The Mountain Goats: Dance Music

[MamaKRamsey]

Siffle And Ollie, The Siffle And Ollie Show, ROCKS.

[Anglerphilable]

watch?v=n-hP3q-FKLw

[steveroxurmom]

how the eff is that puppet playing that guitar with no arms?

[thiefsegreto]

The sock puppets are adorable?!

[VelociraptorZone]

It looks like Hank sock. DFTBA.

[cpnes41]

lolla 11 !!!



[rockoutloud2112]

john is the modern john lennon

[BadassRising]

@rockoutloud2112

I think you mean John Lennon was the 60s John Darnielle

[jmcieslak0]

Though you suffered growing up, you've been able to use those experiences to create music that reaches and positively affects so many people. It is truly inspiring. Thank you John.

[jrkkv5]

I love this song, It practically describes my life

[whipplethewhipple1]

I don't know why this has been viewed the most, out of all the versions of this song on youtube.

[annaslater11]

@whipplethewhipple1 It's on the mountain goats youtube mix.... that could be why.

[MyIronLung45]

I'm certain this was what John Darnielle had in mind while writing the song. A sock puppet and a description that contained the word "jammin".

[Oblivionrulez12]

@MyIronLung45 That would be my life goal if I was a musician.

[dwhit8]

I can't imagine why this would be dedicated to your sister. Unless you're both really into dance music, and from a broken home, but happy about that fact? Or something?

Anyway, this song is amazing.

[grafzahlization]

sweeeet video. The Policeman!

"I'm listening to dance music" :D

[JKPREC]

Yo!

Great song 2 listen 2.

Grtz Jef

[bleedingxxaurora]

I love how he sings the saddest songs with such a happy voice :3

[Candypirate11]

@bleedingxxaurora me too! It's called lyrical dissonance, and it is one of my favorite things ever.

[eleanor1283]

I finally get the Watergate line! I always thought he was saying water gage

[Suckfailurebitch]

@eleanor1283 Yay for history class!

[MsFeatherboa]

This is the best band ever! Love the video!

[beagleboy241]

Daaance Music.

[jptompkins1]

Great song. His affinity for poetry blends great with acoustic guitar

[BCandSL62309]

"so this is what the volume knob is for" is definitely the best line of the song. Makes the whole thing worth listening to just for that line.

[TheSamPrior]

@BCandSL62309 I would say "then the special secret sickness starts to eat through you" is. I can definitely relate to that line.

[RaggedyAnndy]

This is too cute!

[lucifugef258]

my favorite band

[danecobain]

nice vid, great tune and sweet that you made it for you sister :)

[heapdunk]

so this is what the volume knob is for. best line.

[Neckrosproductions]

oh how this reminds me of Sifl & Olly

[TheHost155]

alright i'm in johnson avenue in San Louis Obispo and i'm five years old or six maybe and indications that there's

 something wrong with our new house trip down the wire twice daily

[TheHost155]

okay so i'm seventeen years old you're the last best thing i got going but then the special secret sickness starts to eat through you what am i supposed to do? no way of knowing so i follow you down your twisting alleyways find a few cul-de-sacs of my own there's only one place this road ever ends up and i don't wanna die alone let me down, let me down, let me down gently when the police come to get me i'm listenin' to dance music dance music

[CherryColouredFunk]

This is awesome!! Keep making more

[jesuslivesinmytoilet]

This is the first Mountain Goats song I ever heard... Little did I know how into John Darnielle's music I'd get. His writing is so evocative of that period of your life. You hate where you're from and have no idea where you're heading.

[hyperswivel]

John Darnielle has lost weight!

[Craignicholls90]

fantastic..love them

[cherryberry369]

i dont really like the video but it was really imaginitive and i LOVED the song

[kerealciller]

This video is surprisingly cool. Awesome job.

[Glitterkatt]

this video made my day:)

[08thMSTeamAbridged]

i like mountain goats, i was going to say something else but someone is going to bitch about it so nevermind,nice video

[mtomecki]

this is better than dance music!!!! I got free tickets to their gig at auckland university bar and invited a few friends at the time. I thought they were okay, and didn't hear much for a few years, then a mate played some for me a few months ago and, now i've heard their whole back catalogue and I think they are the greatest band in the world. John D is a genius!!! Fantastic video as well.

