Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys is clearly a man who likes to keep busy, han… Read Full Bio ↴Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys is clearly a man who likes to keep busy, handling plenty of production assignments and backing like-minded artists during his downtime from the band, and in 2015, after the Black Keys took some time off after drummer Patrick Carney suffered a shoulder injury, Auerbach decided to make productive use of the hiatus by launching a new side project. The Arcs were formed by Auerbach and Leon Michaels, a multi-instrumentalist who was part of the studio crew on Auerbach's production projects for Dr. John and Lana Del Rey. Telling the press "I just wanted to do my thing and get extra weird," Auerbach headed into the studio with Michaels and a handful of friends and colleagues, including Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, Richard Swift, and Kenny Vaughan. The Arcs made their debut with a 7" vinyl single released to independent music stores to commemorate the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao title fight in May 2015. A-side "Stay in My Corner" and the flip "Tomato Can" were songs inspired by Auerbach's passion for boxing, and "Stay in My Corner" also appeared on the Arcs' debut album, Yours, Dreamily, which was recorded in a handful of freewheeling sessions lasting less than two weeks. Yours, Dreamily appeared on Nonesuch Records in September 2015.

Biography by Mark Deming

No Fun
The Arcs Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'No Fun' by these artists:

Anna Sofia I don't want to have a good time Take me home…
AR She just got her hair done She wanna smoke weed, get…
Armin van Buuren Why do you do it every time? When all we want…
Arse Biscuit No fun, my babe no fun No fun, my babe no…
Asian Dub Foundation No fun my babe No fun No fun my babe No fun…
B.H.R. She just got her hair done She wanna smoke weed, get…
Charli XCX No fun, my babe, no fun No fun, my babe, no…
COCINA - Incubus I feel like I may have been here before All of…
Dave Alexander/Iggy Pop/Ron Asheton/Scott Asheton No fun my babe No fun No fun my babe No fun…

David Bowie & Iggy Pop No fun my babe No fun No fun my babe No fun…
dr. henk You're back now at the jack-off hour this is DJ,…
F.M.K. Step 1, 涙がこぼれたら Step 2, すぐにマイガールズにCall 「Alright,(Alright) To…
Goblini No fun my babe No fun No fun my babe No fun No fun…
Hederos & Hellberg No fun my babe no fun No fun my babe no…
Iggy And The Stooges No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
Iggy and Ziggy Up in my brain, yeah, got a migraine, yeah, But I…
Iggy Pop No fun my babe No fun No fun my babe No fun…
Iggy Pop / The Stooges No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
Iggy pop and the Stoogees No fun my babe No fun No fun my babe No fun…
Iggy Pop/David Bowie No fun my babe No fun No fun my babe No fun…
Incubus I feel like I may have been here before All of…
IV JAY Hey yeah, yeah Yeah-yeah, no I don′t wanna go out (out) I'm…
JEXNO I know myself real well The things I refused to do…
Jimi Lucid Yea you know that I'm no fun And you know your…
Joji Yeah, all my friends no fun Yeah, all my friends no…
Larissa Tandy Maybe it never stops raining Maybe those clouds never run Bu…
Les Sales Majestés Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaah !…
Local H Yeah! Depression is in session and there's Not a lot of less…
Lost Satellite No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
M Hederos M Hellberg No fun my babe no fun No fun my babe no…
M. Hederos & M. Hellberg Step 1, 涙がこぼれたら Step 2, すぐにマイガールズにCall 「Alright,(Alright) To…
Mara Connor You know it's no fun When I'm looking in your eyes But…
Milk Teeth Trapped inside a bolted box, I'm rattling against the locks,…
New Swears Strangle me to hell I'm lying face down on the hot…
Nick Curran No fun, my babe no fun No fun, my babe no…
Novo Amor I don’t know what happened To the Old Town Like the shadow…
Ofln - Joji Yeah, all my friends no fun Yeah, all my friends no…
Ofln - The Stooges No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
Pop (Iggy) No fun my babe No fun No fun my babe No fun…
Problem Wait 'til you get her body alone Can't wait to say…
Robert Ellis and The Boys I'm not having any fun Tears dry against your face blistered…
Ryan Caraveo I don't wanna celebrate I don't wanna get high, I wanna…
Salt 'N Pepa/The Stooges No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
Sands Lay me out in the sun Dry me out, let me…
Sex Bo-bomb We're not having no fun We're not having no fun We're not…
Sex Pistols right here we go now a sociology lecture with a bit of…
Sex Pistols and Sid Vicious No fun, my babe no fun No fun, my babe no…
Some Girls No fun my babe no fun No fun my babe no…
SONOIO I am something different I am whatever you want I live lif…
Stooges No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
Stooges the No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
T.G.T. Step 1, 涙がこぼれたら Step 2, すぐにマイガールズにCall 「Alright,(Alright) To…
TGT Wait 'til you get her body alone Can't wait to say…
The Black Keys No fun my babe no fun No fun my babe no…
The Magic Gang She takes a train to a place, away from here,…
The Orb No fun my babe no fun No fun my babe no…
The Outlets She's my teenage baby The girl I have asked When we're out…
The Presets No fun, I'm on my own alone, Thinkin' about how I…
The Sex Pistols No fun, my babe no fun No fun, my babe no…
The Stickmen Project Why do you do it every time? When all we want…
The Stooges No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
The Stooges / Iggy Pop No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
The Stooges/Salt 'N Pepa No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
The Stooges攀 No fun, my babe No fun No fun, my babe No fun No fun…
VACATIONS Lost and on your own Feels like you're far from home You…
Vampire Hands And oh, I don't remember what they said to me When…
Vitalic No guitars No drugs No leather No fun…

