Ben Folds - Myspace Gig - Rockin' the Suburbs

[HazelnutOatmeal]

Was that crowd everyone on MySpace?

[tedwyer]

Rock on Ben!

[Azimuth1]

I wish there was a studio recording of this piano version :(

[LadyBubblette]

"Y'all don't know what it's like, being male, middle class, and white." <3 GOD I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH. Sham-on. <3

[steveantimo]

Who the fvck dislicked this vid

[PatrickAureus]

We need a gif of Ben's expression at 4:15, captioned "Look at all the fucks I give!"

[petradmizteiken]

wow. freaking awesome.

[rebelrose2013]

Well...this proves it. Music Theory CAN rock!

[xXthetoddXx]

@rebelrose2013 What do you mean?

[rebelrose2013]

@xXthetoddXx Ben Folds is a Music Theory geek, and he still rocks out, but many people believe that people who study music theory spend their time rocking out to Beethoven and Bach.

[mqchoco]

Is this the chatroulette guy?

[InsomniaDonkey]

@mqchoco Lol, no.

[v3ctor5]

@mqchoco Ben did do a couple of chat roulette videos, though the original guy is Merton. Ben did a couple videos as a tribute to him

[SuperJdizzles]

9 people dislike this.... and they're stupid

[kkate1001]

Genius.



[Greenie369]

2:06 Is that Brian Southall?

[JMez1600m]

Ben Folds is a GOD!!!! That is all!!!!

[the5percent]

wow... great song, great performance...

[JTGwozdz]

Flubbed note at 1:28? Not that it takes away from the song. Even the greatest musicians make a mistake or two!

[jollypope]

I don't understand why he's so amazingly good.

There is no doubt, he's the best...ever.

[Grrreg23]

@TheMusicVent

Your so right I've always been a big fan but I just went to my first Ben folds codify tonight and it was mind blowing dude is gifted

And he rocks the fuck out of synthesizers

[sepplan]

can anyone tell me what kind of synthesizer he is using (or he "just bought" ;) ?

[imsazcake]

LMAO! It's like alien music at the beginning haha it's hilarious!

[q0zi]

I think this sounds better live than on the album.

[Silo87]

@q0zi i think every song of ben folds is better live cuz its real and not produced. Hes amazing live.

[MrJ0mmy]

this suck the music video is better

[colourr19]

@MrJ0mmy you suck

fucking your mom is better(;

[tiquada]

hehe i dont like this kind of music but this is great somehow:P gogo make some moar!!!

[yeahday]

the best!!! ***** :)

[PChuckTaylor]

This is the first time I've heard it without the guitar part... it's awesome!!!

[crazykillz03]

sounds like the beastie boys when he says "it gets me real pissed off, and it makes me wanna say". lmao

[Kiedis95]

This sounds so badass on the piano.

[GNARLSON]

AWESOME

[fillXinXblankXstares]

Haha I love his more sarcastic songs like this, All U Can Eat, and There's Always Someone Cooler Than You. They really do keep me in check when I start to get whiny, you know what I mean?

[Paokaa]

nicee

[2010profile]

Saving to Favorites.

[Yoram001]

Is there any good recording of this? I don't really like the cd as much as this version. This sounds realy great.

[spenceII]

@Yoram001

Google 'youtube to mp3', convert the video's audio to mp3 then download it.

[CTprod]

Is this Ben Folds the Chatroulettepianoman?

[killmeeyes]

@CTprod well he did a concert based on it but he isn't the original no. The original man's name is Merton.

[retroguy02]

@CTprod no it's actually a guy called "merton", but ben folds has done 'odes to merton' shows where he also plays piano improv to people on chatroulette

[twilightRacer]

this is brilliant

[tilburggg]

Damn, that guy is good! love it

[grotelottefan]

He's so good!

[TubePirate1001]

Fuck!!!! :D

[abonei]

beats the album version

[carbonfactory]

I have this on the album but this version is way better!

[TheMusicvent]

Any song that Ben Folds performs live is much better than the album version because there is so much energy that radiates off of Ben when you see him live. It's like you can feel Ben's awesomeness rubbing off on you, and that's just a really good feeling. Hopefully, you will, wether you have already or not, get the chance to see him live.

[djzalzer]

I want to see the faces of Korn or Slipknot or something listening to this song.

:3

[TheMusicvent]

I'm pretty sure this song is their autobiography. :D

[AlexAmerling19]

Ben Folds rules :D

[FitOfJoy123]

He gets and entire room of people to yell "Preperation H" and "FUCK" ...AWESOME

[TheSuperVidiot]

Ok it's not just me, is there really some guy crouching down and walking behind ben at 1:38

[lukasmach]

Yep, my guess is that it's a cameraman or something.

