A Mighty Wind is Blowin' - New Main Street Singers, The Folksmen and Mitch & Mickey.

[carolcjh1]

Parker Posey is so annoying.

[seizetheweakened]

@carolcjh1 ..yes- in a hot as shit sorta way!

[pianojag1]

Wha Happen?!

[echadmeir]

Somewhere, in the heavenly deli across the street from the great Brill Building in the sky, over an eternal plate of chopped liver and fried onions, Irving Steinbloom is smiling.

[Scottwax]

One of my favorite movies!

[purplecat11]

Eugene Levy Rocked (or should I say "Folk-Rocked") in this Movie!

[LazlosPlane]

Curious. This is a very different edit from the film. Where did it come from?

[eclctcmnd]

@LazlosPlane This is from an extra on the DVD where they show the entire concert just like it would have been seen by the TV audience. There were a couple of extra songs that didn't make it in the main film.

[jackpark7927]

You had to live through the era (I was 16 at the start, 25 at the end) to notice the satire. Even the lyrics are 60-ish and easy to laugh at....you had to be there. James Taylor once called it The Great Folk Music Scare of the '60s...he understood what it was and why it was destined to not last very long.

[nyrocker9]

parker posey & jane lynch <3

[gr82bright]

Hey, where's The Purim Song? Oh, wait. My bad. Wrong movie... ;-)

[7927jackpark]

No song pays better homage to the incurable optimism that the Folk Era exuded. I never tire of listening to this.

[tml4873]

It's been a while since I saw the film, but isn't this a different version than was in that?

[wpittock]

The amazing thing about this movie is that it fully transcended the "mocumentaty" genre that Guest created - and became a movie that is too good to be mocked. The viewer cares for the characters, the music and the plot that unrolls - and I have just gone back to this to be with those characters again and again. How is this a parody or "mocumentary"? It is its own thing - a wonderful film….

[LazlosPlane]

@wpittock Yes, to a degree you're right, it does indeed transcend "mockumentary." However, the characters are not drawn deep enough to be anything but comedic "types," although the characters of Mitch and Mickey go beyond a simple rendition of these. Mitch is poignant and tragic, Mickey. . . poignant. The others. . . who are they, really. Rather flat in terms of dramaturgy.

A wonderful movie. Absolutely wonderful.

[TimSchohdesmoines]

So few songs are capable of "Blowin you and Me"

[SPRINGSTEENFAN4]

Parker Posey is So Hot Here. I would Love To pork Her Posey Yummmmmmmmmmmy

[gooTubeSux]

They nailed the Folk era peeps. Watched this movie 3 x ... I'm going to now let my copy circulate and buy another one. I have enjoyed all the CG movies I've seen. The only I haven't seen yet is For Your Consideration. This one is my fav, and I didn't think that would be possible because I loved Best in Show.

[BraniusBalki]

Now im gonna listen to kiss at the end of the rainbow...... then the spanish civil war one.....

[ithinkinbritishagain]

0 dislikes. Aww yeah.

[bmb6]

I like the fact that they are underrated. Thats what makes them so great

[Rhino16161]

Christopher Guest and his troupe of funsters can make any mundane topic into a hilarious 'documentary'. "AMW", "Best in Show", "For Your Consideration", and "This is Spinal Tap" are some of the funniest movies ever created. Pity that they're so underrated.

[smithero39]

@Rhino16161 How could you possibly leave out Waiting For Guffman?!?!?!

[ptoto22]

i raped the replay button

[Diarmid63]

I always wonder which stars are actually playing their insturments and which aren't. I KNOW Guest is an amazing musician but I am not sure about any of the rest.

[ZomBEEandJesus]

@Diarmid63 pretty sure Parker Possey is faking the tambourine.

[Spameggssausage]

@Diarmid63 McKean and Shearer are really playing.

[AMDave1023]

There are tears in my eye! I must get the DVD. Never did I realize the profound influence of folk music on those who can appreciate it. Thanks for posting this.

[prorobo]

I have to get this on DVD so I can watch the whole "PBN" broadcast of the concert! Wicked amazing.

[harlanmiller]

okay, am i nuts or is parker posey really hot in this movie?

[prorobo]

@harlanmiller No you're not nuts, she IS really hot in this movie.

[79barkingspider]

@prorobo Parker Posey is really hot in every movie.

[antharia06]

Great movie!!!!

[TheRockerStat]

I freakin Love Eugene Levy and Christepher Guest's movies!

[taariqtaariq]

Joan Baez missed this film . She should be forced to watch it daily.

[trinisexgod]

girl at 0:26 is so lovely - pity she's turned into Sue Sutherland from Glee, LOL

[XxGermanGymnastxX]

@trinisexgod *Sylvester

[ctswardour]

@trinisexgod Isn't that Sue Sylvester???

[Kornheiser10]

@ctswardour yes, yes it is :-)

[999manman]

Amazing song!!!

[Skyhawkct]

"It's blowin' peace and freedom, it's blowin' you and me." Toooooo Funny!

[999manman]

@Skyhawkct I always wondered how many people picked up on that line.

[Skyhawkct]

@999manman Yeah...they snuck it in there. Chrit Guest loves to do that kind of stuff.

[79barkingspider]

@Skyhawkct Maybe someone else mentioned this, but the title: "A Mighty Wind" comes from the late middle ages. Shakespeare used in at least two plays. It means "fart"

[Skyhawkct]

@79barkingspider HA! Thanks for the explanation!  ;-)

[lootie99]

what a fabulous film this was and the music is better than the real thing.

