Love this, it's my favorite part. Starts out struggling to keep up in the beginning, slowly catching on and settles in about midway through, finally figures it out and is walking the bass by the end.
The drummer is the backbone of the band, if he knows the tempo should be faster you should probably follow his cue. Especially if he doesn't give you a choice
A lot of people don't appreciate how difficult it is to do what this movie pulls off. In the course of an hour and forty-eight minutes, we hear the title track played probably close to a dozen times, and we don't get sick of it. Imagine how much differently we feel about this movie if it's written around a less catchy-tune.
The filmmakers did a great thing in recording the track DIFFERENTLY for each ambient situation they were in - from this school hall, to a pub, to an outdoor auditorium, etc. That was the greatest wonder about this movie - that they took the time to record the different audio environments, and also the level of skill applied at all those different places. As the group gets more experienced, the song actually gets tighter and slightly more complex as the film progresses. It's brilliant.
One thing I really like about this scene is that Steve Zahn's character is very much presented as the fool of the group, Tom Hanks later even says as much, but this scene shows that he's actually got a very good mind for music. He hears the tempo and immediately gets it and knows it's right for the song. Jimmy might be the smartest musically, he writes the songs and music, but Lenny had the better instincts.
Watched this movie for the 6th time a few years ago and noticed Adam Schlesinger's name in the credits. Did some research and couldn't believe how many great songs this amazing man wrote. Became a big fan right away and now he's been taken from us way too soon. RIP Adam. Your songs will live forever.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but this was also the 1st time they all played this song together on film (going by the recent commentary from the cast). Tom Hanks basically shot the entire film in sequence so he could capture the band's evolution and chemistry on screen organically.
As a musician I was fascinated by the progression of the song from the balled Jimmy envisioned it to be to the uptempo pop hit it became, and how realistically it was done. The three part harmonies added later (and represented on stage with the bass player singing), the vocal flourishes on the first note of the verses that turned into a hook of its own, just fantastic attention to detail. And, that song! As someone who tried (unsucessfully) to write a great commercial tune that was simple and catchy but could stand up to repeated listenings, I can tell you it’s VERY hard.
This argument about the tempo of their song was screenwriter Tom Hanks' loving nod to The Beatles producer George Martin, who famously promised John and Paul that if they turned their slow love ballad "Please Please Me" into an up tempo rocker it would become their first hit record. They did and the song became their first of many #1 hits in Great Britain.
Yep, that is true. Also, John Lennon once said that he wanted his song "Help" to be played slowly. I'm not sure if I would have preferred that. I love the song as it is. That's what makes a great songwriting partnership. They complement and build off each other's ideas.
But it also sets the plot point that Jimmy wrote their big hit at a much slower tempo and was forced continuously to play it at the "hit" speed. This sets it up for when they finally hit the big time studio, and once again he's being told what to do causing him to freak out and quit. That way, his quitting the band doesn't come out of nowhere.
andyinoregon, Turning "Please Please Me" into an up-tempo number was John Lennon's idea. Regardless, George Martin knew a great idea and a great #1 song when he heard it.
@@jasona9 McCartney stated in 1995's Antholoogy series that it was George Martin who suggested they change the slow tempo, and Martin elsewhere says it was his request as well.
Mack Noeth, This is my favorite version too. Very raw! Great harmony in the lead and back-up vocals. Mike Viola is on the lead vocals. I wonder who sang back-up? Jonathan Schaech didn't sing for himself, I doubt Steve Zahn did either.
I still get goosebumps every time I re watch this scene amongst others. Truly one of my top 5 movies of all time because of the impact it had on me since I was a child. I will always love this movie.
I actually think this is the best rendition of the song in the whole movie. Has more of raw, natural sound to it and it is paced faster than the other renditions.
MAN your comment hit me hard. Like so much music today, the original live performance is SO MUCH better than the later, over-produced stuff. And the movie captures this phenomenon PERFECTLY- you could tell even they were sick of their own song towards the end
I liked how the lead was mad but got dragged into the fast tempo, the other guitarist “got it” right away and was having fun, and the bassist was confused the entire time.
My favorite thing about this movie is that The Bassist is never named. He's only ever "The bass (TB) player." It's so true. There's always that one guy in a band who nobody knows. "U2 is great! I love Bono and the Edge and...uh... that dude."
I love the way Guy was portrayed as being so into the music, just surfing along with the rhythm, carried away by the beat.😻 “I have led you here sir. For I am Spartacus.“
If Guy had put it to a vote before the show, they wouldn't have been so bold. They had to be shown in front of an audience. Lenny was right to just jump on board, cuing the bass player.
“That Thing You Do” is one of my top 3 favorite original soundtrack songs ever. RIP Adam Schlesinger. Thank you for this work of genius and happy piece of my childhood. Gone waaaaay too soon ☹️☹️☹️☹️
@@steviesevieria1868 It never fails that every time someone on the internet mentions Jesus or anything else related to faith in god or religion that an Atheist has to try to debunk it. That’s the reason why I don’t mention anything related to Christianity on the internet anymore.
@@carmstrong6507Funniest thing is how they think they are so “edgy” bashing religion in an era where true believers are more “edgy” in that we don’t follow their pack of haters. Could care less if they don’t believe in GOD. If they are right we won’t know it. If we are right I pity them..
