The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird is the Word 1963 (ALT End with Andre Van Duin) (UNOFFICIAL VIDEO)

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2012
  • Let me Explain...
    So, I re-made this video for my bar manager Lori, at Willie's Wetspot Bar in Smyrna, Tennessee. This was her favorite song. The original was a live performance with Dick Clark. The audio was poor quality.
    I'm a video DJ, so when I was remastering the track and video together, I found that the original performance was lacking...
    I found a comedy skit of Comedian,
    "Andre Van Duin." He did a parody-lip-sync performance in 1964 with a compilation of songs and quotes that were hits at the time.
    I decided to edit him into the ending of the video, because he was more visually entertaining. It's funny how so many people think he's one of the Trashmen... sorry. But go look him up from 1964. After 11yrs of this video going viral, because of Family Guy,
    I finally decided to set the record straight and give credit where it was due.
    Today, Jan 21, 2024.
    My name is Michael Currey
    AKA VDJ MikeyMike.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 43 тис.

  • @iknowexactlywhoyouare8701
    @iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 3 роки тому +44396

    I can still hear Peter’s voice even when I’m trying not to.

  • @thatoneguy5347
    @thatoneguy5347 2 роки тому +18878

    0% profanity
    0% nudity
    70% bird
    30% cocaine / crystal meth

    • @Elliotroll
      @Elliotroll 2 роки тому +944

      50% bird is the word
      Infinite% peter griffin

    • @jwnagy
      @jwnagy 2 роки тому +211

      25% bird.......5% cocaine

    • @justindawson5930
      @justindawson5930 2 роки тому +360

      I think the drugs percentage is a bit higher than your estimate

    • @Elliotroll
      @Elliotroll 2 роки тому +117

      @@justindawson5930 69 percent drugs

    • @jwnagy
      @jwnagy 2 роки тому +46

      @@justindawson5930 I agree....i may have underestimated.

  • @xtzxeno
    @xtzxeno 25 днів тому +229

    61 years have passed and "bird" is still the word

    • @mr.blackhawk142
      @mr.blackhawk142 15 днів тому +2

      Duh bird will ALWAYS be the word! Get that STRAIGHT right NOW young man!!! :P

    • @Batiatus15
      @Batiatus15 14 днів тому +2

      It was prophesied in the bible - at the beginning there was the word and that word was the 🦆

    • @SpookyTheMimikyu
      @SpookyTheMimikyu 14 днів тому +4

      According to all scientific research, the bird is indeed the word

    • @Unknown-te8fv
      @Unknown-te8fv 6 днів тому +1

      ​@@Batiatus15 your comment is for christians a bit offending.

    • @Batiatus15
      @Batiatus15 6 днів тому

      @@Unknown-te8fv Sometimes in life by putting ourselves out in the world we do risk being offended. I find it
      mind boggling that someone would be offended about anything while listening to this song and watching this video. Bird is the word!!

  • @Cynthia-ht8ld
    @Cynthia-ht8ld 5 днів тому +18

    I was 7 years old when this song came out on the charts. I liked it then, and I still like that song. I'm now 67 years old and I still love that song.

    • @annroda2868
      @annroda2868 4 дні тому

      I wasn't even born when this song came out, but I still sing it all the time! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @user-iy6gu2pm6d
      @user-iy6gu2pm6d 2 дні тому

      Мне 92 и я под нее окучиваю картошку ! Она дает мне сил и энергию!

    • @fffrankthetankkk
      @fffrankthetankkk 11 годин тому

      Is this the beginning of punk rock

    • @fffrankthetankkk
      @fffrankthetankkk 11 годин тому

      Is this the beginning of punk rock

  • @petergriffin5052
    @petergriffin5052 Рік тому +37932

    There should be a 24 hour version of this song!

  • @jacobmccutchan5943
    @jacobmccutchan5943 2 роки тому +7704

    This is footage of a human being unlocking his full potential

    • @Turnabout
      @Turnabout 2 роки тому +221

      You'll notice he's blond. Pretty sure this is him hitting Super Saiyan

    • @fujifilm5127
      @fujifilm5127 2 роки тому +39

      Think this is an insane version? Check out The Cramps.

    • @gruvalisticno
      @gruvalisticno 2 роки тому +51

      you mean using 100% of his brain

    • @Turnabout
      @Turnabout 2 роки тому +17

      @@gruvalisticno No, I'm pretty sure I meant hitting Super Saiyan

    • @lemonwater9687
      @lemonwater9687 2 роки тому +1

      @@gruvalisticno fun fact: using 100% of your brain, at once, which I presume you are talking about, would likely make you immediately insane, or just kill you!
      We already use 100% of our brain, just at different times. We don't need to use 100%, it would harm us.

  • @bobsnow6242
    @bobsnow6242 3 місяці тому +764

    I know this was and still is a joke/meme song both in 1963 and today but in all seriousness this shit was way ahead of its time. You can easily hear the influences on later styles of music that derived from rock (particularly punk) in the instrumentals and vocals. These dudes were the epitome of "You might not be ready for this, but your kids are going to love it."

    • @JohnnyRocker023
      @JohnnyRocker023 3 місяці тому +25

      A lot of the 60s rock influenced punk once disco died. A lot of 60s stuff has that dark but energetic tone to it

    • @Hammond645
      @Hammond645 2 місяці тому +8

      Lester Bangs once wrote that the essence of rock and roll is that it’s mindless raving shit and Surfer Bird is the proof.😂

    • @lobstermania4025
      @lobstermania4025 2 місяці тому +8

      You are exactly correct. " Rock lobster" by B 52s is a clear example

    • @frederikdemoor2018
      @frederikdemoor2018 2 місяці тому +5

      It's because they haven't heard...

    • @HFRG-zq1qm
      @HFRG-zq1qm 2 місяці тому +7

      There were also numerous punk band covers, including one by The Ramones.

  • @user-vw7kq2tl4i
    @user-vw7kq2tl4i Місяць тому +26

    遂に辿り着いた!いやぁ長かった。この曲に辿り着くまでに、25年も掛かっちゃったよ。それにしても、とんでもなくカッコいいなぁ。

  • @marlinmiller786
    @marlinmiller786 2 роки тому +6865

    Back when a song's lyrics had meaning.

