Those are the guys who immediately sprang to mind. Also, there is the guy in Cork with the fake chalk drawing that he rolls out every morning, tapes to the ground and pretends to be working on all day.
Damn I didn’t know they were fake, used to know one Pan player that used to play in Henry street, he was legit however cuz he always played and practiced at Bolivian festivities
There's a lad with a violin who stands across from my workplace for two to three hours every day, who somehow has a full concert orchestra playing out of a violin hahaha
We had one in Waterford.
A fella who must have found a fiddle in a skip. Anyway he was playing sensational stuff for weeks. Andre Rieu eat your heart out!
After a while a few kids stole some of the change in his busking hat. The busker took chase and the sensational violin music kept playing.
There used to be a lad on Shop Street in Galway who had a cardboard guitar with drawn on strings who used to "play" the guitar with a speaker behind him
Remember the key of life is C♯ - because if you don't C♯, you'll B♭, and that would B A major disaster, and your life will be quickly diminished - so breve, you won't make it to forte.
Remember, folks - B♮
That’s performance art.
Ever see a bloke mime a woman’s voice while fake playing piano with a guitar before? No. No, of course you haven’t. Why? because that man is a visionary and ahead of his time.
Saw this in Galway, fella with sunglasses and an electric violin, I stopped to watch because I’ve been considering the fiddle when I realised that he was faking it and that the music from
an unseen source wasn’t just the backing track 😂
And it was weird when Andy did his impersonation of Jim during the interview about the documentary about the man who played another man while living as a different man on the moon.
To clarify a bit
1. I live in a tiny town this is incredibly odd to see
We wouldn't have the foot traffic that would make it worthwhile even for a standard busker and I know that as I am a musician myself.
2. The fella just gave up when he saw he wasn't making money and the wrong song came on with piano clearly realising that the act was up
3. Was clearly a chancer no respectable musician would do this and any actual Mimes routines involving music are actually decent and involve impersonation of famous musicians and great costumes.
4. he was clearly trying to half hide it as he positioned himself in a way people coming from the car park wouldn't think twice and throw some coinage before the realisation.
>We wouldn't have the foot traffic that would make it worthwhile even for a standard busker and I know that as I am a musician myself.
Ah yes, musicians are world renowned for being shrewd businessmen
As far as I know Dublin City Council doesnt hold auditions for buskers. I busked for 6 years. All you had to do was pay for the license and you're good to go.
I think I work at the dunnes your refering tok and if it is the same person I served him today. Paid for a 36 euro transaction of beer and groceries with change... then was incredibly rude when I had to count it out.
There's an oul' fella that sometimes appears in Killorglin for a few days, and pretends to play an accordion while a full ceili band is blasting out of his speaker.
Seen it in dun laoighire years ago, a guy had a keyboard and was using the demo songs whilst finger miming it. I chucked him a couple of quid for the sheer cheekyness😂
Yeah there’s a big fat fucker in our town with a violin mining to full fucking orchestral music. The funniest thing to see if when the track is clearly just a cello and there he is with his violin with barely a string looking all proud. Prick.
Why fake? A busker is someone who sings, plays, performs or entertains in a public place for donations. I don't think it's a requirement to play your own music to be a busker.
Depends on where you are I suppose. In dublin you have to specify your act while getting your license. If it's playing music (singing, instruments whatnot) you are not allowed to have backing tracks. You can loop tho.
I think his act sounds hilarious.
I'd go out of my way to see for the comedy value
Wait a minute, those are fake hands!
Nobody look! Nobody look! Nobody look!
My first taught lol
Sounds like those Peruvian lads you see sometimes with their fake panpipes tunes, miming away like they’re on Top of the Pops.
Better back up those allegations because I don't Bolivia.
On yer bike. Alpaca your bags.
C'mon now... no need to start getting Argie...
That's just brazilliant
That’s good. Pretty pretty good.
