I finally caught up with Modest Mouse Saturday night, November 18th, the last show in their 5 show marathon this week in New York City. More on the show later. For now I want to fill you in on what was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. About a week ago a video surfaced on youtube showing Bank Of America executives singing the song One by U2, except they changed the lyrics around to banking and Corporate America references. Pretty funny. So tonight, before Modest Mouse hit the stage, Johnny Marr and David Cross walked out and did a hilarious cover of The Bank of America guys butchering One. I recorded most of the song before the security guards told me to stop. Here it is in all its hilarious glory.
Johnny Marr & David Cross covering The Bank of America guys (continue reading below to read the lyrics via Stereogum)
The Original Version
It is even better
Now that we’re the same
Two great companies come together
Now, MBNA is B of A
And it’s one bank
One card
One name that’s known all over the world
One spirit
We get to share it
Leading us all to higher standards
[ooohh, mmmm]
Do you like the cowboys?
Or your university?
Do you like the Yankees?
Or is NASCAR more your speed?
Well it’s your choice
Your right
To pick a card that shows
Your heart and your pride
We’re one with affinity
And we’ll carry each other
Carry each other
One
Have you come to meet Bruce Hammonds
Have you come to meet Leah McGee
Have you heard about Michelle Shepherd
She’s leading the team in the Northeast
And we’ve got Bank One on the run
What’s in your wallet? It’s not Capital One
It’s us, so which card are you?
Integration’s never had us feeling so good
And we’ll make lots of money, forever I can sing
About trusting in teamwork and doing the right thing
We’ll live out our core values
While the competition crawls
‘cause they want what we have got
But it’s only here at Bank of America
One bank
One card
One name that’s known all over the world
One heart , filled with spirit
We feel it, we share it
One bank working everyday
To bring higher standards
Higher standards
One
We are one, yeah
We are one
We are one bank
[standing ovation]
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