    • @nleak92
      @nleak92 2 роки тому +411

      The bird really is the word

    • @k_ehm
      @k_ehm 2 роки тому +497

      You know the part where he said “The bird is the word,” you could really sense the emotion and tone in his voice, signaling to an inner crisis not yet resolved. But when he says “The bird is the word,” you can see that the basis of the song is his fight from deep depression to living as a normal civilian in society. But you must not forget the part where he says “The bird is the word,” which is symbolic, and means that through perseverance and willingness to overcome life’s greatest obstacles, we too can be like this man and his struggles with life.

    • @dennisisthedroningsmalley9807
      @dennisisthedroningsmalley9807 2 роки тому +98

      @@k_ehm ah, you know of what you speak. Such depth of understanding

    • @k_ehm
      @k_ehm 2 роки тому +99

      @@dennisisthedroningsmalley9807 I’m something of a philosopher myself

    • @sham-hj6qx
      @sham-hj6qx 2 роки тому +38

      @@k_ehm Patrick Bateman is that You?

  • @jeffreyriddle2854
    @jeffreyriddle2854 3 роки тому +6217

    The dislikes are from people who didn’t know bird is the word

    • @lego_yoda3658
      @lego_yoda3658 3 роки тому +15

      I'm the 100th like :)

    • @QuandaleDingle-wt2yk
      @QuandaleDingle-wt2yk 3 роки тому +37

      Don't you know about the bird?

    • @peeps6531
      @peeps6531 3 роки тому +74

      Lois I'm going to ask you this only once
      Do you
      Or do you not
      Know about the bird?

    • @nleak92
      @nleak92 3 роки тому +38

      I’m sure most of them were from Stewie and Brian

    • @mariagavin6256
      @mariagavin6256 3 роки тому +6

      Bet they know how to give the bird though lol

  • @johnwilliamson2276
    @johnwilliamson2276 4 місяці тому +381

    My wife and I were listening to our local radio station and the Bird is The Word came on. She said that she could imagine that the guy singing it was a hippie with long hair and beads and a beard. I looked it up on UA-cam and showed her the video. We both had a good laugh. We graduated from high school in 1968. 😊

    • @lawietms1070
      @lawietms1070 4 місяці тому +8

      A cool story without kids with peter griffin on profile picture😊😊

    • @user-fi1ge2pg4x
      @user-fi1ge2pg4x 3 місяці тому +3

      The name of the song is “Surfin Bird” not “Bird is the word” lmao🤦‍♂️💀😂

    • @lawietms1070
      @lawietms1070 3 місяці тому

      @@user-fi1ge2pg4x shut up please

    • @temp5782
      @temp5782 3 місяці тому +3

      This is not the singer. This is Dutch comedian Andre van Duijn.

    • @clarksjoint768
      @clarksjoint768 3 місяці тому +2

      No wonder the world went to shit

  • @Urban_decay01
    @Urban_decay01 3 місяці тому +341

    Imagine being a Vietnamese farmer and you start hearing a helicopter blasting this song in the distance

    • @gothard5
      @gothard5 Місяць тому +6

      or Fortunate Son

    • @mattmckay3830
      @mattmckay3830 Місяць тому +6

      Those weren't farmers.

    • @ninja-ginger1973
      @ninja-ginger1973 29 днів тому +1

      @@mattmckay3830no,they were doctors

    • @root-beer
      @root-beer 22 дні тому

      imagine going to a party and seeing someone flexing their asshole to this song

    • @heinzthorvald4675
      @heinzthorvald4675 22 дні тому +2

      @@mattmckay3830 True, they were well disciplined VCs

  • @user-peter_griffin
    @user-peter_griffin 10 місяців тому +8112

    Best song I've ever heard in my entire life

    • @smileyfacethegreat
      @smileyfacethegreat 10 місяців тому +150

      I mean, you asked jesus what the word was and you told him!

    • @SeekDoors160
      @SeekDoors160 9 місяців тому +93

      OMG ITS PETER

    • @somerandomguyinamerica
      @somerandomguyinamerica 8 місяців тому +59

      peta the horse is hea

    • @andreahaslinger82
      @andreahaslinger82 6 місяців тому +28

      Roadhouse!

    • @johnbeechy
      @johnbeechy 6 місяців тому +7

      myop it is the best fire team song i have ever HEARD (Amber alert, she has a movie coming, but got fired, and there is no word if Musk Is still paying her bills) there is no confirmation from the IDF, on whether or not they provide this western song for their troops to listen to while firing off their artillery Ukrainians also refuse to admit 'to using this song during their fire fights'

  • @noahthearkbuilder5524
    @noahthearkbuilder5524 3 роки тому +4787

    After 58 years I can confirm that the bird is indeed the word

    • @ajyonturner1784
      @ajyonturner1784 3 роки тому +9

      Lol

    • @xenodrone3367
      @xenodrone3367 3 роки тому +28

      Well i'm glad we got that sorted

    • @DarkCT
      @DarkCT 3 роки тому +34

      it is indeed equal to or greater than the word.

    • @jakeawesomeguy937
      @jakeawesomeguy937 3 роки тому +28

      "We have confirmed that the bird is equal or greater than the word", "Check it again!"

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 3 роки тому +3

      I concur

  • @EBTROUBLE
    @EBTROUBLE 3 місяці тому +83

    40 years later and I still remember every single word to this song

  • @RealFacts1824
    @RealFacts1824 16 днів тому +9

    i had a record about this, i listened to is so many times my family broke it, so i went to buy another and i found jesus, i made him famous and he got his fame up and ended up partying so much he ended up in prison, so he decided to leave, but not without giving me a gift, another record about this song. love him

  • @marcusgitau2553
    @marcusgitau2553 3 роки тому +3118

    Disclaimer: No cocaine was wasted during the making of this video.

