I'll be honest, this song is mostly slower than me talking normally. Which was originally blamed as the reason why I stutter, but then someone actually tested this theory with having me read aloud from a book at different speeds, and slowing down made it *worse* because my eyes were clearly scanning at the same speed, only now that was even further ahead of the part I was trying to say aloud. Which is to say: doesn't matter how fast I can talk, it doesn't keep up with my ADHD brain!
this is probably one of my favorite songs by weird al in general. there’s something about comedic musicians (weird al, tenacious d, etc.) that you can tell are just clearly having fun on most of their songs but every now and then you get a song like this that really showcases the height of their talents. like, they could easily be iconic masters of their craft if that’s what they really wanted, but no, having fun with it is more important to them.
When I tell people that Weird Al is the most underappreciated genius in music, they laugh. But I always feel like my opinion is validated, at least in part, by this song. So thank you for doing it justice!
What a great job on a very difficult tune. Both you and Weird Al are geniuses! I've often thought that some enterprising hardware store chain should see if Al would allow this song for a commercial ad.
Love the fact that "Hardware Store" appeared with the searchable topic feature, I will never use it but it seems that youtube thinks I'm interested in hardware stores XD
I've never heard of you before, but I was just asked to open UA-cam so the person I'm with can see my recommendations as a quick check for red flags. This was the first one. I'm not sure if they think I'm a human cinnamon bun or a complete psychopath. Great cover either way.
This sounds so perfect as an acapella quartet, it’s like it never had instruments to begin with. I actually had to go back and listen to the original to check that it did have traditional instruments. Your voice is so close to his in this too, idk how you made a cover that sounds more like the original than the original does, but you did it.
Bloody awesome! Well done Michael!!! That’s so great and such a hard song to sing and you nailed it! PS: it would have been even better if your mouth wasn’t blocked by the microphone pop filter.
Probably my single favorite Weird Al song, and one of my all-time favorite songs by any artist. Brilliantly done! Is it as bonkers-hard as it sounds like it would be? Between the vocal writing and the patter-song-like lyrics, it sounds like it would be absolute madness to get right.
I enjoy singing tongue twisters in my quartet but I am not confident I could ever achieve that level of diction at that speed. Bless you. Also the breath support for the lead line is a doozy.
this is so GOOD. it would be so awesome if you get to cover Weird Al’s “Since Youve Been Gone” because its also acapella. you would sound so amazing in it
my attempt at breaking down the voices at 0:48 (and further repeats): tenor - "yes i'm going to the hardware, yes i'm going to the hardware really, yes i'm going, yes i'm really going to the" lead - "i'm going, going to the, to the going to the, 'ware i'm going really going to the going, i'm going to the, o yes i'm going to the" baritone (harmonizing with tenor with slight changes) - "yes i'm going to the hard really, yes i'm going to the hardware really, going really going yes i'm really going to the" bass - "i am going to the hardware, going to the hardware, going to the" everyone right after - "hardware store" in the 5 rows of yellow lyrics shown in the screen, it seems like only the first 3 rows were sung (with minimal changes), the bottom 2 rows seem like partial duplicates of certain voices
Hardware Store Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic Nothin' ever (ever) happens in this town Feelin' low down (down), not a lot to do around here I thought that I would go right out of my mind Until a friend told me the news He said, "Hey, you know that vacant lot Right beside the gas station? Well, somebody bought it And on that spot they're gonna build a shop Where we can go buy bolts and screws" Since then I've been walking on air (air) I can barely brush my teeth or comb my hair 'Cause I'm so excited and I really don't care I've been waiting since last June For this day to finally arrive I'm so happy (happy) now just to be alive 'Cause any minute now I'm gonna be inside Well, I hope they open soon I can't wait, (no I) I can't wait (oh when) When are they gonna open up that door? I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the Hardware store In my sleeping bag I camped out overnight Right in front of the store, then as soon as it was light out I pressed my nose right up against the glass You know, I had to be first in line Gonna get me a flashlight and a broom Want a pair of pliers for every single room of my house See those hacksaws? Very, very soon One of them will be all mine Guys with nametags walking down the aisles Rows of garden hoses that go on for miles and miles Brand new socket wrenches in a plethora of styles All arranged alphabetically And they're doing a promotional stunt There's a great big purple sign out front That says every 27th customer Will get a ball peen hammer free I can't wait, (no I) I can't wait (oh when) When are they gonna open up that door? I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the Hardware store I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the Hardware store (Would you look at all that stuff) They've got allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters Trash compactors, juice extractor, shower rods and water meters Walkie-talkies, copper wires safety goggles, radial tires BB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters Paint removers, window louvres, masking tape and plastic gutters Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication Metal roofing, water proofing, multi-purpose insulation Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors Tire guages, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors Trailer hitch demagnetizers, automatic circumcisers Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers Soffit panels, circuit brakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers I can't wait, (no I) I can't wait (oh when) When are they gonna open the door? I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the Hardware store I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the Hardware store I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the Hardware store
Good on you for not killing yourself by trying to do the bridge on one track.