Technically not a ballad haha. It was a ballad when Jimmy wrote it but Guy turned it into a Merseybeat style rocker! But yea I can totally see this being a hit in the summer of ‘64.
@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 thank you for the correction (not sarcasm). I genuinely appreciate it so I don't go around calling things ballads that aren't ballads lol
@@CMonty Ah don’t worry about it man, it’s no big deal, I’m just a huge music lover who gets really technical with these things sometimes haha. A good example of a ballad from these guys would be the B-side of “That Thing You Do” from the movie, “All My Only Dreams”, it’s a great song too!
This is the best version of this song played in the entire movie, the tempo, the sound of the instruments, all are very natural, during the movie the song still sound good but never as the first time
Well, it's the "happy accident." The kind of moment where people go, "That was great, how did you do that?" And they go: "I don't know, we just...did it?"
Amo esse filme! Essa é uma das melhores cenas, junto com aquela que eles ouvem a música a primeira vez no rádio. Quando eu era criança fiquei obcecada por esse filme e essa música, só queria que eles fossem uma banda de verdade.
I love the bit just before this where the MC gets heckled then snaps and shouts "SHUT UP! I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!" The look on the heckler's face. So many funny little gem lines in this movie.
@@rexoates3353 Two hottest girls in the movie were the girl in the skin tight yellow bathing suit in the Capn Geech and the Shrimp Shack scene, and Chelly Chantreline. TB Player was a dawg!!
Will Sal The singer/guitarist/songwriter tells the drummer to slow down because it was recorded at a slower speed. However for an up-tempo pop song I'm with the drummer on this one because it sounds better at this tempo. Better feel and groove than at the slow tempo
I love imagining how earth shattering it would've been had this tune actually come out in 1964 . . . Definitely would've given those boys from Liverpool a serious run for their money!!
The way the song was written perfectly captures the song composition style and structure of the mid 60s, as well as the twangy guitar sound and style of drumming. Same with the other songs in this movie.
@@Boblobblaw88I can think of a couple of other one hit wonders of the 60s, like The Lemon Pipers with their song Green Tambourine, and The New Vaudeville Band with the song Winchester Cathedral. Status Quo only had one hit here in the USA in the late 60s, with the song Pictures Of Matchstick Men, but they were definitely not one hit wonders in England. They have had more charting singles in England than any other band.
Giovanni Ribisi, he’s a very active actor even now. He’s in both Ted movies. Fun fact, he’s my exes moms ex boyfriends nephew, my exes mom used to babysit him in the 80s.
I lived in Erie, Pa, when this came out. It was mandatory to go see it. Everyone in the theatre was trying to recognize things downtown or catch all of the references. It was awesome.
Great movie. This is my favorite scene. I love how they struggle at the beginning, then it really comes together midway through. For some reason this is my favorite version of the song . The actors practiced the songs more than the actual dialogue from the script .
This. Is. Gold!! When you are more talented than you thought, what an awesome twist!! Just by the drummer changing the tempo, their lives were never the same. Guys didn't know neither imagined in their wildest dreams they had a Billboard Top Ten literally in their hands and they had no friggin idea, love this movie so much!!! 😭
Is it just me? Or does anyone else who ever wanted to be in a band tear up when you see this?! This is one of my favorite of all time movies.. it’s a perfect movie..
I can't stop laughing seeing Lenny smiling and enjoying this fastest tempo, quite the opposite of Jimmy who was taking himself way too seriously. But seeing him leading Jimmy to go a bit faster with that amused smile on his face is pure gold!
Idk why but this version has always been my favorite of them all through the movie. The studio version & live version at the end are great of course too but there’s something about this one even though it’s off tempo sounding. It for some reason sounds so good naturally to me that has always left me like wow! What a fun film. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It’s the favourite because it’s the fastest performance of the song. It becomes more polished but slower. That disappointed me when I listened to the soundtrack.
It also gives a glimpse of the recording industry and its artists. The companies that don't really care about the talent as long as they are making money off of them, how a band can plunge quickly into obscurity if one or more of the band members (specially the frontman) has an ego..
Damn that's why the new generations don't care of TEMPO and make mediocre music. TEMPO is the most important thing in music and you earn by listening, hard practicing and experience.
i love how angry the lead singer looks throughout this video lol.. i know jimmy's mad because the tempo is faster than normal but his face is hilarious. :)
Oh I wanted to deck Jimmy, especially toward the end when he was being a real dick to Fay after the unexpected engagement announcement on TV. Guy set him straight when he asked Jimmy, "Why DIDN'T you dump her in Pittsburgh?". Meaning, you shouldn't have strung her along when you clearly weren't worthy of her.
Great movie! It really captured that part of America before everything changed. I love the scene where they hear their song on the radio for the first time in the appliance store.
I love the different reactions immediately after Guy starts the tempo faster. Jimmy is obviously irked because that's not what he wrote/rehearsed, T.B. Player is completely like a deer caught in headlights and only gets into the grove in the final chorus (lol), and Lenny (the member whose there for the fun) absolutely loves the vibe and encourages Jimmy to immediately go ahead and even compliments Guy's drumming later. Just love it.
Great song, has the school gym vibe. Was in a band in high school so this is fun. I love the fact that they are playing budget gear for this version: Silvertone, Sears guitars, amps, Danelectro and then later in the movie they are all geared up with Fender guitars and amps.
