The Legendary NYC A-Train Sax Battle (Super Cut)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2020
- Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology.
As far as I know, no one has put these videos together without missing key parts so please enjoy this full recreation of the most epic sax battle in history.
Musicians:
Player 1: Zach Mayer / zachmayermusic
New Challenger: Sapphire Adizes / sapphireadizes
Credit:
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T James - • SAX Battle on the A train
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Hey how long did this video took u because it has been 7years since all the videos of this sax battle happened just wanted to know.
I'm guessing 7 years
Yes.
bruh
And yet he got 207k views lmaooo
I love thsi
The fact that the people said “oh shit” when they saw the second saxophone player made me die laughing😂😂like they knew some sh*t was about to go down
Ikr lol
Shit's going down...and it's become a legend
Why did you bleep it if you already said it?😂
@@mr.wilkie2323 just caught that right now lmao😭I have no idea
@@Clover-jv3ox lmao🤣🤣
i really love that some random guy said "oh shit" when the challenger appeared. he knew that the showdown would be epic
Literally as soon as I heard a 2nd I'd be looking for a camera crew for tbs
Come, we must restore the 969 comments...
He knew the SHIT was about to go DOWN! :)
And he was right!
lmao
"I can't dance for shit!"
*Goes right back to groovin'*
We all need a friend like this😭
Live without fear of prejudice. Life becomes way more fun.
At 3:15, he takes a step back to brace himself because the train starts moving, but the timing makes it look like he’s doing it to brace himself against the sheer force of the music.
The train is only moving through the sheer force of music
@@wlof16now THAT is what I called MAGICC
It is just the timeline we live where this is perfect 😘
This is the most hype shit
Love you for that catch
The second dude assembling his sax has the same energy as those scenes in action movies where a sniper assembles their rifle at a vantage point
Definitely was planning on dropping a body or two.
He even quietly tested his tuning, as if he we're adjusting his scope
Yeah second guy is the infamous badass.
Lmfao i seen this before
Mission imposible 5
2nd guy: **pulls out mouthpiece**
“I T S T I M E”
This comment gonna blow up .
TO DU-DU-DU-DU-DUEL
Legend has it, he carried that sax every day of his life, waiting for this moment.
showtime
@@vivekduggal987 So far, 638 likes over the course of a week.
This isn’t a showdown anymore, it’s a straight up duet.
A... Duel.
@@bobbaseball5182of the…Fates
@@bobbaseball5182a Duelette.
Yes yes and yes
@@MatthewTeachout-xj4yyof the flats…
Im just imagining a person from Japan visiting America and taking their first trip on a train here while this goes down.
I was thinking the same lol
Welcome to America! Where this shit happens!
It’s hilarious because it’s the culture there to stay as quiet and respectful as possible. Something like taking a call or eating would be considered rude. Lmao it’s so funny to imagine.
And then they get off the train and get mugged
Welcome to america where stupid shit and dumb science come to party
“A second controller is connected, press start”
“Player 2 has joined the game”
"Player 2 has started duel with Player 1"
Damn, that's some nostalgia.
Rip split screen
Awesome
I remember the PS3...
"Finally a worthy opponent"
-Red pants guy while assembeling his Sax with deadly precision
“OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!”
@@lihzzahrdspeed6631 huh?
@@itsnotme9323 uncultured
@@lihzzahrdspeed6631 fighting white and black bear featuring jack black
@@itsnotme9323 It's a Kung Fu Panda reference
The progression from _Billie Jean_ to _I Like to Move It_ is just so unexpected yet so natural.
It’s actually Chameleon by Herbie Hancock, but their basslines and chords are somewhat similar.
Love Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
Boss: “Why were you late?”
Me: “You’ll never believe me if I told you.”
You: " I just saw 2 random guy with a saxophone dueling in the subway "
To the boss just wait until it randomly appear in your TH-cam feed
WHITE T-SHIRT GUY: "well what now boss? do you now believe in me?"
Boss: 🤦🏻♂️
"It's better that I show you."
I would be jealous of that employee
In order for this legendary moment to happen, all of the following were required:
- a guy gets on the A-train to play his sax
- some other guy gets up and starts vibing his heart out and playing hypeman for the sax guy
- a second guy, on the same car of the same train at the same time, has a sax of his own ready to go, and is willing and able to start a sax battle for the crowd, and the two of them are able to match each other beat for beat
It's things like this that convince me miracles do happen
this is what life was meant to be
"How'd you meet your best friend?"
"well..."
