In New York singer/guitarist Brad Roberts from the band Crash Test Dummies tells the story behind 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm'. A short documentary by Top 2000 a gogo from 2021 (Dutch Public Television).
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@chrismarek7864 Жыл бұрын
This classic just turned 30 years old this year. Thank you Brad.
@2degucitas9 ай бұрын
Is it really that old? Wow.
@JeremyAustin-hw1qy8 ай бұрын
No way wow it makes sense though my wife turned 41 in January and i turned 40 valentines day
@marshac14794 ай бұрын
Good God no.
@bartmix89943 ай бұрын
Possibly the worst song ever recorded.
@brad27513 ай бұрын
You're welcome.
@mlc40502 ай бұрын
Summer of 94, mowing lawn while humming this song over and over
@bigbasil190820 күн бұрын
I was hanging around at Clacton Aero club, learning about light aircraft and flying in cessna's lol
@iambiggus2 ай бұрын
I have a deep voice, and I thank them for making a song that I could reliably karaoke too.
@bungasujatmo14393 ай бұрын
It's now March 2024 and listening to this song still gives me goosebumps, that's the definition of a timeless masterpiece
@jrjubach10 ай бұрын
He's quoted as saying, "I could perform that song anywhere in the world, and anywhere in the world people will sing along with the chorus."
@baileyward18 ай бұрын
I'm just seeing this interview for the first time. I think the song is brilliant, and the story sung with that vocal range is refreshing to hear. I just like it still to this day. You created a classic! Thank you!
@HANSMKAMP4 ай бұрын
The song is really awesome. Most songs I like very much, I try to play on a musical instruments. That means: also this song!
@willritter40764 ай бұрын
I'd be honored if some 90s fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic low-fi piano & vocal YT performances of "Mmm Mmm Mmm" by the CRASH TEST DUMMIES and "1979" by the SMASHING PUMPKINS in tribute to 2 great standards of the era. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Peace out & stay safe in the '020s.
@tomcoryell2 ай бұрын
I was tired of screaming high vocals that are out of the natural male range just shortly after Led Zeppelin became popular. I loved this song immediately partially because of the pitch range.
@safespacebear2 жыл бұрын
Gosh he really comes off as a very open, humble and genuine fellow. I wish this interview was an hour or so longer
@shizuokaBLUES2 жыл бұрын
Seems like a regular Canadian guy for me.
@suedeciviii71422 жыл бұрын
Yeah so many of these the artist hardly talks about the song at all. He's really well spoken and has a lot to say about the song he's famous for.
@eriomnyc60732 жыл бұрын
When I first moved to New York City I went to a yoga class which started with a Om satsang - I said to myself he sounds like the lead singer of crash test dummies , and I was right ! It was him :) He’s a super nice yogi
@zhulza2 жыл бұрын
@@shizuokaBLUES I didn't think Canada still had guys?
@shizuokaBLUES2 жыл бұрын
@@zhulza haven't watched a game of hockey in your life?
@leafbelly2 жыл бұрын
That entire "God Shuffled His Feet" album is brilliant, not only lyrically, but musically as well. And the production is wonderful. Hands down my favorite album from the '90s. Sorry, "OK Computer" ... you're No. 2.
@baskruitnl2 жыл бұрын
I agree, it's a great album.
@LuckyFlesh2 жыл бұрын
@@return2sender791 Stop embarrassing yourself.
@mikearchibald7442 жыл бұрын
Actually a lot of 90s stuff really was meh. Except Kid A, which I liked better than OK Computer. But I always associated this band with the 80's for some reason. This is their second album isn't it? But yeah, I can't think of any music from the 90's that I listen to now. I guess those were the Spice GIrls years?
@adamruhnke70482 жыл бұрын
The album was one of my favorites. Lyrically and musically very amazingly done. Not many people listened to it and I felt it was one of my many special little gems. I'm glad I am not the only one.
