I like how the song gets drastically more extreme the further it gets to the end, Al goes from actual advice to calling you a blithering moron and threatens to jam a crowbar into your cranium. Pure gold.
if someones meaning is clear then certain things he complains about dont matter. like the fact that im not capitalizing or punctuating properly. there are lots of things in the english language that dont add any extra meaning when you analyze with context. its a waste of time and mind we should all get over
@@JasonDoege-js8ioIf you don’t though, it makes you come across as someone who doesn’t care. It’s important to know for life. Professional emails or job applications, writing, especially if you’re an author, etc. If it’s a text or something, then no it doesn’t matter, but in everyday life when talking with people through text, it’s important to use that stuff, especially basic stuff like capitalization, or else it comes off as someone being lazy who doesn’t care, which will put people off
@@JasonDoege-js8io Well then how did you establish that in the first place? Either way, it’s just more professional. Again, in casual conversation with people you’re friends with it’s fine but when it comes to strangers or professional settings, that’s completely different
@@imissjokesonpurpose Less and Fewer / Doing Good and Doing Well are often confused. And "Could Care Less" is an Americanism that needs to disappear, but it's all over the TV and Movies so people might think it's correct English and then make inferences from there about other cases and get their message entirely wrong.
@@adamfoxton6341 and then Americans go to England and find they're struggling. it's surprising how much the language changes between countries with the same parent language.
Is it weird that this song, while mostly satirical, is actually pretty helpful in helping you to remember proper grammar? Like, the song gets stuck in your head, so then you remember all the tips he gives.
@@annedonovan9005 I have seen Schoolhouse Rock, actually. “Conjunction Junction” is one of the only songs I remember from it, but that’s only because I haven’t watched it in years.
I'm an English-as-a-second-language teacher and translator, and this made me laugh until I cried for 5 minutes, it's pure gold for teachers and linguists 🔥
@@KatherineA-kk2gp Please don't remind me of my highschool days. I'm pretty sure I used the apostrophe-quote combination in my last college paper about ratings and reviews.
The fact that one of the lyrics is "Just now you said you literally couldn't get out of bed" implies that, from a story point of view, this entire song is sung from Al's POV and he was so annoyed by someone's grammatical oversight in one particular moment that, on the fly, he just improvised an entire song about bad grammar.
I don't think his response is from one particular moment. I would suggest that it is from years of being bombarded by improper grammar, poor spelling, incorrect punctuation usage, and dangling participles.
The worst one that I know is, "I wasn't doing nothing." But, I feel like 'I could care less,' is much more common, instead of "I couldn't care less." I had a friend whose grandpa would always say, 'I weren't doing nothing,' and I had to cringe every time.
I just turned on Blurred Lines. I tried to sing along. I sang the lyrics to this song. It has effectively replaced Blurred Lines in my brain. ...Thank you, Yankovic. You have done me a service that can never be truly repayed.
"Weird Al" is the only artist I've heard that actually changed the lyrics of a song about non-consensual contact into teaching people on how to not type like an idiot online.
I haven't heard Blurred Lines in like 9 years, and I still remember the chorus harmony. I didn't even know what the song was called, it's just everywhere@@nobody.of.importance
@@nobody.of.importance the original is about a girl meeting a guy at a party and the guy trying to get her out of her abusive relationship. the "all men are r@pists crowd really likes to twist it to be creepy. edit: the song literally has the following lines from the guy btw "The way you grab me" "Go ahead, get at me" "Just let me liberate you" "Okay, now he was close Tried to domesticate you" he's literally giving the girl (who is all up on him) consent to go further. it couldn't be less creepy if it tried.
@@PanzerShrek94 The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning, incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result, the incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play and the pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questionin. Now. That's. _Irony!_
@@mattwo7 Actually, "Ironic" (the song) is meta in the sense that it is ironic that a song titled "Ironic" would contain no actual examples of irony in the lyrics.
@@AlrycaAeveaHexendias I believe it was one song he wrote off a Price song. . He went to Prince to get the okay and Prince said no. He also take a jab at him in White and Nerdy when he is on the Wikipedia page.
I was reading one of Weird Al's children's books, When I Grow Up, to my niece, and was surprised to see that the main character wanted to be a Master Debater, when he grew up.
i'm honestly amazed at how this manages to not be condescending in an annoying grammar-nazi kind of way, it just comes off with the energy of a tired english teacher projecting into a song and i love it
You think Reddit is bad? If I catch people using the wrong there, their, or they're on their resume, they're going to upset because they won't be getting a job there. Same with your and you're, and I suppose yore as well. Though, honestly that hasn't been a problem since the days of yore. Point is, if you're applying for a job your grammar needs to be on point. Sometimes it just be that way.
As an English major, this song teaches so much if you actually pay attention to the lyrics. Been a Weird Al fan since ‘91 and I don’t plan on stopping.👍🏼
Fun fact, at 0:26, the name of the HR (homeroom) teacher is Mrs. Krabappel. She was Bart's teacher on The Simpsons for a number of years before Marcia Wallace, the actress who provided her voice, passed away. Al of course made a couple of appearances on the show as himself over the years.
I unironically prefer this version over the original, and I'm not just talking about the changing of the hella creepy lyrics, I genuinely think that this sounds better musically
I had to play this to my dad whose 1st job in the west was to teach English to the French & it was his 3rd laguage. I had to play it to him in slow mode multiple times. He loves it & has bonded us closer! Weird All. You're the best!
This was the work of a genius. Wow. Everything was perfect. The vocals, the chorus, the graphics, the video, the idea, the lyrics, the humour, the parody, the irony. Just wow.
At first I equated him with the rock singers he parodies, but after I saw his take on Peter and the Wolf, I realized he's up there toward Peter Schickele and Tom Lehrer.
Another observation; at 3:20 there's a reference to the TV show "Lost," which was on the American network ABC; in the lower right-hand corner, it says, "Learn your ABC's, doofus." However, the fact that an apostrophe was used here to indicate a plural shows that someone involved with making the video is an actual doofus.
I know how everyone's talking about the lyrics, but my favorite part is the visuals! All of the little details, like the sentence diagrams, the way the lyrics fit the style of the background, and the text messages at the bottom are like ASMR for my nerdy brain!
@@jaysonsetera341 Hi Jayson. ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. If you search here at UA-cam for ASMR videos, you will find many clips of quiet and interesting and soothing sounds.
