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Topic: Worst Band Ever Butchers Pink Floyd & Eric Clapton -- OUCH!

I almost put this in "Other Artists", but you can hardly call these guys that.  It clearly belongs here in "Off Topics" as a humor piece.  Anyway, everyone's gotta see this!  Maybe some of you already have... it was picked up by Tosh.0 and it's gotten almost 400,000 views in just over a week.

Here's the video's description:
"This is a horrible cover of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. It was performed by a band at a local music store during a breast cancer awareness show. I'm sorry to the guys, whoever they are, but this is awful. And these guys aren't 12 year old music students... they're grown men who ought to know better."

It's bad in every possible way it could be bad.  It's like none of them have ever played their instruments or sang before.  And the funniest part is, it's not a joke, and I don't think they're mentally disabled or anything either.  The people who clap at the end must be friends & relatives.  I mean god bless 'em for trying to support breast cancer awareness and all that, but DAMN, talk about UNcomfortably Numb!  tongue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj7pDNDuoJ0

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(Edited to add Eric Clapton to thread title... now maybe it'll get more views here!  hehe  wink )

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This puts bad in a new light. Maybe a new topic "What makes you cry" yikes
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That would have to be a toss-up between "what makes you cry?" and "what makes you laugh/smile?", now wouldn't it?  tongue

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TieDyeVikki wrote:

That would have to be a toss-up between "what makes you cry?" and "what makes you laugh/smile?", now wouldn't it?  tongue

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lol That exact thought crossed my mind.

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Um. Wow.  Cry? Laugh? 

I just sat here and stayed quiet. 

YIKES.

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Well, it really is a waste of the equipment.

They are all mouthing the lyrics so its not like the song is unknown to them. I mean, they have probably rehearsed this. If so, someone really should tell them to give up, because things are not going to improve.

The list of bad points in this performance is endless. I would be prepared to accept it as a joke performance but they are just too earnest about it all.

I mean, you can cover something badly, that happens, but time, rehearsal and practice can improve it, but you really shouldn't attempt to play something when you haven't yet worked out HOW to play it.

Appalling. One possible use might be for certain intelligence agencies to use it during interrogation. You know, sensory deprivation sort of thing. I felt my senses being slowly and uncomfortably numbed during the experience.

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Re: Worst Band Ever Butchers Pink Floyd & Eric Clapton -- OUCH!

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear; you would have to be numb to listen to that all the way through  hmm

I think it is too bad even to use in auditory torture  tongue 

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Romans8 wrote:

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear; you would have to be numb to listen to that all the way through  hmm

HA, well then explains why I've been able to watch it the whole way through a good handful of times in the past few days!  hehe  wink

I just find the whole thing utterly astounding, it's like a big slow trainwreck.  There are a bunch of parts that crack me up every time.  Simply priceless!  What were these guys thinking?  roll   lol

--Vik cool

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That was painful to watch and I did see it through to the end. Everyone was clapping because they were glad that it was over.  That was truly awful.  I felt second hand embarrased for them and Mr. Me grimaced and left the room.

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I couldn't make it all the way thru.  Were they even listening to each other?

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It's not just that song. There's also a video on youtube of them absolutely destroying Clapton's Cocaine. Comfortably Numb doesn't even compare to this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYk3lEb_ … mp;list=UL

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Hahahahaaa....... In a word, Painful!  hmm

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Dreadful.... The "guitar solo"!! It´s one step under the point where you could still just laugh about it. Very painful indeed....

Deezer wrote:

It's not just that song. There's also a video on youtube of them absolutely destroying Clapton's Cocaine. Comfortably Numb doesn't even compare to this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYk3lEb_ … mp;list=UL

... and how can you not remember the lyrics to "Cocaine" and read them from a note while siniging?  lol

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Credit for getting up there and doing it... big_smile
So, what's worse, performing that poorly in public, or actually applauding and Woooo ing at the end of Broke Cane? Or us even needing to comment?! lol

Now, I've seen and heard much much, much worse... and had to record it because of someone in the family knowing them.. The guy's homemade tube amp was loud great (in my hands), but his songs, singing, and his playing
(original to say the least  yikes ) were the opposite.  I almost called the police on myself. 

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Deezer wrote:

It's not just that song. There's also a video on youtube of them absolutely destroying Clapton's Cocaine. Comfortably Numb doesn't even compare to this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYk3lEb_ … mp;list=UL

Proof positive of how lethal drugs and alcohol when mixed, can lead one to believe they're capable of extraordinary performances. My gosh, I couldnt listen to even a minute of either song. sad

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Deezer wrote:

It's not just that song. There's also a video on youtube of them absolutely destroying Clapton's Cocaine. Comfortably Numb doesn't even compare to this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYk3lEb_ … mp;list=UL

HA, thanks for that, another good laugh!  lol   That one hadn't been added yet when I originally checked for other songs.  Wonder if he has more to upload?  Love the dialog at the end between the taper and another guy about how bad they are and how they'll have to put it on YouTube, haha.  Hey, at least they play real short versions of these songs!  tongue

--Vik cool

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I just added Eric Clapton to the thread title... now maybe it'll get more views here... hehe...  wink

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TieDyeVikki wrote:

There's also a video on youtube of them absolutely destroying Clapton's Cocaine.

Hahahahahaaaa.... My poor ears could only take 10 seconds of that!   hmm

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