    • @SwitchBlade62762
      @SwitchBlade62762 3 роки тому +23

      Imagine being the lsd guy and tripping balls to this in your room or with the homies in the 60’s 🤣

    • @VeroxYoo
      @VeroxYoo 3 роки тому +40

      i wasnt wasted, it was well used xD

    • @dianheffernan3436
      @dianheffernan3436 3 роки тому +9

      Crystal tea was abundant too

    • @dianheffernan3436
      @dianheffernan3436 3 роки тому +1

      @ja maguire they may not of known what it was but it was and is plaqued amongst us,just fkg yeah.

    • @poomrapeesannok7441
      @poomrapeesannok7441 3 роки тому

      @@SwitchBlade62762 how about this weekend .lol

  • @gl1202
    @gl1202 3 роки тому +2696

    This is the reason I can't believe my uncles who says drugs were softer back then.

    • @walkz007
      @walkz007 3 роки тому +34

      🤣🤣

    • @Nickkibs
      @Nickkibs 3 роки тому +28

      Bruh😂😂😂😂🙆‍♂️

    • @kerrywhite6720
      @kerrywhite6720 2 роки тому +21

      "Bennies" = 'Speed', readily available. Much much easier to get than 'pot' for some in some areas in1963.. 1967 -1968 'pot' was _it_. [I left the mind-bending stuff of the latter era out.] 8-)

    • @We_Are_Borg_478
      @We_Are_Borg_478 2 роки тому +21

      I think they just took more of them.

    • @FKJIII
      @FKJIII 2 роки тому +7

      LOL

  • @ChristopherBerdebes
    @ChristopherBerdebes 2 місяці тому +140

    “Oh my god, this is surfin bird by the trashmen! This is my favorite song of all time!”

    • @bestdjaf7499
      @bestdjaf7499 Місяць тому +5

      I wish to have 5% of that energy.

    • @pengiunanimatorguy1707
      @pengiunanimatorguy1707 29 днів тому +6

      Chris, don’t you know about the bird?
      MEG, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE BIRD IS THE WORD.

    • @Gaddzooks2763
      @Gaddzooks2763 19 днів тому +6

      Hey! Guy behind the counter, the bird is the word

    • @pengiunanimatorguy1707
      @pengiunanimatorguy1707 19 днів тому +4

      Hey! Frightened little child, the bird is the word

    • @Gaddzooks2763
      @Gaddzooks2763 19 днів тому +5

      Lady on the toilet, "AH!" the bird is the word! Don't you know about the bird?

  • @MercedesW210MN
    @MercedesW210MN 2 місяці тому +344

    0% Profanity
    0% Sex
    0% Nudity
    50% Bird
    50% Drugs
    ♾️% Peter Griffin

    • @mr.blackhawk142
      @mr.blackhawk142 15 днів тому

      JUAN100%....fun!!!! mumumMOOmowmowmummamoomowmow!!!!!!"

  • @outdoorinfluencer
    @outdoorinfluencer 2 роки тому +8721

    All I can hear is Peter’s voice 🔥

  • @CaptAztek1001
    @CaptAztek1001 Рік тому +4860

    This song is now 60 years old as of 2023 and the bird is still the word.

  • @user-w8s9ja034
    @user-w8s9ja034 Місяць тому +9

    What he was trying to depict waving hand in front of the face is still an enigma and beyond my recognition.

    • @mr.blackhawk142
      @mr.blackhawk142 15 днів тому

      That was the DEEP part, so I DIN get it!!!

  • @dadoxhdking4292
    @dadoxhdking4292 3 місяці тому +36

    IMAGINE HEARING THIS IN 1963... MASTERPIECE!

    • @bobhelbig
      @bobhelbig 6 днів тому

      Those of us who loved it then all had older sisters who HATED it.

  • @atadstrange
    @atadstrange 8 місяців тому +3377

    0% nudity
    0% swearing
    0% drugs
    100% the bird being the word

    • @deanbensobenson7950
      @deanbensobenson7950 8 місяців тому +29

      The bird is the word

    • @moydis6436
      @moydis6436 6 місяців тому

      There is some form of c***ine and m*th in him so...

    • @gregorypozzo5693
      @gregorypozzo5693 6 місяців тому +111

      It looks like 0% drugs might be guessing a little low...😂

    • @creeper4481
      @creeper4481 6 місяців тому +33

      Maybe 1% swearing at 1:01

    • @OlizerVanAntoninus
      @OlizerVanAntoninus 6 місяців тому +38

      The drugs are debatable

  • @jasonstokes8153
    @jasonstokes8153 Місяць тому +11

    I’m going into work flapping my arms and singing this tomorrow 😅

  • @tylertheguy3160
    @tylertheguy3160 2 роки тому +2560

    I love how in the middle of the song he just randomly has a stroke and then goes back to singing.

    • @t-m-p-e-r
      @t-m-p-e-r 2 роки тому +204

      I think this entire video he is having a stroke.

    • @kingheathercapsicumannuum2840
      @kingheathercapsicumannuum2840 2 роки тому +128

      I’m fairly certain this is what happens when you see how much meth you can take and still live

    • @Mrbimmer11
      @Mrbimmer11 2 роки тому +6

      Extacy my friend 🙂

    • @fredericocunha9609
      @fredericocunha9609 2 роки тому +24

      it's a bird taking a bath 😂😂😎😎🤟

    • @karimedina3003
      @karimedina3003 2 роки тому +20

      @@kingheathercapsicumannuum2840 nah.... That Man was on some good ass Acid or some fucking Mushrooms!!! Lmao!!!! He was off the hook... Never get tired of watching this video 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @j.jonahjameson1281
    @j.jonahjameson1281 4 роки тому +2719

    The dislikes are from Lois, chris, meg, Stewie, and brian

  • @Fl0W4RHI3R
    @Fl0W4RHI3R 25 днів тому +3

    This song really exitst.... wow..... now i have seen it all

  • @Tibyetite
    @Tibyetite 3 місяці тому +27

    This is the first, and ahead of its time, real punk music!

