Ben Folds and WASO - Steven's Last Night In Town

[pearlsfortheswines]

The orchestra is dragging a bit, specially in the beginning, I'm not sure if you can expect classical musicians to play proper swing.

[richgilb]

@pearlsfortheswines I was thinking the exact same thing. This song is deceptively tough to play.

[ocean0nfir3]

what an amazing show this must have been

[THEmorganEdge]

MY FRIEND STEVEN DOES THIS! relevancy points.

[jonthaitai]

Best song to ever have the word "cellulite" in.

[smcombs100]

can someone tell me how to get this on my ipod? i would love to be able to listen to ben folds and WASO everyday

[deniserd4]

@smcombs100 you can download "youtube downloader" software (just google it, you can get it straight from cnet) then download this video and convert it to an mp4 file. it's free and the quality is pretty good, never had a problem with a virus or anything like that

[melissaglima]

Fucking genius

[SilentSputnik]

That little piano solo was win.

[todds18p]

We thought he was gone. Then he's come back again. Last week it was funny now the jokes wearing thin. Everyone knows now that every night will be Steven's last night in town!

[FozzyForman]

SO FAST!

This makes my life worth living.

[BecauseImSando]

COULDN'T LOVE OBAMA WITH CELLULITE!

[TankaFrank]

bawww. i want the clarinetist to get a front stage spot!

[firefaerie25]

lmfao!...this fits so amazingly for me at this very moment in time

[toaduser]

Is it just me, or did he slip "Obama" in right at 2:00? I know he's a fan, if you've seen recent performances of Fair, you know he likes to slip it in every now and then.

[HitchhikerWithTowel]

@toaduser "A woman" actually.

Not sure that "He couldn't love Obama with cellulite" makes much sense, lol.

[SeventhEve]

@toaduser haha, nope. It's just you.

[AntiTraci]

I get chills. Ben is really a genius--arrogant, I know Ive been close to him, hes a HUGE ego, but wow, he can write.

[fillXinXblankXstares]

Random standing part.

[1minutetillmidnight]

I like how the clarinetist in the recording, some random friend of the five, is better than the one in WASO. lol

[drummingislife91]

Does he compose all the orchestral parts?

[kevin01844]

No. Local musicians wrote all the arrangements for this concert.

[jasinski7]

probably or at least some of them

[popcornlover100]

3:38 look at his face. lol i love him though.

[finallyanunusedname2]

My favorite part is the beginning

[jzack420]

I don't know, does the trumpet solo seem a little too crisp to anyone else? I prefer it loud, obnoxious, and sloppy... kind of like a good party.

[jonralston]

One of my favorite Ben Fold's Five songs. I love it even more with the orchestra!

[finallyanunusedname2]

Ben Folds

[dhloup]

Great!!!

[asianteenybopper23]

He's a talented pianist! His songs sounds so much better with an orchestra backing him up.

[tazzy27581]

Sorry I meant to write quirky.

[MarkTheMagnificent]

*sigghhh* i'm so glad this wasn't filmed on some asshole's camera.

what a relief.

this is fantastic, by the way!

:D

[iceblink13]

Testify. It's not usually the a-hole filming that gets me, it's the people around him singing in a flat monotone or accenting every 3rd word with a "wooooo!"

[Kiribati42]

Fantastic!

[keatingpiers]

It just goes to show..... you CAN replicate a Ben folds Five song without Ben Folds Five........ You just need Ben Folds and an entire orchestra.

[yiny46]

lol it takes a whole freaking orchestra to almost replicate the awesomeness of the five...close...no cigar...LOVE Ben folds, but i loved ben folds five better

[thegeneral011]

i meannnn the five didn't play all of those instruments anyway...

[FLPman]

but it's not really a replica.. it's a very different sound then the studio versions with the band, wouldn't you agree?

[lemonkid44]

sooundssss likkeee a messss

[tazzy27581]

I'm sorry but I have agree with you. It's takes the quicky beautifulness out of the song. Shame I can't give you a good comment.

[2010profile]

I think it is supposed to sound messy; a lot of stuff going on.

[michckay]

LOL @ Ben's impression of the guy.

[tikalal]

Wow his face looks a lot like the younger Ben Folds from Whatever and Ever Amen...

[Pabrilam]

I love how he is playing with a full symphony orchestra...

... and he's wearing a regular plaid shirt.

:)

[ty3217]

haha, i was thinking the same thing.

thats why he's so awesome

[brunopier]

Oh no, they should have kept the sound of the telephone ringing like in the original!

[jalmcbj]

The telephone ringing was actually just that someones phone went off during the recording. If you listen closely, you can even hear Robert Sledge (bass) laughing a little after it. They just thought it was such perfect timing that they left it in.

[supersonicboy74]

とても素晴らしい!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[navajoskater1191]

Ben my bad

[navajoskater1191]

all of these songs that they played were not arranged by Ban but by some composers that are from perth

[soziflip]

GREAT!

did he do the arrangement by himself?

[NeoSync05]

I dont think so; I think most, if not all, arrangements were by a member of the orchestra. Not too sure though...

[keeper125]

@NeoSync05 I'm pretty sure he helped with a lot of it. I saw him with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and he talked about writing/helping to write the parts.

[adriandelvalle]

BF is a genius and the production is awesome with the symphony btu I still love the original better.

[JuliaBaDulia123]

love this song :3

[EriisaMuffin]

I love his impression of Steven. XD

[Ted22219]

Genius

[presidentofloose]

best video on you tube!!!!!!!!!!