Evolution Of The "Friends" TV Theme Song - 1920s to 1990s - ft. The Rembrandts

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  • @BonaparteBardithion
    @BonaparteBardithion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8183

    Somehow, I was expecting a grunge or R&B cover for the 90s. I had completely forgotten doing it like the original was an option. And getting the original artist was amazing!

    • @GregRodgers1
      @GregRodgers1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      The addition of punk and gothic rock would be nice.

    • @BobbyOsborneII
      @BobbyOsborneII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +250

      The twist: there was no twist.

    • @bananacathammock
      @bananacathammock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      WOW. Thanks for the spoilers!

    • @Outatime1995
      @Outatime1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      @@bananacathammock why are you reading the comments before watching the video?

    • @TheJoulification
      @TheJoulification 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      same! I thought 90s will be a grunge cover but then the next thought was wait friends came out in the 90s so it must be the original :D

  • @sublationmedia
    @sublationmedia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2162

    When the Rembrandts appeared at the end and I heard them sing I actually felt nostalgic for a show I never watched.

    • @aramentis
      @aramentis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Same

    • @cici7739
      @cici7739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Never watched Friends?? Damn you missed a movement mate

    • @fandeajedrez1
      @fandeajedrez1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Felt the same lol

    • @ScoobyandShaggy5554
      @ScoobyandShaggy5554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol

    • @BonaparteBardithion
      @BonaparteBardithion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I missed the show too (wasn't older enough for the show to appeal), but the song is baked into my childhood. So much radio play.

  • @casuallykenzie164
    @casuallykenzie164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18529

    New life goal: become as happy as tambourine guy

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1757

      we know the feeling

    • @rickyforreal247
      @rickyforreal247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +369

      He is always like that. Very inspiring.

    • @DanOutdoorsUK
      @DanOutdoorsUK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +226

      Tambourine guy is always that happy!

    • @shaneschluter
      @shaneschluter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      It would rock!

    • @Vampirebear13
      @Vampirebear13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      @@postmodernjukebox You know you've gotten the official stamp of approval when the artist's themselves join in. Thumbs up from Ohio !!!

  • @mareksison
    @mareksison ปีที่แล้ว +327

    RIP Matthew Perry. Went back here to remember him 💕 this is The One Where we Lost a Friend. You’ll be missed

    • @Chuiboo
      @Chuiboo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      😢😢😢

    • @rambledogs2012
      @rambledogs2012 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Damn right. RIP dude

  • @wabysaby
    @wabysaby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2840

    Me to the waiter: I'll have what the tambourine guy is having.

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว +188

      Everyone should have a daily dose of Tambourine Guy!

    • @alexschwarz4749
      @alexschwarz4749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@postmodernjukebox Now that's lewd ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) XD

    • @RDGoodner
      @RDGoodner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "What Mr. Tambourine Man is having" is often said to have just such an effect.

    • @bethello1286
      @bethello1286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Happiness

    • @BlackHatTy
      @BlackHatTy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@postmodernjukebox SHould have put him in a leisure suit with a porn stache though lol

  • @dadof4813
    @dadof4813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4519

    There’s happy and then there’s tambourine guy happy.

  • @TheTravelingClatt
    @TheTravelingClatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3701

    This video just made history

    • @TamaoMizuki
      @TamaoMizuki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey, I like your channel :)

    • @joimumu
      @joimumu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      the 20´s 30´s 40´s 50´s 60´s 70´s 80´s and the 90´s too

    • @user-dx8nl9qm9d
      @user-dx8nl9qm9d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      R/TechnicallyCorrect

    • @caturlifelive
      @caturlifelive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *yes*

    • @xrayfull466
      @xrayfull466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Literally

  • @electroswingfan7514
    @electroswingfan7514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    I lost it when the smoke came out for the 80's power ballard style... Fantastic!

    • @AmaraJordanMusic
      @AmaraJordanMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That was a favorite part of mine too. 🤣

    • @adhistie1694
      @adhistie1694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      me too 😂

  • @jedknight4389
    @jedknight4389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1145

    PLEASE do a full version with the 1950's guy. That is pure gold you're spinning.

    • @pollyrg97
      @pollyrg97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Just do all of them. We'd watch them.

    • @heathery1
      @heathery1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dunno why it reminds me of Yola Carter- Faraway Look. Just stunning.

    • @dinodino5602
      @dinodino5602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes please

    • @ndharie
      @ndharie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I need full versions of the entire decades

    • @YBarak
      @YBarak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      YES PLEASE!