T.B. Player is playing a Danelectro Short Horn Bass ( Lenny is also technically playing a danelectro ( sold as a Silvertone) ( I mostly play Danelectro’s because they were originally headquartered in the town in New Jersey where I was born.. still live in jersey but farther south)
@ 0048--00:52 a Drummers dream moment and the Star's were aligned. I think this was Tom Hank's best directed movie. They are all great, but this one has a special feeling to it, more personal than Cast Away. I think in this movie he wanted to show that everyone wants to be a star and can make it big no matter how small a town they come from, whereas in Cast Away he wanted to show that no matter how important you are, you are still just a single Island in a huge Sea of Hollywood. Did I get it right Mr. Hank's? P.S. The first time I ever saw you was in "Volunteer's, I knew you would be a big deal then, same as when I first time heard Barack Obama make a speech, some people have just a Hugh impact of presence on life. I should like to add that you have been and become the King's Jewel Diamond from the roughest stone ever found and I am thankful for it :) God Bless You & your family.
This movie is so great and feels so genuine because it draws inspiration from, and mirrors, real bands from the era . . . Like The Four Seasons popularity exploding after Bob Gaudio replaced a band member who could no longer be in the band, providing the missing "it" factor they needed. How the song "That Thing You Do" actually became popular in the real world, like how The Monkees were a tv show about a band that then crossed the lines into the music industry. Etc etc
@@chasbodaniels1744 The next step, of course, is when everybody gets "locked in" to what the others are doing or are going to do, and you can just feel that they're going to do something new and you give them the space to do it. I was playing keyboard in a band for a while, and you'd almost instinctively lay back when you felt the drummer or lead was about to do something they hadn't done before. It also means that if someone screws something up, you can cover it. Many years ago when I was in college, I was in the pit for our yearly musical, and most of us had played together going back to jr. high and high school. One night, the girl singing one of the big numbers in the show started singing about three bars too soon. Not four, where it would have made musical sense if you were going to come in early, but three. I swear, you could feel all 20 of us take a deep breath, and then jump as a unit to where we needed to be
Lenny is the true hero of the band! Guy made it fast, but if you think about it Lenny was the one who jumped on board right away, got Jimmy to leave Guy alone and start singing, adjusted his playing the quickest, added the singing harmonies - if he hadn't been there it would have ended with Jimmy just yelling at Guy and probably storming off.
As a drummer watching this i was like “COME ON! LETS GO! PICK IT UP!” And of course, LOVING it! Guy had played the song with the guys before, he understood that it wasn’t working very well, he then made a decision that would change not only the tempo of the song but the story of the band. It was the absolute right decision
You missed the best part of the MC guy’s monologue, when he yells at the heckler guy for saying “Eat my shorts!” He says “SHUT UP! I’LL KICK YOUR ASS!!!”
Fun to notice that the had the beat body bounce going, in sync. You know when the guys playing the guitars have the little body bob going. Do not see that much these days.
Without a doubt my favorite music based movie. Tom Hanks went to great lengths to get as close as possible to make sure everything was period correct with the musical instruments, The sets , automobiles….and the music of course. It’s not easy to write great music from the 60’s in the 2,000’s….yes you can nit pick and find some things that aren’t perfect….but why would you. If you’ve never seen the extended version your missing out on quite a bit. Of course the only way to see the extended version is if you get the DVD because they don’t show it on cable tv….to bad ……….
Great scene...I like the different reactions from the guys in the band...The drummer hits a groove, and is oblivious to anything but maintaining it. The lead guitar gets it right away. The bass keeps up, but he's working hard, and only allows himself that little "Holy shit! I can do this!" towards the end. The rhythm vocalist stays just a little behind the beat, which actually works better...
@@sspdirect02 Actually Children of the Corn III was her first (uncredited) movie. She broke out in 1996 in 2 Days in the Valley opposite "rising superstar" Teri Hatcher and that came out just before this film. I always thought Mighty Joe Young was her first film because that was the first one I noticed her in. Great job.
Its incredible to listen to the bass in this version, you can actually hear him figuring it out, and its not until the very end he starts to get it
Love this, it's my favorite part. Starts out struggling to keep up in the beginning, slowly catching on and settles in about midway through, finally figures it out and is walking the bass by the end.
I feel that this is one of the most underrated movies of the 90s.
Nope. It was rated very highly at the time.
Pop Culture Junkie of all time*
Not by me. Great fun, great film!
Underrated? I think it`s a very appreciated movie...
Is it the story or the song?
I thought the movie was more watchable because of the song
The drummer is the backbone of the band, if he knows the tempo should be faster you should probably follow his cue. Especially if he doesn't give you a choice
If the Band doesn't follow my tempo, it doesn't go will because my tempo is not moving even if it get a half beat off. It will sound bad.
I couldn't agree more, Anthony!
Anthony as a drummer, I approve of this message.
A drummer plays the BPM I want...or I fire him. A drummer has no special gift of "knowing the ideal BPM"
@@realdiamondshow Al Jackson
A lot of people don't appreciate how difficult it is to do what this movie pulls off. In the course of an hour and forty-eight minutes, we hear the title track played probably close to a dozen times, and we don't get sick of it. Imagine how much differently we feel about this movie if it's written around a less catchy-tune.
The filmmakers did a great thing in recording the track DIFFERENTLY for each ambient situation they were in - from this school hall, to a pub, to an outdoor auditorium, etc. That was the greatest wonder about this movie - that they took the time to record the different audio environments, and also the level of skill applied at all those different places. As the group gets more experienced, the song actually gets tighter and slightly more complex as the film progresses.
