My Pal Foot Foot - The Shaggs

[LordBababa1]

I demand a dubstep remix of this song. NOW!

[EdiblePlanets]

Why did those other girls have to ruin a perfectly awful drum solo?

[custardaghost]

It must have been a great day in the town when Helen got up from the drums for the last time.

[smikestack]

Perfect playing and singing --- this is music! No wonder both Zappa and Carla Bley raved about them. My drum tutor rates this right up there.

[WakeupSpring]

I really hope the people saying they are great are being sarcastic, otherwise... god help you

[duckman531]

This is their masterpiece!

[shikamaruw]

It better than The Beattles

[DBSaiyanTim777]

they suck!

[neovintageretro]

Are those some Montgomery Wards guitars or those ones you can get around

Christmas time at Tundalls Farm and Home store?

[yunesbb]

its sounds like a reverse speech !!

[ShaolinDragon9]

Justin Bieber loves this band.....

[legalzinho12]

the vocal melodies are good,if their use a correct instrumental!

[MindGroper]

Demon Baby has a cat named Foot Foot that he is in love with. He even wrote a song about Foot Foot and it sounds a little like this. I dont know if Demon Baby ripped off the Shaggs but it's a great song like this one. Demon Baby put a lot of his videos on youtube too like the Shaggs did. This is good cuz I was sick of all that other autotuned stuff except for The World's Smartest Dog Jesse the Dog which is stiil my favorite video ever.

[MindGroper]

Shaggs are awesome. 

[metalboto]

Dave Lombardo is this your granma ??? WTF ??

[sickmurderer]

jajajajaa this is bizarre o_O WTF with those women???

[Hexaron]

DAVE WTF???

[pansenterror]

What a fuck??!!??!!

[Nikephorus83]

Dave sent me here too...

[MetalGSTL]

dammit Dave Lombardo

[yunesbb]

dave lombardo sent me here

[MetalGSTL]

he sent me too, grrrrr

[BillyandBarry]

Most prog band EVER

[Johnnywhamo]

"Foot foot why can't you find me?" Just look down, just look down.

[myepiphone]

Phil "Phibber" Munchausen says "This song is a copyright infringement of my song My feet stink of cheese,played backwards it sounds like another of my great songs "Ringo wore my trousers(and he creased them real bad).......I want my lawyer !!

[whemadre]

Too much LSD in their oatmeal.

[ShaolinDragon9]

What a great way to punish your kids....

[arrackattack]

sounds like lars on drums, kirk on guitar, lou reed on vocals .... oh i got it THIS IS LULU ?? ... oh wai..

[fairmountfairy]

Best drum solo ever!!!!!!!!

[turtlliwdnifuoyehthr]

seems like not only john petrucci can play 69/42 time signatures...

[burpo]

This band pioneered "Ahm(ish) Rock."

[Delision]

if these girls opened for daniel johnston it would be the top grossing indie tour of all time.

they would then be immediately rejected for being too mainstream.

[metalpayne3]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BADDDDDDDDDDD

[iamatrollsosuckit]

@runitecastle thats not true at all haha

their dad was a rich lunatic, and threw money at them and wanted them to be the next beatles.

they were just terrible.

[CaptainBanglawala]

And at the end of the day, isn't that what we're all asking inside: where's my pal foot foot?

[CaptainBanglawala]

The only thing bad about this song is that it's too short.

[AbominableK]

The weird rhythm at 0:18-20 is actually really really interesting. But then the song goes to shit.

[W8XR]

The Rick knockoffs appear to be "Avalon" guitars.

[W8XR]

They look like Ricks, but I understand that their dad was a cheapskate and bought them cheap guitars (which would belie the Rickenbacker story...)

[ariesmajor]

It puts the lotion on its skin~

[ApathyPony]

musical version of The Room

[MLPwn]

ლ(ಠ益ಠლ why they so good?

[77hodag]

Anybody know the make of those groovy guitars?

[Je5s3r]

why can't I stop listening to this

[belliottx]

I went to NRBQ's 30th anniversary show in New York City. Their opening act was the Shaggs. They are all grown up now but thank God they still sound the same except that someone tuned their guitars. I wish they hadn't. Bonnie Raitt heard them and said that the Shaggs bring her mind to a complete stand still. Frank Zappa said the they were better than the Beatles. What puzzles me is that why didn't the recording engineer at least try to tune their guitars for them.

