Ben Folds DVD Taping

Jun 19th (2 years ago)

Posted by: John Lennon

tl; dnr.

ben apparently taped a video in nashville this past week.

i now bring you updates on ben folds newest song (potentially his first single) from the upcoming album. for the full read, please go to our sister site, subway.com: http://www.thesuburbs.org.uk/Board/index.php?topic=4718
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"The song is called "Cologne" - not clone. It's a great tune (we heard it about a dozen times). Sam said they just finished the song about two days ago. The lyrics are fun; Ben mentions the woman that wore diapers and drove 900 miles to confront the "other women" in an astronaut love triangle. The song is reminiscent of tunes from Reinhold Messner and Songs for Silverman - it's very orchestrated."

"The song is amazing, very Songs for Silverman-ish..."

"It's a short ditty. Quite personal. The chorus is "4, 3, 2, 1, I'm letting you go / I will let go if you will let go." It reminds me of Evaporated, lyrically and melodically, to an extent. I like the lyric about having "the same imaginary conversation." I can easily see it being the last track."

it's also based on this version of rock this bitch:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IvB0HRxnqdo

ho hum.

abusive funny man not so funny anymore theres nothing funny anymore now.

Jun 19th (2 years ago)

Posted by: Bob Dylan

The chorus is "4, 3, 2, 1,

guster

we're in a sky full of people and only some want to fly, isn't that crazy?

Jun 19th (2 years ago)

Posted by: John Lennon

the comments don't really have me at all excited for it. the fact that it's "silverman-ish" and has lyrics about the diaper astronaut don't really help ben's case in my imo

abusive funny man not so funny anymore theres nothing funny anymore now.

Jun 19th (2 years ago)

Posted by: Fronk

<------beaker

why i oughta

Jun 19th (2 years ago)

Posted by: ass

Chorus reads like a Gone/Time hybrid.

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Jun 19th (2 years ago)

Posted by: +DrewMG

for the full read, please go to our sister site, subway.com

ilat.

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Jun 19th (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

i think it's named "cologne" b/c he met fulrui in europe (cologne, germany?) and cheated on frulie with her there and so that song is about that imo imo.

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: JodysPowerBill

I don't know who fulrui or frulie are (did you mean Frally? Or Fleur?)

In any event, the song is called Cologne (or Koln, depending on where you're from).

If you listen to the linked youTube spot for RtB in Cologne, when he starts the riff about waking up in Cologne, Yeah I know I said it Wrong, he got a paper .. blah blah blah. He's talking about getting ready for the show that night in Cologne. However - that's not what the song is about.

It continues on to mention the astronaut diaper love triangle and the chorus alludes to a mutual split (I will let go if you let go). So, if there was a similar Frally/Fleur/Folds love triangle, I can see the similarity there. So you might be onto something.

But I wouldn't discount the song just yet. I wouldn't be surprised if it's released as a single, it's pretty powerful and has some very chunky chord work in it -- I know, I played it in the video :)

BTW the chorus isn't anything like guster -- no barrel of a gun up in this biotch!

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: Bob Dylan

i dont like this jodyspowerbill character. the words sound gustery.

we're in a sky full of people and only some want to fly, isn't that crazy?

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: AsK2339

why couldn't ben do awesome shit like play an awesome spontaneous version of rock this bitch* any of the three times I saw him?

*read: change up the setlist

"Are you bein' frank wit' me? Cuz ya sound like yer bein' Richard."

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: JodysPowerBill

Cannot deny that I had planned this. I only gave 'til I was done.

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

I don't know who fulrui or frulie are (did you mean Frally? Or Fleur?)

yes

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: Yossarian

glad we cleared that up.

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Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

clear as mud

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: Yossarian

and remember, MUD spelled backwards is DUM.

Dragon Dragon, Dragon Dragon Dragon Dragon?!

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: cheezewiz

*and remember kids, Yossarian spelled backwards is nairassoy.

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: +Ill

i dont like this jodyspowerbill character. the words sound gustery.

I wonder does she have a husband or male relative named White.

I deleted the post below this one.

Jun 21st (2 years ago)

Posted by: Goblinboy

<------beaker

Most interesting comment so far

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Jun 23rd (2 years ago)

Posted by: 1252

I thought Powerbill was the name of the album by The Semantics which Ben was involved in

wtf that was crazy

Jul 13th (2 years ago)

Posted by: LoyalCow

The chorus is "4, 3, 2, 1,

guster

haha. So is this song about masturbation also?

I am a Rock God

Jul 13th (2 years ago)

Posted by: Tuberculosis

the song is amazing, very Songs for Silverman-ish..

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Jul 13th (2 years ago)

Posted by: ChuckMetcalf

I totally thought this was going to be an old school SFTD white boy dance from the BFF Sessions DVD thread.

Thank God no one brought that up.

Aug 16th (2 years ago)

Posted by: DrewJL

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.indiv
idual&VideoID=40836701

this is the video.

yo fralls. kids look beautiful, gracie looks very tall...maybe its the angle of the shot? love all of your new pics... hope everything is well in nashvegas. happy new year.

Aug 16th (2 years ago)

Posted by: emanstevenson

I actually like this rendition. The video is kind of weird, but the music is promising.

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Aug 16th (2 years ago)

Posted by: +88 Kickin Keys

wow. ridiculous. is that louis and gracie in there???

This thread is a failure. I should just delete it.

Aug 16th (2 years ago)

Posted by: DrewJL

haha no some other kids you know ben

yo fralls. kids look beautiful, gracie looks very tall...maybe its the angle of the shot? love all of your new pics... hope everything is well in nashvegas. happy new year.

Aug 16th (2 years ago)

Posted by: LoyalCow

Chris Hanson has a new target

I am a Rock God

Aug 16th (2 years ago)

Posted by: emaline03

i really wanted to see that. i'm glad i finally did. don't know what to make of it though.

i don't wanna take what you can't give

Aug 16th (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

Special Thanks:
Fleur Folds
Gracie Folds
Louis Folds

blended family!