Yoko Ono - Bad Dancer video w/ Adrock & Mike D

[Friis gal]

Our boys are in the Yoko Ono video for "Bad Dancer", and showing of some of the good old dance moves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3mvEfON2CI

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/yoko-ono-and-friends-bust-a-move-in-bad-dancer-premiere-20131104

[M|X|Y]

sure, why not? good to see them - they lookin fresh and crispy(y)

[abbott]

sweet!

[tt5brevisited]

Clean.

[Michelle*s_Farm]

Noice. Made my day :)

[gumkojima]

Great find.

Showing tomorrow in my teen art class.

Thanks.

[LuciferHam]

Great to see them chillin' out in the visual form together again

[Kid Presentable]

Good times. Elevates the song, too. Had no idea Questo would show up.

[beasties#1fan]

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[RobMoney$]

Bad Dancer?
Oh she's got a lot more going wrong for her than just that.

#Succubus

[Kid Presentable]

Oh shit Heems???? Heems is a genius!

[MCScoobyT]

only slightly better then Champagne Jerry (which isn't saying much). Does Mike D now have better taste in features then The King Ad Rock?

"Like if De La Soul asked us to be on a song, we'd do it ... but Yauch he wouldn't do that"... para-phrased from - Check Your Head Revisited

oh and don't start one of those wack little 'love it all or hate it all' Beastie's arguments, that have been popping up here lately... Squat was cool

[Lyman Zerga]

i dont care about yoko ono or this song but it made me happy to see mike and adam happy (y)

[Kid Presentable]

only slightly better then Champagne Jerry (which isn't saying much). Does Mike D now have better taste in features then The King Ad Rock?

"Like if De La Soul asked us to be on a song, we'd do it ... but Yauch he wouldn't do that"... para-phrased from - Check Your Head Revisited

oh and don't start one of those wack little 'love it all or hate it all' Beastie's arguments, that have been popping up here lately... Squat was cool

I'm not following, man. The paraphrase about De La sorta reads like you're implying Yauch dissed them, though. Which isn't the case. He was in the Stakes is High video, and I understand was around the lab during recording of that album. Why he wasn't on Squat! I can't say, and I'm prolly reading too much into that comment in any case.

[Micodin]

Why he wasn't on Squat! I can't say, and I'm prolly reading too much into that comment in any case.

His wife was due to give birth and he chose not to song. Not much more to it than that. No drama or anything.

[Kid Presentable]

Yeah I figured. Actually, was Losel's birth announced during a show though? I'm probably confused about timing and such, but thought she was born in 98 and Squat! dropped in 2000. Could have been recorded any time, I know. I'm rambling; was across it not being drama, figured it was impending birth/infant parenthood or something like that. Thanks.

[Micodin]

Yeah I figured. Actually, was Losel's birth announced during a show though? I'm probably confused about timing and such, but thought she was born in 98 and Squat! dropped in 2000. Could have been recorded any time, I know. I'm rambling; was across it not being drama, figured it was impending birth/infant parenthood or something like that. Thanks.

I found this too...

Deep_Sea_Rain from the Message Board recently asked Posdnous from De La Soul why MCA did not apear on 'Squat' which featured Mike D and Adrock on De La's 'Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump'.

He answered: "His wife had just gave birth.The Beasties had sought of made a pack to chill for a while and it seem he could see that Tommy Boy would want to make it a video and single and have them commited to appear with us so i guess he was like naw....he's chillin. I respect that."

[Kid Presentable]

Nice find, and makes sense. Thanks again.

[Friis gal]

So, is this the remix they did, or is that another track?


BAD DANCER
YOKO ONO -- Vocals
Andre Kellman -- Mix engineer at Oscilloscope Laboratories
Remixed by Adam Horovitz and Mike D
Additional beats, programming and other curve balls by Adam Horovitz and Mike D
Words and Music by Yoko Ono
Copyright © 2013 Ono Music (BMI)

[Kid Presentable]

Sounds like them. To me.

[KENNY GUIDO]

the title of the song cant be any truer!

[Kid Presentable]

Respect to Yoko if she got them making music together.

[MCScoobyT]

If you watched Check Your Head Revisited you would know the De La reference was a joke, cus the whole video is parody. Thus, I was also joking...
But really, I can see Yauch doing a camo in a Bad Brains vid and chosing not to camo in Yoko video

[YoungRemy]

Ira Glass, so cool and random!

[Kid Presentable]

If you watched Check Your Head Revisited you would know the De La reference was a joke, cus the whole video is parody. Thus, I was also joking...
But really, I can see Yauch doing a camo in a Bad Brains vid and chosing not to camo in Yoko video

I don't even know what Check your Head revisited is.

Edit: oh yeah now I remember.