  • @oliverjones725
    @oliverjones725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    This is a PMJ medley of sensationalness. So many of the best performers all together to go through a variety of styles. It's amazing!

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      thank you! we wanted to capture what our live show is like:)

  • @crazymonkey982
    @crazymonkey982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5023

    The fact that the 90s is now considered Vintage is strange.

    • @magdalenaletonjau.2164
      @magdalenaletonjau.2164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      So now I'm vintage. Cool.

    • @scotthadden9816
      @scotthadden9816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      Well 1990 WAS 30 years ago.

    • @englishtwister
      @englishtwister 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      True. You are like x amount of years.. wait.. it is not 2010, we are in 2020.. time to add a decade to that number.

    • @wowwow7959
      @wowwow7959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm amazed

    • @KrocoMazo
      @KrocoMazo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      2000 is vintage brow

  • @bleach-kun
    @bleach-kun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +734

    Sees Tambourine guy:
    THE RETURN OF THE KING

    • @myheartwillstopinjoy8142
      @myheartwillstopinjoy8142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      3:27 how he's jumping behind everyone to be seen is just adorable

  • @PuddlesPityParty
    @PuddlesPityParty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    Whoa! This is incredible, y’all!

  • @Aquila009
    @Aquila009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    I love how you can see the complete delight in the other’s faces when the Rembrands show up and play the original.

  • @cursendra
    @cursendra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    I got teary eyed when The Rembrandts started playing the starting verse.

  • @Raguleader
    @Raguleader 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3448

    Me, around the 1980s: "Wait, wouldn't the 90s version of the Friends theme just be the Friends theme?"
    Rembrandts: *take the stage*
    Me: "Oh, right."

    • @SandyAntipas
      @SandyAntipas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Yeah, I was like...Hey that's them!

    • @FS2K4Pilot
      @FS2K4Pilot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@SandyAntipas You hear that little guitar ditty that they start with and you get chills because it just sounds right...

    • @txgunguy2766
      @txgunguy2766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Why wouldn't the '80s have been hair metal?

    • @nonyabidness5708
      @nonyabidness5708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@txgunguy2766 That's what I was thinking!

    • @Kabup2
      @Kabup2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@txgunguy2766 I guess the metal part was the guitar solo... but that freddy mercury was good too.

  • @joannemccaffrey1791
    @joannemccaffrey1791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    Full of appreciation and admiration for everyone else but tambourine guy is the only one I care about being there for me

    • @vincemassara3283
      @vincemassara3283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tambourine guy is key

    • @spelunk8
      @spelunk8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He stole the show.

    • @Kastie90
      @Kastie90 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really? I couldn't stop watching this girl on left. How she managed not to fall with this cable under her feet! Oo

    • @PraetorFenix
      @PraetorFenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blasphemous! What about Casey?

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well he is kinda awesome and probably has as much energy in his tambourine hand as a full cast does, we love our Tambourine guy!

  • @HolyGarfield
    @HolyGarfield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    Man, I wanna be as smoooooth as Mr. 1950s. Also, THE ACTUAL REMBRANDTS. Carry on, PMJ!

    • @ashleewoods9205
      @ashleewoods9205 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Homie was so slick with it.

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rogelio is definitely the Mr. Smooth of this vid! Have you seen his 1950s cover of "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" with us?!

    • @HolyGarfield
      @HolyGarfield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@postmodernjukebox Oh yes!! Y'all took us to CHURCH!! :)

  • @catnerdadrian7601
    @catnerdadrian7601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1585

    For some reason the "ft. The Rembrandts" part didnt register for my brain so that was a nice surprise

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      they are the originals!

    • @isortofyoutube
      @isortofyoutube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Me too and then they came on and started singing and my smile was so big.

    • @SuperDiego316
      @SuperDiego316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The same

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's why I watched right away instead of putting it in my Watch Later. How'd you all miss that?

    • @MrSprigg
      @MrSprigg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@postmodernjukebox Wait...I'm confused. I thought PMJ did the originals; all those other artists are just covering your stuff, right?
      How can you shatter my world like this?!?!?!?! What's next, no Tooth Fairy?!

  • @pauls6318
    @pauls6318 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The One Where We Came Back To Remember A Friend

  • @altman575
    @altman575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1909

    Nice to see that the 80's belong to Queen.