It's brilliant.
@@jondunmore4268 5 different versions, including the "lame" version where they mess up.
Adam Schlesinger was a pop genius
Yes, asimoneau...only YOU appreciate it. Lol
Don’t know why Tom Hanks didn’t direct more movies
One thing I really like about this scene is that Steve Zahn's character is very much presented as the fool of the group, Tom Hanks later even says as much, but this scene shows that he's actually got a very good mind for music. He hears the tempo and immediately gets it and knows it's right for the song. Jimmy might be the smartest musically, he writes the songs and music, but Lenny had the better instincts.
And then Lenny gave it all up by marrying a stripper in Vegas at the end of the movie
He acted the fool, but I don’t think he was supposed to be stupid.
He even says Yeah! As shades counts it off
I thought he was much more flippant than foolish.
@@halweiss8671 he was just goofy. Not stupid.
Watched this movie for the 6th time a few years ago and noticed Adam Schlesinger's name in the credits. Did some research and couldn't believe how many great songs this amazing man wrote. Became a big fan right away and now he's been taken from us way too soon. RIP Adam. Your songs will live forever.
I love how we can really hear the "natural" harmonies in this version, before they get all polished in the other versions.
:Yes, Melissa, this is truly the natural version - and it sounds so good!
This is also my favorite version because I like Guy riding the cymbal through the whole thing
And correct me if I'm wrong, but this was also the 1st time they all played this song together on film (going by the recent commentary from the cast). Tom Hanks basically shot the entire film in sequence so he could capture the band's evolution and chemistry on screen organically.
Yep, simply brilliant to show them in a less polished form as they are on the road to becoming a better, more talented band.
As a musician I was fascinated by the progression of the song from the balled Jimmy envisioned it to be to the uptempo pop hit it became, and how realistically it was done. The three part harmonies added later (and represented on stage with the bass player singing), the vocal flourishes on the first note of the verses that turned into a hook of its own, just fantastic attention to detail. And, that song! As someone who tried (unsucessfully) to write a great commercial tune that was simple and catchy but could stand up to repeated listenings, I can tell you it’s VERY hard.
And, this is how Captain Geech And The Shrimp Shack Shooters got their start. The rest is history.
🤣🤣🤣
This argument about the tempo of their song was screenwriter Tom Hanks' loving nod to The Beatles producer George Martin, who famously promised John and Paul that if they turned their slow love ballad "Please Please Me" into an up tempo rocker it would become their first hit record. They did and the song became their first of many #1 hits in Great Britain.
True!
Yep, that is true. Also, John Lennon once said that he wanted his song "Help" to be played slowly. I'm not sure if I would have preferred that. I love the song as it is. That's what makes a great songwriting partnership. They complement and build off each other's ideas.
But it also sets the plot point that Jimmy wrote their big hit at a much slower tempo and was forced continuously to play it at the "hit" speed. This sets it up for when they finally hit the big time studio, and once again he's being told what to do causing him to freak out and quit. That way, his quitting the band doesn't come out of nowhere.
andyinoregon, Turning "Please Please Me" into an up-tempo number was John Lennon's idea. Regardless, George Martin knew a great idea and a great #1 song when he heard it.
@@jasona9 McCartney stated in 1995's Antholoogy series that it was George Martin who suggested they change the slow tempo, and Martin elsewhere says it was his request as well.
as a drummer. it brings me great joy that he rushed the timing and it made a hit.
Likewise, I always rushed the beat. We never made a hit, but I never regretted it. It just seemed natural back in the 70s and 80s. That was my job.
Not quite my tempo
All you drummers have to stop rushing. That's why you keep getting sacked from all your bands.
@@jondunmore4268Never been sacked.
@@Hellwyck- That's because you've never been in one of my bands.
A labor of love by Tom Hanks. The scene where the guys hear their song on the radio for the first time is wonderful! 1derful?
Beatles were in a car i do beleave when they first heard their song on tbe radio
@steven mckay oh-need-erful?
And that scene was filmed in Downtown Orange, CA. Such a fun place to visit
O-NEED-er-ful.
Just learned today that Adam Schlesinger wrote this. RIP.
jprg1966 came here for the same reason, so sad.
Likewise RIP Adam Schlesinger
R.I.P. Adam
I will miss Fountains of Wayne
OMG....just a beautiful good song. All day just listening to it.💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝
“It sounds better fast. Jimmy wanted it slow, but he was wrong. It’s an uptempo number. And we won!!”
Thanks AnakinSkyWalker
It's too fast!
“Is it always this Smokey?!”
Loved the movie I think that its one of Tom Hanks best films, he was in it, directed and created
It's my second favorite movie of all time. I can watch it any time no matter what mood I'm in. I love it!
This version of the song is the best in the whole movie. And little wild one , is also quite a good tune
Mack Noeth, This is my favorite version too. Very raw! Great harmony in the lead and back-up vocals. Mike Viola is on the lead vocals. I wonder who sang back-up? Jonathan Schaech didn't sing for himself, I doubt Steve Zahn did either.
jasona9 Adam Schelesinger the writer of the song sang backup on it
If you like this check out Fountains of Wayne
I still get goosebumps every time I re watch this scene amongst others. Truly one of my top 5 movies of all time because of the impact it had on me since I was a child. I will always love this movie.