@@Sanxies I would still have plenty of work because if I didn't have to spend as much time fixing simple grammatical errors, I would have more time to help them with things such as readability, dynamic phrasing, better detail, alternative ways of wording things, etc. There's more to editing than fixing grammatical mistakes.
@@enfieldjohn101 I'm amazed at how many people don't use spell check. It doesn't catch everything but it would eliminate most of it. There are also grammar checkers that will clean up most problems as well. I once was pretty good at writing but after decades of working maintenance, where documentation is almost in another language, I got sloppy. I wrote a letter to my Governor and when I looked at it I could see it was BAD. No spelling errors but all kinds of other problems. I spent the rest of the day going through Google for a remedial writing class before it was fit to mail.
@@ninline2000 I'm glad you took the time to edit your letter until it was well written. It is a good thing to do, especially when you wish to be persuasive. A well written letter suggests to the reader that you know what you are talking about and care enough about the issue to really give a letter about it a lot of thought.
I teach my child everything he needs to know to be a good productive citizen. The schools are the ones who teach the book crap that people "have" to have to graduate.
"Just now, you said, you *literally* couldn't get out of bed!" "That makes me want to *literally* smack a crowbar upside your stupid head!" Still my favorite part of the whole song.
To be fair, I learned more recently that "literally" being used to mean "figuratively, but really strongly" has at least a couple hundred years of history. I still love the song though.
@@tsharabrown3719 yeah I bet the same applies to a lot of it, but the song is intentionally pedantic for comedic effect. I remember hearing the same about “literally” but still, this song is a masterpiece.
I loved the fact that he brought up ‘I could care less’ when it is actually ‘I couldn’t care less.’ I don’t think I have heard this phrase used correctly more than twice. I’m 49 and I constantly explain to people how to properly use the phrase.
The funny thing, is that when one points out someone else's incorrect use of the expression, they will reply with some inane claptrap the effect of which is that they _do indeed care_ to some degree, and when you point this out their heads explode in anger lol.
I come back over, and over, and over again. This is one of the most amazing artistic displays I have ever seen. All packed into 3:45. Don't let the humor distract you from this brilliance within. This is art at it's finest. He packed a lot in there in a short time, but the volume of truth lying just below the surface is too many to count. Who want's to anyway?
I've heard winning a Grammy is the official way to know you have made it in the music industry. But I would say that getting a parody from Weird AL would be the biggest honor. I could die happy.
I like how, at 0:04, when the dictionary pages are flipping through the "A"s, there's a picture of Al holding his signature instrument when you reach "Accordion"
@@billyjoejimbob75 But it rhymes with fantastic and sarcastic. He left that part out for overseas audiences when he found out it had a different meaning there. Unfortunately it will probably start being considered offensive here as well after the big brouhaha over Beyonce's lyrics.
I am now 50 years old. Fifty. Five zero. Puke. When I was growing up there were a few things kids my age loved; MAD magazine, anything Eddie Murphy, and the next weird Al spoof were pretty much unilaterally loved in the 1980's. Whether you're my age or not, it must be recognized that Weird Al is a supremely talented, creative and funny man. And one other thing that in my opinion gets overlooked, and that is underrated. You may say that he's had hit records and awards and adulation, and I agree, he has achieved those things. But even so, in my view this man's brilliance and talent are underappreciated, and part of the reason why is that the craft is of greater personal importance to him than any need of self-promotion. Year after year, decade after decade, and now generation after generation, Al Yankovic has been making us laugh. But on a serious note, digging in and discovering who this man is would surprise the uninitiated. He's a brilliant talent to be sure, but beyond that, he's intelligent (which is different), interesting, genuine and sensitive man whose love of family and heritage is greater than dollars or records dipped in nonferrous metals. If you're reading this Weird Sir, thank you for 40+ years of laughs - never meant to insult but rather meant to remind us all not to take ourselves too seriously. We love you and look forward to more decades of fun to come!
well said man. Born in 80, saw UHF around 8 or 9 and whatever vids he had on MuchMusic. Mystified he still pulls off some of the best stuff 40 years later.
I was listening to the original but it made me feel cheap so i decided to go to Weird Al. All the beat, none of the moral compromise. Love you, Al Yankovic.
While in the same breath giving a rhyming callback to the original song's line: "You're the hottest b**** in this place" becomes "YOU would NOT use IT'S in this CASE." What a genius!
@@laceyhanlon8104, Weird Al sang, "Prince", (Prince Rogers Nelson), referring to the singer-musician-songwriter, who died on 4-21-16. The word is not "priss", it is the name, Prince.
Detectivekornfed i am not trying to be rude it's probably just a misheard mistake i am pretty sure he said priss. Listen it doesn't matter anymore I'm tired it's 8:04 am again im sorry that you got angry at my damn comment i will comment whatever the hell i want. Kind regards LaceyHanlon
I love how there are small but amazing details in all of his music videos. At 3:07 for example, when he says “that was sarcastic,” the little voice says “aww, sike!”
Andrei Tache I wish we could make figuratively catch on instead of "literally." I wish I had a dime for every time I heard somebody use it in a sentence that doesn't make sense. "I *literally* died."
Dan Hill The definition of words change over time. “Literally” can be “used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true”, making their statement technically not wrong
When it comes to "Weird Al" (quotes are actually officially part of the name) the vast majority of his parodies are better than the original. Also, in light of the song being about grammar, I seriously hope you meant "This parody is better" as opposed to "Parodies are better." I have seen the 's used as an attempt to make words plural before, but that's not how it works.
I've listened to this song since it came out but I only just now caught the fact that Weird Al slipped in 'cunning linguist' as an actual lyric. It fits so well with the rest of the song that the word it's really alluding to went way over my head. 10/10
@@SWLinPHX some days I am only 12 in my head, and I caught the _cunning linguist_ the first time I heard this song... I laughed so hard I made *snorky* noises! Your _master debater_ comment gave me the same giggle-fit!😂
@@zoetercy9208 I genuinely love his art, it's nothing about modern pop song tropes, and takes its own unique spin on it... I'm genuinely sick of this new trend of music just being about relationships... that's why quirky songs like these I ABSOLUTLEY love
The fact that weird al can parody a song with lyrics that match the rhythm and beat, rhyme perfectly, and stay on topic is so amazing. That's why I'm a fan.
I was today years old when I paid just enough attention to the visuals, rather than the lyrics, to spot the chalk animation of rain on a wedding day during the Irony section. My 1996 nostalgia sees what you did there.