Jahahahahahaha oh shit, this one comment got me laughing my gut off
I want to like the comment but it's already at 420
@@Jomari_Idioma okay like it now you normie
Something to make their girls jealous about
got your 1000th like my guy
I love around 4:00 you can tell they’re communicating and the entire vibe of their improvisation changed and they both followed it perfectly
that's 'chameleon' by herbie hancock that they're riffing on there. Tenor starts playing the bass line which the bari catches straight away. Super impressive, there's a lot of quoting songs they probably expect the other will recognise.
I have this saved under a playlist named "let this show that humanity was here"
can you make it public?
Pls make it public!
Yess, make it public if you want, sounds like a great playlist
The part of the video where the second saxophone player is putting on his mouthpiece looks like a soldier loading and cocking his gun before heading into battle. Fuckin legends, both of them.
47 that's the target grey shirt sax guy
It's Achilles putting on his armor.
@@patrickhall6627 quick, write an analytical essay about it
@@josephwilliams5292 ???
Gives me flashes of Jason Isaacs and Heath Ledger loading their guns while staring each other down in the Patriot
"So why are you late?"
"A sax battle broke out on my subway car"
"You're excused"
Yeah if this was going on i would miss my stop lol
I can't believe you missed our anniversary date and you felt the need to insult my intelligence and come up with a ridiculous lie like that! We are so OVER! I HATE MEN! I
@@PutsOnSneakers I hate how this would probably happen
''Did you recorded it?''
where alto
How much do you wanna bet that started a life long friendship ?
😮
Long friendship and definitely long term music career.
It actually didn't. They never crossed paths again
@@emilv.3693how do u know?
@@emilv.3693 NOOOOOOO. they're buddies for a lifetime now, let me feed my delusionsss🥹
This was so organic too. Before people could pretend this was a coincidence for clicks. It was just serendipity.
The first guy with the sax: life is good-
The guy with the 2nd sax: but it can be better
Prepare for trouble-
And make it double-
_Both, both is good_
@@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906 team rocket
It can be better😂
@@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906
to protect the world from devastation,
to unite all peoples within our nation
They should've evacuated the civilians at some point, it isn't safe for mortals to stand too close to these superheros fighting
I don't see any superheroes, all I see is two gods fighting among mortals
Either way someone needs to grab a hose because some fire was dispensed
They're two villians fighting each other while the people there are henchmen.
@@nickxenix i just a pillar
you mean gods
3:24 - that note gets me. Thats instant goosebumps with the perfect conversation between two masters. Fucking dope.
I can't imagine what it was like if you were on one of the platforms the train stopped at. Doors open, and you hear the battle and cheers for a few seconds before it drives away.
The second guy:
"Finally... a worthy opponent.. "
_Our Battle Will Be Legendary!_
999 likes :o
@Sora Nakumara oh 100%!
guy 2 definitely won though
@@jaysosaaa7975 Bariton and Tenor, different sax
As soon as they harmonized everyone was like “oh shit bru”
*clap
I think this is the first time I've made a comment from 999 to 1k
The fact they kept such sync makes you think they know eachother, still a blast of an act in that case
@@joshbuilds kudos to you my guy
@@TiiqawxHD Yup, that's jammin for ya, bro!
@@TiiqawxHD in jazz, there's so much improvisation anyway that if you're good enough, you start picking up on the cues and you can play off each other like that, even without practice. The fact that they both played similar instruments (one's a bari, one's a tenor) meant they were able to anticipate what the other was comfortable and familiar with. That's probably why they both improved on "Chameleon" for a bit there.
This was a peak for humanity, we will never achieve this level of raw connection on public transport like this again
“You’re finally home!”
“You won’t believe what just happened”
"Honey, hi where are you"
*"I'm witnessing the best thing in my life"*
I like to imagine this said after the birth of a child
@@hannahhanson3909 I was imagining they'd just come back from their honeymoon!
Wife: you're at fucking hooters again?
@@bernardakoito husband: even better
“I miss my stop but I’ll take another back”
The way the second sax dude assembled his instrument like it was a goddam Sniper rifle and kept lookin back at the first sax guy like, “u better keep doin what ur doin” gave me chills
🤣
They were definitely band kids, for sure
He knew it was the chance of a lifetime which he could not afford to miss
He waited his whole life for that moment 😂
@@ripesoda7003 yep. Assembles flugabone.
Every few months I come back to this video to remind myself what happiness feels like.
Oh Hi im a newcomer
Passenger: "I think you missed your stop."
Me: "Nah, my stop is after these guys are done."
“Sorry I’m late, there was a sick jazz battle on the train and I missed my stop.”