Like being an eyewitness to the special accident of history....when it all clicked and they became the ONEders...
Sameee ❤️
I love movies like this, and of course Rock Star (which brought me here). Rock and Roll dreams coming true will never get old for me. Never
drummers. Can't play without out them; can't kill them.
Been drumming for 48 years now! Yep, we are that damn animal that you have to beat like hell to kill them!
Sometimes, you need to just shut up and listen to them.
What the difference between a drummer and a large pizza?
The large pizza can feed a family of 4....
He saved the band and made the record a hit. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got the drummer!
No- we kill ourselves ( drugs, mostly alcohol)
Guy Patterson and The Wonders!!!! This song is the reason I started playing drums as a kid. Seriously.
A man in a really nice camper wants to put our song on the radio!!!!
I'm from Erie, P-A.
I love Lenny! 😅
Truly one of the most underrated movies of all time
Seth Curran the director’s cut sucks. This is much better!
What is the movie? Thank you
@@annieh2900 "that thing you do"
@@annieh2900 with liv Tyler
Seth Curran Totally agree
I actually think this is the best rendition of the song in the whole movie. Has more of raw, natural sound to it and it is paced faster than the other renditions.
I prefer this one the most as well. It has the peppiest tempo, the best to dance to. The others are slower and more polished, but lack that pep!
MAN your comment hit me hard. Like so much music today, the original live performance is SO MUCH better than the later, over-produced stuff. And the movie captures this phenomenon PERFECTLY- you could tell even they were sick of their own song towards the end
I do like this version as well, but you got to hand it to Uncle Bob for adding the hand claps.❤
Oops wrong video...I was looking for the Oh Needers.
That's the Oh-nedders...
😂😂😂
I wonder what happened to the Oh Needers?
lol!
Its the o- neders...
I liked how the lead was mad but got dragged into the fast tempo, the other guitarist “got it” right away and was having fun, and the bassist was confused the entire time.
Actually, if you watch TB about 2:20, he's starting to catch on.
almostfm yes, 29 second before the song was over.... 😂
My favorite thing about this movie is that The Bassist is never named. He's only ever "The bass (TB) player." It's so true. There's always that one guy in a band who nobody knows. "U2 is great! I love Bono and the Edge and...uh... that dude."
And in the final credits, they call him "T.B.Player", when they tell he went to Vietnam
Yes. I am aware... That was kinda my point.
I love the way Guy was portrayed as being so into the music, just surfing along with the rhythm, carried away by the beat.😻 “I have led you here sir. For I am Spartacus.“
Imagine if he was Caligula??!!
If Guy had put it to a vote before the show, they wouldn't have been so bold. They had to be shown in front of an audience. Lenny was right to just jump on board, cuing the bass player.
To quote Dave Grohl: "If you're a drummer and you get people dancing, you're a fucking badass."
“That Thing You Do” is one of my top 3 favorite original soundtrack songs ever. RIP Adam Schlesinger. Thank you for this work of genius and happy piece of my childhood. Gone waaaaay too soon ☹️☹️☹️☹️
Amen to all that. I sincerely hope he was a fan of Jesus.
I remember checking the soundtrack out at my local library as a kid.
It's literally the only memory I have of that place.
@@Tonetwisters why should you hope he was a fan of a superstitious cult?
@@steviesevieria1868 It never fails that every time someone on the internet mentions Jesus or anything else related to faith in god or religion that an Atheist has to try to debunk it. That’s the reason why I don’t mention anything related to Christianity on the internet anymore.
@@carmstrong6507Funniest thing is how they think they are so “edgy” bashing religion in an era where true believers are more “edgy” in that we don’t follow their pack of haters. Could care less if they don’t believe in GOD. If they are right we won’t know it. If we are right I pity them..
Adam Schlesinger wrote one of the greatest 60s pop ballads of all time. Change my mind
Not even going to try ...
Sounds like it really could have gone to number one back in the sixties.
Technically not a ballad haha. It was a ballad when Jimmy wrote it but Guy turned it into a Merseybeat style rocker! But yea I can totally see this being a hit in the summer of ‘64.
@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 thank you for the correction (not sarcasm). I genuinely appreciate it so I don't go around calling things ballads that aren't ballads lol
@@CMonty Ah don’t worry about it man, it’s no big deal, I’m just a huge music lover who gets really technical with these things sometimes haha. A good example of a ballad from these guys would be the B-side of “That Thing You Do” from the movie, “All My Only Dreams”, it’s a great song too!
This is the best version of this song played in the entire movie, the tempo, the sound of the instruments, all are very natural, during the movie the song still sound good but never as the first time
i totally agree. i like the live version at the end & the regular version but this is the best one.
Tempo is everything.
Well, it's the "happy accident."
The kind of moment where people go, "That was great, how did you do that?"
And they go: "I don't know, we just...did it?"
Yep. The more polished it became, the less enjoyable it was.
HKinkead totally agree, used to rewind this part over and over haha
Amo esse filme! Essa é uma das melhores cenas, junto com aquela que eles ouvem a música a primeira vez no rádio. Quando eu era criança fiquei obcecada por esse filme e essa música, só queria que eles fossem uma banda de verdade.
Dois. Eu também queria que fosse uma banda, e vi que não era. Alimentei amor plantonico pela a namorada do vocalista.
