The Legendary NYC A-Train Sax Battle (Super Cut)

Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology.
As far as I know, no one has put these videos together without missing key parts so please enjoy this full recreation of the most epic sax battle in history.
Musicians:
Player 1: Zach Mayer / zachmayermusic
New Challenger: Sapphire Adizes / sapphireadizes
Credit:
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[@worthier9495]

Hey how long did this video took u because it has been 7years since all the videos of this sax battle happened just wanted to know.

[@tobywebb2112]

I'm guessing 7 years

[@SilentHippo]

Yes.

[@italianshin6788]

bruh

[@sambhasin5643]

And yet he got 207k views lmaooo

[@FirebaII0]

I love thsi

[@cluckinbell1974]

2nd guy: **pulls out mouthpiece** “I T S T I M E”

[@vivekduggal987]

This comment gonna blow up .

[@johnkenley4687]

TO DU-DU-DU-DU-DUEL

[@bricechartrand3808]

Legend has it, he carried that sax every day of his life, waiting for this moment.

[@watermelon-cu9ls]

showtime

[@EvilPaladin11]

@@vivekduggal987 So far, 638 likes over the course of a week.

[@calebdrake101]

"How'd you meet your best friend?" "well..."

[@LucasVenda]

Jahahahahahaha oh shit, this one comment got me laughing my gut off

[@Jomari_Idioma]

I want to like the comment but it's already at 420

[@Joe-ez8jd]

@@Jomari_Idioma okay like it now you normie

[@CrafterVSWild]

Something to make their girls jealous about

[@iamnotahackerkun1810]

got your 1000th like my guy

[@okdarius]

"I can't dance for shit!" *Goes right back to groovin'* We all need a friend like this😭

[@27toten]

Live without fear of prejudice. Life becomes way more fun.

[@TheHirohikoAraki]

This isn’t a showdown anymore, it’s a straight up duet.

[@bobbaseball5182]

A... Duel.

[@MatthewTeachout-xj4yy]

@@bobbaseball5182of the…Fates

[@RkRk-xi7wi]

​@@bobbaseball5182a Duelette.

[@Zionist918]

Yes yes and yes

[@jmiller08]

@@MatthewTeachout-xj4yyof the flats…

[@Alterego912]

“Sorry I’m late, there was a sick jazz battle on the train and I missed my stop.”

[@Misledgiant]

Wild encounter

[@FormerNine]

this probably a good excuse

[@arissyazwanaman3211]

The boss: " Did you record it?"

[@wario9688]

If you show your boss this video he'll understand 100%

[@bulbulitobayagbagan9633]

Worth.

[@cutesybols4917]

i really love that some random guy said "oh shit" when the challenger appeared. he knew that the showdown would be epic

[@TPilly]

Literally as soon as I heard a 2nd I'd be looking for a camera crew for tbs

[@stevenkooker9615]

Come, we must restore the 969 comments...

[@Puckanm]

He knew the SHIT was about to go DOWN! :)

[@dogwithheadphones]

And he was right!

[@dtx3741]

lmao

[@kestrylsinflight]

At 3:15, he takes a step back to brace himself because the train starts moving, but the timing makes it look like he’s doing it to brace himself against the sheer force of the music.

[@wlof16]

The train is only moving through the sheer force of music

[@HARTTG]

@@wlof16now THAT is what I called MAGICC

[@GiaBao-gr2zd]

It is just the timeline we live where this is perfect 😘

[@falconkrause9324]

This is the most hype shit

[@regi4834]

Love you for that catch

[@kaiseriv8483]

Im just imagining a person from Japan visiting America and taking their first trip on a train here while this goes down.

[@friedrichmuller2416]

I was thinking the same lol

[@wesleyhassmer1753]

Welcome to America! Where this shit happens!

[@Echs_D33]

It’s hilarious because it’s the culture there to stay as quiet and respectful as possible. Something like taking a call or eating would be considered rude. Lmao it’s so funny to imagine.

[@vxsmokeyxv5540]

And then they get off the train and get mugged

[@Embersofthedark]

Welcome to america where stupid shit and dumb science come to party

[@jewelfoxgaming873]

"Honey, hi where are you" *"I'm witnessing the best thing in my life"*

[@hannahhanson3909]

I like to imagine this said after the birth of a child

[@daidarabotchi3891]

@@hannahhanson3909 I was imagining they'd just come back from their honeymoon!

