@@moraolmdg12344 "The artist formally known as Prince" is the joke I grew up hearing. I never knew anything about the guy, but apparently he was so pretentious that he changed his name to a symbol that was unpronounceable, so after his name change, everyone referred to him as "the artist formally known as Prince" LOL. I think the joke in Monty Python "The knights who recently said Ni" might be a reference, or maybe it's a coincidence, but I always found the connection kinda funny!
@Timothy Lamb: Reportedly, the late Kurt Cobain said that he was never an artist until he was parodied by Yankovic. ua-cam.com/video/FklUAoZ6KxY/v-deo.html
There have been a few artist that have said that the moment they first knew that they had "made it" in music was when they were asked by Weird Al if he could parody one of their songs.
@Nasser Simon Kazeminy, AKA: Thunderous Observer: ua-cam.com/video/tLo9tiv0CpU/v-deo.html Hehehe look at him there ^^^ that changed his sock-account name LOLOLOLOLOL hehehehe
David Ferguson He's gotten permission all along. It was obviously the 80's when he was asking Prince for permission and Amish Paradise came out in 1996. It's just that before he was sometimes getting permission by having his people ask the artist's people and he was told by his label that Coolio had given permission, so when Coolio denied giving permission, Al decided that he needed to get permission directly from the artist to avoid any miscommunication.
@@dmo4657 With song covers you actually have to ask permission under copyright law. With parodies you don't because it's considered fair use. But you have to be making fun of the original work/artist. Some of weird Als songs technically aren't parodies but rather satirical renditions. Weird Al is able to get away with more then the average no name artist though because of his connections.
@@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185 Oh, thanks for the information. I didn't know you have to ask permission for making a cover. That explains why many of the artists didn't permit him to use their songs.
@@theannoyedmrfloyd3998 no it’s just he’s better off being interviewed by a brick wall as you would get more an insightful response than from these two vapid hosts
That's because Weird Al sustains his immortality by absorbing the souls of talented musicians through his parody. Prince was a hero for our time, and though he failed to outlast the Warlock Yankovic, his brave defiance is an inspiration to us mere mortals. Now come! We must break free of his enchanting lyrics and slay the beast before he dooms us all! (jk I love Weird Al)
A friend gave me tickets to a Weird Al show once, and honestly it was one of the best concerts ever. He and his band played their guts out, and the crowd watching was outstanding. Lots of fun.
Why is this so surprising to people? But yeah. On top of being incredibly smart and funny, he's one of the most down to earth guys you could ever meet! You'd think I was in love with him... well, maybe I do have a little bit of a man crush (lelz)... But seriously, I have an enormous amount of respect for the man.
Yeah he really is. My cousins and I saw him at Great America in Santa Clara over twenty years ago and he was surrounded by people asking for autographs and pictures and he was very chill about it.
these interviewers are horrible, talking in unison, interrupting the guest, asking the most cliche boring questions...Weird AL has to talk fast, and fight with them just to get a word out.
They have a very short time frame and they have to explain who he is to many viewers of all ages. If they let the guest talk for too long that in money spent on their end. At they were nice to him.
I guess Al is weird because unlike many of those in the industry, he abides by decency in not being mean in his parody and asking for permission before make a parody even though the letter of the law does not require him to do so.
Thanks for the irrelevant information. Weird Al has been doing parody music for over 20 years. I'm sure the rejection was way before Prince died considering he died this very year.
+deathstr1ker6666 Ugh! I know. Especially grating is when those two say things in unison. Certainly none of those questions actually came from them. Just reading the cue cards.
I heard that he asked Paul McCartney if he Could parity live and let die changing it to chicken pot pie. Paul McCartney said since he is a vegetarian he was not OK with that. I did not know that Prince said no as well.
It's like two people who just heard about comedy for the first time and are now trying really hard to explain it without sounding like they barely know what it is.
Kathie Lee always sounds like she's looking down on the people she interviews, even though most of these people have more talent in their pinky than she does in her entire body.
More importantly, two people who knew they were going to have a multiple award-winning singer and comedian on the show and didn't bother to research who they were talking to. There's only one interview situation where that is acceptable: at some kind of big public event where you may interview a lot of people you weren't expecting to. Otherwise, this is wildly unprofessional.
Because the questions they asked suggest as much. Either they researched him and didn't bother to make the interview more pointed, showing a profound laziness in presentation and preparation, or they didn't research him, showing the same. This isn't how professionals conduct interviews.
I read that Weird Al asked Paul McCartney if he could parody "Live and Let Die", with a song called "Chicken Pot Pie", but McCartney declined permission due to his being a vegetarian.
+Sam Clemmons In a interview, it showed he didn't give permission.. unless he was just lying & acting crazy because people teased him. This was right after he won a Grammy too
Jed Cauffield Yeah, he was actually really pissed because he said it took away from the seriousness of Gansta's Paradise. He just grew up and let it go eventually. Nice to see musicians can grow up! lol
+Sam Clemmons Especially since it wasn't an original Coolio song. It was ripped off from a Stevie Wonder song, Pastime Paradise. Stevie Wonder is the one he should've been asking for permission.