@@cynthiac5941 your reply was quite funny, and made me come back to this video. In fact, it made me discover the top comment, by GTOger, and I realized, hey, I'm subscribed to that dude and haven't seen any videos recently. I'm going to see what's up. Come to realize on his newest video, the most recent comment talks about how he DIED. It's the only comment within the past 3 months that makes a confirmation about it, and I am just shocked; you caused me inadvertently through a reply notification to realize that one of my favorite youtubers died. How unfortunate. Just thought I'd share that tidbit. What a weird butterfly effect, just from correcting someone's grammar.
For all of Weird Al's works, I consider this song his best so far. You can't be an idiot and put something like this together. It is not just funny, it is intelligent.
To me it seems like Weird Al is singin it more "precise" than Robin Thicke. Weird Al is more "on the beat" and in tune while Robin Thicke is slightly off key and sloppy with his timing.
This is my favorite Weird Al song because it allows me to listen to Blurred Lines without having to listen to the lyrics of Blurred Lines
It’s Triv LOL YES
the lyrics are very creepy 😖
That is Weird Al in a nutshell.
yes!!
I can’t believe I used to like Blurred Lines the beat is catchy but the lyrics make me uncomfortable
I love how Weird Al doesn't repeat lyrics where the original repeats, uses all the lyrical space to make the parody even better. This man is a legend.
If a Song does that it’s not a song, it’s a shit
@@AnthonyGotterminated ???
@@mitchthefrog if a song repeats lyrics it’s a shit
@@AnthonyGotterminated so any song with a chorus.
Got it.
Comedic songs works better with fresh jokes
I like how the song gets drastically more extreme the further it gets to the end, Al goes from actual advice to calling you a blithering moron and threatens to jam a crowbar into your cranium. Pure gold.
Or how he literally tells you to not have children.
Yeah he does that. Party in the CIA is another example. Just gets more over-the-top as you go.
🤣🤣🤣
Can't forget Foil, which goes from a commercial for aluminium foil to tinfoil hat stuff pretty quick
@@kaigao4842 and ends with a literal lizard person
As a teacher, I show this to my high school students on the first and last day.
If they laugh and don't look confused, I call that success :)
if someones meaning is clear then certain things he complains about dont matter. like the fact that im not capitalizing or punctuating properly. there are lots of things in the english language that dont add any extra meaning when you analyze with context. its a waste of time and mind we should all get over
@@JasonDoege-js8ioJason Doege does not have a big dictionary.
@@JasonDoege-js8ioIf you don’t though, it makes you come across as someone who doesn’t care. It’s important to know for life. Professional emails or job applications, writing, especially if you’re an author, etc. If it’s a text or something, then no it doesn’t matter, but in everyday life when talking with people through text, it’s important to use that stuff, especially basic stuff like capitalization, or else it comes off as someone being lazy who doesn’t care, which will put people off
@@RedHeart-gt9xr well what if youre clearly not a lazy person to the people you chat with?
@@JasonDoege-js8io Well then how did you establish that in the first place? Either way, it’s just more professional.
Again, in casual conversation with people you’re friends with it’s fine but when it comes to strangers or professional settings, that’s completely different
As a non native English speaker, this is actually really helpful.
@@imissjokesonpurpose Less and Fewer / Doing Good and Doing Well are often confused. And "Could Care Less" is an Americanism that needs to disappear, but it's all over the TV and Movies so people might think it's correct English and then make inferences from there about other cases and get their message entirely wrong.
I would like to apologize on behalf of the English language.
@@adamfoxton6341 and then Americans go to England and find they're struggling. it's surprising how much the language changes between countries with the same parent language.
This is good to hear, but what's up with your username?
@@adamfoxton6341 it should be "couldn't care less" then it makes sense
Found my new theme song!
hahaha
I NEED THIS MUSIC TO LIVE IN HAPPY!!!!
Annie S I need *theres music to live in happy
Yeah XD But I was talking about this song in particular
Hey there Jack!
(if any of you other fellas like "Word Crimes", then go watch jacksfilms's YGS series. You won't regret it)
My mother is an English Teacher and legitimately showed this to her class of 11th graders after I revealed this god-tier artist to her.
Lol, my college professor used this video for an assignment today.
I’m an English teacher, too. I show it to my middle schoolers every year. They think it’s hysterical.
OMG OMG OMG
@@angelat.8997 I assume the line about "cunning linguist" goes right over their heads?
I wish I could have been taught with videos such as this
"Get out of the gene pool" is one of the best insults I've ever heard.
Darwin Awards
i've screencapped that part of the video and i'm ready to use it on Facebook.
Another fan of Jojo's and Weird Al? Cool!
Eugenics
@@madnessofmen
"Hooked on eugenics"?
"Irony is not coincidence"
I never noticed until recently how common that problem is.
Did you also catch the illustration of the wedding couple in the rain? A direct jab at Alanis Morissette's song _Ironic?_
@@viddork 2:43
Many people still think that irony is a coincidence. lol
viddork Yes! There’s an Irish comedian (whose name I forget) who does a great bit about that song.
Irene Max If it is the same comedian I saw, then his name is Ed Byrne.
Is it weird that this song, while mostly satirical, is actually pretty helpful in helping you to remember proper grammar? Like, the song gets stuck in your head, so then you remember all the tips he gives.
@@annedonovan9005 I have seen Schoolhouse Rock, actually. “Conjunction Junction” is one of the only songs I remember from it, but that’s only because I haven’t watched it in years.
@@creativeusername7366 Same.
@@annedonovan9005 Damn you - I got that song out of my head two decades ago, and now it's back. :-P
@@creativeusername7366 "I'm just a bill, just a lonely old bill, sitting here on capitol hill."
Unpack your adjectives.
My mom is a high school English teacher and I showed her this video. She laughed hysterically.
I scream with laughter, ESOL tutor here
Literally!
I'm an English-as-a-second-language teacher and translator, and this made me laugh until I cried for 5 minutes, it's pure gold for teachers and linguists 🔥
@@allydeath- Especially the _cunning linguists!_ 🤔😹
Brought me to tears, even on a re-listen! Brilliant!
“You “literally couldn’t get out of bed””
I had sleep paralysis
He has a point
I've got it too, yesterday I got out of bed 5 times in 5 different realities until finally being able to actually move IRL.
@@sn3ax lol that happened to me various times when i was a kid
@@KatherineA-kk2gp Please don't remind me of my highschool days. I'm pretty sure I used the apostrophe-quote combination in my last college paper about ratings and reviews.