Wild encounter
this probably a good excuse
The boss: " Did you record it?"
If you show your boss this video he'll understand 100%
Worth.
Guy 1: Just vibin
Guy 2: “I’ve been training for this my whole life”
Guy 2: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary
@@potater8034 *and it was*
@@xdtimetoastergaming273 XD
"Training"
Im sorry
Dont mind me, giving you the 1k like this comment deserves 😗🍜✨
This has got to be one of the greatest moments ever recorded. Every single person on the train carriage was completely absorbed in the music and the two saxophone players connected simply through the power of music despite never having met each other before.
I'm convinced this is how we should be fighting wars. Send in your best sax player.
Love this comment
The “oh shit” when the second saxophone enters, followed by the second, louder “oh shit!” When they realize they’re both actually good
@hail Hankel 1:49 and 1:53
What is the name of the second player ?
@@kodoaok626 we don't the name of either
Usually happens in NYC from what im told
@@kodoaok626 Sapphire Adizes
These guys are clearly veterans to random sax battles. The way that second guy started loading up like a gunslinger from a western proves this.
Sax War - IN THEATERS ONLY. RATED R
Gunslinger!! LOL!
But so true!!
i mean, if you play a jazz instrument, you gotta be ready to duel at the drop of a hi-hat.
Saxslinger
@@kickasspeanuts that is now the official canon name for such individuals. You contact Oxford I'll vouch for you.
Funny thing is that we all come back to watch this video once a year
Absolutely
Thank you for whoever reconstructed this moment, true internet archeology. A bit of humanity preserved in 1's and 0's, hopefully for a long time to come.
The fact that this moment exists and is immortalized on the Internet makes me so damn happy
i wish it was like this, but now everyone hates each other lol
I hope my grandchildren are gonna learn about the legendary sax battle.
@@jayski6813 there’s always one side of the internet like this, it just takes a while to find it lol
1:47 A NEW CHALLENGER IS APPROACHING
Seriously, this might be my favorite video on TH-cam. The contents therein are my personal answer to the question "what is music supposed to feel like". The cavemen of millennia past began banging on hollow logs to eventually lead up to this moment.
Their friendship's backstory got a whole lot better, I can already tell that this will be an important flashback when they face the final boss together.
This the flashback they get right before their defeat that allows then to suddenly unlock a new skill. That they use to beat the demon of the Sax
I felt that dude
the final boss is jack black with his Sax-A-Boom
The final boss: I will now play RUSH E
The final boss should be the epic sax guy for sure ...
I love how the second video starts just as the music changes; it's like he's summoning challengers.
most genuine human interaction since a while
Sax guy 1: "prepare for trouble"
Sax guy 2: "and make it double"
Sax guy 1: to protect the world from devastation
Sax guy 2: to unite the people with in our nation
Lmaooooo
@Oliver Olitia
Sax guy 1 and 2 :
Saxophone blasts off at the speed of light!
Surrender now, or prepare to fight
@@Myo7785 White Shirt Guy: Hype man, that's right!
@@anerdwithaswitch9686
Sax Guy 1: A song to light the skies that once were black
Sax Guy 2: And echoes to the ends of the universe, and back!
I love how no one really gave a shit about one guy playing his sax but as soon as the second one came in everyone got into it.
One guy is nice music to pass the time. Two guys is an epic sax battle, the likes of which are a once in a lifetime event!
A jazz instrument on its own is nothing to write home about. You need that harmonization to pop things off.
Music really didn't kick off until there was another.
Which is why most musicians have more than one person making music, even those solo artists have someone else with background music.
cause they know shit bout to go down
Battle initiated
this is genuinely one of the greatest TH-cam videos of all time
This video unironically gives me hope for humanity
The first guy: playing around having fun
The second guy: **assembles saxophone menacingly**
JOHNNY Show Me Your War Face!, NO , YOUR WAR FACE
Best comment 😂
Literally a jojo fight
@@EventheStephenisEven literally, it has the sax and everything
2nd guy: allow me to introduce myself
🎶🎷🌛
You just know there’s one guy who has had a bad day and really isn’t in the mood for this, and when the second sax player showed up he was like “OH SONUVABITCH”
I don't think so. Happiness is as contagious as unhappiness, if not more so- and the train was filled with good vibes. I doubt even someone having a bad day could resist for 5 minutes straight.
If i had a bad day and this happened i would be happy
...it would have been fun, but... if you've been near full blast saxophone..... imagine how loud it was in that tin can. 😂
that ending was perfect, the fact they coordinated that without saying a word and just with their eyes with the power of improvisation
As a freshman playing alto, I now plan to move to the city when I’m older, and take my sax on every train, hoping something as epic as this will happen to me
Boss: You’re 45 minutes late. Where the hell were you?