[mathufar96]

mi Dios! que es esto??!! me gusta... xD

hay que hacerle una banda tributo

[doctorfuse007]

Here is my quantizations of the beats: 11/8, 13,8, 3/16, 3/16, 5/8, 4/4X2, 11/8 etc. That's up until the vocal entry.

[robstones1968]

GENIUS. PURE GENIUS. lol

[Oscar301]

this shits on Emerson, Lake and Palmer

[shikamaruw]

madre de Dios... mi cabeza me duele XDDDDDDDDDDdd

[lazrpo]

This is like a StSanders Shreds video... except it's actually meant to be real...

[MLPwn]

sick drum solo

[dudecicero]

@MLPwn - Yeah, one that actually last the whole e-ffing song.

[RedMetal21]

These drums have left me at a loss for words, other than KILL ME!

[runitecastle]

reading about this band, the sisters lived in a sheltered home and they had never listened to music. they had absolutely no idea what music sounded like yet they were given instruments and told to play.

they basically reinvented music from scratch.

[DJRevThorn]

@runitecastle

Soundtrack to a nightmare back at school, I feel naked and scared.

[meursaultnvinegar]

@runitecastle I'm fascinated by this. Where did you read it?

[runitecastle]

@meursaultnvinegar do a search for jon ronson talks to the shaggs

[TheZappawizard]

@runitecastle Dorothy, Helen and Betty Wiggin formed The Shaggs in 1967 after listening to their favorites, Herman's Hermits, Ricky Nelson and The Monkees on the radio. Their father, Austin Wiggin, Jr., wouldn't allow them to attend concerts, but he did buy them instruments, paid for lessons and encouraged them to form a band featuring two guitars and drums.

[custardaghost]

@TheZappawizard

He didn't "encourage" them - he forced them They hated it.

[grahamlaur]

@runitecastle Well... they must have heard SOME music. Even a nursery rhyme singalong is something.

[duckman531]

@runitecastle They were kind of like the Emily Dickinsons of Rock and Roll!

[emcorby]

@duckman531 more like Helen Keller

[makahaLouie]

@runitecastle Wait... I got it! Lead up , first generation "I know what boys like" !

[DeanMartin1231]

this is the song you hear in your head just before you

finally take your gun to work.

[AmandaMarie3467]

I had to write a paper on this song for choir.. My teacher kept playing it until I finished. I wrote soo fast.

[CygnusTheIronDream]

This is painful.

[AlmostEthical]

Imagine trying to to notate this performance with all those complex polyrhythms!

[spyroninja]

@AlmostEthical it's soooooo hard. sounds like nonsense to some but I'd like to see them play it. :D

[AlmostEthical]

@spyroninja Speaking as a drummer, I have no idea what she's doing behind the vocals. Almost like Chris Cutler's playing with Henry Cow at times :)

[wipers86]

@AlmostEthical well they obviously had only been playing for a short period of time what can you expect but they had there main focus on song writing witch every one should do and not just cover everyone's songs anyone can do that but to create your own songs is another thing

[AlmostEthical]

@wipers86 lol. I have no idea what their main focus was on ... seems to me they didn't have ANY focus :) They're so innocent they make The Wiggles look like Tom Waits ...

Later on they learned how to play with much cleaner time and they weren't nearly as much fun.

[superMrstylo]

It's like their playin three different songs

[666Wizardsleeve]

Awesome! Time signatures, keys, melodies, beats, rhythm, tempo, lyrics and structure are all so "Yesterday"

[MissDimples87]

@666Wizardsleeve This made a literal LOL.

[Domophobia]

Other people made music worse than this long before they did, so I don't know why they get all the fame and glory for it.

[spyroninja]

@Domophobia cuz no one made music LIKE this. that's the difference.

[Domophobia]

@spyroninja No no no no no.... No one RECORDED and RELEASED music like this. lol

[LykrenAaron]

that tickles!

[Bronte180300]

i cant turn it off....................

[fiscornioman]

FUCK METRONOMES.

[3bar]

Short bus rock at it's finest.

[DaDa2Phlux]

They could use some Ono ....with her cowbell.

[johnnypoker46]

In the immortal words of Arlo Guthrie, "That was horrible ..."