[chuckschilling]

This is the raw miked recording from the "show" itself, and it's obvious the mix in the film is quite different and fairly heavily processed. I like this unproduced version better!

[fatalrob0t]

I love this end number. It reminds me of my grandpa singing and being on stage myself with my violin group. And the things I used to watch and listen to as a kid thanks to my grandparents and my mom.

[freedo333]

the cast of this movie is my favorite bunch of actors/actresses. they're way underrated: who else can improv an entire movie (actually a whole bunch of movies) & pull it off with such aplomb? i'd even go see "king lear" if these guys were doing it.. tho that would put a damper on their improv dialogwise...

[softshoes]

Can Parker get any more perky? Also Don Lake is great as the brother that could give 2 shits about folk music.

[FriarTuck777]

"A mighty wind 's a blowin'. It's blowin' peace and freedom. It's blowin' equality." A great posting! Thank you.

[ElectricShark]

Normally I can't stand folk music.

But this song I like.

[flyingcricket1001]

Yes it's blowing you and me!

[smilingpug]

McKean, Shearer and Baron Guest are GREAT SONGWRITERS!!

[mdumas43073]

@smilingpug Agreed. Their songs for this are right up there with Neil Innes' Rutles stuff in the realm of great parody music.

[berkeleyhome]

let's here it for Mr. and Mrs Bohner!

[lowcomedy]

The song, a mighty wind: the most life affirming fart joke in the history of music. Plus the final line, 'It's blowing peace and freedom, it's blowing you and me.' ?! - No one else got that?!

Christopher Guest & co, you make the world a better place.

[jesusthroughmary]

@lowcomedy No, we all got it. Thanks for the tip, though.

[79barkingspider]

@lowcomedy

Yep, it's pretty funny that people don't seem to catch on. Even Shakespeare used the phrase "mighty wind" for farting. Nope, this is really one of Guest's weakest films, not nearly as good as Guffman or Best in Show, but I love anything he does.

[lowcomedy]

@79barkingspider So did Geoffrey Chaucer, Kit Marlowe and Sir Franic Bacon. (Literary giants love fart jokes!) But I agree. It's probably not the strongest of his films but I do have a love of roots/folk music so this film atomically gets extra brownie points.

[Stigmatainmypants]

@79barkingspider See, i actually think it's Guest's best film. Course i've always been in the minority in that "Best in Show" is actually my least favourite of the Guest flicks.

[Mojosbigstick]

I love that film!

[tomcollins29]

It's blowin peace and freedom, it's blowin you and me!

[MordecaiKart64]

my favorite Chris Guest movie. Love this flick

[butteroffdead]

hats off to Cristopher Guest, this is his greatest.

[butteroffdead]

Jane Lynch is one hot number

[frazzittasong]

The song the moved a generation!

[baskery]

this movie is hilarious! if you haven't seen it yet, do it. that is if you feel like laughing.

[Emmamalou]

Love love LOVE this song, and this movie! They must have had such a blast making this. I just wish they'd toured to Australia.

[newyork44m]

I can't stop coming back to this video. Great!!!!!!

[newyork44m]

Thanks for posting. I love this movie.

[thomasmoredamian]

I get a hysterically hysterical smile on my face each and every TIME I see Parker Posey shake them pony tails!!!!!!!!!!

[softshoes]

@thomasmoredamian

Oh man, Parker Posey with handles. Does it get any better?

[grangegoarman]

I like how happy Christopher Guest looks at 2:28.

[wvboarder2005]

When i saw the preview for this i was expecting slap stick comedy making fun of folk music- but its actually an amazingly emotional story that u believe is true... Mitch n Mickey n the final part together made me so sad and happy at the same time- I wanted to laugh and cry like a girl when saw that- and even ol yeller didnt make me cry lol.

[chaksheba]

My fav of there movies!!!!

[theatermike]

Actually there are more than 3 movies - start with Guest's "The Big Picture", then "This is Spinal Tap", "Waiting for Guffman", "Best In show", Mighty Wind (My personal favorite) and finally "For Your Consideration". Can't wait for McKean, Guest and Levy to come out with the next one. Every one of these beats big budget pictures by a mile in terms of creativity.

[dsgh55978]

It's blowin' you and me!

[indigomorgan1]

It's blowin peace and freedom

It's blowin equality!!

[macchriss]

This song really makes me happy!!!!!

[Ferrychick1]

@macchriss Makes me wanna to sing along!

[Justin19832009]

This is the most classic movie song ever...I love it

[AntimationFactory]

I love Jane Lynch, she is soooo funny, and does awesome in every movie she is in, and in GLEE

[kevinthegreat001]

all 3 of those movies are so under-rated

[iced327]

ummmm I disagree - this and Best in Show actually got excellent reviews, they didn't weren't marketed that strongly. Perhaps 'underappreciated' is the term you're looking for.

[kingsofleon5]

@kevinthegreat001 totally agree mate.these movies are amazing.none of my friends have even heard of them.what's the deal with that?

[TheRockerStat]

@kevinthegreat001 There are four Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind and For your Consideration.

[simpfan666]

@TheRockerStat I think you forgot This Is Spinal Tap

[TheRockerStat]

@simpfan666 Yes I did but spinal tap was just Christapher Guest not Christepher Guest and Eugene Levie

[simpfan666]

@TheRockerStat Why does that make a difference?

[TheRockerStat]

@simpfan666 Are you saying Eugene doesn't matter?!?!?! He's Canadien!!!



[TheViolaPower1]

Eugene Levy is awsome in this movie.

[BraniusBalki]

Marvelous.