The residents : Wonderful

[yaris4fun]

In which disk can i find this song?

[sexdrugsnsk8boarding]

i uploaded the entire santa dog single from 1972 on my page! check er out!

[thefearlessfrog]

Residents for presidents ^^ !

[vyversneeze]

wares tha rest uv it???



[BeePeppermint]

Is very interesting =) that's great, wonderful, amazing!! :D

[SavannahDarlink]

are they just complaining? im confused and high help me plz

[DunnachieProductions]

If you like the residents listen to gingerbread man,genius.

[KajiCarson]

This rings truth forever.

[omarkaya42]

If I could have dinner with anyone of my choosing living or dead, you ask? Homer Flynn.

[MrFoxstirling]

i was at the wormwood show in vegas,wow.

[nondescriptman]

who else hates those "new" eyeballs?

[cinephilefromhell]

This is really the Residents at their most reflexive...this may be the only time they reveal THIS much of themselves.

[gabepizza]

Or if we were not aging hippies/ with misguided fantasies/living in a land that's pimping/ war to save our SUVs.

[mezmiester]

I saw this show in Chicago ten years ago. It was so beautiful I shed a tear. One of my favorite concerts of all time. I still have the t-shirt I bought there.

[vividserenity]

lol whoa

[Orfus87]

This is my favorite Residents songs, and i can't stop watching this video over and over again!

[Alun53]

Why the hell have the Residents NOT had a Grammy? Perhaps they are too unorthodox and have never pandered to record company back-slapping and payola I suspect.

[MrMonsterstiffy]

@Alun53 Because "The Residents" don't really exist... I've been a fan for almost 40 years and am convinced they are mythological.

[Alun53]

@MrMonsterstiffy Oh my God, I've been taken in by some mysterious cult then! Still....the music is brilliant even if they don't actually exist..........or maybe they do..........who knows?

[Feuer75]

I still remember how I saw the first picture of The Residents.

It was somewhere in the early 80s and they were there with their

"eye apple" things on their heads. ha ha

[fernando52808]

Noss muito macabro mano

[OddMusicality]

this is what happens when the residents want to sound in tune

[rhombusskullvsteal]

all the residents are about, live in the moment and think of everything as just simply absurd or just see things how you want to.

[BatmanCruthers]

The fella at 1:14, I don't think could be any happier.

[rodrigocs666]

it kinda reminds me of charlie and the chocolate factory

[Fettfan996]

Such a cute baby!

[belongin]

this song is wonderful.

[rhombusskullvsteal]

The reason I love the residents is I feel like they are some of the only people in the world who understand me

[MarkTilechoes]

@rhombusskullvsteal they don't know you

[rhombusskullvsteal]

@MarkTilechoes didn't say they knew me, said they understand me

[MarkTilechoes]

@rhombusskullvsteal yeah aknow what you mean I get the same feeling from the who

[thedangling]

I think it has a faustian overtone

[pickupthePWN]

1:53 "wait...is that racist?"

[Mugglebones]

These musical geniuses are too amazing for anyone to hate them.

[afsbjah2]

I love how they focus on one audeice member

[jackal59]

@afsbjah2 A particularly good-looking one at that!

[junkyturd]

Drugs are fun!!!!!

[700Gillens]

Why did they have to ruin the whole performance with an AGENDA?

[DinosaurCop]

The Monster of Nix! Look it up!

The Residents, Tom Waits, and Terry Gilliam all on the same project!

[gabepizza]

@zombieman62 geezers and hot babes

[xnonsuchx]

@zombieman62 - Well, they've been around since the 70's, so they're bound to have a lot of older fans just like other bands that have been around as long.

[nigrobat]

this is beautiful.. lets burn down a slipknot gig

[crazyedd123]

that chorus gives me shivers.

very nice song, the audience know what it's about.

it's strange how the residents are capable of doing such dissonant songs to very nice ones like this (and everything inbetween).

[tatunkha]

Well that was quite straightforward & sense making to me. Something very touching about it all too. thanks for the upload.

[jackal59]

I'm sure it's always dangerous to think that the Residents are actually saying something about themselves, but this sure feels like they were.

[SaintLizard]

That part about Snakefinger was touching.

[techsupportplease]

The one minute videos are mostly from the Residents' Commercial DVD, the decades later followup to the Residents' Commercial Album: 40 songs of exactly (or close to) one minute each, which is all the time it takes to present some melodies/ideas. It's a brilliant concept, an observation on commercialism as well as some pretty interesting music (and now, images). I bought the album when it first came out, and now have the DVD which I strongly recommend to anyone who likes the Residents.

[Malex5151]

there music really isnt bad...but alot of their vids r 2 samn short at only a min. long...wtf!

[patojake]

Vinderblagen!!!

