In the Least Surprising News of the Day, the Ben Folds Five Hang Out with Fraggles
The recently reunited Ben Folds Five came together to record their first single, “Do It Anyways,” in a studio which happened to be located Fraggle Rock itself. After nearly killing countless Fraggles with their rocking and subsequent geological disturbances, the band and the Fraggles quickly became friends and sang and danced in what is easily the nerdiest music video of the year. Also, for some reason Chris Hardwick and Anna Kendrick were running around for some reason. Even if you don’t care for the song, at least catch the tail end, since everybody sings the Fraggle Rock theme together.
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