It Ain't My Fault by Mos Def & Lenny Kravitz | stupidDOPE.com

[lemonjuice50]

uhhh...wa a song:),makes me move all my timbers

[designermite]

watch, enjoy, pass forward..BP made BILLIONS profit....

[smitten991]

I only watched this video cause Lenny was in it. Yet, heard music I love, from the most talented musicians.... I hear your voice and will be looking you up.!!! I love hearing the jam....and good players are few and far between!!! Thank YOU!!!

[hottitotti1234]

Great!!! Mos Def is big!! BIG UP!!! I am swinging my room:-D Can not stop shaking what my Mama gave me!! By the way, me ride only my bicycle ;-) but me know what TrueFire8181 talking bout....! :-)

[Tr1ckady]

When I grow up i wanna make music like this!

[higHgradeH]

@Tr1ckady when i grow up i wanna hear yo music :D

[beinglogic]

Mos Def is the mighty truth!

[1blastman]

Wardell Quezerque wrote this and many other great New Orleans songs. It was considered the "Creole Beethoven". He passed away Tuesday, Sept. 6. American music will miss him.

RIP Wardell

[Meneillos666]

ooohh shit!!! this is awesome!!! this is music!!!

[Ostee1]

haha! Used to really like Silkk the Shocker as a teenager. good to see "it aint my fault" is appreciated. respect! great theme for this cause!

[Keisha75]

@Ostee1 Silkk the Shocker probably appreciated the song too....so much that he sampled the original version which was made popular by the Olympia Brass Band.

[chrissayshello123]

trombone shorty brought me here



[superdude1761]

AMEN@truefire

[thailow117]

basically it's a jam on the progression for 'my babe', which will probably will have bee derived from somewhere else. still, great american music. love it.

[lordacid]

@thailow117 This is an old New Orleans standard. Although props must be given to Willie Dixon and Little Walter for a great song and performance in "My Babe" in 1955, AMF was one of those songs passed from generation to generation by word of mouth. The first time it was recorded was by Wardell Quezergue (Arranged and co wrote) and Smokey Johnson in 1965. It is a standard Mardi Gras Song and is arranged in the "Second Line" syncopated rhythm. If the used "My Babe" they've never mentioned it.

[thailow117]

@lordacid gee, thanks! 

[greenman789]

how can anyone dislike this

[kakalguli]

splendid!!!!!!!



[perspectoff]

They didn't write this song. It's an old New Orleans staple. It's a rip of a classic.

[perspectoff]

They didn't write this song. It's an old New Orleans staple.

[timmmcguire]

I want to be that cool! Great fun.

[eugenia628]

i love this video...more and more..& i love the touch of dixieland with the clarinet...this is such a great complilation of styles and personalities just MESHING...OMG. yes yes yes!!!

[weedytj]

had to go south to San Francisco during the commute rush- and the commute lane- which is only 2 passengers minimum- was mostly empty...thousands rushing in their cars, buses empty (in the commute lane) to get to SF where NO parking places await them, garages more expensive than a hotel stay...and then our plastics use. Yes, we share the blame but BP pulled the trigger

[eugenia628]

thank you for taking one of my fav songs - updating and contributing...ya'll rock in the best kinda way....GULF AID...yah

[pistonear]

i like it its another level. mos def does it all! plus a nice gesture gulf coast has really had it rough over the last few years, but America is a resilient people. Peace! 

[mrnikko419]

Normally it really bugs me when people say things like "four people missed the like button" or just talk about the like and dislike buttons in general. In this case though, I really can't understand why any one would dislike this 'cause one, it is a really great piece of music and nice to listen to, and two, even if you don't like it people should really be trying to support everyone who's suffering cause of the gulf oil spill and this is trying to help!

[ballinlove]

chuck berry ;)

[itsjaasmine]

I was in the store Metropark & they had this playing on the screen. I had no idea what it was for but I'm glad I found out. I'd happily donate! Thanks for sharing this with us, (:

[richardnsalvador]

This is some fine music!! Amy Goodman played it during break on her Democracy Now[dot]Com show for Thursday, Oct 21, 2010. So I started looking for it and found it here! Where can we buy it? I remember Mos Def from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! That was a fun movie!

