Comments for "This is what happens if you talk on your phone at a concert?" Video at VideoSift.com

By rembar

rembar (http://www.videosift.com/member/rembar) — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:24:13 -0700

Top 15, gogogo!

Man, performers should do that more often.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:35:37 -0700

Tags changed from "concert,rude" to "concert, rude, ownage, cell, jerk, drown" by gold star member Krupo.

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:35:49 -0700

The *music was good too.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:35:50 -0700

Video added to music channel (music called by gold star member Krupo)

By ant

ant (http://www.videosift.com/member/ant) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:01:46 -0700

From the title, I was expecting one of the band members to go on a rampage or something.

By karaidl

karaidl (http://www.videosift.com/member/karaidl) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:10:07 -0700

Bah, this was way better than a rampage.

By SilentPoet

SilentPoet (http://www.videosift.com/member/SilentPoet) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:44:23 -0700

For great justice, this MUST reach the top 15. Upvote all the way.

By mlx

mlx (http://mlx.videosift.com) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:03:24 -0700

Perfect!

By videosiftbannedme

videosiftbannedme (http://www.videosift.com/member/videosiftbannedme) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:37:37 -0700

Upvoted on the hopes that everyone (here and abroad) remembers to do the right thing when it happens to you.

By stephantual

stephantual (http://www.videosift.com/member/stephantual) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:41:03 -0700

FYI, this is *not* a concert - stop calling it poetic justice.

That video was made in Covent Garden (London, UK), where during weekend various buskers show off their skills and get (quite) a few quids from tourists.

That very spot shown in the vid is known to have musicians on violins, it's been like this for years. It is however, NOT a concert. The tables and chairs are part of a coffee shop, and just like any other coffee shops people are free to chat and talk on the phone as they please.

So, not a concert. Guy was well in his rights to chat on the phone.

By harry

harry (http://www.videosift.com/member/harry) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:08:48 -0700

Stephan.. that would make it.. just a bit of fun... how dare they!

By Solmed

Solmed (http://www.videosift.com/member/Solmed) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:37:55 -0700

Yeah, stephantual, I was going to say it look like a public place and not a concert at all. I'm glad you recognize the place so people didn't think I'm nuts.

By jmd

jmd (http://www.videosift.com/member/jmd) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:39:10 -0700

Was about to say the same step, not a concert. Infact I certainly couldn't hear this guy on the phone over the 200 OTHER people talking their heads off over the music.

By viewer_999

viewer_999 (http://www.videosift.com/member/viewer_999) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:56:27 -0700

The party poopers are amazing sometimes. Who gives a frig if it's a concert? It's a riot. A joke. FUNNY. The guy on the phone laughed, the attendees laughed, the cameraman laughed, and the musicians, obviously clever enough to come up with it on the spot, no doubt had a laugh as well. Lighten up. I'd half expect some of you to downvote it in a huff, all angry about it... "Not a concert!!"

Edit: to add a (in case anyone takes that too seriously)

By youdiejoe

youdiejoe (http://youdiejoe.videosift.com) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:48:20 -0700

phone rudeness is so rampant that seeing this just warms the heart.

Seriously, nothing worse than sitting on airplane waiting to leave or waiting to get off and some idiot is droning on their phone "yeah, I'm sitting in an airplane" at the top of their voice. REALLY?!!? I bet you have a personalized license plate on your red BMW Z4 that says "redbmwz4" The incredible eye for the obvious that you feel the need to share with someone/everyone.

/<rant>

By karaidl

karaidl (http://www.videosift.com/member/karaidl) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:59:26 -0700

YEA!! And you know what I hate?! Nazis!! The way the just walk around like their the kings of... nazism! And they NEVER tip!

</rant>

By acl123

acl123 (http://www.videosift.com/member/acl123) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:47:42 -0700

FYI, the man on the phone wasn't drowned. There are a few glasses of beverages being consumed safely, but no drowning. Nor was there any actual cell - none of the people in the video are actually imprisoned in small rooms. Although they are all composed of trillions of cells, but that is hardly a way to categorize a video now is it? Down voted for inaccuracy.

By bluecliff

bluecliff (http://www.videosift.com/member/bluecliff) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:50:39 -0700

acl123 - an attempt at bad irony perhaps?

By KnivesOut

KnivesOut (http://www.videosift.com/member/KnivesOut) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:42:47 -0700

Perhaps.

By Maweki

Maweki (http://www.videosift.com/member/Maweki) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:16:24 -0700

Does anybody know, what they're playing?

By colbycheese

colbycheese (http://www.videosift.com/member/colbycheese) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:19:26 -0700

It's the Toreador song from Carmen. And I loved this... even though I knew it wasn't a real concert.

By antonye

antonye (http://www.videosift.com/member/antonye) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:25:43 -0700

This happens everytime they play; it's part of the "performance".

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:35:31 -0700

title is inaccurate, "jerk" is a really inappropriate tag, but upvote for musicians being entertaining in a public space.

would like to know how many votes this would get if the title was "buskers play next to man having a conversation in a cafe" and the tags were "jerks with violins playing cliche music we all heard a million times before".

By Deano

Deano (http://www.videosift.com/member/Deano) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:08:00 -0700

As stephantual says that's Covent Garden and I know that area really well. Sure it's a fun clip where the musicians are being a bit cheeky, my only objection is that other people on the net are titling this so it misrepresents what actually happens.

Wasn't there a stage performance a few years ago where an actor actually stopped the play and started to scold someone who's phone had rung? I would love to see that on video

By theo47

theo47 (http://www.videosift.com/member/theo47) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:17:44 -0700

I am 100% certain that the people who complain about cell phone etiquette are not as well-versed in it as they think and most certainly do uncouth things with them.

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:38:23 -0700

*livemusic

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:38:24 -0700

Adding video to channels (Livemusic) - requested by deathcow.

By blankfist

blankfist (http://blankfist.videosift.com) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:12:04 -0700

I have an extra *promote lying around, maybe you could use it, there Mr. Video.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:12:04 -0700

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By thepinky

thepinky (http://www.videosift.com/member/thepinky) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:46:09 -0700

It's not that the sift isn't good. I, too, am annoyed by the inaccurate title and tags. It would be so much better if it were accurate.

By kronosposeidon

kronosposeidon (http://www.videosift.com/member/kronosposeidon) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:44:43 -0700

*promote

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siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:44:43 -0700

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By mkone

mkone (http://www.videosift.com/member/mkone) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:50:10 -0800

*promote

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