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Arcs:

A Man Will Do Wrong A man will do wrong for the girl he loves Even…
Behind the Eyes If you wanna find the truth And you don't want no…
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Between the devil and the deep blue sea Something got a…
Blessed [Verse 1] Hold me But don’t control me I’m just a traveler h…
Blessed & Burned Hold me But don't control me I'm just a driver here So have…
Chains Of Love Makin' the notion Will never swim Get you more work than you…
Cold Companion I was born a lover Everybody knows Just the way it is,…
come Took a fast train to Eden Where Johnny took quite the…
Everything You Do We put the hearts before the cause Got so high, we…
Eyez Eyes Eyes Eyes Doo-dun-doo-doo-doo Eyes Doo-dun-doo-doo-doo …
Fools Gold Oh no You went and did it all again Its like you…
Heaven Is a Place Heaven knows I love you Heaven knows I need you, lady Obsess…
I Wear A Watch Opal fragments On the wall A knife In my chest Cutting heart…
Janitor [Verse 1] We both know Wave of opportunity Goes way too slow…
Keep on dreamin' Every other city we go Every single radio has gone away And…
Lake Superior On a stretch of sand, sweet northern breeze Manitowoc put…
Living The Dream If you were mine I'd give you all the world If you…
Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore I'm not sad you're gone I ain't mad some fool's taken…
My Mind (Good morning, children, welcome to school) I heard I lost …
Nature's Child Everybody knows it But they won't expose it You just have to…
Nothing You Do We put the hearts before the cause Got so high, we…
Once We Begin Down through the temple Back around again Once we begin the …
Once We Begin (Intro) Down through the temple, back around again Once we begin the…
Only One for Me Valley girl, drama queen Trophy wife at seventeen All I see …
Outta My Mind (Good morning, children, welcome to school) I heard I lost …
Pistol I was shot By a pistol made of bones I got got By…
Put a Flower in Your Pocket The city street is hot The heat is escalating Every corner i…
River Here we go One, two, three, two I remember I took my…
Rosie Crawling low through rocks and dust Hits my home so much…
Searching the Blue War is over now I feel my mind returning Carried on a…
Sporting Girls Interlude Uh, most girls, they're not sportin' girls Uh, they'd go out…
Stay In My Corner I won't always be a winner, babe In fact, I'm bound…
Sunshine Why Juliana? Tell me 'cause I wanna know In Louisiana, our l…
The Arc Rollin' out of Richmond With a load of dusty gold It shines …
Tomato Can Did anybody hear? The kid from Bakersfield They told him whe…
Tommy's Coming Home My father told me It's a beautiful life So make sure you alw…
Velvet Ditch Forever stuck in Mississippi 'Cause Mississippi's stuck in m…
Virginia Slim I would wait for you By the light of the moon You…
Watch Your Step You better take it easy baby Before you go away You did…
Why Giana Why J'y serai - lyrics L'Eternel dit à Abram: Va-t'en de ton…