I agree- rotating it through the parts was helpful!
would you look at all that stuff
I mean I can't imagine that weird al didn't do the same thing
@@golfshores97Al says that he did the bridge in one take, and has never done it again since.
@@jlhitz35 that's impressive
I... I'm so proud of this guy for not even slowing down, that song is HARD.
the one dislike is from Harbor Freight
This made me giggle.
the rest are his alts
Underrated comment
2:05 The entire cover is wonderful, but that listing section is downright immaculate. I could only dream about singing it successfully like you did
Yo, it's you!
(Hat Kid) “Oh Hii!”
I am just in awe on how anyone is even able to keep up with the pacing of ANY line in the bridge of this song, great cover of the song!
I'll be honest, this song is mostly slower than me talking normally.
Which was originally blamed as the reason why I stutter, but then someone actually tested this theory with having me read aloud from a book at different speeds, and slowing down made it *worse* because my eyes were clearly scanning at the same speed, only now that was even further ahead of the part I was trying to say aloud.
Which is to say: doesn't matter how fast I can talk, it doesn't keep up with my ADHD brain!
Holy crap, this was so cool! Personally, this is my favorite song off Poodle Hat, so to see it done a capella and done WELL, is so awesome
this is probably one of my favorite songs by weird al in general. there’s something about comedic musicians (weird al, tenacious d, etc.) that you can tell are just clearly having fun on most of their songs but every now and then you get a song like this that really showcases the height of their talents. like, they could easily be iconic masters of their craft if that’s what they really wanted, but no, having fun with it is more important to them.
very impressive. this would be an unbeatable piece in a barbershop competition
I'd love to see the Newfangled Four tackle this one.
Why do you sound like a barbershop version of Weird Al? I dig it.
I agree.
He's doing it as an achapella in quartet. This is primarily known from barbershop quartets.
Because that’s literally what it is
@@braedenmclean5304 I think they mean how his voice actually sounds like Weird Al's. The lead definitely is using that Weird Al accent.
to me it is missing something to be truly barbershoppy but it certainly does channel it
When I tell people that Weird Al is the most underappreciated genius in music, they laugh. But I always feel like my opinion is validated, at least in part, by this song. So thank you for doing it justice!
So glad you put lyrics for the chorus, no way I'd have been able to catch up otherwise!
that was INSANE
I agree
What a great job on a very difficult tune.
Both you and Weird Al are geniuses!
I've often thought that some enterprising
hardware store chain should see if Al would
allow this song for a commercial ad.
How the fuck did you do *any* part of the list section? You have impeccable diction.
I forgot there was a song called Hardware Store, and I thought it was going to just be 3 minutes of you making power tool sounds 😂
We making it to the hardware store with this one
Love the fact that "Hardware Store" appeared with the searchable topic feature, I will never use it but it seems that youtube thinks I'm interested in hardware stores XD
LOVE!! I have been wishing for a BBS arrangement of Hardware Store!!!!! 🎉👏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌
I've never heard of you before, but I was just asked to open UA-cam so the person I'm with can see my recommendations as a quick check for red flags. This was the first one.