@dtower18252 жыл бұрын
@@mikearchibald744 Hmm I don’t know. A lot of my favourite albums come from the 90s - stuff by Wilco, Grandaddy, No Doubt, Faith No More, Weezer, Neutral Milk Hotel, blink 182, Cardigans, Third Eye Blind… I think there was a lot of great stuff in the 90s
@mxm68092 жыл бұрын
Always thought the chorus was brilliant. Took it to another level, suggesting it was all beyond words and evoking a sense of the profound. Very beautiful song.
@Dan23_72 жыл бұрын
Yep, “why is it just mmmm? ” A mystery now explained
@ResidentRob2 жыл бұрын
I always thought 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm' was meant to represent what couldn't be said because it was too horrible.
@willritter40764 ай бұрын
I'd be honored if some 90s fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic low-fi piano & vocal YT performances of "Mmm Mmm Mmm" by the CRASH TEST DUMMIES and "1979" by the SMASHING PUMPKINS in tribute to 2 great standards of the era. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Peace out & stay safe in the '020s.
@N3G4T1V3_2 жыл бұрын
The ending of the song with the band harmonizing sounds heavenly, always loved that part.
@tregibbs Жыл бұрын
dito. I made a clip in garage band where it's just the final ending chorus and piano. It goes on for almost 2 minutes..
@SirG145 Жыл бұрын
@@tregibbs that in itself as apotheosis to this song was indeed maybe even better than the mmm-mm part.. nevertheless it wouldn't be as cool when the estranged mm-mm part would've been left out however.. Wonderful crafted song, thematically in its time, lyrically, as well as by chord structure.
@frankhassett2496 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite songs.
@RichM041011 ай бұрын
Have ALWAYS felt that as well…just gives me chills😊
@butterflygirl229 ай бұрын
That’s exactly how I felt! I would sometimes close my eyes with my palms up and just look up and feel that part of the music. What a great ending to a great song.
@Robcobes2 жыл бұрын
I recently caught covid and my voice got so deep I finally could sing this song.
@johnadair4693 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Brad for getting me through some of the best and worst times of my life.
@rfdsrfds Жыл бұрын
For me, one of the greatest songs ever
@dpunk80472 жыл бұрын
I can’t tell you how this song impacted my life during my time as a kid who was an outsider. I was that kid in Catholic school whose mother was divorced, one of maybe a handful out of an entire school. It made me happy to hear it because I knew I wasn’t alone. Plus, it’s just a great song as was the whole album.
@user-wl6bw3jl4n2 жыл бұрын
@ Dpunk 80 I echo your sentiments. I too went to a Catholic School and when people heard that my parents were getting a divorce, all of a sudden they stopped talking to me or didn’t invite me to functions where once I was invited. It felt as if I were a leper. As a kid I didn’t s comprehend the reasons why…..and I guess in some aspects now as a adult I still don’t but I guess everyone has their reasons and it’s none of my business.
@crusheverything44492 жыл бұрын
Social politics suck, especially during our school years.
@Dhardy3162 жыл бұрын
Little did we know the hypocrisy the Catholic church would be. Biggest scam in history and still running strong
@squamish42449 ай бұрын
@@user-wl6bw3jl4n My friend's parents divorced in the 1960s, when it was rare, and he got mocked at school. Then...his friend who made fun of him's parents also divorced. His friend stopped making fun of him.
@Shalamalabingbong8 ай бұрын
I was that kid for the same reason! Plus, fat 🙃
@RichM041011 ай бұрын
Mr Roberts your voice is one of the most compelling in music….just superb!👍
@mtb57786 күн бұрын
I could not think of any words for the chorus! it is an iconic song, so catchy.
@sarahragaeisaleh9 күн бұрын
June 19th, 2024 ... all of a sudden I recalled this one of a kind song that I do indeed love and been and will always be on my favourites list ... timeless indeed. ♥🌞♥🌞♥
@redballoonluke3 ай бұрын
I'll never forget the first time I heard this song. I was 13 and it came on the radio as I lay in bed resisting getting up to go to school. I was transfixed by the sounds and the voice. It was so different and fresh and catchy and deep and dark and funny all at the same time. I couldn't wait to hear it again and getting out of bed to go to school wasn't an issue when it was over.
