Ben Folds - Fred Jones, Pt. 2 (Live In Perth, 2005)

[@BoBnfishy]

Ben has some fantastic songs for when you're in a great mood and think to yourself "yeah enough of that!"

[@francesgower8933]

Absolutely brilliant ❤

[@lyziemeowmeowmeow9787]

I work in memory care with elders. I am an Activity Professional. This song means a lot to me. Thank you for creating it.

[@argentorangeok6224]

10 years pouring my heart into an engineering job in oil and gas. They laid me off like I was no one. Two years later and I'm head tool and carton die maker for a small company. I go to work and all of a sudden, eight hours have passed by. I'm well respected by my coworkers and the owner. I go home tired, dirty, and having done something objectively useful. I love it more than anything I've ever done. I'm never going back to the corporate world. Screw those people.

[@frothywalrus]

i'm so happy for you

[@carsonneal]

hell yeah bro

[@matthewgrundy3284]

And now.. we (that don't want this shot), may lose our livelihoods.

[@dbrown2264]

I love Ben Fold’s work so much. Not only is it touching and artful, but I became aware of him when I was in the army. Returning from leave from Iraq I listened to Ben Folds Live non stop on the multiple flights. Really comforted me and sticks with me to this day.

[@MadWithPowerBand]

Knowing so many people in the newspaper business after having worked at one in the 80s, this is just a gut-punch.

[@keithwagg3670]

Powerful and brilliantly performed. What a song!

[@WaterBrosMusic68]

The gorgeous combination of melody and pathos in this song have always killed me. The last chorus is always sung in loud sobs in my car.

[@Paul-dw2cl]

this song is a good demonstration of his talents

[@xCelineehh]

the first song i ever heard from Ben Folds, and this exact version as well. been a fan from him ever since

[@JackForsterMUSIC]

My Dad passed away in Nov 2021 from leukaemia and this is the song the blindsided me when it came on xxxxx made me think of him so much xxxx

[@StarsForward]

It's impossible for me to hear this song without choking up a little.

[@dirtmonkey4x435]

I was just made redundant from my job in magazine publishing. This is the first place I came to. Bastards indeed.

[@Briarboyfl]

Thanks for reminding me of how much I enjoy Ben Folds.

[@FallNorth]

This has always been one of my fav Ben songs for many reasons .. I'm not ancient but I've been around long enough to see people retire, jobs go, factories and shops close etc.... I was just thinking about just how many jobs (such as people at newspapers ... that still exist) that will be taken by AI. Soon and hard and brutal. And it fills me with an even deeper sadness. The job mentioned in this story about a guy who cared about his job .. no chance."paints" "projectors"!. Nope. Hey we might have a soul-less Ben in your little enclave of this brave new limited world! If your social credits allow you to listen of course.

[@lulusprepperpad8301]

Always nice to see someone else aware of the coming agenda. 😎

[@QuincyKane]

This is one of my favorite Ben Folds songs; absolutely beautiful!

[@brendahawkins3965]

Hi would love to know what you think of my 18 year old grandsons cover of this kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGa5np2HmKeajK8

[@indynimm]

Same thing happened to me back in January. Feelsbadman

[@TheScoobysteve]

It's not a competition but the Cello is deinitely the best instrument.

[@the78thHesparian]

Chilling my friend

[@squaresoft01]

This song is so much more brutal when put alongside part 1 (cigarette). Such beautiful music with such painful lyrics.

[@Jayne_Maya]

Just beautiful Ben. A reminder why you are my favourite musical artist

[@lardog112]

Wow, sad and great all wrapped up together.

[@cydonia1]

This is one of the saddest songs I know

[@Hey-vk7em]

Goosebumps

[@CreamyGoodness-sp5vr]

Idk why but this is my recovery song

[@JoeCorll]

I was just layed off this morning. This song has finally made me cry.

[@davieboy3814]

This is what I think of when I think of myself as an old man.

[@davieboy3814]

And I’m sorry Mr. Corll.

[@JoeCorll]

@@davieboy3814 It was time.

[@iletyoucallmestevesy]

@@JoeCorll Checkin in. How you holding up Mr Corll

[@HB-xf2xl]

I'm a bawling mess now.

[@davidlabelle361]

Way to kick us all in the groin, Ben.

[@felroms]

Nice! greetings from mexico

[@TigerNightmare]

Well, now you gotta post that nutty Rock This Bitch 2.0 from this show.

[@ktotheramer]

I always wondered if thisfuss was the Fred Jones who drove the Mystery Machine for darn kids, and that is his story Part i? Zoinks!! '

[@kieranmalone5548]

Cigarette is Part 1

[@heathm5151]

And the kids ask, 'What's a newspaper?'...

[@CurtisPNW]

Was waiting for John McCrea to join him

[@markhardham9403]

"John McCrea of Cake, Y'all"

[@thomashickey6130]

Happened to me and it will likely happen to many.... replaced by someone younger, smarter, better looking and more importantly lower paid….

[@joshmcgootermier2301]

I hope people in the current social climate realize that eventually we all have to be Stan... just worry that today’s 18 year olds will be Stan before they hit 30 at this rate.