New Mark King Parody

capnsandwich · #1 01-25-2009, 04:12 AM

This one is as good as the Manring "Teen Town" parody. I think the same guy did this one too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElv-wrqWIA

chicago_mike · #2 01-25-2009, 04:27 AM

This guy is prolly a real good/famous bass player doin these...

Ill bet 2 bucks.

capnsandwich · #3 01-25-2009, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by chicago_mike

This guy is prolly a real good/famous bass player doin these...

Ill bet 2 bucks.

I wouldn't doubt it, or someone who knows how to play really good. Even his crappy playing sounds decent.

dominic · #4 01-25-2009, 08:40 AM

sounds a bit george fornbyesque in the middle there

Baryonyx · #5 01-25-2009, 08:42 AM

That one was very well done, it's a shame that the idea is as stale as a year old loaf of bread.

Thunderitter · #6 01-25-2009, 08:46 AM

Classic - a good laugh on a Sunday! The start is hilarious!

KJung · #7 01-25-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by capnsandwich

This one is as good as the Manring "Teen Town" parody. I think the same guy did this one too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElv-wrqWIA

Wonderful! I always bust out laughing on these. The best one was the one with Toto. These look so real!

Gonz · #8 01-25-2009, 09:11 AM

Try playing the original and the parody in parallel.

troy mcclure · #9 01-25-2009, 10:17 AM

wow, that guy's bad slapping is better than my best slapping.

Baryonyx · #10 01-25-2009, 11:23 AM

The guy can definitely play and has a few nice basses too...Alembic and Fodera!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HN_mWS...e=channel_page

RBrownBass · #11 01-25-2009, 11:42 AM

So the guy in the vid playing the Jaydee is not Mark King? What is the point of this video? I mean, Level 42 was/is famous, but King could walk the street in most American towns and not be asked who he was.

Couldn't find it amusing simply because I don't know why he'd waste time imitating a not-so-famous musician. Imitating Manring, that's even stranger, as fewer people know who he is than know King. Besides, if I wanted to parody a bassist, I'd parody Lemmy or someone like that.

capnsandwich · #12 01-25-2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Auriaprottu

So the guy in the vid playing the Jaydee is not Mark King? What is the point of this video? I mean, Level 42 was/is famous, but King could walk the street in most American towns and not be asked who he was.

Couldn't find it amusing simply because I don't know why he'd waste time imitating a not-so-famous musician. Imitating Manring, that's even stranger, as fewer people know who he is than know King. Besides, if I wanted to parody a bassist, I'd parody Lemmy or someone like that.

The guy in the video is Mark King but it's overdubbed with someone trying to emulate his playing with a bunch of sloppy playing and making it sound like he sounds like crap, which anyone who knows Mark King knows otherwise. It's just funny to see it look so close to what he's playing because this video was done so well. The Michael Manring Parody was just as good IMO. Here's the link to that one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIhJDgC5dQ

BigNoise · #13 01-25-2009, 12:13 PM

That is so freaking funny, I needed that!!!

capnsandwich · #14 01-25-2009, 12:20 PM

Glad it made you happy. I love these.

**barebones** · #15 01-25-2009, 12:26 PM

That Manring one killed me. Doesn't some of the real version feature some looping that Manring plays over? Taking that away and replacing it with all the sounds of scratchy pots and cables made me shoot coffee through my nose. And that empty auditorium reverb sound... Fantastic!

jazzy grille · #16 01-25-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by chicago_mike

This guy is prolly a real good/famous bass player doin these...

Ill bet 2 bucks.

Saskia laroo for a bit (not sure if he still is).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP0wA...e=channel_page

That is a dope song and he has a pretty nice groove going on there.

phxlbrmpf · #17 01-25-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KJung

Wonderful! I always bust out laughing on these. The best one was the one with Toto. These look so real!

Could you link me to the Toto one? I'm dying to see someone make fun of Toto but I can't find it anywhere on the 'tube.

fokof · #18 01-25-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Auriaprottu

Imitating Manring, that's even stranger, as fewer people know who he is than know King. Besides, if I wanted to parody a bassist, I'd parody Lemmy or someone like that.

Nobody knows Lemmy too.
No need to parody him anyways , his playing is bad enough.

Baryonyx · #19 01-25-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fokof

Nobody knows Lemmy too.
No need to parody him anyways , his playing is bad enough.

+1

Given how good this "parodie" player is, it would undoubtedly be a massive improvement over Lemmy's real playing!

king_xanadu · #20 01-25-2009, 03:40 PM

fells alot like guitar center