Probably the best music video that I've seen in years. Not a single bad moment in it. Ted, the Pharmacists, and Tom Scharpling killed it. All involved killed it, actually.
That moment when you're a big PFT fan and you were just watching this video to relax to some Ted Leo, and lo and behold, a surprise PFT literally bursts into the room.
Just saw on Earwolf that a new Comedy Bang Bang episode was released today starring Ted Leo and Paul F. Tompkins, but instead of listening I go on a Ted Leo binge instead....and in no time I'm seeing this vid for the first time. Ha! PFT is the best
People from Scharpling's "Best Show" or WFMU in the crowd: AP Mike (guy with all grey hair at 3:56), Terre T (woman wearing the black and white scarf at 4:34; notice AP Mike is also in the shot.) Did not spot Jon Wurster in the video.
And it's just now that I discover this video! Neat to see John Hodgeman in a cameo in this vid! Musicals and punk favorite things but what could go wrong? ;-)
paul f tompkins is always funny. love how he tries to get his point across by using a triple negative. and he messes it up too: "you cannot not not do it" means the same as "you cannot do it" no matter how much you waved your finger from left to right trying to follow your own line of thought :)
@ybrik222 No, the city. They played at this free concert the city hosts in the summer called "New Music Mondays", although this being in Chicago the musical would be fitting, no?
Of course this is great music, but I love the video. Paul F. Tompkins, Tom Scharpling, John Hodgman... I love how Ted is involved with the alt comedy scene. "He died because he didn't believe in the power of punk" haha. The end is great. I saw TL/RX last night and their performance is sorta similar to that musical.
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists,Tom Scharpling, Paul F. Tompkins, Julie Klausner, John Hodgman, Terre T, AP Mike, Therese, the guy from Titus Andronicus....am I missing someone?
@sewage666 I think he's not just targeting Green Day, but rather the whole movement of cheap Broadway shows in the vein of We Will Rock You, Rock of the Ages, and others that started with the lamentable Mamma Mia.
The beach ball is pretty funny; I don't know if that's a thing, but the two Ted Leo shows I've been to both involved kids throwing beach balls on stage incessantly.
Um. WTF. How am I only JUST getting into these guys? I suck sometimes... I blame it on all the good music out there, it's hard to keep up sometimes. Good problem to have I suppose.
digthatfunk it's never too late. He just dropped a new record, which I sadly have not listened to yet. I was so saddened when he abruptly ended the pharmacists in 2010.
There is something about Reginald Van Vorst that reminds me of a certain wealthy lord of the London-based Lloyd-Webbers...but I cannot put my poor-person's thumb upon it.
@amrichter357 the way GD made their money and money for Lookout seems more than fair. They honored a handshake deal and put up with years of, well, theft, basically. Livermore was gone in 97 i think and the label just kept screwing up until GD took their records back. This isn't at all like Butthole Surfers and Touch & GO or ....Trail of Dead and Merge. Lookout ran itself into the ground and screwed over all it's bands--just b/c GD could afford to let it happen doesn't make it okay.
@sewage666 Did you just put "Ted" in quotations, as if to say, "If that IS your real name?!" Pretty awesome video. A good match with the Colleen video, making the 2nd video of the album absolutely and utterly ridiculous.
@amrichter357 Lookout became a pretty poorly run label that wasn't paying its bands (Screeching Weasel, Avail, Neurosis, Pansy Division, Enemy You, Blatz, Filth, the Criminals, and the Riverdales all had problems getting royalty payments, too). Green Day had nothing to do with running Lookout into the ground... their music isn't something I'm interested in but they weren't responsible for keeping Lookout afloat.
Probably the best music video that I've seen in years. Not a single bad moment in it. Ted, the Pharmacists, and Tom Scharpling killed it. All involved killed it, actually.
"He died because he did't believe in the power of punk."
How many have we lost this way?
Cameo cut to a sobbing Patrick Stickles; priceless.