Young I was on the run again Had a little money to…

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

JrodarTheMighty

8y↑1

First and foremost:

Congratulations to NPR and the entire Tiny Desk staff for 500 episodes of quality musical performances. I can only hope for 500 more.

How do I even start to describe my gratefulness and admiration for the Tiny Desk series? There's been so many episodes that have enriched my musical life through enhancing the appreciation of artists I already knew and loved, by showing me their intimate side. And there have been just as many happy new discoveries that I've learned about thanks to this show.

A few memories stand out for me: I can remember crying like a baby when I heard Ages & Ages play 'Divisionary' for the first time. I can remember how exciting it was to see the all-star cast of The Watkins Family Hour all at the same time. I remember how humanizing it was to watch David Dondero perform. I was struck by the beauty of Jackson Browne's performance. I was instantly made of fan of Anthony D'Amoto after his. I remember being so excited to see Conor Oberst's pop up as an artist! I remember being confused but ultimately enthralled by The Dirty Three, who left me craving more. The Internet blew me away, Daughter blew me away, Banks blew me away.

The list goes on and on, and in an effort to stop the rambling I'll just say: Thank you, thank you, thank you! This series is near & dear to my heart and I can't wait to see what success lies ahead for it in the future.

All the best,
a fan from TX

Senor Pescador Johnson

love it, muy ecantado,really good felicitaciones
I really have enjoyed quite a few of these and yes, I still listen NPR,
{even though some corruption recently,ads!!}
forget it,

enjoy THEE Music
really good artists, IMHO

come on down to El Salvador and Guatemala, anytime
(the Ralph Stanley one was really good}

All comments from YouTube:

Username47948

7y↑683

That lead singer should collaborate with Pat Carney. They'd probably make some good stuff together

FZJ80

😂

Gabriel Gonzalez

😆

Sasho Parket

and with jack white maybe will be nice

Julian Sebastiaan

Dam you genius

Burd

4y↑2

@Airsoft_Assault_Group thats the joke

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Jon Smiths

5y↑70

Personally, I think this version of "pistol made of bones" is waaaay better than the studio version.

Alan Velasquez

4y↑1

So smooth AF.. love it.

How We Decorate Time

3y↑16

Since it isn't already listed in the video, the names of the performers are:
Dan Auerbach - Vocals/Guitar
Richard Swift - Percussion
Homer Steinweiss - Keys
Julie Acosta - Trumpet
Shae Fiol - Vihuela
Mireya Ramos - Violin

Gabriel Avelar Mattar

3y↑1

Not Homer. That’s Leon Michels

Alexis Garcia

3y↑1

RIP Richard Swift

PossiblyMaybeNope

6y↑28

Rest in peace, Richard Swift.
His work is genius, years ahead of the curve.

Tyler Scott

8y↑112

I love these "Tiny Desk" concerts! They introduce me to many FANTASTIC artists!

Chaz Evansdale

8y↑6

+Tyler Scott I love Tiny Desk Concert so much for that reason. I recently found "Gondola Sessions" to be a great place to find wonderful artists too. :)

Chuck Quinn

8y↑47

I love the unplugged versions of these songs! They should be made available for purchase!

Greg Helton

8y↑29

I love "Stay In My Corner".

