Jonathan Coulton - "Mr. Fancy Pants" in SF

[AzaraGore]

3:00

[jsj0104]

o, you fancy huh?

[ISpillMyDrink]

There is a very profound underlying sociopolitical message.

[InvaderZimMokima17]

"What?"

[BeUnbroken]

Haha I think it's actually cool, that you kept taking those still pictures. It gives it a weird effect. I like.

[DoktorSteflon]

5 people dont have fancy pants

[fangs1scars0]

stop taking still pictures in videos its annyoing as fuck

[notatinklefan]

@fangs1scars0 You're right. Next time I'll just let you shoot the video, ok?

[TheAnimefan112]

@notatinklefan

hahaha veyr funny, now shut the fuck up.

[owenwhat]

@notatinklefan I appreciate you posting such a great video regardless of you taking stills. Keep it up, screw the haters

[Thedarkofthesun]

@notatinklefan fangs1scars0 is right, you screwed that one up.

[randomrandomtiff]

@Thedarkofthesun who the hell cares, you got the video and its not like they made you miss crucial parts of the song. don't be a douche

[sargentaaron2004]

@fangs1scars0 Who cares what you think. It's not your video.

[tjobbalobba1]

omg this is the best think i have ever seen

[DashCat9]

that's the only time I've seen him completely pooch the "Chances are you're best in everybody's pants" gag. Was this actually the first time he used the zendrum to perform the song?

[notatinklefan]

@DashCat9 As he mentions in the video, he had recently purchased it, and said "This is the first time I have ever done anything like this." And yeah, sorry about taking photos throughout.

[kokopilko]

..... Pants!

[retsnom92]

EPIC

[Noobercom]

"im gonna put down this gutiar" "Oooooooh!". Never knew putting down a gutiar was that awesome. (only when JoCo does it)

[maraseea]

its sexy when someone pants fall down ;D

[kristiankc]

....Pants!

[moomoomeal]

ooooooooo....Arg.. Ooooooh...aaaaaarrrrrrrg. I loled so hard.

[ts2101]

4:25 OVERDRIVE BUSTERS engage!!!!

[AWOOGO]

i soo want to see him live ='(

[FeetDownBelowHisKnee]

So does anyone know what that little gadget is he's got?

[notatinklefan]

@FeetDownBelowHisKnee It's a Zendrum.

[yuo252]

@notatinklefan whats a zendrum?

[Cafeeine]

@EvilRaccoon666 Did he use Beyonce & super Mario in it as well? He did that in the Montreal show and everyone howled.

[Angus666Young]

dude, he kinda fucks the zendrum up the ass when he plays it, that's some face meltin' zendrum.

[nanjokoji]

"chances are you're the best in terms of everybody's pants!" XD

[cheezitzrcool]

fail

[mpilchfamily]

Camera fail because you kept taking still pics in the middle of the video.

[notatinklefan]

@mpilchfamily Psh. You want better video it, go to a show, shoot it yourself, and post it to YouTube. Or buy the DVD.

[Schutzstaffel23]

@notatinklefan you just kind tore that guy a new one lol. i kinda feel bad for him......nah. Awesome video post man!

[Eluneminati]

@mpilchfamily there a few others of this without the camera fail on youtube :)

[BOYasd]

Don't worry JoCo, we're laughing because we love your ass! xD

"STRIP, STRIP, STRIP!"

... Is it a SEX toy? Certainly looks like one.

[reecey118]

His concerts rock

[thomasdfghj1]

lol, when he went out with the... thing... it played "pantsepantsepantse"

[Gizzygirl234]

He started playing beyonce's single lady song with his mix this past weekend- it was hilarious :D

[JtheEpic]

He's having so much FUN

[phopojijo]

Ah he ALMOST got the "Chances are you're ... best in ... everybody's... pants". What a shame he messed up in "pants".

[Lunethknight13]

NO YOU MADE A MESS IN YOUR "PANTS'

[Bloodysaber]

Saw this in Tampa live the other night and it was hilarious. He's like a kid with that soundboard...

It was on the floor and he'd bounce and the vibrations would set it off. He jumped around on the stage for a good three minutes.