@flurkin2 жыл бұрын
The Crash Test Dummies were such a formative band in the days of my youth. I was born in 1979. I remember so well when i first heard supermans song off their first album and i was hooked...the whole cd was just amazing...Then i remember how much i loved their second album as well. Such a great band. And even to this day, their first two albums are my favorite cds of all time. I still listen to them regularly.
@rickytimmons52942 жыл бұрын
Agreed…that first album is fantastic … My favorite summer drive thru the winding country album of all time
@paulelverstone86772 жыл бұрын
So hard to believe that this is nearly 30yrs old, as I remember hearing this for the first time like it was last week. So entirely different to everything else on the radio at the time; I would listen in part with incredulity and part curious humour. Love the story, love the song, love this channel... :o)
@conorsmith85512 жыл бұрын
Dumb and dumber was where I heard it first . WELL PARDON ME MR PERFECT!!
@mikearchibald7442 жыл бұрын
I didn't even know anybody outside of canada even heard of this band let alone this song.
@moonsammy422 жыл бұрын
@@mikearchibald744 It was a substantial hit in the US, tons of play on alternative radio stations. The video was in pretty solid rotation on MTV as well, at least for a while.
@whythatspreposterous2 жыл бұрын
@@mikearchibald744 It was big in Australia. I remember it hanging round the charts for many weeks and the words and melody never left me. Also, the Weird Al version helped cement it in there as well. Weird seeing this guy so much older, as, like the OP said, feels like last week it came out.
@Dhardy3162 жыл бұрын
I made a music video with my buddy at Hampton Beach, NH when this first came out. He showed me it about 10 years later when I was not in a good place in life(like pills, cocaine, alcohol, not good), and it really struck me in that moment how much I missed the innocence of life and how corrupted my souls became.
@paulschilling29962 жыл бұрын
Your Top 2000 series is seriously one of the greatest things that’s ever happened to KZbin. Your love of the music is palpable in every interview you do. And the musical breadth is wonderful too!
@LordLuc942 жыл бұрын
It's from a public national Dutch radiostation (Radio 2).
@Top2000agogo2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Spread the word :-)
@Nuj-rx8wk6 ай бұрын
It's quite a tradition here across all ages to listen to it around the holidays
@Midi2514 күн бұрын
This is a divine song. Everything about this music is perfect. People in Russia love this song very much. This is a sign of quality. Btw, russian girls from the 90s were in love with Brad and his talent.
@mattlawson71410 ай бұрын
A perfect song. Especially the bridge and the ending.
@imsooffended6860 Жыл бұрын
I remember when that song came out. It was presently different from all the other stuff on the radio…and memorable to say the least.
@TheBarneytoo Жыл бұрын
I actually got Brad's autograpgh on April 15th, 23 at the Derrfoot Mall! He didn't 'brush' me away, and we talked for about 5 minutes.
@misophoniq2 жыл бұрын
I remember my girlfriend doing a crossword puzzle (which totally didn't interest me) mumbling that she probably fucked up the crossword because she already had an impossible number of M's in a row. I asked her what the clue to that part of the puzzle was and she said "A song by the Crash Test Dummies?" First and only time I was ever able to help her with her crossword fetish.
@andyroid50282 жыл бұрын
*Haha. That's awesome. Thx for sharing!*
@SinisterMud2 жыл бұрын
😂👍
@kimmywhycensored63742 жыл бұрын
Lol!
@jamesjameson45662 жыл бұрын
Cool story bro
@LordLuc942 жыл бұрын
@@andyroid5028 What makes you that bold worthy?
@tecdesigns81832 жыл бұрын
This song gets better with time and brings back great memories of the 90s
@paulmoore97852 ай бұрын
Fantastic song beautiful with sadness. True to life you could say
@nikkihushАй бұрын
One of my favorite songs from back in the day! And to hear that his own fears about being teased or bullied played a part is kind of amazing. Anyone feeling like an outsider can relate. And I think most kids felt like that at some point in school back in the day when bullying was so bad! Just like the movie The Breakfast Club, I think this was a product of that time and what kids were going through at school. Not that it still doesn't happen now. It always will, because unfortunately kids can be mean, and there will always be "those" kids! Well, thank you for pouring your heart into this song and creating a classic for us!