[@bernardakoito]

Wife: you're at fucking hooters again?

[@yeetmcyeetalot5979]

@@bernardakoito husband: even better

[@pixelfencer]

“I miss my stop but I’ll take another back”

[@tracydews7310]

Guy 1: Just vibin Guy 2: “I’ve been training for this my whole life”

[@potater8034]

Guy 2: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

[@xdtimetoastergaming273]

@@potater8034 *and it was*

[@a.kzestos2085]

@@xdtimetoastergaming273 XD

[@elijahs7091]

"Training" Im sorry

[@YuiGlitch]

Dont mind me, giving you the 1k like this comment deserves 😗🍜✨

[@noewantstosleep]

I have this saved under a playlist named "let this show that humanity was here"

[@hexcodeff6624]

can you make it public?

[@wilddoge8300]

Pls make it public!

[@joaquin3509]

Yess, make it public if you want, sounds like a great playlist

[@HassanIQ777]

make it public plzzz

[@banquote4253]

that sums up a feeling that everyone here watching this is feeling

[@kora8063]

"Uh dad, thats our stop, we should-" *"No son. We're staying."*

[@yeraldosanchez3904]

Broooo

[@puchopucho7790]

Dude, i was just thinking. If this happens i don't care missing 5 stops, i gotta see how it ends

[@tanmaybanerjee5633]

Kid :So dad... When are we getting out... Dad : ... Thats the clean part.... We don't..

[@swampdonkey1567]

Thanks dad

[@nomsterdude]

*"Indefinitely"*

[@lspellslogic877]

This is the kind of shit that happens when I'm absent for one day at school

[@PrecipiceLifeTheory]

too relatable

[@shinoa_hiiragi_]

More than relatable

[@ChaddingAroundYT]

exactly lmao 💀

[@miguelgumatay4120]

Yeah my teacher when I was grade 3 sang and played the guitar I was absent

[@chonko4252]

Ye

[@selectivepontification8766]

In order for this legendary moment to happen, all of the following were required: - a guy gets on the A-train to play his sax - some other guy gets up and starts vibing his heart out and playing hypeman for the sax guy - a second guy, on the same car of the same train at the same time, has a sax of his own ready to go, and is willing and able to start a sax battle for the crowd, and the two of them are able to match each other beat for beat It's things like this that convince me miracles do happen

[@27toten]

this is what life was meant to be

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

The progression from _Billie Jean_ to _I Like to Move It_ is just so unexpected yet so natural.

[@austinli8581]

It’s actually Chameleon by Herbie Hancock, but their basslines and chords are somewhat similar.

[@archangelrapheal5231]

Love Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

[@FirstNameLastName-gz1sw]

I love around 4:00 you can tell they’re communicating and the entire vibe of their improvisation changed and they both followed it perfectly

[@bailzzzzzz]

that's 'chameleon' by herbie hancock that they're riffing on there. Tenor starts playing the bass line which the bari catches straight away. Super impressive, there's a lot of quoting songs they probably expect the other will recognise.

[@vodozhaba]

The second dude assembling his sax has the same energy as those scenes in action movies where a sniper assembles their rifle at a vantage point

[@soulance8342]

Definitely was planning on dropping a body or two.

[@bryanf6638]

He even quietly tested his tuning, as if he we're adjusting his scope

[@Yan-my7es]

Yeah second guy is the infamous badass.

[@BrizukoOG]

Lmfao i seen this before

[@getfoxed5465]

Mission imposible 5

[@aptom203]

The guy assembling his sax ready for the challenge has the same energy as a secret agent assembling a briefcase sniper rifle.

[@stolyartoad8640]

Or the quiet kid opening his suspiciously large backpack

[@antonmccormick7241]

@@stolyartoad8640 😂

[@aaronhallow1422]

1:08 🐱

[@biii6140]

@@stolyartoad8640 HAHAHAHHAHAHH STOP PL;S

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

The Assaxxin

[@samuelbaldwin2877]

How much do you wanna bet that started a life long friendship ?

[@user-gz1lu5ke5r]

😮

[@panthersherman453]

Long friendship and definitely long term music career.