    • @jaimeogas
      @jaimeogas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I thought that 80s guy sounded more like Meat Loaf.

    • @ninahasabanana
      @ninahasabanana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      @@jaimeogas The guy was wearing Freddie Mercury's outfit from Live Aid

    • @AgroFro
      @AgroFro 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wellll pertaining to this video yes

    • @mikosoft
      @mikosoft 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      It's funny considering at least half of their best songs are from 70s (including the referenced We are the champions). I honestly struggled with the decades, most of them seemed out of place.

    • @kahoyim03
      @kahoyim03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      oh you mean Johnny Sin?

  • @corwin32
    @corwin32 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2255

    Job interviewer: So, it says on your work experience “Tambourine Guy”?
    Tambourine Guy: Yeah, you know in PostModern Jukebox? I’m the one with the-
    Job interviewer: Hired

    • @harveyscottz
      @harveyscottz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Job Interviewer: *Say no mo*

    • @SimilarIndividual
      @SimilarIndividual 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      So, I’m not proud of this (I rewatched the video to spot the Tambourine Guy, and he is indeed wonderful!), but I missed him the first time, because I was, uh, watching the, uh...thicker side of the screen...

    • @GratefulYouChoseMe
      @GratefulYouChoseMe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SimilarIndividual I had to watch again because I missed him too... and I really AM a tambourine girl haha

    • @zmvictor
      @zmvictor 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also dating and marriage: this man can commit!

  • @InEachRetellingPodcast
    @InEachRetellingPodcast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1500

    "Avengers: Endgame was the most ambitious crossover in history"
    PMJ: Hold my beer, I need to make a call...

    • @scguycola
      @scguycola 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      FaeRiviera Productions no joke, I was thinking last night that this sort of reminded me of that scene in Endgame

    • @jalopyjoe4483
      @jalopyjoe4483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol yes

    • @InEachRetellingPodcast
      @InEachRetellingPodcast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@scguycola Honestly, ONE OF THEM EVEN CAME IN ON THEIR LEFT.

    • @Xfade81
      @Xfade81 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@InEachRetellingPodcast what ?

    • @MrNash-hv5tn
      @MrNash-hv5tn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Another retro style th-cam.com/video/dSZ7MMHvtv4/w-d-xo.html

  • @TheDarkstormy
    @TheDarkstormy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Just the grins on everyone's faces when The Rembrandts take the stage. Made my day.

  • @jesuslinaresguevara9279
    @jesuslinaresguevara9279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3469

    all of the sudden Vin Diesel comes out and stars singing like Freddy Mercury
    me: ...ok

    • @freddiemercury956
      @freddiemercury956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Jesus Linares Guevara *Freddie

    • @jesuslinaresguevara9279
      @jesuslinaresguevara9279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@freddiemercury956 Geez what a jerk man, no real comment was made, no effort at all not even a stupid "actually is Freddie not Freddy", but nooo just a dry and plain *Freddie, no wonder everyone dislikes grammar-nazis you just pop up say "wrong" and leaves, I did type he's name wrong so thanks I guess?

    • @acai9130
      @acai9130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      Jesus Linares Guevara it’s just a correction yikes

    • @jesuslinaresguevara9279
      @jesuslinaresguevara9279 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@acai9130 and I thank him for his trouble, I guess, thank you...I guess

    • @AlexaBellaMuerte
      @AlexaBellaMuerte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lmfao

  • @facesonposters3324
    @facesonposters3324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +495

    I love that in the credits, tamborine guy has the word guy.
    Ps. This video was a masterpiece.

    • @InvisiblerApple
      @InvisiblerApple 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      There's one where he doesn't have his tambourine (it's quite funny), so he's credited as "guy" instead of "tambourine guy".
      Wish I could remember which video, best watch them all to be safe.

    • @aphox3
      @aphox3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@InvisiblerApple I looked it up! its "The Middle - Jimmy Eat World (Bobby Darin Style Cover) ft. Blake Lewis" I knew I saw it somewhere, but I couldn't figure it out

  • @juliuspunhal9785
    @juliuspunhal9785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    I love how happy Scott looks at 2:43. He can be so proud of himself and all the people who brought this channel to the point where a video like this can be made. Great job you awesome people!

    • @jaydenslaptop
      @jaydenslaptop 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes

    • @batughanuzun
      @batughanuzun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You should look at the other singers too, especially the ones at right. They start to smile so nicely :)

    • @gpaderx6105
      @gpaderx6105 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@batughanuzun scott is the most important. He's the creator of this channel

  • @jays9869
    @jays9869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1765

    THe guy who sang the Queen part is fantastic, he really sounded like Freddy.