+screwyootube1 *HOLY CRAP* Just listened to Pastime Paradise. You expect rappers to sample their butts off, but that is ridiculous! The whole song...lol! He must of had to be Stevie's seeing-eye dog for a year or so for taking that whole song. Thanks.
+Sam Clemmons I read somewhere that the request never reached Coolio himself. It was rejected by one of his agents/assistants/entourage/whatever and that Coolio apologized as soon as he found out.
+Julie Russell Prince also slapped Weird Al with a lawsuit telling Al he is not allowed to make EYE CONTACT with Prince during a music ceremony (I think it was the grammy's or MTV or something)
+Octo Hands It wasn't a lawsuit but a telegram that Prince's people sent to several people including Weird Al. Weird Al sent back a telegram telling them that Prince is not allowed to make eye contact with him either during the awards. www.wired.com/2011/06/weird-al-yankovic-alpocalypse
+Julie Russell Well, he seems to take himself super seriously. Anyone who can change their name to an unpronounceable symbol and expect people not to roll their eyes probably doesn't have much sense of humor about himself.
+samachi what did you expect for a person who NEEDS to be a label..Hell prince legally changed his name and even trademarked it...he's just a snob with too much money and thinks he is above everyone else. I forgot which interview, but he compared himself to god. It was rather hilarious
"Anybody we'd know?" The first name on his list was Patton Oswalt, who was on the Today Show only three months before this segment. Good job staying up with current times. Not important for your jobs at all.
+blackrooster_ Heck , do you remember when Kathy Lee had Martin Short on and started talking to him about his wife (as if she was alive and well) ? His wife had been dead for a while by then . That was rather awkward for her .
Not only is he WEIRD...he apparently doesn't AGE...he almost looks IDENTICAL to how he looked when he started parodying Michael Jackson back in the 1980's!
why do they ask a question, interrupt him as he's explaining it, only to ask an entirely different question in the middle of his explanation? like damn let my man speak
Weird Al will never fade out because he's loyal to his team, his fans, and himself. He is too brilliant to be on this show, btw. Those ladies didn't know how to interview someone like this. I've loved Weird Al since 1987, when I was first introduced to his music at the age of 6.
+M1_L0T1X Legend has it that Kurt Cobain from Nirvana didn’t actually realize he’d “made it” until Yankovic lovingly satirized their biggest hit, Smells Like Teen Spirit with Smells Like Nirvana.
+Adam Correia He did, and Chamillionaire said something similar about "Ridin' Nerdy," which he credits with keeping his original song, "Ridin'" popular even longer (although the original certainly did well on its own merits).
+Adam Correia Close, it was Kurt Cobain. Well, supposedly he "felt like he was actually successful" when Weird Al asked for permission to parody Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Light Buzzkill That's why they said TV/Hollywood - meaning TV AND/OR Hollywood. Even in New York a lot of TV and film media is connected to here in California. They have more entertaining hosts in New York though.
I wish Prince had let Al do parodies of his stuff. I would love to hear what Al had in mind to do with Prince's songs, but he will probably never let it out out of respect.
Go to one of his concerts. He plays several unreleased and unrecorded songs. He only ever agrees not to record them, he never said he wouldn't play them.
+thuffman15 True, he doesn't have to ask permission to make a parody but he has stated several times that it's just how he likes to do it. In fact, stupid as it is to get offended by him doing a parody of your song, his way is the polite way to go about it. He doesn't want to piss off people, again, stupid as their reason may be, so if they don't want a parody made then no biggie. Personally I think it says a lot about him and that's one of the reasons people, even in the industry, love him. I also think it's the same reason he will never release a Prince parody song.
It kind of sucks that we'll probably never know, but I also respect Al's sense of decency in abiding by Prince's rest not to record and release the parodies based on him music.
Derek Gallagher He could have just done the "Jimmy Hart version," i.e. where you change the tune a little bit so that it's recognizable as the original, but still comes under Fair Use.
The Watermelon Factory Men are smarter and dumber than women. If you look at the distribution of IQ in the male population, they have a greater number of individuals towards both the low and high end while women have more of a central distribution of IQs.
We took our grandchildren to see him over a decade ago and we all had a super time. He was GREAT. We were even able to meet him after the show. It was in Rockford, IL.
Oh wow....I thought TV show hosts in the UK could be bad. These two were horrible to listen to...so grating, so obviously fake, so vapid. Weird Al not just beating them unconscious to silence the voices must have taken unbelievable restraint, kudos to him. I had to skip them to get to Al talking, they were unbearable. How do people watch that? You'd need to have a white noise machine where your brain should be.