    • @mr.blackhawk142
      @mr.blackhawk142 15 днів тому

      "He was a LOWDOWN cheap little punk...taking everyJuan for the ride!!!" mumumMOOmowmowmummamoomowmow!!!!!!" Imagine this song mixed in Rocky Horror Picture Show. Where would you edit it in....?

  • @abubakarbadshah9852
    @abubakarbadshah9852 2 роки тому +2361

    This guy just doesn't care what people think of him
    He's just having fun

  • @dillberrystew6205
    @dillberrystew6205 2 роки тому +3644

    unironically i believe this song is incredibly ahead of its time. punk before punk

    • @mysticwine
      @mysticwine 2 роки тому +17

      Bigger white wash on the windshield than previous editions

    • @MarjorySBaxter666
      @MarjorySBaxter666 2 роки тому +96

      My husband and I were just talking about how this was a punk song

    • @justfmax
      @justfmax 2 роки тому +7

      Agreed.

    • @redbrown8606
      @redbrown8606 2 роки тому +28

      I agree 100%! It’s also the mania of the Vietnam war, The Cold War, and racism of mid to late 60s.

    • @AlamoOriginal
      @AlamoOriginal 2 роки тому +29

      hey you right, haha i actually never thought about it, this sounds like one of the late 70s early 80s punk scenes

  • @siomaraalonso361
    @siomaraalonso361 3 місяці тому +49

    Thank you for posting this.
    Today my very best friend from my teen years passed away and this was his favorite song 😢❤

  • @Jaelnias1
    @Jaelnias1 4 місяці тому +29

    Andre van Duin is a folklegend here in the Netherlands :)

  • @kenwb3513
    @kenwb3513 3 роки тому +2391

    Well looks like Peter wasn't exaggerating when singing this song lol

    • @davidnissim589
      @davidnissim589 2 роки тому +47

      When I first saw the episode, I thought the "SURFIIIIIIIIIN" part was just something Peter made up. I died when I found out it's actually part of the song XD

    • @ZaGamerOG
      @ZaGamerOG 2 роки тому +3

      @@davidnissim589 lol

    • @youyou-xr1dd
      @youyou-xr1dd 2 роки тому +7

      I LOVE FAMILY GUY

    • @ttv_knightednoah
      @ttv_knightednoah 2 роки тому +3

      LOL

    • @midnyte6195
      @midnyte6195 2 роки тому +7

      Peta made it more popular too 🤣

  • @snekov1242
    @snekov1242 2 роки тому +2373

    Peter's awareness campaign was quite effective.

  • @DarthAndrewsk23
    @DarthAndrewsk23 3 місяці тому +30

    Oh por Dios es Surfin Bird de los Trashmen es mi canción favorita de todos los tiempos 🗣️‼️🗣️‼️🗣️‼️🗣️‼️🗣️‼️

  • @davfzr3729
    @davfzr3729 2 місяці тому +8

    Incredible what this artist managed to create in a unique and original way. Honestly yes nowadays, I cannot do or rather compare the spectacle and beauty of this performance of "The trash man" with modern artists. He is unique in the ways and articulation of his voice and words. I hope that some emerging artist can look into the artistic guise of what this man left us. Congratulations again!

  • @benjikidd9739
    @benjikidd9739 2 роки тому +4226

    This man should have recieved a Nobel Prize for his discovery that Bird is in fact the Word

    • @joerowan1546
      @joerowan1546 2 роки тому +96

      Is it though? I thought that bird was greater than or equal to the word! It was checked thoroughly throughout.

    • @benjikidd9739
      @benjikidd9739 2 роки тому +11

      @@joerowan1546 lol. :D yaaas!!! I stand corrected LMAO xD

    • @unijames517
      @unijames517 Рік тому +24

      @@joerowan1546 CHECK IT AGAIN!!!

    • @psychoticmortacarn
      @psychoticmortacarn Рік тому +10

      Actually it was The Rivingtons who discovered it first, but this man should still receive a commendation for spreading the word of bird on such a prodigious scale.

    • @markclub82
      @markclub82 Рік тому +2

      Troppo forte 😂👍🏼

  • @zasproductions9258
    @zasproductions9258 3 роки тому +4238

    0% naked women
    0% cocaine or drugs
    40% music
    60% Peter Griffin
    Edit: 4.1k likes? This might be my most-liked comment, all thanks to you guys!

  • @brandiecollins5610
    @brandiecollins5610 Місяць тому +3

    My son loves this and can't stop dancing to it

  • @FrickFrackFat
    @FrickFrackFat 3 місяці тому +11

    The best frickin song ever!

  • @xmoiox_
    @xmoiox_ 4 роки тому +2777

    1963: call the asylum.
    2008: Genius
    2019: Legend

  • @CarsonClaws
    @CarsonClaws 3 роки тому +5555

    I’m so happy that this is a real song

    • @yoshiyoshi6
      @yoshiyoshi6 3 роки тому +103

      Then you didn't heard

    • @savagemilky988
      @savagemilky988 3 роки тому +153

      @@yoshiyoshi6 i don’t think he’s heard about the bird, because everybody’s heard thst the bird is the word

    • @darienross9872
      @darienross9872 3 роки тому +26

      @@savagemilky988 I'm done🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @straightbusta2609
      @straightbusta2609 3 роки тому +24

      @@yoshiyoshi6 You haven't heard about the bird?

    • @5CubeGD
      @5CubeGD 3 роки тому +2

      (O)(O)

  • @rustyzahn8739
    @rustyzahn8739 4 місяці тому +10

    I saw this on Family Guy and I had to look it up and it didn't disappoint 😵‍💫

  • @christycunningham4517
    @christycunningham4517 3 місяці тому +8

    He feels every note and I absolutely loved this 👊🏿. Way ahead of his time…. Thourghly enjoying every minute!

  • @guilhermemarinho9861
    @guilhermemarinho9861 3 роки тому +2587

    this man was clearly ahead of his time, he might even be ahead of us.