[theocean1973]

Sounds EXACTLY like Radiohead except the vocals

[Genralix]

it sounds like 3 girls with minor down syndrome fucking off in a garage

[Sammyeatworld69]

what the fuck foot foot was behind the tree the whole time

[luckymrnic]

I'm not sure about Beatles, but I definitely prefer the Shaggs over Beach Boys.

[tamedragon66]

OK, give my instruments back now. You abused them enough!

[EdiblePlanets]

@tamedragon66

Give me back my ears. You've abused them enough.

[markusclarkus69]

one note per syllable...I love it

[justanotherwave]

What in the fuck is this!?!?!? It's both hilarious and so terribly, terribly sad...

[brendanm94]

okay im sorry but some one explain how this is better than beatles?

or better question, why you are even comparing them?

[Evilmick44]

Imagine if they hooked up with Phil Spector

[EdiblePlanets]

@Evilmick44

If they hooked up with Phil Spector it would be a Wall of Hell.

[miamiwax]

ornette coleman, sun ra, and elvin jones became 3 white girls and formed a band

[superzwiebel]

This is definitely -not- art. It is, however, brilliant.

[TMF58]

I can tell why Foot Foot left

[FreddyManelTriton]

I play with my Pal HAND HAND

[DaDa2Phlux]

What did we ever do to them ????

[JohnMan59]

....and the controversy rages on.....try their version of "Who are Parents" (Pee-rants) P R I C E L E S S .

[tylerleeward]

BAD TRIP BAD TRIP?

[kayway9]

foot foot heard them coming....... oh fooootfoooooot.....

[ragebunny]

Best thing i ever heard

[avengerpigeon]

@ragebunny times a thousand

[toocheaptobuyatripod]

I swear if Zappa said he liked it we would all be worshiping a pile of dog crap as a musical messiah. You're all tools.

[senorleloup]

they sound better tripping...

[alebarmu]

They had very good tasty legs. Tenían muy buenas y sabrosas piernas

[SonicLamb]

Awww, good for them!

[Orangebike666]

I heard this on NPR.... thought it was a joke.

[Cunobelinus54]

Haha, so many idiots on this page. This is art and anyone who doesn't think so can go fuck themselves a million times over.

[thatgirlbrittany53]

WTF DX

[deborahsuewho]

this is only what it is - no more, no less. Words only diminish. It doesn't need defending.

[Jerkicus]

this is free jazz

[3bar]

@Jerkicus You're right. I'd never pay for it.

[dvargashell]

under the wedding ring

[lepricon989]

Every musician should love the Shaggs, this music is it's own genre, it's so bad it's genius, I listen to the Shaggs all the time and I have loved every second of it.

[darkmagus64]

I love you foo foot.

[AdyinH0bo]

At least its more palatable then Bieber.

[jmthrashmetalblog]

The shags were isolated kids creating something out of nothing, including no musical education but its incredibly cool, like a kids drawing.The stupid joke that has so many thumbs up on this thread is a reflection of the culture we live in- generic, canned irony followed by a bunch of dumb sheep applauding. That kind of crap is why people love The Shaggs- relief from group-think moron culture.

[egset33]

@jmthrashmetalblog Shut the fuck up and finish making my coffee, you hipster douchebag. Anyone who claims this is some kind of liberating artistic expression is an idiot. Quit quoting your acid casualty professors, and just enjoy the fact that you're getting a degree on mommy and daddy's dime.

[ThirdReichnRoll]

So much hate for these gals. Makes me sad.

[bassammy42]

This makes me want to cram my foot foot in my ear ear...

[barbarianjoe99]

This is what they play on elevators in hell.

[aureliuso]

@barbarianjoe99 YEAAA :P :P



[melizmatea]

@barbarianjoe99 That is hilarious.

[AUDIOPHILE1956]

Yep,,,ssGAHs 

[olflatop]

A for effort but don't quit your day jobs.

[barbarianjoe99]

@olflatop that was a perfect comment

[Trogdorwillrise]

ONE TWO THREE FOUR SEVEN NINE-QUARTERS TWENTY-SIX DRUM SOLO

[barkbarkwoof1]

All tuned up yet?

[EdiblePlanets]

I'm playing with My Pal Hand Hand.

[quememuera]

@bubbybobble I think you mean, "easy to sing along to because the vocals are shit in the first place."