The Volcano Worshpers Club so just another case of these interviewers trying to sound as if they know ANYTHING about this guy and ironically can't even get his name right. He knew they didn't know any more than what their researchers handed them on a teleprompter but hey, he's gotta beat the bushes. BEAT IT... BEAT IT.... oh, i mean EAT IT.
***** That is probably true, but that's not how HE pronounces it, right? So wouldn't the girls want to make sure they got the name correct based upon how he says it? She still pronounces his name incorrectly no matter what it might be in some other country. But yes, I do think you are right about vic being vich in some languages. Romanian mgiht be one.
+TruthSurge Actually it would originally be more in the form of Jankovič or Janković and since in English you pronounce J differently and you don't have č or ć, i guess it was changed with time to Yankovic and the family didn't bother with the -ch. So she was also correct calling him Jankovič, but wrong if he doesn't like it.
+Uroš Štemberger I must assume that the woman has NO clue what it should be either way and just screwed up by not saying it like he says it because that's what those people do for a living, research the story or "piece" they are about to do. When interviewing someone, the FIRST thing I'd do is get the name pronunciation correct.
They say as a musician, you’re not really famous until they play your songs on the radio, but if you ask me, the real honor is having your song Parodied by Weird Al
Weird Al said that he didnt think he'd make it in music, until The Beatles knew who he was. And then he went to a party and saw Paul McCartney and just before he introduced himself to Paul, Paul went "IT'S WEIRD AL!!"
Weird Al is considerably less weird than the synchronised hosts.
Well Kathy Lee is leaving the show
It's because they're robots controlled by the illuminati
I’d rather die than be on a show with those two, so fake and annoying.... if feel sorry for any guests that have to deal with them
well it's NBC....so... not much surprise there...
@@OsamaBinLooney well it's [anything on TV]....so... not much surprise there...
I met him on his tour and thanked him for being him. He just laughed and said "I don't really have a choice in that."
That's concerning 😕
Seyer Susej
How is it concerning that he acts like himself?
I though Weird Al was saying in a subtle way that he is this way because he has to. But I may have read too much into it... XD
its true, you can only be yourself lol
I met him at a con recently and he was very nice and humble and courteous when I kept apologizing for being so weird and fan girly
Prince rejected his parody request, if you want to save your four and a half minutes.
I was hoping for more details on how far Prince and his team have gotten, as well as a concrete answer on what happened with Coolio
@@moraolmdg12344 ur 12 or younger
Thank you, seriously
@@moraolmdg12344 "The artist formally known as Prince" is the joke I grew up hearing. I never knew anything about the guy, but apparently he was so pretentious that he changed his name to a symbol that was unpronounceable, so after his name change, everyone referred to him as "the artist formally known as Prince" LOL. I think the joke in Monty Python "The knights who recently said Ni" might be a reference, or maybe it's a coincidence, but I always found the connection kinda funny!
Thank you
Getting your song parodied by Weird Al Yankovic is the best form of appreciation
Thunderous Observer honestly, I think his songs are well-written, funny parodies of popular songs. They do not, in any way, make the original worse.
@Timothy Lamb:
Reportedly, the late Kurt Cobain said that he was never an artist until he was parodied by Yankovic.
ua-cam.com/video/FklUAoZ6KxY/v-deo.html
There have been a few artist that have said that the moment they first knew that they had "made it" in music was when they were asked by Weird Al if he could parody one of their songs.
@Nasser Simon Kazeminy, AKA: Thunderous Observer:
ua-cam.com/video/tLo9tiv0CpU/v-deo.html
Hehehe look at him there ^^^ that changed his sock-account name LOLOLOLOLOL hehehehe
@@PinkMoonisGonnaGetYou I bet you're fun at parties...
There was no obligation for him to ask permission in the first place. So respecting the wishes of others is just being a decent guy.
David Ferguson He's gotten permission all along. It was obviously the 80's when he was asking Prince for permission and Amish Paradise came out in 1996. It's just that before he was sometimes getting permission by having his people ask the artist's people and he was told by his label that Coolio had given permission, so when Coolio denied giving permission, Al decided that he needed to get permission directly from the artist to avoid any miscommunication.
Yeah... Like most of them make song covers. It's like the came thing.
@@dmo4657 With song covers you actually have to ask permission under copyright law. With parodies you don't because it's considered fair use. But you have to be making fun of the original work/artist.
Some of weird Als songs technically aren't parodies but rather satirical renditions. Weird Al is able to get away with more then the average no name artist though because of his connections.
@@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185 Oh, thanks for the information. I didn't know you have to ask permission for making a cover. That explains why many of the artists didn't permit him to use their songs.
David Ferguson
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Awful interview. Poor Al, it's like he was faced with a two-headed hydra with both heads screeching at once. He could hardly get a word in.
😂😂😂😂😂👍🏼
:(
He gets plenty of words in. Stop being overly dramatic.