    • @micahslash
      @micahslash 3 роки тому +25

      Peter Griffin would disagree

    • @Mr.Obongo
      @Mr.Obongo 3 роки тому +63

      This is true he’s in 1963 but was living in 2063

    • @JiveDadson
      @JiveDadson 3 роки тому +28

      He ripped off a black group. That was very much in fashion at the time. The group was the Rivingtons. Their songs were _Bird is the Word_ and _Papa Oom Mau Mau._

    • @simpslayer9284
      @simpslayer9284 3 роки тому +9

      Might? He IS ahead of us

    • @rednbloo5796
      @rednbloo5796 3 роки тому +1

      This is beyond shit posting

  • @OwenTheMeowstic
    @OwenTheMeowstic 3 роки тому +1866

    95%: Family Guy
    4%: Full Metal Jacket
    1%: Just Dance

    • @jakobfruh4773
      @jakobfruh4773 3 роки тому +8

      Yes.

    • @daomikron5622
      @daomikron5622 3 роки тому +47

      100% Full Metal Jacket incl. Mickey Mouse

    • @Nikolaicic
      @Nikolaicic 3 роки тому +27

      depends on the generation. for me its full metal jacket too.

    • @tfcachax3882
      @tfcachax3882 3 роки тому +2

      1:24 wtf

    • @amberlopez7477
      @amberlopez7477 3 роки тому +4

      The first time I heard this song, was while watching ''Full Metal Jacket''

  • @user-it5vl6oi5y
    @user-it5vl6oi5y 2 місяці тому +17

    I"VE REALLY LOVED THIS MUSIC VIDEO; AND FAMILY GUY:❤❤😊😊

  • @wackyruss
    @wackyruss Місяць тому +7

    When I was in 5th Grade in like 1988 my best friend W.W. Hosler did this song for the School Talent Show!!! He dressed up like a surfer and pretended to ride a surf board while he lip synched it!

  • @casso_4974
    @casso_4974 2 роки тому +5318

    If this isn’t played at my funeral I’m not dying.

  • @tommy_swim243
    @tommy_swim243 3 роки тому +1698

    “I thought you’d know”
    “Know about wha-“
    “BRIAN DON’T!!!!!”

    • @mauricioelcaballer
      @mauricioelcaballer 3 роки тому +54

      *BIRD IS THE WORD SONG PLAYS*

    • @beezechurger797
      @beezechurger797 3 роки тому +13

      i felt bad for liking this cuz it was at 69 likes but i guess we can ry to ge 420 likes

    • @mcalpha2737
      @mcalpha2737 3 роки тому +13

      correction it’s:
      “It was my understanding that everyone has heard”
      “Heard what?”
      “Brian DONT”

    • @louismartin3922
      @louismartin3922 3 роки тому +5

      Season 7 episode 2

    • @johng1758
      @johng1758 3 роки тому +20

      Brian, can I see that paper for a sec?
      Huh. That's odd. I thought that would be big news.
      What would be big news?
      Well, there seems to be an absence of a certain ornithological piece.
      A headline regarding mass awareness of a certain avian variety.
      What are you talking about?
      Oh, have you not heard? It was my understanding that everyone had heard.

  • @-Antonn-
    @-Antonn- Місяць тому +2

    One of my favorite songs, a brilliant track, this guy created a true masterpiece that will never become outdated.

  • @ratmonger305
    @ratmonger305 2 місяці тому +7

    One of the greatest songs of all time. A masterpiece, up there with Louie Louie. One of the amazing little known facts is, the singer was completely clean and sober when recording this song in the studio, and when doing this crazy dance. Back then, most kids were high on life itself.

    • @mysticwine
      @mysticwine 28 днів тому

      The drummer was key...

  • @ricklepick7258
    @ricklepick7258 7 років тому +7462

    This isn't a song, it's a masterpiece

    • @pieterjeeebouw739
      @pieterjeeebouw739 7 років тому +70

      damn your right

    • @Vitamin_L
      @Vitamin_L 7 років тому +10

      Mr. McCree damn your right Boi

    • @idanoreilly
      @idanoreilly 7 років тому +7

      OPPOSITE THERE OF!!!!!

    • @prejdak
      @prejdak 7 років тому +28

      This is a modern art masterpiece indeed. :-D

    • @Mitzi73
      @Mitzi73 7 років тому +32

      This song is a stolen masterpiece. The Rivingtons successfully sued the Trashmen for stealing both of their songs "Papa Oo mow mow" and "Bird is the Word". The two songs were smashed together for this.

  • @shiftyshamsk
    @shiftyshamsk Рік тому +2757

    Imagine the record producer watching him in rehearsal then saying, "yeah, go for it".

  • @paulkidger
    @paulkidger Місяць тому +4

    This is the current favorite of my 2 young grandsons (aged 8 & 11). I think it has featured in a video game. Just pure daftness.

    • @neuravanny
      @neuravanny 20 днів тому

      Was that video game you mentioned Fortnite by any chance?

  • @debbiemoore7657
    @debbiemoore7657 13 днів тому +1

    My 10 yr old just now was quoting thus...then I played it fully he loved it lol

  • @CanadianPrepper
    @CanadianPrepper 6 років тому +14147

    Just think... this was before meth

    • @korndud
      @korndud 6 років тому +666

      Canadian Prepper not before cocaine 😂

    • @tomfrege3170
      @tomfrege3170 6 років тому +500

      Meth is over 100 years old....

    • @mrcomenttoe2009
      @mrcomenttoe2009 6 років тому +285

      no it wasent meth was used in world war 2 by the Nazis
      pretty sick can u imagine
      how they got into the killing .... Grosse
      i think that's how they came up with zombies or call of duty zombies game

    • @gabenfanboy7471
      @gabenfanboy7471 6 років тому +121

      hitler was drug addicted, some people say he consumed meth like the wehrmacht soldiers on ww2

    • @atzenanu
      @atzenanu 6 років тому +124

      40% of the German took meth on a daily basis during the 30's!

  • @PerthScienceClinic
    @PerthScienceClinic Рік тому +6182

    Ah, back when songs had meaning and soul. You don't get quality lyrics like these any more.