Amazing song asking for and promising relational commitment. This is love!

ramiro fauno martinez

4y↑7

Oh man !! We need A LOT MORE of The Arcs music, hope they record again another album, even if its only in memory of Richard Swift :'(

Caique Martins

3y↑1

Setlist

Pistol made of bones: 00:35
Stay in my corner: 04:20
Outta my mind: 08:23

Codey Cross

8y↑30

Love this channel. Not only does it get me into incredible music that I was missing, they still go and get the bands I already loved. Something tells me they just have good taste.

Old Bird Wing

i thought they took auditions

Timothy Joseph

8y↑11

i highly recommend that you see this band live. i've gone twice and they absolutely killed both times

Gabriel Perez Luna

4y↑4

The sound engineer behind this is genius! Pure perfection

Cat Money

8y↑32

I really wish the album version of "stay in my corner" was as smooth as this version is.

B. Jones

So much agreed!!! This version is just so smooth.

Bird Dawg

I agree. The keyboard is a bit much on the studio verson

Andy Brown

8y↑11

After 5 months, this is still my favorite tiny desk concert. It's amazing.

Tiani Dunn

6y↑1

The first song is absolutely amazing, the lyrics flow so well.

Billder Inbaja

7y↑4

Thanks so very much Bob Boilen. With Tiny Desk you created something special and unique, a show that gives credit to the whole NPR staff for participative excellence.... always my first stop when looking for hot new sounds. What a brilliant pairing, Dan Auerbach and Flor de Toloache.

Sleep State

8y↑1

Damn! Those harmonies on Stay in My Corner are angelic live. A little reminiscent of Demon Days by The Gorillaz. Sounds sick!

Matt Burgess

8y↑3

Congrats on the 500! Enjoyed around the world.

nazario prieto

3y↑1

00:43 pistol made of bones
04:21 stay in my corner
08:23 outta my mind

bmgag19

7y↑4

this "pistol made of bones" is WAY better than the studio version

Mr. AtomTan

3y↑1

I wish I could have this in a Vinyl format. Love it.

Dusty Finger

5y↑3

Love these guys!, great fan of Dan Auerbach but these guys have something specail together ...I keep on enjoying the music, most of all the feeling

Tom Deane

8y↑1

This is one of my favourite live performances on YouTube.

ØŦ

5y↑2

I am so late to this party but wow! Love the Arcs and the Keys

trida simone

8y↑6

Gosh, Dan can do no wrong, his voice is just amazing. I really need to check this mariachi band out, they're awesome

omar morlett

8y↑1

congratulations! Tiny Desk the concerts you present are great!

jaka utama

8y↑117

Dan Auerbach = Underated god. The genius. And the bandit

Xhimali Gonzales

8y↑4

I love how they can make the same song sound so different every time. And each new time it still sounds amazing.

Agu Luque

8y↑96

Dafuq.. Dan Auerbach?! Has another group and it's amazing too? NPR, thanks again for a great musical discover.

jon

8y↑15

It's okay though, Dan Auerbach can do nothing wrong.

ChevN7

8y↑8

+Agu Luque Just a bit of a side-projec while Pat's arm recovers. I saw these guys live and they're so good.

Alexander Rivera G.

6y↑2

This was always one of my favourites Tiny Desk Concerts ever. And now when I reproduce it and hear Richard Swift voice is very emotional. Rest in peace, phenomenon of the music ❤

Ben Davis

Fantastic renditions of these songs, loving it!

dictater2

4y↑2

Bob Boilin is the rare example of someone who looks exactly like he sounds.

Dusty Finger

5y↑5

Love watching Richard Swift, what a cool musician to have had in a band! I,m sure if there is another spirit dimension he will be fondly received by the greats that also graced our ears with a higher understanding of musical harmonies... RIP dude

G Rezz

Pistol Made of Bones is an ABSOLUTE classic 💯

Dapper Fox

Found these guys through you and they are my favorite group now, thanks for more live stuff! Absolutely great.

Steve Kelly

7y↑3

everything just WORKS , the songs are fresh , the playing subtle, the backing vocals perfectly complementary and mariachi Julia Roberts well, she's just a delight look at ;)....