[Zelmozel]

Yea we need a album!

[macdaddynyc]

This is what I'm, talkin' about! The new, the old...the left the right...the black the white...when you put things together properly, the end result is magic. I'm so happy I came across this video. Thanks "supidDOPEMedia" for gettin' it out there.

[phunkjunkie68]

nice...

[chinewmarie]

Damn Mos is cleaner than the Board of Health!

[soulfyrestar]

@chinewmarie I know, right!

[turner33s]

does anyone know what kind of microphone mos def is using?

[Bassmanfox]

@turner33s Bet its just a shure 55 classic done custom.

[mjbird2]

Jazz, rap and blues- want more!

[ochartwe]

just picked up the song on Utube after hearing it on NPR. I must admit I have been looking for this sound since the early days of Ben Harper. Hope to hear more singing in the future.

[mojogypsy]

Nice!

[Bangheadda]

Just damn great! Big up to those great Musicians!

[divajc]

Musicians bring all the messages to the people.

[divajc]

Musicians bring all the messages to the people!

[Butternut121]

What can I say except...... Fabulous!!!

[doctorj2u]

Love the song and love New Orleans! Thank you Mos Def, Lenny, Tim, and the Preservation Brass Band (esp. Alan Jaffe for writing the song). We will pull through this crisis as we pulled through Katrina - together.

[orange343434]

@TrueFire8181 Ya, we all use oil and we should be much more conscientious about using less. BUT that has nothing to do with Bp's CRIMINAL negligence when it comes to drilling safely.

Plus, these oil transnationals have huge political power and affect policy that has to do with oil use in society.

[TrueFire8181]

1 minute ago

GREAT SONG! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh.... But it is our fault! I've been reading FU BP and to some extent it is true. However, we demand the oil for our cars, SUVs & trucks. Which normally only carry one person. We are selfish & this is everyone's fault unless you don't have a car, use electricity or oil synthetics. Yes BP did it. But that is how they making a living. We demand it and they supply it. SO SHAME ON US! Lets do something to fix the mess our demand & need helped to create! 

[Brianwhittaker23]

@TrueFire8181 man why dont you shut the fuck up.It aint my goddamn fault!!!

[pete1729]

@TrueFire8181 You're correct in general but here are some specifics. The cost of a higher performance "blowout preventer" (the part that ultimately failed) was about $2.5M over the cost of the one they ended up using. That's 2/3 of ex-chairman Tony Hayward's salary and bonus for 2009. One guy got enough to retire on twice the rest of us got a mess that will last for decades.

[superdude1761]

@TrueFire8181 AMEN

[Ostee1]

@TrueFire8181 i think theres a difference between creating a demand for something and simply mismanaging oil supply.

[NickodemusNYC]

2 X DOPE!!! what a way to rock it! Big up Ben on the tuba who runs this establishment for many years & Pres Hall Band doin it every week!!!! Tryna rock the remix right now... oooooh it's tough to remix perfection! Here we go...

[sdspeier]

Someone pass me a beer and boudin....That was awesome!

[Hughesta74]

Damn good, his Gorillaz work was amazing as well.

[Darcelectric]

Wow!!! Mos still got it :)!!!!

[sixstringx2]

Nice job guys...God Bless the people who vote for these talking heads ..we call...politcians !

Pray to God, Alla and ...OIL ! Shalom my brothers...who all where numbers, in one way another, were all just a number !

[bunnywalker1]

THIS IS GREAT. AND IT AIN'T "OUR" FAULT FOR SURE. YEA U RIGHT.

BUNNY IN NEW ORLEANS

[phantomfeline]

oh whose the white guy called agen .. the actor guy ? lol 

[sdspeier]

@phantomfeline That's Tim Robbins

[snookt77]

Definitely a fresh, new, and poignant take on a New Orleans Brass standard in my opinion. Mos and Lenny were bonuses along side Trombone Shorty. Mos has responded to many causes here, so definitely props out to him. Lenny truly loves this city and it shows constantly. FU BP!!!! I mean that with the utmost sincerity.

