Dirty Projectors - Part 1 | A Take Away Show

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Dirty Projectors play "Police Story," "Six Pack" and "Gimme Gimme" in Greenwich Village, NYC
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"A crazy man, girls who sing in syncopation, an old sweater, a cop and a McDonalds. All this, and much more: The Dirty Projectors..."
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[@thebiznacho]

Is anyone else in love with these guys?

[@YREHCorp]

Holy moly the young days! This is great!

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

i think it sounds fucking awesome. the screeches he makes are jarring and evocative and i love how he warbles. like, you can't just say it's horse shit, you're only allowed to say "i don't like it". same goes for any style of singing, whether it be screamo, opera, etc. ~~because, duh, music is subjective so just chill and listen to what you like and appreciate that different things make different people feel great happiness~~

[@hanus416]

i really dont understand how anyone can not like this...its beautiful...its almost surreal..

[@thefucktrots]

still a classic

[@agustinc6102]

still

[@BunnyMan456]

this was surreal and haunting. i don't get the relationship between these three girls and this dude and how it can sustain itself in the real world. at the end when people stopped and listened. that was beatiful. AH oh my god it was ACTUALLY happening! haha

[@MsDoomface]

this was the most amazing live performance ive ever seen

[@weareallgiants]

soooo freakin good. I will never get over the genious and beautiful melodies/dischordance of dirty projectors.

[@jamesbarber4]

I love that sweater too. I'm gonna look in some charity shops for one, lol

[@veggiethief]

Dave and the girls are so nice.

[@safetydept]

It's stunning that they were even able to make this, considering the draconian laws against filming in public spaces in NYC.

[@ohsweetwoods]

these harmonies make me cry.

[@alphablitz1024]

That dude is actually insanely prolific. He doesn't have a regular 40 hour job, but he does work like crazy.

[@flanissimo]

gorgeous vid. great band. great city, too. capital of world, baby!

[@Chan.711]

this is awesome, the ladies really make the music, gr8 harmony

[@brandonwrightmusic]

this is just about the strangest and most beautiful band on planet earth, holy shit I am blown away by everything they fucking do.

[@KarleneAlyssa]

The most beautiful comedic abusive potato filmed version of black flag by memory I will never forget even 12 years later.

[@p4trickpants]

Needed this today

[@bragladish]

The music is obviously to challenging for the average pedestrian... lol I love it. I really think this old school 60's style of filming on the street is cool. love that somone has taken it upon themselves to document what's happening and where music truly is today... not the industry but the true passion and genius of the avant-garde.

[@bragladish]

that was a little tense... with the security guard/police officer? When dude goes off... lol! the reaction from the crowed is priceless! It's really interesting how people react to these spontaneous recordings. There is always some level of confusion until the public sees the camera, then they start to react to what's being filmed, up until that point there a bit annoyed and confused. . Half of the people don't know what to do.

[@mario8a18]

WOOOWWW DUDE I WAS ON ACID AND THIS MAKE ME FEEL WEIRD

[@poiewhfopiewhf]

omg

[@LBAW]

the ladies' voices are angelic.

[@moldypeach]

i love his scream!

[@naefspiel]

this is stunning. I love it.

[@MrMrIhopethisworks]

@merdufer The Whole album rise above, which this song is taken from is a cover of Black Flag's Damaged, so most of the lyrics are Black Flag's... check the wiki article on it. it's amazing that Dave Longstreth did it all from memory.

[@montigol]

any chance there's a better quality version of this entire film? it's so amazing.

[@iamthepinkylifter]

the guy is a freaking genius.

[@recyclebininfinity4983]

yea hes a musical genius

[@user-ht4gb2fw4e]

fuckin great!! hippie lives!!

[@cartercartercartercar]

please reupload this in higher quality. this is one of the best ones

[@BrooklynRagtag]

I agree with most of what iamthepinkylifter said, except the Naivete of the music. His singing is raw and pointed, but his harmonic concept is really advanced and I find nothing accidental about the way Longstreth's singing interacts with the orchestration of the three voices. I would be surprised if Longstreth hasn't devoted a lot of time to some serious musical study.

[@pegasusgiraffe]

This looks soooo cultish :P

[@SykurTheBand]

We played with Dirty Projectors a couple of years ago, they are awesome! After this pop over to our channel and say hi

[@headstands]

amazing! my favorite take away show so far, by far.

[@zuzzau]

it's amazing! what a talent they've got!

[@RSchep2]

Go work for a record label my scout friend, you seem to have a good ear.

[@fallensniper15]

singing next to cops:)

[@Preda21]

During Gimme Gimme, I love yet hate how long it took for people to disconnect themselves from their static pace and plug into the beauty of the moment that so many others had passed.

[@imcurtis206]

man idk how they harmonize the girls' vocals at all but it's incredible

[@iamthepinkylifter]

i agree that >99% of the music around now is exactly what you've described, but Dave Longstreth is definitely not among that large percentage. He released his first album in 2001, just before the strokes et al shifted everyone's focus to indie music. Longstreth's music is difficult to tolerate without repeated listening. It's understandable that people write him off. But to me, his albums (especially his early ones) are like museum pieces. They ooze naïve earnestness, far from bullshit.

[@TheSpallanzani]

Wow, you're so cool and funny. Maybe that's why you have so many friends

[@MsDoomface]

wow i watched this on mushrooms and it blew my mind. im totally a fan now

[@desiobu]

powerful voices

[@ridingthenose]

anybody have the chords to police story? Its a great song and i can't seem to figure it out

[@poiewhfopiewhf]

still looking?