Employee: Alright, so there were these two dudes on the train...
@@ come on.. really boss??!!
Tbh it would be worth getting fired for
@@Tranman64 frrr
@@Reyfan601 "ah, aight you're unfired"
plotwist: the boss was playing in the battle
The guy assembling his sax ready for the challenge has the same energy as a secret agent assembling a briefcase sniper rifle.
Or the quiet kid opening his suspiciously large backpack
@@stolyartoad8640 😂
1:08 🐱
@@stolyartoad8640 HAHAHAHHAHAHH STOP PL;S
The Assaxxin
We NEED to get this animated! Just a short animatic of this, it would be so perfect. All of the hype from everyone around, the possible literal flying notes. This is perfection anyways!
2:36 we need whoever started to rap to finish it cuz that little tidbit sounded amazing
I love how you can tell that they’re somewhat out of harmony at points, meaning that this was absolutely not planned.
Yeah when it breaks down you can hear them setting a new baseline to jam off. Very impressive, some well known classics in there too!
@@johncraven6671 Their a Baritone and a Tennor sax, so they have different roles, the bass sax just sets the pace, and the Tennor is playing off it. The times their not doing this, they switch to a "call and response" method, which is what one does the other will other respond to.
EXample is when they go silly high (the baritone one strains and sounds a bit elephant-y, its really not meant to do that high).
@@AngelEmfrbl this is so interesting! Thank you!
Back then when people were creative and didn't fake everything for internet clout. Miss those times.
It’s called jamming
*”Hey mom, sorry for arriving late but you just won’t believe me what just happened-“*
That wasn't a battle, it was an improvised duet
Mom: I'll allow it
Dad: "I wish i was there"
Imagine what people's reactions would be 500-1000 years from now?
Ngl, moments like these are probably extremely rare nowadays. This was spontaneous, authentic. No rehearsals, just improvisation, complete strangers. These days, if someone pulled this in a subway, it's not a stretch to assume that it's for a tiktok or ig or whatever. Planned and noncoincidental, with the intention to go viral. Treasure this.
That look on his face when he’s getting out the sax is like “holy shit I actually have something for this situation with me please don’t leave just yet”
True! XD
how do you have 1 thousand liked and one reply
@@yertzz5072 bro I didn’t even know I had a thousand likes let alone only one comment. Welcome to the team number 2
2 thousand? Time for another reply
@@theazurechaos75 thank you for your continued patronage. Still not sure why this is happening
When the 2 main characters of a series meet for the first time:
THIS!! 😂👍
@@justahuman9273 yo wtf our names match.
Then after this they suddenly go back to hating eachother again
This was like Jon meeting Dany... But better... Far better
they have a sax anime now!? 🤣🤣🤣
when the quality of life was better than the quality of cameraaaaaaaaaaaa
lmao top tier comment
This video always amazes me because of how perfectly their improvisation compliments each other's. Their minds are perfectly in sync and that's what makes this moment so special.
They went from battling to just straight duetting and it worked so well
They had to sync
@@jok3rdude332 yes, that's always the difficult
True artistry when they can just vibe like that.
"Uh dad, thats our stop, we should-"
*"No son. We're staying."*
Broooo
Dude, i was just thinking. If this happens i don't care missing 5 stops, i gotta see how it ends
Kid :So dad... When are we getting out...
Dad : ... Thats the clean part.... We don't..
Thanks dad
*"Indefinitely"*
If I spotted an alien, and I wanted to explain to him what humanity is, I would show him this video
and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you make friends for life
I love the second guys grin while he assembles his sax, like he knows they’re about to make history
And he be right
they're
@@blackdragoncyrus lmao thank you.
Its planned because college kids do this in NY all the time.
I love the psycho hitman look on his eyes. It was accurate somehow because they killed it 😃
This is the definition of "Player 2 has joined the game"
Fr
Player 2 has equipped the Legendary Saxophone
copied comment
@@cobie_ uh no
@@cobie_this comment is overused
just get used to the fact that everyone else uses it
Around 2:44.....seriously for a few seconds I was like, you guys sound seriously professional, the licks sound good!
When you're a grown man but still have a heart of a boy. This was so much fun to watch
Singapore: our public transportation is the most efficient and punctual
New York City: who cares, check this out
lmao, when 2 ppl starts dueling with their saxophones on the MRT, they confirm get fined one XD
@@luqx8483 Too noisy liao. People want enjoy the ride in peace.
