Well, it's Al's dream of being poor and suddenly getting rich, which kinda happens in the movie. He doesn't get rich, but the success of his station lifts him out of the financial bind he was in.
It’s the realization of how to take the syndicated content and independent UHF station normally has access to, and flipping it on its head in the modern zeitgeist to attract an audience. “UHF” is great if you’re a Bay Area resident who grew up with KOFY TV 20.
Knopfler insisted on playing the guitar as he was never satisfied with the intro as it was originally played in the video. If you want the original intent of the composer, you have to listen to the parody...
Mark Knopfler wasn't the only member of Dire Straits who played in this song. Guy Fletcher played synthesizer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack_and_Other_Stuff#Personnel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fletcher I find it hard to believe Mark Knopfler played guitar on this. 1. It sounds like a different kind of guitar. (one you would normally hear in Weird Al's other songs) 2. Some of the riffs aren't as good as the original. Then again, there are live versions of Money For Nothing, and the guitar he plays on those sound like the one he played on this.
@@mikewrasman5103 when he looks at the camera to the side and then to the other side to the other side to the other side it is the funniest thing i've ever seen! i laughed so hard i cried for like 2 minutes! to pull that off as well as he did is miraculous bc no one else could do that in music. the expression, timing, physical comedy is the best i've ever seen. the talent it takes to do this is immeasurable. i mean you can do it well but to do it at this level of comedy is magical.
The best part about this is that Mark Knopfler allowed Weird Al to parody Money for Nothing on the condition that Mark himself do the guitar parts for it.
Notable that Beverly Hillbillies is in the public domain so he probably didn't have to worry about copyrights and could even include the video footage freely.
I love this guy's work. He came to my town of residence one time and put on a terrific show. Even my G.F. of the time who was not a fan of his was totally enthralled with the show. This was especially when he did 'FAT' with every rotund person in the audience dancing (in their seats) to the music. And after a physically demanding show, he stayed by his bus until everyone that wanted an autograph, got one. A true showman and he deserves any entry to a H.O.F. that he qualifies for.
Only Weird Al could manage to combine Money for Nothing and The Beverly Hillbillies in a song and make it work. Just how Al manages to come up with the ideas for his satirical songs I don't know exactly but the world is a better place for having his songs.
This song has been around for years, and I'M JUST NOW HEARING OF THIS?!?!?!? WOW!!! Two of my favorite artists together making me rock and laugh!! FREAKIN' SWEET!!!!
Money For Nothing came on the radio as I was driving home around midnight last night, and of course it's a crime to listen to that masterpiece at anything less than full volume with the windows and sunroof open, even in February in Montana. Man, what a time to be alive.
I think that’s a huge part of why he’s so loved by the all the artists he parodies!! He doesn’t do anything halfway or just good enough. He perfectly reproduces the sound of the songs he is playing.
What is really clever about this is the style of the video and even has Weird Al saying "Beverly, Beverly hillbillies" in the same way as the original character saying "I want my, I want my, I want my MTV" and they have given him a long face like the original character, absolute genius.
That last line is "I want my MTV". This was a TV show that featured hit artists of the day (kinda like Casey Casim on radio during the Beatles era, except on TV). So these groups would put up videos of themselves and everybody watched the TV show called "MTV." 👍
When he's trying to follow where the camera's at 😂😂 Seriously though Weird Al is incorporating so many skills here it's ridiculous. It's not a coincidence his career has lasted decades. Full on legend.
"Weird" Al Yankovic is a legend in music. Every artist who had a song that he parodied, said its an honor to have been asked, and was happy to oblige. The only artist to complain about the parody was Coolio, when Al parodied "Gangster's paradise".
Years ago, friends of mine were in a band. Whenever they did a cover of "Money For Nothing", they always did the Weird Al parody in the lyrics. I wonder how many people realized it while dancing to this song.
I'm a 2000s kid but I've always been a fan of weird al because of my dad. I remember watching this movie with him and it stunned me when he said that animation was great when he was a kid himself
Supposedly that's Guy Fletcher on keyboards, too. I didn't see either Mark or Guy in the video, though. Either their contribution was audio tracks only, or they were seen but only for milliseconds. ...And did you hear what Mark Knopfler's condition for doing the Princess Bride soundtrack was?
