# In "A Mighty Wind", who perfomed the song.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082 "2012-03-28T20:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/21 "2012-03-29T01:12:23Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Two of my favorite comedies of all time are _Waiting For Guffman_ and _Best In Show_, but I have never gotten around to watching _A Mighty Wind_, at least in part because I can’t stand folk music… > > That said, how is AMW compared to Guffman or BIShow?—I assume it features the same basic stylistic approach, but as someone who LOATHES the subject matter, is it worth checking out? Folk music is just rap with the profanity replaced by a melody. If you hate folk music I’d say skip it. Not a requirement but I find many people rate these films based on their own interests. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/22 "2012-03-29T01:32:49Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > BTW, does anyone know if Guest and Co. has anything in the works? There were hints of a new project a couple of years ago, but I don’t see anything on IMDB other than “Untitled Christopher Guest Mockumentary”. They did contribute a short bit to the Oscars show this year. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/23 "2012-03-29T14:52:06Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > If you’re a Folksmen/Tap fan, there’s a DVD of the “[Unwigged and Unplugged](http://www.amazon.com/Unwigged-Unplugged-Live-Concert-DVD/dp/B002G1X2WE/)” tour that’s worth watching. They do a lot of stuff from A Mighty Wind. McKean and Annette O’Toole do a sweet version of Mitch and Mickey’s song–which isn’t surprising, since Michael and his wife wrote it. I saw the show live and it was a great rendition. And I must add, Annette looked absolutely stunning at 59- holy smokes, she’s a beautiful woman. With a beautiful voice. ---
**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/24 "2012-03-29T17:28:58Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > If anything, I think seeing AMW boosted my enjoyment of folk music. The soundtrack is absolute favorite of mine for road trips. You have to punch your own hole though. ---
**Author:** ![nate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nate/32/13085_2.png) [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/25 "2012-03-29T22:05:43Z")
“Hey! Wha happen’d?” \<-- I bust that out in real life from time to time. That’s the funniest scene in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/26 "2012-03-29T23:27:34Z")
Fred Willard helps make those movies. His line in BiS about how much he can lift cracks me up every time, and in AMW, he’s perfect during the meeting with the Vice Mayor (it is the Vice Mayor, right? I’m going by memory, but those who’ve seen the movie know which scene I’m talking about). ---
**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/27 "2012-03-29T23:41:30Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > Fred Willard helps make those movies. For anyone who might be interested, he was interviewed recently on Marc Maron’s podcast, [episode 262](http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_262_-_fred_willard). ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/28 "2012-03-30T04:34:28Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > Fred Willard helps make those movies. His line in BiS about how much he can lift cracks me up every time, and in AMW, he’s perfect during the meeting with the Vice Mayor (it is the Vice Mayor, right? I’m going by memory, but those who’ve seen the movie know which scene I’m talking about). Deputy mayor. (“I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy . . .”) Hard to pick Fred’s best line. He plays the best crass idiot ever. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/29 "2012-03-30T13:16:41Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Hard to pick Fred’s best line. He plays the best crass idiot ever. I like his monologue about the famous pirate Moby Dick and his catchphrase “Thar she blows!” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/30 "2012-03-30T13:23:28Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I was especially impressed by Eugene Levy’s singing. Levy had a background in musical theater long before he became famous on SCTV. He co-starred with Victor Garber, Andrea Martin, Martin Short and Gilda Radner in the famous Toronto production of _ **Godspell** _, for instance. [http://www.godspell.ca/](http://www.godspell.ca/) ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/31 "2012-03-30T13:33:02Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Deputy mayor. (“I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy . . .”) > > Hard to pick Fred’s best line. He plays the best crass idiot ever. You’re right–“I shot the sheriff, but did not shoot the vice” doesn’t make much sense… Now that I’m thinking about FW, how about his turns along side Spinal Tap, in asking them if they’ve ever seen a band called Four Jacks and a Jill? Or in A Spinal Tap Reunion, he says, and I paraphrase: “Do I remember Spinal Tap? Yes and no, I have mixed feelings about that.” ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082/32 "2012-03-30T14:43:45Z")
Of all Fred Willard quotes in all the Guest/McKean efforts, “he went after her like she was made out of ham” is probably the one that gets used most in my household. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mighty-wind-who-perfomed-the-song/617082.md?page=1)