    • @artyomyer7087
      @artyomyer7087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I wish for the full song with him only

    • @seanbperiod
      @seanbperiod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I think that was Cunio - look up his No More I Love Yous on here - it's enchanting

    • @StanislavLuminous
      @StanislavLuminous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's that Sad Clown.

    • @seanbperiod
      @seanbperiod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@StanislavLuminous Cunio is not Puddles the clown

    • @redskullz1249
      @redskullz1249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah, initially when he came on I had no clue who he was supposed to be. Then he started singing and I was like daaaamn! He's Freddie!

  • @UmnicKo
    @UmnicKo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I absolutely love how the Maestro himself - Scott - who made such performace possible, finding, organizing and inspiring all these beautiful and talented people, is playing humbly in the back.

    • @mtrlgstosw
      @mtrlgstosw ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sometimes that's what the real star of the show does.

  • @dodec8449
    @dodec8449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2425

    20s 'flappers'
    30s jazz
    40s Andrews Sisters
    50s Ben E. King (or other rhytm & blues artists)
    60s Beatles (Sgt. Pepper in particular)
    70s Tina Turner
    80s Queen (Live Aid concert in particular)

    • @みそすーぷ-u9b
      @みそすーぷ-u9b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thank you

    • @sasmitroy5480
      @sasmitroy5480 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      60s one wasn't really Beatles. It was more rnb/soul oriented. Sgt. Peppers sounded nothing like that. Beach Boys, maybe to some extent. The Beatles...well, not so much.

    • @thegreatskinkpriest8104
      @thegreatskinkpriest8104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Sasmit Roy the 60s sounded nothing like rnb or soul. Other than SgtPprs I would compare it to CCR.

    • @rattyeely
      @rattyeely 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Pretty good except I'd call 1920s early jazz/swing, flappers is more of a subculture than a genre

    • @rattyeely
      @rattyeely 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@sasmitroy5480 listen to good day sunshine or getting better, it sounds like that particular beatles style

  • @Fyreflier
    @Fyreflier 4 ปีที่แล้ว +431

    can we please talk about Casey at the end just waddling around with a sitar and grinning like a maniac?

  • @loihpatli
    @loihpatli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    The 50-s version is absolutely gold!!! Great stuff guys!!!

    • @BladeReader
      @BladeReader ปีที่แล้ว +5

      80's is a good shot too

  • @joekerman194
    @joekerman194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This video has it all! All the best singers, fun instrument and cast swaps, popular song, the original artist, AND TAMBOURINE GUY!

  • @davidcheney5938
    @davidcheney5938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +685

    I did not read the whole title,
    then as the 90's version started I was like "gee, that looks a lot like Phil Solem",
    then I was like "it's pretty cool they got rembrandts look-alikes for the 90's version"
    then I saw the title and was like "holy crap, they got the rembrandts to participate in a montage cover! that's sooo cool"

    • @SanjarTheKingOfKings
      @SanjarTheKingOfKings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That is a great story I'm glad I was here to read it

    • @Kybb33
      @Kybb33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here👋

  • @jeupii
    @jeupii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2247

    Did they just reference Freddie Mercury? The Beatles and Tina Turner? Lol
    And that's a great ending!

    • @BluKittenExtensions
      @BluKittenExtensions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      You’re god damn right they did!

    • @davidreynolds8865
      @davidreynolds8865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      i love that it wasn't an over the top Freddie but it was still clearly Freddie, I think he would have loved it.

    • @bravesoul5743
      @bravesoul5743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes they did!

    • @ChickenSoup736
      @ChickenSoup736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      And also Andrew Sisters

    • @ravid6167
      @ravid6167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was the 1000th like ^^

  • @syberyah
    @syberyah หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm glad they added the clap at the end. That's the one thing I was like "it's kind of sad they started in the '30s because we don't get the clap." I'm glad we got it. Beautiful

  • @didderjade
    @didderjade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5332

    So the ‘80s can just be summed up as “Queen”? This seems correct.

    • @ThomasBaumbach
      @ThomasBaumbach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +213

      With hints of Billy Joel and George Micheal, yeah.

    • @sebastiantejada6423
      @sebastiantejada6423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Michael jackson bro

    • @sebastiantejada6423
      @sebastiantejada6423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Where the frick is the king

    • @matthintz9468
      @matthintz9468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I'm somewhat disappointed in that since I was expecting either Michael Jackson or some kind of New Wave homage.