[euanmitchell2008]

Love it but it is a complete rip off of a scene from Treme, surprised no-one else has mentioned it. Maybe that's why Lenny looks bored ha ha? Great idea though but like someone pointed out, were all ultimately to blame unless we use canoes and make our own soap...

[Rebecca9311]

@euanmitchell2008 You DO realize they're in Preservation Hall, don't you? Everything filmed there looks like it was filmed there, and the PH Jazz Band might have played in both (though the players vary at times). And yeah, we are all to blame; that rock they mention is on one side and the hard place is on the other. Let's all do what we can and it wouldn't hurt to download the song and give a buck to the cause.

[Sarc37]

Mos Def is dressed like Doctor Who.

[Chocol8goddess]

Definitely hot! Makes me miss New Orleans!

[bgrayatbs]

@Chocol8goddess Same here....makes me wish i was there right now! :-(

[cmann30]

there it is

[noirbiv]

my mind is officially blown.

[blah148]

man that is awesome!!! what an awesome cause too!!

[timmy841212]

HELL YEAH! Nice song against those BP bastards!

[GenuineBolino]

Who is that Genius? it's MOST DEFINITELY

[mfatah281]

Amazing!

[noladarkness]

WHO DAT!!!

[CajunLady05]

good song..true dat

[wamsies]

Gorgeously sublime. go to hell BP.

[bluechao]

Tim Robbins is a very good musician and singer (see his movie "Bob Roberts" to see what I mean), but he didn't seem to be doing anything in this recording. Was he involved in rewriting the lyrics or maybe in production, somehow?

[bluechao]

I wonder if this will be used on a credit play-out during a future episode of of Treme. It's a bit anachronistic to when the show takes place, so we won't see it in the series proper, but I could easily see it being used over some closing credits.  Thematically, it' still appropriate.

[ivonnelong]

Love the title! excellent choice! original quote from; idiot corporation BP! "ah It aint my fault"

LOVE IT!!!! two thumbs up!  /) /)

[DopeDenProductions]

The Love Network is looking for videos and/or digital photos of YOU, doing your thing, saying or holding a sign that says "IT AIN'T MY FAULT". Material will be used in the video clip for the REMIX of It Ain't My Fault that Chuck Love is doing. chuck love dot com

[DopeDenProductions]

@DopeDenProductions just wanted to thank everyone who's been sending in their photos and videos.  your efforts are so much appreciated.

[devon8trillionaire]

I'm confuse I usually like Mos but this is...?!?!?!?!

[joetubecool]

"It Ain't My Fault" was co-written primarily by Wardell Quezerque, who also arranged and produced it, who penned and produced so many of the great New Orleans classics! The opening screens would imply that this is a new composition, nothing could be further from the truth. This is classic New Orleans at is best!

[12dozen12]

hot $h!t

people realize that big business runs the red, white and blue.

¡¿bobby jindal you listening?!

[cjoplin1]

it ain't my fault--great old song written by smokey johnson, one of fats domino's drummers and one of the first to move second line/parade drumming to the kit, a progenitor of zigaboo and countless other great new orleans drummers. he still lives in nola.

[honeychilerider]

Further evidence that New Orleans is the greatest place on Earth.

[tubetoysmusic]

suuhhhweeeet. Thanks guys!

[woo56]

That is the power of true music. Let that album be born. If not it come to be, it ain't my fault cause I ask you too!

[tooeasy89]

where can i download this? thanks

[outlawv]

Great tune to help a horrific situation. Trombone Shorty will be on The New Jazz Thing, Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:30 PM PT on Jazz 88.3 FM KSDS San Diego Webcast Jazz88.org to chat about this, his new release "Backatown", his Playboy Jazz Festival appearance Saturday, June 12, 2010, and more!

[Mannysimpini]

Mighty MOS

[bigchiefniigata]

Go Clint !!

We love you !!