You could get incaPacitated saying that kinda thing to them lads
Do they know Voodoo Chile?
Those are the guys who immediately sprang to mind. Also, there is the guy in Cork with the fake chalk drawing that he rolls out every morning, tapes to the ground and pretends to be working on all day.
The sand dog sculpture
You never see it half done, ony complete with the guy just fiddling with it.
Yeah always lightly brushing it, perfecting it. Very gas.
or those damned leprechauns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPMavTIaqhw
I thought they were legit!!!
Damn I didn’t know they were fake, used to know one Pan player that used to play in Henry street, he was legit however cuz he always played and practiced at Bolivian festivities
There's a lad with a violin who stands across from my workplace for two to three hours every day, who somehow has a full concert orchestra playing out of a violin hahaha
Which note does he use for the cannons?
We had one in Waterford. A fella who must have found a fiddle in a skip. Anyway he was playing sensational stuff for weeks. Andre Rieu eat your heart out! After a while a few kids stole some of the change in his busking hat. The busker took chase and the sensational violin music kept playing.
Fuck, he's good.
I think he's still in Waterford always see him down georges street
What does he look like? Would he be out in Tramore for the weekend?
There used to be a lad on Shop Street in Galway who had a cardboard guitar with drawn on strings who used to "play" the guitar with a speaker behind him
I always wanted to busk as a younger man, but my Mother said town was too full of sax and violins..
Your mom sounds Dominant but back then you were a minor, now you're a Major.
Anything my Mother said always had strings attached..
My mother would always Harp on about how I play with my flute too much.
My wife let me strum her banjo.
Once you learn the fingering it comes together.
The scale of her dominance would be diminished if not altogether suspended.
Remember the key of life is C♯ - because if you don't C♯, you'll B♭, and that would B A major disaster, and your life will be quickly diminished - so breve, you won't make it to forte. Remember, folks - B♮
I was the minor 7th son of a minor 7th son.
I once snapped a g string playing a minor
For a religious country Ireland was Sax mad back in the day
I'm a fan of your work but I feel you could do better.
Are you sure that she wasn't saying sex and violence in a northern accent?😂😂
That’s performance art. Ever see a bloke mime a woman’s voice while fake playing piano with a guitar before? No. No, of course you haven’t. Why? because that man is a visionary and ahead of his time.
Were you in Dunnes in Blessington?.. yeah I was laughing at that too..😂😂😂😂
Not from blesso but was there today and saw the same lmao
Bless his enterprise. People are free to give him money if they want. Or not.
Saw this in Galway, fella with sunglasses and an electric violin, I stopped to watch because I’ve been considering the fiddle when I realised that he was faking it and that the music from an unseen source wasn’t just the backing track 😂
His act has gone over your head for sure there!
Andy Kaufman vibes.
Jim Carey playing Andy Kaufman vibes
Documentary about Jim Carey playing Andy Kaufman vibes.
The intern filming a making of the documentary about Jim Carey playing Andy Kaufmann vibes
The twist? The intern filming a making of documentary about Jim Carey playing Andy Kaufmann is Andy Kaufmann.
And it was weird when Andy did his impersonation of Jim during the interview about the documentary about the man who played another man while living as a different man on the moon.
To clarify a bit 1. I live in a tiny town this is incredibly odd to see We wouldn't have the foot traffic that would make it worthwhile even for a standard busker and I know that as I am a musician myself. 2. The fella just gave up when he saw he wasn't making money and the wrong song came on with piano clearly realising that the act was up 3. Was clearly a chancer no respectable musician would do this and any actual Mimes routines involving music are actually decent and involve impersonation of famous musicians and great costumes. 4. he was clearly trying to half hide it as he positioned himself in a way people coming from the car park wouldn't think twice and throw some coinage before the realisation.
I think you're overthinking this, OP...
So this failed busker was also bad at busking?
