video killed the radio star, by the wrong trousers

June 25, 2007

just in case you needed a fix of three extremely nerdy teenagers, playing upright bass, mandolin and harp (full size harp, not a mouth harp), while singing an 80s new wave standard… well… here you go:

(ht to willie l)

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Erik June 25, 2007 at 10:31 am

rockin’

Jim Hampton June 25, 2007 at 11:02 am

What I find most fascinating is how much money they got!

Stac June 25, 2007 at 11:43 am

Nice, but that’s a mandolin, not a uke. Not that there’s anything wrong with ukuleles.

riddle June 25, 2007 at 12:19 pm

love it.
and stac is right, it’s a mandolin.

mdaele June 25, 2007 at 2:25 pm

“Me thinks he doth protest too loudly.”
your feined animosity toward the uke is wearing thin – time to ‘come out’ of the string instrument closet so to speak

Rob C June 25, 2007 at 2:34 pm

such cultural irony in the song that launched mtv being sung by a trio of unique musicians, with their performance being seen on utube. deep.

wonder if they do bar mitzvahs.

joel daniel June 25, 2007 at 5:12 pm

we do countdowns using random, odd videos to start off our midweek stuff…this is perfect…

marko June 25, 2007 at 6:01 pm

oops — my bad

Nate June 25, 2007 at 8:19 pm

Nickel Creek watch out!

Christian June 26, 2007 at 8:42 am

That reminds me of a Nickel Creek concert I went to last year. They covered Britney Spears’ “Toxic”. It was hawt.

mike gaines June 26, 2007 at 10:25 am

[such cultural irony in the song that launched mtv being sung by a trio of unique musicians, with their performance being seen on utube. deep.]

WORD BROTHA!!!!

Kevin I June 27, 2007 at 4:11 pm

And a band named after Wallace and Gromit no less

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