[@emilv.3693]

It actually didn't. They never crossed paths again

[@PatriceStair]

@@emilv.3693how do u know?

[@simarsimfy]

@@emilv.3693 NOOOOOOO. they're buddies for a lifetime now, let me feed my delusionsss🥹

[@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197]

This was so organic too. Before people could pretend this was a coincidence for clicks. It was just serendipity.

[@dnice2nice902]

“A second controller is connected, press start” “Player 2 has joined the game”

[@instantfury2818]

"Player 2 has started duel with Player 1"

[@miyoko8380]

Damn, that's some nostalgia.

[@yesman5980]

Rip split screen

[@trevordrexler5652]

Awesome

[@noriakikakyoin5749]

I remember the PS3...

[@artfulbastard]

He assembled that sax like a tactical rifle

[@peanutbuttertoast7742]

I was looking for this comment ☺️

[@sweetbeatz6753]

Same

[@anacousticguitar2530]

It's how I feel every single time I assemble mine

[@randomunoriginalname]

@@anacousticguitar2530 it would be funny to see a dude assembling a saxophone then putting a scope on it for longer range and zoom Do re mi fa so you’ve chosen death *intense saxophone sound*

[@diollinebranderson6553]

This guy copied a famous. Qatch hell respond with another decieving lie to defend himself

[@rousedg]

Passenger: "I think you missed your stop." Me: "Nah, my stop is after these guys are done."

[@poepplays4489]

I'm convinced this is how we should be fighting wars. Send in your best sax player.

[@teamconspiracy]

Love this comment

[@unknown-otter]

Idk why I read it as "send in your best tax payer", haha

[@poepplays4489]

@@unknown-otter he's going to lose the fight unless he can whistle like a mofo

[@LucaBl]

"Finally a worthy opponent" -Red pants guy while assembeling his Sax with deadly precision

[@lihzzahrdspeed6631]

“OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!”

[@itsnotme9323]

@@lihzzahrdspeed6631 huh?

[@lihzzahrdspeed6631]

@@itsnotme9323 uncultured

[@nickenglehart6469]

@@lihzzahrdspeed6631 fighting white and black bear featuring jack black

[@FuryMcpurey]

@@itsnotme9323 It's a Kung Fu Panda reference

[@apelord7310]

“My stop was three stops ago but I don’t wanna miss this...”

[@Loreurka]

The stop doesn’t matter in these cases

[@maximocossetti9198]

You can always take the subway back to your stop, but you can only see this once

[@solidzack]

I'd miss finals on purpose to witness this live

[@christiandelozier109]

Dude. I'd call out for this... Fuck it. I'm now gonna be 4 hours late for work. Lol. Might as well call out at this point. This would be worth it. I work at a music store. My work would understand. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nailclipper2399]

Man this was uploaded in KZbin? I was freaking there...was soo nice to witness

[@r1konTheAutomator]

3:24 - that note gets me. Thats instant goosebumps with the perfect conversation between two masters. Fucking dope.

[@FormerGoober]

Every few months I come back to this video to remind myself what happiness feels like.

[@3takoyakis]

Oh Hi im a newcomer

[@JaguarBST]

I commented so you would come back once more.

[@W_Waves0519]

Boss: “Why were you late?” Me: “You’ll never believe me if I told you.”

[@b4y.12]

You: " I just saw 2 random guy with a saxophone dueling in the subway "

[@apostleofd119]

To the boss just wait until it randomly appear in your KZbin feed

[@versetalks8953]

WHITE T-SHIRT GUY: "well what now boss? do you now believe in me?" Boss: 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mattbest9095]

"It's better that I show you."

[@donaldbagwell7202]

I would be jealous of that employee

[@grins9882]

When the 2 main characters of a series meet for the first time:

[@justahuman9273]

THIS!! 😂👍

[@rumikang33]

@@justahuman9273 yo wtf our names match.

[@kisame_askage3977]

Then after this they suddenly go back to hating eachother again

[@wayne47able]

This was like Jon meeting Dany... But better... Far better

[@user-ft7pq7rt3j]

they have a sax anime now!? 🤣🤣🤣

[@HeadDetectiveLassie]

I can't imagine what it was like if you were on one of the platforms the train stopped at. Doors open, and you hear the battle and cheers for a few seconds before it drives away.