Good on ya mate! Weird Al did justice to all the songs he parodied, as they were songs that he enjoyed himself. Nowadays, being parodied by Al is considered more prestiguous than the Grammy itself! As Nirvana's lead singer, Kurt Cobain, stated "I didn't realize we'd made it until I saw the Weird Al video." Still rings true after 27 years...plus, Dire Straits was stoked about the parody and some of the band *played* with WA simply for the joy and fun in doing something out of the ordinary ^_^
I heard when he asked mark Knopfler if he'd mind if he did a parody of his song; Mark answered with, "Only if I can play on it." That's a gold seal of approval right there.
I think for most people the Dire Straits video is the first computer animated one they remember, but I remember one before that -“Hard Woman to Please” by Mick Jagger.
Weird Al,you are my hero!You've taken one of the coolest songs of the 80s,one of my favorite tv shows as a kid,and spliced them together seamlessly !Bravo!😎
when he looks at the camera to the side and then to the other side to the other side to the other side it is the funniest thing i've ever seen! i laughed so hard i cried for like 2 minutes! to pull that off as well as he did is miraculous bc no one else could do that in music. the expression, timing, physical comedy is the best i've ever seen. the talent it takes to do this is immeasurable. i mean you can do it well but to do it at this level of comedy is magical.
Is there a petition or something we can get started to get Al into the R&R Hall of Fame bc it really is a injustice that he hasn't been inducted yet. Man is a true GENIUS
I remember watching this on MTV as a kid with *Mario Lemieux's 5 goals 5 ways game* (That still hasn't been repeated to this day in 2022) *1988,1989* was awesome times
BRILLIANT!!! You GOTTA love Weird Al, I thought I'd seen all his work until I saw " I'll sue ya" and now this one, yeah... he DESERVES induction into the R&R hall of fame! And yes, the intro licks of this song are one of my FAVS, first heard this song in boot camp, company commanders favorite 4:30 AM wake-up call... I wouldn'tve made it without it, the MTV video.... a CLASSIC!!!
I didn’t get this at first when I was a teenager. Now that I know the backstory behind this whole song and video (and what they were based on), I think it’s brilliant.
As a kid I listened to him and Dr. Demento on the radio. Took my girlfriend to a Weird Al concert back in the 80’s, I think at the Universal Ampitheatre In LA. I rode in an elevator with him in Century City, I didn’t say a thing. Married my girl friend and we’re still together. Thanks Al
Weird Al immortalized late 20th century pop culture. Love you, Al. Hope all is well and you tour in 2024. Attending a live show of yours is on my bucket list and my bucket has a hole in it.
There was a little bit of a thing a while back where he had written the Born This Way parody I Perform This Way and he took it off his website because Lady Gaga's lawyers told him he didn't have the right to do the song. He also didn't perform it. As it turned out Lady Gaga wasn't against him parodying her , she just hadn't been told about it and her lawyers had acted without her knowledge. SHe immediately gave him permission and the video went back up. Good move because the ONE thing Lady Gaga CAN'T get away with, would be being a fascist. She'd look like such a hypocrite if she stomped on somebody else's creativity when her whole schtick is tolerance and creativity and antifascism.
I find the phrases associated with technological innovation curious. Namely the phrases dealing with the edges. The leading edge. The cutting edge. The bleeding edge. What exactly are we describing, here? What's next? The lying in a gutter gushing blood from multiple stab wounds edge? The dying edge? The dead edge? The rotting in his grave, but yet still voted for Biden edge?
I've seen UHF where this scene came from, and I cannot stress enough that it just comes out of nowhere and is never mentioned again once it ends.
When was that?
Well, it's Al's dream of being poor and suddenly getting rich, which kinda happens in the movie. He doesn't get rich, but the success of his station lifts him out of the financial bind he was in.
It’s the realization of how to take the syndicated content and independent UHF station normally has access to, and flipping it on its head in the modern zeitgeist to attract an audience.
“UHF” is great if you’re a Bay Area resident who grew up with KOFY TV 20.
UHF all and all was vehicle for Weird Al and his comedy friends to do silly stuff, thinly connected by tv station plot
Fantastic film
The fact that Mark Knopfler pretty much told Weird Al, “Yeah you can parody this, as long as I can play the riff” is just so cool to me…
"Listen Al, this is the sickest riff anyone's ever heard, and only I know how to do it right"
I didn't know Mark played it on this! I was thinking, 'Whoever copied this is really good...'