😭✌️
I come back to watch this every now and then and am always in love with the graphics. The animation and entire motif is just great.
you'll like the shop vac video this guy did
SAME
And IS always in love, grammer
Seriously, Al raises the bar almost every time.
Jarret Heather did an amazing job!
He always has a way to make his parodies better than the originals
The bar's not set too high for this one
because he has an IQ of 180
Blue Dragon Yeah, he’s “weird” in that respect.
Wait what's the original?
@@soggycatgirl yes.
The fact that one of the lyrics is "Just now you said you literally couldn't get out of bed" implies that, from a story point of view, this entire song is sung from Al's POV and he was so annoyed by someone's grammatical oversight in one particular moment that, on the fly, he just improvised an entire song about bad grammar.
I can relate to the annoyance, I just can't write songs. So I'm basically Weird Al, is what I'm saying.
@@adsteelThat's pretty weird.Kinda like Yankovic
@adsteel At least, you didn't say "Weird Al is literally me". I HATE that.
I don't think his response is from one particular moment. I would suggest that it is from years of being bombarded by improper grammar, poor spelling, incorrect punctuation usage, and dangling participles.
@@Josette93There, their, they're....
Every English Teacher in America: "It's impossible to get kids to care about grammar."
Weird Al: "Hold my root beer."
not just in America...
Canadians can be just as bad :P
@@horse14t
Canadians may do just as well..
WOO. !!
I like how you used “root beer” instead of alcohol.😂
thats funny
I once corrected someone who said “I could care less” on an online game. They then replied, “I couldn’t care less.”
At least they learned.
Hahaha 😂
haha
The worst one that I know is, "I wasn't doing nothing."
But, I feel like 'I could care less,' is much more common, instead of "I couldn't care less."
I had a friend whose grandpa would always say, 'I weren't doing nothing,' and I had to cringe every time.
it was league wasn't it
I too like the new online game
Never has an ad for Grammarly been more fitting.
HHAHAAHHAHA
*sponsored by audible*
this made spit out some coffee, and burst out laughing
I love this comment
He literally says never to use a spell checker
@@ggsapthis is the guy the song is directed to
"Or your name is Prince" just cracks me up EVERY time.
Had to slip that in after years of Prince denying him the chance to parody one of his songs.
I thought it was "Prius."
same here
Prince is the only motherfucker allowed to write words using numbers. He's earned it.
Honestly for years of listening to this song I thought he said "Chris"
I just turned on Blurred Lines.
I tried to sing along.
I sang the lyrics to this song. It has effectively replaced Blurred Lines in my brain.
...Thank you, Yankovic. You have done me a service that can never be truly repayed.
*repaid
+Sanja K extremely underrated comment.
Amish Paradise.
i now do the same thing for his parody of "american pie" by don maclean!
I do that with every song he's parodied.. LOL
Even lyrics aside, this still sounds better than blurred lines.
It does by a lot.
Blurred lines sucked lol
But, we can all agree, the greatest version of Blurred Lines is the one by M*tthew M*rrison.
@@Stella-iW123 is that why we hate him
Yes
"Go back to preschool, get out of the gene pool"
Is an insult I will use
No comments but 212 likes?
crazy
Personally like “control+alt+delete you” as an insult.
460 likes with 3 words wow
@@Uriah625 that's a threat
"Weird Al" is the only artist I've heard that actually changed the lyrics of a song about non-consensual contact into teaching people on how to not type like an idiot online.
I've never heard the original and now I *really* don't want to. Ew.
I haven't heard Blurred Lines in like 9 years, and I still remember the chorus harmony. I didn't even know what the song was called, it's just everywhere@@nobody.of.importance
@@nobody.of.importance I think the original is making fun of such behavior, not condoning it.
@@nobody.of.importance the original is about a girl meeting a guy at a party and the guy trying to get her out of her abusive relationship. the "all men are r@pists crowd really likes to twist it to be creepy.
edit:
the song literally has the following lines from the guy btw
"The way you grab me"
"Go ahead, get at me"
"Just let me liberate you"
"Okay, now he was close
Tried to domesticate you"
he's literally giving the girl (who is all up on him) consent to go further. it couldn't be less creepy if it tried.
@@Jar_Jar_Twinks
The Singer unfortunately was the opposite of the song
Man's laughter is funny; manslaughter is not.
Depends really.. circumstances and context really make the difference in certain scenarios
It is tho
You can't spell "slaughter" without "laughter".
Debatable
Well, that depends. Manslaughter CAN be funny.
“Irony is not coincidence.”
Yeah that might just be the most underrated line in Weird Al history. Brutal.
The real irony is that "Ironic" is about _cosmic_ irony and not even Alanis Morissette herself knows this.
He was just providing some advice from one Al to another.
Yeah i really hate when people misuse the word.Especially i always see it in Cinemasins.he's always saying Irony to everything.
@@PanzerShrek94 The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning, incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result, the incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play and the pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questionin.
Now. That's. _Irony!_
@@mattwo7 Actually, "Ironic" (the song) is meta in the sense that it is ironic that a song titled "Ironic" would contain no actual examples of irony in the lyrics.
When the parody has more effort than the original.
Yes
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what is the original
@@HN-kr1nfrobin thickle blurred lines
And it leaves a great impression on the world.
Has anyone else noticed that the online commenter at 0:30 is George Newman, which was Weird Al's character in the movie "UHF"?
Very subtle
Just like how Al referenced Dare To Be Stupid and Transformers The Movie when he played Wreck-Gar in Transformers Animated.
"George Newman uses Reddit and can't spell" theory made canon by Al himself
Let's take a moment to appreciate the amazing graphic art/typography in this video.
@Maximilian Somethin' oh yeah yeah
Yep
Amazing. Al is an underrated genius.
Jarrett Heather did some serious work putting that together. The amount of time spent creating each frame was massive.
Check out the one fir Shop Vac by Jonathan Coulton. Same person who did this one made it.
I love how this man has stayed relevant for 30+ years.
IHCTerra but those parodies still have to be good you know?
N DelaPaz Even when the songs he's parodied have fallen into obscurity.
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Joshua Fogg in to, not into
Odd, to me he is still a new guy.
This is significantly better than the actual song.
What is the actual song?
@@Tiggster-qr8mw blurred lines
agreed
Yup
Is that figurative or literal?
When my wife ever says , “I could care less,” I say, “That means you do care, at least a little” in tone lol
“Don’t write words using numbers
Unless you’re seven
Or you name is Prince”
This is quality writing here.
