*Ben Folds*
Fred sits alone at his desk in the dark,
there's an awkward young shadow who waits in the hall.
Yeah, he's cleared all his things and he's put them in boxes;
things that remind him that life has been good.
Twenty-five years, he's worked at the paper,
the man's here to take him downstairs;
and "I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, it's time"
There was no party, and there were no songs,
'cause today's just a day like the day that he started,
and no one is left here who knows his first name,
and life barrels on like a runaway train
where the passengers change, but they don't change anything
you get off someone else can get on
and "I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, it's time"
*w/John Mcrae*
Street light shines through the shades,
casting lines on the floor, and lines on his face
he reflects on the day.
Fred gets his paints out and goes to the basement
projecting some slides
onto a plain white canvas
and traces it, fills in the spaces.
He turns off the slides, and it doesn't look right.
Yeah, and all of these bastards have taken his place,
he's forgotten but not yet gone.
and "I'm sorry, Mr. Jones...
and "I'm sorry, Mr. Jones...
and "I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, it's time"
*Ben Folds: "John Mcrae of Cake, y'all"*
late world- ben folds (interview and performance) (04:15)
ben folds performs fred jones pt 2 with john mccrea of the band cake on late world with zach
Hahaha, I knew Ben Folds had an open sense of humor because he asked Tim and Eric to do his video for "You Don't Know Me" but he's really funny himself. Obviously Zach Galifinakis is great in everything he does so these two were laugh masters together.
Author: musicman12 - 1 year, 4 months ago
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Zach Galifianakis had a talk show? And didn't have a beard?!
I really hope that Manwich line wasn't rehearsed.
Author: swagar - 8 months, 1 week ago
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I remember seeing Ben on this show just before I got into his music.
I think the opening scene of the show had ben playing piano as well with zach moving his hands around while the piano somehow kept going . . .?
could be making this up, either way, great clip!
Author: zachgoodman - 1 year ago
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@AyshLoundou Lmao true, but I think what really makes him badass is that he's wearing sunglasses indoors..
YEEAAAHHHH!!!
Author: Backlit91 - 1 month ago
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Ben Folds is my hero...I can not wait to see him on October 9
Author: AustinCrittenden - 6 months, 2 weeks ago
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What a coincidence. I can't wait to see him the day before that.
Author: GoatandCatandRam - 6 months, 1 week ago
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LOL "cause a sandwich is a sandwich, but a manwich is a meal."
Ben Folds + Zack Galafanakis = my mind blown