reality got rocked

March 9, 2011 8:24 AM

The new The New Pornographers video: Moves [Written and Directed by Tom Scharpling], features cameos by all of your favorite alt.comedians (including one of Mefis Own).

Speaking of Scharpling: Did you know he is blogging about Celebrity Apprentice?
You should know that.


Tom Scharpling Previously
New Pornographers Previously

posted by Potomac Avenue (19 comments total)

Nothing will ever compare to the dragjacking that is Sing Me Spanish Techno, though.
posted by kittyprecious at 8:29 AM on March 9, 2011

Oh, that made me laugh. Love it. Agree about Sing me Spanish Techno, too.
posted by rtha at 8:34 AM on March 9, 2011

Tom Scharpling's video for Ted Leo's "Colleen" is over the top.

And his video for "Bottled in Cork" is way broad.
posted by unsupervised at 8:40 AM on March 9, 2011

I love that the previous #1 song is "Here to Stay," by Denim Clad Dad. (Other hit songs: "Don't Shake Me Baby," "Fishtown Stomp," "Disco Nights," "Get Fudged" and "White People Ain't Sh*t.")
posted by Iridic at 9:04 AM on March 9, 2011

Here are transcriptions of the charts,

CHART ONE:
Moves – The New Pornographers
Here To Stay – Denim Clad Dad
Getting’ Loose Now – Mother 13
We Won’t Forget You (GG’s Song) -Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Rock ‘n Roll Dreams’ll Come Through – Gas Station Dogs
Baby Don’t Count Me Out – Mick Nick Pick Mick Nick
White People Ain’t Sh*t – Superchunk
Daddy Don’t Like No Sugar (In His Tea) – The Stanley Steamerz
Get Fudged – T Pup ft Dorff Da Golfa
Living Years ’11 – Norse Savage w/ Mike Rutherford
Street Fighter – Sparkiepop
(I Wuz) Robbed – The Maybe
Island Girl – Bernie Taupin’s Music Tarp
Miss Me Much – Larry Neville and The Fun
It Ain’t Dead – I Love You, The Ghost Of Ann B. Davis

CHART TWO:
Moves Pt. 2 – The New Pornographers
Secret Dancer – Pout
Good Fellows – Rapp Da Rappa w/ Dr. Fill
Keep Poppin’ – The Wednesday Rockets
Fishtown Stomp – Kurt Vile
Disco Nights – Aimee Mann
Don’t Snake Me Baby – We Are Dinosaurs NOW!
Jammin’ On Jamaica Beach – I-Ron’s Reggae Challenge
Quite A Powerful Love – The Hey Now
We All Hate Each Other – F*cked Up
Daddy’s Dawgie (Don’t Bite) – Ted Jacobs and The Now
Montreal Chronic – No Joy
Hardcore Lovin’ – Threat To Society
Chasing After Your Heart (And Love) – White Tyger
Stab Your Face – The Gas Station Dogs Minus Barry Dworkin

posted by Prince_of_Cups at 9:09 AM on March 9, 2011 [7 favorites]

Here To Stay – Denim Clad Dad

I didn't even know my dad made a record. Or that Horatio Sanz is looking really good these days.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:14 AM on March 9, 2011

Ted Leo is in the band!
posted by tommasz at 9:23 AM on March 9, 2011 [1 favorite]

Ben Garant's cameo was too short, otherwise, that was really well done.
posted by DeltaZ113 at 9:34 AM on March 9, 2011

when it will going to release? its first scene made me laugh.
posted by vinujadhav at 9:37 AM on March 9, 2011

Wow. The New Pornographers are even cooler than me than I realized. They're so cool that they were into me before I was.

That said, I'm so cool that I was into the New Pornographers before they ever made any music. And when they finally did, I was already over it.
posted by The World Famous at 9:38 AM on March 9, 2011

We Won’t Forget You (GG’s Song)

So amazing.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 9:52 AM on March 9, 2011

pretty good, but doesn't top the drunken backyard bender of My Slow Descent Into Alchoholism
posted by kakarott999 at 9:56 AM on March 9, 2011 [1 favorite]

But it does it feature Kristen Schaal as the President of the United States?
posted by kyleg at 11:04 AM on March 9, 2011 [1 favorite]

Surprised this hasn't been linked. See New Pornagraphers twice, despite only owning (and loving) Electric Version.
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn at 1:56 PM on March 9, 2011

er, seen
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn at 1:57 PM on March 9, 2011

They're robots live, even with Case in tow. Great records, though.
posted by tapesonthefloor at 5:37 PM on March 9, 2011

I didn't recognize Horation Sanz. Homeboy has been doing his pilates.
posted by bardic at 5:49 PM on March 9, 2011

If I'm ever a rock star I'm totally gonna put cocaine on my pizza.
posted by ryaninoakland at 2:27 AM on March 10, 2011

Seen New Pornographers twice, despite only owning (and loving) Electric Version.

There is heated (for A/V nerds, anyway) debate over the merits of the two most recent albums, but Twin Cinema is straight up one of the finest rock albums of the past decade.
posted by kittyprecious at 3:55 AM on March 10, 2011