Exactly
@@theannoyedmrfloyd3998 no it’s just he’s better off being interviewed by a brick wall as you would get more an insightful response than from these two vapid hosts
The interesting thing is that Wierd Al's outlasted many of the artists he's parodied.;-D
And the one he hasn't.
That's because Weird Al sustains his immortality by absorbing the souls of talented musicians through his parody.
Prince was a hero for our time, and though he failed to outlast the Warlock Yankovic, his brave defiance is an inspiration to us mere mortals. Now come! We must break free of his enchanting lyrics and slay the beast before he dooms us all!
(jk I love Weird Al)
He is just genuinely funny and a good guy. Not to mention he does believe in clean living,he is a vegetarian.
because they keep making material and he just makes jokes of them so his ideas are endless because of other people
mireles1104
A lot of songs today just beg for a parody. It should be considered an honor for him to do your songs.
A friend gave me tickets to a Weird Al show once, and honestly it was one of the best concerts ever. He and his band played their guts out, and the crowd watching was outstanding. Lots of fun.
I absolutely love the way he conducts himself in interviews such a friendly guy and clearly hasnt let fame affect him and has stayed grounded
Update: Prince did not develop a sense of humor.
Lol
yea he dead
brilliant
died exactly 1 year after this interview
TheBlewis Yet correct.
Holy crap, he seems like such a nice guy.
He is
He is
he is incredibly nice
Why is this so surprising to people? But yeah. On top of being incredibly smart and funny, he's one of the most down to earth guys you could ever meet! You'd think I was in love with him... well, maybe I do have a little bit of a man crush (lelz)... But seriously, I have an enormous amount of respect for the man.
Yeah he really is. My cousins and I saw him at Great America in Santa Clara over twenty years ago and he was surrounded by people asking for autographs and pictures and he was very chill about it.
He's hardly aged since the 80's.
national treasures don’t age
I think he is 64 now
the trick is to look old early. then no one notices, 😉
Having titanic ship sized amounts of money helps him too.
@@22espec he’s 61
these interviewers are horrible, talking in unison, interrupting the guest, asking the most cliche boring questions...Weird AL has to talk fast, and fight with them just to get a word out.
They have a very short time frame and they have to explain who he is to many viewers of all ages. If they let the guest talk for too long that in money spent on their end. At they were nice to him.
The talking in unison was a bit strange.
It's like Ellen. So annoying
@Max William Lauf I can’t
Amish paradise though 😎
Not to mention that one of them mispronounced his last name.
He's a real class act. He doesn't need to ask permission but still does.
Yes I was impressed by that too! I am surprised though he doesn’t need permission. Some of his parodies are just hilarious! Great job Weird!
I guess Al is weird because unlike many of those in the industry, he abides by decency in not being mean in his parody and asking for permission before make a parody even though the letter of the law does not require him to do so.
the show is really bad
and the hosts are pretty bad
weird al is amazing as usual..
Yup
Yes
wtf you're asking a random person to bring Kristen Wiig on the show to host
what do you expect? theyre women
Pretty much
The person that rejected it is Prince. There I saved you about 4 minutes of your life.
News Update......Prince is dead. Soooooo yeah.
Thanks for the irrelevant information. Weird Al has been doing parody music for over 20 years. I'm sure the rejection was way before Prince died considering he died this very year.
I thought going by the title, there'd be others.I know Eminem rejected a parody
A parody of eminem is redundant, that wigger IS a parody.
Thanks.
Ok is it me? but weird Al is better looking as hes gotten older....
😍😍😍
Huge crush on this man
Very true... and lovely hair
I thought I was the only one 🤣🤣
Looks like a drug addicted Al Pacino
I swear to god, those two women are the quintessential embodiment of L.A.
The Today Show is NYC based- always has been. Neither Hoda or Kathy is from the west coast, much less L.A.
They're in NYC not L.A.
they may be mindless, but too nice to be L.A.
I agree. Can i put ina request to have it burned down?
They are the worst
Met him several years ago at the airport. I asked him where are his bodyguards? His response was do I need one?
He's aged incredibly well.
Gawd, do people watch this show regularly? I could only stand it because of Mr. Yankovic
+deathstr1ker6666 Two vapid alcoholic imbeciles.
+bearmassaro oi, any self respecting alcoholic, like me, LOATHES fake ass jokes and laughing first thing in the morning.
+deathstr1ker6666 Life on Auto cue. Just smile and read what's in front of you, that's why you have the job.
+deathstr1ker6666 Ugh! I know. Especially grating is when those two say things in unison. Certainly none of those questions actually came from them. Just reading the cue cards.
+deathstr1ker6666 "Anyone we've heard of!?" Weird Al: "umm.. I dunno.."
So much facepalm.
0:40 "So many adjectives floating around" like either one of them knows what an adjective is.
lol
Lelz
Dexi That’s the cure for a poison.