    • @jmann171
      @jmann171 Рік тому +122

      If those lyrics blow ur hair back you are going to LOVE Tequila by The Champs. Rock on BurnHard. 🤘

    • @02139atm
      @02139atm Рік тому

      This is as equally trash as today’s music 😂😂😂😂 this guy just the creator of what music turned out to be 😭 literally. A bunch of bullshit on a catchy beat that will get peoples attention

    • @cool_gang
      @cool_gang Рік тому +170

      1:09 true quality lyrics

    • @goosegamessss
      @goosegamessss Рік тому +51

      1:19 ain’t meaning and soul

    • @ivanpozezanac719
      @ivanpozezanac719 Рік тому +8

      Gangnam style

  • @jennyryan897
    @jennyryan897 24 дні тому +1

    I grew up with this and still love it in 2024.

  • @waldundwiesenandi4079
    @waldundwiesenandi4079 11 днів тому +2

    ...up to date. Still, in 2024. 👍🤘

  • @robertbaldwin298
    @robertbaldwin298 2 роки тому +3206

    I can just imagine parents and grandparents in 1963 seeing this and about falling over thinking the world was going to end

    • @SPECTREStudioN7
      @SPECTREStudioN7 2 роки тому +160

      Or thinking this poor guy was having some sort of seizure.

    • @GG-vy1oy
      @GG-vy1oy Рік тому +38

      Were they wrong?

    • @YamiSatoshi
      @YamiSatoshi Рік тому +117

      They just hadn't previously heard that the bird is the word.

    • @darkx6869
      @darkx6869 Рік тому +19

      Probably thought he was crazy and casting a spell.

    • @robertterrell3065
      @robertterrell3065 Рік тому +51

      Well, I was 10 years old then. And some viewers of this video certainly weren't around then, but... the Cuban missile crisis had just happened a few months previously. The US and USSR were playing chicken with nuclear warheads in Cuba. I remember my mom and me standing in front of the TV, wondering if we were all going to get burned alive, or worse, in a nuclear holocaust. So perhaps you think this song seems goofy. I say no it's not. I happen to still love Surfin' Bird. Less love for the 1960s era "leaders" of US and USSR :(

  • @kennethpetersen8818
    @kennethpetersen8818 Рік тому +3101

    That someone was crazy enough to get on a stage and perform this, in 1963, is astonishing, but also fucking great.

    • @giornogiovanna8737
      @giornogiovanna8737 Рік тому +16

      facts

    • @deanbenson7394
      @deanbenson7394 Рік тому +40

      Fucking amazing

    • @StefanoMontani
      @StefanoMontani Рік тому +28

      @@giornogiovanna8737 Maybe not many people would agree, but there was more liberty then. Less normalization.

    • @caywo_
      @caywo_ Рік тому +30

      @@StefanoMontani It's not about freedom, it's about social opinion

    • @Fr3unen
      @Fr3unen Рік тому +5

      pretty surreal. never knew it was this old until now

  • @freddiebebop
    @freddiebebop 4 місяці тому +7

    Can you imagine back in 1950 or so when this came out the audience sitting there and him coming out and starting into the song LOL

  • @mrfrogg46able
    @mrfrogg46able 2 місяці тому +3

    Truly amazing vocal talent

  • @edygk20kstm64
    @edygk20kstm64 2 роки тому +2516

    Back in the 60's when the "coke" was high quality and the effects were long lasting..Legend says he is still doing the surfing bird even today..

    • @-JackVenom
      @-JackVenom Рік тому +20

      Back when lady white was right

    • @speedfreak8200
      @speedfreak8200 Рік тому +29

      @Rick Volcano in the mid 70's my sister joined the Peace Corp in Ecuador. Her husband went down there & started smuggling coke that was so so pure I've never had anything close to ever.i just felt like I was walking a few inches from the ground 😳

    • @davidnissim589
      @davidnissim589 Рік тому +21

      He died in 1989 unfortunately :(

    • @Bruh845
      @Bruh845 Рік тому +5

      @@speedfreak8200 you sound like a charmer

    • @steve-ph9yg
      @steve-ph9yg Рік тому +5

      Pot was illegal and LSD was legal at this time think about it.

  • @IHeartMyLada
    @IHeartMyLada 4 роки тому +1660

    Imagine the older folks sitting in front of the TV when this was aired.

    • @ryanc5572
      @ryanc5572 4 роки тому +61

      They probably thought it was the shit

    • @trashsir9162
      @trashsir9162 4 роки тому +68

      @InfiniteMushroom the drummer has been dead since 1989 and the singer is still alive and is 76 years old.

    • @rachels2cents325
      @rachels2cents325 4 роки тому +3

      Donny 🤔 INTERESTING......

    • @rachels2cents325
      @rachels2cents325 4 роки тому +2

      IHeartMyLada 🤣🤣🤣🤣
      😫😫😫😫😫

    • @co9819
      @co9819 4 роки тому +29

      I actually remember my big brother who is ten yrs older than me and was fifteen at the time listening to this song and laughing uncontrollably about it.Watching it now I can see why.

  • @andersjohansson6684
    @andersjohansson6684 Місяць тому +2

    Love it.....

  • @zjoozjoo
    @zjoozjoo 2 місяці тому +3

    Great video composition with Hollands greatest comedian Andre Van Duin!!!

  • @connor3410
    @connor3410 2 роки тому +3803

    Instead of being Rick rolled I wanna be Surf and Bird’d

  • @dionysuspicious
    @dionysuspicious 2 роки тому +1193

    60 years later, the Bird continues to be the word

    • @MrDumbass66
      @MrDumbass66 2 роки тому +4

      By Family Guy!

    • @malcolmtudor8039
      @malcolmtudor8039 2 роки тому +5

      Everybody knows that the bird is the word.

    • @jesusisdead
      @jesusisdead 2 роки тому

      Horus is not the word. Hes just wishing he was

    • @danielburger1775
      @danielburger1775 2 роки тому +1

      @@jesusisdead Horus and Jesus are the same guy...