Having a hard time with this part. What does it reference? Or context behind it?
I think he mean Peter I or Nicholas II.
@@AlrycaAeveaHexendias Duh! That was a direct jab at Prince because Prince NEVER would allow "Weird Al" to parody any of his songs.
@@AlrycaAeveaHexendias I believe it was one song he wrote off a Price song. . He went to Prince to get the okay and Prince said no. He also take a jab at him in White and Nerdy when he is on the Wikipedia page.
Or you’re a troll from homestuck
Any English teacher that doesn't start their school year with this song is not living their best life.
Their
@@cehlers41 that was auto fill, didn't notice, thank you.
Actually, the proper pronoun in this case is "his". You're being politically, not grammatically, correct.
@@kevinschaffer9840 woah really? Can you explain why "his" is correct?
Any English teacher being an English teacher is not living their best life.
I can't say i ever expected Weird Al to make a "cunning linguist" joke yet here we are.
I was reading one of Weird Al's children's books, When I Grow Up, to my niece, and was surprised to see that the main character wanted to be a Master Debater, when he grew up.
I can say I've heard this song at least 6 times and JUST got the joke. Then went to the comments to see if anyone else caught it!
And he has a big dictionary. DICtionary😂😂😂😂
Honestly, same
Best southern underground hip hop group ever
My mother was an English professor and I played this for her. She loved and wished it had been released when she was till teaching.
i'm honestly amazed at how this manages to not be condescending in an annoying grammar-nazi kind of way, it just comes off with the energy of a tired english teacher projecting into a song and i love it
It was very effective in putting me in my place. I'm known to be bad for that. (I'm a Toastmaster.)
*Violence*
"get out of the gene pool" is kind of nazi esque
*you forgot the period*
You also forgot to capitalize the "i" in "I'm".
The difference between "Feeling you're nuts" and "Feeling your nuts" is HUGE!
Screwy Squirrel doesn't see the difference...
Lol!
Why not both?
@@chucku00 I JUST CHOKED ON MY WATER
Lets eat Grandma.
When you misspell a word on Reddit and you end up getting a grammar lesson.
Le 10 million downvotes for a missed apostrophe has arrived
Even if what you said was right, people will think you are wrong because your grammer.
@@0GlassOfAcid0 grammar
You think Reddit is bad? If I catch people using the wrong there, their, or they're on their resume, they're going to upset because they won't be getting a job there. Same with your and you're, and I suppose yore as well. Though, honestly that hasn't been a problem since the days of yore. Point is, if you're applying for a job your grammar needs to be on point.
Sometimes it just be that way.
@@TheKingofSteves 0:30
As an English major, this song teaches so much if you actually pay attention to the lyrics.
Been a Weird Al fan since ‘91 and I don’t plan on stopping.👍🏼
Yeah, stuff you should have learnt by grade 6 or 7 at most.
Are you teaching overseas? If not, do it :D
@@billp4 You'd be surprised at how much people forget
I'm a former English teacher and I like singing this one in my garden when my illiterate neighbours do something to piss me off, which is frequently.
@@marshwetland3808 That sucks - I got in trouble yesterday by my wife for drinking too many beers with my neighbour lol
Fun fact, at 0:26, the name of the HR (homeroom) teacher is Mrs. Krabappel. She was Bart's teacher on The Simpsons for a number of years before Marcia Wallace, the actress who provided her voice, passed away. Al of course made a couple of appearances on the show as himself over the years.
"Weird Al has a big dictionary", oh my - I laughed so hard at this!
that and “cunning linguist”..... kudos weird al, kudos.
It's quite the mouthful...
@@beckgh7270 that one was smooth af
@@beckgh7270 That's the closest he ever gets to a dirty joke.... well, that and the "gas station" lyrics in "One More Minute"
honestly he probably reads a dictionary for fun
I unironically prefer this version over the original, and I'm not just talking about the changing of the hella creepy lyrics, I genuinely think that this sounds better musically
I totally agree. The production is sharp and amazing.
Wait, what's the original song?
I didn't know this was a parody.
@@nowhereman7884 blurred lines
"Hella"? Now there's a word crime.
@@terri6854 "that peepl mock u onliiiiiiiiiiiine"
This was so visually stimulating. Props to the person who made the video!
It's you
Apparently we watch similar videos.
Dude. I kept on seeing you in the comments of channels I watch that I finally checked out your channel. I gotta say, you're one of my favorites now!
Dyatronic haha thank you!
TheThirdPew in the wild! :O
I had to play this to my dad whose 1st job in the west was to teach English to the French & it was his 3rd laguage. I had to play it to him in slow mode multiple times. He loves it & has bonded us closer! Weird All. You're the best!
This was the work of a genius. Wow. Everything was perfect. The vocals, the chorus, the graphics, the video, the idea, the lyrics, the humour, the parody, the irony. Just wow.
Weird Al is great :)
It truly was
Possibly their best video/song, Educational and amusing in the best possible way.
", and the irony"
Did you know Al was MENSA?
This is probably the only music video that can actually teach someone something
Almost all of Sabaton's music is reasonably educational
Alphabet song: Am I a joke to you?
The Elements by Tom Lehrer is educational, also the Nations of the World by Yakko Warner.
Yakko’s World, Wakko’s America, Dot’s First Ladies, 19th Century Yakko’s World and every Horrible Histories song would like to speak to you
Um School House Rocks been doing this since the 70s
This man is a comedic Genius.
I mean, it is Weird "Al" Yankovic.
Exactly
Big dictionary energy.
At first I equated him with the rock singers he parodies, but after I saw his take on Peter and the Wolf, I realized he's up there toward Peter Schickele and Tom Lehrer.
@@TnseWlms Just no accordion. uhhh, wait. Yup, there IT is... lol
Another observation; at 3:20 there's a reference to the TV show "Lost," which was on the American network ABC; in the lower right-hand corner, it says, "Learn your ABC's, doofus." However, the fact that an apostrophe was used here to indicate a plural shows that someone involved with making the video is an actual doofus.
Lost was one of ABC's shows, hence learn your ABC's!
@@maxeliiethe point is that you wouldn't put an apostrophe here. It's "Learn your ABCs"
Whoever did the animation for this deserves a Grammy.
Or better yet, a Grammary
Not with the ableist slur in it
Isn’t it whomever? Or was that an intentional joke?
@@PharyngealMediaDamn.