I heard that he asked Paul McCartney if he Could parity live and let die changing it to chicken pot pie. Paul McCartney said since he is a vegetarian he was not OK with that. I did not know that Prince said no as well.
Yeah, Paul told Al ‘You can make it about anything else’
Prince was a bit too serious lol. Just ask Michael Jackson.
Also Paul asked if he could change it to tofu pot pie but weird al already made chicken sounds so they both agreed it was a no go
Funny thing is, Weird Al is also a vegetarian. Paul McCartney doesn't have a sense of humor.
+Brian Jenkins Parody, not "parity."
I met Weird Al back in 1994 when I was 10... He was genuinely nice then and seems to be still.
i seen his concert was 11.
Sup grandpa
The only thing bad about this video is the hosts...they just completely ruin the interview with how over the top fake they are.
Sadly ... I don't think they're actually being "over the top" and "fake". I hear it is an incurable condition.
death cures all.
It's also something that's easy to do laying down and just think of the savings on food, rent, and clothing.
rockerseven yup you are right
If I was a famous musician, I would accept Al Yankovics's request in a heartbeat
I would totally beg to be in the video!!
Prince was a uniquely douchey person, so we can't be all that surprised.
It's a big sign of success.
Me too! It's truly an honour!!!
Why do those women look like being pleasant is actually a very challenging chore?
Josephine Thornton Because on the inside their thinking *Weird Al is a butthole. Weird Al is a butthole.*
***** *Weird Al is a butthole.* _Weird Al is a butthole._
Lovina Rossi-Vargas takes one to know one
Elizabeth Timperley
Right back at ya, Timperley.
True...lol
they do they keep interrupting him.. -.-
"Do you ever change your hair" - Kathy Lee is so rude sometimes when she thinks she's being funny.
I can’t believe after he listed out his friends that he asked to contribute to the magazine she said “Anyone we would know?”.
These ladies seem like they invite Weird Al with out knowing anything about him!
Martin Gomez Welcome to Television
They don't allow them to interview A-Listers I'm betting only people that agree to be harangued by those two old drunks
0:07 they couldn't decide on "yankovic" or "yankovich" before starting?
beverlydingus wow! Nice catch
i heard that too
Both pronunciations are wrong.
Јанковић is correct.
@@Otto500206yankovich technically
Weird Al is very normal and super smart. It's sad how most people when doing a parody just 'steal' the content without ever seeking permission
It's not stealing, you legally can. A parody is not the same as its source work. It's great that he does respect the original artist's opinion
Those two women grate on me like the entire time.
It's like two people who just heard about comedy for the first time and are now trying really hard to explain it without sounding like they barely know what it is.
Kathie Lee always sounds like she's looking down on the people she interviews, even though most of these people have more talent in their pinky than she does in her entire body.
More importantly, two people who knew they were going to have a multiple award-winning singer and comedian on the show and didn't bother to research who they were talking to. There's only one interview situation where that is acceptable: at some kind of big public event where you may interview a lot of people you weren't expecting to. Otherwise, this is wildly unprofessional.
Shaun Duke Why do you think they didn't research him?
Because the questions they asked suggest as much. Either they researched him and didn't bother to make the interview more pointed, showing a profound laziness in presentation and preparation, or they didn't research him, showing the same.
This isn't how professionals conduct interviews.
I read that Weird Al asked Paul McCartney if he could parody "Live and Let Die", with a song called "Chicken Pot Pie", but McCartney declined permission due to his being a vegetarian.
I've heard that one too. It's funny, because Al is actually a vegetarian as well!
Jeff B Then why not call it veggie pot pie?
Doesn't have the same ring to it.
Yes, but he later changed his mind and gave permission, but by that time Al felt the moment had past, so he didnt bother.
You are correct. He did state that in an interview.
Getting Al to parody your music is an honor. I would be physically unable to decline a parody request from him
Absolutely love Weird Al, completely loathe those two.
Probably because they are usually always drunk.
That's what makes it fun to watch, they are always "Lit". LOL!
PJ Ha "Probably..usually..always" I'd go wit always.
GMMReviews No one can literally always be drunk
PJ Ha challenge accepted!
These 2 women are INSUFFERABLE... "Is it anyone we know????"... Disrespectful bagz....
I chopped the carrots... but I did not cut the celery... -Bob Marley
Love it
Yeah
shot the sheriff parody?
Love it!
What’s that mean?
When he mentioned Prince said no I had to check the date on this video.
Calooseeus did you notice that it was exactly one year before his death when the video was posted? Weird.....Al
Calooseeus me too!
same!
Can't say no now, can ya!?!?!
William Francis I noticed that too.
Awww he has such a pleasant energy. Seems like a nice guy.
I as a child made it my life's mission to destroy you on wii
Weird Al just seems like an all around really good person. I would be shocked if I ever heard something truly bad about him.
Nobody asked dream stan
@@ashakydd1 He duct tapes his pets to the wall and watches them try to get loose.