[@DrumickD]

“You’re finally home!” “You won’t believe what just happened”

[@im_curry]

The first guy: playing around having fun The second guy: **assembles saxophone menacingly**

[@ethanconahan3282]

JOHNNY Show Me Your War Face!, NO , YOUR WAR FACE

[@IndialovesyouBJP2024]

Best comment 😂

[@EventheStephenisEven]

Literally a jojo fight

[@im_curry]

@@EventheStephenisEven literally, it has the sax and everything

[@justadude2266]

2nd guy: allow me to introduce myself 🎶🎷🌛

[@RudyPhile]

“Oh you’re approaching me?” “I can’t play sax without getting closer”

[@SteventheOrigin]

Well get as close as you like. -actually don't 6 feet bro-

[@Dragonlord826]

SAXURO SAXIO

[@apacheattackhelicopter5823]

You can’t hear my saxy music without getting closer

[@lorenzoaguilera8736]

Is that a jojo reference

[@continue7934]

Stand user: Zack Mayer Stand name: Sax platinum Stand user: Sapphire Adizes Stand name: The sax

[@tszkwancheung8279]

Funny thing is that we all come back to watch this video once a year

[@manonpavllptdr]

Absolutely

[@minimino9878]

Yep I came to watch it again.

[@rubenskiii]

Thank you for whoever reconstructed this moment, true internet archeology. A bit of humanity preserved in 1's and 0's, hopefully for a long time to come.

[@heishirosilang2162]

The first guy with the sax: life is good- The guy with the 2nd sax: but it can be better

[@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906]

Prepare for trouble- And make it double-

[@TheFreakyFish251]

_Both, both is good_

[@supersuccess5727]

@@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906 team rocket

[@ariana1042]

It can be better😂

[@FuryMcpurey]

@@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906 to protect the world from devastation, to unite all peoples within our nation

[@MrDanNS]

The red pants sax guy couldn't have announced his presence any better

[@improvingguitarist1595]

Ikr

[@charlie6519]

My man walking into battle with his boss music.

[@Dargonhuman]

That was definitely an S-Tier dramatic entrance.

[@brycemckenzie9894]

@@Dargonhuman definitely

[@brycemckenzie9894]

@@charlie6519 true

[@benanbrnan]

most genuine human interaction since a while

[@micahbeckner2274]

this is genuinely one of the greatest KZbin videos of all time

[@whimp2720]

Sax guy 1: "prepare for trouble" Sax guy 2: "and make it double"

[@lordbanana9616]

Sax guy 1: to protect the world from devastation Sax guy 2: to unite the people with in our nation

[@rrrozess9547]

Lmaooooo

[@Myo7785]

@Oliver Olitia Sax guy 1 and 2 : Saxophone blasts off at the speed of light! Surrender now, or prepare to fight

[@anerdwithaswitch9686]

@@Myo7785 White Shirt Guy: Hype man, that's right!

[@phaetonxi344]

@@anerdwithaswitch9686 Sax Guy 1: A song to light the skies that once were black Sax Guy 2: And echoes to the ends of the universe, and back!

[@cott7203]

Everyone gangst'a till the dude dancing pulls out his alto sax

[@nathancheung3601]

Everyone gangsta til Kenny g hops on with a soprano sax and kills the vibe

[@agentEE233]

Player 3 has joined

[@thejman364]

Everyone on the train: Why do I still hear boss music???

[@cjtjorpotato6953]

Same profile picture helll yeaaahhh

[@adjay_limbeng]

It's a tenor

[@alyssasimpson5805]

2:36 we need whoever started to rap to finish it cuz that little tidbit sounded amazing

[@Nanuks_Fun_Zone]

This video unironically gives me hope for humanity

[@jacobleukus6930]

That look on his face when he’s getting out the sax is like “holy shit I actually have something for this situation with me please don’t leave just yet”

[@mlgproplayer2915]

True! XD

[@yertzz5072]

how do you have 1 thousand liked and one reply

[@jacobleukus6930]

@@yertzz5072 bro I didn’t even know I had a thousand likes let alone only one comment. Welcome to the team number 2

[@theazurechaos75]

2 thousand? Time for another reply

[@jacobleukus6930]

@@theazurechaos75 thank you for your continued patronage. Still not sure why this is happening

[@GlyntTheCat]

"So why are you late?" "A sax battle broke out on my subway car" "You're excused"

[@MotionREM]

Yeah if this was going on i would miss my stop lol

[@PutsOnSneakers]

I can't believe you missed our anniversary date and you felt the need to insult my intelligence and come up with a ridiculous lie like that! We are so OVER! I HATE MEN! I

[@Mishax.]