Michael W

I just started watching Tiny desk concerts, I’m hooked great artists great sounds

Nate Reimer

Just came across this a week ago and have been watching it on repeat ever since. So good.

bennyguitarcarr

Love this. Very alternative having a drum machine behind everything else which sounds very organic. Interesting sound

Matt DiNuzzo

8y↑2

I am so happy they did a Tiny Desk Concert! They absolutely ROCKED at the 9:30 club.

ChevN7

+Matt DiNuzzo I was there too!

ZacharySArnold

What a fantastic band, and a fantastic performance. Saw them live at the ryman, great show.

twitchie27

8y↑794

For some reason I feel like Dan Auerbach sings about pistols a lot.

Michael Degen

I bet he's never even fired a handgun!

Z. S. N.

3y↑1

@PyromediaOFFICIAL ive never first hand witness "gun violence" and I am as American as they come. Would you agree, "gun violence" is more a symptom of human violence? I would argue substantially more "gun violence" takes place in other countries.. specifically any country in the middle east, and also Africa where war has been waging between local groups for time imemorial...

Jills Mcfarland

4y↑1

Sounds like a narc in the family.

PyromediaOFFICIAL

5y↑3

It's because gun violence is an integral part of American culture

Mustakrakish

5y↑2

A E S T H E T I C

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Derek Shelby

8y↑30

One of my fav albums of 2015

Gnarly Charly

Just bought my brother their first album on vinyl for Christmas, psyched to see them in a tiny desk concert!!

Colin Read

8y↑1

Simply the best window into seeing long admired performers and discovering new artists as yet little known in Europe. Keep it up!

Michael W

Great heart felt song, I love it!

Paulus

NPR Tiny Desk Concert forever!!!!! Love what you do!!!!

Bowdoinhammer

Love these tiny desk concerts. Thank you

cuejumper

8y↑7

Congrats NPR! Been following since 2013! :)

Anders Hassel

8y↑7

That version of Outta My Mind was great. I really felt outta my mind.

Karan Gera

I have listened to so many NPR Tiny Desk Concerts. Never imagined Dan's band would be their magnum opus. Yet it is. Yet, it, is.

Eric

These renditions of the original songs are soooooooo GOOOD!!!! The Mariachi Flor de Toloache addition makes everything come together so nicely and so beautifully. Makes me feel things man. ;)

Miguel Ángel Vázquez Roque

8y↑1

Happy 500th episode guys!!! i love your show and hope for 500 more episodes n.n

José Espinoza

Congratulations! Keep doing things the way you do! Greetings from Venezuela!

Brandon Zarzyczny

That was really good, and congrats on 500 episodes.

Izzy Jacobs

8y↑1

I keep rewatching this over and over and over. This and the new Shakey Graves tiny desk concerts.

Lenord

8y↑1

Love this version of Pistol Made of Bones

Danny

i have a feeling this guys is going to make it big. so talented

David

2y↑1

I am totally taken by the women of Flor de Toloache. He’s lucky to have them in his project.

Tammy Haddad

Those girls are such good singers amazing!!!!

Sr.SH

Listen to the arcs with the mariachi flor de toloache playing and singing together is something so terrific. That was a really great performance.

Francisco Escobedo

Que buen ensamble , Dan es de los mejores de su generación y en combinación con las chicas de flor de toloache logra una muy interesanye propuesta . Felicitaciones a The Arcs y también a Tiny Desk por tan interesantes presentaciones .

Nancy Scarbrough

The girls are amazingly awesome! So is the the electric guitar player, keyboard dude !

Joel Goguen

Amazing performance!! I covered the version of Outta My Mind that they played here, if interested check it out!!!

Cody Nygard

4y↑1

Okay but how blessed would you feel to have to move your desk for all these artists all the time

Thiago Messias

8y↑4

God damn, this is so good. I could spend the whole day watching them jamming, Cheers.

Arnold O'Valley Wolfe

These girls had their own TDC. Flor de Toloache. They're fantastic! Check'em out!