[manalomi]

I've been playin this lOud so all my neighbors can hear ;x

[chaskop]

I'm sure a good time was had by all. And this is really going to solve the problem, right?

[mtreuil]

@chaskop Will it help cap the leak? No it won't. If it helps raise money to help those areas most affected by the leak then it will have helped a great deal.

[maestrobambino]

Man,I like this track,blues,funk,jazz,soul,all­-in-one.Ragtime all the way,for a noble cause too.

[lastrange123]

go to any of the bp channel, you can't even post on it... go to the bp commercials on youtube... all the most recent posts are at least a year old...

[themonsterousmonster]

Dope.

Sniff sniff...

[tfedenko]

thank you sports team protest and musicians writing wake up song like this really change America. thank you thank you

[amart2211]

Definition of dope -

I propose that this group of musicians does an entire album together. If your down, give this the thumbs up to sign the petition. DO IT!

[JaysonMatix]

@amart2211

aight

[JanCarlo88]

@amart2211 I'd definitely buy this !

[try2openyoureyes]

only an idiot would dislike this video.

[MISFITROBBY138]

awesome. awesome. power to the fisherman and family's.

[mmmax2g]

Solid Solid track... Which People would get with the program when it comes to fossil fuels; We don't need them! This is TRUE talent here!

[PikoInit]

素敵大素敵。Very Very Nice.

Excellent !! d( ^o^)b _/ ..@/"

[gr23452]

Can we purchase this song as a way to donate? Can't find it on itunes:)

[gtlovelace]

@gr23452 - find it here itunes.apple.com/us/artist/gul­f-aid-allstars/id375221165

[gr23452]

@gtlovelace Thanks! I actually found it a few months ago:)

[samucalencar1]

Do you know where I can find the lyrics?

[hueyfreeman2006]

@samucalencar1

At the Planet Grenada blog there is a post where they tried to transcribe most of the lyrics. Also there is a clip out there from the live concert performance with subtitles.

[hueyfreeman2006]

@samucalencar1 

[drseatbelt]

mos def can do no wrong

[barbakan7]

YEah Ben! Love PHALL!!

[knorker]

not "my fault"?

its everybodys fault who wants cheap petrol, electric energy, heating, plastic products, blabala...

[Nr1baller]

its gonna be hard to beat this song.

Good job. :)

[auteur26]

wronkth you said it...I believe this is a masterpiece...

[sanjurokurosawa]

Nice job Ben!

[krapppa]

i love this. Mos Def my favorite rapper ever

[wronkth]

somehow, nothing represents the gulf coast like clarinets and bowties... good stuff

[hmgillet]

Thanks to Smokey Johnson for writing this song - very appropriate for so much of today's society. right on!

[nosocietyofdanceinc]

and dat's what it is! ya heard me!

[metra32]

love this

[basbleupeaunoire]

love this!

[crystallite4u]

Awesome!!!!

[bab916]

yes, it think it is sdt4

[rebelliouspixels]

AMAZING This is the best and most poetic way to say "Fuck you BP"!

[funkedelicum]

super

[jay8moni1968]

Absolutely incredible video- Yes the intro is crazy sick - Mos drops the lines right on Top like nobody's bizznass. makes me miss Home! is that SDT4 in the background at times?

[Aimster66]

I want to buy this song!!!!  how? can't find it on iTunes

[ttj411]

AMAZING... My grandfather Ralph H Johnson Sr recently passed on Dec 7, 2009...

He was an active member of the on the clarinet @ Preservation Hall Jazz Band!!!

I know he is smiling down right now.

What an awesome collaboration!!!!

[mbuso1]

That bass intro is sick! Great artists, great work!

[mpeekay76]

Ice cold. Black Dante is killing it here.

[demetriushobson]

The Mighty Mos has always been ecologically conscious. Check out "New World Water" by Mos. Nuff respect to the celebrities who pooled their capital to polish this track: Lenny Kravitz, Tim Robbins, Trombone Shorty and the Preservation Hall Band!

[rivareed]

amazing!

[fiveorange]

Thanks for adding this. I couldn't figure out how to grab the code from the EW site.