I have a screenshot of that scene as the background of my computer
a Tom Scharpling directed video making a joke about a snowboard musical years before Avalanche Bob. Incredible
Avalanche Bob RIP
This is the first music video I have watched in twenty years. Great job!
have you watched any in the past twelve since you've posted this comment? honestly curious
That moment when you're a big PFT fan and you were just watching this video to relax to some Ted Leo, and lo and behold, a surprise PFT literally bursts into the room.
yea holy shit what the fuck
This was back in the day when PFT and Scharpling were friends.
This song may stay with me my whole life.. I remember listening to Brutalist Bricks in Mexico and this song made sense
I love that QVC HD is on the TV in the background at the beginning.
Somehow I missed this in all it's amazingness. LOVE TED LEO!
The world really needs more Paul F. Tompkins.
Another cool song found through my love of Paul F. Tompkins. Awesome :)
This band deserves more recognition
im here cuz the seven universe movie sooo ig it got it lol
Well, having a flop on Broadway didn’t help things
I do believe that this is the coolest music video ever made. A very happy and fun video.
Thanks Mr. Leo and company.
Just saw on Earwolf that a new Comedy Bang Bang episode was released today starring Ted Leo and Paul F. Tompkins, but instead of listening I go on a Ted Leo binge instead....and in no time I'm seeing this vid for the first time. Ha! PFT is the best
"Take a whispering class!" PFT is the best!
Wasn't feeling this song when I first heard it but for some reason listening to it now makes me want to dance, lol
Every part of this is great
This is great, especially having just seen Paul sing and do standup with Ted and Aimee Mann for their holiday show last week
Classic New Jersey era Best Show
this is the best video ever
TLRx were on Lookout when Green Day rescinded their rights to their debut album, forcing the label into bankruptcy. Nice, friendly dig.
Such a good song.
They played this to perfection in Chicago last night!
I need more music like this
People from Scharpling's "Best Show" or WFMU in the crowd: AP Mike (guy with all grey hair at 3:56), Terre T (woman wearing the black and white scarf at 4:34; notice AP Mike is also in the shot.) Did not spot Jon Wurster in the video.
John Hodgman!
Also, cameo from fellow NJan Patrick Stickles (Titus Andronicus) at 4:08, no?
just saw them tonight for the first time. truly mesmerising
Somehow missed this vid. Always happy to see PFT.
@ultrashuai YES! Loved that!
And it's just now that I discover this video! Neat to see John Hodgeman in a cameo in this vid! Musicals and punk favorite things but what could go wrong? ;-)
paul f tompkins is always funny. love how he tries to get his point across by using a triple negative. and he messes it up too: "you cannot not not do it" means the same as "you cannot do it" no matter how much you waved your finger from left to right trying to follow your own line of thought :)
Is that the guy from Titus Andronicus crying in the crowd at 4:07?
I think so
It definitely is.
It absolutely is
this is the best music video
having loved this video for almost 10 years, I am only today realizing that the punk is wearing a cXa shirt. 💋👌
4:02 😂😂😂😂
An entire video taking the piss out of Green Day for killing Lookout! Records.
Love you boys.
@ybrik222 No, the city. They played at this free concert the city hosts in the summer called "New Music Mondays", although this being in Chicago the musical would be fitting, no?
Of course this is great music, but I love the video. Paul F. Tompkins, Tom Scharpling, John Hodgman... I love how Ted is involved with the alt comedy scene. "He died because he didn't believe in the power of punk" haha. The end is great. I saw TL/RX last night and their performance is sorta similar to that musical.
Lmao Patrick stickles crying in the crowd
4:09 Patrick Stickles from Titus Andronicus :D
Simply, this song fucks!
a) this is a total nod to yo la tengo's "sugarcube" video.
b) it f*cking rules.
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists,Tom Scharpling, Paul F. Tompkins, Julie Klausner, John Hodgman, Terre T, AP Mike, Therese, the guy from Titus Andronicus....am I missing someone?
@sewage666 I think he's not just targeting Green Day, but rather the whole movement of cheap Broadway shows in the vein of We Will Rock You, Rock of the Ages, and others that started with the lamentable Mamma Mia.
this made me laugh soooo much. :D
Is it bad that the only reason I checked out this band was because I have a boss named Ted who happens to be a pharmacist? 😂
Omg! That is hilarious! I can't believe it. This is my favorite song of theirs. I hope you enjoyed it and told your boss about it!