@@PutsOnSneakers I hate how this would probably happen

[@donti1773]

''Did you recorded it?''

[@bingusshimgus4761]

where alto

[@tucker0624]

As a freshman playing alto, I now plan to move to the city when I’m older, and take my sax on every train, hoping something as epic as this will happen to me

[@carterpaananen3803]

I love how the second video starts just as the music changes; it's like he's summoning challengers.

[@cr0wnin]

I love how you can tell that they’re somewhat out of harmony at points, meaning that this was absolutely not planned.

[@johncraven6671]

Yeah when it breaks down you can hear them setting a new baseline to jam off. Very impressive, some well known classics in there too!

[@AngelEmfrbl]

@@johncraven6671 Their a Baritone and a Tennor sax, so they have different roles, the bass sax just sets the pace, and the Tennor is playing off it. The times their not doing this, they switch to a "call and response" method, which is what one does the other will other respond to. EXample is when they go silly high (the baritone one strains and sounds a bit elephant-y, its really not meant to do that high).

[@bea4790]

@@AngelEmfrbl this is so interesting! Thank you!

[@mgenta2612]

Back then when people were creative and didn't fake everything for internet clout. Miss those times.

[@thomasflores7817]

It’s called jamming

[@phifuru]

I like at some point in the duel they start fuckin screaming at eachother with saxophones

[@Jamplays592]

Js m8 it's really hard to keep a consistent high note on a sax

[@ostaptyv]

If I spotted an alien, and I wanted to explain to him what humanity is, I would show him this video

[@germbean9705]

that ending was perfect, the fact they coordinated that without saying a word and just with their eyes with the power of improvisation

[@angelaphsiao]

The “oh shit” when the second saxophone enters, followed by the second, louder “oh shit!” When they realize they’re both actually good

[@TheCatloverCG]

@hail Hankel 1:49 and 1:53

[@kodoaok626]

What is the name of the second player ?

[@usernotfound1191]

@@kodoaok626 we don't the name of either

[@usernotfound1191]

Usually happens in NYC from what im told

[@robbie7736]

@@kodoaok626 Sapphire Adizes

[@joshuadoll9000]

I love how no one really gave a shit about one guy playing his sax but as soon as the second one came in everyone got into it.

[@Derpydude9001]

One guy is nice music to pass the time. Two guys is an epic sax battle, the likes of which are a once in a lifetime event!

[@YurgenGrimwood]

A jazz instrument on its own is nothing to write home about. You need that harmonization to pop things off.

[@devinwhite5064]

Music really didn't kick off until there was another. Which is why most musicians have more than one person making music, even those solo artists have someone else with background music.

[@cursedcode1062]

cause they know shit bout to go down

[@normalplays4937]

Battle initiated

[@morvent9668]

I always come back to this video every few years. There’s plenty of great “spontaneous” videos that are clearly staged, but they’re still funny. This video though, this is the real deal. No planning, no social media clout chasing. No professional cameraman present, the OP had to find and stitch separate footage together. It just organically happened because the right people were on the right train at the right time. It is the spirit of the adolescent internet distilled into a single, perfect day on the A-Train.

[@simarsimfy]

when the quality of life was better than the quality of cameraaaaaaaaaaaa

[@fitchyyboi]

lmao top tier comment

[@NewNew-mk5xo]

If it were not recorded, no one would have believed it.

[@fletch84]

Literally everyone would be that.