Yup Mark said he would redo it for the song @@nickgreen4731
I was thinking "I bet when Al approached him, Mark Knopfler said ' only if I can play in the song'" So happy to see that I read Mark right!
Knopfler insisted on playing the guitar as he was never satisfied with the intro as it was originally played in the video. If you want the original intent of the composer, you have to listen to the parody...
Reminding you all it's Mark Knopfler on the guitar for real.
ewetoo Yep. He said it would be the only way he'd let Al do the parody 😁
Diggy22 if you're gonna do it do it right the first time
Wowww
Mark Knopfler wasn't the only member of Dire Straits who played in this song. Guy Fletcher played synthesizer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack_and_Other_Stuff#Personnel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fletcher
I find it hard to believe Mark Knopfler played guitar on this.
1. It sounds like a different kind of guitar. (one you would normally hear in Weird Al's other songs)
2. Some of the riffs aren't as good as the original.
Then again, there are live versions of Money For Nothing, and the guitar he plays on those sound like the one he played on this.
That's way to do it.
It's AL'S musical genius and intelligently fun parodies of both music and society that are still relevant to 2023 that awes me
SoTrue still in 2024
Weird Al belongs in both the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and Comedy hall of Fame.
Weird Al is way too funny to be in the Comedy Hall of Fame!
Then we need to make a Comedy Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame just for him!
@@mikewrasman5103 when he looks at the camera to the side and then to the other side to the other side to the other side it is the funniest thing i've ever seen! i laughed so hard i cried for like 2 minutes! to pull that off as well as he did is miraculous bc no one else could do that in music. the expression, timing, physical comedy is the best i've ever seen. the talent it takes to do this is immeasurable. i mean you can do it well but to do it at this level of comedy is magical.
Jan Berry & Dean Torrence , Emerson , Lake & Palmer aren't in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Not the accordion of fame. What about the polka ball of fame? Lyricist hall of fame Oscars for UHF, etc. Etc.
The fact that Weird Al maintained relevance for over 30 years is impressive. How many other artists can accurately claim to share such influence?
He’s retained more of a cultural influence than most artists he parodied.
Try 44 years!l
Weird Al has parodied artists who are long forgotten!
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Only because he's white and nerdy.
And Jewish
@@mikewrasman5103 Rico Suave comes to mind. I can't even remember that guy's name. Oh , and New Kids on the Block.
The best part about this is that Mark Knopfler allowed Weird Al to parody Money for Nothing on the condition that Mark himself do the guitar parts for it.
Likewise with Ray Manzarek's appearance on the Doors parody "Craigslist". Just adds that little bit of legitimacy to it.
It does sound really good
Only Knopfler could improve upon the best riff ever written, even when he has written it himself.
Furious Sherman I not only love dire straits but I love weird al and the movie uhf (which this song is from)
Furious Sherman Ah. Thanks 4that info!
How the hell he makes Money For Nothing mash with Beverly Hillbillies proves Weird Al is wired in a very different way
Fun fact: If you rearrange the letters in Weird, you get wired!
Notable that Beverly Hillbillies is in the public domain so he probably didn't have to worry about copyrights and could even include the video footage freely.
@@musicloverme3993 that is kind of fun!
@@mightymax9948 Actually it was licensed, this is clipped from the UHF movie and it's stated during the end credits of the full movie.
@@kishascape Weird Al, not UA-cam. Kek
Anyone who's seen the Beverly Hillbillies knows how genius this is.
Anyone who's heard Money for Nothing knows how genius this is.
Anyone who’s done both knows this is a masterpiece
Add that almost any parody that Al did was likely genius. The man's work is the best medicine in life for "what ails ya".
I have done neither, but it is still pretty great.
@@kylerivera3470 You should definitely check out Money for Nothing asap.
Anyone who's heard BOTH, is busting a gut, over how funny both make each other, in combination!
If "Beverly Hillbillies" ever gets rebooted, this needs to be the intro song.
Kinda did with the 90s movie.
Good idea - let's reboot it!
Weird AL needs to be inducted to the Rock and Roll hall of fame.
Yes
I agree!!
Absolutely.
I agree. He is a better candidate than 50% of those already in!!