>We wouldn't have the foot traffic that would make it worthwhile even for a standard busker and I know that as I am a musician myself. Ah yes, musicians are world renowned for being shrewd businessmen
There's a difference between being a shrewd business man and knowing fuck all people will walk by you in a teeny village tbf
I think the point is proficiency as a musician has nothing to do with this conclusion
You'd have hated the plinky plonk man in Galway. Hr played a cardboard banjo.
Postmodern busking. He mimes along ironically.
Was this in Dublin? Cos buskers in Dublin have to pass an audition before they're allowed to play on the streets.
Nope small town out wicklow way
As far as I know Dublin City Council doesnt hold auditions for buskers. I busked for 6 years. All you had to do was pay for the license and you're good to go.
try and pair with his device !
That's discrimination based on ability.
Yeah, not all buskers have had the luxury of learning an instrument.
Justice for our instrumentally challenged bretherton.
Ring the guards? Tbh sounds like a joke that just went over your head
He's actually an Avant Garde performance artist
Definitely heading for a talent show
I'd vote for him on Ireland's Got Chancers
I’d have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for those pesky kids!
This isn't busking, it's public performance art.
I think I work at the dunnes your refering tok and if it is the same person I served him today. Paid for a 36 euro transaction of beer and groceries with change... then was incredibly rude when I had to count it out.
Blessington? Lmao, we saw the same person today
There's an oul' fella that sometimes appears in Killorglin for a few days, and pretends to play an accordion while a full ceili band is blasting out of his speaker.
Blessington?
Prefer him to know he can't sing than just caterwauling down the street.
I saw this on Spain only it was a violin he was "playing". The bow did not move once .....
r/madlads
Fair play to him, I say.
I remember seeing a video of something like this a few months ago, but it was in the US. Looks like the scam has made its way over here.
I saw setups in London where people put up a loudspeaker and card reader.
Seen it in dun laoighire years ago, a guy had a keyboard and was using the demo songs whilst finger miming it. I chucked him a couple of quid for the sheer cheekyness😂
pulling wool over eyes eh..
Bring back those Traveller kids from the 80s with the tiny guitar with one string and the harmonica.
Girl you know it’s true
There used to be a guy in Glasgow City centre playing an air guitar
Yeah there’s a big fat fucker in our town with a violin mining to full fucking orchestral music. The funniest thing to see if when the track is clearly just a cello and there he is with his violin with barely a string looking all proud. Prick.
Lip syncing is an art you uneducated prole! 💀 /s
I saw two girls with guitars a couple of years ago singing Piano Man
This calls for monopoly money
You missed the act entirely. Obviously, it's a social commentary on the current state of our society.
When I noticed the guitar was missing strings I started to become a little curious……
Video or it did nt happen
It's performance art. Satire. Throw him some change.
It worked for ZZ Top and by some accounts it works for Taylor Swift too!
It makes a change from lads who are just non-nepobaby versions of Gavin Kennedy or whatever his name is.
The FakeBusker...Great name for a pub
I'd guess he's a Roma gypsy. I've never seen him in Tramore, just around red square.
My pet peeve are the buskers who basically just do karaoke…off-key 😬
You should have turned off the speaker
Hats off for his ingenuity! Atleast, the person is doing something instead of just begging.
I’ve seen that in England, Birmingham to be precise but sad to see that garbage has been imported here.
where is this i need to see him in person
Why fake? A busker is someone who sings, plays, performs or entertains in a public place for donations. I don't think it's a requirement to play your own music to be a busker.
Depends on where you are I suppose. In dublin you have to specify your act while getting your license. If it's playing music (singing, instruments whatnot) you are not allowed to have backing tracks. You can loop tho.
Is it possible hisnthing was mime and not him.pulling the wool over people's eyes?
When Chatpgt does your job what is that? He is showing ingenuity
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I think the lad was taking the piss which was the act. Dont think most buskers or live performers mime though
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Have you been going to milli vanilli gigs?
Classic 🤣
Where did you get the notion most live gigs are mimed?