[sulvo]

Yep, you can see him again in subsequent shots (around 1:45) filming the drummer.

[TheDjNic1]

yeah, this is acually a soundtrack on the movie "over the hedge", they rock!

[T23M]

With alternate lyrics, yes.

[MasterMuffinMan]

These guys are just so tight as a group. Whether or not they're better than BFF, I couldn't say for sure, but no question, they rock.

[guinlyone]

BFF is amazing, and Darren Jessee is really good but I think the songs of Ben Folds is better, although I don't really like the drummer in this gig, I can't believe ben has gone through 3 drummer already

[boladepapelaluminio]

Cha mon!!! just like michael jackson did

[jor3122]

lol

[cptkimme]

Ben Folds leased the groove! One of the most talented artists under our sun.

[ozdobby]

lol love powerstance behind the piano

[Brooker1979]

what word does he say at 1:31?

[agentchaos88]

Shamon

[hlsidle]

Sham on!

[stlangeteig]

Shame on? :P

[alvn71191]

Sham wow!

[kayandmak]

lol he got some of the words wrong, alothough i love this song :)

[Fallaji]

he wrote it, how could he possibly have got them wrong?

its his song, he can change it any time he wants.

[guidofix]

yeaaaaa aguante fen folds :P

[jessshaun623]

This version rocks!

[kittendaplaya]

There was little kids in there.

[kairaa]

A couple swear words won't hurt them.

[isxaxrealxgirl]

There WERE little kids in there

i guarantee that poor grammar will scar them way more than the word "shit."

[samboni10]

then maybe their parents should've known the words to the fucking song

[keatingpiers]

Dude, I'm 10 and I've been listening to his music since I was 7. I've seen this song live, I've heard 50 different live versions, the over the hedge version, and the studio version. Oh and by the way, this song is about how so many rockstars that are popular today are shams. It's good that the kids liosten to Ben instead of Miley Cyrus.

[AnarchalPatriarch]

It both depresses me and makes me happy that you're 10 and you're one of the few people using proper grammar and not cursing incessantly in their comments.

I am so happy you exist.

[JoshIsNumber3]

u no wut fuck u

[AnarchalPatriarch]

Where the hell did you come from?

[Eskimoinsane]

@keatingpiers and yet you still say, DUDE, like your some cool ass superior being. Frankly, I just think its sad that you've heard fifty different live versions of the same fucking song. You think this is a stand against popular music? How come it was in a kids film, what the fuck? Don't get me wrong, I like Ben Folds, but you're just a poser.

[jjbate]

@keatingpiers you're a badass. 

[yoshymans]

@keatingpiers xD u aren't 10

[yoshymans]

@keatingpiers xD u aren't 10 mate

[92RedRevolver]

@keatingpiers Dude, I'm 4 and I just learnt to read. My mother used to play this to me in the womb each night. I remember it well, I definitely think I'm going to grow up to be either a beatnik or a rock and roll star. It's good that someone so much older than myself appreciates good music; maybe you'll be able to give me some advice? Thanks!

[mikeblondin]

@keatingpiers You're the coolest (well, twelve) year old ever.

[SlayerDude6]

I was listening to 4.25 and it sounds like what something rage against the machine would be like

[nomadmalachi]

Got into Ben Folds thanks to Weird Al (for this very song). It just goes to show that he has talent and can entertain. More power to him! He plays great piano!

[craigtothemax]

i love this version, i like the grand piano sound alot more

[Chezmat1]

it's a baby grand

[troutsrevenge]

the thing about this song is that it's written in such a fucking honest manner. You love it but at the same time you feel a little guilty. for reasons that have been pushed onto you by democrats.

[tikalal]

Haha at 4:30 when they all scream "FUUUUCK" there's a guy that joins in at the end that's slightly louder than everyone else and I lol'd.

[mulcahy2609]

hahaha i also lol'd

[rugger120]

sham on!

[mmolay]

i love this version better than the one on the album!!!

[caniac102678]

that bass is sick!

[jakehendrix3]

This is my life song!

[benisimo71]

sham on!

Best Version ever

[ThatFragileCapricorn]

awesome [= made me smile x

[theoriginaNickybitch]

i like how everyone at the near end joins in and Screams FUCK!!!!!, cause thats just the coolest thing ever.

[muserckr92]

anyone know if this hes got the little phatty on there or what exactly is that?

[wadavie]

looks like a minimoog (Model D?)...

[rktegmeier]

I love this man! I'm going to his show tomorrow night.  I'm SO pumped!

[jonjonjon87]

that bass sounds phatt , wonder what hes plugged into

[Mike1967b]

talent... ;)

[Orez14]

talent..............

[robertyarom]

talent!