Big time
One of my favourite Weird Al tunes :D
Hi ken
Hey ken
Perhaps the only one that makes MORE sense than the original!
Not his tune
Because dire straights is really just your favorite song
Jed was always so friendly to everyone, even if they were rude to him. A good dad and a kind person. We should all be more like Jed.
Hear, hear! Especially those who have Jed status amounts of money since they have the means to positively impact way more people than most of us.
@Die Cast Racing with Von I remember.
‘Cause he was RICH
He taught my friend
Genevieve Wilson to
Tap dance in Florida
When she was a child
Hmmm Jed good, also, Jedi good... There's gotta be something there!
I don’t know how I never saw this music video before. Weird Al is the best.
I love this guy's work. He came to my town of residence one time and put on a terrific show. Even my G.F. of the time who was not a fan of his was totally enthralled with the show. This was especially when he did 'FAT' with every rotund person in the audience dancing (in their seats) to the music. And after a physically demanding show, he stayed by his bus until everyone that wanted an autograph, got one. A true showman and he deserves any entry to a H.O.F. that he qualifies for.
Only Weird Al could manage to combine Money for Nothing and The Beverly Hillbillies in a song and make it work. Just how Al manages to come up with the ideas for his satirical songs I don't know exactly but the world is a better place for having his songs.
A lot more fun, in general, too! Same difference.
Gen X boredom is his secret.
@@Tommy1977777 It's those high tech computer graphics. Hot from the toaster, no cgi. No auto tune!
This is my favorite Weird Al video
Amish Paradise, Christmas at Ground Zero, Like A Surgeon
pre-Internet computer animation was the best...
jyk000 Pre-www animation you mean. The Internet has been around since 1969 (ARPAnet). :)
@@ChristopherUSSmith ARPAnet is not internet but it's predecessor.
@@woopsserg ARPAnet *IS* the Internet. The World Wide Web built upon that tech.
@@ChristopherUSSmith ARPANET is not internet and it was shut down in 1990.
There was a sort of partial transitioning of one into another but they are not the same thing.
This song has been around for years, and I'M JUST NOW HEARING OF THIS?!?!?!? WOW!!! Two of my favorite artists together making me rock and laugh!! FREAKIN' SWEET!!!!
Decades, actually!
You need to watch the movie, "UHF"
His versions of the newer songs are actually better than the originals 😅.
@@killerdinamo08 that’s kind of a low bar. Just sayin’…
I also like "I guess I'm a clone now" which is a parody of Debbie Gibson's 1980s hit "I think I'm alone now"
Money For Nothing came on the radio as I was driving home around midnight last night, and of course it's a crime to listen to that masterpiece at anything less than full volume with the windows and sunroof open, even in February in Montana. Man, what a time to be alive.
You shouldn't have the windows and sunroof open dude, all the dental floss will get blown inside.
I would have dropped my top. Done before and just turned up the heater
I never get tired from listening to Weird Al Yankovic. He is a legend. A absolute talent.
My feeling about Al is that he's not weird. He's at least very good. Rock on Al!!!
An*
The quality of the musicianship in Weird Al’s parodies is always top notch.
I think that’s a huge part of why he’s so loved by the all the artists he parodies!! He doesn’t do anything halfway or just good enough. He perfectly reproduces the sound of the songs he is playing.
I love that Al misspelled "Weird" in the title of this video almost 10 years ago and it still hasn't been caught or fixed.
I love it how he is able to make a parody to a song fit the music and beat so well.
Weird Al is a LEGEND!! His parodies are epic! I doubt we will ever see another genius like him. Brilliant work Weird Al!!
enter MEDiABEAR ☝️
The guy is amazing!!
His versions sound better than the original songs. :)
What is really clever about this is the style of the video and even has Weird Al saying "Beverly, Beverly hillbillies" in the same way as the original character saying "I want my, I want my, I want my MTV" and they have given him a long face like the original character, absolute genius.
The person in the original song that is saying i want my mtv is Sting
@@jrcprops wow!
@@jrcpropsyep and it’s the melody from his song “Dont stand so close to me”.
Somebody ought to make a TV sitcom out of the story behind that song! I just got a feeling it'd be a big hit.
And whoever made this song should keep making songs! He sounds like he has potential.
One of my favorite Wierd Al parodies - brilliant from top to bottom. I want my Empty 'V'.