[@Gorindakia]

But this would never happen and not be recorded in this day and age. You’re right though if my parents or grandparents told me this it would be hard to believe

[@flankenkoenig_]

We can tell our children about it, if they dont believe it all we need to do, is show them this video

[@Dereksunny08]

You just had to say it happened in a subway in NYC, no one would doubt you usisjsjsjs

[@psycho7642]

I’ve never seen such a good instance of “why do I hear boss music”

[@theblackwendigo]

When covid is over I want to hear this

[@saimon751]

Maybe that what the other guy heard when the man in red pants show up

[@Manius_Vibius]

This is when 2 people fight for who's the best even though they dont know each other

[@bananaeclipse3324]

We NEED to get this animated! Just a short animatic of this, it would be so perfect. All of the hype from everyone around, the possible literal flying notes. This is perfection anyways!

[@Cherry-bq4oh]

This is one of those videos that should be sent into space on a probe. I think this is a side of us that would be good to show to aliens XD

[@jaishanv]

As soon as they harmonized everyone was like “oh shit bru”

[@joshbuilds]

*clap I think this is the first time I've made a comment from 999 to 1k

[@TiiqawxHD]

The fact they kept such sync makes you think they know eachother, still a blast of an act in that case

[@kr6productions]

@@joshbuilds kudos to you my guy

[@Batchall_Accepted]

@@TiiqawxHD Yup, that's jammin for ya, bro!

[@HollowGolem]

@@TiiqawxHD in jazz, there's so much improvisation anyway that if you're good enough, you start picking up on the cues and you can play off each other like that, even without practice. The fact that they both played similar instruments (one's a bari, one's a tenor) meant they were able to anticipate what the other was comfortable and familiar with. That's probably why they both improved on "Chameleon" for a bit there.

[@DougTheDog6]

Boss: You’re 45 minutes late. Where the hell were you? Employee: Alright, so there were these two dudes on the train...

[@Reyfan601]

@@ come on.. really boss??!!

[@Tranman64]

Tbh it would be worth getting fired for

[@himesetsu1001]

@@Tranman64 frrr

[@UltraMasterProFi]

@@Reyfan601 "ah, aight you're unfired"

[@OliverContreras]

plotwist: the boss was playing in the battle

[@justalurker13]

Ngl, moments like these are probably extremely rare nowadays. This was spontaneous, authentic. No rehearsals, just improvisation, complete strangers. These days, if someone pulled this in a subway, it's not a stretch to assume that it's for a tiktok or ig or whatever. Planned and noncoincidental, with the intention to go viral. Treasure this.

[@ellandomar678]

Y'all say battle, but that was the most majestic duet to this day.

[@hecatrice2064]

"And then everyone clapped, it was amazing" "Sure they did grandpa, time for ur pills now"

[@shaunsensei6948]

I hope he's alright

[@keiranbrownie1457]

what a wild imagination...

[@stomcode]

"It was just a burning memories... "

[@stomcode]

@Keestin Thomas ;)​

[@alexchoi5612]

@Keestin Thomas everywhere at the end of jazz

[@zewdae8847]

20 years later "..And that's the story of how I met your uncle Zach, kiddo. We've been friends ever since."

[@bandalodyugitube]

I honestly hope they became friends after this life changing event

[@n4t376]

How i met your mother? pfft, How i met your uncle is the new best now.

[@ZenithAMVs]

Sax up!

[@josephjf3226]

That first little harmony they do together always hits so hard, and you can hear EVERYONE feel it

[@ArthurF0rd]

imagine telling your boss “I was late because 2 random saxes grouped up and had an epic sax battle.”

[@charliebriggs6360]

A whole bunch of people missed their stop that day

[@brightenight8699]

I would miss my stop to hear that battle

[@N.Nocturne]

I would too

[@mcfeddle]

*Their stop.

[@housedivided4225]

Pronounced their stop. They’re is just short for they are

[@jamesmartin9731]

Who cares? This is better

[@toning338]

Red trousers definitely was waiting his whole life for that moment

[@ComicAcolyte]

Old red trousers

[@randomperson-qr1uh]

69 likes

[@aryanjaipaty6195]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MisoSoup03]

@@randomperson-qr1uh 699 likes now 😂😂😂

[@randomperson-qr1uh]

Aww now its 703

[@emmancastro6282]

Imagine what people's reactions would be 500-1000 years from now?

[@kam9305]

When you're a grown man but still have a heart of a boy. This was so much fun to watch

[@pablocau3792]

"So this is what world peace looks like..."