    • @sebastiantejada6423
      @sebastiantejada6423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@LeUmoq wtf, first of all, he was an absolute genius, second, there is no proof that he did that, and third, whether you like it or not, he was the most successful artist, especially in the 80's. Inform yourself before you judge someone🙄

  • @eireland9521
    @eireland9521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Tambourine Guy : I'm happy already.
    Angus Young-style with a sitar : laughing and enjoying every second
    Having the original artist in the video rocking like my brain remembers the 90's : absolutely priceless!
    Looking forward to seeing you guys in concert somewhere near Pittsburgh anytime soon!

    • @Deathbird_Mitch
      @Deathbird_Mitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm reading all the tambourine man comments like "I wanna be sitar guy".

    • @burkesongs
      @burkesongs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aka Casey Abrahms (Angus Young-style). He's a staple of the PMJ videos and touring cast.

  • @mcspicychimken
    @mcspicychimken 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    could this *BE* any more perfect?

    • @kohlinoor
      @kohlinoor 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe without the air sitar? Though that type of thing was pretty common back in the day.

  • @lenihaylett-o7d
    @lenihaylett-o7d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    This will definetely be in the history books, PMJ, great work!!!
    Also, the Queen one was SPOT-ON and how they transition from one era to the next is so smooth.

  • @jakeyjakes_
    @jakeyjakes_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    The reference to "I only have eyes for you" DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. loved it

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      good ears;)

    • @artbk
      @artbk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Immediately tought of Ross:
      "I only have eyes for you......but WE WERE ON A BREAK!!!"

  • @GhostPuddle
    @GhostPuddle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1683

    Wow! I always thought "Dr. Who" was the longest-airing tv-show, but "Friends" aired for 70 years!

    • @shaan5584
      @shaan5584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      lmao

    • @carlmuller8967
      @carlmuller8967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      The Sky at Night is over 62 years old and with the same presenter (Sir Patrick Moore) from 1957 to 2013! The theme music is classical but the composer (Sibelius) was still alive when it first aired!!

    • @stevensvlogs2126
      @stevensvlogs2126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Umm lol sorry but it didn't air for 70 years

    • @avis4357
      @avis4357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Steven Ahart lol run before somebody wooosh you

    • @corentinnicolas9857
      @corentinnicolas9857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "As the world turns" was quite long too

  • @Chemical_Sax
    @Chemical_Sax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Me through the entire duration of the song: I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY MISSED OUT THE CLAPS
    Me when they clap at the end: YOU MOTHERFUCKERS

  • @williamjones7163
    @williamjones7163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    This is like living in the 70's and every body being nostalgic for the 50's. This is the 21's and everyone being nostalgic for the 90's. AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGHHHH!!!!!

    • @pmparda
      @pmparda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      40's

    • @9sunstar9
      @9sunstar9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Honestly, by that math, we are nostalgic for the early 2000s. Which is insane to think about

  • @SebastianoBergna
    @SebastianoBergna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Tambourine Guy is happy, but Casey with a sitar is like a kid on Christmas morning. Love him!

    • @zmvictor
      @zmvictor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sebastiano Yes! That guy gave me life. I jumped up and started clapping when I saw him bring in the sitar!!

  • @RaymondJiang444
    @RaymondJiang444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +813

    Now the big question is how would the 2000's, 2010's, and 2020 versions of the theme song all sound like?

    • @BailesSauce2
      @BailesSauce2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      All shit.

    • @misterschubert3242
      @misterschubert3242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Download protools and do it yourself...quantize and autotune it, it'll sound like everything you've heard from the last fifteen years, i.e. it will sound like nothing at all...

    • @WickedKnightAlbel
      @WickedKnightAlbel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Largely devoid of talent

    • @santiago8991
      @santiago8991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      2000s like a Katy Perry pop music
      2010s like tecno-pop

    • @steveoc1857
      @steveoc1857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Auto-tuned signing, whispered lyrics, and one of those annoying modern R&B electronic beats that seem to be disjointed

  • @lUfmUzik93
    @lUfmUzik93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    And somehow the clapping at the end was everything 🙌

  • @mattcarlucci
    @mattcarlucci 4 ปีที่แล้ว +530

    Literally said “if the actual Rembrants don’t come out for the 90s...”

