Tim and Eric in The Heart is A Drum Machine [2009] 

"You know this from Bitches Brew" *plays Farmer in the Dell*

These guys get it. Miles Davis centered the bulk of his work on The Farmer in the Dell. You just need to open your ears and listen.

I’ll transpose it but I’ll keep it in c

I liked when Miles corrected Herbie Hancock on stage when he didn't end a song on the right trill. Which was, of course, Farmer in the Dell.

if I'm Davis

"Don't play the farmer notes" - Miles Davis

"eventually he'll find way back here" lol I lost it

Man i'm so glad he was able to keep it in C. Helped me understand the concept and theory so much better. Great job!

I love Tom and Erin.

I thought he was gonna come in on the eight but he came in on the six !

This is the kind of stuff that makes sense when you're half asleep

With songs like Farmer in the Dell in them, you can't lose

in a smoky room, with the heroin

What's funny is that they're completely right. We watched this in our college music theory class.

If you hear that 'Dell you know you got a winner.

There was a singular "big bang" moment in the history of music, and that was the first time someone heard Farmer in the Dell.

this is like 4+ years of millon dollar music school in under two minutes for free.

Oh, Carlos Santana doing Flamingo style is my favorite! One leg up, the other....we don't even know where it is.

I wish I could find that camptown races midi

Can't believe how well-versed these guys are, I could learn so much just from talking to them

if you hear that dell...

But when it comes to establishing an actual melody point, here it is

I almost forgot to watch this today

they placed the microphone perfectly to capture the music and the sound of the key being slammed by tim's finger...

Yeah, they're correct and they clearly know their stuff, it's just really disappointing to see someone go so deep into theory without even touching on real jazz legends like Mookie Kramer or Roy Donk.

1:20 I lost it.

This is one of the funniest things i've ever seen. Tim and Eric are fucking legends

It's fascinating to hear them talk about their profound knowledge of music theory. And quite keen ears as well! It must have taken years of training to perfect these skills.

Miles Davis also wrote the lyrics the Crazy Town's "Butterfly"

tim looks good enough for a poke

It's really funny until you're sitting in a studio for 8 hours listening to a Berklee grad talk about their heroic melding of "Happy Birthday" and "Giant Steps".

the way the keys knock around when he plays

“If I’m Davis”

Absolutely brilliant. Although it was hard for me to keep up with their music theory jargon, it was inspiring to see these music experts interact. I had no idea that all music was based on Farmer in the Dell. Now I know!

if anyone was wondering, this is the full thing from the original video. the original video doesn't have any other T&E footage.

I can't believe they didn't lose their shit laughing, this is fantastic

"Hispanic electric guitar."

"you hear that dell"

How the fuck did Eric not break at the Santana part

Very interesting observations. Thank you! I am always intrigued by these kinds of analyses. And I am a music teacher. So true. Pa papa papaaaa pa pa papa papaaaa. It is obvious. All music is redundant. All music has a common ancestor: Pa papa papaaaa pa pa papa papaaaaa // Pa pa papa papa papapapapapaaaa. Foreal. Also Philip Glass: Pa papa papaaaa papa papa papaaaa // Pa pa papa papa papa papa papaaaa. So this is why all minimalist music sounds the same.

You gotta really listen past the congahz 2:12

you gotta listen past the congás

This is why the Beatles sing Frere Jacques in Paperback Writer. It's a Farmer In The Dell tribute.

Finds his way back here

This is the funniest clip on youtube.

Comedy level: GOD

ooh I didn't know t&e were inspired by nigel tuffnel

...99% of temporary music

Thank you so much for this, I needed this today. These guys make life worth it man. And now, I understand music at the deepest level I can imagine.

Wow so this is the genisis of Dr Steve Brule singing Farmer In The Dell with his mommy Doris Pringle-Brule playing the keyboard. Great Job!

Davis called it model music. It is the spaces between the farmer and the dell.

Brule: the framer in the dell,hi ho

The trick is getting past, ear-wise, the cown-gahz

early 70's..... I don't recall which one!

I can hear now that the basis of Pharoah's Dance was really Farmer in the Dell. MIND! BLOWN!

how have I never seen this... I'm dying.

I listened past the congAHs on the Santana album and they are correct

flamingo

Very informative. Wow! I didn’t know that....but I think I just subconsciously always recognized it.

Master class.

"His early seventies albums, I don't recall which one."

If you listen to Carlos Santano, it's all Bruder Jacob influence up in there.

"You gotta imagine the sunglasses and the smoke filled room and the heroin" just sneaks that in lmfao

they should do a TED talk that'd be fabulous

I would love to see a compilation of all "Farmer and the Del" throughout the TECU

Incredible

reminds me of nige from spinal tap

The final 3 notes of "The Farmer and the Dell" do in fact outline the 3-2-1 descent Schenkerian ursatz. This is a piercing and meaningful insight on Tim's part.

Why didn't I see it before? wow.

Who needs a soul and who needs god when your heart is a drum machine.

truly the key to understanding jazz is imagining the heroin.

"..yeah...And you hafta, you gotta get it, really, you know, you gotta really listen: past the cong-gahhhs."

this is the best thing ive seen in a while haha

If you listen to pre-FitD music it really sounds like it's from another planet.

"Gotta have heroin".....words to live your life

you can really hear the indonesian folk influence at 1:13

You don’t find Farmer in the Dell, Farmer in the Dell finds you.

People hated Jesus, because he spoke the truth

Imagine if Tim and Eric had never met one another...

"and rock around the clock"

All roads lead to The Farmer in the Dell

Didnt Beck do a cover of this for morning phase?

Like the snaps and pops of good blues…analogue! But the clicks of a Casio/ Yamaha/ Motorola/ rolund, etx. Long live Rolk!!

Love it as usual

That Dell

This is honestly the conversation I hear when a couple of music theory "enthusiasts" talk about music in front of me. Glad I don't enjoy music in a "clinical" way like Mr Heidecker and Mr Werheim ovah here.....

On Green Dell-phin Street

YES!

If you want to know if someone is a real musician, just see if they know the word "transpose". That's the telltale sign of a real musician.

how do they not fucking crack up

All modern jazz based popular music is basically descended from nursery rhymes of western Europe, Fact.

Surely that's why Adele is so popular. It all makes sense now!

ever so slightly

This is genius stuff.

"I'll transpose it, but I'll keep it in C."

yes.

Furruh Jockuh.

AND HES HANGING UP HERE

"and then ever so slightly..."

Before Rick Beato...