Hello Kurt Cobain
Weird all is the only reason I can stand this
He's so weird you gave him an extra l.
Just the title "I would do anything for Lunch" is already cracking me up. I forgot how much I love Weird Al.
Love, too how he can just think up a satire right off the top of his head too! 😊
I wonder if he ever made that song. I'd love to listen to it.
That would be 12 minutes of gloriousness that I would gladly waste my life on
Weird Al has been such an amazing and nice guy for so long. I think it is one of his secrets of success.
Coolio was angry he did Amish Paradise but later coolio-ed down and apologized to Al for acting like a butthead.
+Sam Clemmons In a interview, it showed he didn't give permission.. unless he was just lying & acting crazy because people teased him. This was right after he won a Grammy too
Jed Cauffield Yeah, he was actually really pissed because he said it took away from the seriousness of Gansta's Paradise. He just grew up and let it go eventually. Nice to see musicians can grow up! lol
+Sam Clemmons Especially since it wasn't an original Coolio song. It was ripped off from a Stevie Wonder song, Pastime Paradise. Stevie Wonder is the one he should've been asking for permission.
+screwyootube1 *HOLY CRAP* Just listened to Pastime Paradise. You expect rappers to sample their butts off, but that is ridiculous! The whole song...lol! He must of had to be Stevie's seeing-eye dog for a year or so for taking that whole song. Thanks.
+Sam Clemmons I read somewhere that the request never reached Coolio himself. It was rejected by one of his agents/assistants/entourage/whatever and that Coolio apologized as soon as he found out.
These two women are excruciating.
Bryon Letterman ikr he should parody them..
Only here for Weird Al. Who else is the same?
We’re certainly not here for these other two
Why does it NOT surprise me that Prince would be the one hold out? LOL
+Julie Russell Prince also slapped Weird Al with a lawsuit telling Al he is not allowed to make EYE CONTACT with Prince during a music ceremony (I think it was the grammy's or MTV or something)
+Octo Hands
It wasn't a lawsuit but a telegram that Prince's people sent to several people including Weird Al. Weird Al sent back a telegram telling them that Prince is not allowed to make eye contact with him either during the awards.
www.wired.com/2011/06/weird-al-yankovic-alpocalypse
+Julie Russell Well, he seems to take himself super seriously. Anyone who can change their name to an unpronounceable symbol and expect people not to roll their eyes probably doesn't have much sense of humor about himself.
samachi
Yeah, people who wear assless pants generally seem like they're down for whatever.
+samachi what did you expect for a person who NEEDS to be a label..Hell prince legally changed his name and even trademarked it...he's just a snob with too much money and thinks he is above everyone else. I forgot which interview, but he compared himself to god. It was rather hilarious
"I Would Eat Anything For Lunch, (But I Won't Eat That)!" - He should soo do that.
Don't you know that all the kids are starving in Japan so Eat it!
"Do you ever change your hair?" She says. He'd better not ever change his hair. It's gorgeous.
"Anybody we'd know?" The first name on his list was Patton Oswalt, who was on the Today Show only three months before this segment. Good job staying up with current times. Not important for your jobs at all.
+blackrooster_ woosh
+blackrooster_ Missed the joke there, pal.
+blackrooster_ Heck , do you remember when Kathy Lee had Martin Short on and started talking to him about his wife (as if she was alive and well) ? His wife had been dead for a while by then . That was rather awkward for her .
+blackrooster_ sarcasm-.............................
+blackrooster_ it's called sarcasm you twit. She fully knew who those people were.
Wow, this show really doesn't need two hosts.
To be fair, this show doesn't need a show.
this show is canned advertising nothing more
That moment a reply gets more likes than the comment
They went for quantity, not quality.
The irony of those two women acting like Al was the "weird" one in this interview.
Not only is he WEIRD...he apparently doesn't AGE...he almost looks IDENTICAL to how he looked when he started parodying Michael Jackson back in the 1980's!
except he is a lot bigger.
Only without the 'stache. I'd say he's more handsome without it.
this is the first time i've ever heard him just talk. It's just occurred to me. His talking voice is deeper than I had imagined.
Hes the best, the world is so lucky to have him in it
Weird Al,, you need to do the Super Bowl half time show!!
Brent Eyre nah. He doesn’t need that much hate in his life
Awesome
That would be epicly hilarious.
Hells yeah!
Weird Al would save the NFL?!!
Guess he never will parody Prince's music now :(
rip
rip
:(
Nicolas Broszky And nothing happened.
Nicolas Broszky Or he was just the biggest troll ever.
Seen him live twice. He's a great performer.
why do they ask a question, interrupt him as he's explaining it, only to ask an entirely different question in the middle of his explanation? like damn let my man speak
I always wondered why my grandmother got cancer but now I know its because she watched "Today".
+THECaptainPlanetHD
lol...pretty funny dude, gotta admit
The View gave me an aneurysm
THECaptainPlanetHD Too funny!