[comedytonighttt]

I saw him in Charlotte earlier this month...oh man it was great. The zendrum had me and my hubby cracking up.

[ventsintheedge]

Zendrums RULE!!!

[iamahedgehog]

"That's, that's sexy when somebody's pants fall down."

[rollinandsmoken]

What is the instrument called?

[Tensen01]

@rollinandsmoken The ZenDrum

[thomasdfghj1]

its a guitARRRR

[Tapuzi]

GuitaRRR! Pirates are awesome.

[reecey118]

Wuts with the guy going 'arrr' lols

[thatsmyaudi]

It's because he's a bad ass awesome pirate of concentrated kick ass.

[justplainan]

The opening act was most likely Paul and Storm, whose last song is about Pirates which is has a lot of audience participation.

Namely doing "arrrr" to different words and emotions.

[llamajuice]

The guys that come on before him have a big pirate song, and they ask the audience to shout Arrr at points.

The show was amazing :P

[insomniacg]

I love how he gets that 'Fuck yeah, they're not booing!' look about halfway through the solo

Epic all over

[osweetie246]

lol

[irishcristianchick]

any camera work of JoCo is a win bwahaha...yes...in love :D thanks for the video

[bobobano]

camerawork fail

[notatinklefan]

How so? Shaky? Yeah, I guess so. I didn't want to bring a tripod, but a little table-top one would've been nice. But damn, if you want professional footage, what are you doing looking on YouTube? Go buy the DVD.

[bobobano]

Actually I was referring to when the camera completely moves away from him at 1:19.

[notatinklefan]

Oh -- I think that's because it was dark and I couldn't see where he went. Sorry about that.

[notatinklefan]

Actually, now I realize I didn't move the camera away from him at all. He walked to the back of the stage, which wasn't lit!

[CarolinaOcelot]

I got the Best Concert Ever album and was wondering how he did this.

Now I know.

[guitarrealhero]

haha he looks so miserable singing this

[SchoolhouseTechno]

He probably wasn't very good at using the zendrum at this point.

[aitshi]

Someone should make a JoCo Mr. Fancy Pants soundboard.

[lpug21]

hahaha.

This is amazing.

[igottapet]

LOL!!! Amazing Zendrum solo!

[Blackangel120]

LMAO how embarasing at the start XD. he is such an awesome singer :D <3 John :)

[Ahti333gm]

epic act is epic

[frozensage]

i love his face at 4:45

[Crazylatinokid7]

The best Zendrum act he ever did XD

[iamonacomputer000]

na the best was in nyack arts center.. ended it with a perfect-- In Your Pants!,, blew the audience away

[Crazylatinokid7]

well the best zendrum act I ever heard that he did how about that ^_^

[jerryhunter08]

Soooo awesome.

[SKATERgirl0x]

hes awesome

[WretchX]

Excellent....come to england!

[hentaimaid]

he did =[

but i missed him D=

hope he comes again though

[ogsn0]

Hi! Thanks for taking video! What kind of camera/camcorder were you using? I'm curious about being able to take video and shots at the same time.

[Delta285]

im going to. what?

[alp627]

He used this to Rickroll the entire audience when he played this in Chicago xD

[osakadensetsu]

He did the same to Ann Arbor too. XD

[jedimasterfred]

and Houston, TX

[antidonkey]

and Austin, TX

Great show.

[demi560]

Definitely to Austin. I know pretty much everyone at my school has head of him.

Excellent show!

[demi560]

Heard...pardon my bad spelling at the time.

[awkwardlyspoken]

did it at the house of blues in houston too!

arghhhh!

[hentaimaid]

i saw that!

looked epic!

[chickenlord3]

Is this going to be on the Best. Concert. Ever. cd?

[tins1]

I think this is from the year before. That guy with the camera is standing exactly where I was at the concert the DVD is about

[AenarionTheDefender]

I want a Zen Drum D:

[Phantomsbreath]

I think my head just exploded

[diddmeister]

*Arrrr*

[ashproductions]

ahaahahahahaha, oh my GOD, Coulton.