[moysen0410]

Lol. My teacher is in this movie, when they zoom in at some of the audience. xD :P

[ThePhaelen]

@KirkevoldJR ja det er kult! :D

men kan uansett ikke høhøø

[ThePhaelen]

@GORE678 Cool, they're actually comming to norway on friday too! But I can't come to it :/

However, this song is soo amazing

[smallkill69]

That one chick is fuuckeedd up.

[Anawnymous]

@smallkill69 Definitely

[ThePhaelen]

wow! så bra de har vært i norge! :D

[GORE678]

@ThePhaelen And soon they're coming to cph den :) can't wait

[KirkevoldJR]

@ThePhaelen De holder konsert i Larvik til fredag.

[ResidentMich]

Life WOULD be wonderful if The Residents only got the breaks that are deserved for such beauty all my life!!!!!

[SAIVEUNTIZ]

This song is really beautifull, the story about the godfather is incredible !!! i wish i was in that truck, taking a pic !! Can ya simply IMAGINE that ? James AND the residents !!! i can tell you i wouln't have showing it to ANYBODY !!!

[MrJacobFennell]

Hey, im not new to the residents, but i just dont know alot about themm. Does anyone wanna give me a brief simple history lesson? haha like who is in the band if you even know, some interesting facts, where they are now, what they are doing now? Like he said Snakefinger had a heart attack, so does that mean they are like done as a band or something?? justt give me all youu know, i want to be enlightened. =p thankk you

[quetzalcoatlustastic]

@MrJacobFennell to answer a couple of your questions - Snakefinger contributed to Residents albums pretty often, but wasn't considered a real member. He died in 1987 and the band continued well after that. Their last real album was in 2008 I think, but they're still working on more music. Oh, and no one really knows who they are, but many think the management team that does interviews in their place are actually The Residents themselves.

[Dillbob1]

@quetzalcoatlustastic they put out some sort of album every other week, just look on wikipedia or their website

[xpsicodelikaxAZULx]

los amo♥

[daddygreenjeans421]

woo hoo i love these guys and im from lafayette louisiana also james brown is the man

[andrefreakincreator]

What a melody!

[Bram25]

That'd be awesome. Walking into a bar, and saying your wife gave birth to an eyeball with a hat!

[adamtheskunk]

Only RACIST black people would find that racist, because they are dumb ignorant people who like to play the race card every 3 seconds, and assume everyone is looking at them thinking "look at that dumb nigger". When in reality we only think "look at that dumbass who doesn't realize he's the most racist one here." Some say anything they want but expect non black people to watch carefully what they say OR ELSE. YOU AREN'T BLACK, YOU'RE HUMAN! SHUT UP AND MAKE SOME NON-BLACK FRIENDS, OBAMA SUCKS.

[brandito27]

@adamtheskunk Obama sucks? Is that why on the national presidential poll he ranked as the fifteenth president of all time. You're just ignorant. Why don't you make some non white friends. Because I don't you have any.

[adamtheskunk]

@brandito27 You are ignorant because you're saying my OPINION is wrong. Also instead of assuming I'm white take time to realize im hispanic with friends of all races. I got black, white, indian, ect friends. I need not some kid who thinks he's smarter than me by throwing out statistics to say what i personally think is wrong. Get the fuck out of america if you are going to say my SPEECH is wrong.

[RaguelAngelofBalance]

@brandito27 Listen to you...talking out of your arsehole.

[23cornchip]

@adamtheskunk i like everything you said except the part when you said obama sucks. you can't even know that yet! people like you and some others (glenn beck, fellow neo-nazis)keep holding him back, letting off the appearance that he isn't holding true on his promises. so, if you think he sucks, blame yourself (i didn't call YOU a neo-nazi, just g.b and his hate-pals).

[dtonbassist]

I love the look of the guy at 1:15 gives.

[thegreatreverendx]

The use of the word "negro" isn't racist, but out of date. That was the accepted term back in the 60s. Maybe this points to their being Southerners who were hippies in the 60s. Or maybe they it's a sardonic reference to how the music industry minstrelizes African-American performers, forcing them to fit into racist stereotypes if they are to be accepted by mainstream white audiences. Either way, I don't think they're that dense. LIsten to what they say about James Brown and Oprah.

[mrdruids]

yep, just looked negro up in the dictionary, picture of a black dude with an afro... i need to get a new dictionary

[JustOneMeatPuppet]

such an emotional song, in spite of the ironic lyrics. I love these guys!

[finklemiester]

I felt strange when he used the word "negro" too, but the Residents have been creating music, images, sounds... and lyrics that pique the uncomfortableness in all of us for the last 40+ years. If folks think this one instance of the word "negro" is racist, then you have not been listen to The Residents, or music in general, for the last 40+ years.