I'm not sure if they think I'm a human cinnamon bun or a complete psychopath.
Great cover either way.
This is INCREDIBLE!!! An amazing performance!! THANK YOU!!
This sounds so perfect as an acapella quartet, it’s like it never had instruments to begin with. I actually had to go back and listen to the original to check that it did have traditional instruments. Your voice is so close to his in this too, idk how you made a cover that sounds more like the original than the original does, but you did it.
You win the internet today. Kudos
I love this so much, I can't stop watching. It's stuck in my head today.
That was STUPID good, weird al really dropped the ball casting that other guy over you in his biopic
Wonderfully pure vocal tone, perfect for a capella!!
the new rap god is this guy
Holy shit this an AMAZING arrangement!
I was anticipating the bridge and you did NOT disappoint. You absolutely nailed it!
Bro dropped this banger and vanished
those chords are glorious but the patter!! angelic!!!
I can't stop watching this. Now I just want to know if Al has seen it!
He. Needs. To.
Bloody awesome! Well done Michael!!! That’s so great and such a hard song to sing and you nailed it!
PS: it would have been even better if your mouth wasn’t blocked by the microphone pop filter.
How does this not have over a million views already? Come on algorithm do your thing.
Goes (to the) hard(ware store)
Probably my single favorite Weird Al song, and one of my all-time favorite songs by any artist. Brilliantly done! Is it as bonkers-hard as it sounds like it would be? Between the vocal writing and the patter-song-like lyrics, it sounds like it would be absolute madness to get right.
3:24 of delicious melodies, MAN!
Incredible. Al specifically wrote this song to be impossible to perform live. I suspect this is about as close as one human being can get. 👍🙂
It amazes me you have the breath for this in four different voices.
Your vocals remind me so much of Weird Al
I mean that positively because I love Weird Al
At pliers you sound like tf2 scout
I enjoy singing tongue twisters in my quartet but I am not confident I could ever achieve that level of diction at that speed. Bless you. Also the breath support for the lead line is a doozy.
Underrated holy this slaps🔥🔥
this is so GOOD. it would be so awesome if you get to cover Weird Al’s “Since Youve Been Gone” because its also acapella. you would sound so amazing in it
bro we did this for our tb acapella group at my school! This arrangment is somewhat more dignified though :) we were kinda goofy with it
Today is a great day for the youtube algorithm has graced me with something truly glorious.
Seeing this show up in my feed gave me an instant grin. I knew just from the thumbnail that UA-cam stumbled me into something legendary.
Tasteful. I'll play this bop everytime I head to Bunnings 😂
This is so damn good, it sounds so freaking smooth man!
OUTSTANDING cover! Immediate subscribe.
I have listened to the original song a hundred times, but I can see that you better understand how it works than I had ever even begun to.
This is one of my favorite songs ever, this is awesome!
Absolutely incredible. I never thought I'd see this.
Mom:go play with your cousin
Meanwhile my cousin:
WTF IS AN AUTOMATIC CIRCUMSISER 😭
an automatic circumsiser is a tool that cuts off the ends of cigars. That's all it is
It’s a tool that cuts pipe joints
An circular saw
@@UA-camWithoutstuff sorry but it’s time for another episode of ygs because you mean “A circular saw.”
@@UA-camWithoutstuff **a* circular saw
This is me when I go to the hardware store
Ridiculously impressive 👏
my attempt at breaking down the voices at 0:48 (and further repeats):
tenor - "yes i'm going to the hardware, yes i'm going to the hardware really, yes i'm going, yes i'm really going to the"
lead - "i'm going, going to the, to the going to the, 'ware i'm going really going to the going, i'm going to the, o yes i'm going to the"
baritone (harmonizing with tenor with slight changes) - "yes i'm going to the hard really, yes i'm going to the hardware really, going really going yes i'm really going to the"
bass - "i am going to the hardware, going to the hardware, going to the"
everyone right after - "hardware store"
in the 5 rows of yellow lyrics shown in the screen, it seems like only the first 3 rows were sung (with minimal changes), the bottom 2 rows seem like partial duplicates of certain voices
I’m back to tell you again how amazed I am by your talent Michael. ❤
Well done! You just got yourself another subscriber!