That last line is "I want my MTV". This was a TV show that featured hit artists of the day (kinda like Casey Casim on radio during the Beatles era, except on TV). So these groups would put up videos of themselves and everybody watched the TV show called "MTV." 👍
When he's trying to follow where the camera's at 😂😂
Seriously though Weird Al is incorporating so many skills here it's ridiculous. It's not a coincidence his career has lasted decades. Full on legend.
If this was just the guitar riff playing while a boxy cartoon Weird Al floats toward the TV, it would still be a masterpiece.
Somehow I wish the line "Look at that granny, she got it sticking in the cameraman" was used.
1:35 - I love this gag. When Weird Al's frantically looking for the camera but it keeps cutting away xD
"Weird" Al Yankovic is a legend in music. Every artist who had a song that he parodied, said its an honor to have been asked, and was happy to oblige. The only artist to complain about the parody was Coolio, when Al parodied "Gangster's paradise".
Jack The Bear coolio raps about been a gangster when really he should rap about living in his mums trailer and eating peanut butter jelly sandwiches
Prince was a total stick in the mud about it as well and told him no several times.
Marshal Mathers aka Eminem said no video but Al still made a song.
I think Coolio was actually impressed after the fact.
Coolio was a mona park crip from compton who never represented his hood and was outcasted as a studio gangsta
Growing up watching the hillbillies and loving weird Al… it really doesn’t get any better than this.
This is my favorite Weird Al video , it's just so bizarre and funny
How Weird Al Yankovic merged Money for Nothing with The Beverly Hillbillies theme song is pure and simple genius!
Saw Weird Al a few years ago in Tarrytown, NY. His band is excellent. The kind of show you don’t want to end.
Weird Al, PLEASE, don't EVER retire! PLEASE!
Years ago, friends of mine were in a band. Whenever they did a cover of "Money For Nothing", they always did the Weird Al parody in the lyrics. I wonder how many people realized it while dancing to this song.
2:10: “that little clampett got his own CE-ment pond, that little clampett, he’s a millionaire.” Lmao
Hahaha I'm going to sing that as a substitute
I always think of this part whenever I hear Money For Nothing.
Weeeeeell doggie
First "Weird" Al video I had ever seen so many years ago... thanks to upload it.
It doesn't matter how old I'll be, that guitar opening will play in my head from when I first saw UHF till my death.
UHF was so brilliant. Weird Al should have made 50 more movies
Definitely, Weird Al for the Rock and Roll of Fame!
Just watched his new 'Happy' video and this was my first stop on the Weird Al nostalgia train.
hen I was a kid those 3d graphics blew my mind.
Not anymore ... right? Seen the new Tomb Raider or Red Dead 2 ? Oh wow ...
Oddly, they're still better than Minecraft.
enigmamz
I think Minecraft is supposed to be blocky...
They were cool.
I'm a 2000s kid but I've always been a fan of weird al because of my dad. I remember watching this movie with him and it stunned me when he said that animation was great when he was a kid himself
the genius of Weird Al cannot be explained enough.
Watching UHF and seeing this happen basically out of nowhere is one of the best parts of the movie
Weird Al has always been ahead of his time.
UHF Was so awesome
it was so cheesy it was awesome lol
IS awesome... the movie's still around you know
It can be watched on VUDU for free (with ads).
agree
I 100% agree. I wish they would make a sequel.
1:32 hahahahah i love it this part.
I would love to see Weird Al make more parodies songs of classic tv shows.
He's done The Brady Bunch. I don't know of any others.
Thanks to this song I can never hear the actual Money For Nothing again without immediately singing "Now lookie here people, listen to my story..."
He does this to me EVERY STINKING TIME.
Went looking for the actual video to this song, and found Weird Al.
I ain`t even mad, holy shit did he do a good job!
Funny enough, that's Mark Knopfler on guitar. He asked to play on the recording when Al asked him for permission to do the parody.
Supposedly that's Guy Fletcher on keyboards, too. I didn't see either Mark or Guy in the video, though. Either their contribution was audio tracks only, or they were seen but only for milliseconds.
...And did you hear what Mark Knopfler's condition for doing the Princess Bride soundtrack was?