@tomlingafelter28662 жыл бұрын
Mmmm will live forever as one of the most brilliant, simple and pacifying "lyrics" to accompany what a song like this meant. The real children needed this hum.
@tomomalley86746 ай бұрын
As a die-hard 1980's Van Halen fan, this song grew on me slowly. I hated it at first, but now I love it.
@intertubicular14 күн бұрын
Love this song and love the writing insight. I find the song quite beautifully written and very haunting. It's perfect!
@steevidrums2 жыл бұрын
The words to this song always intrigued me back then. It seemed they were actual accounts of real events, turns out, they were mostly true events. This song was one of the time that stood out, the chord structure always moved me and the subtle synth work and the bvs of Ellen (I think that's her name, the keyboard player) was always a great contrast to Brad's deep tone.
@Zen369773 ай бұрын
One of my favorite albums of all time. I still listen to it all the time Such deep lyrics. Great vocal blends. Great instrumentals. Completely unique sound. Thank you Brad. ❤
@handznet2 жыл бұрын
Always loved this song. Sad that they didn’t had more big hits, his voice is amazing
@raithrover19762 жыл бұрын
Afternoons and Coffee Spoons was also quite a big hit here in the UK. If my memory serves me well, they also charted with a cover of XTC's The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead.
@cricketexplained85262 жыл бұрын
@@raithrover1976 yes that cover was from the film Dumb and Dumber, and also a homage to one of their influences. They contributed a track to an XTC tribute album.
@bonbon041614 күн бұрын
“Growing up, I always thought… that I just couldn’t sing because I couldn’t sing in [other singers’] range… It turns out I was just trying to sing to people who just had a different range to me.” This comment really stood out to me, especially as the song Brad discusses is about feeling like an outsider. I love that he realized he could sing when he stopped trying to be like everyone else. ❤
@hksoundpro2 жыл бұрын
"The Ghosts That Haunt Me" remains a favorite, for lyrics, musical content and recording quality. One of the great Canadian bands!
@IamMagPie9 ай бұрын
Great interview. I could have listened to Roberts talking for hours. Crash Test Dummies have given me so much happiness through their wonderful music. Every time I have moved (11 so far), the first album I put on the stereo to test it after having set it up, is "God Shuffled His Feet".
@fanofhifi2 жыл бұрын
First CD I ever bought. What a great album and what a great artist. Thanks for the video!
@AL-grhvc7 ай бұрын
one of the best songs of all times..Thank you sir for the timeless masterpiece.
@turtleblazer33108 ай бұрын
I still love this song 💘
@americanpancakelive Жыл бұрын
Wish this was longer-- first time I heard this man speak but I sure remember that impactful song.
@ravenhill_firelord_19682 жыл бұрын
aaahh! the great brad roberts, i still have the album 'god shuffled his feet' on cd and tape cassette.
@madmanmechanic88473 ай бұрын
I loved this song when it came out and still do, Love the music to it . Hes a one hit wonder but very cool song/ Once in a while I have to find it and listen to it. He has a very cool voice too
@BrockLanders2 жыл бұрын
This song came out when I was in 8th grade and there was a rumor going around that the lead singer’s voice was so deep because he had 3 nuts.
@haroldgillette71572 жыл бұрын
I'm 70 years old and my music likes are various from Chopin to novelty songs,and I discovered this group from my sons albums,and fell in love with this man's unique voice.i went out and got their whole repertoire of albums.
@mikearchibald7442 жыл бұрын
If you like novelty songs and 'off the beaten path' songs, check out the Rheostatics as well.
@james-p Жыл бұрын
Me too... because I can sing along with him! (my voice is low too and I can't sing along to the Stones either!)
@loverboy3788 Жыл бұрын
@@mikearchibald744 not everyone is a ball watcher like you I'll Bill
@kjdtm3 ай бұрын
I immediately loved that song when i first heard it back in the 90's
@kreigalm73812 жыл бұрын
That album is actually very good. Quite underrated.
@Rimpelmans2 жыл бұрын
A great song, but what made it even greater is that it was accompanied by one of my most favorite videos of all time. I watched MTV every day back then and they played this song a lot luckily.