[YoungRemy]

and Roberta Flack comes out of nowhere.

this looked like so much fun to make.

many connections to the Beastie universe.


but I gotta ask, and only because I want it to be so, but did anyone get the same excited wonderment of who is jumping up and down at the 2:50 mark?

it is her one appearance in the video.



and also, why so serious?

"'Bad Dancer' is a comedy, really," Ono told Rolling Stone, "and I wanted this to be fun, not too serious."

[MC Moot]

Mike looks mad fit...Adam is shrinking...

:)

[abbott]

I watched it again today and it was better today

[Michelle*s_Farm]

but I gotta ask, and only because I want it to be so, but did anyone get the same excited wonderment of who is jumping up and down at the 2:50 mark?

it is her one appearance in the video.


Yes, for sure I did. I thought it was 'Losey' as well, but tough to confirm from such a short appearance. It is not in her IMDB credits yet (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4217317/)

[pesto pizza]

After three listens I actually like the song even with yoko's bad vocals
It could be a hit

[MC Moot]

No...no hit there...even if you isolate the vocal it's rather lame...really...just nice to see the peeps...

[JoLovesMCA]

I loved this! And I agree it’s totally Mike D and Adrock, but it’s not Beastie Boys. And it doesn’t sound like Beastie Boys. They released it as Mike D and Adrock and I am fine with that. I guess Mike D was always a bad dancer because he’s always danced like that! I would like a version of this with everybody else edited out!

[Drusyc]

Oh shit Heems???? Heems is a genius!
Heems got some good moves here actually.

[Mr. Smacktackle]

Great song! made me dance

sound of it reminds me of adrock's remixes, but here it's all nicely filled up and balanced. (y)

[roosta]

I don't even know what Check your Head revisited is.

Edit: oh yeah now I remember.

what is it?

[roosta]

I made a GIF of Adam and Mike (http://rubot.tumblr.com/post/66210359724/mike-d-and-ad-rock-from-yoko-onos-new-video)

[Kid Presentable]

what is it?

It's a 'parody' video. Not great.

[Laver1969]

Woah- very cool! Love seeing those guys having fun!

[M|X|Y]

here i some more gifs for yalls:
http://bbs.beastieboys.com/showpost.php?p=1810845&postcount=4856


(the link at the bottom has almost all of their shots as gifs)
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[Lyman Zerga]

I guess Mike D was always a bad dancer because he’s always danced like that!

lol yeah he dances like a white person!

[roosta]

here i some more gifs for yalls:
http://bbs.beastieboys.com/showpost.php?p=1810845&postcount=4856


(the link at the bottom has almost all of their shots as gifs)
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[Mr. Juice]

To further the discussion, Yauch was also absent on Pharcyde's "Drop" music video and the charity sing-a-long on 30 Rock (which happened while the Beastie Boys were still touring).

[Franci]

I watched it again today and it was better today

I actually like it! :D
Am I the only one?

[roosta]

ALTHOUGH, Yauch appeared by himself in Busta Rhyme's "It's A Party" video, (featuring Zhane)

:confused:

[Kid Presentable]

Bought it off iTunes

[YoungRemy]

To further the discussion, Yauch was also absent on Pharcyde's "Drop" music video and the charity sing-a-long on 30 Rock (which happened while the Beastie Boys were still touring).

30 Rock segment filmed March 2009, and aired May 2009, just days before their last televised performance, on Fallon.

[WesleyOHSnaps!]

Yauch also wasn't in the Futurama ep. But what's the point we're trying to make here?

[YoungRemy]

Yauch also wasn't in the Futurama ep. But what's the point we're trying to make here?

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6200859648/hE9E76F30/

[Laver1969]

But what's the point we're trying to make here?

I guess folks are saying they always haven't done these cameos as a trio. And wonder if Yauch would appear in Bad Dancer if he hadn't passed.

[fonky pizza]

And wonder if Yauch would appear in Bad Dancer if he hadn't passed.

I think so, he would have been so cool in this video.(y)

[abbott]

I actually like it! :D
Am I the only one?

I thought it was good the first time and better the 2nd. Showed it to the kids and its in the rotation.

Ad Rock's elbow knock move seems I little familiar, like when Ad Rock was talking to a guy that looked like a girl, or a girl that looked like a guy, talking about NSTB for the recent MTV award show.

Does bad dancer also mean few moves, or is this elbow bump the new style. It is about time cuse Im sick of this knuckle shit and High fives have got to go.

[M|X|Y]

i think she's about to do this song on the grammys

[beasties#1fan]

I made a GIF of Adam and Mike (http://rubot.tumblr.com/post/66210359724/mike-d-and-ad-rock-from-yoko-onos-new-video)

:D:D:D(lb)(y)
thanks for making my day lolz

[YoungRemy]

i think she's about to do this song on the grammys

well she definitely did some Bad Dancing at the Grammys.


I thought LL's brief Def Jam shoutout was nice.