    • @marycobb9198
      @marycobb9198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I said that about the tambourine guy. If he doesn't show up for this video.... BOOM 70S

  • @ryzalchung8976
    @ryzalchung8976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    This performance should be on Friends reunion

  • @Soundslikeaplan
    @Soundslikeaplan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Oh my ... lost for words... can’t even.... this... this is ... amazingfantasticincrediblesospecial . Actual tears welling up at how incredible this is. Postmodern Jukebox you ... are .... AWESOME!!

  • @NorthcountrydesignUs
    @NorthcountrydesignUs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    Whenever Tim (Tambourine Man) appears in a video, my inner child screams with glee.

    • @lizzyc4485
      @lizzyc4485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He actually reminded me of Will Schuester

  • @TheSzybas
    @TheSzybas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    The 80s are ideal combination of Freddy Mercury and Steve Vai.
    The phrasing of both is phenomenal!

  • @DisneyMissieMouse
    @DisneyMissieMouse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I fortunately met The Rembrandts at the unveiling of the “Friends” experience at the AT&T Powell store in San Francisco, they’re so chill!

    • @burkesongs
      @burkesongs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If they held onto the rights for that song and get royalties, they're probably doing pretty decent in the income department, so I imagine that could help you be pretty chill. LOL!

  • @thesabunaccount
    @thesabunaccount 4 ปีที่แล้ว +684

    okay but can we talk about the guy for the 80s who did the homage to freddie mercury???? because holy SHIT

    • @ALexanderDolgan
      @ALexanderDolgan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thespianreads mb sad clown without a grime)

    • @renatabeco
      @renatabeco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Look for his cover of “Video killed the radio star” here in the Pmj channel. It is amazing!

    • @julz3tt3
      @julz3tt3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was phenomenal

    • @Xfade81
      @Xfade81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      + when you need someone downed, he can put on his tuxedo for ya.

    • @jameslachlan4760
      @jameslachlan4760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very cool voice, but that tattoo is shitty.

  • @cmiller7299
    @cmiller7299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The 50s was my favorite. He killed it

    • @hopesy12u4
      @hopesy12u4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Does he have his own channel? I want to subscribe.

    • @phamfatale_
      @phamfatale_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want it too!

    • @shmwmlam3953
      @shmwmlam3953 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought so too

  • @lightgrey5365
    @lightgrey5365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    that enthusiastical "YOURE BROKE" in 1920s style. i felt that.

    • @AfroLion01
      @AfroLion01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      1928 Great Depression be like

    • @rarepicturesincolor-theoff1984
      @rarepicturesincolor-theoff1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AfroLion01 More like 1929

    • @themanwiththeplan728
      @themanwiththeplan728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      1928-1929 called, they want their depression back

    • @rebecca8525
      @rebecca8525 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Back when “depression” meant “economic recession” and not a mental health condition

  • @Mourgrym
    @Mourgrym 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    I would *die* for a full version of the 70's one, honestly.

    • @daasbuffy
      @daasbuffy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And I would love the full 80's version.

    • @zofiar4753
      @zofiar4753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      50s though

    • @cerenb7909
      @cerenb7909 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daasbuffy me too

    • @user-dx8nl9qm9d
      @user-dx8nl9qm9d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd die for a full of all

    • @Azuranv
      @Azuranv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, 4 whole minutes with pure tambourine energy

  • @BlackTomorrowMusic
    @BlackTomorrowMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I love PMJ's covers, but there's definitely something super awesome when they cover a song WITH the original artist.

  • @ChickenPermission617
    @ChickenPermission617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Goosebumps when the Rembrandts walked out and started playing. So magical.

  • @MediumRareOpinions
    @MediumRareOpinions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    1980's is the look you need when you're on stage at 8pm but need to rescue hostages in the Nakatomi tower at 9pm

  • @Elnis888
    @Elnis888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    This is the video I'll use as an example when I write a letter to TH-cam asking them to implement a replay button.

    • @joez6235
      @joez6235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      There is already a replay button.

    • @SpacepopeSpeaking
      @SpacepopeSpeaking 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right mouse click -> loop

  • @hotelmario510
    @hotelmario510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    Who stole a TARDIS to make this masterpiece

    • @justastrugglermovingforwar6209
      @justastrugglermovingforwar6209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      How do you know it wasn't the Doctor himself(or herself)?

    • @mekahbadar3029
      @mekahbadar3029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A tear in the fabric of time!!

