Ben Folds Five

You know what they say about rock stars, right? Every rock star secretly wants to be a comedian, and every comedian wants to be a rock star. Well, Ben Folds Five is what happens if Billy Joel went punk and started emulating Weird Al. The confluence of rock and comedy. And after 14 years, they're going on a reunion tour! To celebrate, I wanted to talk about my favorite Ben Folds Five songs (and some of Ben Folds' solo stuff, too).If you've never heard of Ben Folds Five before... let me explain. They were a band comprised of Ben Folds (lead vocals, piano), Robert Sledge (bass guitar) and Darren Jessee (drums). You'll note that they were a trio and not a quintet as their name might imply. This, according to Folds, was intentional:"I guess we didn't want to tell the truth. We wanted every angle of the band to be not quite right. Also, I wanted to make sure that people didn't take us that seriously. And I think the name helps. Besides, I think it sounds better than Ben Folds Three."Folds…