[@ethanisnothere1375]

Peace was never an option

[@theblackwendigo]

When there is war there is peace

[@kahiruo]

This what WW1 and WW2 should have looked like

[@AirSkyyy]

This is my last war... lalalalala

[@DebsStuffs]

Normal Day in New York Lol

[@vishybreh]

The way the second sax dude assembled his instrument like it was a goddam Sniper rifle and kept lookin back at the first sax guy like, “u better keep doin what ur doin” gave me chills

[@mightygod8295]

🤣

[@ripesoda7003]

They were definitely band kids, for sure

[@ohno6919]

He knew it was the chance of a lifetime which he could not afford to miss

[@Raccoon-ut3dv]

He waited his whole life for that moment 😂

[@ttry1152]

@@ripesoda7003 yep. Assembles flugabone.

[@EhrenLoudermilk]

Bro, what? Sick. He prepped that bad boy like a rifle. Even silently slid the hammer back. Then ran into battle

[@andrewcrane5105]

Around 2:44.....seriously for a few seconds I was like, you guys sound seriously professional, the licks sound good!

[@adi2711]

The guy in white probably just experienced the best trip of his entire life

[@chungabunga1169]

He didn’t even know it was real he probably thought he imagined everything

[@LordDaymoon]

🤣

[@danielcastillo591]

@@chungabunga1169 To be fair it feels more like a really tame hallucination than a real interaction between people

[@bigdaddy2343]

He ruined it by claiming he can't dance. It would have been even more surreal watching a sax battle, 2 old heads soul clapping and then this white shirt guy bopping around.

[@joltsy4935]

Both on acid and the train

[@docplays6508]

Guy in white t-shirt: “I can’t dance for shit” Continues to dance

[@mcdickens1532]

Mood

[@renegaderebel435]

That's the best part! He doesn't care that he's shit, as long as you have faith in this stupid shit that you're doing it will never be perceived weird/stupid just so fucking retarded that its cool. Remember that.

[@joejonasfromcamprock886]

Mans is vibing

[@kickasspeanuts]

@@renegaderebel435 remember kids, if it's retarded enough it's not retarded

[@renegaderebel435]

@@kickasspeanuts Yup!!!!!

[@notottomedic]

This video always amazes me because of how perfectly their improvisation compliments each other's. Their minds are perfectly in sync and that's what makes this moment so special.

[@michealpangowish9292]

Gotta love that "oh shit" moment

[@Tea_N_Crumpets]

The part of the video where the second saxophone player is putting on his mouthpiece looks like a soldier loading and cocking his gun before heading into battle. Fuckin legends, both of them.

[@guythatstillusespocketwatc3145]

47 that's the target grey shirt sax guy

[@patrickhall6627]

It's Achilles putting on his armor.

[@josephwilliams5292]

@@patrickhall6627 quick, write an analytical essay about it

[@patrickhall6627]

@@josephwilliams5292 ???

[@addisondebter9468]

Gives me flashes of Jason Isaacs and Heath Ledger loading their guns while staring each other down in the Patriot

[@dyscot9905]

I love how excited he was just discretely putting together his sax

[@juanchocorleone]

He looked like an assassin preparing his gun.

[@morales415]

@@juanchocorleone dude i was trying to pinpoint in my head what his movements reminded me of and you're totally right

[@herambhasabnis6949]

@@juanchocorleone exactly

[@WTFSt0n3d]

he looked like a guy putting his riffle together for an assasination

[@dannychung5962]

He was ready to end the man's career

[@RedMenace446]

and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you make friends for life

[@sugarrkinggg]

Every now and then I find myself in this corner of KZbin. Awesome.

[@ClassyGentleman69]

The second guy: "Finally... a worthy opponent.. "

[@voidarch4414]

_Our Battle Will Be Legendary!_

[@Cryptic_Chronicals]

999 likes :o

[@PheonixGirl-hg7cf]

@Sora Nakumara oh 100%!

[@jaysosaaa7975]

guy 2 definitely won though

[@kebobarmageddov2110]

@@jaysosaaa7975 Bariton and Tenor, different sax

[@nakulsingh1659]

Their friendship's backstory got a whole lot better, I can already tell that this will be an important flashback when they face the final boss together.