@@tomepsilon I think Alien Wario is British, cuz spastic is something different there
I know how everyone's talking about the lyrics, but my favorite part is the visuals! All of the little details, like the sentence diagrams, the way the lyrics fit the style of the background, and the text messages at the bottom are like ASMR for my nerdy brain!
What’s asmr
@@jaysonsetera341 Hi Jayson. ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. If you search here at UA-cam for ASMR videos, you will find many clips of quiet and interesting and soothing sounds.
@@jaysonsetera341 A made up sexual fetish for people who get their rocks off listening to whispers and paper crinkling.
He really is white and nerdy.
@@jaysonsetera341”relaxation” to someone within the usage of voice.
The one thing I love about Weird Al is that he takes crappy songs and turns them into really funny and good songs
The original is good too
@@christopherwood1632 lol
@@christopherwood1632 it's garbage.
No it’s not
yah yeet one of nirvanas worst songs
This is my favorite Wierd Al song. I've been a big Wierd Al fan since the early 80's. Thank you.
I'm a professional editor. This song is my new favorite. I should ask all of my clients to listen to this song.
Yes you should
Then you will lose your clients, because they do not need you anymore. No clients means no job, now doesn't it?
@@Sanxies I would still have plenty of work because if I didn't have to spend as much time fixing simple grammatical errors, I would have more time to help them with things such as readability, dynamic phrasing, better detail, alternative ways of wording things, etc. There's more to editing than fixing grammatical mistakes.
@@enfieldjohn101 I'm amazed at how many people don't use spell check. It doesn't catch everything but it would eliminate most of it. There are also grammar checkers that will clean up most problems as well. I once was pretty good at writing but after decades of working maintenance, where documentation is almost in another language, I got sloppy. I wrote a letter to my Governor and when I looked at it I could see it was BAD. No spelling errors but all kinds of other problems. I spent the rest of the day going through Google for a remedial writing class before it was fit to mail.
@@ninline2000 I'm glad you took the time to edit your letter until it was well written. It is a good thing to do, especially when you wish to be persuasive. A well written letter suggests to the reader that you know what you are talking about and care enough about the issue to really give a letter about it a lot of thought.
To everyone stuck trying to teach their kids while the schools are shut down, here's the English lesson.
It’s sad how my teacher is making me make a video about this song as my last grade of the year.
@@cherry_junii F
I teach my child everything he needs to know to be a good productive citizen. The schools are the ones who teach the book crap that people "have" to have to graduate.
No shame in that.
@@cherry_junii Too bad you can't contact Weird Al for help, special credit, etc.
Your little doodle of "rain on a wedding day" when describing irony hasn't gone unnoticed 😂
OK, went unnoticed by me until you said something. Thanks. LMAO'd!!!
You forgot your period.
I had missed it lmao! Thanks for pointing out!
Was very glad they included that! The song's grammatical errors have gone unnoticed for too long!!
timestamp?
The level of detail in the animation is insane. At 2:45 you can see the faint erased skull still visible after being smudged.
"Just now, you said, you *literally* couldn't get out of bed!"
"That makes me want to *literally* smack a crowbar upside your stupid head!"
Still my favorite part of the whole song.
For real though. It’s an underrated line.
To be fair, I learned more recently that "literally" being used to mean "figuratively, but really strongly" has at least a couple hundred years of history.
I still love the song though.
What I love about it is in the video they are physically strapped onto the bed, implying that they indeed literally couldn't get out of bed.
I don't know why but the "think you should only write in emojis" makes me laugh like a lunatic every time.
@@tsharabrown3719 yeah I bet the same applies to a lot of it, but the song is intentionally pedantic for comedic effect. I remember hearing the same about “literally” but still, this song is a masterpiece.
I loved the fact that he brought up ‘I could care less’ when it is actually ‘I couldn’t care less.’ I don’t think I have heard this phrase used correctly more than twice. I’m 49 and I constantly explain to people how to properly use the phrase.
I've always said I couldn't care less and people constantly tell me I'm saying it wrong
@@newbienoob5938 this makes me irrationally sad. I mean what could their logic be?
The funny thing, is that when one points out someone else's incorrect use of the expression, they will reply with some inane claptrap the effect of which is that they _do indeed care_ to some degree, and when you point this out their heads explode in anger lol.
I've never heard anyone say "I could care less". Not where I'm from at least.
@@robwalker4653 I think it’s somewhat of an American thing (assuming you aren’t American)
"Weird Al has a big dictionary"
hmm...
@Exploding Tacos Judging from that comment you made, you clearly need the video
You both have no punctuation.
@@chef2397 aight
@Roach Dogg JR Is "hmm" the new "That's what she said"?!
@@anonym9893 it's the old "I think this has more then one meaning"
I come back over, and over, and over again. This is one of the most amazing artistic displays I have ever seen. All packed into 3:45. Don't let the humor distract you from this brilliance within. This is art at it's finest. He packed a lot in there in a short time, but the volume of truth lying just below the surface is too many to count. Who want's to anyway?
YOU WOULD NOT USE IT’S IN THIS CASE!
This person understands me.
Heil Grammar!
MEIN APOSTROFEUER!
*APOSTROFUHRER
All people who speak broken English need to go to the camps.
So is this your Mein Kamphf
I've heard winning a Grammy is the official way to know you have made it in the music industry. But I would say that getting a parody from Weird AL would be the biggest honor. I could die happy.
Lady Gaga said that she knew she had actually achieved success when she got the phone call from Weird Al.
its the same as knowing you've made it as a celeb when south park makes fun of you
Yes. agreed.
Robin Thicke is undeserving of having a Weird Al parody though
@@davidnissim589Exactly
I like how, at 0:04, when the dictionary pages are flipping through the "A"s, there's a picture of Al holding his signature instrument when you reach "Accordion"
This is an amazing music video.
And it pauses for a short moment.
and it's accordingly
Weird Al can elevate even crappy songs and turn them into a masterpiece.
The secret is that the instrumental is the best part of the song, and is not attached to the lyrics at all.
That “everybody shut up” really dignified the song
It's my fave part of the song.
69 likes
nice
" Hey Hey hey,
Hey hey hey,
Go away "
Is my favourite part.
@@nothing11558
"Hey Hey hey,
Hey hey hey,
Go away"
Describes my life
Yep.
This should have won SO MANY AWRDS. It is not only so technically well done as a video, it is brilliant lyrics. Wow.
He's going to have to change it now because he said the word spastic.
