 lol

[raigca1]

True Classic Folkmusical Group!