JulianFernandez

Way to celebrate the 500th concert! Congrats guys!

Amadeus Fuzz

7y↑206

I watched this one Black Keys interview where Dan said "If you ever see us wearing sunglasses in doors, it's because we're making fun of ourselves." but for some reason, it doesn't feel like the case

aaaaaaaaaaaa

5y↑8

It helps with being nervous playing in front of people. Most performers won't admit it, but it truly helps being comfortable to perform

Dalton Lunn

5y↑14

@Wyatt Martin I always assume someone wearing sunglasses indoors has either had a little bit to drink or smoke or is recovering from a hangover

Amadeus Fuzz

7y↑11

Wyatt Martin alright I can dig it

Wyatt Martin

7y↑54

Flashbulb Memory the arcs provides a separate "alter ego dan" whom is completely different from the dan of the black keys

Shyra M

8y↑1

wow, that's flawless, thank you!

ConditionallyUsed

Congrats Tiny Desk, a series that might be around a tiny desk, has shared music around the world from the world behind the desk.

Anthony Cervo

8y↑1

How can one downvote this? Dan's got soul, man.

KonaGang

This is soooo good!!!!

Berk Storm

Wow, this is so very good!

steven Lamar

NPR has the best sound engineers in the business, not only does this particular video sound amazing but of these bands sound better here then they do on their albums.

JrodarTheMighty

8y↑1

Jacob Beltran

for such a lack of instruments, they play pretty damn good haha

bluedudeinahole1

7y↑49

This guy looks like the lead singer from the black keys!

Casimiro Buenavista

3y↑2

I wonder if they are related!

Richard Butkis

5y↑7

They even have the same name!

Aidan Xavier

6y↑13

Wait has anyone noticed that the guy from Foo Fighters looks like the guy from Kurt Coby and the Grungy Bunch?

Liam Weiss

7y↑21

bluedudeinahole1 I wonder why

Danny

7y↑2

saw them at the glass house in pomona cali. they were awesome. i hope its not their last album

Dalton Crow

if thought they were good here get their album. it's 2X as good like forreal totally worth it

Civil Duality

I wonder if that's pat smear acoustic guitar?
Congrats NPR TDC on 500 and counting, keep bring big sounds to that tiny desk.

Martin Feroze

A awesome set

Rémi

ay caramba ! Love this band

nmnsaime mark

I love the music, and the mariachi outfits on the the gals..nice touch. If you make them wear them you all should! Los Tigres Del Norte LOL! Seriously, you all are awesome. If you ever come through New Mexico I will be sure to be there and tell my friends.

April Blades

love the mix of the guitar Mexican-style guitar. the sound is really rounded

Senor Pescador Johnson

shekeeps1iclosed

personally I dig OUTTA MY MIND when it's more rockabilly than acoustic.
however, it's beautiful performance.

allenreyQ

yes! good to see more flor de toloache at the tiny desk

Guill Blacknek

Love this music, love of the redhead girl 🖤

McKenna

3y↑1

RIP Swift. I always find myself going back to this video to watch it. Swift was so talented 😭

Cubs0671

Would love that tab for that opening solo.

Cindy O

6y↑1

All these songs are classic

Daniel Brito

going to see them in april @ the glass house in pasadena. i know they wont disappoint

NOHMS

8y↑1

ÉPICO.

Alê Resende_Arts

Amazing!!!

Russell Patnoe

Are these concerts ever made available to the public or are they just for the the NPR staff?

Juan Iturrizaga

8y↑2

aaaaahhhhh hay algo mas genial que esto??

TROGULAR 10,000

8y↑2

+Juan Iturrizaga cuando te callas

uncle Sasho

6y↑1

So many stupid comments!

Don't you hear how genius this guy really is?

Kia 225

I know that there's a lot of guitars like that out there, but whenever I see the Rasta themed acoustic I think of Nirvana's mtc live concert

gatogreensleeves

5y↑2

They should cover Love's "Alone Again Or" with this arrangement.

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