[xxode315]

talent ^

[kakaraza]

Hey is it me or when everyone screams "fuck!" some dude towards the end screams somthing like quack? Lol

[Caboosetm88]

Theres another video of this whcih was recorded by a guy in the Guitorchestra who had a HandiCam. Its his scream. its SO loud! he just goes AAAAAAAAARGH!

[KingOfScreams]

lol he adds "Uhh." to the end of every sentance haha

[knowbuddynose]

I think it's not so much that he adds it to the end of this sentences as that he's just not sure when his sentences are actually going to end.

[KingOfScreams]

you gave me a headache

can i have some asprin?

[Benfivelive]

he is already married lol

[ColdandComposed]

was?

[wienerzzz]

sad he didnt use the synthesizers...

[dekissfan]

You didn't hear him rockin' the moog?

[schemes16]

haha look at that lady at 1:30 when he says "shamon"

[ColdandComposed]

hahaa. I know that lady. though, i did met her at the studio. I'm at 4:24 complete with track jacket.

[schemes16]

ah thats awesome that u got to go!

[ColdandComposed]

It was the most random/amazing adventure of my life.

[shallowbay51]

coldandcomposed i was so inspired by your name on here that im using it as my gamertag on xbox live, hope you dont mind :) hopefully you take the gesture as a form of flattery as it was intended to be :D

[ColdandComposed]

meh, matters not to me, i got it from the amazing ben folds five song. selfless, cold and composed.

[shallowbay51]

exactly, i needed a folds song as the name but the only one that worked in any way was selfless cold and composed but that was too long

[groovyboomstick]

That's funny, my xbox live tag is SuburbRocker.

[omgnuub]

no thats not funny.

[skppy1225]

Just wondering, how exactly did you get in?

I am thinking about joining his fan club.

[twiki2099]

is tha a mooge?

[SceneSlut131]

yeah I think so.

[Kauzman01]

uhh... Moog... and yes

[derek0660]

keyboards go out of tune?

[theFEELgoodINC]

I think all the little knobs can adjust the tuning of the thing, and they might have been accidentally knocked or something while the synth was being moved.

[hourspast]

that and the heat, especially with the old moogs.. definitely with the older models anyway!

[phexus82]

Yup, those old original moogs lose their tuning pretty easily now days.. Apparently they never lost tuning back in the day. (unless it got bumped of course)

[r1e2d3b4e5a6r7]

i agree

[derek0660]

way better than the original

[enzosyquia]

the tuning part is annoying

[derek0660]

i agree

[larlar752000]

lol im really rockin the suburbs

[lion55]

does he say bitch becuase its on over the hedge

[SceneSlut131]

no, there's a different version on over the hedge.

[guitarmunkey47]

very different.

[marothfan42]

the over the hedge version really sucks.

[Dragonrocks]

Nah dude, it's just as good, but in a different way. I love this one how he's attacking Nu Metal and in the other he really attacks Suburban life, it's awesome.

[dman43235]

BEN FOLDS IS SATAN!!!!

[perfectdrugg1991]

tight life

[Dragonrocks]

Nooo, Satan is just his Master.

[scratchcurley]

Ben folds is god

[ssshy]

genius

[Starbeneathestairs]

ben folds.. you're still the man.

[dersuperstar]

kewl? it's just amazing!

[Lifosid556]

kewl

[WellThisBlows]

he kicked ass with his 3 songs in over the hedge

[Dragonrocks]

I love when he does trio stuff, it just works so well for the stuff he does.

[threechordme]

ben folds on the moog!!!!!

[adenb]

moogs are overpriced peices of crap

[threechordme]

they may be overpriced but they aren't crap

[adenb]

i had a minimoog and didnt think much to it, i think my microkorg is way better and cost 70% less, if you prefer them than thats fair enough i just couldnt get on with mine

[imbetterthanyou08]

i love this guy.

[tridgit91]

where was the jam session at the end like on the album version?!?!?!

[ghostwriter0060]

God... this is so tasty. I want the sheet music to this version.

[Nick9657]

this mans a genious :)

[alee89]

He seems like a lot of fun to watch. I gotta catch a Ben Folds concert.

[SkyeDizzle]

i love this song

[tannerbarrett]

yeah ... more like slow rockin the suburbs - or slow rockin a streetcorner

[theFEELgoodINC]

Just because it's on a piano doesn't mean it's any slower.

[InsertBandNameHere]

ya i think thi is a better version

[edwartica]

I like this version. Better than the video, which was censored.

[ledzeplin66]

sea ottas

[jamieconon]

i have 2 c this man live 4 myself. better than the original. and the original is class.

[deussuperetempus]

He's got a fucking moog!

[uklude]

Just fantastic! What a great performance Ben Folds Rocks!

[benhasic]

Fucking Awesome, great video. Ben Folds plays the piano so well. Always loved this song.