Here’s the official explanation by its creator, Laurence Mason:
A little tribute to Dave Greenfield (keyboardist with The Stranglers who died from Covid-19 last week) and Paul Desmond (saxophonist with the Dave Brubeck quartet – the anniversary of his death is at the end of this month). Also because I’ve been enjoying editing videos and recording stuff over the last couple of months.
A couple of people have asked how I made this video so here we go – I took a clip from a 1964 live version of Take Five and made the drum loop by chopping up the intro and turning it from 5/4 into the 3/4 – 4/4 groove that Golden Brown has. The upright bass sound is sequenced from Logic, and the piano part was played in using one of the piano sounds from a Nord Electro 5D. Then I played the sax part over the top (I play a King Zephyr alto and for this I used a hard rubber Yanigasawa mouthpiece rather than my usual bright Guardala). The video was then edited using the clip I’d taken the drum loop from.
This next clip is of David Boon performing “Once in a Lifetime”.
I’ll just say that again, in case you didn’t comprehend it first time.
This is a video of the stocky, extravagantly mustached former Australian cricketer David Boon performing his version of Talking Heads “Once in a Lifetime” in a suit similar to the Big Suit worn by David Byrne in “Stop Making Sense”.
I thought it would be terrible. I was wrong. It’s REALLY terrible…. although admittedly, it was probably all done as a joke and is meant to be pretty bad.
Still, we can say that Boon – known for his beer-drinking exploits – does about as well with the song as David Byrne would do batting at number three for Australia at the Gabba…
Flagpole Sitta as a “state-of-the-world” 1965 bubble-gum protest song. Kinda has a Eve of Destruction vibe, with a split-screen video composed of images from that year. My first thought was “WHY”? But my second was “Gotta play that again”
I like marimbas, I like Saint-Saens and I like the way a good marimbaist has to be able to dance to play a full-size one properly. When it’s a pretty young woman, that’s even better.
…and another one (I’m up late tonight).
Apart from the bassist and the 2 horn players, this lot appear to all be schoolkids.
Sensational harmony singing.
A while back I edited (with a friend with the technical ability) uncirculated silent film of the mighty MO at Milwaukee in 1973 to audio of ‘Dance of Maya’ from a different gig that year – several of the the images clearly came from that tune (pizzicato violin, John & Billy’s guitar/drums dual…) but it didn’t survive in the soundboard from the show itself. The result can only be impressionistic, but in places it’s like being there 🙂
bang em in bingham says
total….brilliance….cheered me up no end…..thanks for the post
Mrbellows says
You’re most welcome.
Billybob Dylan says
Here’s the official explanation by its creator, Laurence Mason:
A little tribute to Dave Greenfield (keyboardist with The Stranglers who died from Covid-19 last week) and Paul Desmond (saxophonist with the Dave Brubeck quartet – the anniversary of his death is at the end of this month). Also because I’ve been enjoying editing videos and recording stuff over the last couple of months.
A couple of people have asked how I made this video so here we go – I took a clip from a 1964 live version of Take Five and made the drum loop by chopping up the intro and turning it from 5/4 into the 3/4 – 4/4 groove that Golden Brown has. The upright bass sound is sequenced from Logic, and the piano part was played in using one of the piano sounds from a Nord Electro 5D. Then I played the sax part over the top (I play a King Zephyr alto and for this I used a hard rubber Yanigasawa mouthpiece rather than my usual bright Guardala). The video was then edited using the clip I’d taken the drum loop from.
So there you go.
Mrbellows says
Wowzers!
Freddy Steady says
Easy!
Mrbellows says
😂😂😂
mikethep says
We’ve seen this before, but it never gets old…
https://youtu.be/4iOoiEbtf2w
Mrbellows says
Stupendous.
duco01 says
This next clip is of David Boon performing “Once in a Lifetime”.
I’ll just say that again, in case you didn’t comprehend it first time.
This is a video of the stocky, extravagantly mustached former Australian cricketer David Boon performing his version of Talking Heads “Once in a Lifetime” in a suit similar to the Big Suit worn by David Byrne in “Stop Making Sense”.
I thought it would be terrible. I was wrong. It’s REALLY terrible…. although admittedly, it was probably all done as a joke and is meant to be pretty bad.
Still, we can say that Boon – known for his beer-drinking exploits – does about as well with the song as David Byrne would do batting at number three for Australia at the Gabba…
Mrbellows says
Naff.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
I was surprised – first EC song I’ve liked for a long while
Mrbellows says
Another clip that will not play.
BigJimBob says
Flagpole Sitta as a “state-of-the-world” 1965 bubble-gum protest song. Kinda has a Eve of Destruction vibe, with a split-screen video composed of images from that year. My first thought was “WHY”? But my second was “Gotta play that again”
Mrbellows says
No thank you.
Mike_H says
I like marimbas, I like Saint-Saens and I like the way a good marimbaist has to be able to dance to play a full-size one properly. When it’s a pretty young woman, that’s even better.
Mrbellows says
I enjoyed that immensely. Marimba players blow my mind with the use of multiple mallets in one hand.
Mike_H says
…and another one (I’m up late tonight).
Apart from the bassist and the 2 horn players, this lot appear to all be schoolkids.
Sensational harmony singing.
Mrbellows says
That one clip wouldn’t play on my end.
Mike_H says
Maybe that clip is blocked where you are, for some reason.
Mrbellows says
It just spins without saying anything. It’s so ridiculous that there are borders on the Internet especially as I could probably find that clip anyway.
Mrbellows says
https://youtu.be/8ClZFX8AsXc
Mrbellows says
Did someone say Mahavishnu? Wowzers!
Colin H says
A while back I edited (with a friend with the technical ability) uncirculated silent film of the mighty MO at Milwaukee in 1973 to audio of ‘Dance of Maya’ from a different gig that year – several of the the images clearly came from that tune (pizzicato violin, John & Billy’s guitar/drums dual…) but it didn’t survive in the soundboard from the show itself. The result can only be impressionistic, but in places it’s like being there 🙂