[0Mike0Banks0]

this is song is wonderful and whoever is complaining about racism when saying the word negro, well how do you know that any of the residents are white?!?! people are people, get over it and stop judging!!!!!

[DoctorNewcombe]

Residents for Presidents: every citizen should be given a bowling ball full of drugs

[9Ejected]

the resident are allsome

[SVTDEMON420]

Truly one of the greatest bands I have never heard of. Love them

[jimsurf1]

wow i have not listened to the residents in 20 years.glad they gave snakefinger a shout out!!!!saw him at the 9:30 club in D.C. months later he died........

[smpaudio]

@jimsurf1 At least half of my fondest musical memories were born at the old 9.30 club in DC on V. And the other half were born at the Bayou in GT :-) DC rocked in the 80s, my old stomping grounds. Cheers for reminding me mate!

[vushka5]

CLUB SODA MONTREAL!!! :D!!!

[enossified]

six days!

[ZLUGGO]

Is this a cult?

[Anamorphosis]

saw the first the shows of the US tour and changed my life!

[GOZO59]

This is fantastic!  Brings back memories about their Mole-Show I saw in Copenhagen sometime in the eighties! :-).

"We are all aging Hippies".........tja varför inte./ GOZO

[ZLUGGO]

@GOZO59

Never trust a hippie!

[ZLUGGO]

So what do they wish to achieve? And why are they hiding?

[juggernaut422]

band would be soooo tight to see on acid or shrooms!!!

[mclovinpage]

he changed the lyrics isnt?

[Shreeves16]

I haven't heard nearly enough of the Residents, as I just discovered them. I found this and fell even more in love with them. I was smiling the whole time, like the people in the audience. It's just a magic that only a handful of artists can create, but none do it quite like the Residents. I wish I could have been there.

[ZLUGGO]

@Shreeves16

But are they evil? Do they torture lizards? Eat children?

[Shreeves16]

You make that sound like a bad thing.

[ZLUGGO]

@Shreeves16

Not at all. But what was Mick doing here?

I' m Swedish by the way.

[Shreeves16]

Good dirt in Sweden.

[ZLUGGO]

@Shreeves16

I guess the dirt here is the same as everywhere else in the world: filthy.

[spoozy]

@Shreeves16 oslo is in norway.

[Shreeves16]

I'm aware of that. The comment on Swedish dirt was a response to ZLUGGO, who said "I'm Swedish by the way". I was responding to him, it had nothing to do with the video, unfortunately.

[spoozy]

Oh whoops, didn't see that. sorry.

[jjpalomino]

Is that Mick Fleetwood in the left edge of the frame at 0:16?

[ZLUGGO]

@jjpalomino

In Scandinavia?

[23cornchip]

@jjpalomino probably

[Hazmat0987]

wow "negro singer who could do some mellow rap" was incredibly racist, but i don't really care too much. Great song.

[MustachioEdd]

Simply mentioning the word negro is not a racist thing. And the music industry is full of negro singers doing some mellow and some not so mellow rap. Please explain why you find that statement so incredibly racist? Especially in the light of the James Brown monologue.

It seems to me that overly sensitive political correctness often damages the targets it wishes to defend as it assumes that they are defenceless in their own right.

[Hazmat0987]

sorry my dungfaced neighbor mess with my account and posted w/o my permission >: ( . I will take back anything he said for him.

[CountVanAccount]

@MustachioEdd Yup. (In the USA) A lot of black guys rap and a lot of white guys don't rap. These are statements of equal thruth but nobody would think that you are racist if you say the second one. And that's more racist than either of the statements.

[frizzlefry420oh]

@MustachioEdd nice. tell em whats up. good point with the james brown thing.

[MrMonsterstiffy]

@MustachioEdd Very well said. Anyone who understands the Residents knows they will get a poke or two in the eye... so to speak.

[universalsingularity]

@MustachioEdd Like the United Negro College Fund for instance... that's obviously not a racist use of the word. :p

[russianpeanut]

eh not really racist

[feloniousbutterfly]

To all the people who are giving this fellow thumbs down: When this comment gets 6 thumbs down, it will be removed, essentially censored.

I wonder if you would want this Residents song to be censored for the comment about negro singers?

Censorship is a coercive kind of thing. If you disagree with a particular sentiment, why not think twice before participating in censorship.

[Hazmat0987]

I know what you mean sir. But the fact is that my comment, wasn't my comment as I said before. I decided to keep the post though, because "negro singer" just seems to throw the message of the song off a little bit, I think he could've used a different line there, that's all. My neighbor was blatant about the situation however (and posted without my permission), and I am fairly distrustful of him after that.

[ZLUGGO]

@feloniousbutterfly

Is the story about James Brown true?

[15rodrigo15]

jey, el hombre que enfocan en el 4:43 se parece mucho a luis alberto spinetta, o estoy delirando?

