Video Round-Up: The One-Man Band Edition

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I once saw a guy that called himself The Amazing Elephant Man. He wore an Elephant Man Halloween mask, had a headset microphone, played a mini-accordian with his hands, a cymbal with one foot and a kick drum with the other. It was a strange but amusing concert, but not exactly what I would pay good money to see. In the age of electronics, however, the idea of the one-man band is completely revitalized. Just take a gander at some of these examples.



You probably shouldn't cover The Pixies' Where is My Mind? unless you have a fresh take on it. This man certainly has an interesting way of covering it. It gets even better when the camera pans down and you realize he's recording the loops and playing them with his feet.



I first heard of Reggie Watts when he guested on Stop Podcasting Yourself, but I didn't know anything about his stand-up act. When I was watching Conan one night and saw his name pop up I made sure to watch till the end to see what I was expecting would be a normal comedic set. Boy, was I wrong. This man is a genius, doing exactly what that last guy did but in an absolutely ridiculous manner. Yet, it's strangely catchy at the same time.



Sometimes, though, you don't need any fancy machines to impress. Imagine how long it took this guy to plot out that contraption so that he could play every one of those instruments and still move around. That alone is worth the change in my pocket.



Now let's use the street performer as a segue into this clip. Hey, Olsen Twins. That's kind of a racist tip.