@DrewJmsn3 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite 90s songs, I've love it since the first time I heard it. I could never really put my finger on it, just always felt like I could relate to it somehow. But now I get it, it's about outsiders.
@rightuppercut1426 Жыл бұрын
Love this song, his voice and the entire album
@edwinreid83552 жыл бұрын
As I got older, the more I heard this on stations like Absolute 90's here in the UK the more it occurred to me the Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm was the singer just reflecting on the story & the events.
@lotusshakespeare33896 ай бұрын
Always loved his voice and mimicked it when I was a teenager
@smilinacha4 ай бұрын
The fact that he was more transparent about the song being in part about his own life was insightful and helps to make somewhat of a connection between the overall mood of the music and the lyrics. To MY ears, the words and the music seem mismatched. Like the words did not fit with the music which is beautifully bittersweet, sentimental and melancholic. Definitely one of my favorite songs from the 90s.
@viviennedearlove5426Ай бұрын
Still on of my favourites. Can relate to the song well ❤
@BowlingGreenTampaMan2 жыл бұрын
I saw CTD at an out door show , at Western Kentucky University , just before this song hit big . What a great band to see LIVE . They are pretty good with a frisbee too.
@justingutube3 ай бұрын
man I hear these guys and it's like im back in college many years ago, music is a time machine...loved this
@Tom.Livanos2 жыл бұрын
Gosh... this one was a beauty 'Top 2000 a gogo'. Thank-you.
@rimshot29522 жыл бұрын
This song is so well written, an the cord progression’s along with the vocals make it a feel good perfect song.
@korneld3 ай бұрын
This is suck a 90s song for me. I was in college at the time, and every time I listen to it feelings of a by-gone era come rushing back.
@streetdenizen2 жыл бұрын
To this day, God Shuffled His Feet is still one of my favorite albums. But I already wrote in my last will that “At My Funeral” will be played during my funeral.
@rajajesson4 ай бұрын
I still remember buying this cassette some 25 years back ❤
@jamesmitchell74192 жыл бұрын
I love this song my childhood favourite thanks man x
@thepontiff603111 ай бұрын
Still listen to it at least 2 to 3 times a week, just love it
@herbjergens63502 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I loved hearing this song come on the radio when I was in High School!! Great artistic ability and talent. Thank you and the band for sharing your talents with all of us!!
@evanfiore959411 ай бұрын
great piece, great record. I only wish this interview was longer and went through that record song for song.
@JibberLang7 ай бұрын
i love this song even more now....
@jaotree6 ай бұрын
The CTDs are criminally underrated appreciated. Their lyrics are phenomenal, the musical composure is beautifully amazing, and their willingness to experiment with genre and stylings is unlike any other band I know of. They’re amazing live, too, btw
@grendlsma6 ай бұрын
I dunno about under appreciated. For a band with a baritone singer, and weird introspective lyrics, they got their time at the top of the top. In 1994 they were the biggest band on the planet. They spent a year being on every big show just about every week. Leno, Letterman, Conan, SNL..... I'm surprised a band that eclectic managed to get noticed at all. But I completely agree....absolutely one of the best bands out there hitting on all cylinders....
@niansenx2 жыл бұрын
I saw them live a couple of nights ago. Fantastic gig, the whole audience were singing along. There was a sense of great affection for the them. Ellen was fantastic, she pulls the funniest faces on stage, clearly loving every moment.
@eliminator7ful Жыл бұрын
I knew it! I knew it! He couldn't come up with the chorus lyrics!. And thank gawd he couldn't. I love this song. It can mean what you want it to mean, and because the lyrics throughout are so intriguing but telling some kind of strange story, what it means to each person can be quite different. Wonderful, creative approach to lyrics. Sometimes the things unsaid are as or more important as the things said in music lyrics. Also in music, sometimes the silent rest is more important than the note played.
@carriejmichael9377 Жыл бұрын
I love this guys voice ,could listen to him tlk /sing all day .Im besotted ❤❤❤❤
@OMGWTFLOLSMH2 жыл бұрын
Great story and a great story teller. He could do a one man show reciting a monologue.