    • @lunahetfield
      @lunahetfield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      hotelmario510 the Doctor of course!

    • @ulvha
      @ulvha 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitly the doctor

    • @dorotam2129
      @dorotam2129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm sure it was 12th Doctor during his "I'll be dead soon" tour

  • @mikesilverman9687
    @mikesilverman9687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite part is tambourine guys straight up happiness and energy, and in all the character era going on....he fluants his Nikes.....

  • @GeorgeAyvazyan
    @GeorgeAyvazyan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1133

    Why isn't anyone talking about The Rembrandts?? Y'ALL KNOW THEY SUNG THE *ACTUAL* THEME SONG FOR THE SHOW RIGHT??? What an awesome surprise for the ending!
    Edit: okay I didn’t expect it to get this many likes PLUS a reply from the legends themselves at PMJ?? I’m shook 😭

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      they were amazing to work with and super cool. so happy to have them join us!

    • @SarahMelo2000
      @SarahMelo2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Very true! Such a surprise to see them perform with PMJ!

    • @Poppacap79
      @Poppacap79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Most people who only know the song maybe have never seen them...

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Poppacap79
      Yeah this is the first time I've seen them since a music video in the 90s

    • @VL1975
      @VL1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      whoa.....good job buddy. lol

  • @jo05dk
    @jo05dk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This has given me a serious case of the happies. Amazingly done guys, and having The Rembrandts be a part of it is beautiful :)

  • @danfahland6633
    @danfahland6633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was GREAT! I went to high school with Phil Solem...can still remember him playing his guitar on the north steps of East High School and enjoying every note! What an amazing and enduring talent and a very nice guy!

  • @artarjs2035
    @artarjs2035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm glad I found this music video

  • @hollygerber
    @hollygerber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    PMJ, you just made my day, my week, my month, and even my year. ❤️

  • @JusBidniss
    @JusBidniss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    Girlfriend be ROCKIN' the Tina Turner dress! Yes Ma'am!

  • @shawnmcdowell5477
    @shawnmcdowell5477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This was great and having the Rembrandts at the ending was awesome.

  • @sundhaug92
    @sundhaug92 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    In Memoriam

  • @Andrew_Warden
    @Andrew_Warden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This was straight up happy. No other word for it, honestly 🥂

  • @BookishNaiad
    @BookishNaiad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I started grinning the moment Tambourine Guy popped up. LOVE him!

  • @hrpang
    @hrpang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    1980s Freddie Mercury TRIBUTE was amazing!

    • @shawnbrennan7526
      @shawnbrennan7526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Homage, not parody.

    • @bialynia
      @bialynia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was actually so good that I can't hear the original song in it and I can't decide if it doesn't actually make it bad :P

    • @burkesongs
      @burkesongs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not parody: TRIBUTE! Cunio's pipes are the real deal, and I actually ran sound for a Queen tribute event he sang for, and he legit hits every note!

    • @thundervoid420
      @thundervoid420 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the 1960's Beatles homage as well.

    • @seybertooth9282
      @seybertooth9282 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apart from the hipster tats that Freddie would not have been caught dead with.

  • @audreypatrick3774
    @audreypatrick3774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The 50s and 80s will forever be my favorite eras of music

  • @mikemackell7941
    @mikemackell7941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I’m so glad to see Cunio back! He’s fantastic!

    • @postmodernjukebox
      @postmodernjukebox  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He'll be back to emcee our tour too this week!!! postmodernjukebox.com/tickets/

  • @ladymirth
    @ladymirth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Ok but is anyone going to talk about that epic shred just before the Rembrandts?

    • @TheSzybas
      @TheSzybas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Looked and sounded like Steve Vai!

  • @shanwyn
    @shanwyn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This just made my day, my week, my month and even my year. YAY!

  • @shadowgrafica
    @shadowgrafica ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll be there for you M.P.

  • @katieamarshh
    @katieamarshh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The fact the Rembrandts were in this has made me so happy

  • @lakshyaaagrawal8916
    @lakshyaaagrawal8916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I thoroughly enjoyed this arrangement. The idea, the setup and its execution were absolutely perfect!

  • @katefox8243
    @katefox8243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The Rembrandts are a masterpiece unto themselves this adaptation of a timely classic is beyond the thumbs I can raise!

  • @John-Smiley-Garrett
    @John-Smiley-Garrett 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My ears are SOOOO happy right now!