*This should've won so many awards! It is not only an amazing video, it also has brilliant lyrics!
@@billyjoejimbob75 But it rhymes with fantastic and sarcastic. He left that part out for overseas audiences when he found out it had a different meaning there. Unfortunately it will probably start being considered offensive here as well after the big brouhaha over Beyonce's lyrics.
@@Primalxbeast It just fits!
And Hopefully, Weird Al just Ignores those PC A-holes and
leaves it in there now!
Awards*. Go back to preschool.
I am now 50 years old. Fifty. Five zero. Puke. When I was growing up there were a few things kids my age loved; MAD magazine, anything Eddie Murphy, and the next weird Al spoof were pretty much unilaterally loved in the 1980's. Whether you're my age or not, it must be recognized that Weird Al is a supremely talented, creative and funny man. And one other thing that in my opinion gets overlooked, and that is underrated. You may say that he's had hit records and awards and adulation, and I agree, he has achieved those things. But even so, in my view this man's brilliance and talent are underappreciated, and part of the reason why is that the craft is of greater personal importance to him than any need of self-promotion. Year after year, decade after decade, and now generation after generation, Al Yankovic has been making us laugh. But on a serious note, digging in and discovering who this man is would surprise the uninitiated. He's a brilliant talent to be sure, but beyond that, he's intelligent (which is different), interesting, genuine and sensitive man whose love of family and heritage is greater than dollars or records dipped in nonferrous metals. If you're reading this Weird Sir, thank you for 40+ years of laughs - never meant to insult but rather meant to remind us all not to take ourselves too seriously. We love you and look forward to more decades of fun to come!
well said man. Born in 80, saw UHF around 8 or 9 and whatever vids he had on MuchMusic. Mystified he still pulls off some of the best stuff 40 years later.
My dad is almost 50, and he likes Weird Al. Haven’t asked much about what he was entertained by in childhood, but hey.
that's awesome!
that was a legit old man rant.
Epic.
I was listening to the original but it made me feel cheap so i decided to go to Weird Al.
All the beat, none of the moral compromise.
Love you, Al Yankovic.
I love how he casually gives you the detailed definition of a contraction in the middle of the song.
I just realised that he's giving a *detailed* explanation of the use of *contraction*.. Now that's irony!
@@SkyCloudsStudiosirony is not coincidence.
While in the same breath giving a rhyming callback to the original song's line: "You're the hottest b**** in this place" becomes "YOU would NOT use IT'S in this CASE." What a genius!
"You should never write words using numbers unless you're seven or your name is PRINCE!"
Favorite line
Fantastic, sarcastic, spastic; that's mine
Simone’s gonna get r/whooshed
Its actually priss not trying to be rude im sorry
@@laceyhanlon8104, Weird Al sang, "Prince", (Prince Rogers Nelson), referring to the singer-musician-songwriter, who died on 4-21-16. The word is not "priss", it is the name, Prince.
Detectivekornfed i am not trying to be rude it's probably just a misheard mistake i am pretty sure he said priss. Listen it doesn't matter anymore I'm tired it's 8:04 am again im sorry that you got angry at my damn comment i will comment whatever the hell i want. Kind regards LaceyHanlon
YESSSSSS!!!!!!
You should try to get Al on ERB!
Dee'sNutz
They already did something with Al. Watch Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye.
What More Could I Ask.. Epic Rap Battles Of History
(Favorite Rappers / Directors) And
"Werid Al" Yankovic (Favorite Singer / Favorite Parody Artist)
Sub Zero vs Jack Frost
Is this a Weird Al vs I see?
This man found a way to rhyme with the word nomenclature.
Is it weird that this actually feels more professional and actually has a better beat? Like seriously this one is better in every sense of the word.
Yes
Al's parodies are often better than the originals. I've listened to him for about 40 years. The man is a genius.
@@susansee7370 I didn't even know this was a parody I thought this was just an original song
What is this a parody of?
@@anitamoffitt997 Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke.
Can we all make an effort to replace the original with this version in our collective consciousness? This one is better in every way.
It most certainly is. Far less objectionable content-wise, and somehow better executed and produced.
There's an original version?
LoL
@@chadbizeau5997 "Blurred Lines," and it's a cringey, misogynistic mess of a song. And the video is even worse somehow.
I don't know the original.
@@wallfishz Check the response above yours.
I love how there are small but amazing details in all of his music videos. At 3:07 for example, when he says “that was sarcastic,” the little voice says “aww, sike!”
The bottom right corner of 3:21 reads "Learn your ABC's, doofus." with the logo of ABC7
@@pvzmariosonica8fan I just caught that one too. There's so much to unpack in this video.
At 3:00 you can hear flies buzzing around the trash can.
at the Notes page, you can see a little drawing of Trogdor.
Wut?
Finally, a version where I don't feel bad about the lyrics.
Cunning linguist and the last comment appeals to those going through extended puberty.
What's this a parody of?
@@cube_control Blurred Lines (by Pharrel Williams)
The original is about getting mixed signals
@@sharjacobs I want to believe that, but it's phased way more like a guy refusing to take no for an answer
I saw in an interview with Al, he said there is a grammatical error in this song just to annoy us. It is a split infinitive.
that's not an error
One thing I ask of you. Time to learn your homophones is past due. That's not a question.
"Try your best to not drool". I think that's what he's referring to.
Ah, ok.
Benjamin Lehman Moron is spelled M O R O N but on the sign thing it was spelled MORAN.
Al deserved the Grammy for this song alone.
TheTsar1918 || True
TheTsar1918 Grammy for grammar
Damn I wanted to make that Joke
I know right!
Pause at 3:35
Blurred Lines was basically just sexual harassment while Word Crimes is teaching people what proper English grammer is.
I hope the misspelled word at the end was for the meme. After all, this song is about grammar. I agree that the song is nice, though! 🙂
ironic considering my English teacher was accused of sexual harassment 7 times
Grammar
@@coltonam2 2:41 "Irony is not coincidence."
@@lukasmalmberg7933 lmao u got me there
weird al single handedly brought back school house rock lessons
Yes.
I _figuratively_ can't believe how great this song is!
;)
Andrei Tache I wish we could make figuratively catch on instead of "literally." I wish I had a dime for every time I heard somebody use it in a sentence that doesn't make sense. "I *literally* died."
I literally can't believe how correct this sentence is.