@double-h-farms2 ай бұрын
The chorus is genius, totally fits the story of the song
@Gioagla Жыл бұрын
This song is iconic .Point ! Inteligence Level 5000 ! Sense of humor ?....Maximum ..!
@49Roadmaster2 жыл бұрын
A real fantastic interview where the interviewer allows the interviewee to shine.
@KOOLDAVE19534 ай бұрын
Melodically I think this song is just beautiful. The chord structure is brilliant. When I talk to my fellow musicians...we discuss this tune and I've come to the conclusion that even though they are incredibly talented, they just can"t seem to wrap their heads around the arrangement. I...on the other hand really embraced this tune and listen to it often...two thumbs way the hell up.
@lomarsweed66043 ай бұрын
When you say "they can't seem to wrap their heads around the arrangement" are you saying that they are in complete awe of it, or that they're not that fond of it, as in it doesn't hit them in the same way it does you?
@chuckshipley99172 жыл бұрын
Much like when I introduced 80s movies to my son when he was old enough, I introduced this album to him. He loves it. His favorite song off the album is " afternoons and coffeespoons".
@christopherlussier43832 жыл бұрын
:D
@argo56902 жыл бұрын
If I ever had a movie made about my life (so far) Afternoons & Coffeespoons would have to be on the soundtrack.. That line is a direct reference to a TS Eliot poem which is properly credited..
@mikeandersonwa2 жыл бұрын
He seems like honestly such a lovely dude. Also, that song is seriously amazing
@ronjohnson-ph9ld9 ай бұрын
Saw them a couple years back at tupelo in New Hampshire,been collecting record albums for 58 years and been to so many concerts thru the years, but it was one of the best concerts I've ever went to,and my wife and I went to the 50th anniversary of Woodstock,great time and the crash test dummies are great
@KevinBenecke Жыл бұрын
I really like this song because it is so relatable for a lot of people.
@kellyelrington566310 ай бұрын
I still have their CD which I won off of a radio competition in Perth W.A. They were very very different to what I was (& still) listen to but they're pretty cool. Nice bloke.
@Onlythatfunkyshit2 жыл бұрын
I just fell in love with this song all over again. Such a deeply beautiful story.
@Jabberstax Жыл бұрын
I've loved this song since I was 8 years old.
@Zenlife1132 Жыл бұрын
Love him so much
@Semtx5522 жыл бұрын
Such a monumental song, nice story thanks! And what a stunning place where he plays the tiny bit of the track.
@sticksman197910 ай бұрын
Everything about this tune is great storytelling.
@2Sweeet10 ай бұрын
The God Shuffled His Feet album has been part of my life since it released when I was 8 years old, and there are various songs from it still on my digital playlist today. How Does A Duck Know also comes to my mind. :)
@andycannon51363 ай бұрын
The song wouldn't be what it is today if he would have added words to the chorus. I'm glad he stuck with the humming because its really one of my favorite songs
@kourtneyj77 Жыл бұрын
this song is truly beautiful from start to finish
@jenpierce2385 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the chorus of the song as well as the rest of the song 🥰
@amyl.7570 Жыл бұрын
2022 and this album is still constantly and obsessively played in my home! I absolutely love every song!! What an AMAZING man ❤
@xTheFly3 ай бұрын
This is such a great song, I had seen CTD live in the early 90s, they opened for Sting. I was already a fan of theirs, the live performance solidified that. I need to revisit their albums now! Thank you for this video!
@chrisbowman4267 Жыл бұрын
This guy is so original
@Totem2583 Жыл бұрын
Great song!!! Perfect as it is!
@cheesenoodles83162 жыл бұрын
I loved this song from it's first release and still do..... It is perfect, and is great to sing along in the car. Hmmm mmm mmm.
@pascalmerschaudio2 жыл бұрын
This guy has create Magic to the world with he´s Music.....incredible Talented
@djalixer Жыл бұрын
Renewed appreciation for the song. ❤❤❤
@jsaae2 жыл бұрын
Incredible song and incredible video something to be remembered forever.