GOD BLESS BOB
March 20, 2009
I’ve been a fan of Irish laddie Glen Hansard (of Once fame – click here to see the movie trailer) for about a year now, but not until a couple weekends ago did I finally get my ears involved with his band, The Frames. Once again, all thanks goes to Mr. Dunn.
Then I found this video of The Frames playing their song “God Bless Mom” at Lollapalooza 2006. This may possibly be the best representation of the Indie spirit I’ve ever seen. I’m telling you, it has it ALL – hugs, grunge guitars, dancing like an idiot, crowd participation, violin , a bouncer, “Annie” references, screaming (watch Glen explode at 5:40 – it’s what he does best), and last but not least – Beatle Bob.
I was going to write out times for you to fast forward, but just do yourself a favor and watch the whole video. There is so much going on. And if you want to know who this Beatle Bob character is, well look him up on YouTube. He’s a show-going legend and his dance moves are totally out of control. Don’t be fooled though, that guy’s like 50. Incredible.
BUT, if you don’t want to watch the whole video then please just fast forward to1:54 and watch it for about 30 seconds. After some buildup, there’s a pause in the song and Glen screams numbers in such a rapid procession that I almost fell off my chair the first time I heard it. Hahahaha even thinking about it’s making me laugh. It’s one part hilarious and one part insane. Even Beatle Bob stops his moves and gets lost in the moment hahaha. It’s so unreal. I LOVE IT.
- [MELLO!]
March 22, 2009 at 11:30 pm
i saw him and marketa live at radio city… did i tell you that? one of the best shows ever
“F#$% the rocks”
March 23, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Jamie just made me envious enough to stick an arrowhead into my throat and slowly bleed until I meet a pathetic, envy-ridden death. How I wish I was Jamie on that night. The Frames are a top 3 band in my book these days. Brilliant.