I love the bit just before this where the MC gets heckled then snaps and shouts "SHUT UP! I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!" The look on the heckler's face. So many funny little gem lines in this movie.
Gotta love Charlize Theron’s character in all her self-absorbed lusciousness.
Damn did not know that was her
Luscious is right. I can’t decide who’s the most gorgeous, her, Faye or the brunette in the front row on the far left. Wow!
All these years and I never realised that was her haha
She jet off with her self-absorbed dentist - a match made in heaven.
@@rexoates3353
Two hottest girls in the movie were the girl in the skin tight yellow bathing suit in the Capn Geech and the Shrimp Shack scene, and Chelly Chantreline. TB Player was a dawg!!
if the drummer says speed it up, speed that shit up.. lol
Will Sal The singer/guitarist/songwriter tells the drummer to slow down because it was recorded at a slower speed. However for an up-tempo pop song I'm with the drummer on this one because it sounds better at this tempo. Better feel and groove than at the slow tempo
Especially he he doesn't give you any choice.
haha so true, was in the band years ago, drummer was so rare we have to treat them like a king. If he doesn't like the tempo, we change it! :D
You're right on this, Will - it is my belief that the drummer has more of a true sense of timing in music.
The drummer is wise.
I love imagining how earth shattering it would've been had this tune actually come out in 1964 . . . Definitely would've given those boys from Liverpool a serious run for their money!!
There were tons of groups that followed in the footsteps of the Beatles. That was the whole point of the movie.
Like The Knickerbockers and their ONE hit?
The way the song was written perfectly captures the song composition style and structure of the mid 60s, as well as the twangy guitar sound and style of drumming. Same with the other songs in this movie.
@@Boblobblaw88I can think of a couple of other one hit wonders of the 60s, like The Lemon Pipers with their song Green Tambourine, and The New Vaudeville Band with the song Winchester Cathedral.
Status Quo only had one hit here in the USA in the late 60s, with the song Pictures Of Matchstick Men, but they were definitely not one hit wonders in England. They have had more charting singles in England than any other band.
The original drummer with the broken arm was also Phoebe's brother in friends. I feel like he was in everything in the 90s
Giovanni Ribisi, he’s a very active actor even now. He’s in both Ted movies. Fun fact, he’s my exes moms ex boyfriends nephew, my exes mom used to babysit him in the 80s.
And Lenny was Phoebe’s gay ice skating husband.
@@purpleblackprincess4266 who turned out not to be gay
I liked him in Avatar
He acted again with Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan
I lived in Erie, Pa, when this came out. It was mandatory to go see it. Everyone in the theatre was trying to recognize things downtown or catch all of the references. It was awesome.
"Hey, wasn't that our fan?" Steven Zahn was great in this!
LisaDawnn great movie
Both true statements!
We came here to dance and meet girls. We can't meet girls if we don't dance! Play that Thing You Do!
I knew I recognized that face! I just couldn't match the name to the actor.
"Never argue with a man in a camper who offers you beans. Gimme' that pen, I'm signing this. We're ALL signing this!" :-)
Here’s the thing. We’re not The Wonders right now. We’re Cap’n Geech and The Shrimp Shack Shooters
I am Spartacus!!!!!!
I vote for Weekend at Party Pier!
LOL 😂 🤣
Hey, table 3, your pizza is ready.
Ok, Skitch!
Damn Liv Tyler is so damn cute
Yeh, much as I love the song ... I watch this more to see her. Good grief she was super cute in this.
Arwen Evenstar, one of the most beautiful elves to ever be. Excellent casting in both cases.
exactly
Me 2!!
Oh hell yes very
This scene always puts a smile on my face
Same
Recuerdo que me emocionaba cuando iban a dar esta película. La veia cada vez que podía 😅😅 me ponia de buen humor la cancion.👍
A bateria sempre foi o ponto alto do rock ! Vejam nos vídeos dos Beatles como vibravam quando Ringo dava as batidas!
Great movie. This is my favorite scene. I love how they struggle at the beginning, then it really comes together midway through. For some reason this is my favorite version of the song . The actors practiced the songs more than the actual dialogue from the script .
I agree! The energy of this moment is incredible
This. Is. Gold!! When you are more talented than you thought, what an awesome twist!! Just by the drummer changing the tempo, their lives were never the same. Guys didn't know neither imagined in their wildest dreams they had a Billboard Top Ten literally in their hands and they had no friggin idea, love this movie so much!!! 😭
Is it just me? Or does anyone else who ever wanted to be in a band tear up when you see this?! This is one of my favorite of all time movies.. it’s a perfect movie..
Great movie and a really fun one hit wonder!
My mom showed me this movie last night, I now am an aspiring drummer and have a fantastic favorite song
Gotta listen to The Beatles' catalogue now.
Liv Tyler is stunning here!.Straight up one of the coolest little flicks from the 90's.Not a blockbuster.But a blockbuster to me!
Put me to sleep
@@lionheartroar3104 you're a bit clueless, aren't you, lionheart?
@@chipgaasche4933 Not clueless...I know a boring flick when I see one.
@@lionheartroar3104 as i said...clueless. lol
@@chipgaasche4933 And you're a douche...happy now?
The original drummer: "That's too fast! It's too fast! That...Dammit, I'm outta the band!"
it took a week for the original drummer to learn the tempo LOL
I can't stop laughing seeing Lenny smiling and enjoying this fastest tempo, quite the opposite of Jimmy who was taking himself way too seriously. But seeing him leading Jimmy to go a bit faster with that amused smile on his face is pure gold!