[@ChainsawCommando]

I was into Black Flag right when they came out with their first album. So when I first heard the Projectors, I was surprised at first. But now I really appreciate their rendition of this fine music. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll do the Sex Pistols or Ramones next.

[@TheBensont123]

dave totally looks like a cross between rivers cuomo and david byrne. totally.

[@iamthepinkylifter]

i meant naive in the emotional sense. He is musically trained; he studied classical composition at yale. you can hear it in the way the music is structured and in the chord arrangements and cadences he chooses. guy definitely knows his shit.

[@matttheobscure13]

its that zeitgeist rolling through parricide rhythms which makes it hot

[@UHU90]

excellent!

[@MaimounaFall]

08:19 is friggin amazing! the rest as well

[@elizzerulestheworld]

VIVE LA BLOGOTHEQUE!

[@merdufer]

lol@ the first song. even if their uniqueness and technical brilliance mean nothing to you, you'd have to appreciate their pure audacity.

[@adambraunstein3283]

❤

[@schmarsh]

Fuck yeah, hocket!

[@ivywoods13woods31]

The fucking best

[@19amf95]

haha i love how there's a cop standing there during "police story"

[@reiddan93]

2020

[@CollinFC]

6:22 All that tape and his strap still falls off. I want dave's sweater lol.

[@SleazysWonderland]

it was cool how the first song is about the police being fucked up and that the policewoman was just oblivious to it all!

[@mvsdzb]

Holy Mole-y! 7:37

[@ronaldbibi209]

yo where is the 4k?

[@dmschutz]

P.S.--"Where did you get that hayut?" @ 00:30 is fucking precious.

[@Mikealike92]

Oh my god it burns.

[@orosenberg]

Anyone know the chords for police story? Or where to find them?

[@safetydept]

pure magic @2:55

[@MrBhekumuzi]

David, Oh David

[@orosenberg]

does anyone know the chords for police story?

[@Travmann777]

does anyone know the chords in this song? PLEASE

[@cockroachbalogna]

That's kinda funny actually, how people keep ignoring them until others start looking at them, then everyone starts noticing somethings going on so they're interested too. kinda builds up like that

[@flishnizadifad]

He sings very wacky melodies. But yeah it's all intentional even when it sounds off.

[@evanazo]

why does he freak out like that?? besides that beautiful music

[@ksdaf]

i think some of you people are missing the point of the singing. if he was going for beautiful, perfect pitch singing and ended up with this i understand. but that isnt the idea, and the signing is beautiful in a whole different way

[@defdeezy]

@MyLittleHero95 @MyLittleHero95 I'm with you man. these cats responding are saying 'it's just music' etc but this video demonstrates a symptom (albeit a 'creative' one) of what's been happening to our city for the past decade or so... enjoy your music, folks. Real New Yorkers are paying for it with gentrification, rising rent, and outlandish prices for basic necessities. And please, if you're going to respond to prove me wrong, don't be from a place other than NYC, because you don't understand.

[@shaokem]

How does one shut up the fuck? HAHAHA!!! just play'n with ya! have a good one glofus!

[@Cptheadstomp420]

just thinking the same thing XD

[@shaunatherton8328]

Surely better quality, video wise , versions of this exist?

[@ayyekittycat]

was this filmed with a microwave?

[@goobag123]

@KidEh1979 i was skipping through the video and i skipped exactly to that part and almost threw my computer off the table

[@rcrespo357]

Nelson laugh: ah ha.

[@luketracey3269]

🍀

[@pablodjango3749]

😊

[@liatrisnoel]

what do the people say at the end?

[@gregwazhear]

where did you get that hat? haha

[@strawhattedman]

This stuff is red-hot. How have I not heard this before. I'm an IDIOT!

[@anillinoisemaker]

My favorite thing is that no one pays any attention to them. Ridiculous.

[@deepdishvideo]

this is way better than booty poppin

[@sccrhns]

I think this dude has turrets.

[@shaokem]

ditoz!

[@mrm86]

heh, subversive genius this guy is.

[@GerardSantiago23]

I loved this, but it also made me feel soooo uncomfortable at times.

[@cadj0ckey]

makes me wanna start a cult

[@deepset]

...to you

[@aarossell]

@goobag123 hahaha

[@greenroots]

how the fuck can you guys call his voice terrible?? seriously, if you want to hear the same melodies and pitch you hear every single day then just watch tv commercials.

[@JulianIrwinX]

I think that's what he wants it to sound like.

[@vanillaskynet]

@slightlyskitso he creates the songs, how can you have a hard time with him

[@Mitch-Cumstein]

Dude, you have no idea what your talking about, so stop talking, or just take it somewhere else. This is the best advice anyones ever gonna give you.

[@jjrob114]

@whitebloodcell305 Amen brother

[@adamsandlerasa]

I love dirty projectors, but im not so sure about 1:21 - 1:23...

[@elsquibbs]

One has to be a real rebel to not work, live off of a trust fund and talk shit to a cop all while trying to sing and play a guitar.

[@atikkanen0912]

LAWLLL @ 1:19

[@dmschutz]

My dad thought they sucked in the '60s My mom thought they sucked in the '70s Black Flag and Raymond Pettibon thought they sucked in the '80s (that's why they did what they did) Somebody thought they sucked in the '90s I think they suck now.