[bubbybobble]

@quememuera I don't really care if it's crap or not, all I know is that it's type of song that's fun to sing with friends when you're so tired you're out of it, drunk, or high. Or a combination of all three.

[Postman76]

sto per uccidermi

[LopatoBeats]

what you are actually hearing are very complex shifting polyrhythms. listen to the consistency of the high hat.

[robotwookie]

The Beatles, eat your hearts out. Foot Foot should have been on Sgt Peppers...

[INF3darkgreen]

Why is the pal named...uh..."foot foot"?

[PrankZabba]

wish i knew about them in high school. that'd keep those damn Rancid & Bad Religion fans away from me

[Dadio0001]

Hail Hail Rock' n' Roll!!

For a split second there, I believe the drummer was in beat...nope...sorry.

foot foot....yup

[missnobody101]

my pals name is foot foot ( foot foot )

[Cunobelinus54]

It takes skill to do shit like this.

[setyourselfonfireeee]

It's weird, my girlfriend doesn't wanna hump to this!

[Johnnywhamo]

@setyourselfonfireeee Well that's weird, she does with me!

[setyourselfonfireeee]

I think I disliked and liked it 10 times. I left it on like for now. I'm really confused right now.

[Drummerboiz19]

You all shouldn't be making fun of these girls. They all suffer from epilepsy, and were actually suffering from violent seizures when they recorded this song.

[cullyvan]

The most frightening thing is that they actually have a structure going on. They've sat down and planned this. I'm frightened.

[GFWspacezilla]

So wait, all you have to do is buy a guitar, smash it randomly, and hipsters will buy it?

Why on earth didn't I think of this before?

[324soccergirl]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEBODY FIND FOOT FOOT!!!!!

[YTMcCrackerhonkey]

@324soccergirl they found him at the end of the song

[cullyvan]

What makes it even more fucked up is that the "engineer" had a strange take on stereo.

[rage1331]

Their complete disregard for common time is kind of awesome, other than that, it sounds kind of aweful.

[Drummerboiz19]

Somebody find Foot Foot so they'll stop singing!

[undertheswings]

This song does serve a purpose, though. If you listen to it before any song, that song will sound so much better.

[RussianLawyer]

kind of brain suckers ))))

[veranka3]

Things hipsters are apt to say:

"The Shaggs are better than the Beatles."

"The 13th Floor Elevators are better than The Rolling Stones."

"The Monks are better than The Kinks."

"Oh, really? You've never heard of them??"

[rage1331]

@veranka3 Actually, "The Shaggs are better than the Beatles" was said by Frank Zappa.

[veranka3]

Whenever anyone asks me what a hipster is, I say it's someone who thinks the Shaggs are better than the Beatles.

[hekesq]

I try to be open minded, really I do. But this is pure crap.

[logician360]

My sister's name is foot foot.

[lucky13roxxx]

I dont know what it is about this but I cant stop listening to this band... I think I actually might download their albums... this is the strangest thing thats ever happened to me...

[cheappassion]

If you loved the drum solo at the beginning and you found yourself wanting more...Just wait...There's another one at the end.

[striderkram]

If this gets stuck in my head, I'm gonna kill myself.

[masterkaiden]

this video is a special kind of shit.... a kind that even flies wont eat.....

[cheappassion]

I'll say this, I haven't heard anything like this ever....Well...UV...no...The Mothers...No Captain Beefheart...no...Dude, there is nothing like this...It kind of grows on ya

[kevbros]

Haters just don't appreciate the innovative guitar tunings and highly syncopated drum beat that switches meter every few bars. As for lyrics - genius! The metaphor of Foot Foot took rock and roll to a whole new level.

[rasx101]

I actually can't rate it, because 'dislike' simply doesn't go far enough!

[rasx101]

I sat, I listened .... I listened in disbelief .... I had this overwhelming urge to reach down my throat and pull my own liver out, but my liver had it's own ideas and leapt out on it's own accord, followed by other major organs. Oh god, is this what we deserve as sinners ;)

[INF3darkgreen]

@rasx101 hahaha

[chardon59803]

Second verse, same as the first !

[grnlighter]

I would rather be deaf my whole than hear this awful music ever again!!!!

[zv66611]

cool haha

@MrGillanking what does this have to do with avenged sevenfold, that I know are different songs, styles and generations. How can many people that talk so shits

[TL250Rider]

This is better than anything on KIISFM