@@Kawaiikahili indeed
@@Kawaiikahili ur no fun
@@bdot3632 I'm just saying that's the reason why they'll get fined ww.
Security 1:
The hell they’re doing?
Security 2:
Let them be it’s a fight of the century
@@ Security 1: *”Have a great day”*
My favourite part is 3:23. They both build it up and then baritone guy brings it back around to the Billie Jean bassline. It works so perfectly.
This is one of those videos that should be sent into space on a probe. I think this is a side of us that would be good to show to aliens XD
This is the kind of shit that happens when I'm absent for one day at school
too relatable
More than relatable
exactly lmao 💀
Yeah my teacher when I was grade 3 sang and played the guitar I was absent
Ye
If it were not recorded, no one would have believed it.
Literally everyone would be that.
But this would never happen and not be recorded in this day and age.
You’re right though if my parents or grandparents told me this it would be hard to believe
We can tell our children about it, if they dont believe it all we need to do, is show them this video
You just had to say it happened in a subway in NYC, no one would doubt you usisjsjsjs
Look at the smiles and happiness on every ones faces in that subway carriag. These are the little moments that make life memorable.
Literally one of the top 10 Best videos of all TH-cam and internet history
I like how they take turns being lead. True duelists.
they may be in a battle, but they still play fair
*Professionals have standards*
I love it!! Free spirited and true.
ITS TIME TO D-D-D-D-D-DUEL!!
Lmao
"When two Pokemon trainers make eye contact they have to duel"
Musicians:
Metapod vs. Metapod
They don't need EYE contact
When they hear the sound of sax cry they do thsi
When both trainers pokemon fainted and there the last ones left
This is similar to the open mic I go to
Someone plays something, people join in
Y'all say battle, but that was the most majestic duet to this day.
Why isn’t this the popular version damn, first time I’ve seen this after repeating the short version for years when it takes my fancy
The red pants sax guy couldn't have announced his presence any better
Ikr
My man walking into battle with his boss music.
That was definitely an S-Tier dramatic entrance.
@@Dargonhuman definitely
@@charlie6519 true
I like at some point in the duel they start fuckin screaming at eachother with saxophones
Js m8 it's really hard to keep a consistent high note on a sax
I can’t help but smile the entire time I watch this video… it just makes me so damn happy for some reason… two absolute legends. One of my favorite videos available on TH-cam 😂
Gotta love that "oh shit" moment
I love how excited he was just discretely putting together his sax
He looked like an assassin preparing his gun.
@@juanchocorleone dude i was trying to pinpoint in my head what his movements reminded me of and you're totally right
@@juanchocorleone exactly
he looked like a guy putting his riffle together for an assasination
He was ready to end the man's career
It wasn't even a battle, it was a slaughter of everyone's plans that day
Definitely
Can you imagine getting off that train because you don't want to be late for work? I just can't imagine it.
Even better than traffic
@@adamkirsteins5646 i would Record it and show to my boss as a justification
jaja ur 1000th like
Truly one of the many reasons to stay alive for.
The chemistry was nuts 🤯
"And then everyone clapped, it was amazing"
"Sure they did grandpa, time for ur pills now"
I hope he's alright
what a wild imagination...
"It was just a burning memories... "
@Keestin Thomas ;)
@Keestin Thomas everywhere at the end of jazz
Ok but the chaotic grin the guy had when he was pulling out his tenor sax was amazing
Tis something only seen on the marching band bus, or the back alleys of jazz movies
I MISREAD “grin” AS “girth” and I was SO confused
@@orangeismyfavoritecolor now I'd loove to see what a chaotic girth looks like
He knows he’s about to go down in history as a legend
He was "oh yeah, it's time to make this day a whole lot greater"
The world needs more moments like this
Every now and then I find myself in this corner of TH-cam. Awesome.
*“THERE COULD ONLY BE ONE KING OF SAXOPHONES IN THIS SUBWAY!”*
*“SO BE IT, BROTHER! OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!”*
Legend has it, they’re still riding the A train playing saxophone
No one won but they were definitely both Victors.
this thing should be in Tuba Boss series
And so it was
Hope everyone is doing good and staying safe. If you need to talk to someone or need help, there are people who care. Sending support and hearts. ❤❤❤
20 years later
"..And that's the story of how I met your uncle Zach, kiddo. We've been friends ever since."
I honestly hope they became friends after this life changing event
How i met your mother? pfft, How i met your uncle is the new best now.
Sax up!
Legend says they still are battling to this day.