Potato's In The Paddy Wagon by The New Main Street Singers from Mighty Wind
Day 24 of Fictional Band February: the New Main Street Singers!
Okay, I know what you are thinking - didn’t Mary already DO a band from A Mighty Wind? Well… because the Folksmen doubled up with Spinal Tap I figured I could do a spotlight on the NMSS. And well, they crack me the hell up.
To fully appreciate NMSS we need to know a little fictional folk music history. The original band was the Main Street Singers. But the original MSS was formed when the Klapper family (a quartet) and Village Folk Ensemble (a quintet) performed together. So, a ‘neuftet’ was formed. The Main Street Singers released thirty albums in their ten years together.
Then in 1980, Mike LaFontaine (Fred Willard) ran into George Menschell (one of the original members, played by Paul Dooley) and LaFontaine wanted to resurrect the group and be their manager. They recruit eight new members, including Terry and Laurie Bohner (John Michael Higgins and Jane Lynch), as well as Sissy Knox (daughter of Fred Knox, an original MSS member, played by Parker Posey). The band mostly played amusement parks and cruise ships before the setting of A Mighty Wind.
The New Main Street Singers have some pretty good songs and even performed the Folksmen’s ‘Never Did No Wanderin” in Irving Steinbloom tribute concert. The difference between the two? Staggering. (Folksmen. NMSS.) But today’s song is ‘Potato’s In the Paddy Wagon’ and hahaha oh MAN.
And as long as I’ve mentioned 2/3 of the fake groups, here’s a quick bit on the third: Mitch and Mickey. Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara play the duo and the songs are very pretty, but not my thing. My favorite by them is probably When You’re Next To Me.
This movie is fantastic. It’s directed by Christopher Guest and the cast is phenomenal. If you haven’t seen it or any of his other films, go out and do so! The soundtrack is also worth checking out, it’s one of my family’s favorites.
Since I can’t not ask, which group from A Mighty Wind is your favorite?
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