[MaxGiu]

@15rodrigo15 no solo que se parece mucho... sino que la estaba pasando RE bien en el recital :D

[postmateria]

@15rodrigo15 Supongo que soy el único que entendió tus palabras. Y si, tienes razón, se parece mucho al flaco.

[LiteracyLabyrinth]

Get hold of Commercial Album by these guys - amazing! 40 1 minute tracks!

Strange melody and great reflective lyrics. None of it can possibly make sense because the band are totally into concept over logic or at least they are an art group who despises mainstream commercialism. They are more diverse than any bands as each album is totally different...

[LordSluk]

RIP Snakefinger, i miss him

[atzenanu]

me too...

[0Mike0Banks0]

and to think!!...i first found out about the residents when i stubbled upon some website that had the top 20 musical groups with masks!!! their music and stage antics and everything is the most original thing done to music in the past 40 years and i can't believe not a lot of people know about these guys!!! long live the residents!!!!!

[Merzbowxnoise]

Five stars!!!

[Arod006enforcer]

Were the Residents, Identity like concealed or what?

[Braintick]

Great. Love the James Brown story.

[MadGello]

KerFrigginSWEET!

[meatmotor]

I was lucky enough to see this tour when they came to Atlanta...this part of the show was one of the highest points! Feels good to see it again!!

I don't prefer a lot of of their newer works, but this song is moving!

[fleetcomm]

I agree with you 1000% about the song and their newer stuff.

[willey057]

I dont agree Tweedles and River of crime were excallent.

Bunny boy was fun as well.

any one know what album make me moo was on?

[MarsilVendeur]

Demons Dance Alone

[dregandog]

James Brown...God bless you bro!

[stojanovich]

yust woow...this is like performance art and experimental music combined..i love it

[Pr0jectWeird1605]

If The Residents ever tour again in the future, I suggest anyone of you go. Its a wonderful thing.

[looshkin66]

this isint creepy.......it is beautiful

[Biopharmer]

I always wondered what kind of people beside myself enjoy the residents? I don't think of myself as creepy, but I guess I am because I like RZ.

[randomtentacles]

the residents are incredible & its good to be creepy , we have eyeballs in our hearts , all us rez nuts !! HAIL THE RESIDENTS

[Pr0jectWeird1605]

If you ever went to a rez show, you would see all sorts of people. Young and old. Its really great. Rez fans are the best kind, in my lil eyes

[tjodolF2]

Yes, I saw the Bunny Boy show; it was the most diverse crowd I've ever seen. Young, old, men, women; normal people and members of various sub-cultures.

[Pr0jectWeird1605]

My kind of people

[willey057]

yea i saw it in the patriots stadium

i had 4 tickets and 2 people couldnt go

so i brought a few randoms.

Bunny boy scared them for life i think.

I love the residents

[Syfiarz0]

Is it on DDA dvd ?

[ThatsMrRobertson]

Demons Dance Alone.

[catrileo68]

Hello, which album is this song in?

[synestheticmusic]

love it when he brings out the eyeball. :D

[1970FINGerBanG]

I got to see this live in Madison WI 2002. Their stage set was more simple than the past, but the performance was priceless. A girl with a huge flashbulb and camera took a picture of me looking at residents merch, and then disappeared behind a curtain!

[razyho]

for me, the Rez R still no 1 in Music.

This is the real surealism in music.

nothing else can reach this...

I saw this video many time before but they improve the quality. this is really a hot staf in very good quality indeed.

RazyRezfan

Israel

Whish they come back again here.

[Musicpuzzle]

this such a fuckin drug trip

even when you're not on drugs

but especially when you are

makes me confused as to which would fuck you up more ... with or without  hmmm

~ B

[kennerguy66]

Damn, I can't believe how from the heart that was. Nearly brought tears to my EYES.

The Residents are my heroes through and through.

[JesustheLizard]

this is nice,,, that comment about snakefinger made me sad

[hirofan]

Yeah I wasn't expecting that. I thought maybe Snakefinger was one of the Residents.

[wksufreshair]

Wow what a change

Really good song

[broskw99]

this is amazing. end of story. lifechanging.

[AlbertMondback]

Damn, they're witty.

[NevvySyndrome]

This is surprisingly straightforward for the Residents.

[sajorojas]

Nearly made me tear up there.

[silent9mm]

Life has been great. Thanks for not suing my ass.

[Teabonesteak]

that chcik at the 1:55 doesn't know what to think!

[MaxPayne72]

LOL...yeah, its like "should I laugh or be offended?". Lighten up sista!

[Devlish3]

lmao, I love that part

[obitrsa]

The residents, go to wikipedia read and love them. This is orgasm.

[b1lahb1ah]

what is this im watching?

[KoolBand]

None other than the Residents!