Song For Dumped BEN FOLDS FIVE Live

[screwflanders5]

Sadly, this band broke up before I really knew anything about them. But I did get to see Ben's show a couple years ago. Amazingly, he still has that energy on stage. One of the greatest entertainers of our time.

[dtmevolved]

ROCK with no guitar! I never thought Rock COULD be this AWESOME! Without a guitar in it!!!!! Ben Folds Five is the only band that can get by without a guitar and ROCK!

[simon28121990]

which year was this?

[PatrickAureus]

@simon28121990 June '97 :)

[KristinKellyrose]

Seth Green on drums heck ya! :) I like this song :)

[Eniqs]

Wow! Amazing

[danimal519]

man do i fucking love this song.

[born2x]

These guys are not just musicians! They're so much more and I love it!

[MrRooscruggs]

Unbelievably good.

[chambermeleon]

I laughed so hard when the bassist took out the cord and made the buzzing noises.

[pearlsfortheswines]

I can imagine the studio boss telling Mr. Folds to bring his own piano!

[SixxTtwo]

@pearlsfortheswines - Not sure if it was because of this video, but Baldwin Pianos refused to be associated with Ben. Most videos beyond this one (made in 1995) have all the Baldwin logos covered up. I have seen him 5x and twice he has broken/popped strings while playing and gone on w/ the show.

[snapperz716]

the band must have ESP because they knew what the other was going to do... amazing for sure! i hope them getting back together is true because they could do more awesome music together. :)

[McGrailyo]

That's what was so great about BFF, they all had an integral part in the band. Ben didn't overshadow the other two. They each had a moment in the spotlight. And they are all fantastic musicians.

[snapperz716]

@McGrailyo i agree and that's why it was never the same after the band broke up, but i hear that they're going to get back together and start recording a new album in december. i'm not sure if it's true, but if it is, that's fantastic! :D

[McGrailyo]

@snapperz716 I think that rumour comes from someone who interviewed Ben, and then posted it on twitter. Not confirmed outside that, I don't think. Either way there's 3 new BFF tracks on the Retrospect album. I've heard 2 of them and they're very good. Don't know if it captures the magic of the early years, but good tunes in themselves.

[krisztin2]

OMG!!! call the 'instrument COPS !!!!, this man completely abuse this piano !! : P

[isaac10oreo]

These dorks rule!!!!!!!

[waggishstone]

LOL

[ovinophile]

Check out the comments on the Philosophy video for the story of the guys dancing behind Ben.

[abstarb]

the bass player is fucking awesome. in fact the whole band is fucking bullshit talented

[GirlFromGallifrey]

You have no idea how much I wish I could play the piano like that...I'm practicing, though. Who knows what could come of it one day?

[Inkcrafting]

@GirlFromGallifrey Good luck! Piano is an impressive instrument that will surely attract all the dude/ladies.

[yankashar]

and don't forgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!! BITCH!!!

[samcheese34]

Check out the bros at the back

[QuadropheniaBrosef]

the kid dancing in the back is far too 90s for me to handle right now

[Gretgor666]

They are pretty good! I never heard of them and I located this video randomly when looking for something else, but this is actually really good!

[gaelnokautt]

puro ruido : s

[MachintoshCJ]

This sounds like Primus!

[qwertydeluxe]

I love the random dudes getting into it behind Ben. Wish we could all be dancing like that :P

[rbegenov]

this is unbelievable!

[toddh1988]

3:34 WOW! Ben is completely surprised. But they are so good at freestyle jamming that they just run with it and blow it up! Oh how I wish I had talent like this.

[jaredhaschek]

@toddh1988 Ben's not surprised... it's all part of the act! Definitely a rehearsed part of the show... but still very cool!

[Koonethboy]

@toddh1988 I saw them in '97 and they did that break down at 3:34 exactly like this...it was absolutely mind blowing to see it live, it was like nothing I had ever imagined.

[lickapotato]

There was so much talent in this band its ridiculous.

[aejaneczek]

Fantastic performance of a fantastic song, I listened to this song over and over again when my longtime girlfriend dumped me the day after Christmas, always sang it at the top of my lungs and it made me feel so much better.

[lorena0987]

HAHAHAHAH sooooo cool!... :D!

[sulkygrrl]

BFF did a Japanese version of this...awesome!

[gallespaul]

Their random improvised jams are SICK!

[Jbone44]

man the bass player could take on the devil in a guitar battle for souls and beat him with a bass.

[Yaarrr]

Most break up songs try to be really deep and sad and talk about broken hearts, love and such. This is so good cause it describes the break-up of a more casual relationship, or at least less intimate one than we usually hear about in songs.

[chepscr]

What's up with the audience?

[andrewwinke]

3:32

[itfahkenichz]

The sound guy must've been freakin out at 3:35....killer

[Mazun]

eh.... this intro jam is fucking animal

[iliveinabeehive]

@Mazun look up 'ben folds freak out' you see him do it for WAY longer, then sings chinese or something. THEN raps, then gets raped by the band.... check it out

[thesoniccircle]

Nothing short of stellar.

[logeatlog520]

favorite part is the little bass solo at 2:44... and the rest of the song

[cmndstab]

@mbasketcballb It's a melodica, Ben uses it in Smoke and Steven's Last Night In Town.

[ParamoreGermany]

wow! thats music !!!!!!

[opiiatee]

@mbasketcballb pretty sure he's just vocalizing his tempo. a lot of drummers do that. lol it's weird

[TheZappawizard]

@opiiatee You can see John Bonham doing this quite often, sometimes I catch myself doing it, it really does help!

[opiiatee]

@TheZappawizard yeah it's funny lol the drummer in my band does it a lot too. and I just make weird faces when I drum lol

[keepingthebeat1989]

the john cage improv at the beginning is epic

[greengourleyowens]

great fucking performance, sexy improv

[Freemoviesrock]

So fucking good!

[atowari]

THAT was fucking EPIC!!!

[StuChu]

One million points for originality.

[emilshere]

the video is a bit late on this..... in relation to the audio that is

[genemi]

金を返せぇ　金を返せぇ

忘れるな！

日本語のヴァージョンもはまってたね。

[stanleythedoggy]

@genemi ひどい日本語版

[deperez00]

First time i hear them & after a really long day i have the feeling of falling in love :D

[ghonzalo]

what a band!

[hellogoodbye6148]

This is awesome

[foldsisgod]

Ben Folds is God

[tikalal]

Starts at 0:45 for future reference.

[powertrust71]

nice post ..thanks