[Mybacpacksgotjets]

one of the few songs that has actually made me cry. Nice video btw :)

[Klen1984]

Awesome! Go the socks!!!

[CyanideOctopie]

haha

aww

that's so cute.

radical song too.

[DisfiguredCowboy]

I almost smoked pot with John D and Peter H...unfortunately, I just look and act like a pothead, I didn't really have any weed to give them. That's when our short relationship ended. Oh well, I won't hold it against him because he wrote "Snow Owl."

[speddsk8rocker]

interesting style of music...

but hey...

lol

(no offence meant)

[IntotheKaleidoscope]

"so this is what the volume knob is for"

amazing line

just drown them out john

[TwinkyDFTBA]

rofl MADE FO AWEOSME VIDEO

[ZomBEEandJesus]

Reading the other comments I see I am not even the only one to propose marriage!! But I am the prettiest so come to massachusetts and be mine.

[ZomBEEandJesus]

see, now I want to marry you and hafe all of your babies. This was the best thing I have seen all week.

[yooootube]

Great video!! : )

[sillychops]

very cool vid creative too

im sure your sis was impressed 5 stars

[rbrmsk99]

doing this song with sock puppets is pretty insulting...have you even listened to the lyrics? way to make light of someone's experience with abuse.

[Penlo11]

"experience with abuse"? I highly doubt he's experienced it... He's just very good at writing convincing songs. (Good, dance-able ones at that)

[zarboki]

I think you'll find that the entire album is semi-autobiographical. So he is entitled to deal with it as he sees fit.

[zarboki]

Oops - wasn't actually watching it, just listening...

[sloonark]

The album is autobiographical. JD has experienced abuse.

[inkandbone]

Way to be too sensitive. Abuse doesn't ruin people forever; he's obviously dealing with it in his own way, and putting it out there for the world. Why not worry about your own issues and keep your negativity to yourself? It's people like you who ruin the fun of the internet. Get a life.

[mynameisrandy]

if John Darnielle saw this video and didn't like it, i don't think i'd like him anymore

[blithium]

I love how Darnielle can write sad songs you can dance to...it's just genius :D

[LordAxalon]

awsome...make more lol

[Dharmapadra]

I'm truly feeling the love guys, not only is this video wondrous like morning dew the comments meet it like the sun in the morning and the breeze in the hills.

-Dharma

[hellobattlefield]

ecstasy?

[loversintense]

marry me please :) <3

[megcav6]

i'm in love with you!

[lulu10101991]

this is genius!

youtube needs more vids like this! :)

xxx

[mdmagnotti]

i like the image the scene in the coffee shop puts in my head: someone walking around videotaping socks on their hands. lol

[clh290579]

Loved the song ever since I first heard it but never saw the vid until now - genius!!!!!

[anniekate76]

This is fan-freakin-TASTIC!

[terin0404]

It's AMAZING!!!!!!!.....

[citizensband]

This should have been released. With this video.

[seraphima86]

Lol, how adorable! Love it!

[todd8008]

You're reaching uncharted levels of awesomeness...

love it.

LOVE IT.

thanks...

[Aryanouk]

sorry! i meant to hit a thumbs up but accidentally clicked a thumbs down.. i totally agree, its a sweet video!

[Aryanouk]

sorry! i meant to hit a thumbs up but accidentally clicked a thumbs down.. i totally agree, its a sweet video!

[Marty81]

Brilliant!

[PatInferno]

I felt like shit today. So I was drinking some Ale and listening to Mountain Goats to cheer me up. Then I came across this. It did its job. I have the biggest smile on my face right now. Thank you.

[frogamigo]

Oh my god... seriously the best video I've seen on youtube yet.

[skirlandburl]

The video captured my "developmental years" with mommy & daddy as much as the song...thanks for reminding why it's okay to grow up and get old! Hope it made her smile as much as it did me.

G

[CooperHawkes]

lawls... awesome vid

[Jimeatsmenu]

Heh, good video.

Nice work.

[babaloulou]

this is a lot better than i expected. kudos.

[Ruaidhri]

Quite possibly the best site on this whole fecking site.

[posermeow]

Love it. Love it.

[gretagato]

ADORABLE!

[mrrowlkitty]

hahah, so great!

[zisel]

awesome video, John Darnielle rules

[lancethompson37]

omg i fucking love this video