    • @jesusisdead
      @jesusisdead 2 роки тому

      @@danielburger1775 the Greco-Roman Era mixed Horus and Apollo together because they considered them the same. Jesus would be Amun Ra. The Angel of death would be very aware of Christ and that is how Jesus ends up by another name in Egypt

  • @jacobmartin112
    @jacobmartin112 Місяць тому +3

    I don’t know why it took me so long to find the name of this song. I’ve been hearing it for years and finally I can add it to my playlist!

    • @WednesdaysDragon
      @WednesdaysDragon Місяць тому

      It's hard to find the name because the bird is actually the word.

  • @George-pp2hr
    @George-pp2hr 2 місяці тому +3

    This is such a classic for repetative lyrics but its very lovable and the bird dance is a classic. Love it. Sweeeeeet😄😄😄👍👍👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️✌️✌️❤️❤️❤️

    • @George-pp2hr
      @George-pp2hr Місяць тому

      I watch this video almost regularly. It's such a catchy music classic the same lyrics is not a problem. Those guys did such a great job with this clip. I love watching it over and over. I wish the picture can be fixed made sharp digitally remastered. I hope someone fixes that. It's a great classic.👍👍👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️✌️✌️✨✨✨

    • @George-pp2hr
      @George-pp2hr Місяць тому

      The first time I heard this crazy catchy tune was featured in the movie'Full Metal Jacket' as a Sikorsky Seahorse helicopter does a low pass across the screen in the shot. I can see this video few times it just sticks on the mind. Love it. Great The Trash Men.👍👍👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️

  • @marklilly1926
    @marklilly1926 4 роки тому +1883

    2020 and everybody knows what the bird is the word.

    • @azepato
      @azepato 4 роки тому +4

      Thank you man

    • @bluesolace9052
      @bluesolace9052 4 роки тому +9

      Hey guys what’s the word?

    • @NoafUckinway
      @NoafUckinway 4 роки тому +3

      The Bird...is the..Word??? I can dig it.

    • @lazybear4269
      @lazybear4269 4 роки тому +4

      Here bro

    • @Yamahabanshee66
      @Yamahabanshee66 4 роки тому +2

      Jefersson Zúñiga did you know the bird is the word

  • @lordparoose48
    @lordparoose48 4 роки тому +1598

    Everyone who disliked didn't know that the bird is in fact the word.

    • @Cage_U
      @Cage_U 4 роки тому +3

      Pardon me, but I am unsure as to the actual locution to which the phrase "the word" refers. Please tell me what this expression refers to, and I will thank you with all of my heart.

    • @lordparoose48
      @lordparoose48 4 роки тому +8

      Cage U. Cage U. Ahhh. Pardon me. Well allow me to explain, the so aforementioned ‘the word’ is in fact the ‘bird’

    • @lordparoose48
      @lordparoose48 4 роки тому +4

      K D I think you’ll find if you dive deep deep into the olden pages that the collage professors don’t want you to know about, Adam (Adam and eve) was not at all called ‘Adam’ but instead a man originally born ‘Peter Griffin’ adopted the name ‘Adam’ and named the bird ‘Casey’. Eve (who was originally born Louis but adopted the name Eve) said ‘not everything can be called casey’ so she named it ‘Bird’
      Therefore, the bird is unofficially offically ‘the word’

    • @lordparoose48
      @lordparoose48 4 роки тому

      K D please refer to this educational video to understand the true meaning of ‘the word’ ua-cam.com/video/PBAVPpWl4cA/v-deo.html

    • @lordparoose48
      @lordparoose48 4 роки тому

      K D well said sir 🥰

  • @bobbyhooper5424
    @bobbyhooper5424 2 місяці тому +3

    Heard this on WLS Chicago late 60's! Bird is the word 4~ever! We had the biggest hairdos, baddest cars, and the best music!

  • @danielmccafferty5373
    @danielmccafferty5373 2 місяці тому +6

    You're a legend if you heard this from Family Guy before Full Metal Jacket.

    • @Xyearo
      @Xyearo 28 днів тому

      family guy was made in 1999

  • @griffinpawluk179
    @griffinpawluk179 Рік тому +2949

    Man, I love this song

    • @YazuOrKarn
      @YazuOrKarn Рік тому +47

      Had u heard the word?

    • @nbsv4mp1r3
      @nbsv4mp1r3 Рік тому +22

      @@YazuOrKarn what word?

    • @Kakorot558
      @Kakorot558 Рік тому +32

      @@nbsv4mp1r3 you know the bird is the word

    • @juansiino2982
      @juansiino2982 Рік тому +7

      another fake griffin
      We have 1 in a row

    • @FleetosBurritos
      @FleetosBurritos Рік тому +13

      @@juansiino2982is there supposed to be a real one?💀

  • @Bombaclaatfriezababy
    @Bombaclaatfriezababy 8 років тому +21826

    ♡ Sponsored By Peter Griffin. ♡

  • @henmich
    @henmich 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you Family Guy for bringing this to a new generation.

  • @billiemiller7223
    @billiemiller7223 29 днів тому +1

    Don't remember hearing the whole song. But I've always loved hearing it.
    And yes. I can't help but hear Peter's voice either. LOL

  • @danhoopes9071
    @danhoopes9071 Рік тому +2388

    These dudes were truly ahead of their time. Inspirational.

  • @yourfavouritegamer1432
    @yourfavouritegamer1432 9 місяців тому +3454

    When you're happy you enjoy the music, when you're sad you understand the lyrics

    • @ajyt2165
      @ajyt2165 9 місяців тому +155

      Bird bird bird bir birds da word

    • @zerocool5395
      @zerocool5395 9 місяців тому +135

      The bird holocaust of 63' was indeed terrible, never forget.

    • @cut_the_freakin_steak_or_else
      @cut_the_freakin_steak_or_else 8 місяців тому +65

      mmm maow maow ba-ba uu ma-ma-mow 😥

    • @T0X1C5KU11Z
      @T0X1C5KU11Z 7 місяців тому +11

      Ba ba ba ba bird is the word

    • @Paulthored
      @Paulthored 7 місяців тому +8

      Word.