Funny how there's a Harry Potter billboard behind them, little did he know Daniel Radcliffe would play him in his biopic 7 years later
These two are unbearable.
At least they can make it on TV
@@deathmachinestar make what?
The only reason why I clicked on this link was to see Weird Al.. I just tuned the rest out.
Anyone else picking up on the semi-subtle rudeness those two ladies are dishing to Al?
I keep hoping Prince's estate will give the OK.
Al probably has enough Prince parodies for a full album.
2:49 here's what you came for
HiveQu33n It's Prince if you don't want to even watch a second of the video.
You're a saint.
now he doesnt need to ask any longer...
You rock.
You're still the hero we don't deserve
Kurt Cobain actually liked the idea of a parody to one of his songs and felt that they finally had made it at that point.
I heard that. It's true. They say if you are being made fun, parodied of or gossiped about, you have made it. lol
note2owns smells like nirvana
I once met Weird Al at a restaurant in LA, he signed an autograph, nice guy.
Weird Al will never fade out because he's loyal to his team, his fans, and himself. He is too brilliant to be on this show, btw. Those ladies didn't know how to interview someone like this. I've loved Weird Al since 1987, when I was first introduced to his music at the age of 6.
WTF? Someone should be honored that this genius wants to make a parody of their art.
+M1_L0T1X Any normal artist would. But we're talking about Prince here. Or is he called & now?
+M1_L0T1X Sure.
+M1_L0T1X
Vast majority of them are, but there's an exception for every rule.
+M1_L0T1X Legend has it that Kurt Cobain from Nirvana didn’t actually realize he’d “made it” until Yankovic lovingly satirized their biggest hit, Smells Like Teen Spirit with Smells Like Nirvana.
+Juan Palacio (JuanThePalacio) That didn't keep him from "snuffing the rooster".
First interview of his I've seen. What a beautiful human being.
These women talking in unison is very creepy. I wonder if that is difficult to program.
+Bishop Coxcomb Nah man, all new 2015 models have Sync-voice tech right from the factory.
+Mote of Dust the new 2016 models have somewhat funny joke generators now
+Gecko I'll believe it when I see it.
+Bishop Coxcomb Come play with us, Danny. Forever… and ever… and ever.
+Bishop Coxcomb That telecast, I believe, was live from Stepford.
"Oh yeah, I got (Famous comedian) (Somewhat famous comedian) (Famous Comedian and Voice Actor) (Famous Comedian) (Famous Podcast host)"
"Anyone we know? LOLLLLLLL"
-_-
the worst
I know right???.... they don't know Paton Oswald but I'm sure they've seen King of Queens.
It’s terrifying, the fact that this was uploaded, the same month and day, prince died in literally a year after
I can't remember what artist it was, perhaps Dave Grohl, that said, "You know you've made it when Weird Al wants to parody your music!"
+Adam Correia He did, and Chamillionaire said something similar about "Ridin' Nerdy," which he credits with keeping his original song, "Ridin'" popular even longer (although the original certainly did well on its own merits).
+Adam Correia Close, it was Kurt Cobain. Well, supposedly he "felt like he was actually successful" when Weird Al asked for permission to parody Smells Like Teen Spirit.
+brunsworks The parody song was "White and Nerdy"
"Anybody we know?" How do you work in TV/Hollywood without knowing those people, especially Patton Oswalt.
I think that was sarcasm...
No, I genuinely believe these women are complete idiots.
the show is in New York not California. They are horrible hosts though.
Light Buzzkill That's why they said TV/Hollywood - meaning TV AND/OR Hollywood. Even in New York a lot of TV and film media is connected to here in California. They have more entertaining hosts in New York though.
Kimberly Haines We're all gay.
Al is great! The world needs more Al Yankovics! Thanks to Al for all that he's done!
So true! We need more people like Weird!
I wish Prince had let Al do parodies of his stuff. I would love to hear what Al had in mind to do with Prince's songs, but he will probably never let it out out of respect.
Purple Pain
Little Red Croquet
Let's get Lazy
Hiss
Nein to Nein Nein (German)
Go to one of his concerts. He plays several unreleased and unrecorded songs. He only ever agrees not to record them, he never said he wouldn't play them.
He's gone on record saying that his Prince parodies will "never see te light of day". Interpret that as you will.
+thuffman15 True, he doesn't have to ask permission to make a parody but he has stated several times that it's just how he likes to do it. In fact, stupid as it is to get offended by him doing a parody of your song, his way is the polite way to go about it. He doesn't want to piss off people, again, stupid as their reason may be, so if they don't want a parody made then no biggie. Personally I think it says a lot about him and that's one of the reasons people, even in the industry, love him. I also think it's the same reason he will never release a Prince parody song.
Well that must mean that he's gonna release 'em.. AT NIGHT!!!
Well Prince definitely hasn't developed humor now
+Connor Husker Dark
too soon.