[XeliosX]

=D I saw another video, i guess he had more experience with the Zen Drum by then, but he managed to get it to say "Your chances are the best in everybody's pants"

But you still gotta love the look on JoCo's face at 4:47 when he got it to say "Everybody's marching in pan-pan-pants" xD

[Baalthescar]

lol

[AidanGS]

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen, ever.

[rcman22]

what's the thing he's using called? I want one....

[DistinctlyBenign]

Its a 'Zen Drum'.

[Misteripsilon]

GENIUS!

[greeenonions]

4 years ago i decided pants were cool. now look were we are. a new phenomenon!

[meemeesiko57]

WOO PANTS>

[Paunescudanutz]

this guy is a genius!!!

[Wderganc]

Wow... that little solo was well done.

[cutiemulf]

...pants. LOL

[patioprice1]

i almost got tickets to that but i had no money at the time

[Calistro]

Y'know, he kept talking about that, and I couldn't see it. I was in the row with her apparently, on the farthest end on the left. I still can't believe how epic that Rick Roll was. Disco balls and all, :O

[TurkeyCannon]

I just went to one of his concerts today he pulled a similar gag but it was a bit better a lasted a bit longer

[Calistro]

Were you at the show in Cleveland? I was there too. It was hilarious.

[TurkeyCannon]

yeah I was there last night I was in like the third or fourth row.

[luxs3]

"everybody's marching in the pants pants pants" - best part :D

[Anarchemitis]

Pants of pants upon the Styles.

[immobile2005]

Dude is incredible.

[Sakrysta]

Oh wow - thanks! I have an mp3 of this performance I found somewhere, and I had no idea what was going on to get the reactions from the audience or the additional voices. I thought it might be another Paul & Storm collaboration. What a nifty toy! He ought to do a new version with the zendrum solo and the fade out at the end. Brill!

[magicalican]

this is better than the original!

[singitarian]

THIS ROCKS!!!!!1

[olo009]

Jonathan Coulton is awsome!

[PhyrePhenix]

i like how it whispers mister fancy pants

[Psil33t]

He loves that toy.

[Gruntshooter]

...PANTS!

[Sdude101]

FANCY RIPPED PANTS!i want a zendrum that thing is freakin AWESOME!

[drippingyellowmadnes]

I looked on the website that sells them. The model he has runs from $1,300US to $1,700US. Actually pretty decent, but still pretty steep for me. Also, I just spent $600 on a new bass and amp, so I need to lay low with my spending for now.

[dillydew2]

He is the god of interacting with the audience.

[ScissorSlinger]

THat's fucking incredible!

[uthly2]

I say Jonathan Coulton is the best because of how he and the croud interact ^^ Just so fun and cool xD JC forever!

[docjazz4]

Okay...that was just awesome.

[lehman]

this song is They Might Be Giants-esque

[AtheistAaron]

A lot of JoCo's stuff reminds me of TMBG. I love 'em both.

[reialuz19]

WTF this guys is so frickin amazing!

[masterofunicycles]

that was the happiest, best song I've heard.

[Nextsoul]

lol I love it "Strip!" "Strip!"that was kinda cute he was shy lol thanks for uploading this I give you an A for Awsomeness :D

[deadringer13]

.... Pants

[meliszabeth]

best in.. Pants

best in.. Pants

everybody's marchin in PANTS!

ROFLMAO!!!!!

[mafafacorp]

dundundundundundundun...PANTS

My laughing shot me across the room

[mafafacorp]

That was amazing

[athenenumphe]

hurray, now i can show my friends what Mr. Fancy Pants was like live in Austin.

[CousinoMusic]

How come he didn't have that gadget when he played in Ardmore? :-(

[sweetafton23]

Nor in Los Angeles. :(

[NerdsLoveMe]

Nor in Latonia, Kentucky :(

[notatinklefan]

For some reason I got the idea that he had recently purchased the Zendrum down in L.A. Perhaps not. Maybe he just hadn't got his confidence up with it until S.F.

[cappastrano]

He played it when he come to Atlanta last weekend. I think hes improved on the solo section too.

[pbzag6]

Just more proof that Coulton is one of the most innovative musicians out there. Woohoo!

[sarahnade1114]

He's so awesome. Like a kid in a musical candy shop. Thanks for posting this!