The Flaming Lips - Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (Letterman)

The Flaming Lips performing their new single at Letterman

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Music

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• Letterman
• The
• Flaming
• Lips
• Live
• Performance

[cadmiumheights]

I love how Wayne wields his guitar like a weapon of positivity!

[ThomJGregory]

@theBalls0926 Don't question Wayne.

[groovey65]

@MentalForIt haha it's cool man, it happens.

[xMJBGODx]

I like men now.

[MentalForIt]

@groovey65 Sorry man, was saying this one is letterman not totp, got confused and now realise you were replying to another comment that i hadn't seen. You fell victim to me being an idiot and you being the most recent comment

[groovey65]

@MentalForIt which one the nirvana or flaming lips performance not that it matters as I can assure you both were on TOTP, I would link you the videos both of which I have open in different tabs right now if youtube would let me.

[MentalForIt]

@groovey65 Pretty sure that's David Letterman's show, not TOTP.. just sayin

[groovey65]

@dradfromthebu they mimed on that song because they were on TOTP in which every band has to mime except the vocals even Nirvana were forced to mime on there although Kurt made a mockery of the show by changing the vocals and by not even bothering to pretend to play the guitar.

[alayduhh]

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

[FightTheNobles]

@toni666beatles For the record, the song is played in open E, and most of the chords are variations of the open E; he pretty much just has to alternate moving his thumb from the 4th fret to a completely open one for most of the song, minus the other chords which he IS playing if you watch.

[Spoonapalooza]

Wayne has already touched on this, but his guitar is fitted out with an Aleses airfx (I believe it's called) which operates like a theremin. The guitar serves the purpose of handling this in a convenient manner, while he can pretend to rock out like Elvis in the meantime. The rest of the band are playing their parts.

[toni666beatles]

@dradfromthebu I know! But if you get a guitar, play it!