+Connor Husker Wooow wooow tooo sooon xd
+Connor Husker Great!
Well,now he will never have humor.
If Prince hadn't rejected his requests, I wonder what other masterpieces we could've gotten at the top of our downloaded music.
It kind of sucks that we'll probably never know, but I also respect Al's sense of decency in abiding by Prince's rest not to record and release the parodies based on him music.
If there was a "Mustashe Hall of Fame" his could be in there with Tom Selleck's and Freddy Mercury.
Both fall to Nitzsche.
Boyd W There is, actually. And it is. :D mustachehall.com/hall-of-fame/#music
Sam Elliot trumps them all!
How dare you forget Sam Elliott
The fact that Prince didn't agree doesn't surprise me after hearing Kevin Smith tell about his meeting with him.
+Phil V His conversation about Prince is second only to the one about Superman Lives.
+Phil V Purple Rain = Nurple Pain
+Derek Gallagher LOL did you come up with that, or is one of of Weird Al's?
Tom Evans one of my own but I could see Weird Al coming to the same conclusion :D
Derek Gallagher He could have just done the "Jimmy Hart version," i.e. where you change the tune a little bit so that it's recognizable as the original, but still comes under Fair Use.
MAD magazine is drastically underrated and overlooked
His live show was amazing .. I've seen hundreds of shows but AL's I'll never forget
Wired Al is one of the sexiest men alive.
It's hard to believe that ANYONE would reject the chance to have Weird Al record a parody of their music. It's like proof that you have "arrived".
These hosrs are so rude... "anyone we would know?" If you didn't cut him off you would hear him say Seth Green.
I think the joke is they are all very well-known people and of course they know them.
What's with the idiotic "lets say things in tandem like teenagers" schtick?
Turning the audience into manchildren serves to weaponize them and to render them economically harmless.
gaby de wilde The number of men in a Hoda & Kathy Lee audience is vanishingly small.
+RonJohn63 proves that men are smarter than women.
The Watermelon Factory Men are smarter and dumber than women. If you look at the distribution of IQ in the male population, they have a greater number of individuals towards both the low and high end while women have more of a central distribution of IQs.
Primalxbeast
That explains a lot
We took our grandchildren to see him over a decade ago and we all had a super time. He was GREAT. We were even able to meet him after the show. It was in Rockford, IL.
I remember seeing Al play when I was 16 (1996), 2nd row. It was one of the most epic shows I've ever attended
I really want the "I want Sans-Serif" to be a thing
I just don't know how this guy keeps putting out hilarious music parodies after all these years. Word Crimes was probably one of his greatest works.
LOL, Meatloaf: I would do anything for lunch... damn, I wanna hear that song!
+karaokefreak1 lol I forgot about that one!
retropolis gaming I'd love to hear it
2:40 For the answer
djneo92nl you are a true hero
It's 2:49
djneo92nl thanks
"Amish Paradise" was my favourite!!!
Oh wow....I thought TV show hosts in the UK could be bad. These two were horrible to listen to...so grating, so obviously fake, so vapid. Weird Al not just beating them unconscious to silence the voices must have taken unbelievable restraint, kudos to him.
I had to skip them to get to Al talking, they were unbearable.
How do people watch that? You'd need to have a white noise machine where your brain should be.
Bruh... for real
I couldn't agree more.
Lady on the right said YankoviCH. I thought it was YankoviC (k sound).
TruthSurge It is.
The Volcano Worshpers Club so just another case of these interviewers trying to sound as if they know ANYTHING about this guy and ironically can't even get his name right. He knew they didn't know any more than what their researchers handed them on a teleprompter but hey, he's gotta beat the bushes. BEAT IT... BEAT IT.... oh, i mean EAT IT.
***** That is probably true, but that's not how HE pronounces it, right? So wouldn't the girls want to make sure they got the name correct based upon how he says it? She still pronounces his name incorrectly no matter what it might be in some other country. But yes, I do think you are right about vic being vich in some languages. Romanian mgiht be one.
+TruthSurge Actually it would originally be more in the form of Jankovič or Janković and since in English you pronounce J differently and you don't have č or ć, i guess it was changed with time to Yankovic and the family didn't bother with the -ch. So she was also correct calling him Jankovič, but wrong if he doesn't like it.
+Uroš Štemberger I must assume that the woman has NO clue what it should be either way and just screwed up by not saying it like he says it because that's what those people do for a living, research the story or "piece" they are about to do. When interviewing someone, the FIRST thing I'd do is get the name pronunciation correct.
They say as a musician, you’re not really famous until they play your songs on the radio, but if you ask me, the real honor is having your song Parodied by Weird Al
Ever since I was a kid I had a huge crush on him lol
Weird Al said that he didnt think he'd make it in music, until The Beatles knew who he was. And then he went to a party and saw Paul McCartney and just before he introduced himself to Paul, Paul went "IT'S WEIRD AL!!"