  • @Leones.2100
    @Leones.2100 2 місяці тому +4

    28 años de edad y escucho esta rola saludos desde Venezuela

  • @joshs4594
    @joshs4594 2 місяці тому +4

    Boy, was this ever ahead of its time. And more than 60 (!) years later it’s more popular than ever. Bird is the word!
    🕊️🦅🦆🦜🐥🐣🦢🐓🦃🦉🐧🐤🐦🦤🦩🪿🐦‍⬛🦚

  • @midnightrider7648
    @midnightrider7648 9 днів тому +1

    I'm 63 years old now but I'll always be a 60's kid.

  • @tederickwebb2384
    @tederickwebb2384 Рік тому +3175

    Whoever the drummer is is killing it😂😂😂

    • @florianpohl1202
      @florianpohl1202 Рік тому +160

      Actually, the Trashmen's drummer was Steve Wahrer, the guy you can see in the video. 🐦

    • @omarpavone8575
      @omarpavone8575 11 місяців тому +9

      😂😂😂😂

    • @nasimahmad40
      @nasimahmad40 11 місяців тому +7

      ​@@florianpohl1202😮😮😮

    • @joem13yearsago73
      @joem13yearsago73 11 місяців тому +1

      It me

    • @davidnissim589
      @davidnissim589 11 місяців тому +79

      The drummer, Steve Wahrer, was also the singer. He's the guy going bonkers in the video XD

  • @patrickd1791
    @patrickd1791 Рік тому +2597

    I love the fact that he's going absolutely bonkers in a suit and tie. Which just makes it all that much more incredible

    • @EleonoraBrandenburg1762
      @EleonoraBrandenburg1762 Рік тому +60

      Yep, that's what I love about the '50s-60s rock n roll. And a huge reason I love the band The Reverend Horton Heat, he's and badass as you can get but always very sharply dressed.

    • @Bureeto_Piza
      @Bureeto_Piza Рік тому +18

      That’s what makes it funny

    • @maureenpike1035
      @maureenpike1035 Рік тому +14

      I love this song but it's funny as hell watching it.

    • @gertiblitz
      @gertiblitz Рік тому +22

      From about 1.10 it is Dutch comedian André van Duin in his first appearance on tv, he used it in his show and that's what you see

    • @stanleyarmstrong2898
      @stanleyarmstrong2898 11 місяців тому +5

      Patrick D, the joke seems to be a jibe at the Beatles, with their serious music. I just love the surfer thing.

  • @TarsisBernardo-yl4ew
    @TarsisBernardo-yl4ew Місяць тому +2

    Mickey Curray thanks...
    Obrigado por ter repartido esse clássico conosco

  • @lowrider4405
    @lowrider4405 Місяць тому +2

    Thank you very much, Muchas gracias , Vielen Dank , What a beautiful performance ♥🎱♥🥰👍👍👍👍

  • @NostalgiaMan
    @NostalgiaMan 3 роки тому +5144

    Oh my God This is Surfin Bird by the Trashmen

  • @billyyank2198
    @billyyank2198 2 роки тому +2983

    This song has such a deep and inspirational meaning. I can tell why it’s Peter’s favorite.

  • @Tottally-real-demoman
    @Tottally-real-demoman 2 місяці тому +10

    I can hear an m60 every time I listen to this.

  • @satanttin
    @satanttin 21 день тому +2

    Never knew how family guy could be so cllose to this crazy ass man! this guy is a legend! gotta love his craziness xD

  • @petergriffin2595
    @petergriffin2595 5 місяців тому +1767

    This song is the best thing to ever happen to this world!

    • @wd40-1
      @wd40-1 5 місяців тому +12

      Fr dawg

    • @ZennonTheOne
      @ZennonTheOne 5 місяців тому +29

      it's the guy from Fortnite!

    • @leolool.
      @leolool. 5 місяців тому +16

      @@ZennonTheOneget out of my class.

    • @Sz0vr
      @Sz0vr 4 місяці тому +6

      @@leolool. its the guy from fortnite

    • @Gelomiix_Editz_
      @Gelomiix_Editz_ 4 місяці тому +7

      ​@@Sz0vr"Peter ! Welcome to Fortnite !" - Donald Trump.

  • @Scel-zo5fs
    @Scel-zo5fs 2 роки тому +1273

    2022 and it's STILL THE WORD!!!!!!

    • @PrinzAnubis
      @PrinzAnubis 2 роки тому +15

      hey did you hear The Bird is the Word

    • @stevesteve4350
      @stevesteve4350 2 роки тому +10

      @@PrinzAnubis The best thing since sliced bread. The bird is the word.

    • @ischannel8875
      @ischannel8875 2 роки тому +8

      It will never stop being the word for years to come.

    • @leonardorhd3881
      @leonardorhd3881 2 роки тому +3

      What is the word?

    • @Not-A-Croissant
      @Not-A-Croissant 2 роки тому +2

      Jojo reference?😏

  • @markboller4313
    @markboller4313 2 місяці тому +3

    This is both a hilarious song and video ❤❤❤

  • @paramotorhead
    @paramotorhead Місяць тому +1

    We used to sing this song as we snowboarded in Tahoe with our now sadly departed best mate. Great song, great times 💔

  • @Tamou514
    @Tamou514 4 місяці тому +827

    61 years later it’s still a banger

    • @Gerzsilah
      @Gerzsilah 3 місяці тому +6

      is this dude alive btw

    • @xbt_kevin
      @xbt_kevin 3 місяці тому +7

      ​@ZhobiBeno the person dancing yes the singer idk

    • @Gerzsilah
      @Gerzsilah 3 місяці тому +1

      @@xbt_kevin aight

    • @gregobern6084
      @gregobern6084 2 місяці тому +2

      The cool kid boy scout bob frey had this and surf music, speed boats, snow mobiles, his mom's L&M smokes, 100mph on I-494 (unfinished pavement in Bloomington)enduro go carts, his friends had dirt bikes and front wheel drive go carts, direct drive go carts. Edina Boy scouts are coolest of all...

    • @Nn91.
      @Nn91. 2 місяці тому +2

      Jesus, 61 years?!