I just said "Rich as Croesus! Like ancient Greece!" Then I showed this to my wife.
John Hodgman cameo! yay!
tuuuuuuune
Paul F. Tompkins? Didn't see that one coming.
The beach ball is pretty funny; I don't know if that's a thing, but the two Ted Leo shows I've been to both involved kids throwing beach balls on stage incessantly.
Paul F. Tompkins FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love green day but this is amazing
@progmetalhead2112 yes it was
4:15 its Big D (Big D and the kids table)
What are they watching on tv in the beginning?
A parody of Green Day's broadway show, eh? lol :)
Um. WTF. How am I only JUST getting into these guys? I suck sometimes... I blame it on all the good music out there, it's hard to keep up sometimes. Good problem to have I suppose.
digthatfunk it's never too late. He just dropped a new record, which I sadly have not listened to yet. I was so saddened when he abruptly ended the pharmacists in 2010.
How did this become Ted Leo's most well known song? He has so many better ones
There is something about Reginald Van Vorst that reminds me of a certain wealthy lord of the London-based Lloyd-Webbers...but I cannot put my poor-person's thumb upon it.
I think he got an oscar for this performance.
Is that the guy from Titus Andronicus I see crying in the crowd?
Yes and his beard is even more fearsome in person
@amrichter357 the way GD made their money and money for Lookout seems more than fair. They honored a handshake deal and put up with years of, well, theft, basically. Livermore was gone in 97 i think and the label just kept screwing up until GD took their records back. This isn't at all like Butthole Surfers and Touch & GO or ....Trail of Dead and Merge. Lookout ran itself into the ground and screwed over all it's bands--just b/c GD could afford to let it happen doesn't make it okay.
@progmetalhead2112 Yes.
literally the last thing i was expecting was pft to open the door and then julie klausner shows up.
such an underrated, under talked about band...
1:05 seems familiar
Take a whispering class!
that was fun, more, more...
@GreatLakesDrifta
I meant the musical as in Ted Leo's musical. :P
John Hodgman! And Patrick Stickles!
@GreatLakesDrifta
You mean the musical?
@ultrashuai I thought that's who that was!
Oh, man, you are so 100% right and it makes me sad. I try to spread the Ted Word but people just don't get it. Maybe it's "Intelligent People Music"?
@sewage666
Did you just put "Ted" in quotations, as if to say, "If that IS your real name?!"
Pretty awesome video. A good match with the Colleen video, making the 2nd video of the album absolutely and utterly ridiculous.
PC loves theatre.
paul f tompkins!
Is that Veronica Belmont at 3:16?
Wait... is that John Hodgman?
@amrichter357 Lookout became a pretty poorly run label that wasn't paying its bands (Screeching Weasel, Avail, Neurosis, Pansy Division, Enemy You, Blatz, Filth, the Criminals, and the Riverdales all had problems getting royalty payments, too). Green Day had nothing to do with running Lookout into the ground... their music isn't something I'm interested in but they weren't responsible for keeping Lookout afloat.
Patrick rocks
damn i didn't know Chris Haslam was in a band
BLOOMFIELD REPRESENT!
GO BENGALS!
"whuu's thess guy?" TAKE A WHISPERING CLASS.
Shallow
@sewage666 LA? This is entirely a New York deal.
Dear Paul F. Tompkins, lets make a music video together!!!
Looking for A.P. Mike and Dudio. . . .
I found him!
hahaha awesome
TAKE A WHISPERING CLASS
Didn't know Ted Leo owned an Alfa Romeo.
AWWW SHIT IT"S P. STICKS
He died because he didn't believe in the power of punk.
Why doesn't Paul F call the Best Show anymore? Net loss for mankind imo... get over your beef dudes!
Chris haslem?? i found you!
@righthand3d Agreed, but GD was the nail in the coffin. And painting them as sell-outs who are interested only in the money is fair.
Loved you on Conan
John Hodgeman
Thank god the song is good, otherwise what a waste the first 1 min & 42 secs @ the beginning
leonarbe I respectfully disagree.
just noticed the citizens arrest shirt
3:45
Weezer reference?
this video basically insulted all types of people.