[@nelswolf]

This the flashback they get right before their defeat that allows then to suddenly unlock a new skill. That they use to beat the demon of the Sax

[@fredericfaubert3578]

I felt that dude

[@KjHerbohn]

the final boss is jack black with his Sax-A-Boom

[@Bail.e_y]

The final boss: I will now play RUSH E

[@FamousResumenLibros]

The final boss should be the epic sax guy for sure ...

[@Unidentified11566]

imagine witnessing this on your way to work... that's a day worth getting up for

[@arstulex]

My favourite part is 3:23. They both build it up and then baritone guy brings it back around to the Billie Jean bassline. It works so perfectly.

[@Simon-iv5xz]

Only music has the ability to spontainiously bring 30+ strangers together in this way

[@walterwallman3566]

Amen brother. I got into music more when I started learning guitar. It's a hard thing to describe. The feeling of music

[@standupyak]

Yup, I'm in a middle school band as a trumpet player and I hope to have a band battle such as this one day

[@emperorpalpatine5559]

Having a seizure naked in a populated market place can probably achieve the same result

[@snowpegasi]

@@emperorpalpatine5559 My uncle did something similar when he pretended to have a heart attack in a store parking lot to get out of shopping for sewing materials with my grandma, it's just an hour and a half of her asking for your opinion and then explaining why it's wrong so I honestly can't blame him.

[@0Heeroyuy01]

i disagree mobile suit gundam can do the same and it has look at the random video on youtube were people gather or even dragon ball super when it was first airing people gathered 30 plus to watch it, so basically im saying anime can do the same

[@troyt6532]

“This train is big enough for the two of us”

[@yourmomlmao9638]

wholesome

[@adityasharma-xh8dx]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@meepmorp2365]

Legend says they still are battling to this day.

[@gabosotamalero7111]

Literally one of the top 10 Best videos of all KZbin and internet history

[@manumx_gamer1298]

"When two Pokemon trainers make eye contact they have to duel" Musicians:

[@FireEX-lg7ke]

Metapod vs. Metapod

[@sajeucettefoistunevaspasme]

They don't need EYE contact

[@manwithnodrip9142]

When they hear the sound of sax cry they do thsi

[@gamernerd6423]

When both trainers pokemon fainted and there the last ones left

[@lukedavies9708]

This is similar to the open mic I go to Someone plays something, people join in

[@UncleSkoden28]

I couldn’t imagine having to explain why I was late for work that day “Sir… I had to stay on the train. A saxophone battle broke out”

[@Disanem]

If he just shows this video to his boss, the boss would understand.

[@newagain9964]

I’m the type of boss that would ask what songs did u riff off of (I’m a musician..hobby nowadays).

[@amieljames9454]

Ammmmmm ,Understandable have a nice day

[@espenfr]

brilliant !

[@harkirehal258]

Look at the smiles and happiness on every ones faces in that subway carriag. These are the little moments that make life memorable.

[@ericpmetze]

This is one of the greatest spontaneous moments in human history. Improv is like magic.

[@Clover-jv3ox]

The fact that the people said “oh shit” when they saw the second saxophone player made me die laughing😂😂like they knew some sh*t was about to go down

[@stevewhite4080]

Ikr lol

[@vihuynhquang5204]

Shit's going down...and it's become a legend

[@mr.wilkie2323]

Why did you bleep it if you already said it?😂

[@Clover-jv3ox]

@@mr.wilkie2323 just caught that right now lmao😭I have no idea

[@farisshaikh2852]

@@Clover-jv3ox lmao🤣🤣

[@psychosight3800]

It wasn't even a battle, it was a slaughter of everyone's plans that day

[@hi-hellothere]

Definitely

[@adamkirsteins5646]

Can you imagine getting off that train because you don't want to be late for work? I just can't imagine it.

[@GenNTiva]

Even better than traffic

[@kratos6162]

@@adamkirsteins5646 i would Record it and show to my boss as a justification

[@user-yw7yv1ix6c]

jaja ur 1000th like

[@nonenone2173]

Sax 1: *waits for challenger* Sax 2: *joins the fight* White-Shirt: *Hype-Man/Referee* *DUAL OF THE CENTURY AND MORE TO COME* *BOTH EQUALLY MATCHED*