Good on ya mate! Weird Al did justice to all the songs he parodied, as they were songs that he enjoyed himself. Nowadays, being parodied by Al is considered more prestiguous than the Grammy itself! As Nirvana's lead singer, Kurt Cobain, stated "I didn't realize we'd made it until I saw the Weird Al video." Still rings true after 27 years...plus, Dire Straits was stoked about the parody and some of the band *played* with WA simply for the joy and fun in doing something out of the ordinary ^_^
@@Succubus2Angel Makes sense, so they did get paid, just not in cash money!
Which one? Money for Nothing or the actual Beverly Hillbillies theme?
Weird Al is freaking BRILLIANT. The man is a genius.
I mean really, could any of US have come up with the satires and parodies he has?
I can't believe I just now discovered this!! 32 years later!!
Same here lol. My boss and I were talking about Weird Al today and he mentioned a Dire Straits parody. I've never heard this until now. This is gold !
Same here. This is hilarious!
Me too!! All these years later! I'm old enough to remember "The Beverly Hillbillies" too, and I'm just dying at how funny this is.
You should check out the film UHF that this is from - Weird Al Yalkovic stars in that too.... 👍
I heard when he asked mark Knopfler if he'd mind if he did a parody of his song; Mark answered with,
"Only if I can play on it." That's a gold seal of approval right there.
“That little Clampett” hahaha!
Hey man. That's nit PC bro.🤣🤣
Mmmmmm that MS-DOS era computer graphics...
Reminds me of Miramar's "The Mind's Eye."
Wasn't it done on an Amiga? MS-DOS was weak for graphics at the time.
I think for most people the Dire Straits video is the first computer animated one they remember, but I remember one before that -“Hard Woman to Please” by Mick Jagger.
@@rsmith02 Bosch FGS-4000 video graphics system
UHF was such an underrated film. I'm from the UK and I doubt anyone I know has ever seen or heard of it.
I have not seen or heard of it
SPATULAAA CITYYY... city... city...
What?!?!? I love this movie.
Supplies!
@@darrenhargrave9843 Search for it. As Al said, Siskel and Ebert thought Al was the anti-Christ
Weird Al,you are my hero!You've taken one of the coolest songs of the 80s,one of my favorite tv shows as a kid,and spliced them together seamlessly !Bravo!😎
i’m not weird al
@@obscure.reference Never thought you were,lol.There's only one Weird Al;the rest of us have to settle for being strange.👽
@@starletohara1631 oh sorry i thought you were talking to me
Thanks so much for this!
Mashes two songs together brilliantly and parodies MTV at the same time. This man's skill knows no boundaries.
Al is not only a genius but a really, really good person.
1:09 still has me laughing hysterically every time I see it
That animation is so advanced it almost crashed Windows Vista lol.
+Gareth Adams turning on vista could crash it
+Wehiremonkeys A sure way to make Vista crash is to do a risky thing called "install it".
dude this is old its just reuploaded its a movie called uhf i think it is a fucking awsome movie
Windows Vista? Hah! More like Mac System 7! (or Windows 4 what do you think)
+Wehiremonkeys crash Windows Vista ? thats not exactly a good measurement of advancement xD
This is awesome! Don’t know I hadn’t seen this one before!
Cool and interesting seeing such primitive CGI being used back in the 80's. Sure it was rare to see and a treat.
when he looks at the camera to the side and then to the other side to the other side to the other side it is the funniest thing i've ever seen! i laughed so hard i cried for like 2 minutes! to pull that off as well as he did is miraculous bc no one else could do that in music. the expression, timing, physical comedy is the best i've ever seen. the talent it takes to do this is immeasurable. i mean you can do it well but to do it at this level of comedy is magical.
"That little Clampett he's a million.....aire"...oh my God I'm dying
Most people probably don't know how amazing that line is since the verse is never played
God damn it Quinton
I had the exact same thought
Glad I wasn't the only one, I never saw the show before so now I can appreciate this track more than ever.
russ*
God's last name is not damn.
Excellent!
Is there a petition or something we can get started to get Al into the R&R Hall of Fame bc it really is a injustice that he hasn't been inducted yet. Man is a true GENIUS
Thank you Wierd Al.
The blend of these is pure genius.
Just watched his word crimes video. Come here, see his name spelled incorrectly in the title... I'm not quite sure what to say.
I'd have to say the uploader hasn't seen Word Crimes lol
"It's a good time to learn some grammar. Did I stammer?"