Dan Hill The definition of words change over time. “Literally” can be “used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true”, making their statement technically not wrong
edcellwarrior but that does unfortunately also make the word an autoantonym. :-\
@@jaromtoy7128 I literally can't believe Barack is commenting on a random video
Al’s the kind of person to carry a dictionary for this exact reason
And I am 100% here for it
My English teacher showed us this and I had a mini freak out bc I love Al so much
Lol mine did too
+Sam “Wesker” Cox I'M SORRY, LOL I NOTICED THAT, but I was too lazy to edit it 😭😂
My freaking English teacher has this on her part of our school's website! XD
+Demonic Cupcake lol
+reneanduray Sammee
Parody’s better than original
When it comes to "Weird Al" (quotes are actually officially part of the name) the vast majority of his parodies are better than the original. Also, in light of the song being about grammar, I seriously hope you meant "This parody is better" as opposed to "Parodies are better." I have seen the 's used as an attempt to make words plural before, but that's not how it works.
@@richard3365 I did mean “this parody is better”.
I agree. The original was nothing special, but this is far better.
mainly because this version isn't about r*pe
is this a parody of something? what's the original then?
If I ever become an English teacher, This is the first thing I'm showing my class.
you'd get fired but it'd be worth it
@@prizma45 uP
No not anymore the memes are old. As a child myself the kids won’t like it.
@@wockywojak3280 wait what?
kids won’t like it they’ll find it cringe
As a reading and writing teacher, I always play this.
This song is so good I completely forgot it's a parody.
What is the original song??
@@raptalos9412 Blurred Lines. I had to think for a minute
Weird Al has that effect on people.
The lyric on the original is messy and barely makes sense imo
@@yigityigitoglu7451 I like the music. You don’t have to
I've listened to this song since it came out but I only just now caught the fact that Weird Al slipped in 'cunning linguist' as an actual lyric. It fits so well with the rest of the song that the word it's really alluding to went way over my head. 10/10
Oh, he slipped in a *few* things.
Although the fact that he has a big dictionary may be TMI. ;-)
(Did you check out his diplomas on the wall?)
@@crystalstanley4960 Have you heard him argue? He's a master debater too.
@@SWLinPHX did you say masterbater?
@@SWLinPHX some days I am only 12 in my head, and I caught the _cunning linguist_ the first time I heard this song... I laughed so hard I made *snorky* noises!
Your _master debater_ comment gave me the same giggle-fit!😂
Damn…just now see it
the fact that Weird Al makes songs better then the ORIGINAL shows how much of a better writer then others he is
The fact that Weird Al's original songs are so funny and amazing shows that he's a better musician than almost everybody.
@@zoetercy9208 I genuinely love his art, it's nothing about modern pop song tropes, and takes its own unique spin on it... I'm genuinely sick of this new trend of music just being about relationships... that's why quirky songs like these I ABSOLUTLEY love
Erm…it’s actually “ better than “ not “ better then “ ( okay, I get my coat ) 😁
@@wideawakerealist2141 what
@@cheesesalsa someone talked about bad spelling, then couldn’t spell her/ himself the word appropriate for the context of the comment
Watched this many times & just picked up on "you should hire some cunning linguist!" Pure genius.
Weird Al really needs to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
You can say that again. He's lasted longer than quite a few of the bands he has parodied
@@robertsmithii6947 yes! I love his cover of bohemian rhapsody... (Bohemian Polka) he managed to make an already extremely unique song more unique!!!
The fact that weird al can parody a song with lyrics that match the rhythm and beat, rhyme perfectly, and stay on topic is so amazing. That's why I'm a fan.
Me too.
That's why he's the king of parody. ^.^
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand what song is this a parody of again?
Robin Thicke "Blurred Lines"
Thaaaankkk yooou! I knew I recognize it. However, I'm 30 and completely uninterested in today's Top 40. lol
I actually got my English teacher to play this in class and it was amazing
Hadley Garcia lol, I showed it to my English teacher after she was complaining to the class about our bad grammar. She loved it😂😂
Hahaha
same
Would love to do this in my English class in college.
I was today years old when I paid just enough attention to the visuals, rather than the lyrics, to spot the chalk animation of rain on a wedding day during the Irony section. My 1996 nostalgia sees what you did there.
This is perfection
Hell ya it is!
This is perfection.*
***** No set, having a comma there is wrong.
Meer Omar No, Set, haveing a comma there is wrong.*
No, Set, having a comma there is wrong.**
As a future English teacher, I can guarantee this will be a part of my curriculum. Thank you, Weird Al.
Can you be my English teacher?
Gina DellaSalla of course.
Exactly what I was thinking! Will use when I graduate with my Middle Childhood degree next year!
Hey I'm from 6 years in the future and I hope it went well
Except in the UK where the word "spastic" is incredibly offensive.
My teacher played this for my class to emphasize the importance of correct grammar. She has become my favorite teacher this year.
Edit: grammar
Definitely a great video to show in class
Same
LMAO today just this morning MY teacher played this song to teach us a bit about grammar also
Emphasize 🤐
@@cynthiac5941 your reply was quite funny, and made me come back to this video. In fact, it made me discover the top comment, by GTOger, and I realized, hey, I'm subscribed to that dude and haven't seen any videos recently. I'm going to see what's up. Come to realize on his newest video, the most recent comment talks about how he DIED. It's the only comment within the past 3 months that makes a confirmation about it, and I am just shocked; you caused me inadvertently through a reply notification to realize that one of my favorite youtubers died. How unfortunate.
Just thought I'd share that tidbit. What a weird butterfly effect, just from correcting someone's grammar.
Sure this song is great, but animation is just glorious! I literally can't not stop look at i't!
For all of Weird Al's works, I consider this song his best so far. You can't be an idiot and put something like this together. It is not just funny, it is intelligent.
Al graduated as the valedictorian of his class and went to college to be an architect when he was only 16 years old.
Al really IS a genius, you know....really.
His best? Eh. Definitely a good one though!
His song "Bob" ranks right up there on the cleverness scale, too.
This and the song Bob are as intelligent as you can get.
Anyone else notice that this song is produced better than the original? The music has more definition and is more crisp.
There are worse things about the original than it not being "crisp"
To me it seems like Weird Al is singin it more "precise" than Robin Thicke. Weird Al is more "on the beat" and in tune while Robin Thicke is slightly off key and sloppy with his timing.
My understanding is that Weird Al is known for having one of the best long running bands in the industry.
It is also not as rape-y.
I've noticed that with "Handy" as well (vs. "Fancy"). Weird Al and his production team 100% know what they're doing.