Idk why but this version has always been my favorite of them all through the movie. The studio version & live version at the end are great of course too but there’s something about this one even though it’s off tempo sounding. It for some reason sounds so good naturally to me that has always left me like wow! What a fun film. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I agree
It is because there is a level of tension to it.
because Jimmy doesn't want to sing it fast so he is kinda behind the whole time and finally toward the end he catches up and its glorious
It’s the favourite because it’s the fastest performance of the song. It becomes more polished but slower. That disappointed me when I listened to the soundtrack.
I've never seen a film that captured the love, and heartache of creating a song the way this film does. Love this song and this film.
You can try to watch music & lyrics 😊
Maybe Sing Street
It also gives a glimpse of the recording industry and its artists. The companies that don't really care about the talent as long as they are making money off of them, how a band can plunge quickly into obscurity if one or more of the band members (specially the frontman) has an ego..
Damn that's why the new generations don't care of TEMPO and make mediocre music. TEMPO is the most important thing in music and you earn by listening, hard practicing and experience.
So cool how Guy took a love song and turned it into a dance song by changing the timing.🥁
Hey, What`s Going On Here. It`s Alright, Your A Lucky Man.
i love how angry the lead singer looks throughout this video lol.. i know jimmy's mad because the tempo is faster than normal but his face is hilarious. :)
He's also mad coz he knows it sounds better fast.
@@Magooch86 And, worst of all, that someone else came up with the tempo change. His baby has been taken from him and it ain't ever coming back.
Jimmy’s a miserable prick the entire movie. The actor who portrayed him did a great job. Awesome movie.
Oh I wanted to deck Jimmy, especially toward the end when he was being a real dick to Fay after the unexpected engagement announcement on TV. Guy set him straight when he asked Jimmy, "Why DIDN'T you dump her in Pittsburgh?". Meaning, you shouldn't have strung her along when you clearly weren't worthy of her.
Similar to the Beatles when they did the same thing to John Lennon.
Simple, pure, magic!!
Great movie! It really captured that part of America before everything changed. I love the scene where they hear their song on the radio for the first time in the appliance store.
For every band who ever charted a song that must be an amazing experience.
hell yea.. if your in a band you can relate
They all flipped. I would too.
This movie fills my heart with joy
The Wonders!
Like "I wonder what happened to the O-neders?"
RIGHT!
Fantastic movie , great song !!!
I love the different reactions immediately after Guy starts the tempo faster. Jimmy is obviously irked because that's not what he wrote/rehearsed, T.B. Player is completely like a deer caught in headlights and only gets into the grove in the final chorus (lol), and Lenny (the member whose there for the fun) absolutely loves the vibe and encourages Jimmy to immediately go ahead and even compliments Guy's drumming later.
Just love it.
Great song, has the school gym vibe. Was in a band in high school so this is fun.
I love the fact that they are playing budget gear for this version: Silvertone, Sears guitars, amps, Danelectro and then later in the movie they are all geared up with Fender guitars and amps.
T.B. Player is playing a Danelectro Short Horn Bass ( Lenny is also technically playing a danelectro ( sold as a Silvertone) ( I mostly play Danelectro’s because they were originally headquartered in the town in New Jersey where I was born.. still live in jersey but farther south)
The backing vocals really made that song go.
@ 0048--00:52 a Drummers dream moment and the Star's were aligned. I think this was Tom Hank's best directed movie. They are all great, but this one has a special feeling to it, more personal than Cast Away.
I think in this movie he wanted to show that everyone wants to be a star and can make it big no matter how small a town they come from, whereas in Cast Away he wanted to show that no matter how important you are, you are still just a single Island in a huge Sea of Hollywood.
Did I get it right Mr. Hank's?
P.S. The first time I ever saw you was in "Volunteer's, I knew you would be a big deal then, same as when I first time heard Barack Obama make a speech, some people have just a Hugh impact of presence on life.
I should like to add that you have been and become the King's Jewel Diamond from the roughest stone ever found and I am thankful for it :)
God Bless You & your family.
18 yr old Liv and 20 yr old Charlize in one scene 🤩😍
Someone's a creep
@@RoastBeefQueefSniffer What is wrong with you? What is "creepy" about what he said?
@@barbarak2836 What's wrong with you, Barbara? Go do your stretches and take a Xanax.
@@jackboyproductions4590 Go to bed Jack.
@@jackboyproductions4590 In Communist Russia, bed time is you.
Such a fantastic movie.
This movie is so great and feels so genuine because it draws inspiration from, and mirrors, real bands from the era . . . Like The Four Seasons popularity exploding after Bob Gaudio replaced a band member who could no longer be in the band, providing the missing "it" factor they needed. How the song "That Thing You Do" actually became popular in the real world, like how The Monkees were a tv show about a band that then crossed the lines into the music industry. Etc etc
I love that movie ❤❤❤❤🙋♀️🇮🇸
My favorite part of this clip is near the end when The Bass Player figures out how to walk the bass.
Yep!! There’s something about someone finally “getting it” that’s very cool. The light bulb suddenly got switched on.
@@chasbodaniels1744 The next step, of course, is when everybody gets "locked in" to what the others are doing or are going to do, and you can just feel that they're going to do something new and you give them the space to do it. I was playing keyboard in a band for a while, and you'd almost instinctively lay back when you felt the drummer or lead was about to do something they hadn't done before.