Al Yankovic graduated as valedictorian from his high school at 16! That just says he is one gifted man. Love his music, but wow.
I remember watching this on MTV as a kid with *Mario Lemieux's 5 goals 5 ways game*
(That still hasn't been repeated to this day in 2022)
*1988,1989* was awesome times
Ah yes my favorite music artist
Wierd Al
Il Drewa, the weird al parody band
This is amazing and brings back the best of the 80s!
The genius of this is he never has to do anything beyond describe the very basics of the plot to the show that anyone would know and it just sticks
BRILLIANT!!! You GOTTA love Weird Al, I thought I'd seen all his work until I saw " I'll sue ya" and now this one, yeah... he DESERVES induction into the R&R hall of fame! And yes, the intro licks of this song are one of my FAVS, first heard this song in boot camp, company commanders favorite 4:30 AM wake-up call... I wouldn'tve made it without it, the MTV video.... a CLASSIC!!!
Still one of my all time favorites!
*Weird Al
They misspelled his name?
Hmm... Very wierd
not even
tonyxtony44 Care to finish that thought?
His name is Alfred, so weird al , not weird ai
nicobaku Lowercase L is l...
January 2020 and this is the first time I've seen I've seen this version. Hilarious! Probably one of his best.
I didn’t get this at first when I was a teenager. Now that I know the backstory behind this whole song and video (and what they were based on), I think it’s brilliant.
As a kid I listened to him and Dr. Demento on the radio. Took my girlfriend to a Weird Al concert back in the 80’s, I think at the Universal Ampitheatre In LA. I rode in an elevator with him in Century City, I didn’t say a thing. Married my girl friend and we’re still together. Thanks Al
Weird Al was always brilliant! The whole movie ("UHF") was pure genius.
Weird Al immortalized late 20th century pop culture. Love you, Al. Hope all is well and you tour in 2024. Attending a live show of yours is on my bucket list and my bucket has a hole in it.
BACK WHEN TV AND MUSIC FELT GOOD❤
UHF was the best movie ever
it WAS a pretty good movie
I love how close this is to the original, it's trippy
This is one of my favorite songs ever. Both this and the original
Finally a nee song amazing!!!!
it's from '89 dude
He's back!!!! :D
And this time, he's mad...
No more Mr Passive Resistance.
He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life-Homer Simpson
Amen!
@Jangler333 go away.
Count Dracula very super nice man 👍🏻!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#homer
So true.
Indeed
My daughter and I was watching UHF together JUST yesterday. She was rolling. Timeless classics Al.....thx.
I've been a fan of Al for almost 40 years and this is the first time I've seen this 😂
One of the wonderful things about Weird Al is he won't parody anyone who refuses to let him - he doesn't just go about doing it, he asks first.
Even if he would be protected under the law of parody, he just doesn't wanna start drama
Weird Al parodying your song is a sure sign that you made it as a star.
There was a little bit of a thing a while back where he had written the Born This Way parody I Perform This Way and he took it off his website because Lady Gaga's lawyers told him he didn't have the right to do the song. He also didn't perform it. As it turned out Lady Gaga wasn't against him parodying her , she just hadn't been told about it and her lawyers had acted without her knowledge. SHe immediately gave him permission and the video went back up. Good move because the ONE thing Lady Gaga CAN'T get away with, would be being a fascist. She'd look like such a hypocrite if she stomped on somebody else's creativity when her whole schtick is tolerance and creativity and antifascism.
Unless you're coolio...then you maybe sort of asked...allegedly.
@@jacquelinecallejas1390 That's not being a fascist....
The man is a genius, I choked on my own breath with laughter . 😂😂😂
Remember when these graphics were cutting edge ?
yeah, but these graphics have made a massive comeback because people want that retro look back.
I find the phrases associated with technological innovation curious. Namely the phrases dealing with the edges. The leading edge. The cutting edge. The bleeding edge. What exactly are we describing, here? What's next? The lying in a gutter gushing blood from multiple stab wounds edge? The dying edge? The dead edge? The rotting in his grave, but yet still voted for Biden edge?
@@thetruth45678 the Microsoft Edge
Like it was yesterday.
Yeah 1985...
I was 7... 🤣
Funny and smart thanks Al!!
amazing that I still listen every time this comes on the radio or feed. even the mtv one makes me think of this one.
1:02 is that Benjamin Orr?!