  • @liteprotoss
    @liteprotoss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That Freddie tribute ❤️

  • @bostonbersa1941
    @bostonbersa1941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    2:58 is so iconic that every time I hear it I feel nostalgic. Truly a masterpiece ❤️💛💙❤️💛💙

  • @Pellbort
    @Pellbort 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I clutch my chest and hold my breath every time I see Sara Niemietz. We could solve all of Earth's problems if we could harness the energy in her face.

    • @Xeno87
      @Xeno87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When she did Taylor Swifts "Me" together with Ryan Quinn, I kept mashing the replay button for solid 2 months.

    • @Devotee110
      @Devotee110 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      could you explain this to me please?

    • @RPRosen-ki2fk
      @RPRosen-ki2fk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Devotee110 Evidently you haven't watched and fallen in LOVE with Sara, as many of us have. I suggest watching her vids, starting with her work with ... PMJ & stories, and then I think you'll UNDERSTAND.

    • @aim-to-misbehave5674
      @aim-to-misbehave5674 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's my favourite. Of course the big names all have a place in my heart (Haley, Robyn, Morgan, and so on) but I never smile as much as when I'm watching Sara. She just always seems like she's having the time of her life.

  • @Felitaur
    @Felitaur 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I never even watched Friends, but still got goose bumps hearing the original riff.

  • @orion8835
    @orion8835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Flawless on every level. This was so tight. Wonderful everybody.

  • @JackiePanda101
    @JackiePanda101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Not gonna lie. I teared up when the Rembrandts came out and sang their song.

  • @paburitto
    @paburitto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    at first i was like: "hey! where is the clap clap clap clap!?!?!?!"

    • @barbeena
      @barbeena 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      pavel e me too! 😆😆

    • @ma.danielacornejorugel5774
      @ma.danielacornejorugel5774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      pavel e me too!!! Hahaha

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I didn't even notice, because I clapped on instinct. It's like headbanging on "Bohemian Rhapsody" or doing the drums in "In the Air Tonight".

    • @lukemckenzie0121
      @lukemckenzie0121 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      davincent98 or the”bum bum bum” in sweet Caroline

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lukemckenzie0121 true

  • @thewanderingorphan
    @thewanderingorphan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Center dancer in gold is SERVING!!!!

  • @fabiang.9588
    @fabiang.9588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:38
    It's so awesome, that the drummer is giving tribute to Cunio (80s Cover)!

  • @Holygiant
    @Holygiant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The 80s guy absolutely killed it. I know it's just a Freddie Mercury impression but you have to be a really incredible good singer to pull that off believably and he even had some of his own flair. Would love to hear more of him.

  • @richiesubintr6562
    @richiesubintr6562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This performance always puts a smile on my face! I don't know how many times now I've returned to this page!!

  • @AmaraJordanMusic
    @AmaraJordanMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    That guitar solo! 😍 The smoke machine! 🤩 THE REMBRANDTS! 😱☠️

  • @TheLWHS
    @TheLWHS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    Making a playlist called "Tambourine guy" just for the videos with him

    • @keeperofthef8
      @keeperofthef8 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tank u

    • @chuckhomic1865
      @chuckhomic1865 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's already done

    • @halkanmegjegyzem7878
      @halkanmegjegyzem7878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      please, too cringy how he's trying to steal the show

    • @rockinredneck57
      @rockinredneck57 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Remake Hey Mr Tambourine Man. Let him be the star.

    • @jewlzd5086
      @jewlzd5086 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m catching up yeah tanbourines guy is cool!

  • @BeastOfTraal
    @BeastOfTraal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    You have to do a version of "Mr. Tambourine Man"

  • @JohnFoley1701
    @JohnFoley1701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    Didn’t know Adam Savage was in the Rembrandts

    • @christopherwatson6305
      @christopherwatson6305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Took the words right out of my mouth!!

    • @FrenkTheJoy
      @FrenkTheJoy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Glad I'm not the only one who had that thought!

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Lizard King
      That was a Freddie Mercury thing

    • @checkerspotfarm3927
      @checkerspotfarm3927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just came here to make the same comment!

    • @handlerpandler424
      @handlerpandler424 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol i thought that was frank from shameless

  • @sweetchocolatesecret
    @sweetchocolatesecret 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just realized all the dancers at the end are dancing in their period's style. Wonderful detail!!

  • @CRabbit42
    @CRabbit42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Happy Birthday, PMJ! LOVE the idea of transitioning from decade to decade, and y'all carried it our beautifully!