It also means that if someone screws something up, you can cover it. Many years ago when I was in college, I was in the pit for our yearly musical, and most of us had played together going back to jr. high and high school. One night, the girl singing one of the big numbers in the show started singing about three bars too soon. Not four, where it would have made musical sense if you were going to come in early, but three.
I swear, you could feel all 20 of us take a deep breath, and then jump as a unit to where we needed to be
Out of the entire movie ... THIS is the correct speed. "SNAPPY."
Love how Lenny just picks up the harmonies right away like “ok.....I got it”
How true, Terry - to use the motto of the round table, adopt, adapt, and improve.
That's my favorite moment in the whole movie - when Lenny is like YES!!
And I love watching T.B. Player struggling to keep up. lol
Lenny is the true hero of the band! Guy made it fast, but if you think about it Lenny was the one who jumped on board right away, got Jimmy to leave Guy alone and start singing, adjusted his playing the quickest, added the singing harmonies - if he hadn't been there it would have ended with Jimmy just yelling at Guy and probably storming off.
Steve zahn is so funny in this movie.
‘It’s pronounced onedders’ 😂
Looks like The Oneders.😜
Hey wasn't that our fan?
Saw this in theatres. Then I went home and taught myself the whole song on guitar by memory. I was so proud. But it's a super easy song.
Easy but clever, with those corny/brilliant major-minor tricks and the sustaining harmonies and the diminished chord at the end. Sticks in your ear
As a drummer watching this i was like “COME ON! LETS GO! PICK IT UP!” And of course, LOVING it!
Guy had played the song with the guys before, he understood that it wasn’t working very well, he then made a decision that would change not only the tempo of the song but the story of the band.
It was the absolute right decision
I'm a bandless drummer 😢
@@smuggy9085 same
No, he was just in a hurry to hook up with his hot date. 😏
@@Caseytify of course not!
It's the O-nee-ders! Lol! I sh*t my pants every time!
That awkward moment when you realize Frank heffley was in a band, but he doesn't approve of Rodrick's...😐
Steve Zhan lol
Love this scene. Love this movie.
I like how ragged they were at the begging of this song. Compare it to one of the later renditions in the movie.
It is harder to play badly than well.
Only if you're good :)
I've known a lot of people who made it look easy . . .
Love that slight zoom in on the announcer when he mispronounces the name.
Can't believe this was filmed 25 years ago, but it really captures the 60's sound!
Awesome movie
One of the best fictional bands ever. Right up there with Spinal Tap, Sex Bob-Omb and Ellen Aim and the Attackers.
And Cap’n Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters!
Steel Dragon from Rock Star was pretty good too
and the Commitments
Can’t forget Stillwater…
this movie is like the last of the 80s movies. I feels a lot like an 80s movie in tone and subject. The 80s were a lot like and obsessed with the 50s.
An '80s teen flick. You keep looking for Molly Ringwald to show up.
You missed the best part of the MC guy’s monologue, when he yells at the heckler guy for saying “Eat my shorts!” He says “SHUT UP! I’LL KICK YOUR ASS!!!”
Put it at 0.75 playback to hear Jimmy’s original version.
This is the best version. It has the peppiest tempo, the best to dance to.
It does sound better fast!
Jimmy liked it slow...but...i thought it sounded better fast.
@@bombshell42701 they wouldn't have been rock stars if the song remained a ballad LOL
As a drummer myself, I cam really appreciate and relate to this scene! 🥁 one of the best original songs for a movie ever.
Fun to notice that the had the beat body bounce going, in sync. You know when the guys playing the guitars have the little body bob going. Do not see that much these days.
Without a doubt my favorite music based movie. Tom Hanks went to great lengths to get as close as possible to make sure everything was period correct with the musical instruments, The sets , automobiles….and the music of course. It’s not easy to write great music from the 60’s in the 2,000’s….yes you can nit pick and find some things that aren’t perfect….but why would you. If you’ve never seen the extended version your missing out on quite a bit. Of course the only way to see the extended version is if you get the DVD because they don’t show it on cable tv….to bad ……….
Great scene...I like the different reactions from the guys in the band...The drummer hits a groove, and is oblivious to anything but maintaining it. The lead guitar gets it right away. The bass keeps up, but he's working hard, and only allows himself that little "Holy shit! I can do this!" towards the end. The rhythm vocalist stays just a little behind the beat, which actually works better...
Love this song ... but I keep watching this to see Liv Tyler ... good grief.
For me it was Charlize Theron.
@@chuckschillingvideos I can respect that ...
A melhor banda de todos os tempos
Imagine how long the tune would be if it were played at 1/2 tempo?
That lead singer was a pain in the ass the whole entire movie.
I think that was the point
Remember Pete Best
Best tempo of the whole movie ... "Snappy!"
Was that the young Charlize Theron?
yup!
Not quite so young, but yes.
L.p.
It was her first movie.
@@sspdirect02 Actually Children of the Corn III was her first (uncredited) movie. She broke out in 1996 in 2 Days in the Valley opposite "rising superstar" Teri Hatcher and that came out just before this film. I always thought Mighty Joe Young was her first film because that was the first one I noticed her in. Great job.
I would recommend watching the extended cut. It explains a few small things, such as the Spartacus thing.
This song was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.