God. When the backing group chimes in I fair lost my shit.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 5:24 AM on May 10, 2011

Oh god. This is just the best.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 6:45 AM on February 4, 2011

I enjoyed this song and will be adding Doot-DOOT to the end of every sentence I speak today.

Doot-DOOT
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 12:29 AM on June 10, 2010

So, so awesome. I will now watch the video...
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 3:38 PM on May 14, 2010

Sam, I just fell in love with you a wee bit.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 3:40 PM on May 14, 2010

Oh, and hey, I can't seem to work out how to trim the 4 seconds of dead air from the start of it. So I'm pretending it's deliberate, OK?
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 9:14 AM on May 1, 2010

Wow. Thanks chaps. My head be swelling! Uncleozzy - I've got a recording of it from a few years back with violin and gentle drums on. It works quite nicely. The song seems to be best when it's on the edge of falling apart so it's really hard to record badly, I think.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 10:17 AM on May 3, 2010

I liked this. I think they used to refer to these as 'breezy openers'.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 6:22 AM on March 2, 2010

This song has kicked my ass.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 3:57 AM on December 10, 2009

Yes!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 5:21 AM on November 6, 2009

One of my all time favourite songs of all time.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 10:31 AM on September 10, 2009

That'll do, pig.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 10:44 AM on June 17, 2009

Yes.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 9:28 AM on June 17, 2009

Flagged as "Would totally have sex with this song."
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 7:13 AM on June 17, 2009

This is supery dupery.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 9:58 AM on February 16, 2009

Beautiful man

/chucks Cortex on the arm.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 9:54 AM on February 16, 2009

Holy. Christmas. Shit.

This is awesome and I have to wait a year to play it to anyone. Humbug!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 3:04 AM on January 20, 2009

Lovely, simple version. You've got a grand voice for it sir. Really enjoyed it.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 2:57 AM on January 20, 2009

I have many recordings and stories that begin with "One time I was in a drunken wedding band..." but none of them end with anything as awesome as this.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 4:06 AM on December 22, 2008

This is lovely right up to 57 seconds, from whence it becomes awesome.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 4:02 AM on December 22, 2008

Post the rest, or I shall pout.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 4:02 AM on December 22, 2008

Oh. My. God.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 2:40 PM on December 18, 2008

The attack you've got on that guitar on the left hand side is just perfect. It's Duran-tastic, in fact. And just while we're saying stuff, I think the whole mix could do with being even more sparse and empty - bring the bass and drums forward, maybe beef up the drum samples some, and let that single guitar carry more than it does at the moment. It'd go more with the vocals.

That's my take anyway. Regardless, this is going straight to my iPod.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 1:43 AM on November 26, 2008

I AM A MOD!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 10:19 AM on November 19, 2008

I FUCKING LOVE THIS.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 9:33 AM on November 13, 2008

Only just found this. Jesus ORthey, utterly lovely.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 6:45 AM on November 13, 2008

This was a triumph.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 5:21 AM on November 6, 2008

CHOOON!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 5:46 PM on November 4, 2008

Well I lol'd.

(And you nailed the drum part)
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 9:09 AM on November 3, 2008

Bravo
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 3:34 AM on October 16, 2008

Holy shit, this is just the best damn thing ever - the synth horns! the harmonies! the transitions! the timing shifts! the brief diversion into Zappa world at 2:35!

I JUST WEE'D A LITTLE BIT!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 7:10 AM on August 21, 2008

I love it. I'm picturing a crazy zydeco arrangement of this with accordion and 5 piece saxophone brass section.

Now all I need is recording equipment, an accordion and a 5 piece saxophone brass section. And an arranger.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 3:03 AM on August 20, 2008

Oh holy christ yes.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 12:01 PM on August 15, 2008

Metafilter Music: Some disturbing residue.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 7:24 AM on August 19, 2008

Stunning.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 8:33 AM on August 18, 2008

One of my absolute favourites sir, and royally rocked by you. We need more piano playing from you, I think.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 7:29 AM on August 15, 2008

Take 1 ends at about 3:00
Take 2 is 3:00 - 5:30
Take 3 is 5:30 until the "You're all fired"
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 6:39 AM on August 15, 2008

Mmm. Lovely. Off Kilter, Metafilter.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 4:09 AM on August 14, 2008

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 9:54 AM on August 7, 2008

Completists may wish to glance at the original lyrics over this-a-way.

There again, they may not.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 10:31 AM on August 7, 2008

I love this.

Promise that if you're ever touring in the NW of England, you'll invite me on stage to do super-gay clapping and background Aah's.

And mediocre's comment reminded me of this - and so now, I'm even happier.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 5:02 AM on August 4, 2008

Hey! Super gay is a GOOD thing!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 11:14 PM on August 5, 2008

I have been dick punching for two days now. Can we get some press packs?
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 9:41 AM on August 5, 2008

Beautiful.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 2:43 AM on July 10, 2008

There's some lovely wah'ed up electric piano in there that reminded me of early Billy Joel. (Hey! If you can have reptiles fuckin' cars then i can drop a Billy reference. :) )
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 2:45 AM on July 9, 2008

Fabulous
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 4:19 AM on June 23, 2008

Lovely!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 3:11 AM on June 13, 2008

I always post "Awesome!" in music threads.

But seriously:

Awesome!
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 10:50 AM on June 11, 2008

Awesome - a little Miriam Makeba in there (I'm thinking the beginning of When We Were Kings which just knocks me onto my ass every time I see it.) and I loved the snap! at the end.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 4:08 AM on June 5, 2008

Gorgeous. Are there some banjo overdubs in there as well?
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus at 1:48 AM on June 4, 2008