I watched this on 2x speed, it's pretty much hypnotic.
dude holy shit, this is insane
Good cover
You did a really great job, especially during the bridge, but I feel like four voices isn’t enough for this song.
It absolutely isn't, lol. It's still.missing some of the things from the original song
2:35
OHHHHHH
-Heavy TF2
Absolutely amazing cover of a godlike song
This is a rather underrated gem
Dude that was a great arrangement!
Absolutely phenomenal!
this is insane.
2:10 this is why you clicked here
Wow this was ON POINT
Actual banger, great job lad!
Automatic circumsizers!!!
damn we got Weird Al in Glee before GTA6
This is amazing!!! I hope you’re proud of yourself genuinely this is a difficult ditty
OUT- (wait for it) STANDING!
Magnificent. Amazing job!
I can barely brush my teeth or comb my hair!
Only real OGs remember the sonic the hedgehog hardware store animation
Bruh my mind filled it into candy store from heathers
😂 I can't begin to talk that fast.
going all out with subtitles here
Very impressive man, nice job!
dang man. this is absolute fire. nice job!
This is fucking amazing, well done!!!
Amazing performance!
Beautiful.
Hardware Store
Song by
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Nothin' ever (ever) happens in this town
Feelin' low down (down), not a lot to do around here
I thought that I would go right out of my mind
Until a friend told me the news
He said, "Hey, you know that vacant lot
Right beside the gas station? Well, somebody bought it
And on that spot they're gonna build a shop
Where we can go buy bolts and screws"
Since then I've been walking on air (air)
I can barely brush my teeth or comb my hair
'Cause I'm so excited and I really don't care
I've been waiting since last June
For this day to finally arrive
I'm so happy (happy) now just to be alive
'Cause any minute now I'm gonna be inside
Well, I hope they open soon
I can't wait, (no I) I can't wait (oh when)
When are they gonna open up that door?
I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the
Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the
Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the
Hardware store
In my sleeping bag I camped out overnight
Right in front of the store, then as soon as it was light out
I pressed my nose right up against the glass
You know, I had to be first in line
Gonna get me a flashlight and a broom
Want a pair of pliers for every single room of my house
See those hacksaws? Very, very soon
One of them will be all mine
Guys with nametags walking down the aisles
Rows of garden hoses that go on for miles and miles
Brand new socket wrenches in a plethora of styles
All arranged alphabetically
And they're doing a promotional stunt
There's a great big purple sign out front
That says every 27th customer
Will get a ball peen hammer free
I can't wait, (no I) I can't wait (oh when)
When are they gonna open up that door?
I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the
Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the
Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the
Hardware store
I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the
Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the
Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the
Hardware store
(Would you look at all that stuff)
They've got allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters
Trash compactors, juice extractor, shower rods and water meters
Walkie-talkies, copper wires safety goggles, radial tires
BB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers
Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters
Paint removers, window louvres, masking tape and plastic gutters
Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables
Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles
Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication
Metal roofing, water proofing, multi-purpose insulation
Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors
Tire guages, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors
Trailer hitch demagnetizers, automatic circumcisers
Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers
Soffit panels, circuit brakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers
Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers
I can't wait, (no I) I can't wait (oh when)
When are they gonna open the door?
I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the
Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the
Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the
Hardware store
I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the
Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the
Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the
Hardware store
I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to the
Goin' to the (hard) ware I'm goin', really goin' to the
Goin' (hard) I'm goin' to the (hard) oh yes, I'm goin' to the
Hardware store
Barbershop store
NO WAY I LOVE THIS SONG
man looks like mathew lillard
2:05 JESUS CHRIST
Truly worthy of Al
Too bad UA-cam does now allow for two thumbs up... Great job.
This is a *great* arrangement! Do you have it transcribed anywhere?
Well done that man
I will ! Thanks to the lyrics you provided it will be easy
Amazing job!
OK, I have to ask, how many takes did this take? That was amazing!
Magnificent.
You look like that tiktok guy that sang Oh when the saints go marching in
i have had the floor removed from beneath my feet